“God Never Fails” - 1 Corinthians 1:9

 

 

 

This is Namma for Christ with the 145th inspirational message dated Friday, June 14^th, 2019. The title of this message is “God Never Fails” - 1 Corinthians 1:9. The first three words of the title of this message are also the first three words of the above song/video by “Mt. Zion Fellowship of Highland Hills, Ohio with Dr. C. Ronald S. Williams II, Senior Pastor, entitled – “God Never Fails”.  The scripture for this message is found in the ninth verse of the first chapter of 1^st Corinthians – as found in the New Testament book as written by Apostle Paul.

1 Corinthians 1:9

Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

⁹ God never fails anyone. It is He who called you to belong to His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

This message is a personal testimony of a recent experience of mine where God “showed up and showed out!” I truly believe in the power of prayer and how God will answer in His time and in His Way! This mediation’s song lyrics (of the chorus) are provided below because I truly believe that “GOD NEVER FAILS”:

God Never Fails

God never fails, God never fails
He abides with me, He Gives me victory
For God never fails
Oh, just keep the faith and never cease to pray
Just walk upright, call Him morning, noon, day, or night
He'll be there, He'll be there
There's no need to worry for God never fails.

 

My testimony is of a recent incident where the bills were high, but the money was low. I had just got paid and I had budgeted my money out to all that was due that month: my tithes, my car insurance, my rent, my food and gas money for the week.

Unfortunately and unexpectedly, the very same day that I got paid - my car started making a strange noise (that I had never heard of before). I drove my car to the mechanic – praying that the amount to “fix” the car would be within my budget of “what I could afford” – from what was “left-over” (from what I had previously budgeted out). I prayed that God would help me in this financial situation. I left my car with the mechanic overnight and called him the next day to see how much he would charge me to fix my car. I “honestly” did not have any extra money to fix my car! God performed a miracle for me! My mechanic informed me that he had driven my car, inspected it and found no problem! He told me that he didn’t even hear the noise (that I had heard the day before)! He simply told me to come pick up my car – he said there was nothing mechanically wrong with my car!  I didn’t have to pay him ANYTHING! I IMMEDIATELY just PRAISED and THANKED GOD! GOD KNEW MY SITUATION – and HE WORKED IT OUT – TOGETHER FOR MY GOOD! I picked up my car and drove it home with no noise and no problems! This is a personal testimony of how I gave GOD my problem and HE SHOWED ME – HOW “GOD NEVER FAILS”! TRY GOD for yourself – if you haven’t yet…GOD NEVER FAILS!

Psalm 34:8 New King James Version (NKJV)

⁸ Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

 

Please enjoy the above inspirational song/video by “Mt. Zion Fellowship of Highland Hills with Dr. C. Ronald S. Williams II, Senior  Pastor, entitled – “God Never Fails”. 

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

BE BLESSED!



Build My Life - Rom. 8:1 - Living the Free Life

This is Namma for Christ with the 144th inspirational message dated Monday, May 20^th, 2019. The title of this message is “Build My Life – Rom. 8:1 – Living the Free Life”. The first three words of the title of this message are also the first three words of the above song/video by Christian artist “Pat Barrett” (featuring Chris Tomlin) entitled – “Build My Life”.  The scripture for this message is found in the first verse of the eighth chapter of Romans – as found in the New Testament book as written by Apostle Paul.

Romans 8:1

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹ Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Recently, I read my church school lesson (for May 12th, 2019)  as found in the lesson book from the “Echoes Church School Publications” and the lesson was about "Romans 8:1 - Living the Free Life".  Immediately, this caught my attention, because this verse has always been one of my favorite verses.  When I was about 22 years old, I was going through a really difficult time - during my last year of college.  Not only was I trying to finish my last remaining courses to graduate “on-time”, I had also recently broke up with my “then” boyfriend (at that time) and my college internship had suddenly ended.  It seemed like “everything” that I touched was “failing” – and during that period of my life, I felt like a “complete failure”. “Nothing” – I attempted was “working” as "I thought" it should have been "working" – and I “lost all confidence in myself”. I really had thought that this world would be better  off without me. I felt as if I had let “everybody down” – my family, my friends and my church family. I spoke to the counselors at my school, but they couldn't help me. I was having trouble sleeping, I was exhausted and I stressed myself out “worrying”! Little did I know “then” – that the “worrying” led to the “lack of sleep” – and the “lack of sleep” led to the exhaustion.  Looking back - no wonder.... I had no confidence, suffered with low self-esteem, couldn’t concentrate, or do anything right – I was physically and mentally "drained"!  I had put all this pressure on myself – forgetting what I had learned in church school and from reading my Bible.  I had forgotten to “Cast ALL my care on HIM (JESUS), for HE cared for me” as 1^st Peter 5: 7 said.

