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Word of encouragement from the Lord.

Proverbs 10:12 KJ2000, Hatred stirs up strife: but love covers all sins.

The scripture says that hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

This is so profound and true. Because what we see on the news and many parts of the country with violence, division, racism and murder comes from the root of hatred.

Maybe this is why the Lord in his eternal wisdom and scripture said, “Love God first, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. “(Deut 6:4-5, Matt 22:35-40)”

True love for God enables a person to recognize and respect, that all have been created in the image of God, and to show that love to your neighbor, regardless of who they are.

Love enables us to cover those sins, although we don’t approve of sin.

When we have the mind of Christ, we treat people as Christ would treat them, with unconditional love.

The scripture says that God is not willing that any would perish, but that all would come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)

Maybe it’s time that the country and many in the world who claim to know Christ, started loving people like Christ.

Maybe then we can change the attitude and mindset in our communities, cities and country toward one another.

When we stand before God on that day, love or hate will be one of the things that will testify for us or against us. Let us choose the way of love like Christ.

God bless,
Pastor Quinn 🙏🏽

Gen 5:21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 
Gen 5:22  And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 
Gen 5:23  And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 
Gen 5:24  And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. 

Genesis chapter 5 verses 21-24 tells us of a mighty man of God by the name of Enoch. The Bible says he lived 365 years according to the time of that day.

What is amazing is that the Bible also says he walked with God, and he was not for God took him.

Hebrews chapter 11 verse 5 expounds a little bit more about him with one verse of scripture and says:

Heb 11:5  By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 

So, both of the above scriptures tell us that he walked with God and pleased God, and the LORD took him from the earth to heaven to be with him.

The amazing thing is that he did not die according to scripture like many people in the Bible did.

The LORD was so pleased with him so much that he took him to be with him! Wow, isn’t that amazing?

God was so pleased with this man, that he took him out of the earth realm, or as the Bible says; translated Enoch to be with him, to show him great things in the heavens past and present.

Many of you know, there is a book which is referred to as one of the lost books of the Bible that were authored by Enoch by the spirit.

It is a deep revelatory book that reveals things that could only be given by God Almighty himself and his Holy Angels!

It is not part of the 66 books of the Bible canon that we have, but he is mentioned in Genesis, Hebrews and the book of Jude.

The question is, “What was it about Enoch that caused God to take him from the earth realm to heaven?” Many people have asked this question, but the Bible tells us!

Genesis 5:22 says he walked with God.

Genesis 5:23 says his days on the earth were 365 years.

Genesis 5:24 also says he walked with God.

Heb 11:5 says, By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “AND WAS NOT FOUND, BECAUSE GOD HAD TAKEN HIM”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 

What I find interesting is that Genesis chapter 5 speaks of Enoch, then Hebrews chapter 11 verse 5 does the same.

This is not by coincidence. In Biblical mathematics, Five (5) is the number of Gods grace or God’s goodness!

God’s great grace was extended to Enoch because of his walk of faith!

Heb 11:6 tells us,  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 

So, one of the things we can gather from Enoch’s life is that he was a man of faith. When reading scripture the preceding verse follows the previous verse!

What we can gather from these scriptures about the life of Enoch is the following:

1. He walked with God.
2. He walked by faith with God.
3. He pleased God.
4. He had a wonderful testimony before God.
5. He had a personal relationship with God.

So the question for all of us is?

Are you walking with God in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?

Are you walking out your relationship with Christ by faith?

Do you desire to please God or people?

Are you pleasing God with your life?

What testimony do you have for your life as a believer in Christ?

Do people know you have been with Jesus, and are you letting your light shine brightly for the LORD?

Many people base their relationship with the LORD on church attendance, which is very important of course, but church attendance is only part of our relationship with the LORD and one another.

We must walk with God in a personal relationship!

One important take away is that, in other to walk with God and please God, he had to have a good relationship with the LORD as well.

Which meant he communed, prayed, talked and was obedient to God.

These are some of the things we must ponder in our hearts as we serve and walk with the LORD, if we desire to please the LORD!

When you think about others in the Bible, they often had testimonies that spoke of their relationship with the LORD as well.

Here are eight amazing individuals in the Bible who walked with God and had wonderful testimonies before God as well, but they were not translated according to scripture.

Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD, He was a just or righteous man, perfect in his generations, and walked with God.  (Genesis 6:8-9)

Moses was a man that spoke to God, as a man speaks to his friend face to face. (Exodus 33:11)

Abraham was called the friend of God. (Isaiah 41:8 and James 2:23)

David was a man after God’s heart. (1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22)

Job was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.  (Job 1:1)

Daniel was a man great beloved in the sight of God. (Daniel 9:23 and Daniel 10:11 and 10:19,) He also had an excellent spirit and no error or fault was found in him. (Daniel 6:3;4)

John was the disciple that Jesus loved. (John 13:23)

Mary was highly favored with the LORD, the Lord was with her, and she was blessed among women!”  (Luke 1:28)

As you can see, God is not a respecter of persons, because all of these individuals walked with God and had awesome testimonies!

The greater revelation is of Jesus Christ, whom the Father said about him; You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.” 

My question to each person reading this is; what is your testimony before the LORD, or what will be your testimony before God?

What will people say about you when you leave the earth? What will be recorded in the Lambs book of life concerning you?

Enoch walked with God and was on the earth 365 years according to the time of that day and pleased God.

One revelatory takeaway that we can receive from this is, our walk with God must be a solid 365 days out of the year. There is no time for worldliness or unfruitfulness.

The walk of faith with the LORD is day by day. No matter what we go through, we must walk with God, talk with God through prayer, study scripture, and desire to hear from God through the Word by the Holy Spirit.

Let our walk be as Enoch’s walk, with a desire to please the LORD, and when we do, we will receive revelatory understanding of what God is doing now and in the seasons to come.

Another profound revelation is Enoch’s name in the Hebrew means “Chanok.” Which comes from the Hebrew word: “Chanak” which literally means initiated or narrow, discipline, dedicated or to train up.

So, from these words we find he was dedicated, walked a narrow path with God, he was disciplined and trained up from a youth we can assume to love God.

This is exactly what we all need in our walk with the LORD to please him! To love God and be disciplined, dedicated, and to enter in through the straight or narrow gate.

Because the LORD always reveals the secret things to those walk with him, please him and love him!

My prayer is that your walk with God will be elevated to another level this year. Desire to go higher and deeper in the LORD, and never settle for a distant relationship with him.

Commune and talk with the LORD. Study scripture, fellowship with other believers to be sharpened in the Word, and find and attend a Bible believing, Kingdom of God, spirit filled faithful Church, that is all about the business of God.

Let’s walk with God and please God, so that we can have a wonderful testimony before men in this earth realm, and more importantly, when we stand before him on that eternal glorious day!

May God bless you as you walk with the LORD!

Pastor Quinn

Revelation 2:4-5
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will remove your lampstand out of its place, except you repent.

Someone once wrote a song that asked the question? “What’s love got to do with it?”

Well, the Lord answered this question hundreds of years ago in his Word!

Love has everything to do with life and godliness in this world and Christ Jesus!

In Deutoronomy 6:4-7 we are commanded to love God with all our heart, soul and might.

In Matthew 22, the Lord takes it a step further and tells us in:

Matthew 22:37-40 KJ2000
37 Jesus said unto him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

These words in scripture are the most profound that you will ever read!

Love God and love your neighbor as you love yourself!

This is the first and great commandment, and on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets!

Wow! Don’t miss this! We often talk about love, and we have heard many sermons on love, and we take it so lightly!

But the virtue of love is very important!

The Apostle John and Paul even confirms this!

John tells us in :

John 13:34  A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 
John 13:35  By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” 

Paul said in Romans 13:8, “Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.”

He goes a step further in 1 Corinthians 16:14  and says, “Let all that you do be done with love.”

