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THE MAGIC FORMULA FOR PEACE (video & text)

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Want peace?Jesus said.”Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”(John 14:27).You can have peace in the midst of a storm.When all the world is falling apart and you feel you are in the midst of utter chaos, you can find peace and rest in Jesus.Sometimes it just takes a brief prayer. Just look up to Jesus for your help and strength.”Come unto me all ye that labor 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 of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”(Matthew ll:28-30).

If we could just learn to rest in the Lord how much better our life would be.What joy would be ours if we would just learn to cast all of our cares upon him.”Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”(I Peter 5:7).Quit worrying about everything so much.Quit trying to carry the world upon your shoulders, let Jesus take care of it, have faith. His shoulders are big and strong enough to carry the whole world, and our little problems are nothing for him.Leave something up to the Holy Spirit  In The Name Of JESUS ! “Rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”(IThessalonians 5: 17-19). So what is this magic formula,and how do we attain to this state of euphoria and bliss? It’s really quite simple.First forgive others, for he that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must travel.Second get right with God,and follow the verses listed above.“And the peace of God which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 4:7).Try it you might like it.

Say this prayer to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

 

HOLD ON DON’T DOUBT

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” For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” (Mark 11:23). Got any prayers that haven’t been answered ? It could be because you have doubted in your heart. If that is the case just ask the Lord to forgive you and have faith that he will, and get back on track or like my Dad used to say “straighten up and fly right. “And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” (Matthew 13:58). The key to getting your prayers answered is to hold on by faith even if you don’t see the answer right away, and don’t doubt in your heart. Just keep on believing. Or another reason you may have unanswered prayers is because you just have to be patient and wait on the Lord to work things out so your prayers will be answered. Just don’t doubt in your heart during the waiting time. Remember God is working things out for you behind the scenes. So don’t throw a monkey wrench into the machinery by doubting in your heart. Don’t leave school until the bell rings. Quote the terms of the contract (The Bible) to the contract makers, God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ. “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” (Mark 9:23)

 

Say this prayer to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

STAY ON GUARD

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“The price of freedom is Eternal Vigilance”. This is also true in the spirit world. Thank God he never slumbers or sleeps. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil ,as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” ( 1 Peter 5:8). Remember we are in a spiritual war against the devil and his demons. The devil is always on the prowl like a lion. He is a lot smarter than you and me. He has been around over 6,000 years, but he is not smarter than Jesus, and he flees at the name of Jesus Christ, and the Word of God. Jesus fought the devil with the Word. “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God,that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints:“( Ephesians 6:10-:18). All it takes is one unguarded moment for the enemy to get in. One arrow in Achilles heel and you’re down. “For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. “( Hebrews 4:12). So keep your sword sharp and ready for an attack at any moment. You can do this by staying in the Word. Be careful who you hang around with, and chose your friends wisely. “Can a man take fire into his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?” (Proverbs 6: 27). Why hang around people who are harboring bad spirits? “Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.” ( Matthew 12:48-50). Pray against bad spirits and rebuke them in the name of Jesus ! What you eat has a great effect on you just like what you listen to has a great spiritual effect on you. If you think that you can sit around and listen to ungodly music, and not be effected by it, you are greatly mistaken.“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” ( II Corinthians 10:5). “ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.”(Titus 3:9-11).  We need to continually stay in the Word and memorize and review, and literally brainwash our selves by the Word, like Jesus said, “ Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” (John 15: 3). We need a big strong sharp sword of the Word to fight the enemy, not just a little dull butter knife. Ask the Lord for spiritual eyes and discernment and wisdom and it shall be given you. No victory without a battle, no triumph without a trial, no testimony without a test.

Say this prayer to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

THE OMNISCIENT, OMNIPOTENT, AND OMNIPRESENT, POWER OF GOD

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Jesus said; “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.” (Matthew 10:29-31). He knows every thought that we think: and every move that we make. He knows what everyone is thinking even the people in Heaven and Hell at the same time. God, and Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are our spiritual parents, and they are Omniscient (All knowing), Omnipotent (All powerful), and Omnipresent (Gods spirit is everywhere; there is nowhere to hide from him). “Whether shall I go from thy spirit? or whether shall I flee from thy Presence?” (Psalm 139:7). “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3).  God is a loving father who loves and pities his children. He never sleeps or slumbers. He is always there for us. “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38,39).The more we love, honor, and obey him, the more he pours out his love and spirit upon us.“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” (Matthew 22:37).  “And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.” ( Acts 5:32). So there you have it, if you want more of the Holy Spirit then love and obey the Lord more.

