God's Encouragement to His People

It seems that God keeps reminding me to remind His people of the great LOVE that He possesses for all of His creation. I am understanding that I am unable to truly fathom and understand the power of His love and the desire that God has to release His love in our lives. Yesterday at Dacusville there was a great release of the love of God in the services. Many people struggle with the concept that God truly loves me and that He is interested in my life and that He is concerned about the challenges that I am facing. I told the church yesterday; the Lord will meet you in your time of crisis. He will not forget you and He does not expect you and me to navigate this journey on our own. He is our Shepherd/Guide who travels in front us and He leads us through the perils of our journey. We must learn to not only rejoice about the love of God we must learn to walk in the strength of His great and wonderful love. Some of you who are reading this blog today need to be reminded that God TRULY DOES LOVE YOU AND THAT YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO HIM! Walk in the revelation and declaration of His love over your life today. The Sunday services at Dacusville were wonderful. Surely the presence of the Lord was in the services as we lifted our voices together in praise and worship. People came forward during the invitation time and shared their needs with the Lord. I anticipate a great move of the Spirit throughout the remainder of the services.

We Are Not Alone

As I was reading a devotional this morning I was reminded of the blessing of my fellow Christians on the journey of life. It is sad that many times we take for granted those that are dear to us. I realize that God has placed wonderful people in my life through the years that have encouraged me and blessed me/us with their support and friendship. Take a moment today and remind yourself of the wonderful people that God has placed in your life and remember the blessing that they have been to you. You are not alone on the journey; God has given you friends and family that provide support, encouragement, love, and prayers to assist you through the challenges of life. This past week I have been in the home of a friend who has allowed me to use his computer and internet service so that I can stay in contact with people around this nation. I am staying in my brother's home during my revival tour in SC. These are great reminders that I am not alone. My wife is praying for me and for the success of the meetings although we are located in different states yet our hearts are connected through the call of God. Take a moment and thank God for all of the WONDERFUL people that He has placed in your life.

Time of Rejoicing

Last night concluded the services at the Piedmont, SC church. It was a great time of refreshing, encouragement, deliverance, strength, and victory. Pastor Manley and the local church are to be commended for their spiritual preparation before the meeting. The anointing of the Spirit was truly AWESOME! Each evening the Spirit challenged us to allow our faith to expand; last evening the Spirit taught us that the presence of God will release the stream of cleansing in our lives. We must be free and cleansed from any obstacle that the enemy will place in our lives; the enemy seeks to hinder my walk with God but God seeks to fulfill His good pleasure in my life. I desire to choose what God has planned for me and to reject the tactics of the enemy. Let us continue to walk in faith; let us continue to seek God with sincere and serious passion; let us continue to desire for His Kingdom to come in our lives; and let us lift our hearts to God who is our true source of help and strength. One final thought. During prayer the Lord reminded me that I do not need to allow the "issues" of life to hinder my desire to reach people with the message of the Gospel. All of us have a sphere of influence and in this sphere are people who need to know about the marvelous love of God. It is so easy to be consumed by what is taking place in our lives that we fail to see the harvest fields that are all around us. Let us open our eyes and believe that we are truly living in the "days of the harvest."

Decision Time

During the service last night the Spirit reminded us that we are in great need of making the proper decision regarding our walk with Christ. These are not the days to be living in the "valley of decision." We can not afford to live in the moments of indecision. Indecision leads us down the road of lethargy, apathy, unconcern, and spiritual laziness. I do not want to miss what God is doing because I have become content and satisfied in my relationship with God. God desires that my faith is growing and maturing so that I can reach the full potential of my relationship with Him. Will I make the right choice and follow Him? God is calling for active faith; active faith causes me to release my life into His hands so that He can be glorified in all that I do. I desire to please and surrender my heart to God. Will you join me in stepping out of the valley of indecision and making a sincere commitment to Christ? These are the days to follow Christ with passion and sincere desire.

God's Call

The service last night at Piedmont was great. You could sense the presence of Christ from the very opening song. The Worship Team led us deeper into the presence of God and the Word of God challenged us to participate with God. I desire to release my faith in such a manner that I am in agreement with God and the purpose that He desires to release in my life. We witnessed the Holy Spirit give the second invitation of the evening and many others responded to "God's Call." Are you responding to "God's Call?" Do we spend time listening to all of the noise that is going around us? Does this "noise" block out the Voice of the Shepherd who is calling us to draw near to Him into deeper fellowship/relationship. We need to listen for the Voice of Christ and allow Him to speak words of direction, conviction, guidance, and encouragement into our lives. All of us are facing situations in which we need the guidance of the Lord. O Lord, give me ears to hear what You are declaring to me.

Weekend Review

The presence of the Spirit was very powerful in the Sunday services at Piedmont, SC. Pastor Barry & Georgia Manley are doing a wonderful job leading the church in a deeper pursuit of the anointing of the Spirit. Many people responded to the altar invitation and came forward to receive strength from God. God is at work in the lives of people if only we will take the time and notice what God is doing among us and what He is saying to us. We must be serious in our response to God and we must recognize the majesty of God as we worship Him. During prayer this morning the Lord reminded me that I needed to be careful and not become sidetracked or distracted with everything that is going on around us. It is so easy to lose our focus and not walk in a passionate pursuit of God. I desire to remain in touch with God so that He can shape, form, mold and make me in His image and likeness. I must choose to focus on Him and allow His presence to order and direct my steps.

The Process of God

Last night Ann spoke at the monthly meeting of the Faith Builders Group at Eastside Praise. During her presentation she spoke that every product has to go through a process before it becomes the finished product. She related that illustration to our journey with God; our walk with God is a process and we must submit to that process if we are going to become the finished product that God has planned for us to become. We must all remember that God does have plans for all of our lives and we must live with that anticipation. It is not always easy to submit to the process; Ann also told us that we must be willing to let go of yesterday and embrace the freshness and newness of today. God is ready to provide fresh life and direction to all of us if we will embrace His process and willingly place our lives in His hands. How many times have I resisted the "process of God" rather than allowing Him to complete what He has started in my life? I want to repent for my spirit of resistance and I want to say yes to what God desires to accomplish in my life. God has great plans for you, yield to the process and enjoy your journey with God!