THE LORD IS GOD

JESUS, THE LORD IS GOD This is Namma for Christ with my fifth inspirational message sent on Saturday, September 29th, 2012, entitled, "JESUS, THE LORD IS GOD". The scripture for today comes from Psalm 100:3 - Know ye that the Lord He "is" God: "it is" He "that" hath made us, and not we ourselves; "we are" His people, and the sheep of His pasture. As you give your "TOTAL SELF" to GOD, "GOD GIVES HIS TOTAL SELF TO YOU - THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT". In John 15: 4 & 5, Jesus says, "ABIDE IN ME, AND I IN YOU. AS THE BRANCH CANNOT BEAR FRUIT OF ITSELF, EXCEPT IT ABIDE IN THE VINE; NO MORE CAN YE, EXCEPT YE ABIDE IN ME." GOD IS WITH US...MATTHEW 28:20 STATES WHAT JESUS SAID, "...LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD." JESUS' VERY NAME, "EMMANUEL" MEANS "GOD WITH US!" (MATTHEW 1:23) Therefore, no matter what you're going through... no matter how big the problem is...no matter how much you think you messed everything up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states: Know ye that the Lord He "is" God: "it is" He "that" hath made us, and not we ourselves; "we are" His people, and the sheep of His pasture. ALSO, REMEMBER 1ST PETER 5:7 STATES, "CAST ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU." JESUS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO HELP YOU - BECAUSE...JESUS, THE LORD IS GOD! Jesus came to earth to "lovingly die" - (to "sacrifice" His "Godly, sinless, perfect" Life) for US... Jesus - who had no sin...died on Calvary's cross for OUR sins. Jesus defeated the enemy, Satan, by conquering sin and death by HIS death and resurrection. Because HE LIVES...WE CAN LIVE.

Let us as believers - live our UTMOST for HIS HIGHEST!

(Note - on October 15th, 2022 - I realized this message did not have a song with it - therefore, i added the below song - Mighty Clouds of Joy's anointed song - "Nearer My God to Thee". Please Listen below, enjoy...and

BE BLESSED!  

(I do not own the rights to this song.)

Be Blessed!

MATTHEW WEST FORGIVENESS VIDEO

PLEASE GO TO MATTHEW WEST'S VIDEO "FORGIVENESS": THE VIDEO IS BELOW

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

(If you can't see the below video: Please scroll down to the end - Under the rectangular box labeled "Home" - please click "View web version". You will automatically be taken to the top of the message - please scroll down to the "end" of the message to view the video. Please press play to enjoy the song/video.)

 

FORGIVENESS

This is Namma for Christ sharing with you my fourth inspirational message. This is being sent on 9/26/2012 - the subject and the title are the same: FORGIVENESS. The scripture is coming from: Mark 11:25 - "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses." Recently, at my church, the associate minister did a great job giving a sermon on Joseph, his brothers and "forgiveness". This minister showed how Joseph forgave His brothers for their mistreatment of him and how Jesus forgives us for our sins. We, as Christians try to live the best that we can - but all have sinned. We are all sinners saved by God's Grace. As Romans 3:23 reminds us - "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." In Genesis 37:24, Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and they cast him into a pit. Soon after, as found in Genesis 37:28, his brothers drew him out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver, who then took him to Egypt. As the bible story continues, Joseph rises in position to eventually be second in command over Egypt, right under Pharaoh. In Genesis 41:40, Pharaoh tells Joseph, "You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you." In verse Genesis 41:56, it states what happened after Joseph had wisely prepared and stored away food for the upcoming famine- "There was a famine over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians". The same brothers of Joseph who had put him into a pit, now had to bow before him for their very survival during the famine. But, how did Joseph react when his brothers were repentant and thought Joseph would take revenge on their wrongdoing? Joseph forgave. Joseph said in Genesis 45:5 - "And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you". Joseph also said in Genesis 50:20 - "But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive". In summary, man meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.... What does Jesus do when we come fearful and sorry for our wrongdoings...what does He do when we confess our sins? Jesus forgives...and He never stops loving us...Hebrews 13:5 says "I will never leave nor forsake thee." "Forgiveness" is surrendering "our right" to "hurt you" for "hurting me"....if Jesus can forgive "us"....how can we "not" forgive others for hurting us? 1st Peter 5:7 states : WE MUST CAST ALL OUR CARE ON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR US. JESUS IS THE ANSWER FOR ANY PROBLEM YOU OR I HAVE.... PLEASE ENJOY MATTHEW WEST'S VIDEO OF "FORGIVENESS" BELOW - AND PLEASE LISTEN TO THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG...THE LYRICS ARE POWERFUL.

BE BLESSED!

(I do not own the rights to this song.)

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God's "Amazing Grace"

This is Namma for Christ with my third inspirational message to you (typed 9/24/2012 around 4pm ) entitled God's "Amazing Grace", ENJOY AND BE BLESSED!

God has blessed us all with HIS AMAZING GRACE. Please read Ephesians 2nd chapter- when you can. I'd like to share with you a key verse for today that ties everything together: the below song by Todd Agnew "Grace Like Rain" (with lyrics), the words in this blog (including a story about John Newton - the original author of the famous hymn: "Amazing Grace"), and the title for today's message: GOD'S AMAZING GRACE. The key bible verse is: Ephesians 2:8 - "For by GRACE you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the GIFT of God"

 Believe in the Lord and please pray to the Lord for Him to show you your purpose. Not only is "grace" ... a gift from God - but our very LIFE is a gift from God, also! I used to have this plaque that read: "Our life is God's gift to 'us' - what we do with our life - is our gift to 'Him'." God knows you (better than anyone) because He made you...the Lord Jesus knows what is best for you - pray to Him for your purpose in life and "whatever" you need...now a little history about John Newton:

John Newton, (the original author of "Amazing Grace") lived from 1725 - 1807. He was a London slave trader when God saved him. In 1748, while on a homeward voyage, while attempting to steer his ship through a violent storm, he experienced what he was to refer later as his "great deliverance". WHEN ALL SEEMED LOST AND THE SHIP WAS ABOUT TO SINK, HE CRIED OUT: "Lord, have mercy upon us".

 He later stopped being a slave trader and lived the rest of his life for the Lord! He wrote the original version of "Amazing Grace" - the first 6 stanzas (wrote in 1779). The 7th stanza's author is anonymous. I've included the 1st and the 7th stanzas below:
The original tune was said to have come from the African slaves that he once enslaved.

 
(I do not own the rights to this song.)

Be Blessed!

(1st stanza:)

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

(7th stanza:)

When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we'd first begun.

Jesus Christ Is In Control

This is "Namma for Christ" with a word of encouragement to you the reader of this blog...be blessed... I ALWAYS PRAY BEFORE I WRITE SO THAT I WILL WRITE WHAT GOD HAS INSPIRED ME TO WRITE....THIS IS ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD WHO SO RICHLY BLESSES  US WITH HIS LOVE, MERCY AND GRACE. WE ARE "GOD'S PROPERTY"...HE MADE US  ("FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM." - EPHESIANS 2:10)  AND HE LOVED US FIRST (1ST JOHN 4:19). ANY NEGATIVITY THAT COMES YOUR WAY...REMEMBER TELL satan : "GET THEE BEHIND, satan! JESUS SAID IN MATTHEW 28:18 - " ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH."  THE LORD IS ON "YOUR" SIDE.  REMEMBER....PHILIPPIANS 4:13 STATES: "I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENS ME."

NEVER FORGET THAT "JESUS IS IN CONTROL" - NO PROBLEM IS TOO BIG FOR THE LORD TO HANDLE.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE "INSPIRATIONAL" SONG LYRICS OF A SONG THAT I HEARD ON WAWZ 99.1 FM BY THE SINGER, JASON CASTRO - "ONLY A MOUNTAIN"  -
PLEASE ENJOY - THE CHORUS  HAS SUCH POWERFUL WORDS:

Another day, another fight
It always feels like an uphill climb
Another step, another mile
The story of your life
It's harder than you ever thought
And it costs you everything you've got
When you're back against the wall
And you feel like giving up

(Chorus)

This is only a mountain
You don't have to find your way around it
Tell it to move, it'll move
Tell it to fall, it'll fall
This is only a moment
You don't have to let your fear control it
Tell it to move, it'll move
Tell it to fall, it'll fall

You've gotta find a second wind
It's not as high as you think it is
Don't give up and don't you quit
You gotta climb if you wanna win

And I know it looks big
And I know you feel small
But just a little bit of faith can change it ALL!
Change it all

Chorus

Ask like you believe it
Trust like you can see it
Take your fear and say
There's nothing in your way, no oh
Even when it looks big
Even when you feel small
Just a little bit of faith can change it ALL!

Chorus

It's only a mountain
Just a little bit of faith can change it ALL!

ALWAYS REMEMBER :  HEBREWS 13: 5 STATES:  "...( JESUS SAID)  I WILL "NEVER" LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU!

JESUS CHRIST IS IN CONTROL....GOD HAS GOT THE "WHOLE" WORLD IN "HIS" HANDS AND THAT INCLUDES ME AND "YOU"!

ENJOY THE BELOW SONG/VIDEO OF JASON CASTRO SINGING, "ONLY A MOUNTAIN":

(I do not own the rights to this song.)

BE BLESSED!

Welcome - This is Namma For Christ

Hello to my brothers and sisters in Christ.

This is Namma For Christ. This is a blog dedicated to those who need encouragement and inspiration in their lives. God has been so good to me, and I want to share with those who read this blog that "God Loves You".
Hebrews 13:5 states "...For He Himself (Jesus) has said: I will never leave you nor forsake you."  Read and believe: JESUS WILL "NEVER" LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU..ALWAYS REMEMBER...HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU..YOU ARE LOVED (LET THAT SINK IN...DEEP IN YOUR HEART AND MIND)...YOU ARE LOVED BY THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH...HE REALLY AND TRULY "LOVES" YOU FOR "YOU". HE LOVED "YOU" FIRST AS 1ST JOHN 4:19 STATES:  "...HE FIRST LOVED US".  HIS LOVE IS NOT BASED ON ANY "GOOD" THAT YOU'VE DONE TO EARN THIS GREAT LOVE!  GOD LOVES US IN SPITE OF OURSELVES. THERE ARE NO PERFECT PEOPLE! THE BIBLE STATES IN ROMANS 3:23: ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD. READ ROMANS 3:24 ALSO:  BEING JUSTIFIED "FREELY" BY "HIS GRACE" THROUGH THE REDEMPTION THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS! JESUS REDEEMED YOU BY HIS SHED BLOOD ON CALVARY!  YOU ARE JUSTIFIED "FREELY" BY GOD'S GRACE THROUGH WHAT ONLY JESUS' DEATH AND RESURRECTION COULD DO! THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE TO EARN THIS GREAT LOVE. LIVE FOR JESUS. HE LOVES YOU AND WANTS WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU IN YOUR LIFE. ASK GOD FOR "HIS" WILL TO BE DONE IN YOUR LIFE! CRY OUT TO HIM - CAST ALL YOUR CARE ON HIM (JESUS) FOR "HE CARES FOR YOU "AS WRITTEN IN 1ST PETER 5:7. REMEMBER "NO PROBLEM" IS TOO HARD FOR GOD AS GENESIS 18:14 INDICATES:"IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD?"  IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS - LEAN ON, DEPEND ON AND TRUST IN JESUS. REMEMBER WHEN WE ARE WEAK - HE IS STRONG! 2ND CORINTHIANS 12:9 STATES "MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU, FOR MY STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS." IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW STRONG YOU ARE - IT IS ABOUT LEANING AND DEPENDING ON "YOUR" GOD WHO HAS ALL STRENGTH AND ALL POWER IN HIS HANDS!  

(FYI - To God be the Glory - Effective on 9/20/22 - This "Namma For Christ" Blog celebrated it's 10th Anniversary! THANK YOU, JESUS! THANK YOU TO ALL THE READERS OF THIS BLOG! LOVE, Namma)

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