A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“Let It Shine, Let It Shine, Let It Shine”
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
We will be burning and shining lights by our good living. Others will see Jesus in us by the way we live. Our lives must be bright shining lights, not as one about to go out. When we live a Godly life we will glorify Him. This is the power of God’s Grace in us. Not to be “holier than thou” or “look at me” attitude, but to show others that same grace. Everyone is the same at the foot of the cross. You know when Moses came down from the mountain, his face was so bright (it shone like the sun) the people were afraid. They knew Moses had been with God. Let your light shine in word and deed.
Most Holy God, I come before You with humbleness of heart. I want my light to shine before men. I want others to see You in me. I want my life to glorify You in all that I do and say. I ask all this in Your precious Son’s name. These things are the desire of my heart. Amen
Thursday, July 23, 2009
"Questions"
A Blast From The WordBy Sandra Rhynes“Questions”John 10:3-4 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Here are a few questions for you? Are you a “sheep” or a “wolf”? Do you continually listen for God’s voice and keep your heart open to Him or are you always working to devour the sheep? Do you make sure everyone knows the faults of others or do you listen intently and pray quietly for that person? Do you know the Good Shepherd’s voice. Can you tell the difference between His voice and satan’s voice. Who’s voice do you know and listen to the most? Do you allow Jesus to speak to you? Do you obey Him? When the Lord returns and calls you by name, will you be ready to go with Him? Will you be found wanting because you didn’t recognize our Good Shepherd’s voice? Be a sheep, don’t be the devouring wolf. Lord, I know You are the Good Shepherd. You go before me to lead me, to led me to paths of righteousness and out of ways and things that don’t please You. Help me to always know Your voice. I love You and praise You. Thank You for knowing me and keeping me with Your grace. Amen
Thursday, July 16, 2009
"I'm Redeemed!"
A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“I’m Redeemed!”
18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
We were redeemed by shed blood. Have you ever shed your blood for someone? I haven’t either. Jesus Christ shed His blood for mankind that we would be saved (redeemed) to serve Him and to be with Him forever in heaven. He died for ALL, now some choose not to accept His death and resurrection for themselves. Either way He still died and shed His blood for ALL. It doesn’t make any difference what color you are or what country you live in or what your name is or anything, He still did it. He died out of love. He loves you completely and supremely. It is up to us to accept Him into our lives. He made the way for redemption---the rest is up to YOU. Accept Him today.
Lord and Savior, I pray for the ones You died for that haven’t accepted You yet. Call them to You. Holy Spirit send someone to them today to tell them about Your never failing love, grace and mercy. In Your Precious Name I ask this. Amen
By Sandra Rhynes
“I’m Redeemed!”
18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
We were redeemed by shed blood. Have you ever shed your blood for someone? I haven’t either. Jesus Christ shed His blood for mankind that we would be saved (redeemed) to serve Him and to be with Him forever in heaven. He died for ALL, now some choose not to accept His death and resurrection for themselves. Either way He still died and shed His blood for ALL. It doesn’t make any difference what color you are or what country you live in or what your name is or anything, He still did it. He died out of love. He loves you completely and supremely. It is up to us to accept Him into our lives. He made the way for redemption---the rest is up to YOU. Accept Him today.
Lord and Savior, I pray for the ones You died for that haven’t accepted You yet. Call them to You. Holy Spirit send someone to them today to tell them about Your never failing love, grace and mercy. In Your Precious Name I ask this. Amen
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
"One Accord"
A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“One Accord”
Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Jesus had died and rose again, and believe you me the disciples were ready to be in one mind and one accord. Before, there were strife among them, which one of them would be the first and the greatest in the Kingdom. But now, ahhh, now, the Lord had promised them great blessings and power from on high. They had prayed a lot together and they loved each other with a holy love. All strife and envy was gone. They just wanted to obey Jesus. And they did. The Bible says that all of a sudden, when they were in one accord, then and only then, the Holy Spirit came in and filled the whole place. He came in as a mighty rushing wind and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other tongues as He gave the utterance. Let us be in one accord and love one another. For when we are together in unity, the Lord will pour out His blessings and the anointing will flow. Aren’t you hungry for the Holy Spirit to move as on the day of Pentecost? The answer is yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord!!!!
