Author: Travail and Transform Ministry

Psalm 23:1-3 ~ KJV “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.  [2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. [3] He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”

God is the restorer of your soul, of your mind and your body. He wants to restore your being!

Whenever you find yourself spinning out of control emotionally or reeling with one thought after another, stop and find yourself a place where you can be still and set your mind on God. It’s in this place that God will restore your spirit. Your spirit is most at rest when you keep in step with God’s will for your life and when you focus on glorifying Him! His Mercy leads you to mercy endeavor this place, not your money or mouth! It’s strictly because of His Mercy!

God wants to restore you, all of you. David says, “He makes me lie down in green pastures.” When you listen carefully to what God is saying to you, there will be some moments when you will have to be still, (this is not optional) when you are still you can hear Him telling you to be still (listen to Him). It’s time to take a break! It’s time to rest!

When we heed Got voice in this area, you will be strengthened and renewed within your being! He’s telling you that because He knows when you get weary and weak, Isaiah 40:30-31 says, “Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” You see, you have to wait and in your waiting be still, waiting on the Lord will bring you rest and restoration!

Find your quiet place today and let God fix it all, for everything is for Him! He wants to guide you along His path that was set in the beginning for you, Psalm 23:3 says, “He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” So, when you let go and trust God’s guidance to guide you in the process you are pursuing His righteousness, and your spirit is being renewed. When you come to the end of yourself and realize that God is your shepherd and you don’t have to want for any good thing, it’s already provided for you! Just believe in His process, this is all you have to do, you don’t have to do everything on own, God is restoring you in your still quiet place! God is restoring your body, soul and spirit all at the same time!

The Lord is your Shepherd, are an amazing gift from Him and today He is pursuing you today with His love and goodness. He appointed you for such a time as this, He has anointed you with the fragrance of His Holy Spirit, and He is pouring into you right now, you are overflowing with His love. Today walk with Him in the green pastures that He has provided, walk at the pace He’s doing, in His steps, and in His grace, and in His love. Let His favor run all over you. May peace and tranquility surround your mind today as God ministers to your soul. May your will line up with the Will of God!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Thank You for being my good Shepherd, the One that I trust with my whole heart. Thank You for Your leadership and Sovereignty. Thank You for Your guidance and care all throughout my days. Thank You for restoring my souls, thank You for my still quiet places where I can have intimate moments with You. Father thank You for Your peace, joy, love, and hope for a brighter and better future. Thank You for all of my tomorrows, I won’t take any moments for granted, I appreciate them all. Thank You for Your protection and strength that surrounds me like a shield. Thank You that I never have to fear, for You conquered it all so that I will not have to go through that. Thank You for Your goodness, kindness, grace, mercy and love that follows after me, finds me, and cleanses me even when we’re unaware. Thank You for always being my refuge and hiding place, my place of hope! In You Father I’ll find everything that I need, rest and restoration! I will forever praise and worship You and I will dwell with You forever and ever. In Jesus Christ Name.
Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Psalm 118:24 NKJV ~ “This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Psalm 144:15 NKJV ~ “Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the LORD!”

John 15:11 ~ “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.”

Have you ever forgot to set your alarm and you woke up late? And instead of being frantic you were happy, it the joy of the Lord that did it! You decided to rejoice instead of fussing, you made the decision to be happy!

So, if you are reading this, it means God woke you up this morning and you have another day to praise and glorify God no matter what! Rejoice and be glad in it because you have received God’s Mercy and Grace and His Salvation, a free gift to all that has accepted Him! Be happy for the Lord is your God! Be joyful, because you are full of His joy!

Today, operate like you know whose you are and who you are, you are the salt of the Earth, now go out into the world today and spice things up with the love, compassion and kindness that He put on the inside of you to share with others! Let your light shine so that others can see the Jesus in you. Recognize that each day is a precious gift from God to you and you should make the most of it. Rejoice, be happy, be kind and be open to new opportunities to be blessed and to be a blessing to others.

