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Food For Thought and Consideration We live in this world, but not of the world. When we are born-again of the Spirit of God, we are born from above. We are spirit that has a soul and lives in a body. And when we are born from above, we are to set our mind on things above. We are to have the mind of Christ. Apostle Paul said “Let this mind be in me that is also in Christ Jesus.”  The author of 1 John wrote in chapter 2 and verse 15 that we are not to love the world or the things in the world because if we do, then the love of the Father is not in him.             Please understand that I know that we get frustrated. We get discouraged. We get sick. We get tempted. We get angry. Living in this state, we are exposed to these and more but this is when we take the opportunity to grow in the grace of the Lord. The bible states that there is no temptation given to man that is uncommon. God gives us a way to escape every t...

"Blink and You Could Miss Him Often times we so are distracted by events in our lives—struggles, difficulties, and temptations—that we fail to see God. He is always there, but we don’t see Him. He is passing by and we aren’t paying attention. So we must keep our eyes on the prize and remember that God is always with us. We are as close to God as we ever will be in our earthly lives. He never abandons us, but it is we who push Him aside. We put God on the proverbial back-burner and give our attention to the the things we find more important in our lives. But what is more important than our relationship with God? We all have responsibilities—some more than others—but as we walk this journey called life, may we remain grounded in our faith. May we remain centered on He who gives us life. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” ~ Hebrews 13:8 We change, but He does not. He is always welcoming us back with open arms, just as on the cross. So should we choose to t...

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, it is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” ~John 19:30 KJV In the beginning God created everything and declared it to be “very good” (Gen. 1:31). God’s creation was functioning the way He had purposed them to function. So by the seventh day God finished the work he had been doing, so he rested from all his work (Gen. 2:2).  But evil entered this perfect creation when Adam and Eve chose to disobey God (Gen. 3:1-7). It is because of this very reason God Himself prophesied “I will make you and woman enemies to each other. Your descendants and her descendants will be enemies. One of her descendants will crush your head, and you will bite his heel” (Gen.3:15 NCV). Because God is sovereign, He knew that Eve would be deceived and Adam would disobey Him. So He already had a plan B in place for humanity. In Hebrews 10:5 states: When Christ came into the world, He said: “You do not want sacrifices and offerin...

Cast Down but Not Destroyed June 14, 2013 at 7:57am   But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down,but not destroyed --always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our body. 2 Corinthians 4:7-10      As Christians, we experience struggles of some sort and of varying degrees. It may be a test, trial or even tribulation. Or even of our own makings or choices. We must continue with our eyes fixed on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. We must continue to renew our minds in the things of God as stated in  Romans 12:2. We must continuously be obedient to Him. Paul said "I press towards the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus.   ...

Jeremiah 29:11 Amplified Bible (AMP) For I know the thoughts  and  plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts  and  plans for welfare  and  peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear  and  heed you. As we crossed over from 2013 to 2014, the Lord is right here with us. The Lord knows the thoughts and plans he has for each one of us. He wants the very best for us and that can only come from the One who created us. Ephesians 2:10 states that "we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." It has been God's plan before the foundations of the earth to give us hope. Not a hope that is seen but a hope that is unseen. God is our Creator and we are his children. The goal is for us to call upon him and come and pray to him. He wants us to know him as our provid...

Look on the inside   Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.  Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.  1 Peter 3: 3-4.  Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16: 7 It is in our nature to look at a person's appearance before we even know their name. As new creatures in Christ, He says to not to look at a person's outside, but the fruit in which they bare. Galatians gives us the fruit of the Spirit that we should all desire to have on this Christian journey. In fact we must have them in order to become the image of Jesus.  We will not always be able to tell what a person is really like by how they look.  Nor will a person be able to tell what we are like on the inside. There may be those who are beautiful and well pu...

To the Saints of Christ May the mind of Christ, our Redeemer, live in us from day to day by His love and power controlling all we do and say. May the Word of God dwell richly in our hearts from hour to hour, so that all may see we triumph ONLY through and by the power of God. May the peace of God, our Father, rule our lives in all we do and say that we may be calm to comfort te sick and the sorrowing. May the love of Jesus fill us as the waters fill the ocean so we will walk in full power and authority. May we love each other so that the world will know that we are disciples of God. Peace and Blessings to each of you.

         When Jesus comes back, He isn't coming back for just an individual, but will be coming back for a unified body. Therefore, as the body of Christ we must be able to speak the truth in love so that we may grow up in all things unto Him who is the head-Christ- from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4. We are to bear and share burdens. Therefore, if a person is overtaken in any trespass, we who are spiritual restore them in a spirit of gentleness, considering ourselves lest we also be tempted. Galatians 6. We are to value one another. Two is better than one. If one falls the other can help him up. One is overpowered by another, but two can withstand him. and a threefold cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4. In God's Hands & God's Service, Mary

The Battle is Not Yours, But God's 2 Chronicles 20:1-29 They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.... Have you ever been up against something that wasn't your battle although it was happening against you? When we realize which battles we are to fight and which battle only God the Lord of host can fight, it is then we will be victorious. I have to take the example from Jehoshaphat. He sought the LORD for help. Second Chronicles 20:4-6 states: "So Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court, and he said, 'O LORD, the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? And are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You.'" (2 Chronicles 20:4-6). When there are battles that are b...

     This has been a constant and continual revelation and illumination for me as I grow in grace. When the enemy tries to make me believe his lies, I begin to confess what the Word of God says about me. I am redeemed through the blood of the Lamb. (Ephesians 1:7) I am chosen in order that I might be for the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:11-12) I am rescued from the dominion of darkness and brought into the kingdom of Jesus. (Colossians 1:13) I am the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21) I can do all things through Jesus Christ. (Philippians 4:13) I am complete in Christ Jesus. (Colossians 2:10)      These are just a few of the confession I make. And these confessions are for all who are in Christ Jesus. I don't know about you but I choose to believe the report of the Lord instead of what lies the enemy tries to throw at me.      I have heard various individual clam that they are not "worthy" and I wonder if the...

 Greetings,       Dove Ministry 378, INC was inspired by the Holy Spirit one day as I was writing in my journal in 2012. I wasn't sure to what extent the ministry would be developed and I am still walking by faith that what the Lord has started He will finish and maintain.      We invite you to take an active part in this Blog. As we post on various subject matters, please get involved and comment or ask questions. We are all in this together. Helping one another in Jesus' name and in the love and edifying of those in the Body of Christ. Again, welcome, welcome, welcome. I am looking forward to getting know each of you. Be Blessed. In God's Hands & His Service, Dr. Mary J. Bryant Servant of the Most High God