Psalm 1

Psalm 1:1-2

Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

We've recently talked about what a blessed person doesn't do, but today, we'll talk about what a blessed person does.

His delight is in the law of the Lord. His delight is in the word of God. A blessed persons doesn't have to find time to read the Bible, yet has a set time for television. A blessed persons doesn't have to find time to read the Bible, yet has a set time to go to work. His delight is in the law.

We should have a set time everyday, where we spend time with God and God alone. Not only spending time with Him, but also meditating on His word day and night. You get more accomplished in life by spending time with God. Enjoy His word. If you find yourself having a bad day, you already have your ammunition to help to go further. No weapon formed against you will prosper. The weapon will be formed, it just won't win. You can't have that mentality alone if you aren't prepared for the fight.

Spend time with God and you'll recognize the time that He's already invested in you.

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Where Are You?

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful...


This verse tells us exactly what the blessed person would not do. We find ourselves, at times, not living Christ-live, even though we are Christians. The great mind, Gandhi, once said he wanted to be a Christian, but he couldn't find one to pattern his life after.
We get caught up with spiritual side of being saved and we leave out the physical. Where are you standing? Who are you sitting with?
Know where you're blessings come from....blessed is the man that doesn't walk in the counsel of the ungodly. Who are you asking for help from? Who are you talking to about bettering yourself? Who gives you advice?
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners......How can you stop someone from doing something when we all have our own sinful situations to deal with? We pray for sinners. We allow them to better themselves. We do not stand in the way of them being who they are, because no one stood in our way.
Then it talks about sitting in the sit of the scornful. We can't always play the victim and be blessed. You can't always be going through something or having a bad day, yet, turn around and say that you're too blessed to be stressed. Sometimes you have to get out of the sit of the scornful.
So, the word for today is basically, live the life that you proclaim you to want to live. Live as if you have a choice on the type of day you want to have. Live blessed and be blessed.

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But without faith

Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

We've talked all week about having faith and what your faith will give you. To end the faith week, we have to know that without faith, we cannot please God. Do you have enough faith to see yourself in another position? It could be that things are the way they are now because your faith doesn't please God.
He that comes to God must believe in Him. If you're asking for something from God, you have to have enough faith in God to trust that He is who He says He is. You must believe that He is the only one, true and living God. You have to have faith that will take you to a whole new level in life.
Know that GO dis a rewarder to those who dilegently seek Him. You can't be stressed out about things, because you know that you are seeking God's will in your life. Know that all things will work out, because you've turned them over to God and you trust that He will work it out. Watch Him award you.
Do you want to know how to get out of your situation? Grab a hold of your faith and pull yourself out.

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By Faith

Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

All this verse is saying is, your faith will keep you when you offer back to God what is due. When you do your part, God will do His. Able offered to God what was required of him, Cain did not. And, even though Cain lived longer than Able, the Bible says, at the end of this verse, "by it he being dead yet speaketh."

When you do what you're supposed to, even if you don't live to see it come to pass in the end, you will still have spoken it into existence...even through your death. So, if you have started this journey with someone and they are no longer with us, hold on to the faith, knowing that God is able to do just what He said He would do.

Don't give up on God, because He has not given up on you. Keep the faith in God. Keep trusting in God.

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Speak That Thang

Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.


We have to get to a place in God where, even though what we thought we saw, or where we thought we would be, is not where we are...... we have to speak those things before they get here. Hebrews 11:3 automatically puts us in an example of how to live this life. This world was spoken into existence. It took on things that were not there, because God was willing to speak a word. We always says we're broke. We always say we can't go on. But, until we learn to speak a word....I might be there now, but I'm on my way. Things are getting better. Things are going to work out. I may not have the money now, but I will have it. I will be further along than I am now.

Until you begin to see yourself there, before you get there, you will never know how to get there. You can't leave from your destination at home, not see yourself headed to work, and expect to get there. You have to know how to get where you're going. You may have to pull up directions. Plot out your course.

But, then, before you get there, you need to know what you're looking for. God spoke this world into existence because He knew what He wanted to achieve before He got there. So, know where you're going, before you get there.

Through faith means you have to go through your faith to get to where you're going. Somethings you can only get through faith.

Put your faith on it.

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NOW FAITH

Hebrews 11:2
For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Verse 2 is a continuance of verse 1, which states, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen." So, verse 2 is simply saying that we should be able to look back at our parents and grandparents and see the things that were accomplished by their faith. Why did they have so much more than e have and they made so much less than we make? They had faith. We sometimes focus on where we are. Yet, our elders always looked at where they were going to end up.

So, by faith, the elders obtained a good report. This simply instructs us to look at our elders in the faith and see what they were able to do with the things that they had not seem yet. Faith tells me that, even though I can't see it yet, I can hold on to it. And, I have hope, because I'm looking at my elders how were able to accomplish things because of their faith.