 

During this stressful time, I also needed to STOP BLAMING MYSELF! God's Holy Spirit led me to read Romans 8:1 (below) and it "WOKE ME UP"!

Romans 8:1

8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

 
This verse reminded me that I didn’t have to CONDEMN myself for my failures! God was “THEN” and “ALWAYS IS” IN CONTROL! I realized... I was FREE to LIVE!  If Jesus, my Lord and Savior, didn’t condemn me, “WHY” was I CONDEMNING MYSELF!

 

After I read Romans 8:1 – I REMEMBERED THAT “JESUS STILL LOVED ME”…I had been so hard on "myself" – but, that NEVER changed how JESUS felt about me…He LOVED ME and He “NEVER” left me as Hebrews 13:5b (below)  reminded me  of what
Jesus said:

“I will never leave you, nor forsake you…” 

I remembered God’s promises and my WHOLE PERSPECTIVE CHANGED…I looked to JESUS! I stopped blaming myself…

All Praises to the Lord – I finished my credits, graduated from college, and I got a job (within a month after graduating)! "This "same" job, with GOD's help, I was able to keep for the next 22 years - To God be the GLORY! ONLY GOD!

 

 God knew the plans He had for me – all along – I had to STOP BLAMING myself and I had to KEEP remembering the promises in His Word.

 

I pray that this “personal testimony” may encourage someone else reading this. We ALL may go through difficult times (during our lives), but don’t get discouraged – GOD is not done with us yet!

Always, REMEMBER Romans 8:1 - 

Romans 8:1

New King James Version (NKJV)

Free from Indwelling Sin

8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

 

and REMEMBER Jeremiah 29:11 (concerning God’s plans for you):

 

Jeremiah 29:11

New International Version (NIV)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

 

Please enjoy the above inspirational song/video (with lyrics) by Pat Barrett (featuring Chris Tomlin) entitled, “Build My Life”.

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

(If you can’t see the above 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 press play to enjoy the song/video).

 

BE BLESSED!

Fight On, Fighter - Eph. 6:10

This is Namma for Christ with the 143rd inspirational message dated Friday, April 5^th, 2019. The title of this message is “Fight On, Fighter – Eph. 6:10”. The first three words of the title of this message are also the first three words of the above song/video by “for King  & Country”, entitled – “Fight On, Fighter”.  The scripture for this message is found in the tenth verse of the sixth chapter of Ephesians – as found in the New Testament book as written by Apostle Paul.

Ephesians 6:10

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

 

This afternoon, while I was starting to write a “new” message for Namma for Christ,  and searching You Tube for the video of a completely “different message” (that I had intended to share) – “something happened”.  As I sat at my computer, (with my hand-written notes of the message that I had intended to share, lying nearby) – I heard a song from “You Tube” - that I had never heard before.  It was like God’s Holy Spirit telling me, “STOP, LOOK and LISTEN”…I immediately knew that I was meant to listen carefully to this “new song” that was suddenly playing and “pay attention” to its lyrics. I felt that God was directing me to “change course” – to listen to His Holy Spirit’s guidance – and to no longer proceed with what “I” had planned to write, but to NOW – use this NEW song "Fight On, Fighter" and base my message on its powerful lyrics.  Many times in life, “we as humans” may think OUR WAY is BEST…But, GOD’s WAY IS BEST! We must listen to and heed the Holy Spirit’s leading.

“Someone” reading this message may be in need to hear just these inspiring words to lift them from a dark or sad place…

“Someone” reading this message may feel so depressed right now… that they have lost hope (or are on the verge of losing hope!)

PLEASE….DON’T GIVE UP!

GOD IS NOT THROUGH WITH YOU, YET!

