Truth Impacts Ministries

As you spend time in the Nest with Jesus each day this month we pray that He fills your heart and mouth with passionate praise. Always remember that "NOW" (this very moment) is the only time you have to bless the Lord because yesterday, even earlier this day, is far gone, and this evening and tomorrow has not yet come. Enjoy, and have fun Nesting with Jesus!!! (Psalm 143:6-9)

Nesting with Jesus 

February 2012

Sat.  02-04-12    Acts 26

Sun. 02-05-12    Acts 27

Mon. 02-06-12    Acts 28

Tue.  02-07-12    Col 1

Wed. 02-08-12    Col 2

Thu.  02-09-12    Col 3

Fri.    02-10-12    Col 4

Sat.   02-11-12    James 1

Sun.  02-12-12    James 2

Mon.  02-13-12    James 3

Tue.   02-14-12    James 4

Wed.  02-15-12    James 5

Thu.   02-16-12   1 Pet 1

Fri.     02-17-12   1 Pet 2

Sat.   02-18-12    1 Pet 3

Sun.  02-19-12    1 Pet 4

Mon.  02-20-12    1 Pet 5

Tue.   02-21-12    2 Pet 1

Wed.  02-22-12    2 Pet 2

Thu.   02-23-12    2 Pet 3

Fri.     02-24-12    Eze 1

Sat.    02-25-12    Eze 2

Sun.   02-26-12    Eze 3

Mon.   02-27-12    Eze 4

Tue.    02-28-12    Eze 5

Wed.   02-29-12    Eze 6

Thu.    03-01-12    Eze 7

Fri.      03-02-12    Eze 8

Sat.     03-03-12    Eze 9

Sun.    03-04-12    Eze 10







For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if One died for all, then were all dead: [15] And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again. [16] Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we Him no more. [17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. [18] And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; [19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. [20] Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. [21] For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Cor. 5:14-21

May we all grow, glow, and go…

As we seek, believe, obey and point others

to Jesus!

Join us each day as we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. (Mat. 6:33)

Seven practical steps that will help you [cultivate a lifestyle] of seeking [first] the kingdom of God and His righteousness. I like to call Matthew 6:33, "The Principle of Priority". 

(1) INTIMACY with the Lord:

If you have been saved by Jesus you were rescued from yourself and your own sin, and given life in Christ to live in intimate fellowship with your heavenly Father and His people. Your Father has invited you into His presence, and to also join Him in His work upon the earth. The only way to know the specific course He has chosen for you is to pursue His face, day by day, through prayer and seeking His Word. The life of Christ is your example. He lived a sinless and sacrificial life through living a life of intimate fellowship with His heavenly Father. (Is. 50:4-6 ; John 5)  You also must yield your body to the Lord, morning by morning, in order to hear and possess a life transforming word that can alter the life of a weary soul. This time each day is referred to as a "daily quiet time". The place is often called the "secret place" where you meet with the Lord. I like to call it the place of eternal release. It is where God eternally releases His word into you, so you can release eternity into a dark and needy world through your life. This place of intimacy reminds me of the refuge of a nest. Baby birds stay in their nest and their mother or father comes to the nest and feeds their little ones mouth to mouth. God desires to be that personal and intimate with you. The danger comes when a little ones falls from this place design for their protection and provision. God has a nest of INTIMACY designed for your protection and provision. Don't wander away from this nest of intimacy with the Lord but make it the priority of your life to seek hard after Jesus.  (Pr. 27:8) Seek Him First!

(2) INVOLVE what you hear from the Lord into every dynamic of your life:

You must not be only a hearer of the word but also a doer of the word of God. Obedience is the key that unlocks the practical blessings promised by God. When you act on what you heard from God you affirm what you believed. Without action there is no affirmation to validate what you believe. What you actually believe becomes believable as you involve it into your daily life. We all have said we believed God without being believable! Why was it unbelievable? Our actions affirmed that we actually did not believe what we said; therefore our actions validated our unbelief. The faith that does not produce works/action is a useless and a deceptive type of faith. Our faith can only be validated through our daily lifestyle. Three factors must be used to also determine the value of faith: (1) It's Origin (The root source of what we heard and believed. Is the source of our faith of God (true) or another source (a lie)?) (2) It's Object (Is our faith in the Lord and His promise or something that is temporary and perishing?) (3) It's Obedience (Our actions will authenticate the origin of our faith, and affirm and applaud the object of our faith.)

(3) INTERCEDE for the people God is going to impact, by His truth, through your life: 

You need to pray for the people and the opportunities God is going to bring into your life that day. It may be people that you already  know, and then it may be people you do not know. Pray for God to be glorified through your life, and to open doors for His word to be spoken by you and through your life witness. (Col. 4:2-6) Pray that He will use you to advance His kingdom agenda by seeing sinners saved and His people freed from the lies and the deception of the world. Pray for His will to be done in and through your life.

(4) INVEST what He gave you in that secret place of INTIMACY with the people He brings into your life:

When the Father gives you a life altering word it is not only for you. He graciously gave you a living word to live out and give away. GO GIVE IT AWAY! This is also the best way to keep what He gives. Give and it shall be given unto you in good measure. If you want to remember Scripture, and the principles that God's truth supports, GO GIVE IT AWAY! Invest it in the lives of the people He brings to you.

(5) INSIST that they know where this word came from:

God gave you His word in advance for the purpose of influencing the weary soul. He desires to have an impact on their lives, not for you to be influenced by them. The greatest way to INSIST that others know the source of your life is by letting God's truth govern you, and not the circumstances of each day. Jesus did not allow the enemy to govern His life. No! He loved, did good, blessed, prayed, gave, offered, and was always kind to the unthankful and evil people of this world. When you allow His truth to lead you, and not the response of people, you will be identified as childern of God, and be able to INSIST that they know why you are the way you are.  It will bring GLORY to the LORD!   

(6) INVITE them to follow you and the Lord you serve: Never be ashamed to lead someone to Jesus. God used someone to lead you to Him. With courage INVITE them to turn to Jesus and entrust themselves to Him and His commitment to fulfill what He's promised. Their unbelief will be manifested when they factor (consider) their own limitations into God's solution. (Don't be moved off course by their rebellion and rejections.) The same applies to you. To have an effective invitation you must be fully persuaded yourself. If you want them to follow you, you must believe in what your inviting them to believe. If you live a lifestyle that constantly CONSIDERS your present CONDITION, as opposed to being CAPTURED by God's COMMITMENT, your INVITE will not be effective. On the other hand, if you're CAPTIVATED by the PERSON of Jesus Christ, and His PROMISES, He'll use you to PERSUADE others as you INVITE them to follow you and your LORD!   

(7) INDULGE yourself in that which is worthy of God's blessings:

Think and meditate on those things which are true, honest, noble, praise worthy, and of a good report. Feed your mind on God's Word, and feast upon His INTIMATE fellowship, and you'll  always be a vessel that He can and will display His grace through. He wants you to be consumed with Himself, His Word, His people, and His work. It is to be your life not part of your life but your life. (Acts 5:20) INDULGE in the things of God. 

These seven practical steps will help you cultivate a life that seeks first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.  

"The Lord God hath given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakenth morning by morning, He wakenth Mine ear to hear as the learned. The Lord God hath opened Mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back." (Isaiah 50:4-5)