THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD HAS PROMISED VICTORY, AND IT’S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

What are YOU believing God for today? Promotion? Healing? Stronger relationships? Freedom from addiction? God has promised ALL these things to you in His Word. He wants you to live in BLESSING and WHLOENESS all the days of your life. But in order to experience His promises, we have to do OUR part. We have to keep believing and TRUSTING in Him. That’s what today’s verse is saying: if we will stay in faith, if we will keep believing, keep hoping, and keep doing the right thing, God PROMISES there will be a reward. One translation says, “Don’t get discouraged. PAYDAY is coming!”

Have you been praying and believing for something that seems like it’s taking a lot longer to see the answer than you thought? Many times, people can miss God’s best simply because they give up before they see their “due season” come. Don’t let that be YOU! Be ENCOURAGED today, your answer is CLOSER than you think. If it seems like things are getting more difficult, remember, when the intensity heats up, that means you are closer to your VICTORY. It always seems darkest just before the dawn arrives. You serve a FAITHFUL God, and He’s working behind the scenes on your behalf. Don’t cast away your confidence today, because your reward IS coming. And just like a new mother forgets about her labor pain when she is finally holding her newborn, you’ll forget about your struggle when you are holding on to your PROMISE. While you’re waiting, keep an attitude of FAITH and EXPECTANCY. Wake up every morning and say out loud, “I’ve come TOO FAR to give up now. My due season IS coming. I WILL reap my harvest.” Stay in FAITH and look for His hand of BLESSING because He has promised you VICTORY, and it’s CLOSER than you THINK!

Today’s Scripture:

“So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!”

Hebrews 10:35, NLT

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

ACT LIKE IT’S TRUE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE FAITH THAT IT IS

FAVOR is a part of your INHERITANCE! You don’t have to beg God for it. As a believer in Jesus, you are in COVENANT with Him. That means that everything He has is YOURS!

The way you tap INTO that favor, or ACTIVATE it, is by thanking Him for it. Say, “Father, thank You for Your favor today. Thank You that Your favor is causing me to be at the right place at the right time. Thank You that Your favor is causing people to WANT to be good to me.” See, you don’t have to pray about something that you already HAVE, just RECEIVE it by thanking Him.

Before I start MY day, I never say, “God, please give me Your favor. Please give me Your anointing.” No, I simply say, “God, THANK You for Your anointing. Thank You for Your FAVOR on my life. Thank You for equipping and EMPOWERING me.” See, I know that it’s all part of my INHERITANCE. So I just act like it’s TRUE, because I have FAITH that it is!

Today, ACTIVATE His promises by faith. Praise and thank Him for His GOODNESS and for BLESSING your life. Receive His Word as TRUTH and hold it in your heart because He has ALREADY given His favor and blessing to you!

Today’s Scripture:

“…the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.”

Psalm 84:11, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

CHOOSE TO RECEIVE GOD’S PEACE TODAY…

No matter what may be going on all around you today, you can STILL live in peace. The Scripture encourages us to not let our hearts be troubled. In other words, don’t meditate on all the negative things in this world to the point that it steals your PEACE. If you have fear, worry or anxiety AND I know a lot of folks do right now, recognize that those feelings aren’t from God because He has promised to give you a spirit of POWER, LOVE and a sound MIND. There is tremendous POWER in peace. When you are at peace inside, you can think more clearly. You can hear the voice of God more easily. You’ll make better DECISIONS. Even your physical body responds to peace. The enemy knows this, and HIS goal is to STEAL your peace. He tries to set you UP to get upset. But when you CHOOSE to receive GOD’S peace, NO weapon formed against you will prosper. You can live in peace, you can live in JOY, and you can live the abundant life GOD has for you.

Today’s Scripture:

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

John 14:27, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

MAGNIFY YOUR GOD INSTEAD OF MAGNIFYING YOUR PROBLEMS

Every day that we are GIVEN is a precious GIFT from Almighty God. We should wake up every morning with a GRATEFUL attitude, full of FAITH and EXPECTANCY for what the Lord has in store. Sure, right now we’re ALL facing some new challenges in our lives, and maybe your life doesn’t seem to be going in the direction you planned. But remember, each new DAY is a chance to stand strong in the midst of adversity and see the FAITHFULNESS of God. EVERY new day is an OPPORTUNITY to praise and thank Him, to MAGNIFY your God instead of magnifying your problems. This is the day that the LORD has made; let us REJOICE and be GLAD in it! Be glad that God has promised to NEVER leave you or forsake you. Be glad that God has given you a sound, healthy MIND. REJOICE that He IS making a way where there seems to be no way! Focus on the GIFT of each and every day and REJOICE in what God has DONE in your life!

