Monday, March 19, 2012

Staying On Track - Lisa Patterson


Today we are going to study Staying On Track. And what that means is to not get off the Word of God. And let Him guide you all the way. We cannot let the pressures of life keep us down and unfocused. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly.
James 4:7 says therefore submit yourself to the Lord, resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands and purify your hearts. A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways and should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord. God resists the proud. You can't think higher than you are. Only the Lord Jesus can bring you up to that place in Him to keep you stable.
It is very important to not get off track lest the devil deceive you and take you to places that seem alright for a while. But after awhile, you'll find out they were not God's plan for you. You can be in God's permissive will or His perfect will. And if you get in the permissive will, that's when the devil can attack you. It may seem right for a while but then you'll get attacked. The difference is in God's army you will have a battle, but He is always there to protect you.
And He lets the trials and tribulations of life to bring you back to where you need Him all the time. Unless you are washed by the blood you aren't saved. So be sure you have Jesus in your heart. The devil goes around like a lion seeking whom he may devour. And he is sly and you won't always know if it's him. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Do not be deceived, for God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows he will also reap.
Do not let anyone control you. For that is a demonic spirit. Be who you are. Examine yourself. Make sure you are Christ's. Don't try to be like anyone else. God did not make copies. You are a unique person and there is no one like you. He doesn't have a zerox machine. There's no such thing as a clone in God's Book.
I Cor. 3:16-17 You are the temple of God which is Holy. What you practice will be no matter if you're saved or not. So don't dabble in other stuff that's not God. It may seem right to start but will get you off track. Then you'll have to get back on track again. And to sway over to the left or right is harder to get back than staying on track. So let Him lead you by staying on the right track today. He loves you with an everlasting love no matter what you've done or what kind of sin that has been committed. He's no respecter or persons.
This is Lisa Patterson with the Good News that Jesus loves you today.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Getting In the Spirit - Lisa Patterson


Today we are going to discuss Getting In The Spirit. So many people are going to organized Church and do not know how to "Get In The Spirit."
The Lord wants more from us than just to go to Church and come home and the same thing all week long until the next Sun. The Bible teaches to stay in the spirit. The way you do that is to be born again and have a new recreated spirit on the inside of you. Staying in the Word of God will help you to stay in the Spirit.
It is so easy to put the Bible down until a crisis arrives and then you open it up to find where you can get an answer you need from. God wants us to want Him all the time, not just when a crisis happens or when we need Him. But to let Him speak to us is such an awesome experience.
Philip. 4:8 whatever is pure, holy, true, of sound doctrine, let us think on these things. Do not let your mind think on the things that will clog up your mind. No bad words should come out of your hearts(mouths). For the heart is a deceitful thing without the Lord changing you from the inside out. There is no way you can change yourself. Only He can do that for you. For without the Lord Jesus coming into our hearts we will not be saved and all would perish. People are perishing everyday even though God chose you to come to Him and let Him love you and wash your sins away. It is only by the shed blood of Jesus that we are saved from our sins. So when we come into Him and His sweet spirit and get to know Him our minds begin to want to change. We are not of ourselves the Bible says, when we come into Him and let Him save us. So, repent today and let Jesus come inot your heart, soul, and mind and cleanse you of your sins. Then you can get in the spirit like He so desires and let Him talk to you. To let you know how much He loves you and died for you so you may have life and have it more abundantly.
Be still and know that I am the Lord, He says. It is by grace that you have received me and by grace that He died for you so you could live a full life in Him, not of your own. For you cannot live a life of your own anymore when you get saved. It is He living in you. Their is no other way except through the Lord Jesus Christ.
So be filled with the Spirit today by calling on Him. The Lord doesn't have any other way to be saved and get in the Spirit. Today is the day to come to salvation. Be at peace and rest with the Lord Jesus inside of you. There is no rest without Him. It is wonderful to get in the Spirit with the Lord and as you do each day will be stronger.
This is Lisa Patterson with the Good News that Jesus loves you and wants you today.