#251

The voice of the Lord God speaks and declares his testimony of faith and faithfulness. Nothing is too hard for him. He is the Creator. The worlds were framed by the word of God. The things which are seen were not made of things which appear. Though I do not see the completed work, I know of a truth, that it is already completed. By faith, I understand it. God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. God moved upon the face of the waters and said, "Let there be light: and there was light." This is too hard for man to perform, but it was not too hard for him. I cease comparing what shall be with what I can do and what man can do. God is not a man that he should lie. He is God, and he can do all things. He finished the heavens and the earth and all the host of the things in the heavens. He created man in his own image; in the image of God, he created him, male and female. God began with dust and ended with man; therefore, he can begin with this church and end with an awesome revival. I cannot be saved if I cannot believe what he has said.

 

 

#252

I agree not to allow my small mind to interfere with the big thing that God is doing. All of the fruit from the mind of unbelief shall be resisted by the force of the author of this faith. The Lord has made every plant of the field before it was in the earth and every herb of the field before it grew, for he had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. A mist came up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. God formed man out of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. I believe this; therefore, I know that he will make many sons and daughters from this congregation. He made Eve from one of Adam's ribs, and he is not limited to make a mighty congregation from that which I see. I note the shape of a rib. There is no relationship between the shape of a rib and the shape of a woman. The difference between a rib and a woman was not a factor in whether the Lord could make a woman from a rib. I purpose to cease my assuming after the flesh, and I rise up to live after the spirit and faith. Jesus is God, and he does all things well.

 

 

#253

To whom much is given, much is required. I do not take God for granted because he has blessed me and given me much. Responsibility lies in my bosom also. My treasures are no good without accountability. The liability created by irresponsibility will cause the fall of a person with the greatest faith. My faith can be immovable, steadfast, and unswerving, yet my choices can be tragic for me and others if I act without love, humility, and wisdom. I consider who I am and whom I belong to. I am not my own, neither are those that I lead mine. I am his and so are the people. I make up my mind not to follow those who travel the high path of self-exaltation and self-will. I have come to the entrance of the low road, and I consider the grace that is only found as I continually walk in the low path of humility. I accept the wrong that has been done to me now and in the future. The wrong done to me is cushioned by God's love and the truth. I behold the joy at the end of the low road where suffering for his name's sake is an honor, and a place with him is reserved.

Tragedy viewed by prophecy, with grace to judge myself beforehand, is a great blessing. Tragedy viewed by experience from hell is the greatest damnation. I examine myself, and I know that my heart is not right and pure. Grace has come to me today in a very special manner. Grace has brought unto me conviction and the opportunity to follow it to the altar of love. Grace endows me with power to offer myself upon the altar of love for those who have despitefully used me. Grace enlightens my eyes to see the needs of those too weak to be fair and merciful toward me. Grace projects the emptiness of a life that can only claim vengeance against those who sought to harm me. I will allow the vision of grace to show me the beauty of a life on the altar for others and the misery of a life that has been lord over others without love.

 

 

#254

Everyone must vanish from this life. My life is only a vapor. Though men rule over others, they must vanish from their rulership and bow at the name of Jesus. I purpose to rule over others the way I must bow at his name. Humility pauses to allow me to come aboard. I will not attempt to journey across the dark, cold sea of death in a vehicle of pride and selfishness. Only humility will access the grace that will propel me through this time of extreme coldness. The love of many has waxed colder than ever before. I will not become shipwrecked with the masses. I have examined the condition of my heart today. I will not allow my life to become an open autopsy of one who could have succeeded if I had really loved others. My exterior works may shine before man, but it does not profit me anything if my interior heart and motives are not pure in the Lord's sight.

I fall at the feet of Jesus, and I receive the mercy being offered me. His grace is sufficient. All who abandon pride and vengeance shall not crash on the wreckage in the cold sea. God has equipped me with love inside. I follow charity and place vengeance in his hands. It is time to weep. This is the time to cry. I have found grace in his sight. Grace shall support me while wrong inflicts me during times of sincerity and prayer for my persecutors.

