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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Rejoicing in the wins

DIG: Deeper In God 
Rejoicing in the wins

Psalm 56:13 (NKJV)
For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?

I am in awe of the synchronicity and flow that happens when we start to dig in and chew on the Word, digest them and allow them to transform our hearts ๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ’ž. After many years of "doing the work" I concluded that the world ๐ŸŒŽ really has a "heart problem". It is now clearly evidenced that what goes on in our inner world manifest in the outer by way of our attitude, behavior and physical ailments. 

Make acknowledging our fears, confessing our shortfalls, asking for forgiveness and rejoicing our miracles, large and small, a part if our daily prayer practices. This is how we learn and grow. This is how to get insights and revelations downloads from God. This is how we change our lives and influence those around us. There's much to learn from King David!

Have a miraculous Wednesday, 
Beverley 
#digdeeperingod #faith #MindShift 

Psalm 56
New King James Version
Prayer for Relief from Tormentors
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.

1 Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
2 My enemies would hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?

5 All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?
9 When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because God is for me.
10 In God (I will praise His word),
In the Lord (I will praise His word),
11 In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
13 For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The Power of Prayer

DIG: DEEPER IN GOD 

The power of prayer๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™
2 Kings 2
We don't know exactly how prayer works, but we know that it does, and there's no such thing as too much prayers! I was reminded of that yesterday when a simple call of well wishes turned into something that "blindsided me". I could never have seen that coming, but we know that Satan is on the loose and always looking to destroy and devour we should not be surprised. Praise be to God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, I was spared.

Quite appropriately, the devotion that I picked randomly today wad in this same topic. It came as a timely reminder that I need to be consistent and vigilant with my praying. Beloved, let us all pray for each other so that we give the maximum imput get the protection and blessings that God has stored up.for us.

Pray without ceasing, 
Beverley 

2 Kings 2:1-7
And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.”

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.

3 Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master [a]from over you today?”

And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”

4 Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho.”

But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they came to Jericho.

5 Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?”

So he answered, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”

6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan.”

But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So the two of them went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Digging Deeper in God: Trust & Surrender

Scriptures: Romans 8:28; Matthew 6:25
I don't know if the story in this video is true but I do know that parables are used extensively in the Bible to get points across to readers. I can also testify that learning to trust God has been one of the most challenging part of my Christian walk and at the same time the most rewarding and awesome aspect of my entire life. 

As we learn to trust we also learn to #surrender. We cannot fully surrender without trusting. 
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I come to you through you only begotten Son Jesus Christ and thank you for your love towards us your children. I thank you for the creator of the video Josiah Alipate that he he obeyed the call so that he can be a blessing to all who listen. I ask father that you grant courage to everyone who read this post to trust and fully surrender to you so that they will experience all the blessings and protection that you promise. 
In Jesus's name I pray, 
Amen
#DeeperInGod #DigDeeperInGod #TrustInGod #SurrenderToGod
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Digging Deeper in God: Trust & Surrender

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Celebrating the wins of others even when it feels uncomfortable

Today's Digging Deeper In God

 Scripture:
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.  And he (Jesus) said unto him, man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?  And He (Jesus) said unto them, Take heed, and be ware of covetousness: for a man's life consistent not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke 12:13-15 (KJV)  

Jesus's response to the covetous brother makes me crack up every single time I read it๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ. Jesus didn't mince words and was no push over, that was for sure. In all seriousness though, covetousness shows up disguised in many ways. Being a financial advisor I see and hear a lot. Having a trustworthy personality people I meet on the street or wherever will unload their troubles to me and most of the time they're just burdened down with conflicts rooted in covetousness. I was reading some comments on a post about people's grudging remarks about a billionaire, someone who came from relative poverty but who has remained humble and has shared not only his wealth but his knowledge. Many of the comments were flat out covetousness๐Ÿคฆ‍♀️ Christians, as followers of Christ we must train ourselves to see it whenever it shows up in our response to the successes, achievements and good fortune of others and deal with it swiftly. It's very hard to win over and keep new believers motivated when they see hypocrisy in their Leaders (no matter the level). Leading by example is the best way to go. 

There is great wisdom locked up in the two verses (Luke 14 & 15). Covetousness is not good for our mental health and psychological wellbeing and so recognizing it and dealing with it will lead to better mental health hygiene.   

Health & prosperity, 

Beverley

Wednesday December 15, 2021

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Daily In God: There is no condemnation like self-condemnation

Daily In God: There is no condemnation like self-condemnation:  DIG:Deeper In God๐Ÿ‘‡   For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.  Joh...

There is no condemnation like self-condemnation


 DIG:Deeper In God๐Ÿ‘‡  

For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.  John 3;17 (NKJV) 

I've been reviewing the scriptures from the Sunday church messages to recap and to gain further insight. I am finding the practice beneficial as it keeps the message alive all week, plus I gain further knowledge on the subject matter.   Reading the verse above, I couldn't help but reflect on the word CONDEMN, so I looked it up: 

"con·demn /kษ™nหˆdem/ verb

 1. express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure. "fair-minded people declined to condemn her on mere suspicion"

> Similar: berate  censure criticize castigate attack denounce, and many more  

2. sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death."  

Jesus did not come to CONDEMN the world (us), He came to save the world (us). Condemn is a mighty word, so we must therefore think carefully before using it, or any of it's cousins against others and ourselves. I was at a kitchen table discussion with some friends, three over sixty and two thirty-something males - all Christians at different stages of our Christian journey. It was quite an experience listening to one of the young men constantly using words of condemnation on himself, society, the church, every thing, while the other tried in futility to redirect the conversation to the opposite. I could only conclude that there is no condemnation like SELF CONDEMNATION!

Seeing that the WORD tells us that words have power, we create and also destroy by the words that come out of our mouths; we aught to use our words to build people up every chance we get.   

Have a tremendous Tuesday,  

Beverley