A Spiritual Guide

Jesus Said is a devotion that I write that gives guidance, direction, encouragement, and inspiration through difficult situations through Scriptures spoken by Jesus himself. I try to write a message once or twice a week.

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"And he (Jesus) opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." (Matthew 5:2-11).

What does it mean to be blessed?
According to the Encarta dictionary the word blessed means to be sacred, sanctified, and set apart, it also means to be lucky, fortunate, and happy. This means that God has set us apart from the world and that we are fortunate in that no matter what we are going through He is with us and will get us through it.

What peace of mind and comfort there is to know that no matter what we are going through God is right there with us and that we are blessed. We really can not control what happens in the world, but we can control how we let them invade us. We can choose not to participate. We can choose who we hang around. We can choose what things we watch and what we read. We can choose to live for God and let Him get us through the good, bad, and ugly times in our lives. We can choose to believe that we are blessed and that God will protect us, take care of us, and provide us with everything we need.

I will tell you that I have been sitting here for an hour reading through the book of Matthew and trying to get something to catch my thoughts on what to write about. My mind was so focused on other things that I failed to comprehend what I was reading. Then it just hit me, worrying over matters that I can not control is not going to get me anywhere, but in trouble as Satan is just waiting to catch me off guard, he already sent the Jehovah's Witnesses to my door as I was reading.

Then I went back to the beginning of the book and there it was, everything that I was feeling and going through was contained in these ten verses.

These last few weeks have been so frustrating and each one that passed I felt my spirit get weaker and weaker. It was not until this moment that I realized that I am blessed. God loves me and He will provide me with all of my needs and will never forsake me. I am not only blessed to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven I will one day get to meet Jesus face to face as one of His disciples. Through God's mercy and grace I am going to get through these struggles. Through my faith in Jesus I am going to see things turn around for me and He is going to bless me with even better things than I imagined.

Remember, you are blessed and you have those words straight from Jesus. No matter what struggles you are facing put your head up high, be happy and fortunate as You are sacred to God and mean the world to Him.
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I Am The Bread of Life 02.20.08

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The word worship means love and devotion given to deity (God), an idol, or a sacred object. There are so many different religions and churches that it is no wonder people want to stay as far away as possible from them. The truth is that anyone can set up a church or follow a paticualr religion, but many will get caught up in the world and instead of worshipping the Father, they worship false gods, the gods of money, fame, possessions, and lust.

I grew up in a Catholic church and even though I never understood everything that was said I tried to follow their teachings. I grew away from the church as a result of disbelief as I felt nothing I ever did was right in the sight of the Lord nor would I be able to receive His forgiveness if I did not give all my money to the church.

Now, I know I am not sinless and I learned that in order to recieve blessings from God I needed to be willing to give than to receive, but am I that evil that God could never forgive me and accept me a child who wants to live for Him. Well, years passed and God spoke to me about going back to church, this time I chose a non-demoninational church. In the beginning it was a small family oriented church and it was great, but it began growing and eventually a new church was built to hold the people. Once the church grew other priorities took place and instead of a church we had a stadium.

Now I am not knocking other religions or churches, but I am going to say that no matter what church or religion we follow unless we know the truth we are wasting our time. The truth is that Jesus came to this earth to teach us how God wanted us to be, He became the pure lamb of sacrifice, shed His blood and died for our sins, then He arose three days later to give us eternal life. No religion, church, or person can change that and certainly no amount of fame or money can buy it's way to eternal life.

All those who are true children of God know this and will not worship these material things. Even King Solomon acknowleged to the world that without God all is vanity thousands of years before Jesus preached this. Jesus tells us that God is a Spirit and to worship Him we are to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. This means that by accepting Jesus His Holy Spirit dwells in you and shows you the truth. Therefore, we are to worship Him and only Him in spirit (inner being) and in truth that we believe in the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
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Be Not Afraid 01.15.08
"And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God." (Matthew 14:26-33).

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I Have Chosen You 01.11.08

"Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me." (John 15:15-21, KJV)

Do you remember the day you accepted Jesus into your heart?
You felt great, scared, nervous and probably every other emotion known all at once, however there was a peace about you as if a big weight had been lifted off of your back. No matter what you were facing you knew that everything was going to be alright because you now had Jesus right there with you to get you through it.