I pour out my tears upon the altar, and the Lord will create within me a new heart of love for others. I am broken upon this rock of conviction. The brokenness of my heart shall allow his purity to shine in me then will I see God and desire his attitude and his love for those who treat me wrong. Christ died for his enemies. I will not die for my enemies. Since I will not die for them, then I will seek a renewal of my heart and my spirit before I attempt to journey across the cold sea ahead of me. Love is here for me. I determine to allow his love to minister to me and then I will be lifted beyond myself by the resurrection that lifted Christ from the cold chambers of the grave.

The Rhema words were not given to condemn me but to save me from taking the Lord for granted and to allow me to save myself from this untoward generation. I judge myself, and now I will not be judged. I examine myself, and I will be honest about my own needs of mercy, grace, and love. I now go and give these things to others who do not deserve them.

 

 

#255

I awaken out of sleep, and God will give me light. I will not wait on the lashes of the enemy to come against my back to awaken me unto the grace within my heart. God has brought to my remembrance the many things that he has delivered me from. I count all these things joy that have choked away my pleasures. I keep in mind that I deserved to die in the floods of the past. I should have drowned in the waters of trouble, which went over my head. It was not my own struggles that gave me strength to escape the belly of the floods of trouble, but it was God's grace enabling me to wash upon the shores of life.

I open my eyes, and I view the past scenes of tragedy where many lay dead in their trespasses and sins, yet I am alive today with an opportunity to praise the name of the God that kept me alive. Many of my friends died in their sins while serving themselves and the gods of religion. I survived the clutches of idolatry, and by grace, I came up out of the horrible pit of religion. By God's grace, he brought me to the dry ground of the chief cornerstone. The rope of love did not leave me in the dark dungeon of despair while he rescued others, but the Lord brought me along with others. He stretched his hand to some of my friends, and they rejected his help. I will not reject his offer of mercy after being delivered from such horrible blindness of heart. I have come to reason together with the Lord, and he will show me of his easy yoke and his light burden again. I no longer yoke myself with the strength of human reasoning, but I yoke myself with Jesus, and I rest while he shows me of an easier way. I have trusted in self and man too long. I have said that I have trusted in God, but I must learn to trust in him as Paul trusted in him.

 

 

#256

There are many that have not bowed to the gods of the world and have trusted in Jesus with all their hearts. I behold the teachings of love in store for me; therefore, I will not fear. His yoke is easy, and his burden is light. The yokes of the world are rooted in pride. Unbelief is the soil for the roots of pride to flourish. I have looked at the tares and behold their emptiness that they have drawn from the soil of unbelief. There is nothing truly spiritual in the world. All is vanity and foolish. The acts of the world are mere distractions and entertainment for the fallen angels of the darkness. I determine not to be a character in their dramas of death. The prince of the power of the air works to include me in his amusement so that I may be on the diet of death itself. I will not allow the trumpets of death to play taps for me, but I tune my senses to the voice of the Lord. He shall descend with the voice of an archangel, and those who love his appearing shall hear his voice. There is no way to love his appearing if I find his commandments grievous. God has said, "Seek you first the kingdom of God and his righteousness." Therefore, I cease my search for success and fame, and now will all the things that God desires to send me become mine by the hand of multiplication. Success in Christ Jesus is not obtained as success is awarded to the worshippers of the gods of the world. I will stumble in the day if my faith is in self and human ability. I will not use human ability against principalities and powers of the regions of the darkness of this world, but I take unto myself the whole armor of God.

I cast off pride because there is no way that I can wear the armor of God without the undergarments of humility. There is no way for me to wear outer garments of darkness and the armor of God also. I cast off the outer works of darkness so that I may wear the armor of God. No one can eat at God's table and the table of devils also. The enemy has come to offer me his rewards on the platters of compromise. I keep in mind that God has sent me to be a testimony of his power and his glory. I remember that I am his witness and not the witness of the enemy. Compromise is a deadly tactic of the enemy. It is aligned against God's warriors to distract them from his goodness and mercy in order to smite from the back. I know that compromise is a deadly enemy, not a harmless game or entertainment. Every spirit of the darkness is armed with the weapons of compromise. I will beware lest I sell the truth for empty rewards and the praises of man. I have taken up my spiritual weapons by the hands of trust. Now I will continue to trust in God that the weapons of my warfare may be swung with accuracy and confidence and not stilled by doubt and fear. In the hearts of those who have allowed love to abide, there is peace in the face of judgment by the courts of the enemy. In the hearts of those who truly believe, life is not viewed by eyes that seek to save their lives.

 

 

#257

God's grace has spoken unto my mountains. It has voiced a good profession on my behalf. The voice of grace has not been silent while I have slumbered in my prayer relationship. Grace has continually worked to free me from my self-imposed judgment against myself. The morning has found me free of the struggle of the past because grace untied me and led me to the altar of everlasting love. I had taken so many things for granted, but love granted forbearance and issued the blessedness of the Lord. If my sins and iniquities had been imputed unto me, the web of the wicked one would hold me fast today.

I am blessed and counted righteous because of faith. Faith's measure is sufficient for the imputation of righteousness to prevail and voice effectual prayers that will still the storm of adversity from within me. He is greater than all things, and he lives inside of me; therefore, I look unto him, my strength, and he will show me the power of God that is always against this inside warrior. The flesh wars against the Spirit. The flesh is weak and profits nothing. I determine to lean no longer upon desires for stability and fruitfulness. Faith is not dependent upon desires and feelings. I have fallen short many times because I have waited on desire and feelings.

God has told me to look unto ever-abiding faith and grace and then will I be empowered with a spiritual force that is not dependent upon the fuel of desire and feelings. Faith is given to me. Its fruit will not wither in the face of listless feelings and demonic rage. Faith will speak beyond the grave. It is not a wonder that faith will speak in the face of my feelings and tormenting devils. I must not be a worshipper whose expressions are dependent upon feelings for a gratifying relationship with God. This is not true worship. I do not walk by feelings. I walk by faith. Now I purpose to rise up continually in the mornings and walk by the faith of Jesus Christ that is within me. Grace has provided me with renewed strength and new legs for my faith. Now I seize the renewal of his righteousness in my life.

 

 

#258

The Lord has begotten me unto a lively hope. The lively hope granted me will not make me ashamed. Shame has been defeated. Because I believe, I have been planted together with him into the likeness of his death and granted the benefits of the resurrection. His cross has been endured, and the shame of sin despised. The joy of redemption was seized and set before him. This glorious joy of redemption is now mine for strength.

I sound the horns of praise and declare the victorious joy that cannot be captured by the scheme of sadness. Sorrow and sighing are bundled together and cast upon fleeing horses. As riders, they journey beyond the horizon of joy. Joy's horizon is firmly fixed. It is not removed from the foundation of strength. I shall lift my eyes again to love's height if I can. The benefits of the banner over me cannot be numbered; therefore, I will go forth with my banner of everlasting praise. Everlasting joy is upon my head. The joy of Messiah is within. I choose to open the gates of praise, and the strength of joy shall flood the palaces and strongholds that resist me.

Confidence is not defeated. Integrity is not dead. Character is not marred. Faithfulness is not erased from the earth. The clouds of trouble have flown through lives. They have cast the temporal shadows of spiritual barrenness and blindness. They are as a giant fog. However, their time is over, and the sunshine of victory's beam has broken through. I have decided to forecast victory's reality. I will proclaim the light from shore to shore. I am determined to shout the vibrant praises of victory, for its light refuses to live in the darkness of the clouds of trouble.

I will break forth unto joy. I choose to rend the garments of heaviness, and adorn myself with the garments of praise. I choose to get dressed in the royal garments of thanksgiving and write my signature of redemption. I sign on the dotted lines of uncertainty. I have been given the authority to sign the family name. Now I take my pen of the ready writer and sign my name for my release. The Lord has released me from every prison of the darkness. Light is mine. The release of the light within me has expressed a language only interpreted by the angels and the redeemed.

I choose to come and follow the light through the corridors of the world. Its language commands respect, and its effect warrants liberty. I will come and follow the light of praise. It is the outward expression of inner joy. I must wear the testimony of praise to the throne of grace, and his name shall touch the lips that offer glory. I am loosed, not bound. I am freed, not captured. I am healed, not sick. I am redeemed. I go and say that I am.

