Here's a very short verse but it's also exactly to the point.
John 6:48 "I am the bread of life."
John 6:48 "I am the bread of life."
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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
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Depending upon the Holy Spirit for all you do?
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Scripture Of The Day - A TESTIMONY OF JESUS
Revelation 19:10 - "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
A testimony prophesies what is possible again. It declares another miracle is now available.
It illustrates to all who will listen, the nature of God and His covenant with mankind.
All He looks for is someone who will add his or her faith to the testimony given.
Because He is no respecter of persons He will do for you what He did for another. Because He is the same today as yesterday, He is willing to do again what He did long ago.
Revelation 4:1 - "After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, 'Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things."'
That voice is still calling to all who will hear. There is a door open in heaven and the spirit is beckoning us to come up there.
The ultimate quest of every Christian is to walk the earth from a position seated with Christ Jesus in the heavenly places.
Therefore, our prayer must be the one that He taught His disciples, for His kingdom to come, and His will to be done, on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).
We can never be too heavenly minded. The true good that we are able to do on earth will be dependent on the degree to which we have attained the heavenly treasures.
Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you."
Revelation 19:10 - "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
A testimony prophesies what is possible again. It declares another miracle is now available.
It illustrates to all who will listen, the nature of God and His covenant with mankind.
All He looks for is someone who will add his or her faith to the testimony given.
Because He is no respecter of persons He will do for you what He did for another. Because He is the same today as yesterday, He is willing to do again what He did long ago.
Revelation 4:1 - "After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, 'Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things."'
That voice is still calling to all who will hear. There is a door open in heaven and the spirit is beckoning us to come up there.
The ultimate quest of every Christian is to walk the earth from a position seated with Christ Jesus in the heavenly places.
Therefore, our prayer must be the one that He taught His disciples, for His kingdom to come, and His will to be done, on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).
We can never be too heavenly minded. The true good that we are able to do on earth will be dependent on the degree to which we have attained the heavenly treasures.
Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you."
John 6:40 "For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise Him up on the last day." 
Scripture Of The Day - ACCESSING THE GLORY OF JESUS
Matthew 17:4 - "Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Peter wanted to come up with a program to organize what God was doing; but God would have us to forsake our various programs and gimmicks and, instead, simply listen to Jesus. The same glory is just as close to us as it was to Peter -- as is the same instance to revert to dead works in spite of who we have seen.
Matthew 17:5 - "While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him".
Deuteronomy 28:1 - "If you will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth."
We must come out of old mindsets and into the mind of Christ where the blazing glory of His glorious presence literally rests upon us as we minister first unto God, and then receive His strategies to touch and impact.
It excites Him that we move with Him as He moves. As we follow His move—as we follow Him He opens the way, and we go!
We never again settle for what was yesterday; this is our time, the Church's time for impact for today. The past is not our reality! The realm of His grace is our reality as we ascend, descend, move and function in it for victory -- proclaiming the wonders of His grace to a world of lost people who need to be pointed to Him.
Affirmation:
I MAKE A QUALITY DECISION TO DILIGENTLY LINE UP WITH GOD'S WORD SO I CAN RELEASE THE BLESSINGS OF GOD INTO THE EARTH.
Matthew 17:4 - "Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Peter wanted to come up with a program to organize what God was doing; but God would have us to forsake our various programs and gimmicks and, instead, simply listen to Jesus. The same glory is just as close to us as it was to Peter -- as is the same instance to revert to dead works in spite of who we have seen.
Matthew 17:5 - "While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him".
Deuteronomy 28:1 - "If you will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth."
We must come out of old mindsets and into the mind of Christ where the blazing glory of His glorious presence literally rests upon us as we minister first unto God, and then receive His strategies to touch and impact.
It excites Him that we move with Him as He moves. As we follow His move—as we follow Him He opens the way, and we go!
We never again settle for what was yesterday; this is our time, the Church's time for impact for today. The past is not our reality! The realm of His grace is our reality as we ascend, descend, move and function in it for victory -- proclaiming the wonders of His grace to a world of lost people who need to be pointed to Him.
Affirmation:
I MAKE A QUALITY DECISION TO DILIGENTLY LINE UP WITH GOD'S WORD SO I CAN RELEASE THE BLESSINGS OF GOD INTO THE EARTH.
John 6:47 "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life."
Scripture Of The Day - ALIGNING WITH ETERNAL TRUTH
"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." - Genesis 1:27
"Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." - 1 Peter 5:8
The enemy seeks to make a weakened Christian a pawn in his game, as he manipulates and attempts to bring harm to the family of God. Our Father longs for His sons and daughters to know and believe everything He has said about His love for them. When we believe in our identity in Christ God declares over us, we are strengthened and built up in the faith, but when we exchange His truth for the lie of some other identity, we become weak and open our lives up to be victimized again and again by the devil who comes only to kill, steal and destroy (see John 10:10).
"...but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." - Isaiah 40:31
The enemy is terrified when God's children come into the true knowledge of who they are, all that Christ won for them on the cross, and what they were created to do (God's PURPOSE for their life) -- because he knows that if they step into their true identity in Christ, they will walk in authority against his evil schemes and advance God's Kingdom (displacing His).
Believing lies creates a victim mentality, and creates a vulnerablility consciousness which is succeptable to accusing God of not being just or faithful.
When we live according to an identity based on lies (from relatives, friends, co-workers etc.) we have believed, it downgrades our lives and causes the favor that we were created to walk in to dissipate.
OCCUPY THE BLESSING OF YOUR CHRIST IDENTITY
When you come into the truth of who God created you to be through your identity as His son or daughter, it is important to begin living from that truth.
When you break agreement with lies and begin to not only agree with truth but align your faith with truth (through AFFIRMING and MEDITATING on the inheritance scriptures), then truth will break forth in and upon your life.
Now is the time for the sons and daughters of God to arise in truth, favor, and authority. Now is the time for you to arise and walk in your DESTINY in Christ that you were called to display to the world.
Now is the time!
"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." - Genesis 1:27
"Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." - 1 Peter 5:8
The enemy seeks to make a weakened Christian a pawn in his game, as he manipulates and attempts to bring harm to the family of God. Our Father longs for His sons and daughters to know and believe everything He has said about His love for them. When we believe in our identity in Christ God declares over us, we are strengthened and built up in the faith, but when we exchange His truth for the lie of some other identity, we become weak and open our lives up to be victimized again and again by the devil who comes only to kill, steal and destroy (see John 10:10).
"...but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." - Isaiah 40:31
The enemy is terrified when God's children come into the true knowledge of who they are, all that Christ won for them on the cross, and what they were created to do (God's PURPOSE for their life) -- because he knows that if they step into their true identity in Christ, they will walk in authority against his evil schemes and advance God's Kingdom (displacing His).
Believing lies creates a victim mentality, and creates a vulnerablility consciousness which is succeptable to accusing God of not being just or faithful.
When we live according to an identity based on lies (from relatives, friends, co-workers etc.) we have believed, it downgrades our lives and causes the favor that we were created to walk in to dissipate.
OCCUPY THE BLESSING OF YOUR CHRIST IDENTITY
When you come into the truth of who God created you to be through your identity as His son or daughter, it is important to begin living from that truth.
When you break agreement with lies and begin to not only agree with truth but align your faith with truth (through AFFIRMING and MEDITATING on the inheritance scriptures), then truth will break forth in and upon your life.
Now is the time for the sons and daughters of God to arise in truth, favor, and authority. Now is the time for you to arise and walk in your DESTINY in Christ that you were called to display to the world.
Now is the time!
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall live."
Scripture Of The Day - ALL SUFFICIENCY IN EVERYTHING
When God releases grace, it is important to understand that grace does not mean only undeserved favor. Grace is also the release of supernatural ability, an ability to do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask, think or imagine (see Ephesians 3:20).
In 2 Corinthians 9:8, the Apostle Paul says, "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed." This is the kind of grace the Lord releases over us -- a grace that produces "all sufficiency"; an abundance!
In this kairos season, it is important that we position ourselves rightly for this outpouring of grace, seeking God very diligently. If we do so, there will be a remantling, redefining and revitalizing, propelling us into our future.
The window of occasion is open, and there is an abounding grace available. Believe it, tap into it, and join the apostolic company God is raising up throughout the earth who are connecting to the CALLING of God on their lives (their DESTINY in Christ).
When God releases grace, it is important to understand that grace does not mean only undeserved favor. Grace is also the release of supernatural ability, an ability to do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask, think or imagine (see Ephesians 3:20).
In 2 Corinthians 9:8, the Apostle Paul says, "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed." This is the kind of grace the Lord releases over us -- a grace that produces "all sufficiency"; an abundance!
In this kairos season, it is important that we position ourselves rightly for this outpouring of grace, seeking God very diligently. If we do so, there will be a remantling, redefining and revitalizing, propelling us into our future.
The window of occasion is open, and there is an abounding grace available. Believe it, tap into it, and join the apostolic company God is raising up throughout the earth who are connecting to the CALLING of God on their lives (their DESTINY in Christ).
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God is loving but he gets angry at mankind's wickedness.
Psalm 11.7 God is a just god and he is angry with the wicked every day.
Sometime ago I came across this scripture for the first time and today in my devotion I started to focus on it. We often hear of God's love. He is loving and compassionate. Yet we often forget that He gets angry. Recently I was studying the children of Israel's and their problems with Moses.
In Numbers 16. Korah and his family complained to Moses. God showed them that Moses was the one he was using. The people were so afraid they fled.
In verse 41 the next day the people complained against Moses. God allowed a plague to come on them 14,700. Aaron who was almost 100 years old took a censer put fire in it along with incense and the plague was stayed.
This shows God's wrath. The apostle Paul warned us in 1 Cor 10. 1- 6. What happened to them is for example so we would do the things they did.
Psalm 11.7 God is a just god and he is angry with the wicked every day.
Sometime ago I came across this scripture for the first time and today in my devotion I started to focus on it. We often hear of God's love. He is loving and compassionate. Yet we often forget that He gets angry. Recently I was studying the children of Israel's and their problems with Moses.
In Numbers 16. Korah and his family complained to Moses. God showed them that Moses was the one he was using. The people were so afraid they fled.
In verse 41 the next day the people complained against Moses. God allowed a plague to come on them 14,700. Aaron who was almost 100 years old took a censer put fire in it along with incense and the plague was stayed.
This shows God's wrath. The apostle Paul warned us in 1 Cor 10. 1- 6. What happened to them is for example so we would do the things they did.
This is a special verse for me today as this morning I got baptized into the family of God. :woot
Peter 3:21 "And this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also-not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
Peter 3:21 "And this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also-not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
Scripture Of The Day - ANOINTED FOR ACTION
God has empowered us! We are anointed for action!
Our mission and mandate? Establishing the Kingdom!
We are chosen by Him and for Him!
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10
AFFIRMATIONS:
I have a God-given purpose!
I was chosen by Almighty God in eternity past to live in the present.
I have a divine DESTINY.
NO one on earth can accomplish what I have been commissioned to do!
It's time to get God's opinion of you; you're essential to His eternal plans and purposes -- so become the bold, brave, radiant warrior you are called to be. Arise, lift your head -- walk with confidence and assurance that God is with you. Therefore be radiant and shine bright in this sin-darkened world.
We have a PURPOSE -- we have been chosen by God.
ACCOMPLISHING THE COURSE SET BEFORE US
You are divinely prepared to accomplish the task God has assigned you. You can do something no other human being can do. Meditate and ponder this message; believe that you have been chosen by Christ, for Christ, and your life will take on even greater zeal and purpose. Jesus said:
"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you" (John 15:16).
Your confidence and courage will soar as you understand in greater capacity the depth of these words -- "YOU ARE CHOSEN BY CHRIST!"
Let these words wash over your soul – they are like refreshing water to the thirsty. You have been chosen by Christ, for Christ; the choice was made before the foundation of the world (see Ephesians 1:4). Knowing this promise will release you from rejection and depression.
You Can Impact the others -- the hurting and the Lost.
The goal is to finish the course and to be able to say with all confidence, "I've kept the faith and stayed on course, accomplishing the task set before me" (see 2 Timothy 4:7). It is to that individual Christ will say, "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:21).
INTO ACTION
God gives us His power for a purpose: the gifts are tools, not toys, and anointing is for action (see Acts 1:8). God releases His anointing on His children for one main purpose: to impact the nations, to bring the hurting and lost to Himself.
During these days of division and confusion, the message of Christ's redemptive love and overwhelming mercy must be heard and heeded.
God has empowered us! We are anointed for action!
Our mission and mandate? Establishing the Kingdom!
We are chosen by Him and for Him!
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10
AFFIRMATIONS:
I have a God-given purpose!
I was chosen by Almighty God in eternity past to live in the present.
I have a divine DESTINY.
NO one on earth can accomplish what I have been commissioned to do!
It's time to get God's opinion of you; you're essential to His eternal plans and purposes -- so become the bold, brave, radiant warrior you are called to be. Arise, lift your head -- walk with confidence and assurance that God is with you. Therefore be radiant and shine bright in this sin-darkened world.
We have a PURPOSE -- we have been chosen by God.
ACCOMPLISHING THE COURSE SET BEFORE US
You are divinely prepared to accomplish the task God has assigned you. You can do something no other human being can do. Meditate and ponder this message; believe that you have been chosen by Christ, for Christ, and your life will take on even greater zeal and purpose. Jesus said:
"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you" (John 15:16).
