Let Him Reign!!!!!

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. - John 14:16-19


The deepest cry of our hearts can only be healed by the presence of an intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith. When was the last time you let HIM love you? Do you BELIEVE your life has purpose and meaning, with HIM in you? He gave it to you and wants to enjoy it with you.

Don't let the Ocean of frenzy and sensationalism in this World chart your life course. Let the Comforter God sent, be the rudder of your life, to direct you through the World for His purposes.

In our boat of devotion, we all struggle with the storms of our life, but when we listen to the Father's voice, we will be able to share in an amazing journey of discovery. In the Storms of Life, let his Rain fall upon you. As you soak in the REIGN of His presence, you will see the Former Reign and the Latter Reign coming together. Your final destination is yet to be seen.

Blessings,
Todd

To the Saints in Christ Jesus......!!!!!!

Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. - Philippians 1:1

In this account we see Paul identify the body of Christ in the city of Philippi. The Philippians were a group of believers in Christ Jesus. Have you ever thought how Paul would address us today. UNITY of the Body was a strong theme Paul wrote about to the early believers.

I would be surprised if Paul wrote to a particular denomination exclusively. I believe he would have penned the letter to the particular city you lived in and said, "to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Brentwood, Franklin, Nashville, etc. The important thing was that they were followers of Christ JESUS and position, status, or office was not important. The Head being Christ Jesus in our lives was critical in Paul's opening greetings.

I would challenge us to see the Body of Christ in your city as bigger than where you may worship throughout the week. Our programs, buildings, creeds, traditions, services, gymnasiums, numbers, etc. would not likely be found in the first two verses of the introduction by Paul to our city..... Those in our city dying without Christ, need us to be reaching out to them with Christ Jesus at the center. The Word tells us they will know us by our LOVE...When was the last time you extended Love to the city around you? To the neighborhood around you? To the believers around you? To the family around you?

Today, make this personal. Ask yourself as a Follower of Christ Jesus in the city of.... how you are taking ownership of what the WORD, that became flesh, has modeled for us. He may ask you to do something outside of the box, outside of the current socially acceptable practice to reach the people for Him.

Blessings,
Todd

Do You Love Me?

When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep." The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. - John 21:15-17

Do you Love Me? Do you Love Me? Do you Love me?

Have we been asked by God three times like Peter if we love Him? Have we been asked, till it hurts us about our true motives and intents to serve Him? Have we been deceived by the spirit of Apathy, that we can be nothing for Him and His purposes? I challenge you today, say yes to the Lord three times. He is bigger than all the things around you, to do amazing things through you, for His purposes. With God all things are possible, but you have to BELIEVE that they are possible.

In Judaism, Rabbi's can refuse you three times, to see if you are serious about your commitment to learning about Judaism as a practiced lifestyle. In the days of evangelical tent revivals, the preacher would turn people away at the altar call and ask them to come back the next night to see if they were serious about being HUNGRY for God and serious about the truth of the Gospel.

Do you believe Jesus is the SON of the MOST HIGH GOD. Do you believe that HE dwells among us? Do you believe that HE is in YOU? Are you willing to say Yes to HIM? Answer the question, "Do You Love Me?", like Christ asked Peter. If your answer is yes, what does it mean for you personally to FEED HIS Sheep.

Blessings,
Todd

The Ten!!!

He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" - Luke 10:27/ Deuteronomy 6:5/Leviticus 19:8

Have you ever stopped to look at the ten commandments and the two categories of the Law. Four of the ten commandments have to do with OUR relationship to God. The other six direct us on how we are to relate with OTHERS. Have we ever stopped long enough to see how important it was to God to make sure we reach out to those around us, as the hand of God has reached out to Us. God made it clear that we are to be giving to others as God has given to us so freely and without any obligation to do so.

Jesus stated it the best. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. The ten were simplified into two. It is important to realize that we can move from the letter of the Law, to His spirit within us to guide us into paths of righteousness for His namesake. His Spirit within us as joint heirs in the Grace of life, will always convict us of the law when we break it.

We don't have to be concerned about building fences around the laws in order not to break them. What we need to do, is yield to the Spirit daily, and realize we can't be perfect and we can't earn what God has to offer. We need to diligently apply that which He has already spoken to us, as we are on the daily journey of Sanctification. Thank God today for the Grace that He gives, to keep going for His purposes in His Kingdom.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

We Stand for Gods Plan

"The whole land of Canaan..I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants.." Genesis 17:8 NIV

In the day and hour we live in, it is paramount we stand on the side of the Holy one of Israel who has shown himself to be mighty and trusted. Stand firm in the ancient confines of the Word of God that has been passed down by our ancestors.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

Sanctification?

