Tag: salvation

Good Morning Sunshine! What Kind Of Servant Are You?

Matthew 25:21 KJV ~ NKJV “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’.”

How many times have you read this parable? Well read it again, Matthew  25:13-29.

What has God entrusted you with? Are you doing everything that you are supposed to be doing for God? You do want to hear Him say this to you, “Well done good and faithful servant?” I have a question for you, have you been faithful? Have you been true? What have you done with the gifts that He gave you? Stop asking God for more gifts, if you haven’t even done anything with the one that He has already given you!

Your gifts are to Glorify Jesus Christ, your Lord and Savior, they are from Him, not you. His death and resurrection are a gift to you, a gift that you don’t deserve, but because He loves you, He gave you the ultimate sacrifice! He died that you might live and then He gave you gifts to spread the Gospel and to show His love through serving others! No other motive except love, pure and simple, love!

I’m sure some of you have invested in stocks and bonds and you plan on reaping benefits and increases from what you did in the natural and I’m sure that you are hoping for double and triple return on your investments. But how much have you invested in your spiritual gifts? Are you cultivating them? Are you using what God gave you? Investing in what God gave you will yield the greatest return, eternal life. Man will give you a temporary award, but what God gives you is a reward from His heart to your heart and it is more valuable than anything that you have or will receive!

You do know that you must properly invest in your gifts to improve them if you want to double them. You must be about your Father’s Business, in order to reap a blessing on your gifts. Don’t be like the man that took his gift and hid it, (Matthew 25:24-27), but use them so that they may multiply and increase for His Glory! You must remember that the gifts you have are not from you or for you, you didn’t get on your own, all of your gifts are from God, use them wisely!

Today, there are two very important lessons that I want you to always remember. First, God gave you your gifts and talents and they are to be used to further His Kingdom and not your agenda! And there is no laziness in the Kingdom of Heaven! You will not be able to hoard your gifts, they are to be shared! Secondly, your gifts and talents are to be used to further spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, if you are using them to make a name for yourself or a profit and to make you look good, you are out of order and you need to repent immediately! Jesus will teach you how to spread the Gospel through the gifts that He gave you. You are to spread His Word and to be a good steward over what He put on the inside of you. You are a disciple growing into discipleship, and this is a beautiful blessing!

When you stand before the Lord someday, do you long to hear Him say, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.” If you do, be faithful to Him who is faithful, and He will advance you to your next level! When you share the gifts that God gave you to advance the Good News, you have become a faithful servant, and your Master will bless you and the joy of the Lord will be yours and you will hear Him say well done!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Thank You for all of my gifts and talents. Please forgive me for anytime I used your gifts to benefit me. Father, teach me how to be a good steward over everything that You have given me, for everything is for Your Glory. Father, You gave me these gifts to Glorify You and to advance Your Kingdom and this is my desire, to do what pleases You, to be about what You want day in and day out. I am faithful and true to You and I want to hear You call me Your faithful Servant. In Jesus Christ Name.  Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! It’s Time For You To Choose!

Matthew 10:32-33 AMP ~ “Therefore, the one who confesses and acknowledges Me before men [as Lord and Savior, affirming a state of oneness with Me], that one I will also confess and acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven. [33] But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven.”

A time is coming in your life when you are going to have to make a choice, to choose God over the people in your life, your mother, father, brothers, sisters, children or anybody else that is close to you, you must even be willing to choose God over your own self, nothing or no one should come before Him! 

Life is about who you are trying to please. And when all is done, who do you want to be, will stand up and out for His Glory! I accomplish in life won’t mean anything if those three things don’t happen now and when you meet him face to face. You see, Jesus lived for those things with his Father and was successful: “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy” Luke 3:32, Jesus tells us in today’s verses that we can look forward to that same welcoming statement if we confess him before others.

Do you have any friends that are well off and it warms your heart to see them in public and especially when you greet them, and they acknowledge you back? I’m sure you are smiling, showing all of your teeth with pure joy and excitement! But what about your friends who are not living up to your standards, and they don’t measure up, to what you and society deems normal. They have been plaque by the many bad choices that they lived. So, would you even admit that you know them in the presence of your friends?  Most likely would avoid them like the plague, and distance yourselves far from them as far possible.

God, He is Lord of all, so that everyone matters, no life and death (and everything else) rest in His hands. And yet, He is the One who has lowered Himself to our level so that He might grant to you the forgiveness of your sins and give you a share in His divine Glory. Will you we acknowledge Him as a close Friend and Brother? God says that you must first count the cost, you have to fully know who you are in Him before the decision needs to be made of who you truly are! 

