"Heal Me, Lord!"(Jeremiah 17:14)

"Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard."(Isaiah 58:8)

Saints of God,

Let us respond to sickness with faith! God is the healer.  He sent Jesus, His only Son, to heal the sin sick soul.  Jesus proclaimed healing to the physical body as well.  It is by faith that we apply the Word of God to healing.  Faith believes that God will do what He said.

Jesus' ministry on Earth comprised of healing others.  He laid hands on them and even spoke a word.  "Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment."(Matthew 8:13)

Challenge: Let us believe in God's Word and understand that He means what is written. "Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise."(Jeremiah 17:14)

In His Service,

Pastor Catisha
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"The Gift of Righteousness!"(Romans 5:17)

The Gift of Righteousness

“For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!”(Romans 5:17)

Believers in Christ Jesus have been given several gifts.  One is righteousness.  This does not come from one’s own right actions.  It comes from God.  He provided it through His only Son, Jesus Christ.  It is received by faith and simple believing.  God’s righteousness brings life while self-righteousness brings death.  The Scripture tells us that our self righteousness is as filthy rags to God.  In other words, anything perceived to exalt oneself or to think one is better than another is not acceptable or applauded by our Father in Heaven.

Every sin that is confessed and followed by repentance is covered by grace.  Grace is not a license to keep on sinning or to believe just because man approves that God approves.  God’s word is still the truth.  He will not accept any lie for the truth.  Sexual immorality, self righteousness, and any other sin will face God’s judgment unless the righteousness of Jesus Christ is accepted. Lets us remember God’s gift of righteousness and life are received by faith in Jesus.

Challenge: Let’s us resolutely preach repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ!  For the Scripture states, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”(Romans 6:23)

In His Service,

Pastor Catisha

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"Prayer:We Do Not Know!" (Romans 8:26-27)

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God."(Romans 8:26-27)

These past few weeks in this blog have been about prayer.  Prayer is obedience and a necessity to faith.  The prior posts have told us to do it and be persistent.  So many others have taught about it and preach on its place in the life of believers in Christ Jesus.  The above Scripture teaches us that our prayers are lacking in our greatest spiritual moments.  It plainly tells us that we do not know how to do it.  We are weak, and the asking is done amiss to what our prayers should contain in them.

God, the Father gives us the Holy Spirit.  The Spirit prays right on target every time. He does not miss the will of God.  Hallelujah!  Our weakness is overcome by God's provision of His Holy Spirit.  We may be weak but Jesus strength is made perfect!  Glory!

Challenge:  Saints of God, let the Holy Spirit work in the heart to intercede without words to obtain God's will!  Glory be to God most High!

In His Service,

Pastor Catisha
Seeds of Harvest Biblical Coaching

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"Know Me!"(Jeremiah 9:24 and John 8:32)

Greetings Saints of God,

The Sovereign Lord has declared, "But let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord."(Jeremiah 9:24)

How to do we come to know the Lord?  It is through prayer and meditating on His Holy Word.  There are no short cuts or excuses that will work on the side of lacking a personal prayer life.  We come to the Father in the name the Lord Jesus Christ.  We should come boldly to God's throne of grace with a humble heart seeking to know Him.

Words of encouragement and counsel is found throughout the Scripture.  It is through the Holy Bible that we come to know the character of God and His Son, Christ Jesus.  This is where we go for truth.  Everything that is opposite of God's Word are lies and deception.  Jesus taught, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."(John 8:32)

Challenge:  Know God, the Father, and Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit by consistently praying and hiding God's Word in your heart!  Amen!  Then we are equipped to tell others that "Jesus is way, truth, and the life."

In His Service,


Pastor Catisha 
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"Come to Me!"(Nehemiah 8:10 and Matthew 11:28-30)

Greetings People of God!

The joy of the Lord is our strength.(Nehemiah 8:10)  A previous post mentioned prayer as a means to happiness.  Happiness for the believer in Christ Jesus is joy.  We have the joy of our salvation.  The world did not give it.  Let not the world and its cares take it away.  Joy is expounded when we are persistently seeking God through prayer and connecting to Him in the Holy Bible.  Prayer and God's Holy Word are priority.  Again let us not forget the Counselor, the Holy Spirit.  He helps us in our weakness.

We can take our joy and give solid advice to the unsaved.  We call tell them that God desires a relationship with them and will hear their prayer of repentance.  He says, "Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near."(Isaiah 55:6)  Also, we can share the words of Jesus,

"28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."(Matthew 11:28-30)

Challenge:  Let us persevere in prayer and intercession for the unsaved!  God is able to save!   Let's help them claim salvation and the joy of the Lord!

In His Service,


Pastor Catisha
Seeds of Harvest Biblical Coaching

Prayer and Happiness!(Psalm 55:22 and 1 Peter 5:7)

 Life brings with it circumstances and situations that do cause anxiety, sorrow, fear, worry, etc.  Emotions can run very high and are even paralyzing at some points.  The loss of strength can happen due to carrying these situations around with you.  This is all the more reason to seek the only true and living God.  He cares and comforts believers in Christ Jesus.  He offers the following words:

"Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; 

he will never let the righteous be shaken."Psalm 55:22

The New Testament confirms this word and states, "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."(1 Peter 5:7)  Prayer allows the believer to enter into God's presence carrying their cares to leave them there.  The Holy Spirit helps our inability to do this effectively and prays for us with wordless expressions.  Glory to God for His help towards His beloved people.  He gives happiness/joy and peace to overcome circumstances.

Challenge:  31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:31-33)

In His Service,

Pastor Catisha

Seeds of Harvest Biblical Coaching

Are You Praying More or Less?(Jeremiah 314, Matthew 26:41)

14 “Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband. I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion."

One who prays often is full of faith. Faith is having hope in what is not seen.  It is seeking God and being firm in the belief that He will answer.  Of course, one who prays less is the opposite in faith.  God had called the Israelite faithless or as in the King James Version backsliding.  Backsliding is defined as the condition of "one who has fallen from a spiritual level they once had attained."1

Prayer is a number one priority to keep believers in Christ Jesus moving forward in their relationship with the Lord. It keeps them strong in the Lord and power of His might.  They are able to resist temptation and sin.  It is all about dependence upon God, the Father, Jesus, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

God gives grace and restores the believer!

Challenge:  "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.  The spirit is willing , but the flesh is weak."(Matthew 26:41)

In His Service,

Pastor Catisha
Seeds of Harvest Biblical Coaching

1 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backslide