Mathew 12:33,35

Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit.  The good man, from his (inner) good treasure, brings out good things; and the evil man, from his (inner) evil treasure, brings out evil things.

Our spiritual life matters because what we believe, trust, and focus on we will express in word and deed.  That is why time matters when it comes to spending it on the word of God.  The word transforms any darkness and confusion into light and helps us walk as light.  

Daniel 7:17-18

These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.  But the saints (believers) of the Most High (God) will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all the ages to come.  

God had a plan for salvation, which means that God has always had a plan for us.  God’s plan existed clear back from Adam to Daniel to now and beyond.  It doesn’t matter what the world is doing. It matters what God has done and is doing now.   Our reassurance and safety come from God.

John 9:39

Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment (to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me- to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God), so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.”

It is incredible how people can be standing in the same spot and see two different things.  Faith is like that because of our experiences, choices, and what we value most results in whether we choose to see Jesus as savior or not.  That is why our prayers are essential for the lost to get directed back on the path toward God.  

John 14:18,20

I will not leave you as orphans (comfortless, bereaved, and helpless); I will come (back) to you.  On that day (when the time comes) you will know for yourselves that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.

Kenneth Hagin said, “People need to rely more on the God inside of them after they are born again. Instead of just thinking God is distant from us and in heaven, but God is with us on the inside of us.”  This idea changes the distance in the relationship between God and us.  God inside us changes the length of our prayers and should change how we relate to God.  

Psalms 73:26-27

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.  For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.  

God is our strength when we feel weak and our direction when we are lost.  We know this because we remember our lives before salvation and what it felt like not knowing God.  That feeling of separation and lack of guidance is why people perish without God.  Praise and thanksgiving to our father in heaven for His love and salvation. 

Psalms 2:10

Now therefore, O kings, act wisely; be instructed and take warning, o leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.  Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence (with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder); rejoice (yet do so) with trembling.

It says that leaders are to give respect to the Son so that he does not become angry and they perish.  Leaders are to represent the Son on earth in an honest manner.  Leadership was supposed to follow the Godly principles of the law, and the Bible handed down by God.  It is when man follows their own way instead of God that corruption of leadership happens.

Romans 12:4-5

For just as in one (physical) body we have many parts, and these parts do not all have the same function or special use, so we, who are many, are (nevertheless just) one body in Christ, and individually dependent on each other.)

God gifted each of us with many talents to work together on His behalf.  We are like seeds planted in different areas but a community of Christians.  We grow with families and in various towns, and we work jobs.  We influence where we live and are planted there as a part of the body of Christ to represent Him.  

Romans 8:13

For if you are living according to the (impulses of the) flesh, you are going to die.  But if (you are living) by the (power of the Holy) Spirit you are habitually putting to death the sinful deed of the body, you will (really) live forever.

We are a spirit. We have a soul, and we live in a body.  When we learn this, we can clarify the order of leadership over our flesh (body) and soul (mind, will, and emotions).  The spirit is to rule over the flesh and the soul with the help of the Holy Spirit and the word of God.  Without this knowledge, people tend to follow their feelings and feelings change and the flesh rules. 

Romans 1:20

For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship (all creation, the wonderful things that He has made), so that they are without excuse and without defense.

Man’s creation is in the image of God, but without God, man does not have the full wisdom and insight of the creator or creation.  God knows down the very cell how everything is made.  A man couldn’t see a cell until the invention of the microscope.  The workmanship of God and His creation stand as a witness to His divine power.  

Romans 1:11-12

For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift, to strengthen and establish you; that is, that we may be mutually encouraged and comforted by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

Our Church community is essential for us to thrive in the body of Christ.  Just like a baby needs touch to thrive, we need fellowship and encouragement from fellow believers.  As believers, from the Pastor to pew, we should pray, encourage and work together as the body of Christ.