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“The Treasure of God’s Living Word”

Posted by mcoxbmi on July 3, 2024
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Psalm 119: 130 The entrance and unfolding of Your words gives light; their unfolding gives understanding (discernment and comprehension) to the simple. (Amplified Classic)

Notice the entrance of God’s Word will give understanding, discernment, and comprehension even to the simple.  We all qualify.

Is the Bible (God’s Living Word) a rich treasure to you?  Why is it a rich Treasure?          

Both Matthew 6: 21 & Luke 12:34  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (NKJV)

Psalms 119: 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (NKJV)

Proverbs 3: 1 – 10 My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; (2) For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. (3) Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, (4) And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. (5) Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; (6) In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. (7) Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. (8) It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. (9) Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; (10) So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.(NKJV)

 

“Keys to Our Future”

Posted by mcoxbmi on May 9, 2024
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James 1: 4  (Amplified Bible) But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.

Patience is a major key to our future. We all would like to be perfect and wanting nothing as stated in James 1: 4 above.  Patience is a fruit of the presence of the Holy Spirit as listed in Galatians 5: 22 – 23 (Amplified Bible)  But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence).  Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge].   

Note the word let in James 1: 4 above. As a fruit of the presence of the Holy Spirit these fruits including patient are already present in everyone that has received Jesus as their Lord and Savior.  As stated in 2nd Peter 1: 4 – 7 (Amplified Bible) Patience must be exercised in order to be developed in our lives.  Exercising and developing patient and the other fruit of the Spirit in our lives will unlock the blessings of God in our lives.

“In Christ – More Than Conquerors”

Posted by mcoxbmi on April 20, 2024
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We all face problems, troubles, and mountains in our lives from time to time.  Some are larger than others.  Some last longer than others. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that we will not have trouble in this life. No one is immune.  Problems, trials, and trouble are just part of life in this fallen world.   

If we focus on the circumstances, the problems, and the troubles more than the Word, the circumstances that we are facing will conqueror us and come to pass.   

If we focus on and believe in the Word more than the circumstances, the Word will come to pass.  The choice is ours. 

Jesus said we would have tribulation in this world. 

John 16: 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (NKJV) 

Jesus said to be of good cheer.  In other words, do not focus on the tribulations and problems but focus on the answer to them.  Focus on what the Word says.  Focus and act on that, not the problems, trials, and troubles. Let the Word determine how you respond. 

When we are going through problems, trials, and trouble in this life we need to know and be persuaded that we are in Christ Jesus, That God Himself is for me, and that He has already made me more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ. 

Romans 8: 31 – 32 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (32) He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (NKJV) 

Romans 8: 37 – 39 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (38) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, (39) nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (NKJV) 

1st Corinthians 15: 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (NKJV) 

In Christ Jesus – We Are More Than Conquerors!

2nd Corinthians 5: 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJV) 

We are no longer separated or disconnected from God.  We are now Sons and Daughters of God. We are in Christ.  

1st John 3: 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! (NKJV) 

Galatians 3: 26 – 28 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. (27) For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (28) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (NKJV)

 

“Putting on the New Man Part 1”

Posted by mcoxbmi on April 3, 2024
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2nd Corinthians 5: 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (18) Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ

Now that we are Born-Again and made Righteous or put in Right Standing with God, we have a part to play in the renewing of our minds or the Putting on of the New Man. 

Ephesians 4: 22 Strip yourselves of your former nature [put off and discard your old unrenewed self] which characterized your previous manner of life and becomes corrupt through lusts and desires that spring from delusion; (Amplified Classic)

Put off and discard. It stands to reason that if we are to put on something new, we must first take off the old. 

Ephesians 4: 23 And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude], (Amplified Classic)

Romans 12: 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (NKJV) 

Ephesians 4: 24 And put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in God’s image, [Godlike] in true righteousness and holiness. (Amplified Classic)

Colossians 3: 10 And have clothed yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it.(Amplified Classic)

 

“A Focused Life”

Posted by mcoxbmi on March 14, 2024
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Focus:

To adjust your eye, a lens, a TV, or similar item to produce a clearer image.

To fix or settle on one thing; to concentrate.

To focus one’s attention on a specific subject or question.

One of the main tactics that the enemy uses is to try and keep our focus on the wrong thing.  He works hard at drawing our focus away from God and His Living Word.

Throughout Scripture we see people who had their Faith and Life focus on God and His Living Word. In order for their Faith to work they had to be Focused on Love, the Word, and Faith.  Faith works by Love. Faith is applied to the Word. They corrected themselves, their emotions, and the way they responded to the circumstances of life based on God and His Word. Their life focus was their relationship with God. The same should be true of every Christian.

Psalm 25:  1 – 2 UNTO YOU, O Lord, do I bring my life. (2a) O my God, I trust, lean on, rely on, and am confident in You. (Amplified Classic)

Psalm 27: 1 THE LORD is my Light and my Salvation–whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life–of whom shall I be afraid? (Amplified Classic)

What in your life do you focus on the most?  What is Your Life Focus? What we focus on the most becomes who we are.

To be successful in any area of life we must be focused in that area. If we are not focused, we will not be successful.       

We must decide where our focus should be. What we focus on goes farther than just being successful in this life.  Our life focus will determine our destiny in this life and our eternity that follows.

God gave man the right to choose.  He will back our choice.  The choices we make determines our focus. 

Romans 8: 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (NKJV)

Matthew 6: 33 – 34 But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. (34) So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble. (Amplified Classic)

Our Life Focus must be on God’s Living Word first of all.   

Colossians 3: 1 – 3 IF THEN you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. (2) And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth. (3) For [as far as this world is concerned] you have died, and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God. (Amplified Classic)

Colossians 3: 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (NKJV)

 

 

“The Mercy and Loving-Kindness of God Endures Forever”

Posted by mcoxbmi on March 4, 2024
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As believers, it is essential that we know and understand God’s Love and Mercy. That we develop trust in His Love and Mercy. This is the message that God so deeply desires for the world to know.  It is our message to a dark and hurting world.

If we are to have faith and confidence in God, we must trust in His mercy. We must Develop Faith in the Mercy of God.  God is faithful to His mercy. 

Deuteronomy 7: 9 Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; (NKJV)

2nd Thessalonians 3: 3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. (NKJV)

The entire Word of God emphasizes God’s Love, Mercy, and Goodness.  We can trust in His Mercy.  His Mercy endures forever.

Psalm 145: 9 The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. (NKJV) 

Psalm 106: 1 Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.  

Psalm 103: 8  The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.  

Psalm 25: 10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.  (steps, ways, purposes)

Psalm 103: 17 But the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord are from everlasting to everlasting upon those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, and His righteousness is to children’s children (Amplified Classic)

In our personal walk with God, we will develop faith in His mercy by:

(1) Making the decision to live the life of the love of God. Set your Love upon Him. 

(2) Putting the Word first place, not how you feel.

(3) Acting on the Word. Base your conduct on God’s Love and mercy, not on the condemnation of past mistakes and sins.

(4) Meditating God’s mercy. Do not dwell on your failures. Set your mind on God’s Love, mercy, and forgiveness.

 

 

“Trusting in the Lord”

Posted by mcoxbmi on February 15, 2024
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We place our trust in our families, friends, people we know, our government and leaders, Police, Fire Dept. Doctors, our jobs, money, the vehicle we drive, the chair we set in, etc.  Trust is involved in every area of life. 

We need to remember that while we are placing our trust in family, friends, and all the other areas of life, they are placing their trust in us. Are we trustworthy?  Are we? Can they put their trust in us? If so, we must be people of integrity. “Relationships have to be built on trust.” 

In the dark times that we are living in today we may find that some if not all of what we have put our trust in is now failing us.  We may be at the place where we do not trust anyone or anything.  

The one major question that we all must ask ourselves is do we really trust God and His Living Word? Do we?  This is a moment-by-moment decision. Most of us would say yes, we Trust God and His Living Word.  But our words and actions do not agree with that. 

To properly understand trust, we must understand that Trust cannot be earned it must be granted.  A person can position themselves to be trustworthy, but they cannot earn trust.  No matter what a person does to become trustworthy that trust must be granted it cannot be earned.

When we truly trust God, we trust His Living Word.  God cannot lie.  God and His Word are One. God’s Living Word is ABSOLUTE TRUTH. It is ABSOLUTELY Trustworthy.   Our trust in God and His Living Word must be on a higher level than our trust in anyone or anything else.  Do you really trust the Lord? Do You? 

Proverbs 3: 5 – 6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; (6) In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. (NKJV) 

David knew this and declared his trust in God.  We must have the attitude that David had.

Psalm 25: 1 – 2a UNTO YOU, O Lord, do I bring my life. (2) O my God, I trust, lean on, rely on, and am confident in You. (Amplified Classic) 

We must trust God no matter what takes place or what we may think or feel. 

