"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Psalm 18:35-36 "You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarge my path under me, so my feet did not slip."
Here in verse 35, we see the use of battle armor, a shield. Kings and rulers are described as "shields" protecting their people. Here we see the shield, as an image of God's provision for the RIGHTEOUS. This image is found in both the Old and New Testament:
Genesis 15:1, we see that God describes Himself as Abraham's "shield," and in 2nd Samuel 22:3, David PRAISES the Lord for being his "SHIELD, "STRONGHOLD" and "REFUGE." In Ephesians 6:16, Paul says, "above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one."
So my friends, we see God is our SHIELD and that we as believers have the PROTECTIVE GUARDIANSHIP of God.
In verse 36, we see that God also will ENLARGE our PATH, so that we DO NOT SLIP. Isn't it great to know that our ALL KNOWING, and ALL LOVING God is there to HELP us so that we as believers DO NOT SLIP, and if we do, He is there to CATCH us. "Wow"
It is GOOD to PRAISE the Lord
It is GOOD to GAZE upon His MAJESTY
To PROCLAIM His LOVE in the MORNING
And His FAITHFULNESS at NIGHT
Oh, it is GOOD to WORSHIP and PRAISE the Lord
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Zechariah 1 which is Titled: "A Call to Repentance."
Jesus Reigns, and He is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be in Complete and Total Control!!! May God's Peace, Love, Strength, and Grace be you all. May we as Christians reach to heaven with one hand and with the other reach out to the lost and dying of this dark and sinful world. May we like John at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus, Come."
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from Cindi, a daughter of the king of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Message: "I REUSE"
"I REFUSE"
I REFUSE to be DISCOURAGED, To be SAD or to CRY
I REFUSE to be DOWNHEARTED, and here's the REASON WHY
I SERVE a God who's MIGHTY, who is SOVEREIGN and SUPREME
I SERVE a God who LOVES me, and I am on His TEAM
He is ALL-WISE and POWERFUL, and Jesus is His Name
Though everything is changeable, My God WILL ALWAYS REAMAIN the SAME
My God KNOWS ALL that is happening, BEGINNING to the END
His PRESENCE is my COMFORT, and He is my DEAREST FRIEND
When SICKNESS comes to WEAKEN me, To bring my head down low
I CALL out to my Abba Father, and into His ARMS I GO
When CIRCUMSTANCES threaten to ROB me of my PEACE
Jesus DRAWS me CLOSE to Him, and there ALL my STRIVINGS CEASE
When my HEART melts within me, and WEAKNESS takes CONTROL
He GATHERS me in His Arms, and He SOOTHES my HEART and SOUL
The GREAT "I AM" is with me, and my LIFE is in His HANDS
The "Son of God" is my HOPE, and it in His Strength I STAND
I REFUSE to be DEEATED, for my EYES are on Jesus
He has PROMISED to be with me and NEVER LEAVE nor FORSAKE me
ALL my SINS are FORGIVEN, and I am SAVED by the GRACE of God
My PRAYERS have REACHED the Throne Room of GRACE, and I REST in His LOVE
I GAVE THANKS and PRAISE in EVERYTHING, for my GOD I SEEK to PLEASE
The BATTLE is His, the VICTORY is MINE, and like Paul He'll HELP me WIN the RACE
For in Jesus, I CAN DO ALL THINGS through Christ who STRENGTHENS me
PRAISE GOD, for INDEED I am REDEEMED!!!
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Zechariah which is Titled: "Introduction to the Book of Zechariah."
Your Sister in Christ
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 2 October 2014, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse:
Psalm 71:5 "For You are my hope, O God; You are my trust from my youth."
Psalm 71:8 "Let my mouth be filled with Your praise, and with Your glory all the day."
Psalm 71, is a psalm of LAMENT with a major focus on the psalmist TRUST in God. This psalm alternates between expressions of DESPERATE NEED and RESOLUTE TRUST in the Lord. Verses 5-8 are rich in expressions of TRUST and COMMUNION with God.
You are HOPE in verse 5
You are my TRUST in verse 5
You are He, my PRAISE shall be to You in verse 6
You are my STRONG REFUGE in verse 7
Your PRAISE and GLORY in verse 8
The psalmist MODELS what BELIEVERS should REACT to SUFFERING. A Believer should COMPLETELY TRUST the Lord in ANY difficult SITUATION or CIRCUMSTANCE, but at the same time, CRY to God for DELIVERANCE.
In verses 9 and 18, the psalmist describes himself as an old man, and one who speaks out of mature experience with the Lord. He PRAYS for HELP, but affirms his CONFIDENCE in the One he has found FAITHFUL from his youth. Although in danger, the psalmist will "ALWAYS have HOPE and ALWAYS PRAISE God."
We today, just as the psalmist did in today's Scripture Reading, need to REMEMBER, that despite life's TROUBLES, we can COUNT on God to RESTORE us, REVIVE us, and RENEW us, as we COMMIT ourselves to Him, in a life that is in COMPLETE SONG and PRAISE to Him, as we follow the GUIDANCE of the Holy Spirit each day, and PICK UP our CROSS and WALK in the Footprints of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," Listen to the Sweet, Soft, and Tender Voice of God as He WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Haggi 2 which is Titled: "The Coming Glory Of God's House."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be in Complete and Total Control!!! May God's Peace, Love, Strength, and Grace be with you all. May we as Christians reach to heaven with one hand and with the other reach out to the lost and dying of the dark and sinful world. May we like John at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus Come."
Your Sister In Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savor Jesus Christ for 25 September, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: 1st John 4:9-11 "In this, the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not the we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another."
The LOVE of God for us was DEMONSTRATED with the death of Jesus upon the Cross on our behalf. Jesus is the ONLY begotten Son which expresses not a literal birth, but a sense of uniqueness. In other words, Jesus is the UNIQUE Son of God and NO other person is God's Son in the way that He is.
Divine LOVE by its nature is UNSELFISH. It is SELF-SACRIFICING. Jesus with His death, SELF-SACRIFICED Himself for us, to avert the punishment our sins deserved, and which now enables God to SHOWER His BLESSINGS on us.
In verse 11, we as Christians are INSTRUCTED that "we ought to love one another." It is ONLY fitting, that we as Christians are to be loving, JUST as God LOVES us.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out "I CAN'T," Listen to the Sweet, Soft, and Tender Voice of God as He Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Haggai 1 which is Titled: "The Command To Build God's House."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will be in Complete and Total Control!! May God's Peace, Love, Strength, and Grace be with you all. May we as Christians lift one hand toward heaven and with the other reach out to the lost and dying of this dark and sinful world. May we as John at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus, Come."
Your Sister In Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for Tuesday 23 September 2014, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: Romans 5:19 "For as by one man's disobedience, many were made sinners, so also by one man's death many will be made righteous."
"Disobedience" are specific acts that violate the standards that have been established by God, and also focuses attention on a corrupt human nature. Sins lives in the human personality. It is a distortion of that which God created, a warping of our natural desires, understandings and wills, so that we want and choose what is wrong.
The word "made" in this verse means "to take" or "constitute." As a result of Adam's sin, we as the human race became sinners. But because of the death of Jesus Christ upon the Cross of Calvary and because of His Resurrection from the grave, we as Christians have been made RIGHTEOUS the second that we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, the believer has been declared RIGHTEOUS by God and with the Indwelling Power of the Holy Spirit we are continually becoming more RIGHTEOUS. (PRAISE GOD)
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Haggai which is Titled: "Introduction to the Book of Haggai."
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. Always remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical or financial dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T," Listen to the Sweet, Soft, and Tender Voice of God has He Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns, and He is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will be in Complete and Total Control!!! May God's Peace, Strength, Love and Grace be with you all. May we as Christians reach to heaven with one hand and with the other reach out to the lost and dying of this sinful and dark world. May we like john at the close of the Book of revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus, Come."
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 16 September 2014, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Today's Bible Verse: 2nd Corinthians 4:3-6 "But even if our gospel is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine of them. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bond servants for Jesus' sake. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."
Unbelievers have a barrier to over come for "the god of this age" has blinded their minds." The "god of this age" is Satan. On Satan's control of the world system see Matthew 4:8-9, John 12:31, 14:30, 1st Corinthians 10:20, Ephesians 2:2, 6:12 and 2nd Timothy 2:26. The "lost" of verse 3 are the unbelievers of verse 4. They are so controlled by Satan, that he effectively shields them from the "Light of the Glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ." Paul here thus categorizes those who find his message difficult to accept. In effect, Paul is saying that the person who is criticizing his ministry at Corinth is not even saved for they are lost, unbelieving and has been blinded by Satan.
Jesus Christ is God's Son, and He perfectly reveals God the Father to us. Although we as human being have been CREATED in the image of God, thought we have fallen from a perfect relationship with God, Jesus Christ is restoring believers to what they were originally created to be in 1st Corinthians 3:18 and genesis 1:26.
As God commanded the light to shine in the darkness at CREATION, Genesis 1:3, so He also "turns on" the LIGHT in the hearts of people, so that they can see who Jesus Christ is. People who DO NOT see the LIGHT and DO NOT BELIEVE have had their eyes blinded and have had their hearts hardened by Satan in verse 4. But we as Believers DO see the LIGHT and have reconnected to our Abba Father through Jesus Christ His Son. PRAISE and GLORY to our Almighty, Loving, and Gracious God.
Click on this link www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Zephaniah 3 which is Titled: "Joy In God's Faithfulness."
Jesus Reigns and He Is Has Been and ALWAYS will be in Complete and Total Control!!! May God's Peace, Love, Strength, and Grace be with you all. May we as Christians reach to heaven with one hand and with he other reach out to the lost and dying of this dark and sinful world. May we like John at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus, Come."
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 8 June 2014, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Bible Verse: James 5:11 "Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and Merciful." (Today's writing will cover verses 7-11)
In verse 7, James urges believers to maintain an attitude of patience while suffering injustices. We as Christians, can afford to be patient even when provoked by the rapacious exploitation of the wealthy. Though every effort should be made to improve conditions and achieve justice. Believers must have a spirit of patient endurance, even in the midst of cruel treatment.
Few doctrines concerning Jesus are taught in James. His vicarious DEATH and RESURRECTION are omitted, YET Christ's return is cited to ENCOURAGE patience ENDURANCE. The Early Church lived in the EXPECTATION of the IMMINENT "Coming of the Lord." Their HOPE as well as us as Christians today, is that at His Second Coming. JUSTICE would be handed both to the OPPRESSOR and the OPPRESSED.
At the Second Coming of Jesus, wrongs WILL BE righted and believers WILL BE rewarded for their FAITHFULNESS to Jesus, Proverbs 14:14 and Matthew 5:12. Farmers in Palestine absolutely depended on two rainy seasons in the late fall and mid-spring for their crops. We like farmers, wait for harvest time, because we know that Jesus, the JUDGE, is "standing at the door."
After Job's terrible suffering, God BLESSED him with double of ALL the GOOD THINGS that he had before, Job 42. His example ASSURES us as Christians, that when the Lord returns to receive us unto Himself, we to WILL experience the "compassion of the Lord."
Click on this link at www.cindidavis.blogspot.com for a Blog Writing from Zephaniah 2 which is Titled: "A Call To Repentance."
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be In Complete and Total Control!!! May we as Christians reach out to heaven with one hand and with the other reach out to the lost and dying of this world. May we like John at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus, Come."
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