PLEASE DON’T GIVE UP!

AS JEREMIAH 29:11 REMINDS YOU BELOW- GOD HAS PLANS FOR YOU –

 

Jeremiah 29:11

New International Version (NIV)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

 

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE LYRICS OF THE ABOVE SONG WHICH SAYS – “FIGHT ON, FIGHTER!” THE CHORUS OF THE ABOVE SONG SAYS REPEATEDLY:

“FIGHT ON, FIGHTER!

DON’T LET ANYONE STEAL YOUR FIRE!

FIGHT ON, FIGHTER!

THE SPIRIT IS ALIVE INSIDE YA!”

YOU HAVE GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT INSIDE YOU! YOU ARE NOT ALONE! PLEASE RE-READ THE SCRIPTURE OF THIS MESSAGE AGAIN:

Ephesians 6:10

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

 

REMIND YOURSELF THAT “AS A BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST” - GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT IS LIVING INSIDE YOU! "BE STRONG" IN THE "LORD" AND IN THE "POWER" OF "HIS" MIGHT- NOT YOUR OWN!

 (ALSO, PLEASE “READ AND BE INSPIRED” BY OTHER SPIRIT-EMPOWERING VERSES - INCLUDED BELOW):

 

Philippians 4:13

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹³ I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

1 John 4:4

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁴ You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

2 Corinthians 12:9

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁹ And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Proverbs 3:5-6

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.

 

Acts 1:8

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁸ But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

 

 Please enjoy the above inspirational and motivating song/video (with lyrics) by “for King  & Country”, entitled – “Fight On, Fighter”. 

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

BE BLESSED!

He’s God – John 17:3

 

This is Namma for Christ with the 142nd inspirational message dated

 Wednesday, February 20th, 2019. The title of this message is “He’s 

God – John 17:3”. The first two words of the title of this message 

are also the words of the above song/video by Edwin Hawkins, entitled – “He’s God”.  The scripture of this message is found in the third verse of the seventeenth chapter of John – as found in the New Testament book written by the Apostle John.

 

John 17:3 ESV

And this is eternal life, that they know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

One Sunday afternoon, in January, I was visiting another church, where my Pastor was preaching at an afternoon service. The choir sang the song, “He’s God” as originally written and performed by Edwin Hawkins. I loved the powerful lyrics of this song and how the song made “each listener” reflect on how good God has been to each of us! I knew I wanted to share this song with others, as well as, share supporting scriptures focusing on “HOW GOOD GOD IS”!  I searched the internet and found under the website “OpenBible.Info” the following scriptures referencing “the goodness of God" and "Who God is to His people”. In my search, hundreds of Bible verses appeared and for the sake of brevity - I have included 20 of the scriptures listed. May they be a blessing to you, as they have been to me:

John 17:3 ESV

And this is eternal life, that they know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

John 4:24 ESV

God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”



John 14:6 ESV

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

1 John 4:8 ESV

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

 

Revelation 22:13 ESV

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

1 John 4:16 ESV

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

 

Exodus 3:14 ESV

God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And He said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Colossians 1:16 ESV

For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him.

 

Numbers 23:19 ESV

God is not man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not fulfill it?

Luke 18:27 ESV

But He said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”

Genesis 1:1 ESV

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

 

1 Timothy 1:17 ESV

To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Colossians 2:9 ESV

For in Him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily…

Romans 5:8 ESV

But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

John 1:1 ESV

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

 

Isaiah 41:10 ESV

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

John 3:16-17 ESV

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.

John 1:14 ESV

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Psalm 27:1 ESV

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Philippians 4:13 ESV

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

Please enjoy the above inspirational song/video, “He’s God” by Edwin Hawkins.

 

 

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

 

BE BLESSED!

God Only Knows-An Alternative to Worry-Matt. 6:27

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred forty-first  inspirational message dated Saturday, January 12th, 2019. The title of this message is “God Only Knows-An Alternative to Worry-Matt. 6:27”.   The first three words of the title are also the title of the above inspirational song/video “God Only Knows” (with lyrics) by the Christian group “for KING & COUNTRY”. The scripture comes from the 27th verse of the sixth chapter of the book of Matthew:     Matthew 6:27 New International Version (NIV) 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?   For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily inspirational messages as provided by RBC Ministries in their publications of "OUR DAILY BREAD".    I recently read the message for the day and found it to be so beautiful and inspiring, I wanted to share it with you (see the below message). RBC Ministries has the website of:  www.rbc.org so that you can read and enjoy life-changing wisdom of daily inspirational messages based on scripture from the Bible. Please read and enjoy:

 

 

A law-abiding, honest man received a voicemail that said, “This is officer _______ from the police department. Please call me at this number.” Immediately the man began to worry—afraid that somehow he had done something wrong. He was afraid to return the call, and he even spent sleepless nights running through possible scenarios—worried that he was in some kind of trouble. The officer never called back, but it took weeks for the worry to go away. Jesus asked an interesting question about worry: “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (Matthew 6:27). Perhaps this can help us rethink our tendency to worry, because it suggests that it doesn’t help the situation we’re concerned about. When problems are on the horizon for us, maybe we can try the following two-step approach: Take action and trust in God. If we can do something to avoid the problem, let’s try that route. We can pray for God to guide us to an action we should take. But if there’s nothing we can do, we can take comfort in knowing that God never finds Himself in such a predicament. He can always act on our behalf. We can always turn our situation over to Him in trust and confidence. When it feels like time to worry, may we turn to the inspired words of King David, who faced his own share of difficulties and worries, but concluded: “Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you” (Psalm 55:22). What a great alternative to worry! By Dave Branon   REFLECT & PRAY Father, You know what faces me today. I am turning my cares over to You. Please strengthen me and help me to trust You with the struggles I face. What worries do you need to give to God today?

 

 

 

INSIGHT Matthew 6:19-34 emphasizes that true discipleship requires a lifestyle in which all we do is unified by our love for God. In verse 22, for example, Jesus suggests that, just as an eye defect distorts our whole vision, so our entire being becomes corrupted when our priorities are distorted. It’s impossible, He emphasizes, to be devoted to more than one “master” (v. 24). This, Jesus suggests, is why worry can be so dangerous. It’s only natural to feel anxiety, but when worry is what drives us, devotion to our own peace of mind may have replaced a single-minded devotion to God and the just ways of His kingdom.  Written by Monica Brands

 

Please enjoy the above inspirational song/video “God Only Knows” (with lyrics) by the Christian group “for KING & COUNTRY”.

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

BE BLESSED!
 

Great Is Thy Faithfulness - James 1:17

 

 

 

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred thirty-ninth inspirational message dated Saturday, November 17^th, 2018.  The title of this message is, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness – James 1:17”.  The title of this message is also the title of the above anointed and inspirational song/video entitled, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” by Donnie McClurkin.

The scripture of this message is taken from the New Testament book of James – as written by James:

James 1:17

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

 

Recently, I was researching under the internet for the phrase “No Shadow of Turning”. The below article was found under “BelovedLove.org” as written by Lydia Floren.

 

NO SHADOW OF TURNING

 

by Lydia Floren

as taken from the Internet’s “BelovedLove.org”

 

It is so easy to doubt God in a crisis.

Is God really going to provide?

Is He really going to take care of my current situation?  Or is it all up to me? 

In his song “Great is Thy Faithfulness,” Thomas Chisholm answers these questions with a remarkable image:

Great is your faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee.

There is no shadow of turning with Thee. 

What is a “shadow of turning?” When you are walking in the sunshine, you have a shadow.  Every little motion you make is reflected by your shadow.  Any time you turn a little to the right or left, your shadow also turns.  And if, as you are going along, you notice that your shadow has changed, you can be sure that your direction has also shifted.

When Thomas Chisholm says “there is no shadow of turning with Thee” he is pointing out God’s consistency.  God is steadily walking toward the light, toward Truth, and He invites us to follow.  As we do, we are, naturally, in His shadow. 

In whatever crisis we face, we can count on God.  He will lead.  He will provide.  He will see us through.  100% of the time.  There is no shift—not even a slight one– in God’s faithfulness to us.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.   James 1:17 NIV

I pray that this message was a blessing to you as it was to me...Please ENJOY the above video/song entitled, "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" by Donnie McClurkin and BE BLESSED!

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