 

 

#259

If God were a man, he would cast me out with the hypocrites of the age. He is God and not a man. He has not dealt with me as man deals with me. His lovingkindness and tender mercies have become a pathway for my feet. His love is a vehicle of faithful transportation for my journey to heaven. I look to God's love, which is mine because I am his. He has granted me the grace that I have received. I did not pry grace from his being. He freely gave me grace for his own sake. For his name's sake, he has saved me from myself. He has granted me a place around his throne that he may give me what I need to be pleasing in his sight.

I choose to release my fears and my frustrations into his hands. He is a consuming fire. The fire of his love shall bring to naught all the frustrating things that hinder me. The fire of this great love is consuming the putrefaction of self-righteousness. All of my righteousness is as the filthy rags of religion and human reasoning. He has granted me a new understanding of his way and his thoughts. I look again to the mind of Christ, and I will be endowed with true power from on high instead of the limited power of my own mind.

The Lord made this day. I determine to be glad and rejoice in the day of salvation. I found the throne today. I have found the King of the throne room. He is always exalted. I must magnify him in the presence of the trouble of the hour. He is greater than trouble. He is greater than the wicked of the hour. None will contend with his power in this age of hopelessness. He has all power. I lean on this power, and I will find the awesome expression necessary for ministry and acceptance with man.

I have presented myself. I have leaned toward my own understanding and allowed complacency to dominate my life. God has brought me back to my first love. I now abide in the room of love and reverence for my God. As I reverence him in sincerity and truth, I will find the newness of what he has prepared for me. He has prepared a table of fresh water, bread, and wine for my journey. I take the preparation of the Lord God and eat it in faith. He has fed me by his Spirit and granted me the communion of prayer and worship. He has renewed me in my faith and strengthened me by the resurrection power of love. I am revived and equipped with the spiritual tools of ministry. I purpose to lift my voice and preach the gospel. He is in me to do a work that I will not believe. I must go and proclaim all of the words that he has placed in my mouth.

 

 

#260

The gift and the calling of the Lord God are without repentance. God has not gifted me and revoked the gift. He has not called me and sent me back to the darkness. He has planned a complete work in me. I do not look at the fallen oaks in the ditches of religion and attempt to determine his plan for my life. God has not dealt with me according to the principles of traditions and assumptions of men. The world does not know him; therefore, I do not look to the world to determine his will for my life.

God has granted me a relationship with him. Though I have fallen short and missed the mark of righteousness, he has not cast me aside into the ditches of condemnation. He has already written victory in my life. I purpose to live out the victory that is alive in me by love. Love has given birth to victory in me. Love has sent forth an understanding of the complex problems that I must deal with. Love has embraced wisdom and brought it forth for this very hour. God has not left me without counsel; therefore, I lift up my head to the answers in me through the mind of Christ.

I will not be intimidated because of the size of this present problem. Jesus is bigger than all of my problems. The voice of intimidation has sent fear into the world. I will not listen to his big voice. He has no authority over me. The Lord has drawn a giant near my presence to be slain. He is raising up giant killers for these last days. I do not fear the giant in my presence, but I am confident of his defeat by the hand of God's righteousness. The Lord has already destined his defeat and shame in my face. He shall behold the words of my mouth and be silenced by the power of the life that is in the words. I am confident of this victory, for God has ordained it and commanded it. I lift up my voice in thanksgiving, and I am freed from the doubts and fears in the realm all about me. He has sent forth quietness into my presence. Now I abide in the quiet realm granted by God's grace and love.

 

 

#261

I lift up my heart in thanksgiving. God has placed contentment inside of me; therefore, I show forth the might of thanksgiving. I am not too weak to show forth his praises. He called me out of darkness and drew me into marvelous light. Now I offer the sacrifice of praise to him continually, that is, the fruit of my lips giving thanks unto the name of Jesus.

God has been good to me. Thousands have fallen by my side. I look on my right hand and behold the tens of thousands that have fallen on my right hand. Over the world, there are fallen soldiers who thought they stood but were not standing. I could have been in the number of those who went from him, but his grace and love constrained me.

