Reinhard Ratz Ministries

Heavenly Father We pray for all those we know that are trusting you for their daily bread that all of their needs will be abundantly supplied in the Name of Jesus
Psalms 118:24 (NKJV) This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I pray, O Lord; O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.

Ps 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;
He shall deliver them from the wicked,
And save them,
Because they trust in Him.
NKJV

I Jn 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. (NKJ)

John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (NKJ)

Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (KJV)

Being a born again child of God is as simple as receiving Jesus Christ as Savior.

Message from this last Sunday 'Delighting in God's Word'
http://goodpassage.com/audio_files/DelightinginGod'sWord.mp3

Ps 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

DelightinginGod'sWord

Seize the Day and Plan the Year.

Phil 3:13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. NKJV

On this last day of 2016, here are some comments that relate to starting the New Year well,.

Pastor David Blount of Church on the Rock asked 5 Questions to which I give my answer.
1. What is your view of God? We can know how God has helped people in the past and can help us too. We can bring our prayer requests to our Heavenly Father, in the Name of Jesus.
2. What is our view of ourselves? We can know we are a child of God. We go with God's view of ourselves rather than what others may have in mind.
3. What is our purpose? We use the gifts and talents we have been entrusted with for the glory of God. We can be fruitful in his kingdom. We have the great Commission to go into all the world and preach the gospel.
4. What difference can we make? It is not by might, nor by power but by the Holy Spirit. As we abide in the Lord Jesus Christ, we can be a blessing to others where ever we are.
5. What will be our legacy? We are more interested in being about our Father's business than building a personal legacy. At the same time, we choose to do what will be tried as silver and gold rather than hay and stubble. He that wins souls is wise.

When it comes to time management, we each have 168 hours a week. Even with sleep taking 56 hours and work taking 50 hours (with commute), it still leaves 62 hours that we can manage and use toward God given purposes. While getting in daily exercise can be healthy, there is no need to overdo it. We can make use of even small increments of time. While smart phones can be used for reading, checking messages and note taking, we can give thought going forward of how much time we spend on media and gadgets. And of course, to put it mildly, sin is a dangerous time waster, an unneeded detour and a deterrent to being what God can do in and through us. There are people who are waiting on the other side of our obedience.

Relatively near to where I live here in Irving, Texas is an excellent church (Upper Room Dallas) that has prayer and worship times in their main auditorium. During most of the year, prayer sets take place starting at 6 am, Monday through Thursday. One can go listen to live worship music, prayers and then pray individually. While I can do the same at home, it still helps to do prayer with others. Without overstating it, in some churches, one give feel the Holy Spirit in a greater way just walking in, making it very easy to pray. We pray and trust God to give us opportunities to speak to and bless others, make our path straight, to give us wisdom, to give us insight and to give us strength during the day.

When it comes to planning for the year, what would can be accomplished this year? We trust God to instruct us and teach us in the way we should go. Just as Noah had a plan for the ark and Moses had a plan for the tabernacle, we trust God to give us plans and to lead us by His Holy Spirit. Just as an engineer gets the an overall building plan from an architect and then fills in his portion, we do our part in the planning and follow through process.

5 things we can always do as a Christian:
1. We can always pray.
2. We can always worship God.
3. We can always plant God's Word into our lives; we can study it, meditate on it and speak it.
4. We can always give to God, to the church and help the poor; we can love God and those around us.
5. We can always tell others the Good News that Jesus Christ is the Savior and that people can be saved.

2 Chron 16:9a For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. NKJV

1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil." NKJV

We have right standing with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. By the grace of God, we choose to say yes to God and no to temptation and evil.

Christmas greetings. God loved us so much that He sent His only begotten Son into the world to make the Way for us to be saved. We celebrate and remember the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this season, as we are kind to the least, it is as if we did it to Him.

Matt 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Matt 25:40 And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'

Message on 'Speak to Your Mountain' by Reinhard, Sunday, Oct. 18.
Mark 11:22 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
http://goodpassage.com/audio_files/SpeakToYourMountain.mp3

SpeakToYourMountain

Jesus said in John 7:38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. NKJV

Prov 4:18 But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. NKJV
Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. NKJV

Luke 4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian." NKJV
People 'sitting on a bench waiting for their turn' did not get anything, but an outside person who pressed in and obeyed the Word of God was healed. 2 Kings 5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean." 14 So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. NKJV