TMM TEACHING DEVOTIONALS

A Spoken Word Presentation

How does that song go? You know from that Christmas movie.. Oh yes, This Christmas Hang all the mistletoe, I’m going to get to know you better This Christmas…

Can you imagine being young, innocent and ready to enter the world as many would use in today's vernacular, "your best life"? The excitement and anticipation one must feel believing they have the perfect plan to live out their dreams; only to discover that God has a greater plan orchestrated. A plan which would become the avenue for all to not just live their "best life" but to live life more abundantly.

Now, platforms are all the rage. Whether it's a social media influencer, politician, or professional athlete, they are all vying to garner our attention with messages that cover an array of topics. Without a doubt, many of their messages may have been beneficial to our well-being and existence, and others may have provided a wealth of information to help us make informed personal decisions

This often quoted scripture has been heard throughout the years of a believer's time in the faith. Psalm 23 is the assured presence and provision of the Good Shepherd and His sheep. As we are in the season of preparing tables, I would like to explore the Father's intent in preparing a table for us. Firstly, there must be an admission that a lot of emphasis has always been placed on what God does in front of our enemies, haters, and the like. However, I would like to shift your focus to the point of the Father taking the time to prepare a table for you and in front of you.

This time of year, we find ourselves wanting to take stock of all the things we are grateful for. We examine the blessings we have in our health, our families, our jobs, our salvation, and so on. But what happens when the things you should be grateful for are the things you complain about the most?

With Christmas fast approaching, there’s always a sense of excitement around this time of year. We become Ecstatic about the decorating of our home and even the gift shopping for our loved ones. We can’t wait to come together to laugh and fellowship with each other, but when was the last time we showed a sense of Gratitude and Gratefulness to God?

This is the time of the year that we get so busy planning flights to travel, and prepping to have a feast with our loved ones. We can get so consumed with our own agendas that we neglect to acknowledge though it is a time of Thanksgiving, it’s also a time when God is speaking to Us and to Our Hearts.

Biblical Honor is holy and it is a Great Work of those in Jesus Christ! Each of us has the “job” of building up our Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ! This reciprocal honor is the foundation of the peculiar way the Born Again Christian is made, As Jesus is so are we in Earth! (1 John 4:17)

The Good work of honor is the responsibility of every Born Again Believer at the foundational level of Jesus Christ! If the foundation is faulty everything else concerning HONOR will have cracks in it, and it will be compromised. Is your foundation of  Honor faulty?

Many wonder what these “good works” are in the Born Again Christian. The Righteous ones in Jesus Christ are made by His sacrifice, but we have also created a peculiar way to live and live forth until The Day of the Lord. You are formed to operate a specific WAY in your making. Do you know how you are made to work in Christ?

The Relationships of God in His authoritative commands HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. From Genesis to Revelation, God has been and reveals as He speaks through His Son, Jesus Christ, to Love God and our neighbor! 

Love is an Action Word. The Father, through and by His Son, Jesus, demonstrated the Greatest Love by Sending His only Begotten Son to save the world! Everyone!

The first and foundational RELATIONSHIP that Jesus reminds us of is the RELATIONSHIP OF AND WITH GOD, OUR CREATOR! 

A RELATIONSHIP is a process or condition that you relate to; you have a bonding link in common with another.

Rain Rain Go Away! This great song we sang as children was full of fun and joy! Even today, as we partake in another day of soggy shoes, carrying umbrellas, and dealing with wet clothes, honestly we may be singing that song deep under our breath.

We concluded The Book of James and We are Enlightened to know the Hope of our Calling! The Hope of our Calling is The Perfect Work in Us! 

The purpose of a question is to EVOKE, ENGAGE, and EMPOWER your MIND to ANSWER! What is more important is WHO is asking for an ANSWER!

The Tongue is an interesting part of the human body! It forms sounds and words by coordinating intricate movements to blend sounds that shape the very air that comes from very lungs.

What KIND OF FAITH is the Apostle James speaking of in Verse 14? He describes a FAITH that has no “works” of what is known in the heart and mind of someone who “says” they are Born Again.

The law of liberty is not a set of rules or regulations, rituals, or ceremonies. James, who is Jewish and now Born Again, reminds dispersed Christians they are NOT under the previous Law of “Do Right” and “God will Bless You”.

We are to Honor the people, those created by HIM! We are to hold them, in high regard...WHY? Because God created them and Values them, all of us! This includes Christians and those to be born again!

James, the leader of the dispersed people of God, now foreigners in foreign lands, gives the Great Godly Wisdom to Count the current conflicts in their lives as JOY!

Perseverance…Endurance…Patience…is an Attribute of God(2Pet3:9)…. Its called Longsuffering! Here’s the RUB..its in you if you are Born Again!

Father, my heart desires to serve you as Your priest and king/queen as a daily offering of myself to the only One who is worthy of honor. My mind is renewed that you are My Father, and Jesus is my Lord! I have been positioned in my life for this time, and I can not be or never will be forsaken by you or from your will!

The Body of Christ is a spiritual house being built and established by God through the vessels of each member resting in the life of their Lord and King, Jesus Christ. We are the Father's choice instruments through the power of the Holy Spirit to bring His "house" plans to completion!

The Unity of Christ “calls people out” to be one of many parts of The Church of Christ. Christ has built something in His sacrifice, “MY CHURCH”!

In the miraculous making of “man”, God determined that Man needed MANKIND! The Creator determined on the front end of humankind that one should not be ALONE!

Romans 12:1-2

Renewing our Mind is a daily Necessity of the Christian life! Your knowledge, Your Reactions, Your Response, Your processes, and what You produce must be transformed over Your lifetime into the Person; His likeness, and the Image of Jesus Christ!

The Godly Life is simply the life in that one who is born differently and one who lives differently! (2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 1:17, 1 Peter 1:9) The “difference” is of and by God, the Creator and Father of all. God did a NEW THING that was Jesus Christ! (Is 43:19)