Psalm 37: 39 – 40 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in the time of trouble. (40) And the LORD shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him. (NKJV)

Our focus must be on God and His Living Word, not on the circumstances.  We must make a quality decision to always trust in the Lord no matter what the circumstances are.

Psalm 56: 3 – 4 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. (4) In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? (NKJV)

“Faith vs Fear”

Posted by mcoxbmi on January 24, 2024
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NOTE: Satan cannot do anything to us apart from fear, any more than God can do something for us apart from faith.

1st John 5: 18b… he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. (NKJV)

Faith moves God because faith is in God. Fear moves Satan because fear is in Satan. Fear does not come from God.  There is no fear in God for God Is Love. Fear comes from Satan for Satan is Fear. 

1st John 4: 16… God is love (NKJV) 

1st John 4: 18… There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear (NKJV) 

2nd Timothy 1: 7  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (NKJV)

(Amplified Classic) [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.

Isaiah. 54: 14 – 15  In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you. (15) Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. (NKJV)

God Is Love, Light, and Faith.

Satan is Hate, Darkness, and Fear. 

What is faith? What is fear? Faith is a Spiritual force. Fear is a Spiritual force.  They are directly opposite each other.  Both are governed by Spiritual Laws. Faith is governed and works by the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus.  Fear is governed and works by the Law of Sin and Death.                   

Romans 8: 1 – 2 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. (2) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. (NKJV)

Romans 8: 5 – 6 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. (6) For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (NKJV)

 

“Meditation on the Word builds knowledge of the Word.”

Posted by mcoxbmi on January 4, 2024
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Our knowledge of the Word, how it works, how and when to use it, is of extreme importance and value to us if we are to be victorious overcomers and successful in our Christian walk.

God’s Word is involved in every area of our lives. Our lack of knowledge, faith, and action determines our level of success or failure.

Meditation in the Word builds knowledge of the Word.

Meditation in the Word builds the inner image of the Word in our hearts.  Meditation in the Word builds a capacity for faith which is the activator of the Living Word.

Meditation in the Word causes the Living Word to abide in our hearts.

Joshua 1: 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. (Amplified Classic) 

Psalms 119: 130 The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. (NKJV) 

Every word that we speak is a seed sown.  The seed sown brings forth a harvest.  If you do not want the harvest of your words do not speak them.  Speak only what you want for a harvest.

All seed, good and bad, are sown by the words of our mouth.

Words are involved in every area of our lives.  Just think about the number of words we say, hear, think, and see every day of our lives.  Even when we are not aware of it, they are present and affect our very lives.

Words are involved and affect everything that we say, think, and do.

Words govern our life whether or not I believe that they do.

 

 

“The Law of Sowing and Reaping Part 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on December 21, 2023
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Anything that has life originated from a seed of some kind.  All creation came from the seed of God’s Living Word spoken forth by God Himself.

Sowing and reaping are absolute laws that God Himself put in place.

Words are involved in everything God does and everything that we do. God and His Living Word are One.

John 1: 1 – 3 IN THE beginning [before all-time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. (2) He was present originally with God. (3) All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. (Amplified Classic)

All things, no matter what they are, came into existence and continue to exist by and through the Word. 

Colossians 1: 16 – 17  For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. (17) And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). (Amplified Classic)

Genesis 8: 22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, and day and night Shall not cease (NKJV)

Galatians 6: 7 – 9 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. (8) For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. (9) And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. (NKJV)

All seed, good and bad, are sown by the words of our mouth.

Matthew 12: 35 – 37 The good man from his inner good treasure flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse flings forth evil things. (36) But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak. (37) For by your words you will be justified and acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned and sentenced. (Amplified Classic)

 

“The Law of Sowing and Reaping Part 1”

Posted by mcoxbmi on December 14, 2023
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Anything that has life originated from a seed of some kind.  All creation came from the seed of God’s Living Word spoken forth by God Himself. 

The abiding seed of the Word must be applied or activated in order to bring forth fruit.

In order to apply the Word, we must believe the Word, we must speak the Word, and we must act on the spoken Word.

Our words are directly related to whether the Living Word abides.  We will bear fruit according to what abides in our hearts.

The words of the world and satan also abide and bring forth fruit.

If we do not understand the law of sowing and reaping, we cannot be victorious overcomers and be successful in our Christian life in this Earth.

The law of sowing and reaping is working 100% of the time in our lives no matter who we are, born again or not born again.

All that we do is done by, in, and through the Word.  There is nothing else.  

Sowing and reaping are absolute laws that God Himself put in place.

God’s Word is absolute Truth and absolute Law. God and His Word are One.

God Himself operates by this same Law.  He used this Law to create all things and all things consist by this same Law.

All creation, no matter what it is, are the result of seed sown.  The Word of God is the seed.

All things, no matter what they are, came into existence and continue to exist by and through the Word.

 

“Abiding in the True Vine Part 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on November 15, 2023
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John 15: 1 – 12  “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. (2) Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (3) You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. (4) Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. (5) “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. (6) If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. (7) If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. (8) By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. (9) “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. (10) If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. (11) “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. (12) This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. (NKJV)

My Father is the Vinedresser (Husbandman or Gardener)

A Vinedresser (Husbandman or Gardener) is one who cares for, watches over, prunes, cultivates, brings to harvest, and harvest. 

John 14: 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. (NKJV)

John 15: 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (NKJV)

Branch (Webster) The shoot of a tree or other plant; a limb; a bough shooting from the stem, or from another branch or bough.

 

“Abiding in the True Vine Part 1”

Posted by mcoxbmi on November 8, 2023
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It is the abiding Word that brings forth fruit.  As it brings forth fruit it also brings refreshing.

Our union with God through His Living Word brings Life.  That Life which flows from the Living Word brings refreshing.  If we are not connected to the True Vine, there can be no life or refreshing.

We must be abiding in the True Vine for the Living Word to bring forth Living Fruit.

John 15: 1 – 12  “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. (2) Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (3) You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. (4) Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. (5) “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing… (NKJV)  

If Jesus is the True Vine then there must be a false vine.

Since Jesus said He was the True Vine singular then that would mean that there is and can only be one True Vine.

 

“Refreshed and Strengthened by the Living Word”

Posted by mcoxbmi on November 3, 2023
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In times of weariness, we can obtain times of refreshing from the Lord.

The Living Word can bring times of refreshing in the midst of the storms of life.

God wants us to be refreshed continually and not become weary.  He has already made provision through His Word for us so that we do not have to become weary. 

Isaiah 40: 28 – 31 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. (29) He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. (30) Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, (31) But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. (NKJV)

The Living Word brings rest.  We can and must entering into God’s Rest.  He has opened the door to His Heart for us.  We must respond and come.

Matthew 11: 28 – 30 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] (29) Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.  (30) For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good–not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne. (Amplified Classic)

Colossians 3: 10 And have clothed yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it. (Amplified Classic)

 

“Stir Yourself Up Part 2 of 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on October 25, 2023
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In order to be strong in The Lord, we must stir ourselves up.  Note that I said stir ourselves up. That’s our job not God’s. There are many Christians asking and waiting for God to stir them up but according to the Word we must stir ourselves up.

He paid the price and gave us everything needed to stir ourselves up, but He will not do it for us.  It must be our choice.  He will teach us how and will strengthen us so that we can stir ourselves up, but it must be our choice to do so. 

2nd Timothy 1: 6 – 7 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. (7) For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (NKJV)

In order to stir ourselves up we must remove the things that hinder us from being stirred up.

As soon as we start to stir ourselves up the Holy Spirit within us joins in with us as we continue to stir ourselves up.  He strengthens and refreshes us as we stir.

“Be Strong in The Lord”

Posted by mcoxbmi on October 13, 2023
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The Living Word must abide in our hearts in order for it to bring forth the manifestation or harvest.  The Living Word must abide in the heart or there can be no harvest.

The only way that satan can prevent the Living Word from bringing forth harvest is to get the believer to move away from the Living Word.  Satan must prevent the Living Word from abiding in the heart of the believer otherwise The Living Word will come to harvest.  He cannot prevent it from bringing forth harvest unless he can deceive the believer into moving away and letting go of the Abiding Living Word.

That is why it is so vital that we understand the Abiding Word and that we Guard Our Hearts above all that we guard.  

Proverbs 4: 23 Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. (Amplified Classic)

If we do not guard our hearts the Living Word will not be able to come to harvest or manifestation.  It is our job to guard our hearts not God’s. 

