The "Goodness" of God is coming your way like a tidal wave!!! Just stand still and "See the Salvation" of The Lord!!! God has a sudden surprise of goodness that He is about to release into your life!!!
"Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!"(Psalm 31:19)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Stress got you in a strangle hold today?
Check out what God can do about stress!!! You know the drill, you must follow the instructions below;
"Then they CRIED UNTO THE LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses."(Psalm Psalm 107:6)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"Then they CRIED UNTO THE LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses."(Psalm Psalm 107:6)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Give Thanks!!
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."(Psalm 100:4)
It's Thanksgiving, give thanks for your family and all the blessings in your life. Regardless of your circumstances, give thanks and it will change your perspective on your future. Once you develop an attitude of gratitude, take another look at your life and it will look different.
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
It's Thanksgiving, give thanks for your family and all the blessings in your life. Regardless of your circumstances, give thanks and it will change your perspective on your future. Once you develop an attitude of gratitude, take another look at your life and it will look different.
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"Would you like to Dance?"
"But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, And saying, We have piped unto you, and YE HAVE NOT DANCED; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented."( Matthew 11:16-17)
The verses above were preceded by, "He that hath ears, let him hear", that always means, this is urgent! Jesus is talking about John the Baptist and how great a prophet he was to the people. He speaks about this generation being like children at a resort. (market=public resort) Some music is played but they don't dance, something tragic happens but they don't respond with any emotion. A complacent, non-responsive generation that sits back and does nothing. A comparison is made between John and Jesus. John is conservative, hardcore but Jesus is more open minded and the children in the market don't like either of the two. We sit back, do nothing or we do just enough church work to make us feel comfortable on our pew when the preacher preaches about being dedicated to the "Good Lord". For those of you around the world that read this, the phrase "The Good Lord" is a casual way of referring to God in the USA. It's rather impersonal and very general. The reason we don't dance or mourn is we've become victims of the spirit of system that has invaded us. We've become non-emotional, complacent and out of balance when it comes to our relationship with Jesus Christ. We justify our sins in the American Church by doing God a favor on Sunday by attending church and participating if it's not to much trouble. What Jesus was saying is that this generation is non-responsive, out of balance and doesn't know the difference between righteousness and unrighteousness. My prayer-God, Play the music, I want to dance, even if I have to dance alone!!! Although I'm very sure that good looking wife of mine will dance with me anytime. Kari M. Boatner, thank you for always dancing with me, I think it's time we dance again!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
The verses above were preceded by, "He that hath ears, let him hear", that always means, this is urgent! Jesus is talking about John the Baptist and how great a prophet he was to the people. He speaks about this generation being like children at a resort. (market=public resort) Some music is played but they don't dance, something tragic happens but they don't respond with any emotion. A complacent, non-responsive generation that sits back and does nothing. A comparison is made between John and Jesus. John is conservative, hardcore but Jesus is more open minded and the children in the market don't like either of the two. We sit back, do nothing or we do just enough church work to make us feel comfortable on our pew when the preacher preaches about being dedicated to the "Good Lord". For those of you around the world that read this, the phrase "The Good Lord" is a casual way of referring to God in the USA. It's rather impersonal and very general. The reason we don't dance or mourn is we've become victims of the spirit of system that has invaded us. We've become non-emotional, complacent and out of balance when it comes to our relationship with Jesus Christ. We justify our sins in the American Church by doing God a favor on Sunday by attending church and participating if it's not to much trouble. What Jesus was saying is that this generation is non-responsive, out of balance and doesn't know the difference between righteousness and unrighteousness. My prayer-God, Play the music, I want to dance, even if I have to dance alone!!! Although I'm very sure that good looking wife of mine will dance with me anytime. Kari M. Boatner, thank you for always dancing with me, I think it's time we dance again!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
God is Good!!
Bam!!! God has something GOOD for you today just because that's the way He rolls everyday. He creates each day so He can do as He pleases and He desires to be good to us everyday!! Read it for yourself, get up on your feet and give Him some Praise!!
"For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."(Psalm 107:9)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."(Psalm 107:9)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"The Faith of the Son of God!!"
"I am crucified with Christ" To say that you are crucified with Christ is to say that your flesh is dead to the passions of this world, which is a mouthful. Paul makes this statement by the Grace of God and then says that He lives by the Faith of the Son of God. How do you live? Are you crucified with Christ? What controls your life, the Spirit of God or your fleshly desires? "He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."(Proverbs 25:28) A city without walls in Old Testament times meant that it had no protection from the enemy!! Are you living a disciplined life that gives you protection from the enemy? Are you aware that a life without discipline in it, is a life that will eventually fall all to pieces? Do you have the Spirit of God in you or have you just adapted to some religious rules you picked up at church. Are you growing in the knowledge and grace of Christ or is it just a show that you play a part in on Sunday mornings? Now, I ask the question again, "Are you crucified with Christ?" What controls your life and destiny-flesh or Spirit?
"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."(1 Corinthians 9:27) The word "castaway" means to be fruitless or not fulfilling your intended purpose. As Paul says in this passage that" Christ lives in me", if He does, then you need to make your life count for God's glory. Jesus gave Himself for me, He died on a cross to give me the peace and forgiveness that I have, that alone should motivate me to serve Him wholeheartedly. Have you nailed your flesh to the cross or is your flesh putting nails in your coffin, one bad choice at a time?
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me."(Galatians 2:20)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."(1 Corinthians 9:27) The word "castaway" means to be fruitless or not fulfilling your intended purpose. As Paul says in this passage that" Christ lives in me", if He does, then you need to make your life count for God's glory. Jesus gave Himself for me, He died on a cross to give me the peace and forgiveness that I have, that alone should motivate me to serve Him wholeheartedly. Have you nailed your flesh to the cross or is your flesh putting nails in your coffin, one bad choice at a time?
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me."(Galatians 2:20)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
People are watching.....
As Christians we need to be aware of the fact that people are observing our lives. If we are true to our faith in Christ we shouldn't need the general public to watch us to keep us on our spiritual toes but we are human. Salvation doesn't eliminate humanity out of our lives so we need to allow the power of the Holy Spirit to guide us on our faith journey!! We must always be aware that our highest accountability is to God.
I shared a story on Facebook about a young lady working in a store that recognized me as a Preacher several miles from my home town. It is true that we need to live our faith at all times. The first time that happened to me was around 1990 in a mall in Asheville, NC. Someone walked up to me and said, "You're that Preacher I see on TV", I'm like, "excuse me"? I was thinking, I can't even hardly afford to buy a cheap television, much less afford to buy time slots on TV. The person was very sure it was me so we just let it go and walked away. It was a good laugh, then we discovered that I was on TV, not only in North Carolina but several states. At the time we were traveling and preaching in a lot of churches, one of which that did have a TV Ministry. I knew they taped me, sold the videos to raise money for various ministries but had no idea that I was being aired in several states. In 1999 our ministry sponsored a crusade involving several churches, it was taped and aired on several Christian Cable channels in several states. Over a year later, we were in Olive Garden in one of the states it was aired in and a server says, "You're that Preacher on TV", I responded, "I have been, but it was over a year ago in this area". She replies, "O' no, you were on last week", I said, "Well it was a re-run"!! The moral of these stories are, we shouldn't take ourselves to serious but we need to be very serious about our Savior, Jesus Christ. As Paul said, we are letters, read of men. When people read your letter, what are they reading about your life? They are reading you, whether you want them to or not, let's give them some good reading material. BTW, you can always start the letter over, it's called a new beginning in Jesus.
"Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:"(2 Corinthians 3:2)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
I shared a story on Facebook about a young lady working in a store that recognized me as a Preacher several miles from my home town. It is true that we need to live our faith at all times. The first time that happened to me was around 1990 in a mall in Asheville, NC. Someone walked up to me and said, "You're that Preacher I see on TV", I'm like, "excuse me"? I was thinking, I can't even hardly afford to buy a cheap television, much less afford to buy time slots on TV. The person was very sure it was me so we just let it go and walked away. It was a good laugh, then we discovered that I was on TV, not only in North Carolina but several states. At the time we were traveling and preaching in a lot of churches, one of which that did have a TV Ministry. I knew they taped me, sold the videos to raise money for various ministries but had no idea that I was being aired in several states. In 1999 our ministry sponsored a crusade involving several churches, it was taped and aired on several Christian Cable channels in several states. Over a year later, we were in Olive Garden in one of the states it was aired in and a server says, "You're that Preacher on TV", I responded, "I have been, but it was over a year ago in this area". She replies, "O' no, you were on last week", I said, "Well it was a re-run"!! The moral of these stories are, we shouldn't take ourselves to serious but we need to be very serious about our Savior, Jesus Christ. As Paul said, we are letters, read of men. When people read your letter, what are they reading about your life? They are reading you, whether you want them to or not, let's give them some good reading material. BTW, you can always start the letter over, it's called a new beginning in Jesus.
"Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:"(2 Corinthians 3:2)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
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