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February 2, 2022
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER
Don’t feel bad when you realize your mind has wandered from me. I rejoice each time you step back into my presence, where you were designed to be. You have the mind of Christ and I’m pleased every time you seek me!
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVERThe Bible tells us that God “changes not” and in a world that’s moving at a blistering pace, that knowledge is a comfort.
Because God is both eternal and eternally good, you can count on Him no matter the circumstance – even when you, yourself, cannot be counted on.
Has your prayer life changed from “God, I know you’re good” to “God I hope you’re in a good mood…”? As you get older and life’s twists and turns wear you down, for some reason, you begin to doubt God’s character. Somewhere along the line of broken relationships, lost jobs, chemo treatments and funeral homes, doubt creeps in. You no longer believe in His goodness.
Do you know what you’ve just done. You’ve recreated God in your own image! Because you’ve changed from season to season, you assume God has changed too. When your life is messed up, it’s easy to convince yourself that God isn’t really good after all because you’re not.
Hogwash! He never changes. He is the same “yesterday, today and forever.” He created you and I to yearn for His goodness, knowing we would have to fight to comprehend it.
“He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end.” -Ecclesiastes 3:11
Know this: God is not waiting for you to mess up so He can spank you. He wants to restore you. If you feel like God has changed or moved, look in the mirror. You’re the one who moved. Step back into His presence.
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO KNOW THERE IS NO SHADOW OF TURNING IN THE LORD. HE IS OUR ROCK, OUR EVER PRESENT HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE. THERE IS NO ONE LIKE HIM, ESPECIALLY YOU!
From my book: Good Overcomes Evil
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January 31, 2022
LOYAL SUBJECT
Often, what we want isn’t necessarily what we need. There are seasons when we experience lack, and seasons of abundance, times to sow, and times to reap. In all of these give praise and honor the Lord. Live large through the Holy Spirit.
LOYAL SUBJECTI love to love things. I try not to be over compulsive, but if I love something, I really love it. It becomes a loyalty issue.
Loyalty is big with me. I love allegiance, commitment, sold out devotion and covenant. These qualities in people really get my attention.
I love the church, and when I say “church,” I mean the body of Christ – the people who faithfully love and serve Him and others. However, I hate me some religious folks – the junk they tend to operate in and pass along to others. I believe Jesus is totally anti-religion. He was 2,000 years ago and being the same yesterday, today and forever, He still is today.
Religious people like to show off their degree, spout off about their “calling,” talents, accomplishments and qualifications. I really don’t think Jesus gives a rip about those things.
What does He care about? Faithfulness and loyalty. He cares about covenant.
You see, Jesus qualifies those who are selflessly devoted. Servants who don’t fall out or lose focus. You can count on them and their heart for the Lord and His work.
On the other hand, I think He also gets tired of our excuses for dropping the ball or running off the reservation.
God loves to use people who are committed – even messed up people like you and me. Do you want God to use you for great things in the Kingdom? Your loyalty, love and willingness to go after His heart by serving qualify you for the job, so get going!
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, is a man who wanders from his place. – Proverbs 27
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO CHECK YOUR LEVEL OF COMMITMENT. DON’T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? CHANGE IT, COMMIT TO BEING COMMITTED!
From my book: BEST OF THE BREWER
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THE BIG AND SMALL OF IT
Remember who you are and who you are not. God made you for a specific purpose and He intends to guide you on your journey. Stay still and quiet in order to hear His voice to you.
THE BIG AND SMALL OF ITThere is no way God can be big in your life without you getting small. A great question was asked more than 3,000 years ago in the book of Job:
“Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?” – Job 4:17
The answer is a clear and resounding, “No!” God has set things up so that man shall not be more anything than Him. We just can’t despite our desperate need to control our own lives and those around us.
The famous French philosopher Voltaire often spent his wasted life and expensive ink expressing his contempt for God, God’s people and His Word. When he so arrogantly wrote that his words and philosophies would soon be more important than the word of God, Voltaire got God’s attention.
About 200 years ago, this genius wrote this prediction from his library in Paris: “I will go through the forest of scriptures and girdle all the tress so that in 100 years, Christianity will be but a vanishing memory.”
HA, HA, HA! Just a few years after his death, that same library where he penned those arrogant words was purchased by the British and Foreign Bible Society and was filled from floor to ceiling with thousands of copies of the Bible Voltaire so hated.
The makers of the Titanic learned this same lesson. They declared “even God couldn’t sink this ship.” Their glory turned to shame as their unsinkable vessel became unsavable.
Then there was John Lennon who declared the Beatles “more famous than Jesus Christ.” Within six months of that statement, the cover of Time magazine was emblazoned with the hit rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
The lesson? You and I can never be more anything than God, and would we really want to? Like I always say, “You see their glory, but do you know their story?”
God’s story isn’t all glory. There is a lot of pain, loss and sacrifice in being God. I suspect it’s not a great job to have and maybe that’s why He so jealously guards it – He’s protecting us from it. He loves us too much to see us constantly crushed under the weight of what we can never bear.
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO REMEMBER THAT HE IS GOD AND WE ARE NOT! GET STILL AND SMALL. LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND LET GOD DIRECT YOUR LIFE. HIS DIRECTIONS ARE THE BEST DIRECTIONS.
From my book: Soul Invasion
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January 29, 2022
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Your heavenly Father loves the way you think about Him. While you may feel guilty for getting distracted or even falling short in your thought life, He is so proud every time your mind comes back to Him. Continue to repent.
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSUREAs the father of four and husband to Leanna, my top priority has always been to set the atmosphere in our home. Though the kids are all grown, it’s still a priority. Why?
Because, as saved people, our hearts, minds and homes are supposed to reflect Heaven – not hell. Unfortunately, too many of us have given those territories to the devil.
I recently saw an interview with a former satanist who is now a Christian. This brother was really high up in the church of Satan, and was asked by an audience member if a demon could possess someone from just listening to music or going to a concert. I was not surprised when he answered yes.
He went on to say the devil, aka “the prince of the power of the air,” uses three portals to influence us: our eyes (what we see), our ears (what we listen to) and our mouth (what we talk about). These are the ways evil enters our lives.
If you are saved and sealed by the Holy Spirit, no demon can possess you. However, you and I let the devil speak into us through our eyes and ears every day. What television shows do you watch? What music do you listen to and what magazines or websites do you read? Are you letting your eyes lust or covet? What video games do you play?
We let him speak through us as well. Think about your conversations. Are they filled with gossip, slander or envy? Are you and your little group the only ones who are right? Are you using ugly words, sexual overtones or blasphemies?
Why do we open these doors? I think a major reason is pressure. Pressure to fit in, not be a Jesus geek, have people like us, and maybe even pressure from our kids to “be cool.” Whatever it is, this kind of atmospheric pressure is bad news.
When the devil controls your atmosphere, you get the following:
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. – Galatians 5:19-21
Kick the devil out of your house. Order him out in the name of Jesus and fill your life with the things God recommends for a right mind:
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is admirable –if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things . Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of Peace will be with you. – Philippians 4:8-9
Repent! Turn around! You see, Jesus is the “Prince of Peace” for a reason – to come against the prince of the power of the air.
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO KICK THE DEVIL OUT OF YOUR HEART, HOUSE AND MIND! TAKE BACK YOUR MOUTH, EYES AND EARS AND BE REWARDED WITH PEACE.
From my book: Good Overcomes Evil
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22: Prophetic Scriptures for the Year
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022
Pastor Troy Brewer, OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX
Jeremiah 1:1-16 – The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. 4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” 6 Then said I:“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you,And whatever I command you, you shall speak.8 Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord. 9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.” 11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” 12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.”
King James Version: “for I will hasten my word to perform it.”
“It’s going to happen now.”
Jeremiah 1:13-16 – And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.” 14 Then the Lord said to me: “Out of the north calamity shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord; “They shall come and each one set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.
16 I will utter My judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me, burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Watchfulness means, “I am ready for this to happen.”
22nd verse in New Testament – The light of Jesus makes it manifest
Matthew 1:22-23 – So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
God wants to move us from promise and prophecy into fulfillment and manifestation.
TO COMBAT THE DEMONIC ATTACK OF HOPELESSNESS AGAINST GOD’S PEOPLE, HE IS COUNTER ATTACKING WITH A GRACE TO ACCELERATE TIMING AND ADVANCE THE PROMISES OF GOD INTO FULLNESS: MANIFEST, 100 PERCENT, PERFECT COMPLETION
Proverbs 13:12 – Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Revelation 22:2 – … the tree of life …The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Daniel 2:22 – He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.
The word “wisdom” is in the Bible 222 times
The term “fear of the Lord” is in the Torah 222 times
Ephesians 1:17 – That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, The glorious Father, may give you the spirit of WISDOM (222) & REVELATION (22)
This is a huge work of the Holy Spirit this year.
John 20:22 – And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 2:22 – “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know”
The Azusa Street revival began when brother John Seymore entered into the city of Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 1906 –– 2/22/1906
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Holy Spirit
Psalms 22:22 – I WILL DECLARE YOUR NAME TO MY BROTHERS. IN THE ASSEMBLY I WILL PRAISE YOU.
Job 22:28 – YOU WILL ALSO DECLARE A THING AND IT WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR YOU SO LIGHT WILL SHINE ON YOUR WAYS
Proverbs 11:30 – The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.
2022 AND WARFARE
1 Kings 20:22
Leviticus 20:22
Judges 20:22
2 Samuel 20:22
2 Chronicles 20:22
Job 20:22
2 Samuel 11:1 (2×11=22) – In the spring when Kings go to war…
Proverbs 20:22 – Do not say, “I will recompense evil.” Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
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January 28, 2022
DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT?
Do you hear it? Jesus is calling you into new and deeper places. He is ultimately personal with you, knowing your fears and desires. He is asking you to come closer. Do you hear Him?
DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT?The Bible is very clear: God never changes. He stays the same yesterday, today and forever. There is no shadow of turning in Him. He is a rock, a fortress and our strong tower. These are incredible attributes.
So if He is constant, how does He always manage to show up in our lives in new and different ways?
Because He is amazingly personal with each of us. He is so amazing that He’s indescribable.
That’s what Paul called Jesus in 2 Corinthians 9:12 – an indescribable gift.
Paul understood there are not enough words to describe Him. As a matter of fact, the tripped out cherubim who endlessly fly around His throne each have four faces. As they circulate, these four faces see new and different attributes of God and are constantly amazed, crying out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty.”
Just like that, there are not enough words to describe the endless ways He speaks to us.
The voice of the Lord is on the waters, the voice of the Lord is on the many waters. – Psalms 29:3
Circumstances, nature, His Word, friends, the stars, numbers or even today’s headlines – all are ways the Lord to speaks into our lives. He speaks to us in endless ways, innumerable voices.
What is the Jesus calling you into? Are you believing Him for a miracle? Maybe He’s speaking to you about upgrade, a new ministry or a plan to prosper your life.
Know this: just because you’ve never heard God speak to you about this subject or in whatever voice He’s using to get your attention, does not mean He’s not speaking. He is doing a new thing! While He never changes, He loves to surprise us. Listen for His voice and perceive it!
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up. Do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. – Isaiah 43:19
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO LOOK FOR STREAMS IN YOUR WASTELAND. PERCEIVE THE WELL SPRINGING UP AND THE NEW DIRECTION HE IS TAKING YOUR LIFE!
From my book Living Life /Forward
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Episode 114 – Forty Breakthrough Declarations Part 1
This is day one from my book Forty Breakthrough Declarations. Would you like to donate to Troy Brewer Ministries to free girls and boys from sex trafficking? You can do that by clicking HERE or by texting “LIBERATED” to 77977.
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January 27, 2022
THE END OF YOUR ROPE
The Father is there for you. Cry out to Him, seek Him and you will find Him. He says to ask and keep on asking, seek and keep on seeking, knock and keep on knocking. It is a lifestyle that takes being intentional.
THE END OF YOUR ROPEOn Thanksgiving morning of 2000, my wife and I were staying in a crummy hotel in London, England. It was our very first mission trip and that day was going to be a biggie. To us, it seemed that we were at the end of the earth and nothing was going our way – nothing.
I woke up very early because my internal clock was out of whack and when I opened my Bible, my eyes fell on Psalm 61. God really moved that morning when I realized that this verse is deeply personal for you and I, just as it was for David when he penned it.
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You,When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. – Psalms 61:1-2
When David says he will cry out to God from the ends of the earth, he is not talking about geographical location. In modern terms, we would translate that phrase as “the end of my rope.”
To stress the point, the very next thing David says is that his heart is “overwhelmed.” He is really at the end of his rope or “at his wits end.”
The last thing Jesus said before His ascension into heaven is that he would be with us always, even unto the “ends of the world.” What our Savior was really saying is that He would be with us to the end of our ropes, when our hearts are overwhelmed. He promised to be with us even at our wits end!
For your survival, you need to learn how to find the presence of Jesus when your heart is overwhelmed. That ability is limited by your ability to seek Jesus at the end of your rope. Trouble is, when you are there, you generally throw a fit when you should bend a knee or bow a head.
Been there before? I have. My world has come crashing down and, in despair, I stomped my foot and demanded to know why all this was happening to me. Heaven was silent. However, when I learned to get small – to be humble in the face of great adversity – and ask the Lord for help because I’m at the end of my rope, deliverance came.
It came that dreary Thanksgiving Day in England, and it will for you as well.
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. – Psalms 61:1-2
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO LEARN HUMILITY IN THE FACE OF GREAT DESPAIR. WHEN YOU ARE AT THE END OF YOUR ROPE, DON’T THROW A FIT! BEND A KNEE AND ASK FOR HELP FROM YOUR FATHER WHO LOVES YOU.
From my book: Soul Invasion
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January 26, 2022
TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHTThere are probably innumerable m...
TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT
There are probably innumerable miracles wrapped up in the beauty of everyday blessings. These hidden miracles are awaiting notice to activate your praises so as to release more! Look for them!
A TALE OF TWO KINGS
I love seeing Jesus is the headlines. Several years ago, a man named James King woke up on a Wednesday morning with a word and a mission. That word? “God is going to help me find that little girl today.”
The girl was Nadia Bloom, an autistic child who had gone missing without a trace four days earlier near an alligator infested swamp. Police and rescue workers had given up hope of finding the child alive, saying they needed a miracle.
They got one that Wednesday afternoon. James King dialed 911 and said, “I’ve found the missing girl, Nadia.”
The chief of police said, “I I never believed in miracles before, I do now.”
The details of the “Miracle in the Swamp” were broadcast worldwide, including King saying, “God led me to her. He told me to recite Proverbs three and call out her name.”
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6
“That’s what I did and I found her,” he told the national media.
Nadia’s dad added, “Let’s give the glory to God.”
I know another King who searches for and finds lost people. This King is also a miracle worker willing to go where nobody else is willing to rescue the hurting and save the lost. This King is actually the King of Kings and I know Him personally.
In whatever swamp you find yourself sinking in this week, call out to the King who can save and redeem. He want’s to pull you out of the mire and clean off the grime, setting you on the correct path.
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO BELIVE IN MIRACLES. LOOK FORWARD TO THE IMPOSSIBLE WHEN YOU CALL KING JESUS FOR HELP!
From my book: BEST OF THE BREWER
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HIGHLY FAVORED OF THE LORD
The Lord is glad for your service. He loves it when He can count on you to bring goodness into a world of evil. You bring light into darkness and point toward your Savior and King! You are HIs favored child!
HIGHLY FAVORED OF THE LORDIf you’ve been told that you can wish positive things into existence, you’ve been sold a bill of goods by the father of lies, Satan. While the world wants you to believe wishful thinking will bring victory, it doesn’t. Why not?
Because wishful thinking is all about your desires and leaves out the plans God has for you. It’s not enough to want those things, or to work at them when you have the time or resources.
If you want to see God move in your life, ministry, family or job, you cannot move to the next level or truly bless others until you not only go after those things, but are consistent.
That means you show up every time you say you will with the right attitude and you strategically plan for a positive outcome. This always includes glorifying God.
You know I enjoy crazy favor with the Lord. How did I get that? Twenty-two years ago, I was consistent with a little – taking groceries to a few elderly people on weekends.
I could have done that once, patted myself on the back and moved on. I could have used any number of excuses to move along – time, family needs, my own financial mess – but I didn’t.
People were counting on me. For many, it was life and death. What would have happened if I decided to change my game plan and say, “Someone else can do it for awhile,” because I was tired, discouraged or off wishful thinking for something else?
I enjoy God’s favor because I don’t fall out or lose focus. God knows I’m strategic about the kingdom and finding ways to bring heaven to earth.
Want favor? Find the inconsistencies in your service and repent! Make a plan to take that territory for Jesus, come rain or shine!
All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along. – Galatians 2:10
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO KEEP GOING EVEN WHEN OTHERS FALL BY THE WAYSIDE. PUT WISHFUL THINKING ASIDE AND DO SOMETHING TO GLORIFY JESUS!
From my book: Good Overcomes Evil
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