Many years ago, I was praying, fasting, and studying the Word, and I heard the Holy Spirit say, “Many will be judged according to their love walk!”

In other words, Many will be judged for their wrathful hate and lack of love on that day when we stand before the Lord.

Why?

Because love is the greatest commandment according to scripture!

Truth is also ingrained in love as well. We tell the truth concerning all things, because we love one another, and sometimes the truth hurts.

The Lord Jesus loved the church of Ephesus enough to tell them the truth, and said the following about love:

Rev 2:2  “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil, and you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 
Rev 2:3  and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. 
Rev 2:4  Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 
Rev 2:5  Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 

The virtue of love is so important that the Lord told this church that you have done some good things, but I have this one thing against you, “You left your first love!”

The Word of God tells us that the greatest commandment is to love God first in Deuteronomy chapter 6, and in Matthew chapter 22, love God and your neighbor, which means that the commandment of love is very important.

He then tells them to remember where they were in their love walk, and to repent, and redo the first works, or I will come and remove your lampstand from its place unless you repent.

This church is referred to as the “loveless church” who left their first love.

They were commended for many things they did, but their love walk was lacking!

We should never get caught up in just doing things for God out of obligation. The reason for everything we do is because we love God first and foremost.

In this new season, let us take the time to reflect on our love walk first with God, and with our neighbor, which will ensure that we will not receive the rebuke and wrath from God because of a lack of love!

Be blessed and encouraged in Jesus Name!

God bless!

Pastor Quinn

“Stay tuned for my upcoming book entitled: Letters to the Churches: The Revelation Churches Explained.”

  

Word of encouragement!

Revelation 4:1-2 KJ2000
1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up here, and I will show you things which must be hereafter.
2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

In the book of Revelation, the Lord told John the Apostle to come up to a higher place in the heavenlies to receive the revelation to be revealed.

The Lord could have revealed it down there, but John was instructed, ” Come up here!”

The revelation is that the higher things of God require you to come up to a higher level and place in God. You cannot receive greater revelation and anointing down there. It requires you to go upward.

The problem many times is that we are comfortable down there which is a lower place.

Notice in verse 2, when he came up higher, immediately he was in the spirit! The spirit is a higher place. The flesh and earthly thinking is a lower place.

In order to be all God called you to be, you must come up here spiritually! Notice, the Apostle John had to come up higher to receive from the Lord.

When you think about it, Moses, Joshua, David, Daniel, Mary, Deborah and the Apostles and Prophets all had to “Come up here!”

In order for you to receive the greater as it relates to purpose, it requires you to come up here, which is a higher place!

Leadership, prayer, pressing in, taking possession of the land, and all that God has for you, and doing greater works for the Lord requires you to come up here!

This is why many people never ascend higher or greater as it relates to purpose!

Another reason why many people don’t like to go higher because they have the higher heights syndrome!

They are comfortable down there. They are happy down there. They are contend down there.

Going higher can be fearful at times because it requires a greater level of sacrifice and faith.

The LORD said, in this season of new things You must “Come up here” to receive the greater revelation, works, and purpose that I have for your life!

God bless,

Pastor Jamal E. Quinn 🙏🏽

Word of encouragement :

Proverbs 13:2-3 KJ2000
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors feeds on violence.
3 He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Blessings all! The Bible has so much to say about the words we speak.

We see this over and over in scripture!Sometimes we forget this, but the Bible is clear! Speak life and you shall have life, good and blessing.

Speak death and negativity will surely come!

Let us follow scripture to use fruitful words that heal, lift up and bless, so that we can receive life, good and blessings from the Lord and the words we speak!

God bless,
Pastor Quinn 🙏🏽

Word of Encouragement:

1 Thess 5:18, In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Giving thanks to God and fellowship with those we love and appreciate is something we should do continually, not specifically one day out of the year.

Everyday, we give thanks to the Lord for his many blessings, goodness, grace, mercy, kindness and love toward us!

God bless!
Pastor Quinn 🙏🏽

The Word of encouragement today is: The Name of the LORD!

Prov 18:10  The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. 

As believers in Christ, we often say the phrase; “There is power in the name of Jesus” and many of us by faith have experienced that awesome power through salvation in Jesus name!

But there are many people who may not believe or understand the power of that great name! So, let me share why the name of the LORD is a strong tower of safety!

First of all we know there are many names in the earth, and some are famous and significant, but none can come close to the name of JESUS CHRIST!

In the book of Revelation, there were seven churches that received letters from the LORD, but what is interesting is that one of those churches; the church of Philadelphia received a profound word from the LORD, because they kept his word and did not deny his name! (Don’t miss the revelation!)

Rev 3:7  And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things says he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens; 
Rev 3:8  I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 

Did you hear that? The LORD blessed that church because they kept his Word, and did not deny his Name!

Not only that, but they received another blessed word from the LORD as well:

Rev 3:12  He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. 

This is powerful, out of all the names of God, there is a name that we do not know. It is reserved for the faithful overcoming church and believers!

I want to encourage you to stand strong in the “Word of God and on the Name of God” because in these two things we receive healing, wholeness, grace, mercy, blessing, strength, victory, protection, provision and power!

Many will say that Jesus is not the real name, so they disagree! But the English transliteration of Jesus comes to us from the Latin name “Iesous” and the original Hebrew name “Yeshua” which means salvation!

I want to say that after 30 years of being saved, the name of Jesus has never failed me or let me down!!! In fact it has blessed my life, my family, the church and the people of God!

In Psalm 91:14-16 the scripture says:
Psa 91:14  Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 
Psa 91:15  He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. 
Psa 91:16  With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. 

Salvation in the Hebrew in verse 16 means “Yeshua” which is: Something saved, deliverance; aid, victory, prosperity, health, and salvation!

Jesus did all this on our behalf when he died on the cross for our sins!

Some use the Hebrew name; “Yehoshua” which is comes to us from “Joshua” and means “Yehovah saves.” Both Yeshua and Yehoshua are correct because they point to what Christ did at the cross of Calvary.

God himself saved us, delivered us, healed us, cleansed, washed us and gave us life more abundantly in his name and through his blood!

Throughout the Bible we find so many names for the one true God which are (Elohim) God, or (El Elyon) The Most High God or (El Shaddai) which is God Almighty!

All of these names for the LORD are symbolic of heavenly majesty, power, authority, anointing, grace and peace! In fact, I have not even mentioned all the names that represent God and his character. These are just a few!

I want you to know that whatever you are going through today, put the Word of God and the Name of God on it to get absolute victory!

If it is healing, call on the name of Yehovah Rapha, who is the LORD our healer! (Exodus 15:26)

If it is need that you have, call on the name of Yehovah Yireh, our provider, who will supply all of your need according to his riches in glory. (Genesis 22:8) (Phil 4:19)

If it is peace that you in the midst of the storm, call on the name of Yehovah Shalom who is the LORD our peace! (Judges 6:24) (Isaiah 26:3)

If it is protection you need, call on the name of Yehovah Nissi, who is our banner, (Exodus 17:15) and goes before us to give us the victory and Yehovah Sabboath, (1 Samuel 1:3) who is the LORD and commander of the heavenly host and armies in heaven.

The Psalmist tells us in Psalm 18: 2-3
Psa 18:2  The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 
Psa 18:3  I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. 

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Whatever you are going through, call on the name of the LORD who is worthy to be praised, and you shall be saved from your enemies!

Last but not least, the Bible tells us in Philippians 2:9-11 something profound about the name of Jesus Christ!

Php 2:9  Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 
Php 2:10  that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 
Php 2:11  and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

Whatever you are going through and whatever you need, always remember that, “The name of the LORD is a strong tower, the righteous run into it, and they are safe!