PLEASE SAY THIS PRAYER TO BE SAVED:

Dear Jesus, I want to know you and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I believe you are the Only Begotten Son of God, and you died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Savior. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

 

DO YOU SEEK HIS FACE ?

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“Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.”(I Chronicles 16:11 ). “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” (John 7:24). There is something about seeking his face. That must mean being close to him, because if you are right up to some ones face then you are pretty close to them. They say you are in their space. The Bible says in (Isaiah 53:2,3) “For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” These verses were talking about the time when Jesus came to the earth, and lived, and was crucified for you and me. If that is a picture of Jesus’s face on the shroud of Turin, and I believe it is, then he wasn’t a real handsome man when he was on the earth, was he? If you look in the book of Revelation it gives quite a different description of what Jesus looks like now in his new body. The Bible says we will look like him too, and our new body’s “shall be fashioned like unto his glorious body.”(Philippians 3:21). “and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.”(Revelation 1:16b).However I am sure that we won’t shine as bright as Jesus does. Jesus said; “I am the bright and the morning star.” (Revelations 22:16b).The star that shines brighter than all the stars. Wow, that’s symbolic of Jesus ! “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” (Daniel 12:3). If you are hanging around Jesus a lot some of that shining is bound to rub off on you. So hang out with Jesus and shine. “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:” ( Isaiah 55:6). “And ye shall seek me , and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” ( Jeremiah 29:13). Jesus wants to come and live inside of you, and transform you. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:2). “He must increase, but I must decrease.”(John 3:30). I just want more of Jesus, and less of me.

Say this prayer to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

SPIRITUAL STRENGTH (video & text)

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Delilah said to Sampson “wherein lieth your strength?”( Judges 16:6) Perhaps Sampson didn’t look real strong in the flesh physically. His real strength came from the Lord. God blessed him with such special  power and strength that one day he went out and killed 1,000 Philistines with the jaw bone of an ass. (Probably one of his critics).”Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” (Zechariah 4:6b ). Sampson had vowed a vow to never drink wine or cut his hair,The vow of the Nazarites (Read Judges chapter 13), and as long as he obeyed the Lord, and stood by his vow, God was with him and anointed him with great strength and power. However when he got his eyes and heart off of the Lord and was deceived by Delilah, he fell under her spell and revealed the secret of his strength. He lost not only his hair, but Gods anointing and power. Was his strength in his hair? No, it was in his obedience to the Lord. The Holy Ghost power is given to those who obey the Lord.(Acts 5:32). When his hair grew back he got his power back from the Lord, even though the Philistines who worshiped the false god dagon, gouged out his eyes, he managed to kill more of his enemies at his death then in his life.You could say he lost his eyes so he could see clearly.Have you fallen into or under a deceptive trap from the enemy and lost your spiritual sight and strength from the Lord? Well when your hair grows back or spiritual hair, or, when you come to your senses Iike the prodigal son, Then the Lord can be with you again and give you even greater power to accomplish even greater things for him and his Glory. Jesus will come running to you and take you back in his arms.It’s not too late. If you will only turn around and come toward him. “He that cometh to me , I will in no wise cast out.”(John 6:37).

“Not by might,nor by power, but by my spirit saith the Lord of Hosts.”(Zechariah 4:6b).”I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”(Philippians 4:13).The Lord will give you grace for the trial and power for the hour when you need it and not before.All you have to do is call out to Jesus.”For the eyes of the Lord run to and from through out the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him.”( IIChronicles 16:9a).”And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;”( Isaiah 11:2). If you are going to partner with God you had better plan big.Don’t limit the Holy One of Israel.”Thus saith the Lord, The Holy One of Israel,( JESUS)and his Maker ( GOD),Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands,command ye me.”(Isaiah 45:11). God’s idea of strength is the picture of the weakest saint praying on his knees.Take one day at a time, Jesus said, “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” ( Matthew 6:34).” Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”( 1 Peter 5:7).Sometimes you literally have to grab all your cares and worries and throw them up to the Lord !!!

