Pamela Moyle Ministries

When you receive a gift card, how do you use it? You redeem it at the appropriate store. When you receive a check, what do you do? You redeem it at the bank.

So, what does it mean that Jesus redeemed us? Just what is Redemption? Most Christians will acknowledge that they are redeemed but when you question them as to what that means, what is the answer?

To redeem means to buy back; to turn in and receive something in exchange. An example would be store coupons. With the coupons, you receive a certain amount of money deducted from the payment of your purchase.

When Adam sinned, we lost our right standing with God. The whole human race was plunged into darkness, headed for eternal damnation. But God, in His infinite wisdom and foreknowledge, had a plan already in place. He would send a “Redeemer” to buy back what had been lost. He would, through Jesus, redeem mankind from sin, sickness, and spiritual death.

1 Corinthians 1:30 (KJV) ³⁰  But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Now, if you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you’ve probably heard this. But do you know the magnitude of what actually happened?

2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV) ²¹  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

When Jesus went to the Cross, He redeemed us from sin by becoming sin for us. He not only took our sins on His pure, sinless Spirit, but He actually became that horrible sin. He was made sin! Pure and holy as He was, He was made sin – the evil, demonic, filth of this world, the very nature of Satan, so that we could become righteous in the eyes of our Father God, having no sense of sin-consciousness, inferiority, or condemnation.

Hebrews 4:16 (KJV) ¹⁶  Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

The only way Jesus could have died was to be made sin for us. Heretofore, He had no sin in Himself. Sin is what causes death. So, when He took our sins on Himself, He died. He paid the total price for our Redemption so that we don’t have to pay it.

But it’s our choice. We can receive what He has done for us or reject it. In the final analysis, we will have no excuse for where we end up – Heaven or hell – because it’s our choice. We need to make the right choice and choose God’s way of salvation by accepting what Jesus did for us as our Savior and make Him our Lord. Then we can all rejoice together in heaven for all eternity!

 Continued next time — Pamela

Which sins are the really bad ones – adultery, murder, theft? What about lying, gossip, criticism, and judging others? H-m-m . . . let’s see what God has to say.

James 2:10 (KJV) ¹⁰  For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

The Law has to do with what God has commanded us to do. In James we see that if we commit just one sin, we’re guilty of all sins. That’s why Jesus went to the Cross because we couldn’t be perfect and sinless. Only He could and is.

Every sin we commit makes us guilty of all sins. That’s what God said. So what do we do? I’m glad you asked because that’s not the problem.

It’s not our various sins that keep us out of Heaven because Jesus paid the price for those sins. In fact, He paid the price for everyone’s sins – past, present, and future. But, we have to receive what He did or we’re still in our sins. It’s not automatic that everyone gets saved. It’s a choice, an individual choice.

Now, back to the original question: How many sins will keep you out of Heaven? The answer is: one! But you have to know which one it is. There’s only one sin that will keep you out of Heaven and send you to hell: the sin of not accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior!

It was never God’s intention that humans go to hell. He wants everyone to get saved.

2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)⁹  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Once you’re born-again, you’ve become a new creation, not just a new and improved version of your old self! And even though the penalty for sins has been paid, you still need to repent when you sin. You need to live a life that’s pleasing to the Lord. And you can do it! 

 Continued next time — Pamela

You’ve heard it over and over, the truth shall make you free.  I’ve heard it on TV programs. I’ve even heard unsaved, non-believers say it. But what does it really mean? Does the truth itself make you free? Let’s go to God’s Word and find out.

John 8:32 (KJV) ³² And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

This is Jesus speaking, saying that the truth shall make you free. But, hold on. There’s a danger in taking something out of context. So, let’s back up to the previous verse.

John 8:31-32(KJV) ³¹  Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; ³²  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Notice that Jesus said if you continue in His Word, you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.  But that’s still not all there is to it.

For example, if you’re in debt and someone deposits money into your bank account, are you debt free? No! You still have to withdraw the money and pay off your debts. You have your part to do. Just knowing something is not what makes you free. What makes you free, is walking in the truth that you know! 

Jesus said that we are to abide and continue in His Word. How do you do that? By doing what the Word says to do. That’s your part. It’s in the doing of the Word that makes you free, not just knowing it.

Here’s a classic example. Knowing that Jesus paid the price for your sins so you don’t have to go to hell, but have a home in Heaven, does not get you saved. You have to do something with that knowledge – believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. Just knowing about salvation does not get you saved! [Romans 10:9-10]

Another thing is that Jesus is the Word of God and when you believe and act on the Word, then Jesus makes you free. And you are free indeed! 

John 8:36 (KJV) ³⁶  If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Continued next time — Pamela

 How to Hear and be Healed

Acts 28:26-27 (KJV) ²⁶  Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
²⁷  For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

These people heard the Word with their physical ears but not with their hearts. They were dull of hearing because they had closed their hearts to the truth of God’s Word and did not receive it with joy and gladness. It wasn’t precious and valuable to them! They didn’t honor the Word that was spoken to them. Therefore, they didn’t receive salvation or healing. How sad! But it doesn’t have to be that way for you. You can hear, receive, do the Word, and see your healing manifested.

Remember, if you don’t do what you can do, you’ll never do what you can’t do! Your part is to study, confess, and get the Word into your heart where it can develop and manifest healing.

Here’s another way of looking at it. When you speak the Word over and over, you begin to believe it. You don’t really believe it the first few times you confess it – maybe not even the first 50 times! This is believing with your head – mental assent, not heart believing. 

Confessing God’s Word over and over and meditating on it at the same time, will eventually get it into your heart where you will finally believe it. Then, what seems like all of a sudden, you’ll get it, you’ll see it, and that’s when you’ve really got it! Then you’ll speak it forth with power and get the manifestation of your healing! Parise the Lord! [Meditating God’s Word is thinking about it, mulling it over and over.]

This does not happen overnight. It takes effort, a lot of effort, to stand in faith and keep standing ’til you see results. But it’s worth every minute, hour, day, week, etc. The Good News is that God is always faithful to do His part. You can count on it. That’s why you can stay encouraged every step of the way. God doing His part is a sure thing!

Are you willing to do your part? If so, the results are inevitable. Go for it and get your healing!

Galatians 6:9 (KJV) ⁹  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
James 4:7 (KJV) ⁷  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Until next time — Pamela

 How to Hear and be Healed

Remember the woman with the issue of blood [Mark5:25-34]:

1-Hear and listen to the Word.

2- Receive the Word into your heart.

3-Do the Word and receive your healing.

Even though there was a multitude of people surrounding Jesus, the woman with the issue of blood was the one that got healed. Why didn’t the others? Because they didn’t hear, listen, receive and act on the Word that Jesus spoke. They were just spectators, never actively getting the Word into their hearts where it could activate faith for healing.

The woman’s faith activated the power of God that was in Jesus and that’s how she received her healing. Jesus even told her that it was her faith that healed her. Yes, it was His power! But if she hadn’t activated it with the touch of faith, she would not have received her healing.

James 2:17 (AMP) ¹⁷  So also faith, if it does not have works (deeds and actions of obedience to back it up), by itself is destitute of power (inoperative, dead).

Faith without corresponding action is dead faith and dead faith will not produce results! The woman acted on her faith, received her healing, and was made whole.

This means that you have to act in accordance with what you say you believe. That’s the works part. If you say you believe in healing, don’t talk sickness and disease. Talk healing. Confess the healing scriptures. Watch the words of your mouth and don’t let them trip you up!

Continued next time — Pamela

Head Knowledge vs. Heart Knowledge

Did you know there are two kinds of knowledge: head knowledge and heart knowledge?  Just as there are too realms we deal with, the spirit realm and the physical realm, there are different kinds of knowledge in each of those realms. When you first hear the Word, it gets into your head. Hopefully, you agree with it. This is called mental assent because you are mentally agreeing with what you have heard. You acknowledge that Word is true, but this is not heart knowledge and there’s no power in it.

To get heart knowledge you have to get the Word down into your spirit where it can develop by watering it with the Word itself. This is what we call renewing your mind. Meditate and confess it over and over. Then at some point, you’ll speak it forth with power and healing will manifest. This is awesome!

Ephesians 4:23 (KJV) ²³  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Confession of the Word means to say the same things that God has said in His Word. You are agreeing with His Word when you confess it, speak it forth.

Remember, God always does His part. He will always do His part. But we have our part to do too. He won’t do our part and we can’t do His. Thankfully we are well able to do our part and enjoy the magnificent blessings of our Covenant that God so graciously gave us.

Every promise of God is for us. We can only get from God what He has already given in His Word. That’s why it’s so important that we know and value the Word. It’s our life-line!

Psalm 119:105 (KJV) ¹⁰⁵ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:130 (KJV) ¹³⁰  The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJV) ¹³  For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Proverbs 4:10 (KJV) ¹⁰  Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

Continued next time — Pamela

Hear & be Healed

We hear a lot of things on a daily basis – traffic, people talking on their cell phones, radio, TV, etc. Noise, noise, and more noise! But as you know, just because we hear something doesn’t mean faith in God comes. Hearing the words of the devil will cause faith in his words to come to you! That’s not what you want. And just because you hear someone speak Scriptures, doesn’t mean faith comes. So what does HEAR really mean and what is it we need to hear?

Romans 10:17 (KJV) ¹⁷  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

We need to hear the anointed Word of God – the Rhema Christos. When you do hear the anointed Word, then faith comes if you’ll receive it. Think of a time when you heard some preaching and it was Scripture but it was so dry. That’s an example of preaching that’s not anointed even though the Word was spoken. There’s a difference. When you hear the anointed Word, it stirs you up and empowers you to believe that what God has said is true and then you can act on it.

When you hear the anointed Word, listen intently with your heart – not just with your physical ears. Absorb it, chew on it, and internalize it. Then as you continue to hear the anointed Word, it will get into your heart and develop and voilà – results!

Continued next time — Pamela

Hear & be Healed

Luke 5:15 (KJV) ¹⁵  But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
Luke 6:17 (KJV) ¹⁷  And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

Here’s an important note about praying for others. I’ve come to realize that when people need healing, it’s not only prayer they need, the also need teaching. They need to hear what God says about healing so their faith can be energized to be able to receive God’s healing. How can you believe for healing without knowing what God has to say about it? You can’t.

Notice in the above scriptures that the people who needed healing came to Jesus to hear and be healed. They first had to hear to stir up their faith. Remember, faith in God comes from hearing His Word.

When people get healed by someone else’s prayers, that’s great. But, what happens when they go home and a symptom pops up? Do they know how to stand against it or do they panic and open the door by the words of their mouth and let the devil jump right back in? We need to teach them how to stand after they receive prayer. Fortify them with the Word so they’re able to stand against the wiles of the enemy when he raises his ugly head.

This is one of the most important things you need to learn about healing. Remember faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. [Romans 10:17] The key word is HEAR. Yes, we must hear the Word but what does that really mean?

Continued next time — Pamela

Do You have Faith?

Romans 12:3 (KJV) ³  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

God didn’t give degrees of faith. He gave each born-again person the same measure of faith, which is a measure of His faith! We all start with the same lump of faith. What you do to develop it will determine how powerful you will be in using it. And that depends on renewing your mind to what God has already provided for us.

Don’t save your faith for a “rainy” day when you have a really big problem. Exercise it on little things to strengthen and develop it into really strong faith, powerful enough to move mountains. Actually, you only need a mustard seed-size of faith to move mountains but it has to be developed by the Word of God and not contaminated by unbelief. It’s not how big it is but how developed it is. 

Matthew 17:20 (KJV) ²⁰  And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Faith is like a muscle. You don’t get more muscles as you grow and mature. You exercise those muscles to develop and strengthen them. It’s the same with faith.

Study faith. Read faith books. Listen to faith teachings. Become a faith giant! The faith in your reborn spirit is a fruit and even though it’s perfect, it needs to grow and develop to produce the manifestation of what we believe. Yes, it takes effort to develop strong faith, a lot of effort! But it’s worth it. Whatever you invest in is what you value and what you don’t invest in, you don’t value.

Continued next time — Pamela

Do You have Faith?

Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) ⁶  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Since the promises of God are only accessed by faith, we need to ask yourselves if we’re actually operating in faith. That’s a key to the power of God.

Putting your trust in God and not in your own works is a vital key to understanding God’s way of doing things. Do you have faith? Yes you do if you’ve been born-again! Faith is in your reborn spirit when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. If God hadn’t given you faith to get saved, you couldn’t have gotten saved.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) ¹⁷  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV) ²²  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²³  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Fruit of the Spirit should read spirit because it’s not the Holy Spirit’s fruit. It’s the fruit of your reborn human spirit.

Notice that faith is one fruit of your reborn spirit. You have faith in you and according to Galatians 2:20, it’s the faith of the Lord Jesus. How can we miss it if we have the faith of Jesus in us! We need to renew our minds to know what we actually have in order to walk in what God has given us. [Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23]

Galatians 2:20 (KJV)
²⁰  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Continued next time – Pamela