As you grew closer to Him you began to fall away from friends and even family that were not so understanding about your new found outlook on life and friend that you replaced them with. They criticized you, called you names, made up stories about you, stopped talking to you, and some were down right hateful toward you, especially toward anything you had to say about believing in Jesus.

Sound familar to you?
The world will never understand the relationship between a true Christian and Jesus. They will persecute you until the end, mainly because they are lost and fear what lies ahead of them. You will never find a person that believes in Jesus fearing death because we know what lies ahead of us. We are the chosen ones, the true and faithful that will rise above all that the world throws at us.

Yes, Jesus has chosen you! You just did not wake up one morning and say "I think I will accept Jesus today". Jesus was right there guiding you and working on you and when He knew you were ready and willing to accept the responsibility He revealed Himself to you. Whether He lead someone to you or told you Himself, He let you know that you are not a servant, you are His friend and He has ordained and chosen you to go forth and bare much fruit. This means to grow in Him and flourish as learn more and tell others about Him.

So, you keep letting them call you a Jesus freak, and letting them tell you that are brain wahsed and do not know what you are talking about. The more they do it the more you know you are closer to Jesus and do not be offended by what they say or do. They have no clue what they are doing and are just trying to hurt you and bring you down to their level. Simply say God bless you and thank you.

God Bless,
Christina
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I Will Set You Free (01.09.08)

So many people fall from and are afraid to come back to God for fear that they were so bad that He will never forgive them, in a sense their soul becomes dead and lost. They go through life simply exsisting and feeling as if they will never overcome their past. However, there is no sin too big that Jesus will not forgive you for, He forgives all who truly repent and ask for forgiveness.

In the above verses Jesus is talking with the Pharisees and scribes who were complaining that He was associating Himself with sinners. Jesus explains that we are all sinners and when we sin we are dead and lost. However, once we ask for forgiveness we become alive and found and God rejoices in your return.

The man that Jesus is describing fell away from God and fell into the lusts of the world, drinking, women, you name it, he did it. He ended up losing everything he had and living on the streets. The man decided that it was better to be a servant than be on the streets so he went to his father to beg him for forgiveness. When he went to his father he was so happy to see him that he rejoiced and threw a party. He did not care what he had done, all he cared about was that his son who was lost and feared dead was now alive and found.

As we begin this new year take the time to think about your relationship with God. Have you fallen from Him and not came back for fear that you will not be forgiven? All you have to do is say, "Dear Lord, Forgive me for I have sinned, cleanse me and relieve me of my pain. Give me peace knowing that all of my past sins are now forgotten and I am free from their captivity. In Jesus' name, I pray......Amen.

If you said that prayer, God has forgiven you and is now rejoicing because He has found you. Praise God!
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Come Out of The Darkness (12.30.07)

"Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness." (John 12:42-46)

Many people are living in darkness, even those who believe in Christ. They are more focused on the world and others than on God. When we live for the world rather than God we become depressed, lost, alone, and empty inside. No matter how many people or things are in our lives we are always searching and longing for something that will shed some light on us and bring us out of that darkness.

Here Jesus is explaining to His disciples how important it is to confess Him and live for God and not the world. He tells us that when we live for the world we do not believe in God and cause ourselves to live in darkness. When we live for the world we are more focused on our needs than others, we do not repect others or ourselves, we trust no one, we are not at peace, and we can not forgive those who have hurt us, especially ourselves. No matter what we do we can not break free form the mistakes we made in the past. We dig ourselves into a tunnel of darkness and can not escape.

I can account for all of these things because I have been a witness to them. As a child I grew up knowing who Jesus was, but never really understood what that meant. Then as a teenager I began working for a youth pastor and learned how important it was to know Him. Of course I faced opposition especially from my family and instead of putting my focus on God I hid from Him. I quickly fell for the temptations that the world offered. It became like a drug to me, I would desire people and things to make me feel good about myself and forget my problems. Once I got what I wanted I was on high for a little while then quickly dug myself further into that tunnel, leaving myself dark and depressed. I was always searching for something stronger and better to make me feel that good again, often doing the unimaginable to get what I wanted. All I was doing was digging myself deeper into darkness.

Then when I was at my weakest moment God spoke to me and dragged me up out of that tunnel and for the first time in years I saw the light. I began living for God and not the world and even though I still had problems I kept my focus on Him and crawled out of the tunnel. Oh, sure I still have bad days, satan will stop at nothing to get me back to where I was, but I am stronger knowing that the Lord is with me and people see Him through me and my words as well.

Jesus brought me up into the light and He can do the same for you. He is telling you to trust Him, and believe in Him. Are you ready to come up out of the darkness?

God Bless You,
Chrisitna

12.26.07
"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you." (Matthew 10:16-20)

It is no surprise that when a person accepts Jesus into their lives that they will face opposition in some way, shape, or form, in fact the closer we get to Him the worse things seem to get. Have you ever noticed the expressions or reactions of the wolves who try to tear us apart? In reality, they know we speak the truth and see Jesus' reflection in us. They live in denial, fear, and are miserable and lost so the only way they know how to act is the way they feel.

In the above verses Jesus tells us that we are to be wise and harmless, yet cautious toward those who punish us. Yes, they will try to bring us down to their level of hate, bitterness, and strife towards one another, but no matter what oppostion we face we have a great and mighty God that can get us through it. One that will help us endure all the pain and suffering from those who are lost.

The greatest thing of all is that He is with you through it all, God will comfort you and even tell you what needs to be said and done. Have no fear for He is near. I will tell you that when I accepted Jesus into my life I faced this same opposition, I had people criticizing me and gossiping about me, even my own father believed the rumors. I was losing everything I owned, not to mention the people in my life. I just wanted to crawl in a hole and hide from life all together. Then God pulled me up out of that ditch and said "Wake Up! This is not who I made you to be!" At that moment He led me to the book of Job and the second I began reading I knew that God was speaking to me and that He was real.

Everything that I was going through related to what I was reading. I read that entire book and asked God to forgive me and them and vowed that I would not be controlled by those who hurt me. Of course some days are not easy, I still face lots of opposition, but I tell you what knowing that Jesus is always with me gives me the peace and comfort I need to endure anything that comes my way. I am blessed because I have the power and grace of our Lord leading me to great things. And yes, Jesus will do the same for you as well, all you have to do is hand all your struggles over to Him. I also reccommend that you to read Job, it will help you understand and teach you how to endure those who oppose you.

12.21.07
"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." (Luke 11:9-10 KJV)

Once we accept Jesus into our lives we literally become one of His disciples, I often imagine what it would have been like to be one of His very first disciples as they walked the earth with Him. To be a witness to the wonderful miracles and teaching, to be in awe or fear of what they saw at times. I am sure they had lots of questions and confusion far beyond what we read in the Gospels, just as we do today. Often those questions are about praying and receiving those prayers.

In the above verses Jesus explains to them in order to receive all they have to do is Ask, Seek, and Knock. The first step is to Ask Him, He already knows what you are in need of, He just wants you to ask Him for it. The second step is to Seek Him, He wants you to know all and enjoy learning about Him. We will never know everything there is to know about the Lord, but we can seek Him to learn as much as possible until we meet Him face to face and as you seek Him He will give you what you are in need of. The third step is to Knock, for every door that closes, a new one opens. The Lord waits for the right opportunity to answer you, If you are not getting an answer keep knocking, no matter how long it takes keep on knocking. When our focus is more on our need than on Him He will make us stand there knocking until we realize that we need to spend more time with Him.

Nearly all the prayers we have can be answered, it is just a matter of taking the time to Ask, Seek, and Knock. During all this God teaches us many things, we become wiser, humble, patient, kinder, and most of all we become stronger in our fatih towards the Lord, which is what He desires more than anything. However, some prayers are not meant to be answered at the time we ask them, but will reveal themselves when the time is right.

You are blessed far beyond what you think already, but when you put your faith and trust in the Lord and seek Him above all earthly desires you will watch your blessings pour in even greater than you imagine. God takes care of all our needs when we Ask, Seek, and Knock first.

12.19.07
"And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague." Mark 5:25-34

Of all the women in the Bible reaching out for Jesus I think this is my favorite story. This woman had been suffering for so many years and when she heard that He was near she had so much faith in Him that if she could just touch the hem of His clothing she knew she would be healed.

12.15.07
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."- Matthew 6:5-13 (KJV)

Often people pray and pray, they even ask people to pray for them only to see no results. God does not do this to punish you He does this to strengthen your faith in Him as well as make sure you are prepared to handle that prayer being answered.

