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  • “Stay Humble – God Will Expose”

    9 13 2019 Bishop Houston's Weekend Words God Will Expose Luke 18 14
    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! 😀 The soul of Friday is here. Let us all be attentive to our persona according to God’s purpose.

    Beloved, God’s focus is in the heart of man and not on their external or superficial appearance and accomplishments in life. You’ll find in this morning’s parable; Jesus Christ equated the tax collector and the Pharisee. The tax collectors are publicly known as sinners for their dishonesty when they’re collecting taxes. They’re called thieves because they steal money from people. The Pharisees on the other hand, are publicly known as holy, righteous and law-abiding people. They openly display their religious acts such as prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. People looked up to them and were impressed by their deeds, but God wasn’t. When Christ came, He began to expose their private sins, their pride, and self-righteousness.
     
    In this morning’s parable, we find the Pharisee began to brag about his righteous acts while the tax collector humbly admitted his wrongdoing and ask for God’s mercy. So we see, God, honored the prayer of the tax collector, but He hated the self-aggrandizements of the Pharisee. Beloved, God will eventually expose anyone that postures themselves arrogantly, snobbishly, self-righteously, and barbarous.
     
    This weekend Beloved, let us all keep in mind that no matter who we are or what we do, God is willing to accept us if we humble ourselves and submit to His mercy.
     
    Weekend Prayer:
    Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for repeating to me about being proud and why it doesn’t give You pleasure or glory. Help us to stop looking at our divine accomplishments and start focusing on Your boundless love, mercy, and grace.
    In Jesus’ Mighty name I pray, Amen and Aaamen.:-D
     
    Have a wonderful Friday and a blessed weekend everyone.

  • “God Loves You on The Inside”

    Bishop Houston's Weekend Words Luke 18 14
    Praise the Lord Beloved!!!

    It’s a joy to be counted among the ones who live.
    Beloved, do you belong to a church or ministry that focuses on how a person dresses. I’m speaking of the spiritual edifices where high class fashion is God first. If you’re not wearing the top of the line suits, dresses or hats you’re frowned at or looked down on. Beloved, God looks in the heart of man and not at their external appearance and achievements in life. This morning’s scripture is a great parable. Jesus Christ linked the tax collector and the Pharisee together. The tax collectors are publicly known as a sinner for their dishonesty in collecting taxes. They’re called thieves because they steal money from people. The Pharisees on the other hand, are publicly known as holy, righteous and law-abiding people. They openly display their religious acts such as prayer, fasting, and charity. Many people who looked up to them were impressed by their activities, but God wasn’t. When Christ came, He exposed their private sins, their pride, and self-righteousness. In this morning’s parable, the Pharisee began to “brag” about his righteous acts while the tax collector humbly admitted his wrongdoing and asked for God’s mercy. God honored the prayer of the tax collector, but he hated the self-aggrandizement of the Pharisee.
    Beloved, you don’t have to wear the top of the line attire or achieve the highest honors to be acknowledge by God or any authentic spiritual Bible based edifice. If you’re required to, then it’s time to find an authentic Bible based spiritual edifice.
    As we go into this weekend let us all remember that no matter who we are or what we do, or what we wear, God’s willing to accept us if we humble ourselves and submit to His mercy. Amen – Aaamen. 😀
    Let us Pray:
    Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us a recap about shady selfish pride that doesn’t give You pleasure or glory. Help us to stop looking at our spiritual achievements and start focusing on Your great love, mercy, and grace.
    In Jesus’ Name I Pray, Amen and Aaamen.
    Have an Awesome Friday and a Great Weekend.