The Word Illustrated #55--Boast Not

The Word Illustrated #55
© Pamyla Floyd
8/6/2010

Boast Not

Not of works, lest any man should boast -- Ephesians 2:9

According to Joshua 1:8 if we observe to do what is written in the bible, and meditate on it day and night, that WE shall make our way prosperous AND have good success. We must be mindful to not forget God though. In all our ways we are to acknowledge Him and it is He who will direct our paths. We can only direct ourselves into trouble.

If we forget Him, we become prideful and boastful, deceiving ourselves as we lust after the things of the flesh. This is what happened with satan, he became so full of himself, he thought that he should be praised and worshipped. He thought that he should be God. We are to lift up and magnify the name of Jesus. It is not about us. Not a one of us has a reason to think more highly of ourselves than we are. We are mere men.



Father, thank you for all that you have done in our lives. Thank you for your loving kindness, and your tender mercies extended toward us. Please help us to always remain humble. You are our guide, our help, our strength, our God. Please forgive us for boasting, for it is you who has created the earth and everything in it. Thank you for every opportunity, blessing and help you have given us. We also thank you for going before us and keeping us from all harm and danger seen and unseen. We thank you in Jesus name AMEN

We come to know who God is through the reading of His word and we develop a personal relationship with Him through prayer. Listed are the names of God. Read, learn and get to know Him in all His many splendid ways. Let’s make our boast in Him, El Shaddai, the Almighty God.

Elohim—Strong One
Adonai—Lord, our Master
El Elyon—Most High
El Roi—the strong one who sees
El Shaddai—Almighty God
El Olam—Everlasting God
Jehovah-Self Existent One
Jehovah Nakeh-the Lord that Smites
Jehovah Shammah—The Lord who is Present
Jehovah Roi—The Lord is my Shepherd (protection)
Jehovah Tsidkenu—the Lord my Righteousness
Jehovah El Gmolah—the Lord my Rewarder
Jehovah Jireh—the Lord our Provider
Jehovah Rapha—the Lord our Healer
Jehovah Nissi—The Lord is my Banner
Jehovah Shalom—The Lord is my Peace
Jehovah Sabboath—the Lord of Hosts
Jehovah Mekaddishkem—the Lord my Sanctifier
Jehovah Perazim—The Lord my Breakthrough as a flood

God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:

Isaiah 44:24 -- Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Romans 13:14 -- But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof

Note: The animated image is of a man with exaggerated expressions shown by his body language. He is portraying a person who is boastful and whose head is in the clouds

The Word Illustrated #52--Be healed!

The Word Illustrated #52
© Pamyla Floyd
7/16/2010

Healed in Jesus name

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick – Matthew 14:14

Too often we lay in our sick bed, refusing to call our church family for prayer.
satan will try to convince us that we are a nuisance, or that we don’t deserve healing. he wants to keep us locked away from others, so that he can continue to steal our life away from us. Ignorance is not bliss, learn what the word says about your situation!

WE have to be careful about what we accept as truth. When I dislocated and broke my ankle this past November, I was told that I would walk with a limp, experience pain when the weather changed, and probably get cancer because of plate and screws. I was told this by well meaning Christians who did not know the word of God. I refused to accept those words, and let them fall to the ground, like rocks, null and void. I have learned to operate in faith, and not fear.

I found scriptures to meditate on, and I confessed aloud what my outcome would be -- complete and total restoration in Jesus name. If I experienced pain, I refused to think that my prayers were not heard, or that I would not be healed. When your mind is made up, you must stand, no matter what it looks, tastes, or smells like. If you begin to doubt, repent, confess the sin of doubt and unbelief, and start over again -- in faith.

Exodus 15:26 says that if we diligently listen to the voice of God and keep His commandments and statues, that He will not put any of the diseases upon us that he brought against the Egyptians. My prayer is that God would turn the plate and screws into bone. I have no pain, nor do I walk with a limp -- Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus!

God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:
Psalms 30:2 -- O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me

James 5:14 – Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Note: the animated image above is of dancing notes with the caption "healed"