Mother’s Day 2011

Posted on May 8, 2011 by christianhopetoday

As I looked at all the Mother’s Day greetings and images online I realized something again. That when we are young and have our babies we are often so busy working, living, worrying, cleaning, and more working that we often miss their entire childhood.  Then, before you know it, they are grown.  I learned this lesson before my children were grown but I see so many around me that are missing so much. Stop wishing their and your lives away saying silly things like “I can’t wait until they are back in school” or “I can’t wait until they are 18 and move out”.

Slow down,  get in the dirt and play, none of that other stuff matters, enjoy your children now while they are still children! 🙂

Here is a great article I read this morning.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-service-of-motherhood-50140/

Happy Mother’s day to all of you out there, whether your children have 2 legs or 4! 🙂

Be blessed!

-Kath

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Weapons against Strife – Finale!

Posted on May 7, 2011 by christianhopetoday

Morning Hope – May 7, 2011

James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work (KJV)

Galatians 5:22-23 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)

We are going to wrap up looking at using the fruit of the Spirit as weapons against strife.

Keep in mind the basic definition of strife, “self-centeredness”.

  • It is making everything in the situation about you.
  • It’s trusting only in yourself to fix the problem.
  • It is relying on yourself for ideas, and confrontations.
  • It is only relying on yourself to “Fix” the other person.

By reading that list you should now see how the fruit of the Spirit called “Faith” combats strife.

  • Faith says I trust GOD.
  • Faith says I can’t do it myself.
  • Faith says God said it and I believe it so matter what I see at the moment.
  • Faith says God is on the job!
  • Faith says God is big enough!

Do you see the difference? Strife makes it about you, humanism. Faith makes it about God, where lies the victory!

So if you follow that thought it is quite easy to see how meekness and temperance also fit this model.

Meekness toward God is that disposition of spirit in which we accept His dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing or resisting.

If it isn’t good, it is not from God. Period. The enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy, not God. His thoughts toward you are for GOOD.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.


Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Allowing the fruit of the Spirit to rule, which we have said many times in this series, is just letting Who lives in you do the work, letting the Spirit of God that dwells in you be a higher priority than your bossy self.

Which leads us to temperance, which means self-control. We will close up with the definition of self-control.

Self-control – the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, esp. his sensual appetites

The *only* way to do this is to let God run the show folks.

Amazing results happen when you tell strife to hit the door! But rest assured the moment you think you’re going to apply this strife will knock double time on your door. That’s when you remember this promise:

2 Corinthians 2:14aNow thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ

It says always. It doesn’t say sometime. Knowing the will of God in this situation, which I pray you do by now, you know it is not God’s will for you to be in strife. So you will be victorious!

It is not an overnight thing, it is a lifetime of seeing , and battling this vile thing when it raises it head in your life. Sometimes it is easy and sometimes not so much, but you can have victory and you can see amazing changes in your life if you walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh.

Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Be blessed!

-Kath

Scripture quotations marked “KJV” are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version, Cambridge, 1769.

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Weapons against Strife – Goodness

Posted on May 5, 2011 by christianhopetoday

Morning Hope – May 5, 2011

James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work (KJV)

Galatians 5:22-23 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)

We must keep strife out of our lives because with it come confusion and every evil work. To do so we need weapons, and we are looking at the fruit of the Spirit as some of our weapons against strife because we know our weapons are not carnal but are of the Spirit. This means it is HIM in us working these things, which gives us the power to do them even when our flesh is in a bunch over it. He makes us always victorious the Word says. HE.. not you, not how strong you are, but HE. Submitting to Him allows these fruit to grow in our lives as we walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh.

Today we are up to the Fruit of the Spirit that is called goodness. What is goodness? It basically means morally upright, it means that you do the right thing even when the wrong thing is being done to you.

It also means not lying. Your word should always be good. The word says that you should keep your word to your own harm.  What you say is vital and has power in your life and others lives.

