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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!

There Is Something That Will Not Change In 2025

A New Year has begun!

And whether you have plans or resolutions for a better year, whether you anticipate changes in your life, there’s one thing that will not change in 2025:  Our God will not change. The Scriptures say, “I am the Lord I change not.” Every new day in this New Year, God and His Word will not change.

What that means for you and me is that every day God’s promises are still true, and God is still faithful to bring His promises to pass.  And every day, all the rights, privileges and abilities God has graciously given to those who are born again are still true and valid.

In this New Year, it would be a great benefit to us to continue to consistently remind ourselves and thank God for His promises, and consistently remind ourselves and thank God for what He has freely given each and every believer in the New Birth.

May you enjoy the blessings from God greater this year than any previous year!

Ephesians 3:20 and 21:
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

 

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CHEERING FOR?

There’s A Lot Of Cheering Going On These Days

There seems to be a lot of noise and cheering going on these days.  And alongside all the noise and cheering, there is also a lot of confusion, fear, and anxiety. Our country is  very divided. 

There are some who are excited and cheering that soon we will all be driving electric cars; maybe free college; free healthcare and, who knows, maybe free food for all! 

On the other hand there are others who are excited and cheering that come voting time there will be a wave of new representatives who will make everything right and save our country. 

It’s true, economic times are not going well. Anyone who buys anything knows they are paying a lot more. On top of that hardship there are disturbing words that the economy may be headed for even more dire times. And we see and hear about other serious issues as well.

But…

But it’s sad that in these turbulent times, there is little cheering for God. Instead of trusting and relying on Almighty God and His precious promises, far too many people are living with fear about their future. As born again Christians we do not have to live with fear.  “I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4   

A good starting point in the midst of all the noise, cheering, and confusion would be to first of all accept that God’s Word is true, period.  Trusting and believing God means trusting and believing His Word.

Do you believe God is still able and willing to do for you what He has promised in His Word? God has not lost any of His power and ability.  Concerning His promises, God is always reliable. Now that’s something to cheer about!

There will always be facts, situations, and challenges.  But none of that ever changes God’s promises to you and me. Nothing that happens to us or around us ever changes or negates God’s promises to us.

We hear about inflation, recession, the government’s doing this and doing that, but does any of that change what God has promised us?  No!  God is still both able and willing to bring His promises to pass in your life. Regardless of the noise and the cheering, we can choose to believe and trust God!  It doesn’t mean what’s going on around us isn’t real.  It means that God’s Word is always true.

Look What He Said!

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:19

That is something to cheer about!

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.  II Corinthians 9:8 

Yes!

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,  Ephesians 3:20 

Yay God!

Those promises, and many others, are worth cheering about!  But more importantly, they are well worth believing!  It is by believing God’s promises that we receive them into our lives.  Jesus said, “Fear not; only believe.”  

We can choose to get caught up in all the noise, confusion, fear and anxiety. Or, we can choose to put our focus on what God has promised us and believe Him!  And we not only have many exceeding great and precious promises in God’s Word, but we can read in His Word about others who believed Him and received His help and deliverance.  

Now that’s something to cheer about!

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Default

How Many Times Have You Heard The Word, “Default” Lately?

What does the word, “default” mean?  One of the definitions is to fail in fulfilling or satisfying an engagement, claim, or obligation.  We here in the United States have been hearing a lot lately about the possibility of our government defaulting.

It is no exaggeration that our country is facing some very serious decisions.  The problems we face are a result of many, many years of wrong decisions and failure to correct past mistakes.  Regardless of what decisions our lawmakers make now there are going to be consequences; their decisions will simply map out how severe and how long lasting.

I wrote an article back in April that I posted on this blog when fear of a government shutdown was looming.  Now, a little more than three months laterm it is once again crunch time for the politicians.

One Of The Biggest Problems?

There is no question that difficult times are inevitable.  But looking to our government to solve our problems is perhaps one of the biggest problems itself.

In that article from April, I wrote, “But our trust, our confidence, our absolute reliance must always be in our God.  Regardless of what politicians do, regardless of what the consequences of their decisions bring, none of it ever shuts down God.  There will never, ever be a shutdown of God’s love and power to help you.”

The Same Is True Today

God will not default on His promises to you.  Therefore our trust, our confidence, our reliance must be on our God and not on our government.  Yes, our country needs prayer; the Bible directs us to pray for our leaders.  But those who continue to put their trust in the government to solve all their problems are going to be disappointed.

