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  • “God’s Got This!!!”

    Weekend Words God’s Got This
    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! 😀 Happy Friday to you. 😀

     
    Beloved, you don’t have to be apprehensive about your future. Your life is divinely arranged. God has determined the conclusion from your launched date. He’s already organized the design, and drawn up the proposal. He knows everything that’s going to happen. The scripture says, “God works all things according to His will.” Beloved, it’s not according to who likes you, according to how much talent you have, according to what family you come from, or even according to how many mistakes you make. It’s according to His will.
     
    So this weeked Beloved, don’t focus on those that say you can’t, it’s impossible, or you shouldn’t. Listen to those that say to you: “You can do “ALL THINGS” in Christ Jesus that strengthens you and then wait on the Master Builder to bring in His team of contractors.
     
    Beloved, God’s Got This.
     
    I love you all!!! And have a blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀

  • “You’re Right With God”

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    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! Happy Monday to you all.

     
    You know Beloved, I don’t care how serious you may have messed things up on yesterday, in your past or how many mistakes you’ve made, I want you to start RIGHT NOW knowing you’re in right standings with God!!! It isn’t because of anything you’ve done but because you’ve received, by faith in Jesus, the righteousness of God.
     
    Now, I want you to take a look at the kinds of benefits the Word of God says that right standings in God will bring:
     
    *Psalm 92:12 (AMP) – “The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful]; They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].”
     
    *Proverbs 11:10 (AMP) – “When it goes well for the righteous, the city rejoices.”
     
    *Proverbs 11:21 – “the descendants of the righteous will be freed.”

    * 1 Peter 3:12 (AMP) – “For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright),”
     
    *Psalm 5:12 (AMP) – “For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You]; You surround him with favor as with a shield.”
     
    *Psalm 34:17 (AMP) – “When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hears and rescues them from all their distress and troubles.”
     
    *Psalm 37:25 (AMP) – “I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned or his descendants pleading for bread.”
    “Psalm 37:29 (AMP) – The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever.”
     
    Psalm 146:8 (AMP) – The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].”
     
    So Beloved, starting right now, kick the devil to the curb, stop listening to those hypocritical Christians, two-faced family members, un-loyal (fake) friends, deceitful co-workers and hating neighbors.
     
    Beloved, don’t let their sinister actions rob you of even one of these blessings by telling you you’re unworthy of them.
     
    RUN THEM OFF – STOP MESSING WITH THEM!!! And boldly say to them, “I’M RIGHT WITH GOD!!!” Then step out in your faith and enjoy and appreciate the freedom and privileges God has prepared just for you!!! 😀
     
    Have a blessed week Everyone!!! 😀

  • “Majestic Magnificent Feature”

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    Exodus Chapter 34:6-7 (AMP)
    “Please, show me Your glory!”

    Beloved, what would you say is the single, most outstanding thing about God? What’s His most important characteristic? Well, some people have told me it’s His power. Others have said it’s His holiness. But I believe God Himself would give us a different answer.

    I say this because the answer is actually found in Exodus 33. There Moses is asking God to show him His glory. Now the word “glory” could literally be translated “Substantial Mass.” It refers to the heftiest, most important, majestic thing about someone. It’s the totality of their value.

    So what Moses was actually saying was, “Lord, I want to see the most majestic magnificent thing about You. I want to know Your magnificent qualities.” So, what did God say to him in response?

    The answer is found in Exodus Chapter 34:6-7. 😀 It tells us, “(6) Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness); (7) keeping mercy and lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers upon the children and the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].”

    Beloved, just think about that!!! When Moses asked God to show him the most important thing about Himself, God showed him His mercy. (WOW!!!)

    So, that means if you and I are to replicate God (Ephesians 5:1 – Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father] ;), our most Majestic magnificent character quality must feature mercy too. Mercy, goodness, forgiveness and compassion must mark our behavior above all else.

    Beloved, allow the most majestic magnificent character quality of mercy be your feature and others will see the glory of God in you.

    Have a blessed Tuesday Everyone. 😀

  • “I’m On the Battlefield for My Lord”

    New Monday Morning Blog 2 Timothy 21 through 4

    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! What a joy to be able to celebrate with you the pronounced eve of Jesus’ birth. As we enter the heart of the holiday season let us all remember the great men and women that are away from their families serving our country far and wide during this holiday season. They are our heroes.

    This morning I read a passage from Paul’s letter to Timothy. And in the passage (2 Timothy 2:1-4), the Apostle Paul encourages the young Timothy (and his inspiration is passed on to every believer today), to face difficulty as a good soldier. Now, the military term “soldier” implies that we’re in a battle. And in fact, the combat started before Adam and Eve’s lifetime.

    Beloved, almighty God created all the celestial beings and it was He that allowed Satan and other angels (subsequently became known as “demons”) to rebel (mutiny) against Him. They established their own kingdom and waged war with the Lord. And as we see today this conflict has been extended to all humankind. It was in the Garden of Eden, Satan tempted Eve to violate God’s command by eating forbidden fruit. Her disobedience corrupted mankind’s innocence, and ever since, all human beings have been born with a nature bent away from the Lord and with a profound need for a Savior.

    Jesus, tempted by Satan in the wilderness, exhibited for us an awesome demonstration how to be victorious in spiritual conflict “by means of Scripture”.  You see, God’s Word gives us everything we need to win, from offensive and defensive weapons “Eph. 6:10-17” to the proper perspective on our adversaries’ real identity…” Verse 12 “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the . . . spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

    Beloved, when we see ungodliness in our society, the Enemy may at times seem to be winning. Yet we who are saved have a guaranteed oath that we belong to Him who is greater, and who’ll have the final victory “1 John 4:4; John 16:33”.
    Beloved, as we go through this Holiday week, for some people, there’ll be battles. Let us all view our daily battles biblically and look to God, who is mightier than all evil.

    Have a blessed Monday and a splendid Holiday week Everyone.

  • “I’m God All By Myself”

    I Am God All By Myself
    Genesis 18:14 – Is anything too hard for the LORD? . . .

    One day, I was in my backyard on a beautiful, sunny day, preparing to do one of my favorite pastimes – ‘barbecue’. I was just adoring the blue sky when all of the sudden, out of nowhere, it began to rain even though there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Beloved, it was as blue as can be. The sun was out and very bright. But for about three minutes, there was this serious downpour. I said, “WOW, where in the world is this rain coming from?”

    It was like God was saying, “I can make it rain whenever I want to. I can use a little cloud, a big cloud or no cloud. I’m God. I’m the most powerful Creator of the world. When I say rain, I don’t need a cloud. When I say you’re cured, I don’t have to have medicine. When I say pay raise or promotion, I don’t need your boss’s approval. When I say abundance, I don’t need a bank. I’m not limited by the natural. I’m a supernatural God and I’m God all by myself.”

    Beloved, whatever you’re facing today, I want you to know that God has the answer no matter what things look like in the natural. Trust Him because He can make a way where there seems to be no way. He can make something out of nothing, and He doesn’t need a cloud to make it rain!!!

    CHOF Ministry Prayer:
    Dear Heavenly Father, I honor You today because You’re worthy. I trust that You’re working behind the scenes on my behalf. I believe that You can make a way out of no way, and I look for You to rain down blessings in every area of my life.
    In Jesus’ mighty name I pray, Amen and Amen.

  • CHOF Ministry Morning Bible Verse

    Morning Bible Verse Post 10 2 2018 Hebrews 11 17 through 19
    Beloved, if you’re having an issue with believing God for something really big then maybe it’s because you’ve disregarded or overlooked those “small” or “what you may have felt unimportant” signals of the Holy Spirit. The Lord wants us to understand that each of His instructions or directives are important and He promises to reward us for every act we allow Him to accomplish in our life, regardless of the dynamics.

     
    Beloved, if you desire to climb the ladder to bigger faith to larger blessings you must start by mastering the little step stool first.
     
    Have a blessed Tuesday Everyone.
     

  • “Fitting In”

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    Our spiritual topic this morning is entitled: “Fitting In”,and this morning’s verse is Isaiah 44:2. This morning’s verse is coming out of the New Living Translation Bible and it reads this way: The Lord who made you and helps you says: “Do not be afraid . . . my chosen one.”

     
    I’d been out late the night before, just as I was every Saturday night hanging out with my Transformer buddies. I was Just twenty something years old, and I was running from God as fast as I could. But suddenly, strangely, I felt compelled to attend the church my grandfather once pastored and the church my family has attended for many decades. I put on a pair of casual slacks, a shirt and tie, and some very worn dressed shoes and drove across town.

    I don’t recall the sermon the pastor preached that day, but I can’t forget how delighted my mother was to see me. With her arm under my arm, she introduced me to everyone she saw, many of them I already knew, after all I grew up in the neighborhood. “This is my oldest son!!!” She proudly declared. Her joy became a picture of God’s love that has stuck with me all these decades.
     
    Beloved, the imagery of God as a loving Father occurs throughout the Bible. In Isaiah 44, the prophet interrupts a series of warnings to proclaim God’s message of family love. “Dear Israel, my chosen one,” he says in verses 2-3: “I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children,” Isaiah noted how the response of those descendants would demonstrate family pride. Verse 5 says: “Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord,’” he wrote. “Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands.”
     
    Disobedient Israel belonged to God, just as I belonged to my mother. Nothing I could do would ever make her lose her love for me. That Sunday I was given a glimpse of our heavenly Father’s love for us.
     
    Prayer:
    Dear Heavenly Father, we all come from families that are broken in one way or another. Thank You for loving us in that brokenness and for showing us what real love looks like.
     
    Beloved, God’s love for us offers us the sense of fitting in and an identity we all crave.
     
    CHOF Ministry is here to help you feed your spiritual cravings.
    Have a Blessed Sunday Everyone. 😀

  • “Seek The Lord”

    Seek the Lord
    (1 Chronicles 22:19 AMP)
    Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.

    Beloved, what things do you consider a dynamic requirement in your life? In other words, what can’t you live without? Most people would immediately think of food, water and shelter. But in reality, we can’t really live unless our minds and hearts are set on seeking the Lord. Sure, you can exist without seeking Him, but you’re called to more than just mere existence, you’re called to live, to prosper, to enjoy your life abundantly!!!

    Beloved, today and every day, set your mind and heart on seeking the Lord!!! Write down your favorite scriptures and commit them to memory. Whenever you can, think about those verses. Meditate on God and His infinite love. When you start to seek the Lord with all your heart, you’ll truly live and enjoy the abundant life He has in store for you!!!

    Will you Pray with Me?

    Let’s Pray:
    Dear Heavenly Father, today I choose to set my mind on You. I seek You with my whole heart. Show me Your love and character today. Show me Your ways that I may walk and live closely with You. I love You in Jesus’ name I pray – Amen and Amen.

     

  • “You Got The Power!!!”

    You Got The Power FB Church pageDeuteronomy 7:7-8 (NIV)
    7The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. 8But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

     
    Beloved, have you ever asked yourself why does The Lord set His love on certain ones? Well, I have many times before I turned my life fully over to God. Now, I no longer ask that question, I now answer the question when others ask. Let’s look at the case of Israel, we see that The Lord simply chose to love them, and it was in keeping with the oath He made to their forefathers. That oath began with the man of faith, Abraham. You see, right here it shows that our relationship with God can affect future generations that follow us.
     
    Beloved, God chose to love the world. He set His love upon the world because of what Jesus did. The result of Jesus’ life of faith is the same type, but It’s the ultimate fulfillment of the shadow in Abraham. We, too, were delivered from the land of slavery, slavery to our old nature. We, too, are delivered from the master of this world, Satan. Beloved, he no longer has a claim to our lives. He has no right to our souls. God made a promise to crush the head of Satan so that we could be redeemed and out from under the power of the enemy (those that tell you are useless, those that ostracize you, those that abuse you and lie on you, those that feel that they are more than you and look down on you.) Beloved, STAND UP AND GRAB YOUR STRENGTH!!! You are redeemed!!! The enemy has no has no power over you any longer!!! How people feel about you, is their opinion. The last time I checked a person’s opinion didn’t redeem you, a person’s opinion didn’t go up on Golgotha and shed blood and die so that you can live!!! And let me get just a little closer, a person’s opinion can’t save you from hell or put you in heaven.
     
    Beloved, stop handing ‘YOUR POWER’ OVER TO PEOPLE TO BEAT YOU DOWN. God loves you also and He wants to love on you just like He loves on those you think have favor. You don’t have to be in a clique for God to love you. The verse above applies to you today. God has set His affection on you and chosen you also. You have Victory!!!! So, don’t let no one tell you different!!! Thank Jesus for making that possible. Live in the knowledge of the truth that God has set His affection on you because of Jesus’ life of faith and death in your place.
     
    Beloved, you’re delivered from the power of the enemy. Don’t let the enemy tell you anything else. You are loved, and you are free!!!
     
    Have a Gorgeous Sunday.

  • “You Are Significant In God’s Eyes”

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    Praise the Lord Beloved – Happy Friday to Everyone!!! 😀
    What a joy and honor to start the day with you.

    You know Beloved, people today rate a person’s importance by their, reputation, titles, position, possessions, where you go, what you drive, what kind of home you live in or the area you live. But God’s rate classification is very different from the world’s rate classification. If you’ve ever thought that God has too many other important things on His plate to be concerned with you and your life, I want you to know today that, “YOU’RE GOD’S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY!!!” And there’s nothing you can do to be more significant or less significant. God rates you simply because He made you, and your rate will never change. You are significant. Your life is significant. The things that concern you, concern God. He carefully watches over every aspect of your life. There’s nothing too big or too small for His attention.

    Beloved, this weekend, take your apprehensions and cares to the Father. He loves to hear you call on Him, and He’s waiting to show Himself strong on your behalf. Because you’re important to Him, He’s ready to bless and authorize you to live successfully all the days of your life.

    Have a Blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