Thursday, January 29, 2009

But God...

What a phrase to find, "But God..." It simply means that when there seems to be no way out, no answer, no hope, God in all His glory and power and mercy and grace shows up! God is never late, He is never withholding from you, He is always on time, and always ready to bring you into victory.
God has already secured your victory in life. You aren't the loser trying to become the winner! NO, NO, NO! You are the winner who is always triumphant in Christ Jesus who is resisting defeat. There is no "comeback for the devil. He is already defeated, he has already lost, Jesus has already secured the victory.
So walk on in victory. Say, "It's mine, I have it now!" Confess the Word of God with boldness. You have what you say, so say the Word of God over your life. Say, "I am a winner! I am going over and not under! I am victorious in Christ! I walk in health, I walk in wealth, I walk in love, I walk in faith!"
How can you say these things with confidence? Because this is Christ. In Christ there is health, wealth, love, faith, victory,... the list goes on. Where are you? IN CHRIST! So if you are in Christ, then what is in Christ is in you.
Walk in victory today! It has been secured for you. If the devil comes around and says, "yeah, but..." simply say"BUT GOD..."

Monday, January 26, 2009

I Surrender

Remember what King Ahab said to King Ben-Hadad; "My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours." He totally surrendered to the king that day. Have you surrendered to your KING today? Have you told God "ALL," everything I am, everything with in me, everything I have is yours! Have you told your King today "you are my ALL!" What have we been saying all month? "When we give God our all, He is able to fill us up with His ALL, and His ALL is much better then my all!"
So if you haven't yet, do it right now. Surrender the rest of your day to Him, tell your Father, I give you everything today, (as a good Pastor friend of mine said, "I'm All-In!") If you'll do that right now, I know your Father in Heaven will fill you up with His ALL today so that you can "...run and not grow weary, you can walk and not faint."
This is the day that the Lord has made; REJOICE and be glad in it!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Just a Reminder

This Sunday night is FISH night (Fellowship in someones home). We'll be meeting at our house. Kirsten and Kandi will have soup on, so bring some desert or bread to go with it.
Blessings

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Crazy, Awesome, Faith!

Okay, so every year I try to re-read some of Smith Wigglesworth's books, and I started off with Smith Wigglesworth - Apostle of Faith. This book always stirs me up!!! In one part of the book he explains how once in Norway people had found out he was going to be at a certain place, and as he got there the people had filled the place plus there were cars surrounding the building with all kinds of sick people in them. The interpreter asked what they should, so Smith takes off his coat and ",...got into every wheeled vehicle there and prayed for people." He went on to say that there "...was great shouting in the streets as God healed them;..." Then he went inside and healed the people there. But that wasn't the end. Later they sat down to eat, the phone rang and the person on the other end said that the Town Hall was full and thousands were outside. When Smith got there two police men took a hold of him and pushed him inside where the people were packed in. As he began to minister the Lord said over and over "If you will ask Me, I will give you every soul." As he asked, Smith said the Holy Spirit rushed in and cries for mercy filled the area!
Praise God!!!! What Crazy, Awesome, Faith he had. Oh Lord that we would come to such a state of dependency upon you that we would step out in faith as this.
I don't know about you, but this is the kind of move of God I want now, and greater!!! Let's believe God for it. Let us believe that God so wants to fill us and cause us to be "...a partaker of the divine nature through His great and precious promises." S.W.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Real Men

Well tonight I just got back from my Real Mens Prayer Meeting just totally encouraged and excited. There is just something about getting together to pray, but even more so to get together with a bunch of "guys" and seek God's face.
I thank God for the guys that have started coming to these nights of prayer were having. They are without a doubt the cream of the crop! We're believing more are coming, and as we are faithful, I know God is going to work some mighty things out through the times we spend together!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

All

So 2009 is upon us, what are you doing with it? I've decided this year is a year for "ALL." What does that mean? Well "ALL" simply means... all. There is no other way around it, no other complex definition you can give it, or nothing else you can say about it. ALL is all, it's everything, it is total surrender. To what or to whom am I surrendering, am I giving my ALL to? God my Father, my Lord, my Savior, my king, my...everything...my "ALL."
Don't get me wrong, it's not that He doesn't already have my all, or that I have never committed to God my all before. I most assuredly have. I wouldn't be in Burlington, CO right now pioneering and growing the church that He called me to if not. No, I'm just making a fresh proclamation, a new determined cry, "God, I give you my all, every part of me, use me for your glory, work in me what "You will and do for Your good pleasure."
I'm asking my family, my church, even you to make the same cry. Are you saved, born-again, made new by the blood of Jesus? Then you have made this same cry at some point. Make it a-new with me this year. Make this year a year that you are sold out to God in every area of your life: your marriage, your family, your finances, your health, your business or job, your voice, your thoughts, everything... all of it. Surrender to Him! Trust in Him! By-golly HAVE FAITH IN GOD!!!!
Are you outside looking in? Have you never given your life to Christ and to a loving Father who wants to save you and make you His? Then do it! Do it right now! Don't wait one more year, one more month, one more week, one more day, one more hour, one more minute, one more second! Do it now...
Say this to Him who has saved you:
Jesus... I need you right now, I need Your "ALL." You said that you came to save me, to deliver me, to set me free, I ask You now come into my life and do Your work! Lord God, I surrender to You my life, I turn from my old self, in fact I die to him today that I may truly LIVE! Father You have me now, You have my all, now please send Your all upon me, let Your Holy Spirit fall like fire and fill me with with all of Your great love and power. Sanctify me in the precious blood of Jesus, and make me righteous in your sight.
Thank you Father, in Jesus Name. A-Man
If you've just prayed that prayer please contact me and let me know. God has such great things for you!
"ALL" it seems like an impossibility, but Jesus said in Mark 9: 23 "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Simply believe right now that as you surrender to God right now He is working in you to help you give your all.

I surrender all to thee, my blessed savior, I surrender all.