For addition information on the names of God go to:
https://firmfoundationcf.org/the-significance-of-the-powerful-and-holy-names-of-god/

God Bless,
Pastor Quinn

Good day all, blessings, The Word of the Lord for today is: The Uncomfortable Calling of God.

I often share that there are three callings that we can receive. The call of salvation, where God called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)

The call to serve. We are all called to serve in some capacity of ministry, because the greatest among you shall be your servant. (Matthew 20:27)

Last but not least, the call to ministry—to serve, preach, and teach the Gospel of the Kingdom, where many are called but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:14 and Ephesians 4:1-11)

Being called of God and doing a great work for the Lord is a wonderful thing, but it often involves much sacrifice, service, and sometimes pain.

One of the things I have found in 32 years of salvation in Christ, and 59 years on this earth, is that when God has purpose for your life, it is never comfortable! As a matter of fact, it is often uncomfortable!

Because everything nice in life has a price and a sacrifice!

I heard a well-known Pastor in Texas say something so profound; In this season of serving God, you will be sharpened and stretched!

It was so profound, because a pencil must be placed in a pencil sharpener and ground with blades, in order to sharpen it to be used effectively.

No one likes to use a dull pencil, and God cannot use a dull person. You must be sharpened.

As a writer of books and even as an artist, a sharp pencil is exactly what you need!

A rubber band often has to be pulled and stretched to be able to use and hold things together as well.

Sometimes people like to buy clothes that have that stretch effect because they don’t like tight clothes!

Even during childbirth, women know the importance of being stretched to give birth to a baby! Can I get a witness from the women?

I would also add that you will often be shaken and pressed!

The smoothie or shake must be shaken and blended so the fruit and other contents will be cut up and mixed together to get a good tasty drink. Sometimes we feel like we are being shaken to our core and cut up, but it’s for a reason!

The olive must be pressed to get the pure olive oil out of it. Ask the Lord Jesus who was in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Gethsemane literally means “oil press.” Matthew 26:36-38

Jesus was pressed beyond measure before he went to the cross and said in Matthew 26:38 , Then said he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 

I said all that to say this:
When God is calling and perfecting us for purpose, we will often be sharpened, stretched, shaken and pressed!

The Bible says in Proverbs 27:17, Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

The Bible also says in Hebrews 12:27, And this word, Yet once more, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

You will never be all that God has called you to be without being sharpened, stretched, shaken, and pressed beyond measure.

Many of us are in that season right now and don’t even know it. You think that nothing is going good for you, people are against you, or God has forsaken you, but it is quite the contrary!

Let me share a testimony!

I can recall when I was young, all the young men and men would go to South Central Park in Louisville, to play basketball .

There was a man named Big Gene who was at least 6’6 or taller. I was only about 5’8 at the time.

He would always mess with me and check me while playing. He would oftentimes berate me, push me, block my shot, and say you don’t got game, or you can’t play! I would go home mad with tears!

As a result, I would go to the park alone and shoot to get better. I didn’t give up. I didn’t stop going to the park where Big Gene was. As a matter of fact, I got better.

So, when we went to the park one day, he would check me and I would score on him and talk noise.. Lol..

Later on, when I was a Senior in High school, I didn’t know, but Big Gene thought I had potential and wanted to toughen me up to get better.

He told me later in life after he saw my name in the paper for excelling in track and field, and being among the top long jumpers in the state at that time at 23 1/2 feet!

Big Gene has passed on now. Shout out to Big Gene with much love, and I will always remember the toughness he showed me.

I didn’t go to college for basketball or track, I went to the military, and those years of toughness prepared me to excel and do well in the military.

I often think about Big Gene’s toughness in my life because when I got to the military, I was top notch in physical fitness, leading athletics in boot camp, and later on leading Physical Fitness for the Navy Element personnel at Special Operations Command, and other Navy commands.

I said all this for a reason: whatever you go through in life, God may be using situations, circumstances, and people to sharpen, stretch, shake, and press you into purpose.

God Almighty is unlimited in His ability to use whatever tools He has to prepare you for purpose in Him!

