Author: Travail and Transform Ministry

Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) ~ “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

Walk It Out ~ God is everywhere in the same place at the same time. Omnipresent!! It does not matter where you are, God is with you! God is everywhere in the same place at the same time. Omnipresent! It doesn’t matter whether you go right or left, God is with you!

Don’t lose sight of God, don’t based things on what you feel, see, or experience, don’t let your feelings and emotions control you, they change from moment to moment and God is not bound or limited by time, space, or our own personal pleasure. God is with you! God knows everything about you, He knows when you sit and when you rise; He even perceive your thoughts from afar. God is with you! Psalm 138:2!

There is one principle that will never change, you go where your feet go, there is not one time that your body went one way, and your feet went another way, it’s your feet that take you where you want to go! In the Bible your feet represent your lives. David praised God because of how He led him, “He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. [36] You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.” God made sure that David’s feet were good, and He is doing the same thing for your feet today, He has made them strong and secured for the places that you will walk too, Psalm 18:33,36!

God says that the feet of those who bring the good news are beautiful. Look at your feet this morning, check them out and say they are beautiful! Your feet are significant to someone today, for they are going to hear the Word of God through you today! You can read it for yourself in the book of Isaiah, he asked the question, ‘How beautiful are the feet of the messengers who announce the Good News”, Isaiah 52:7! Your feet become beautiful because you are the messenger that delivers the beautiful Message of Jesus Christ! You are the messenger that brings forth the Good News of the Gospel to others!

God is sending you out, He has given you instruction on what to do; so, no matter which way you turn to the right or to the left, you can hear the voice of God behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” His sheep know His voice and they follow, (John 19:27). When you truly recognize that God is with you and you believe this, then you will trust Him wherever He leads you. God is with you! It does not matter where you go, God is with you and because God is with you, you can journey anywhere and hear His voice!

The Word of God tells you what kind of life you should live and how you should walk. Listen to what Paul told the Christians, (not the world, but you, the Christian that is reading this right now), you are to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation, a life which proves that God has called you Ephesians 4:1!

Today, I want encourage you in the Lord, to live [literally, walk] the kind of life that is pleasing to God! Walk this way! God is with you!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Thank You for waking me up this morning and starting me on my way, I’m grateful! Father, thank You, for my feet, thank You that when I rose, I was able to stand on my feet and walk it out. Father, I thank You for Your Word, direct my feet to wherever You want them to go today, where You want Your Word to go. Father I pray that I move quickly and swiftly in sharing the Gospel for somebody’s life depends on it! Father, according to Your Word in Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.” Thank You for lighting up my path, that I may follow You and not fall. Father, it is an honor to be able to share Your Good News with others; Your Word of redemption, salvation, peace and love and to spread the Good News to any and every one that wants to hear it! Thank You Father for making my steps sure as I walk through this journey called life! Psalm 18:33! Father, thank You for everything, Your child! In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessing…
Minister Jean

1 Corinthians 11:1 KJV~ “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”
Choose this day who you are going to follow! I choose Jesus Christ, and nothing are no one goes before Him! Joshua 24:15!

In order to to be a good leader, one must learn how to follow! You must be willing to deny what you want and do what the leader says! There was a childhood game that I’m sure everyone reading this has played, one person is chosen to be the leader, and everyone must follow him/her and do the same thing, you must do whatever the leader does. The person that disobeys or lag behind the leader’s motions are out of the game.  How is it that we will follow others like this and not follow God like this! “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Luke 9:23-24 KJV!

Can you put your desires to the side today? Can you deny yourself? Can you say No today, No to you, No to your ways, and No to your wants and follow Jesus Christ without any questions or reservations, just follow Him? He is the Ultimate Leader that will lead you and lead you right!

Are you a good leader? Where are you leading them? Are you a good follower? Who are you following? The Words, “Follow Me”, is not about a physical place but a spiritual place, it’s an invitation for you to have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ! In order to be a great follower of Jesus Christ, you must be surrendered to Jesus Christ, with every fiber of your being you must believe and trust in who you follow.

You and I are called to follow Jesus Christ as His disciples and to trust in Him. As you grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ you are also growing as a leader to those in your circle! Today, pray for discernment ask you start your day out and be mindful of who you are following, because someone is following you, and your desire should be to lead them to Jesus Christ, the ultimate destination, where you will be saved and delivered because you chose to Follow the Leader, Jesus Christ!

Taking up your cross means you no longer have plans, and you are ready to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ! He loved and cared for others and the more He did it, the more they hated Him, even unto death! So, be prepared, when you take up your cross and choose to follow Him, that means, His footsteps, and that could lead you to your death for the sake of Jesus Christ. Can you choose today, to really pick up your cross and follow Jesus Christ?

I really love the old hymns and this one came to my mind as I was finishing up this devotional. “Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone, Must Jesus bear this, and all this world go free? There’s the cross for everyone and there is a cross for me!”

Today, I want you to be conscious and intentional in following your Leader, Jesus Christ, and do everything that He does!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Thank You for the leadership that You placed in my life. Father, help me to learn from those who You put in authority over me who are seeking after You. Father, I’m seeking to follow Your every move and to be more like You. Father, continue to lead and guide my leaders and all the local, state, and world. Father Thank You! Thank You for dying on that Old Rugged Cross for me! Today, I choose to pick up my cross and follow in Your footsteps, I know there is protection for me with You! Teach them Your truth and I pray that all of us are obedient to Your Word. In Jesus Christ Name. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Psalm 89:15~” Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord.”

Sometimes you have to say something again, today is that day! Yesterday after my devotional time I heard this, “Your Favor has just made a loud blast because you Acclaim God!” The word acclaim means, to welcome in. Then I read today’s scripture in NKJ and AMP, ~ “Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]! They walk, O LORD, in the light and favor of Your countenance!” Did you hear that loud blast, the Favor of God has just made a sound on your behalf! I love how God will speak a thing to you and then back it up with His Word! Listen to that trumpet blow, it’s sounding the alarm that God has Favored you as you have welcomed in God and the light of His Presence is all around you! 

The Lord, your God is good, and He loves you and keeps His Word to you! He will preserve you during the hard times and struggles that you encounter in your life and in this world, God keeps on keeping you! 

We all have learned just how valuable, short and fragile this life can be, we live in times of loss, trouble and uncertainty. This is why it’s so important that you walk in the Will of God; we are imperfect people who are cared for by a Perfect God and when we walk in His Will, we can have perfect peace from our Perfect God and experience His care and comfort. God’s Will for you today and every day that He blesses you with is to walk in His Will and Way so that you can be covered! 

You want to be happy, then learn the sound of God’s voice and obey it, write the Word of God in and on your heart, then you can experience a sound mind and power from on high to help you in these troublesome days that you are walking through. This is how you bring forth fruit in your life as you walk with God! There is nothing as wonderful as your relationship with your Father, you are nothing without Him and everything with Him as you acclaim to walk in His Presence! 

Let’s Pray:

Father, Thank You for making my life and circle complete in You! Father, I’m going to walk with you, regardless of the struggle I’m with You and in Your Will, no matter what I may face! Father, Thank You for keeping me safe as I walk in this journey! In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen! 

Blessings…

Minister Jean

Psalm 39:4 NKJV ~ “LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am.”

If you knew that Jesus Christ was coming back to get you tomorrow, what would you do differently today?

What are you doing for the kingdom today? Can anyone tell that you are serving Jesus Christ, and not just by lip service? I don’t want you to sound good, I want you to be good! We have a tendency to hesitate, to put things off until the last minute, well today could be your last minute, it could be mine, so what will you be remembered for? If you are desperately trying to remember something worthwhile, you might want to do something today so that it will be up close in your memory. It should not be that hard for you to remember what you did for Christ if you are serving Him and or obedient every day!

Every day we get so caught up in the me, me, me syndrome that we are not aware of what’s going on in the kingdom right under our nose! Today, you need to ready for His mission and your purpose. 1 Thessalonians 4:11, “and to make it your ambition to live quietly and peacefully, and to mind your own affairs and work with your hands, just as we directed you.” It’s to tell people about, “the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and how He has the Power to transform them from darkness into light; and to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and to place their faith in Him to receive forgiveness of their sins.”

Do you see anything differently? Do you hear anything differently? 1 Corinthians 2:9 is beckoning you to take your eyes and ears away from how you saw a thing yesterday and to focus on what you see and hear today. Every moment counts! I hope and pray that you are hearing and seeing what thus says the Lord! Today, you have to decide between living according to the world’s wisdom and according to God’s Wisdom, no one can make that decision for you!

Today, focus, “get up, rise and shine, stand on your feet; for God has appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. “Acts 26:16 (paraphrased.) God wants you to know that He has prepared you for greater today, it’s time to get too it!

I want you to live today as if it were your last, because you really don’t know, none of do. But you need to be ready and prepared (Matthew 24:36). There is one thing you should know; you have been commissioned by God to share the Good News and to make disciples in The Name of Jesus Christ! Are you prepared to meet with God today? Don’t seek to hear from God unless you are ready for Him to tell you exactly what He wants you to do, and you are ready to do exactly what He says to do! Today, Wednesday, November 15, 2023, remember that you are frail, and your days are numbered, and nobody knows when your number is up but God, Psalm 139:16! Live your best life on purpose for purpose!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Thank You for sending Jesus Christ to bring light into this world and defeating darkness! Let Your Spirit guide me to be a witness and share my hope in the gospel and to be prepared to give an account for my hope that is in Your eternal life and forgiveness of sins through the redeeming Blood of Jesus Christ! Father, thank You for allowing me one more day, one more chance to give You my all and to tell someone about You, for I am Your Minster and Your Messenger. Oh Father, how beautiful are the feet of those that carry the good news of the gospel! Father, help me to be all that You want on this day, it’s for my good and for Your Glory. In Jesus Christ Name. Amen!

Blessings..
Minister Jean

1 Samuel 16:7 NIV ~ “But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.””

Yesterday, as I was sitting at my desk, I heard, “don’t follow status and size.” And then I was led to this scripture! So many times, we judge a thing and a person by the outer appearance, because we seek status and stuff! Have you ever brought a chocolate candy that was hollow, one touch and it’s all broken up, there is no substance to it, John 7:24. Well this is what happens when you judge someone based on their looks and status, you get all the beauty and fluff, with no substance. It’s no good for use!

Saul was tall and good looking, and Samuel was trying to find someone who looked just like Saul to be the next king. How many times do we hear don’t judge a book by its cover, and even though we know it, we still do it over and over again. God told Samuel from the beginning, do not go looking for someone based on what they look like, God see’s the heart! When you make choices based on what your natural eyes see, you overlook that one thing that God wants you to see!

When I heard, don’t follow status or size, I had just witnessed two short people gravitate to each other, not because they knew each other, but they said were both short, (their status and size) so we can be friends (and they laughed about, this was no laughing matter)! How many times have you gravitated towards someone because of how they looked on the outside, or because of what you believed their status was? Did you think because you were attached to them that the same prestige or power would be upon you, be very careful of this, three things could have taken place. First, you don’t know what that person had to walk through to get where they are. Secondly, you don’t know who they walked over to get there either. And thirdly, you don’t know if what they carry is surface deep or skin deep! Be careful of what you think you are looking at; it could be all fluff!

In prayer on yesterday, my prayer partners, Apostle Shannon and Prophetess Kenita, were so profound as they were making One Sound in the Spirit, (they are messengers who bring the Message of the Gospel). Apostle said, that so many times we get caught up in seeking after the messenger and we fail to see and seek after the Message. Please be mindful that you don’t get so caught up in looking at the person, making them your idol, that you miss The Presence of God!” I thank God for the messenger’s that bring the Message of the Good News of the Gospel, for this is what you should be following, The Message that messengers sent by God is bringing you, for this is the Message that leads you and others to Jesus Christ, Mark 16:15!

There is one thing you need to know, your outside does not reveal to others who you really are, but your inside reveals who you are at the core of your being, it reveals your heart! Remember, God judges you by your heart, and not your appearance. Only God knows what’s on the inside, no one knows the intent of your heart but God, Hebrews 4:12! So, stop working so hard to fix your outside while leaving your insides unattended!

Every single day you spend so much time trying to maintain your outer appearance; that you have forgotten about your insides and all the while it was deteriorating because you never paid attention to it, all you care about was the how others saw you! And now you want others to see in you, what you don’t even see in you! Yes, others can see your face, and how you dress up to make yourself look more appealing and attractive but remember if you don’t have anything on the inside, you are just an empty and hollow person and people who know God will see straight through you! You might fool others for a little while, but you can never fool God, He knows, and He sees! So, with this in mind, what do you look like, what are the motives of your heart? I want you to know that God sees your potential in your present place, and He is not judging you by what your cover or current situation looks like, God looks at the content of your heart. So, trust the process God has chosen you for the task at hand, you just have to make sure that your heart is right for the job no matter what the outer might show. The cover does not matter, it’s the content of your heart that matters!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Father, help me to see others through Your eyes and not my own. Father, help me not to judge others by the content of the cover, but by the content of their hearts. Father, help me to take the time seek You and Your Word, so that I may know who is real and who is fake and that I may pray for both of them! Father, I pray that others see the content and motive of my heart and not what I look like on the outside only! Father, I know that You are concerned with what’s in our hearts, help me to always keep Your Word in my heart, that I might not sinned against you. Help me to use Your Word as a light unto my path and trusting you at all times. Psalm 119:11. Father, may I learn today how to not judge others based on what I see, may I be open to what You are teaching me through all circumstances. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Galatians 6:7-8 ~ “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.”

Don’t Waste Your Time! Have you ever heard that saying before, someone was trying to tell you not to do a thing, because it would be a waste of time.  Paul urged the church in Galatia to not waste their lives on doing what was opposite of what God had called you to do! As you read this devotion today I want you to keep in mind the words you just read in this scripture, you will reap what you sow! This scripture was written by a man who had been in prison, beaten, stoned, robbed, lived without food and shelter, and was finally beheaded. He endured it all because he was determined not to waste the life that he was given by God!

If I could tell you just one thing, it would be don’t waste your life! Yes, it’s okay to do and have nice things, but at what cost does it really matter. Again, there is nothing wrong with having and wanting nice stuff, but when you get it at the cost of your relationship with God, what have you really gotten. The point I’m trying to make is, you have spent a lot of time sowing into things that have no value and now you want to reap good, when you didn’t sow into good. Yesterday you should have been sowing seeds that would allow you to be fruitful for the Kingdom of God in order to reap a greater harvest today.

So many times we think that we can get away with doing wrong, but let me tell you something, you cannot get away with anything, nobody has ever and nobody ever will, because God will not mocked! Galatians 6:7! God will see too it, you will reap what you sow! You might fool some, you can’t fool God anytime! He knows every time and every thing! There is good news for you the believer, you will reap more than you sow, and you reap later than you sow, sowing is a process and you have to wait for the harvest to come up before you can reap it.

Yesterday, in a class that I am taking, my professor said that we the believers and children of God should thank Him, “he said, that God picked up some of the stuff that we sowed before we came to Him, for He knew the good that you were going to do for the kingdom and He didn’t want you to reap those bad things.” For this reason you should be thanking God, He saved you from some stuff that could have and should have destroyed your life! Thank You God for Your Grace and Mercy, Ephesians 2:4-9!

I know that there are all kinds of wicked people in this world who live lifestyles that are ungodly and yet they seem to be getting along just fine, don’t focus on them and don’t be discouraged, because in due time, they will reap what they have sown. (John 15:18-19). All you have to do is remain faithful to God and trust Him. I want you to continue to sow the good seeds that are planted in your heart from the Word of God! So be sure that you are living a life that is not a wasted life, but a worthwhile life, that you will reap the good that you have sown to God, knowing that all good things work together for your good, Romans 8:28!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Thank You for saving me from myself! Thank You for Your Grace and Mercy, Thank You for keeping me and protecting me all down through the years. Father, Thank You for not giving me all that I deserve when I disobeyed You! Father, Thank You for the opportunity now to sow into Your people and Your kingdom, that others might reap in Your righteousness. Father, help me to sow seeds of love, peace, patience, kindness, truthfulness, and godliness so that I might reap the blessings of living an obedient life of worship, worth and wholeness before You, and not wasted life. In The Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Isaiah 32:2 NIV ~ “Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.”

God has made an announcement right in the midst of proclaiming warnings to God’s people, that had turned away from Him, and was relying on other leaders and nations to help them. (This weekend read  Isaiah 28-31). Right here, the  announcement is made, God tells Isaiah to tell the people, you have been unfaithful to Me, but God has promised that you would live in a Kingdom of Righteousness! God is A Rock In A Weary Land! No matter how strong you think you are, you are not truly strong unless you are strong in God!

