The Following

Matt 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out,
and held a council against him, how they
might destroy him.

Matt 12:15 But when Jesus knew [it], he
withdrew himself from thence: and great
multitudes followed him, and he healed
them all;

The text does not mentioned how long
the multitudes of the people had been saved.
It did not speak of maturity of the people he
healed. It did not mention anyone having a title.
It simply stated that great multitudes “followed him”,
and he healed them ALL.

They were not following people. They were
not following careers. They were not following
money. They were not following the world’s
economy. They were not following their emotions.
hey simply followed…………him, and he healed
them ALL.

When you follow Jesus, you are following Love.
and when you put Love first that means your
feelings come second. Just think about what
would happen if God put His feelings first.
We would all be in trouble. Even though God does
have feelings, he continues to put His love first.

I know there may be some people that get
on your last nerve but keep following after God.
You may not have a job yet but keep following
after God. You may not be married yet
but keep following after God. You may
not have that house yet but keep following
after God.

If Jesus healed what the Bible calls
“Great Multitudes of People”
How much more can he touch your life
if you would control your
emotions & trust & Follow Him……….

The same God in the text is alive & well today.
The same restorative ability in the text
resides in Him Today. Following Jesus may
not make sense all the time but Trust Him.

If you lost your job, Remember God has
never laid you off.
Remember you are still on His payroll.
You are still receiving His benefits.
and you will still need Him long after the job
that you are believing
Him for has come and gone……….

Just remember:
and great multitudes followed him,
and he healed them all;

Let us pray:

Lord as we follow you by obeying and
keeping your commandments
With Love shed abroad in our hearts,
We receive our healing. We not only receive
our healing, we receive our inheritance for
our families. We receive the ability to
forgive others who spitefully use us. We
only want to follow after the path you have
set before us. Father restore Hope in the
lives of those who are calling on you who find
it difficult to see, hear and feel you in these
difficult times.
Restore Hope in the lives of your people that
have been abused and mistreated.
Cause them to know that their life is not over.
Restore hope to the person
that is reading this blog that is dealing
with issues, the one that cries in the night
because they find it difficult to trust anyone
with who they really are.
And Lord as we follow you through the rain,
through the blizzard, and through
the billowing winds, we hold fast to our
faith because we know that you
have Everything that we could possibly need
to be Complete. Amen

He’s working it out now!

In His Strength

Bobby

Give It All You Got!

Isa 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a
new earth: and the former shall not be remembered,
nor come into mind.

The new man is now being formed in you.
The past is of no significance as it relates to
the destiny & direction that God is taking you.

Your creativity is about to come forth in the days and
weeks ahead. Your job is to maintain an open heart so
that you may sew seeds of righteousness in the lives
of the next generation to help sustain them through the
vicissitudes of life.

You see, the enemy knows that
if he can get you to focus on yourself then you will
forget about one of the most important things and
that is “the harvest.” (The Next Generation)

Contrary to all of the issues that are going on in your life,
God is going to carry you through it all and when it’s all
said & done you will become everything that God has
called & created you to be.

To those of you that God has been nudging you to open
up that business. Stop focusing on what you don’t have
& start focusing on what you do have. This is the perfect
time for you to draw from your well of creativity.
Think about all of the voids that God has called not the world
but the church to fill. God has called you not just to lend
but also to own. The fate of the economy is in the hands
of the sons of God.
I am believing God for you!

Be Blessed

Bobby

Suggested Reading:

Isa 48:21 And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the
deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them:
he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

Joel 3:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the mountains
shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all
the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come
forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Don't Look Back!

Gen 19:26 But his wife looked back from behind him,
and she became a pillar of salt.

There are many things that we have overcome.
There are trials and tribulations that we have endured.
There are consequences that we have faced that
we brought on ourselves but my brothers and sisters
I beseech you, Don’t Look Back!

In spite of it all, God has brought you into a new place,
an unfamiliar place. He promised that he would do a
New thing in you. “Don’t Look Back!

Don’t allow your life to be defined by a few slivers
rather than the total circumference
whereby you rehearse every negative thing that
ever happened to you over and over again.
Don’t have a party with pain. Don’t Look Back!

Get away from people that keep bringing up the past.
Don’t Look Back!
Your past is behind you waiting to devour you up
so Don’t Look Back!

You are stronger than you “think” you are.
As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.

Even though we are human, we as Christians have the ability to
operate in both the natural as well as the supernatural.
You have come too far to stop now.
God has brought you through too many things to be feeling
sorry for yourself. You’re good enough! You’re smart enough!
God has personally hand selected you. He has you on His Mind!
God has been too good to you for you to stop in the process.
Remember I told you he has purpose in the process
and when he is finished with you, you will come forth as pure gold.
God’s word does not return to him VOID!

Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall
not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which
I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.

He knows where you are and when he is ready to raise you up
He knows where to come and get you so….. Don’t Look Back!

I know you are tired of making the same mistakes
Over and over again. God is more than able to forgive
and heal you from your past but while he is healing
your past, you just focus on the future and Don’t Look Back!

When any doubt comes into your heart,
Rebuke It with the Word quickly and
Don’t Look Back……………………

Through the narrow path, You will finish!
Don’t Look Back!!!!!!!!

Looking Ahead Staying Ahead

Bobby

Suggested reading:

1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things
which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Silent Victory: When it get's down to it.

1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange
concerning the fiery trial which is to try
you, as though some strange thing happened
unto you:

God has purpose in the process. Right now
I know things are getting harder. You may
be contemplating having an abortion. You
may be on the verge of committing suicide.
You may be facing a tough time financially.
You may be tempted to forfeit your virginity.
You may be tempted to get a divorce but whatever
the issue is, hold fast to your confession!

We all have sinned and come short but don’t
give up1 Take a second stand in your faith.
We are in a season now where you can’t shout
over everything.
This is a time when you have to be still………
and know that he is God!

A couple of Sundays ago, the preacher
told everyone to turn around as a symbol
of our faith for our situation to change.
A worshipper began to get mad because I did
not turn around with everybody else.
The person thought that the power was in the
the turn when in actuality the power was in
the silence.
I had to be still……… and know that he is God.
Ecc 3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Please know that there is a reason that
you are going through what you are going through.
God did not bring you this far to leave you.

Know that when you talk to God he hears you.
Know that you can access God at any given moment.
Know that he is not just with you
when things are convenient but when things
are inconvenient. (Psalms 46:1)

Let us take a week and focus on somebody
else’s problem other than our own.
When you focus on your issues, they
begin to magnify and overwhelm you.
When you focus on another person’s
issues peace, sensitivity,
and unselfishness is restored to your soul.

In His Stead

Bobby

Suggested Reading:

Hab 2:20 But the LORD [is] in his holy temple:
and let all the earth keep silence before him.

Exhausted Love

One of the things that we must know is the Exhausted Love of God.
When I write a blog, it may be positive one day & negative another day.

I do not believe in feeding you sugar all day & make your teeth rot out
from giving you too many sweets. I know some websites that you can
go on and always hear a word that “you” want to hear but that still does
not bypass the principles that need be applied to get to where “God” has
pre destined you to be by operating in the richness & fullness of His power.

Proverbs 27:6 says wounds from a friend can be trusted but an enemy
multiplies kisses.

In the church, we are well acquainted with the love of the mother but
not the love of the father. A father’s love can be tough at times.
Hebrews 12:6 says “For whom the Lord loves He chastens.”
I can not write a positive blog every week Why?
because people are not positive all the time.
I know some of you may be “super maxi saved” but
I am not positive all the time. I admit it.
Whenever I get out of line, God corrects me in the spirit of meekness.
Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding
the evil & the good.

What we are receiving is the aftershock of the “tickle my fancy” messages
being preached every Sunday where by when it is time for correction and audit,
We get easily offended. We have also become frustrated because after shouting all
over the church and giving sacrificial offerings, we are still not quite
where we need to be.

So what do we do now?
We get back to prayer and say:

Lord…
I just want to be used for your glory.
In spite of my past, you still love me no matter what.
Help me to become a stronger person where by I don’t keep making
the same mistakes over and over again.
There may be days when I get lonely but with you I am never alone.
You hold the key to my destiny and my life is so far in your hands that
If you don not help me, I will have no help at all.
I empty myself out to you. Renew me. Restore me. Revive me.
If I am headed in the wrong direction, give flags to warn me.
Give me the peace that I can not find. In Hebrews 13:5 you
Promised never to leave me nor forsake me in spite of what
My mother did, what my daddy did or what my cousin did.
I declare by the blood of Jesus that I am healed. I am whole. I am free
to do what you have called me to do.

In His Presence

Bobby

Suggested Reading:

Eph 3:16
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.

Eph 3:17
And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.

Eph 3:18
And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.

Eph 3:19
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Eph 3:20
Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.

Eph 3:21
May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages. Amen.

The Truth Behind Churchology Pt 2: Assumptions

Mat 7:21
"Not all people who sound religious are really godly.
They may refer to me as `Lord,' but they still won't
enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is
whether they obey my Father in heaven.

Obedience is better than sacrifice.
Obedience is the key. In order to understand obedience,
We must first know what is expected of us.
We are commanded to love one another as Christ loves the church.
There are people in church right now that feel unworthy because
They do not know the church lingo, have the church face.
and the church antics.

Obedience is not predicated on feelings & emotionalism.
I am not saying that we do not get “tempted” at times.
I do understand that there is a way that we must conduct
ourselves Just because a couple in the
church is holding hands in church does not mean that they are
having pre marital sex.

At the same time you can not be in the pulpit praying for
People to be delivered from struggles and additions possessing
all of the Christian antics on Sunday and turn around and
have relations with your secretary on Monday.

What happened to the days when someone in leadership missed
the mark, they sat down for 3 months so that they can consecrate
themselves unto God to be restored so that they can
continue doing what God called them to do.
Those days seem long gone.

Tell me how can you set aside time to hold marriage conferences,
go through a divorce and still not set aside time to heal from the
divorce. If you are paying attention Paula White’s itinerary is still booked to capacity,
Juanita is still trying to get on Oprah.
Now I love and respect these individuals but how can you teach on
marriage & charge for tickets for a Word that God gave
you for “free”, and behind closed doors what you are preaching is not working for you.
Now things have gotten so bad new talk shows on major networks
are being developed to replace the Gospel because the networks feel that
they might as well profit off of the church just as much as the false profits do.
“Why have therapy sessions at church when you can get that
from Oprah” Right?

People times are tough. We have to get away from all of our problems will be solved in a day messages back to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

God is now exposing some things to the body of Christ whereby we have to be totally dependent upon Him. Microwave messages are not working anymore. Becoming a millionaire in 4 weeks messages are not working anymore. Getting a husband in 7 days messages are not working anymore. God has purpose in the process.

Behind His Shadow

Bobby

Suggested Reading:

Mat 7:12
"Do for others what you would like them to do for you. This is a summary of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
Mat 7:13
"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell[fn4] is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way.
Mat 7:14
But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.
Mat 7:15
"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep, but are really wolves that will tear you apart.
Mat 7:16
You can detect them by the way they act, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit. You don't pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles.
Mat 7:17
A healthy tree produces good fruit, and an unhealthy tree produces bad fruit.
Mat 7:18
A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit.
Mat 7:19
So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
Mat 7:20
Yes, the way to identify a tree or a person is by the kind of fruit that is produced.
Mat 7:21
"Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as `Lord,' but they still won't enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.
Mat 7:22
On judgment day many will tell me, `Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.'
Mat 7:23
But I will reply, `I never knew you. Go away; the things you did were unauthorized.[fn5]'

Mat 7:24
"Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
Mat 7:25
Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse, because it is built on rock.
Mat 7:26
But anyone who hears my teaching and ignores it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
Mat 7:27
When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will fall with a mighty crash."
Mat 7:28
After Jesus finished speaking, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
Mat 7:29
for he taught as one who had real authority-quite unlike the teachers of religious law.