Adventures in God

Psalm 91 – He is My Place of Safety!

AdministratorAccount — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:01:39 +0000

Psalm 91 These are things I need to go over regularly so that they become part of me. Having these truths embedded in my heart will eliminate fear and enable me to expect and experience the good and wonderful things God has for me. Knowing these truths and expecting them is an important part of them working for me. So is saying them. I should be regularly muttering these things. If I speak my fears and anxieties and problems more than the promises of God, I am living in fear and not faith. My life will not be in the place of protection and blessing spoken of in this Psalm. To enjoy the benefits of this Psalm, I must stay in His presence and I must trust Him and speak what I believe. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]. I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust! For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. [Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler. My words have much to do with me dwelling in the secret and protected place. I....

You Want to KNOW Him Better – HOW?

AdministratorAccount — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:48:51 +0000

My greatest desire is to know God better. How can I do this? What steps I can follow to take me to this goal? How can I know what He is like, what to expect from Him and from my times with Him? People have many experiences and have opinions as to how to get closer to God, but it isn’t from listening to others that I get to know God intimately. I have to get to know God for myself, and all true knowledge is based on the Word of God. All things must be measured by His Word. I must study the word for myself and approach God according to what I see there. STUDY THE WORD God has given us His Word to reveal Himself to us, and He sent His Son as the Word in the flesh to show us what He is like. Christ is the revelation of God. God made Himself a man in Christ so we can see Him and understand Him. Hebrews 1:1-3 – God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. \ God spoke in the past in many portions....

You are Blessed in What you DO not what you KNOW

AdministratorAccount — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:31:27 +0000

The blessing of God I walk in is in accordance to my knowledge of the Word that is actually a part of my life. I am blessed in what I DO not in what I KNOW. It doesn’t come naturally to be a doer of the word. People teach to be a doer not a hearer only and everyone puts themselves in the doer category because they want to be. It is very easy to deceive yourself. There is more to being a doer of the Word than just deciding to do it. Not being a doer of the Word is a very deceptive thing. You think you are a doer just because you have heard and agreed. But you must do more than hear, you must look carefully at it and thoughtfully observe it and purposely act on it. Otherwise you will go off and promptly forget what you have heard – and yet think because you know it you are doing it. James 1:25 – But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. James 1:21-24 – Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer....

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....