Author: melanie

Romans 12:3 God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. — What is faith? faith is the decision to believe in God, no matter the circumstances! To believe what He said & believe His promises even when they don’t happen as we are believing for! That is what Abraham did, what Moses did, what job did & what Noah did!We must plant these scriptures in our hearts! —John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal, kill & destroy; I have come that they may have life, & have it to the full. James 4:7–8 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, & he will flee from you. Come near to God & he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, & purify your hearts, you double-minded.  — To Resist takes work! It is a choice! A literal fight! Then we must draw near to our God by purifying our hearts! I like this quote by F. F. Bosworth, “Most Christians feed their body three hot meals a day and their spirit one cold snack a week. And they wonder why they’re so weak in faith.” We live in a microwave world, wanting instant gratification, & when we don’t get it or feel good, we open the door to doubt & unbelief! Stop that! We serve an awesome God! Don’t forget that word SERVE! To serve is to love big! Fill your heart with His truths & learn to love big! Don’t forget It all starts at home, mostly! Loving those that are closest to you in the everyday struggles will eventually flow to those around you! Remember do it big & satan will flee! Love Mel

2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a a leper. 2 Kings 5:9-10 So Naaman came with his horses & with his chariot, & stood at the door of the house of Elisha. & Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go & awash in Jordan seven times, & thy flesh shall come again to thee, & thou shalt be clean. — What if you needed help like Naaman needed, would you be willing to do the things required by God? — 2 Kings 5:11 But Naaman was wroth, & went away, & said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, & stand, & call on the name of the Lord his God, & strike his hand over the place, & recover the leper.— Have you ever had an “I Thought” moment? This is where so many miss their God moment! —2kings5:13-14 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some agreat thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, & be clean? Then went he down, & dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: & his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, & he was clean.— Thank the Lord that we are able to surround ourselves with people that help us see past ourselves in times like these! Love Mel

Matt 23:11 The greatest among you will be your servant. Matt 20:26 … whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. Matt 16:25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. John 12:25 To hang on to your life is to lose it. To let go of your life is to save it. Mark 10:31 The first will be last and the last first. Matt 5:44 I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.— Jesus teaching in scripture to ponder that are so opposite of what this world would tell us! May we learn from His wisdom during this holiday season! Love Mel

Eph 3:12 Because of Christ & our faith in Him, we can now come fearlessly into God’s presence, assured of His glad welcome. Hebr 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy & find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 10:35 So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward. Rom 3:22-23 Righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, for all have sinned & fall short of the glory of God. — We can now go boldly to the thrown of mercy & grace with confidence! It’s all in our faith in Christ! Love Mel

Happy New Year! 1 Peter 1:3-5 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, & into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, & unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. Romans 8:18 Consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us. Eph 2:8 For it is by grace we have been saved through faith, & this not from ourselves ; it is the gift of God. — As the New Year Begins, some scriptures to hold to! We are Shielded by our God’s power & no matter the times ahead none of it compares to the glory to be revealed by our God’s gift! Love Mel