Monday, December 26, 2011

Take Time To Gather Yourself

Yes, another year is almost gone. Time waits for no one. One of my favorite Bible verses says, “Redeem the time...” another one says, “Number your days…”

No matter how hectic your pace has been or how busy you are, this is the time to make sure you make time to reflect, think, give and plan.

I generally take this week between Christmas and New Year's and lock myself away for a few days. I find that this is the ideal time for reflection, thinking, giving and planning. Let me encourage you to do some very simple things during this time:
1) Try to slow things down.
2) Spend time with the ones you love and care about.
3) Take some time to talk with your spouse and children about goals and dreams for the next year.
4) Use this as a time to revision your vision; charge your batteries
5) Find a Church or charitable organization and volunteer a few hours
6) Think about a few of changes or additions you want to see in your life in the New Year.

In my opinion, taking the time to gather yourself; to reflect; to think; to dream and to plan is one of the most important and valuable things that you can do to impact and influence the New Year in a positive way.

One last word.  You must commit yourself to set aside this time…or you will find yourself once again keeping a hectic pace and a busy schedule which will rob you of this moment.

Gather your past successes; past victories; past failures and defeats…reflect on your seasons of growth and your seasons of stagnation…then use all that to clear your way; wipe the slate clean and begin again with a fresh set of well-thought out goals, visions, and dreams.

Happy New Year!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Join The Movement To Save The Seed

I am raising funds for The Male Leadership Academy.  The links belowe will give you the full story of why an all male school and how you can get involved.  I am asking you to join the movement to help raise up a generation of young men who know their identity and who will be leaders for us in the future.

Thanks,

PMD


https://savetheseedcampaign.org/fundraise/for/PhillipMDavis

Friday, November 4, 2011

Be Faithful Over A Few Things

Over the past couple of days, I have been reminded on more than one occasion that God requires and rewards faithfulness. In 1 Timothy 1:12, the Apostle Paul said, "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry."

Paul had a past that would have disqualified him from the Lord's service in most modern Churches. He was known as the 'cheif of sinners', a blasphemer, persecutor and violent aggressor (1 Tim. 1:13-15). Yet after He met Jesus on the Damascus Road, everything changed. 

With the same zeal and ferver that he once sought to destroy the Church and Christians, Paul used that same energy to promote the Gosple and the love of God to all men and women.  Paul was faithful to the call of Christ and the assignment given Him by God to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles.  Just as faithful and even more so, than he was to his past life as one who sought to destroy the Church.

Paul was rewarded greatly for his faithfulness. He said as he came to the close of his life, "I have fought the good faith, I have finished my course, I kept the faith." Because of his faithfulness, he was assured that, "Therefore there is laid up for me the crown of righteouness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day..."

Today and always remember that the gifts and the calling of God on your life...are yours to be faithful over.

Friday, October 28, 2011

A Word About Occupy

Occupy Wall Street; Occupy Charlotte and all the other Occupy protest have nothing in common with Nations Ford Community Church, which has been using the Occupy Theme for over 2 years.  For us, the word occupy does not suggest a protest against the wealthy, the banks, or the productive taxpaying citizens and corporations of our nation.

Occupy is a Biblical mandate that we have from our God to possess the land in which we live and to pray for that land as well as influence for His glory and His kingdom.  Occupy is what we do, we invest in ourselves and in our communities by providing life skills training; we influence people, communities and governments through our volunteer acts of service; we impact our culture with a positive message of change and empowerment; we involve ourselves as servants to our city and communities; thus we increase the presence of a loving God in our city and communities.

For the past two years, we have been Occupying by donating and contributing over 25,000 volunteer hours of service per year, to the city and various agencies and ministries.  Occupying is not a matter of looking for hand-outs and complaining about the wealthy; the taxpayers; and those who take personal responsibility.  Occupying is about being responsible and serving our communities and thus taking the social responsibility of enhancing the lives of families and individuals out of the hands of big government and placing it where it belongs in the hands of individuals, families and communities.

