Adventures in God

Two Most Important Things About Prayer

AdministratorAccount — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:21:43 +0000

John 15:7 – If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. Jesus gave us two important keys to answered prayer here. If we want to ask what we will and have it done for us, we will have to do what He said. Abide in me. He is talking about praying out of a place of fellowship with God, about being led by the Spirit while you pray. The Holy Spirit is our best help in prayer. My Word abides in you. To be effective in prayer and to pray the will of God, we must know the Word of God and pray according to His word where His thoughts and ideas and will are expressed clearly. The more thoroughly scriptural our prayers are and the more we hear and follow His leading when praying them out, the more likely we are to get them answered. 1 John 5:14-15 – And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us. And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present....

Victory Over the Flesh

AdministratorAccount — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:27:58 +0000

Last year I uploaded an article on how to keep your New Year’s resolutions. It can be found here. While studying this morning I found some old notes that inspired me on a similar line. Below are the notes and then some facts I drew from scriptures that are at the end of the article. What is will power? It wasn’t made to battle against principalities and powers. It wasn’t given to overcome the flesh. It was made so that we can say yes to God, so that we can have free choice. Of course, I can obey the Bible and do what God says, because God is my ability to win over sin and evil; I draw from Him all I need. It is not improving my flesh but depending on His strength and walking in the Spirit that gives me the ability. Because of this, all I need do is believe and receive, and what I have been is the past makes no difference. Keys to scripturally gain control over your flesh: The power of the old man and the flesh was already broken so that I am no longer its slave. I can do it! Do it by faith not works. Focus on the Spirit and relationship more than outward things. You are no longer under law (rules) but under grace (relationship & fellowship). I walk not in newness of spirit and not oldness of letter. I am joined to Him in order to bear fruit for....

Why Jesus Came – His Viewpoint

AdministratorAccount — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:07:59 +0000

2 Corinthians 9:15 -Now thanks be to God for His Gift, [precious] beyond telling [His indescribable, inexpressible, free Gift]! At this time of year, we are all thinking of gift giving. It makes me think of the greatest gift ever given. This morning while reading Galatians, this verse stood out to me. If the Bible gives a reason why Jesus came into this world, that is the true reason. Most of what I use in this is the Amplified Bible. Galatians 1:4 – Who gave (yielded) Himself up [to atone] for our sins [and to save and sanctify us], in order to rescue and deliver us from this present wicked age and world order, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father. He gave Himself up to atone for our sins, to save and sanctify us, to rescue and deliver us from the present wicked age. He did this because it was the plan and purpose of God. John 10:10 – The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). Here it is again, He came to deliver us from the present evil age which is in control of the powers of darkness, that we don’t have to live in his stealing, killing and destroying but rather live in life, to have and enjoy life and have it in abundance, to....

ONE Thing – Part 2

AdministratorAccount — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:56:59 +0000

Psalms 27:4 (Amplified Bible) – One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple. Yes, Lord this is the ONE THING I desire above all things – to know you and dwell in your presence all the days of my life, to behold and know you in your beauty and to learn from you and live in constant fellowship with you. Philippians 3:10 (Amplified Bible)– [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection… My determined purpose is that I may know Him, better and better and better, to know and understand the wonders of His person more strongly and more clearly, that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately aquainted with Him, that I might know and see more clearly the wonders of His person. John 17:3 (Amplified Bible) – And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only....

The Presence of God

AdministratorAccount — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:19:49 +0000

Psalms 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. God is a very PRESENT help in trouble. The presence of God isn’t just a religious idea or doctrine. The presence of God is the presence and reality of an actual, powerful loving being with me always. Matthew 28:20 (Amplified Bible) – Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be). I love this. He is with me always, all the days, perpetually, uniformly and on every occasion. This means that no matter how I feel or what is going on, He is there the same. I can talk to Him and trust in Him. I can by faith treat this scripture as true and walk in His presence perpetually, uniformly and on every occasion. When I do this and put my faith in Him, I will find Him there just as He said. Benefits of His Presence: Psalm 16:11 – You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Fullness of joy, pleasures forevermore, the path of life – are all found in His presence. Acts 3:20 – …so that times of refreshing may come form the presence of the Lord… There are times of refreshing from His presence. Psalm 31:20....

Steps to Know God Better

AdministratorAccount — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:49:40 +0000

How Can I Know God Better? Most every Christian I have met wants to know God better. They want to know Him closely and intimately. But sometimes they don’t have any specific steps to take to get there. An important step in getting to know God better is to learn from His Word what He is like. Study Jesus in the Word to find out what God is like. Whatever you see Jesus doing is what God wants to do right now – FOR YOU! Acts 10:38 - You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. This is the nature of God now and forever – going about doing good and healing all. When you know God from His Word, you learn what He is like, what He would say and do. Another step in getting to know God is to personally and regularly spend time with Him in prayer. I am not speaking of coming to Him with your list of prayer requests but coming to Him to spend time with Him for the sake of developing friendship and intimacy. This is the way you would develop a better relationship with any person. Attitudes to come to God in: Come expecting Him to be a rewarder. The Bible says He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him....

ONE THING – ONE FOCUS

AdministratorAccount — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:24:11 +0000

One Thing – One Focus Psalm 27:4 (Amplified)– One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple. One thing I seek – that I may dwell in His presence all of the days of my life. This is my focus. This is where I concentrate my attention, because this is where all the other things I need for myself and to help others come from. 2 Peter 1:2-4 – Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. The Message – Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises....

No Limitations – Believing Beyond the Possible

AdministratorAccount — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:34:14 +0000

All Things are Possible We need to learn to believe beyond what we think we can believe. All things are possible with God. And all things are possible to whoever will learn to believe beyond the limitations of their own mind and the common thoughts of the world around them. all things are possible to those who learn to think like God. Mark 9:27; Matthew 19:26 – With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God. We need to believe for things that only God can get done. Jeremiah 32:17 – Nothing is too difficult for God. We need to renew our minds to believe these things in our lives. We need to expand our thinking and learn to think like God. Luke 1:37, 38 – For not any word (nothing) will be impossible with God. …Be it done to me according to your Word. Job 42:2 – I know that you can do all things and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. Genesis 18:10-14 – Is anything to difficult for the Lord. Zechariah 8:6 (Living) – This is what the Lord Almighty says: All this may seem impossible to you now, a small and discouraged remnant of God’s people. But do you think this is impossible for me, the Lord Almighty? Mark 9:23 – All things are possible to him who believes. If you believe, you are powerful, able and capable. If you don’t believe you are powerless, weak and....