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There’s an anointing in the atmosphere NOW! In John 2:10 “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till NOW.” The best is not down the road…or in the past…Jesus saved the best for NOW!!! In Hebrews 11:1 (NOW faith is) the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The best is NOW! Do you have NOW faith!!! If you do then grab hold of what you need NOW!!! This was the beginning of the miracles in Jesus’s ministry! It started here! Then Jesus when forth with signs and wonders!!! Claim your miracle NOW! Claim that thing you’ve been praying for Now!!! NOW is the time! Don’t let the enemy tell you that it might happen someday…Jesus saved the best for NOW!!! Stretch for faith now…expect it NOW!!! NOW is the time! Healing NOW! Salvation for your family NOW! Promotion NOW! Blessing’s NOW! That job you have been waiting for…NOW! The atmosphere of expectancy is the breeding ground for miracles!!! NOW!!! Believe NOW! Have NOW faith!!! Do it NOW!!! -
Leviticus 16:14
He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
If you have watched the movie, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, you would remember that when the lid of the ark was lifted, strange-looking creatures floated out and destroyed the people around it. Interesting as it may be, this is biblically inaccurate—the ark of the Bible did not contain strange-looking creatures. What were the things inside it then?
There were three items in the ark: the golden pot of manna, Aaron’s rod and two stone tablets on which God had written the Ten Commandments. (Hebrews 9:4) These items are actually symbols of man’s rebellion. The golden pot of manna represents man’s rejection of God’s provision. The rod of Aaron represents man’s rejection of God’s leadership and the two stone tablets of God’s commandments represent man’s rejection of His standard of holiness.
But because God delights in mercy, He had these items put away in the ark and covered with the mercy seat, which had two cherubim on it. (Hebrews 9:5) And once a year, the high priest would enter the holy of holies where the ark was and sprinkle the blood of the animal sacrifice on the mercy seat. This means that God’s eyes, represented by the eyes of the cherubim, did not see the symbols of man’s rebellion. As long as the blood was there on the mercy seat, He saw only the blood and accepted the people.
Today, Jesus is our High Priest and He Himself has sprinkled His own blood on the true mercy seat in heaven—the throne of grace. (Hebrews 9:23–26) Interestingly, the number of times that the Old Testament high priest had to sprinkle the blood on the mercy seat—seven—speaks of Jesus’ perfect sacrifice. And because His sacrifice is perfect and He is perfect, we who are in Christ have perfect standing forever before God!
My friend, as you come to God today, don’t worry about falling short of His standard of holiness. He does not see your sins. (Hebrews 8:12, 10:17) He sees His Son’s blood on the mercy seat. You have perfect standing before Him forever! -
Faith And Our Feet
Faith is not about how much you believe in what you believe. Faith is about believing that the One you believe in is believable. In fact, you can have all of the faith in the world that your SUV is going to take off and fly you to Canada cruising at 12,000 feet in the air. But that won't change the fact that you're still going to be stuck in traffic somewhere with all four wheels firmly on the ground.
Faith is about believing that the One you believe in is believable.
The way you find out if the one you believe in is believable is by knowing and experiencing Him.
It's like when a child climbs up on the back of her daddy for a piggyback ride. She doesn't get up there and start asking herself if he can hold her or if he is going to drop her. Instead, she immediately starts asking him, "Do you have me?" as she wiggles and adjusts her legs into place.
By asking her daddy, "Do you have me?" she is affirming in her mind that the one she is putting her faith in is faithful. Because if he says, "Yes, I have you," and she rests up there only to discover that he really does have her, then the next time she climbs on for a piggy-back ride, the questions become fewer.
But until she first climbs up onto the back of her daddy, she can say all day long that she believes that he can hold her. Saying it a thousand times won't reduce the hesitation she feels when the offer to get up there is first extended. She will never get to the point where she can experience the full pleasure of his presence until she takes that first climb of faith to discover that he is faithful.
