Good morning to all on this beautiful Sunday morning. I trust that everyone's Thanksgiving was blessed with family and friends; we had Hailie the Princess and the Kaimiester and their parents with us. Waine and I enjoyed them thoroughly and I am constantly reminded that babies are for young parents. Please pray for all the single mother's out there. I truly don't know how they do it or for that matter how I did it. Melanie, our second daughter, was in the Macy's Day parade. She was holding the one of the lines on Horton and the Who ballon. She was very excited and it was a thrilling experience for her and her family. My friend Brenda Brown told me that she shared my blog entry on Forgiveness with her Saturday prayer group and a member of that group was able to share it at the funeral of her dear friend. You never know how the Word of God is going to be sewn. Our job is to get the Word out--God's job is to add the increase! Please continue to pray for ET's healing and pray for Waine's mother's healing. Please pray for me that I would be more like Mary and not like Martha. Continue to keep our President, Barack Obama in your prayers.I am continuing my journey in Romans 8 verses 1 - 17, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so He condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of His Spirit who lives in you. Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by Him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory. Amen and may God add a blessing to the read and hearing of his Word.
As a scientist I have been taught that everything in life has properties - that is to say a CHARACTERISTIC OR FEATURE THAT DEFINES THAT PARTICULAR ENTITY. Paul indicates that we, when we have our minds set of Christ , have properties that distinguish us from the properties when we have our minds set on the things of the flesh. Christ, Himself, called these properties FRUITS--the fruits of the Spirit. The Spirit has set us free from the SLAVERY of fear, which was the characteristic of our life before Christ. As Christians we have been set FREE from slavery, death, destruction which are the properties of Sin that we inherited through Adam and his wife EVE. When we accepted Christ, we were TRANSFORMED which is another concept in science. One element can be transformed into another. Water can be transformed into ice or steam. When it is transformed it takes on NEW Properties. Ice can not act like water or steam because it is ice. We likewise cannot act like our old selves unless we let sin transform us through our thinking. Paul is telling us to keep our minds renewed on the the Freedom we received through our confession of sin and keep our MINDS ON CHRIST so that the Holy Spirit can assist our living a Fear Free life. We are HEIRS--so why do so many of us live in FEAR? Fear of failure; fear of financial ruin; fear of adultery; fear of anger. We need to keep our Minds on Jesus so that we can live a victorious life! That is the PROPERTY you now have as a child of God.
I awoke this morning on my mind on Jesus. I was motivated to read His Word and to be transformed. I am constantly in prayer for me so that I can live a Fear Free life. I am no longer willing to let Satan fool me out of my DIVINE inheritance on a daily basis. Christ has died and has risen; I don't have to wait on my inheritance I have it with me now and so do you. Stop acting like you have those old properties! You have been transformed so embrace your new life. If you have grieved someone ask for their forgiveness and then get rid of that shackle. If you are ill believe for your healing and get rid of the shackle. If you don't have enough money then believe and claim your inheritance and get rid of that shackle. If you don't have a job then ask God for the job you want and believe that it has already happened and get rid of that shackle. If you have a spouse who can't or won't remain faithful to you then pray them up and let Jesus take care of them and get rid of that shackle. If you have children that are not living up to their potential then pray them up and get rid of that shackle. You are Not, Not, Not a SLAVE to death and destruction. Satan wants to keep you bound up. Set your mind on Christ right this minute and claim your birth right as a child of God. Start living your new PROPERTIES today. The choice is truly yours.
Stephanie
As a scientist I have been taught that everything in life has properties - that is to say a CHARACTERISTIC OR FEATURE THAT DEFINES THAT PARTICULAR ENTITY. Paul indicates that we, when we have our minds set of Christ , have properties that distinguish us from the properties when we have our minds set on the things of the flesh. Christ, Himself, called these properties FRUITS--the fruits of the Spirit. The Spirit has set us free from the SLAVERY of fear, which was the characteristic of our life before Christ. As Christians we have been set FREE from slavery, death, destruction which are the properties of Sin that we inherited through Adam and his wife EVE. When we accepted Christ, we were TRANSFORMED which is another concept in science. One element can be transformed into another. Water can be transformed into ice or steam. When it is transformed it takes on NEW Properties. Ice can not act like water or steam because it is ice. We likewise cannot act like our old selves unless we let sin transform us through our thinking. Paul is telling us to keep our minds renewed on the the Freedom we received through our confession of sin and keep our MINDS ON CHRIST so that the Holy Spirit can assist our living a Fear Free life. We are HEIRS--so why do so many of us live in FEAR? Fear of failure; fear of financial ruin; fear of adultery; fear of anger. We need to keep our Minds on Jesus so that we can live a victorious life! That is the PROPERTY you now have as a child of God.
I awoke this morning on my mind on Jesus. I was motivated to read His Word and to be transformed. I am constantly in prayer for me so that I can live a Fear Free life. I am no longer willing to let Satan fool me out of my DIVINE inheritance on a daily basis. Christ has died and has risen; I don't have to wait on my inheritance I have it with me now and so do you. Stop acting like you have those old properties! You have been transformed so embrace your new life. If you have grieved someone ask for their forgiveness and then get rid of that shackle. If you are ill believe for your healing and get rid of the shackle. If you don't have enough money then believe and claim your inheritance and get rid of that shackle. If you don't have a job then ask God for the job you want and believe that it has already happened and get rid of that shackle. If you have a spouse who can't or won't remain faithful to you then pray them up and let Jesus take care of them and get rid of that shackle. If you have children that are not living up to their potential then pray them up and get rid of that shackle. You are Not, Not, Not a SLAVE to death and destruction. Satan wants to keep you bound up. Set your mind on Christ right this minute and claim your birth right as a child of God. Start living your new PROPERTIES today. The choice is truly yours.
Stephanie
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