Man on a mission

Hello everyone, I am back with another strong post and this will be quite different from the others. Allow me to open with a word of prayer. Father God in the name of Jesus, I come to you repenting of my sins and of my iniquities. Lord, I pray for diligence and stronger faith to please you and let my heart be broken by the things that break your heart. Father God I repent for any damaged relationships and I pray that they will be recovered and brought back together because I realize that I am the common denominator of the wrong things that go on around me and I pray that this blog will help someone else take a closer look at their life and examine themselves further to see if they are of the faith as well. Lord, I pray that the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart are acceptable in thy sight in Jesus name, Amen. Tonight's blog I will be talking about doubt which is the poison of faith which leads to distrust that ultimately leads to broken relationships. This is a very important subject to me, because right now I have become very frustrated about claiming to live by faith and have shreds of doubt the next. Without faith, I am absolutely nothing because faith is able to help me see past my limitations into that which is unseen but on the other side. I am tired of inconsistency within not only my life, but often times in Christianity period. I am not knocking my faith, but I get very angry the moment I say or do something that goes totally against what I profess. I have done a lot of things that I am very very ashamed of and allowing doubt to affect my thinking is one of them. I am ashamed of the miscommunication that I have caused and sometimes when I believe that I have made two steps forward, I end up taking two or three steps backward. I guess it is because I must have such an extra high expectation level and standard for myself that some of the slightest mistakes would totally aggravate me. I am on a mission to correct all of the wrong that I have made in my life before my judgment day comes. I may be only 20 years old, but when I look back at my life sometimes I look at myself as if I did a million different things wrong. Even though I did not physically carry out a lot of those things, the fact that my thinking was bad is enough for me to handle. As I have previously stated, I am very ashamed about how I have hurt those around me and I like to make up not only by word but by my actions because I believe that is what true repentance is. Repentance is a complete change of the mind to turn away from sin into a totally opposite direction. I am on a mission to show others a true genuine model of the Christian life. People such as myself are so sick and tired and disgusted of a bunch of over spiritual windbags who use church lingo and throw scriptures around like passes in football, but the moment that you do something to slightly upset them, they are ready to curse you out faster than Stone Cold flipping the finger at Vince McMahon. I know that we are all human, do not get me wrong, but there comes a time where we must carefully control our tongue so that the flesh will not dominate. The last thing that I want to do is be a hypocrite about anything because I am very serious about the lifestyle that I live because I am determined to make sure that my life counts for something significant and if it does not, I do not know why I carry the title "Christian" and pick up a Bible in the first place. I do not want to sound like some kind of fool that blabs off every single thing that comes to his head, but this frustration that I have has been held inside boiling for a long time and this is the perfect therapy for me because I internalize many different things so that when the time comes, I can shoot off whatever I need to say. This blog is a perfect example because I know that I am not alone and that there are not only thousands, but millions of people like me who strive constantly to be the best that they can be for God and nothing less. I hope that I do not lose anybody, but I hope that whoever reads this understands where I am coming from because I am being as transparent as I possibly can. Often times I may come off as someone who can be a little too uptight but you are reading the blog of a man who has gone through and done some rough as well as stupid things and I try extremely hard to live down my past and drown out my pain. Therefore, I have learned that the only solution to that is a strong relationship with God through Jesus Christ. I know that may sound cliche to some but it is the truth. I have seen the danger that comes and the damage that is done from the decisions that people make when they do not know God and I cannot afford to mess this up because I realize that I have a huge investment on my success and ninety nine and a half will not do as the old folks used to say. I am determined to constantly repent and live for God all the way because I am absolutely ashamed, embarrassed of and furious about who I was in the past which has driven me to study God's Word even more and even harder so that I can see where I have fallen short so that I can make up for it. I know that I cannot pay this debt of sin that I owe by myself because of what Christ did for me, but I do know that it costs me everything to live a clean, and faithful life. At the end of the day, I forget those things which are behind and reach for the things that are before as I press toward the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. From this point on, I am constantly editing and rewriting my life story by deleting the foolishness of my past and writing even greater chapters for my future because I want to be the Excellence of Execution for the Kingdom of God and because God is greater than any and every enemy that comes my way, I want to be the best in everything that I do so that I reflect him. I do not mean to use a catch phrase from a certain Canadian Legend, but because my Heavenly Father (Jesus) is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be, I must pattern myself after him.

Philippians 3:13-15

¹³Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

¹⁴I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

Colossians 3:22-25:

²²Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;

²³And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

²⁴Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

²⁵But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

Matthew 7:13-14 :

¹³Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

¹⁴Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Hebrews 12:

¹Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

⁴Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

1 Corinthians 13:11:

¹¹When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Ephesians 4 :

²²That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

²³And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

²⁴And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

²⁵Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

²⁷Neither give place to the devil.

Lamentations 3 :

²¹This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

²²It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

²³They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

²⁴The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

²⁵The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

²⁶It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

²⁷It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

2 Timothy 2 :

¹⁹Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

²⁰But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

²¹If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

²²Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

2010: Time for a Stand

As we come into this new year of 2010, now is the time to stand. God is getting his people ready for war against the enemy as the return of Christ comes even closer and now battle lines have been drawn. There is no longer a gray line in between but strictly black and white. Compromise is being thrown out of the window and now it is back to only 2 sides. God has been raising a remnant of believers within the church that is already here. In other words, there is a church inside of the church where there is a remnant of saints who are serious about living for God within the midst of a majority of double-minded people who claim him mainly on Sundays but have nothing to sustain them. These are the people who are filled up with everything else but the Word of God as well as his Spirit. There are people who will believe what Oprah says before they believe what Jesus says. People who believe a gossip magazine or website before they believe the Bible. These are tares among wheat. I am not pre-judging but I am just stating what is obvious. I believe that there will soon be a separation between these groups of people within the church. God has always called for a separation between his people and the world dating back to Egypt. When God brought his people out of Egypt the house of bondage, he clearly laid out different guidelines, most famously the Ten Commandments. However, before the Children of Israel went into a different land, God would clearly lay out the rules to them before they went into that land such as not following after strange gods or wearing certain clothing. These are clear examples of what they were not to do, because if they did there would be no difference but simply confusion which would wipe them out. I believe there is power in being peculiar and being separate from the world. A great example was Daniel. When Daniel and his crew (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) were in the court of Babylon, God gave Daniel favor with the prince because he purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king of Babylon's meat, nor drink wine. When Daniel did this, he kept his body pure because he knew that his body was a temple of God. Instead, the prince gave Daniel and his three friends a test by eating vegetables and water for ten days. When the ten days were over, Daniel and the three Hebrew boys were healthier than everyone else, therefore God gave them knowledge and tremendous skill which enabled them to become ten times better than all of the magicians, astrologers and everyone else that was of the world. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were the same 3 musketeers who worked for Nebuchadnezzar, when he commanded everyone to bow down to his golden image or else they would be thrown into the fiery furnace. When Nebuchadnezzar found out that these three brave young men did not serve his strange gods, nor would they worship his golden image, they stood in his face and boldly declared this to be true by telling him that they will not even discuss serving those other gods and that the Lord would deliver them out of the fiery furnace. As the story goes, when they escape the furnace, they are left unharmed without any burns because God was in the fire with them as the fourth man while the men that threw them in were destroyed. When Daniel himself was in the Lions' Den, he continued to stand strong in the midst of Lions by standing on his faith in God to deliver him out of the den. These are but a few examples of people who took a stand for God in the face of opposition and they were identified based on their stand. This remnant that I am referring to is the same one that will stand strong just like these examples I have used to do battle with the enemy. Currently, we live in a culture that is backwards and it is going to take people who have been empowered by God to take authority over the devil and take over their communities, bring families together and most importantly make an impact to advance the kingdom. The only way that we can do that is to dedicate ourselves to Christ and his Word so that it abides in us and we abide in him. We must not be squeezed in and be conformed by this toxic worldly system and of our culture but to be transformed by the renewing of our mind, so that we can find that perfect will of God which comes through practicing holiness and righteousness. It may sound cheesy to some people but that makes a huge difference because these are the very things that can clean up the stains of sin and unrighteousness in our world today. If you have nothing to stand for, you will fall for anything.



Exodus 23:24-
-Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.


Revelation 12:17
-And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Other References:Daniel 1:5-9, 12-17, 20, Daniel 3:11-16, Daniel 6:20-23, Daniel 7:25-26, John 15:7, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 6:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8, 1 Peter 2:9,

Have a Tremendously Blessed New Year,
Vaughn Resper, Jr.

