THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

AS BELIEVERS, WE HAVE LIFE-GIVING REFRESHING WATER IN US…

All over the world, there are people who are lonely and hurting. They’ve been through disappointments; they’ve suffered heartache and pain. As BELIEVERS, God has given us something to offer them. We have life-giving, REFRESHING WATER in us. With our words, we can bring HEALING. With our words, we can LIFT them OUT of depression. With our words, we can tell them, “You’re BEAUTIFUL. You’re AMAZING. You’re TALENTED. God has a BRIGHT FUTURE in front of you.” Those life-giving WORDS will break the chains of depression. They will break the chains of low self-esteem. You can help set people FREE from the strongholds that are keeping them back. You may not know all that is happening, but God can take ONE COMPLIMENT, one ENCOURAGING WORD, and use that to begin the HEALING process and set that person on a BRAND NEW course. And when you help break the chains off of OTHERS, any chains that YOU might have will be broken off, too!

Today, choose to speak ENCOURAGEMENT. Choose to speak LIFE. Tell others what they CAN become, give COMPLIMENTS, and live life as a HEALER. Pour out that life-giving water with your WORDS and watch it come back to you in ABUNDANCE!

Today’s Scripture:

“The words of the mouth are deep waters…”

Proverbs 18:4, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WHEN YOU SPEAK GOD’S PROMISES, YOU’RE SETTING HIS BLESSINGS INTO MOTION

God is a GOOD God, and He has good THINGS in store for you! He has given you the POWER and the PLAN to experience LIFE, HEALTH, PEACE and BLESSING in every area of your life. When we live in obedience to His Word, when we put Him first in EVERY area, scripture PROMISES that our way will be PROSPEROUS, and we will experience SUCCESS.

Notice how the promise in today’s verse starts. It says do not let His Word depart from your mouth. When we DECLARE His Word, it EMPOWERS us to obey His Word, and then we will see the SUCCESS He promises.

Today, make declaring His Word a PRIORITY. Set aside time each day to SPEAK His promises over your life. As you do, you are setting His BLESSING into motion, and you will find SUCCESS in all you do.

Today’s Scripture:

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success”

(Joshua 1:8, NKJV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

BE PROACTIVE AND CONSTANTLY DECLARE GOD’S WORD

Every word we speak is a SEED. We are constantly planting those seeds that will, in turn, produce a harvest in the FUTURE. When we speak words of LIFE and BLESSING, we will see life and blessing in the FUTURE. When we speak words of defeat and failure, those seeds produce defeat and failure. It’s THAT simple. The life you are living TODAY is the HARVEST from the seeds you planted in your past; and today, you are planting seeds for your FUTURE.

The good news is that no matter WHERE you are today, God has given you the power to CHANGE your future! You can begin, right NOW, to plant seeds of BLESSING, STRENGTH, VICTORY and JOY for your future. If you’ll be PROACTIVE and consistently declare the Word of God, even if it’s just five minutes a day, you are setting yourself up for VICTORY, FREEDOM and BLESSING.

Today, choose LIFE for your future by choosing God’s Word. Put Him FIRST PLACE because through HIM, you have the power to embrace the life of BLESSING He has prepared for you!

Today’s Scripture:

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD WHO PROMISED TO DELIVERY YOU IS FAITHFUL, AND HE WILL LEAD YOU IN VICTORY

In the world today, it seems there are so many things trying to pull us down. Every time you turn around, you’re being bombarded with bad news. Life can be difficult, but there is a peace that God can give you in the midst of the challenge. If you’ll keep your hopes up and keep your mind focused in the right direction, you’ll get to the place where you’ll say, “I should be upset. I should be losing sleep at night, but I’m not the least bit worried. I know GOD is still on the throne. I know HE is working this out for my GOOD.”

When you keep your hopes UP, you eventually step into the anointing of EASE. You don’t drag around discouraged or despondent. You’re in FAITH, HOPING, BELIEVING and EXPECTING. That’s when God will move on your behalf. That’s when you’ll look up and say, “You know what? I don’t struggle in this area ANYMORE. God took the pressure OFF. Things are starting to fall into place.” You may not be there just yet, but there is HOPE! God who promised to DELIVER you is FAITHFUL, and He WILL lead you in VICTORY all the days of your life!

Today’s Scripture:

And you shall be secure and feel confident because there is hope…

Job 11:18, AMP

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GET INTO AGREEMENT WITH GOD AND WATCH WHAT HE WILL DO

All throughout the Bible, you can see just how powerful and life-changing PRAYER is. The best news about PRAYER is that the same POWER you read about in the Bible is available to you right NOW!

God intended PRAYER to change lives. He intended for you to call on Him and join your heart to Him in a powerful UNION. Through your PRAYERS, you can tap into God’s incredible, inexhaustible POWER in your life, and be a great ENCOURAGEMENT and BLESSING to those who need prayer AROUND you. James says that PRAYER can HEAL and RESTORE people. PRAYER makes a DIFFERENCE. PRAYER affects CHANGE. Today, MEDITATE on the power of PRAYER and put your FAITH into ACTION. Stand in agreement with God and His Word and WATCH what He will do on your behalf!

