THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

ALL OF THE BLESSINGS IN GOD’S WORD BELONG TO YOU…..

TODAY, I want to declare words of BLESSING over YOU. I want to call forth your seeds of GREATNESS. Someone may have told you what you can’t become, but I’M here to tell you what you CAN become. As a believer in JESUS, ALL of the BLESSINGS in His Word belong to YOU! Receive it by FAITH today! You are a person of DESTINY. You are EQUIPPED. You are TALENTED. You are CREATIVE. You were designed for a PURPOSE. You are LOVED, CHOSEN and ACCEPTED by Almighty God. There is NOTHING you can do to make Him love you MORE and nothing you can do to make Him love you LESS. His grace is SUFFICIENT for you. His angels have CHARGE over you. You are BLESSED coming IN and blessed going OUT. You have uncommon WISDOM. You have uncommon JOY. You have uncommon PEACE. HE is your vindicator, and He will FIGHT for you! NO weapon formed against YOU shall prosper as you serve HIM all the days of your life!

Today’s Scripture:

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.”

(Jeremiah 17:7, NIV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WITH GOD LEADING YOU INTO VICTORY, YOU CAN ALWAYS PLAN FOR INCREASE

Isn’t it fantastic to know that God PROMISES to ALWAYS lead us into victory? That means NO MATTER WHAT you are facing today, no matter what’s going on in the world AROUND you, no matter what anybody SAYS, you should ALWAYS be thanking God because VICTORY is ALWAYS on the way! You don’t have to wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to CELEBRATE what God is GOING TO DO in your life. PRAISE is putting ACTION behind your faith. In the middle of that adversity or tough time, start making a list of who you’re going to invite to your VICTORY celebration. That means if you’re in the hospital, start planning what you’re going to do when you get OUT. If you lost some money when the stock market went down, start planning your COMING-OUT-OF-DEBT party. When things don’t look good in the NATURAL, remember, we serve a SUPERNATURAL God. With GOD leading you into victory, you can ALWAYS plan for increase. You can plan for RESTORATION. You can plan for a COMEBACK, and you can plan for VICTORY because He is LEADING and GUIDING you in JESUS’ name! DO YOU RECEIVE IT TODAY!?! Can You Say AMEN!?!

Today’s Scripture:

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ…”

(2 Corinthians 2:14, NKJ)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD WILL LEAD YOU IN THE WAY THAT YOU SHOULD GO

God is ALWAYS with you. That means He is PRESENT at all times, CONTINUALLY, PERPETUALLY, throughout all TIME. In your day of trouble, He promises to be a HELP to you. How is He your help? “Help” means something different to each person. That’s because “help” is specific to your NEED. If you need money to pay your bills, a chocolate cake isn’t going to be much help! But we serve a God who is very SPECIFIC. And because He is always WITH you, He always knows EXACTLY what you need and is always READY to provide it!

Today, are you facing trouble or adversity? Know that God IS WITH you. LOOK to Him for help. TRUST that He has the answer, and that He is working things out in your FAVOR. As you continue to BELIEVE Him and follow His DIRECTION, He will LEAD you in the way that you should go. He will COMFORT you, REVIVE you, RESTORE you and BLESS you! He will be your ever-present HELP because He is forever FAITHFUL to His Word!

Today’s Scripture:

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”

(Psalm 46:1, NIV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

FOCUS ON GIVING THE GIFTS OF LOVE, KINDNESS AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Can you imagine how the wise men felt as they first looked upon our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! As part of their WORSHIP, they wanted to give Him gifts. They gave valuable PRESENTS to symbolize the LOVE, HONOR and APPRECIATION in their hearts. In the same way, you show your love and appreciation to God with gifts of WORSHIP, and you can show your love and appreciate to OTHERS by the gifts you bring.

As you celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ during this holiday season, don’t just focus on the gifts you bring in the NATURAL; focus on gifts of LOVE, KINDNESS and ENCOURAGEMENT. Go out of your way to show HONOR to others just like the wise men went out of their way to show honor to JESUS. When you walk in LOVE and PEACE, that is the place of BLESSING.

Today’s Scripture:

“On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him gifts…”

Matthew 2:11, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

What a wonderful GIFT the Father has given us by sending His Son, JESUS, the Prince of Peace, into the earth! Because of HIM, all those who BELIEVE can have PEACE with God and make HEAVEN their home. But not only did the Prince of Peace open the way to go to heaven, He made it possible to have peace on EARTH—every day in EVERY circumstance.

Today, we declare PEACE over YOU and YOUR home. We celebrate with you the greatest gift of ALL—Jesus Christ! If you don’t KNOW this peace that the Father so freely gives, open your heart and invite Jesus to make YOUR heart His home. He is the ULTIMATE gift!

MERRY CHRISTMAS from our family to you and yours!

Today’s Scripture:

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9:6, KJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

YOU ARE BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED AND, THE LORD IS WITH YOU

Did you know that as a child of God, you are highly FAVORED? No matter what you may have done in the PAST, as soon as you make Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior, you have favor with GOD!

Mary didn’t understand how or why she had God’s FAVOR, or what that favor was FOR. At that MOMENT, she didn’t know that she was CHOSEN as a pure and holy vessel to bring Christ to the world.

