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Don’t Bow to Baal

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God's Army, with Timashion Jones on the far right

For the last week or so the phrase “They don’t bow to Baal” has come to my mind when I read a blog or a tweet, have a conversation or hear a sermon from the relentless, the fierce, the fiery folks who consistently and most recently intensely have fired me up for Jesus. We all need these people in our lives, those, who like one of my friend’s says, “‘makes our baby leap.’ In other words, there should be spirit-filled individuals who activate the presence of God within us and can also speak into our lives.” We need those people who are sold out for Jesus and won’t give up and give in to a false god.

So here are the ones that have just been such a blessing to me and have constantly been on my mind and heart the last few weeks. Connect with them and I’m sure you’ll be able to tell what I mean.

1. Christopher W. Brooks, pastor of Evangel Ministries and host of the radio broadcast Equipped for Life

2. Sharon D. Moore, assistant pastor of Ebenezer AME Church and national preacher

3. Carla P. Yarbrough, blogger at Royalty Revealed

4. Dianna Hobbs, founder and CEO of Empowering Everyday Women Online Magazine and blogger at Your Daily Cup of Inspiration

5. Michelle Johnson, founder of Alabaster Ministries and blogger at One Alabaster Day at a Time

6. Kim Cash Tate, author and blogger at Color Your Perspective

7. Nichole M. Christian, writer and contributor to Dear Dad

8. Timashion Jones, lyricist, Good News Talk Show creator and host and filmmaker (A Love that Hurts)

9. Ajene Gailliard, blogger at Kingdom Mommy

My One Thousand Gifts List

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An enriching bible study on mercy with Helena
Washing and grooming my hair
Arched eyebrows
An evening of dinner and jazz at Cliff Bell’s celebrating Kim’s birthday
An itinerary for the book party
Cutting yams with Flynn
Flynn lovingly caring for the boys and me by cleaning the kitchen three times and washing clothes while I was at Cliff Bell’s
A great challenging sermon
Worshipful singing
Fellowshipping with family and former church family members

Repeat Your Belief-The 9th Day of Christmas

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On the 9th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three reasons to always believe Him (Obadiah 15-21).

Two hours before she was to preach, she had a fever and no voice, but her husband laid hands and his faith on her throat and she wrapped her faith around them both, believing God at His word so she could deliver the word she knew He had for us. This was my sister, the Rev. Sharon D. Moore, last night, and I heard her preach. God healed her voice so we could hear her message—”Do You Believe?”—and believe.

Like my post on Monday (which she hadn’t read), she challenged us to believe God, and magnify Him, be humble, and expect mighty things from God just as Mary, the mother of Jesus, did in Luke 1:45-49. Her message—my Monday message—is what God’s obviously wants us to get this week, and Obadiah gives us three good reasons to do so: He reveals God “as the Judge of the nations (15-16), the Savior of Israel (17-20) and the Possessor of the kingdom (21)” (Talk Thru the Bible); these three aspects show us that God has the final say, is compassionate and longsuffering (to be a savior of people who constantly reject Him) and will rule. These three aspects speak to Jesus.

And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end (Luke 1:31-33).

When we remember that God is judge, savior and ruler, which speak to His being just, perfect and orderly, it’s hard not to believe such a God. When we consider His sacrifice and suffering so we would believe in Him and be saved, why wouldn’t we believe such a God in daily matters of a life that He died for us to have?

So I think the challenge is to keep in the front of our minds who Jesus is and what He did for us. This has to go beyond Communion Sunday and into every day because we need to believe Him every day and not just the day of and week after taking communion. Our life must reflect that we always believe.

Copyright 2010 by Rhonda J. Smith