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“²³ For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, His body, and is Himself its Savior.” ~ Ephesians 5:23

Husbands are placed as the head of their wives and their home, as Christ is the head of the Church. As a man, it’s your duty to lead your family in the ways of Jesus. That’s what it means to be the head of your wife, not that you become a dictator, but that you lead by example. You live a Godly life so that she can follow. If the head is Godly, then the rest of the body will follow. So, take up your mantel men and lead your household in righteousness. Turn the other cheek, study the Word, worship, pray, so that your family may follow you as you follow Christ Jesus.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Lead Your Family.

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“⁸ Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.” ~ Isaiah 26:8

Isaiah equates trust to obedience. If God is good, then wouldn’t His laws be good? Wouldn’t they be for more than just keeping us from having fun? God tells us in Jeremiah 29, that His desire for us is good. He wants us to prosper and to have a fulfilling life. God has a plan for each and every one of us. So why don’t we trust Him enough to obey Him?

As a child, I often heard the words, “If you won’t listen, you’ll feel.” In other words, if you aren’t going to trust that I know better, that I know that what you want to do will lead you into harm’s way, and you refuse to listen and heed my warning, then you will feel the pain I am trying to keep you from. Like children, we lack trust because of the over-inquisitive curiosity that is in us. We can’t help but think that the grass is greener on the other side. That somehow, those things that we see others doing is better than the promises God has for us.

We lack trust in God. See, the law wasn’t created to stop us from having fun. The law was created so that we may have life and have life more abundantly. See God knew how each action would affect us and where it would lead us to, so He created boundaries for us so that we didn’t swim too far out into unchartered waters where we can drown, be attacked, or get lost. These boundaries aren’t just so that He can control us; these boundaries are our protection so that we don’t have to go through unnecessary pain and suffering.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Obey To Trust.

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“¹⁵ But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself?” ~ Isaiah 10:15 ^NLT

We are God’s vessels. It’s not by our own power, strength, smarts, or skill that we succeed in life, but it is by the grace of God that anyone receives anything good. For all good gifts come down from the Father of Lights. So, praise the LORD for He is good. He gives to all of humanity, including the wicked. We are nothing without God, just as an ax is nothing without the one who wields it.

So, allow God to use you. Allow Him to take you into your Promised Land. Allow Him to show you all that you are capable of achieving through Him. God wants to take you to the next level; all you have to do is allow Him to do so. Don’t fight God; put your trust in Him. Don’t let fear, pride, anger, or anything stop you from the plan that God has for your life. For no matter how much wisdom we have, nothing we plan for ourselves could ever match what God has in store for those who listen to His voice and follow the path He created just for each of us.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be The Ax In His Hand.

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“¹⁷ The first to speak in court sounds right— until the cross-examination begins.” ~ Proverbs 18:17

Don’t just believe everything that is taught simply because it is the first explanation you hear. Don’t just take people’s word for it, do as the Bereans did, and go and search the Scriptures daily to see if what you are being taught is Scriptural. The Bible promises that the Holy Spirit will guide us and teach us, so, give Him opportunity to do so.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Conduct The Cross-Examination.

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“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” ~ Acts 2:1^KJV

The disciples had been praying earnestly for ten days, and when Pentecost came they were all together, in accord, in one place. They were unified. There was no division between them. And as they waited, the Holy Spirit infilled them. They began speaking in tongues, Peter preached a fiery message, and 3,000 got saved. They were filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.

How many of us can say that their household comes together and prays earnestly? Or comes together and is unified? Or that they come together and wait for the Spirit to come? We pray for miracles, signs, healings, etc. but we don’t do the beginning. We aren’t empowered. Yes, while we are saved, we have the Holy Spirit, but we don’t have the power. The power has to be sought after, waited for, and we have to be in unity to get it.

When we do these things, we will see miracles happening before our very eyes. We will see the healing of the sick, the oppressed finding peace, the depressed finding joy, and the lost being saved. We will be able to preach through the Power of The Holy Spirit and it will quicken the hearts of all who hear the message.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Seek After The Power.

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“17And when they Him they worshiped Him, but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” ~ Matthew 28:17-20

When Jesus appeared to His disciples, He gave them one simple command, Go. He broke that one simple command up into two actions, baptize and teach. Why was this Jesus’ last command to His disciples? Jesus had just died and then resurrected three days later overcoming every sin, bringing healing, peace, and much more to whomever would accept it. That was Jesus’ one mission, save the world. He did His part. He taught, He died, He overcame, He rose again. Now it was time for Him to return to Heaven. The only logical thing for Him to do now, was to pass the mantel to His disciples.
He sent them out to all the nations so that all people may be saved. He told them to baptize and then teach them to observe all the commands. Our first and foremost mission is to get them saved. We can’t try to change who they are before they are saved. They have to first be saved and then they will change.

Our first job should be to show them the love of Jesus. Show them that the only way to have eternal life, is through Jesus. Then we show them how to change. Often times we get caught up in changing them, before getting them saved. But change only comes through salvation. It only comes through the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ. So first lead them to Christ, and then correct them.
As Christians that is our main underlying mission. Save souls. The mantel has been passed to us, are we going to put it down and keep the joy, peace, healing, and eternal life to ourselves? Or are we going to let our light shine bright so that we may lead many to Christ. This is the will of God, that none should perish, but all come to acceptance. What are we doing in order to fulfill the ultimate underlying will of God?

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Go.

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“⁵ When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, ‘Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts.’ This was Job’s regular practice.” ~ Job 1:5^NLT

Job’s children were grown. They moved out. They had their own homes and families. Yet Job prayed for them and covered them, just in case they sinned. He never let go of his children. He never said, “They’re grown. They have their own life.” He prayed for them. And when they died, he didn’t feel hopelessness because he had faith that his prayers were making a difference in his children’s lives.

How often do you cover your children? How often do you pray for them? For their salvation? For God’s mercy on them? Every morning we should cover our loved ones with prayers. Especially our children. When we pray, things happen.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Cover Your Children.

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“²³ About the same time I realized that some of the men of Judah had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. ²⁴ Furthermore, half their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of some other people and could not speak the language of Judah at all.” ~ Nehemiah 13:23-24^NLT

When Nehemiah saw this, he was more than upset. Nehemiah wasn’t upset about seeing the next generation lose the culture, but instead, he was upset that they were losing their connection to God. They forgot who they were. In today’s Church, we have the same struggles. Our children know the world. They know each celebrity, every secular song, every secular show, yet they know nothing about God.

They don’t know His characteristics, His Word, His plan. We allow our children to join the world and leave the Church. Why does it matter? Without knowing God, you can’t have a relationship with Him. Without a relationship with Him, you can’t make it into Heaven. Teach your children from a young age, and they won’t forget who they are or who God is.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be Nehemiah.

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“One day David asked, ‘Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’” ~ 2 Samuel 9:1

Because David and Jonathan had such a close brotherly bond, after he died, David wanted to show kindness to anyone that was still alive in his family. Are we building relationships like this for our future descendants? Or even just our children? Or do we allow ourselves to lose sight of the future and burn bridges? Imagine if Jonathan had taken his father’s side and tried to kill David, would David had helped anyone in his family? Probably not, why? Because he only did that because of his relationship with Jonathan.

If we build lasting relationships, we will be able to help people we care about, even if we’re not here to do it ourselves. Even though it’s easier to think of today, think of tomorrow. You may not need that person now, but what if you do in the future? What if your family does in the future?

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Build Bridges.

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