Sometimes we think people are against us when really they see greatness in us! Not only that, but more importantly, they desire to make us, not break us!

So dry your eyes, shrug your shoulders, lift up your head, and know that God called you to win not lose, to succeed not fail, and to overcome and get the victory, not give up!

So, today, endure hardship like a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Be encouraged and keep the faith! Because there is GREATEST in you to fulfill the calling on your life.

God bless,
Pastor Quinn

This week we are going to share on the wisdom of your words!  How many of us know that the Bible has a lot to say about the wisdom of our words that we speak.

Listen to Prov 13:3, ” He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.” 

This is truly a powerful scripture spoken by the wise man Solomon. 

The Bible has so many nuggets of wisdom concerning the words we speak. The wise man of Proverbs said that if we guard our mouth, we will preserve our life. But if we open our lips wide, we will have destruction.

What is the wise man referring too? The wisdom of knowing when to speak the right words, and the foolishness of speaking the wrong words!

One of the travesties of our current day is that people use the freedom of speech to tear down, accuse, cuss, curse, demean and say what they want especially on social media.

But as we can see according to the scripture it is very wise to guard our mouths! 

We used to have a saying in the Navy, “Loose lips sink ships.” In other words, when we are in a port somewhere overseas in Europe, South America or the Middle East, don’t talk about shipboard and Navy business.

Why? Because the enemy is listening and looking for an opportunity to put some strategic pieces of a puzzle together, so they can take advantage of us.

We can learn something from this. How? By watching what we say, so that we don’t feed the enemy, our adversary, the devil,  information that he can use to harm us! 

The word of wisdom for this week is use wisdom with your words! We live in a time where we see so many negative words in the news, social media, and even the pulpit. Here is wisdom from our LORD Jesus Christ:

Mat 12:35  A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 
Mat 12:36  But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 
Mat 12:37  For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” 

Did you hear that? That we will all given an account of the words we speak! Wow! In other words, watch what you say, and don’t give the enemy fuel to accuse us before God.

If you are not glorifying God with your conversation, you are giving the devil fuel for accusations and even possible judgment!

The Bible says in Prov 17:28, “Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise,  and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.” Wow! What words of wisdom!

Even a fool is considered wise when he holds his tongue! Why is that? Because no one knows he is a fool until he opens his mouth! 

This week, lets be careful with the words we speak life over our church, family, finances, one another and every situation that comes our way. Remember the words of the Apostle James who said:

Jas 1:19  So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; 
Jas 1:20  for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 
Jas 1:21  Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 
Jas 1:22  But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 

Lets glorify God with our conversation and speak life and not death!

When we do this, we will see our lives, churches, communities, cities and country radically changed in a positive way, because of the wisdom of our words!  Anything else is of the evil one! So, be encouraged and blessed! Shalom!

God bless,

Pastor Quinn

Hello and blessings!

As I reflect on todays date writing this devotional; 09-09-25, I want to share about the blessings of being fruitful!

When I looked at todays date, I immediately thought about the fruit of the spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 12 and the gifts of the spirit in Galatians chapter 5.

Because as many of you know, in the Bible, there are 9 fruit of the spirit, and 9 gifts of the spirit, and every believer in Jesus (Yeshua) Christ should be bearing fruit and utilizing their God given gifts.

We all have unique natural gifts that God has graced us with, and some have the supernatural God given gifts of the spirit as well!

When we talk about bearing fruit in the LORD, “What does it mean to be fruitful?”

Well, the dictionary says that “fruitful” means to be producing fruit or much fruit, fertile, and growing good fruit. In other words to be productive and fruitful in growth.

The Word of God gives us a another definition of “fruitful”, which means; To bear fruit, or to bring forth fruit, or to grow and increase. 

It means to be very productive; producing fruit in abundance; as in a fruitful tree; or a fruitful season. Not barren. Plenteous; abounding in any thing, or to be productive or fertile and producing in abundance.  

