With Affliction Comes Comfort - Part 2

My apologies for not posting within the last few months. As far as excuses goes, I really don’t have none. I’ve fallen off of doing a few things lately, but good news is I’ve prayed that lazy spirit up out of me and I’m working my way on back! A few months ago, I posted, “With Affliction Comes Comfort” and with part two, there are a few things I’m going to add to that. 

The verses I’m studying are 2 Corinthians 4:7-15:

            ⁷But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be  of God, and    not of us. ⁸We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; ⁹Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; ¹⁰Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. ¹¹For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest  in our mortal flesh. ¹²So then death worketh in us, but life in you. ¹³We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also     believe, and therefore speak; ¹⁴Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. ¹⁵For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

When Paul says, “earthen vessels,” he is referring to our bodies because our bodies are made from dirt. Then he follows with saying, “that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” because in our bodies is where there is treasure. The treasure is the knowledge of God. That’s the same as saying the experience of God in the face of Christ Jesus. The closer we get to Jesus, the more of God we will experience (Colossians 2:3). Experience of God is wisdom and knowledge on how life should be lived. Although the treasure is in us, please don’t be mistaken with thinking that we are the treasure because we are not. We suck (haha) and as my pastor puts it, even on our best days we are dignified dirt (I love how he says that!). Even though we are cheap, the treasure in us is of immense value! This is the good news!

As we read on, we soon approach some other news. Looking at verse 8, it is safe to say we are afflicted in every way. This is the bad news because affliction is tough. By the time we get to verse 10, we see in order to live we need to die. And when I say die, I mean die to ourselves (flesh). We need to decrease so that Jesus can increase in us. When stuff is going wrong in our lives that means we need to draw nearer to Jesus. God is trying to unwrap the treasure in us. He’s trying to unveil something we’ve never seen before!

I know how it is to feel like you’re at the end of your rope. But the truth of the matter is, although our bodies are subject to sin and suffering, God never abandons us! Our trials, tribulations and afflictions are opportunities for Christ to demonstrate His power and presence through us. Glancing at verse 13, I see that it’s important to let our mouth and belief say the same thing. Believe what you read in the Word of God and then speak it. I’m in the middle of reading through the Old Testament and I often get confused and have to re-read the verse and meditate on it to understand it. Before I read on, I desire to understand what is going on and I sometimes get discouraged because of all the information I always think, “I’m never going to get passed the Old Testament.” I learned that the trick to reading the Old Testament is to look for Jesus in it! Jesus is the Word!! So when we speak what is written, we affirm our belief and faith in Jesus. So before I start reading, I ask the Holy Spirit to go with me and before me to help me not only understand what it is I am reading but apply it to my life. Then I say out loud Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.”  

When opposition, disappointment or discouragement threatens to rob you of your victory, remember that no one can destroy what God has accomplished through you. No matter what it is you are going through, DO NOT QUIT! Read the Word, Believe the Word and SPEAK the Word!! Yes we will have affliction and struggles, but because God loves us so much more than our minds can even imagine, He comforts us while we are going through!

All Glory to God!!

*Crystal M. Cherry

With Affliction Comes Comfort

    One of my favorite passages I love to say out loud for comfort is John 16:33. Jesus says, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” I came across this passage one day flipping through my bible and all I could do was throw my hands up and say, “Thank You Jesus!“ I was having a pretty rough day, so seeing that scripture brought peace to me as it reminded me who Jesus is and what He has already done!

    In church, I learned that although we may go through tribulations and affliction, Jesus offers comfort to us while we go through it. The word affliction means trouble or distress and its safe to say that we all have experienced affliction and if not, there will be some point in your  life where you will because here’s the thing - trouble don’t care nothing about where you live or what you do, it will still show up. In the passage 2 Corinthians 1:4-10, Paul speaks about affliction, but within each sentence the word “comfort” comes shortly after. In these scriptures, Paul lets us know that we have the comfort of Jesus in us and with that we are suppose to comfort other people who are suffering similar hardships. Pull out your bible and turn to these scriptures! It’s really important that we truly understand this. The comfort in our affliction doesn’t change the affliction but it changes the nature of it. The nature of the trouble you may be going through while you wait for your breakthrough. I know it may seem cool to think that if you follow Jesus, you will never have to experience pain but that is so far from the truth. In fact, you can be totally on fire for the Lord and still be afflicted.