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NOW FAITH

Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

This the definition of faith. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for." In life, we spend so much time thinking on things that don't have much substance, things that don't have any weight to them. It's almost like when eating, somethings will give you the "full" feeling, but it will not sustain you. You find yourself hungry two hours later. But, faith is the substance of things hoped for. Hope is something that you would like achieved. Faith is what gives it its substance. So, hope is the food that makes you feel full, but faith is what sustains you.

To understand faith, you have to understand hope. To understand hope means you have to put yourself in a place where you want more than what you have now. You have to have hope to do better; to want more.

When we feel we can't go any further, hope is what makes you say things can get better. And, faith kicks in to give you peace in the midst of your storm, until things get better. When what you have in your mind is not what you have in your hand....you should then move from hope to faith. When the child you raised calls from prison to say "I'm sorry", your faith should make you say, "Where I am now, is not where I'm going to end up.

Faith gives you peace.

So, throughout your day, find peace while you are yet hoping. Keep your hope alive because you have faith in your God.

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Give God the Glory

John 11:40
Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”

We spend so much time looking and thinking about ourselves, but I would like to step out on a limb and say that what you are going through isn't about you, it's so God can get the glory. The trouble you are facing isn't about you, it's for the people around you to see that God is still good. The question I want to leave with you this weekend is, "Would I want to serve a God like yours if I watched the way you deal with life's issues?"

However, when you walk in victory, even when you look like you are being defeated, people will see that you don't serve God for things, but for who He is.\

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Grow in the Lord

2 Samuel 5:10
"So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him."

Last Sunday afternoon, my great-aunt introduced me to a gentleman at her church. She began to tell him about the time she'd spent with me as a young boy growing up. She told of how she didn't mind investing time in me, because she always knew that I'd grow up to be a great one day. It made me feel so good to know that people thought enough of me to take time out to spend with me.
I began to look back at the things that I used to do, that I don't do anymore.....not because I'm perfect. Remember, being saved doesn't make you sinless, it makes you sin less.
I had to get to a point in life, where I understood that things were not going to always be what I thought they should be. Yet, I really love the fact that just knowing I had people looking out for me.
As I read the scripture above, that speaks of David growing up to do great and God being with him, it made me evaluate myself. It's something about God being with you. Every quarter, every year, we should evaluate ourselves. Are we getting better? Are we becoming greater? Are we still struggling with some of the same spiritual battles we struggled with last year?
Get the lod with you. When you have God with you, you have no choice but to be great.
The challenge for today is; if you haven't found Him....find Him. If you're not walking in greatness, evaluate who's hand you're holding. Holding God's hand will always make you shine brighter than you did the day before. So, get your shine on!


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What Are You Looking At?

Psalms 121:1-2
"I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth."


My word for you today is, lift your head up. Stop looking at what's wrong in your life. Look at what's right. People say stop telling God about your problem, tell your problem about your God. But, what I say is, if you realize you have a problem, then that's all you have to do is know it's there. Don't give it much more time than that. Start looking up and tell God how much you love him and thank him. I know the problem may be looking you in the face. Take some time and look up.
How do you deal with life when you wake up and the problem is looking you in the face, saying good morning? You look for your help. Who is your help? Your help is the Lord, because the Word says, "all of my help comes from Him." So, I can't look at you, because I am looking at Him. II know everyone won't get this, because they think you're not doing anything unless you are worrying. Yet, I refuse to worry about how it will work out, because I trust my help.
You ask me why can I keep going and nobody knows what I am going through by simply looking at me? All I can tell you is, I am not looking at that I'm looking at my help. And, the good thing about focusing on your help is that I can only see Him if He sees me. So, we should shout off the fact that God sees us. And, just like a good father, if he knows you are in trouble and he sees you, he has what you need. He will work it out. Therefore, I can't worry, because my Daddy is coming to get me.

The Baptist preacher in my just stood up again, so I'll end with this....."AIN'T HE ALRIGHT"

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Think of His Goodness

Psalm 30:5
" For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning."

These days, we see many things taking place; lose of love ones, lose of love, lose of faith, lose of understanding.... Sometimes, we just need a word to help us go on a little bit further. When depression and suffering seems to fill your day, you feel you take one step forward, only to get knocked two steps back....When you seem to have more month than money....How do you continue to trust God, when it seems everything around you is going bad?
Be encouraged, because we run across a scripture like, Psalm 30:5 that says His anger is only for a moment. His favor is forever. Weeping may endure for a night.
Yes, even in the Bible, it tells us that we can go ahead and weep. But, in the morning, your joy will come.
A good thing I realized about the scripture is, the day and night is not actually talking about sun up and sun down. It's actually talking about the ups and downs going on in your heart.
When I thought of this scripture, it reminded me of the hymn, Think of His Goodness. It says, "When waves of affliction sweep over your soul and sunlight is hidden from view, whenever you're tempted to fret or complain, just think of His goodness to you."
So, whenever you feel depressed, think of His goodness. Whenever you feel lonely, think of His goodness.
So, I leave this thought with you today....you're only a thought away from a good day. No matter how bad things may be in the earthly world, tap into your spiritual world and realize that even though it may be your time, it just might not be your turn. Remember, things have not always been this way. So, take some time out to think of His goodness.

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Been there done that

John 8:10-11 NLT "Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, "Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?""No, Lord," she said. And Jesus said, "Neither do I. Go and sin no more."

Don't let your past beat you up. We all have one. It's called the past for a reason, because you should be past wha...tever is back there. I used to think somethings in my past I couldn't get over, but even what happened yesterday is my past and I am overt it.

Today is called the present for a reason. It's a gift from God. So, why would you not take advantage of what you have because of where you have been.

I have learned to tell my problems like the police officer tells you when you are passing a wreck on the road, "Keep it moving."

I don't have time to look back because I am "keeping it moving."

Don't wreck where you are going because you are too busy looking back at where you have been.

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Keep Going

Psalms 37:1-4
1Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.


There's really nothing let to say here. If you want to know how you can make it, just read these verses. Don't let what's going on stop you, because soon it will all move and change. Think about it, the shape you are in now, you were not in this shape 5 years ago. So, if you see that you are moving either up or down, as long as you are moving, God is still working on your behalf. Keep trusting in God, it will turn around. Even if it's not turning in your favor, as long as God is still turning you, that means you are still in His hand.

We look for earthly blessings, but you should shout because of the fact that He has His hand on you, because if He moves His hand, I don't know where we would be. I'd rather be in the fire with the Lord, than out of the fire without Him. ]\

So, praise Him today, just because He still has His hands on you.

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I Brought my Help

Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and i will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

After everything David said in Psalm 23, he ends with "surely". It's simply a confirmation word letting us know that in our life we will walk through the valley of the shadow of death and have enemies, but when it's all said and done, surely goodness and mercy shall follow us. So you want to know why you can't give up and, even if your life isn't what you thought it would be, why have you still been making it, because goodness and mercy has been following you. When others have given up and when you got ready to throw in the towel, them 'boys, goodness and mercy would catch up with you and tell you it'll be ok!

The thing about it is, they don't show up until they are needed. They are following you. And, like a cop following a criminal, they know how to stay out of sight until they are needed. So, when they do show up, it's time to go into action. Not only do they follow you, they have a time limit on how long they can follow you; all the days of your life. Therefore, you can't lose them and they won't give up on you, because they will be with you all the days of your life. Even if you are worried about time after you leave this earth, David says, you will go to another home with no payments, because you will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

So, if life isn't what you thought it would be or should be, then keep living, because after awhile you will be moving up. If you don't have anything to thank Him for today, thank him for the fact that after awhile, when it's all over, I got a house........!!!! (The preacher in me just stood up!)

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I'm Living in the Overflow

Psalm 23:5

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Where do I start! God prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies. God gives you your blessings in the front of your enemies and He is preparing your table before them. So, the blessings God is going to give you are more about your enemies, than about you. Stop praying away your enemies and study His Word because the Word says that God is giving you a table of blessings for you, but in the presence of your enemies.

So, the more enemies you have, the more table God prepares for you. And, the more table He prepares for you, the more blessing you can fit on the table. What God is saying today is, the reason you are catching so much hell and going through what you are going through is because He is fixing your table. And, the more enemies that show up against you, the more blessing He has to lay out for you since they came. So, don’t pray them away, celebrate your enemies, because they’re setting you up for a step up.

Then, after He blesses you in the open, He will anoint your head with oil and your cup will run over. So, not only am I getting blessed after this mess, I am getting an overflow of blessings. I have so much coming to me that I can’t keep it to myself. I am living in the overflow.

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I'm Coming Out of This

Psalm 23:4
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."

The first word in this statement is , "Yea." As in , "Yes, I walk through the valley." "Yes, I encounter hard times." But, the psalmist tells us, even though we "walk down the path of righteousness for His names' sake," we still have to go through some valleys. Even though I'm in the valley, I'm not just standing there. I'm walking through it. So, remember, as long as you're walking through something, you're on your way out of it.
A valley can only be a valley if it's covered by two mountaintops. So, for every one valley you encounter, you will also come across two mountaintops. Notice it says, "the valley of the shadow of death." Never forget, where there is a shadow, there is light. So, we should never be afraid because, God (our light) is with us.

His rod and staff are there to comfort us. The rod is for punishment and the staff is for correction. So, the Word is saying God is there with us. He uses the rod of punishment when we sin, and the staff of correction (the has a hook on it) to bring us back to where we are supposed to be. So, never worry that you're alone in what you are going through. God is with you. His rod and staff comfort you.

Find comfort in knowing that while God is correcting you or while you're going through, God is still there with you. So, while He may have His hand on you to punish you, take comfort in the fact that He has His hand on you.

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