Friend, you have God’s favor for the very SAME reason as Mary – because God chose YOU and made you a pure and holy vessel to bring Christ to your HOME, WORKPLACE, and even the WORLD.

Stay focused on SHARRING the message of God’s love with ALL those you come in contact with. And remember that TODAY, and EVERYDAY, you are highly FAVORED and the Lord is with you!

Today’s Scripture:

The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

Luke 1:28, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

THE WORLD WILL IDENTIFY US AS CHRISTIANS BY OUR GENEROUS, GIVING HEARTS…..

Have you ever thought about how LOVE affects your GIVING? I’ve heard it said that you can give without loving, but you can’t love without GIVING. LOVE, God’s love IN us, prompts us to give of OURSELVES—our TIME, ABILITIES and RESOURCES. In fact, God IS love, and the scripture tells us that the world IDENTIFIES Christians by their LOVE. That means the world will identify us as Christians by our generous, giving HEARTS.

During this Christmas holiday, the season of GIVING, remember to take time to focus on the greatest gift of ALL, the gift of eternal LIFE through JESUS. If you’ve never RECEIVED this gift, I invite you to open your heart and pray this simple prayer: “Lord Jesus, I come to You today, giving You all that I am. I repent of my sins and confess that I need You. I believe You died and rose for me. Be my Lord and Savior and make me new today. I receive Your love and Your gift of eternal life.”

My friend, If you prayed that simple prayer and MEANT it, I believe you got born again! Now, enjoy your NEW life and go out and tell EVERYONE who will listen, about the GOODNESS of God and all He’s done for YOU this Christmas Season!

Today’s Scripture:

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

John 3:16, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

JESUS PAID A PRECIOUS PRICE FOR THE GIFTS HE’S GIVEN YOU. NOW, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS OPEN THEM!

Imagine waking up on Christmas morning and seeing a pile of presents under the tree but never OPENING them. Imagine that your friends and family spent a lot of MONEY on you, buying you things you NEED and DESIRE but could never AFFORD. Imagine that you even know what was INSIDE those packages, but just DECIDED to let them sit under the tree day in and day out, year after year. After all, now you have what you’ve always dreamed of. You OWN whatever is in those boxes. If anyone asked, you’d say, “Yes, I HAVE that.” But it wouldn’t do you any GOOD because you would never be able to USE those gifts unless you took the time to UNWRAP those packages.

Friend, it’s the same way with God. He wants you to have an ABUNDANT life. HIS gifts are all right there for YOU wrapped up in the Word of God. You “OPEN” His gift by MEDITATING on His Word, OBEYING His commands and DECLARING it out of your mouth.

Today, I ENCOURAGE you to UNWRAP your GIFTS! Don’t let a single present sit “under the tree” ANY LONGER. Jesus paid a PRECIOUS PRICE so you could have both ETERNAL life and ABUNDANT life. UNWRAP your gifts and live in His FULLNESS today!

Today’s Scripture:

“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”

Romans 8:32, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

AS YOU SEEK THE LORD, HE WILL ANSWER YOU AND DELIVERY YOU AND LEAD YOU IN THE PATH OF PEACE….

In this day and age, it seems that there are so many things that people are AFRAID of. I’m not just talking about phobias. Many people are afraid of the FUTURE, afraid they won’t get MARRIED, afraid they won’t find a better JOB, afraid of getting SICK. But the scripture gives us a simple REMEDY for all our fears, and that is to SEEK THE LORD. How do you seek the Lord? With a HUMBLE and OPEN heart. By setting aside time each day to COMMUNE with Him. By FOCUSING your thoughts on HIM and His GOODNESS.

Friend, no matter what fears may be plaguing YOUR mind today, God wants to DELIVER you. He PROMISES to keep us in PERFECT PEACE when we keep our minds stayed on HIM. Today, MEDITATE on His GOODNESS. Meditate on His perfect LOVE which casts out ALL fear. As you SEEK the Lord, He WILL ANSWER you. He will DELIVER you and lead you in the path of PEACE and VICTORY all the days of your LIFE!

Today’s Scripture:

“I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.”

Psalm 34:4, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

TODAY, PREPARE YOUR HEART TO EXPECT GOD’S SUPERNATURAL TOUCH IN YOUR LIFE

One of the most amazing TRANSFORMATIONS in the Bible happened when Saul—former persecutor of Christians—ENCOUNTERED God on the road to Damascus (see Acts 9). After his ENCOUNTER, he was SO radically changed from the inside out that even his NAME was changed to Paul. He began preaching the gospel, and eventually, went on to write much of the New Testament.

When you have a supernatural encounter with Almighty God, SOMETHING is going to happen. Something is going to be transformed INSIDE of you and radiate OUT into EVERY part of your being, affecting every part of your LIFE!

Today, I want to encourage you to PREPARE your heart to expect God’s supernatural touch in your life. Open the eyes of your HEART to Him. I pray that you experience God in SUCH a way that EVERY bondage is broken off of your life, and you are forever CHANGED by a supernatural ENCOUNTER with Him!

Today’s Scripture:

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 3:18, NKJV