We are God’s handiwork of creation, created in Christ Jesus once you were born again, to do good works, that the Lord prepared in advance for us to do. We all have a purpose in life, a God given purpose that matters to the Lord. Sometimes we use our gifts and talents for the world in ways God is not ok with. Our gifts and talents were given to us in the first place to worship the Lord God Almighty, not the god of this world (Satan). We are on a slippery slope when we use our God given gifts and talents for His enemy Satan. We have a part to play in the Kingdom of God which the rest of the body of Christ is dependent upon for their assignments from God to flourish. Together we are one body with many working parts for the edification of the body of Christ. The Lord is counting on us to walk in line with His teachings and precepts for basic understanding of how God moves in our lives. As we continue seeking the Lord and His righteousness, all the necessary provisions will be added unto us as we’re about our Father’s business. Good works can be, conforming to any and everything having to do with the Gospel of Jesus, and the great commission to go everywhere and spread the good news. We are God’s handiwork of creation, but it is up to each believer to take up their cross and become who they were created to be.

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him. The key to Him answering us is when we call upon Him, it must be from a sincere and truthful heart. God responds to a fervent effectual prayer more so than an indecisive heart (James 5:16). If you are neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth is what God has said in His word (Revelation 3:16). God responds to a burning desire in you, but not one of an inordinate nature. Our best bet is to learn the basic teachings and precepts in God’s word so we can understand how to get answers from Him. The Lord moves in a certain way so His very strategic blessing mechanism has a domino effect, helping others as well at the same time once manifested in our lives. Understanding faith’s valuable purpose in our lives is over half the battle in the good fight of faith. It’s a good fight because we win every time. We believe with strong ever increasing faith that no matter what comes our way, we are more than conquerors through Him to overcome. The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. Satan is the father of lies, so everyone who has been following the father of lies will be cut off and cut out of God’s family. He’s allergic to liars in the worst way, so build your life on truth and never worry about fixing another lie. He’s waiting on the truth from you to answer your call.

‭‭The command of God is to be strong and courageous. That sounds easier said than done from a natural standpoint. Without the Lord’s help, for many it can be a bit much. Depending on what we’re dealing with in life at the time, it could seem impossible to be delivered from our weaknesses, therefore finding it impossible to be strong and courageous. That’s the tone of a weak in faith believer of God’s promises. We are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might (Ephesians 6:10). The Lord would not ask us to do something without Him knowing we could (we must invoke our wills to do it). The disconnect is, God gives His promises based on the expectancy of us fulfilling other areas of His teachings and precepts. Meaning all things work together for our good as we pursue fulfilling all manner of righteousness. Our relationship with God must have some depth to it. It’s like dealing with anybody else, God’s word is conditional. We can be strong in the Lord, and courageous by being strong in our fellowship with Him. The more quality time spent with God, the stronger you will become. It’s not free as far as a cost to your flesh (your feelings or emotions) is concerned. Do not be afraid, and you won’t have to once you’ve made yourself valuable for the Lord’s use. Be strong, Fight! Win!

‭The things we see in this world were made by the One we can’t see. There is no ocular proof of the existence of God other than creation itself. Creation didn’t just happen. The big bang theory could only be about the bang part. The bang may have been the sound of Lucifer getting the holy beat down in heaven and a big kick in his netherlands off to earth out of heaven. That’s the only sound if any concerning the big bang theory. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Genesis 1:1). We either believe the Bible or we can join the world in believing the big bang theory. My description of a theory is, a supposition established upon ignorance of the subject under discussion. The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it belongs to Him (Psalm 24:1-3). By God’s will, was the way all things were brought into being. Everything concerning life on planet earth was figured out by God from the beginning. The animals have basic instincts telling them how to survive. The seasons come every year. The ocean is not allowed to go past a certain point on land. The sun comes up everyday. These things were put into the Devine order by God Himself. All things are held together after creation, by the power of God’s word. His word, (Jesus) is the cohesive force of the universe (Colossians 1:17) amp). So who created everything?

‭Every good and perfect gift is from above. It’s a perfect gift because the Lord gives you the desires of your heart and supplies our needs according to His riches in Glory, which is more than enough. And when He gives He doesn’t add sorry to it. His gifts don’t come with strings attached. The Lord never gives us things and then says later, “I blessed you with that thing you’ve always wanted for years, now you gotta do this for Me”. No, that’s the human way, not the Lord’s. We are known to be “Indian givers”, or with the attitude of, I did this for you, now you gotta hook me up with this, or I want that gift back. Yeah, some folks are that shady, and their flesh is totally involved in the decision making. As we become more of a laborer together with God, He can direct our path more easily. Give, and it shall be given again unto you (Luke 6:38). The quality and quantity of our giving determines our return blessing. So stay clear of selfishness when it comes to giving, for God loves a cheerful giver whose heart is in his giving (2 Corinthians 9:7 amp). The law of reciprocity is always in effect concerning what goes around comes around. As long as the earth remains, seedtime, and harvest will never cease (Genesis 8:22). Become a giving person, and gifts from above will overtake you.

