Pastor Jacob Franklin

Trust In The LORD With All Your Heart; Do Not Depend On Your Own Understanding. Seek His Will In All You Do, And He Will Show You Which Path To Take ! (Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT) Most seek to understand during difficult times rather than seek the will or path God has purposed for their life. Life’s road may get uncomfortable, rocky, and uncertain or leave us feeling like we’re in a really dark place, but that’s the time we’re to turn on the light of God’s Word and trust Him more. Many desire the Holy Spirit’s guidance, but they don’t seek godly counsel or the Word of God. The Word of God and prayer are the tools the Spirit of God uses to guide us. I encourage you to seek God’s Word, pray, make this a daily practice, so you’re not just casually reading, but seek to know God and where the answers are. Even when life gets difficult or you find yourself in a valley or a dark place, you’ll know with certainty you have sought God’s guidance every step of the way and God will make a way! (Psalm 23) ...

Only Believe—Greater Is He That Is In You ! (1 John 4:4) When going through difficulty, it’s easy to focus totally on it. The more we focus on painful experiences; it eclipses everything else in our consciousness. It’s in the uncomfortable places, those places where it seems there’s no way out, that place where things seem unbearable or hopeless—the LORD Almighty strengthens us to overcome things we could never conquer in our own strength. Bad things do happen to good people, but God promises that He always allows circumstances for a purpose. (Romans 8:28) I encourage you to trust God is working to demonstrate His power in you through your trials—for your good and for His glory! "Pray all the time and never give up!" (Luke 18:1) "I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake or let you down! (Hebrews 13:5 Amp) ~ God Pray This Prayer With Me : Father, when I become blinded by my discomfort, please bring to my mind my You are with me to comfort me, strengthen...

God Has A Plan For You That Goes Far Beyond What You Can Ask, Think Or Imagine ! (Ephesians 3:20) Experiencing a season of discouragement and defeat, when it seems God is far off and distant from your life can be hard to endure. But if you are one of God’s children and you have turned from your sin, the LORD promises deliverance. (Psalms 34:19) However difficult, continue to trust God—it will work out for your good! (Romans 8:28) God has a plan for your life and He will go to great extents to complete the work He has begun in you. (Philippians 1:6) The stretching of our faith positions us to contain the harvest God has promised us in this new season. (James 1:3) There is more room to receive now, where there wasn’t before! (Matthew 9:17) I encourage you to continue to fix your eyes on Jesus—see your destiny, take it and believe—Greater Is Coming! “Forget the former things, It is nothing compared to what I am going to do! I am going to do something new. It is already happening!” (Isai...

" Whoever Wants To Be The Most Important Person Must Take The Last Place And Be A Servant To Everyone Else ." (Mark 9:35 GWT) This scripture gives us direction on how to rise to the top—we must remain humble. How do we remain humble? Serve. As we go throughout our day, we should look for opportunities to serve others. Humility is a prerequisite for Christians and necessary if we desire the blessings and the entering into the kingdom of God. (Philippians 4:19, Matthew 5:3) In Matthew 20:28, just as Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve, we too must we commit ourselves to serving others. If you desire promotion, elevation, favor, I encourage you to remain humble—God will exalt you at the proper time! (1 Peter 5:5-6) “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be honored!” (Matthew 23:12) ~ God Pray This Prayer With Me : Father, I choose today to serve You and others. Renew within me daily a heart overflowing with love for You, so my ...

Glory Belongs To God, Whose Power Is At Work In Us! By This Power He Can Do Infinitely More Than We Can Ask Or Imagine ! (Ephesians 3:20) True Christianity is not about us, it’s all about Christ—His life, teachings, power, death, resurrection and His intercession for us daily. (Romans 8:34) The true Christian life is Christ in us and the only source of power, the only true resource, the only power for lasting transformation, is an exchanged life and Christ is living through us. This means we have to get “self” out of the way and let Christ live through us. 2 Corinthians 5:17 GWT teaches, “Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.” Because of Jesus’ death, once we die to ourselves, “the life of Jesus” can be visible in us. (Romans 6:4) I encourage you to take this simple, yet powerful truth to heart—it can absolutely change your life! “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Nothing is too har...

The LORD Himself Goes Before You And Will Be With You ! (Deuteronomy 31:8) If you’re walking in God’s strength by faith and embracing His promises, you can make it through anything! When trials come, we never know what we’re capable of while resting in God’s strength and not our own, but God does. Child of God, sometimes you have to encourage yourself, “I can make it with Christ’s who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13) “I’m not going under.” “This will not get the best of me.” “I will live and not die emotionally, financially, relationally, physically, due to sadness, disappointment, unforgiveness, sickness, but I will declare the glory of God!” (Psalm 118:17) I encourage you to allow God’s unfailing strength into your life—God will take your struggle and strengthen like you’d never imagine! (2 Corinthians 12:9) “When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead en...

You Overcome Satan By The Blood Of The Lamb And By The Words Of Your Testimony ! (Revelation 12:11) How do we overcome Satan? Firstly, by the Blood of the Lamb—Jesus who came to take away the sins of the world! (John 1:29) Jesus’ sacrifice gives believers access to the (omnipotent) all-powerful God! (Hebrews 10:19–20) The blood sacrifice washes away our sins and paid the price for our redemption. Secondly, we overcome by our testimony. In order for you to have a testimony, you must successfully pass a test. Life is as test all by itself, however there are test in life we must pass such as: test of illness to becoming healed, jobless to a successful career, from stress to no worries, from struggle to triumph, from sadness to utter joy, from brokenness to wholeness, etc… In light of this truth, I encourage you to change your perspective of your condition and daily exercise your way of thinking, so you do not default to your natural way of thinking. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you to se...