Are You Excited About Being In The Presence Of The Right People In Life?

Would you count it a privilege to be invited into the presence of someone who is of great importance? A king or someone very famous. Would you call that a privilege to be one of the few who was actually invited into that person's presence? Understand the privilege that we have to go before God every day. To be invited into His presence every day. For the veil to be torn and for us to actually be able to enter into His presence.

We as people sometimes take for granted the fact that we have an open invitation to God. He's the most important person in this world and of this world. People get excited to go before people who have status in society and yet they fail to acknowledge and know the importance and have the same or even more excitement when they go before the omnipotent, omniscient, all powerful, all knowing, Creator of everything that is.

People get excited about going before an earthly king who has earthly authority and yet they fail to get excited about going before our holy God and King who has Heavenly Authority. People get excited about being in the presence of performers and not excited about being in the presence of God.

Performers are looking for human validation whereas God is looking for relationship, truth, and trust. We have to know the importance of being in God's presence and we have to be overjoyed for just having the opportunity go to Him, to ask of Him, and to rest in Him. Amen

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION 

Psalm 95:1-2

King James Version 

"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song."

Don't Forget God's Benefit Package

God told us to forget not all of His benefits. What does that mean to you? What benefits has God given you that He is urging you not to forget?

He told us not to forget that He forgives and pardons our iniquities. He told us not to forget that He heals us from sickness and disease.  He told us not to forget that He is our redeemer. We have to remember His redemption. He told us not to forget that He crowns us with love and mercy. God told us not to forget that He satisfies us with good things.

The thing about a benefit is that it is over and above what you normally get. So we have to understand our benefits as God's children.  We have to remember that our benefits are not like earning a wage or God paying a debt. These benefits are strictly based on the love, goodness, grace, and mercy of God.

So don't forget your benefits. Know that you are automatically enrolled when you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Know that there is no waiting period with God's benefit package. You have immediate access to the Father and all that salvation has to offer. Amen

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION 

Psalm 68:19 (KJV)

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Stop Fighting People - Our Retaliation Doesn't Compare To God's Retribution

There may have been times in your life when someone continuously did evil towards you. You may even be going through a time like that now. You have to remember what God has already said. God said that vengeance is His. Understand, God does not take it lightly when someone does wrong to one of His children.

What is really scary is when a person knows that you serve God and they still choose to do evil against you. I know it's hard to look past the wrongs of others. It's very easy to move into a place of retaliation instead of realizing God has retribution. You don't have to pay back evil for evil. Actually God has said to pray for those people that do evil against you. You have to have faith and trust in God's Divine Justice.

Understand when people commit evil against you. God sees it all. God saw what Pharaoh did, God saw what was done to Jesus, and God sees what's going on in your life where people are coming against you. God is not blind to the evil of man. Even though you don't see Him rebuke people right away, know that we all have to go before God's throne and we all have to give an answer for the deeds we have done. So whether God rewards evil now or whether He saves it until we have to go before the throne of grace, understand, God has already said that He will handle it.

God gives each of us time to get it right. He gives each of us time to make amends. He gives each of us time to forgive and to ask for forgiveness. Repentance is real and we need to know the importance of repentance.

Don't allow your enemies to take up space in your heart or your mind. Don't be consumed by what they are doing, instead, trust what God has said He will do. Your anger towards a person does not compare to God's wrath if that person doesn't repent. Let God handle it. Amen

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION 

Romans 2:5 

"Because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed."

Are You Letting What Others Are Saying Override What God Has Already Said?

What is it that you are allowing to pull you away from your purpose? What are you allowing to distract you? What are you allowing to cause you to be anxious?  What are you allowing to cause you to walk in fear?

Whatever it is that answers all of these questions, understand it is not of God. God does not want you doing anything other than what He has purposed for you to do. He doesn't want you distracted by life. He doesn't want you anxious about anything. He doesn't want fear to overtake your faith.

Today make up your mind that you going to live this life on purpose in order to fulfill your purpose. Make up your mind that you will keep your eyes stayed on God. Make up your mind that you will have His peace that surpasses all of your understanding. Make up your mind that you will walk by faith and not fear.

It's not always easy to do all of these things but you have to remember that God is with you. He said He would never leave you nor forsake you. He said that He is watching over His Word to perform it in your life. Never let what the world and the people of this world say override what God has already said. Amen

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION 

Isaiah 55:11 l

Amplified Bible (AMP)

So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

Are You Letting Temporary Interruptions Keep You From Receiving the Fulfillment of God's Promises In Your Life?

Did you know just because something is interrupting your process doesn't mean it's stopping God's plan? You can't doubt God's plan just because your process is interrupted. The devil is going to try you. He does not want God's plan to be perfected in your life but the devil can't stop God. The devil can hinder you but he can't stop God.

The thing about Interruption is it's temporary. It's putting something on hold temporarily. It's unexpected. In most cases when you are interrupted, it's not something that you expect to happen.  When you are interrupted, your goals should remain the same. You still should be intentional about completing the process. The thing about completing the spiritually is, it's only when you complete the process that you actually get to the promise.

You have to stop allowing the temporary interruptions of life to interfere with you completing the process of getting to God's promises in life.  You have to remember that God's promises are true. You have to remember that God is not a man and He does not lie. You have to remember that He that began a good work in you is faithful to complete the work that He has started.

Remember, interruptions are just that, interruptions. Promises are the fulfillment of God's Word. So make sure you resume your process after you are interrupted so that you can receive the fulfillment of all that God has for you. Amen

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION 

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not

Are You Trusting God Even When You Can't See Him Moving?

Waiting on God means trusting God even when you don't know what's happening. What you don't know, God knows. God has promised to watch over you, shield you, protect you, and to provide for you. He knows what to do next concerning your situation.

Your faith in your trust in God should reflect you trusting God to do whatever needs to be done next. God is not blind to the devil's intent. He knows what the devil is going to do and when he's going to do it. Now remember, God has promised to take care of you. He has promised to watch over you, to shield you, and to protect you. If you trust God to do that, you have to get into a place of not worrying and not fretting. You have to believe that God will do what He said he would do. 

God knows how to stop the enemy in his tracks. He knows how to interrupt the enemy's plan. He knows how to divinely intervene. When you ask God to do those things, you then have to trust Him to do it. You have to believe that He's going to honor His promises concerning your life. 

So today, trust God. Don't worry and don't fret. Believe that God is going to do what He said He would do. Wait on God to fulfill His promise. Amen

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION 

Proverbs 3:5-6

King James Version

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Are You Staying Rooted and Grounded in Prayer and Faith During the Silence of Your Enemy?

What are you doing during the silence of your enemy? Are you still praying or are you reacting in fear and doubt? Are you standing on the Word that God has already given you or are you letting the silence of the enemy affect you in ways that you should not.

Understand the silence of the enemy does not mean that the enemy has won. It means that the enemy probably wants you to react. It means that the enemy is strategizing. It doesn't mean that God's power can be overridden. It doesn't mean that you lose. It means that you need to stay rooted and grounded in prayer and the Word. You have to trust God no matter what. You have to know that no matter what the enemy is trying to plot or plan, you may not see it but God sees it all. The enemy cannot out wit God. He cannot overpower God. He cannot change what God has established, said, or set in place. His strategy is always to get to the flesh side of you. If he can get to the flesh side of you and make you to react in fear and doubt instead of faith, he can get to what God has for you. If he can't and you stand strong on the Word, God will honor His Word.

So, don't move based on the threats or the silence of the enemy. Trust God no matter what. Amen

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION 

Psalm 37:12-13

• Verse 12:
  The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
• Verse 13: The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.