    The best thing you can do while you are in the midst of your storm would be to identify with Christ in your pain. Yes you will still have pain, but then it turns into pain with a purpose. Become a partner with Him. Close in on His word. Draw closer to those who inspire you spiritually. God wants to work in us before He works for us. So while you wait to be delivered, at least you can cover up with His covering. Life isn’t about waiting till the storm is over, it’s about learning how to dance, smile and praise God while you in the middle of it. He is producing something in you that will appear in His time. Not only is your affliction God’s calling to get closer to Him, but it is also an opportunity for your ministry.

God Bless You!

*Crystal M. Cherry

*Be on the lookout  for “With Affliction Comes Comfort” Part 2, coming soon!

Peace That Surpasses All Understanding

      “Jehovah Shalom” which means, “The Lord is Peace,” is the REAL definition of peace. The peace the world gives versus the peace Jesus gives is a big difference. The world gives convenient peace. A circumstantial peace that says, “When there is no problem, here is peace. When there is a problem, how ‘bout you cover that pain or situation up. It will help for the time being. Don’t fix the problem and don‘t look to God for help, just put a band-aid on it.” This kind of peace is not really peace. It’s a temporary fix. A bad one especially because God is not in the picture. Juxtaposed to the world’s temporary fix, which most people view as peace, is the awesome peace Jesus leaves! Looking at John 14:27, Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Jesus says this as he is getting ready to leave his disciples to be crucified. He references the world in this scripture and he basically says the peace he gives is not that of the worlds. This indicates that clearly “the world’s peace” cannot compete and doesn’t even measure up to the peace Jesus gives.

    The peace we want is the peace that comes when the problem shows up. The well known statement, “Peace that surpasses all understanding,” is peace that over rules the situation. You know it’s God in the midst when you can’t understand it! When everything around you is in chaos and you are calm, cool and collected, that means you have the peace of Jesus! The peace of God will guard your heart and mind in Jesus! If your heart is hurting, it’s because your mind is thinking. Your emotions and mind must be surrounded by, let’s call it “the peace corps!” Don’t let your mind wonder and have you somewhere you don’t need to be. You must cooperate on what God is doing with what you dwell on. Turning to Philippians 4: 6-9, Paul says, “ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep you hearts and mind through Christ Jesus.” Hallelujah! We are not alone, people! When the worst situation hits you and you are suppose to be up rooted and all over the place mentally and emotionally as the reaction, you won’t be because of this peace Jesus leaves! That’s how you know when you truly have his peace!

    Now check this out, when something causes you to lose your peace, that is an invitation to pray. God is interested in restoring your peace so look to him when you feel the anxiety, nervousness, worry and all the other fear feelings that follow, come upon you. Bring God’s thoughts into your situation. Knowing and seeking his perspective will keep you grounded in Him and His word leaving you at ease no matter the tribulation! As I speak to you, I speak to myself! Having the peace of God and having your heart and mind guarded in Jesus is an awesome feeling and the sooner you grasp this, the better you’ll be. Jesus says in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world!!” All I can say is, “Thank You Jesus!”
  
    It’s a story of some passengers on a plane and the plane is experiencing all kinds of turbulence. It goes up and down and rocks side to side. Everyone on the plane is afraid and all you hear is screaming with the exception of one little boy. The little boy is having himself a good ol’ time playing with his toys. Action noises proceed to come out of his mouth as he play fights with his action figured men. The lady sitting next to him being very annoyed at this boy said “how can you be playing at a time like this?” and the little boy replied, “because my Father is the captain. He is in control!” (YES!!) Rejoice in our Father who is in control and make a note to self. When you know who is in control, that doesn’t mean you are not in a tribulation, that just means the tribulation is not in you! Now is the time to reside in the peace Jesus leaves! His peace is the peace that surpasses all understanding!

Praise the Name of Jesus!

*Crystal M. Cherry

Heavenly Minded vs. Double Minded

     It seems like now a days, everyone is so caught up on defining each other that they don’t never stop to look at themselves. It’s easier to see someone else’s flaws sometimes than it is our own. However, when you are continuously trying to point out other peoples faults, telling them what they need to change, take a step back to view yourself. Especially if there is a negative connotation behind it. Today’s exercise is going to be focusing on self and I am going to start off with concentrating on what it means to be heavenly minded vs. being double minded.