Today’s Scripture:

“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Psalm 118:24, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WHEN YOU MAKE THE CHOICE TO PUT AN END TO WORRY, GOD WILL GIVE YOU HIS PEACE

God doesn’t want you to live worried and anxious about ANYTHING. He knows that worry is counterproductive. It steals your PEACE and JOY and affects EVERY area of your life, even your SLEEP! Have you heard the saying, “Don’t worry yourself sick?” Yes, worrying will actually make you physically ILL. You won’t ever gain ANYTHING by worrying, in fact it causes you to lose precious moments that you can never live again. The GOOD news is, God has promised to bring you VICTORY over worry. When you make the choice to put an END to worry, God will give you HIS peace. Decide today to put an END to worry in your life. Don’t feed worry by focusing on BAD news all the time. Sure, we should be informed, but we should be MOST informed of the truth of the Word of GOD. Choose TODAY to feed your faith and fill your heart and mind with God’s PROMISES. Declare EVERY day, “My God shall supply ALL my needs. He makes a way out of NO way. He is a RESTORER and REDEEMER.” As you focus on God’s Word, you’ll drive OUT worry and fill your heart with FAITH and EXPECTANCY. You’ll be filled with HOPE and JOY and move forward into the blessings GOD has in store for you!

Decide TODAY to put an END to worry in your life. Choose to feed your FAITH and fill your mind with God’s PROMISES. As you focus on God’s Word, you’ll drive OUT worry and fill your heart with faith and expectancy; and you’ll be EMPOWERED to move FORWARD into the life of BLESSING He has in store for you!

Today’s Scripture:

“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”

(Matthew 6:27, NIV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

LIFT UP YOUR EYES, BECAUSE WE SERVE ALMIGHTY GOD

Are you facing a challenge today that seems overwhelming? Through FAITH and PATIENCE, you will see God’s promises come to pass in your life. Understand that the enemy ALWAYS fights the hardest when he knows you are closest to your BREAKTHROUGH. He’d leave you alone if he thought you were going to live in mediocrity. If you keep pressing on toward your promise, through FAITH and PATIENCE, you WILL get there. Don’t be like the Israelites in the Old Testament who were right next to the Promised Land when they talked themselves out of it. They said, “There are giants in the land. It’s too difficult.” No, don’t look at the obstacles in your life today; lift UP your eyes because you serve Almighty God. Follow the example of Caleb who kept his focus on GOD and said, “Moses, we are WELL ABLE to defeat these people. Let us go up at once and take the land!” Stand in FAITH and keep BELIEVING because God WILL take you places that you never dreamed. As you press toward the promise, you will see God’s hand of BLESSING in your life and He will lead you into YOUR promised land!

Today’s Scripture:

…imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Hebrews 6:12, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

FOCUS ON GOD’S PROMISES AND YOUR HEART WILL BE AT REST AND YOU’LL EXPERIENCE HIS PEACE

No matter what you may be facing in life, God is WITH you. You don’t ever have to feel anxious, worried or upset because YOU have a covenant of PEACE with Almighty God. That means His peace is ALWAYS available to you.

The Bible tells us that God’s peace passes understanding. That means you can have peace when it doesn’t make SENSE to have peace. When the rest of the world seems to be upset or fretting, you don’t HAVE to be upset. When prices go up, you can be at PEACE knowing that God has promised to supply ALL of your needs according to His riches in glory. When the housing market seems unstable, you can trust that GOD is your refuge, and He will cause you to dwell in SAFETY. He’ll MAKE a way where there seems to BE no way.

Begin to thank God for His PEACE and FAITHFULNESS in your life. Declare that the peace of GOD rules in your heart and mind. As you dwell on God’s PROMISES, your heart will be at REST, and you’ll experience the blessing of HIS peace ALL the days of your life.

Today’s Scripture:

“And I will make with them a covenant of peace…”

Ezekiel 34:25, KJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD IS A REWARDER OF THOSE WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM

God is a GOOD God, and He has good GIFTS for His children! He wants to bless you with PROVISION and supply ALL of your needs according to His riches in glory. He wants to pour out His abundant FAVOR on you and cause everything you touch to PROSPER. He wants to bless you with SPIRITUAL gifts and make you strong in your INNER man. He wants you to enjoy your job and be PROUD of your work each day. These are ALL gifts from God.

Every good gift from God is meant to draw us CLOSER to Him. He is GOOD and FAITHFUL, and He is a rewarder of those who diligently SEEK Him. Seek Him TODAY and experience the life of blessing He has in store for YOU!

Today’s Scripture:

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father…”

James 1:17, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

HE IS RISEN, TODAY WE CELEBRATE EASTER

TODAY, we celebrate Easter, the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. So much happened at Calvary’s cross over two thousand years ago; but ULTIMATELY, Jesus overcame sin and death so that we can have ABUNDANT life in Him. Because of Jesus, we can have VICTORY over ANYTHING that would try to hold us back!

No matter what bondage, stronghold, sin or addiction has held you captive in the past, when you acknowledge Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you receive His POWER—His burden-moving, yoke-destroying ANOINTING. Sin can’t hold you back because who the Son sets free, is free INDEED! (See John 8:36.) It all starts by BELIEVING and RECEIVING this PROMISE. Then, as you meditate on His Word and draw CLOSE to Him, more of His power becomes ALIVE in you.

Today, if you’ve never made Jesus the Lord of your life, I can think of no better time than NOW to do it. Receive His TRUTH and LIFE and celebrate TRUE, eternal victory!

Today’s Scripture:

But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57, NLT