Does fear have you in its grip? Is it choking the life out of you? Are you anxious? Do you jump when the phone rings? Fear is real but unfortunately we often try to fight it in the natural but we are exhausted and no better off because "Fear is a Spirit"!
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV)
God does not give us the spirit of fear but power, love and a strong mind!! He gives us the Spirit of Power, spiritual power so we can stand against fear in the Spirit world which makes it possible to deal with the spirit of fear!!!
We either control fear or it will control us and completely take over our lives!! In some way, fear talks to us, so we must talk to it or it will never quit ruining your day. You may say, fear can't talk, why are you consumed with fear then? It's getting its message into your Spirit someway..... It is a spirit and spirits use any means necessary to influence you. It uses thoughts, feelings, bad news, negative people to communicate negative feelings into your system. When Paul said "Keep the Faith", he meant to guard it from anything that would weaken your faith. Fear is a total "Faith Buster"!!! Fear stops you from loving because you think you will be hurt again. Fear stops you from thinking clearly so you can't make wise choices.
"And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men"(Matthew 28:4 KJV)
Don't allow fear to freeze you in your tracks, break the ice, shake off the cold chills of fear and stand in your Faith in God! God has great things for you to walk in, don't let fear steal them from you!!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
My children/Their children
If you are a parent then one of your deepest concerns is your children and eventually their children, your grandchildren!! Our children are exposed to so much today it is overwhelming to process! The system is trying to acclimate them to whatever tomorrow's world will look like so they slowly push our tolerance past our boundaries. As we are slowly worn down, our boundaries are slowly drifting farther from our ground zero and before long we won't even recognize where we are..... At some point you have to say NO or there will be no end to the "push" from the system. We are in the world but not of the world, we belong to God's Kingdom!! We are the children of light and we should reflect the "Love of God" but we must also stand up for good and right without fear of persecution!!! The system is trying to silence our voice and when we do say something they cry "offended"! If Truth offends you then there is not much I can do to help you because God functions in the realm of TRUTH!! Our children must know the difference between the Truth and a lie.
Our society is trying to make everything right or ok so even if it's evil it will still be tolerated thus acclimating the next generation to "anything goes" mindset! God have Mercy on us and our children!!!
"If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore." (Psalms 132:12 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Our society is trying to make everything right or ok so even if it's evil it will still be tolerated thus acclimating the next generation to "anything goes" mindset! God have Mercy on us and our children!!!
"If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore." (Psalms 132:12 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Jesus Christ
Our world is filled with hurting, lonely and stressed out people!! The Christian Church at large is called to reach out, starting at our doorsteps then going to the uttermost parts of the world. We should reflect the Legacy of Christ our Savior. When Jesus walked the footpaths of His homeland He questioned the motives of the religious phonies but He reached out to the outcast. He touched the untouchable, healed the sick, loved the unlovable, fed the hungry and even raised the dead. He brought hope to the hopeless but He was constantly criticized by the "politically correct powers that be" of His day! The powers that be of His day were religious in nature and by choice. They looked down their "holier than thou" noses at all those that were not in sync with their click. Jesus Christ defied their cultish mindset and set the "captives free" with the message of Grace to all who would believe!!
"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."(John 1:17 KJV)
The message of "Grace and Truth" that Jesus gave us is still going forth today, it still changes lives, it still raises the hopeless to new heights of Hope! There are ministries in "regions beyond" that are still reaching the darkest corners of the world where the Name, Jesus Christ, has never been spoken...
I'm am honored to be part of such a ministry in India where God has placed our ministry in the leadership position to ordain, teach and enable 40 Preachers to go into villages that have never heard of Jesus, cleanse the lepers, feed the hungry, care for orphans and widows!!! The ministry has now grown to 13 God's House/India Churches!! Even though we constantly hear an extreme amount of negativity, we watch in amazement a world spinning out of control but God is working miracles in the lives of people every day!!
God is so amazing He knows where you are today and what you are processing at this very moment, so lean on Jesus, He will do whatever is necessary to see you through your time of trial.