Work out your Sanctification in the Grace of Salvation.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

Your Love for Him!!!!

Has your love for Him, become inactive in your life? Discover the value of becoming a Living Sacrifice and receive abundant life.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

Servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!"

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. ¹⁷ If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. ¹⁸ But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

¹⁹ Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual ²⁰ and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. ²¹ So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. ²² The king's command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, ²³ and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

²⁴ Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, "Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?"
They replied, "Certainly, O king."

²⁵ He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

²⁶ Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!"
So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, ²⁷ and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.

²⁸ Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. ²⁹ Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way."

³⁰ Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon. - Daniel 3:16-30

Today, we must stand in the face of the world system. Don't bow to the idols of the world. Don't submit to the systems of Man. Stand in the face of adversity and say as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did.

Just as these three Hebrew men were thrown in the furnace there was a 4th among them. Jesus told us that He would NEVER leave us nor FORSAKE us. In fact, He sent us a comforter to lead and guide us in the days of Babylon that we live in.

Let the people of the world turn to HIM and worship HIM because He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of our Testimony. We are not part of any system in the Church or that the World has to offer. Don't be deceived by man. We are part of a Kingdom. We are a Royal Priesthood that walks with Resurrection power. Watch as GOD promotes you in His Kingdom purposes as you stand for Him. Don't let fear cripple you.

Blessings from Brentwood,
Todd

And the Ransomed of the Lord.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.- Isaiah 35:10 (KJV)

I am so excited to be the ransomed of the Lord... Let the Joy and Gladness of the Lord be our strength in these days. Lets us come together enroute to Zion and bruise the serpents head.

I am the way!!!

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

You know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. "Furthermore, tell the people, 'This is what the LORD says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. - John 14:1-7; Jeremiah 21:8

In this age of relativism and secularism we know that the source of these words penned by God himself speak of the Way, Truth, and Life. The legitimacy and credibility for these words spoken by God have been confirmed by thousands of witnesses since that first day Jesus spoke these words.

What more do we need to TRUST in GOD, as the generations before have done that HE is the TRUTH. Don't let the culture of the day dictate to you the reality of the TRUTH that has and can set your free. Today, choose the way of life instead of the way of death.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

What is Truth?

In today’s society where we are dealing with major issues of Truth, I found this to be very helpful.

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs brought this out in a conference for Marriage Couples.

Heaven itself is a free gift. Free gift.

Salvation is a free gift to enter Heaven.

You can't buy it, you can’t earn it.

There are Rewards that God wants to give you.

There is a difference between the two.

Salvation verses the rewards that the Lord wants to Reward you with.

You must come to a point and realize that God is there and He loves you.

We had to come to that point.

This culture is an interesting culture.

What is truth?

Is Mohammed the Prophet?

Hinduism with many Gods?

Is Buddha the enlightenment?

Judaism?

Is Jesus God?

Is there just an impersonal force?

Is it many Gods?

Is Allah only God?

What about Relativism and Secularism?

Relativism is the cultural doctrine that says,

There is no one right way about believing anything about anything.

Everything is relative.

I am always stunned at how unthinking we are as a culture, when we as a people say there is no one right way of believing anything, or everything is relative.

When you say that you are making an absolute statement.

Any Philosophy that in its major proposition and its major axiom contradicts the very thing it proposes is invalidated.

It’s an invalid irrational philosophy. Relativism is invalidated.

The point that needs to be made is that everybody will believe something, based upon something.

What will be your source? How credible is that source?

But for you to believe in this idea that everything is relative and there is no one right way to believe in anything is an invalid philosophy.

Those people who believe in Relativism, due it on religious grounds, but when it comes to political platforms they are so irate over anybody who differs with their political persuasion.

They are glaring Hypocrites, but no one calls them into question.

But you had better be a thinking person.

Some of you are doubting your very faith because of relativism, you learned in Academic Settings and causes you to begin to doubt the very thing that deep within your heart you believe, but no longer believe is true.

You need to reconsider the words of Christ. Because your words there don’t agree with the words of Christ.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

Power of His Presence!

Sleep well tonight in the POWER of HIS presence resting on your life.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd

Seek HIM!!!!!

Live for Him, Walk with Him, Pray to Him, Listen to Him, Desire Him, Rest in Him, Seek and you will Find HIM.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd