Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!

 I pray you have a very blessed 2012, and that when January 2013 arrives, you will look back and be amazed when see all the things God has done through you, for you, and for those around you.  We cannot know what tomorrow will hold, but we do know that God is with us, He will lead and guide us, and give us the wisdom and knowledge and strength we need just when we need it.  He is never too early and He is never late...He always comes through at the right moment to bring us through victorious.  GOD IS SO GOOD!

I can think of no better way to start out a new year than by walking through a 50 day devotional that will help build a stronger foundation for our faith, and get us ready for all God has in store for us in the year 2012 and beyond.  So starting tomorrow, each day will have a new post as we walk through the very inspirational book, "Unshakable Faith" written by Rick Joyner.  

Blessings!

Kayla

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Psalm 91- Chapter 21: I Behold His Salvation

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection

Chapter 21: I Behold His Salvation

"...and let him behold My salvation."

Psalm 91:16b

Salvation is the all encompassing promise...All of the promises we have covered in this study are ours through the gift of salvation.  God wants us to know that salvation is not just a way to secure our entrance into heaven.  Salvation is a promise of God's protection, healing, health, deliverance, rescue, safety,  and provision in this life now.  Yes, salvation means we will get to spend eternity in heaven in God's presence, but it is more than that, it begins in our lives today.  I am so thankful for God's gift of salvation, and all the promises that gift includes.  If you have not accepted this wonderful gift from God, I encourage you to take a step out in faith and open the greatest gift you will ever receive. Please go to the "Our Beliefs" page for more details and instructions about receiving this great gift.

Thank you for joining me for this great study, I sincerely hope you have been blessed, encouraged, and filled with hope and faith because of the promises God has given us.

Blessings!
Kayla

Psalm 91 - Chapter 20: God Satisfies Me with Long Life

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection

Chapter 20: God Satisfies Me with Long Life

"With a long life I will satisfy him."

Psalm 91:16a

God has promised us a long life.  He is not talking about just a bunch of long years. He is talking about a satisfying, good life...a life of purpose, contentment, love, joy, peace, health, wholeness, a life that is worth living, a life with no regrets!  That is what God wants to give each one of us, but we have to be willing to live that life for Him, being obedient to His Word, walking each day in His presence, being lead by the Holy Spirit, and allowing God to fill us to overflowing with His love, so that others will see Him in us.  

God created us to be like Him, our purpose is to reflect His character, and be a light in the darkness that surrounds us.    

"What are you going to do with your long life?"

Psalm 91 - Chapter 19: God Honors Me

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection

Chapter 19: God Honors Me

"I will...honor him."

Psalm 91:15

Receiving honor is no small promise! And honor from God, that should make us tremble; it is such a huge gift...nothing we do, or say could ever make us worthy of such a great gift.  Only through God's love and through His Son, Jesus Christ, could we ever be even considered as a recipient of God's honor.  

This time of year we celebrate the Birth of God's Son.  Jesus being fully God, humbled himself, and came down to earth as a man...but He was not born in a great palace, or in a decent hospital. No, God's Son was born in a lowly manger.  His bed made of straw, the only heat coming from a small lantern and the body heat of the animals - sheep, horses, cows, camels, chickens, maybe a small dog or barn cat.  It was not as if the owner had known the Son of God would be born in his stable that night, in all likely hood, with the census going on and his Inn being full to the max, the owner probably went out to feed the animals, but I doubt that he had time to make sure every stall was cleaned, that all traces of manure were shoveled and the dirt and cobwebs swept clean...no it was probably as filthy as a barn can get.  And yet this is where God's Son was born.  Why? Because of God's love for you and me.  

Our lives will never be the same because of that precious baby that was born that night.  And because of Jesus' sacrifices, his coming to earth as a man, dying on the cross for us, because of Him, we are able to be called the sons and daughters of the most high God, the King of Kings...When we love and obey our heavenly Father, not only do we grow closer in our walk with God, but He has promised to honor us.  I can only stand in awe of how amazing it is to know that the King of Kings looks at me with not just love, and mercy, and grace, but with honor and pride in His eyes...He is proud of us, He is our biggest fan, He sees us not just as we are or what we've been, but He sees through His loving kindness, and wants to honor us.  Wow! What an amazing gift!!

Psalm 91 - Chapter 18: God Rescues Me From Trouble

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection

Chapter 18: God Rescues Me From Trouble

"...I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him..."

Psalm 91:15

No matter where we are, we have a promise of God's presence...in good times and bad, when hope abounds or when hopelessness surrounds.  God has promised to be with us, and to rescue us.

I don't know what you may need rescued from today, but I do know that no matter how bad the situation seems, God is bigger and He is more than able to rescue you...He is actually waiting for you to trust Him, so that He can work it all out for good.

The hands that hold the universe and keeps the world in motion, the arms that spread wide as they were nailed to the cross, are reaching down even now into your circumstance working a miracle on your behalf.

Trust Him!
Lean on Him fully!
He will not fail!
He cannot fail! - it is just another marvelous part of who He is.

Psalm 91 - Chapter 17: God Answers My Call

Psalm 91:God's Umbrella of Protection 

Chapter 17: God Answers My Call

"He will call on Me, and I will answer him..."

Psalm 91:15a

I am so thankful that we can call on God and know that He not only hears us, but that He will answer us too!  I remember a time when my husband and I were first married...he was in college, and I tried my best to bring in enough income so that he wouldn't need to work while finishing up school.  But even with all of my searching, calling, and going in for interviews, etc.  I could not find a job.  We had a small savings we had built up during the summer when JC was able to work, so we were living on as little as possible hoping and praying that I would find a good job before our savings ran out.  I remember the day that JC came to me with the bad news...by the end of the month our savings would be gone.  We went to bed that night praying and hoping for God to give us a miracle.   The following day - Saturday, we got a call from the Pastor of our church, he asked us to come by to see him that afternoon.  So we agreed, and went to see him just after lunch. As it turned out, the church board had been discussing hiring a church secretary for some time, but had not settled on a definite answer.  That is until the night before, Friday night at their board meeting, when they decided to offer the position to me. So God provided a job, that I never even applied for, within a month of us running out of money.   I love looking back at that time and seeing how even though we didn't understand why every door seemed to close, God was in control, and had it all worked out just in time.  We don't always understand why it seems that God is saying "no!", but I can tell you that He does have a plan and when we call on Him, He will answer...it may not be the answer we pictured, but it will always be what is best for us.