“Remembering God’s Promises”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Remember:

1) Who God Is  – El Shaddai “The all sufficient One”

2) What He has already done for you.  – Your testimony

3) His promises to you; both in His written Word and His rhema Word spoken directly to your inner man.

Remember it – Record it – Review it – Proclaim it !!!

Meditation – to reflect upon, to ponder, to plan or intend in the mind.   Focused thinking

Philippians 4:19  – His riches encompass all of creation, so there is nothing needed that He can’t supply!

Isaiah 26:3  – “Perfect Peace” 

1) Divine health

2) Prosperity

3) Wellness of being; spirit, soul & body

4) Sound decision making

5) Balance in turmoil.

Occult Meditation – empty minds

Christian Meditation  –  minds filled with God’s promises

The Mind of Christ  – 1 Corinthians 2:16  –  Shares the Divine Consciousness

1) Sees the Truth of all things

2) Evaluates them by Truth

3) Formulates responses by Truth

Lectio Divina  – “Divine Reading” – To receive revelation divinely

Entering a Contemplative Space

1) Come to stillness

2) Acknowledge God’s Presence

3) Review the day with gratitude

4) Pay attention to your emotions and give them to God

5) Tune to spontaneity – notice what comes up

6) Listen and record what God says to you without first trying to reason it out.

Hebrews 4:12 (AMP)  – the Word of God is alive and active !

Matthew 4:4, Deuteronomy 8:3

John 8:32