Saints 2012 is here. God has given us another year to live and declare the works of the Lord. Last year many of us had challenges that at times seemed insurmountable. We did not know how we were going to make it through but His faithfulness saw us through. Praise be to God who always leads us in triumph through Jesus Christ. This is a year of giving thanks to God. I find this to be a very powerful and profound theme. The Bible says your traditions make void the Word of God. We as the body of Christ have been trapped into doing things the same way to the point where we just go into God's presence begging all the time.
In Psalms 100:4 it says I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart and His courts with praise. There is a protocol to approaching God. Unfortunately most people do what they have seen others doing but have never considered what the Scriptures teach.
I think the reason why many people find it difficult to thank God is because we trivialize the things God has done for us. The book of Timothy says one of the characteristics of the apostasy of the last days is unthankfulness.
Ungratefulness is a terrible malady that plagues many people. It make us to be unappreciative, we somehow feel we are entitled to certain things. In order to be thankful we have to know what the Lord has done for us.
I am blessed to be in the breathtaking country of Bermuda along with my brother pastor Caleb from Forward In Faith Indianapolis. We are one of the 22 teams that are claiming new territory in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ on behalf of God’s humble servant Apostle Ezekiel Guti.
As far as I can remember I have assumed that the last chapter of Proverbs was for women only. I was familiar with the many accolades bestowed upon its author most memorably by Jesus our Lord who credited him as the wisest man (excluding Himself) that has graced the planet in all of history. But, Proverbs 31 was none of my business, so I thought....
I’m always inspired by those who have humble beginnings but achieve greatness in spite of disadvantages. The apostle Paul addresses the church in Corinth, which was divided in their allegiance; some said they were with Peter, others Apollos and the rest with Paul (I Corinthians 1:12). In the midst of this confusion, Paul speaks with unwavering confidence yet humility in the same breath. He says “By the grace of God I am what I am”