Your confidence and courage will soar as you understand in greater capacity the depth of these words -- "YOU ARE CHOSEN BY CHRIST!"
Let these words wash over your soul – they are like refreshing water to the thirsty. You have been chosen by Christ, for Christ; the choice was made before the foundation of the world (see Ephesians 1:4). Knowing this promise will release you from rejection and depression.
You Can Impact the others -- the hurting and the Lost.
The goal is to finish the course and to be able to say with all confidence, "I've kept the faith and stayed on course, accomplishing the task set before me" (see 2 Timothy 4:7). It is to that individual Christ will say, "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:21).
INTO ACTION
God gives us His power for a purpose: the gifts are tools, not toys, and anointing is for action (see Acts 1:8). God releases His anointing on His children for one main purpose: to impact the nations, to bring the hurting and lost to Himself.
During these days of division and confusion, the message of Christ's redemptive love and overwhelming mercy must be heard and heeded.
Christ_empowered
Member
another well-written, Scripturally-supported post. have you published? do you have a website? this stuff is high quality...
I received this verse yesterday as a bookmark that was a gift for my baptism.
Psalm 1 19:73 "Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments."
Psalm 1 19:73 "Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments."
Scripture Of The Day - APPREHENDING OUR POTENTIAL
To be partakers of a fresh overcoming anointing we need to see beyond closed doors. The Key of David is the key that unlocks and opens doors that appear closed and also to lock doors so that the enemy can no longer find entrance.
"These are the words of Him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open." - Revelation 3:7
This key is connected to the Keys of the Kingdom that are given to us as Believers. When Peter received the revelation that Jesus was, "...the Christ, the Son of the living God," (Matthew 16:16), Jesus gave Peter (the disciples and us as well!) the keys to the Kingdom with the ability to bind and loose.
"I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in Heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in Heaven." - Matthew 16:19 (Amp)
Notice that when we use these keys, we can only legally bind on earth what is already bound in Heaven, and what we legally loose on earth must be already loosed in Heaven.
EXAMPLE:
Sickness is not in Heaven; therefore, I bind sickness; it has no legal right to be here! Or: There is no poverty in Heaven; poverty has been loosed from Heaven. Therefore, I bind poverty and loose my financial breakthrough!
RISE UP AND OVERCOME
God is continually speaking to our potential. He has spoken promise after promise either through His Word, through a prophet, a dream, a vision or through revelation concerning each of our futures. Yet, what is our response when we are up against a wall of opposition? We must begin to rise up and overcome! We must use our keys, see beyond what seems closed and impossible, and speak to every mountain that attempts to discourage us or cause us to doubt what God has promised.
BOLDLY DECREE THE FOLLOWING:
I perform a prophetic act and decree that every door (that impedes my CALLING in Christ) that is locked is now unlocked and open!
I decree that my words from God are yes and amen.
Today, I am encouraging myself in the Lord. What He has spoken will come to pass.
I decree that I have a courageous heart like David and that as he did, I completely surrender my life to My God. I will praise my God in all that He does. In Jesus' name, amen!
To be partakers of a fresh overcoming anointing we need to see beyond closed doors. The Key of David is the key that unlocks and opens doors that appear closed and also to lock doors so that the enemy can no longer find entrance.
"These are the words of Him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open." - Revelation 3:7
This key is connected to the Keys of the Kingdom that are given to us as Believers. When Peter received the revelation that Jesus was, "...the Christ, the Son of the living God," (Matthew 16:16), Jesus gave Peter (the disciples and us as well!) the keys to the Kingdom with the ability to bind and loose.
"I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in Heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in Heaven." - Matthew 16:19 (Amp)
Notice that when we use these keys, we can only legally bind on earth what is already bound in Heaven, and what we legally loose on earth must be already loosed in Heaven.
EXAMPLE:
Sickness is not in Heaven; therefore, I bind sickness; it has no legal right to be here! Or: There is no poverty in Heaven; poverty has been loosed from Heaven. Therefore, I bind poverty and loose my financial breakthrough!
RISE UP AND OVERCOME
God is continually speaking to our potential. He has spoken promise after promise either through His Word, through a prophet, a dream, a vision or through revelation concerning each of our futures. Yet, what is our response when we are up against a wall of opposition? We must begin to rise up and overcome! We must use our keys, see beyond what seems closed and impossible, and speak to every mountain that attempts to discourage us or cause us to doubt what God has promised.
BOLDLY DECREE THE FOLLOWING:
I perform a prophetic act and decree that every door (that impedes my CALLING in Christ) that is locked is now unlocked and open!
I decree that my words from God are yes and amen.
Today, I am encouraging myself in the Lord. What He has spoken will come to pass.
I decree that I have a courageous heart like David and that as he did, I completely surrender my life to My God. I will praise my God in all that He does. In Jesus' name, amen!
John 6:38 "For I have come down from Heaven not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me."
Scripture Of The Day - APPROPRIATING GOD'S PROVISION
Matthew 6:13 - "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen."
A temptation can be a difficult situation or a pressure. Contrary to popular belief, God is not the source of our temptations.
James 1:13 - "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone."
When we are under pressure, it is important to realize that God is not trying to entrap us. Satan is called the tempter (Matthew 4:3, 1 Thessolonians 3:5). Then why did Jesus instruct us to pray that the Father would not lead us into temptation?
This was simply a request for guidance so that we could be delivered from evil.
Another way of putting it : When we are presented with temptation -- Lord, please furnish us with guidance to be led away from it.
Jesus himself was tempted by Satan (Matthew4, Luke 4). He trusted God fully for provision, protection, and purpose. The Father would no more lead us into temptation than He would withhold our daily bread.
The statements, "give us our daily bread" and "lead us not into temptation" are simply requests for what has already been provided for us. This part of the prayer serves as a reminder to us of God's promised protection (Psalm 91) and gives us an occasion to release our faith and appropriate what has already been provided.
1 Corinthians 15:57 - "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
Affirmations:
I AM THE VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. (1 Corinthians 15:57)
I AM BLESSED WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST. (Ephesians 1:3)
I AM SEATED WITH CHRIST IN HEAVENLY PLACES. (Ephesians 2:6)
Matthew 6:13 - "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen."
A temptation can be a difficult situation or a pressure. Contrary to popular belief, God is not the source of our temptations.
James 1:13 - "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone."
When we are under pressure, it is important to realize that God is not trying to entrap us. Satan is called the tempter (Matthew 4:3, 1 Thessolonians 3:5). Then why did Jesus instruct us to pray that the Father would not lead us into temptation?
This was simply a request for guidance so that we could be delivered from evil.
Another way of putting it : When we are presented with temptation -- Lord, please furnish us with guidance to be led away from it.
Jesus himself was tempted by Satan (Matthew4, Luke 4). He trusted God fully for provision, protection, and purpose. The Father would no more lead us into temptation than He would withhold our daily bread.
The statements, "give us our daily bread" and "lead us not into temptation" are simply requests for what has already been provided for us. This part of the prayer serves as a reminder to us of God's promised protection (Psalm 91) and gives us an occasion to release our faith and appropriate what has already been provided.
1 Corinthians 15:57 - "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
Affirmations:
I AM THE VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. (1 Corinthians 15:57)
I AM BLESSED WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST. (Ephesians 1:3)
I AM SEATED WITH CHRIST IN HEAVENLY PLACES. (Ephesians 2:6)
John 4:14 "But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will be a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
Scripture of The Day - ARISE AND SHINE
Isaiah 60:1,2 - "Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.....Then you will see and be radiant, And your heart will thrill and rejoice."
Our shining attracts His glory! And it's His glory released in and through us that brings about the greatest transformation in the lives we touch. The breakthrough provided in these promises are connected to one thing -- the manifest presence of God upon us. It's the manifestation of His glory.
The command to arise and shine is the process through which we are able to step into the reality of who God says we already are (our inheritance in Christ). The wonderful part of shining for God is that He backs it up. He literally shines through us when our glory is used for His.
Affirmations:
THE GLORY OF THE LORD HAS RISEN UPON ME.
I EXPRESS RADIANCE AS MY HEART THRILLS AND REJOICES.
PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO MY LIGHT.
Isaiah 60:1,2 - "Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.....Then you will see and be radiant, And your heart will thrill and rejoice."
Our shining attracts His glory! And it's His glory released in and through us that brings about the greatest transformation in the lives we touch. The breakthrough provided in these promises are connected to one thing -- the manifest presence of God upon us. It's the manifestation of His glory.
The command to arise and shine is the process through which we are able to step into the reality of who God says we already are (our inheritance in Christ). The wonderful part of shining for God is that He backs it up. He literally shines through us when our glory is used for His.
Affirmations:
THE GLORY OF THE LORD HAS RISEN UPON ME.
I EXPRESS RADIANCE AS MY HEART THRILLS AND REJOICES.
PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO MY LIGHT.
John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep."