Ecclesiastes 10: 12 (Message)

Wise thinking leads to right living, stupid thinking leads to wrong living.

Ecclesiastes 10: 12 (NJKV)

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool shall swallow him up.

Mothers of Nations, every day you and I make choices about living our life to the fullest. One of the greatest “influencers” of those choices that we make is our attitude.

Our theme for this series of entries is “An Attitude of Gratitude.”  So first of all, let’s look at a definition of “attitude.” What is ATTITUDE?

•  A settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.
•  Synonyms for “attitude” would be viewpoint, way of thinking, perspective, conviction, sentiment. 

Our attitude comes from our thinking, but it also comes from our heart as well. The challenges of life and issues of the heart play a large factor in the perspective of our attitude and the choices we make in our daily livin...

Today we will conclude our exploration of this topic of Great Riches. I pray that as we have considered various aspects of the great riches of God, each of us has been enriched and encouraged. Have your eyes been opened at all to the vastness of God’s blessing and provision for His children? I know mine have!

RICHES IN HIS CALLING

I believe that as we live out the hope of His calling in our lives, this is when we discover God’s true riches. True riches come in discovering who we are in Christ and what we are created and called to do.

Mothers of Nations, all that we need is found in our relationship with the Lord to fulfill our callings and ministry desires. We are reminded of this truth in 2 Corinthians 3: 5 (NKJV) –  ^“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.”

Let’s look at a few familiar Bible characters and note the circumstances of their discovery of calling and purpose in life.

• Samuel: as a boy, in
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Let’s get started today and look at three more examples of the “Great Riches” we have as children of God.

EXCEEDING RICHES

Ephesians 2: 7 (NKJV) – “that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”

Ephesians 2: 4 (NKJV) – “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us…”

As I meditated on this provision of God’s “exceeding riches” for our lives, here are just a few of the blessings that seem to fall into that category.

• God’s incredible, exceedingly immeasurable grace toward the guilty
• God’s exceeding abundance of kindness toward us His children
• God’s incredible abounding mercy for the worst of the worst

Mothers of Nations, most assuredly you and I are living in a world that needs God love and grace more than ever. And as we endeavor to minister to others and bring the gospel to all we meet, let’s remember that we don’t have to agree with others but we do have to love, to be k...

We will continue on with this topic of “Great Riches” today. If you did not read last week’s entry where we introduced the topic, why don’t you take a moment now to do that before you move on with this entry.

Let’s start off with the following scripture from Isaiah 45: 3 (NKJV). “I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the Lord Who call you by your name, am the God of Israel.”

When God said that He would bless her (Sarah) richly, what did that actually mean and how does that relate to us? Today let’s start to explore some of these “riches” that we are blessed with as children of God.

UNSEARCHABLE RICHES

Ephesians 3: 8 (NKJV) – “To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.”

In the New Living Translation of this verse these unsearchable riches Paul calls the “endless treasures” available to us in Christ.

Unsearchabl...

Recently the Lord has been impressing me with the thought of “great riches.”  Whenever a word or phrase keeps dropping into my spirit, I know it is time to “dig deeper” into what the Holy Spirit is saying to me. So for the next few weeks, let’s look at this phrase “great riches” and see what we can find!

As Mothers of Nations, why don’t we start with this scripture in Genesis 17:16 (NKJV) that refers to Sarah. ^“And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her.” We know that this was a word given about Sarah, the wife of Abraham, after many barren years. According to this prophecy, she was now going to have a son and out of her lineage leaders would come.

Then we read in Genesis 21: 1 (New American Standard) these words: “Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised.”

Let’s take a moment to look at this phrase or concept: “the Lord took...

Today we will conclude our discussion with some of the thoughts that the Holy Spirit shared with me in my exploration of the word LIFELINE that was placed on my heart recently.

First and foremost, as believers, what (Who) is our Ultimate Lifeline? Of course our Ultimate Lifeline is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Hebrews 6: 17-19 (NLT)

¹⁷ God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. ¹⁸ So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. ¹⁹ This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.

Mothers of Nations, this is an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God. Jesus Christ, our Ulti...

Today we will continue our discussion of the word LIFELINE and how its significance relates to our Christian walk as Mothers of Nations. Let’s first look at the Word of God where we can find many people who needed a LIFELINE due to their circumstances.

Jonah:  He was saved from death by a large fish (whale).

The Israelites:  They were saved from the giant Goliath by David. He was just a shepherd boy at the time.

Rahab:  She helped save the Israelite spies and her family. (Joshua 2: 2-16) NKJV

² And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.” ³ So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.”

⁴ Then the woman took the two men and hid them. So she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. ⁵ And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dar...

When I woke up from a night’s sleep just recently I “heard” the word LIFELINE. I immediately knew that I needed to study this word to see what the Lord wanted to talk to me about. Maybe it was an idea for a sermon, this blog, or possibly I would meet someone who needed to hear what I learned. Or maybe someone listening to our daily radio program in Africa needed a LIFELINE and the Lord was preparing me to “throw” it!

To then deepen in my heart that I needed to study about LIFELINES, I “happened” upon a documentary that covered the life of a rancher in Colorado. Guess what was one of the things they brought up on that show? That’s right. The documentary spent some considerable time talking about LIFELINES.

So here we go! Let’s spend a few weeks delving into this topic and see what the Lord has to share with us as we study the significance of this word LIFELINE. I am certain that God has directed this message and I pray it is a help and an encouragement to you!

First of all, what is t...

Happy New Year, Mothers of Nations!  Here we are stepping into a fresh new year full of potential and destiny for the cause of Jesus Christ.  If you have not already done so, please go back and read last week’s blog entry because today is a continuation of those thoughts and insights regarding our topic “Don’t Look Back!”

To move forward in our destinies, we cannot look back at the past and view it as better.

As an example, the Israelites started thinking that slavery was better than the wilderness where they were free!  Look at the following verses from Numbers 11.

Numbers 11: 4-9 (AMP)

4 The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish we ate freely and without cost in Egypt, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6 But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing at all [in the way of food]  to be seen but this manna.”...

Mothers of Nations, welcome to 2024 and all that this new year will offer us as women on assignment for the Kingdom of God! As each of us step into our new adventures with the Lord, I have some insights to share with you in this regard. I pray that these thoughts will minister to you as you let go of 2023 and move into the new seasons brought by 2024.

Let’s start by looking at Luke 9: 62 (AMP).  But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things left behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Jesus spent most of His time in the lower Galilee area, but one day He knew it was time to move on as destiny was awaiting Him.  He had been talking to the twelve disciples and was preparing them for their callings and their next seasons.  Here are some of the instructions and equipment that Jesus released to these who were ready to move forward in destiny.

• Jesus gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure sickness and diseases. (Luke 9: 1)
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