I love old hymns, they give you hope for a better day, a better future. Today’s scripture is the reason for this song, “Jesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land” is such an encouragement; “The Lord’s our Rock, in Him we hide, A Shelter in the time of storm; Secure whatever ill betide, A Shelter in the time of storm. Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land, A weary land, a weary land; Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land, A shelter in the time of storm.” It was written by Vernon J. Charlesworth, 1839.

When I think about a large rock and all of what it can do for you, I get happy! In a the Clarke’s Commentary, he wrote this about a rock, “The shadow of a great projecting rock is the most refreshing that is possible in a hot country, not only as most perfectly excluding the rays of the sun, but also as having in itself a natural coolness, which it reflects and communicates to every thing about it.” This natural rock can protect you from the sun and keep you cool at the same time! Now when you think about Jesus Christ as the rock, I know that you are ready to shout Glory Hallelujah! With Jesus as your rock you can be confident in this one thing, He got you in the sun and in the shade, you can be confident and keep your bearings and be cool during your stormy times!

When you are in right standing with Jesus, everything can be going on and you will not come undone! I want you to be encouraged today that no matter what other leaders and people are doing, you just keep looking to Jesus as your Leader and King, because He won’t let you down like other leaders. We have to be in constant prayer for our world leaders, and we have to remember not to put our trust in man, for they are sinful, and our hearts are not to be trusted. We must pray, pray and pray some more (Ephesians 6:18 & Colossians 1:9)! We are not without hope, if you know Jesus then you know there is a King who will reign in righteousness His Name is Jesus, and when we pray without ceasing our leaders who follow His ways will rule with justice and truth. With that being said, the old and young alike will flourish and peace will be our portion as we grow together in love!

Jesus is a refuge from the storms of life and He has given us a new life to the fullest! The enemy come to steal and destroy you, but Jesus comes to bring you life and to make sure it’s to the full, John 10:10, this is how you are going to strive and thrive. Your Lord and Savior is welcoming you in from the storm, He’s provided you with shelter!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You for being my Comforter. Thank You for listening to me and answering my prayer request! Father, there is no One else like You and I’m putting all of my trust in You. Father, today I look to You as my Leader and I praise You for who You are. Father, I am praying to You according to Your Word, just like you told me too. Father, I’m praying for those that are in authority over me and this world, that they may desire Your Will and Ways, that they will seek to live Holy and Righteous lives before You and others. Father, I’m casting all of my cares on You and I’m releasing it, that I may receive Your peace. Father, thank You for and taking care of me and everything that concerns me. Father, show me how to comfort someone else like You have shown me, for You are my Rock and I have put all of my trust and hope in You alone. Father, You, are King, and You Reign in Righteousness today and every day. In Jesus Christ Mighty Name. Amen and Amen!

Blessing…
Minister Jean

1 Peter 5:10-11 AMP
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be]. [11] To Him be dominion (power, authority, sovereignty) forever and ever. Amen.

You have been made complete, strengthened and established during your suffering season! Don’t worry, this season won’t last always! Do you know Him, have you tried Him, He is God, The Only One who can and will be able to help keep and sustain you!

Listen to me and hear me clearly, remain faithful, remain focused, remain firm in your convictions because the suffering that you are enduring right now is temporary, it’s designed to produce in you a greater character so that you can be a constant bearer of good fruit! Fruit that is good for sharing! I want you to know that you are not just suffering to be suffering as one without hope, you have hope in your risen Savior! And as a child of God, you have been handpicked by  Him to walk this way, even if it you have to suffer for a little while, you will be okay!

You do remember the Apostle Paul, he suffered with a thorn in his flesh, because it was part of God’s journey for his life. He asked God three times to remove that thorn but God made it clear to him that it was part of His purpose and plan! Today, I want you to Embrace the Process of your suffering. I know that you have asked God to remove a thing or two, but it’s still there, don’t fret or panic, He’s using it to refine you. To help you see things through His perspective and you are going to have to trust the process of God,  and you do that by keeping your hands, heart and mouth clean before Him. If you have gotten out of character, it’s time to repent and ask God to forgive you and to help you remain steadfast and unmovable, and abounding in His love!

