Expect to Receive

“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this Word, and say, Hear the Word of the Lord, all ye .., that enter in at these gates to Worship the Lord.” Jer.7:2 — It is my Prayer that you have read the Parables of Matt. 13, Mark 4 and Luke 8; and last week we added Psalm 18; Today I request that among these Scriptures please focus on and Read Psalm 119.  It is God’s desire that the Seed, the Word take root in our heart for it is the greatest weapon we have against the enemy of our soul! We must Hear, Give Attention to the Word and Trust the Word of God. Today we examine our “Expectation to Receive” the Word of God. What is our Expectation when we Read the Bible? Expectation must be in our heart as we read the Word of God or when we Hear His Word. The Psalmist writes [62:4-7] “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my Expectation is from Him. He only is my Rock and my Salvation: He is my defence; I shall not be moved.  In God is my Salvation and my glory: the Rock of my Strength, and my Refuge, is in God.”  We often experience a lot of Expectation in our life, but perhaps not much of it, is an “Expectation” to receive Help from God. Often we begin with an Expectation in the Lord, but as time passes and this Expectation is not realized, our hope drains to a minimum and we perhaps become complacent in our Salvation, in our waiting. When the Lame Man in Acts 3 reached out to Peter and John “Expecting” to receive something from them; he never expected what he was going to get! The point is, he never gave up, he sat in the gate daily expecting a few coins, but when he leased expected, the Word of the Lord came with power and might and his wait paid off.  How much more should we as heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ live in Expectation when we hear the Word of the Lord?  There must be an “Earnest Expectation” in us as we wait for the “Manifestation of the Sons of God.” Wherein the Spirit ministers to our infirmities and makes intercession for us according to the will of God. God says: “The thoughts that I think toward you, are thoughts of Peace to give you an Expected end!”  O Hear the Word of the Lord! Loving you, Pastor

When He The Comforter Has Come

Today let us give Thanks unto our Lord Jesus Christ for all the Soldiers who have served in our country throughout the many years of our Freedom. It is truly a time to “Let Freedom ring!” Not only in a Patriot fashion, but Spiritually also.  For God has given us Spiritual Freedom, He has sent the Precious Holy Ghost to strengthen His people, and to comfort all who morn! Today Americans all over our country will visit the graves of loved ones to decorate their graves, to Honour their lives.  It is a special and unique time of remembrance! We are reminded that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble!” – Jesus encouraged our hearts in John 16:8-14; He said When He, the Comforter, is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide us into all Truth; and He will shew us things to come. The glorious fact is that Jesus our Saviour has sent the Comforter, the Holy Ghost has come, and we celebrate His coming, it is called Pentecost!  For Jesus Promised He would come, and 50 days after Jesus Ascension, His return to heaven after Resurrection, His Promise came to pass! Acts 2:1-5 When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. There appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.  Hallelujah!    Loving You Pastor  

The Armor of God

We read in Acts 20:21 ... “Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Repentance toward God brings us into that deep personal relationship with Jesus; forgiveness of our sins and right relationship with God – which then causes our faith ... and our hope, our trust, our encouragement to grow in the Lord Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Saviour who has bought us by His life giving Blood on Calvary!  We now are changed by the Power of the Holy Spirit abiding within us – and this is the Word of our Testimony!  We are being changed daily into the image of our Lord and Saviour, through the Word of our Testimony – the living Word of God!  Walking the life of Faith might not always be easy, but it yields the fruit of righteousness.  Jude 1:3 encourages us to “earnestly contend for the faith.”  How do we do this?  By hiding the Word of God within our hearts!  By asking the Holy Spirit to live within us – to lead and guide us!  By allowing the Holy Spirit to try our hearts!  By seeking for Forgiveness from God, from others – and perhaps, even Forgiving Ourselves as God has forgiven us!  This is the day to walk in our Victory in Christ Jesus!  The Lord hears our cries, and saves and redeems us out of all our troubles!  The weapons of our warfare are mighty – and through our God, we have been given the fruits of the Spirit of God – even Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness – and Faith!  Today, we pray that God will fortify our Strength; that we will be built up in the most Holy Faith – giving our Thanks to Jesus, the Lover of our souls!  Paul encourages us that what we have learned and received and heard – that we DO ... that we walk in the ways of the Lord.  Then, the God of Peace – SHALOM – will be with us!  We are blessed!  May we declare like Paul – that we have fought a good fight; that we have kept the faith!

With our Love and Prayers for God’s Blessings Upon You This Week!  Pastor Jewelly Hyden