Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Come Celebrate with ME!

Celebration 'is the completion of worship, for it dwells on the greatness of God as shown in His goodness to us'. -- D.Willard

Praise GOD for HIS Wonderful Words of Encouragement!

Psalm 46:10a (NKJV) -- 10 Be still and know that I AM GOD! …

Exodus 14:13a (NKJV) -- 13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today…

Psalm 46:10 (TPT) -- 10 Surrender your anxiety! Be silent and stop your striving and you will see that I AM God. I AM the God above all the nations, and I will be exalted throughout the whole earth.

Psalm 68:19 (TPT) -- 19 What a glorious God! He gives us salvation over and over, then daily He carries our burdens! Pause in His presence.

James 1:12 (TPT) -- 12 If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God!

Romans 8:28 (TPT) -- 28 So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are His lovers who have been called to fulfill His designed purpose.

Psalm 105:1 (TPT) -- 1 Go ahead and give God thanks for all the glorious things He has done! Go ahead and worship Him! Tell everyone about His wonders!

1 Peter 5:6 (TPT) -- 6 If you bow low in God’s awesome presence, He will eventually exalt you as you leave the timing in his hands.

Ephesians 3:16 (TPT) -- 16 And I pray that He would unveil within you the unlimited riches of his glory and favor until supernatural strength floods your innermost being with His divine might and explosive power.

Romans 10:9 (TPT) -- 9 And what is God’s “living message”? It is the revelation of faith for salvation, which is the message that we preach. For if you publicly declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will experience salvation.


Rich Faith & Fellowship Has Rewards

Hebrews 11:5–6 (TPT) -- 5 Faith lifted Enoch from this life and he was taken up into heaven! He never had to experience death; he just disappeared from this world because God promoted him. For before he was translated to the heavenly realm his life had become a pleasure to God. 6 And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that he is real and that he rewards the faith of those who give all their passion and strength into seeking him.

Genesis 5:24 (NIV) -- 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

Matthew 25:21 (TPT) -- 21 Commending His servant, the Master replied, You have done well, and proven yourself to be My loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you have been a faithful steward to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of your Master, who will say to you, “Come celebrate with Me!”

Joy is to be shared!
Selah Shalom 
(pause, reflect, meditate on GOD's overall message of love, peace, well-being and benefit to you)

Friday, August 25, 2023

Enoch's Walk of Faith

When the Bible says that someone “walked with God,” it means that person had a very close fellowship with Him. There was a close connection.

It didn’t bother Enoch to be out of step with everything and everyone else because he had such a rich fellowship with God—a relationship that was intimate, potent, passionate, and powerful. He wouldn’t have traded that for anything else.

God wants you to be so close to Him that when it’s time for you to leave earth and enter heaven, you won’t mind the transition because you won’t want to lose the connection.

REMEMBER:  We are rich in the spiritual realm because of what we have inherited by virtue of our faith in Jesus Christ.  
~Tony Evans~


Genesis 5:21-24 (NLT) -- When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. Enoch lived 365 years, walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.

Hebrews 11:5–6 (NLT) -- It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.

Jude 14–15 (NLT) -- 14 Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of His holy ones 15 to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” 


 
Selah Shalom  
  (pause, reflect, meditate on GOD's overall message of love, peace, well-being and benefit to you)

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