Pastor Jacob Franklin

Do Not Be Preoccupied With Evildoers ! Do not envy those who do wicked things. They will quickly dry up like grass and wither away like green plants. (Psalm 37:1-2 GWT) Romans 12:21 Amp says, “Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.” Our generation needs to see real Christ followers more so than any other time in history. The world does take notice when followers of Christ are genuine. In contrast, the world has little or no time to deal with people who claim to be Christians, but act two-faced. God reveals satan’s plans to us not so we can be judgmental or get even, but to show love and restore, considering ourselves. (Galatians 6:1) We all have issues and we all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. (Romans 3:23) I encourage you to continue to hold firmly to your declaration of faith and let us consider how to encourage each other to show love and to do good things! (Hebrews 10:23-24) “Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you t...

1 Peter 5:8 warns us to be on the alert, because our adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us. As Christians we should always be on high alert—never letting our guard down assuming satan is not on his job. When one has a relationship with God, we are in spiritual battle in this world, so satan will use anybody or anything to catch us off guard or place a stumbling block in our way. In Judges 16, satan used Delilah to destroy Samson and in Mark 10:17-27, although this unknown named rich young ruler obeyed the commandments, satan used his possessions to destroy him. One may ask, “How do I keep my guard up?” Ephesians 6:11 instructs us to, “Put on the whole armor of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Without God’s help, we cannot stand against our enemy. We need God’s armor, His protection, His security and His power and might. I encourage you, once you have suited in the armor God has provide—stand still and see what th...

Everyone Who Is Born From God Has Won The Victory Over The World ! Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world. (1 John 5:4) Hebrews 11:1 teaches faith is substance. It is evidence. Faith is believing God’s word and acting on it, regardless of what we see or do not see, regardless of how we feel—we put all trust in God. Faith is never about our victories; it’s about God’s victories on our behalf. At Calvary, Jesus took sin, death, debt, sickness, conditions, struggles and eternally defeated them. Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we stand in a place of victory! I encourage you today to consider whatever you’re experiencing in light of this truth. You have reason to celebrate, because you’ve already won the victory and freedom through Christ Jesus! (Galatians 5:1) "I've told you this so that My peace will be with you. In this world you'll have trouble, but cheer up! I have overcome the world!” (John 16:33) ~ God Pray This Prayer With Me : Father, I thank Y...

Whenever life gets hard, it’s for a purpose and a greater plan. (Romans 8:28) Jeremiah 29:11-13 declares, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Trials and difficult times in the life of a Christian are an opportunity to seek God and find out how big God is. God is pleased when we simply trust Him. We trust Him by seeking Him in His word and in prayer. We may have to go to God about the same issues time and time again, but we continue seeking Him to release our anxiety to Him and believe in His immeasurable power! Our prayers are simple and small; nevertheless the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results! ( James 5:16) I encourage you not to give up on your prayer. Our prayers may be small, but it’s a deeper conversati...

The enemy Satan knows God’s people are destroyed, if they lack of knowledge of God’s word. (Hosea 4:6 KJV, ESV) The enemy Satan also knows the more consistent and persistent we are about speaking and standing on God’s word—he will have to flee! (Matthew 4:10) As we operate in faith by hearing, speaking and believing the message of the Kingdom of God, our lives are never the same and we are transformed by the supernatural power of God! I encourage you whatever the struggle, sickness or circumstance—get God’s Word in you, pray using His word, declare it and watch God move for you! “If you live in me and what I say lives in you, ask for anything you want, and it will be yours!" (John 15:7 GWT) ~ God Pray This Prayer With Me : Father, I ask You to lead me and guide me, according to Your perfect will. I believe You, I trust Your will for my life and I ask that You be Lord of my life I humbly pray, in Jesus' name, amen. Have a great day and a great week! Never forget, in a...

Rejoice In The Lord Always. I Will Say It Again: Rejoice ! (Philippians 4:4 NIV) Today is a day of new grace, mercy and love from our heavenly Father! (Lamentations 3:22-23) We can rejoice in this day for the gracious gifts God has given us and rejoice in Him for being good all the time, forever faithful, merciful, our Healer, our Provider, our Strength and our Redeemer. God is so much more, so that’s just a sampling to get you in the spirit of rejoicing—if you’re not already there. We rejoice in God not because He gives us everything we want, but because He is at work all around us for our good and His glory. (Romans 8:28) God’s fingerprints are all over this day. Greater is coming. The greater the test, the greater your testimony will be. Sometimes circumstances blind us and we need a reminder to help us remember—God is in control. God has a reason and by faith, you will see it, but for now—I encourage you to take a moment and truly think about who created this day and everything in ...

Give Thanks To The LORD, For He Is Good. His Love Endures Forever ! (Psalm 136:1) All throughout the Bible we’re urged to give thanks to God. Nobody’s life is perfect, but we can choose not to complain and be thankful. Thankfulness is a matter of perspective. We can choose to look at conditions negatively or positively. There is always something to be thankful for, even when conditions are not so good. For example, you may not feel thankful for your job, but you thank God you have health insurance for you and your loved ones. You may not be thankful for the doctor’s diagnoses, but you can be thankful because it could have been worse. When you choose to turn your focus from complaining to thankfulness—God’s fullness, God’s joy and God’s peace flows in you! I encourage you to always give thanks to God, because no matter what’s happening, no matter how dark the situation, no matter what’s up against you {secretly or openly}—God is in control and He can be trusted! “Never worry about any...