Jesus did many amazing things during His ministry including:
made the blind see,
the lame walk,
the deaf hear,
lepers were made clean,
The dead revived to life
As I thought about these miracles, the Holy Spirit was showing me how many more miracles Jesus is doing even now-in our our lives, we were blinded, stumbling, deaf, unclean and filthy, and even dead spiritually in our sinful lives. But Jesus ! He opens the eyes of our hearts, clears the paths in front of us so we can walk uprightly, cleans the junk from our ears that makes it hard to hear the Voice of the Beloved, cleans and heals, and makes us alive, even when we were dead. All spiritual reflections of physical examples- as the Lord often uses the Word to illuminate such things.
Now, I know that these principles are basic "Jesus 101" but for me these are not days of fancy theological exegesis, but a time for getting back to the basics: who we are, what our gifts and callings are, His purposes for my life, having the revelation of the knowledge of God. I want only to know God and His ways, and be known by Him. I know that I can weather the storms of life as He strengthens me when I am able to see, walk, hear, run the Race ... I live because of Him.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Getting Together
"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
Hebrew 10:25
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place."
Acts 2:1
"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Galatians 6:2
They overcame by the word of their testimony and the Blood of the Lamb"
Rev. 12:11
"Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'"
Luke 4:8
"See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess."
Deut.30:15-16
Have you ever heard these statements- or maybe even said them?:
A) " I'm so tired today, I never get to do what I want Sunday morning, I think I will go to brunch and hang out instead of church" ...
B) "I don't think I need to go to church to worship God because God is everywhere, so I can worship Him anywhere."
There are many others, and I'm sure that I have used them all! Having used them, I can admit the obvious: I knew that I was wrong, and disobedient, I knew I belonged in church, in fellowship, but I was being self indulgent, and giving into the flesh, and once I started missing it became easier because I wasn't feeding my soul...
Beloved, the scriptures encourage believers to assemble to worship Him, bearing each other's burdens, sharing each other's testimonies which also strengthen the body of believers (the Church), prophesying for the edification of our brothers and sisters, there is strength in numbers, how good it is for brothers to dwell together ... but, when a person is out of fellowship, the probability is that they are also not hearing the Word, and therefore prone to have their faith shipwrecked (Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the word of God). Without fellowship the Christian is weakened.
In nature predators do not attack herds, where the numbers are strong and all members are operating for the good of each other, nurturing, feeding, and protecting one another, no, they go after the strays, the wayward, weakened ones, and quickly overcome and devour.
God gives us the gift of free will, and He will not drag us kicking and screaming to anything, but there will be consequences for our decisions.
Hebrew 10:25
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place."
Acts 2:1
"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Galatians 6:2
They overcame by the word of their testimony and the Blood of the Lamb"
Rev. 12:11
"Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'"
Luke 4:8
"See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess."
Deut.30:15-16
Have you ever heard these statements- or maybe even said them?:
A) " I'm so tired today, I never get to do what I want Sunday morning, I think I will go to brunch and hang out instead of church" ...
B) "I don't think I need to go to church to worship God because God is everywhere, so I can worship Him anywhere."
There are many others, and I'm sure that I have used them all! Having used them, I can admit the obvious: I knew that I was wrong, and disobedient, I knew I belonged in church, in fellowship, but I was being self indulgent, and giving into the flesh, and once I started missing it became easier because I wasn't feeding my soul...
Beloved, the scriptures encourage believers to assemble to worship Him, bearing each other's burdens, sharing each other's testimonies which also strengthen the body of believers (the Church), prophesying for the edification of our brothers and sisters, there is strength in numbers, how good it is for brothers to dwell together ... but, when a person is out of fellowship, the probability is that they are also not hearing the Word, and therefore prone to have their faith shipwrecked (Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the word of God). Without fellowship the Christian is weakened.
In nature predators do not attack herds, where the numbers are strong and all members are operating for the good of each other, nurturing, feeding, and protecting one another, no, they go after the strays, the wayward, weakened ones, and quickly overcome and devour.
God gives us the gift of free will, and He will not drag us kicking and screaming to anything, but there will be consequences for our decisions.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Returned/Redeemed
1When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion,
we were like men who dreamed.
2Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
3The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
4Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like streams in the Negev.
5Those who sow in tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6He who goes out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with him.
Psalm 126
As I read this psalm ( one of my favorites) I had this revelation of the successive verses: I was a captive... So were you, and some of us still are. We hold our arms right out, and the shackles and chains are slipped onto us, while we lean over willingly to have the stock slipped around our necks! Ah, but Jesus...he is the Great Liberator! Even at the darkest moment, He is always right there. The key to our redemption lies in the paradigm shift from surrendering to the flesh and the evil wrought by the enemy, to total surrender to the true Master, seeking His face, with the ongoing help on the Spirit, and bathing in the Word.
The Lord has done great things for us! Let us not forget for a second, who He is, that His desires are for us, to restore, bring joy (The Joy of the Lord is our strength, and actually helps sustains us, bringing ongoing health and vigor). Why did the Lord give us tears as a physiologic function? I believe tears (rain) are part of the process of washing away impurities, physical, emotional, and spiritual, what is left , and helps impart and plant that which is will become fruitful. Sheaves are the harvest...the bounty God pours out on us, in every realm, "after the rain". He is so good to us, we are children of the King! We have all hit the lottery, we are the recipients are exceedingly rich treasures, but we often forget. We have the promises of a heavenly Father/Bridegroom who does not change or lie!
Praise the Lord!
we were like men who dreamed.
2Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
3The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
4Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like streams in the Negev.
5Those who sow in tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6He who goes out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with him.
Psalm 126
As I read this psalm ( one of my favorites) I had this revelation of the successive verses: I was a captive... So were you, and some of us still are. We hold our arms right out, and the shackles and chains are slipped onto us, while we lean over willingly to have the stock slipped around our necks! Ah, but Jesus...he is the Great Liberator! Even at the darkest moment, He is always right there. The key to our redemption lies in the paradigm shift from surrendering to the flesh and the evil wrought by the enemy, to total surrender to the true Master, seeking His face, with the ongoing help on the Spirit, and bathing in the Word.
The Lord has done great things for us! Let us not forget for a second, who He is, that His desires are for us, to restore, bring joy (The Joy of the Lord is our strength, and actually helps sustains us, bringing ongoing health and vigor). Why did the Lord give us tears as a physiologic function? I believe tears (rain) are part of the process of washing away impurities, physical, emotional, and spiritual, what is left , and helps impart and plant that which is will become fruitful. Sheaves are the harvest...the bounty God pours out on us, in every realm, "after the rain". He is so good to us, we are children of the King! We have all hit the lottery, we are the recipients are exceedingly rich treasures, but we often forget. We have the promises of a heavenly Father/Bridegroom who does not change or lie!
Praise the Lord!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Immoveable Unshakeable
25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”[e] 27 The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”
Hebrews 12:25-28
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10
Those who trust in the lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
Psalm 125:1
I have blogged about these things before, but I feel led to again...
There are a lot of frightened and confused people out there. We talked to a relative recently, who knows someone who confided in her that she and many friends are really frightened, as the Middle East really starts to churn, Islam threatens , earthquakes shake countries literally apart, the governments and systems we have trusted in become weakened and many fear inevitable collapses. Now these people are not Christians, they know not the Lord or His Word-yet.
Beloved, I haven't done a word study on how many times shaking appears in scripture, but it is MANY. It's there because we have a bad habit of taking our eyes off the Uncreated Creator, the One who is immoveable, steady, controls everything, and loves ...US. Family, it is actually a sin to worry! It means that we don't trust Him, that we think His Arm is too short, that He is not mighty enough. Guess what? All lies from the pit of hell, from an adversary who wants to plant seeds of doubt, just as when Peter was strolling on the water - until He entertained those thoughts that came from the accuser, and went down.
The Lord, our Father/Master/Bridegroom/Redeemer, is mighty to save. He is never early or late, He is always right on time. We only see dimly now, but soon we will know His perfect plans and how He worked everything for good, always, even in times that seemed dark and difficult.
Hebrews 12:25-28
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10
Those who trust in the lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
Psalm 125:1
I have blogged about these things before, but I feel led to again...
There are a lot of frightened and confused people out there. We talked to a relative recently, who knows someone who confided in her that she and many friends are really frightened, as the Middle East really starts to churn, Islam threatens , earthquakes shake countries literally apart, the governments and systems we have trusted in become weakened and many fear inevitable collapses. Now these people are not Christians, they know not the Lord or His Word-yet.
Beloved, I haven't done a word study on how many times shaking appears in scripture, but it is MANY. It's there because we have a bad habit of taking our eyes off the Uncreated Creator, the One who is immoveable, steady, controls everything, and loves ...US. Family, it is actually a sin to worry! It means that we don't trust Him, that we think His Arm is too short, that He is not mighty enough. Guess what? All lies from the pit of hell, from an adversary who wants to plant seeds of doubt, just as when Peter was strolling on the water - until He entertained those thoughts that came from the accuser, and went down.
The Lord, our Father/Master/Bridegroom/Redeemer, is mighty to save. He is never early or late, He is always right on time. We only see dimly now, but soon we will know His perfect plans and how He worked everything for good, always, even in times that seemed dark and difficult.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Clued In or Clueless?
"A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away."
Matthew 16:4
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Luke 16:27-31
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be”
Matthew 24:37
"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.
Matthew 24:32-33
If the Lord returned at this moment would you be ready, or would it be a total surprise? I heard an astounding fact from my wife today - the number of earthquakes between 2000-2009 was an escalated number of roughly 2000 per year, but in 2010 there were 8,444 earthquakes!
Since The Ascension, people have asked the same questions that the disciples also asked: What will be the signs of your coming? How will we know and when can we expect you?
We are given the clues, the Bible is full of signposts, the Lord told us : Watch and Pray. We are in an extremely perverse and depraved generation. Just as in the days of Noah...when the scoffers and mockers laughed and made sport of a godly and obedient man and his family, while they labored for about 100 years! Were there not clues everywhere, were the people not warned repeatedly? God placed a huge signpost in their midst but the people were hardened, so the ability to understand spiritual and physical dynamics were cloaked from them.
Again, we are in the days like Noah! Earthquakes, wars, rumors of war, chaos abounding, love of many is waxing cold...the dark is getting very dark indeed. Night comes before the morning...as surely as the darkness approaches, the light is getting brighter. The spirit is impressing on me two things: (1) "Have my oil lamp full" - to keep my own eyes fixed on Him, my ear and heart inclined to hear the voice of my Lord and Bridegroom-to be ready as He will come as a thief in the night, (2) sound the trumpet- awaken the sleeping, share the Gospel with all who may listen, wherever they may be found.
Whenever the appointed time is, it is short- work for His Kingdom, manning your post, while there is day, and let us not love our own lives so selfishly that we are self-absorbed and useless. Use the gifts and talents that you are equipped with, do not bury them, He will require an accounting of what was done with them when we stand before Him. Remember, Jesus said,"whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
Matthew 16:4
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Luke 16:27-31
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be”
Matthew 24:37
"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.
Matthew 24:32-33
If the Lord returned at this moment would you be ready, or would it be a total surprise? I heard an astounding fact from my wife today - the number of earthquakes between 2000-2009 was an escalated number of roughly 2000 per year, but in 2010 there were 8,444 earthquakes!
Since The Ascension, people have asked the same questions that the disciples also asked: What will be the signs of your coming? How will we know and when can we expect you?
We are given the clues, the Bible is full of signposts, the Lord told us : Watch and Pray. We are in an extremely perverse and depraved generation. Just as in the days of Noah...when the scoffers and mockers laughed and made sport of a godly and obedient man and his family, while they labored for about 100 years! Were there not clues everywhere, were the people not warned repeatedly? God placed a huge signpost in their midst but the people were hardened, so the ability to understand spiritual and physical dynamics were cloaked from them.
Again, we are in the days like Noah! Earthquakes, wars, rumors of war, chaos abounding, love of many is waxing cold...the dark is getting very dark indeed. Night comes before the morning...as surely as the darkness approaches, the light is getting brighter. The spirit is impressing on me two things: (1) "Have my oil lamp full" - to keep my own eyes fixed on Him, my ear and heart inclined to hear the voice of my Lord and Bridegroom-to be ready as He will come as a thief in the night, (2) sound the trumpet- awaken the sleeping, share the Gospel with all who may listen, wherever they may be found.
Whenever the appointed time is, it is short- work for His Kingdom, manning your post, while there is day, and let us not love our own lives so selfishly that we are self-absorbed and useless. Use the gifts and talents that you are equipped with, do not bury them, He will require an accounting of what was done with them when we stand before Him. Remember, Jesus said,"whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Read The Label (Following Instructions)
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.
Song of Songs 8:6
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Eph.2:10
"If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."
2 Tim.2:21
"All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away...Yet you, lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand."
Isaiah64:6,8
I was at the gas station, and looking at the different labels, "PREMIUM ONLY" , "LOW SULFUR DIESEL ONLY", etc. and the Lord showed me an image of a huge holy gold chalice, shining and jewel encrusted. As I watched, a garbage truck backed up to it, brimming and reeking with the stench of trash and filth, and dumped all of this into, onto, and overflowing- the holy chalice. I could see the elements of the filth - adultery, pornography, immorality, lies, anger, unforgiveness, unbelief, idolatry ... It was totally covered up...the Lord showed me, " You and many of your brothers and sister were like this chalice, which I created for holiness ONLY, but you turned your back on me, chased the things of this world, filling yourself with filth until it overtook you, but by my lovingkindness I led you to repentance, and by my grace I delivered you. There are no secrets that can be hidden from me, do not be deceived, I will not be mocked. Pursue holiness, resist evil. Go and deliver this message to whomever has ears to hear."
Today I am a messenger...Friendship with the world is emnity with God. His plans for us are far better than any plans we might have for ourselves, apart from Him we can do nothing.
Song of Songs 8:6
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Eph.2:10
"If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."
2 Tim.2:21
"All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away...Yet you, lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand."
Isaiah64:6,8
I was at the gas station, and looking at the different labels, "PREMIUM ONLY" , "LOW SULFUR DIESEL ONLY", etc. and the Lord showed me an image of a huge holy gold chalice, shining and jewel encrusted. As I watched, a garbage truck backed up to it, brimming and reeking with the stench of trash and filth, and dumped all of this into, onto, and overflowing- the holy chalice. I could see the elements of the filth - adultery, pornography, immorality, lies, anger, unforgiveness, unbelief, idolatry ... It was totally covered up...the Lord showed me, " You and many of your brothers and sister were like this chalice, which I created for holiness ONLY, but you turned your back on me, chased the things of this world, filling yourself with filth until it overtook you, but by my lovingkindness I led you to repentance, and by my grace I delivered you. There are no secrets that can be hidden from me, do not be deceived, I will not be mocked. Pursue holiness, resist evil. Go and deliver this message to whomever has ears to hear."
Today I am a messenger...Friendship with the world is emnity with God. His plans for us are far better than any plans we might have for ourselves, apart from Him we can do nothing.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Deal
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it."
Matthew 13:44-45
What can compare to the incomparable riches of what our Bridegroom/Master and the kingdom life promises us? The answer- nothing... No thing, no one...nothing.
Like the treasure in the field in this parable of Jesus, where people walked past it, over it, on it, never realizing that which was within their grasp, consumed by other concerns and interests- if only they could see and hear the Kol Dodi- the voice of the Beloved. Selling "all we have", walking away from what the world perceives as valuable, may seem crazy, foolish...Paul said "if I am out of my mind it is for God's sake". But it is the best deal we could ever make!
Nothing I desire or have owned or experience can compare with the majesty, holiness, awesomeness, glory, lovingkindness of my Father and His house, where I will spend eternity. For me, to live is Christ, to die is gain. I desire to decrease, so He can increase.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it."
Matthew 13:44-45
What can compare to the incomparable riches of what our Bridegroom/Master and the kingdom life promises us? The answer- nothing... No thing, no one...nothing.
Like the treasure in the field in this parable of Jesus, where people walked past it, over it, on it, never realizing that which was within their grasp, consumed by other concerns and interests- if only they could see and hear the Kol Dodi- the voice of the Beloved. Selling "all we have", walking away from what the world perceives as valuable, may seem crazy, foolish...Paul said "if I am out of my mind it is for God's sake". But it is the best deal we could ever make!
Nothing I desire or have owned or experience can compare with the majesty, holiness, awesomeness, glory, lovingkindness of my Father and His house, where I will spend eternity. For me, to live is Christ, to die is gain. I desire to decrease, so He can increase.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Not Sinking 259
My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
By Edward Mote
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteous;
No merit of my own I claim
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
In every high and story gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
His oath, his covenant, his blood
Sustain me in the raging flood;
When all supports are washed away,
He then is all my hope and stay.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
When he shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in him be found,
Clothed in his righteousness alone,
Redeemed to stand before the throne!
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6-7
Jesus Christ, the Rock, is where I choose to put all my hope, faith, trust, and adoration.
He alone will anchor me, as everything that can be shaken shakes, as the perfect storm approaches.
I won't trust in man, money, governments, or any other manmade thing.
Everything else is like sinking sand; it will not stand.
It has been said , "I never knew that Jesus was all I needed until He was all I had."
He is that lighthouse that shines when all else is stormy and dark, strength increasing when I am weak, His love is better than wine, when my self worth and esteem feels low, I realize He values me as priceless , so highly prized that I (we are) am His reward. He is with me, right now, always, and will be in the age to come.
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so!
On Christ the solid Rock I stand...all else is sinking sand.
By Edward Mote
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteous;
No merit of my own I claim
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
In every high and story gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
His oath, his covenant, his blood
Sustain me in the raging flood;
When all supports are washed away,
He then is all my hope and stay.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
When he shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in him be found,
Clothed in his righteousness alone,
Redeemed to stand before the throne!
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6-7
Jesus Christ, the Rock, is where I choose to put all my hope, faith, trust, and adoration.
He alone will anchor me, as everything that can be shaken shakes, as the perfect storm approaches.
I won't trust in man, money, governments, or any other manmade thing.
Everything else is like sinking sand; it will not stand.
It has been said , "I never knew that Jesus was all I needed until He was all I had."
He is that lighthouse that shines when all else is stormy and dark, strength increasing when I am weak, His love is better than wine, when my self worth and esteem feels low, I realize He values me as priceless , so highly prized that I (we are) am His reward. He is with me, right now, always, and will be in the age to come.
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so!
On Christ the solid Rock I stand...all else is sinking sand.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
War & Peace
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Gal.5:16-18
" 21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
Romans 7:21-25
We are at war with ourselves! Two primary facets of who and what we are - body and spirit- are diametrically opposed, and no one is exempt from this ongoing battle. Even the Apostle Paul wrote about his dealings with this struggle. I am reminded today- a person cannot heap burning coals into his lap, and not be burned. The Word reads- Resist the devil and he will flee.
So resist today. Do not try to reason with darkness and rationalize evil. Walk in the spirit and not in the flesh. Christ crucified is the goal, He is our beacon in a dark world, and we are His reward.
Gal.5:16-18
" 21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
Romans 7:21-25
We are at war with ourselves! Two primary facets of who and what we are - body and spirit- are diametrically opposed, and no one is exempt from this ongoing battle. Even the Apostle Paul wrote about his dealings with this struggle. I am reminded today- a person cannot heap burning coals into his lap, and not be burned. The Word reads- Resist the devil and he will flee.
So resist today. Do not try to reason with darkness and rationalize evil. Walk in the spirit and not in the flesh. Christ crucified is the goal, He is our beacon in a dark world, and we are His reward.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Grateful 101
I am grateful.
I have been reflecting on my Father.
He is not a cruel Master, who metes out punishment mercilessly.
His mercy is endless- withholding punishment from me that I rightfully deserve.
His grace is more than abundant- giving me unmerited favor, covering and healing self inflicted wounds, and giving me blessings that I rightfully am not entitled to.
His lovingkindness endures forever- when I can't lift my head because of sin,
All I can croak out through my tears is "Lord, have mercy on me",
He lifts my head, and looks into my soul, and comforts me.
I am grateful.
I have been reflecting on my Father.
He is not a cruel Master, who metes out punishment mercilessly.
His mercy is endless- withholding punishment from me that I rightfully deserve.
His grace is more than abundant- giving me unmerited favor, covering and healing self inflicted wounds, and giving me blessings that I rightfully am not entitled to.
His lovingkindness endures forever- when I can't lift my head because of sin,
All I can croak out through my tears is "Lord, have mercy on me",
He lifts my head, and looks into my soul, and comforts me.
I am grateful.
Hands and Feet 145
“He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me on my high places.
2 Samuel 22:34, Psalm 18:33
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Isaiah 52:7
"He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze."
Psalm 18:34, 2 Samuel 22:35
"It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect."
Psalm 18:32
God is our enabler. When the Lord knocks on the door of our hearts and we invite Him in, He turns ordinary vessels into those that can be used for Holy purposes. He turns our weaknesses into His strength. He washes the dirt from our feet, making them beautiful as we are faithful to bring the good news of the Gospel, and sturdy enough to leap over the pits and snares that lay on our paths, and then stand in high places in His presence. The Lord is our navigation system- In Him we are never in the wrong place. He makes us battle ready-strengthened, armored, and more than conquerers. Today make the Lord your confidence, The eternal weight of His glory is being worked in you.
And sets me on my high places.
2 Samuel 22:34, Psalm 18:33
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Isaiah 52:7
"He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze."
Psalm 18:34, 2 Samuel 22:35
"It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect."
Psalm 18:32
God is our enabler. When the Lord knocks on the door of our hearts and we invite Him in, He turns ordinary vessels into those that can be used for Holy purposes. He turns our weaknesses into His strength. He washes the dirt from our feet, making them beautiful as we are faithful to bring the good news of the Gospel, and sturdy enough to leap over the pits and snares that lay on our paths, and then stand in high places in His presence. The Lord is our navigation system- In Him we are never in the wrong place. He makes us battle ready-strengthened, armored, and more than conquerers. Today make the Lord your confidence, The eternal weight of His glory is being worked in you.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
James 1:19-25
We are called to listen more, speak less- and then do what we have heard. This principle escaped me for many years; hearing the word, the voice of the Master, but then doing nothing of what I had just heard!
In the natural world, we respond to those in authority over us, in the workplace, personal relationships, etc., but somehow we often choose to ignore the words of Life. There are blessings attached to this vital principle. V.25 reads "they will be blessed in what they do." We have all the tools we need, as the word tells us :"
for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ"(Eph.4:12). Step forward. God has given us the armor, tools & weapons, that we need to advance the kingdom, each of us where He has placed us.
There is one thing He hasn't given us: the spirit of fear.
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
James 1:19-25
We are called to listen more, speak less- and then do what we have heard. This principle escaped me for many years; hearing the word, the voice of the Master, but then doing nothing of what I had just heard!
In the natural world, we respond to those in authority over us, in the workplace, personal relationships, etc., but somehow we often choose to ignore the words of Life. There are blessings attached to this vital principle. V.25 reads "they will be blessed in what they do." We have all the tools we need, as the word tells us :"
for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ"(Eph.4:12). Step forward. God has given us the armor, tools & weapons, that we need to advance the kingdom, each of us where He has placed us.
There is one thing He hasn't given us: the spirit of fear.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
My Foundation 258
"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13
God is love.
I want to be affected, and affect others, by the principles of these verses.
I want to wear His light and easy yoke.
Sometimes it's easier said than actually accomplished.
A bit of selfishness here, a hard heart there, a spark of offense sneaks in, and a runaway train wreck can happen- if love is not applied generously.
So I make every effort to apply love thick enough to fill and cover any bomb cratered roads, and reconstruct blown out buildings that I machined-gunned into rubble with bullets of anger. Today Lord, make me a lover, and a legacy builder.
LORD, Cover our shortcomings, failures, and inadequacies,
as You use your love to help us cover and build up others.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13
God is love.
I want to be affected, and affect others, by the principles of these verses.
I want to wear His light and easy yoke.
Sometimes it's easier said than actually accomplished.
A bit of selfishness here, a hard heart there, a spark of offense sneaks in, and a runaway train wreck can happen- if love is not applied generously.
So I make every effort to apply love thick enough to fill and cover any bomb cratered roads, and reconstruct blown out buildings that I machined-gunned into rubble with bullets of anger. Today Lord, make me a lover, and a legacy builder.
LORD, Cover our shortcomings, failures, and inadequacies,
as You use your love to help us cover and build up others.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Thirsty
1 As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
under the protection of the Mighty One[d]
with shouts of joy and praise
among the festive throng.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.
8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my Rock,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?”
10 My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
My Savior and my God.
Psalm 42
I am thirsty. I find that in my life with my Father/Bridegroom/King that I am in one of two possible places. Either His waves and breakers are sweeping over me, totally enveloping me, or I am in the Sahara. There is no intermediate between the two, it is one or the other.
We harvest what we sow; we either sow into the Spirit or sow into the flesh, but we are always sowing to one or the other, whether realized or not. The thirsty times are painful, what I imagine withdrawal pain would be to a drug addict, the scriptures stating,"my bones suffer mortal agony". I have know this sensation, it truly is agonizing. The goal of my life: to hope in God, to pursue Him, to feast on His Word, to hear the whisper of His voice and the roar of His waterfalls, to have my heart not ache because of not being in His presence, but to ache because I am lovesick for Him, and I know that only He can satisfy the desires and longings of my heart and soul.
so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
under the protection of the Mighty One[d]
with shouts of joy and praise
among the festive throng.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.
8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my Rock,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?”
10 My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
My Savior and my God.
Psalm 42
I am thirsty. I find that in my life with my Father/Bridegroom/King that I am in one of two possible places. Either His waves and breakers are sweeping over me, totally enveloping me, or I am in the Sahara. There is no intermediate between the two, it is one or the other.
We harvest what we sow; we either sow into the Spirit or sow into the flesh, but we are always sowing to one or the other, whether realized or not. The thirsty times are painful, what I imagine withdrawal pain would be to a drug addict, the scriptures stating,"my bones suffer mortal agony". I have know this sensation, it truly is agonizing. The goal of my life: to hope in God, to pursue Him, to feast on His Word, to hear the whisper of His voice and the roar of His waterfalls, to have my heart not ache because of not being in His presence, but to ache because I am lovesick for Him, and I know that only He can satisfy the desires and longings of my heart and soul.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Times of Refreshing/Repentance
“For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, I dwell in a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit in order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.” Isaiah 57:15
“Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Psalm 3:19
“Revive me according to Your loving kindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.” Psalm 119:88
"We love because He first loved us"
1 John 4:19
Repentance...refreshing...revival...renewal...
Biblical Israel, God's Chosen people, were always in a state of flux througout their history, they would be in a great place of surrender, obedience, and enjoying peace and prosperity as they are blessed by the Lord. Over time, though, complacency and lukewarm attitudes crept in, along with idolatry, and all of the manifestations of backsliding. The people then paid a heavy price as the blessings and protection of the Father were removed, after which repentance would fall, revival would come, and the people restored.
Their history is a reflection of our personal histories.
We get up...we fall down...we get up. I once heard, "the difference between saints and sinners is that saints keep getting up. We are flawed, imperfect creatures, it is incumbent on us to fix our eyes on perfection- Jesus. He loved us first, and it's God's lovingkindness that brings us to repentance when we slip from a high and lofty place. Revival is never far away, as long as we are willing to turn from wickedness, confess our mess-ups, and fall back into the loving arms of our Father/Bridegroom/King.
“Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Psalm 3:19
“Revive me according to Your loving kindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.” Psalm 119:88
"We love because He first loved us"
1 John 4:19
Repentance...refreshing...revival...renewal...
Biblical Israel, God's Chosen people, were always in a state of flux througout their history, they would be in a great place of surrender, obedience, and enjoying peace and prosperity as they are blessed by the Lord. Over time, though, complacency and lukewarm attitudes crept in, along with idolatry, and all of the manifestations of backsliding. The people then paid a heavy price as the blessings and protection of the Father were removed, after which repentance would fall, revival would come, and the people restored.
Their history is a reflection of our personal histories.
We get up...we fall down...we get up. I once heard, "the difference between saints and sinners is that saints keep getting up. We are flawed, imperfect creatures, it is incumbent on us to fix our eyes on perfection- Jesus. He loved us first, and it's God's lovingkindness that brings us to repentance when we slip from a high and lofty place. Revival is never far away, as long as we are willing to turn from wickedness, confess our mess-ups, and fall back into the loving arms of our Father/Bridegroom/King.
Friday, March 18, 2011
In Our Midst 148
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
Matthew 25:44
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2
Angels are among us! Angelic visitations have never stopped, but in most cases we are simply unaware that we are in their presence. They are multi-purpose; guardians, warriors, messengers, sometimes they are sent to test us. We talk the talk, but when we are faced with a stranger who may have needs- hungry, sick, broke, cold, lonely- how do we respond? On the Day that the veils are pulled away, and we are allowed to see the whole picture, we will see just how many times angels were injected into our life situations.
I am reminded of a former pastor of ours who shared the anecdote of buying a fast food meal for a man who seemed destitute. The stranger thanked him, stepped out into a busy street, a work van going 30 mph passed between their line of sight, and when it passed a split second later, the stranger had vanished.
There are many such accounts, and while they are so interesting, beloved, we need to treat the least of these, every opportunity, with love because this is what love is. We are called to do all things as unto Jesus Himself. The Lord doesn't need to send angels- He is omniscient and omnipotent- He knows and sees everything.
Food for thought...
Matthew 25:44
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2
Angels are among us! Angelic visitations have never stopped, but in most cases we are simply unaware that we are in their presence. They are multi-purpose; guardians, warriors, messengers, sometimes they are sent to test us. We talk the talk, but when we are faced with a stranger who may have needs- hungry, sick, broke, cold, lonely- how do we respond? On the Day that the veils are pulled away, and we are allowed to see the whole picture, we will see just how many times angels were injected into our life situations.
I am reminded of a former pastor of ours who shared the anecdote of buying a fast food meal for a man who seemed destitute. The stranger thanked him, stepped out into a busy street, a work van going 30 mph passed between their line of sight, and when it passed a split second later, the stranger had vanished.
There are many such accounts, and while they are so interesting, beloved, we need to treat the least of these, every opportunity, with love because this is what love is. We are called to do all things as unto Jesus Himself. The Lord doesn't need to send angels- He is omniscient and omnipotent- He knows and sees everything.
Food for thought...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Majestic 260
Oh LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Familiarity with the names of the Master/Creator God sometimes can cause me to lose sight and take for granted the obvious: God's, and the sheer awesomeness of who He is, and how He thinks of us. We are surrounded by his handiwork; beautiful sunrises and sunsets, incredible sculpturing of mountains and landscapes. Even though this world has been corrupted by the Fall, we are living in an immense art gallery. God has given us administration over His creation- "handed us the keys"-
We are always on His mind and highly prized by Him.
We are loved with a jealous and everlasting love, and He has given good gifts to us.
Slow down a bit, beloved take a look around, and Praise Him -today and everyday.
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Familiarity with the names of the Master/Creator God sometimes can cause me to lose sight and take for granted the obvious: God's, and the sheer awesomeness of who He is, and how He thinks of us. We are surrounded by his handiwork; beautiful sunrises and sunsets, incredible sculpturing of mountains and landscapes. Even though this world has been corrupted by the Fall, we are living in an immense art gallery. God has given us administration over His creation- "handed us the keys"-
We are always on His mind and highly prized by Him.
We are loved with a jealous and everlasting love, and He has given good gifts to us.
Slow down a bit, beloved take a look around, and Praise Him -today and everyday.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Holy 149
"On that day holy to the Lord will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the Lord's house will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar. Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the lord Almighty."
Zechariah. 14:20-21
This scripture has personal profound significance to me- even common cooking pots will be like sacred bowls - and so labeled - HOLY TO THE LORD- this is the seal the Lord instructed me to tattoo onto the inside of my right forearm. If any of you have ever had a tattoo, you may know that the inside of the forearm is one of the most sensitive and painful areas to tattoo- the Lord showed me that this pain was necessary- endurance and perseverance, even with pain, will at times be required in our lives, stepping out of our comfort zone.
We are these vessels- common pots being remade for uncommon and holy purposes.
Do not say, "I have no gifts, no skills, I am broken and worthless - how and why would the Lord use me?"
We are entering the season where God desires to use all of us, He is searching the whole earth looking for those who are willing; He is inscribing his labeling and making us HOLY. The requirement: total surrender.
Zechariah. 14:20-21
This scripture has personal profound significance to me- even common cooking pots will be like sacred bowls - and so labeled - HOLY TO THE LORD- this is the seal the Lord instructed me to tattoo onto the inside of my right forearm. If any of you have ever had a tattoo, you may know that the inside of the forearm is one of the most sensitive and painful areas to tattoo- the Lord showed me that this pain was necessary- endurance and perseverance, even with pain, will at times be required in our lives, stepping out of our comfort zone.
We are these vessels- common pots being remade for uncommon and holy purposes.
Do not say, "I have no gifts, no skills, I am broken and worthless - how and why would the Lord use me?"
We are entering the season where God desires to use all of us, He is searching the whole earth looking for those who are willing; He is inscribing his labeling and making us HOLY. The requirement: total surrender.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Signs 150
Over and over the words are ringing in my spirit: When you see these things, look up, look up, look up, for your redemption draws nigh. Yes, the winds of Armageddon are beginning to blow. Jesus described our day when saying that "as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be … And they knew not until the flood came and took them all away." (Matthew 24:37, 39)
-Reprinted from Jerusalem Prayer Team, Dr. Mike Evans, 3/15/2011
Earthquakes and tsunamis, wars, and rumors of more wars, the love of many waxing cold and falling away, famines- these are the signs of the soon return of Yeshua ben David- Jesus son of David. The words of the Scriptures, Dr.Evans' message, and also from Dr.John Hagee just yesterday, reflect and confirm what I feel in my spirit. He is coming- people get ready. When? I don't know, but this I do know. I want to be found faithful, a bride made ready, pure and spotless, when the Bridegroom comes. I will cling to Jesus, He is my Rock, the Author and Perfector of my faith. While everything that can be shaken (sometimes literally) is being shaken, and the Refiner's Fire does its work, we are to hold fast, be ready, rejoice, and look up. Do not hesitate to share the Gospel wherever opportunity is, we are to plant and harvest, so everyday ask God to put those in your path. Let's do God work while there is yet daylight. Get ready.
-Reprinted from Jerusalem Prayer Team, Dr. Mike Evans, 3/15/2011
Earthquakes and tsunamis, wars, and rumors of more wars, the love of many waxing cold and falling away, famines- these are the signs of the soon return of Yeshua ben David- Jesus son of David. The words of the Scriptures, Dr.Evans' message, and also from Dr.John Hagee just yesterday, reflect and confirm what I feel in my spirit. He is coming- people get ready. When? I don't know, but this I do know. I want to be found faithful, a bride made ready, pure and spotless, when the Bridegroom comes. I will cling to Jesus, He is my Rock, the Author and Perfector of my faith. While everything that can be shaken (sometimes literally) is being shaken, and the Refiner's Fire does its work, we are to hold fast, be ready, rejoice, and look up. Do not hesitate to share the Gospel wherever opportunity is, we are to plant and harvest, so everyday ask God to put those in your path. Let's do God work while there is yet daylight. Get ready.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Easy 151
28“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
Lord, there is nothing more I desire than to take your light and easy yoke. Yokes are generally devices that shackle, burden, and enslave, but your yoke actually buoys me up, pulling me out of the filth and pollution this world bathes me in, and sometimes, what I wade into. I desire the rest for my soul that only you can give, I long to sit at your feet and absorb everything that you are. Revive me Lord, nothing I desire compares to you. Your Love is better than wine; only you can satisfy.
Matthew 11:28-30
Lord, there is nothing more I desire than to take your light and easy yoke. Yokes are generally devices that shackle, burden, and enslave, but your yoke actually buoys me up, pulling me out of the filth and pollution this world bathes me in, and sometimes, what I wade into. I desire the rest for my soul that only you can give, I long to sit at your feet and absorb everything that you are. Revive me Lord, nothing I desire compares to you. Your Love is better than wine; only you can satisfy.
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