How can we apply God’s promises to our daily lives? Are God’s promises conditional? What does it mean to be a child of God? What are some key promises found in the bible? Are God’s promises for me? How can we be sure God will keep His promises? What‘s more important than getting a life-changing handle on what God has promised you specifically? Expect this podcast to help you know who you are...REALLY & to help you live fully believing God‘s promises to you...REALLY.
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Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
2 Kings 8 - 18 & 19 (Amplified) - He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab, became his wife He did evil in the sight of the LORD. Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah; since He has promised to give him a lamp (enthroned descendant) through his sons always.
The amazing thing about the verses above go beyond the fact that, in spite of their wickedness, God did not destroy them... but the WHY behind that lack of destruction.
God was not willing to destroy Judah because He had promised something to David and even though David had long since died, God would not break that promise.
He had promised. So He stayed His hand and did not punish them.
This verse is a no-holds-barred, no bones about it testament that God always, always keeps His promises. Always. Period.
God has made you some promises, too. And He intends to keep them, no matter what. Period.
For some of us it is nearly fulfillment time. Could be later on today. Could be tomorrow morning... or next week... or in 10 days time.
Maybe it's just around the corner ~ or the corner after that ~ or even another corner after that one.
No matter what, it's getting closer to the time of fulfillment for the promise God made to you.
Let's count the cost of doubt & unbelief as it pertains to the promises of God. What does it cost us to live in unbelief? You will be downcast, discontented, discouraged, afraid, angry, bitter, & on edge. And when the promise comes to pass (which it certainly will!), you will enjoy it far less than the Lord desires you to, all because your joy got taken in the midst of your doubt & unbelief.
Unbelief costs us quite a lot. It is far more expensive than choosing to believe.
Give yourself a stern talking-to, one that follows suit from the coach in the US Olympic hockey team move "Miracle". When doubt comes a knocking, tell it "Not Today." Give it no quarter & no access - send it packing & bolt the door shut tight.
Believe today.
Your time is almost here!
Jan L. Burt
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Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Isaiah 40:31 - Amplified
But those who wait for the LORD (who expect, look for, and hope in Him) will gain new strength and renew their power; they will lift up their wings (and rise up close to God) like eagles (rising toward the sun); they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not grow tired.
Isaiah 40:31 - CSB
But those who trust in the LORD will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
Psalm 103:5 - NIV
Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:5 - Amplified
Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the (soaring) eagle.
Psalm 91 Pray It & Believe Course
Often around the 30 year mark of life, an eagle goes through an intense molting process. During this time, they find a place to "hide out", usually high up on a mountain top with some sort of rocky, barren area, and they remove all of their feathers, break off their beak and scrape away their talons. Older eagles, who themselves have been through the molting process, will bring food to the eagle as he/she lies on the rockface and soaks in the sunshine.
After the molt comes to an end, the eagle will be faster, stronger, sleeker, with improved eyesight and better hunting and survival skills than even in their youth. This process actually allows them to live a longer life.
Are you enduring a time of molting? If so, hang on to hope and know that the promise of these verses are for you. You will have your strength renewed - you will soar one day - you will run & not grow weary - you will walk and not grow tired - God will satisfy your desires with good things & your years will be full of the blessings of the Lord - you will be stronger, faster, see more clearly, love people better, have more hope and will be even more impactful for God's kingdom than ever before, bringing Him great honor and glory.
Your best days still lie before you.
You have a very bright future, my friend. God's Word promises it!
Grab a copy of "The Power of God's Will - 40 Days of God's Promises Devotional" on Amazon today.
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Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
This episode of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show shares some content from the new Susie Larson book Prevail -
Here's where you can get your own copy of the book:
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Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Woah Nellie - this episode of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show brings the fire!
We're looking at Psalm 138 from the Amplified Bible ~
I will give You thanks with all my heart;
I sing praises to You before the [pagan] gods.
2
I will bow down [in worship] toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word together with Your name.
3
On the day I called, You answered me;
And You made me bold and confident with [renewed] strength in my life.
4
All the kings of the land will give thanks and praise You, O Lord,
When they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].
5
Yes, they will sing of the ways of the Lord [joyfully celebrating His wonderful acts],
For great is the glory and majesty of the Lord.
6
Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.
8
The Lord will accomplish that which concerns me;
Your [unwavering] lovingkindness, O Lord, endures forever—
Do not abandon the works of Your own hands.
Verse 4 - God's promise as He gives them to us WILL BE FULFILLED. This speaks to us of a good, blessed future. If you're in a dark spot, think on this truth today & believe for a brighter, better tomorrow.
Verse 6 - This is literally what God does for us - as in, right now! We are all lowly as compared to the greatness of our God. And yet, He invites us in - this is such good news!
Haughty = arrogantly superior & disdainful...vain...pompous...snobbish... (let's be careful to eliminate all haughtiness from our hearts & be humble so that we can be known up close & personal, not from a distance).
Verse 7 - The promise here is a kicker! Can you say, like Job said, that even if He slays you, yet you will keep on hoping in Him? No matter what?!?
Verse 8 - This verse is a CLOSER... David ends with the words: "Do not abandon the works of Your own hands." What bold verbiage! Compare this with what Jesus said about prayer in Luke chapter 18 & pray big, bold prayers based on God's good promises to you today.
Here's the info for the "Praying Through the Storm - Online Prayer Retreat" August 3rd & 4th on Facebook.
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Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Show Notes ~~~ Coming Soon!!
Join us for the "Praying Through the Storm - Online Prayer Retreat" August 3rd & 4th on Facebook. No worries if you can't be there for the live sessions - you can watch them later on!
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Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Show Notes ~~~ Coming Soon!!
Join us for the "Praying Through the Storm - Online Prayer Retreat" August 3rd & 4th on Facebook. No worries if you can't be there for the live sessions - you can watch them later on!
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Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Well hey there, hello & thanks for checking out this episode of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show.
Super excited you stopped by & praying this podcast episode is a blessing & reminds you that God's promises for you are absolutely true!
We're taking a look at Psalm 60:12 - "With God we will gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies."
Sounds a bit intense, right?
But there is a whole lot of promise here for us, so hang in there with me while we take a look at just what God has promised to us from this verse.
God is always, always giving us hope. Always.
In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul stated that 3 things will remain after this life has ended - and those 3 things are FAITH - HOPE - and LOVE. (see 1 Corinthians 13:13). The greatest of these 3 is, of course, love. But hope - it may not hold the #1 spot, but it made the top 3!
Hope is right there on the short list of what will remain, of what actually matters most, and that lets us know for certain that God wants to give us hope & to keep on giving us hope.
Let's find the hope in this verse.
If God were to say, "That right there, that's a keeper," which one of us wouldn't want to have that exact thing in our lives in abundance? Have it in spades?
That's sort of what He says to us about hope. He means for it to be a "keeper". Not temporary or fleeting, but something that remains. Literally, a "keeper".
When we read this verse, Psalm 60:12, we see one little word written two times. The little word WILL.
Can you read the verse just once more, to humor me, and put the emphasis on the word "WILL" when you come to it?
With God we WILL gain the victory, and He WILL trample down our enemies.
That word WILL is important.
You are going to gain the victory, my friend.
Jobless right now? Depressed? Friendships waning? Tired of living life as a single person who wants to get married and start a family? Angry? Grieving?
It's a long list of things you might be dealing with right now - things you are wrestling with, things you are bearing up under. But you've got this hope right here - with God you WILL gain the victory!
WITH GOD.
This is our key to obtaining and securing and receiving the victory. WITH GOD.
Are you flying solo? Or are you really, truly doing life with God?
Is He in charge of all of your life...or is He not in charge? (There isn't really wiggle room to say, "Well, God is kind of in charge...He is mostly in charge..." He either is or isn't...there is no kind of or mostly.)
It's a yes or no question...either He is in charge of your life or He isn't. Period.
We want the Lord to be in it with us, in our daily walk of life, and we do not want Him marginalized or ignored, right?
And that's where you will find this promised victory - right there and nowhere else (because anywhere else takes the Lord out of His rightful position and if He is not in His rightful position, how will we gain the victory?) Put God in His rightful place, fully in charge of the entirety of your life, and watch Him give you the victory.
So let's be sure to bring God in. Right into the exact mess, that very thing right there, whatever feels super messy in your life right now. Invite the Lord into it. The sooner you do this, the better!
Okay, here's the deal. Please, please pretty please do not lose the hope of this verse!
Hang onto it and don't let go. Hope in the Lord, in the reality of His faithfulness to you, is an anchor for the soul. Don't lose your hope!
First, we do life with God, walking with Him at His pace (key point here - HIS PACE! Not our own pace & not the pace others want your life to move at) & then He gives you the victory, then He tramples down all your enemies.
And keep in mind that when you march to the beat of your own drum, it means you're a little bit different...that people can't get you to do what they want you to do when they want you to do it - because you're marching to the beat of your own drum, and aren't marching to their drumbeat.
It's similar when you march to the beat of the Lord's drum for your life - not everyone will understand or approve. That's to be expected! But stay close to Jesus, and He'll take the sting out of that sense of being "different" than people would like you to be.
When we do life with the Lord, we get to gain the victory alongside the Lord. READ THAT AGAIN...
We also get to watch, from a place of complete and total safety & security, while God tramples down our enemies. Those enemies could be fear or work issues or health problems or relationships - could be a lot of things. That word "ENEMY" is a broad word.
Keep trusting Him! Keep hoping in Him! Believe you will see Him trampling down those enemies. Because, after all...won't He do it? Oh, yes, He most certainly will!
Lord bless & see you back here next time!
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Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Acts 2:39 - The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off - for all whom the Lord our God will call.
When God gives us something that we can grab hold of & hang on to & believe Him for individually (as in, just for us as His dearly loved child) it's terribly comforting. It's very personal.
When God gives us as His whole body, His whole Church, a promise, that's just plain beautiful.
And when God gives us promises that are generational - as in, for those who will come after us (specifically our children and our grandchildren and so on) --- well, that is something else entirely!
When you spend time in prayer for your children - which I hope happens every single day - don't fail to utilize and make the most of the promise from this New Testament verse. I want to encourage you to use this verse in your beseeching (and if your prayers aren't exactly "beseeching" the Lord for specific things for your offspring, I guess this is your challenge to make sure they become "beseeching" prayers!). Please be willing to pray God's Word back to Him on behalf of your loved ones. Don't miss this!! It delights Him when His children know His Word and speak His Word in prayer. Praying in this manner reveals that we believe His Word is true. It reveals our faith in Him when we pray His promises in belief.
Ask God to give you specific promises for your children. And be sure to write those promises down where you will see them often and pray them often.
Be sure to put them down in ink, not with a pencil. God's promises are not able to be altered or erased, so don't treat them as if they might be "erase-able" by writing them down with lead rather than with ink, if you get my meaning.
Have you ever met a kid who just sort of keeps on this type of rant: "But you promised! You said you would do that! You said! But you said...!!!"
Believe it or not, we need to behave a bit more like this in our prayer lives and a whole lot less timidly. (God's Word tells us to come boldly to the throne of grace to find help in our time of need --- check out Episode #1 of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show to hear more about that verse from the book of Hebrews).
We need to become more importunate in our praying.
Let's look at these words from Jesus when He taught His disciples about prayer:
Luke 11:5-10 (NLT) - Then, teaching them more about prayer, He used this story: "Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, 'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.' And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can't help you.' But I tell you this - thought he won't do it for friendship's sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you as for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened."
Luke 18:1-8 (NLT) - One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. "There was a judge in a certain city," He said, "who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying 'Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.' The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!' " Then the Lord said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?"
Definition of IMPORTUNITY: persistence, especially to the point of annoyance --- shamelessness --- lack of modesty --- urgent request
In the King James Version, Luke 11:8 uses the word IMPORTUNITY where the NLT uses the phrase "shameless persistence".
This is, my friend, how the Lord Jesus TAUGHT His disciples to pray. And it is how He wants us to pray.
*** Quick Side Note for Those Who Do Not Have Children ***
You are a child of God. There is nobody - and I do mean absolutely nobody! - on the outside looking in when it comes to the Kingdom of God. I want you to take it from me - take this from me right now and don't set it down somewhere...take it and hold on to it, please! - You are not an outsider. You are absolutely and insider in God's Kingdom. You matter. Did you hear me? I said, YOU MATTER!!! Having or not having children does not mean you matter more or less - and this podcast episode is a promise for those who don't have children just as much as it is for those who are parents. Remember, you matter! There are no outsiders in God's family. You truly do matter. Ask the Lord to lead you to godly friendships, to places where you will not feel as if you are on the outside looking in, but are on the inside inviting others in to join you. Don't give up hope - pray to the God of all hope to give you a place where you can know you belong and not feel as if you are merely tolerated. Don't resign yourself to staying on the outside and looking in longingly...that is not what Jesus died for. Never forget, you matter!
Now, let's take a look at the remainder of the promise in this verse.
This promise is for all whom the Lord our God will call.
There is a sense of the future tense in this verse. This is for all who will ever be called by the Lord. And we know that He wants everyone, as in all of mankind, to be saved and none to perish, so He is calling out to everyone. We can pray big prayers based on this promise!
Pray God's promises and pray them again tomorrow and then the next day and just do not stop praying!!
God's promises are for you ... & for your family... & for your circle of influence. So pray that way, believe this promise because it is 100% the truth.
And a quick FYI - at the very tail end of July/start of August I am going to be hosting an online prayer retreat. It will take place via a Facebook group and all the prayer sessions will be there to watch & rewatch & members will be able to invite friends to join. And it will be totally, completely free. Stay tuned for more info or follow me on Instagram or Facebook to keep up with updates.
Lots going on the next few weeks - I would love your prayers as I work overtime to get done in about 10 days what normally has about a 3 month runway...it's gonna be wild!
Lord bless you - see you back here next time!
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Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Psalm 18:1-2 - The Lord is my rock and my fortress, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
A refuge for the weary.
A rock for those who are unsteady.
A clear place for those who feel confused.
A safe haven.
Always dependable.
What a beautiful reminder of who our God truly is.
The Lord is all we've really got in this life and the next...and folks, He is all we really need.
Here are a couple of additional versions of the verses featured in Episode 31:
The Lord is my steadfastness, and my refuge, and my deliverer. My God is mine helper; and I shall hope in him. My defender, and the horn of mine health; and mine up-taker (My God is my helper; and I shall trust him. My defender, and the horn of my salvation, or of my deliverance; and my rescuer). I shall praise, and inwardly call the Lord; and I shall be safe from mine enemies. (I shall praise him, and I shall call on the Lord; and I shall be saved from my enemies.) --- from The Wycliffe Bible
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
so I shall be saved from my enemies.
--- from the New Revised Standard Version
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