    Being heavenly minded means you’re not changing the station. As my pastor puts it, you’re not switching from AM to FM constantly. You can’t just go to Church on Sunday and think you did something just by going. The next thing you know, come Monday you back to doing the same earthly, carnal fulfilling things. When this happens you have just switched stations. This means you haven’t learned anything and nothing has changed about you. It is here where being double minded comes in. When you’re double minded, you are listening to the Word of God on Sunday and for the other six days of the week, you are listening to everyone else but God, also known as man.  In other words, you don’t know if you want to listen to AM or FM, so you just be hopping from one station to the other.

    While I won’t get too technical and say what AM and FM represent in this example I am using to make this point, I will say you need to stay tuned in to HBN. HBN stands for Heavenly Based Network! Pastor Evans, always talks about HBN! I know it may be easier said than done though, right? I mean nobody’s perfect except Jesus Christ and everyone slips up. So you might ask, how do I stay focused on one station? How do I stay tuned in to HBN? It is here where I introduce to you “The 4 F’s.” I was introduced to “The 4 F’s” and now I’m going to share it with you! This is some good stuff!

“The 4 F’s”
1) Establish the FACTS - ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS include God in every aspect of your life. Ask yourself, What does Christ say about what my next move should be? What is God’s statement about it? Always seek His approval, guidance and perspective and keep seeking it until you find it. If you can’t find it, ask someone in your Godly circle to help you find it in scripture. Don’t give up! This means picking up your bible and searching. When you do this, you are establishing the facts. We know that the Word of God is true. It is God-breathed, so whenever you pull something from scripture, that is a fact.
2) Respond in FAITH - This means to apply the facts you just learned to you personally. Focus on you. This is a good way to correct YOUR flaws and realize what you need to change. You have to count the facts to be real to you. This is your personal salvation. Your personal deliverance!
3) Time to FUNCTION - Let’s start off with stating a fact. When you gave your life to Christ and trusted in Him, you were made clean. But if you don’t respond in faith, you are still operating in the old you which means you are not functioning like you know the facts. This is what I call putting dirty clothes over clean salvation. After you take a shower, you don’t put on dirty clothes. At least I hope not! The reason being is because you didn’t get clean just to be dirty at the end of the process. That defeats the purpose and not functioning like you know the facts is the same concept. When you have done steps one and two, then start functioning like it. Get rid of your human point of view and start adapting to God’s point of view.
°4)  Your FEELINGS- Feelings come and feelings go but nonetheless they are legit. If you’re happy,  then you are happy and if you’re sad then you’re sad. It doesn’t get no simpler than that. But when you are in this step of “The 4 F’s,” God says, peace will come back to you. This means you will feel peace within you even when the craziest things happen in life because you know the facts, you responded in faith, you have been functioning off what God said in His Word and therefore you have peace! This type of feeling is a feeling from God that is awesome to have.

    Staying heavenly minded simply means keeping your eyes and ears focused on the Lord. Know who is controlling the agenda in your life. The enemy loves for you to think you can’t overcome or it’s okay to switch channels but when you allow God to control the agenda, you will begin to see Him in a whole new way and switching channels will be the last thing on your mind!

To God be the Glory!

*Crystal M. Cherry

°For more information about the wonderful feeling of “Peace,” check out next week’s reading as we also learn another name of God!

From Deliverance to Destiny

     I learned about Jehovah Rophe and the message couldn’t have been more clearer. The name means “The Lord who Heals” and is brought up in Exodus 15:26. The Lord tells the children of Israel that He is their healer after they complained to Moses about having no water. Moses just led them from the Red Sea and they went three days in the wilderness with no water. They arrived in a city called Marah and they were bitter because they could not drink the waters there. So Moses cried out unto the Lord and the Lord showed him a tree which the Lord threw into the waters and the scripture says in Exodus 15:25, the waters became sweet. It says there, He tested them and made for them a statue and ordinance saying “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 statues, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.” Soon after, they arrived to a city called Elim where there was an abundance of water that they could drink!

