We are God's Sons and Daugthers!!!!

We are God's sons and daughters, eternally adopted to share in His inheritance with Christ. Orphans live in fear; they fight and connive to survive because they are not secure. But as His children we are already totally acceptable to God and cannot improve our standing with Him through our works.

It is wrong, therefore, to look at life as a struggle to earn our Father's favor. Our acceptability is based solely on the work of Christ, not our own works, no matter how great we may think they are! We are free to walk with God because He will never leave us or forsake us.

However, it is often the case that we associate our acceptability to God with How involved we are in the church's ministries. We figure, if we are doing more, then we are more pleasing to God. Nothing could be further from the truth. - Eric Wallace page 189

Rise up Joshua Generation the Lord our God is with us!!!!!

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. - Joshua 1:1-9

We must cross over the Jordan as Joshua did. We must leave our wilderness mindsets. Have you become vessels where the Rhema (Gods inner voice in your heart) of God dwells? Have you invited the Rhema into your life as you cross the Jordan. God has given us each a land to go into and dwell in and radiate out from there to the uttermost parts of the earth.

We need to surrender completely to God. God promised in Joshua 1:3 that he was going to give every place that the sole of His foot should tread. Today, in the midst of an increase of evil, watch God take care of your enemies. No one could stand in the way of Gods plan and call for Joshua's life, how much more with God in us will we be able to stand. The key is the Rhema word in your life and obedience to both Rhema and Logos. Don't let the incarnate word depart from your mouth.

Blessings from Brentwood,
Todd

About the Fathers Business!!!!

When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you." "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he was saying to them. - Luke 2:48-50

Where better can we be than in our Fathers house in His presence. We need to be about our Fathers business in every aspect of our lives. When the world does not understand what we are doing, don't quit. They will come into alignment with His word. Those around you today may not understand what the Father has asked you to do. However, your reasonable service is to be a LIVING sacrifice. Shine the LIGHT for all the world to see. Persevere today and be about your Fathers business. He is all YOU need. He is all YOU need. Glorify His holy name.

Blessings from Brentwood TN,
Todd

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. - Ephesians 3:20-21

The cross of Christ, reminds us of the sufferings that paid the price for our reinstatement with the Father. I thank God the plan is more than able to redeem all that has been broken in every area of your life. The power of the Holy Spirit at work within you must be nutured and cultivated, so that you can experience the freedom that goes beyond any experience. Today, embrace the offer that Christ has for you to go beyond that which you could ever ask hope or imagine. Embrace the giftings He has placed in all of us. Count the cost and rise to walk in newness of LIFE.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

The Fellowship of His Suffferings!!!!

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. Bt God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him. - Romans 5:1-11/ Phillippians 1:29



The blessing of walking in the Fellowship of His sufferings is not something that is talked about in our walk as a believer. In fact you can be looked at as if you have sinned or fallen short of your destiny or call. However, Romans is clear that we must experience the hardships and trials to refine us and create the character He is looking for in us.

I want mentors and people who have experienced the sufferings of Christ so that I know they are true to His nature and WORD. I heard an Inspiring and encouraging message yesterday on the Fellowship of Christ's Sufferings In Phillippians 1:29. I was also encouraged that In Romans 5:3 - 4 there are many of us that may be going through unexplainable trials. I am glad to report personally that He hears us when we call and cry out.

"The blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church." I believe this,but I also believe that according Romans 12:1 that we need to be a Living Sacrifice unto the Lord. As we celebrated Pentecost Sunday yesterday we can reach the world for Christ by being a family and people that "lives for others with the Gospel of Christ."

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd