John 1:17

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Be Free From the Prison



I bring Grace and Peace to each one of you in the name of Jesus the Savior of the world! 

There has been a picture going around on the web that shows the back of a person’s head with a open window, prison bars, and a person inside grabbing hold of those bars, the caption reading… “You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts” 

This is so true for most people even Christians who have believed the untruth about them, filled with the “What Ifs” in life and who don’t know or have forgot who they truly are in Christ Jesus. 

For just a moment I want you to take a deep breath and rest in the arms of God and see what He truly has and wants for you.  I will first go to the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:25-27 reading from the NIV translation;

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?  Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”  

As I stated in my earlier writings that God continually reminds me of this so much that I have grown to have a fascination of birds.  Today I want you to know that you are much more valuable than they!  With this I am going to hit three points to help you know and become what God has for you.  The first is Reality, the second Initiative, and the third Provision. 

First we start with Reality in 1st John 5:13-15 - The (MSG) John the Apostle states;

[The Reality, Not the Illusion] My purpose in writing is simply this: that you who believe in God’s Son will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life, the reality and not the illusion. And how bold and free we then become in his presence, freely asking according to his will, sure that he’s listening. And if we’re confident that he’s listening, we know that what we've asked for is as good as ours.

It is a reality and not an illusion that Jesus sits now with the father and that God’s plan fulfilled is for each one of us to live in the inheritance of what He has for us.  God’s – Reality is for you to live above and to have all that you ever need or ask for.

When God opens a door you have to take the step and walk through it.  When opportunity arises you have to be in the mindset to take action.  This does not mean to take action on your own.  It does mean to take action with God.

“Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God’s Law and Prophets and this is what you get. Matthew 7:12 – The (MSG)

Teaming up with God’s - initiative will always produce results, way more than you could ever accomplish on your own.

The third and one of the most profound is provision.  The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of God’s provision is “God My Provider”! God’s – Provision is endless once you tap into who you really are in Christ, you can break those bars down and free yourself of all that keeps you in bondage.  Worry, strife, fear, religion, lies and deceit is the only holds that the defeated satan can use to keep you from the true blessings that God has for you!

God wants you to live and breath in the paradise that he has created here on earth for you! Take ownership of this passage in Joshua and make it yours!  

Haven’t I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don’t be timid; don’t get discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take.” Joshua 1:9 - The (MSG)

Jesus said; A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. John 10:10 The (MSG)

Become the person God has created you to be; sons, daughters, grab hold of your inheritance and live in God's Reality, God's Initiative, and God’s Provisions!

God Loves You! Grace BE!



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