Monday, September 30, 2019

With Christ

God made each of us with different skill sets. He made us to fit together with others. Together we support and fulfill each other towards the goal He has for us, the purpose He made us for. But without the head, Christ, we are incomplete. With Christ, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Live The Truth

As believers we are each striving to be more Christ-like, to change. But just because we allow ourselves to appear changed does not mean that we have. The Apostle Paul not only spoke the truth, but he also lived the truth. He tells us to do the same. We need to allow Holy Spirit to guide us and change us. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Not The Same

We Are Not All The Same. God created us unique. No two are made the same. No two have the same DNA. Even twins are different in some way.

We each have different fingerprints and different ears. Never mind our likes and dislikes or our natural skills.

If we go to something as simple as a yard sale, we head to a different arrangement of stuff.

Even what we eat. Go to a banquet and some are drawn to the appetizers, some to the main course, some to the deserts, and others hang around the beverages.

We are all created in the image and likeness of God and are all different in our appearances and in our likes.

1 Corinthians‬ ‭12:7-11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ 
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

Our gifts vary. Some are called... but Holy Spirit can use us at any time in any gift for His purpose.

As born again believers, we all have the same spirit of Christ. Jesus had the Father send the comforter to us when we first believed.

At that instant, we were born again and our unique spirit and the Holy Spirit became blended into a unique spirit with all of Him and all of who God made us to be, never to be separated.

It is like adding cream to your coffee. Or like baking an apple pie with apples, sugar, and a pie crust. Before baking, they are still separate parts. Once baked they become one, an apple pie. Once done you can’t separate the parts.

Each born again believer has all of Jesus and is unique in who they are. The two are one.

The power and authority are the same in each of us. We have all of Jesus and as Holy Spirit manifests through us the result is unique and the results miraculous.

Believe it and receive it.

Be Encouragers

I am sure God wants us to use the deposits He has made in us and for them to be reflected in the words that come out of our mouths. He wants us to be encouragers that nourish lives in the world today. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 27, 2019

Billboards

No matter how good we are to others or how much good we do, only God knows if we are His. Others may get a glimpse of Jesus in who we are; in how we react. They can see Him in our day to day lives. We are a billboard on display for the world to see. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Miracles

We can read about the miracles Jesus performed. We can even read about recent miracles performed in His name. We want to believe. We may even want to believe for our self; for a need that we have. When we see it with our own eyes happen for another, we know He is real and that it can happen for us too ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Think Of Others

God wants us to think of others before ourselves. As we step out and do His work as the Holy Spirit leads us, He takes care of our needs. As we help others obtain their goals, He opens the doors for us to reach ours. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Take Time

We need to take time to ask God to open the doors for others to bring His light into their lives and for the opportunity for them to light up others lives as well. Each of us needs the support of others praying for us. Take the time to pray for your leaders today. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, September 23, 2019

Good Vs. Evil

The war between good and evil cannot be won with weapons made by men. The forces that are behind the evil in this world are the enemy. Even though that enemy was defeated on the Cross, the manifestation of his power is still felt today. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Darkness

As believers, we spend most of our time with other believers; away from the darkness of life. We have forgotten or perhaps have never known what it is like to live in darkness. He wants us to look around and bring His light into each dark place. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Get The Log Out

Matthew 7:5 
You hypocrite! First, remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

When you walk into a church and immediately start to judge the type of people that are there it is time to look in the mirror. Get the log out of your own eye. Who are we to judge anyone? It is time to start looking at who we are in Christ. Or maybe even if we are in Christ.

When I was growing up the Holy Spirit was hardly ever mentioned. Sure we heard references to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. But never a mention of the comforter or being born again.

We went to church faithfully and tried to be a good person following all the rules. We even had “Sunday go to meeting” clothes. We tried to keep Sunday holy and to be “good” for the rest of the week.

Some of my friends went to churches that had lots of rules and traditions. They had to go to “confession” and memorize prayers to dead people m. They were religious and I did not understand.

What a difference it is to be born again and have Holy Spirit living in me. I am in Christ and He is in me. I have a relationship with He who created everything!

And yet I still find myself looking at others and judging them or what they do as though I was the better than them. I am not.

Father God sees me through the eyes of Jesus. He sees me righteous and does not see my sin. He does not see me judging. But when I do the enemy sees me and makes it a point to agree with me. My mind goes the way of the world and I want to tell those I am judging all that is wrong with them.

The more we lean to the enemy and to our own understanding the further we are from God. In His grace, we only have to turn away from the wiles of the enemy and turn to Him. He promised He would never leave us or forsake us. He is always there ready to take our hand and lead us to the promised land.

God's Army

God wants us to enlist in His army, but not as a weekend warrior. He wants us full time. For if we are not full time, ready and able to march forth at His command, we cannot fully serve Him. He wants all of us, all of the time. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 20, 2019

Be On Guard

We must be on guard at all times, in and out of our church circle. We never know when we have to fight off the enemy. But know this, we win. The Spirit who lives in us is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Take Charge

God expects us to take charge of our daily church, which is our own household, first. As we are doing the job He expects then He will give us authority to handle more. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Be Happy

God’s grace, mercy, peace, and love are never-ending. So be happy with all you have already received and start each day with your eyes wide open in expectation. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Welcome Every One

How often do we reject those that are not living like we do because they make us uncomfortable? God wants us to welcome every one of His children. What we do for the least of them, we do for Him. ~ DickEvans.org


Monday, September 16, 2019

God Makes A Way

We pray God open doors for opportunity leading us to greener pastures. God makes a way each day for us to testify to His work; to what He is doing in our lives. These are the true opportunities in life to share Jesus. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Earthly Pleasure

When we found the truth and accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we turned away from those evil pleasures and got back on the path to life. But we must be ever mindful that the evil one is at every street corner trying to entice us back to him; back to what gave us earthly pleasure, ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Flourish

Psalms 92:13
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.


God uses us where we are planted. He knows where we work and where we play. He will use us to reach the lost and shine the light of Jesus.

We find Jesus and want to make changes in our life. He helps us become the person He made us to be in the beginning. He helps to smooth the rough edges we have accumulated living in this earthly realm.

Are the changes we are making because Holy Spirit is helping us change or are they rules our Christian friends have imposed on us.

There is nothing wrong with trying to make our way straight doing what we know to be the right way to live. The Holy Spirit will help us as we ask for His help. Let Him guide you and not be led by the good intentions of others and you will flourish in the courts of the Lord.

Believe it and receive it!

Slaves

God waits for us to open our ears and hear His voice; to have us allow the Holy Spirit to direct us. It is as we do His will as slaves of Christ that we truly please Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 13, 2019

The Battles

Many of the circumstances that we see and feel are the result of battles that we cannot see. There are battles being fought in the heavenly realms. But the victory is already won; it was won at the Cross. Our job is to proclaim the Gospel and enforce that victory. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Miss It

Often we are so involved with what we can say to defend a position on something that someone else is saying that we miss what they are saying it for; we miss their deep issues and the chance for Holy Spirit to minister to them. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Narrow Path

It is God's Truth that we must follow Jesus and that is found in His Word. As we depend on Holy Spirit to lead us and then let Him do it, we stay on the narrow path that leads to the narrow gate. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Mighty Oak

Like a mighty oak tree starts out as a little acorn, the growth in us has to start with a simple step on our part. We have to put feet to our faith. We have to believe that the promise is true and walk forth in that truth. Then it all falls in place. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, September 09, 2019

His Story

God wants each of us to be busy spreading the message. And all we have to do is tell our story; the story of the gospel in our lives. His story is our his-tory. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 08, 2019

Devotion

It is hard to live with self-control and with right conduct from God’s perspective. His right and today's right are not always in alignment and it is His way if we want to stay on track. Keeping our eyes on Him, that is the key. That is devotion to God. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, September 07, 2019

Thank Him

How often are we so wrapped up in what we are praying for that we miss what God is telling us? We need to remember to give Him thanks for what He has already done for us and through us; even the little things He does each day. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 06, 2019

Lifestyle

It isn't about what we say. It is about who we are. People only listen to us to the extent that our character and our lifestyle matches our mouth. Jesus character and lifestyle matched all that He taught. We say that we are following Him so all that we say should match who we are. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 05, 2019

Truth

God’s truth is still truth. We must be careful about embracing any theology that takes away from the truth of His grace. We no longer have to work at pleasing God. We did that when we asked Jesus into our heart and became born again. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Action

God wants us to listen and obey. He wants action. As we yield to Him, allowing His word to transform us, He will energize us to go forth, like in the training that professional sports players go through, this spiritual fitness happens and growth occurs. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Stuff Happens

Stuff happens and it seems to happen even more frequently for those who are believers and even more for believers that are walking the walk. No matter what is going on around us, it is imperative we keep our focus on Jesus. He will never fail us. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, September 02, 2019

Don't Worry

There was a song from 1988 called with Don't worry, Be happy. To stop worrying takes more than a positive attitude. Sure, we can pump so much good in that we bury the worry. But it is still there working in the background and it shows in our behavior. When we give our worry to God and let go of it, it no longer has to run in the background overshadowing other things that we do. The key is to give it away to God, let go of it, and then thank Him for all that He has done. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 01, 2019

Grow In Him

If we are a closet Christian, only coming out for Sunday morning or when in the presence of other believers, there is little suffering to be had and little growth that occurs. But as we march forward in Christ with His banner held high, there will be opposition. But through it all, Holy Spirit is with us comforting us as we grow in Him. ~ DickEvans.org