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Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Tuesday: November 8th, 2005
DEAD MAN WALKIN'! Current mood: thankful.
Category: Life
Before I get started, I just want you to know that I will be quoting alot of verses by memory. I will go back and tell you where these verses are later. Here we go... I hope it blesses you!
Have you ever seen where in some prisons they get ready to execute someone and they call, "DEAD MAN WALKIN'!" so that everyone will look out of their cell to see who is about to be executed? We have alot of "dead men walkin'" today!
The question is, which role do you play in this "jail cell"? Are you Paul who shares the gospel with the dead man so that he can find life? Are you the guards that just sit there watching people getting executed with a stony heart? Or maybe you are the prisoner.. maybe you are the DEAD MAN WALKIN'! For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about yet, allow me to explain. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus.
A few very important facts that you should know: 1. If you are living without Jesus Christ, you are not alive at all. You are a dead man walkin'. 2. If you are a christian but you are not living in victory, you are a dead man walkin'. Yes, you are. Here's a few facts to clarify this truth. Jesus said..., "I have come that you may have life and have it abundantly".
If you are not living the abundant life, you are not fulfilling God's will for your life. God said death and life are in the power of the tongue. If you are speaking defeat, you are not fulfilling God's will for your life. God also said, "I know my plans for you...plans for you to prosper..," If you are not speaking prosperity into your life, you are not fulfilling God's plan for your life.Jesus also said, If you love me, you will obey my commands.
What are HIS commands?
1. Love God with all of your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Remember, if you love God, you will follow His commands. The 2nd greatest commandment clarifies this for us. We do not love God unless we follow this 2nd commandment.
2. Love your neighbor "as yourself". Let's look deeper into this. Do you see the words in quotes? "AS YOURSELF"..., How can you love others if you don't "love" yourself? This is a very deep subject, so give me awhile to explain this the best way I can.
You may say to me.. "I thought the bible says, 'deny yourself and take up the cross and follow me'..., so that doesn't sound like I should be concerned with myself. "Well, it is all about Jesus.., not us.., but consider the following.
Jesus took time out for himself. He went up into a mountainside alone to pray. He was away from his family. He was away from this friends and fellow believers, (the disciples). For us that would be time away from even our church family and fellow believers. He was away from his ministry and even those that needed Him.
Remember, Lazarus needed Him, but He was taking care of Himself. He put all things aside for alone time with God. He allowed God to minister to Him and make Him strong. Does that mean Jesus was selfish? NO! It means He took care of His needs so that He can care for others more effectively. The bible also says, do not be anxious about anything but pray, cast your cares on Christ 'cause He cares for you, and your body is the holy temple of God. Does that sound like the bible wants us to neglect ourselves? I don't think so!
It does say, do everything you do unto Christ. Do everything you do for Christ. That includes taking care of yourself. 3. If you are not witnessing to others, you are neglecting your calling. You witness by telling others about Jesus but you also witness by living for Christ instead of yourself. Are you watching the dead man perishing around you or are you jumping into the fire to save lives like you were called to do!?
Are you on fire for God or are you still living in sin or in the flesh instead of the spirit? If you're walking in the flesh, you are a DEAD MAN WALKIN' whether you have accepted Jesus as your SAVIOR or not! Remember, He is supposed to be your LORD, too! If He is your Lord, you are living for Him instead of yourself.
As a result, you have peace and joy. As a result, you get others curious about God because they want to be living in victory, too. They want peace and joy, too!Consider the DEAD MAN WALKIN'.
Remember, we are all firefighters!
For help in finding bible scriptures go to: www.biblegateway.com
~~~~~~~~~~Pamela~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday: November 8th, 2005
DEAD MAN WALKIN'! Current mood: thankful.
Category: Life
Before I get started, I just want you to know that I will be quoting alot of verses by memory. I will go back and tell you where these verses are later. Here we go... I hope it blesses you!
Have you ever seen where in some prisons they get ready to execute someone and they call, "DEAD MAN WALKIN'!" so that everyone will look out of their cell to see who is about to be executed? We have alot of "dead men walkin'" today!
The question is, which role do you play in this "jail cell"? Are you Paul who shares the gospel with the dead man so that he can find life? Are you the guards that just sit there watching people getting executed with a stony heart? Or maybe you are the prisoner.. maybe you are the DEAD MAN WALKIN'! For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about yet, allow me to explain. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus.
A few very important facts that you should know: 1. If you are living without Jesus Christ, you are not alive at all. You are a dead man walkin'. 2. If you are a christian but you are not living in victory, you are a dead man walkin'. Yes, you are. Here's a few facts to clarify this truth. Jesus said..., "I have come that you may have life and have it abundantly".
If you are not living the abundant life, you are not fulfilling God's will for your life. God said death and life are in the power of the tongue. If you are speaking defeat, you are not fulfilling God's will for your life. God also said, "I know my plans for you...plans for you to prosper..," If you are not speaking prosperity into your life, you are not fulfilling God's plan for your life.Jesus also said, If you love me, you will obey my commands.
What are HIS commands?
1. Love God with all of your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Remember, if you love God, you will follow His commands. The 2nd greatest commandment clarifies this for us. We do not love God unless we follow this 2nd commandment.
2. Love your neighbor "as yourself". Let's look deeper into this. Do you see the words in quotes? "AS YOURSELF"..., How can you love others if you don't "love" yourself? This is a very deep subject, so give me awhile to explain this the best way I can.
You may say to me.. "I thought the bible says, 'deny yourself and take up the cross and follow me'..., so that doesn't sound like I should be concerned with myself. "Well, it is all about Jesus.., not us.., but consider the following.
Jesus took time out for himself. He went up into a mountainside alone to pray. He was away from his family. He was away from this friends and fellow believers, (the disciples). For us that would be time away from even our church family and fellow believers. He was away from his ministry and even those that needed Him.
Remember, Lazarus needed Him, but He was taking care of Himself. He put all things aside for alone time with God. He allowed God to minister to Him and make Him strong. Does that mean Jesus was selfish? NO! It means He took care of His needs so that He can care for others more effectively. The bible also says, do not be anxious about anything but pray, cast your cares on Christ 'cause He cares for you, and your body is the holy temple of God. Does that sound like the bible wants us to neglect ourselves? I don't think so!
It does say, do everything you do unto Christ. Do everything you do for Christ. That includes taking care of yourself. 3. If you are not witnessing to others, you are neglecting your calling. You witness by telling others about Jesus but you also witness by living for Christ instead of yourself. Are you watching the dead man perishing around you or are you jumping into the fire to save lives like you were called to do!?
Are you on fire for God or are you still living in sin or in the flesh instead of the spirit? If you're walking in the flesh, you are a DEAD MAN WALKIN' whether you have accepted Jesus as your SAVIOR or not! Remember, He is supposed to be your LORD, too! If He is your Lord, you are living for Him instead of yourself.
As a result, you have peace and joy. As a result, you get others curious about God because they want to be living in victory, too. They want peace and joy, too!Consider the DEAD MAN WALKIN'.
Remember, we are all firefighters!
For help in finding bible scriptures go to: www.biblegateway.com
