September 27, 2006

~ The Lord Is With You ~

Have you ever been lonely or even fearful? Consider the word the Lord told Joshua: “Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).The apostle Paul also understood that the Lord was with him no matter what his circumstances were. While in jail in Rome , Paul wrote a letter to the church in Philippi in which he said, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13). Not some things—ALL things! Paul knew that alone he could not overcome his situation, but with God’s presence and mighty power, he could accomplish great things, even in prison.

Do you need to get out of debt?
Do you need restoration in your relationships?
Do you need God’s touch in your body?
Do you need a miracle?

If you answered yes to any of those questions and you’ve done all that you know to do, remember that you’re not alone. Believe God is with you. Take Him at His word and trust Him more than you trust the circumstances that surround you.

In Jesus Name,
Myron L. Fields

September 26, 2006

The Word September 26, 2006

Genesis 14:12 (King James Version)
“Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the
Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.”

-When God sent Moses to deliver his people, there were many of them that did not want to be delivered. They were afraid of what the future might hold. They knew what evil to expect in Egypt because they were accustom to that. However, they were not sure of where God was trying to take them. As they were leaving Egypt, things did not appear to be in their favor. That is what caused them to question God.
-There are many things that we have prayed and asked God to deliver us from. When we do that it seems like things just get worse. It even appears as though we were better off before we even asked God for help. Well, that is a lie. Regardless of how things look, God wants us to trust him and have faith in what we asked of Him.
-In verse 15, God tells Moses to “speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.” It is time for us to stop looking back at how things were and move forward. It may have taken forty years, however, God’s children did make it to the Promise Land. There was no Promise Land in Egypt. “Lord, please help me to have trust and faith in you and cause me to not look back at what was, but to move forward to what you have in store for me.”

September 25, 2006

The Word September 25, 2006

Genesis 1:1 (King James Version)
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

-Every now and then it is good the take it back to the beginning. Some times we act like we forgot that God created all things. We get a little to caught up in the creation and not in the creator. We want this and we need that. However, we need to take a minute to worship the creator of all things and spend less time worshiping the creation. God has already answered the age old question of, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” The answer: God did and we will do good to remember that and act accordingly. “Lord, please help me to worship the creator of all things and not the creation.”

September 18, 2006

The Word September 18, 2006

Zechariah 8:16 (King James Version)
“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:”

-There is truly nothing new under the sun. All this verse really says is, “keep it real.” It’s funny because everyone is running around yelling, “Just keep it real,” and yet at the same time everyone seems to be playing mind games with each other. We need to just be real, be who God created us to be. If we cannot be real with our friends (“neighbour”), then what is the point? “Lord, please give me a mind and a heart to really keep it real with my friends and family, but most importantly with myself.”

September 15, 2006

The Word September 15, 2006

I Corinthians 13: 4 (King James Version)
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”

-So what does it mean to be kind? How can we be kind to God? Well before we answer this, we need to define the word kind. According to the Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary, the word kind means “of a sympathetic or helpful nature.” When we do things to help others, we are doing it unto God. It is the same as helping God. Matthew 25: 35-40 states, “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25: 42-45 states that when we did not do these things, we are, in the same manner, not doing these things unto God. "Lord, help me remember that when I do or don’t do things for others, I am doing or not doing it for you as well."

September 14, 2006

The Word September 14, 2006

Think on this:

“Lord, please open up my eyes, ears, heart, mind, and spirit and give me the wisdom to understand and live the following words.”

“The surest way to have our deliverance continued and completed is to give God the glory for what He has done for us.

Praising God for what we have is praying in the most effectual manner, for what is yet to be done for us and through us.

The praise of the saints blow up the fire of God’s wrath against the common enemy.”

September 13, 2006

The Word September 13, 2006

Matthew 12: 36-37 (King James Version)
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”

-This is very powerful. Overall, it states that “every” word that comes out of our mouth will be judged. To get the best understanding, we need to look up the word idle. According to the Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary it means, “not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing; habitually doing nothing.”
-So as the day goes on, be mindful of your conversations. Let them be meaningful and allow them to give glory to God. This does not mean that I can no longer have conversations with people. It just simply states to watch what your conversation entails and make sure that your words are meaningful. If you are not sure of what an idle conversation would consist of, read your word daily and ask God to revile it to you. “Lord, please give me a clear understanding of what an idle conversation is and keep me mindful of every word that departs from my lips.”

September 12, 2006

Lameness
A certain Man lame from his mothers womb
(Acts 3:2)

Have we ever stopped to think about whom we are and how we got to be who we are? Have you ever considered your life?

This man who had lame ankles was carried to the Beautiful Gate. This man had not become crippled as the result of an accident or an illness. He had not fallen from a rooftop or been thrown from a horse, nor was he in a car accident. Even worse, he was born lame. He had known nothing except lameness all his life. His lameness was not a disease, but a weakness. The bones of his feet and ankles simply had never gained strength.

I can imagine this man who begged for a living, dreaming of one day doing what all of the other able-bodied men were doing. As the world was passing him by, he sat there with lame ankles. Oh yes The rest of his body had strength. He had a functioning brain. His cardiovascular system was is great condition. He did not have a psychological disorder. His upper torso was in great condition. His knees had strength. All of his phalanges were functioningHis only problem was his ankles did not receive the needed strength to make him an able-bodied independent man.

We think that just because we look normal, everything is well. We measure ourselves in the image of othersLittle do we know, the one whom we are comparing ourselves to is probably; lame from their mothers womb. We need to start measuring ourselves in the image of the one who created us. God created Man in His image . So let us walk in the image of Jesus... Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God...(Heb 1:3)

In Jesus Name,
Elder Myron L. Fields

September 11, 2006

The Word September 11, 2006
The Fiery Furnace
Lesson Three:
Coming Out Clean &
Promoted

Daniel 3:27 (King James Version)
“And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.”

Daniel 3:30 (King James Version)
“Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.”

-Last week, we were studying Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego and how they would not bow to the golden image which the king had set up. We have already covered the fact that they were delivered from the fire. Now I would like to address how they came out of the fire. The above verse states that when they came out of the fire there was no evidence that they had ever been in a fire.
-That is exactly how God will deliver us. After we have gone through the fire, we will not come out with any evidence that we were ever in the fire. People will find it hard to believe, that we had gone through anything at all.
-Promotion comes from God. After the Hebrew boys had gone through the fire, they were promoted. We need to stay mindful that everything we do must be done unto God and in due time He will exalt us (1 Peter 5:6).
“Lord, please keep me mindful of the fact everything I do must be done unto you and that in due time you will promote me. Cause me to understand that when I come out of my current fires their will be no evidence that there ever was a fire.”

September 7, 2006

The Word September 7, 2006
The Fiery Furnace
Lesson Two:
The Good or the Bad

Daniel 3: 17-18 (King James Version)
“If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.”

-Spiritually this is an awesome place to be in when you can truly say either way, I will not bow. There are many things that we may want in our lives. We may want God to deliver us in this area or bless us in that area. We pray the prayer with faith that can move mountains. However when the thing does not come to pass, we are all upset. There could be many reasons why what we have prayed for has not come to pass. It may not be time yet. What we have asked for may not be a part of God’s will for us. He maybe trying to show us something in that situation. It may not even be about us, we could be going through for someone else. He may never deliver us in that area. Paul said he had a thorn in his side and he asked the Lord three times to remove it and God said no because it kept him humble and in his weakness God made him strong (2 Cor. 12: 7-10).
-Whatever the reason we need to get to the point were we say either way, Lord I will not bow or given into my situations and circumstance. I will stand and when I have done all that I can do to stand, I will stand (Ephesians 6: 13-14). After Job’s wife told him to curse God and die, he said, “What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” (Job 2:9-10). “Lord, please help me to get past the ‘why, when, and how long Lord’ and bring me to a place where I can say either way you bless me Lord, I will stand and not bow.”

September 6, 2006

The Word September 6, 2006
The Fiery Furnace
Lesson One:
Through the Fire

Daniel 3: 19-23 (King James Version)
“Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.”

-This story ends with God delivering Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego from the fiery furnace. So the question is, Why did they have to even go through the fire, if God was just going to deliver them any way? God could have stopped them from even going through the fire. However, that is not what God did. He allowed them to go through the fire. If God had sent an angel to stop them from going through the fire, it would not have made the same impression. Yes, everyone would have said, “WOW, your God did deliver you because if you would have gone through the fire, you would’ve surely died.” God was showing that there will be fires that we have to go though, however, he will be with us and deliver us out of them all.
-The bible tells us that “no weapon formed against us shall prosper,” (Isaiah 54:17). The key word is formed. Weapons will be formed and there will be fires that we must go through. This is done so that in the end of it all we can know that God is the most high God. God wants us to see that without Him we can accomplish nothing. He will not give his glory to anther or His praise to graven images (Is. 54:17). “Lord, please keep me mindful that what ever weapon forms against me or what ever fire I must go through that you will be with me through it all.”

September 5, 2006

The Word September 5, 2006
The Fiery Furnace

Read Daniel 3

-This story is about King Nebuchadnezzar and how he created this golden image. He wrote a decree that stated when the people of the land heard the sound of music they were to get on their knees and worship the image. The King further stated, that if the people did not fall down and worship the golden image they would be “cast into the mist of a burning fiery furnace,” (Dan. 3:6).
-There were these three Hebrew boys, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that would not heed the kings command. When the king found out he brought them forth and questioned them about it. Their reply was, “If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up,” (Dan. 3: 17-18).
-This made the king furious. He ordered that the furnace be heated three times hotter. Then he cast Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the fire. When they were in the fire the king asked, “Did not we cast three men bound into the mist of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king,” (Dan. 3:24). The king said that he saw four men walking lose in the fire and that the fourth was like the son of man. At once, he ordered them out of the fire and when they came out of the fire they were not harmed. There wasn’t even any evidence that they had even been in the fire. When the king saw how God delivered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, he made a new decree that stated that everyone should worship and fear the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. If they did not, they would be cut into pieces and their house would be made into a dunghill. After that the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
-This week we will address the lessons learned from this story.
“Lord, please open my heart to receive your words and lessons that you teach me this week. Please help me to be a doing of your word and not just a reader of it”