Faith experienced is faith that is real. It is an easy thing to say that you believe. It is an easy thing to feel like you believe. But faith is not situated in our feelings. Faith is situated in our feet. That's why the Bible calls it "walking by faith" rather than "feeling by faith." -
"LET GO AND LET GOD" As children bring thair broken toys with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because he was my friend. But then instead of leaving him, In peace, To work alone; I hung around and tried to help, In ways that were my own. At last, I snatched them back and cried, "How can you be so slow?" "My child," He said,
What could I do? You never would let go." -
The Day Is Coming
And the LORD said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel. 2 Samuel 5:2–3 ESV
David was just a young boy when God had Samuel anoint him as king over Israel. David was probably between ten to fifteen when this happened. It does not give an exact age, but he was so young he was not even considered to be a contender.
At thirty, David actually became king. There was a gap of fifteen to twenty years between the promise and the fulfillment. God used this time to refine David, establish him in the eyes of the people, and thoroughly test his character.
The day is coming when what the Lord has promised you will be fulfilled. That thing that has always been in the back of your mind, that you have almost given up on, will yet come to pass. That day is coming. -
He Has A Plan For You
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 NIV
The Lord appointed Jeremiah as a prophet before he was even born. Jeremiah had not yet done anything, either good, or bad. Yet the Lord had already made plans for his life.
God did not choose Jeremiah because he was wealthy, or because of his charisma, or because he was popular. God said that He formed Jeremiah in the womb and that means that He could have made him anything that He wanted Jeremiah to be. And He did just that.
You are who God wanted you to be. Our choices and actions can be good or bad, but as a person, we are who God made us to be. Don’t look down on yourself because you are not wealthy, or not as popular as someone else. You are who God made you to be, and He has a plan just for you. -
In the Jewish community, the promise, “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out”, refers to being blessed in the affairs of one’s daily life, whether in or outside one’s home.
So here, God is saying that you are blessed in your everyday life. Do you believe it? Do you believe that every day, your family and work life are blessed? Or do you think that you are blessed only during Christmas when you receive your gifts and year-end bonus, or when you get that promotion you have been wanting? Perhaps you think that the blessed life only begins when you meet the man or woman of your dreams!
No, my friend, you are blessed every day and you have God’s Word for it. Psalm 68:19 says, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation!” And because God’s Word says so, believe that every day of your life is loaded with benefits. Every morning, when you get up, believe that it is a day that the Lord has made, and rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) Start the day expecting it to be loaded with the benefits that God has prepared just for you.
At night, when it is time to sleep, know that you will be blessed when you get up in the morning because there will be another load of benefits from your heavenly Father, who so loves you unconditionally, waiting for you!
You can’t make your blessings happen. But if you will just believe what God has said in His Word and act like it is so, the blessings will manifest in your life. In fact, God wants to bless you more than you want to be blessed! His Word declares it: “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out…Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation!”
Beloved, believe God’s Word. Believe Him for the blessings and you will find yourself loaded with His daily benefits! -
As a believer, you have a right to expect restoration of the things that the devil has stolen from you. It may be your health, marriage or finances, but payback time is definitely coming!
Acts 3:20–21 tells us that before Jesus comes back for His church, we will experience “the times of restoration of all things”. What a hope that gives us, knowing that God will restore to us all things before Jesus returns!
My friend, if the devil is attacking you in any area, tell God, “Father, I will not allow the devil to rob me of my health, marriage, children or finances. These blessings are blood-bought and paid for by Your Son!” Claim your restoration in Christ and heaven will hear you.
There will be such times of restoration of all things to the body of Christ that His people will only get better, stronger, healthier, and more successful and glorious! When God restores, even under the old covenant, His people always received much more than what they had originally lost, in terms of quality and/or quantity. How much more will our restoration be under the new covenant because of the shed blood of the Lamb of God!
I believe that God wants you to know that your times of restoration are here. Heaven is waiting to hear you stake your claim for restoration! -
The Bridegroom has been preparing for years to come for His bride. The question remains....is the Bride preparing to meet her Bridegroom, or merely planning to just show up at the last minute? Some will be caught off guard and deceived to believe they didn't know the Bridegroom was coming for His bride. Will the Bride be found waiting, without wrinkle, spot or blemish? We are the Bride...only we know the answer. Prepare daily! Live in a state of expectancy! Amen! -
Beloved, you are not an accident with no destiny. God has called you from your mother’s womb. You have a special calling and a destiny in Christ, and it is all by His grace!
There are Christians who are called by God to be doctors. But I believe that among them are those separated from their mothers’ wombs for the healing ministry. They are passionate about seeking cures to alleviate the sufferings of humanity.
Likewise, I think that there are Christians who are called by God to be teachers in secular schools. But among them are those separated from their mothers’ wombs to be Bible teachers. What gives them tremendous fulfillment is seeing lives saved and transformed under their teaching.
What about those famous magicians you see performing tricks on television? They have a love for the mystical and supernatural. If they were to become Christians, they might just become prophets with ministries marked by the miraculous!
The apostle Paul knew that he was called from his mother’s womb. He had a misguided passion for God though, as he was persecuting the church, until he had his encounter with Jesus. (Acts 8:3, 9:1–6)
If Paul, a terrorist to the early church, could be touched by Christ to become an apostle of grace, what about today’s terrorists who blow up people in the name of their god? For all you know, if they receive Christ, they might just become trailblazers in the kingdom of God!
Now, don’t think that your calling has to do with your qualifications, abilities, achievements or even your walk with God. You were called from your mother’s womb by His grace. As a fetus in your mother’s womb, there was not much you could do—good or bad. That is why your calling is all by His grace. And since He has given you a calling, ask the Holy Spirit to help you discern the desires that He has placed in your heart, the passions that drive you in life, and fulfill your calling and destiny in Christ! -
How can we say that the Lord has declared us “not guilty” of our sin? The first thing we have to understand is that this act was completely God’s doing. We can do absolutely nothing to remove the stain of our own sin. It is for this reason that the Father sent His Son into the world.
The one satisfactory payment for sin is death (Rom. 6:23), and because God wanted to spare us that punishment, He provided the only way out. He gave the perfect sacrifice: His son, Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:8).
What did this loving act accomplish? It enabled us to approach almighty God as clean, pure, and holy men and women. Our purity is not related to anything we ourselves have done; it is due exclusively to the fact that we have been purified in Jesus’ blood. That’s why we can say we have been “washed in the blood,” which is the only way the stain of sin can be removed.
When we come into a saving relationship with Jesus, the first thing to happen is that we are justified—in other words, God declares us “not guilty.” This means that as believers, we can stand in the presence of a perfect, holy God, because He now sees us as His own children.
Am I saying we’ll never sin? No. However, when we place our faith in Jesus Christ as Savior, the penalty for all of our sin—past, present, and future—has been paid, and we will never face God’s condemnation (Rom. 8:1). Thank your heavenly Father today, not only for forgiving your sin, but also for freeing you from the burden of guilt. -
The Key to having faith for commanding REAL mountains to move.
Faith is not speaking and believing that IT WILL come to pass. Faith is speaking and believing THAT IT HAS ALREADY come to past. Jesus said "Whatever you ask for in prayer believe that you HAVE RECEIVED it and you SHALL have it". If you BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED you will SPEAK AS IF you have received. Past tense. So many keep what they ask for IN THE FUTURE by speaking of it as if it is IN THE FUTURE. We interact with an ETERNAL God. There is no future with Him. Only NOW.
How many have you heard say "I'm hoping to receive my healing" for YEARS but have never received it? That's one reason why. They keep putting their answer IN THE FUTURE with THEIR WORDS.
Have you ever wondered what the legal basis for healing was in the Old Testament? The same as that of the New Testament. But how can that be? Because in God's eyes JESUS WAS SLAIN BEFORE the foundation (creation) of the World. THERE IS NO TIME WITH HIM. So our prayers MUST reflect that fact.
When you believe that the mountain has ALREADY jumped into the sea at your command it WILL do so.
The Key to having faith to command REAL mountains to move
Mark 11:22, 23 says
"And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."
From above, again: "Faith is speaking and believing THAT IT HAS ALREADY come to pass."
This is the KEY to eliminating doubt, and thus unlocking mountain moving faith. If you SPEAK and BELIEVE it has ALREADY HAPPENED, then there WILL BE NO DOUBT because in your HEART IT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
** Believing something WILL HAPPEN will always leave room for doubt. Believing something HAS happened leaves NO ROOM for doubt. **
There is NO LIMIT to what can the Lord can do through a believer who teaches His heart to believe what he says HAS ALREADY COME TO PASS. And you teach your heart to believe BY WHAT YOU SAY.
That is why we receive Healing when we speak and then believe BY HIS STRIPES YE -WERE- HEALED. We speak as if WE ALREADY RECEIVED IT and WE SHALL HAVE IT.
This is the key to having faith to command literal mountains to move
You see:
The renewing of the mind by having it transformed by His Word means receiving a new mind with new thoughts. His Mind and His Thoughts are contained in His Word. He wants us to cease thinking as men and to begin thinking as His Sons. Jesus is an ETERNAL being. A Timeless being. So renewing our mind meanss for US to learn to think like TIMELESS beings and SPEAK and PRAY like TIMELESS beings. so believing what we have prayed for has ALREADY been given, what we believe for has ALREADY occurred, NOT WILL OCCUR, is the secret to walking in a MUCH MUCH higher level of faith. That is why Jesus taught:
Mark 11:24,25 "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you HAVE RECEIVED it, and it will be yours" When we cease BELIEVING that WE WILL receive answers, and begin believing WE HAVE ALREADY received answers, we will see PRAYERS answered on a SCALE never seen!
You will notice that Jesus uses WHATEVER here. Any limitation to the scale of the prayer IS ON OUR END, not His.
The Father says:
"If an evangelist prays for Me to bring him ten lost people who will be saved, I will bring him ten, if instead he asks for a million and believes, I will bring him a million. My people limit me by praying small prayers. No longer pray according to what YOU believe that I can do, but pray according to what I believe that I can do.”
“Caleb asked for a mountain and Caleb got a mountain. How many are asking for a hill?"
Lord Jesus says:
"Part of My Bride making herself ready is making herself ready to rule and reign with Me in the Next Age. So I am beginning to teach her how to operate As I operate. To think as I think. To believe as I believe. For She will be My Partner in establishing My Father's will on the earth. We will work together to restore the earth during the Millennium. To restore nature, so that the lion will lie down with the lamb. To make it so earth reflects heaven as it was created to be. For the day of My Wedding is at hand. And My Bride will rule and reign at My Side, bringing great Glory to My Father, and Great Joy to My Heart."
Comments He gave to add:
During the Millennium we will be walking in a much higher level of the miraculous because one of our assignments will be to help restore the earth after the devastation that occurs, which you read about in the Book of Revelation, before Jesus returns to rule and reign. So He is beginning to teach us now the things that we will need to know THEN. Those who are faithful to learn the things He is teaching us in this season will be used the most in the NEXT season for His Bride on the earth, The Millennium.
Notice that Romans 4:17 says that God calls things that be not as though they WERE, which is Past Tense, and not as though they WILL BE which is future tense
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November 18....I'm thankful for all the people in the Bible who's stumbles were recorded. Moses committed murder, yet God chose him to lead the Jews out of Egyptian bondage. David committed both adultery and murder, yet, he was the Apple of God's Eye. Rahab was a prostitute, but Jesus was born out of her lineage. Jonah rebelled against God, yet he was the first evangelist. Paul had Christians stoned to death, and went on to become a great leader and wrote 2/3 of the New Testament.
We as humans stumble & sin every day. If we think otherwise, we lie to ourselves, but our Holy God NEVER stumbles.
Thank you Lord that even though I stumble daily, you pick me up, clean me up, and still use me. I love you Lord. -
When You Want to Throw a Red Flag Out on God
When a head coach on an NFL team perceives that the referee has made a wrong call, awarding a key play to the opposition, he throws out a red flag. This red flag signals that the referee needs to review the play again. Obviously the coach believes that the referee has made a mistake.
There are times in our lives, especially when we are caught between a rock and a hard place, when we want to throw a red flag out on God. We want to stop the game and throw down the red flag because it looks like God has made a wrong call. It looks like He has missed something. It looks like He didn't know what He was doing because if He did, He wouldn't have called things that way.
We think thoughts like - If God had known how this was going to affect me, He wouldn't have allowed that thing to happen. If He had really known the pain that I was going to have to go through in dealing with this, then He would have made a different decision.
We want to reach into our pocket and pull out our red flag and yell, "God, you missed this one! You blew it. Review it, because you're obviously wrong." It is during those times that we need to remember that God often does some of His best work in the dark. He is also often the nearest when He seems the furthest away. It is during those times that our faith needs to carry us through. Because it is in those times that God is often waiting to see what we are going to do. -
Do you always end your prayers with “in Jesus’ name”? Maybe your Sunday school teacher taught you to do this, or maybe you have heard church leaders and other believers utter it at the end of their prayers.
I used to say “in Jesus’ name” very quickly as if those were magic words that would get my prayers answered. Then, one day, I heard the Lord asking me why I was doing that.
The Lord wanted me to realize that whenever I pray and say “in Jesus’ name”, I am putting my entire faith for my prayer to be answered not in who I am or what I have done, but in the person and name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and what He has done at the cross!
Whenever we ask God for anything in Jesus’ name, Jesus says to us, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.” This means that in your prayer for healing, when you say “in Jesus’ name”, healing comes over your sick body because it is by His stripes that you are healed. (1 Peter 2:24) In your prayer for protection, when you say “in Jesus’ name”, you are kept safe because the blood of Jesus protects and delivers you from evil. (Exodus 12:13)
Beloved, the good name of your family cannot save you. Your pastor’s name cannot save you. Even the name of the latest medical breakthrough cannot save you. Only one name under heaven can save you—Jesus! And the good news is that His name in Hebrew, Yeshua, means salvation—healing, preservation, wholeness, wellness, provision, safety and deliverance for you and your family!
So these days, whenever I pray, I slow down at the end of my prayer and say, “Father, I ask all this not based on what I have or have not done, but based on Jesus and His finished work at the cross. I ask all this in Jesus’ name. Amen!” -
Soteria205: still reading - and appreciating - your inspiring posts!!! Thank you... -
Blessings~~Thank you so much for that. No one ever checks in or shares, so I feel sometimes like I'm the only one that comes here. I needed your input.
I'd love to have people share their testimonies, or prayer requests.
Bless You
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Have you ever wondered why, in some Bible stories, God asked the people to give what little they had to Him? It may appear cruel, but the truth is that God was setting them up for a blessing! God’s way is to use whatever we have, and multiply it back to us once we put it in His hands.
The widow of Zarephath had only a handful of flour and a little oil to make one last meal for her son and herself before they faced starvation. But she trusted God and used a portion of the little that she had to make a cake for the prophet Elijah. And God rewarded her by making sure that her bin of flour was not used up and her jar of oil did not run dry until the drought ended.
Similarly, the boy who gave his little lunch of five loaves and two small fish to Jesus not only ate well, but he also saw it being used to feed more than 5,000 people with 12 baskets full of leftovers!
Whenever we give what little we have to God, whether it is money, time or energy, it opens up our hearts so that God can fill us up with more. And when we give our lives to God, we can trust Him to make things right for us and to be the rewarder of our faith.
When Ruth, a childless Moabite widow, left the comfort of her home to follow her mother-in-law Naomi and the God of Israel back to a foreign land (Ruth 1:16), she was given a full reward by the Lord. God gave Ruth protection and ensured that she was well-provided for through Boaz, a wealthy relative who took on the role of kinsman-redeemer for her and Naomi.
Beloved, as you trust God with what you have today, know that He loves you and is setting you up for more blessings. So expect to see even more of His provision and abundance in the days to come! -
† Don’t Argue With God †
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21 ESV
Do not say that you are a loser when God says that you are an overcomer. Do not say that you are worth nothing when Jesus laid down His life for you. Do not say that you are a failure, when in fact it was all a part of God’s plan.
When God says that you are going to make it, you will. When God says that He loves you, He does. When God says that you are forgiven, you are.
Stop arguing with God and let your speech and actions agree with Him. Can two walk together unless they are in agreement? If we go through the day whining and complaining, how can we be in agreement with God at the same time. Don’t argue with God, agree with Him. -
God wants to bless you—big-time! It was for this reason that He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” The deep is where you will find a whole lot of fish. You won’t find them near the shore in shallow waters. But to launch out into the deep is to move away from the comfort of the shoreline.
My friend, God wants you to break away from your comfort zone and step out in faith to do what He has put in your heart. It may be something simple, but which you have never done before or only dreamt of.
Now, our Lord Jesus who said, “Launch out into the deep…” also said, “…let down your nets for a catch.” Notice that He used the plural “nets” and not the singular “net”. Beloved, God wants to give you more than what you need. His dream for you is bigger than anything you can ever dream of. Dream big and God will exceed your dream because He delights in giving you exceedingly abundantly above all that you ask or think.
Beloved, God wants to bless you beyond your wildest dreams. He did it for Simon who was astonished at the size of the catch of fish. (Luke 5:9) But it was not until Simon launched out into the deep that he ended up with the net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish. (Luke 5:6–7) You, too, will be astonished at your catch when you step out of your comfort zone and launch out into the deep with the Lord! -
† Everyone Stumbles †
And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. And he broke down and wept. Mark 14:71–72 ESV
Looking back over the mistakes in his life, Peter probably regretted this moment above them all. He was one of the closest companions of Jesus and followed Him closely for three years. Now he had denied that even knew Jesus three times. But his story does not end there. Peter got up, and followed the Lord again and his greatest days happened after this incident.
Everyone falls, but not everyone gets back up. The Lord knew that Peter would deny Him. He told his this before it happened. Jesus loved him anyway. The Lord knows our weaknesses. He knows that we will fail sometimes. It is important that you get back up.
When you stumble, tell God you are sorry and try it again. Do not give up. Do not throw in the towel. We all fall down. Be the one that gets up and fulfill the Lord’s plan for your life. Do it now. -
Famine impoverished the life of Naomi, an Israelite. But it was the deaths of her husband and two sons that left her completely destitute. Or so she thought, until Boaz, who was a wealthy and close relative, entered her life.
As her kinsman-redeemer, Boaz married Ruth, Naomi’s widowed daughter-in-law. And through that union, Naomi had a grandson. The birth of her grandson gave her a new lease of life, causing the womenfolk in her village to declare that the restorer of life and the nourisher of her old age had come into her life.
Boaz is a picture of Jesus, our kinsman-redeemer. Jesus became our kinsman when He was born into this world as one like us. And He became our Redeemer when He paid with His life and blood at the cross to redeem us.
Jesus gave Himself to us as our restorer of life and nourisher of our old age. When the restorer of life is in our lives, what we have lost can be restored. And with the nourisher of our old age in us, our bodies can be gloriously renewed even though we advance in our years.
That is why when Moses died at the age of 120, his eyes were not dim and his natural vigor was not diminished. Caleb, at 85 years old, could still drive out the giants from the land. God had literally nourished his body and made it strong for war. Sarah was certainly rejuvenated in her old age by God for she was still desirable to a king at the age of 90.God even renewed her womb. She received strength to conceive seed, giving birth to Isaac in her old age.
Beloved, God is outside of time and your faith in Him brings you into this timeless zone. There, what the years have stolen will be restored. And even as your years increase, you will not grow weak and weary because the restorer of life and nourisher of your old age is in you! -
What Did You Tell him?
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers. Luke 22:30–32 ESV
Jesus turned and asked them all, "Who do you say that I am?". To which Peter replied by the Holy Spirit that Jesus was the Christ. Shortly after, during the last supper, Jesus told Peter that satan had demanded to have him so that he might sift him as wheat. My first question would have been: “What did you tell him???”
It sounds a lot like Job 1:11 where satan asked to test Job. When wheat is sifted it strains out the impurities and yields the good. Peter was soon sifted with fear as the strainer and denied knowing Jesus three times. After this he said: I go a fishing. He felt that his career as a disciple was washed up.
Jesus knew in advance this would happen, which is why He told Peter “And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers”. Peter saw himself a complete failure. Jesus saw it as a cleansing process. Peter was restored and became the man he was called to be.
Do not panic when you are being tested. This is the normal and necessary cleansing process. Who you are under pressure, is who you really are. God already knows, but He wants to show you so you can deal with it. God loves you too much to leave you like you are. -
Having lost my source of income as a stage 4 girl, I lost my source of tithe. I forgot about the widow's mite, you know? Today I dropped in an offering and have already received a 9 fold return! Come praise The Lord with me. -
ADJ~~ I'm praising God with you and for you! My husband was unemployed most of the first 1/2 of this year. I get $850 SSDI monthly. It was amazing how God provided for us during that time. We had always been tithers, & givers, but suddenly we had nothing to give.
Pastor always says, "God keeps perfect records. " He wanted us to learn to trust Him completely for everything. He wanted us to trust what He was doing, not the good that we thought we were doing.
Jehovah Jireh....Our Provider, His Grace is Sufficient!
Paula -
thanks, Paula. -
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Perched on a tree branch, two birds were observing passers-by rushing from one place to another. Looking at their faces, one bird asked the other, “Why is man so full of worries and cares?” The other bird answered, “Maybe they don’t have a heavenly Father like we do.”
I believe that the Lord made birds to tell us that we are of more value than many birds put together. In Matthew 10:29, Jesus said, “Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin?” Then, in Luke 12:6, He said, “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins?” If you do the math, you will realize that these sparrows are so cheap that you can buy four of them for two copper coins, and you get one thrown in for free!
Sparrows are common creatures in Israel. Yet, not even one of these cheap birds falls to the ground without the Father’s knowledge. Not one of them is forgotten before Him. So will He forget you who are of more value than all these birds put together?
Jesus said, “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” And if your heavenly Father feeds the birds of the air, how much more will He feed you, His precious, beloved child!
“Why don’t I see the supply then?” you may ask.
The answer is worry. That is why Jesus also said, “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’…For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” Beloved, if your heavenly Father cares for cheap, common birds, and feeds them every day, how much more will He care for you, His dear, precious child! Let your heart be at rest as you hear Him say to you, “Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
Quit the worry and Rest in Him!!!
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† The Dentist Chair †
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 ESV
As I writhed in pain in the chair, the dentist wrestled on with the split tooth. It was very painful, but the toothache would not go away until all of it was removed. Like Esau, I began to comfort myself with the thought of killing him when it was over. Finally, the dentist got it out in three parts and the pain gradually subsided. I spared him.
God loves us, but when there are harmful things in our life He will often remove them. It can hurt. Pride, arrogance, bitterness, greed, lust, He has methods for every stronghold in our life and He loves us too much to leave them there. Like a Father removing a splinter from his child’s hand, or a dentist removing a broken tooth, He knows that it is for your own good and He will not relent.
Do not panic today if life is painful, it will not always be. Be sure that your main focus in life is doing God’s will and everything else will line up properly. This does not mean that your life will be pain free, but it will work out for the best in the long run. The things that you are going through will work out for good. -
Slow Train Coming
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. Genesis 41:14 ESV
Joseph had been in prison for over two years, and had been sold as a slave by his brothers years before that. Now he was standing before the pharaoh of Egypt and being given his signet ring. Suddenly, he was the second-in-command of the most powerful nation on earth. Prison in the morning, Ruler of Egypt in the evening. His dream had seemed to take forever, but it had now arrived.
God’s plan for Joseph had taken between thirteen to twenty years. It was intricate and had many layers and characters involved in this little piece. Israel was saved during an intense famine. Joseph learned management skills. He was humbled and became a broken man that God could use. There was over a decade of Joseph feeling forgotten, but suddenly his dream came to pass.
God’s plans are intricate, deep, and all the pieces have to line up. This can take time, but suddenly it will happen. Keep on doing what you are supposed to. Don’t neglect your part of the plan. God’s plan for you may take time, but it will arrive right on schedule. -
In this verse, “all things” is literally all things—the good, the bad and the ugly! Now, it does not mean that all things are from God. Some things, such as accidents, sicknesses, broken relationships and divorces are not from Him. They are from the devil or just part of the fallen world that we live in. But what this verse does tell us is that “all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose”. That is our inheritance as God’s beloved children.
Do the people of the world have this inheritance? No. When bad things happen to them, they are what they are—bad things. But when bad things happen to the children of God, it does not end there. God can make those bad things work together for good. In other words, the devil may throw lemons at you, but God can take those lemons and make refreshing lemonade for you!
It is important you remember that God is not behind anything bad or ugly. But when those things happen, know that He can make all things work together for good. And don’t let anyone tell you that all things will work together for good only if you love God and are called according to His purpose. These two things are not conditions but descriptions of believers. Believers are those who love God because they know that God first loved them. (1 John 4:19) And they are called according to His purpose for they have been born again and belong to Him.
My friend, because you have been born again, all things in your life will work together for good. This is your inheritance as a beloved child of God!
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