Day 273 of change! ( Proverbs Sunday )

( Prov 24:10 )- If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small; How, do you not faint? Inner man renewed day, by day ( 2 Cor 4:16 ); Renewing, renewed, is to find out what God said in his word, and do it; God bless!

Day 272 of change! Done with Old testament! ( words of Jesus )

We are done with the Old testament for the year; Now on Saturday's, we will recap in the areas we were not so blessed do to time to cover that much, mainly long books, that take a long time to cover; RECAP- see my Old testament survey page for highlights, and important points to Old testament; God bless!

Day 271 of change! ( Colossians ) 2nd time around!

Another one of Paul's books, written in prison, to define the deity, all sufficienty of Christ; Highlighed by Christ in us, the hope of glory v1:27; See my New testament survey page, Colossians for more; God bless!

Day 270 of change! Where is your faith!!! ( words of Jesus )

Jesus seems to only be hard on his disciples, and hypocrites, saying on thing, doing another, Pharisees, leaders; Most of the body of Christ gets offended when you provoke them to live the word ( Heb 10:24 ), but faith is required for ALL believers to apply daily ( Lk 17:5-10 ), which God just expects! ( Lk 8:25 ) God bless!

Day 269 of change! Let us go! ( words of Jesus )

Jesus told his disciples let us go to the other side; Calling the situation before it happen ( Rom 4:17 ), seen their was a problem, and knew he would get through it, called it before it happen; Us as well, see a problem, see ourselves getting through it! ( Lk 8:22 ) God bless!

Day 268 of change! Hear, and do! ( words of Jesus )

Jesus said those that are his family, are those that hear the word of God, and do it! Part of that is hearing Jesus is Lord, and believe with heart and confess ( Rom 10:9-10 ); Then apply renewed mind to catch up to who you are in Christ ( Rom 12:21-2 )! ( Lk 8:21 ) God bless!

Day 267 of change! Has more, not have, less! ( words of Jesus )

When you have a ear, spiritual ear, to hear the word of God, it, revelation, will be given unto you; No ear to hear, even what you SEEM, to have, revelation, will be taken away; Not in a since of God taken it away, but YOU not receiving; ( Lk 8:18 ) God bless!

Day 266 of change! ( Psalm Sunday )

( Ps 150:6 )- Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord!!!!!!; Enough said! God bless!

Day 265 of change! ( Micah )

Purpose, sets God's case against Israel; Author- Micah; ( Jn 5:39; 2 Cor 3:14 )- Jesus in this book, through the uncovering of truth of Christ, is Jesus is prophecied, and our everlasting in ( Micah 5:2 ); ( Rom 7:22 )- We delight in this book in our inner man by the prophecy is over, Jesus has come, and lives in all believers; See my Old testament survey page, ( Micah ) for highlights in this book; God bless!

Day 264 of change! ( Philippians )

Paul is the author, another one of Paul's letters, that were written from prison, and this letter particularly has joy mentioned at least 13 times in it; Stressing the fact, rejoice in the Lord, ALWAYS v 4:4; See my New testament survey page ( Philippians ) for more highlights in this book; God bless!

Day 263 of change! Nothing hid, all uncovered; ( words of Jesus )

There is nothing hid with God, all things are open to him ( Heb 4:13 ); Also, your sins will always find you out ( Num 32:23 ); ( Lk 8:16- 17 ) God bless!

Day 262 of change! Sower of seed, good ground heart; ( words of Jesus )

This person is one that understands, and is consistent, with growing, and keeping the word, and bringing forth fruit with patience; Then, even that is in stages, 30, 60, 100 fold; Main point here is make a commitment, and be consistent; ( Lk 8:15 ) God bless!

Day 261 of change! Sower of seed parable, throny heart; ( words of Jesus )

Thorny place heart, is where the cares of this world, deceitfulness of riches, lust of other things entering in, WITH, the word, it becomes unfruitful; Distractions, distractions, distractions; The world is set up to distract you from truth, stay fixed on the word; This is not necessarily sin in the since violating things in the word, just letting the flow of life, distract you from what God is saying, powerful! ( Lk 8:14 ) God bless!

Day 260 of change! Parable of seed, sower, stony ground receiver ( words of Jesus )

The main deception with this stage is being offended; Our society today is just plan horrible in this area; Most is offended about most things, not so when you love the law, nothing offends you for believers ( Ps 119:165 ); For unbelievers, being offended is a CHOICE; Point, believers will receive the word, and will believe for a moment, but have no root in themselves, so are offended, FOR THE WORDS SAKE, and they back off, Powerful!!!; ( Lk 8:13 ) God bless!

Day 259 of change! ( Proverbs Sunday! )

( Prov 24:10 ) A person that faints in the day of adversity, is small in strength; How do you not faint, inner man renewed day, by day ( 2 Cor 4:16 ); God bless!

Day 258 of change! ( Zechariah )

Zechariah, author; Purpose, God show his people that there will be, and now is, hope through the Messiah; ( Jn 5:39; 2 Cor 3:14 )- Jesus in this book, see this book through unveiling of Christ, Jesus is our branch ( Zech 3:8 ), just like in ( Jn 15 ); ( Rom 7:22 )- delight in the law of God after the inward man by we have the branch in us as believers, and everyone of us have the ability to bring forth fruit, when we abide in this vine; See my Old testament page ( Zechariah ) for highlights in Zechariah; God bless!

