Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Rick Pino - He's a Mighty warrior
This is what we are in Christ and what He is for us. I'm looking for a generation of mighty warriors who will get this Revelation & can't be intimidated or backed down by whatever comes their way!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
A Good Word
Test 2 using Amplify for iPad. I now know how to edit and/or delete a post. This is a convicting word that we must get as followers of Christ concerning forgiveness & the lack of it. It will not only shut off God's blessing but His forgiveness.
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:14
If you have yet to receive your miracle…if God seems silent and far away from
you…there is hope, but you will need to be honest with yourself and explore
some areas of your heart.
During my 30 years as a pastor, I’ve known people who were angry because they
didn’t receive an answer to prayer. They heard me preach about how God is
still working miracles today, (and He is!) but when those miracles didn’t
manifest in their own lives, they got angry. Some even left the church or
stopped listening to God!
Oftentimes as I talked with them, I learned there was an area of wounding that
went much deeper than the physical symptoms they were seeking prayer for.
There was anger, bitterness and unforgiveness festering in their hearts.
That’s dangerous, because unforgiveness stops the blessings of God. In fact, it
stops the forgiveness of God! The Bible says we must first forgive others
before God will forgive us—don’t let a grudge stand in the way of your
relationship with Him.
If you have unforgiveness in your heart, release it now to Jesus. Let the
healing presence of God flow into your life.
- Matthew 5:17-26
- Matthew 6:9-15
- Matthew 18:15-35
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Today's Devotional Reading
I was just discussing this verse with a friend yesterday evening having found it true through the years and then this is what I find this morning to read. "Great is Thy Faithfulness, Lord unto me!"
Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
If we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
2 Timothy 2:13There are times we actually think we are the ones hanging onto God. The truth is
that God is the One hanging onto us! He is the faithful One.
That’s why we sing: “Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning, new mercies
I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; great is Thy faithfulness,
Lord unto me!”
You can trust Him, for He is faithful. If we allow His Spirit to bear fruit in
our lives, He actually increases our ability to trust and have faith in Him.
As the Spirit reminds us of God’s promises, our heart is renewed—and we find
we have the faith to step out and obey for His kingdom.
“Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that
through them you may participate in the divine nature…” (2 Peter 1:4).
He quickens the Word of God to our minds and shows us the way to go.
“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard
through the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17). Faithfulness to God is a fruit of
the Spirit, and it increases as we draw closer to Him.Further Reading
- Matthew 25:14-23
- 1 Timothy 1:12-17
- 2 Timothy 2:22
Sunday, January 9, 2011
This Morning's Devotional Reading
Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
Be patient then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.
James 5:7-8In the Biblical sense, patience requires an entirely new attitude toward life
and toward our dealings with others.
As we face the difficulties of life, we must remember that as born-again
believers our faith is rooted in the belief that we will spend eternity
walking heaven’s streets of gold. And once we realize that every situation on
earth is just temporary, it changes our attitude. No matter what difficulties
life throws our way, we can persevere. “Blessed is the man who perseveres
under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of
life that God has promised to those who love him” ( James 1:11-13).
Patience toward others is grounded in another fruit of the Spirit: love—the kind
of love that puts others’ needs above our own and does not seek personal gain.
Romans 12:10 says: “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one
another above yourselves.”Further Reading
- Psalms 37:7
- Psalms 40:1
- Romans 5:3
Sunday, January 2, 2011
A New Year: Time to Move On in the Spirit
This devotion fits with my reading this morning in 2 Kings 2 about Elijah's mantle falling on Elisha with a double portion anointing. Elisha followed Elijah until the mantle fell on him and then he moved forward in the same spirit but a double portion.
It is time to call for a "new cruse" and cast salt into the water, representative of a fresh, restoration of the Holy Ghost, a fresh anointing. Just "pleasant" (2 Kings 2:19) is not enough. "Merely existing" is no longer acceptable.
Let us begin this new year of 2011 walking in the supernatural, wholly walking in the Spirit, no longer following our own desire or the way people, including, no especially, the religious, say it should be done.
I am resolved to "live by faith in the Son of God" no matter how radical it is or how unreasonable it seems to the mortal mind. I am seeking after Christ with all that I am and pressing in to God's assignment on my life. My only desire is to minister in the Power and Anointing of the Holy Ghost. Will you join me?
Grace and Peace,
Rev. Randy
Walk in the Spirit
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20Have you been merely existing in the Christian life, and not experiencing the
power of the everlasting God?
Then I want you to grab hold of this new year—it’s time to let God work in a new
you! This year you are going to refuse to allow your future to be dictated by
the world…this is the year you’re going to walk in the Spirit!
The Christian life is not complicated, but it is sometimes difficult. Why? It is
not your natural life…it’s your supernatural life. And that means to live
abundantly in Christ, you must let go of your own will and instead depend on
the supernatural power of God and the induement of His Holy Spirit!
Unless you let the Holy Spirit direct your life, you will become controlled by
your own desires and live according to the changing whims of the world.
This year, refuse to be dominated by the flesh. This year, set your mind on the
things of the Spirit so that you can walk in the fullness of His power.Further Reading
- Romans 8:1
- Galatians 5:16-18
- Galatians 6:8