Nations Ford Community Church is committed to continue occupying in a Biblical sense and giving itself in service for the ultimate cause of Christ and His Kingdom!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Lesbian Elected To Run In General Election

In the Charlotte, NC Primary Election, District Three democrats just elected an opening gay lesbian to run in the November general election. 

What are your thoughts? 

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Is It Just A Matter Of Time?

In 1 Chronicles 12:32, the Bible says that, "...the sons of Issachar, understood the times and knew what Israel ought to do."   There is a crying need in our world today in general and the United States in particular for modern day sons of Issachar.  Our world is in desperate need of leaders men and women who can discern the seasons and times and who have the wisdom of God to know what we ought to do.

When we examine some of the recent developments around the world, we can't help but to see the parallel track upon which the United States is traveling.  Is it just a matter of time?  The overgrown and blotted socialist governments of Europe, including England and Ireland are crumbling.  The overgrown and blotted socialist governments of Spain and Greece are bankrupt.  The overgrown and blotted socialist governments of France and Germany are on the verge. 

Government cannot continue to grow and fund and give entitlements to people who are unproductive.  Why? Because when those same governments finally wake up and realize that they cannot sustain the entitlements and welfare states that they have created and try to make changes and cut back on the give-aways...the people revolt.  When the government pay people not to work...and when the government creates temporary, unsustainable jobs to bolster political campaigns ultimately those impacted will revolt in some way, when their entitlement is taken from them or threatened.

Is it just a matter of time, before we in this country see the same type of riots in the streets and protest that we are witnessing around the world?  I say yes...it is just a matter of time! 

Our government's socialist policies and inept economic policies (from the failed famous $800 Billion Bail Out to the ridiculous display during the Debt Ceiling Debacle) have all but crippled the ingenuity and creativity of the American worker and further feed the entitlement mentality of our culture.  When are we going to get it? Governments do not create wealth; nor do governments create sustainable jobs that contribute to the long-term economic growth of an economy.

Soon our political representatives will have to face the music and will have to cut entitlement programs such as Unemployment Insurance; Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security Supplement (notice the word supplement)...and when this happens, we will see a duplication of the protect of the Middle East and the riots of Europe right here in America.  Its just a matter of time.

Monday, July 11, 2011

THEME:         THE MIND OF CHRIST - THE ATTITUDE OF AN ACHIEVER
TEXT:             1 CORINTHIANS 2:16; PHILIPPIANS 2:01 – 10


Introduction
 Today' word from the Lord is designed to cause each of us to examine our motivation for service and our level of our commitment:       

A.                    To our relationship with Jesus Christ
B.                    To our local Church
C.                    To living an authentic Christian life in general

I am confident that there is absolutely nothing that can stand against; prevent or prevail against the church when we stand together united in purpose and in our minds.  This is essentially the message of the Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Philippi.  

Paul was encouraging them to stand firm in their commitment to one another even in the midst of the pressures and persecutions that they were facing daily!  He had to remind them to stick together and stay together…and in their time of crisis not to turn on each other – but rather to turn to each other. 

It takes a certain mind (attitude), a certain maturity and willingness to turn to one another – rather than turning on one another - when the pressure is on and the enemy is trying to do everything he can to pull us apart. 

It takes a certain mind (attitude) to turn to one another – rather than on one another when the enemy has come in like a flood; when the resources are limited and when the challenges are great.

Jesus said in Matthew 12:25, “…Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.”   When we as the church stand united there is nothing impossible for us to accomplish.   When we all use our gifts and each of us does what we have been anointed to do – then that which seems impossible becomes possible. 

The same is true in our homes; our communities; our cities and our nation.  Therefore Satan will do all he can to destroy the unity of your family…the unity of a community and the unity of the church.

It is important to note that the Apostle Paul was having some people problems.  People problems can rob you of your joy – if you allow it!  Paul had problems with the people in Rome (1:15-18) and now he was having problem with the people in Philippi.  There were some bad attitudes developing in the church at the most in opportune time. 

This was a time when the church was being tested and tempted…there were false teachers creeping in and false prophets rising up; in addition they were under persecution and having hard economic times.  If there ever was a time for them to band together; stand together and stay together…now was the time.