Let’s Pray:

Thank You Father! Thank You for this beautiful day! Today is going to be a happy day, because I’m starting it off with you! Father, today You have washed my sins away and I can live each day rejoicing in Your salvation because my sins are gone forever! I pray for those who have not had the privilege of experiencing the incredible joy of knowing that their sins can be forgiven, I pray that I can share this with someone else and that they will choose You and Your Word, and Your free gift of forgiveness. Thank You for dying for me on the cross and washing all my sins away.  I am beyond blessed to have You living in my heart.  Thank You Jesus for saving me! You truly make each day a very happy one! In Jesus Christ Name. Amen! 

Blessings…

Minister Jean

“2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJ ~ “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”

Have you ever felt like you’ve been praying, fasting and praying some more and nothing happened? You’ve done everything that you could and you have done it right, but to no avail, nothing has changed. You ever found yourself asking God why this is happening and when is the breakthrough coming!

I want to encourage you, when you have done everything you know to do, Stand and Watch God Fight for You!

The Battle Is Not Yours To FIGHT! Stand down and stand still solider, God got this, just watch and see what the Lord will do on your behalf! You do not have to be afraid; God’s Army is vast and powerful. Remember His Words, in 2 Kings 6:16-17, Fear Not, (Fear Not is in the Bible 365 times, so there is one for every day) for they that be with you is more than what they have, just ask God to open your eyes so that you can see the multitude of chariots and Fire that surround you! You need to trust in the Power of God!

Stand on the Word and watch the Word work it out for you! Stand on the Word and declare that no weapon formed against you will prosper, Isaiah 54:17, in the Name of Jesus Christ! When you try to fight in your strength, you will be defeated, but when you let God fight your battles you will win and come out victorious!

Today, make a conscious decision to Let go and Let God fight all of your battles, small and big alike, give them all to Him! He said to cast all of your cares upon Him, 1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon Him; for He cares for you.”

Stand on His Promises, Stand on His Word, Stand in the Valley, Stand on the Mountain, Stand, Stand, Stand and as you Stand hold on to God’s unchanging Hand, hold on to every Word that comes out of His mouth, and when you have done all that you can do, stand some more! For God see’s your faithfulness and how you have stood on His Word! He who is even Greater and Faithful is fighting for you today and it’s already done by your Father in Heaven!

In 1886 Russell Kelso Carter penned the words to the song “Standing on the Promises” this song is sung throughout the land. He was a young man who was an athlete in his younger years and at 30, he had a problem with his heart. Russell says that he kneeled down to pray and He started talking to God about His promises, he said whether God healed him or not, he was fully and forever consecrated to the service of the Lord and in that moment the Word of God came alive to him, and he wrote the words to this song because he came into contact with God through His promises. He was determined in his mind and heart, and he trusted the promises of God. What has God promised you and you have forgotten about it? Go back to God in prayer and ask Him to bring them back to your mind and then Stand of His Promises!

Let’s Pray:
Father, I thank You! Thank You for taking care of my burdens and battles! Thank You for showing me Your mighty Warriors that are surrounding me both day and night and keeping watch over all of my steps and all those that are connected to me! Father, I’m letting go and letting You have full control, I know that you will see me safely cross to the other side! I trust You Father, and I will not be discouraged or dismayed, for You are fighting on my behalf, Deuteronomy 3:22. Father I am kneeling and Standing on Your PromiseFather, I’m standing up for You and on You today, in the Mighty and Powerful Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

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

Every day we hear something new about recycling and how to handle what we have been wasting over the years. They say that the things we recycle can be repurposed and reprocessed into something new, instead of being totally destroyed or tossed aside. As servants of God, we do have a responsibility to be great stewards over what He has entrusted into our hands. We must facilitate and promote this important program into our lives any way we can! This is for tangible stuff!

But as for the Word of God, you need a fresh Word daily, you cannot eat yesterday’s food and grow today! As I was preparing the devotional for today, I heard a Word that God had given me in October 2022, “it’s time to Stop Recycling and start receiving a fresh Word daily! Stop recycling your filter is not removing the dirt! You need a new clean filter and jar, where you can see the pure clear Anointing of God being poured into you!”

Have you ever prayed that you could have a new life? Live in a new place? Sometimes the thought of waking up to a brand-new morning, no problems no obstacles and just a new day full of nothing but God’s promises sound so good! You think that sounds too good to be true! Well guess what our scripture today tells us that it is true, “if you believe in Jesus Christ” (this is your part) you have to believe it! You don’t have to recycle another word, it’s fresh and free every day! Each day that you are with the Lord, it gets better and better! Choose Jesus Christ and you will get a new life because of what He did, He “Died and Rose Again” and because you made the choice to believe, His Spirit lives on the inside of you!

So many of our church’s today are recycling what the world is doing and nobody is getting saved and delivered they are just being entertained, instead of Jesus entering in! When we allow Jesus to enter, He brings healing and cleansing, you see miracles, signs and wonders, not just surface feelings that are temporary, but long-lasting eternal changes that last forever! Aren’t you tired of the old? Don’t you want something real and lasting? You are to be different; you should be able to go somewhere, and the people should know that you are a Christian without you saying that you are blessed and highly favored, but for so many they can’t tell you apart from them and this is not what God wants!

Come out from among them! For you are a new creation and old habits and behaviors are behind you, since you have been made new in Jesus Christ! Now, you can identify with what your new status entails for you, and you can see your tomorrows are full of hope and promises, and His most sacred promise is to dwell within you because you have declared Him as your Lord and Savior! So, take a stand and stand out and Stop Recycling and start Receiving more of God! For your good and His Glory.

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father for this day! Father, thank You for washing me with Your Word and making me over. Father, Your life is now my life, do whatever pleases You, for this is my desire, to please You with my life. Father, help me to live and serve as You did. Help me to focus and be alert in my mind, in my career, in my home, in my ministries, in the marketplace and wherever You send me. Father, help me to remember Your Word and to know that it is fresh, free and available to me 365 days a year and 24/7 a day. Father, help me live my life knowing Your promises, and that my old ways are no more and that I am a new creation standing on Your promises for my life! Father keep me humble and if I should boast in anything, it would be my weakness so that the world can see that You are truly the Lord of my life and more powerful than my past, present, or future self could ever be! In The Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Matthew 23:23-26 NIV ~ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices-mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law-justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. [24] You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. [25] “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. [26] Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.”

The William Brothers sing a song called, “Sweep Around” the moral of the song is for you to clean up around your own house before you start looking at someone’s else’s house! Don’t be like the Pharisees, don’t be a hypocrite! When it comes to the heart, your heart, surface cleaning will not work; your Father wants you clean! It’s time to do some deep cleaning and you need to get your business straight that you might be free and only a deep cleansing can do that for you!

Have you ever wasted something in a small tight place and if you didn’t get it up, it would leave stain and an odor, so you had to move some things around so that you could get in there and do some deep cleaning? Well, that’s what needs to take place in your head, heart and house, the Holy Spirit needs to work in that place to get rid of the stuff that has caused an odor because you didn’t do a deep cleaning, you just have been surface cleaning! You do know that there is a difference between cleaning and cleansing? “Cleaning is the act of making something clean on the inside. Cleansing is to clean something thoroughly, to rid it of unwanted, unpleasant and sometimes unseen by the natural eye.” God wants to cleanse you of what is seen and what is not seen.

When it comes to your heart, your Father is not just content with a quick wipe down, as a matter of fact, when He starts cleansing you the process could get a little dirty, it just depends on how long it has been since you have had a cleansing or if you ever had a deep cleansing. As a son or daughter of God, you have to be clean, and you can’t just clean your outside surfaces because it feels good, and you know where everything is anyway! It’s time to get over what’s comfortable! You have got to be willing to open up the cluttered places in your mind, open up the curtains and expose the residue that has been clogging up your heart. You must be willing to go down on your knees in prayer and delve deep down in the muck and mire for a deep spiritual cleansing can take place. You will need faith in this process!

It’s in this place and process that the hidden things are exposed. It’s the place where you think God can’t go, but I want you to know, that His Grace and Mercy can go and fit in anywhere at any time, He just wants your permission to go, He won’t force Himself on you! He knows exactly what place in your heart needs His thorough cleaning and healing Power. There is nothing that you can put on the outside of you, that can hide your spiritual blemishes on the inside of you!

