Wednesday's Word of Truth

Based on: James 5:4 (NIV)   Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. Excerpt: The “ Lord Almighty” is the Commander-in-chief of the heavenly armies. Therefore, when the “Lord Almighty” comes to fight our battles, this warrior God does not come alone, but is accompanied by...

Based on: James 1:17 (NIV) Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Excerpt: There is nothing that you or I can do to create instability in the heavenly realm. The very foundation of this earth can quake, but the foundation of heaven will always hold steady. Wars can break out, family and friends can b...

Based On: Psalm 24:7-10 (NIV) 7  Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8  Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 9  Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 10  Who is he, this King of glory?  The Lord Almighty—he is the King of glory....

Based On: Philippians 4:20 (NIV) To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Excerpt: To give God the glory in everything that we do may seem simple, but it ain’t for the faint of heart. Giving God the glory requires that we relinquish control over the outcomes. We can’t tell God how things should turn out, and we can’t get mad with God when things don’t turn out the way we think they...

Based On: Numbers 33: 1-2 (NIV) 1  Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.  2  At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. Excerpt: You may be at a place in your life where you are about to achieve your long-desired goal. Conversely, you may be at a place in your life where you are...

Based on: Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,  against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world  and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Excerpt: The Truth of the matter is that you may have realized that when you set your intentions for the better, the opposition ramped up its resistance. Instead of t...

Based on : Genesis 31:2 (KJV) And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. Excerpt: Saints of God, it is so difficult for us to believe that someone whom we love and who once loved us could turn into our mortal enemy. Most of us love so deeply that we are the last to see the demonic change in countenance. Family and friends try to tell us, but we just ca...

Based on: Ruth 1:14 (NIV) At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. Excerpt: A willingness to talk it out demonstrates a commitment to the highest good of all parties. I don’t mean cursing it out or arguing it out. The latter intends to hurt, wound, or even kill the spirit of the other.

Based on: Proverbs 1:7 (NIV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Excerpt: We all know what might be behind the walls of our lives -- maybe faulty wiring, or outdated plumbing. If we neglect the reality of the condition of these systems, we could suffer the tragedy of fire or flooding. We also know what might be located in the underground pl...

Based On: Matthew 3:12 (MSG) He’s going to clean house—make a clean sweep of your lives. He’ll place everything true in its proper place before God; everything false he’ll put out with the trash to be burned. Excerpt: The word, “purge” is a transitive verb that generally includes the making free of something unwanted. The understanding is that if the unwanted presence lingers too long it will caus...

Based On: Galatians 6:9 (GNT)   So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest. Excerpt: Saints of God, we have entered into the season of reaping for 2023. We all should be expecting a great harvest. If we have sown well, we will reap well. If we have not sown well, then we will not reap well.

Based On: Isaiah 43:19 (VOICE) Watch closely: I am preparing something new; it’s happening now, even as I speak, and you’re about to see it. I am preparing a way through the desert; Waters will flow where there had been none. Excerpt: When we rest from the struggle and strife of doing things our old way and watch closely for something new, our eyes are opened to God’s movement of the mountains. Th...

Based on : Proverbs 27:4a (NIV) Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming... Excerpt: Prolonged and sustained anger is self-destructive. It takes its toll on the body creating a feeding ground for sickness and disease. It is dangerous to others because they often bear the brunt of our unresolved issues. This makes it extremely hard for people who care about us to love us.

Based On: Matthew 19:26 (NIV) Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Excerpt: The disciples were so “astonished” by Jesus demands that even they asked, “Can anybody be saved?” This provided Jesus with the opportunity to lay the foundation upon which the great Truth of heaven rests:   “…with God all things are possible.”  

Based on : Mark 1:35-37 (NIV) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.  36  Simon and his companions went to look for him,  37  and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 38   Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why...

Based on: Psalm 16:11 (GNT) You will show me the path that leads to life;  your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever. Excerpt: Saints of God, we spend too much time trying to forget when we really should be focusing on filling up our lives with the presence of God. Destructive thoughts can only occupy empty spaces. The fullness of the glory of God leaves no room for anything o...

Based On: Hebrews 12:1 (VOICE) So since we stand surrounded by all those who have gone before, an enormous cloud of witnesses, let us drop every extra weight, every sin that clings to us and slackens our pace, and let us run with endurance the long race set before us. Excerpt: We don’t pretend that we were never victimized in the past. We do, however, allow God’s power to  transform our mental and...

Based on: Exodus 14:10 (NIV) As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. Excerpt: We started  2023 with God ordained intentions to do whatever it takes to live into the life that God created for us. We are over halfway there. There is nothing left for us in the Egypt of our past. Our land of prom...

Based On : Luke:8:42b-48 (NIV) As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.  And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. Excerpt: When we are children we are often asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” No one eve...

Based on: Mark 10:45 “…For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,  and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Excerpt: Saints of God, Jesus’ death is a partial payment of the ransom for our salvation. It is His resurrection that satisfies the full payment of the sins of humanity; once and for all.

Based On: Psalm 62: 11:12 (CEB) God has spoken one thing —  make it two things —  that I myself have heard: that strength belongs to God,  and faithful love comes from you, my Lord--  and that you will repay everyone according to their deeds. Excerpt: The Psalmist knew of God’s goodness the 1st time heaven spoke, but it was not until the 2nd time heaven spoke -- that the Psalmist was confidently s...

Based On: Numbers 23:19 (GW) God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it. Excerpt: My Sisters and Brothers, it is God’s responsibility to fulfill heaven’s promise to us. It is our responsibility to walk into God’s fulfillment of heaven’s promise. We must be poised, positioned,...

Based On: Matthew 6:9 (CEB) Pray like this: Our Father who is in heaven, uphold the holiness of your name. Excerpt: When Jesus says, “Our Father,” He is establishing the relationship between Himself, you, and I as the children of God. It is an assertion of relationship between the Creator and the Created. Jesus’ intent is to have us understand that we are praying to a living, loving Spirit who kno...

Based On: Acts 20:9-10 (NIV) Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.  Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!” Excerpt: We who are filled with Holy Spirit rec...

Based on: Acts 2:3-4 (NIV) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Excerpt: The indwelling of Holy Spirit literally means that Jesus lives inside of us. When we totally surrender to Holy Spirit we become the mind, eyes, heart, hands and fe...