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Day 10 Philemon 1:6-7

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“Generous in Faith”

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“You are generous because of your faith. And I am praying that you will really put your generosity to work, for in so doing you will come to an understanding of all the good things we can do for Christ.  I myself have gained much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because your kindness has so often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.” (Philemon 1:6-7 NLT)
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“You are generous because of your faith. And I am praying that you will really put your generosity to work.” Amen! I thank God that by our Faith, we can have abundance! Jesus spoke that with a mustard seed of Faith, you can move mountains! And the Best Part of this all is that our Faith is measured by our Belief. If we believe that God spoken Word will not come back Void, then what could stop us from receiving everything that we prayed for? We have access to the greatest power source ever and God says all we have to do is Have Faith. But with this Faith, we are not blessing ourselves, but others. “And I am praying that you will really put your generosity to work.” Most people when they think of using their Faith, they believe that it is supposed to be used for themselves. But as Paul is writing here, we are called to put it work on others, “for in so doing you will come to an understanding of all the good things we can do for Christ.” By being generous in our Faith with others, we are drawing near to the understanding of Christ! Blessed is the person who whose does the will of the Father! By sharing our Faith, we are taking on the position of our Father in Heaven.
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To further understand this, Paul writes, “I myself have gained much joy and comfort from your love.” But isn’t that true? I know when I started doing these daily devotional, my intention was on Faith I would follow what the Lord put on my heart. But after awhile, I started receiving emails from many people who were truly blessed by the daily scriptures and for many; it was the only word they would receive that day. Beloved, we must understand that in these times that encouragement to the body of Christ is crucial. You never really know whose lives will be changed by just sharing the Word of the Lord. Just like Paul stated, I receive much Joy and Comfort from the Love of my Brothers and Sisters in Christ who are touched by the Word of the Lord. “Your kindness has so often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.” If today, I can help to refresh the Heart of one person in the Body of Christ, then my Generosity of Faith has no gone unrewarded. We are all in this Fight of Faith together. Open your heart to and share the word of the Lord to someone who needs it, because when you are generous to other, you as a Disciple draws closer to Christ.

Day 6 John 14:15-17

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“Truth Shall Set you Free!”

“”If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor,* who will never leave you.  He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth.”(John 14:15-17)

“If you love me, obey my commandments.” For everyone who does not know the commandments that Jesus left; “you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. The second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as yourself.”(Mark 12:30:31) and “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”(Matthew 28:19) These are the greatest of the commands that Christ left to us to follow. But, Jesus knew that for us to accomplish these great things, we could not do it alone. Even though he was going to ascend to heaven, he promised to send another who would help us in completing these commandments. “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you.” With this, Our Hearts should rejoice! For not only did Jesus leave us a great counselor to work wonders in this world, but he being the Holy Spirit, will be with us and will never leave! Beloved, I believe in the Word of the Lord. I have heard people and pastor speak of foolish things about the Holy Spirit. How only some may have access to him or that it was only for the disciples to receive. I am one who truly believes that it is by your Faith that you shall receive and if you limit the Word of the Lord, how much more so will you limit the workings of God in your Life?
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“He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth.” We live in a time where truth is promised every where we turn. Everyone has the magic answer to cure all the pains or end all your sufferings. I lean not to any of these understandings and not even my own, but the Word of the Lord. Jesus said that it through the Holy Spirit that leads into all truth. There is no great secret, the Word of the Lord is tells us where truth shall be found. Believe and Receive the Holy Spirit, because Jesus himself said that the truth shall set you free.

Day 3 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

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“Life in Christ!”

“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don’t give up and quit.  We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9)
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“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken.” I know for many of us, this statement truly hits to the heart of us. I may not know exactly what you are going through in this hour or season, but for those who seek to be righteous for the Lord, there is always some form of trouble that is coming at you from every direction. Even when we feel like we have been crushed or defeated, our Faith is always reaffirmed in God. I know many times we get tired and feel like we are not living up to the standards of the Lord, but do not lose heart, because the Lord knows our sincere motives to serve Him. “We are perplexed, but we don’t give up and quit.” It is so easy to give up. The devil is constantly putting obstacles in your way to tell you that you can’t live this life for Christ or that it is impossible to fully obtain the Vision God put on your Heart. If we gave in every time the enemy told us we could not accomplish something, we would have failed years ago.
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“We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.” This is the Life that we have chosen. The day you accepted Jesus as your Lord and savior in your life, you chose a side against evil. We have a real enemy and for those who do not know, we are always in spiritual warfare. There is nothing fair about what goes on in life, but with the strength of the Lord, we can make a change for the better. No where in the bible does it says that this walk would be easy, but the race is worth the prize. We may stumble, Fall or even get knocked down, but Jesus is always there with his hand ready to pick us back up again.