In these treacherous days of uncertainty we should definitely be praying for our country and our leaders.  We should also being praying much for our own personal situations, looking to God for His help and guidance.

I still believe that our God is a personal God.  I believe that He can help each one of us personally and individually.  I believe that our loving God can reveal specific things to us that are just for us.  Do you?

Our God will never fail in fulfilling or satisfying His claims or obligations.  Our God will not default!

Michael Verdicchio
2011

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Are You The Legs?

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I was talking to a friend of mine recently who told me that he was the legs in a certain situation.  Actually we were talking about trusting God.

Discover in this short podcast (3:30) what your responsibility is while you are trusting God and expecting help from Him.

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What In The World Is Going On?

Out Of Control?

Do you get the idea that some people think that the Federal government here in the United States is out of control?  Now, whether you think they are out of control or not, basically everything that they do is outside of your control.

Yes you can vote in an election year, and you can write to your representative.  But when they are in office, the deeds they do are outside of your control.

When you stop and think about it, there are a lot of things that are outside of our control; the weather, oil spills, people’s actions, the stock market, etc.  The current economic situation in our country, and, around the world, is outside of our control.  But we certainly do feel and experience the effects, don’t we?

What’s Your Response?

I think what is important is how you respond to the things going on around you and especially the things that are directly affecting you.  Many people are reacting with anger and disappointment over things that are outside of their control.

Have you noticed that reacting and thinking that way simply leaves you frustrated, negative, and depressed?  All of the energy that you could be using to look for personal solutions is being wasted on something that never helps or solves anything, because it is outside of your control.

It’s Not Fair!

You can say, “This isn’t fair; that’s not right; those are wrong decisions that will bring serious consequences down the road.”   You can say anything you want to say.  But there will always be situations outside of your control.

So then why not put your energy and focus on what you do have control over. You! I can’t control your thoughts and you can’t control mine.  Only you can control your own thoughts.  Only you can decide what your mindset is going to be.

God Has Not Changed

And here’s some “good news.” God is not, and never will be out of business, regardless of the times that we live in,  There are many places that you can read in the Bible of God providing His protection and help in some of the most unpleasant of times.  God has not changed in His desire to help, nor has He lost any of His power.

The choice is always ours.  We can choose to focus on everything that we think is going wrong.  We can allow the circumstances to make us angry, frustrated and afraid.  Or, we can choose to focus on God and His promises.  We can look to Him for His help, guidance, and, personal direction for our lives.

I choose the later, how about you?

Michael A. Verdicchio
2010

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Listen To Healing Words

I set it all up over the weekend.  I have been thinking about doing it for some time. And, so, I am happy to announce that I have lowered the price on my best selling product, Healing Words.  I’m even going to give you the first track for free on this blog post.

healingwords_smThis CD has been a great to help to many people when they were sick or under the weather, myself included.  Early last week I listened to it for several evenings as I was falling asleep.

Healing Words contains no preaching or teaching.  It has beautiful music in the background as I read many, many scriptures that pertain to healing.  It is a very powerful presentation because you will be hearing God’s words regarding healing.

How Can This Help?

All of God’s promises are received by believing, and believing comes from the heart.  The Bible says that faith, or believing, comes by hearing the word of God. Listening to this CD can help you to believe to receive your healing.

Over the years I have known people who have recorded verses about prosperity, healing, and other matters.  They then listened to those over and over.  They did that as a method to help them get their minds to accept and believe what God’s Word said.  They did that so that they could arrive at the point of receiving from God.

Every day we are bombarded from the radio, TV, movies, billboards, magazines, even people we talk to, with information about sickness and ill health.  Listening to Healing Words will simply bombard your mind with words about God’s healing instead.

I have received many compliments regarding this CD, and I appreciate each and every one of them.  I have given away many, many copies because I know it helps people.  I have now decided to lower the cost so that more people can take advantage of it.  I reduced the price from $24 to $17.

Listen To The First Track

The first track is entitled, God’s Nature is to Heal.  Just click the player to listen to the entire track (7:25)

The complete CD is nearly one hour in length, containing 8 tracks, 2 of which are instrumentals.  Healing Words is a powerful CD that will not just encourage you, but it will be a great asset in helping you believe God’s promises so you can receive healing.  And, it also makes a great gift to give to someone who is ill or under the weather.

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Track 2 – God’s Forgiveness
Track 4 – They Were Healed (Old Testament
Track 5 – They Were Healed (Gospels and New Testament)
Track 7 – The Goodness and Love of God
Track 8 – Victory
(Tracks 3 and 6 are instrumental tracks)

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