If you want to go to Heaven someday, sincerely pray this simple prayer:

Dear Jesus, I want to know you and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me.I believe you are the Only Begotten Son of God, and you died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Savior. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

FREEDOM IN PRAISING THE LORD

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The Lord spoke to my heart about how he wants all of his children to praise him more. If you really want to knock the devil for a loop just start praising the Lord.“And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.” (Exodus 17:11-13). So if you have some battles you need to overcome and some victories that you want to gain, just start praising the Lord. “The Lord inhabits the praises of his people.”(Psalm 22:3). The Lord is there with you when you praise him. You can praise the Lord alone by yourself, and you can praise the Lord around others during prayer, and praise and worship time. Don’t let the enemy win by using your pride, and listening to the enemy  (the devil and his demons) telling you “Oh, what will people think about me? If I started raising my arms and hands and praising the Lord.” The Lord really loves it when you praise him when your alone, and when you raise your arms and hands and praise him in front of others. It’s even a testimony and can help others to break through in the spirit, and find the freedom from all their cares and troubles by praising the Lord. Just don’t do it for a show to man. “ Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;” (Ephesians 6:6 ). If you are not praising the Lord enough you are really missing out on a great blessing and freedom. So have a break through out of the chains that bind you, and start praising the Lord and speak in tongues. “I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:” (l Corinthians 14:18)  “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.” (Psalm 134:2 ). There is a great freedom and blessing awaiting you as you praise him and you will get so much closer to Jesus by praising him. I have been in prayer and praise meetings where it seemed that God’s Spirit was poured out upon us so much that it seemed like he took the whole room to Heavenly places unknown. Paul talked about being caught up to the third heaven (2 Corinthians 12:2). I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard  me, and delivered me from all my fears.” (Psalm 34:1-3 ). If you don’t feel like praising the Lord well then that’s the time you need to do it the most. Let God lift you up and out of it by Praising him.  “Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3). Please him by Praising him, that is what you were made for.There is going to be plenty of praising the Lord in Heaven. You might as well get used to it. Try it you might like it.

Say this prayer to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour.I  believed you died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

THE PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCIS

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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury,pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness,light; and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

Say this prayer to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

Do You Have Time To Pray Today?

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I got up early one morning, 
And rushed right into the day; 
I had so much to accomplish, 
I didn’t have time to pray. 

Problems just tumbled about me, 
And heavier came each task. 
“Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered. 

He answered, “You didn’t ask.” 

I tried to come into God’s presence; 
I used all my keys at the lock. 
God gently and lovingly chided, 
“Why, child, you didn’t knock.” 

I wanted to see joy and beauty, 
But the day toiled on gray and bleak. 
I wondered why God didn’t show me. 
He said, “You didn’t seek.” 

I woke up early this morning, 
And paused before entering the day. 
I had so much to accomplish 
That I had to take time to pray. 

Say this prayer to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

Time Management

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When you work, then work with all your heart, and when you play, then play with all your heart, and don’t mix the two. “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” (I Corinthians 10:31). “only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.” (I Samuel 12:24). Plan your day after prayer in the morning. Make a list. A list and a schedule are something to fall back on unless the Lord leads otherwise. A short pencil is better than a long memory. Work on your list during the day according to priorities of what is most important first. Ask the Lord to show you his priorities for you, for the day. “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”(Matthew 6:33,34). “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;”(Ecclesiastes 9:10). “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” (Ephesians 5:15-17). This life will soon be passed only what is done for Christ shall last. The Lord has given you a precious gift called TIME. You only have so much of it. Use it wisely. “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” (Romans 13:11). We will all have to give account of what we do with our time which has been given us. Only God knows how much we have left. “whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”(James 4:14). “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” (I Corinthians 4:2).Will he say to you; “Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” (Matthew 25:23).

Say this prayer to be saved: Dear Jesus, I want to know you and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me.I believe you are the Only Begotten Son of God, and you died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Savior. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.