Ephesians 6: 10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides]. (Amplified Classic)

Ephesians 3: 16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality]. (Amplified Classic)

1st Corinthians 15: 57 – 58 But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory [making us conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ. (58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord [always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord], knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile [it is never wasted or to no purpose]. (Amplified Classic)

 

“Guarding Our Hearts Against Weariness Part 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on September 21, 2023
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2nd Thessalians 3: 13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.  (NKJV)

We must govern what we focus on.

Galatians 6: 9 And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint. (Amplified Classic)

Philippians 4: 8 For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. (Amplified Classic)

By these two scriptures we can see that we can chose and govern whether or not we allow ourselves to become weary and faint.

We have the right, authority, and the ability to choose what we think on.  We can govern what we focus on.

Setting our Love and keeping it set on our Loving Heavenly Father and focusing on our Love Walk will prevent weariness.  It will cripple the enemies ability to use weariness against us.

Weariness opens the door to the enemy.  Satan watches for opportunities when we are weary. He will even help us become weary if we allow him to.

 Weariness is a major enemy and must be resisted.

 

“Guarding Our Hearts Against Weariness Part 1”

Posted by mcoxbmi on September 14, 2023
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We must be consistently constant in guarding our hearts, attending to His Word, and not become weary in well doing.

Weariness is one of the issues that we all face from time to time.  Weariness can be a major hindrance in our lives.  We must guard our hearts against weariness.

The Word has a lot to say about becoming weary and fainting and how to overcome and prevent it.

Weariness effects our prayer life, our faith, our strength, our peace, our rest, our relationships, and even our health.

There is a difference between being tired and weariness.  Being tired is normally due to physical exertion like working hard.  Being tired is normally physical.  Weariness is normally mental or spiritual.  Stress, worry, and fear lead to weariness which can become depression.

However, being physically tired all the time can lead to stress, worry, and fear then become weariness if we allow it to take place.

Most of us focus so much on the problems and issues of life that it leads us into stress, worry, and fear.  We can then become depressed and lose heart.  We are focusing on the wrong things.

Weariness is a major weapon of the enemy.  If we allow it to operate in our lives satan will be able to use it against us.  We must guard our hearts against weariness.

What we focus and meditate on is what we will become.  We have the right and power to choose and change what we focus and meditate on.

Luke 18: 1 ALSO [Jesus] told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up). (Amplified Classic)

Prayer and Worship that is based on God’s Living Word will help position us to focus on the right things.  Prayer and Worship will help to strengthen us to the place where we will not faint, lose heart, and give up. 

Philippians 4: 6 – 7 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. (7) And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.  (Amplified Classic)

“What We Need to Do to Guard Our Hearts Part 3 of 3”

Posted by mcoxbmi on September 7, 2023
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We must above all guard our hearts in order for the Living Word to abide in our hearts. If the Living Seed of The Living Word does not abide in our hearts, it cannot bring forth Life.

We must decide how big our want to is.  God has already made His decision and provided for a 100% harvest.  He will back our decision.  No decision is a decision. 

Whatever is abiding will bring forth fruit for good or evil

Colossians 3: 1 – 2 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.  (2) Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. (NKJV)

Colossians 3: 5  Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. (NKJV) 

Colossians 3: 8 – 17 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. (9) Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, (10) and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, (11) where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. (12) Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; (13) bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. (14) But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. (15) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. (16) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (17) And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him (NKJV) 

Colossians 3: 23 – 24 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, (24) knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. (NKJV)

We must be consistently constant attending to His Word and not become weary in well doing.

 

 

“What We Need to do to Guard Our Hearts Part 2 of 3”

Posted by mcoxbmi on August 30, 2023
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What do we need to do to guard our hearts so that the Word will abide?

Proverbs 4: 24 – 27  Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you. (25) Let your eyes look right on [with fixed purpose], and let your gaze be straight before you.(26) Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright. (27) Turn not aside to the right hand or to the left; remove your foot from evil. (Amplified Classic)

Proverbs 4: 20 – 27 is in the context of a commandment.

Attend or give attention to – This means that there is an action required on our part. Not just listen to them but to do what they say, apply them.

In order for the Word to bring forth the life and health we must do the following: 

1- Attend to His Word (Amplified = consent and submit)

2- Let them not depart from our sight

3- Keep them in the center of our heart

4- Keep and guard our heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard for out of it flow the springs of life

5- Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you

6- Let your eyes look right on with fixed purpose, and let your gaze be straight before you

7- Consider well the path of your feet

8- Let all your ways be established and ordered aright.

9- Turn not to the right hand or left

10- Remove your foot from evil