    Throughout our lives, God will test us for a couple of reasons. One is to see what we have learned and the other is to teach us something new about Him. That saying, “A lesson unlearned is a lesson repeated” is very true. How can we expect our Heavenly Father to move us along to the next step if we can’t even past the test He has for us now? You will never get the specific of what you need to do if you don’t listen to the Lord. This message is very important to me because I feel God is testing me with a couple different situations in my life right now. While I’m learning that I need God’s healing and that my healing method doesn’t work, God is showing me what He can do in my life. Situations are making me more and more humble and the pride that I once had is leaving so very quickly. I find myself relying on God with everything because my humbleness has shown me that I am not in control but He is.

    We as Christians often reject God and adopt the values of society and then wonder why their problems become ours. But if we follow God, what happens to the sinners won’t happen to the saints. God can take your messed up situation and turn it around. When you truly follow God and the values of society don’t influence you and your life, God will take you places you never imagined yourself being. I find comfort in learning that because I have hope that where I am in my life won‘t be for forever. He is going to take me from deliverance to my destiny as He will do the same for you. Him testing you will be apart of the journey. Just like the children of Israel, we have to go through the wilderness first. We can’t skip Marah to get to Elim. How would we ever grow, learn and appreciate God if we make it to our destiny without going through the wilderness. I know life is hard but I speak from my heart when I say, look to God in everything. Learn to past the test so the He can show you an abundance of what He has and can give you!
 Remember, turn down the noise and turn up His voice!


God Bless You!

*Crystal M. Cherry 

March Under God’s Regime

     Today, we will focus on the name, “Jehovah Nissi” meaning the LORD’S Banner of Victory. This breakdown is my summary of Pastor Tony Evans message given a couple months ago. This is how I applied it to my life and how I hope you [as a reader and child of The Most High] apply it to yours. Everyday when I wake up, my main agenda is to praise God and then try all these different approaches to a solid direction and solution in my life while asking God for His will to be done. It’s so hard too, because I do not know where I‘m going. The world around me is so fast paced and I feel like I’ve fallen behind. Trying to catch up, I can’t help but to feel like I am not where I should be and at this point,  I honestly don’t know where to be. But this message opened my eyes again (even though I‘ve been already told this!). It said, “Crystal, girl stop trippin! God knows where you’re supposed to be!” As long as I am under His banner, I can go, do and be everything I can be while looking to God for the Victory! Thank You Jesus!

     “Jehovah Nissi,” is first seen in Exodus 17:15. The context it is used is when Moses built an alter and he named it “The LORD is My Banner.” This Banner represented not only the presence of God, but also the site of God‘s Victory. During this time, Israel fought against Amalek throughtout the period where they were being led in the wilderness, out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. Amalekites were descendants of Esau, and were a fierce nomadic tribe. Their livelihood was not good, as they killed for pleasure. By Moses leading the Israelites, he served as a buffer between God and the people. Moses told Joshua to gather man and fight Amalek while he station himself on the top of the hill with the staff of God in his hand (Exodus 17:9).  With him went Aaron and Hur.

    On that hill, when Moses held his hands up, Israel prevailed. When he let his hands down, Amalek prevailed. See, while Moses was under God’s regime, under the Banner, he had God’s victory. It wasn’t the physical fighting of Israel that caused them to prevail and it wasn’t Moses who caused them to prevail. Yet, it was Moses’ faith and the action of Moses holding up his hands and looking to God for the victory why Israel prevailed. The banner is the sight of Victory. He in other words was dealing in the spiritual realm, not the physical.

    In today’s world, everyone is so side tracked. The only world we know is this world of the 5 senses. If we can’t see, smell, touch, hear or taste it, we don’t believe in it. But the truth of the matter is, the spiritual world is the REAL world, not the physical world. If what you see is what you see, than you do not see what there is to see. There is definitely more to living in this world and fighting off our enemy than in the physical, which is why we need God. He knows what we do not know. He sees what we do not see.

    I’m learning that it is underneath His authority and His authority alone why I am operating. If God doesn’t give me the victory, I won’t have the victory. When I operate under the banner, I operate under spiritual authority. Amalek is still present today, meaning we still have enemies. Your Amalek is anything that’s keeping you from realizing God’s purpose in your life. Anything that is stopping you from seeking God (your sidetracks). When we fight our enemies, we need God or else they will keep coming back. Victory is not determined by how hard we fight or how hard we try in the physical. As humans, we get tired. We try and fall, try and fall, try and fall and so on. Our enemies- we fight and they eventually come back, fight and they come back, fight and they come back and so on. Physically, we get tired but when we are under The Banner, we are working in the spiritual realm. God is doing the fighting.  While Moses was holding up his hands on the hill, he started to get tired. As a human, his arms were hurting as he continued to hold them up, and this physical act became heavy on him. He began to put down his hands. But when Aaron and Hur came on each side of him and supported his hands back up, Amalek prevailed no more!

    I can not stress enough how important God is in your life. Because of Jesus, we are connected to God and we are under His Banner. We can’t fight the enemy alone no matter how tough, strong, trained or equipped we think we may be. Fight the enemy spiritually by looking to God for the victory. You must fulfill your responsibility, but also look to the Lord for victory and that goes for all aspects and situations in your life. When your connection is broken in the spiritual, the enemy comes in and prevail in your life. It is easier for him to steer you in his direction when your not dealing in the spiritual realm. Note - Always stay connected.

    Stay connected to God and dive inside His Word. Moses showed us how being spiritually interlinked to God, is the best direction you can go. God wants to fight your battles and Jesus defeated your enemies, so begin to act like it! Affirm this and stay spiritually connected. Everyone who looks to God will be delivered. God will use His method to deliver you, not yours. Get in a church and get connected with people who desire and commit their lives to God, so that when you get tired and weary like Moses, they can intercede for you like Aaron and Hur did as they supported Moses when he was tired. (Thank God for them!) And don’t just look to be comforted, but be a comforter and intercede for others as well! You are loved! No matter how lost you feel, if you are underneath God’s victory, you already won! So everyday as you go out into this world, march under God’s regime!


God Bless You!



*Crystal M. Cherry

Common, Profane or Sacred

A name of God that I want to focus on is called, “Jehovah Mekadesh” which means “The Lord who Sanctifies.” In Leviticus 20:8, the Lord says, “ And ye shall keep my statutes and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.” To be sanctified means to be set apart as unique or special. Taking a quick glimpse at the book of Leviticus, it is here where the holiness of God and how the children of Israel were to make sacrifices to God and keep their lives pure is discussed. There were duties in worshiping God they had to follow. It is also during this period of time where the nation was camped in Mount Sinai in between their exit from Egypt and their arrival to the Promised Land.  It was a time for resting, teaching, building and meeting with God face-to-face. My bible notes that redemption in Exodus was the foundation for cleansing worship and service in this book.

    One of the first things you should know is that God is in control! What he wants to happen, will happen. The same goes for what he doesn’t want to happen. Before the Israelites arrived in the Promised Land, there were things God wanted them to do and one of them included removing the people who were not living according to God. These people included the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and more. They were worshipping other gods, were materialistic, appealed to carnal desires and practiced very wicked things. God didn’t want the people of Israel to be surrounded by that and wanted to give them the Land free of the influence of wickedness. As a punishment to these people for this unholy living, God would allow them to be defeated and their land to be taken away.

    See, God doesn’t want you to buy into this world. He says the world will spew you out and I’m sure if you are person with your own testimonies and stories, you can agree to that. But if you stick with God, he will spew out the world. Please know that when you keep your eyes on God, in this world you will be the minority. The majority will be those who love worldliness which means they exclude God to be accepted by the world. They except what the culture says is okay.  They say, it’s okay to be gay. It’s okay to be drunk. It’s okay to worship objects and people. It’s okay to live the way we want to. These examples are apart of the very few of which the world says is okay and it is absolutely wrong. God says, if you have not set apart for me even though you are saved, you will not make it to your destiny. Don’t think just because you are saved, there is nothing else for you to do. You can be saved, but not sanctified.  Being saved means you will enter the Kingdom! Being sanctified means you will inherit the Kingdom! There is a difference! You can easily not make it to where it is God has for you if you don’t follow him. How can we try to compromise with God in order to be accepted by Him and the world? First of all, we can’t come to a Holy God and ask him change his righteous ways and try to negotiate with him because we want to also live by the world’s standards. That doesn’t make any sense. Like my pastor, Dr. Tony Evans said, that’s like asking water not to be wet. It is water’s nature to be wet, so you can’t expect water to be anything other than its nature. The same thing is true with God. It is not his nature to accept wrong from his children and make negotiations to please them because they want to do what they want to do. You can’t want to please God and the world at the same time. You must pick one. Most Christians who are saved basically tells God they accept him, but are not willing to set a apart for him and do not know it. Their living is on a whole other agenda that is not of God‘s. We can’t want him to bless us, but don’t want to live according to the way he says we should live. That’s not only selfish but wrong.

    So which way are you living? Are you living profane doing wicked, low down stuff in your life? Are you living commonly, just going day by day claiming that you know who Jesus and God is but your life isn’t portraying it? Or are you living sacredly as a unique individual of God standing on the word of God and living the way he says, trusting him, serving him, seeking him, acknowledging him, and obeying him? Please evaluate yourself and choose to live a sacred life. If you want to experience God, sanctification must take place. If you want his presence, it’s going to be on his terms because he is not following us, we are following him. God doesn’t want you to be common, he wants you to consecrate yourself.

    Looking at Leviticus 20: 7, God says, “ Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy, for I am the Lord your God.” In other words, GO TO GOD! He is not going to force you to make the decision to live holy, just like he won‘t force you to get saved. The scripture says, “sanctify yourself,” not “wait until I come to you in order to be sanctified.” When God sees you make that decision, he will sanctify you. If you consecrate yourself, it is the Lord that saves you! To consecrate yourself means to move from being common to being sacred. You make the move. Choose holiness and remove yourself from sin. God doesn’t expect you to be perfect because you will never be. Neither does he expect you to change on your own. If you are struggling with particular sins in your life, ask God for help to change and set out to change. Take responsibility. Most importantly, make sure you call it what God calls it. Don’t try to downplay and justify your sin by calling it just a mistake or a bad habit and being content with it. Jesus didn’t die for you because of a mistake or bad habit. He died for your sins. Praise Him and let him know how happy you are about it! Show him that you are grateful for what he did and are willing to live sacredly.

    In a nut shell, don’t put on dirty clothes over clean salvation. This means, don’t live profanely and commonly over the wonderful choice God is giving you the opportunity to live. Consecrate yourself. Be sanctified in spirit, soul and body. Be sanctified inside and out. Tell God you want to live in his presence and make that change! Just like God didn’t want the children of Israel to live by the Canaanites, the Amorites and the other groups values but wanted them to live by His value, the same goes for us today. Our God is the same God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, he didn’t change. He doesn’t want us to live by the world’s values and standards but by His. The Lord will only sanctify you with the truth and His Word is the truth. Dive into the Word and learn! Last but not least, check out Hebrew 12:14. It says, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. There is benefit of being special! This scripture basically says, to those who consecrate themselves, you get to see the Lord! You will see Him work in your life and in your circumstances! Holiness is coupled with living in peace, and having a right relationship with God, leads to right relationships with fellow believers! Be apart of the minority and make the choice right now to live sacredly! Focus on God and not the people and the values of this world.  Glory be to God and Praise the name of the Lord!

God Bless You!


*Crystal M. Cherry
 

S.P.E.A.K. in Scripture

S: Seek- "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and everything else will be added unto you." Matthew 6:33

P: Praise- "I will praise thee O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works." Psalms 91

E: Exalt- "The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God and I will exalt him." Exodus 15:2

A: Acknowledge- "In all thy ways, acknowledge him; and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:6

K. Know- "...that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God." Colossians 1:10

What S.P.E.A.K. is about....

S.P.E.A.K. Ministries is dedicated to teach everyone about the wonderful love of God. While teaching is very important, it is also encouraged for everyone to be apart of and share in this ministry while standing on the Word of God and living accordingly to it. S.P.E.A.K is an acronym for the action words that are used to drive this ministry. What it essentially means is to Seek God, Praise God, Exalt God, Acknowledge God, and Know God. These are all very important in daily living. So let's not waste time. Please join me in seeking, praising, exalting, acknowledging, and knowing God. Teaching, ministering, helping and loving one another is key. As we unite as brothers and sisters in Christ, let's glorify His Kingdom together in obeying Him and living out what we are called to do. Tell your testimonies and sow into this teaching. With that being said, it’s time to turn down the noise and turn up His voice! It's time to SPEAK and tell everyone about the love of God and how we should be living!