Being the author and perfecter of our faith, Jesus endured the cross scorning it’s shame because He knew the joy that was on the other side. He is now seated on the right hand of the throne of God. He went through all that was necessary for us to become free of sin, and be able to live by faith. Faith is our substitute when we don’t understand the how, what or why of any given situation, or endeavor in life. Jesus fulfilled all manner of righteousness because we could not. We believe by faith we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, (if only we would genuinely believe this). When we look away from all that distracts and invoke our will to keep our eyes on Jesus, we will succeed in life on every turn, challenge, or impossible situation. Jesus even despised and ignored the shame of having to hang on a cross naked before a great audience of haters. His mission, His ministry was all that mattered in His life. All that should matter in life is our God given purpose and destiny. In your purpose all the resources, the direction, and anointing to complete your assignment has been supplied long ago. Spending quality time with the Lord will allow you and God to be on the same page in moving forward. Once a faith believing Christian taps into his or her purpose from God, your life will have all the other stuff you desired added to you. Keep your eyes on Jesus, He’s perfecting your faith, and He knows the way.

Declaring His Glory among the nations and His marvelous deeds among all people is part of the great commission of God. Going into all the world and preaching the gospel is our great commission to fulfill (Mark 16:15). Sharing God’s word and the story of Jesus walking the earth, is the gospel. All that He accomplished, all He had to suffer, and deal with has become our story today. He learned obedience through the things He suffered and so must we (Hebrews 5:8). By going through the storms of life, crisis, or any other strong opposite against our witness for Christ, should be just another day for the strong believers of faith. Sainthood finds its source in suffering. Metal must be tempered, heated, and hammered, and then quickly plunged into cold water. Shortly after it will be known whether it will accept the tempering process or simply fall to pieces. We are that metal in the Lord’s hands. As He shapes and moulds us into who we really are to be, allow the process because then and only then, will we be able to truly declare God’s Glory among the Nations. With experience, and understanding of how and what God brought us through, we can boldly declare His marvelous deeds among all peoples.

We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore we are justified, acquitted, declared righteous, by faith. It is necessary to grasp the fact that we have peace because of Jesus. Jesus became the go between, between God and mankind. He is the mediator before God concerning us (Our Defense Lawyer because of sin). Since Jesus walked in our shoes, having to believe God the same way we do when trouble hits, or crisis comes. Jesus learned obedience through the things He suffered (Hebrews 5:8), and so must we. We learn how to have peace during bad times, yes it is possible, but like anything else of great value, it costs. The peace of God that passes all understanding is available to all who will walk the walk to obtain it. We have been justified by faith so the righteousness we have is not of ourselves. Self righteousness is useless, and will send you to hell if left unchecked. For us to be justified after being born into sin from birth, was a mighty accomplishment by the Lord. Our human spirits become dead to God after the age of accountability (between maybe age 9 through 11). After that time period, best to get saved immediately! To be justified could stand for; Just As If I’d Never Sinned. This is where the born again christian’s reality stands with God today.

To say you forgive someone is one thing, but to have a heart change of forgiveness is far better. When you bring up again that which you said you forgave the other person for, you didn’t have the proper heart change of forgiveness. You mentally agreed to the idea of forgiveness, but your heart was not in it, your emotions had other ideas. So the next time you have a heated discussion, with the same person you supposedly forgave, and you bring up again the last issue you said you forgave that person for, you didn’t forgive them in your heart. Holding a grudge against someone because they offended you, but they recognized their error and asked you to forgive them, but you held on to the offense for some reason. Unforgiveness is wrong on every level, and it will consume the person harboring it. It is a dirty weed spreading a poisonous substance internally eating you alive. Unforgiveness that has festered in a person for months or even years, is a person full of bitterness, strife, no self-control, or kindnesses displayed (you fake it well). Even though you were hurt, disrespected, etc. maybe even in an unwarranted way, what you do with that offense can make or break you for the rest of your life. Deciding to let the offense go, is God’s way. To hold on to the offense is Satan’s way. Forgive now! It’s too costly to keep.

This scripture verse is an epistle written to Christians. Just because we are saved doesn’t mean we are without sin in our flesh. Our bodies have not been redeemed from the curse of the law, only our human spirits have been changed, the real you. It’s that part of us that ascends up to heaven after we die on earth. So, we must still deal with sin in our lives because our flesh has not yet been redeemed. Thank God, He is able to forgive us of our wrong doings because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ. The blood of Jesus which has done away with the sin of the world, now everyone can be free. But when we as Christians mess up, the Lord is faithful and just to forgive us of all sin, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Once we become Born Again Christians, it is vital that we stay aware of the possibility of yielding to temptations, but the habitual sin problem has been eradicated by the blood. It may seem too simple a process but, if we openly confess our sin, He is faithful to forgive you because of His Son’s blood that was spilled for us all. If you can genuinely and wholeheartedly admit to your screw up (sin), and mean it with true repentance, the Lord Himself gives you. The price was paid in full so we don’t have to go to hell personally, and pay that price of sin forever. Next time you miss it and mess up, ask God to forgive you, maybe tell a close friend what you did wrong so pride doesn’t have a place and then, keep it moving like it never happened.