Monthly Archives: May 2011

Examine the Fruit

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“Search me Lord and know my heart, try me and know my ways and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24).

We can determine the condition of our heart by observing the fruit our life has produced.   To measure fruitfulness, you look over the past season or over the past year and see what has been produced.  In the fall a farmer looks over the previous growing season to determine the condition of the field.  We can also look at the past year of our life and determine the condition of our heart by looking at the harvest.

Jesus taught His disciples that their life should produce fruit – from 60 to 100 per cent.  A fruitful Christian is one that receives God’s Word and the Word that is planted in their heart produces a harvest even up to a 100 fold return.

You may have a Word from God, but if it is not given to another in love, it will not produce a harvest.  This is why the condition our heart is so important and it determines the fruit we produce.  By observing the fruit our life has produced, we can tell what condition our heart is in.

Pray this prayer daily and watch what happens: “Search me Lord and know my heart, try me and know my ways and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24).

Awaken Your Faith?

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“Aroused by faith, Moses, when he had grown to maturity and became great…” (Hebrews 11:24).

awaken my faithIt is interesting that Moses had to be aroused by faith.  The word “arouse” means to be awakened; to be stirred up and awakened from slumbering.  We can get so consumed and overwhelmed with the struggles of life that we become discouraged to the point that our spirit slumbers, or shuts down and sleeps.

When you give in and are overcome by discouragement, you have a slumbering spirit.  An awakened spirit keeps you focused on what God is doing; even in the midst of trouble, you see the light.  There is so much bad news today that many are overtaken with discouragement.  We need to ask God to awaken our spirit.  All those who are called to be a modern day “Moses” need to wake up.  Those who are called to be a modern day “Elisha” or “David” all need to wake up and take their post.  It is not a time for some to sleep and some to work; it is a time for everyone to wake up and do what they were born to do.  We were born in this time in history for a reason.  It is time for everyone to face this reality and embrace who they are, and what they were called to do (Romans 13:11).

Pray this prayer: “Wake me up Lord – I want to discover my divine calling, and know what I am to do in the work of the Kingdom.”

Making Important Decisions

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Making Important decisions require much prayer and reflection.  If you want to make the right decision, it is vital that you seek the right source.  We want to encourage you to take every decision to the Lord.

Order My Steps

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord…” Psalm 37:23

order my stepsThe Lord delights in giving His children revelation. He seeks a man traveling an ordinary road, and “suddenly a light from heaven” (Acts 9:3) shines on him. And a “stairway resting on the earth” (Gen. 28:12) can reach from the marketplace to heaven, transforming a life from one of drudgery to one of grace.

Ask your heavenly Father to fellowship with you through your everyday work and service, and be your companion as you take an ordinary journey. As God orders your steps, your life will be transformed by His presence.

Ask the Lord to order your steps and then wait upon Him to do so.

I Shall be Planted

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“And he shall be like a tree planted by the river of water: that bringeth forth his fruit in his season: his leaf also shall not wither: and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalms 1:3

 

I shall be planted“…they shall be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” Isaiah 61:3

As you spend time daily meditating upon the Word of God you will become strong like a huge oak tree firmly planted.  Secure and deeply rooted so the storms of life will not blow you away.

A tree that is planted beside a river has a constant water source. As you stay planted by the river of God, your life will produce good fruit. So don’t move; stay firmly planted.  Do not get discouraged, fruit is not produced overnight, fruit is produced over time.

 

“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: Those that are planted… shall flourish in the courts of our God.” Psalms 92:12-13

The river of God is a life source; it will never run dry.  The river of God is His unconditional love.  As you experience His love and forgiveness you receive more and more life.  God’s love produces abundant life (A lot of life).  All you do is continue receiving His love, and as love flows through you to others your life will produce fruit.

Stay firmly planted by the fresh water source.

Drink until you are refreshed with the water of His Word.

 

The Power to Move a Mountain

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“You will know and understand the hope to which He called you and the greatness of His power.” Eph 1:18

Faith to move a mountainWe have access to His great power when we are in His will.  The power to create the universe, move a mountain and change history is in His hands.  He has placed me as His child, His representative on the earth, to call on Him to create, move or change something. Sometimes we get so preoccupied that we forget our purpose.

Have you ever gone into the grocery store and forgotten what you intended to buy?  After a couple of steps into the store you have a thousand voices speaking to you!  You see all the brands of cereal and the sales, and you forget what you wanted to purchase.  The same is true in our daily life.   The calls, the options, and the sales grab for our attention.

What happened to the still small voice that spoke into your spirit the moment you woke up?  Was it drowned out within the first few steps into your world?  We must realize how Christ was able to carry out His assignment on planet earth.  He set His face like a flint towards the cross and He didn’t let anything distract him.  The world could not hinder, discourage, slow down nor stop Him.  Know what your purpose is and rely on the greatness of His power to accomplish it.