And if you wait to decide who you are when you are forced to make a choice to choose Him because of your social status or whatever you are going through, you will most likely fall to the temptation to deny Him. But if you have determined in your heart that you are going to follow God no matter what before you ever need to make the choice, you will succeed! Choose wisely, choose God while you still have a chance! 

Let’s Pray: 

Father I Thank You for firmly planting me in Your Word. I am grounded and rooted in You, I believe in the truth of Your transforming Power and the Anointing that You have put on the inside of me. I know who I am in you and I Thank You, I will not waiver, I’m standing on Your promises and I’m not ashamed or scared to tell anyone who I serve and why. God, You are my Father and I’m Your child in Father.  Righteous God, and Almighty Savior, I believe Jesus of Nazareth was your Son, come in human flesh, and is both Christ and Lord. Give me the strength not only to confess that before all who ask but also to live in such a way that they ask me about my hope and my confidence and my salvation. In the Name of Jesus Christ Mighty Name. Amen! 

Blessings…

Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Pick The Right Gate!

Matthew 7:13-14 NIV ~ “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. [14] But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”

On this final saying from Jesus on the Sermon on the Mount, He is giving you a warning. Jesus is telling you that you need to be cautious, and if you are lost, He is telling you where they are headed and that you should be aware of your eternal life for this destination should be clearly understood!

No one likes rules, limits or restrictions, and you will criticize anyone who tries to convince otherwise. But this is where you go wrong. When you are left to your own way, the way of your own choosing, you always end up at war or you create a mess out of things! A lot of people are walking down big and wide roads without ever even thinking about it. Stop and think about where you are really going. Do you want to go to hell or heaven, it’s your choice?

You see when you have no sense of right and wrong, and you don’t understand your need for redemption, it’s this kind of mindset that will lead you to a disaster. Jesus challenged His disciples, and He is challenging you today. He wants you to choose to walk down the less-traveled route, I know it may seem hard, but with Him leading on the path, you will make it. path. Yes, it’s a harder path to travel, but it will bring you the ultimate victory and you know this because Jesus has already walked that path before you!

Jesus says that “there is a narrow gate, small gate and narrow way is harder to find than the wide gate” and that you must intentionally seek it, and be deliberate in your looking for it, for when you are not, and you will follow any and every one that is going through the wide gate and you will not escape destruction, just like them. For there is only one way to the Father, it’s through accepting the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and you need your faith to believe it; for this is the narrow way and it leads to life, a life of abundance!

You see the broad road that you see many people following, saying that they want a relationship with God, is pretenders, it sounds good to say that you are following Him with your mouth, but your heart is far from Him, this is called religion; Ezekiel 33:30-33, and religion is your attempt to make yourself acceptable to a holy God. Religion is not the way! Choose wisely which gate you need to go through, for it is the narrow way that will lead you to life in Jesus; this is what makes you acceptable!

Only a few will find this road because they are not willing to go against the grain and be different and accept God’s way to obtain eternal life, John 15:19 NIV, “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” Jesus is the only legitimate way to a relationship with God, it’s His way, and only His Way will get you through! There are only two ways to respond to Jesus Christ, you will either accept Him or to reject Him. There is no middle road!

Today, I want you to strive to enter through the narrow gate, the narrow way, for this is the best and only way. For so many, Jesus will say to you, you sought the wrong gate and now you will not be able to enter through the narrow way, Luke 13:24. I want to encourage you to go against what is so easily available to you and take a stand to take the road less traveled by the majority of the people who are around you. Yes, do what Jesus says, “take the narrow gate that leads to eternal life!” You will be better because of the choice you made today, it will save your soul and life!

Let’s Pray:
Father, have Your way with my heart, my thoughts, my words, my time, my job, my family, and my life. I want to live in a way that pleases You in all things. Father, You are a Righteous and Holy God, and I Thank You for the strength that You give me each day that I may walk on Your straight path and not be led astray by the people that refuse to hear Your voice and live according to Your will. Father, help me to stay on the narrow path of trusting in You alone for my salvation, for there is no way that I can work my way to heaven. Father, help me not to be like the world, using religion as a crutch and not building a true relationship with You, and I am not to be like the world, You have chosen me to stand apart and be different. Father, I repent for every time I went down the wrong road, thank You for keeping and sustaining me! I’m grateful! Father, give me the faith, power, discipline, discernment and love to follow You down the road of life and to reject sin and trust in Your grace alone. Father, help me to do the right things for the right reasons at all times and help me to know it’s okay to go against the grain and not be like everyone else, but to desire to live a holy and righteous life for You, in You and because of You. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Can You Believe?

John 5:39-40 AMP ~ “You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me; [40] and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.”

Just Believe! So many people say that they know Bible, but yet they fail to apply His Word to their lives! You say that you know what the Bible teaches, you know what the scripture says and yet you fail to see to that all the Word is pointing towards Jesus! Stop just making Him Lord and not your Savior, He’s both. When you really surrender to God, the Son of God will change your life! Don’t be so involved in practicing religion that you miss the purpose of your faith and that is to follow Jesus Christ.

In this scripture Jesus is talking about how He and God the Father is testifying who He is. The people heard John the Baptist testify about Him, and they saw what Jesus had done, and yet they still were not following Him. You study the scriptures, you know all the verses and prophecies, you know all the rules God stated and yet you are still trying to find life in other things instead of coming to Jesus for the life that you are searching for! Can you not just believe?

Open your heart to receive Jesus Christ. The Scriptures are a revelation of Jesus Himself. He is not hidden in the pages of the Bible; He is revealed in the scriptures. To know God’s written Word is the most important part of your life, but if your knowledge of it doesn’t lead you to the living Word, then you have missed the point. To read it and not see Him in them, this means that your heart is closed towards Him, it means it’s time to repent that you may see!

Times have not changed. So many people go to church Sunday after Sunday, they are a part of the worship team, and study the Bible thoroughly seeking for life and meaning in life. Yet, they do not have a relationship with Jesus, the author of life. The life that you are looking for is found in the life of Jesus Christ! You have to accept and believe in Him! He is the only one that can give you life. Outside of Jesus you are just existing and there is nothing that you can do on your own to earn salvation!

Your good deeds are not enough to earn your salvation! You cannot do it on your own. Stop trying to be good, thinking that’s enough, you will never be good enough for God. You can never earn your salvation. You will never find life outside of Jesus. Everything that you do must be based off of your belief in the salvation that Jesus Christ provided and your relationship with Him. Seek Jesus and you will find life. Jesus did not come to punish or condemn. He came to give life and that abundantly. He is the mercy and love of God to mankind. Knowing the Bible inside and out will not give you life, but the Bible points you to Jesus and your need for Him. Without Jesus all of the Scriptures become pointless, because He is the scriptures revealed to you and me! Just Believe!

Let’s Pray:
Father, thank You for the inspired Scriptures which point me to You! Father, give me wisdom and understanding, that when I read scripture, I read with understanding and that I am guided into all truth by Your Holy Spirit. Keep me from seeking to add or subtract anything from Your Word. Father, I know that eternal life is to be found by faith in Jesus Christ alone, and that I am only accepted by You because I am ‘in Christ’ and not because of anything that I could do. Father, I praise Your Holy Name, Father, draw me closer to Jesus as I read the Scriptures, day by day, for revelation of who You are! Father, I believe all of Your Words and I know that they are true! I pray today that I may see You, Jesus as the author of life and finishers of every area of my life; Father thank You again for revealing Yourself to me through Your Words, I believe, and I know that everything that You have purposed in my life will come to pass! In the Name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! There is a Miracle with your Name on it! Trust and Believe, you Serve the God of Possibilities!

Matthew 19:26 KJV ~ “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”

This Wondrous Wednesday, a day that you have never seen before and one that you will never see again. Yes, I know that you have seen a many of Wednesdays before, some of you more than others based on your age, but you have never seen this Wednesday, January 10, 2024, before. So, today I want to you to be able to see your trials and tribulations correctly. I want you to recognize that all the challenges and obstacles in your life were there for a purpose, they were there to produce a stronger, wiser, and more disciplined version of you! How you envisioned your life may not be exactly like you wanted it, but I need you to know that the strength you have could have not been birth in your comfort, it had to be produced in your struggle! When you thought it was impossible, God showed up and showed you that all things are possible when you trust and believe Him! (Luke 18:27 ~ “And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”)

Today, God wants to reveal to you the passion that your pain produced so that you can walk straight and tall in your purpose, because others are waiting on you! You have to trust God in the process! Trust Him when you can’t trace Him! Trust God for the Impossible, (Luke 1:37 ~ “For with God nothing shall be impossible.”), because He is the Master of all things Possible!

On July 15, 2017 @ 3:27 pm, I came across this devotional with an unknown author! Today, I want to share it you, I pray that it blesses you and encourages you to trust and believe in the Power of your God! If you can get a But God in your spirit, mind and tongue, God will show up for you and do just what He said He would! He will turn an impossible into a possible!

Here is the Unnamed Devotional: “A young man working in the army was constantly humiliated because he believed in God. One day the captain wanted to humiliate him before the troops. He called the young man and said: – Young man come here, take the key and go and park the Jeep in front. the young man replied: – I cannot drive! The captain said: – Well then ask for assistance of your God! Show us that He exist! The young man takes the key and walked to the vehicle and begins to pray…… …He parks the jeep at the place PERFECTLY well as the captain wanted. The young man came out of the jeep and saw them all crying. They all said together: – We want to serve your God! The young soldier was astonished, and asked what was going on? The CAPTAIN crying opened the hood of the jeep by showing the young man that the car had no engine. Then the boy said: See? This is the God I serve, THE GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, the God who gives life to what does not exist! You may think there are things still impossible BUT WITH GOD EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.”

Let’s Pray:
Father, I Thank You! I Thank You for turning every impossible into a possible! Father, I trust You with and in all things, You said all I need to have is faith the size of a mustard seed Faith,  (Matthew 17:20 ~ “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”) and I can tell that mountain to be gone and all I have to do is believe God for the impossible! So, Father today I’m asking You to increase my faith and to really believe You for all things in my life! Father, remove every spirit of doubt and unbelief from me and fill me with Your Wisdom and Understanding! Father, I Thank You that You are going to work a Super Miracle in my life today and to all those that are connected to me and especially for those who have not yet had an encounter with You! Let them be like the captain, He knew that only God could do that thing, and He wanted to serve a God like this, after this who wouldn’t want. (Acts 16:30-31 ~ “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? [31] And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”) Father I want my life to be just like that, after others have seen what You have done in my life, that they will run and ask, what must they do to serve a God like this! Thank You Father for the Super Miracle that You are doing today. In Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning My Lord and Savior! I Need You!

Hebrews 4:14-16 NIV ~ “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. [15] For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet he did not sin. [16] Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

I need thee every hour…I need thee every hour, oh bless me now my Savior, I come to thee! Father, I Need You Every Hour! Oh, How I Need Thee, O Bless Me Now My Savior For I’m Coming To You! Is this your declaration today? Have you ever in your life been overtaken by the Spirit of God and cried these words out? There have been so many things that we have went through, but even in this you have to know and believe that calling on the Name of Jesus Christ was still the best thing that you could do!

God knows, He knows what you don’t know, yes He knows you and what you are going through or will be facing, so He gets closer to you on purpose, so when that thing happens, you are already leaning and depending on God, you already know that you need Him every hour of the day, even if is to have Him help you to just get out of the bed! Whatever you need is, God’s got it!

I know that today may seem difficult, and it may seem like things are in a million little pieces that you are trying to put together and you can’t seem to figure out what piece goes where! Just know that God, knows every single thing, He has insight in every chapter of  your life. And He knows exactly where every piece goes, and He wants you to release the pieces and take up and in His Peace! Philippians 4:7 ~ “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Don’t panic today when God interrupts your day, just obey and follow! Let your mind and thoughts align with Him, let Him take over, release your reigns and let Him lead! Today, release your pieces to the One who can give you Peace! When you release your pieces into the Hands of the Master, He gives you Peace!  (Judges 6:24)

Today, get this in your spirit, “I need Thee O’Lord”, this shows your dependency on Him and the desire for an intimate relationship with the Savior in order to be blessed: “O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.” When God is with you, temptation loses its power, and you realize that God has all the answers to life’s questions. He is the Problem Solver, the Heart Fixer, the Mind Regulator, He is the Wheel in the Middle of a Wheel, He is the Lilly of the Valley, He is your Bright and Morning Star, He is your Guide at Night, He is your Friend, He is your Peace, He is your Joy, He is your Strength, He is your Rock, you could go on and on about who your God is, He is the I Am that I Am!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Father, I need thee every hour of every single day that You allow me to see a brand-new day. Father, I know that I can do nothing without You, but with You I can do all things because You give me the strength to do it! Father, my heart longs for time with You, time in Your Presence is everything to me today and every day! Father give me the strength to accept and things in this place that I am in, for I know that Your timing is not my time and everything that You do, You do perfectly for my life. Father, today I’m surrendering to You in worship, and I look so forward to Your Presence filling the place where I’m at and filling me up to overflow, so that everyone that comes close to me, will know that I have been in Your Presence and I pray that it will fall on them and they receive the desire of more of You too and less of themselves! Father, I will never stop needing You, You are my lifeline, because without You, I don’t exist. Father, I’m drawing near to You, that You may draw nearer to me. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean