Just Add Water

January 10th, 2012 by Emmie Stanley

“For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.” 1 Cor. 4:20

 Well, we know that the word of God is very important, but like seed without water it lies dormant until we add the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the reason why sometimes God’s written word can seem dull and makes no sense to us. To be able to properly read and understand the word we need to realize that it is a spiritual language, and can only be understood by the Spirit. It is the Spirit who teaches us and causes the word to come to life for us, as we surrender and invite him to fill and control us (1 John 2:27).

Don’t just be satisfied with having “knowledge” about what the bible says, add the Holy Spirit and move from words to power.  A seed is just a seed until you add water – but once you do… life starts to burst forth, food, trees, babies! God’s word is seed (Luke 8:11). We need to take the seed of the word, plant it in our lives, and by the power of the Holy Spirit expect a crop of hope, joy, healing, saved loved ones, healed relationships, victory, and success. Don’t settle for just knowing God’s word, add the water of the Spirit, and expect to “experience” everything promised to us through it.

“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24

 

 

Aug 29 – Sept 4

August 29th, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 106:1

1 Praise the LORD!
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Job 37:22-23

22 He comes from the north as golden splendor;
With God is awesome majesty.

23 As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him;
He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress.

Confession: Listen & Agree

Daniel 9:9

9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Proverbs 14:18

18 The simple inherit folly,
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Matthew 7:7
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Aug 22 – 28

August 22nd, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 16:11

11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 146:8-10
8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;
The LORD raises those who are bowed down;
The LORD loves the righteous.
9 The LORD watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
10 The LORD shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the LORD!

Confession: Listen & Agree

Nehemiah 9:17

17 They refused to obey,
And they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And in their rebellion
They appointed a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Isaiah 12:2-4

2 Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
‘ For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’”
3 Therefore with joy you will draw water
From the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day you will say:
“Praise the LORD, call upon His name;
Declare His deeds among the peoples,
Make mention that His name is exalted

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Deuteronomy 33:25-29

25 Your sandals shall be iron and bronze;
As your days, so shall your strength be.

26There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,
Who rides the heavens to help you,
And in His excellency on the clouds.

27 The eternal God is your refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’

28 Then Israel shall dwell in safety,
The fountain of Jacob alone,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His heavens shall also drop dew.

29 Happy are you, O Israel!
Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD,
The shield of your help
And the sword of your majesty!
Your enemies shall submit to you,
And you shall tread down their high places.”

Aug 15 – 21

August 15th, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Exodus 15:2

2 The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 145:21
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name
Forever and ever.

Confession: Listen & Agree

Micah 7:18-19

18 Who is a God like You,
Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in mercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Psalm 65:11

11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Psalm 20:4-5

4 May He grant you according to your heart’s desire,
And fulfill all your purpose.
5 We will rejoice in your salvation,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners!
May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

Aug 8 – 14

August 8th, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 46:10-11
10 Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
11 The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.  Selah

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 146:5-7
5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.

Confession: Listen & Agree

Deuteronomy 8:11-14

11 “Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, 12 lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Psalm 92:12-15

12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,
15 To declare that the LORD is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

John 15:15-17

15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. 17 These things I command you, that you love one another.

August 1 – 7

August 1st, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 16:5-8
5 O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 145:14-16
14 The LORD upholds all who fall,
And raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Confession: Listen & Agree

Proverbs 4:23-27

23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Psalm 46:1-7

1 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.  Selah
4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
7 The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.  Selah

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Psalm 146:5-9
5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;
The LORD raises those who are bowed down;
The LORD loves the righteous.
9 The LORD watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

July 25 -31

July 25th, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 16:1-3

1 Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
2 O my soul, you have said to the LORD,
“You are my Lord,
My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
3 As for the saints who are on the earth,
“They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 47:5-9
5 God has gone up with a shout,
The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.
8 God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
9 The princes of the people have gathered together,
The people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.

Confession: Listen & Agree

Psalm 103:11-14
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the LORD pities those who fear Him.
14 For He knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Psalm 107:8-9

8 Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Romans 8:31-32

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

July 18 – 24

July 18th, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 68:19-20
19 Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation!  Selah
20 Our God is the God of salvation;
And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 68:32-35

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
Oh, sing praises to the Lord,  Selah
33 To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe strength to God;
His excellence is over Israel,
And His strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!

Confession: Listen & Agree

Psalm 18:20-24
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
23 I was also blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
24 Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Psalm 18:30
30 As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the LORD is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Psalm 118:5-6
5 I called on the LORD in distress;
The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.
6 The LORD is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?

July 11 – 17

July 11th, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 116:8

8 For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 145:10-13

10 All Your works shall praise You, O LORD,
And Your saints shall bless You.
11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your power,
12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

Confession: Listen & Agree

Jeremiah 32:33

33 And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Isaiah 63:7

7 I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the LORD
And the praises of the LORD,
According to all that the LORD has bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His loving-kindnesses.

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Jeremiah 29:11-13

11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

July 4 – 10

July 4th, 2011 by Athena Shumey

Please note, the following scripture are in the New King James Version

Focus: Sparked Faith to Remain

Psalm 18:28-29
28 For You will light my lamp;
The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by You I can run against a troop,
By my God I can leap over a wall.

Adoration: Intentional Praise

Psalm 103:1-5

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Confession: Listen & Agree

Psalm 51:10-13

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.

Thanksgiving: Faith Exchange

Psalm 107:22

22 Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And declare His works with rejoicing.

Supplication: Unified & Empowered

Psalm 145:17-19

17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways,
Gracious in all His works.
18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.