Pastor Jacob Franklin

I Lift Up My Eyes To The Hills—Where Does My Help Come From? My Help Comes From The Lord, The Maker Of Heaven And Earth ! He Will Not Let You Fall; The One Who Watches Over You Never Sleeps! (Psalm 121:1-2) The Psalmist David lifted up his eyes to the hills and asked, “Where does my help come from? he answered, “My help comes from the Lord”—not from the hills, but from the God who made the hills. As David reminded himself, there are times we too have to remind ourselves. David reminded himself that God is a mighty Creator over all the problems of life and that God never sleeps! While we’re sleep, God is watching over us. God is working for us around the clock. God does not take days off. It’s easy to allow feelings of discouragement and loneliness to take control of our lives during life’s greatest struggles, but no matter what struggle we face, we must find comfort in our God who never changes. His Word is ... true, His strength and power are real! He has just what you need to make i...

This is the day the LORD has made. Let's rejoice and be glad today ! (Psalm 118:24)    This verse teaches us, whatever today holds, we are to rejoice because God made this day, He called us into this day, He ordained that we would walk through this day, He already knew what this day would hold for us, He’s going to walk with us and The LORD Himself has gone before us and ... He will be with us! (Deuteronomy 31:8) Today is a wonderful gift from God! This is something we all have head-knowledge about, but many days do not acknowledge very well. Many may say, “I wish this day was over or what is there to rejoice or be glad about?” When we pause to truly think about who created this day and everything in it, then we can’t help but rejoice and be glad! Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is not promised, so today is all you’ve got. Yesterday was for learning and tomorrow will be a consequence of what you do today. Today you can begin your life over! Today you can invest your most valu...

Thank God That He Gives Us The Victory Through Our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Corinthians 15:57) “I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me!” (Philippians 4:13) does not demonstrate power and confidence in oneself. Instead, it demonstrates sufficiency in Christ. No matter what happens to us, if we’re in Christ, He’s enough! Many attempt to live victoriously by doing all they can by their own human strength. Step by step, they hope to achieve victory through their best efforts. This always proves inadequate, because true and sustaining victory, whether it’s healing or prosperity etc…, must be received from the Lord. Giving and receiving is the language of grace, which depends on the work of God, whereas earning and achieving depends on the work of man. The power of God’s grace is one of the most amazing gifts given to man. It provides us with everything we need to live a life forgiven for our sins, healed hearts and a companionship with God’s indwelling Holy Spirit that upho...

It Is Because Of The LORD'S Mercies We’re Not Consumed , because His compassions fail not! They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness! (Lamentations 3:22-23) The reality is most us don’t embrace the grace that God has given to each of us every morning. As a result, most do not expect to receive grace—not from the people around them and certainly not from a holy and perfect God. In many ways we’re right to think of ourselves as unworthy of God’s grace. We are sinful and we fail in the same areas again and again, but Psalm 103:13 gives us a refreshing reminder, “As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on His faithful followers.” No, we aren’t deserving of God’s love, but he showers us anyway, every morning! People may look at you and say you’re not deserving of the grace God has given to you, but thank God He looks beyond the thoughts of our critics not because of who we are, but because of who He is! God loves us so much that He died for u...

Be More Diligent To Make God's Calling And Choosing Of You Secure! If You Keep Doing This, You Will Never Fail ! (2 Peter 1:10) In the book of John 20:29, Jesus said to Thomas, "You believe because you've seen Me. Blessed are those who haven't seen Me but believe." To believe in all when all means failure is exceedingly pleasing to God. You’re blessed when there is no evidence, but you still have confidence in God. Faith is not about seeing, but faith is believing. (2 Corinthians 5:7) You become Satan’s greatest nightmare when you believe God’s Word, pray God’s Word and praise God for His faithfulness when there is no evidence. Satan will try and attack your mind to keep you living in hopelessness with thoughts of fear, anger and overwhelming questions: “Where is your God now? You prayed until you had no tears left. You fasted. You stood on promises. You trusted.” All of these devices have been the plans of Satan for centuries, but when there is no evidence o...

Run In Such A Way As To Get The Prize ! (1Corinthians 9:24 NIV) If your race has led to pain, pressure and problems, it’s probably not what you’ve hoped for, but in order to win, you must continue to be persistent. Satan loves to discourage us by focusing our attention on the things God has not done, because Satan knows if he can cause us to doubt God, our faith will be weakened and we may yield to defeat. I encourage you to continue to keep your faith and expectations high, continue to trust God, no matter what and continue to endure until the end! You will get the victory! God’s Word To You : “I am your God. I keep on strengthening you; I'm truly helping you. I'm surely upholding you with My victorious right hand!" (Isaiah 41:10) Pray this prayer with me : Father, I trust that You are faithful to every promise and You will bring me into a closer relationship with Your Son Jesus and for that reason my faith is in You, in every promise and every day. I humbly pray, i...

God Will Fulfill His Purpose For You ! (Psalms 57:2 NLT)  I hear many say, “I’m waiting on God.” When we talk about waiting on God, we must understand there are times God also waits on us until we’re ready to receive, until we appreciate what we’re asking for, until our maturity level is appropriate and our understanding elevated. There are times God waits until we think He’s forgotten us, just to test and grow our faith. God can solve a problem in a minute, but patience has to finish its work in you, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything! (James 1:4) The word teaches us in Isaiah 30:18, “blessed are all who wait for Him!” The keyword in that scripture is: Wait! You cannot get to the blessings without the wait. If you’ve been praying for God to send you the right partner, for a better job or a change in your current situation etc..., whether He changes the situation or changes you, God will fulfill His purpose He has for you! Trust God sees the big picture ...