Tell Em "I Am Sent Ya!"  

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God said, "I've taken a good, long look at the affliction of my people in Egypt. I've heard their cries for deliverance from their slave masters; I know all about their pain. And now I have come down to help them, pry them loose from the grip of Egypt, get them out of that country and bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey, the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
   "The Israelite cry for help has come to me, and I've seen for myself how cruelly they're being treated by the Egyptians. It's time for you to go back: I'm sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt."
   Moses answered God, "But why me? What makes you think that I could ever go to Pharaoh and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
   "I'll be with you," God said. "And this will be the proof that I am the one who sent you: When you have brought my people out of Egypt, you will worship God right here at this very mountain."
   Then Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the People of Israel and I tell them, 'The God of your fathers sent me to you'; and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What do I tell them?"
 God said to Moses, "I-AM-WHO-I-AM. Tell the People of Israel, 'I-AM sent me to you.'"




     It's funny how Moses began making excuses when God instructed him to go do something, it's a good thing none of us are like that huh?  We will talk about Moses and his excuses another day.  Today I want to focus on a key ingredient...thee main ingredient when it comes to being deployed, and that is knowing who sent you!   As Christians we are "commissioned" to go out into ALL the World and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  We have been sent out by Thee Highest Authority there is!  Sometimes we lose sight of this very important truth.  When you know who sent you it makes all the difference in the World, even when things look bad you stay the course because you know who has your back!  When I Am sends ya, there is NOTHING or NO ONE who can stop you... PERIOD! 


  Today's Challenge:  Conduct a Self Examination, are you progressing and moving forward, or have you let worries, concerns and other things stop you or slow you down?  Remember who sent ya!  Get up and Get Movin and when people or things try to oppose you...just run right over em all while yellin "I AM Sent Me!!!   Ya Heard!









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Walk It... Like Ya Changed!  

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 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.  There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.  He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.   So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
   When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”   Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.   But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.  Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”   Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. For the Son of Man  came to seek and save those who are lost.”     -Luke 19:1-9




  There is something about having an encounter with the Christ! I'm not talking about just seeing Him in action, I'm talking about a real personal encounter... an interaction with Him! When you have one of these types of encounters your life is never the same. That was the case with  Zaccheus, the Tax Collector.  This interaction/encounter with the Christ caused dude to openly repent... but he didn't stop there, no he vowed to give half of his possessions to the poor and to give back any money he had wrongfully taken with interest...that my friend is "walkin it like ya changed!"   He wasn't the only one, remember ya boy Paul, the dude who wrote a large portion of the New Testament? Well before he was Paul he was known as Saul, a hardcore OG bent on terrorizing the saints and the funny thing was that he thought he was doing God's work. One day on his way to terrorize some folks He had a face to face encounter with The Christ and from that point on he wasn't the same cat! He began also began "walkin like he changed!"


  How about you?  Have you had an encounter with The Christ?  If so are you "Walkin It Like Ya Changed or are you trying to walk with one foot stuck in the grave?  Your challenge: Let Christ complete His work in you...scriptures says that those of us who are in Christ are NEW creations...stop trying to hold on to that old guy and start "Walkin Like Ya Changed!"  Ya Heard!



Fedel - Walk It Like I'm Changed Official Video



Official "Walk it like I'm Changed" music video from Anthony Flagg on Vimeo.

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I Don't Know What Ya Heard!  

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Forget what ya heard...
   Too many times we sit and let people spoon feed us ideas about everything, and without ever checking it or finding out for ourselves whether it is true or even good for us we just eat it up.  When it comes to our Christian Walk, we need to be active participants in it, meaning we should be spending time with God through prayer, reading His word and fellowship/worship.  Neglecting to do so makes for one weak Christian, suspect to being misled and misdirected by all of the many voices out there sharing their two cents.  Today's devo comes from the 3rd Chapter of 2 Timothy, read it and then check out the video.  As you go about your day today, be more observant and notice that just about everywhere you go someone is saying something to you, some of it true some not, the only defense is to fill yourself with The Word...What's your Word Tank looking like these days... Is it Full or are you running on fumes?
 Don't be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags, addicted to lust, and allergic to God. They'll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they're animals. Stay clear of these people. These are the kind of people who smooth-talk themselves into the homes of unstable and needy women and take advantage of them; women who, depressed by their sinfulness, take up with every new religious fad that calls itself "truth." They get exploited every time and never really learn. These men are like those old Egyptian frauds Jannes and Jambres, who challenged Moses. They were rejects from the faith, twisted in their thinking, defying truth itself. But nothing will come of these latest impostors. Everyone will see through them, just as people saw through that Egyptian hoax.