I believe that if there ever were a time for the church today to band together; stand together and stay together – now is the time.   Now is the time to stand together against the false teachers of perverted values; against the radical courts who redefine the family and legalize homosexual marriages; against the violence of gangs; against the ignorance of racism; the crisis of AIDS; the spread of illiteracy; the dumbing down of our educational standards in our schools; the lack of skilled workers and the general apathy and moral decay in our land.

Now is the time to band together; stand together and stay together in bringing pressure on the political machinery of both the Republican and Democratic Parties who continue to play games with the laws of the land; ignore the Constitution and enrich themselves off the taxes of the American people.

If there was ever a time for us to renew our faithfulness and our commitment to the local church; to our families and our community and to stir up our gifts – now is that time!

Paul found it necessary to challenge the attitudes that had developed in the people of the Philippian church – attitudes of selfishness; attitudes of pride; attitudes of contention; rebellion and apathy.  These are the same attitudes that plague the church and our nation today! 

These same attitudes steal the joy out of the church and hinders us from winning people to Christ and releasing the full power of our gifts so that we see a demonstration of signs, wonders and miracles.

Paul appeals to the spiritual maturity and the spiritual motives of the believers in the Philippian congregation.  In essence he says in the first 4 verses that “Your disagreements reveal your attitudes of selfishness and pride…and because you are selfish and prideful – you have no joy in serving God.”

Then Paul shows them the attitude of an achiever in Christ…he reveals to them the attitude of one who is truly “in Christ.” 

And I would challenge each of us today to adopt the same attitude that Paul outlines here – so that we can fulfill the mission and vision of the church that was given to us by the Lord…and so that you can reach and fulfill the vision of your family’s future! 

I.          The Mind of Christ is a Servant's Mind
Vs. 5 - 7 “But made himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant and coming in the likeness of men…”

Someone said it well – one of the biggest problems we face today is that we have got too many chiefs and not enough Indians.  Everyone seems to know what to do and how it should be done – but not many are willing to become servants and get the job done! 

Let me ask this question of you – “What jobs; what task; what assignments in your home, church or community, have you got too big for?”  

If anybody could have opted out of serving because He was too big; too good; too important – it was Jesus…but He didn’t – look at what He did:

1.         He emptied Himself, laying aside the independent use of His own Godly attributes
2.         He permanently became a human, in a sinless physical body
3.         He used that body to be a servant
4.         He took that body to the cross and willingly died for you and me

The attitude of Christ – the mind of Christ – the attitude of an achiever is that you and I have been created and call by God to serve one another! 

II.         The Mind of Christ is a Submissive or Humble Mind
Vs. 8 – “And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”

The attitude of Christ…the attitude of an achiever will always be one of humble submission.  We don’t actually understand the terminology and the meaning of the word “humble” or ‘humility.” 

We think often that it means ‘weak’ or weakness or that, we become a push-over and that is just not the attitude we can stand.  No one wants to be a push-over – especially in today’s aggressive, assertive and arrogant culture in which we live. 

But it is important to understand that Biblical humility is demonstrated not by the person who has a victim mentality or one who has a low self-esteem attitude.  It is not the person who thinks little of himself – it is the person who does not think of himself at all.

Humility is that grace and gift of God – that when you know you have it – you have lost it.  The opposite of humility is pride and the Bible teaches that pride always comes before the destruction.   

A person with a genuine humble attitude – is someone who knows himself; accepts himself; and then yields or submits himself to Jesus Christ to be a servant and who uses his or her gifts for the good of others and for the glory of God.
 

III.       The Mind of Christ is a mind Sacrificial or Obedient Mind 
Vs. 8 “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”

The mind of Christ – the attitude of Jesus – the attitude of an achiever…is to learn obedience – even when that obedience calls for a sacrifice.    One of the most interesting things I have observed over my 30 years plus of ministry is that many people are willing to serve others – IF it does not cost them anything.  But when you tell them or show them that there is a price to pay…suddenly they lose interest. 

Jesus, the Bible says…for your sake and for your sins – “became obedient unto death – even the death of the cross.”  He made the ultimate sacrifice for you and for me. 

The person with the attitude of an achiever…the mind of Christ – does not avoid sacrifices…but humbles himself…obeys and makes the sacrifice for the glory of God!

V.        The Benefit and Blessing

There benefit and blessing that is ours is that --- when we have the mind of Christ; the attitude of Christ and humble yourself, obey and serve others sacrificially --- God is faithful to do for us just as He did for Jesus!  

Jesus humbled Himself, obeyed, served and sacrificed…but God highly exalted Him…and gave Him a Name that is above every name!  God the Father lifted Jesus up for all to see what a servant is like!

Likewise, God will exalt you in due season and He will lift you up when you humble yourself…and obey Him; and serve Him; and sacrifice you self for Him. 






Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Fathers' Day

The Word of God teaches us to honor our father and mother.  Taht is not too difficult when you have a father who is responsbile and a mother who is caring.  However, what happens when you grow up without a father in your home?  Although you might respect and honor your mother on one hand, the feelings you have toward your father might be quite different.

David Blankenhorn in his book, "Fatherless America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem," said, "Fatherlessness is the most destructive trend of our generation."  This should come as no surprise to us.  God said that many, many years ago as He spoke through the Prophet Malachi. 

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet befoe the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.  And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a cruse,"  Malachi 4:5-6. 

The implication of these verses is, that from God's perspective, the fundamental problem with mankind is the fatherless problem.  Fatherhood is the foundation from which the family is established.  Fatherhood sets in motion the order which God instituted from the beginning of creation.  Everything hinges on fatherhood, the results of which can have a positive or negative impact.

In my book, Father Force, Changing The World One Life At A Time, I share some helpful principles that I have learned along my journey, that I believe will help any father be a better father.  Not that I have perfected the art of fatherhood...but I have learned how to face the struggles and acknowlege my failures and keep pursing the high call of The Father Force.

The Father Force

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

You Are of God

Day Forty

In all your understanding of your new identity never forget that your identity is not based on your performance or behavior but on your birth.  You are born of God and therefore you are His son or daughter. He has made you a new creature and He will complete that which He has begun in you.  You are great…because the Great “I AM” lives in you and has made you after His image.
Memorize:   Exodus 3:14; John 8:24; 28; 58; I Corinthians 15:10

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

You Are Free In Christ

Day Thirty - Nine

As a son or daughter of God you must recognize that you are no longer in bondage to anything or any one.  No pain of the past, no hurt, no condition, no demonic spirit and no current set of circumstances can hold you in bondage unless you allow it.  You have been and are a free man or woman of God…now live like it!

Memorize:   John 8:31-36; Romans 6:7; 14; 22; Galatians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 3:17

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Monday, May 9, 2011

You Are A Sower

Day Thirty Eight

As you come into the knowledge of your inheritance in Christ and begin to be the giver that God has called you to be…you will experience supernatural abundance in your life as never before.  See yourself not simply as one who sows – but see yourself as a sower.  For a sower depends totally on his return and God is faithful to give seed to the sower!

Memorize:   2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Luke 6:38

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

You Are Complete Lacking Nothing

Day Thirty Seven

I can recall growing up with eight other siblings. In our home, which was poor by any standard, we did not have many material things. However we did have that which money could not buy, love, unity, and joy!  So although we might have lacked some creature comforts we did not lack anything. And as you come to rest in your identity in Christ you must understand the fact that you will never lack that which is essential for your well-being.

Memorize:   Psalm 23:1; James 1:7; I Timothy 6:17



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Friday, May 6, 2011

You Are In Covenant With God

Day Thirty Six

One of the most powerful truths about your new identity that you will ever learn is that you are no longer identified with the law and the covenant of the law – but you are identified with the Covenant of Grace.  That alone is reason to shout and sing praises to your Father.

Memorize:   Hebrews 8:7-13; Ezekiel 36:16-38; Romans 6:14

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

You Are A Royal Priesthood

Day Thirty Five

Have you ever traveled to another city in another part of the country or around the world and it seemed as though the people recognized that you were not from there and treated you like a second-class citizen?  Well one thing that you will never have to worry about…because of your union with Christ, you will always be treated with dignity and honor by God and His holy angels who keep watch over you.

Memorize:   Ephesians 2:19-22; 1 Peter 2:9-10

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

You Can Know The Will of The Father

Day Thirty Four

Never allow Satan to suggest to you that you do not or that you cannot understand the will of God. Your Father is not hiding His will from you and He has not made it so difficult that you cannot understand it and do it.  He wants you to succeed and to fulfill your calling and destiny. 

Memorize:   1 John 5:14-21  

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

You Are Established and Anointed

Day Thirty Three

Wow – what great news, you have been established and anointed by God and therefore you are well able to accomplish great things for His glory.  You see, the work has been done, in Christ, and all the promises of God are “yes and amen.”  Now all you need to do is accept them and begin to live out your life by faith!

Memorize:   2 Corinthians 1:18 - 22

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Monday, May 2, 2011

You Are A Minister

Day Thirty Two


Never tie your identity to a position, an office or a career. Those are areas of service that God places you in; they are your assignments. They are not your identity. Assignments can change but who you are in Christ will never change! You are a minister, a called out saint of God on assignment in the world to redeem lost mankind.

Memorize: I Peter 3:8-9; Ephesians 4:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19



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Sunday, May 1, 2011

You Are A Steward of the Mysteries of the Kingdom

Day Thirty One


A good natural father desires his children to know what he has prepared for them; what he has set aside for their inheritance; what are the mysteries of life that they need to understand so that they are not taken captive by situations and circumstances that are dangerous and deadly. Even so, your Heavenly Father wants you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom and what He has planned and what He has in store for you.

Memorize: 1 Corinthians 2:6-12; Ephesians 3:8-19; Jeremiah 29:11

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

You Are Never Alone

Day Thirty


I have met many single adults who are not effectively serving God because they feel that they are alone and loneliness has them in bondage. Likewise I know many married persons who although they have a life-mate, yet they feel so all alone. The key to dealing with loneliness is two fold, first love the person who you are alone with (you) and second realize that in all actuality you are never alone because Christ is in you and you are in Christ!

Memorize: John 16:32-33; Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5-6


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Friday, April 29, 2011

You Are Uniquely Gifted

Day Twenty Nine


Many times we find ourselves comparing our gifts, talents and abilities to others and being both intimidated and envious of what they can do. However, be encouraged that your gifts and talents are as valuable and necessary to the fulfillment of God’s plan as anyone in history. You are so valuable that God says you are the apple of His eye.

Memorize: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 1 Corinthians 12

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

You Are Complete In Christ

Day Twenty Eight


The good news for you is that you cannot fail, because of your union with Christ everything that God has begun in you He will complete it and you will fulfill your divine destiny. The only question you must answer after you are saved is, “Am I going to enjoy the journey or struggle along the way and never have joy?”

Memorize: Philippians 1:6; Colossians 1:21-22; Jude 24

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

You Are Seated With Christ

Day Twenty Seven


One of the great weapons of Satan against your identity in Christ is his desire and goal to keep you ignorant of your position and your legal standing over him and his demonic forces. But you must accept the fact that you are who God says you are and not who or what your feelings or the circumstances say you are. You are saved and seated!

Memorize: Ephesians 2:4-9

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

You Were Washed...

Day Twenty Six

The way you see yourself is the way you will behave and that behavior will become the habit and the inheritance of your life. If all you remember about yourself is that you were a sinner, a fornicator, an adulterer, a thief, a liar or a robber or busy body…then all you will do is continue to behave in those non-productive ways. But when you accept the fact that you have been washed clean and thus are able to behave in a new way, you will create a new godly environment everywhere you go.

Memorize: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Peter 1:5-9

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Monday, April 25, 2011

You Are In Christ and Christ Is In You

Day Twenty Five


If Satan can intimidate you and cause you to fear him, fear failure, fear success and fear the future you will always be in bondage to low self-esteem and negative thinking. God through your union with Christ has given you love, power and a sound mind so that you can resist fear and reject low self-esteem and negative thinking.

Memorize: 1 Timothy 1:6-7; Ephesians 3:20

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You Are Kings and Priest Unto God

Day Twenty Four


In Christ your identity continues to go from glory to glory and God continues to see you not as you are but as Jesus is. Therefore since Jesus Christ is seen by the Father as the King of kings…you are the kings that Jesus is King over. Think about it – you are a king and priest in the sight of God!.

Memorize: Revelation 1:4-6; I John4:17

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You Are Healed

Day Twenty Three


Sickness and disease enter the world as a result of the curse that God placed on the earth when Adam sinned. Since that time sickness and disease has been used as a tool of Satan to distract people away from the loving grace and kindness of God and to immobilize the people of God. But Jesus Christ paid the full price for our sins, including the price for our deliverance from sickness and disease.

Memorize: Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24: Matthew 8:16-17

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Friday, April 22, 2011

You Are Dead To Sin and Alive To Christ

Day Twenty Two


I have come to understand that a dead person cannot be enticed by the things that once ensnared them. When one dies they are no longer subject to the temptations and trials that may have defeated them while they were alive. In Christ, the Bible says that you are dead to sin and alive to Christ and His righteousness. Therefore sin has no more dominion over you – but you have power over sin.

Memorize: Romans 6:7-12; Galatians 2:19-20

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

You Are The Image of Christ

Day Twenty One


In our natural world it is very common for a child to resemble his or her parents. We don’t think anything of it, as a matter of fact, we expect a child to resemble, imitate and have the same general characteristics of his or her parents. When you were born – again, your Father became the Almighty Creator, God of the universe and as such you are to resemble, imitate and adopt the same characteristics as God. To help us, God sent Jesus Christ in the form of a man, so that we could see His glory, His ways and His actions.

Memorize: I John 3:1; Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

You Are Justified

Day Twenty


When a guilty prisoner is given a pardon, he is able to leave prison and not serve the balance of his sentence. God not only pardons you and me, but He also justified you which means that He not only forgave your sins, but that He also removed any record of you even committing any sin and thus He justified you.

Memorize: Romans 5:16; Romans 8:30; Galatians 2:16

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

You Are A Kingdom Citizen

Day Nineteen

A citizen of a nation has greater benefits and legal rights than one who is an alien or a stranger to that nation. The citizen has legal position, status and rights that allow him to make certain demands upon the government that has to be granted him because of his position as a citizen and his status as a legal resident of the kingdom or nation.

Memorize: Ephesians 2:11-13; 1 Peter 2:11; Philippians 3:20

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You Are An Ambassador of Christ

Day Eighteen


In politics and world affairs governments often send ambassadors to represent them in official business with one another. These ambassadors, who are often called ministers, in many nations, are very important persons because at their word all the power and military might of the nation can be deployed. As representatives and ministers they advance the cause of their nation and speak for and on behalf of the leader of their nation.

Memorize: 2 Corinthians 5:18 – 20

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You Are Of God

Day Seventeen


Your sinful nature and identity were dominated by sin and Satan. However your new nature and new identity is of God and you have become a partaker of God’s divine nature and you have His anointing in your life forever.

Memorize: 1 John 4:4-5; I John 2:20; 2:27; 2 Peter 1:1-4

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

You Are The Temple of The Holy Spirit

Day Sixteen


In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit would come upon a man or woman of God, anoint them with supernatural power and ability to fulfill their calling and would often depart from them for a season. But since Jesus has ascended into the Throne Room and sat down at the right hand of the Father, the Father has sent the Holy Spirit to be your helper, your teacher, your guide and your leader. You don’t have to worry about the Holy Spirit leaving you for you are sealed with the Holy Spirit.

Memorize: Ephesians 1:13-14; 2 Corinthians 1:22; John 14:15-18


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You Are Adopted Into God's Family

Day Fifteen


In ancient times the meaning of the word adoption meant that a son or daughter was announced publicly as one who was “full grown” and thus one who was entitled to all the blessings and privileges afforded a child of the one who adopted them. God declares that you are his full-grown sons and daughters therefore you are given full right and privilege to all that is His.

Memorize: Ephesians 1:5; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:4-5


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Thursday, April 14, 2011

You Are The Temple of God

Day Fourteen

God no longer dwells in buildings made with hands. As grand and as lovely as the Temple of Jerusalem may have been and as elegant and splendid as many of today’s houses of worship are…they do not compare to the glory of the real Temple of God, which Temple you are.

Memorize: 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

You Are An Heir of God

Day Thirteen


It is not the will of God for His sons and daughters to remain stuck in the bondage of poverty, lack and indebtedness. God is the all sufficient supplier of every good and perfect gift and it is His good pleasure to prosper you and cause you to have an abundance, for every good work.

Memorize: Romans 8:16-17; 8:32; Galatians 4:6-7; 2 Corinthians 9:8

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

You Are The Light Of The World

Day Twelve


Although the world around you is in darkness and confusion, you have been delivered from the kingdom of darkness and translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son. Therefore confess that you are not in darkness but rather that you are the light of the world and that you walk in the light of God. .

Memorize: Matthew 5:14; Philippians 2:12-15; Ephesians 5:8; I Thessalonians 5:5

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Monday, April 11, 2011

The Value and Beauty of The Real You

Day Eleven


We live in a vain and sometimes self-absorbed society where many people spend great amounts of money on their outward appearance. As a Christian it is important for you to recognize that your identity is not limited to outward beauty but rather you are beautiful inwardly as you reflect the character of Christ and the fruit of the Spirit.

Memorize: Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Stand

Day Ten

Sometimes you might feel like Satan and the systems of this world have gotten the best of you. Perhaps you have experienced a series of circumstances that just seem to take the life out of you and you are at the point of giving up. Remember who you are! You are strong and not weak; you have the power and the authority to put your enemies on the run and to stand and having endured all, still stand.

Memorize: Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Luke 10:19

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Guard Your Mind

Day Nine


It is so vital that you guard your mind; for Satan will seek to confuse you and cause you to think like the old you, rather than like the new you. It was an amazing discovery for me to know that I have the same mind in me that Christ has in Him and that I can never “go crazy” or "lose my mind," because my mind is stayed or fixed on Jesus Christ. I have the mind of Christ according to the Word of God. As you daily renew your mind with the mind of Christ (The Word of God)...you also renew your assurance of victory.

Memorize: 1 Corinthians 2:12-16; Philippians 2:5; 4:6-8; Colossians 3:2; Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 4:23; 2 Timothy 1:7

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Sinner or Saint???

Day Eight


Often we are quick to speak words that are contrary to who we are when asked to identify ourselves. It is important that you stop identifying yourself by your old nature and begin identifying yourself by your new nature which is created in Christ Jesus, in righteousness and true holiness. This means that you should not call yourself a “sinner” but rather a “saint.” You were born a “sinner” but you were born-again as a “saint,” a “holy, beloved one of God.”

Memorize: Ephesians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Philemon 1:1; Colossians 1:2; 3:12; 1 Peter 2:9-10

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

You Are Accepted In The Beloved

Day Seven


Have you ever felt rejected and you felt that your identity was tied to the person or persons who rejected you? Have you ever thought that you were incomplete and lack the necessary personality, skills or intelligence to be accepted by others? The truth is that because you are in Christ and because Christ is in you…you are never going to be rejected, you are complete and you lack nothing. You are of imminent worth and value as God’s prize possession.

Memorize: John 6:37; John 15:16: Ephesians 1:4-6; Colossians 2:9-10;

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Failure Is Never Final

Day Six


When we fail or fall; when we make a mistake or when we sin…sometimes we feel like a failure. We all experience some setbacks and some defeats in our lives, however those are only skirmishes; they are not the final battle. You are never a failure until you accept failure as final. Failure is merely a temporary pause in your journey to victory.

Memorize: 2 Corinthians 2:14; Romans 8:28; 8:37-39

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