The Word is Our Greatest Weapon

One of the ways that many of God's people err is through a lack of the Word in their heart, mind and spirit. Jesus even said that heaven and earth shall pass away, but his Word shall not. This is extremely true, because the very world in which we live has changed drastically through many centuries, but God and his Word will always be the same. The Bible is the top-selling book of all-time, because not only does it have all of the answers that I or anyone else will ever need for life, but also because every prophecy that God has spoken has come to pass.

This book was written by 40 different authors (most did not even know each other). However, they were all inspired by God to write the greatest guideline for life that I have ever read. The great thing about this book is that it does not contradict itself, because God does not contradict himself. He has a great sense of humor, but no contradiction. After all, the Bible does say that God is not the author of confusion. (1 Corinthians 14:33) Man contradicts. Contradiction equals confusion. It is an honor, privilege and blessing to know God personally, because his Word speaks. When I open up the Bible and when I am going through something, I can find a scripture that speaks directly, I repeat, directly to my situation. Jesus himself has even said that man does not live by bread alone, but by the Word of God.

The Word keeps me alive in the most important aspect of life, which is spiritually. As a result, I am able to operate better naturally. God's Word is not only a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path, but it is also a Shield to cover me from the fiery arrows of the devil, as well as a Sword to land a very deadly blow to him in warfare, The Word of God is my greatest case of defense against the enemy's accusations and schemes, because the Word has stood the test of time to prove that God will not fail, and those who follow him at his Word shall not fail. When I know the Word and it is written in my spirit to the point that I can effectively walk in it, the enemy, my flesh nor the things of the world can take me down, because when I know the Word, I do not have to fight with my own carnal weapons, but with God's weapons which are with 66 different books from Genesis to Revelation. (39 books- Old Testament, 27 books- New Testament) The term "fear not" is recorded 365 times in the Bible, because God knows that we will be tempted to fear every single day, which is a great reminder. The way that I show that I love God is by taking heed to his Word and living my life according to his Word. Before I had become saved and sold out for Christ, the people who I really looked up to were Athletes and Entertainers. (saved or not) Now that I have chosen to put God first, my biggest hero is JESUS, because everything that he has done or has claimed has come to pass. My new role models are those who are written within the pages of scriptures. (Ex: Heroes of Faith - Hebrews 11) The reason why I admire these Heroes of the Faith such as Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Abraham, etc. is because none of these men were perfect, but because of their faith in God through their actions they were winners. Jesus is the only one who will always be perfect, because he is the Living Word.


Matthew 22:29
- Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Psalm 119:9,11, 105
v. 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
v. 11- Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
v. 105- Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Isaiah 55:11
- So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shallnot return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Jeremiah 31:33
- But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Matthew 4:4
- But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Mark 13:31
- Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

John 1:1-3, 14
v. 1- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
v. 2- The same was in the beginning with God.
v. 3- All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
v. 14- And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we behled his glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

2 Timothy 3:16
- All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

Hebrews 4:12
- For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 11:3
- Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

2 Peter 1:20-21
v. 20- Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
v. 21- For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Seed of Righteousness

In order for fruit to grow, a seed must first be planted into the ground. Then that seed must be watered as well. That is how we are as children of God. Jesus said that by their fruits we shall know them. Just like plants, we too have a seed that needs to be planted and cultivated, which is the seed of righteousness. Anyone who has the seed of righteousness is classified as what the Bible calls being born of God and when someone is born of God they cannot commit sin if they are to name that name because God's seed remains in them. However, in order for a tree to grow fruit, it must have the proper atmosphere and climate in order for it to produce. That is why you cannot find Apple Trees here in Washington, D.C. because the climate is not right here. When a person becomes a born-again Christian and comes to God through his Only Begotten Son Jesus, they must have the seed of the Word of God planted into them. That is why we as Christians come to church, we read our Bible, pray and talk to God while in term he talks to us through his Word as well as sing to him and praise him. This creates a climate in the service. The Bible also says that God inhabits the praises of his people. In other words, when we are in service doing praise and worship, God comes in and dwells within our praise offered up to him, which is where freedom and deliverance comes and the questions to our situations are answered. This in turn builds up a powerful atmosphere. Finally, when the Word is preached in its purest form because the climate and atmosphere have already been established, this in turn produces a Stronghold in the church. What this means is that when God takes a hold of a person, his attributes come to place through the service where everyone is able to come in on one accord and fellowship with each other as well as pray together for whatever the other persons need is. When this kind of stronghold takes place, sicknesses can be healed, burdens are removed, yokes are destroyed and by the Word, chains of bondage are broken. It is also important that we apply this same principle to our lives when we are outside of church, because in order for us to be truly effective for the Kingdom of God, we must take that same seed that was planted in us and create that same climate in our homes so that if we have an atmosphere of darkness it could be changed to light. When we do this, God's stronghold takes a hold of us where we can have the power to break whatever boundaries and chains that are holding us back as well as do the same for someone else. These attributes are a result of being born of God and his seed being inside of you, because a child is always a direct image of their parent. This holds the same for people who are children of God, because in order to be identified as a Child of the True and Living God, you must have his seed and carry his qualities. For example, people know that I am the son of Vaughn Resper, Sr. because I am of his seed which results in me being a direct imitation of him by not only facial features, but as well as character which is the result of my upbringing. The more I have been around my Father, an atmosphere has been created over time. This atmosphere has become a climate which means that many of the stuff that I do become predictable in a good way, because the seed that my Father planted in me through the Word of God has been deeply rooted. Over the course of time, a stronghold has been established where that seed has fully grown and has produced fruit similar to that of my Dad. When we carry out this principle we can take that climate of righteousness everywhere we go and people can see God's seed growing inside of us to where they can see the fruit that we produce. I can testify to this principle because I am able to carry this light around me for everyone to see who I truly belong to. Vaughn Resper, Sr. may be my earthly Father, but God is my Heavenly Father who is the Creator and Sustainer of everything by His very words. Therefore, I count it as a privilege and an honor to be able to call him everyday not only when I need him, but to tell him Thank You as well as praise him for his goodness toward me in delivering me from all of my burdens and bondages. I am proud to proclaim not just by words, but by my actions to let everyone know whose Kingdom I belong to which is the Kingdom of God, and I am proud to be considered a child of God. However, there is a flipside to this point. The more a person is in sin and in the presence of things that pertain to Satan, there is a seed of unrighteousness that is cultivated. The more a person goes to clubs and secular concerts, the more that atmosphere grows. The more you listen to poisonous music such as hip-hop, heavy metal, etc. from Lil' Wayne, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Nas, Snoop Dogg, DMX, etc. to Motley Crue, Korn, Kid Rock, Eminem, etc. the climate for sin becomes more and more predictable to the point where you are at the right place at the right time for the enemy to take control. The longer you watch BET, MTV and VH1, the more that atmosphere grows. When all of these things come together, the enemy unleashes his stronghold on that person and becomes the roaring lion who seeks to devour just like the Bible says. The only way to overcome this is through the Power of the Holy Spirit which is able to release the very anointing in our lives to destroy yokes, remove burdens and conquer the wiles of the enemy. In closing, my question is, which seed are you cultivating? Righteousness or Unrighteousness? Are you born of God or born of the devil? As for me, I am Born of God!!! No one can deceive me, because his seed remains in me. I don't care if a certain famous singer made a song "We Fall Down" where he repeatedly says
"A saint is just a sinner who fell down". The devil is a liar and he lied in that song big time, because according to scripture, a Saint is not a sinner, but a Saint of the True And Living God.

Always fighting in his army,
Vaughn Resper, Jr.

Matthew 7:17-20
v. 17- Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
v. 18- A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
v. 19- Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
v. 20- Wherefore by their fruit ye shall know them.

John 15:1-3
v. 1- I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
v. 2- Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
v. 3- Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

1 Peter 5:8- Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.

Psalm 22:3- But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

1 John 3:7-9
v. 7- Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
v.8- He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
v.9- Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Peace and not evil

Today, the message at service was simple but yet profound. It was about understanding the thoughts of God which are uncountable. When the Israelites were in Captivity to Babylon, God spoke through the Prophet Jeremiah to let his people know that out of the many thoughts that he had concerning them, they were simply broken down to this: peace and not of evil, to give you and expected end. As we go through different situations in life and when we only see how bad they are and see how someone else is being set free before us, our natural response is to be upset and think that God has abandoned us. However, even though we do not know the final outcome, God knows it. Even though we may not know what our own thoughts for our lives are, God knows. This is a concept that even I have to constantly grasp when I see nothing but darkness in front of me, because I have to keep reminding myself that God has an infinity amount of thoughts concerning me. Even though the many heroes of the Bible that we read about have gone through dangerous circumstances, they all have one thing in common: God had it planned and ordained for each of them to succeed. God knows the end from the beginning and he even told Jeremiah, that he knew him before he was even in his mother's womb and even during that time, he sanctified him and made him a prophet before the nations. It would be absolutely crazy for us to serve a God who would take us through so many things as we serve him to suddenly abandon us. That is a lie straight from the devil himself. One of the reasons why I came to Christ was because I heard that he would never leave me nor forsake me and I definitely needed someone who would never abandon me. When Moses and the children of Israel were being chased by Pharoah and his army to the Red Sea, God did not abandon them at all but simply told them to stand still and see his salvation that day as Moses lifted up the rod to the sea. If God had abandoned them, that would not make him out to be who he says he is but rather a liar and we all know that God is not a man that he should lie neither the Son of Man that he should repent. If God abandoned David during his fight with Goliath after giving him the power to defeat a lion and a bear, then David would not have been the extraordinary man of God that we all know today. Therefore people of God, we must hold on to our foundation of the Word of God and count our blessings and stand by faith that if God promised peace and not evil during that time where there was serious chaos, then he is more than able to do so in our situations today.

In His Powerful name,
Vaughn Resper, Jr.

Numbers 23:19- God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Jeremiah 1:5- Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Matthew 28:20b- and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

Hebrews 13:5b- I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Passing through the sea

This past Monday, as I went into my Daily Devotional I went into the Book of Exodus. There I studied the story of God leading Moses and the Israelites through the Red Sea, which is without question one of the most well-known stories throughout the whole Bible. However, in this particular instance that I read this story, God's Word truly came to life right in front of my very own eyes as the words leaped off of the pages as his word spoke to me clearly. I have come to say that even today, the same way that Moses and the Children of Israel were caught between their enemy (Pharoah) and a giant Red Sea, God had everything planned. That is why he spoke through Moses as Moses told the people not to fear, but to stand still and see the salvation of the LORD. They held their peace as the LORD fought their battle. God then tells Moses to lift up his rod, stretch his hand over the sea and divide it: and the children of Israel will go through on dry ground. All I can say based on this Word that God has opened up to me is, that when things look dark and it is hard to find a way out, we must stand on God's Word and have no fear but by faith take the next step by stretching out our rod and see as God opens up whatever Red Sea that we have in front of us so that we can walk right through on dry ground straight to new land. That Red Sea could be filled with doubt, fear, discouragement, circumstances, etc. but God has given us a rod, which is whatever gift he has placed in our very possession. Therefore, by faith we could hold that rod in our hand over the Red Sea that we are facing as God will divide it for us to walk straight way to our destiny.

Exodus 14:13-16

v. 13 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
v. 14 - The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
v. 15 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
v. 16 - But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

Confirmation

Just recently, I was reading The Book of Acts Chapter 10, about the story of Cornelius, the centurion. Scripture says that Cornelius was of course a devout man who had a fear of God throughout his whole house and prayed to God always. God just showed me something that was awesome in this story. Apparently, this must have been a very righteous man because here we find that his prayer certainly availed. Cornelius has a vision in what the Bible calls the 9th hour of the day, which is Hebrew version of 3 p.m. where an angel of God comes to him and calls him by name. In this passage, we read that when he saw the angel he was afraid and wanted to know what the Lord sent him for. I know often times I have felt that way when someone has a revelation from God concerning me. Later, I feel better when I find out that that revelation was based on something that I prayed about or had been looking forward to and I believe that is God's way of telling me that he has heard me and seen me so now it is time to get ready for the next step. The angel tells him that his prayers and alms (gifts) have come up for a memorial before God. This was the confirmation that God had heard his prayers and took notice of his gifts and counted them worthy. He goes on to give Cornelius the orders for his next assignment which is to send men to Joppa, where Peter lived. I am just here to simply say that when you are doing right in the sight of God as well as praying, not only will God approve it in a huge way through the confirmation of a prayer or by a revelation, but he will also give you the instructions for the next assignment that he has for you.

When God confirms something, it is huge. All I have to say is GET READY!!!!

Acts 10
v.1 -"There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band.
v.2 - A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
v.3 - He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
v.4 - And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
v.5 - And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter."