Scripture Reading: James 4:1-10
Focus Verses: James 4:7-8 “So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.”
God knows how Satan operates better than we do. That’s why God has commanded that we submit to Him and draw near to Him. Jesus told us to pray, “give us this day our daily bread.” John 6:48 tells us that Jesus is the Bread of Life. We need Him every day. We can only allow God to purify us when we spend time with Him. If we do then Romans 6:12 will be easier for us. “Do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.” Sin should have no control over us. The closer we are to God the less power Satan can have over us as God’s
children. We are faced with temptation every day of our lives. Drawing near to God will give us the power to resist this temptation. Keep drawing near.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
Friday, February 24, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Test The Spirits To Know Truth
Scripture Reading: 1 John 4:1-6
Focus Verses: 1 John 4:1-3 “Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God… By this you know the Spirit of God. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God.”
Do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. There are many spirits in the world today that are against Christ. These spirits try to hinder the work of the church in every way possible. These spirits attack in many different ways, but one way is to try and get you to question the authority of God’s Word. In the Garden of Eden, Satan got Eve to question the words of God, and therefore she sinned. Satan said, “did God really say you shouldn’t eat of that tree.”
Satan is the Father of Lies, but he will also mix truth with his lies to trick you. Today these evil spirits like to use the word “tolerance”. Satan wants us to tolerate what God calls sin. So how do we distinguish what is truth from heaven, and what are lies from hell? It’s all in the Word of God. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. So look to Him for truth.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
Focus Verses: 1 John 4:1-3 “Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God… By this you know the Spirit of God. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God.”
Do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. There are many spirits in the world today that are against Christ. These spirits try to hinder the work of the church in every way possible. These spirits attack in many different ways, but one way is to try and get you to question the authority of God’s Word. In the Garden of Eden, Satan got Eve to question the words of God, and therefore she sinned. Satan said, “did God really say you shouldn’t eat of that tree.”
Satan is the Father of Lies, but he will also mix truth with his lies to trick you. Today these evil spirits like to use the word “tolerance”. Satan wants us to tolerate what God calls sin. So how do we distinguish what is truth from heaven, and what are lies from hell? It’s all in the Word of God. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. So look to Him for truth.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Sufficient Grace
Sufficient Grace
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Focus Verses: 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
Have you ever experienced what Paul is dealing with here? I sure have. I think all of us at some time in our lives have asked God for something that we have not received. So how do we move to that point, as Paul did, and say “let me look forward to God’s grace being more than sufficient in my life.” Paul had a problem. Some people think it was poor eyesight, epilepsy, or some other chronic illness. Though we don't know his problem, we do know that he asked God three times to heal him. Each time God said that His grace would be enough for Paul. This taught Paul and teaches us today, that God’s grace is always more powerful than any circumstance that we are going through. If we never encounter problems then we never learn lessons and grow spiritually. So let us remember God’s words in the midst of our problems. “My grace is sufficient for you."
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Focus Verses: 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
Have you ever experienced what Paul is dealing with here? I sure have. I think all of us at some time in our lives have asked God for something that we have not received. So how do we move to that point, as Paul did, and say “let me look forward to God’s grace being more than sufficient in my life.” Paul had a problem. Some people think it was poor eyesight, epilepsy, or some other chronic illness. Though we don't know his problem, we do know that he asked God three times to heal him. Each time God said that His grace would be enough for Paul. This taught Paul and teaches us today, that God’s grace is always more powerful than any circumstance that we are going through. If we never encounter problems then we never learn lessons and grow spiritually. So let us remember God’s words in the midst of our problems. “My grace is sufficient for you."
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
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