PROCLAIM JESUS! Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.  See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I…

REST IN HIM! Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.  Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken…  Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.  Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. —Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6             It is so wonderful to have rest in God from where my salvation comes from.  He cannot be moved.  He is my stability in life.  He is my protection and I will never be shaken because of Him.  Truly, brothers and sisters, fellow followers of…

LISTEN AND WALK IN OBEDIENCE You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him. —Deuteronomy 26:17             Do remember the day when the Lord God Almighty revealed Himself to you?  Remember that time when you said you would follow Him— that you would obey Him—- that you would listen to Him?             I remember that day clearly in February of 1979.  He said to me, “Turn from your evil ways or be condemned forever… and become a priest.”  I had been reading my roommate’s New Testament when…

GOD GIVES THE VICTORY  Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.  With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies. —Psalm 60:11-12             In any situation, it is only God who can give us the victory.  Human help is worthless.  Again, it is only with God that “we will gain the victory.”  I cannot change a person, nor can you.  I cannot change a situation, nor can you.  But with God working in us and through us, He can both change a person and any situation.             This is where you and I need to trust Him with any person and…

GOD ALONE IS FULLY RELIABLE You are my strength, I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. —Psalm 59:9-10             If I am honest with myself, I know how weak I am with Him.  He is my strength and without Him I can do nothing (John 15:5).  I need to watch for Him and line up with His ways.  He is my protection and I can totally rely on Him in any circumstance and in any situation.  And for that, Dear Father, I am eternally grateful.  Now, oh, that I might live faithfully for You by the power of Your Holy Spirit…

GOD IS THE JUDGE The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.  Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.” —Psalm 58:10-11             There are injustices in the world, but as followers of Jesus, we are not to avenge ourselves. “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord” (Romans 12:19).  Nothing escapes His notice.  “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and…

BE EXALTED, O GOD! Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth… I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.  For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.  Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. —Psalms 57:5, 9-11             God is exalted above the heavens and His glory is over all the earth… It is just that the majority of mankind will not acknowledge it.  Our God is exalted above the heavens because He made the heavens and— “The heavens…

PUT YOUR TRUST IN OUR LORD When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.  In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me? —Psalm 56:3-4 In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid.  What can man do to me? —Psalm 56:10-11 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me?” —Hebrews 13:6             When you fear a job loss, a friendship loss, a health loss, a financial loss, a situation, a conversation,…

GOD IS THE GIVER OF ABILITIES You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth… —Deuteronomy 8:17-18             Whatever wealth you have, you must “remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”  The Lord our God has given us the ability to make wealth at various levels because He has given us various potentials.  Are we working out those abilities that He has given us according to His desires and for His glory?…

DO NOT ADD, TAKE AWAY OR REJECT HIS WORD! Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you. —Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar. —Proverbs 30:6 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree…