The Daily Blueprint for 11/18/10

FALL FOR JESUS
part 4

HIM FIRST - THE REST WILL BE ADDED!

MATTHEW 6:33
Seek you first the kingdom of GOD, and all these things shall be added unto you!

The world around is vying for our attention - advertisements are pushed on us left and right - music is played to change our mood - we are always being bombarded by outside influences - many things vie for our time and our attention - what will win out? God's Word says to seek HIS kingdom and everything else will be added to you - but we often fail to do that in the course of the day - oh I don't believe we do it on purpose - we just lose focus - we don't continually fall for JESUS! We don't always put HIS kingdom first - but we put ourselves first - that is human nature - if we are going to serve JESUS we have to die to self - it's not optional - when you fall for JESUS you do just that - you leave all else behind and follow- no matter how unpopular - no matter how painful - there has been too much softening of the gospel - it's tough - the world does not want to follow CHRIST and they will fight you tooth and nail - it's an all out war - what side do you stand on? Many want to preach a gospel that is full of lace - well the truth is the gospel is tough - it's hard for a dying and sinful world to realize they need JESUS until we tell them - well better yet - we need to show them with our lives - that will speak the loudest! Have you really fallen for JESUS? If not HE is waiting for you - won't you take HIM at HIS word today?
He loves you He came from heaven to earth to save you - He died on the cross to pay your sin debt - it's been finished by JESUS - why keep trying to do it on your own? JESUS paid the price in full - that's what it means to fall for JESUS - giving all the rest up and putting HIM first - seek HIS kingdom and everything else will be added to you! Fall for JESUS! HE is waiting for you to take the dive! Come on in the water will cleanse your very soul!

WORD TO THE WISE:
IF WE WOULD PUT JESUS FIRST - WE WILL BE FULFILLED!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
ALL WE NEED HAS BEEN ALREADY GIVEN TO US!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/18/10
PUT JESUS FIRST AND ALL THE REST WILL FOLLOW!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/17/10

FALL FOR JESUS
part 3

ONLY ONE IS TRUE

ROMANS 3:4a
Let GOD be true, and every man a liar.

This verse seems harsh - but it's true - GOD is true - that is always true - for HE cannot lie - HE is the only one who won't ever lie to you - but man will - we all have lied - and if you say you have not - you are a lair right then and there - and it's not me saying that - it's God! We can trust GOD for He never changes - when you fall for JESUS - you will find a friend that is closer then any one else - one that will never ever leave you - nor forsake you - but when you fall - you must let HIM catch you - it's like a child and a parent - the child must trust the parent enough to fall back and know they will catch them - I remember as a child going to the pool - I would jump into my Dad's arms - I would not jump if I didn't see him - only when He was near would I jump and even them I had to keep calling out to him for the asurance that He would catch me - GOD will catch us - HE loves us so much - He made us and then made a way for us through His Son Jesus! Fall for JESUS - as you see the leaves fall from the trees and the colors of autumn - it should remind us that while the leaves fall now - the hope of spring is there - the buds for tomorrow are already formed in hopes of Spring - you know the trees could be faithless and not put out those buds and just wait and see what the weather will be like - they don't do that - they prepare in advance - I mean it's not even winter yet - yet the buds are there -and one day they will open and the whole cycle will begin again -the same goes for us - we must prepare for tomorrow and one way of doing that is falling for JESUS - allow HIM to be your all in all - your very life -fall for JESUS and you will stand forever with HIM!
Spring is coming beloved - even if winter is not yet here!

WORD TO THE WISE:
Tomorrow is not yet here - yesterday is gone -
what we have is today! Fall for JESUS today!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
WE FALL IN LOVE WITH GOD!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/17/10
ONLY JESUS WILL ALWAYS TELL YOU THE TRUTH!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/16/10

FALL FOR JESUS
part 2

A FATHER'S LOVE

PSALM 103:13
He is like a Father to us, tender and sympathetic to those who reverence Him!

How many of us can say we had a close relationship with our fathers? The role of a Father is a very important one - while Mothers birth the children and nurture them - without a Father -a child is incompete - this is not a slam toward single parents - but the truth is God's plan for child rearing is the best plan - in a perfect world all children would have a mom and a dad living at home - but we don't live in a perfect world- many are now born out of wedlock - many to teen parents were are not equiped to care for them - all this shows the effects of sin and doing things our way instead of God's way - God is the Father to the father-less - and it's a good thing too - these days when so many marriages end in divorce and people are so consumed with themselves that they don't give their children what they need - its hard to see so many children short changed - not having two parents - now I will say I have seen some parents who have regretabley gone through divorce and still maintain as normal as possiable family life - with GOD all thing are possiable - today's devotional is about falling for JESUS in the way that JESUS wants to love us like a Father - we all need the Father's love - for without it we all would writher up and die - fall for JESUS because of HIS great love for the children of the world - once you fall for JESUS you will have all you need!

JESUS: THE FATHER TO THE FATHERLESS!

WORD TO THE WISE:
GOD WANTS TO BE OUR (ABBA) DADDY!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
WE HAVE THE LOVE OF THE FATHER!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/16/10
A FATHER'S LOVE IS WHAT WE ALL NEED!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/15/10

FALL FOR JESUS
part 1

NEVER THIRST - THE FLOOD OF JESUS!

JOHN 4:14
For whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water I give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life!

The woman at the well had no idea her life would be changing just by going to get some water! She fell for JESUS! This series is about common people who found JESUS and fell for HIM and their lives were never the same - The lady at the well lived a life without JESUS and she never knew it - she really didn't know she was missing JESUS that fateful day - she had to get a common every day need fullfilled and what she ended up with was a fullfilling life with CHRIST at the center -she was living a life of faithlessness - instead of faithfulness - JESUS met her right where she was - and she was never ever the same - the main problem is people have no idea they really need JESUS - they know they need something and they go around trying many things to fill the void but nothing works- it's still a big empty space inside that nothing in this world can fill - it's a space reserved for JESUS!
We all need HIS living water in our lives - without it we thrist - we are needy - groping in the dark for something to bring us what only the light of JESUS can bring us -
FALL FOR JESUS - have you fallen for JESUS? If not today you can fall for HIM - your life can change today forever! Just trust JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and SAVIOR - if you have questions - HE has answers - you can always email me and I would love to explain what it means to know CHRIST and live in HIM and have a life different from the world around us!FALL FOR JESUS - and you will never thirst again!

WORD TO THE WISE:
ONCE YOU FALL FOR JESUS - YOU WON'T NEED ANYTHING ELSE! HE IS ALL WE NEED!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
WE GET THE WATER THAT NEVER LEAVES US DRY!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/15/10
SPLASH IN THE WATER OF GOD'S LOVE!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/12/10

Fully Clothed
Colossians 3:12
Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness & patience!

I bet that today's headline got some attention - it made you want to look inside the email to see what this one was all about - it's about being fully clothed - it's about being ready to serve the LORD each and every moment of every day - it means being complete in Christ and allowing HIM to live through - I admit often I don't let Jesus rule my life - I rule it - I want my way on my terms - this makes it difficult for JESUS to shine through our lives - we must be willing to step aside and allow JESUS to redress us - often we put on the clothes of pride - of hate - of anger - of selfishness - we must allow JESUS to strip those away and allow HIM to put on the new garments of Praise - of Love - of Joy - of Peace - of Longsuffering -those are the clothes we must be redressed in - with Thanksgiving coming and Christmas on the horizon - this is the time of the year when people start to get it - too bad they put it away again by January when it's needed the most - Let's allow GOD to dress us each day - HE knows what it is best for us to ware - HE made us! What kind of clothes are you waring today? If they are not the garments from JESUS - then they are not good enough! Without HIS garments - we could only bring death - but because of JESUS we have life! Get dressed - fully dressed today!

WORD TO THE WISE:
IS IT TIME TO CHANGE OUR CLOTHES? THE CLOTHES OF EARTH FOR THOSE OF HEAVEN!?

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
OUR GARMENTS ARE WHITE AS SNOW JUST LIKE OUR SINS!
BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/12/10
LET JESUS CLOTHE YOU WITH HIS LOVE!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/10/10

Turn Around
Matthew 5:39
Resite not evil: but whosoever shall smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

These words of Jesus are very tough for us to understand - as human beings it's not natural for us to allow ourselves to be mistreated - we have been taught to stand up for oursleves - not to take any flack from others and right here our Lord says - to turn the other cheek! What!? We cannot do this in our power and it's all about love like yesterday's devotional said - we are to always be about love - but how far do we take it? Are we willing to allow someone we disagree with to have our forgiveness - afterall we don't deserve to be forgiven ourselves - we have an odd calling in Christ to be unlike the world around us - while the world puts self on the throne - we have been called to keep CHRIST there - it's HIS throne not ours - We belong to HIM not the other way around - often we make HIM what we want HIM to be - instead of who HE really - the scary thing about this how much do we really know GOD? We have been taught many things and some of it is not correct - but because of history - or tradition of man -we have accepted it as truth - without finding the truth from JESUS - one thing we cannot get pass is God's calling for us in Christ Jesus to love the lost and dying around us - when did it get to the us vs them mentality - Christ was never like that - HE loved all - we are called to do the same - believe me it won't be easy at all - Following Christ means we must come to that place in our lives when we are willing to die to self completey and allow GOD to totally rule our lives - I know I am not yet there but there has been days I have been really close - not to brag since it's not in my own power but in the power of Christ who lives in me and through me! - but those days are far and inbetween and the more we walk with Christ the more those days of complete surrender and submission we will have!

WORD TO THE WISE:
If someone wrongs you - JESUS says respond in love -offer them whatever they have not harmed - and even if they go ahead and harm that -GOD will be pleased with you!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
we can love the unloveable!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/10/10
IF WE ONLY LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE US BACK
WE ARE NOT LOVING LIKE JESUS WOULD!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/9/10
Love For Others

PHILIPPIANS 1:9
My prayer for you is that you will overflow more
and more with love for others.

When we say we love GOD - we must show it by loving others - and doing this is tough at times- because we seem to always find people who are not very lovable - we ourselves are not loveable all the time either- but the WORD says what does it profit to love those who love you back -the love GOD has for us is diffrent then the love we have for HIM and others - it should not be this way! We should love GOD with all we have - and in doing so we will love others - if you are not interested in loving others - maybe you need to check to see if you love GOD and know HIM through JESUS! We must be able to love the most unloveble if Christ in fact lives in us - He wants to love others through us - He wants us to love others as HIS hands and feet - we do this when we love - loving is not easy often but it's worth it - we must love others if we love GOD - it's part of the deal! Loving others should be something we just do - not something we have to think about - loving others should come naturally if we are loving GOD! God made everyone you will run into today - they are all HIS children -rather they know it or not - my heart was broken tonight when I went to send this out and I got en email from a girl who was walked away from JESUS - I felt lead to contiune to send this to her daily - but she wrote me today and told me it was a waste of time to send these to her - out of love I was sending them - but since she ways she does not want them - out of love I had to quit sending these to her - that may seem counter productive but GOD is in control - HE is going after the lost among us - those lost need to be loved by us who are found - it's not an us vs them thing - we are all in need of JESUS - everyone we come in contact today needs the love of JESUS - are we loving GOD by loving others? If not - pray about it - GOD will bring you people to love - all you have to do is ask! The rest will come naturally out of our relationship with JESUS!

WORD TO THE WISE:
OUR LOVE FOR GOD IS SHOWN IN OUR LOVE FOR OTHERS!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
WE ARE LOVED AND WE CAN LOVE!
BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/9/10
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? EVERYTHING!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/8/10

Young not Little

1st Timothy 4:12b
Don't let anyone to think little of you because you are young. Be thier ideal; let them follow the way you teach and live!

As one who works with kids at my church - I am one of the first to admit I have learned way more from them then they have learned from me - and yet this segment of the church is often ingnored - after all they are not a part of the big church - where the important stuff happens - right? Wrong! They are the church of tomorrow - they are the future of God's ordained Bride! We are to show them what we know more then telling them what we know! They learn by be shown! Let no one look down on you because of your youth - the youth matter -they are living example of Christ - I have seen much love between members in a youth group - sure they dress funny and listen to funny music- but didn't we when we were their age? They are our leaders of the church of tomorrow - They are young - but not little - they do matter and we must listen to what they say - God's word says that out of the mouth of babes wisdom will be given - let's not look down on a young person just because they don't have it all together yet - none of us have arrived - I guess I have seen so many kids afraid to say anything for fear of being wrong - is that the atmosphere we want in God's house? I think not - we must listen to them - and validate what they say - I have learned so much from the kids I teach weekly - I have seen JESUS with feet in these classes - I have seen the love between the children - yes they fight and fued a lot - but so do we - remember to listen to the young around you - they just might teach us a thing or two!
The youth have taught me much! Daniel

WORD TO THE WISE:
JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS YOUNG - DOES NOT MEAN GOD CANNOT USE THEM!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
EVEN THE YOUNG MATTER!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/8/10
WE ARE TO LOVE ALL PEOPLE THE SAME - NO MATTER THEIR AGE!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/4/10

Walk

EPHESIANS 2:10
For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which GOD has prepared in advance, that we should walk in them!


I have heard it said that God don't make junk! And since HE made us - it goes to reason that none of us is worthless - we are worth such a high price to God, He willingly gave up HIS one and Only Son to save our souls from hell! God created us all for a purpose - all of our lives have meaning or at least they should - we were made to glorify GOD with our lives - the question is what are we doing with lives to get that acomplished? it will look different for each of us - but whatever it is GOD has a plan for your life - you can count on it - so what is our job? Walk with GOD with your very life - give HIM all you got - that's it basically - I don't come to you today with persasive words - I come to you with a simple message - if you want to know God's purpose for you life - simply follow HIM and walk the way HE walks! He will show you how if you just put your total trust in HIM and none in yourself - one of the greatest problems in the church today is people depending on theirsleves and others instead of GOD - now don't get me wrong - we are to be HIS hands and feet but others can only do so much - and we alone cannot do anything - GOD says apart from HIM we can do nothing! (John 15:5) We must be willing to admit we cannot do it on our own - my message for you today is this - Walk with GOD - that's it - just walk with GOD - follow HIM not people - I am learning this the hard way - people will let you down -people where not made to worship only JESUS was - if this message steps on some toes - good! That's the purpose! Praise the name of the ONE who died for us and gave us life -HE is the one we find our purpose in and no one else!!!!!
WALKING WITH AND IN CHRIST, Daniel

WORD TO THE WISE:
We must follow JESUS every moment of every day!
BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
WE ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/4/10
IF YOU FOLLOW JESUS - YOU WILL KNOW THE WAY!

The Daily Blueprint for 11/2/10

More Then Conquerors

ROMANS 8:37
In all things we are more then conquerors through HIM that loves us!


If I could take a pole right now - how many of you would say you feel weak right now? Do you feel like you have what CHRIST has given you? Or do you feel like you have nothing more to give? I heard it said by a friend today that they no longer want just enough - they want more then enough - they want all that GOD has for them - not for selfish reasons but to help others - what's our attiude like? Do we understand and seek after GOD and HIS strength or do we try to pull ourselves up by our bootstaps and do it ourselves? We must come to a point where we see that we need GOD and we cannot do anything apart from HIM - with that said - in CHRIST we are more then conquerors! We have the victory now one for us on Calvary by Jesus our Lord - we have that now because HE died for us - in our place - as sin - HE never once commited - we have this victory now over the grave - over hell and over the grave - with this victory won for us - we can do all things through CHRIST! We are a powerful nation - we have been equipped by GOD to do good works! HE has made us this way for a purpose -we must know our place in the Church - God will show us if we ask HIM! We must be about HIS business and HE will take care of our business! We are more then conquerors - notice how GOD says more then conquerors - in HIM we are MORE then conquerors - that is how sure our victory in CHRIST is!!
Celebrate this victory today with a life sold out to GOD through JESUS - allow HIS life to be reflected in yours -
that's what we are here for - to bring glory to GOD so others will know HIM like we know HIM!
We are victorious - lets go out and live this promise!

AMEN!

I GOT VICTORY IN CHRIST, Daniel

WORD TO THE WISE:
WE ARE VICTORIOUS IN CHRIST AND HIM ALONE!

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
WE HAVE THE VICTORY TO ENDURE!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 11/2/10
NO MATTER WHAT WE MAY FACE -
JESUS FACED IT BEFORE WE HAD TO!

The Daily Blueprint for 10/29/10

Unmoveable

1st Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethern,
be you steadfast; unmovable!


Our faith should be unmovable - when times get hard -we should run into the arms of JESUS and no where else- there is no where else to go! Do we allow circumstances - people - problems- health issues - or anything else get in the way of our faith in JESUS? Do we all the world to mold us instead of JESUS? if we do - then our life won't be all it can be in JESUS! HE wants our lives to be a reflection of Him - often times we compermise our faith in order to go by the world's rules - no more should we do this - I admit here often I have allowed people to rule over me instead of JESUS - this should not be so - it must end now! We must be unmoveble - unwavering in our faith - nothing can take us away from JESUS unless we all it to take us away - satan has no power over us - but we give him the power to take us away from our first love JESUS - I have seen some lives that once were sold out to JESUS to now only seem like a small glow of a light that used to burn brightly for JESUS - I say a glow because I believe once you are saved - you are saved - no matter what - if you truely know JESUS you are born again and nothing can undo that! With that said - if you know someone who was really saved and now is walking in a way that is without faith - there will still be a glow of JESUS in their lives - the light won't go out completely - and there is always hope - we got to stand up strong for our weaker brothers and sisters in Christ - we must be the example for them to see JESUS alive in us! We must be unmovable - and if we happen to move away from JESUS we must repent and go right back to HIM - one issue we all face is guilt - feeling like we cannot even approach JESUS - it's true we are sinners and don't deseve anything - but yet JESUS gaves us everything we will ever need!be unmovable in your faith - and you will move mountains!
Streadfast in CHRIST, Daniel

WORD TO THE WISE:
ON WHAT DOES YOUR LIFE STAND?

BECAUSE OF
CHRIST
WE CAN BE UNMOVEABLE IN OUR FAITH!

BUILDING ON THE WORD for 10/29/10
WHEN YOU STAND ON THE ROCK -
THE WINDS OF LIFE WON'T KNOCK YOU OFF BALANCE!