Remember God’s Grace is always sufficient for whatever you need! I want you to be like Paul and accept it and continue standing and serving, even when it’s hard, God will give you the strength to keep moving when you release it to Him and trust Him that He knows best! And I know that when things get tough, it feels like your suffering is unbearable and you want to reach out to others about it, and that’s okay, but all they can do is listen, but if you take it to God in prayer, He not only listens, but He can do something about it and He gave you the Holy Spirit to comfort you in the process!

Call Jesus, He’s on the main line dial Him up, He will answer you on the first ring! I need you to be very mindful of your actions and what you say, for you and you alone are responsible for your own actions, because when you go and stand before Him, you won’t be able to blame anyone else for what you did or didn’t do. You just need to do what God called you to do and the sooner you realize that God is in control and not you, the better your life will be! Just know that what you are going through is temporary, it’s almost over, hang on for a little while longer, He got you!

God said, “after you have suffered a little while,” and when you have come to the end of yourself, the God of all Grace, will impart blessings and favor upon you, you are Growing in Grace, 2 Peter 3:18! For you have been called and now you are His, and you have a secure place in His eternal Glory, for Jesus Christ Himself will complete you and make you what you ought to be, established, grounded, secured, strengthened and settle! This is God’s promise to you as His devoted child, that He is constantly working in you in the midst of your suffering, He is perfecting that thing so that you can fulfill the plans and purposes He created you for!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father create in me a clean heart and renew Your strength within me. Father, help me to keep my mouth, hands and heart clean and to walk in love as I walk through these trials. Father, help me to lean and depend on You and not my own way or understanding but to Trust all Your Words and Ways for my life. Father help me to embrace this season of adversity and to know that Your Grace is sufficient for me! Therefore Father, I will do as Your Word says, I will take pleasure in my infirmities, in my needs, in my persecutions, in my distresses, for Your sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong because You said so, I believe it and that settles it! In Jesus Christ Name.
Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Psalm 139:14 NKJV ~ “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.”

Last week, Thursday, November 2nd, we talked about God’s Imprint on us and in us because of how He made us. Today, I want to talk about you, your fingerprint. There is nobody in the whole wide world that has your fingerprint! Your fingerprint is your unique identification that God gave you, each print is made up of three distinct lines that are never the same in a person, they are Whorls – (looks like a whirlpool) Arch – (it looks like hills) and Loops – (looks like teardrops). So, no matter where you go or what you do, God will know where you are!

It says it right in His Word, Psalm 139:7-12, (emphasis added) Where can you go from His Spirit? Where can you flee from His Presence? If you go up to the heavens, He’s there; if you make your bed in the depths, He’s there. If you rise on the wings of the dawn, if you settle on the far side of the sea, even there His hand will guide you, His right hand will hold you fast. If you say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide you and the light become night around you, even the darkness will not be dark to Him; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to Him.” Do, you see there is no getting away from God!

Every day you are touching something and or someone and you are living your print. Your prints have been recorded with the blood of Jesus Christ and your fingerprint is, and always will be in God’s heart. Nobody else can touch a person like you ca. God had given you certain things to do with your hands. You have talent and gifts He gave you to do, and He has called you to live a life of excellence, you are to do Colossians 3:23 daily, whatever you do, you are to do it with all your heart as unto the Lord whom you serve! And with this being said, God has foreknowledge of who will actually be in that Book and who won’t, He knows who will experience eternal life in His Presence and He knows those who only have lip service unto Him, God knows the genuinely faithful, just as well as the unfaithful!

The Word of God teaches us about having checks and balances in place, listen to what Peter said, (2 Peter 1:10) he didn’t just give you information, he gave you some instructions to go along with it. “Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election.” You have to hold tight to your convictions until the end, Philippians 2:12-13! Today, when you touch your coffee pot, you are leaving your fingerprint, when you pick up your coffee cup, you left fingerprints, when you got into and out of your car, you left your fingerprints, your computer and keyboard, your print is there. Your fingerprint is the identifying mark of who you are and it is unique to you!

Now I have a question for you, did you leave your fingerprints on your Bible this morning, what about where you prayed, can God trace you back to there? Everything you touch, you will leave your print, just like now if you are reading this devotion from your phone, you have already left your fingerprints on it! Each time you touch something, your mark is left behind. God made you fearfully and wonderfully just for Him, He did it on purpose. So, today be confident in who and what God made you for! When you follow Him, the imprint that He makes on your heart is the impression that is left from your touch!

The Books of the Bible and the lines in your fingerprints are the same amount 66! 66 books in the Bible and God made your fingerprint with 66 lines with no two lines alike for anyone. Now that’s unique, we are God’s Handiwork in the earth! It’s for His Glory and your good!

Let’s Pray:
Father God, thank You for creating me just like You did, to be ME. Father, everything that You have created is unique and beautiful, and I am part of what You made. To God Be the Glory! Father, I repent for every time I thought You made a mistake with how You made me. Father, I love and embrace who and how You made me different from anyone else. Father, help me to know every day in my heart, that I am loved, wanted and valuable. Father, Thank You for making me a part of Your Kingdom. Father, help me be the change that the world needs, let me be the salt that sweetens this world by using Your Holy Word, let me be the light that will shines and expels darkness because of what You put on the inside of me and let me help someone, one touch at a time, making a difference with each one! Father, help me to show forth Your Power to the world, leave Your imprint on everyone that my fingerprint touches and may it leave the impression that we have been in Your Presence. In the Name of Jesus Christ.
Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Matthew 16:17 NKJ ~
“Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”

Do you ever wonder how you a thing? Let me tell you how! It was your Father in Heaven that revealed it was to you! You could not do this on your own! When the question was asked to the disciples, nobody could answer, then Peter spoke up. Jesus told Peter, this could not have come from your own self, you had to get this from God and God alone!

So, just so you know, all the degrees and education in the world can never give you as much knowledge and wisdom as God Himself! On your own, you cannot recognize the true Glory of Jesus Christ, (so, stop trying to do it on your own!) And just to make sure that we are on the same page, no other natural human being can do this for you either! God and only God can open the eyes of your heart to recognize the truth and beauty of Jesus Christ. When you follow the Holy Spirit, God will signal you out from the rest, for it will be evident that you got your information from Him! (Matthew 11:25–27). When God calls you, He will separate you from the rest and assign you an assignment that will change lives and He will tell you exactly how to complete your assignment!

The Bible is your manual, it will tell you how to be a true Christian, and it never gets old or goes out of style, it’s that forever and ever kind of Book! As a matter of fact, you can learn a few lessons from Paul, he never got tired of telling others and now us how to become and behave like a Christian. He reminds us again and again of who we are and how we got to be this way, it was through the Spirit of God. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:14, “The natural man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” So, you see that in the natural you won’t get it, it has to come from the Spirit! Flesh and blood cannot reveal to you the true spiritual reality of Jesus Christ, your natural self cannot and will not know the gifts of the Spirit of God, Period!

In today’s society, this is very important, you need to be, you got to be reminded again and again how you came to have Jesus Christ dwelling in your heart. This is a spiritual thing; your flesh has no room here. There are things that happen when you are reminded about how Jesus came to live in your heart; it elevates your affection and awareness of Jesus Christ, it cause you to follow and love the Holy Spirit on the inside of you, it deepens your security in the love of who God is to you and it humbles you and makes you more eager and ready to show others the way to receiving Jesus Christ into their hearts as well, you want for others what you have experienced through Him.

Every day you must read your Manual in order to understand it. You have to make room for Jesus Christ in your heart, because you must be, you got to be born again, a spiritual birth is the only way, you won’t get there in your flesh. You have to be in close communication and contact with your Commander in Chief, He’s in Charge, (don’t forget that!) In your natural minded self, you won’t know what the things of the Spirit of God are, and if you don’t know these things you will be defeated in this war! But if you have Jesus, you will not only win the battle, but you will win the war!

On today, how are you making room for Jesus Christ to come into your heart?

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Father give me spiritual insight and eyesight to see and know Your inspired Word.  Father, open the eyes of my heart that I may know and recognize You and receive Your Wisdom, not by flesh and blood but by the revealing work of Your Holy Spirit. Father Thank You for revealing Your Word to me, Father Thank You that Your Word is deprogramming my mind and my thoughts, my behavior and my motives, and it’s transforming me more into Your likeness. Father, Thank You for equipping me and showing me how to defeat the enemy through Your Word that I may be free and show others how to come to You too. Today, Father I make the conscious choice to give You my whole heart, have Your Way. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean