Apostle S. Louis Johnson's Blog (23)

It Is Enough

The grain is ground to make…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on June 10, 2011 at 11:18am — No Comments

Back In Place!

The ransomed of the LORD will return.

They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads.

Gladness and joy will overtake them,…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on September 15, 2010 at 10:34am — No Comments

Take Hold

Take hold of my instructions; don't let them go.

Guard them, for they are the key to life.

Proverbs 4:13 NLT

Instructions are sometimes the last thing we resort or refer to when things are not…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on September 4, 2010 at 11:06am — No Comments

Yet I am confident I will see the Lord's goodness

while I am here in the land of the living.

Wait patiently for the Lord.

Be brave and courageous.

Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

Psalm 27:13-14 NLT

The Lord of God is completely aware of every pressing or pressuring matter before us. There is nothing about us that escapes His attention. He knows what is and what is not. However, the… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on August 18, 2010 at 8:27am — No Comments

Remain Confident!

Though a mighty army surrounds me,

my heart will not be afraid.

Even if I am attacked,

I will remain confident.

Psalm 27:2-3 NLT…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on May 26, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Just Ahead!

Don’t long for “the good old days.”

This is not wise.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 NLT…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on May 4, 2010 at 10:05am — No Comments

All to Jesus!

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on March 12, 2010 at 1:36pm — No Comments

Receive

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.

1 Peter 1:3 NLT…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on February 25, 2010 at 8:25am — No Comments

Blessing

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;

Deuteronomy 11:26 KJV…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on February 10, 2010 at 10:37am — No Comments

Sublime

I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.

Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.

Isaiah 48:10 NCV…

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on February 8, 2010 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Good or Bad

If you search for good, you will find favor;

but if you search for evil, it will find you!

Proverbs 11:27 NLT

We bless or curse our selves by that which we choose to give our attention and focus to. Constantly looking for and majoring on the flaws, faults, and all the things that are not right in others is simply gathering seeds of bitterness, contention and hostilities into our hearts. These seeds will in turn produce a harvest of evil, unrest and ongoing controversy with… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on December 17, 2009 at 10:51am — No Comments

The Difference

But as for the cowards and the ignoble and the contemptible and the cravenly lacking in courage and the cowardly submissive, and as for the unbelieving and faithless, and as for the depraved and defiled with abominations, and as for murderers and the lewd and adulterous and the practicers of magic arts and the idolaters (those who give supreme devotion to anyone or anything other than God) and all liars (those who knowingly convey untruth by word or deed)--[all of these shall have] their part… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on December 16, 2009 at 9:57am — No Comments

The Shift

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."

Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."

Luke 4:4 – 5 NIV

Nothing is more frustrating than exerting huge amounts of energy, effort and time to do all the right things and to still continue to come up fruitless, empty and unsuccessful. When this continues to happen on a… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on December 14, 2009 at 4:04pm — No Comments

From the Threshing to the Threshold

The grain is ground to make bread.

People do not ruin it by crushing it forever.

The farmer separates the wheat from the chaff with his cart,

but he does not let his horses grind it.

Isaiah 28:28 NVC

The Almighty God's love is truly unfailing and His wisdom is infinite. Grain has to be crushed to remove the chaff. The chaff served a purpose during the early stages of the grain. The chaff was present encapsulating the grain from the first budding all the way… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on December 11, 2009 at 11:38am — No Comments

Get Ready

Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work for beginning to end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT

Discerning times, purpose and seasons is critical. Everything that God has created has an ordained purpose and understanding purpose plays a huge part in knowing how our function. God’s work and how He does things is not chaotic. Everything God does has order. He has… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on December 3, 2009 at 11:02am — No Comments

Don't Get Sucked In!

There are many out there taking other paths, choosing other goals, and trying to get you to go along with them. I've warned you of them many times; sadly, I'm having to do it again. All they want is easy street. They hate Christ's Cross. But easy street is a dead-end street. Those who live there make their bellies their gods; belches are their praise; all they can think of is their appetites.

But there's far more to life for us.

Philippians 3:18-20 Message Bible

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Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on December 2, 2009 at 12:03pm — No Comments

Anticipate The Shift

You can make many plans,

but the Lord's purpose will prevail.

Proverbs 19:21 NLT

Planning is a wise thing to do. If we fail to plan then in actuality we plan to fail. God is a god of order and everything has a set time and purpose. He requires of us to look further down the road than where we are now. Some are doing nothing claiming to be waiting on the return of the Lord. But these are called wicked servants that do nothing except serve themselves, their appetite and… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on November 19, 2009 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Anticipate The Shift

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on November 19, 2009 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Outlast It

When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you.

When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown!

When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up;

the flames will not consume you.

For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

Isaiah 43:2 & 3a NLT

Deep waters, great troubles, rivers of difficulty, fires of oppression and flames can not destroy, consume, drown or burn up they who… Continue

Added by Apostle S. Louis Johnson on November 13, 2009 at 12:38pm — No Comments