In the verses above Jesus is explaining to His disciples the proper way to pray. God knows exactly what we are in need of even before we ask Him, if you are praying for something that is going to cause harm to yourself or others you can rest assure that that prayer will not be answered. This is also true if you are praying for something useless over and over again. We all have needs and desires, but when they become more important to you than God He will wait until you realize that you are more focused on vanity than Him.

Another reason a prayer is not answered is because we are not truly believing that it will happen. When we pray we are to pray with faith as if that prayer is already answered. We are to go to God with confidence, talk to Him, let Him know that we need Him and keep it between you and God. Yes, you can ask someone to pray for you and it is also good to pray for others as well, but keep your prayers between you and God.

Keep doing these things and you can rest assure that those prayers will be answered. Then as you see them answered you can tell the world that God answered  that prayer. Praise God.

12.14.07
"And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it."- Mark 4:30-32

When Jesus first began teaching the gospel and showing them His wonderful works people were in awe and knew that He was the Messiah, yet there were many, including some disciples that lacked in their faith. In Mark Chapter 4 Jesus explains to His disciples that there are several levels of faith, and that faith grew in all who had even the tiniest amount as long as they nurtured it with the right soil. So, how does our faith grow? It grows first by accepting Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, after all He is the only way to reach the kingdom of God, also by staying in His Word, by talking with Him and walking with Him.

A wonderful thing begins to happen as your faith grows in Jesus, you feel His presence with you and no matter what you are going through you are at peace knowing that He will get you through it. I remember the times when I did not walk with Jesus, I was so lost and depressed and simply exsited as if I were a zombie. God knew that I was hurting, He let me fall as much as I could handle and then He picked me up and showed me what I was doing wrong. Sometimes it is not easy to let the Lord guide me as this crazy flesh wants to take control of situations, however once I come to my senses and let Him know that I can not handle it on my own I am at peace once again.

The same thing will happen to you, as long as you have the tiniest bit of faith Jesus will work in your heart and that faith will keep growing and growing and growing. What a great feeling to know that Jesus is always with you and has so much faith in you that He knows you will succeed.

12.12.07
"And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."- John 14:13-17

What a wonderful feeling to know that when we accept Jesus into our lives He dwells in us. No matter what we are going through He is right there, even if we are so caught up in our distress that we forget about Him for a time. He comforts us and answers all prayers, sometimes we think that a prayer will never be answered, but fear not, keep praying and it will be. Often He does not answer a prayer the way you expect it to be answered, this is because He will only answer a prayer in a way that will help you, not hurt you. Many times we are blessed beyond anything we expected simply because we put our trust and faith in Him.

Jesus loves you and wants the best for you, at times He will throw distress in our lives in order for us to acknowledge Him, He is not punishing you or ignoring you. He knows you are hurting, He just wants you to let Him know that you need Him. And if you think that God is not in the miracle business anymore, you are wrong. He is just as strong and powerful as He was since the beginning of time.

How do I know this to be true? I know this because He has answered some prayers for me this week, even when I did not realize. For about a week I have been suffering with a sinus infection, it had gotten so bad that my ears were congested and in pain. I was irritable, grumpy, and snapping at everyone, I had not been focusing on God much and when I did talk to Him all I was doing was complaining about the pain. Then a few days ago I changed my way of thinking, God has the power to do that also, I began praying for others first and stopped focusing on the pain I was in. After I prayed for others I then asked God to heal me and to keep me positive and less irritable, praying in Jesus name. Since then my days are getting better, I am not grumpy, I am positive and uplifted. Although I am still in a little pain I am at peace knowing that my prayers are being answered simply because I put my focus on God and others instead of myself. God to Him, talk to Him and let Him know that You need Him and watch the blessings pour in.

12.10.07
"For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish." Matthew 18:11-14

Often people are related to sheep simply because we follow similar characteristics of the sheep in that when we do not have someone watching over us and directing us we will easily become distracted with what is in the world and go astray. Once one wanders off others will follow, often taking them into dangerous territory. Jesus came into this world in the flesh to be the guide that keeps us from falling astray and to find those who have gotten lost.