The blessing of God's goodness abides in my home. The light of a sound mind resides inside of me. The light of revelation has not gone out with my slothfulness. God has allowed it to continue shining even though I have failed. His grace and mercy have been constant companions with me. My little one has been kept from the wicked spirits that have perverted and destroyed many. The sacrifice of praise should not be a burden, for the benefits granted me have produced peace, a sound mind, and the joy of knowing that my family is secure in Jesus. I spend the currency of praise this morning, and I will be rewarded with greater contentment.

The Lord has satisfied my mouth with good things. Strength abides in me and the assurance of revival burns in my bones. I continue with a heart of thanksgiving and soar into the heavenly places of revelation and obedience. A heart of thanksgiving will assure me that the vultures of lust and pride will not capture me and bind me with the chains of corruption, destruction, and total defeat. God has quickened my mind to the importance of thanksgiving. Now I am thankful for the grace that I have found.

 

 

#262

God's love constrained me at the door of self-justification. It removed pride from my face and caused me to humble myself to pray. Prayer has eluded many. Humility has withered in the face of the mighty. I dwell not in the dry gardens of false humility. This attitude is a withered virtue and an unwanted weed in his presence.

God has sought the true worshippers. I humble myself and pray then will thanksgiving's voice resound the fullness of his glory in my life. I open my mouth wide today and talk of his glory. I show forth the testimony of God's power with lips of grace. He has touched my mind and lips with a coal from the altar of love. I am assured that all grace is present where he is truly Lord. He is able to make all grace abound toward me that I, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.

There is work to do. I offer praise for the goodness of God and the wonderful works to the children of men. I allow the sacrifice of thanksgiving to be offered with joy and declare his works with rejoicing. I still the enemy and the avenger by choosing to offer thanksgiving and praise unto Jesus instead of exchanging words with my enemies and fighting them in my own strength. God will rebuke the enemy in response to this attitude of babes and infants that suck the breast. I focus on thanksgiving unto the Lord and behold the lessons taught to my enemies because of thanksgiving's response. I hear these words and do them then will I grow in love and faith.

 

 

#263

The bright light of grace is shining in my life. This great light assures me of clarity and direction. God has made my path plain. He has allowed me to see, hear, and know. The way of a transgressor is hard. The Lord has given me a desire for his yoke. I will wear it with thanksgiving, and joy shall be my constant strength at every point of need. Joy is not possible without the Lord. The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Jesus is the Holy Ghost, and I cannot do anything without him. He has come upon me and so has his power. Power is stretching forth its mighty virtue. The assets of his power are vast. I have considered the wealth of his power.

God's power is a rich resource. It is unlimited. I purpose not be limited in this life, for God's power can afford all things. With men, things are impossible, but with God, all things are possible. The Holy Ghost has come upon me, and I have received power. These are not idle words spoken in my ears. This is reality. I must realize the truth of these words. In the past, I have simply uttered words without really comprehending what I was saying. God is quickening my heart and mind to the reality of what is happening to me. The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead dwells in me. It is quickening power. It has made me alive and continues to vitalize me in every way.

 

 

#264

God's power is furnishing me with new confidence in him. My mind has been quickened. He has sent me to declare the Living Word. He did not send me without the Spirit of life. I will open my mouth and speak. The same Spirit that dwells in me will quicken others. The Spirit of life is the Spirit of Christ. Those who do not have the Spirit of Christ are not his. Christ is in those who are his. The body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Now I will behold the mighty expression of life's power. I am a joint-heir to this quickening power. This power operates in me as it operated in Christ.

I hear the voice of the Spirit of adoption. It is bearing witness with my spirit that I am a child of God. The sufferings of the children of God are not indications of their poverty. The heirs suffer with Christ that they may be glorified with him. I will not despise the wealth of my sufferings, for the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in me. God has quickened my mind and spirit. I am revived. I am made alive and full of faith and power. I believe.

