Defend Your Position

My friends there is still a fight. But the fight is to stand in the victory that God has already purchased for you--not go out and win one. there is a big difference. [Wommack 2006] I would much rather stand in a victory already given than have to go out and fight the enemy, the Lord did for me what I could have never done! Praise Jesus!!! You see the moment you were born again that instant your spirit became identical to Jesus (1 John 4:17; 1 cor. 6:17.) The same power that raised Christ from the dead now lives inside you. ( Eph. 1:19, 20.) It is much easier to release something you know and believe you already have than to try and go get something you don't. You need to be totally convinced that you already have it, or you will end up battling thoughts that will cause you to not get it.
Do you want it? Study the Word and you will see, you already have it!
Praise the Lord
Troy

Come Together and Join Forces

Hello my friends, I pray this word will bring perspective as to why the Lord calls us to gather together in unity. Psalm 133:1 says " Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity." Yesterday I went to a men's meeting, it was my first time at this particular meeting and I had been looking forward to it for a while. As I walked in I started noticing right away the Christ like love each man had for one another, then I realized that these were prominent men in their communities, they were doctors, lawyers, dentists car dealership owners and contractors, of which I was one. As we ate breakfast something came over me and it seemed as though I was in a tent in the days of Moses, or Abraham taking part in a meeting of the elders. We talked about our countries leadership or lack there of and how there is no unity in D.C. and no accountability. The man leading the meetings is from India now a citizen of the United States and an evangelist to the local church and the world. He was telling of an orphanage his ministry sponsors in his old country and the love these kids have for our country, he said that every morning 200 kids get up at 4:00am start praising God for His goodness until 4:30 and from 4:30 until 5:00am they pray in unity for the United States and our leadership. I hope you caught what I said. They come together in unity and pray for us. I am going to join together with these children in praying for our country and our leadership. I ask, would you come together and join forces with us? Our freedom and way of life depends on it.
In Jesus Name!
Troy

Word of Encouragement

My brothers and sisters; hope all is well with you today, and I pray that you are making the most of this beautiful gift God has given you! You see we have been given an awesome opportunity to make the most of ourselves, to do something others may not or do not want to do, we my friends are Christians, which means when we came into salvation through the grace of God and Faith in Jesus our spirit was awakened and with that awakening came great power, healing power, love power, prosperity power, and the most powerful resurrection power. In Ephesians 1:16-23 Paul is praying that we come to understand what the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ has given us as believers through the Holy Spirit, and that is power and ability to be very successful. We are children of the most high God and we should act like it. We should be effecting others lives on a daily bases, showing them that life is not that hard when Jesus is in it with you.
So, what is that gift God so freely gives? It's the gift of the present, so go out and be a positive influence on someone and give the glory to God!
Be blessed
Troy

He Keeps Working

Hey Friends; Hope you all had a wonderful weekend I know I did, a little to hot outside here in Florida though, I can't wait for the cooler hot weather to get here! :-) Anyway, do you ever notice how the enemy tries to sneaker punch you when you least expect it? I mean lately every time I turn around here comes a jab or a rabbit punch from somewhere, I know it is to be expected when you are doing God's work, but it never stops. One thing I am happy about, is I have been able to recognize the recent attacks and am able to defuse them right away, praise the Lord. I feel that the Holy Spirit has been working overtime helping me to see and understand these attacks, and I do know that a big part of this knowledge is coming from the quality time, not quantity time, that I have been spending in God's word, seeking His knowledge and truth, and asking for His wisdom in prayer. Friends God is doing something out there and the enemy is trying to do all he can the keep us from being a part of it. we need to be diligent in our Christian walk, keeping our heads up and "fight the good fight of faith, which is our reasonable service."
Praise the Lord oh my soul.
Troy

By His Stripes

As I sit here, I can't stop thinking about something a Christian church leader said to me yesterday at a men's meeting. I was saying how I believe our faith is the key to healing, and he looked at me and said I know God heals some, but I do not believe He heals all. Wow, in my spirit I was ready to cry, I mean my bible says "and by His stripes we are healed" ("Isa. 53:5"). this word (are) is past tense it's already been done! The word doesn't say by His stripes you might get healed, or if you are lucky I will heal you, the word clearly says you are healed! Fast forward to Matthew 9:29 Jesus says " according to your faith let it be to you", and the blind man was healed. then a woman with a flow of blood for 12 years just wanted to touch the hem of His robe and He turned to her and says to her in Matt.9:22 " be of good cheer daughter; your faith has made you well". In Luke Jesus heals the leper, Luke 17:19 He says "Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well." I could keep going and some other time I may. Brothers and sisters we need to understand that God loves us, He loves you! The Lord is not sitting on His throne deciding who gets healed and who doesn't, He has already provided healing for all "By His stripes we are healed". You see, I believe that we need to study the word of God so that it will start to manifest itself inside of us and once we can see the promises of God in our hearts we will be able to bring forth, through the Holy Spirit that lives within us the power of healing, and all the other gifts our Lord has promised to us. In the old testament we were Gods servants, but after our Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled all He came here to do and ascended to the right hand of the Father,- Galatians, and Ephesians says we became His children, heirs to His throne. So why wouldn't He have provided for us all who walk with Christ healing?
Just something to ponder.
Troy

It's Already Been Done

Hey everyone hope everything is good for you today: You know God is good, I can't express in words how good it feels to know that all my needs have been met and that I have a Father in Jesus that actually loves me. I mean everything I will ever need God has already done it, the need to have love, joy, peace, gentleness, done (Galatians 5:22,23). Do you know that the very moment you were born again there was a transformation of your spirit. You are right now in your spirit identical to Jesus. (1 John 4:17; 1 Cor. 6: 17.) And to me the kicker is, that the same power that raised Christ from the dead now lives inside me and you. (Eph. 1: 19, 20.) Just something to think about.
In Jesus Name
Troy

Receiving in Faith

Good morning all, this is the day the Lord has made, so rejoice!
This morning I want to express my thoughts on healing. Do you believe that you can receive healing? Lately I have noticed that Christians today run to God and beg and plead for Him to heal them or give them blessings or prosperity, and I feel this is due to lack of understanding and faith. How do we gain understanding, and faith? I believe the only way to gain understanding is by studying the word of God, Jeremiah 29:13 says "And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." quoting a book I read recently "the Lord doesn't come to those who passively seek Him. You must pursue Him wholeheartedly!" (Womack, 2006). We need to open and study the Bible, not just read the Bible, then we need to ask Gods wisdom about what we have just studied. After we have done this we will start to develop understanding in our hearts, and through this understanding our faith will begin to grow. In John 14:12 Jesus tells us "He who believes Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to the Father." What works did Jesus do? Get my point? Now that my tangent is over, how do we as Christians receive anything from the Lord? Brothers and sisters I am here to tell you 100% without a doubt we receive according to our faith, a faith in what the Lord Jesus has already done for us on the cross! On the cross our Lord Jesus defeated all sickness and disease, and He completed all things on our behalf, He descended into the lower parts and He defeated Satan, and took back everything he ever stole from us. Thank you Jesus! You see friends, Jesus has given us everything we need to succeed in this life, He has finished all things and now it is up to us, we need to do our part. We must study so we can get Gods word into our hearts, and when we get the word into our hearts a picture will grow of healing, happiness, prosperity; all the things that Jesus wants for us will be there for us! Jesus raised a rulers daughter from the dead; Matthew he said, "Do you believe that I am able to do this? Then He said according to your faith let it be to you." Dear family we need to study, we need to make the time, any amount of study is much better than none. Then as you go about your day meditate on what you have read, ask for understanding, and watch the incredible things you will do as the Holy Spirit works through you! Prove me wrong.
God Bless each and every one of you!!!!!
Troy

Head or Heart Knowledge

Ok everyone hope this finds you in a good Spirit (of the Lord). I have a thought I know it's not original but here it is , where does your faith in Jesus come from? I mean do you know Jesus is real because of the stories you heard growing up? Or has your faith moved 18" to your heart where you know not just in you mind but in your whole being that Jesus is your Lord and Savior. I beleive the only way to truly know Jesus is by studying the word and learning about Him. I feel that when you get saved you have to study the word the word does not just become revelation knowledge.
Quoting a book I am reading the author says "A Christian isn't seeking victory but rather enforces the victory already won through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We aren't trying to win a battle. We're coming from a battle that has already been won! Jesus has conquered, and we're enforcing His conquest." This blows my mind, we are the enforcers. Through heart knowledge of Jesus which is true faith we enforce His Victories.
Just something to think about.
In Christ
Troy

Thought For the Day

Shalom everyone; I hope you all had a wonderful day! Today I received some sad news, someone I know will be starting her arduous fight with cancer. Someone very close to me was telling me this morning about it and she was very upset. In the past I would have spoken about what God says about cancer and I have, I would have quoted scripture about sickness and disease and I have. But today the Holy Spirit said to me, just listen to her, hear her pain, comfort her, now Pray with her about her best Friend and ask the Lord to heal the one and comfort the other and so I did. Friends I am realizing that when you keep yourself tuned to God eventually you will see the love and compassion He longs to share with you and others around you, and that love was filtered through me today. Praise Jesus! His love kept my head up in a time of sorrow and I truly hope it had the same effect on my loved ones.
Keep His praises continually on you lips and He will carry you and see you through!
In Jesus
Troy

Pressing Toward the Mark

Hello brothers and sisters, in the name of Jesus I declare this is a beautiful day, a day of happiness and joy! I can't help thinking about something that I have read:
Mark 4:15 "and these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes it away the word that was sown in their hearts".
It's funny how we can hear a word or decide that we are going to correct a problem or situation in our life to bring us closer to Christ-like perfection, we read or listen to a sermon and say that's it, and as soon as you turn around Satan comes instantly and we are right back to ground zero. This is very frustrating and can leave us feeling like a loser. But be of good cheer brothers and sisters when we feel this way it means we have recognized the failure, and if we are serious about change we will start again and this time we will better be able to see the enemy sneaking up on us, and we will be able to make the appropriate corrections to pass the coming test.
We learn when we are in the valley not on the mountain top. So be of good cheer and keep pressing toward the mark.
in Christ
Troy