Besides this you know what [a critical] hour this is, how it is high time now for you to wake up out of your sleep (rouse to reality). For salvation (final deliverance) is nearer to us than when we first believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ, the Messiah).
 
ROMANS 13 : 11
 

RISE UP !!
So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God .. 1 Corinthians 10 : 31
 
Do Everything That You Do Unto God And For His Glory !!
 
Do it Through God .. To Him .. For Him .. By Him .. and .. With Him !! .. Do it willingly, with your whole heart, stirred up and on fire from within !!
 
God, my Father .. I have no idea where I am going.  I do not see the road ahead of me.  I cannot know for certain where it will end.  Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.  But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.  And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.  I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.  And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it.  Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.  I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone !!
 
1 .. THE HAND of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
2 .. And He caused me to pass around about amongst them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley or plain, and behold, they were very dry ..Ezekiel 37 : 1 – 2
 
You Are Not A Citizen Of The Valley Of Dry Bones !!
 
You Are A Glorified, Highly-Favoured, Victorious Citizen In The Kingdom Of God !!
 
At this particular time, you may feel that your life is no better than the dead, dry bones found in the valley.
 
Your circumstances may appear to be so dead that they absolutely stink !! .. Your hope may be lost .. BUT GOD !!

3 .. And He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live ? And I answered, O Lord God, You know !
4 .. Again He said to me, Prophesy to these bones and say to them, O you dry bones, hear the Word of the Lord.
5 .. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold I will cause breath and spirit to enter you, and you shall live .. Ezekiel 37 : 3 – 5

God, Your Father Is Well Able To Totally Receive And Bring Breath And Spirit Back Into What Once Was Dead !!
 
God Will Revive And Restore All Things That Have Been Dry, Brittle And Dead In Your Life !!
 
Each moment in your life is powerful and impactful .. Far Too Precious To Waste Even One !!
 
Think About It .. What Good Is life Without Living ?
 
Take It .. Smell It .. Drink It In .. Live It .. Yes !! .. Even at the risk of facing the occasional failure and adversity !!
 
Do You Have Within You Any Passion To Triumph ?
 
Well, Of Course You Do .. However .. Your incessant desire to constantly protect yourself has rendered you motionless and left you in a comatose state.
 
It Is Time !! .. Wake Up And Play !!
 
You Are Not Dead !! .. There may very well be certain elements in your life that may appear dead .. But .. As for you, you are not dead !!
 
 As His child, naturally you have an incredibly deep-rooted desire to walk boldly and faithfully in God’s will both for you and your life .. And .. You have a strong passion to make an impactful difference in Jesus name .. But
 
Do you at this very moment find yourself in a position where you have perhaps been confronted by one obstacle or another .. “You Have Run Into A Cross” .. And suddenly you find yourself making the decision to adjust and re-arrange your heavenly expectations down to your human limitations .. And .. Just keep smiling.
 
Oh, Precious Saint !! .. Do You Know How Wrong You Are !!
 
 Let those that have ears to hear .. Hear This !! .. Listen to the trumpet that is blowing Loudly into your rigor mortis-ridden ears.

 GOD HAD GOT TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO DO !!
 
Rise Up !! .. Arise and fill your lungs with a deep breath of This Very Moment !!
 
Do this because there will Never be another moment in your life like this one !!
 
There can be no guarantee given to you that you will be spared from tasting life’s tears, its fears or even its traumas.
 
No guarantee is available due to the truth that every passion is accompanied by its own “cross of validation”.
 
It Is Indeed The Cross That Validates The Enormity Of That Passion !!
 
As Jesus Clearly Demonstrated .. It Is What You Are Willing To Endure That Expresses How Deeply You Desire !!
 
IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE IN MIRACLES 
PERHAPS YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT YOU ARE ONE !!

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Good Day.
 
I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems.
Please remember  that I do not need your help.
 
If the devil happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot  handle,

DO NOT attempt to resolve it.  Kindly put it in the SFJTD
(something for Jesus to do) box. 

It will be addressed in MY time, not yours.
 
Once the matter is placed into the box, DO NOT hold on to
it or attempt to remove it.  Holding on or removal will delay the
resolution of your  problem.

If it is a situation that you think you are capable of handling,
please consult me in prayer to be sure that it is the proper resolution.
Because I do not sleep nor do I slumber, there is no need for you to  lose any sleep.  Rest my child.  If you need to contact Me I am only a prayer away.

"The conclusion, when all is heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person." Ecclesiastes 12:13

Do you ever feel like you’ve done it all? Success, wealth, pleasure, thrills and yet you feel empty inside? Solomon, the ancient king of Israel, was such a man. He had extraordinary success and wealth, incredible intellect, lots of women, and yet it all became meaningless to him. He felt so empty inside because he turned his back on God to pursue all that he wanted for himself. He was a classic example of a good man who started strong, but turned wrong and wound up empty. 

But the good news of the story of Solomon is that late in his life he came to his senses and turned back to God. After trying everything else, he said the key to life is “to fear God and keep His commandments.” Fear means reverence. In other words, to revere God, worship Him and show you mean it by obeying His word. 

Do you feel empty and weary? Trust God and obey Him. It’s the key to real living.

“There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the LORD’s counsel — that will stand.”(Proverbs 19:21, NKJV)

God is strategic. He has laid out an exact plan for our lives right down to the smallest details. He knows the people you need to meet in order to fulfill your destiny. He knows who is going to give you a good break and who is going to put in a good word for you. He knows when someone is going to need to be there to help you out of a difficult time. God has it all figured out. He is not vague or approximate. He is orchestrating your life right down to the very second, causing you to be at the right place at the right time so you can meet the right people that He has ordained before the foundation of the world.

You probably can look over your life and see how, time after time, God directed your steps to the exact moment. If you had been ten seconds earlier or ten seconds later, things would have played out differently. That’s God orchestrating His plan. That’s God ordering your steps. All you have to do is stay faithful to Him and follow His leading because in the end, His plan will stand!

Father, thank You for orchestrating my life. I trust that my times are in Your hands. I trust that You are working things out for my good as I keep my faith and hope in You in Jesus’ name. Amen.— Joel & Victoria Osteen

The blood of Jesus, God's Son, cleanses us from every sin. 1 John1:7

John tells us, "We are being cleansed from every sin by the blood of Jesus." In other words, we are always being cleansed. The cleansing is not a promise for the future but a reality in the present. Let a speck of dust fall on the soul of a saint, and it is washed away. Let a spot of filth land on the heart of God's child, and the filth is wiped away…

Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, "I can clean that if you want." And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

But that's not all he does. Because he lives in us, you and I can do the same. Because he has forgiven us, we can forgive others.

Just Like Jesus (Max Lucado)
 

DEUTERONOMY 28:3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. You may have heard of people who think that to have better “luck”, they have to move to a new home, work for a certain company or even migrate to another country.
The truth is that it is not the place that gets you the blessings, but whether God’s blessing is on you. And for you, child of God, you are already blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1:3) He has paid for your blessings with His blood. So the blessing is not on the land but on the man!
It was in the city of Jerusalem that Jesus was whipped, cursed and spat on. And it was outside the city on Calvary’s hill that He was pierced and crucified. That is why you are blessed in the city as well as outside in the country! In fact, you are blessed regardless of your location.
Perhaps you work in a non-Christian company and your boss doesn’t quite like you. In fact, he sometimes mistreats you. But God can still bless you in spite of your boss. You get blessed because you believe God for it. It has nothing to do with your boss or the company.
Why then don’t you seem to see the blessings?
My friend, if you don’t see the blessings, check what you have been believing and saying. Some people complain and blame everyone and everything around them — their parents, race, gender, environment and government—for their lack of blessings. Beloved, I want you to believe and confess that you are blessed because of Jesus’ finished work on the cross, not because you are of a certain race or work in a certain place.
It does not matter where you work or live, what color your skin is or what you do for a living. If God blesses you, you are blessed! And it is all because of Jesus. So say to yourself, “I am blessed wherever I am—blessed in the city, blessed in the country!”

Joseph Prince

We are incarcerated by our past. We have been found guilty! Our executioner’s footsteps echo against the stone walls. We sit on the floor of the dusty cell, awaiting our final moment. We don’t look up as he opens the door.  We know what he’s going to say. “Time to pay for your sins.”  But we hear something else!  “You’re free to go.  They took Jesus instead of you!”

The door swings open, the guard barks, “Get out!”  And we find ourselves shackles gone, crimes pardoned, wondering, what just happened?  Grace just happened!  Christ took away your sins.

Romans 3 says that God, in his gracious kindness, declares us not guilty. For God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins. We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us.

What happened?  Grace happened!

And he believed the LORD; and the LORD reckoned it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15.6

A man looks up at the sky. The voice of God comes to him saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward." But Abram is disappointed with God. "You have given me no children," Abram complains, "so a servant in my household will be my heir." Then the word of the LORD comes to Abram: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." God invites Abram outside and says, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars if indeed you can count them." Then God makes a promise, "So shall your offspring be."

Bound by a promise. A promise from God. And God was faithful to that promise. Character is forged and character is revealed by the promises we make and the promises we keep. God never makes a promise that God does not keep.
 

“In order to appreciate and use the Bible (to have intimate/passionate relationship with the word of God), The reader of it must himself have the same spirit (Holy Spirit) which enabled its writers to understand their revelation of God and to record it (Remember David’s last words in 2 Sam 23:2 NLT which says “The Spirit of the Lord Speaks through me; His Words are upon my tongue…”). The Bible is a record, but it is not a dead record of dead persons and events, but a record inspired by the living Spirit who uses it speak to men NOW… It is the medium through which the living God now makes Himself known. But to find it in the Spirit of God the reader must himself have that Spirit” – Marcus Dods.