I will not doubt God's words to me. He is rich in mercy. His great love that he has loved me with when I was dead in sins has quickened me together with Christ. He raised me up together with Christ and made me sit together with him in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. By his kindness, the exceeding riches of his grace are being revealed. The mirror of kindness shall provide new images of compassion, thoughtfulness, and gentleness for me. I behold how kind God has been toward me. I determine to manifest these things to others. I will be inspired to consider others and help them. The exceeding riches of his grace do not use cruelty, brutality, malice, and harshness as resources. The riches of his grace are treasure houses of kindness and compassion. The light has shined unto me today. I will go and shine unto others.

 

 

#265

God has not made men my leaning post, neither has he made flesh my arm. I have looked upon the arm of flesh and counted it as security. There is no security in man, for man's days are like grass, which grows up and then is gone. In the morning, grass will flourish and grow up. In the evening, grass is cut down and withers.

I place my hope in God. He is eternal. The heavens shall perish, but he shall endure. All of the heavens shall wax old like a garment, and as a vesture, he shall change them. Jesus is the same, and his years have no end. He has given me his word. A living word abides in me. The written word has become Rhema unto me. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but God's words shall not pass away.

The word in me shall not be shaken. It is the word of the kingdom, which cannot be moved. God has given me grace so that I may serve him acceptably with reverence and godly fear. His word is like a fire, and he is a consuming fire. I will look to him. He is keeping me, not man. The heavens and the earth are kept in store by his word and so am I.

The arm of flesh searches for the weak. Spirits of deception are using arms of flesh. By grace, I will not be deceived by another arm of dependency. Man is as the dust. His days are as grass and as a flower of the field. The wind passes over the field where a flower flourishes and the flower is gone. The place where it stood will not know it anymore. I determine to look to the arm of mercy. It is from everlasting to everlasting.

 

 

#266

Jesus is the Eternal Spirit. A thousand years in his sight are as yesterday when it is past. It is as a watch in the night. Man is as grass. He withers and fades, but the word of God shall stand forever. I come unto God with singing. He has placed everlasting joy upon my head. Gladness and joy are mine. Sorrow and mourning are lifted unto a flight away from my presence. As a reward for my trust in him, comfort has come from the Comforter. The words spoken in my ears have also imprisoned the fear of man. Man shall die. The sons of men are as grass; therefore I will not fear them.

I consider my maker, the Lord Jesus, that has stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. He has placed his words in my mouth and covered me in the shadow of his hand. I abide in the shade of his love. The fire of the trial shall not scorch me. The flood of the adversary shall not drown me, and the schemes of my enemies shall be folded as a garment. The Lord shall cast their schemes back into their faces, and I shall continue in my heritage that he gave me. I will not serve my enemies, for I have not made flesh my arm. By God's grace, he has kept me, and my heart has not departed from the Lord. My eyes have been opened to the good at my door. God turned me away from the parched places in the wilderness of the last days and blessed me because I trusted in him. He is my hope. I determine to allow the Lord to remain my hope, for he is the hope of glory.

 

 

#267

The name of Jesus has been given to me. It is the highest name in heaven and in earth. God has honored me by giving me his name. For his name's sake, he is leading me in the path of righteousness. He is the King of righteousness. Jesus is King of a kingdom. His kingdom is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. It has been placed inside of me. I will not serve as the lord over his kingdom within me. I will crown him the Lord of my life by my faith, obedience, love, and praise.

Many claim to have him without being filled with his Spirit. Some claim to have him but deny that he is God. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. No one can rule the kingdom of God except the King of righteousness and the King of peace.

God has imputed righteousness unto me by faith. As Abraham believed and was counted righteous, so has he counted me righteous. I accept the honor of right standing that has been granted me, and I allow the blood of Christ to purge my conscience from all of my dead works to serve the Living God. My conscience has played its reviews of my past, my failures, my sins, and even my successes as I approached his throne for communion and fellowship. These reviews are unwanted and unnecessary expressions that have caused me to list myself with the unbelievers and those who have no faith. God has come to purge my conscience of these listings that have hindered the activity of my gift. He has sanctified me in every way. I will release these listings that are replayed and reviewed by my conscience each time I approach him. These things have been at the root of all my struggles and defeats. I cease recycling these things. I give God my conscience, and he will empty it of these dead things.

 

 

#268

God has granted me mercy according to his lovingkindness and the multitude of his tender mercies. My sins and transgressions have been blotted out. He washed me in the waters of his name. He washed me thoroughly from my iniquities and cleansed me from all my sins. My judgment has been cloudy. I do not always speak from the platform of justification. By grace, through faith, God has purged me and made me clean. He is not hiding from me. He blotted out my transgression and created within me a clean heart. He has renewed a right spirit within me.

I am blessed, and my eyes can behold the invisible things of the kingdom. I will go and teach transgressors his ways, for by the purging of my conscience, he has restored unto me the joy of his salvation. Sinners are waiting to be converted unto him. I will take this message of the glorious gospel and the forgiveness of sins unto them and teach them of the power of purging their conscience of dead works then they will not serve themselves and gods that cannot see, hear, or talk. I will teach them this truth, and their tongues shall sing aloud of God's righteousness and the kingdom of God. I determine to go and preach Jesus, the King of this kingdom and the Lord, my God. It is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." I rejoice. God has revealed himself unto me. I purpose to serve him, the Living God.

 

 

#269

God has not drawn me to prayer for me to pour out my pity and misunderstandings. He has drawn me to prayer for communion and fellowship. Many of the things that I am concerned about arise out of unbelief. Unbelief has presented me pitiful images and thoughts concerning myself. Unbelief has fashioned monuments of misunderstanding in my mind. I will allow the purging of my conscience as I die daily on the altar of praise. The sacrifice of praise on my part is necessary in our communion and fellowship. I am determined not to bypass the sacrifice of praise. Unbelief laid a trap for me and diverted me unto serving myself. Out of the heart of selfishness, my pity and misunderstandings surfaced. I receive the yoke of the Lord. I adorn it, and now the heaviness of pity and misunderstanding is lifted. I will serve the Lord with gladness. I come before his presence with singing, enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and come into his courts with praise. Dead works are barred from the avenue of true praise. Jesus is a consuming fire. I now know the power of love's fire as he burns up all of my dead works.

 

 

#270

I fell to my knees, but my heart was upon myself and my assumed needs. Standing or kneeling is not an issue with the Lord. The state of my heart is the issue that he is taking up with me. The place where I pray or the position of my prayer posture is not sacred. He is seeking true worshippers. I worship in spirit and in truth. Now will I behold him as the focal point of my worship. Many are draped around the altars of vanity. They thought that they would be heard because of their many words spoken. Some are on their knees thinking that God will hear them because they have bowed. The Lord has said, "Offer unto me the sacrifice of praise, and bring me godly sorrow then will you find the heavenly altar where the offering of Christ has already been offered for you." God is the Eternal Spirit. He is seeking true worshippers to serve him, the Living God, in spirit and in truth. If my worship is in spirit and in truth, then I should pray as Christ prayed. If my worship is in spirit and in truth, then I should honor the truth concerning the works of Christ as the chief cornerstone of my faith and not my own works. Christ is the focal point. I determine to return unto true prayer. In true prayer, God's works and his words are honored and not my own thoughts and works. I lift my hands in praise. God has forgiven me; therefore, I am washed, cleansed, and enlightened.

 

 

#271

God's peace excels all understanding. It is superior to the understanding in this world. It is far above the things the enemy has attempted to sell me. The supremacy of his peace is keeping my heart and mind through Christ Jesus. I pass from my own mind unto the mind of Christ and enjoy the excellency of peace from the Prince of Peace. Tabernacled inside of me is a mighty kingdom. It is not meat and drink. It is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Peace should not elude me. It has eluded many because they do not follow after the things that make for peace and the things wherewith they may edify others. I follow peace with all men and by faith, I will be a peacemaker. The peacemakers are the children of God. I will be at peace with others.

God has blessed me and kept me. He has made his face shine upon me and expressed great grace unto me. His countenance has been lifted upon me, and great peace has become my reward. I will go and declare the peace of God. Those who are acquainted with the Lord shall be at peace, and good shall come to them. I am determined to continue to draw nigh to him, and he will continue to draw nigh to me. As God draws nigh, I will receive a new desire for his word in my mouth. I lay these words in my heart and hide them there. Sin shall depart from my door, and the tempter shall flee from me, for I have returned unto God and humbled myself unto the mighty hand of the Almighty. Grace has been sent as a reward for submission. Now I will behold the building up supplied by grace and peace.

