HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Revelation 4:8-11 (NKJV) The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!" 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 "You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created."

Look at what is going on in heaven right now.  The elders, the living creatures, and the angels hang out around God’s throne singing and worshipping Him.  Here we do it on the earth in our church services, but there they do it right at the throne.  One of the things that they say over and over again is “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty.”

Our God is a Holy God.  All that He does is just, holy, and pure.  That is why there will be nothing that defiles.  That is why no unclean hands can ever go to heaven.  “Well,” you might be saying, “I have made so many mistakes, and I even have some sins that I committed today.  Does that mean I will not be able to go to?”  I have some good news for you, and His Name is Jesus!

You see, when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, He took all of your sins away.  It is just like the song we sing: "What can wash me white as snow?  Nothing but the blood of Jesus."  It is because of Jesus, and us partaking of His righteousness, that we will stand before God, sinless, blameless, and accepted in the Beloved.  Again, this is the Great Exchange.  Our Jesus took all of the bad, and we get all of the good.  He took our sin and shame, and He gave us His holiness.  This is why for all eternity we will join those around the throne glorifying God.

CONFESSION:  How holy is our God!   He is mighty!   Because I am in Christ Jesus, God looks at me through the blood of Jesus.   My sins are all gone, because Jesus left them at the cross.

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THE GOD OF COMFORT

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NKJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Our God is a God of comfort.  It does not matter what we are going through; He has promised us that He would be there to hold us and also to get us through it.  When we get through it, when we win this fight of faith, He then asks us to help others, to bring comfort to those that might be going through a rough time.

In our lives, we are going to hit bumps in the road.  Some of the bumps can feel like your engine is going to fall out, but hold on!  Your Father will get you through.  Have you ever been on a roller coaster ride, and when you get started you kind of say, “Why did I get on this thing?”  Your knuckles are white, there is sweat pouring out of you, and fear is gripping you.  But the ride begins, and you hold on tight, and then it is over.

So it is, so many times, with things in our lives.  We make them bigger than they are, and before we know it, it is over.  Today, be prepared.  There are going to be some wild rides in life.  The rapids are going to try and pull you under, but your God is there with you, and He will give you all the comfort that you need.  He will say to you, if you will listen, “Hey, it is going to get bumpy up ahead.  Hold on.  I am here and I will not let you go.”

Remember that God, your Father, is for you, and He knows the past, present and the future.  If you will trust Him, He can even take the rough spots up ahead and smooth them out for you.  All you have to do is sit back, give Him the reins, and trust Him.  He has not failed you in the past, and He for sure will not fail you now.

CONFESSION: My God is a God of comfort.  He will guide me and help me in my course of life.  He has not let me down before, and He sure will not now.

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OUR GOD IS MIGHTY

1 Samuel 5:2-4 (NKJV) When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the temple of Dagon and set it by Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. 4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon's torso was left of it.

There is no God but our God.  When these Philistines tried to place the Ark of the Covenant next to their false god, look what happened.  Dagon, their god, fell and got chopped up.  This is a good picture of what is going to happen to all the false religions, and the false gods of this world.  They cannot stand next to Almighty God, the Creator of heaven, earth, and everything else.

Almighty God spoke a Word, and the earth appeared.  He gave a command, and the waters separated.  He spoke, and the animals, birds, and fish all came into being.  Yet when He created man, it was so different.  The Bible says in Genesis 2:7, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”  Man was the most special of all created things.  God placed within man His very own breath.

When this world tries to tell us that we are worthless, and that when we die we go to “nothing land,” just laugh, look them in the eye and say, “No, I am created in the image of my Father God!”  Every lie that the devil has used in all these years, from humanism to evolution, will all bow their knee to Jesus on the day that God has chosen.

So just like how this false god fell to the ground and got chopped up, so will all the demonic works be destroyed that man has perpetrated on this earth in trying to say that there is no God.  I declare today, “Jesus is Lord, and He is God of all!  One day soon, He will set up His throne, and it is going to be a great day!”

CONFESSION: Our God is a mighty God, and He reigns in heaven above.  One day soon, Jesus is going to set up His kingdom.  I am going to stay busy doing His work on the earth.

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ONE ACCORD

Acts 1:14 (NKJV) These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

Acts 2:1 (NKJV) When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Acts 2:46 (NKJV) So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart.

This term “one accord” is found over and over in the book of Acts, and it goes to show us why they had such power in their lives and ministries. The term one accord means: to be of one heart, one mind, one aim, and to have the same purpose in what we are doing.  Now this does not mean that when they were praying together, every one of them said the exact same thing.  No, it means they had the same vision and drive, and that was to seek God to find out what He wanted them to do.  Because of that, the early church had amazing miracles happening in their midst.

We need to do the same.  At our prayer meetings and at our church services, when we get a heart for God and are willing to set aside our agenda and do His will, LOOK OUT!  We are going to see amazing things!

God is looking to move in our land and reveal Himself as the One true God, but as long as we, His people, are fighting and complaining, He will hold back His arm of power.  However, we can change and make a difference in our generation.  We can walk in the commandment of love, and go the extra mile.  I want to leave this earth with no regrets, and the way I believe I can do this is by living in His Word.

As we put ourselves to the side and think of the needs of others, we will be like the early church that stayed in prayer until they were filled with the Holy Spirit, so that they could go forth and do mighty things in His Name.  Today, let us do it!  Let us walk in love and aim to be people of the Word.

CONFESSION:  I choose today to be a person that wants to unite people, not divide people.  I want to live my life with no regrets.  I want to do what the Father has asked me to do.

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THE POWER OF UNITY

2 Chronicles 5:13-14 (NKJV) Indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying: "For He is good, For His mercy endures forever," that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, 14 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

What a scene this must have been.  Everybody was praising God with one voice and one heart, and then the Glory of the Lord filled the temple, and the priests could not even stand up because of the cloud that filled the house of the Lord.  I do not know about you, but I want to see this again in my lifetime, and I believe that we can if we get ourselves into unity.

Unity does not mean that we will be doing the exact same thing.  No, God has made us all different and given to us different gifts, talents and abilities.  Unity is when we can take these God-given gifts and work together to get the work of the kingdom done. When we stop fighting each other and start working for the kingdom, we will see so much change in our lives.  We will see so many people come into the Kingdom of God.  But as long as we fight and backbite each other, it is going to be slow going.

God is not hindering His power from going forth in this world.  We are!  As long as we are going to fight and not do it the Bible way, then we will hinder the things of God from happening in our generation.  But we can change, and we must change!  We need to say that it is more important to do the will of the Father then our own will.  We need to submit ourselves to Him, and watch and see what He will do in our land, and our world.

So make that decision today.  Tell the Father that it is your heart’s desire for Him to be glorified.  Tell Him that you want to see the body of Christ as the light of the world.

CONFESSION: I choose today to walk in love.  I am a person that walks in unity, and who wants the best for the kingdom of God.

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PRAY FOR AMERICA

Psalms 146:5-10 (NKJV) Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever, 7 Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners. 8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. 9 The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turns upside down. 10 The Lord shall reign forever—Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!

Our God is a God of freedom.  He is a God of liberty.  Our Jesus came and preached liberty to the captives.  I do not know about you, but I was bound up, and then God came into my life and set me free.  He is a God that looks out for the fatherless and the widow.  He is a God who raises up those who are bowed down.

As we celebrate Independence Day, we see the freedom that we have as a nation, because this is a Christian nation set on Christian ways.  As long as we continue to lift up Jesus and the things of God, this nation will continue to prosper.  But if we take Christ out of it, then God will have to step back, and that will let the enemy in.

Fellow Christian, we are the ones that need to pray, and lift up our leaders, and the USA.  We are not of this world, but the Scripture is so clear that if we pray for those in authority, we will lead a quiet and peaceable life.  1 Timothy 2:1-4 says, “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

So this Independence Day, let us pray!  Let us pray for America like we never have before, and let us see God do mighty things before Jesus comes to take us home to be with Him.  True freedom is knowing God and trusting Him with all of our lives!

CONFESSION:  This day, I lift up my country and pray that God will bring a great revival to America.

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