Holy Spirit do the work among us today as we obey You. Come in as a rushing mighty wind and fill this whole place as we worship You in one mind and one accord. We thank You Lord for the things You are about to do in our midst. We wait for You with great expectation. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen
By Sandra Rhynes
“One Accord”
Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Jesus had died and rose again, and believe you me the disciples were ready to be in one mind and one accord. Before, there were strife among them, which one of them would be the first and the greatest in the Kingdom. But now, ahhh, now, the Lord had promised them great blessings and power from on high. They had prayed a lot together and they loved each other with a holy love. All strife and envy was gone. They just wanted to obey Jesus. And they did. The Bible says that all of a sudden, when they were in one accord, then and only then, the Holy Spirit came in and filled the whole place. He came in as a mighty rushing wind and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other tongues as He gave the utterance. Let us be in one accord and love one another. For when we are together in unity, the Lord will pour out His blessings and the anointing will flow. Aren’t you hungry for the Holy Spirit to move as on the day of Pentecost? The answer is yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord!!!!
Holy Spirit do the work among us today as we obey You. Come in as a rushing mighty wind and fill this whole place as we worship You in one mind and one accord. We thank You Lord for the things You are about to do in our midst. We wait for You with great expectation. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
"Who's Your Master"
A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“Who’s Your Master?”
Acts 16:17
This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation."
This verse was a real eye opener to me this week. This slave girl had an evil spirit and she could tell the future. She made her owner a lot of money. You know, satan knows if you are a servant of the Most High God and so do the people that follow you. My dad used to say that he could sum a fellow up by just talking to him and all it took was just 5 minutes. Here is my question to you, “who is following you?” When they talked to you for about 5 minutes, what do you tell them? Do they know who your master is? Do they know where your priorities are? Do they leave you hearing about a Savior? The slave girl had followed Paul and the others around for several days. Paul was just about fed up with her continuous repeating of the same words, so here is what he does. I can just see Paul in my minds eye. Whirling around kinda irritated like, he says, “In the Name of Jesus I command you to come out of her.” The Bible goes on to say that the evil spirit was gone that same hour. Her owner was not too happy, infact, he was mad. Sometimes when we tell others about Jesus, it does make them mad. Sometimes they scream, yell and slam doors. They don’t want to hear about the Lord. Especially if it touches their money or if they know they are still doing wrong. We must not let anything stand in our way of telling them about Jesus. Well, I could go on forever about this scripture, but I am running out of room. Read this chapter and allow the Lord to speak to your heart.
Lord of all, I come to you with a great awakening. I want others to see Jesus in me. You are the only Master for me. I ask in Your name to take away all the thoughts and feelings and all the things about me that You are not pleased with. Especially those things that are in the deep corners of my heart. Create within me a clean heart and a right spirit. Amen
By Sandra Rhynes
“Who’s Your Master?”
Acts 16:17
This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation."
This verse was a real eye opener to me this week. This slave girl had an evil spirit and she could tell the future. She made her owner a lot of money. You know, satan knows if you are a servant of the Most High God and so do the people that follow you. My dad used to say that he could sum a fellow up by just talking to him and all it took was just 5 minutes. Here is my question to you, “who is following you?” When they talked to you for about 5 minutes, what do you tell them? Do they know who your master is? Do they know where your priorities are? Do they leave you hearing about a Savior? The slave girl had followed Paul and the others around for several days. Paul was just about fed up with her continuous repeating of the same words, so here is what he does. I can just see Paul in my minds eye. Whirling around kinda irritated like, he says, “In the Name of Jesus I command you to come out of her.” The Bible goes on to say that the evil spirit was gone that same hour. Her owner was not too happy, infact, he was mad. Sometimes when we tell others about Jesus, it does make them mad. Sometimes they scream, yell and slam doors. They don’t want to hear about the Lord. Especially if it touches their money or if they know they are still doing wrong. We must not let anything stand in our way of telling them about Jesus. Well, I could go on forever about this scripture, but I am running out of room. Read this chapter and allow the Lord to speak to your heart.
Lord of all, I come to you with a great awakening. I want others to see Jesus in me. You are the only Master for me. I ask in Your name to take away all the thoughts and feelings and all the things about me that You are not pleased with. Especially those things that are in the deep corners of my heart. Create within me a clean heart and a right spirit. Amen
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