Pastor Bob’s Blog

The Word of the Lord came during yesterday’s service. One thing we heard was that times of refreshing are here, and that the Holy Spirit will be for us like clear, clean, and strong water as a clear, clean, strong river. The level of the river needs to be higher than any dams in the river so the river can overwhelm and wash the dams away.

The call to action for every believer is to spend more quality time in the presence of the Lord, and to maximize the infilling of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit is filling us totally and is flowing freely, He will wash away all the dams of doubt, tradition, and sin.

I encourage all of us to meditate on Ephesians 5:17-21, and to do what it says:

Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.

Keep yourself filled up, and let the Holy Spirit flow freely in your life!

We can eat well, but if we don’t exercise well, we still won’t be healthy. Jack LaLanne said, “Exercise is king, but nutrition is his queen.”

Here are a couple of websites that have helpful information about fitness.

1. Dr. Mercola. www.mercola.com. He has great articles and videos on fitness in the fitness section. www.fitness.mercola.com.

2. Dr. Al Sears. www.pacerevolution.com. The workout videos are quite good.

3. Darin Steen. www.fatlosslifestyle.com and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/fatlosslifestyle. He has some great workout videos.

The bottom line is to get our bottoms off the line and exercise!

I’m still teaching the series entitled, “Satisfied With Long Life.” If you want to hear what I’ve been teaching, click on the “Resources” tab at www.theabundantlifetoday.org. You can click on the messages you want to hear, and can even subscribe to the podcast via iTunes.

BE blessed!

I’ve been preaching a series entitled “Satisfied With Long Life.” It’s based on Psalm 91:16 (NKJV): “With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.” That promise belongs to those who fulfill verses 1-2: “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in Him I will trust.’”

These are people who don’t have a casual and careless relationship with the Lord. No, these are people who stay so close to the Lord that they can hear His every whisper, and who order all their ways to line up with His instructions. They’re also people who open up their mouths and declare their total dependence on the Lord.

I freely admit I am completely dependent on the Lord. For everything. My family, my health, my food and shelter, my job, my profession, what I preach on Sunday – everything is a gift from Him. Even my breath is a gift from God.

A baby who is still in her mother’s womb doesn’t even have to consider how dependent she is. Whether she knows it consciously or not, every ounce of oxygen and food come through the umbilical cord that connects her to her mother. That is a picture of total dependence.

Once we’re born, we often think we’re really independent. We think we’re smart, talented, resourceful, clever, rich – whatever – because of ourselves. That attitude is prideful. It’s dangerous. It’s nonsense! And it moves us far from the shadow of the Almighty. In fact, God resists the proud, and only gives grace (favor, empowerment) to the humble. (1 Peter 5:5).

I’m convinced that anyone who received Jesus as Lord at an early age, became a student of the Bible, and ordered everything his or her entire life by what the Lord instructs in His Word (including diet and “lifestyle” choices), would inevitably live a long, healthy, and satisfied life. I’m also convinced that anyone who has lived far from the shadow of the Almighty can call on Him, repent, move into that secret place, live life His way, and begin living a longer and more satisfying life than they would have thought possible.

Are you living in the shadow of the Almighty? Are you really trying to live life His way? Do you regularly declare your total dependence on Him? Or are you filled with pride and rebellion, living way outside His shadow? The honest answer to that question will determine whether the promise in Psalm 91:16 belongs to you. My prayer is that you’ll run to Him and never, ever leave.