Job 22:28 There is great power in decrees. There is creative power in decrees. Decrees release our faith and intentions. A decree can manifest the motivation for which you decree. By decrees I'm referring to verbal declarations made in faith. Decrees can be good or evil, depending on the heart and intention of the person making the decree. It is through our mouth we release what is in our heart. There are good decrees and there are evil decrees. There are written decrees and there are spoken decrees. Written and spoken decrees are backed up by some form of authority. The authority that backs up a decree can be spiritual or political. A decree can also be backed up both spiritually and politically. Spiritually, there are kingdom decrees and diabolical decrees. Politically, there are decrees made by leaders, kings, Presidents, and authorities. We have spiritual and physical dignitaries. Spiritual and physical dignitaries have a right to decree things. Jesus Christ is a spiritual and...

  Ezekiel 17:24 Our text shows it's God who makes people flourish. How well a plant is looked after by the husbandman will determine how well that plant will flourish. Jesus said the heavenly Father is the husbandman, He (Jesus) is the vine, and we (followers of Christ) are the branches. We are meant to flourish and bear fruit to the glory of God. Followers of Jesus Christ are part of Him, we form His body. 1 Corinthians 12:27 As each part of the human body is important and connected, so is each member and assembly of the body of Christ. We are connected by covenant, a covenant with God.  A better covenant. Hebrews 8:6 Our covenant with God is our right to anything we can have in and through God. By virtue of our connection to God we are connected to His life. His life makes us flourish, His life gives us His presence which flows through us. A major new testament  covenant we have is the covenant of God's presence. God's presence is with each believer, His presence is als...

 Psalm 1:1-3 Our text passage shows it is the right of the righteous to flourish. The righteous can flourish even in uncertain times. Uncertain times are difficult times. Uncertain times are hard times. Uncertain times are dark times. The end times are uncertain times. As tough as the end times are we can flourish in the midst of it. We can become like the proverbial tree by the waterside that flourishes in it's season. God wants us to release our faith for us to flourish. A lot can happen through faith. Matthew 21:22 God wants us to obey Him so that the blessing can function to make us flourish. Deuteronomy 28:1,2 God wants us to tarry in His presence so as to flourish. Psalm 92:12-14 In the presence of God, that which is dead comes to life for God is a God of the living not the dead. Matthew 12:27 To flourish is to thrive. To flourish is to bloom and blossom. To flourish is to prosper. To flourish is to manifest. Growth and development are aspects of flourishing. Only the living ...

 Isaiah  42:16 Our text passage above shows us God is the one who shows us the path to take and leads us in new directions. Your path matters to God. The way you you choose to take is important to God. Your steps are seen by God and ordered by God. Psalm 37:23 The year ahead of you matters to God too. Luke 13:8-9 Each year God has given you the grace to witness, experience, and journey through is another opportunity to be fruitful for God. God wants you to make the most of the year ahead of you to His glory. Human beings do not always know the way and path to go, we can be limited in wisdom. History shows we do not always make the best choices. The year ahead of us will require knowing the way to go, having the wisdom to make the best decisions and choices. Deuteronomy 30:19 To successfully navigate the year we need to stay in God.. To navigate is to find your way through, it is following the right path to a specific destination. Car drivers either buy a GPS/Navigation device ...

 Luke 2:4-10 From our text passage we see glad tidings were brought to shepherds who lived in the same country where Jesus was born. The glad tidings were delivered by an angel of God. The angel didn't come to pass judgement, destroy, or kill. He came for a higher purpose. He came for the gospel. He came to direct according to the glad tiding that had happened. He calmed the fear of the shepherds who were frightened to see him. The shepherds also saw a host of angels in the heaven praising God in excitement about Jesus's birth. Glad tidings means good news. Gladness is another word for joy/joyful. Glad tidings bring joy. The gospel means good news. Good news brings about joy and celebration. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of gladness/joy. Psalm 45:7 The kingdom of God is a kingdom of joy. Romans 14:17 The birth of Jesus the Christ brought joy in heaven and on earth. Why shouldn't we celebrate it? Heaven celebrated God coming to earth in the form of a human being, a baby who ...

Genesis    1:1-19 God spoke the world into existence out of nothing. Nothing is something when God is in it. It would seem God made creation out of nothing. At some point God had nothing valuable to work with except darkness and disorder to achieve His intended outcome. Genesis 1:2 God called forth creation out of Himself. God achieved what He had hoped to achieve. Genesis 1:31 God achieved His aim God achieved His purposes. God is an achiever. Humanity was originally created in God's image and likeness through Adam, which Adam lost and Jesus restored. You are created to achieve your intended target- your dreams, hope, vision, imagination. You are created to achieve your aim. You are created to achieve your purposes. You are an achiever. Genesis 1:26-28 It may seem like you have nothing today but that is a good place to start from. It may seem like your life is full of disorder today but disorder can be converted to order with God. If you have God you have it all. Make sure Go...

  John 2:1-11 Our text passage reveals Jesus turning water into wine. When we ponder on this we realize it is miraculous. The timing was miraculous, the miracle happened just in time. It happened at a good enough time to avoid embarrassment for the bridegroom. Jesus is never late, and His miracles occur in perfect timing. The wine Jesus produced came after after a first wine was served, it came last. Jesus came to earth after Adam. Adam was the first man to be made, Jesus is the last Adam. We inherited an earthly nature from Adam, while we receive a divine/heavenly nature from Jesus Christ. As the first wine at that wedding was not as sweet as the second wine which came from Jesus, our second nature produced in us by the Holy Spirit through salvation in Jesus Christ is sweeter than our first nature which we have received from Adam. This second nature, this divine nature is what makes us the salt of the earth. It gives us a new and better flavor. In Christ Jesus our nature is made b...