With GOD - April 10, 2014

Scripture: Joshua 6-10
26 At that time Joshua invoked this curse:
“May the curse of the Lord fall on anyone who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho.
At the cost of his firstborn son, he will lay its foundation.
At the cost of his youngest son, he will set up its gates.”
27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his reputation spread throughout the land.
- Joshua 6
1 But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the Lord. 4 So approximately 3,000 warriors were sent, but they were soundly defeated.11 Israel has sinned and broken my covenant! They have stolen some of the things that I commanded must be set apart for me. They have stolen some of the things that I commanded must be set apart for me. And they have not only stolen them but have lied about it and hidden the things among their own belongings. 12 That is why the Israelites are running from their enemies in defeat. For now Israel itself has been set apart for destruction. I will not remain with you any longer unless you destroy the things among you that were set apart for destruction.

- Joshua 7

14 There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day! - Joshua 10
Message:
We cannot go against GOD for we will be against everything. It is wise to go for GOD and walk in His will, for If GOD is for us, no one can be against us. 

Observation/Promise:
When the LORD instructs us, we ought to obey and do it right away. We cannot reverse what the LORD has promised us and we cannot back out on when we have vowed to go with GOD. For when we turn our back and rebuild our evil ways that were supposedly set apart for destruction, we will be cursed and eventually destroyed. We only have to move forward with GOD, no matter how fierce the battle, you will not be harmed as long as you stay with GOD and be faithful to Him. There will be many things that will attempt to steal our hearts away from GOD but remember this, no riches or wealth, can ever fulfill what GOD can do in your life. No one can take GOD's place, He alone is to be worshipped and revered. With GOD we will always win.

Application/Command:
What the LORD has destroyed to not built up. Do not be enticed by your old ways of sin and lustful desires. Remove everything that the LORD has told you to remove, set your life apart for the LORD alone. He will not tolerate the slightest of sin, even though He is merciful and compassionate but HE will make sure that no evil will be able to conquer you so take away everything set apart for destruction or else you will be destroyed along with it. 

Blessed - April 2, 2014

Scripture: Psalms 1-2

1 How blessed are those who reject the advice of the wicked,
don’t stand on the way of sinners or sit where scoffers sit!
2 Their delight is in Adonai’s Torah;
on his Torah they meditate day and night.
3 They are like trees planted by streams —they bear their fruit in season,
their leaves never wither, everything they do succeeds.
6 For Adonai watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked is doomed.- Psalm 1
6 “I myself have installed my king on Tziyon, my holy mountain.”
7 “I will proclaim the decree: Adonai said to me,
‘You are my son; today I became your father.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance;
the whole wide world will be your possession.
9 You will break them with an iron rod, shatter them like a clay pot.’” - Psalm 2


Message:
Blessed are those who Belong to the Lord!

Observation/Promise:
Everyone living on the earth came from GOD, because He created us all, but not all us belong to the GOD of Israel. There's many GOD's that people chose to worship, but there's only one true GOD and He is the GOD of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. You will know you belong to the true and living GOD because you are blessed beyond measure and His favor follows you around giving you all that you need and more. You are fruitful even when others doubt you, GOD will give you authority to overcome every struggle, and victory in every battle, you are always victorious and you carry the joy of GOD wherever you go.

Application/Command:
If you want to have more of GOD, if you want to deepen a divine connection with Him, seek Him through His word. Read and meditate on the Bible, take hold of every promise GOD gives to you and delight upon the laws and decrees of GOD. Think about what HE wants to do in your life, ask this of Him. Be righteous, not by being right all the time, but through your faith and trust in Yeshua GOD's Son. Having faith in Yeshua is what makes you righteous. Depending on the LORD will give you victory in all things, prosperity and success with everything you do. Trusting in GOD will make you invincible, no matter what happens in your life, you will have undeniable joy and peace that surpasses all understanding. If you do not belong to GOD, then you belong to the dark side. There's no other sides, there's only GOD and the devil. Chose GOD, you won't regret it! Chose to be Blessed.

The delight of GOD - March 26, 2014

Scripture: Psalms 149-150

2 O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.
3 Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.
4 For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
5 Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. 

Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.
6 Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands—
7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains,
9 to execute the judgment written against them. 

This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.3 2 

Message: 
The LORD delights in His People

Observation/Promise:
We delight in many things, we delight in simple things like food and in clothes, cars, and vacations. We delight in our children, our families, our achievement, our plans. But the Lord GOD of the Universe creator of all things, delights in His people. His children, the humble, those that need Him, hearts that seek Him, even broken hearts, He cares with fragility because it is precious to Him. He delights in our love, in our joys, in everything we do for GOD, HE delights in them.

Application/Command: 
Since we know that GOD delights in us, may we always seek GOD with our hearts and when we serve GOD, may we always serve Him with all our strength. Let us not take for granted the love of GOD for us, let us always honor Him with our actions, and thoughts. The delight of GOD is us and no matter what situation we are in life, whether in hardship or in joy, trying or success, GOD is looking after us and HE is actively participating in our lives, whether we know it or not. For He delights in our victory for He is the giver of victory. So Praise the LORD you who belong to the LORD, for He is faithful and He has given you all you need in life to prosper and succeed. He has given you Himself, take Him!!!

Everyday Be Prepared - February 24, 2014

Scripture: Deuteronomy 20-22

“When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!2 When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. 3 He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them. 4 For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’8 “Then the officers will also say, ‘Is anyone here afraid or worried? If you are, you may go home before you frighten anyone else.’ 9 When the officers have finished speaking to their troops, they will appoint the unit commanders.

10 “As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace. 11 If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor.12 But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. - Deuteronomy 20

Message:

When the LORD brings you to battle, do not be afraid but fight against your enemies, have courage! If the Lord leads you to fight, it means you will surely have the victory.

Promise/Observation:

In this world, we face many battles. I have recently been talking to GOD about how tiring this world can be because we have to fight many battles. But in every battle that the LORD leads you to fight, it means that HE will surely bring you the victory. There are battles that you should not fight because GOD has not lead you there. We should all know what battles GOD has led us to fight and avoid battles that are not meant for us because we will surely lose. Always give a chance to your enemies, if they offer peace, then do not fight with them. But if they refuse to make peace, then that is the time to fight.

Command/Application:

Prepare for battle, everyday always have a mindset that you are in a spiritual battle. Always be prepared for it by how Ephesians 6:13-18

13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.[d]16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.[e] 17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.[f]

Do not be afraid. Do not lose heart. Do not panic. Do not tremble before your enemies. Stand firm. Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power! - Ephesians 6:10

Power of Praise - Feb 19, 2014

1 Scripture:
Praise the Lord, all you servantsof the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord. - Psalm 134:1
Give praise to the name ofAdonai! Servants of Adonai, give praise!
You who stand in the house ofAdonai, in the courtyards of the house of our God, praise Yah, for Adonai is good; sing to his name, because it is pleasant.
-Psalm 135:1-3
Give thanks to Adonai, for he is good, for his grace continues forever. 23 who remembers us whenever we are brought low, for his grace continues forever; 24 and rescues us from our enemies for his grace continues forever; 25 who provides food for every living creature, for his grace continues forever.
- Psalm 136:1,23-25

Thoughts:

Even though I am still broken hearted, I have been surrendering every event to the Lord.

I have been praying aloud and vigorously for the protection of GOD in our territory. That every human, creature, thing or anything in this house will not be harmed or touched by any evil thing. That no evil creature or spirit can pass through the borders of my home and it's property because this house belongs to GOD and I declared that our home is GOD's home. I asked GOD for many angels to come and protect us during the night cause there are too many dogs that died because a monster bit them called the sigbin. I thought that it's a myth, but I saw the bite marks of those evil creature and I'm just angry that they could just easily come into GOD's property. 

Message/Obersvation/Promise:

The Angles have come to minister at night by protecting GOD's house, our home. They are praising GOD as they protect, and watch over our territory. Yes they are singing GOD's praises and this is how victory is won during times of battles.

Command/Application:

Praise the LORD! Even though in hard times, true worship is when you praise GOD despite of your broken heart and sadness. When we praise GOD despite our circumstance, we receive the victory that HE longs to give us because we are trusting in HIM and enlarging our faith that HE is GOD and He is good. We have to remember what HE has done, He has done many great things and these things should not be forgotten but are to be forces that enable us to praise GOD again and again.

Sharing the Victory

21 Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully. 22 But some evil troublemakers among David’s men said, “They didn’t go with us, so they can’t have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone.”
23 But David said, “No, my brothers! Don’t be selfish with what the Lord has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the band of raiders that attacked us. 24 Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.” 25 From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today.

- 1 Samuel 30

When the LORD gave the victory to David, losing not a single thing from his camp when his enemies captured their valuables and family's, David was as humble as he could be. When some trouble makers refused to share their victory to their other brothers who couldn't fight alongside with them because they had no strength left, David rebuked them saying "Don't be selfish!" For David understood that whatever they had was given by GOD and not by their own strength and might. 

When we pray for something and fight for what GOD has given us, we ask others to pray with us and fight with us into that which we are believing GOD for. But when others have lost the strength to fight with us, we should not condemn them for not being able to sustain their strength for GOD alone can give the strength to people according to HIS will. Let us not ridicule others for being weak or faint hearted but we have to share the blessings and victories that GOD has given us with them because this will surely encourage them and strengthen in their battles in the future. Remembering that if we don't give up the faith, the LORD will not fail or disappoint us but HE will always deliver what HE said HE will do. So share your victories so that others will be victorious in their walk too.

The Invisible War

45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.46 Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! 47 And everyone assembled here will know that the Lord rescues his people, but not with sword and spear. This is the Lord’s battle, and he will give you to us!”

- 1 Samuel 17

There is a battle going on everyday of our lives, we cannot see them as real war but it is in the invisible spiritual realm that we wage war with. We should not be complacent in our faith and walk with GOD because we are in a battle. We have an enemy that seeks to destroy us from time to time. We do not fight against this enemy because we are not strong enough to fight but we depend on GOD and His word to give us the victory. As David had said, the battle is the LORD's and He will give it to us. But are we asking GOD to fight for us? How can we win this great invisible war? What is the rewards of our victory?

We win when we know we are joyful, when we have peace, when we are satisfied and content in the LORD. When we know that we are blessed and strive to share these blessings with others. Feelings of depression and anxiety are the arrows of the enemy that strikes us. Do we put on the full armor of GOD as Ephesians 6:10-18 told us to do? His word has given us all we need to win the victory, the battle is not ours but we need to do our part in the invisible war:

14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. 15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. 17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Battling Depression

4 The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.
5 The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
6 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.

30 God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true.
He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
31 For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?
32 God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.
33 He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
34 He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
35 You have given me your shield of victory. 

Your right hand supports me; your help has made me great.

- Psalm 18:30-35

Rope of death, floods of destruction, seems like David was battling with depression as modern day people like us do. When everything seems so dark in our lives there escape left but death to think about, where do we run to? Who do we cry for help? Most of us go to the Doctor, Psychologists or Counselors and yes they do help us but who is the one that changes everything in our lives? Who is that one person who gives life back to us when all we think about is death??? Only GOD, HE is the only Savior for every human being.

When we cry out to GOD, He never fails to hear us. Even when we think no one hears us. The Bible says, HE always hears. For HE is the only GOD who is able to strengthen us when we are weak. He makes are feet sure enabling us to stand when we are falling. He trains us to fight the daily battles in life and gives us the victory! Now who could ever help us fight with depression more than the One who has created us and is with us in every moment of our lives??? Are you battlind depression? Fight with the One who can give you the victory!