 You've been a good apprentice to me, a part of my teaching, my manner of life, direction, faith, steadiness, love, patience, troubles, sufferings—suffering along with me in all the grief I had to put up with in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. And you also well know that God rescued me! Anyone who wants to live all out for Christ is in for a lot of trouble; there's no getting around it. Unscrupulous con men will continue to exploit the faith. They're as deceived as the people they lead astray. As long as they are out there, things can only get worse.   But don't let it faze you. Stick with what you learned and believed, sure of the integrity of your teachers—why, you took in the sacred Scriptures with your mother's milk! There's nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.

Real Vision - Trip Lee Feat Tedashi



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Are You Game Ready? Ephesians 6  

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...and that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.  Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.
Ephesians 6: 10-18
  In other words fam...Be Game Ready!   Many athletic competitions are lost because the athletes involved simply were not ready.  The same is true for us as Christian we miss a lot of opportunities to reach people or advance the Kingdom of God because we are not ready.  As the Apostle Paul describes it this is a game with high stakes...it's a matter of life and death.  God has given us the tools and equipment and He has made the proper training available as well...it's up to us to properly apply them.  It's time to suit up and get up off of the bench...no more time for bench warming.  It's time to get into the game and play to win.
Today's Challenge:  Suit up!  Put on the whole Armour of God (see Ephesians 6).  In other words put on the protective gear that God has provided us, that way you need not be in fear of injury, but you can concentrate on playing this game to win.  In addition to gearing up...put ya game face on!  No half stepping here...go all out like you are a world class Olympian out to smash some world records and to get the gold.  Ya Heard!

 
Excelsius - Game Ready


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You Never Have Enough of it...Love, Romans 12 cont  

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 Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.  Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.   Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they're happy; share tears when they're down. Get along with each other; don't be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don't be the great somebody.   Don't hit back; discover beauty in everyone. If you've got it in you, get along with everybody. Don't insist on getting even; that's not for you to do. "I'll do the judging," says God. "I'll take care of it."   Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he's thirsty, get him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness. Don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good. 
Romans 12: 9- 21 (The Message)


  Woah!  Did you get all of that?  Love from the center of who you are, being kind to your enemies, being humble and making friends with the nobodies!  Who do does the writer think we are Jesus?  Exactly...now you are starting to get it.  As followers of Christ we are supposed to take our cues on how to interact and even react to people.  After all we are Christians...and by definition we should be Christ-Like in all that we do.  The reality is that you can't accomplish what this passage of scripture suggest without first being a Disciple of Christ yourself.  When you submit yourself to become a Disciple of His...you will begin to adapt to His way of thinking and begin living life the way the He intended it.  
Today's Challenge:  Become a disciple!  Begin to follow the example set by Christ.  Be a true follower and not just one in title alone.  Let Christ and His example permeate everything you are and get right into the very heart of you so that you truly can Love from the center of your being.  Do it and then watch what happens to your life and in the lives of the people you have been trying to reach...ya heard!
Excelsius - Discipleship 101 

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Many Parts...But ...One Body Romans 12 cont  

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  I'm speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it's important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.

  In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we're talking about is Christ's body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn't amount to much, would we? So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ's body, let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't.

  If you preach, just preach God's Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don't take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don't get bossy; if you're put in charge, don't manipulate; if you're called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don't let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.
Romans 12:4-8
I won't add to much to this today...for today's challenge I simply want you to reflect on this passage.  We are One Body.  Each of us plays a different role...but none of us is more important than the other and outside of the body we have no purpose.  We really need to avoid this trap of thinking that we are somehow better or more important than others because of our particular gifts or talents.  The sooner we begin to grasp this concept the sooner we will put an end to fighting among ourselves and the sooner we will see the fulfillment of the Commission we have been given...ya heard!
Change - One Love

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Place You Life Before God...Romans 12  

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Place Your Life Before God
  So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
Romans 12: 1-2 (The Message)
   Religion is a bad thing.  Really it is, you see religion tricks people into thinking and feeling that they are okay with God...without ever consulting God.  Religion also gives people list of rules and doctrines that convinces you if you follow those rules and doctrines you will be okay, even if those very rules and doctrines contradict what God has spoken to us in His Word.  Religion gives you work to do on the outside to appear righteous...but that was never God's plan for us.  Instead God desires that we come to Him in relationship, through His Son Jesus Christ.  Through this relationship with our attention and focus on God He changes us from the inside out, removing the stony parts of our heart.

Today's Challenge:  Resist the urge to take the religious route!  It may make you feel righteous and Holy...but it doesn't bring you any closer to God and it doesn't make you any better.  Draw near to God...Focus your attention and Him and by doing so, you will find the freedom to be who he has called you to be and you will discover the new life that springs from a new Heart.  It's All About Knowin Him...and then Makin Him Known to others...Ya Heard!



Cross Movement - Huh What!


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