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John 7:52 They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.”

As we read in the Bible, it says that nothing good can come out of Galile, and now it says that no prophet has arisen out of Galile.

Have you ever wanted to do something that has never been accomplished in your family or city before?  

Do you have a desire to have a  college education and be the first to obtain a degree in your family?   Do you have a desire to start a business, or go into full time ministry?  One of the things we wrestle with is the “it has not been done or accomplished before.”  That may be true, but it does not mean that it’s not possible.

What desires or goals do you have?  Has it ever been accomplished before?  If not, then be the first to do it.  Nothing is impossible with God, and when we put all things in His very capable hands, and remove the limits from our own mindset, then as they say, the sky is the limit.

Go ahead, be the first to obtain your goal, and remove the blockages that surround you .  Rise up out of Galilee.  Nothing is impossible with God.

Yvette :: May.27.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: 2 Comments »

John 7:46  The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this Man!”

Jesus was know as the carpenters son.  It was not until he began to fulfill His ministry that he was later  called Son of David. 

For the Pharisees to mention that no man ever spoke like the man, they must have been impressed with his vocabulary and the way Jesus expressed Himself.  The same was said about the Apostles.  The Bible says that the Apostles were unlearned.  But because they had been with Jesus and spent time with him, they learned to speak just like him.

Have you ever been tongue tied, at a loss for words or difficulty  in expressing yourself?  The solution is simple.  Spend time with Jesus and the word, and soon your speech will become eloquent and full of flavor.

Ask the Lord for clarity when you speak, minister or preach, and He will do it.  Let others begin saying how awesome you are when you minister, and how powerful your words are.

Our words are powerful and sharper than any two edged sword.   May we use our words to edify the Body of Christ and bring people closer to Jesus.

Be blessed in Jesus Name.

Yvette :: May.24.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: 3 Comments »

James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.(NKJ)

We  have  all probably heard and read the dangers of the words we receive.  Words  spoken over us  can  either bring us a curse or bring blessings. 

But what about the words that  we speak?  Did you know that what we say can  cause an  open a door for a curse to operate in our lives?

We may say that we  don´t curse,  but the enemy is very subtle.  Did you know that just by saying negative things about another person can bring a curse upon you you?

As children of the Lord, every word that proceeds from our mouths should be words of encouragement and exhortation. We ought to lift other people up, even when everything points the wrong way.

In some circumstances that can be difficult.  But Jesus always finds something good about us, and I am sure we can too.

If we stop and think, I am sure the Lord can bring to our memory some negative words we have spoken over someone.

The good news, Jesus of course!  If we have ever said anything negative about someone, we can always break those effects that have come over us in His mighty and powerful name. 

To break the curse, simply ask the Lord to remove the curse of the words that you have said and receive his  abundant blessings to flow in your life today.

As you break the effects of those words, blessings will begin flow into your life.

Be blessed in His mighty name.

Yvette :: May.14.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: No Comments »

John 1:46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”(NKJ)

Have you ever been ashamed of your background?  The place you grew up in, the neighborhood, your parents or siblings?  Perhaps you were poor growing up and went without in many areas, and you don´t share  that part of your life to others.

 We sometimes hold onto our past, or ashamed to tell anyone how and where we grew up.  But let me tell you something.  Your past does not dictate who you are today in the Lord.

From the verse quoted above, it sounds like Nazareth was not a good place.  Can anything good come out of Nazareth tells me that it sounds pretty bad.   But  Jesus came out of Nazareth, the Son of God that took away our sins and gave us eternal life!

The word says that once we accept Christ, the old has gone and the new has come.  The old man has died, and we have been born again with a new spirit.  While it may take some time to change our mindset, we can rest assured that we have been made new.

Is the past holding onto you?  Let it go, create a new mindset of the new creation you are today in Christ, and I bet something grand will come out of it.

Yvette :: May.08.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: 8 Comments »

1 Corinthians 13: 3:  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,  but have not love, it profits me nothing.

There is this saying that some people have when asked to do a favor:    What´s in it for me?   

The Apostle Paul says in this verse  that whatever we do, feeding the poor, donate, help in church or whatever, we should do all these things and more out of a  love motive.

We often times treat God the same.  We tithe, go to church, read the word, fast and a number of other things on our list to have God give us something back that is already ours.  God has given us everything we could possible ask for;  Healing, a fruitful life, a sound mind.  But we check off our prayer  list, and then operate under the law, when  we should do them out of love for God. 

We expect God to respond to us for doing good and saying our prayers,  when in fact we should be responding to God for what He has already done for us.

We get into a mindset that we must do and perform, when all we need to do is be and show our love to others and to God because of what God has accomplished on the cross.

Let us begin to have a motive of love when we do all things,  and responding to God for His love, grace and mercy. 

Yvette :: May.05.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: 1 Comment »

Exodus 10:1 Now the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his
heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him,
2 “and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the
mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD.”(NKJ)

As a child I was told  that my grandfather was a preacher.  Sadly I heard very few stories
about him.  My father would tell me that he immigrated from Mexico to California, where he and my grandmother set up several Spanish speaking churches and ministered to the community in several cities. 

Another story my father would tell me is how he brought people into the church to hear his message.   He posted a sign on the sidewalk that would say “Free Beer after Service.” When the service was over, he gave everyone there root beer!

I would have loved to hear what my grandfathers sermons were like,but those stories
were never told.  I feel that I missed out on what kind of preacher he was like behind the pulpit.

Here God is telling Moses to tell the story of the signs God has done among them, so that
they may know that He is the Lord.

We should pass down our stories of God’s goodness in our lives to our children and grandchildren, and by our stories they will know that He is the Lord of our lives.

We all have a story to tell, a story about Jesus  and how our lives have changed by having Him in our heart.

Yvette :: May.02.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: 1 Comment »