Today’s Scripture:

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

James 5:16, ESV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD PROMISES TO DELIVER YOU FROM ALL OF YOUR TROUBLES

No matter what “troubles” you may be facing today, God has promised to DELIVER you! Notice this verse doesn’t say He’s going to deliver you from “some” of your troubles—if you say and do everything perfectly. No, if you are RIGHTEOUS today, God promises to deliver you from ALL of your troubles. How do you KNOW if you are righteous? When you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, when you accept His forgiveness and BELIEVE He is working in your life, then you are RIGHTEOUS. Your FAITH and BELIEF in the goodness of God is His righteousness at work in your heart. The Bible says in Romans 4 that “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

If you are facing troubles today, EXPECT that God has a way of escape for you. Expect that He IS working behind the scenes on your behalf. MEDITATE on this verse and let it sink deep into your heart. Know that God is GOOD and He is your DELIVERER today. BELIEVE in His goodness and faithfulness and He will DELIVER you into the life of VICTORY that He has planned!

Today’s Scripture:

“A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.”

(Psalm 34:19, NIV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

IF WE’RE GOING TO RISE HIGHER, WE HAVE TO HAVE HIGHER THOUGHTS

Did you know that you are meant to RISE HIGH in heavenly places? You are meant to stand with God in His Holy place? But notice that in order to ASCEND, we have to make sure we have CLEAN hands and a PURE heart. How do we do that? First of all, ONLY the blood of Jesus can make us clean and new. Once we receive Him as our Lord and Savior, we have to choose every day to stand against the contaminating forces of the enemy that would try to hold us down.

It all starts in our THOUGHT life. We have to guard our thoughts by guarding what we allow to INFLUENCE our thoughts. We can’t just watch anything on TV. We can’t just listen to any conversation. We have to make sure that what we allow into our minds is PLEASING to the Lord because what we allow into our minds will EVENTUALLY filter into our hearts. If we are going to ASCEND, we have to have HIGHER thoughts; we have to have a higher way of LIVING. Choose today to ASCEND so that you can partake of the BLESSING the Lord has in store for you.

Today’s Scripture:

“Who may ascend onto the mountain of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place?”

(Psalm 24:3, AMP)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

BY GOD’S DEVINE POWER, YOU ARE EQUIPPED, WELL ABLE, AND STRONG

Whether you realize it or not, God has ALREADY given you everything you need to live the life He’s called you to. You don’t need to feel stressed out, worried or afraid. You don’t have to wonder if you’re “good enough” to receive from God because God’s blessing has NOTHING to do with your performance. He has already BLESSED you and given you EVERYTHING you need by His divine power!

The world’s system tells us to strive, toil and scrape to get what we want. Our culture puts limits on people because of their natural abilities, resources, background or circumstances. But with God, there are NO limits! By His divine power, you are EQUIPPED, well ABLE and STRONG. You are covered by His GRACE and MERCY, and you are EMPOWERED to do ALL He has called you to do!

The next time you start thinking “I can’t…” or “I don’t have what it takes…,” attack those negative thoughts with the TRUTH by declaring, “I HAVE what it takes; I AM well able; and I am EQUIPPED by His divine power at work IN me!”

Today’s Scripture:

“By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.”

2 Peter 1:3 NLT

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

IT’S TIME TO GET A NEW VISION FOR YOUR LIFE

Are you ready for INCREASE? Are you ready to go to the next level, SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY, and EMOTIONALLY? In this passage of scripture, Jesus is basically saying that you can’t go to a NEW level with an OLD way of THINKING. Many people hear the truth that God has MORE in store and something RESONATES on the inside. Their spirit comes into AGREEMENT with God, but often times, the natural mind will try to talk them out of it. Thoughts will come like, “It’s not going to happen for you. You’re not going to have a great year. You know what the economy is like.” Or, “You’re never going to get well. You saw what the medical report said.” “You’re never going to get married. You’ve been single so long.”

Friend, those are the OLD wineskins that you have to get rid of. This is a NEW season. What’s happened in the past is over and done. You may have been through some disappointments, you may have tried and failed, or things didn’t work out. That’s OKAY. God is still in control. It’s time to get a new VISION for your life. It’s time to open yourself to a new way of THINKING so that you can receive all the BLESSINGS God has in store for you.

Today’s Scripture:

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”

(Mark 2:22, NKJV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD ALWAYS SHOWS HIMSELF STRONG ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO SEEK HIM FIRST

Are you expecting to have a SUPERNATURAL year? Are you expecting INCREASE and ABUNDANCE? Notice this verse tells us that THE RIGHTEOUS, those who follow God’s commands, will be SATISFIED even in times of famine. Even when it looks like resources are slim, God has a plan to provide for His people. The scripture also tells us that God is looking for people who will be FAITHFUL to Him; people who will TRUST Him, people who will BELIEVE that He is the God of MORE than enough!

God always shows Himself strong on behalf of the people who seek Him FIRST-even during the most difficult times. No matter what you may be facing today, God wants to show Himself STRONG for you. He wants to MAKE a way where there seems to BE no way. He wants to SATISFY you and BLESS you ABUNDANTLY so that you can reach out and be a blessing to the people AROUND you. Take a step of faith today and begin to DECLARE His promises over your life. Declare that HE is the One who SATISFIES you all the days of your life.

Today’s Scripture:

“They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied.”

(Psalm 37:19, AMP)