Interceding for the Lost

Posted on March 3, 2026 by John Yamin

2 Cor 4:4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

Over the years, folks have asked, “Should I pray for unsaved family and friends since they have their own free will? How can God respond to my prayer?” The answer is in the Word of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4 tells us two things regarding those who have not received Jesus as Lord. First, they do not believe. Secondly, Satan, the god of this age, has blinded their eyes.

Shortly after Priscilla and I received Jesus as Lord of our lives, we believed God’s Word in Acts 16:31: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” The Lord had arranged for Priscilla and me to share our testimony and the Word with her father, Richard. The strongest weapon against unbelief is the Word of God. The Word has the power to defeat unbelief in any area of your life.

Several weeks later, I walked into the house, and the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to come against the spirit of blindness over Richard’s mind. Our weapons are not carnal, but mighty to the tearing down of strongholds of the mind. I bound that blindness and commanded it to cease its operation against him. A week or so after that, at three o’clock in the morning, my father-in-law called to share with us that he had accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Thank God for His mercy and grace toward us.

Brother John

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Put the Kingdom of God First

Posted on February 26, 2026 by John Yamin

Matt 6 31-33 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Many years ago, when Priscilla and I were called to Pennsylvania, I had decided to go there before our planned departure date in order to arrange for housing and other needs. After two days nothing was coming together. Inquiring of the Lord as to what was happening, He responded by asking me, “Did I tell you to go up early and do this? Now go back to Orlando and come as planned.” When we arrived, the Holy Spirit led me to where we should start. He instructed me to rent a meeting room for our first Sunday service. After making these arrangements, we rented a room to stay at the hotel.

Within two days all our needs were met. The Lord provided a house to rent, additional furniture, and food. We lacked for nothing. I was thrilled when I realized that the Holy Spirit led us to act upon the words of our Lord Jesus in Matthew 6:33. Allow me to encourage you to put first the Kingdom of God and all things will be added to you. Seek the King of the Kingdom as to how He has graced you to build the Kingdom of God and your life will be supernatural every day.

Blessings,

Brother John

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Become the Righteousness of God in Him

Posted on February 18, 2026 by John Yamin

2 Cor 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might
become the righteousness of God in Him.

Often when we hear or read the phrase “might become,” we tend to believe that righteousness is achieved if we try or work really hard to do the right things. If we obey the Bible enough, or what we are taught or told in church enough, we can become righteous. If we do enough right things, we will be right with God or accepted by God. Nothing could be further from the truth of the Word of God.

Let’s look at “might become” in the Greek. It means to have come into existence or, simply, to be.

When you and I receive Jesus as Lord and believe that He was raised from the dead, the divine nature of God is imparted to us from above. We are made a new creation in Christ Jesus. The righteousness of God is who and what we are. We are right with God because of who we are, not because of what we do. There is not enough obeying we can do to be in right standing with God. Our Lord Jesus did it all for us. He was made sin with our sin so that we “BE” (having come into existence) the righteousness of God.

When we receive righteousness by faith and not by works, the wonderful fruit of righteousness is manifested in and through our lives. Praise God for His wonderful grace.

Brother John

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By Grace through Faith

Posted on February 4, 2026 by John Yamin

Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God

Before I became a new creation in Christ Jesus, anger was a way of life for me—anger so intense that it would not subside until my revenge was complete against anyone who wronged me. Taking account of a wrong suffered was a large part of my life.

But God, through the riches of His great mercy and grace, saved me and delivered me from anger and unforgiveness. There was a marked improvement in my attitude and thoughts. After observing my behavior, I thought and even said, “I’m doing so good—I’m not getting angry or vengeful.” It was not very long after that when a car cut me off in traffic, and I was fuming. My first reaction was to speed up and cut him off. “I’ll show him he can’t do that to me!”

Suddenly, the Spirit of the Lord rose up and said, “See! See what happens when you boast in your own ability. You could not control your anger before you confessed Jesus as Lord. What makes you think you can now without My mercy and grace?”

Praise God for our Counselor and Helper. He led me to the Word. When we boast, we are to boast in the Lord—boast in His grace toward us. Pride resists the grace of God. It is by grace, through faith, that we are saved, not of our works or ability, lest anyone should boast. Just think about it: not only do we have the opportunity to experience and walk in His grace now, but God intends to show us the exceeding riches of His grace in the ages to come.

We are so blessed.

Brother John

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The Righteousness of God is Revealed

Posted on January 27, 2026 by John Yamin

ROMANS 1:16–17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

After hearing God’s Word concerning what is right for life, have you ever questioned or been frustrated because total health and freedom from financial worry have not taken hold of your life? (3 John 2) A mountain of worry or concern just seems immovable. You know your children are not walking in God’s best for their lives. Seeking God’s purpose for your life has eluded you. Confusion has become the order of the day rather than God’s order for your day.

It’s just not right. It’s just not God’s will for my life or your life. His will is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

There was a time in my life when I thought that I had to do my best to make what was wrong right. I had to try harder to make things right. I had to improve myself, maybe more education, doing more for the family, or serving the Lord more. Then things would be made right.

One day the Lord showed me that in the gospel His righteousness is revealed. The victory our Lord Jesus won on the cross made all things right in the lives of those who believe.

Every relationship in my life has been made right by Jesus. His death and resurrection released the power of Almighty God into every area of my life and your life to make it right, to bring it into alignment with the will of God.

Now receive God’s righteousness (His power and ability to make our lives right with Him) into our lives. Let’s stop trying to do it ourselves and release our faith in the gospel, which declares that the Lord Jesus has made any area of our lives that is wrong or out of order right.

Would you join with me today in thanking God that He has restored our health, healed every relationship, and made everything right in our past, present, and future?

Brother John

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The Grace in Which We Stand

Posted on January 21, 2026 by John Yamin

Romans 5:1–2
Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

The Grace of God

  1. Father God, through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross—His death, burial, and resurrection—has reconciled the world to Himself.
  2. We have received the undeserved favor of God.
  3. Father God accepts us unconditionally.
  4. The grace in which we stand empowers us to desire and to do the will of God.

Taking these truths together, we are to freely receive all that the Lord Jesus obtained for us through His death, burial, and resurrection. We can never earn or do enough to obtain His favor, because He has already given us His favor.

What We Are Not Required to Do

  1. We are not required to monitor our own behavior in order to earn God’s acceptance.
  2. We are not required to focus on our own righteousness, which is established by works. Focusing on our own righteousness—or becoming self-righteous—diverts our attention from Jesus and His loveliness. It erodes our faith and our dependence on Him.

Father God does not bring about change in us through threats, troubles, or any part of the curse that is operating in the earth today.

Please freely receive all that our Lord Jesus Christ has given to us as our inheritance.

Brother John

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Know the One You Have Believed

Posted on December 31, 2025 by John Yamin

“For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him.”
— 2 Timothy 1:12

There was a time when I had a habit of saying, “That’s hard to believe.” One morning the Holy Spirit spoke these words to me: “There isn’t anything hard to believe when you know in whom you have believed.”

The Holy Spirit taught me one of the most important truths of my life.

Faith is more than standing on a promise. Faith is knowing the Lord Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). Paul the apostle sums up the main pursuit of our lives in Philippians 3:10: to know the Lord Jesus. Everything else is rubbish compared to knowing Him.

The only thing that truly counts is knowing the Lord Jesus and our Father God. Our faith is centered in the Person behind the promises. We are fully persuaded that He who promised is able to perform what He has promised to us.

Our faith flows from knowing the Lord Jesus—in whom I believe. Be encouraged that by the grace of God He has made us righteous, that we may know Him and continue to know Him.

Brother John

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What can I do for others?

Posted on December 22, 2025 by John Yamin

Ephesians 6:8 — knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord…

Have you ever had an occasion where you lacked joy or peace? Have you gone through a time when you lacked wisdom in the midst of a trial or problem? Maybe you are lacking sufficient finances to meet the needs of your family. Are there relationships in your life that you desire to see restored because strife has destroyed them?

The Word of God always has the answer. Ephesians 6:8 tells us that whatever good thing we do for another, or for others, we will receive the same from the Lord.

Back in 1981, I was working in real estate doing resales. Business was very, very poor. I inquired of the Lord, but there was no immediate answer. The next day, a situation arose where the new-home agent, Bob—who was also a brother in the Lord—was hospitalized with a serious illness. Our broker asked if anyone would man the new-home sales office in his absence, and I volunteered to fill in for Bob.

During the ten days I was there, I wrote three contracts. The Lord prompted me to give all of the commission from the first contract to Bob, and 50% of the commission from the other two contracts. This amounted to about $4,000 for Bob.

Shortly afterward, Bob returned, and I went back to the resale office. At a time when interest rates were around 18%, the Lord supplied nine contracts for me in four months. This was seven more than any other agent. The commissions totaled approximately $28,000, and I was promoted to sales manager of the office.

Whatever good you do for others, not only will you receive the same from the Lord, but abundantly more.

When you inquire of the Lord concerning any problem or need, ask, “Lord, what can I make happen for others?” Even if your situation seems impossible or hopeless, ask the Lord what you can do for someone else. You won’t be disappointed.

Praise the Lord!

Brother John

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Grace is not Works

Posted on December 8, 2025 by John Yamin

Rom 4:4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

One cannot earn what has been gifted or inherited. If one tries to earn it, it is not a gift or an inheritance. Grace cannot be earned. Eph 2:8 tells us, “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” Salvation cannot be earned by anything we do.

If one attempts to earn salvation or any part of it, grace is no longer in operation. All the benefits of salvation are by grace through faith. So, rest from the hard work of earning or deserving all the things the Father has freely given.

Brother John

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God gives us richly all things to enjoy

Posted on December 5, 2025 by John Yamin

1 Tim 6:17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

The Word clearly shows us that trusting in God as our total source causes us to be at liberty and freedom where money and stuff is concerned. Jesus shared that man too often believes that their life consists of their possessions.

It is no wonder that the self storage business has become a multi-billion dollar industry in our country. However one cannot help but notice that as people labor to keep their possessions they are not enjoying them nor is anyone else enjoying them either.

If we come to a revelation and believe that money, possessions, and stuff is to serve others as well as ourselves, we can truly believe and receive from God richly all things to enjoy. As we recognize that our homes, cars, jobs, careers, education, and all other things are from God, we can richly enjoy them.

Thank you, Father God, you are my total source, and You give me all things to richly enjoy in Jesus Name, Amen.

Brother John

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