With a new Kingdom, came new purposes..

1 Chronicles 17:16
David's Prayer
Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?....

The Remnant Fellowship church dedicated its new church a few years back. When we dedicated this beautiful building a man of God got up and read this scripture and it has stuck with me ever since. Every time I think about how God took me from a wretch of a person, a dishonest, controlling mess and gave me life, and joy and a new Kingdom to live in, I am deeply humbled and grateful. This woman did not deserve any happiness in life, she was always self serving, always trying to figure out how to get what she wanted. The fact that God took the time to show me that, to convince me of my shallow existence and then led me to this church where I get to learn over and over again - how to get out of my own way of life and how to fulfill the purposes of God...Who am I? Nobody.
This past weekend we celebrated God's Feast of Harvest in Tennessee with most of the people that make up the Remnant Fellowship. What a joy to fulfill God's word by celebrating what was commanded as a lasting ordinance some 3,000 years ago and what a joy to be with those that only want to make God happy. What a purpose - what a kingdom. I praise God for what He has established on this earth - at this time. I praise God for life, and purpose and mercy and forgiveness. Please check out remnantfellowship.net or weighdown.com to learn more of what I am referring to, I have never looked back and am grateful for every second that I get to live like this.

Praising God for Tools for Life

I have the greatest devotional in the world. It's easy to read and easy to understand, but most of all.. it is applicable to my everyday life. It is called the Exodus daily devotional and it is put out by The Weighdown Workshop. It helps keep me focused on my God and how to not get distracted by everything that is always going on around us - that keep us from being pure and effective before God. It is my pleasure to share today's passage with you.. and send you to www.weighdown.com to buy one of your own!!

The following is the October 8 entry in the Exodus Daily Devotional by Gwen Shamblin

''You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.'' Exodus 19:4


God rescued the Israelites from Egypt and then started testing them right off the bat. For the first three days of wandering in the desert, they found no water. When they finally did find water, it was too bitter to drink. They failed the trust test, but God still miraculously made the water sweet and then led them to not one, but twelve, springs of water and seventy palm trees.
This desert exam-even though it was resolved and followed by an oasis--never sank into the hearts of the Israelites. They never connected that God was going to take them to the edge of death and then rescue them at the twelfth hour. Are you learning that God will take you to the edge of death with your stronghold and then rescue you in an amazing way? You will experience desert oasis after desert oasis, over and over. Learn to trust Him. - Gwen Shamblin

A New Heart

What a beautiful day to be alive and seeking God's favor! Today it will be a joy to tell you about my journey towards God. Seven years ago I took a class named The Weighdown Workshop by Gwen Shamblin, and it changed my entire life. I lost 105 lbs!!! And have not gained that back. I did that by learning to make God the center of my - not anything food or anything else. Weighdown taught me how to revolve my life and my desires around the will of God and when I did that I was blessed. I then had the joy of joining The Remnant Fellowship Church, they sponsor the Weighdown Workshop. This continued to help keep me focused on the will of God. When I surrounded myself with other people wanting to know God and His ways, I was blessed with a peace in my mind and in my heart that I never knew was possible. I was looking for peace all my life, but because my way of life was contrary to the way God said to live, I had none. When I learned how to stay inside His wishes and how to love His commandments, and not break them, I found peace like a river! I praise God today and everyday for this new heart that beats for Him.