Minister Carolyn Melvin's Blog – January 2009 Archive (10)

Faith That Goes the Distance



"The just shall live by faith" Romans 1:17



God, throughout the scriptures spoke through anointed men to convey the message, that those whom have been justified must live by faith. It is paramount that we become strong in faith, because we are living in days which will test the very fabric of our belief system.



In Hebrews 11:6 we find written these words, "But without faith it is impossible to please him." If you conduct an extensive… Continue

Keep A Steadfast Mind

Bishop Keith Butler

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3



You probably know your share of people who are messing up their lives big time, and some are already on the brink of destruction. Why is this the case? Well, most people don't practice keeping a steadfast mind.



When your mind is steadfast, then it is firmly fixed in place. Isaiah 26 says, "...whose mind is stayed on… Continue

The Battle of the Mind

Dr. Frederick K.C. Price

Everyone has to fight the battle that goes on in the mind. Our thought life determines where we are in the things of God. When people meditate on what is wrong or the negative side of a situation, they become blinded by the problem and never see the escape available to them. Our Heavenly Father has given us a way to bring forth light, and that is through diligent study and meditation of the Word of God. In Hosea 4:6 God tells us, "My… Continue

"Now the donkeys belonging to Saul's father Kish were lost" (1 Sam 9:3).



God used adversity to call the first king of Israel. In 1 Samuel 9 and 10, we find Saul working in the family business, employed by his father, Kish. In Bible times, donkeys represented trade and commerce, for they were the primary means of transporting goods.



Some of Kish's donkeys were missing, so Kish told his son Saul to take a servant with him and go find the missing donkeys. Saul and the servant… Continue

God Is Doing A New Thing

Dr. Creflo A. Dollar

It is a new day and God wants to do something new in your life! If you are a Believer, you have a right to receive the manifestation of every word God has spoken over your life. As you lay hold of it by faith, it will come to pass. It is easy to become discouraged when you don’t see things happening quickly enough, but as you seek His face through praise, prayer and worship, He will begin to reveal more of who He is to you. The more you… Continue

A Fresh Start

Robin Ware

In preparting for the upcoming new year, I'd like to encourage you (if you haven't done so already) to get out a pad and pen and measure your accomplishments against the assignments God gave you for 2008.



Take a moment to reflect and state why you weren't as successful as you would have liked to be in 2008.



To truly pursue a fresh start in God this year, you may need to take back control of your life beginning with the external forces you… Continue

Today's Prayer

God, thank you for all you do and all you have given and continue to give. Please help me to have a servant spirit and to be a faithful steward of all you have entrusted to me. I pray that you would give me grace today to walk through the tests ahead victoriously--that I may prove a faithful servant and a godly witness. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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When Your Sails No Longer… Continue

For a New Beginning, Forsake the World

Bishop Keith Butler

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. Hebrews 11:23 (KJV)



Do you want this new year to be have some new beginnings? Then you're going to have to forsake the world system. The world will bombard you with the easy way out. However, you have to decide that by faith God's way is the only way for… Continue

A New Resolution

Pete Wilson

I know some people are "anti" New Years resolutions. However, I think this is an exciting time of year to set goals and establish new perspectives. One of my New Year's resolutions is to establish a broader perspective throughout my life in this new year.



It's inspired by the following passage in Psalm 39.



4 "Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.

Remind me that my days are numbered--

how fleeting my life… Continue

High Hopes

Dr. Frederick K.C. Price

Hebrews 10:23 says: "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."



There are two words in that verse which I want to examine-confession and hope. Before I learned how to walk by faith, all my wife and I lived on was hope. But hope will not change your circumstances. It takes faith to release the power of God to change your circumstances. Hope will only keep you alive until things change.… Continue