 

 

#272

New strength has come unto me. As I hide the word of God in my heart, the word shall lead me. My sleep shall be peaceful, and my dreams shall exclude the serpents, lions, and bears, for the word shall keep me while I sleep. The word of God shall talk with me, for it is alive. It is a speaking word. Rhema comes out of my mouth because of this living word that speaks. God's word is the commandment, and it is a lamp. It is light. It shall keep me; therefore, I am at peace, for my heart is kept from the wine of the false church and the spirit of error.

Grace has imparted a love for the Lord's law. Now I enjoy great peace. This peace is active in me and supplying completeness and soundness. Out of the bowels of peace, come security, contentment, and prosperity. I behold Shiloh in my heart. He has brought prosperity and health to my body. I desire this same blessing for others, and I shall avoid the war among brethren in these last days.

I do not desire the high places from the platforms of men who present personalities and images of another spirit. They will exalt me and then slay me from their high places of self-exaltation. I will be content and be led of God's Spirit. Great peace has come to me, for I am reconciled unto the Lord. I have a new hope, a new trust, and a quiet soul and mind. Peace is revived in me. I leap for the great joy that is in my tabernacle and I allow faith to continue. Now I will continue to trust in the Prince of Peace. I rejoice with exceeding gladness. God's peace is my peace.

 

 

#273

I must decrease if I want Jesus to increase in my life. He has all power, all grace, and all love. When I am weighed in the balance, I am always found wanting. The weight of my righteousness, my works, and my sufficiency has no value. God is able to make all grace abound toward me. His grace will ensure that I will always have all sufficiency in all things so that I may abound to every good work. I am thankful for the abundance of grace that is freely given to me. The Lord is increasing the fruits of my righteousness through Jesus Christ, not because of me. I will not allow suffering to distract me from the Lord, the God of all grace. He has allowed me to suffer before he makes me perfect, strong, and settled. I have a responsibility, for I have received great grace. Now I will be a good steward of the manifold grace of God. I cannot be a good steward if I squander the riches of grace while boasting of my own ability.

 

 

#274

Jesus is the one who gave me the ability to minister so that he may be glorified. I will open my mouth and speak as the oracles of God. I am determined to minister as of the ability that God gives and give all glory unto him then will I cease squandering grace. He has given me favor with man. He has given me favor with himself. This tremendous favor shall cause me to decrease.

I have received grace for grace. Now I will allow this grace to speak in me, and favor with people shall be my reward. God will add and multiply to the church such as should be saved. I will plant and water with grace when I sow. I look unto the Lord for the increase of souls, for he is the author and the finisher of my faith. There is an increase of souls coming my way for his name's sake. I will go and give glory unto the name of the Lord. His name shall endure forever. His name shall be continued as long as the sun. I am blessed in his glorious name. Jesus is the God of Israel. He is doing wondrous things in the earth.

The whole earth shall be filled with his glory. I will rejoice and be exceedingly glad. He will increase in the lives of those who will decrease. Of the increase of his government and peace, there shall be no end. He is in me living out his life through me. I will decrease and allow all grace, all power, all love, and all sufficiency to increase in me and unto those that he sends me to minister unto.

 

 

#275

I am enabled by great grace. The exceeding riches of God's grace are in me. I did not wonder if the electricity was going to work when I turned on the light switch this morning. I will allow true faith to turn on the grace of God that is within me, and the light of his glory will be upon my face. Without thought, I used my finger to turn on the light switch. Faith is ready to activate the abundance of grace that is available to express God's divine power, which has given me all things that pertain unto life and godliness.

I am not a pauper. I am a prince. Power with the Lord has been granted. He did not hear me because of many words spoken, neither the volume of my voice. He summoned me to the throne of grace so that I might have communion and fellowship with him. I kneeled and supped with him, and he heard my supplications. He would have heard me if I had sat and supped with him. He has asked for humbled hearts. Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks upon the heart. Man cannot see my heart. The Lord can see all things. All things are naked and open unto him.

 

 

 

 

Hebrews 10:22 - 23

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

 

 

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.