Day 257 of change! Ephesians!

Ephesians is about the believers position, place, that they HAVE in Christ, which God has already provided for them; Paul author, personally my favorite book, is arguably the most encouraging book in the Bible; Enjoy the highlights of this book in my New testament survey page, Ephesians; God bless!

Day 256 of change! Stony ground seed; ( words of Jesus )

First kind of ground, heart, is a person that has received the word of God, on stony, ground, heart; This is where the devil come immediately and take the word that was down, because they understand it not; So key to overcoming this stage is to UNDERSTAND what the word is saying; ( Lk 8:12 ) God bless!

Day 255 of change! Parable of sower of seed; ( words of Jesus )

If you don't understand this parable, you won't under any; We as believers, and God's kingdom works of the system of you sow His word into your life, water it, and give it time, and it grows; Impossible for it not to work; ( Lk 8:5-8 ) God bless!

Day 254 of change! Love lot, forgiven of a lot; ( words of Jesus )

Jesus said here, basically, the more you need to be forgiven for, the more love, and appreciation you have towards God; Where sin abound, grace abounds more ( Rom 5:20 ); You will appreciate God when he has pulled you out of the dirt; ( Lk 7:44-47 ) God bless!

Day 253 of change! ( Parable, two debtors )

One debtor owned 500, other debtor 50, both forgiven, which appreciated it more? Of course the 500; Grace is equal ground for all humans, worst consequence sin, to least, God Forgives all; ( Lk 6:41-42 ) God bless!

Day 252 of change! ( Psalm Sunday )

( Ps 50:23 )- When you offer praise, it glorifies God, and salvation is sprung from within that; Anyone can praise during good times, shows real character when praise during trials, and storms; God bless!

Day 251 of change! ( Haggai )

Haggai author, purpose to call people to rebuild temple; One of most political books in Bible, God speaks, and spoke here to chruch, and state ( 1:12-15; 2:21-23 ); ( Jn 5:39; 2 Cor 3:14 )- Jesus testied, and through the unveiling of him, is He is the desire of all nations v 2:7; ( Rom 7:22 )- our inner man delights in this book by God wants to be a part of politics ( 1 Tim 2:1-4; Rom 13:1-8; Dan 2:21 ), separation of church and state was, and is NOT to devide the two, but to give people the right to exercise whatever religion they want, and NOT be forced to CHOOSE a certain religion; See my old testament survey page ( Haggai ) for highlights; God bless!

Day 250 of change! ( Galatians )

Galatians is the most black, and white, no gray area, to the point teaching on this new life as a believer of who we are in Christ, and not this Old way of being justified in the sight of God by the outer works of trying to keep God's 613, 10 commandment laws; We are children of God by faith in Jesus Christ ( Gal 3:26 ); See my New testament survey page ( Galatians ), for highlights; God bless!

Day 249 of change! Parable of children marketplace! ( words of Jesus )

The people of this parable, were basically not stratified with the ways God brought his message; Like children, never enough to eat, play, etc, no matter your approach, not enough; Point, God is constantly reaching out to others through teaching, preaching, Christian music, movies, etc; ( Lk 7:31-35 ) God bless!

Day 248 of change! Least in kingdom, greater than greatest! ( words of Jesus )

Jesus said John the Baptist was the greatest of prophets, because prophets fortells future for most part; No greater future to prophecy than the future of the Christ, and Jesus said, the least in the kingdom, the usher at the door with the lowest paying job, etc, is GREATER than John; Why, because you are a whole new being on the inside ( 2 Cor 5:17 ), and there is nothing more precious to God than that ( 1 Pet 3:4 ); ( Lk 7:28 ) God bless!

Day 247 of change! The messenger! ( words of Jesus )

Jesus told the people, who did you expect to see, this is the prophet according to ( Mal 3 ), that was prophecied would make way for "me" Jesus; Point, scripture must be fulfilled, whatever you read in the word, is for you to plumb, and believe it for you; ( Lk 7:24-28 ) God bless!

Day 246 of change! Tell John what you seen! ( words of Jesus )

Jesus told the people John the Baptist sent that after Jesus healed multiple people in a hour, to go tell him what they seen; In other words, John the Baptist should know that the Christ would do these works, probably according to ( Isa 35 ); Point, you will know people by their fruit ( Matt 7:16 ); ( Lk 7:22 ) God bless!

Day 245 of change! ( Proverbs Sunday )

( Prov 2:1-5 )- People would say " I fear the Lord"; Well here is the definition if you fear the Lord or not; Receive, hide, apply, lift up, seek, search, the words of God, THEN, you understand the fear of the Lord; God bless!

Day 244 of change! ( Zephaniah )

Zephaniah- author, point- urge people of Judah to return to God; ( Jn 5:39; 2 Cor 3:14 )- Jesus, through the lens of his finished work in this book, our Lord of hope ( Zep 3 ); Delight in this book through our inner man ( Rom 7:22 )- Everyday, every situation, you face in this life as a believer, there is hope IN you, by the person of Christ; See my Old testament survey page Zephaniah for highlights; God bless!