Luke 10:8-9

Whenever you go into a city and they welcome you, eat what is set before you; and heal those in it who are sick (authenticating your message), and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.  

Jesus came to this earth to heal along with our salvation.  Jesus died for our sins and sickness on the cross.  The word will show us that healing is for us and a gift from God; when needing healing read the bible and study the healing scriptures until faith comes.  Jesus wants us healed and whole.

Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live-in accordance with the tradition and teaching that you have received from us.  

Influence from friends and relationships can indeed affect our thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs.  We seek approval from our friends and family, and what they think affects our decisions.  If we are trying to live a life for God but spend most of our time with people, who don’t, we will compromise our faith.  

Titus 1:7

For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain (but financially ethical). 

These qualifications and standards transmit to all areas of leadership in the church or outside.  The church and the world both need people who lead fairly and honestly.  God counts on His people to be influencers in the world for good.  They represent God, and He is good, and so should our leaders.

James 1:7-8

For such a person ought not to think or expect that he will receive anything (at all) from the Lord, being a double minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways (in everything he thinks, feels, or decides).

Faith is that line in the sand that a believer refuses to cross.  Faith is a connection to God.  A believer by that faith has seen results in the past and builds toward the future.  Faith hears, responds, loves, and listens to God.  If a person feels that they are not hearing from God, check if the faith line has moved with doubt, fear, or feelings. A straightforward adjustment and faith are back on track.  

Psalm 119:98-99

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for Your words are always with me.  I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers (because of Your word) for Your testimonies are my meditation.  

The deeper connection we want from God comes from reading and meditating on His word.  The bible is our insight into how God thinks and His expectations for us, and what He wants to give us.  God provides us with gifts and opportunities for wisdom and leadership in our lives.  

Psalm 89:1

I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever; with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.

The power of praise and worship will open up the heavens.  Praise helps us express our love for God and all that He has done.  Worship shows that we know that God is our source and supply. It takes the focus off ourselves and back to God. 

Psalm 46:8-9

Come, behold the works of the Lord, who has wrought desolations and wonders in the earth. He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.

The wonder of God and His power and strength is to be praised.  God can move any obstacle for us as His children.  We can have confidence in His abilities and not doubt that God can protect, heal and save.  Our shout of victory and triumph come in complete faith in our Father in Heaven.  

Psalm 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law (His precepts and teachings) he (habitually) meditates day and night.

God designed us and knew we would need the bible to keep our focus. Meditation on the word of the Lord brings joy and strength to our lives.  Every time we open our bible and read, we refresh our spirit and soul and solidify the love and purpose of God for our lives.  That focus on God’s teachings will keep and sustain us through all. 

Leviticus 26:3-4

If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments and (obediently) do them, then I will give you rain in its season, and the land will yield her produce and the trees of the field bear their fruit.

Keeping the commandments of God brings blessing into our lives.  Along with these benefits, God can keep us safe and protected.  Obedience to the word of God isn’t a punishment but a screen filtering out any impurities that try to draw us away, which will then open the door for our lives to bear good fruit in abundance.

Leviticus 23:3

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation (calling together). You shall not do any work (on that day) it is the Sabbath of the Lord wherever you may be.

God invented rest and rested Himself from all His work.  The world today tries to pull us away from rest and to come together.  Many of us can remember when no shops were open on Sunday.  Rest and coming together draws our focus back to God from the busy world.