Today, I want you to ask God, and before you ask Him, make sure you really want what you are asking Him, don’t pretend or do it for show or for someone else. Do it because you love God and you want what He has given you, His Freedom! Ask God to ask do a full, deep cleansing in your heart, ask Him to remove pride, meanness, guilt, shame, fear, your weaknesses, and to destroy any and all of your false sense of securities. And just so you know, it’s going to be painful, after all some of those things have been there for a long time. Yes, this makeover is going to truly clean and cleanse you, from the inside out! And this makeover is for everybody, man, woman, boy or girl! You will all be free!  so many times, in this life we preach a thing and that we don’t practice (live). We look for loopholes to get us around what God demands, we seek unwarranted advice and approval from ungodly people, and we do things for show (entertainment), Galatians 6:7, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” Stop entertaining and let God enter into your hearts. It is time to take heed and to take Jesus Christ at His Words and take them to heart!

Ask yourself these two questions daily, what do I need to change so that Jesus Christ, words about being a hypocrite want to apply to me? What can I do to bring Glory to Jesus Christ Name?

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You for allowing me to see another day! Father, I repent right now for just scratching the surface; I desire to go deeper with You. Father, create in me a clean heart, I don’t just want to look good on the outside, but I want to know that my inside is what you desire. Lead me by Your divine desires and directions. Father, give me a heart that desires to pray at all times. Help me to be time conscious and disciplined when it comes to studying Your Word more! Father may Your plan, purpose and processes always go before me and my agenda, my plan is whatever Your plan is! Father, I don’t want to be a hypocrite, I will not be clean on the outside and my insides are in total chaos. Father cleanse me from the inside out and that I may resemble You more and more each and every day as I spend time in your Presence. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Proverbs 27:17 NIV ~ “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

Have you ever got ready to cook something and you had to cut up some stuff and your knife was dull? When you think about sharpening something, it’s not just for fun, it’s always for a purpose. A chef doesn’t just sharpen their knives so they can show it off, or for it to remain in the drawer. It’s sharpened on purpose! Just like when you are being sharpened, it’s for a reason. Being sharpened is for you to be effective and efficient in the things of God and His Kingdom!

Every great chef or cook has a great set of knives, with sharp blades and there is one for everything that you need to cut. A chef will tell you that a dull knife can be more dangerous than a sharp one, because when a blade is dull, it’s harder to use it takes more force to cut something, and it’s harder to control. A dull blade can slice you quicker than you can slice a tomato, this why a chef will go to great lengths to purchase the right knife! A knife will become dull if you do not properly take care of them and keep them sharpened, once this happens, they can never become sharp again!

There is one truth about knives that is true about you too! A knife cannot sharpen itself, nor anything that is weak, it has to be sharpened by iron. Iron Sharpens Iron! You can wave the knife around the steel all you want, but if it doesn’t come into constant contact with the knife, it cannot be sharpened.  A knife that doesn’t come in contact with the iron will become dull and useless.  So, it is with you, if you do not stay close to Jesus Christ and other disciples that will hold you up accountable, you will lose your sharp edge and become of little use in the family of God and sooner or later we fail.

Do you have a friend or prayer partner that inspires you to be better? Someone who sharpens you in the Word for a better understanding of the Scripture, one who has wisdom and can assist you in becoming you wiser, Proverbs 13:20 says, “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” A friend who helps you to expand your capacity to love others. Know this, if you have been sharpened and you never put it to use, you will become dull with nothing to show for all that sharpening that you went through. You are being sharpened to sharpen someone else to be used to advance the Kingdom of God! A sharpened Christian is a growing Christian! When I looked at what was in iron, I saw that there were all types of impurities at different strength levels and it had to be sharpened by something that was stronger than it was in order to remove the impurities, that is why it had to be two different types of alloy iron! So, in order for you to be sharpened you need to have prayer partners and friends that you spend intentional time with that and you desire to that kind of person to them and they to you!

We have learned how valuable, powerful, and useful iron is to our lives and God has shown you just how good it is to live in fellowship with others. Today, you need to ask yourself this question if you want to be sharpened and sharpen someone else, “Am I investing in others who live for Jesus Christ in a way that I want to live?” Does the people you are around lives reflect Jesus Christ? There is a place that build strong relationships, it’s when the brethren’s gather together to talk about the Lord, Jesus Christ; Psalm 133:1, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!”