Every Thursday my church walks through the neighborhood looking for Jesus' lost sheep and each time we find one we rejoice and are more excited about that one being found. It is a great feeling knowing that the Lord does not rest until He finds all His lost sheep. How special are we knowing that Jesus loves us so much that He will stop at nothing to reach us.

It is sad when so many people refuse to accept Jesus, I truly believe that those who have such hatred for Him fear the most knowing that we speak the truth. All we can do is pray for them and hope that God will open their hearts to accept Him.

12.05.07
"He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. "- Matthew 19:18-22

It is not enough to follow the ten commandments to inherit the Kingdom of God, we must be willing to give up everything we have and follow Jesus. God knows our needs and desires and will always provide us with them one way or another, however possessions are worthless when you leave the earth as you can not take anything with you.

Jesus is not telling you that He does not want you to have things, but He does want you to be willing to give it all up for Him. Doing this does not mean that you will have nothing, what it means is that you will have much more than you ever imagined. Forget about yourself, help others, if you are having financial problems do not think of yourself, think of what you can do for someone less fortunate than yourself.

I urge you to try this, put God first above all your hardships, He just wants you acknowledge Him, put others second, this can be anything from spending time with someone who just needs to know that you care to using your last dollar to bless a little child. Above all, accept Jesus, He has given His life for you and just wants to know that you believe in Him and will follow Him. Do these things and see what happens, you will not only be blessed to receive the wonderful treasures waiting for you in heaven, you will also receive many treasures here on earth as well.

12.04.07
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." -John 16:33

Jesus knew when he walked the earth all too well that we all endure tribulation one time or another and many times during our time here. Here Jesus is letting us know that He has overcome all the tribulations he suffered with so you can be at peace. Jesus loved us so much that he gave His life for us, how many people in the world do you know that is willing to die so that you can be free?

When you are going through stuggles, do not worry, I know it is tough out there, I am going through struggles myself right now. You can rest assure that Jesus is right there with you and he is going to get you through whatever you are going through. Right now I should be worried and feeling hopeless, wondering what I need to do to get through my troubles, but I am cheerful and at peace because I know that Jesus us with me and carrying me to safety.

He can do that for you as well, just call on Him and let Him know that you need Him, he is right there waiting for you to acknowledge Him and watching over you. Just talk to Him.

12.03.07
"Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven."- Luke 10:19-20

Jesus instructed His disciples (followers) to go out into all the cities and knock doors two by two telling them about Jesus and showing them that He is the only way to enter heaven. He warned them that some will listen and accept this news while others will be hateful towards anything that they say to them. Jesus urged them to continue and not be afraid for He gave them the power to withstand any attack that unbelievers throw at them. He tells them to not be afraid, but to be happy because they will one day see heaven.

Just as Jesus instructed His disciples when He physically walked the earth to go out into all the cities and teach them about Him He instructs us to do so also. Any person that accepts Jesus and follows Him is to honor this request. He knows that we will face opposition, but He has given us power over all the enemy as well. He will never let anyone hurt us. Rejoice! Knowing that We are His children, our names are written in the book of life and we will one day meet Jesus face to face.

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"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."- Matthew 11:28-30

Jesus is telling us here that He knows you have burdens, but you do not have to face them alone. Bring them to Him and He will give rest to your soul and take on the burdens with you. To take my yoke upon you means to come together with Jesus, He wants you to have faith in Him and become one with Him so that you can be at ease.

No matter what you are going through Jesus is right there with you twenty four hours a day. He loves you so much that He died for you so he is not going to let you fall without a net. Often we are faced with struggles in order to help us grow and increase our faith in God, when we are lost in the world of our struggles we tend to lose sight that God will take care of us. Keep your faith in Jesus, go to Him, talk to Him, tell Him how you are feeling and what you are going through. He already knows and just wants you to let him know that you love Him and need His help, He will get you through whatever you are going through. Remember God never gives us anything that we can not handle, He knows our strengths and that we are a lot stronger than we think we are.

You know we are all faced with struggles one time or another whether we choose to follow Jesus or not, but I for one get through those stuggles a lot better with Jesus than I ever did trying to deal with them on my own. Before I knew Jesus personally I was lost, depressed, and had no meaning in my life because my burdens took control and kept me captive. Jesus set me free and He can set you free, take your burdens to Him and watch a peace come before you that you have never experienced.

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