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."(John 1:17 KJV)
The message of "Grace and Truth" that Jesus gave us is still going forth today, it still changes lives, it still raises the hopeless to new heights of Hope! There are ministries in "regions beyond" that are still reaching the darkest corners of the world where the Name, Jesus Christ, has never been spoken...
I'm am honored to be part of such a ministry in India where God has placed our ministry in the leadership position to ordain, teach and enable 40 Preachers to go into villages that have never heard of Jesus, cleanse the lepers, feed the hungry, care for orphans and widows!!! The ministry has now grown to 13 God's House/India Churches!! Even though we constantly hear an extreme amount of negativity, we watch in amazement a world spinning out of control but God is working miracles in the lives of people every day!!
God is so amazing He knows where you are today and what you are processing at this very moment, so lean on Jesus, He will do whatever is necessary to see you through your time of trial.
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Stolen years....
I'm sure most of us look back through the years and wish we could have slowed the wheels of time during certain seasons of life. God is a Spirit, He is eternal! God created time for us to exist in until we are transported into eternity. Every passing day has 24 hours but yet some seem longer than other days while some seem to travel at the speed of light. There are varied reasons as to why our feelings are associated with time, some of which have to do with our choices, mistakes, regrets, memories both good and bad!! We wish we could turn back time and have a re-do but we also have some days we wish would never end!! Well, here is the good news, God can "restore the years"! I'm not sure how He can do this amazing miracle but God can do anything with time that He chooses because He created it as a gift to us. If the bubble of time didn't exist we wouldn't be here but it does exist and we are here... The question is, have we "redeemed the time" as commanded in scripture. What we did yesterday has a profound effect on our today, yes the actions of the last decade with sway the next decade of our life. There is really no way we can honestly and truthfully know in fullness what reactions we would have today if we could go back and change some things but we still know that we didn't get it all correct the first time around!! The problem with time is, its like money, you can spend it any way you want to but you only get to spend it once!! We should shop wisely because whatever we purchase will be starring us in the face every time we open the door to our storage room of life. We can't go back and re-do our lives but GOD CAN RESTORE THE YEARS!!
"And I will RESTORE TO YOU THE YEARS that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed."(Joel 2:25-26 KJV)
The Hebrew meaning of the word "restore" is to make amends, to complete, to bring peace to whatever we lost or missed out on during those years that haunt us day and night. It is not over until God says it's over or we quit believing that God can make it right..... Don't ever give up on God because He will never give up on you!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
"And I will RESTORE TO YOU THE YEARS that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed."(Joel 2:25-26 KJV)
The Hebrew meaning of the word "restore" is to make amends, to complete, to bring peace to whatever we lost or missed out on during those years that haunt us day and night. It is not over until God says it's over or we quit believing that God can make it right..... Don't ever give up on God because He will never give up on you!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
We must remember......
"Memorial Day is a holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in our armed forces!"
If we forget the reason we have a "Memorial Day" each year then our men and women in the armed forces have died in vain!! Please make sure your children know the purpose of this day. The ultimate sacrifice given by the men and women in the armed forces allow us to enjoy the freedoms we have today!! They have passed from this life as we know it into eternity and are not here to speak for themselves so we must speak on their behalf. If their dedication to the service of this country was so passionate that they died for it then surely we can live with the same dedication to keep this country great. In the Old Testament the Prophets of God spoke directly to the leaders of their country and so should we today! The Church of the living God is a powerful force to be reckoned with when it stands hand in hand but we have been brainwashed into thinking we shouldn't speak out so we sit in silence. I personally think we need to stand up and speak up or our warriors have given their lives for no reason. It is up to us to make sure that the United States of America stays on the course that our forefathers intended in its inception. The amount of blood shed to begin and protect this country is unfathomable. Please remember the sacrifice required to keep America free and we need to take a close look at where our present leaders are taking us!! Pray for the families that are hurting today due to the death of a loved one in service of our country. May God Bless America!!!
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Heavenly Father;
We approach you today in the Name of Jesus!! We submit ourselves to you and satan must flee from our presence. ("Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7 KJV). We confidently come before you with many burdens to lay at your feet. We enter your courts with Praise because we know that you inhabit the Praise of your people! It is your presence that we desire because there is joy in your the fullness of your presence. We are aware that You are always with us but we desire a strong presence at this time in our lives!! We ask you to "rend the heavens and come down." Please place your protecting Angels around us, our families, friends and those around the world that are being killed for their Faith in Jesus Christ. Every 3 to 5 minutes someone is killed simply because they believe in Jesus Christ!!! "The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. (Psalms 24:1 KJV). We acknowledge that the earth is yours and the fullness thereof, we are created in your image and the scripture says that we shall inherit the earth! Father, when you created us you gave us dominion over the earth all therein but we've allowed it to get out of control. We ask you to forgive us for taking our blessings for granted and not walking in the Spiritual Authority given to us by Jesus Christ. We ask that you give us the courage to stand up for you in our country, our families and churches! We ask that you clothe us in the armour of a warrior that we may have victory in every area of our lives. " Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." (Ephesians 6:13 KJV) Help us Jesus to stand in power, confidence and authority so we can have a profound effect on this world!! We ask in the Name of Jesus that you hear our cry, our future depends on you intervening on our behalf!! In Jesus Mighty Name we pray, Amen!!
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
Are you over it yet?
Face it, we all have a past but if you have been forgiven by God through the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross, it is forgiven. As a Preacher of the Gospel of the Grace of God, I see a lot of God's people still condemning themselves for something that was over twenty years ago!! There are people that will not let you live things down, you feel their thoughts toward you when you meet them in the isle at the grocery store. They smile, you know it's phony because you know they are phony but they know your old sin list so you have to act as phony as they are acting. This type behavior creates a cycle of condemnation in your life about every little microscopic mistake you make regardless of how minuscule. Listen up class, when the Holy Spirit reveals sin or error in your life it is very clear and to the point. God is not a vague God, His Word is clear and the Holy Spirt can get the point across without you condemning yourself everyday of your life. When you condemn yourself you are no use to the Kingdom of God because personal condemnation strips you of all your confidence!!! "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:" (Philippians 1:6 KJV) God is working in our lives and He wants you to grow in confidence until the day Jesus comes for us. Until Jesus comes He has given us the Holy Spirit to guide us. "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come." (John 16:13 KJV) The Holy Spirit will guide you into truth, He will not play guessing games with you during your earth journey. Someone said they saw a bumper sticker that read "God is back and He is mad", but God hasn't been anywhere and He's not mad!
If you will quit condemning yourself, walk in the confidence of God then your spirit of confidence will cause the self appointed judges of humanity to run from you because the power of your confidence will always intimidate the person that feeds off your misery. Yes I'm aware that they will still talk about you from a distance but you won't have to play the phony happy dance when you see them, they will go the other way because they are convicted by the Holy Spirit. There is only so much you can do to fix your past and the rest you will just have to give it to God and get over it before you pass this lack of confidence down to your children. Stop the madness in your mind by reading the Word and asking God to transform you "by the renewing of your mind."(Romans 12:2) Ask God to help you walk, think and talk in the power of the Holy Ghost because He's the one that lives in you not one of the local haters!! As they say, " Birds fly, fish swim and haters hate" but please quit hating on yourself because there are plenty others to do that for you!!
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (Romans 8:1 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
If you will quit condemning yourself, walk in the confidence of God then your spirit of confidence will cause the self appointed judges of humanity to run from you because the power of your confidence will always intimidate the person that feeds off your misery. Yes I'm aware that they will still talk about you from a distance but you won't have to play the phony happy dance when you see them, they will go the other way because they are convicted by the Holy Spirit. There is only so much you can do to fix your past and the rest you will just have to give it to God and get over it before you pass this lack of confidence down to your children. Stop the madness in your mind by reading the Word and asking God to transform you "by the renewing of your mind."(Romans 12:2) Ask God to help you walk, think and talk in the power of the Holy Ghost because He's the one that lives in you not one of the local haters!! As they say, " Birds fly, fish swim and haters hate" but please quit hating on yourself because there are plenty others to do that for you!!
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (Romans 8:1 KJV)
I Believe,
Scott L. Boatner
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