7  Things that Cause us to Grow Weary!

Paul encourages us in Galatians 6:9 to not be weary in well doing; I know, I know, easier said than done. I’ve identified seven culprits that can cause us to be weary of doing good even in the good times. Here are seven things that make us weary in well doing:

1. Discouragement 

I think it’s interesting that Elijah found himself in his darkest moment of depression immediately after witnessing fire fall from heaven (1 Kings 19:4).

2. Murmuring 

Time and time again Moses had to deal with a murmuring congregation that would not trust God’s plan. It took a toll on Moses (Numbers 14:27). Be careful about spending too much time with murmurers and complainers because eventually it will impact your spirit.

3. Giants (Obstacles)

The entire Israelite army was reduced to hiding in fear because of one Goliath (1 Samuel 17). Scary obstacles still paralyze people today, and they will keep us from living victoriously if we aren’t careful.

4. Hypocrites 

We all know them! And they wear us out if we get too focused on them. Often they come and go as if they are genuine and just the weight of knowing who and what they really are causes frustration in the sincere Christians life. Don’t allow hypocrites to distract you from the genuine.

5. Slow Moving Miracles

When Jesus healed the ten lepers he told them to go and show themselves to the priest, but their miracle was not yet apparent (Luke 17:11-19). As they walked in obedience, it became clear to them that a miracle had occurred in their bodies. Sometimes miracles are slow moving and we have to walk in obedience for a season without any real proof of God’s power. This can be discouraging but if we keep walking we will see the miracle come to pass.

6. Strange Miracles

Jesus was often unorthodox in his methodology. It must have seemed strange when he spit in the mud and rubbed it on a blind man’s face (John 9:6). I mean, who wants to walk around city walls for seven days straight? But God sometimes does things in ways that seem odd to us. How many people have missed out on what God has for them because they faltered at His instructions?

7. Reoccurring Enemies & Familiar Battles 

The Philistines alone are mentioned 217 times in the Bible. Even after David killed Goliath and routed the Philistines he had to fight them many times thereafter. Enemies and battles that seem to resurface over and over again will wear us down over time. That temptation that you keep beating down only to face it again will cause discouragement. But remember, if God delivered you then He can deliver you now.

9 Signs That You Might Be Weary In Well Doing​!

Sometimes we are spiritually worn down and we don’t even recognize that there is a problem until it has spiraled out of control.  The following is a series of warning signs that should make our internal alarms start beeping when detected.

1. Lack of Prayer

I could quote tons of Scriptures about the importance of prayer, but in the end prayer is about having a relationship with God. If you are failing to communicate regularly with the Lord your relationship is not healthy. We instinctively understand this principle in our relationships with other humans, but we often fail to understand it in relationship to God.

2. Half-Hearted Praise

When Mary performed that beautiful act of worship by anointing Jesus’ feet with expensive oil Judas expressed displeasure at her extravagance (John 12:3-6). Now that we have the advantage of hindsight we can clearly see that Judas was exhibiting a warning sign of weariness in well doing. When we begin withholding praise and feel critical of another’s praise we should quickly make some spiritual corrections.

3. Habitually Missing Church

I should clarify that we all miss services from time to time with legitimate reasons, however, I am referring to those seasons of missing for no good reason. We all know the Scripture (Hebrews 10:25) that commands us to stay faithful in our church attendance, and yet the assembling together of the saints is far more than a stuffy commandment; it is for our own edification. Our carnal nature tends to pull away from the very thing that we need the most when we are weary in well doing. Keep a sharp eye out for this important warning sign.

4. Murmuring & Complaining

Whenever the Hebrews were about to do something really horrific that stirred God’s wrath it was always preceded by murmuring (Exodus 16:8; Numbers 14:27; Numbers 17:5). We all become frustrated and need to vent once in a while, but if it becomes the norm you have a serious spiritual condition that needs immediate attention.

5. Spiked Levels of Temptation & Intensified Longings For Worldliness 

When Lot made that fateful decision to lead his family towards and eventually into Sodom it began because of the blessings of God (Genesis 13:6-12); the trend towards Sodom began during the good times. It is extremely important that we constantly check our direction and our desires.  Sometimes we need to desperately pray as the Psalmist did, “Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm 51:10).”

