Day 23: October 23rd - - Deuteronomy 30:16

“POINTS TO PONDER” – Day 23Written by M. Hall
Please feel free to agree or disagree with points made, and feel free to comment if so desired. If you would like, you could write your own thoughts on the verse of the day, and include that in your own comments below. Thank you and may you be blessed!! =)
I command you today to love the Lord your God, to do what he wants you to do, and to keep his commands, his rules, and his laws. Then you will live and grow in number, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own. Deuteronomy 30:16 NCV

I thank God for His servants that are obedient, and speak His Words of truth. I am blessed to be a ‘chosen’ one of God, and I am attending a Conference this weekend called Outpour. We are praying for an outpouring of the Spirit of God, to help us walk as the ‘chosen’ ones of God. The guest speaker moves in the prophetic evangelism anointing, and he is an amazing man of God. For those of you who are attending the conference too, take notes, and listen to the words of the Lord. He will speak to you through the Pastor, and new revelations will come to you during this time as well. You can live a ‘chosen’ lifestyle too – it all comes down to making the right choices. But as this verse also says, part of those right choices include; loving God, obeying God, & listening to God’s voice. He promises that we will live and multiply (grow in number in NCV). This does not just mean ‘babies’, it is your spiritual children too. The people you lead to Christ, also fit into this category. Are you multiplying the kingdom?? WOW! I am totally excited about this conference, not with hype or those feelings of the moment, but for the message of truth that will be shared. The Bible tells us that ‘many are called, but few are chosen’ (Matthew 22:14 NKJV). Even if you do not have a personal relationship with the Father, He is still YOUR God. We are all called to follow Him. However, several of us do not feel worthy of the calling, and turn away from God. But there are a select few that choose God, and choose to be ‘chosen’.

If YOU do not know Jesus as your personal friend, brother, and Saviour then please do not hesitate any further. Take that step today - - It’s as simple as A.B.C., and it only takes a moment, to change your life forever. If you so desire, you can re-commit your life to Him as well too ~ it's never too late, while you are alive anyway.
A - - Admit to God you are a sinner, and repent and turn away from your sin.
B - - Believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He gave His life for you and me.
C- - Confess your faith in Jesus as your Saviour and your Lord forevermore.
This simple prayer will change you from the inside out.

The verse today says, ‘the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own.’ Do you want to be blessed? Do you want to receive more blessings, in the new places you are entering… the changes you are making in your life? I sure do. This verse reminds us of the greatest commandment, to love the Lord with all our heart, our soul, our mind and our strength. Loving God means obeying Him, listening to Him, and putting Him first in your life. Those are tough to live out, but they are possible. We have a ‘cloud of witnesses’ standing by cheering us on. All things are possible to him who believes. We know that Jesus has the ultimate victory, and because He has risen, we can rise above all our failures too. He gives us the peace to go through each day, no matter what storms may rise. Please listen to the song below, and let it sink deep into your mind and spirit. Remember that you are an over-comer too. Rise on wings like eagles today, and take time to fall on your knees to praise Him. (No excuses, as the pastor tonight said, if it’s too hard to kneel, and you are good at making excuses why you can’t, then just lay prostrate and worship Him.)

‘I Will Rise’ by Chris Tomlin – ‘Jesus has overcome, and the grave is overwhelmed. The victory is won. He has risen from the dead. And I will rise when He calls my name. No more sorrow, no more pain. I will rise on eagles wings, before my God, fall on my knees and rise. I will rise!’





Prayer: Hallelujah God! Father we thank You that we are over-comers with Jesus, and that we can rise on eagles wings. We can run and not grow weary, we can walk and not faint, if only we wait on You. Help us to set aside weaknesses or selfish thoughts of embarrassment, and allow us to seek You on our knees, or laying prostrate, knowing that You will come and speak with us. Help us live the life of a ‘chosen’ one. Thank You Lord for choosing us, and for allowing us the choice to choose You as well. Help my friends and family who may be walking in doubt and unbelief. Let them pray the simple ABC prayer, to start changing their life today. Convict by the power of Your Holy Spirit. I ask You to bless the rest of the Outpour Conference, and the guest speaker, the worship team, the host pastors, and their church, and all the attendees. Come outpour Your Spirit and anointing as we walk the paths You have laid out for Your ‘chosen’ ones. Bless the rest of the weekend conferences as well, and the Grand opening service of The Sanctuary Worship Centre. We ask all these things in the name of JESUS, AMEN!

Be blessed, and be a blessing as you choose to be ‘chosen’ out of the multitude.

Day 11: October 11th, 2009 - - Psalm 139:13-14 NCV

“POINTS TO PONDER” – Day 11
Written by M. Hall
Please feel free to agree or disagree with points made, and feel free to comment if so desired. If you would like, you could write your own thoughts on the verse of the day, and include that in your own comments below. Thank you and may you be blessed!! =)

“You made my whole being; You formed me in my mother's body. I praise You because You made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well.” Psalm 139:13-14 N.C.V.HaPpY BiRtHdAy to Me!
Well, today is one of my favourite days in the year, the day to celebrate the day that I was born. I enjoy birthdays, because life is not a matter of counting years, it’s a matter of making years count. It’s a day to celebrate being alive, and to thank God for creating me. I think it is so cool that God knew me in my Mommy’s womb. Just another verse to prove, that a baby is a baby at conception.

I do praise the Lord for making me, and I know that I was indeed a miracle baby, although I think each baby’s birth is a miracle in itself. I love the family that My Father created me to be a part of. I know that God has made me wonderful, and that is not an ego boosting or prideful thing to say. We need to change our mindset to remember that God is the One to tell us who we are, what we look like, not man. We need to stop listening to man, when kids in school tease us for our looks, or our brains. God has made everything amazing and wonderful and we are created in His image. That is an amazing thing right there. In the NIV translation, it says, ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’. God took time to make each one of us, to put in qualities, characteristics, features, charm, personality, ethnicity, likes & dislikes, and more. He even knows how many hairs are on my head, which is still unbelievable to me. It’s not that I don’t believe it, but its hard to imagine - - so I guess it would be unimaginable to me, God is so BIG, and He still cares enough for EACH person He created, whether we choose to love Him or not. I am soooooo glad that I chose to love Him, and I am so glad that He chose me, and that I chose to be chosen!
What a blessed time to have a birthday, at Thanksgiving time; A time to be with friends and family, and to appreciate life in its fullness, a time to ponder all the things that the Lord has brought us to, and through, and will continue to do. I am so thankful to have my extended family as well, thanks to God for bringing Mark and I together. The love my family and my extended family have for each other and for the Lord is exciting. We just have to pray harder for the rest of our family and friends, who have not come to understand that JOY. You can have the JOY, when you put Jesus first, then Others, and then You.

I pray that you had a blessed Thanksgiving Weekend (if you are Canadian), or a blessed Columbus Day Weekend (if you are American), or a blessed October 11th, 12th & 13th, 2009 (for those who live elsewhere)

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus I thank you for my friends and family that You have given to me. Again I pray, bless my family and friends, and “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” (Prayer of Jabez - - 1 Chronicles 4:9-11) Help us be remindful of the fact that You created us in our mother’s womb for a purpose, for such a time as this. Help us remember Your words, that we are wonderfully made, and not ugly, or stupid, or worthless. We are beautiful, intelligent, and very precious in Your sight. Guide us in the way that we should go, and help us teach and train others to view themselves as wonderful too! Allow Your Holy Spirit to guide our mind and thoughts, to higher things, not earthly things. Thank You Lord. I ask all these things in the precious name of Your Son Jesus, AMEN.