Author: Bill

Heb.11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2 Cor. 5:7 We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Gal. 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. — Faith is the assurance of the hope not yet seen, which is eternal! It “means trusting God’s intent to make good on His promises from an eternal perspective”, not a worldly one! Q, “Jerusalem Bible: Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen.” Examining all the evidence we can truly come to the agreement that it is best to trust God over all else! So trust God, by having faith in Him & His promises will bring hope to our mind, heart & soul! Love Mel

From Bill– “In the absence of a cause, circumstances will prevail”. This is a quotation from Bishop TD Jakes. He continues: “Your calling must eclipse your circumstance or you will always be who you were. When what is in front of you becomes more important than what is behind you, you will escape. Find the thing that eclipses what you are afraid of.” Search for this calling today. And realize that you and God are enough to accomplish it. As David essentially told Saul when he was offered Saul’s heavy armor, “i don’t  need that, I have enough for this task”. And the last point to ensure victory is to act. Exert some effort. These three steps complete the victory. Decide your purpose no matter how grand or small. Realize with God, you have enough. And exert the effort to accomplish it without fear. Maybe only a few reading this will believe it applies to them. Talk to the Lord about it. “The more we get to know our Creator and the more we love Him (Matthew 22:37–38), the better we understand who we are and what our purpose is. We were created to bring Him glory. God has unique plans and purposes for each person (Psalm 139:13–16), but we can know that, whatever those plans look like, they will ultimately result in His glory (Proverbs 3:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31).” Don’t be under your circumstances, be over them because you have a purpose. — Love Mel

From Bill— Romans 4:5 (NKJV) “But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.”  In other words, you cannot make God accept you because of something you do. God accepts sinners only because they have faith in Him. Robert Jeffress considers this the most important verse in the Bible. Remember it. Does the religious person gain entry to heaven? Does the gospel worker impress God unto salvation? Does the martyr gain entry into heaven by virtue of the sacrifice? The Bible teaches us that if salvation could be gained by the works of the law then Christ came and died in vain. Not even 1 percent of salvation is contributed by the believer. Who can be saved then? Those who admit they are ungodly even on their best day. They realize they cannot earn their salvation, and they realize they must trust in Christ to be saved. Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him as righteousness. Believe means to cling to and trust in what God did for us in Christ. Do you believe the chair can hold you? Then sit in it! Do you believe in Gods salvation in Christ? Then put your full weight on Him.  — Love Mel

Matt 15:30-31 Large crowds CAME to HIM, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, & many others, & laid them at His feet, & He healed them. The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, & the blind seeing. & they glorified the God of Israel. Luke 8:35 The people went out to see what had happened; & they came to Jesus, & found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down AT THE FEET of JESUS, clothed & in His right mind; & they became frightened. Luke 10:39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat AT THE Lord’s FEET, listening to His message. Luke 10:42 But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, & it will not be taken away from her. — Come to Him, sit at His feet & choose the good portion that will never be taken away! There are so many blessings AT THE FEEF of Jesus. We can find rest for our souls & help for our battles. We can find His love & His glory! This is the place where we can lay it all down! AT HIS FEET! Love Mel

Another excerpt from “Hard to Believe” by Pastor John MacArthur, p.149.  “In Matthew 11: 14, Jesus stated, “And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.” In the Old Testament, Malachi 4: 5 said that before the Messiah came to set up His kingdom on earth, Elijah would come as a forerunner. In Matthew, Jesus wasn’t saying John was actually Elijah, but one like Elijah. John 1 bears this out, when the priests and Levites asked John if he were the Christ, and he said he wasn’t. Then in John 1: 21, they asked, “‘ What then? Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’” We know Jesus’ meaning in Matthew is that someone in the person and character of Elijah had come: a powerful, rugged, Elijah-like individual who was announcing the kingdom. So, according to Jesus, John the Baptist was the greatest mortal who ever lived, yet amazingly Matthew 11:11 says, “He who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” This is a great truth. Greatness isn’t being like John the Baptist, because his was a greatness of function as herald for Christ. True greatness is not in our function, but in our relationship to God that places us in His kingdom.” How about that? According to The Lord, We are positionally greater than anyone who has ever lived because we are in relationship with the creator or all things. And it all comes from faith in Christ Who makes us right with the Father. You can have a personal audience with God the Father at any time. No appointments required. Use your access well.  Love Mel