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Thank You for being my strength and source for all good things in my life! Father, Thank You for helping me to grow in my faith and for the friends in my life who sharpen me and that I sharpen too. Father You said in Your Word that two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. Father, give me friends like this and help me to be a friend like this and that You are the cord that ties us together for Your service and Glory, (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10; 12). Father, help  me to use my sharpness  to advance Your Kingdom here on earth. In Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

2 Corinthians 12:9 ~ “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, l that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

Have you ever heard or said this phrase, “Don’t worry, God won’t give you more than you can handle.” I know it seems well, but it’s not true! Weak and strong are opposites, that don’t attract! But by definition, when you are weak, you are not strong and at any given time, you can feel weak in a hundred of different ways. Over and over again we can see God’s children have being given way more than they can physically, emotionally and spiritually handle on their own. But God, all of this was designed to show your weakness and His Sovereignty and Strength!

And in the midst of all this muck, the all-surpassing power of God is made perfect, in your weakness. It’s in the places that you are most feeble, is the best platform for the Lord to show His perfect strength! God can be seen clearly when you stop your boasting, when you stop trying to prove to the world you can muscle up and push your way through.

When there is no way, God shows up and blows your mind! When you get tired of hiding, God shows up and shows you how perfect He is and how much He can do! I know it’s easy to hid behind stuff, but it’s even easier to hid in God! It’s in the bumps and lumps that we want to hid, but it’s those parts that show your beauty and His perfection! This is when God comes and shows how perfect He is and how much He can do.

God’s Grace is Sufficient for you, no matter what! Thank God for your weakness, that is when His strength in you is made perfect! The weaker you are the more His power shows evident in your life. If you need to boast, boast gladly in your my weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities, that the power of  Jesus Christ may rest upon you. Live by faith in God’s grace, knowing that He is for you. Don’t run away from things that reveal and magnifies all that God is  in you. And remember, when you are weak He is strong! God’s design for suffering is that it should magnify Christ’s worth and power. This is grace, because the greatest joy of Christians is to experience Christ magnified in our lives. Today, let’s choose to embrace what God can do when you are at your worst. Let’s trust God will be strong in you.

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father, my heart is growing with gratitude and I extol Your Majesty for, as my Father, You have manifested abundant love and mercy towards me. You have blessed me Your Holy Spirit so that I may live with Your Power on the inside of me as travel life’s journey. Father You are a Patient and Loving Shepherd, who guards my heart from discouragement in tough times and guards it from boasting and in good times. Father l, I know that without you I am nothing and I have nothing that is permanent. Father, Thank You for giving me a permanent, steadfast hope of Heaven with You, because of Your Grace and Mercy, that You given to me. Father, I will humbly boast in my infirmities for Your Glory, that the Power of Jesus Christ may rest upon me. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Philippians 4:13 ~ “For I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

I want to encourage you to speak the Word of God to your children and grandchildren. I started sending my granddaughter the devotional last year and she reads it every day. On Wednesday I was a little late sending it to her and she texted me wanted to know where it was, she was asking for the Word! When we train them and show them how important the Word of God is to us, it transfer to them too! I asked her what her favorite scripture is and she wrote the devotional that you are reading today. May it bless you like it blessed me!

What does Philippians 4:13 really mean? We know the surface of it, but what is it underneath?

Philippians 4:13 to me means when your at your lowest point God will be there He is not going to leave you there and say she/he can deal with it alone. He is going pick you up piece by piece and love you more than ever. He will provide the strength you think is fleeing.

There are going be times in your life where you want to give up because something is to hard. Times where you feel like you can’t do it and there is no end in sight. God will always provide, so in those moments don’t give up! Hard doesn’t mean you can’t overcome it!

For God knows your strength before any battle so stay the course. I want you to push through all of those negative thoughts and replace them with Philippians 4:13, get a “I Can” in your spirit!

Don’t give in to the thoughts that no one is there, no one can see you hurting, no one sees you going through it, because God sees. You might say “why isn’t he doing anything about it , why isn’t he answering my prayers?” He is doing something but you have to trust His timing!

 You can’t give up on Him and stop praying, or stop reading your bible, or stop worshiping Him because it takes time. If He is telling you to wait then listen, because He has a plan for you. God gives his strongest warriors the toughest battles. 

Prayer:
Dear Lord, I pray for anyone who wants to give up. I pray for anyone who is struggling, who is in pain and sees no way out. I pray that they seek you and find peace in you and remember Philippians 4:13. I pray they push through all of those negative thoughts in Jesus Christ Name. Amen!

Inspired and Written By:
Chloe Stepter (My Granddaughter)

Blessings…
Minister Jean

James 1:2-4 AMP ~ “Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. [3] Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace]. [4] And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.”

Are you joyful today? The things that you go through, the trials that you face, and how you handle them, reveal what you truly believe about God and His Power working in your life. These tests are important to your spiritual growth, they are indicators of your development.

Count it all joy “when” you face trials, not “if,” you will face some trials, as a matter of face many different kind of trials during your lifetime, but embrace them, because they will lead you into the mature Christians that God created you to be. You do not have to search for trials, but embrace them, knowing that they will lead you to endurance, which leads you to maturity! (All I can say is, “Thank You God, You brought us through this and brought us through that! “Thank You God,” You bought us through it!)

Remember that you serve a God who is the same, yesterday, today, tomorrow and for evermore. When you face trials, James says, count it all joy! Are you counting your joy moments? Just take a minute and look back over your life and you should see all the times that God brought, kept and sustained you during your trials!!!

Let’s Pray:
Heavenly Father, Thank You for the gift of Salvation and the peace you make available to your children though Your son, Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. Father, I pray for each person reading this devotion and praying this prayer, that they receive You and Your gifts and trust You in everything they go through. May you experience the peace and joy that surpasses all your understanding, even in your our hardest and darkest of days, knowing that God got you. In Jesus Christ Name. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Psalm 116:12-14 NKJ ~ “What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me? [13] I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD. [14] I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people.”

What does the word rendered mean, it means to give up, to yield, to offer. What are you giving God today? What are you willing to give up? What will you offer God today? 

Have you ever asked yourself a question and then answered that same question? The question that is being asked of you is personal, the question-“What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits?” The answer-is, “I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” This means that the Lord is going to keep filling your cup and you have to continue bringing Him your cup to fill, you can’t pay the Lord, but you can Thank Him! The Lord’s goodness is inexhaustible and His goodness will be magnified!

You can never ever repay God for what He has done for you! He’s been so merciful and gracious to you. Just think about it, today, you have His breath in you, you woke up and you knew who you are and where you are, the place you laid down on last night was not your cooling board, you were able to get up walk and move, you were able to see, hear and feel, and you have a mouth that you can speak out of. So, have you told the Lord Thank You today, because without Him, you couldn’t do none of the above!

Father I’m grateful, I’m thankful and I’m thanking You, You didn’t have to do it, but You did, so I’m going to live my life for you today! You tell others how blessed you are, and you fail to see the source of your blessings, have you told the Lord, the One that blessed you how grateful you are, this much goodness calls for a response from you! Your Father is the giver of every good and perfect gift. The air that you are breathing right now is a gift from God, your strength and health, it’s a gift too, you owe Him a Thank You, for every day He is giving you new abilities and He just wants your availability to live your life for Him!

And the most important gift that you could ever receive is the gift of your eternal salvation it is all God! It’s only because of His Grace, that you know the meaning of His Salvation, He  paid the ultimate price for your redemption in the sacrifice of His only Son, Jesus the Christ! When you think about the Cross you should immediately be thinking about what you can give to the One that gave you life. When conviction enters your heart, conversion follows with change and all you want to do is love on your Father, and not because of what someone said, nor is it about what you can have, it’s just about loving Him because He first loved you!

How can you thank God today for what He has done? What shall you Render? Make a vow unto the Lord in presence of His people, because if you are ashamed of Him now, He will be ashamed of you when you He comes in His Glory and in the Glory of the Father and of the holy angels (Luke 9:26)!

Let’s Pray:
Father Thank You! Father I can never repay You for Your blessings, but I can say Thank You! Father, today I will show my gratitude for Your generosity by being generous in my service to You and others today! Father, thank You for all of Your blessings today, I will use them to bring Honor and Glory to Your Name! Father forgive me for all the past times that I did not render myself to Your Will, I repent right now that You may restore me back to my rightful foundation, You! Father, I Thank You and I will sing of Your praises and I will testify to the goodness, generosity and grace of You in my life. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean