Complete in Him

by Tammy Phillips
March 14, 2021
(This is a repost from last year around this time.  Sadly, many Americans have been affected and infected by the noisome pestilence.  This is still a truth for today.  Turn off the noise and turn on the truth of the word of God.)

“Surely, he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. (Psalm 91:3 KJV)”

I arose and began my day and as I passed by the mirror, I glanced at myself. I did not like what I saw. The person looking back at me, frightened me.  I did not recognize her.  She looked worried.  In one of the craziest 48 hours I have ever endured, I had listened to the all the “noisome pestilence.”  The noise was loud and coming from EVERY direction like fiery darts.  I had let the noise affect and distract me.  It had briefly infected me like the stupid virus they were ranting about.

What had contaminated me? The “noisome” which in Hebrew is the word havah which means mischievous; calamity; ruin; fall; destruction…and derives from the word hava which means to breath and rush headlong in to.

“Pestilence” is the Hebrew word deber.  It means plague, destruction, and death, BUT it comes from the word dabar which means…WORDS; to put words in order; to plot against; to lay snares to destroy.

I gather from my word search that the interpretation of noisome pestilence is the mischievous breath of words put in order to plague, trap and destroy me!  All the media outlets used words to incite me to fear and I took the bait.  BUT GOD… In a moment, delivered and snatched me away from the “snares of the fowler,” The bait-layer.  He allowed me to see me!  I immediately chose Jesus! I chose to listen to the Words of my Daddy. “Surely, he will deliver me!”  I smiled big in that mirror and said, “Not today!  Fear you don’t own me!  My Daddy, my Heavenly Father has got me…forever!”

I enCOURAGE you to not take the bait of the enemy!   He is a noisy pest.  Don’t worry during this troublesome time.  Rejoice in the saving words of our Heavenly Father!   Smile and put your praise on!  Turn off the noise!

by Tammy Phillips
March 13, 2021

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. (Mark 4:39 KJV)

By the same words spoken by Jesus Christ and in the authority of His name, as a daughter of the Most High, I speak to the storms in your life, the insanity in Washington, DC and across our nation, to corona virus, to the rest of the chaos acting up in the earth right now. “PEACE, BE STILL.”  To all media outlets and myself: “Hush! Put a muzzle on it!”  (The original Greek meanings of the word imply  that is exactly what Jesus was saying to the storm.)   In the words of my old friend Constance Spicer, “Breathe in Jesus and breathe out Satan.  Inhale the sweetness of Holy Spirit and exhale the enemy and his attacks.

I enCOURAGE you to join me. Speak to the storms of your life.  “Peace!  Hush!  Be silent!.  Be still! Put a muzzle on it!  Shut your mouth!  I am keeping you in check, here and now. ”   It only took Jesus three words to calm the roar.  Use as many as you need.  Have faith!  Do not fear and then enjoy the calm provided by our Father.

by Tammy Phillips
March 12, 2021

And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.  (Luke 1:45 KJV)

After the angel of the Lord told Mary that she would birth the Son of God, she did what most other women would do.  She ran to her cousin’s house and I am going to assume one of her best friends.  I can hear the convo Mary rehearsed in her mind in route to Elizabeth: “Girl! You are not going to believe what just happened to me!” 

All Mary did was walk in the door and say, “Hey, Elizabeth.”  Mary was so anointed with the Holy Spirit inside her that John jumped in her cousin’s belly  when she walked in the door.  Liz was so filled with the Holy Spirit that she began to speak a word over MARY.

Well, I am no Mary, and you are no Elizabeth.  However, we know Whose we are, and we believe the King of Kings.  According to the word that ‘Liz spoke to Mary,

“Blessed is she that believes.” (We believe and God is no respecter of persons.)

• Supremely blest is she that believes.
• Fortunate is she that believes.
• Well off is she that believes.
• Happy is she that believes.

“For there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord”

• There will be a perfection.
• There will be a completion.
• The Lord will perform, perfect and complete His Word because he is faithful to His promise.  He said it!  He will do it!

I enCOURAGE you to believe the Lord’s word and be blessed.  Watch and wait for Him to perform the promise in your life.  Be blessed.  Be happy!

by Tammy Phillips
March 11, 2021

Who [is] the man that fears the LORD? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. (Psalm 25:12 NKJV)

 Who are those who fear the LORD? He will show them the path they should choose. (Psalm 25:12 NLT)

As I drove to Tuesday morning intercessory prayer, I should have been in a good place,  but I was not!  It was a gray, rainy day and my tears dripped ever so slowly.  My pastor, Mike Burnette, had challenged us during Sunday sermon: “Live in the promise not the pressure.”  I was feeling the pressure and I had let it affect me.  Why had I not immediately claimed the promise?  Why was I not standing on the promise?

Then I read a text encouragement:

“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;” (Colossians 1:9-11)

Light bulb! Ding dong! Heller?

It is our choice!  IT IS OUR CHOICE!  Joy or pain.  Sunshine or rain. Choose joy! Choose sunshine!  It might be a stormy day; we may not see the sun.  The sun is always shining.  The sun is not moved by the storms nor by the high or low pressure system.  The sun is there patiently enduring.  It is persevering with joy. It stand unwavering and resolute everyday.

God strengthens us with all might so that we can persevere and be long suffering with JOY.  Storms are going to come.  Pressures are going to come. It’s our choice how we deal with them.

David states in Psalm 25:12: “If we fear him, He will teach us the way to choose.” God took me to school!  He reminded me that it is always my choice.  He reminded me to choose joy every time.  He reminded me to choose to persevere.  He reminded me to choose life and to live in the promise not the pressure.  He reminded me that He has strengthened me with all might according to his power and He is all powerful!  He reminded me that I can endure under all pressure with joy!  (Stand! Stand! Stand!)

I fear Him! I am amazed by Him!  He is so good He teaches us the way to choose and how to live in the promise!

I enCOURAGE you when the pressure comes, and you know it will come, to let His Amazing Self, teach you the way to choose!  Choose life!  Choose His promises!  He is always the right choice.

by Tammy Phillips
March 10, 2021

For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:17 NKJV)

Adam hit the slip ‘n’ side.  He fell away.  He sinned.  He missed the mark.  God told him he could eat anything in the garden except…. He disobeyed and ate the ONE thing God said he couldn’t.  Death entered the earth and reigned through the one man’s offense.  BUT GOD! Thank God.  He had a better plan!  Life entered through one man’s sacrifice! 

Much more…more than death reigns, more than sickness reigns and more than destruction reigns…

We who received and laid hold of the super abundant grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life!  God super abundantly blessed us with His unmerited favor.  He also gifted us with righteousness.  God through Jesus set us back up.  He sat us upright, the way we ought to be!  Jesus made us acceptable and approved of by God.  When God looks at us, He sees Jesus!

When we take Jesus, death is not allowed to reign over us.  Sickness is not allowed to reign over us.  Destruction is not allowed to reign over us.  We reign in life by the One, Jesus Christ!  We reign.  We take our place by Jesus, as joint heirs in the kingdom of God.  Resolutely, we take our royal office and rule as Kings and Queens.  We exercise our God given authority in our territory, our homes, our cities, our state, and our country!  If we are reigning, we are exercising the highest influence and control in our ‘hood through Jesus, our King of Kings—and King of Queens. 

I enCOURAGE you through Jesus Christ to reign in life.  Exercise your royal power in Him to live and breathe.  Enjoy life to the fullest, active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God through the One, Jesus!   Sin and death entered in, but Jesus got the win!!! LIVE!

by Tammy Phillips
March 9, 2021

Because you have made the LORD, [who is] my refuge, [Even] the Most-High, your dwelling place, ⁽¹⁰⁾ No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; (Psalm 91:9-10 NKJV)

Remember…stir it up…

God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power.  All the power that raised Jesus from the dead is behind us. He gave us a spirit of love. He gave us a sound mind, sober, self-controlled in the face of fear.  We do not have to fear anything.  Even when we were dead in sins, he has quickened us, made us alive together with Christ.  It is by grace that we are saved.  We are not just saved eternally, but we are saved now.  Saved is the Greek word sō’-zō. It is one of my favorites.  It means to save, deliver, protect, heal, preserve, and to be whole. Saved is the same as saying whole, healed and complete.  Not only has he saved us, He has healed us.  He has completed us.  He has protected us and delivered us. And He has raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.  We are seated in Him. We get to rule and reign in Him.  God also has highly exalted him, and given Him, Jesus, a name which is above every name and at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.  He has given us His name and at the name of Jesus the coronavirus must bow.  Cancer must bow.  High blood pressure must bow.  Need must bow.  Lack must bow.  The spirit of fear must bow.

So, by grace we are saved through faith and no plague can come near our home because we make our home in Jesus.

I enCOURAGE you by the power and authority bestowed upon you in the name of Jesus to occupy your territory.  I enCOURAGE you to join me and say NOT in Clarksville!  Not in Knoxville!  Not in Gallatin!  Not in Memphis!  Not in Nashville!  Not in Fort Myers!  Not in Colorado Springs!  Not in Athens nor Atlanta!  Not in Louisville or Houston!  Not in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, nor Detroit City!  Not in any city.   Shall I go on? Not in Tennessee!  Not in Georgia!  Not in Florida.  Not in Colorado!  Not in California!  Not in any state!  Not in any of these UNITED STATES. Not in any country!  Not in this world!  Not in our territory!  We occupy in the name of Jesus. Our territory is covered in the blood of Jesus and you have no business here!  No plague. No disease. No evil…Only Jesus!

The power behind our crown, the God given authority behind our crown is greater!  To God be the glory!   Occupy!

by Tammy Phillips
March 8, 2021

“Set a guard, O Lord, before my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.”  (Psalm 141:3 AMPC)

When I read Psalm 141:3, I envisioned the Queen’s Guard posted at each side of my mouth.  The purpose of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace is:

• To pay attention to the enemy
• Protection of the Queen
• Protection of the Queen’s home
• Protection of the Queen’s family
• To exemplify discipline.
• Guards do not take a break for anything
• Guards watch the door, entrance and exit.
• Guards allow no one, nor no thing in without permission of the Queen.

Our Lord does the same thing for us, but even better.  

I enCOURAGE you to allow the Lord to set a guard at the corners of your mouth and to watch what you say through the swinging door of your lips.

by Tammy Phillips
March 7, 2021

Take no thought means:

• Don’t be anxious!
• Don’t worry about it!
• Don’t care about it!
• Don’t be troubled with cares!
• Don’t be drawn in different direction!
• Don’t be torn to pieces!
• Don’t even think about…

What you will answer…

• What you will defend.
• What you say.
• What you speak.
• What you write.

The Holy Spirit…

• The Comforter
• The Consoler
• The Advocate
• The Spirit of Truth will…

Will Teach:

• Hold discourse with you
• Explain or expound a thing
• Instill doctrine into one
• Prescribe a thing
• Help you understand

In the same hour…

• The exact time
• The season
• The very instant

…what you need to  say.

The Holy Spirit is the very air that you breathe and speak.

I enCOURAGE you!  Don’t even think about!  Trust Him!  Open your mouth and He will use it to deliver His message. You got this.  Enjoy every minute!

by Tammy Phillips
March 6, 2021

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials^{, (3)} knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. ⁽⁴⁾ But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (James 1:2-4 NKJV)

I watched, 41-year-old, Nik Wallenda, walk on an 1,800-foot long, one-inch-thick, wire stretched across Nicaragua’s active Masaya Volcano.  He praised God and preached about overcoming fear, as he walked.  When he stepped onto the tightrope, he had a choice to walk by faith in the Spirit or to walk in fear in the flesh and try to do it on his own.  He chose to walk by faith.  He praised God all the way across the mouth of the volcano  He overcame his fear and had a successful walk in which he gave God all glory. 

Temptation knocks at our door daily, if not more often.  IT IS JUST PART OF LIFE!  As temptation knocks and whispers in our ears, we have to decide which path to take, fear or faith, flesh or spirit.

When we choose to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, instead of forging ahead on our own, James states we should do 2 things:

1. Count it all joy.

I don’t know about you, but that is not what MY flesh says.

If we are to count it all joy when temptation comes knocking what does “count” mean?  The Greek word is hēgeomai, which means to be a leader; to rule, to have authority over; a royal Governor, a prince of regal power; to consider and to think.

We are to imitate God!  In Genesis 18:4, I see our Dad laughing back at Sarah and saying, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” He wants us to laugh in the face of trials!

We are to rule with all joy over tribulations. We are to be royal GOVERNORS that should not be a stretch. (Let’s go Govs!) We are to step into our God given authority and reign.  We should think like queens and act like queens.  We should never let our flesh, nor the enemy rattle our crowns.

2. Know our faith is going to be put on trial which will result in patience.

Patience!  Remember?   The Greek word for patience is hypomonē, which means steadfastly waiting; constancy; cheerful and hopeful endurance.  It is the temper which does not easily succumb under suffering.  It is self-restraint which does not hastily retaliate a wrong. It is bearing bravely. Patience is PERSEVERANCE!  Patience is standing under and under-standing in the wait.

The working of patience brings us closer to perfection and closer to looking and acting like our Royal Heavenly Father and King of Kings!

I enCOURAGE you to laugh out loud at your trials and royally reign over them.  Be resolute in your quest for perfection.

by Tammy Phillips
March 5, 2021

Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: ⁽³⁾ Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, ⁽⁴⁾ Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, ⁽⁵⁾ Who satisfies your mouth with good [things], [So that] your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (Psalm 103:2-5 NKJV) 

As a child of God, He clearly defines our benefit package in Psalm 103.  Actually, the word of God, like any good company, tells us not to forget all His benefits.  His package looks like this…

 Compensation:
-Who forgives all your sins and iniquities
(He paid a debt we couldn’t pay)

Health insurance:
-Who heals all your diseases
(He took the wound, bruises & stripes on his back for our healing.)

 Life insurance:
-Who redeems your life from destruction
(He paid and saved us from the pit and trap meant to destroy us)

Additional Compensation:
-who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies
(He surrounds us with love  & pours it out deeply)

Meal plan and Resort Package
-Who satisfies my mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
(He fills our life with so much good that our youth is renewed! )

I enCOURAGE you to read, know, and enjoy all the benefits that our Savior so readily gave His life for.  We have the Greatest Boss.