6. Quick to Anger, Quick to Offense & Quick to Speak 

On at least five separate occasions, Scripture describes God as being slow to anger (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 103:8; Psalm 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2). When we display the opposite characteristics of God we should always take a spiritual inventory.

7. Unwillingness to Participate In the Kingdom of God  

1 Peter 4:10-11 makes it clear that every Christian has a calling to be involved in the Kingdom of God according to their specific gifts. Refusal to participate or stay involved is usually indicative of a deeper problem.

8. Bitterness 

The apostle Paul acknowledged the defiling power of bitterness in Hebrews 12:15.  The subject of bitterness alone could fill volumes and volumes but just know that it is one of the most dangerous warning signs of all.  Bitterness starts out small and quickly grows into an unavoidable problem if left unhindered.  It is possible to be right the wrong way, and one of the most common ways to be right the wrong way is to be right and bitter at the same time.

9. Rebellion

Rebellion against God or God-given authority is never ok and it never ends well; if you remain unconvinced just consider King Saul, Lucifer, or Judas.

1 Peter 5:5...Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

This commandment flew in the face of the Greek culture because, like ours, it glorified self-assertion and aggressiveness. They worshipped bodily perfection and “wisdom,” as they called it, flaunting it before others as a basis on which a relationship would be conducted. Feeling better than, or being seen as better than, others was very important to people in the Greek world.

Greek culture like ours glorified youthfulness and the apostle Peter felt a holy unction to warn the Church against the dangerous sin of exalting youth and beauty above the wisdom of the elders. Godly young men and young women run from arrogance and seek out the wisdom that only age and grace can produce.

God commands us to be clothed with humility. Humility is pride’s opposite, its antonym. We learn a great deal about humility when we just do the opposite of what the Bible teaches us about pride. Part of the key to understanding humility is in this short phrase “just do.” Just do it, as the Nike® advertisement urges. Why would God want us to do such a thing? Because true humility is a choice. It is not something that comes naturally. We have to choose to do it.

Peter says that we must “be clothed with humility.” We must put on humility just as we put on our clothes. Doing either of these activities is a choice. In this phrase, the apostle is reminiscing about Jesus at His last Passover, when He clothed Himself with an apron and knelt down before His disciples, including Peter, washing their feet as an example of His mind, His attitude, toward them (John 13:1-17). He girded himself and performed this lowly act. He had to put on, choose to practice, humility to do that. Everyday we must reach past the garment of pride and clothe ourselves in humility.

God has called each of us to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh (Galatians 5:16).

Carnality can be defined simply as a Christian who leans towards worldliness. It is possible to be carnal and not totally backslidden, however, those who flirt with worldliness long enough usually divorce themselves from God eventually or vice versa. I regularly check my own attitudes, actions, and influences for any trace of deadly carnality. It is my prayer that this blog has been written with and that it will be read with a spirit that desires to please God.  

30 Characteristics of Carnality:

…going to church is a low priority in your life.

…your activities at church only involve one-day a week or less.

…you are more comfortable around sin than you are around righteousness.

…you regularly make fun of, laugh at, or become angered by righteousness (spiritual things).

…you have no spiritual disciplines for prayer, Bible reading, Bible study, Bible memorization, witnessing, or fasting.

…you become angered by preaching that challenges, convicts, corrects, rebukes, or even nudges you a little bit.

…you dislike worshipping and other people’s outward demonstrations of worship annoy you as well.

…you don’t want pastoral authority or advice (you may or may not say this verbally, but you feel it inwardly).

…you will only do things for God that others will notice and applaud.  You are unwilling to do small, menial tasks for others, the church, and God’s kingdom in general.

…you regularly give into temptation and get tripped up by the same sins over and over again (even after repenting).

…you live on a steady diet of worldly music and entertainment of all kinds that promote, glorify, and justify sinful activities.

…you will not listen to godly advice even from Church leaders, close family or friends.

…God is not the first priority in your life.

…you withhold your tithes (10% of your income) from God, do not give offerings, or ever give sacrificially (giving until and/or when it hurts).

…you don’t think you have any room for improvement or spiritual progress.

…you regularly participate in gossip, backbiting, and contribute to arguments and strife.

…you look for controversies and ways to bring divisions rather than seeking peace and unity with all mankind.

…you are regularly filled with envy, rage, jealousy, pride, or any other emotion that does not reflect the fruit of the Spirit.

…you put you first rather than others.

…you can’t remember the last time you repented to God or another individual for wrongdoing.

…humility is a word that makes you uncomfortable.

…you are secretly dishonest but would like for people to view you as trustworthy.

…you regularly lie, but you think it’s ok because you don’t get caught.

…you are constantly looking for loopholes in God’s Word rather surrendering to its authority.

…you get more excited over a football game (or you can fill in the blank with your favorite distraction) than you do the goodness of God.

…you can’t remember the last time you talked about God outside of a church function.

…you regularly let your mind dwell on lustful, immoral, wicked, and evil things, but you think its ok because you haven’t acted on them.

…you have no respect for Godly elders and opinions other than your own.

…you do not value those who labor in the Word (preachers, pastors, prophets, evangelists, missionaries, and teachers).  You do not think they are worthy of a double portion (or any portion for that matter).

…you have not felt the presence of God in a long, long time.

2017 IT’S TIME TO ACCELERATE!

JOB 22:21-29.....21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

In Job 22:21-29 there is a prophetic revelation of a list of areas in which The Lord wants to accelerate the good that pertains to your life. The key to this acceleration is to ACQUAINT YOURSELF WITH GOD, i.e. get to know Him and to be in agreement with Him and His Word. The key to Divine acceleration in your life is therefore DEVOTION OR SPENDING TIME WITH GOD IN HIS WORD AND IN PERSONAL PRAYER that you may understand who He is, His nature and ability, what pleases or displeases Him and what propels Him to work. 

Job 22:21-23: One of the most important promises of God to you, and also a result of devotion is that YOU WILL BE BUILT UP. This means that in every dimension of your life - in spirit, soul and body, in stature, in economy, in faith, in love, in knowing and serving God etc, God is working with you to bring you to a place of growth, sufficiency, strength and maturity. THE WORD IS GOD's MAIN TOOL IN BUILDING US UP. 1 Peter 2verse 1, 2. 

Job 22:24 -27 A very important component of the good that God wants to bring to your life as you spend time with Him is to bring you into the BLESSING OF DIVINE ECONOMY. This is a life in which He empowers you to create ABUNDANT WEALTH as you follow the Divine principle of honoring Him by putting first your financial service to Him in faithful giving of tithes and offerings and fulfilling whatever vows you have made to serve Him. 

Vs. 21......The Lord wants to accelerate our PEACE and WELL BEING in all things. The Lord wants to accelerate the coming of GOOD to you & I in all areas of our life.

Vs. 22.......The Lord wants to accelerate BUILDING YOU UP in all areas - leading to a wholesome TRANSFORMATION that brings out holiness. 

Vs. 23-24....The Lord wants to accelerate your GATHERING OF WEALTH to where your abundance blesses His House and people's lives. You will practice Divine Economics which is MULTIPLICATION.

Vs. 25....The Lord wants to beef up DEFENSES around all that pertains to you. 

Vs. 26-28.....The Lord wants to increase your REVELATION and CONFIDENCE TO DECREE THINGS SO THAT THEY COME TO PASS.

Vs. 29.....The Lord wants to accelerate HIS ANSWERS TO YOUR PRAYERS.

I'M PRAISING MY WAY TO MY HARVEST IN THE MIDST OF MY TRIBULATION.

"Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God even our own God, shall bless us." Psalm 67: 5-6

Are you one of God's children that have been waiting with great expectations for blessings from the Lord? Have you been consistently sowing and not experiencing the blessings that you expected to receive?

There is an ingredient that just might be missing in your life that will bring forth the blessing that you have been waiting and desiring to receive.

Anything that you receive from God must come through faith. Where there is no faith there will be no victory. "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Your Heavenly Father expects you to put all of your trust in Him without any wavering or doubt. Even when you do not see anything, you must know that God will not fail you.

When the manifestation that you desire does not come, what do you do? What is your response when everything appears to be falling apart and going in the opposite direction? What comes out of your mouth when the job did not come, the car is not running and the bills are all past due? The majority of people, even those who are children of God will begin to murmur and complain. Speaking and thinking negative will only yield negative results.

God has set forth in His word the plan for overcoming temporary setbacks. 

First of all, you must realize that anyone who achieves great things for God will go through some challenges and obstacles in life. These light afflictions only come to allow us to exercise the faith that God has given to each of His children. The language of faith that moves mountains is praise.

Praising God in the midst of any challenge will cause God’s power to be release in the earth. Most of the children of God spend little or no time praising God. Often times those who do praise or offer up thanksgiving do not realize the power that is being released out into the universe. 

When you praise God the Bible says that He inhabits the praises of His people. God actually gets involved in your praises. This means that His very essence and power is now available to bring forth what you have been waiting for.

Phil 4:6 tells you to have no anxiety about anything. Instead, with prayer and thanksgiving continue to make your wants known to God. 

This means that you are going to continue to thank and praise God for the desired results that you expect to receive.

Your sincere praise brings glory and honor to God. Praise that comes from a sincere heart will always get the attention of our God. The power of God is already at work in the earth. He is just waiting for you to offer up a sacrifice of praise unto Him with a sincere heart.

Even in the most difficult situation when everything appears to be going in the opposite direction; sincere praise can bring forth a harvest in the midst of tribulation.

If you have been waiting for a release of God’s blessings into your life and nothing has happen. Instead of seeing the manifestation of your harvest, things have gotten worst. Just know that praise that is consistent will create a climate for the release that you desire to see come forth from God. After you praise, “then shall the earth yield her increase and God even our God will bless us.

Your faith mixed with praise can bring forth the miraculous power of God into your life.  Become determined to bless the Lord at all times and keep His praise continually coming forth out of your mouth. As the praises go up before our God, the earth must yield her increase and God even our own God will send forth the blessings. Expect to see the miracle working power of God manifested in your life in 2017.

NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!

GENESIS 1:27-28 (NKJV):

27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

After God created man the first thing he did was bless man. Not just life but the BLESSED LIFE. THE BLESSED LIFE FOLLOWS LIFE.

A blessed life is a life which attracts God's blessing and favor into our environment. How you live determines what you attract into your environment. You shall know them by their FRUIT. God wants to bless his people! NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!

Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)

18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

God gives us power to get wealth, Faith without works is dead, we have to apply what GOD has given us in order to establish his covenant he made with our fathers. NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!

God blessed man and woman at creation because he wanted them to live a blessed life. The blessing was the first gift and asset which man received from God. 

Man and woman were created to be an expression of God's blessing. God created man and woman to live a blessed life and not a cursed life.

THE BLESSINGS WHICH WERE GIVEN TO ADAM AT CREATION WAS A SPOKEN BLESSING!

Blessings are transmitted through the spoken word of God.

Numbers 6:23-26 (NKJV):

23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:24 “The Lord bless you and keep you;25 The Lord make His face shine upon you,And be gracious to you;
26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,And give you peace.”’

If it is not spoken it will not manifest.

Blessings flow through spiritual authorities which God has established.

It is Priests who carry the authority to bless the flock.

It is parents who carry the authority to bless children.

It is husbands who carry the authority to bless wives.

IT WAS A BLESSING OF INCREASE AND FRUITFULNESS: Increase and fruitfulness is the manifestation of a blessed life. A blessing gives us power for increase and fruitfulness. Whatever carries the blessing will always increase and not decrease. NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!

 IT WAS A BLESSING OF SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY: A blessing gives you authority and power over the forces of nature and the forces of satan.

 IT WAS A BLESSING OF LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE: God created man to be above and not below, to be the head and not the tail.

Leadership is a blessing from God. The Tribe of Judah received the blessing of leadership and rulership.

MAN WAS BLESSED WITH SEED AT CREATION:  Every blessing from God comes with a seed. God gave seed to perpetuate life and blessing. God has hidden life into a seed. No seed no life. No seed no blessing.

Genesis 8:22 KJV - 22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Seed time and harvest will never cease it is a principal application from creation.

A BLESSEDED LIFE IS A CHOICE:

Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV - 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE BY PUTTING GOD FIRST:  Matthew 6:33 - Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these shall be added unto you.

WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE THROUGH OBEDIENCE AND FAITH:  Deuteronomy 28:1 - if you fully obey the commands I give you today

WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE BY BLESSING WHAT GOD HAS BLESSED:  Genesis 12:3 - Whoever blesses you I will bless.

 WE LIVE A BLESSED LIFE THROUGH ACTS OF GENEROSITY: Prov 19:17 KJV ...He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

NOT JUST LIFE BUT THE BLESSED LIFE!

Praise

Hebrew and Greek words for praise are translated into today's English languages.  In this blog you will find the meaning for each word, plus a bible reference. My prayer is that these words would expand your knowledge of the word “praise”, and your praise and worship to God.

Hebrews

Alaz           Barak          Chagag         Taqa’

Guwl          Halal           Halijkah

Karar         Machowl     Meachowlah

Pazaz         Raqad         Ruwa        

Shabach    Shachah     Tehillah   

Towdah      Yadah          Zamar

Alaz means “to rejoice, to exult, to jump for joy”. Most often translated “exult” or “rejoice”.

The word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 149:5, and Psalms 96:11.

Barak means “to kneel down, to bless God as an act of adoration.”

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Job 1:21, Psalms 96:2, Psalms 103:1-2, Psalms 18:46, Psalms 95:6, Psalms 34:1, and 1 Chronicles 29:20.

Chagag means “to celebrate, to observe festival, to march in sacred procession, to be giddy, to move in a circle, to dance, to reel to and fro”. 

The word can be found in the following scriptures: Leviticus 23:41, and Psalms 42:4.

Halal means “to be clear, to shine, to boast, show, to rave, celebrate, to be clamorously foolish”. 

The word “Hallelujah” comes from this base word, and is a primary root word for praise in the Hebrew language. This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 113:1-3, Psalms 150:1, and Psalms 149:3.

Halijkah means “a procession or march, a caravan:-company”. This word is found in Psalms 68:24.

Karar means “to dance and whirl about”. This word is found in 2 Samuel 6:14.

Machowl means “ a round dance (Chowl; whirling particles, as sand)”.

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 149:3, Psalms 150:4, Jeremiah 31:13, Exodus 15:20, 1 Samuel 18:6, and Psalms 30:11.

Mechowlah means “a dance:-company dances”.

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Exodus 15:20, 1Samuel 21:11, 1Samuel 29:5, and 1Samuel 18:6.

Pazaz means “to leap, to spring, as if separating the limbs. 

This word is found in 2 Samuel 6:16

Raqad means “to leap, to stamp, to spring about wildly with joy”.

This word is found in 2Chronicles 15:29

Ruwa means “to shout; to split the ears with sound; to blow an alarm (associated with trumpets)”.

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 47:1, Zephaniah 3:14, and Joshua 6:5.

Taqa’ (tä—kah’) means “to strike, to smite, or clap your hands.”

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 47:1, Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 22:26, Proverbs 6:1, and Nahum 3:19

Tehillah means “the singing of halals, to sing or to laud; perceived to involve music, especially singing; hymns of the Spirit. 

The word tehillah is derived from the word “halal”. This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 22:3, Psalms 33:1, Psalms 34:1, Psalms 147:1-2, 1Chronicles 16:35, 2Chronicles 20:22, Deuteronomy 10:21, Exodus 15:11, and Isaiah 61:3

Towdah means “ to extended the hand in adoration, avowal, or acceptance.” 

The word Towdah is derived from the word “yadah”. The usage of this word can be found in the following scriptures: 2Chronicles 29:31, Jeremiah 33:11, Psalms 42:4, Psalms 50:14, 23 and used for thanking God for things not yet received, as well as things you are ready have.

Shabach means “to shout, to address in a loud tone, to command, to triumph”. 

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 63:1-4, Psalms 117:1, Psalms 35:27, Psalms 145:4, and Isaiah 12:6.

Shachah means “(translated: “worship”) to prostate in homage or worship.

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 95:6, Psalms 99:5, 1 Chronicles 16:29, and Psalms 22:27.

Yadah means “the extended hand, to throw out the hand, therefore to worship with hands extended”. 

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Genesis 49:8, 2 Chronicles 8:14, Ezra 3:10, Psalms 22:22, Psalms 69:30, 2 Chronicles 7:6, Isaiah 12:4, Jeremiah 33:11, and 2 C.hronicles 20:21.

Zamar means “to pluck the strings of an instrument, to sing, to praise; a musical word which is largely involved with joyful expressions of music with music instruments. 

This word can be found in the following scriptures: Psalms 66:2-4, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Isaiah 12:5, Psalms 27:6, Psalms 149:3, Psalms 30:4, Psalms 21:13, and Psalms 57:8-9

7 BILLS JESUS PAID FOR US ALL  

 Isaiah 53:4-11

 BILL#1-He was stricken  ( Isa. 53: 4, 8). 
 BILL#2-He was smitten ( Isa. 53: 4). 
 BILL#3-He was afflicted (Isa. 53:4).
 BILL#4-He carried the iniquity of us all ( Isa. 53: 6, 11). 
 BILL#5-He was bruised ( Isa. 53: 10).
 BILL#6-He was put to grief and made sick. Isa.53:4
 BILL#7-He was made an offering for sin and sickness ( Isa.53: 4- 5, 10).

We don't need to pay a high hospital bill because JESUS paid for our healing at the CROSS.

PRAYERS FOR DIVINE HEALTH 

Heavenly Father, I thank you for your Living Word.  You said that your Word is Life to those who find it and medicine to all their flesh. Today, by my confession, I apply your Word giving voice to it BY DECLARING IT ALOUD.

You said in Psalm 139:14 that we are  fearfully and wonderfully made and that your works are marvelous.  I declare that we are created by you and  that we are a marvelous creation.

I speak to sickness and disease today and proclaim that according to Philippians 2:10 that they must bow down to the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Every name in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth bows its knee to JESUS. 

I speak to sickness & infirmities today and declare that I have authority over it. 
 

I command it to receive the Word of GOD.  Matthew 8:17 proclaims that Jesus bore our sicknesses and took  our infirmities.

Heavenly Father, I thank you that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us and makes alive our mortal body.  I speak to immune systems  and command  them to line up with the Word of God.

 I thank you Father that every cell responds to your Word.   That your Word permeates our bodys from the top of  our heads to the bottom of our feet.  I confess that the Word of GOD is being made flesh in all who have prayed this prayer. 

Psalm 103:3 declares that you Father, forgave all my iniquities and healed all my diseases.  Father, that is your confession and I make it my confession also.  I don’t judge by the sight of my eyes, I judge by your Living Word.  It is your Word that lives in me and brings health and healing to every part of my body.

Heavenly Father, I rejoice at your promise of divine health.  You said it and I believe it!  Today, I declare that I will see your promise of healing manifest in all who have prayed and believed this prayer. Amen.   

“HOW TO PERSEVERE (ENDURE) IN HARD TIMES” 

MOSES was given a difficult assignment. It was a {BIG} responsibility. It involved a {LONG} period of time. It came {LATE} in his life. It forced him to depend upon God {DAILY}. 

The Bible says Moses:
 
Endured thru {FAITH}! (Hebrews 11:27) 

God wants Moses to be an {EXAMPLE} for us (Jeremiah 5:5). 

When we are going through difficult times, there are certain things we need to always remember! 

I. REMEMBER GOD’S {PROMISES}

*Exodus 3:1-10 
*Exodus 32:7-14 
*I Kings 8:55-56 
*Isaiah 40:8 
*Isaiah 26:3-4 

When going through difficult times, we must remember: 

THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD TO KEEP HIS WORD. 

2. REMEMBER GOD’S {PRESENCE}

*Exodus 33:13-17 
*Isaiah 43:1-3 
*Hebrews 13:5b-6 

Moses never {SAW} God’s face, but endured by knowing His presence. (Exodus 33:13-17)

3. REMEMBER GOD’S {POWER}

*Exodus 33:18-23 
*Numbers 14:6-10 
*Romans 8:31 
*Matthew 28:18-19 

Roman’s 8:31…What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us.