When strife is screaming in our face it’s quite easy to scream back with exaggerations, which in their purest definition are just lies. We scream back, “If you do that again I will kill you!!”.  We, of course, do not mean that.  It’s a lie and it puts in motion a power that comes with our words that we never want to let loose. If this happens to you repent of it immediately to stop the seeds of destruction.

This is also quite common with married folk when arguing they throw out the ‘D’ word, divorce, like it was something that God doesn’t hate. I promise you that He hates any breaking of covenant.

Never, ever, use the word divorce when arguing with your spouse. It makes it an option when it never should be, even if there was no reason before, and you are just exaggerating, (aka lying) the seed is planted and then strife allows it to take hold and makes things worse. It becomes a destructive force in your life. Your mind starts playing with it and you start thinking about other “excuses” for divorce. The destruction is in motion and an option in your life.

So the Holy Spirit in us allows us to do the right thing when the wrong thing is thrown in our face and He allows us to stop lying. Not bad for one little Fruit eh? 🙂

Speak life!

Be blessed!

-Kath

Scripture quotations marked “KJV” are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version, Cambridge, 1769.

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Weapons against Strife – Gentleness

Posted on May 4, 2011 by christianhopetoday

Morning Hope – May 4, 2011

We are going to continue looking at the fruits of the Spirit as weapons to use when strife rears its ugly head around us.

Here are our two key scriptures.

James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work (KJV)

Galatians 5:22-23 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)

I think everyone knows what gentleness means, but incase you don’t it means “going easy” in southern vernacular. It means having a “soft touch”. It means that whatever you do is felt like a breath, not like a tornado.

We’ve seen this before and how it deflates strife.

Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. (KJV)

It’s like a pin stuck in a balloon, it stops strife and takes away it’s power.

This is another one of those things that may make you think that it is you being passive or being a doormat, but once again, God’s way of doing things is opposite of the worlds and actually works. You don’t need to be mean, rough or caustic to get your point across.

Now here is something to consider when someone is screaming in your face or being passively aggressive (which I find harder to give a gentle answer to , personally).

You don’t get to keep the strife going in your mind while your mouth is being gentle. The Word is very clear about what goes on in your thoughts is the same as doing it.

So the first step maybe what you say, but the thing that then needs to be worked on is what goes on in your head.

Your inner attitude is the deciding factor on whether this is a gift of the Spirit or a work of the flesh. Works of the flesh will not accomplish what you want even if you are “Doing” what appears right.

So if you are having some failure in this area or things don’t appear to be working, check the thought life.

Be blessed!

-Kath

Scripture quotations marked “KJV” are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version, Cambridge, 1769.

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May 2, 2011

Posted on May 2, 2011 by christianhopetoday

As I was preparing to continue our study today about the weapons against strife, the Lord was bringing up things in my heart about the horrible destruction in Alabama and other states. Before I could compose my thoughts a friend covered them all in her blog today. So I am sharing her link today for you to read.

http://www.examiner.com/bible-verse-of-the-day-in-phoenix/matthew-5-4-the-comforting-of-alabama

Enjoy and Be Blessed!
-Kath

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Healing Review

Posted on April 28, 2011 by christianhopetoday

Morning Hope – April 28, 2011

Yes, God still heals today.
Jesus is the express image of God’s will and Jesus never said no, Jesus never said maybe, Jesus never said “well, you didn’t take good care of yourself, this is what happens.” Or any of the other tripe you will hear out there.
Jesus bore the curse for us. Every sickness is under the curse.
If those statements don’t bring up immediately scriptures for you, go read Galatians and Deuteronomy 28.
Why don’t we get healed immediately or at all sometimes? The answer lies with us.
Bottom line, our answer lies with the fact that we don’t know or believe what the Word says.
Doubt and unbelief blocks faith. No one has any problem believing they are saved, because it’s been preached so much that is has brought faith. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. But Healing isn’t preached, sadly it’s often preached against in our churches.
Today we just need to “ingest” some word again. Let it become more and more alive to us so that faith for healing, of our bodies and our land becomes so real, like salvation, we don’t need to “See” it to believe it.

 

Suggestion– Here is what I do with a healing scripture list. In my bible, I go to the page for the first scripture, write it at the top of the page. Then, directly under that I put the NEXT scripture that I want to go to. Repeat this on each page. At the last one, put the first scripture as the one to go to. You’ve formed a “healing circle” in your bible.

Then when you REALLY need the list, you don’t have to dig up a page and scramble through your bible finding them. Just open your bible and find one page with one part and you follow the “circle” through your own bible. It doesn’t matter when you begin. Hope that is clear. If not , email me and I’ll see if I can explain it further. — Kath

Proverbs 4:20-23-My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Joshua 21:45-There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Philippians 2:13-For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do ofHis good pleasure.

Romans 8:11-But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Second Corinthians 1:20-For all the promises of God in Him [Jesus] are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Matthew 8:2-3-And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Exodus 15:26-And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exodus 23:25-And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

Deuteronomy 7:15-And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, thatthere shall not be room enough to receive it.

Psalm 103:1-5-Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 107:20-He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Psalm 118:17-I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Psalm 91:16-With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Isaiah 53:4-5-Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Jeremiah 30:17-For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This isZion, whom no man seeketh after.

Matthew 18:18–Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matthew 18:19-20–Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Mark 11:22-23-And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Mark 11:24-26–Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Isaiah 43:25-26-I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Mark 16:15-18-And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

John 9:31-Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

John 10:10–The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Galatians 3:13-14-Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Hebrews 10:23-Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Hebrews 10:35-Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

Joel 3:10-Let the weak say, I am strong.

Hebrews 13:8-Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Third John 2-Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

James 5:14-15-Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

First Peter 2:24-Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

First John 5:14-15-And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

First John 3:21-22-Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Second Timothy 1:7-For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Second Corinthians 10:4-5-(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Ephesians 6:10-18-Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Revelation 12:11-And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Nahum 1:9-What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

The above scriptures are from her book and the following are other scripture she has on a list of healing scriptures that comes with the book.

Deuteronomy 28:1-14-And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou bein the field. 4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6Blessed shalt thou bewhen thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 7The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. 8The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 9The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.10And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. 11And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.13And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: 14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

First Kings 8:56-Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

Isaiah 41:10-Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Jeremiah 1:12-Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

Matthew 8:14-17-And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: 17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Matthew 21:21-22-Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Romans 4:17-20-(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
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He loves you….

Posted on April 24, 2011 by christianhopetoday

God loves you..

You’ve heard it many times and probably smile and think how wonderful that is.

Did you know God loves you as much as He loves Jesus?

Think about that… your flesh probably thinks… WHAT? NO WAY? That’s JESUS!!!

I’m here to tell you it’s true.  I’m here to tell you it’s fact.

John 17:23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.  (NKJV) (emphasis mine)

See it? Now say it out loud , maybe say it out loud a few times.

“God loves me as much as He loves Jesus.”

When things are feeling a bit rough during your days ahead, keep this in your “pocket” and use it liberally.

It makes demons flee my friends! 🙂

Be blessed

-Kath

Scripture quotations marked “NKJV” are taken from The New King James Version / Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers., Copyright � 1982. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Weapons against Strife – Longsuffering

Posted on April 22, 2011 by christianhopetoday

Morning Hope – April 22, 2011

Let’s look at our two key scriptures that address what we’ve been studying these past few days. Remember, they are well known scriptures, so don’t fly through them. Take your time, read them like you’ve never seen them before, letting the Holy Spirit open them up for you. Open your bible, read the scriptures around them.

James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work (KJV)

Galatians 5:22-23 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)

We are going to discuss long-suffering today. I can hear you now, “Oh sure, now we get to the part where I am a floor mat that lets everyone walk on me”. You couldn’t be further from the truth. Long-suffering is the word for patience. It is most often used when talking about God himself. That last thing He is is a mat to be walked on. Change your thinking in this area, let the word renew your mind about this word today.

Patience. This is where the metal hits the road, folks. This is where you sink your teeth into the battle and trust God in every area. Patience is being steadfast, consistent, and waiting calmly for manifestation of what you are believing for to occur. Without patience there is no faith. If you get everything immediately you have no need for faith.
Some look at patience as something to endure, when infact patience is the enduring itself. (read that a few times).
So in plain english, all patience really means is acting like a grown up. Not getting what you want and demanding it immediately, but doing what God has commanded and expecting the result God promises no matter what is raging around you. Not being moved by what you see, but by faith. We live by faith, not by sight.

Look at the promise we are given for our patience.

James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. (KJV)

Perfect means mature. It’s “grow up” time. And in the spiritual grown up land is where miracles live.
So by letting patience be the answer to strife when it gets in your face, you are promised spiritual maturity.

The word “entire” means WHOLE.
Let me show you the definition from Strong’s Concordance, because it’s powerful.

1) complete in all its parts, in no part wanting or unsound, complete, entire, whole
1a) of a body without blemish or defect, whether of a priest or of a victim
1b) free from sin, faultless
1c) complete in all respects, consummate

The word “wanting nothing” is the word for “no lack”.

Remember, these are Fruits of the Spirit, they aren’t coming from you. They are Him inside you, working these things. It’s submitting to Him that allows them to function in your life.

So when strife is raging around you, and you have walked in love, joy and peace, being patient is the next weapon. Strife makes you “impatient” like a child.

Need healing? Something missing in your life? Look back at your love walk, your joy walk and your peace walk, anything subpar there? How about being patient? God promises this and more to those walking in, submitting to the Fruit of the Spirit.

If you find no area lacking in your love, joy and peace walk, smile, because now you just be patient and watch the Hand of the Most High God move on your behalf! He promises it!

Be blessed!
-Kath

Scripture quotations marked “KJV” are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version, Cambridge, 1769.

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He is risen!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by christianhopetoday

Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (KJV)

Matthew 28:6a  He is not here: for he is risen, as he said (KJV)

1Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: (KJV)

Remember this one thing all day, since this is the 3rd day. He is risen!

and you along with Him!

Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (KJV)

So for today, read the book of Ephesians and have the Holy Spirit reveal to you what happened for and to you, over 2000 years ago, today and walk in His victory!

Be blessed!

-Kath

Scripture quotations marked “KJV” are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version, Cambridge, 1769.

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Weapons against Strife – Peace

Posted on April 20, 2011 by christianhopetoday

Morning Hope – April 20, 2011

We’ve been looking at the fruit of the Spirit as spiritual weapons against strife.

Galatians 5: 22-23 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV) 

Today I want you to read this verse yet again, slowly, purposely asking the Holy Spirit to make clear the revelation you need for victory against strife.

Strife comes at you in many forms.  Through angry words, snide comments, disobedient children, co-workers, people you love and people you don’t love. Often times it comes at you through people you don’t even know. And sometimes it even comes at you from within yourself, your own attitudes toward a situation can definitely be strife riddled.

Strife can come at you in the form of resentment and unforgiveness towards others as well. It has been said that holding anger, resentment, unforgiveness or blame toward another person is like drinking poison and expecting them to die.

It’s deadly. Physically and spirutually. Science has even come into agreement with this showing how stress effects your physical and mental health.

Peace on the other hand, is the perfect weapon against strife. We all have the worldly understanding of peace as calmness and that is one way it can be manifested.  Making a choice to stay calm when something or someone else isn’t.

When I looked up the word peace in greek, the one used in Galatians 5:22 this is what it says in Strong’s Concordance.
1.(a) exemption from the rage and havoc of war

I love this one! When strife comes up I can say “No! I have the fruit of the Spirit, which is Peace and I am exempt from strife having any foothold in my life and bringing confusion and every evil work!!!”

2. peace between individuals, i.e. harmony, concord

You can have peace between people even if it isn’t there right now! Glory to GOD!
6) the blessed state of devout and upright men after death

This one is interesting! It’s the same state we will have in heaven? We can have it right now?! GLORY , that’s dancing music right there folks!!!

So you see how Peace fits on top of Joy, yes!? God is GOOD!!

Be blessed!

-Kath

Scripture quotations marked “KJV” are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version, Cambridge, 1769.
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