This week I am thankful to God for knowing what I need, when I need it, the way I need it. God I thank you for being a God that takes care of me especially when I don’t know how to take care of myself.

This week take time to rest. Set aside time of the day or evening to take care of you. Do something that satisfies your heart and soul within the parameters of Godly living. Rest is important because it gives God the opportunity to replenish the emptied parts of you with his divine glory. Life is not always hustle and bustle, life is also the Sabbath, time designated to enjoy the fruits of your labor, time designated to rest from your hard work, and time designated to allow yourself to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God. We so often over give of ourselves in our home life, our goals, our work, our family, our friends and whatever else comes along with our life’s purpose that we forget to give to ourselves, this week take time for you by allowing an area of your life to be about resting your soul. What good is soul for the works of the Kingdom if that soul is weary, tired and burnt out. God designed rest for a reason, he knew that the elements that make up the human being are not designed to go, go, go. God knew that at some point the human being in its’ physical, mental, spiritual and emotional state would need time to rest and be rejuvenated and replenished in him. Mark 6:31…And he (Jesus) said to them (12 Disciples), Come you yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going and they (12 Disciples) had no leisure (free time from work/relaxation) so much as to eat.

n. Representation of the form of a person or object Genesis 1:26…And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. God is the image of all that is good, righteous and true, and if we are made in the Image of God than upon the earth we are to produce Kingdom goodness, righteousness and truth. Our presence on this earth should reflect the image of divine glory that through us the image of God should be seen to all. Our daily life in some way, shape and form should transfer the presence of God to others. Image is the visual, the unspoken presence. The way we look, the way we carry ourselves, our countenance. People should be able to look at us, the totality of our entire life/lifestyle and know that we are the temple of God, the place in which God dwells without us having to say a word.

For you were sometimes in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of the light: For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. Key Point: Sometimes = At a point in time but not anymore. At some point in our life we will engage with satan, but by the grace of God, the blood of Jesus the Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit to dwell within us we are washed clean of our sins and made new in the righteousness of the Throne of Heaven. Key Point: The fruits of darkness as defined by the Bible = A life lived outside of the parameters of God’s standards, such as any behavior opposite of the ten commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6-21). A lifestyle indulged in the sins of Satan (Ephesians 5:3-7) (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). A life fulfilling the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21). Key Point: The fruits of the light as defined by the Bible = A lifestyle exuding the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26); A lifestyle following the 2 love commandments of Jesus (Matthew 22:37-40). Key Point: Walk in the image in which we were created; God being the ultimate imagery of light. And if the Holy Spirit is indeed the Spirit of God and the Spirit of God indeed dwells within us then we are to be all that true, good and righteous on and in the earth. Thought to Ponder: Are you a reflection and image of God or the devil? Is the life you are living right now producing the fruits of the Tree of knowledge that are of Good or Evil? If someone was to stand before you to delight themselves in your presence what fruits of your tree would you give them to feast upon? Thought to Ponder: Are you producing fruits that bring about the reward of God (everlasting life in the Kingdom of Heaven) or the consequences of God (divine indignation, wrath, destruction, death and anguish in the depths of hell fire). To the Lord Jehovah be the glory, honor and praise for the reading and understanding of his word, in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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QUESTION How do I know that God loves me? ANSWER You know God loves you because he wrote a whole book telling you just how much he loves mankind, and we know that God is not a God that lies. The Bible, verse after verse tells us just how much God’s heart is in love with his children. You know God loves you because he put within you an inclination of that love when he created you in your mother’s womb. We are born with the innate knowledge that God loves us, and through the span of our life this inclination grows deeper and deeper, stronger and stronger and solidifies in faith as we grow closer and closer to God.

Lord Jehovah, let your heart be poured down upon all the earth, that the hearts of your creation be turned back to their first love which we know to be you, in Jesus name, Amen.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not die but have everlasting life. God loved us so much that he sacrificed his son, the love of his life to redeem us into the Kingdom of Heaven and spare us the anguish of sin’s consequence in the kingdom of hell. God’s sacrifice is the ultimate act of love a father can have toward his children. Jesus’s willingness to give his life is the ultimate act of love a brother can have toward his siblings. Love is the root/foundation of the Kingdom of Heaven by which we are to replicate and cultivate on earth.

Lord, I thank you for loving me yesterday, today and tomorrow. Jeremiah 31:3…The Lord has appeared of old unto me, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.

This week focus on God’s love. Take the time to look all around you and see just how much God love’s you. Allow yourself to fill up on the love of God. Allow God the opportunity to pour into your voided areas. Give yourself space from the world to be alone with God in his word, so that his word of glory can replenish, rejuvenate and refresh your inner self (your heart, mind, soul, will, emotions, etc.) This week take care of your soul by allowing God the opportunity to saturate all of you in the love of his heart. Psalm 63…God’s love fills the thirsty soul.

n. A strong (the magnitude by which God loves us) feeling of affection (God’s kindness, goodwill, tenderness, friendliness and caring attitude toward us) and concern (our wellbeing is of importance to God) toward another person. Synonyms -Adore, cherish, treasure, hold dear Let your love be both a noun and a verb, let your love not only be in word but in deed, meaning let your actions align with that which you say. The best way to let a person know that you love them in truth of heart is to let your actions out weight your words. John 4:7-21…God is the source of love and that by which we are loved so are we to love one another. 1 Corinthians 13…The way in which we are to love.