The Seed of Certainty

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. 

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. 10“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, 11So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it".  Isaiah 55:8-11   NKJV

God's Word is a seed and when He plants it, it is certain to come about. He plants the seed and just like the rain and snow are never wasted but accomplish His purposes, so His Word never fails. Let us remember that in the beginning He said to a dark and isolated world, 'Let there be light, and there was light.' Gen 1:3. The Word of God stands forever. We never know how God will use even a casual word of witness to plant and water the seed in someone's heart. We may say something to an unbeliever and as it is received into His or Her heart, it explodes with life - the seed erupts and the person miraculously is saved. So therefore, don't waste your words and don't think that what you do say is wasted, because it isn't.

Notice the word 'For' in verse 8 of our text. God is saying that His thoughts are way above ours. What we struggle with thinking it is not possible, it is a breeze with God because, He speaks from a faith-filled standpoint and what He says is certain to come about. We often think that we know best but when we do, we are fooling ourselves because we could never reach His height. But, when we allow Him to reign within our hearts and only say and do what He wants, we become full of life-giving seed.

When we pray with someone for healing or for another reason, we expect instant results and so we should. This is because, when we are praying the way God wants us to - in the spirit, even though there appears to be no evidence of answered prayer, in the heavenlies there is and it will happen very soon (2 Cor 4:18). We shouldn't be walking in the temporary but in the Spirit - the eternal. When we are, we will be certain about the end result.

Therefore, let us take a closer step to God and see things through the spiritual instead of in the natural. When we do, we will begin to be certain about the seeds that we sow.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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Watch that Thief!

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly".    John 10:10. NKJV

You feel pretty good about yesterday, in fact, you're proud of yourself because you came through that difficult time without letting yourself down. Today, you feel flat and have no energy. You assess what happened yesterday and, even though it was a positive victory, you now feel guilty, feeling that it was all your fault. What has happened? Where is that wonderful feeling of victory gone? Satan has stolen it.

Make no mistake, the devil watches you, what you say; how you handle things, always ready to accuse you. What you did yesterday was brilliant and you achieved a 'Well done my faithful friend', from Jesus. But you must keep your eyes on the ball because it has a habit of rolling away. Satan doesn't like it or you, one bit because you received a pat on the back from Jesus. He is jealous and angry that you outsmarted him by doing what you did. He expected you to walk by on the other side and leave the person to sort their own life out. But because you are a child of God, you stopped to help and now you are Satan's target.

When you are in victory and filled with the joy of the Lord, watch out because the devil is about. He will do all he can to ruin your relationship with God and with people - you friends, your family and your reputation. He will find things to accuse you and if he can't, he will make them up because he is a liar. Why do you think Peter wrote in 1 Peter 5:8-9:

'Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9  Resist him....'  

Be alert and aware of this fact. You may feel pretty good about yourself, and that is fine. However, leave a little space to being on guard. You're a soldier and you will be shot at. Be the first to shoot by speaking the Word of God when he attacks you. Quote scripture; speak in tongues and even praise God. Don't let the devil steal your joy or your victory.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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Compare the size of your problem to the size of God

"Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. 4 In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?"   Psalm 56:3-4   NKJV. 

David was a mighty man of God. He had killed lions and possibly the odd bear. He had slain that massive figure of a man - Goliath, when everyone else had ran away and yet, he became fearful on many occasions. In the midst of his fears, David uttered a prayer that all of God's children would do well to remember. 'Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You....What can flesh do to me?' He compared the size of his enemies to the size of his trustworthy God. Adopting such a perspective will transform how you face negative circumstances.

That is it in a nutshell. David says, 'What can flesh to do me?' In other words, if you believe that God is your Redeemer; that He is your friend, your Saviour and your King, then nothing will be able to stop Him from rescuing you. But you must put Him in the driving seat, you must allow Him to drive the car and take you somewhere you don't particularly want to go. You must trust Him.

Because of the state of the world at this time, prices of almost everything is going up at a much faster rate than our income is. Some are fretting because they don't know how they will get through this time. But really, men and women of God should not let this fear take them over. God is in charge and this means He will help you pay that gas and electricity bill. He will give you the wherewithal to tackle the mortgage, the rent, water and whatever bill comes your way. How? 

By comparing the size of your problem to the size of your trustworthy God.

We are not into Fairy Tales, we are into the Bible - The Word of God and we should remember that, Jesus can fix it, He can do whatever it takes to make sure that you - His children, are taken care of. Fairy tales tell us that we don't really have to do a thing, the prince, the king or whoever will take care of it all and we will live happy ever after. The Word of God is similar but, with a subtle difference, we have to be ready to allow God to get us into place so that He can use us to bring forth victory. He does His bit, we do ours and the most important thing is that, we place Him in charge of our lives, we obey what He tells us and we trust Him totally, without fear.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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Ask, Seek and Find

7“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.             Matthew 7:7-8.  NKJV

The biblical principle of "Ask, Seek, and Knock" (Matthew 7:7-8) encourages believers to persistently seek God's presence and blessings. It implies a progression: asking for something, seeking for deeper understanding, and knocking at the door to God's presence. This principle emphasises that God is ready to give good gifts to those who diligently seek him and believe in his promises. 

Tony Evans comments: 'Prayer is an earthly request for heavenly intervention. There are 

three answers to prayer: yes, No or Wait. If you haven't heard yes or no, then you keep 

asking.' 

This would explain why we have to wait for God's answer for some of our prayers. If He 

hasn't indicated either yes or no then keep in there asking away until He does. It's a matter of 

timing. Sometimes we get into a panic because we have lost something and no matter what we 

have done, we can't find what we are looking for. This happened to me the other day. I needed to 

go to the supermarket to get some bread. I grabbed my keys but then, couldn't find my wallet. I 

checked my pockets of my other jackets and my jeans but, nothing. I began to panic as my 

credit cards were in this wallet, together with a wad of notes. Wherever I looked, it was not there.

You know what? I didn't think to pray about it. When I eventually asked Jesus to help me find it,

He reminded me that I had taken the dog for a walk earlier and among the clean poo bags, my 

wallet would be found. And it was. Not thinking, I had emptied the dogs lead and bags into the 

box we keep them in, and if I had asked Jesus straightaway, I would have found them much 

earlier. What a numbskull I thought of myself. I preach it but don't live it.

A lesson learned, always ask God for things, don't rely on yourself because it will lead to nowhere.

Do you see, we are all humans and we all make mistakes, don't ever believe any other way.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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Stop hiding away

14“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.  15Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.           Matthew 5:14-15.  NKJV

Stop hiding yourself away! You are special; special to God and special to the person He wants you to speak to. If you hide away, are you not doing what the scripture above is saying? If you know Jesus as your Saviour, you are a light to the world and this light can shine up in the darkness of someone's life, giving them a hope, where at this time there isn't one. 

You may say that you are not capable of being a light to the world, you have no confidence. Join the club. Do you know how many of us shudder at the thought of speaking to someone about Jesus, The difference is, we know that the Holy Spirit will speak to the person through us.

You have a gift from God. You may not know what it is at this time, but you do have at least one. It may be evangelism - in a church setting or on the street. This can be really scary, I know. When I first did street evangelism I nearly died of fear but, once I started, it became easier. You may have a gift of music. But if you won't sing or play your instrument, it means nothing.

Deep down in your heart there is a gift or talent. What is yours? You don't have one? Yes you do, you just have to identify it and use it. It will be scary at first, that is for sure. When my brother in law first preached in his church, he was so fearful that he knocked a large glass of water over on the lectern. He had been waving his arms around in a nervous manner and failed to notice this glass. The results were, his notes were saturated and unreadable; the place was swamped with water and the people on the front row had their second baptism. This can happen when you first step out with your gift, but as you practice, it gets better each time.

The thing is, if you keep hiding your gift away, you will never know. When I first preached a sermon I was terrified, my hands shook so much that I couldn't turn the pages of my bible. Nowadays, it is as easy as breathing, one just gets used to it. Think of it this way, people need to know about Jesus, if they are not told and they die in their sin, they will not go to heaven. What if that was a friend or a family member. How would that make you feel?

There is someone whose heart is breaking through one thing or another. They have no-one in the world who cares about them. They have nothing to look forward to; no hope just a lonely, humdrum life. What would you do if Jesus told you to go and speak with this person? Would you go, or, would you walk away? This is putting a light under a basket if you walk away.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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Stop worrying - the future is in God's hands

"The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of 

my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? 2When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. 3Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident.                   Psalm 27:1-3. NKJV

The composer Stuart Hamblin wrote in one of his familiar songs, 'I know not what the future 

holds, but I know who holds the future'.Just reflect on those words for a few moments; If Jesus is your Saviour and Lord, then the future is your friend and you have nothing to fear - nothing.

The President may do this and the Prime Minister do that; the world's leaders may all be at loggerheads and threaten war on each other, The world may be annihilated within seconds but you know what? Jesus its still in control. You have no one to fear; you need not be afraid of anything or anyone, the Lord is the strength of your life. You have nothing to fear, Jesus holds the future. Even if your enemy should surround you, threaten you and make your life a misery, Jesus is at your side. 

At this time, the world is in a confused state, power seems to be ruling and dictating to them and there is a feeling of, 'What you have, I will take from you.' If the worst comes to the worst, millionaires could be bankrupt in the blink of an eye. Businesses could collapse and many more things could go wrong. But, whatever happens, you know that Jesus is in charge. You know that He is your ruler, your Saviour, your King and most of all, your friend. Do you really think that Jesus is worried about the world's affairs at this time. He may be concerned because of the people, who He loves but, He is not worried. He has everything planned out and is totally in control.

Read what David said here, when the wicked came against him, his enemies stumbled and fell. 

People may be strong but, they cannot take God on and win. It is a fool that tries. If people build their houses, businesses and everything else, on sand, then it will fall because the foundation is not strong enough to hold them. Unless they build upon the Rock (Jesus Christ), it will fail. 

(Matthew 7:24- 27). Therefore, what you see in our world today, is it being built on sand or rock? If it is on the sand, it will all come to nothing in the end.

However, whatever happens, Jesus will still be on the Throne!

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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Follow the Truth

"But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.  21I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth".                   1 John 2:20-21   NKJV

If you read this passage from verse 18 through to 23, you will get the full message that John was attempting to explain to his fellowship of Christians. He was telling them to be ready and, of the truth because the end is coming soon. 

This is what Warren W Wiersbe writes about this passage:

'This passage explains that two forces are at work in today's world; truth is working   through the church by the Holy Spirit and evil is working by the energy of Satan. The Holy Spirit, in Christians, is holding back lawlessness, but when the church is removed at the rapture (1 Thess 4:13-18), Satan will be able to complete his temporary victory and take over the world. God has warned the church family about the conflict between light and darkness (1:1 - 2:6) and between love and hatred (2:7-17). Now He warns them about a third conflict; the conflict between truth and error. For a believer to walk in the light and to walk in love is not enough, he or she must also walk in truth. The issue is truth - or consequences!'         Warren W Wiersbe

If you read v18, it can read to some people, especially young Christians, that God is ready to send Jesus right now, and this is the truth. However, we need to look at the time-clock here. As we know, time is very much different in heaven, in fact, it ceases to be, and '8But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day'. 2 Peter 3:8.

So God's idea of timing is far different to ours, this is why waiting for God to answer a prayer can seem ages; but not to God.

The important thing here, is that we follow the truth. People are fed up being lied to, they need the truth and, you and I have that truth within us. So, let's use it.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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