Does this describe your life in Jesus Christ? Do you want this to describe your life? Well, the LORD Jesus tells us how to be fruitful and to grow in him, in John 15: 4-5

Joh 15:4  Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 
Joh 15:5  “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 

Jesus said that the branch (those that believe in Christ) cannot bear fruit of themselves unless they abide in the vine, and then he says, “I AM the vine, you are the branches!

He who abides in me, bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.

He then tells us how to bear fruit in John 15:7-8:

Joh 15:7  If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 
Joh 15:8  By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

So how do we become fruitful in Christ? Well Jesus shares with us two important ways to bear fruit:

#1 By abiding in Jesus Christ and

#2 Abiding in the Word of God

In fact, when we think about it, this is true relationship that causes us to grow and be fruitful in the LORD.

Because when you are abiding, remaining, dwelling, or continuing in a fruitful relationship with the LORD and his WORD, you will bear much fruit, showing yourself to be his disciples!

This is powerful! Because we all should want to be fruitful and to grow in the grace of our LORD Jesus Christ!

The Apostle Paul understood the importance of fruitfulness as well, and prayed that the believers would be fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God!

Col 1:9  For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 
Col 1:10  that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. 

And so we asked the question? Does this describe your life in Christ? Does this describe your walk with the Lord? Growing in God, maturing in the LORD, and being strengthened in the LORD?

There is a blessing for the spirit filled believer who hungers and thirsts after righteousness, for they shall be filled and will bear fruit for the LORD!

It is a wonderful thing to see God’s people mature and come into purpose doing great and mighty exploits for the LORD.

I have seen young people in the beginning years of our ministry who have now matured in Christ, and they are doing great things in the name of the LORD! It makes me so proud of them~!

Likewise, God himself is pleased even more when we bear fruit and grow in the LORD!

Joh 15:8  By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

As believers who have been called to a special and holy calling in these last days, it is so important that you be maturing, bearing fruit, growing, producing in abundance, productive, and increasing in wisdom, knowledge and spiritual understanding in your walk with the LORD.

Because purpose and destiny comes forth in our lives when we bear much fruit in the LORD!

And even though many are fruitful, sometimes there are people who are unfruitful! The scripture talks about them:

Mat 7:13  “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 

Mat 7:21  “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 

Tit 3:14  And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful. 

Jesus once told a parable about a fig tree that was unfruitful and what the LORD did to that unfruitful tree!

Luk 13:6  He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

Luk 13:7  Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’

Luk 13:8  But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

Luk 13:9  And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ “

How do I stay attached to the vine and bring forth fruit?

One way we do this is to live by the spirit and not by the flesh! In other words as the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:31, ” I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.”

Paul was literally saying that I must keep this flesh in subjection by laying aside anything, whether it be works, thoughts, deeds or actions that would hinder me in my walk with the LORD!”

In other words, anything in our lives, whether they be emotional, physical, personal or spiritual things that would cause us not to bear fruit! So I die daily to myself, so Christ can live through me!

The scripture says in John 12:24  Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.

Did you hear that? If the corn or grain of wheat is not placed in the ground and buried, it abides alone. But if it is placed into the ground, buried and dies, it begins the process of living to grow and bear and produce more fruit!

Isn’t this what Christ did for us? He told the disciples that he had to die for the sins of the world.

Because if he didn’t die, then we would be dead in our sins, but because he died, was buried and resurrected, there are many  who surrender, repent, believe on him and begin to grow, and bear fruit and produce more disciples for Christ!

My brothers and sisters, this is the season of abiding in the LORD and his Word like never before!

Because when we abide in him, and his Words abide in us, we can ask what we desire and it shall be done. (John 15:7)

This is so powerful, because as we grow in the LORD, we mature into a Holy Spirit filled believers who represent Christ in all his fullness in words, thoughts, deeds and actions!

It is imperative that we keep bearing fruit for the LORD, because when we do, the blessings of fruitfulness will be ours in abundance in Jesus Name!