Daily Devotion


Re: Daily Devotion | Who Is In The Center of Your Life?

Good Morning All! Happy Monday to YOU! I greet you on this wonderful morning in the merciful and matchless name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I greet you in abundant peace! What a glorious day this is to be alive. This is yet another day that you have not seen before! I encourage you to rejoice and be glad! I invite you to experience the awesome power of God today! He ordained this day just for you. What will you do with it?

I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am! I also trust that all had a wonderful weekend!

Exodus 34:14 - *You are to never bow down to another god because the Lord, being jealous by nature, is a jealous God.


There are times in life when we get so caught up in things that we sometimes forget
the real reason and purpose for which we are called. We often place people and
things as the center of our lives, but forget the one who really should be there,
GOD.

Consider this a wake up call, that is if you need to be shaken back to the reality,
that GOD should be at the center of your life. Not your job, your dreams, your
ambitions, your significant other, your (best) friends or any other thing that make
you loose focus of the Giver of life. God is a jealous GOD! There should be no
one before him!

When all else fails, GOD is still there.........when friends fail you and they will,
when jobs terminate and they do, and when the party is over, God is still there!

Who will be the center of your life?

Who are you going to live for? What are you going to build your life around? You
can center your life around your career, your family, a sport or hobby, money,
having fun, friends or many other activities. These are all good things, but they
don't belong at the center of your life. None is strong enough to hold you together
when life starts breaking apart. You need an unshakable center.

How do you know when God is at the center of your life? When God is at the center
of your life you worship. When he's not, you worry. Worry is the warning light that
God has been shoved to the sideline. The moment you put him back at the center, you
will have peace again.

Place God at the center of your life...........and may the peace of GOD be your
portion today and forever more!

Make it an EXCELLENT day !

Jonathan :-)
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Re: Daily Devotion | March 14, 2006 | Lay It Aside!

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday to YOU! I greet you all this morning in peace. It is a peace that surpasses all understanding! It is a good thing to be in peace! I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am. What a glorious day this is to be alive. This is yet another day that you have never seen before. I dare you to rejoice and be glad in it. It is my prayer that your day be filled with the spirit in which I greet you, peace. May God?s favor overshadow you in every area of your life.

Philippians 4:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended:
but This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.


The failures as well as the victories of the past are history!


Paul said one thing I do "forgetting the past; I press." Reliving past glory brings regret. Reliving past failure brings remorse.


Living in the now brings revival.


Yesterdays gone and things will never be the same. Life is a continual change.


If you miss some glory from the past, determine to press into an even greater glory today and in the future.


If past mistakes are haunting and hindering you, just repent and walk on righteously and press into the place God has for you.


Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.


The Word of The Lord today:


There are those of you who are holding onto somethings and some people that are keeping you from moving forward. These things and people appear to cause you no immediate threat, but they are stumbling blocks in the eyes of God. You are tied to the wrong things and the wrong people. Your spirit is joined with spirits that are unequally yoked. Rid yourself today. You say you want radical change. Radical change calls for radical actions. What I have for you is much greater than you can even think. You hold the key. I am the door. Release those things and people that are keeping you bound in your current, present day situation(s). Your associations will either make you or break you. Be made whole today and begin to tap into the things which I have prepared for you. I am a gentlemen and I will never force you to do anything; but my will shall be done in your life. The choice is yours. Press! Release! Allow! and Yield! PRAY! I have already made the way......be obedient today and receive what I have for you.


This CHALLENGE does not call for your perfection, but it does call for your obedience!


Make it an EXCELLENT day!


Jonathan :-)


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Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to share these Daily Devotions with us every day. They are very uplifting and inspirational for me. To God be the Glory.
 
Re: Daily Devotion | March 15, 2006 | Thank God For Judas! |

Good Morning All! Happy Wednesday to you! I greet you in abundant peace on today; a peace that surpasses all understanding. I come to you today with gratefulness in my heart, for God is truly a good God. This is yet another day that the Lord has made. I am rejoicing and being glad in it. I invite you to do the same. Our God is a mighty awesome God! This day has been ordained just for you. What will you do with it?

I trust that this email finds all doing well, as I am.

Mark 6:11- And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them.

Psalm 23:5- You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

(reference Matthew 26)

Matthew 22:44- The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.

In life, we live and we learn and hopefully we grow as a result of the experiences we encounter.

We encounter the good, the bad and the ugly. We encounter and develop relationships, friendships and acquaintances, however in the midst of it all, we find ourselves with enemies. In today's society, some may call them "haters".

I have found that when God has a calling and a purpose on and for your life, He has a very strategic way of exposing those who are for you and those who are against you. Thank God for His divine intervention and revelation.

Judas betrayed Jesus. As a result, it took Him to another level.

Guess what? That is what your enemies do for you. If I were you, I would praise God for all of your "haters".

Haters are educational for you. Some people may even think you are confused as you obey the voice and the will God. It is not that you are confused, you are called.

Let your enemies serve as footstools to take you to your next level.

Thank God for Judas!

I encourage you today that if you are encountering opposition, adversity, gossip, slander and the cunning schemes and plots being set by the oppressor, to start rejoicing! You are headed in the right direction. Continue to walk in the will of God for your life. Remember that everybody can't go with you.

Stop fretting over people who mean you no good and have no place in your destiny.

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :-)
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P.S. - There will be no devotional starting tomorrow through Friday, March 17, 2006. I will communicate with you again on Monday, March 20, 2006. Until then, be encouraged, be strengthened, and be steadfast in God!
 
Re: Daily Devotion | March 17, 2006 | He Was There All The Time.....

Good Morning All and Happy, Happy Friday to You! I greet you this morning in the gracious and giving name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! What an awesome day this is to be alive! It is yet another day that you have not seen before. Therefore, you should be rejoicing! This day has been ordained just for you. I am experiencing a brand new mercy. How about you?

I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am.

Isaiah 48: 15-16 - I, even I, have spoken; Yes, I have called him, I have brought him, and his way will prosper. "Come near to Me, hear this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; From the time that it was, I was there. And now the Lord God and His Spirit have sent Me."


This morning's devotional was deposited heavily into my spirit on this morning. It
is quick and to the point! I am not specifically sure whom it is for, but we can
all benefit from it.

I heard the Spirit of the Lord say, I was there all the time!

In the midst of pain , adversity, emotional turmoil and distress, financial
difficulties and abandonment, God was always there.

I come as a source of encouragement for you today, to let you know that whatever it
is you may be facing, God is standing right there.

This test will serve as a testimony!

Hebrews 13:5 - For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

May your weekend be filled with peace, productivity and protection!

Jonathan :-)
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Re: Daily Devotion | March 20, 2006 | And They Went....

Good Morning and Happy, Happy Monday to YOU! I greet you on this beautiful Monday morning in the precious and almighty name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! What a glorious day this is to be alive. This is yet another day that you have not seen before. It is a day to rejoice and be glad. I dare you to experience the awesomeness of God!

I trust that this email finds all doing well, as I am. I also trust that you had a wonderful weekend, as I did.

John I: 2 v.19 - They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. However, they went out so that it might be made clear that none of them belongs to us.

This morning I give you a quick Word, but one that I know to be timely for those of us who are on a mission. May you heed the Word of the Lord today.


Do you ever question yourself as to why certain people do not remain constant in
your life?

Do you find that some relationships, fellowships and "friendships" come and go?

Do you currently have relationship with those who are with you one day and the other
days/times it is as if they never knew you?

Are you currently in a new place in GOD and those things and people that you used to
surround yourself with no longer have a place?

I come with a message to you on this morning!

EVERYBODY CAN'T GO WITH YOU!

In this season of new things, which the Lord has been speaking mightily, He is
calling for you to seperate yourself from dead weight.

Your associations will either make you or break you.

Watch carefully your environment.

EVERYBODY CAN'T GO WITH YOU!

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :-)
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Re: Daily Devotion | March 21, 2006 | Faithful to Deliver

Good Morning All and Happy, Happy Tuesday to You! I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am. What a glorious day this is to be alive. This is yet another day that you have not seen before. I dare you to go ahead and rejoice in it. I bring you good news this morning. It is your time and your season.

Psalm 24:19 -Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

The Lord delivers him out of them all. I am glad that He did not say half or most of them. God always makes a way out. God always rescues. God always has an escape route and is faithful to bring us out. The word "afflictions"
means: adversity, distress, tribulation, persecution, depression, misery, trouble, and pressure. God never guarantees us that we will be exempt from adversity. He does guarantee to always bring us out.

Psalm 30:5 -Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Joy cometh in the morning. It may seem like a long night, but the night cannot last forever. The sun is coming up on this new day. The Sun of Righteousness is rising with healing in His wings (beams) and you shall go forth and grow up as calves released from the stall (Malachi 4:2). As sure as the sun comes up every morning, your deliverance is on the way.

Even when you cannot feel it, the earth is moving, rotating, and turning. Even though you may not feel like it, your situation is turning right now. It may seem dark now, but something is happening, things are turning, the morning is certain, the sun is rising...

I declare unto you this day:

JOY COMETH!!
HEALING COMETH!!
BLESSING COMETH!!
FAVOR COMETH!!
FAITH COMETH!!
YOUR DELIVERANCE IS HERE!!

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :-)
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Re: Daily Devotion | 3. 22.06 | You Shall Inherit

Good Morning All and Happy, Happy Wednesday to YOU! I greet you on this beautiful morning in the gracious and giving name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! What a glorious day this is to be alive. I greet you with peace in my heart, mind and spirit on today. Knowing the God is still God and He always will be. This is yet another day that YOU have not seen before. It is a day to rejoice and be glad in it. This day has been ordained just for you! I am experiencing a brand new mercy! How about you?

I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am.

Last evening in my quiet, study time, I was led to read Psalm 37. In reading this particular Psalm, I kept running across the word inherit. Everytime I ran across that particular word, there was something that caused a leaping in my spirit. There are some awesome promises in this particular Psalm. I encourage you today, my brother, my sister, to go get what belongs to you. It is yours. The only requirement is your obedience.

Are you willing to obey God to get your inheritance? I will leave that up to you to answer.

Psalm 37

verse 9: For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.

verse 11: But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

verse 18: The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.

verse 29: The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever.

verse 34: Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land.

This is the year of supernatural overflow. Get your inheritance! Obey God and get what belongs to you.

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :-)
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Good Morning and Happy Thursday to YOU! I greet you all this morning in
peace. It is a peace that surpasses all understanding! It is a good thing
to be in peace! I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am. What a
glorious day this is to be alive. This is yet another day that you have
never seen before. I dare you to rejoice and be glad in it. It is my
prayer that your day be filled with the spirit in which I greet you, peace.
May God?s favor overshadow you in every area of your life.

I trust that this email finds all doing well as I am.

Isaiah 54: 1-3 - "Rejoice, barren one, who did not give birth; burst into
song and shout, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the
forsaken one will be more than the children of the married woman," says the
Lord. "Enlarge the site of your tent, and let your tent curtains be
stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your ropes, and drive your pegs
deep. For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your
descendants will dispossess nations and inhabit the desolate cities.

The Word of the Lord:

There are some of you who have been waiting for quite some time now. You
have sown seeds, but yet you have not seen a harvest. You have stood in
faith, believing God. I hear the spirit of the Lord say to you today, get
ready! Your territory is about to become enlarged. I, the Lord your God
have seen the many nights of tears and anguish. I have heard your heart's
desires. I have seen the struggle. I have seen the constant turmoil. I
know the financial hardship. Don't you worry. The journey has been long,
but get ready to stretch out, for you are about the receive increase.
Your season of being baron is about to be over. No, I am a God who cannot
lie. If I speak a thing, you can count on it! If I say a thing, it shall
not return void. Hold on. Do not give up. You will not be put to shame.
You are my child and that make you an heir to the kingdom. Your territory
is about to be enlarged.

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :)
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Re: Daily Devotion | March 24, 2006 | A Living Sacrifice

Good Morning All and Happy, Happy Friday to YOU! I greet you on this
beautiful morning in the precious name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! What a glorious day this is to be alive. This is yet another day that YOU have not seen before. It is a day to rejoice and be glad in it. This day has been ordained just for you! I am experiencing a brand new mercy! How about you?

I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am.

Romans 12:1 - Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

II Corinthians 7:1 - Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

I do greet you with the utmost sincerity on today. The waters are being troubled. There is something in the atmosphere. A great change is about to come. I sense it. I believe it. I stand on the spoken Word of God. I would not miss this move if I were you and since the promises of GOD are yes and amen, set the stage for your miracle!

Even if you can't see it right now, prepare the way! In the midst of
despair, hopelessness, loneliness, and doubt, prepare the way! How do I do
this you ask? Let us seriously begin to purify ourselves to receive the
blessings of GOD. This does not call for your perfection, but it does call for your obedience.

In a world so full of distractions and temptations, purity is difficult. Even more than difficult, the call to purity often goes forgotten and ignored.

Cheap grace is substituted for a call to passionate living.

While we never want to give into a "works righteousness state", we also must remember that impurity through laziness, lack of commitment, or simple rebellion are contaminating to those claiming to be Christians and ruin our influence before the watching world.

And trust me, someone is always watching........

Don't let your influence become invalid!

I hear the spirit of the lord saying to you today, If you love me then keep my commandments. Your next level will come as a result of your ability to obey me, to purify yourself, to walk in integrity and to trust me. Stop operating in cheap grace and sanctify yourself from those things and people that would come and serve as distractions to keep you from going to the next level. There are some present day distractions that are pulling you from what GOD has intended for your life. Rid yourself, by any means necessary! Hear the Word of the Lord today. Obedience is better than sacrifice!

It is my prayer that your weekend be filled with peace, productivity and protection.

Make it an EXCELLENT day and an even better weekend! :-)

Jonathan :-)
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Re: Daily Devotion | March 27, 2006 | Three Simple Commands: Ask, Seek, Knock!

Good Morning All and Happy, Happy Monday to YOU! I greet you on this beautiful morning in the gracious and giving name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! What a glorious day this is to be alive! This is yet another day that you have not seen before! If I were you, I would rejoice
and be glad! I am. It is another day to experience the awesomeness of
GOD, for He is truly that, awesome.

I trust that this email finds all doing well, as I am! I also trust that all had a wonderful weekend.

This morning's devotional is quick and to the point!

No matter what it is you may be experiencing in this season of your life, make a
declaration to persevere with an attitude of praise, worship, thanksgiving and
adoration. This season won't last always. For you shall come out of it. I serve a
GOD who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can even ask or think.
Begin to speak to your situations, difficulties, and trying times. As long as you
are alive, there is hope in GOD.

The God that I serve, hears and answers prayers. He cannot and has never lied!
(what a track record)

I declare unto you today, ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock
and the door will be opened to you.

Luke 11: 5-10 - And Jesus said to his disciples, "Suppose one of you should go to a
friend's house at midnight and say, "Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread. *A
friend of mine who is on a trip has just come to my house, and I don't have any food
for him!'*And suppose your friend should answer from inside, "Don't bother me! The
door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give
you anything. *Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give
you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything
you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking. *And so I say to you: Ask,
and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to
you. *For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door
will be opened to anyone who knocks.

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :-)

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Re: Daily Devotion | March 28, 2006 | When There Is Nothing Left, But God......

Good Morning All! Happy Tuesday to YOU! I greet you in abundant peace on today; a peace that surpasses all understanding. I come to you today with gratefulness in my heart, for God is truly a good God. This is yet another day that the Lord has made. I am rejoicing and being glad in it. I invite you to do the same. Our God is a mighty awesome God! This day has been ordained just for you. What will you do with it?

I trust that this email finds all doing well, as I am.

Psalms 62:1 - I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him.

Psalms 62:5 - Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

In life, we encounter very bitter, tough situations. There are times when we are given some very hard reality checks. What we thought we had, we didn't. The people you thought had your back, never did. The things you earnestly desire to happen, never does. The breakthrough you that you thought was about to come, has not yet arrived.

What do you do? Do you keep moving forward? or do you stop dead in your tracks?

There are also times when God has specifically spoken to you regarding a particular person, place or thing and you know deep down that what you are hearing is true and it is coming from God.

Even if you have to go alone, are you willing to do so?

What happens when there is nothing left, but God?

God has a way of putting you and I in some situations where there is nothing left but Him. Do you trust Him?

My friend, on this morning, I encourage you. I speak a word of prayer, just for you.

Father in Heaven, I pray on the behalf of my friend this morning. Bring comfort where there is hurt, disappointment and despair. Bring understanding where there is the slightest bit of confusion. I speak a word of "you can make it" this morning. Wipe the slate clean of any past ills, hurts, bondage and evildoing. No matter what the situation, God you have, not some power, but all power. Orchestrate like only You can. Heal like only You can. Set free like only You can. Mend broken spirits. I speak restoration on today. I speak inner healing to hurting souls on this morning. I choose to believe you. I choose to believe your report. Your report says, we are healed. Your report says, we can do all things through Christ. Your report says, we are more than conquerors. Because I take serious the call that You have placed on my life for your people, I stand in the boldness and the authority given unto me, and I declare that every dark, cunning, evil, scheme and plot of the enemy is defeated now in Jesus' name. I speak purpose and destiny to your people today. When there is nothing left, we trust You God and we say yes. In Jesus' name - Amen.

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan
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Re: Daily Devotion | March 29, 2006 | From Bitter To Sweet

Good Morning All! Happy Wednesday to you! I greet you in abundant peace on today; a peace that surpasses all understanding. I come to you today with gratefulness in my heart, for God is truly a good God. This is yet another day that the Lord has made. I am rejoicing and being glad in it. I invite you to do the same. Our God is a mighty awesome God! This day has been ordained just for you. What will you do with it?

I trust that this email finds all doing well, as I am.

Isaiah 5:20- Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

This morning's devotional is quick and to the point!

There are times in each of our lives when God will allow us to experience some very bitter experiences.

You may ask why this is?

I have found that He allows us to go through this things to realize that we no longer have a desire for a particular setting, a certain lifestyle, or a particular individual or group of people. God has a way of turning your desires to His desires, and what an awesome thing that is.

So this morning, I thank God for the bitter. Because after the bitter, there comes the sweet.

Out of each bitter experience, comes deliverance.

Thank you God, for deliverance!

Romans 8:21 - that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of corruption into the glorious freedom of God's children .




Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :-)
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Re: Daily Devotion | March 30, 3006 | I Trust God!

Good Morning All and Happy, Happy Thursday to YOU! I greet you on this beautiful, sunny morning in the precious and powerful name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! What a glorious day this is to be alive. This is
yet another day that you have not seen before. This is a day to rejoice
and be glad. I am experiencing a brand new mercy, how about you?

I trust this email finds all doing well, as I am.

Psalm 31:14-15 ? But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, ?You are my God.?; My times are in your hand.

Have you ever been in a place where you wondered if God really had your best interest at heart? Have you questioned God as to His plan(s) for your life? Have you ever questioned, ?why now?? or ?why not now??

Do you ask yourself as to why things may be taking so long to occur? Why are things not happening for me, right now?

Have you surrendered your life to God? Have you seriously submitted all that you have to God?

There comes a time in each of our lives when we have to totally surrender every part of our being to God. In surrendering, we are saying to God that I trust you. I trust you God and I believe that you know what is best for me.

Are you still waiting on a breakthrough? Are you still waiting for a miracle of God?

What an assurance it is to know that God holds the future and your times are in His hands.

God knows all, sees all, and acknowledges right where you are. He is aware of every current situation you are facing.

God is aware of every trouble, every financial hardship, every dilemma and every difficulty you may be facing.

I come boldly to you today to say, put all of your trust in God!

YOUR DELAY IS IN NO MEANS A DENIAL!

God knows what is best for you! Isn?t it a good thing to know that your
times are in God?s hand?

I declare unto you today that anxiety, worry, fear, distress and every other negative feeling shall not be named among you! Release them.......

Trust in God!

Make it an EXCELLENT day!

Jonathan :-)
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