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The Most Valuable Connection

MARTY GABLER—Jesus had the most valuable connection of all, connection with the Father and His desire was that we might experience that connection. The Father set things up in such a way that we may have connection with Him through Jesus so that we can do what Jesus did. Jn.17:21  “I pray that all of these people continue to have unity in the way that you, Father, are in me and I am in you.” (GW)  Then Jesus goes on to illustrate to us the flow of power and energy to the branches of the vine which produce the grapes. That flow and fruitfulness is a result of that connection. Jn 15:4  “Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me. 5  “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing.” (MSG)


Bearing Presence of God Into Life Arena

Kathy Gabler–It should be a point of relief when we realize that our passions and energy can be godly without being religious. If you are called to the market place, your passion and energy thrives there. If you are called to nurture, your zeal and passion might be parenting or teaching. If you have a gift of hospitality, your call could range from the hotel industry to decorating and design. The point is that we bear the presence and purpose of God into every arena of life. We bring glory to God by doing what we were created to do. Jesus said that in John 17:4, “I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.” (NAU)


Just as You Sent Me

In the Gospel of John17:18 Jesus was praying. He said, Holy Father, I am sending forth my disciples as You sent me, just as You sent me. You remember what Jesus did in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? Everywhere He went, people were changed. Their circumstances were changed. Their lives were changed. People who were dying started living. People who were lame and crippled were suddenly made whole. People who were blind could see. People who were demonized and cutting their flesh and treating their bodies cruelly were suddenly at peace enjoying righteousness, peace and joy. Jesus prayed, “Father, as you sent Me, so send I my disciples—Just as you sent Me”.


Derailing God’s Participants

KATHY—If your enemy has sniffed out the purpose and call of God in you, he will go after it. Technically, the devil can’t decide to touch God’s plan and purpose, he is just not big enough.  His only hope is to derail God’s participants from it through evil devices like injustice, deception, false accusation, etc.  He will use anything he can to limit or stop you or your passion.  Stopping you from being who you were born to be and doing what you were born to do is his only way of hindering the GLORY of GOD in the earth.  Jesus said in John 17:4  “I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.”   So your purpose and potential to bring God glory can draw unique fire as the devil consistently tries to rob, kill or destroy the glory of God. 


Scriptures for Morning Victory #6

Marty reads Scriptures for Morning Victory #6. “Father God is Keeping Me”
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Not Before it’s Time to Leave

Kathy — Jesus did not leave us the example that persecution should leave us a shaken, bloody victim. He glorified God.  Jn.17:4, TPT “I have glorified you on the earth by faithfully doing everything you’ve told me to do.”  By example He showed us that persecution cannot take you out. He left when it was time to leave by God’s direction and not a moment before God said, not a slap before God said, not a false accusation before God said, not one human or demonic maneuver before God said.


The Best Sermon

Benjamin Franklin said, “A good example is the best sermon”. Growing up, I heard a lady tell her children on several occasions, “Do as I say, not as I do.” She required her children to be good people but gave herself extra latitude of conduct. But how PulpitPewsBible.jpgmany know that her saying one thing and doing another was about as effective as a screen door in a submarine? Jesus speaking to the Father: (Jn.17:6, Msg) “I spelled out your character in detail to the men and women you gave me. (v.9) I pray for them. (v.10) And my life is on display in them. They’ll continue in the world.”  We are praying you discover daily that you are finding the list of people growing who watch you and speak well of you. (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on the internet radio station: TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.)


Safety for Our Children

We are concerned for our children today, Holy Father. We pray that, where earthly fathers have failed, You reach out Your protecting Hand and speak with Your Children_flag poleguiding Voice to the children and Youth of our nation. We pray that Your Presence would be known on our school campuses through the believers that are on site and that Your Holy Spirit would strengthen and give wisdom to the teachers and school officials for the appropriate education and safety of our children.   We declare that the hand of the Lord is moving in behalf of our children and that no spirit or enemy that has designs on harming or destroying them shall succeed. We declare that no weapon formed against this generation will prosper. We declare an awakening of the righteous purpose of  Almighty God in this generation that they might live righteously, courageously, and effectively to Your glory.  “I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but that You will keep and protect them from the evil one.” (Jn.17:15, Amp)