"WARM WELLS", "HEART BURN",.........AND "THE FULLNESS OF GOD"!!!!!!!!!
(Luke 24:13-53/Ephesians 3:19)
After Jesus Christ was crucified for my sins, and your sins, and for the sins of all the world (Luke 23:33)----- two of His disciples were walking on the "way" from Jerusalem to Emmaus - and they encountered the resurrected Jesus Christ - "the Way" (John 14:6). "But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him." (Luke 24:13-16)
These two disciples were very disappointed, sad, and frustrated - because the One that they had "thought" was the "Messiah" ----- had just died! Their hopes had been crushed by His death.
[They were sad because their hopes had been crushed. Perhaps their hopes were crushed- - - - -because they had placed their hopes on their own expectations, rather than on the person of Jesus Christ, and on what the Scriptures say about Him-the Messiah!!! (Isaiah chapters 52 & 53). More about that later].
First, Jesus asked the two disciples some questions, then He listened to them, and then - "...beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself". (Luke 24:27)
"When they neared the village of Emmaus ("Warm Wells"), "...He (Jesus) acted as if He would go further. But they constrained Him, saying 'abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent'. And He went in to stay with them.
"Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
"Then their eyes were opened and they knew (recognized) Him; and He vanished from sight.
"And they said to one another, 'Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?' " (Luke 24:17-32)
See here how Jesus asked them questions, listened to them, and then opened/explained the Scriptures concerning Himself to them; then He was revealed to them when He blessed and broke the bread, and gave it to them.
When "...He vanished from sight..."- - - that caused them to talk about Him more, meditate on His words more, pursue Him, and seek His Presence more, share with others about Jesus, and worship Him more!!! (Luke 24:32-53)
O K, it is confession time for me (Barry):
Holy God in His perfect love has been very graciously and patiently working on me for a long time - teaching me to put my hope (not on my expectations), but on His Person-His character-His Word!!!
In John 16:13 Jesus (Himself) tells you and me: "...He (the Holy Spirit) will guide you into all truth".
So, as you and I continue to submit ourselves to God, and read, study, and declare the Scriptures, and ask the Holy Spirit - - - He will open/explain the Scriptures to each of us, filling our lives with more and more of His Presence!!!
As IT IS WRITTEN IN HIS WORD:
"...That you may experience for yourselves the love of Christ...that you may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled with God Himself!"
(Ephesians 3:19/Amplified Bible)
"Lord...let it be to me according to your word." (Luke 1:38)
Amen.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
MAY OUR LIVES.......BE A DANCE TO HIS HOLY SONG!!!!!!!!
"The Lord God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with
gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing."
(Zephaniah 3:17)
"Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the
earth;
Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children...
"Let them praise the name of the
Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and
heaven."
"Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful
in their King.
"Let them praise His name with
the dance;
"Let them sing praises to Him with
the timbrel and harp.
"For the Lord takes pleasure in
His people;
"He will beautify the humble with
salvation."
(Psalm 149:2-4)
(Just a few days ago, I took an early morning stroll through the woods around our home...
May you be richly blessed by what our Holy Lord God enabled me to see.....)
The Lord God - "When He utters His voice...He brings the wind out of His treasuries..." (Jeremiah 51:16)..........the spider web, and the leaves carrying their water droplets, "dance" on the breeze.....
The beams of sunlight dance upon the crystal silk of the spider web, and upon the leaves, and upon the beautifully clear water droplets..........
O may we more and more continually see His signs and hear His songs!!! May we more and more continually "dance" our lives (our hearts, our thoughts, our words, our actions!) in worshipful harmony with His songs - rejoicing and singing unto Him as He "rejoices over us with singing"!!!!!!! (Zephaniah 3:17)
The silk of the spider web stretched out like a crystal harp - the beams of sun-light (Son-light!) dancing a holy, beautiful, love-song upon the strings..
O Holy Spirit, we pray - please teach us to surrender to You, and to trust You, and to depend on You!!! Oh enable us to dance our lives, in trusting love and worshipful symphony with Jesus Christ's songs over each of us!!!
For He not only "rejoices over us with singing.."..........He Himself is "...our strength and our song"!!!!! (Isaiah 12:2)
He Himself is our love song, our praise song, our song of worship, our song of grace, our song of comfort, our song of embrace, our song of hope, our song of understanding, our song of grief, our song of joy, our song of victory!!!!!!!
As we more and more dance and sing our lives in worshipful harmony with Him, He can enable us to "tune out" (the noise of our flesh and the world) - that is not in harmony with Him. For now, we are "... in the world" (John 17:11), but not of the world." (John 17:14).
Singing and dancing our lives in harmony with Him will become more and more a wedding dance as "the day" approaches - when He our Holy Bridegroom comes to take us home!!!!!!!
(Isaiah 62:5/Revelation 19:6-9)
HALLELUJAH!!! HALLELUJAH!!! HALLELUAH!!! HALLELUJAH!!! HALLELUJAH!!!
AMEN!!!
(See "His Glorious Light..."/August 20th, and "Silent Song"/July 6th) messages for more on sunlight and spider webs.)
Holy God is everywhere!!! (Psalm 139:7-12) He is "ready to perform His word..." (Jeremiah 1:12) and to show you His sights and signs!!! Let's "...ask" and keep on asking Him!!!!! (Matthew 7:7)
"The Lord God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with
gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing."
(Zephaniah 3:17)
"Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the
earth;
Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children...
"Let them praise the name of the
Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and
heaven."
"Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful
in their King.
"Let them praise His name with
the dance;
"Let them sing praises to Him with
the timbrel and harp.
"For the Lord takes pleasure in
His people;
"He will beautify the humble with
salvation."
(Psalm 149:2-4)
(Just a few days ago, I took an early morning stroll through the woods around our home...
May you be richly blessed by what our Holy Lord God enabled me to see.....)
The Lord God - "When He utters His voice...He brings the wind out of His treasuries..." (Jeremiah 51:16)..........the spider web, and the leaves carrying their water droplets, "dance" on the breeze.....
The beams of sunlight dance upon the crystal silk of the spider web, and upon the leaves, and upon the beautifully clear water droplets..........
O may we more and more continually see His signs and hear His songs!!! May we more and more continually "dance" our lives (our hearts, our thoughts, our words, our actions!) in worshipful harmony with His songs - rejoicing and singing unto Him as He "rejoices over us with singing"!!!!!!! (Zephaniah 3:17)
The silk of the spider web stretched out like a crystal harp - the beams of sun-light (Son-light!) dancing a holy, beautiful, love-song upon the strings..
O Holy Spirit, we pray - please teach us to surrender to You, and to trust You, and to depend on You!!! Oh enable us to dance our lives, in trusting love and worshipful symphony with Jesus Christ's songs over each of us!!!
For He not only "rejoices over us with singing.."..........He Himself is "...our strength and our song"!!!!! (Isaiah 12:2)
He Himself is our love song, our praise song, our song of worship, our song of grace, our song of comfort, our song of embrace, our song of hope, our song of understanding, our song of grief, our song of joy, our song of victory!!!!!!!
As we more and more dance and sing our lives in worshipful harmony with Him, He can enable us to "tune out" (the noise of our flesh and the world) - that is not in harmony with Him. For now, we are "... in the world" (John 17:11), but not of the world." (John 17:14).
Singing and dancing our lives in harmony with Him will become more and more a wedding dance as "the day" approaches - when He our Holy Bridegroom comes to take us home!!!!!!!
(Isaiah 62:5/Revelation 19:6-9)
HALLELUJAH!!! HALLELUJAH!!! HALLELUAH!!! HALLELUJAH!!! HALLELUJAH!!!
AMEN!!!
(See "His Glorious Light..."/August 20th, and "Silent Song"/July 6th) messages for more on sunlight and spider webs.)
Holy God is everywhere!!! (Psalm 139:7-12) He is "ready to perform His word..." (Jeremiah 1:12) and to show you His sights and signs!!! Let's "...ask" and keep on asking Him!!!!! (Matthew 7:7)
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
HIS GLORIOUS LIGHT........HIS HOLY PRESENCE - "...on earth as it is in heaven"!!!
"...The great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal...and the city was pure gold, like clear glass." (Revelation 21:10-11, 18)
God's sunlight (Son-light) shining on the crystal-silk of a spider web, displaying pure golden light - revealing the presence of God!!! Jesus Christ taught us to pray: "Let Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:8-13)
God's sunlight (Son-light) shining on the crystal-silk of yet another spider web, displaying all the colors of a rainbow - which is a "...sign of the covenant of God with man..." (Genesis 9:8-13); and a rainbow around the throne of God in heaven (Revelation 4:3)-------Jesus Christ taught us to pray "...let it be on earth as it is in heaven". (Matthew 6:8-13)
God is present with us all of the time - wherever we are. "I am with you always..." (Matthew 28:20).
"Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
"If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
"If I take the wings of the morning,
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
"Even there Your hand shall lead me,
and Your right hand shall hold me."
"If I say, 'Surely the darkness shall fall on me,'
Even the night shall be light about me;
"Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You."
(Psalm 139:7-12)
We have only to enter into His Presence-----
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name."
(Psalm 100:4)
"You are holy, enthroned in (You establish Your Presence
in) the praises of Israel (Your people)."
(Psalm 22:3)
Oh let us praise Him and keep on praising Him!!! He is worthy!!!!!
Let us ask Him and keep on asking Him to open our hearts and let us experience His Presence for ourselves-----day-by-day, and night-by-night!!!!!!!!
Oh praise You O God Most High!!! (Genesis 14:22)
Oh praise You Lord Jesus Christ!!! You are the King of Glory!!!! (Psalm 24:10)
Oh thank You and praise you my Holy Lord Jesus!!!
I love You and honor You!!!!
I worship You!!!
I bow before You!!!!
I worship You!!!!
"Let it be on earth as it is in heaven"!!!!!!!!
Amen
"...The great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal...and the city was pure gold, like clear glass." (Revelation 21:10-11, 18)
God's sunlight (Son-light) shining on the crystal-silk of a spider web, displaying pure golden light - revealing the presence of God!!! Jesus Christ taught us to pray: "Let Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:8-13)
God's sunlight (Son-light) shining on the crystal-silk of yet another spider web, displaying all the colors of a rainbow - which is a "...sign of the covenant of God with man..." (Genesis 9:8-13); and a rainbow around the throne of God in heaven (Revelation 4:3)-------Jesus Christ taught us to pray "...let it be on earth as it is in heaven". (Matthew 6:8-13)
God is present with us all of the time - wherever we are. "I am with you always..." (Matthew 28:20).
"Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
"If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
"If I take the wings of the morning,
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
"Even there Your hand shall lead me,
and Your right hand shall hold me."
"If I say, 'Surely the darkness shall fall on me,'
Even the night shall be light about me;
"Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You."
(Psalm 139:7-12)
We have only to enter into His Presence-----
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name."
(Psalm 100:4)
"You are holy, enthroned in (You establish Your Presence
in) the praises of Israel (Your people)."
(Psalm 22:3)
Oh let us praise Him and keep on praising Him!!! He is worthy!!!!!
Let us ask Him and keep on asking Him to open our hearts and let us experience His Presence for ourselves-----day-by-day, and night-by-night!!!!!!!!
Oh praise You O God Most High!!! (Genesis 14:22)
Oh praise You Lord Jesus Christ!!! You are the King of Glory!!!! (Psalm 24:10)
Oh thank You and praise you my Holy Lord Jesus!!!
I love You and honor You!!!!
I worship You!!!
I bow before You!!!!
I worship You!!!!
"Let it be on earth as it is in heaven"!!!!!!!!
Amen
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
JOSH..........WITH (THE PRAYERS OF) Us Added = ???????
YOU! Yes, YOU! - How important are you???
Are you as important as Josh???
But wait - let's not ask your opinion, nor my opinion - let's ask Jesus Christ - for you see...He paid the price for you, and for me, and for Josh.
Let me tell you a story - a true, personal story.
My wife Mary and I got married November 26, 1983. For the first 15 or 16 years of our marriage, we never had a flat tire on any of our vehicles, except for 1 or 2 flats...which happened in our own driveway!
In the summer of 1999, God called Mary and me to drive out to a prayer conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. But the most important part of the trip was before we arrived in Colorado.
In addition to attending the prayer conference, God had called us to drive through the American Indian Reservations located in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, and to pray for the men, women, children, and families that live there. Indeed our Faithful Holy God blessed us with many wonderful, powerful prayer opportunities, in many different villages and towns..........and although we did not yet know it.....we were on our way to meet Josh!
Many of the villages and homes were in very remote places. As I mentioned earlier, it was summer-----it can get very hot in South Dakota in the summer!!!
Remember - I said earlier that in the first 15 or 16 years of our marriage - we had no flat tires except in our own driveway.........well, on a very hot afternoon in June, on a remote section of the highway - we had a flat tire!
By God's grace, I changed the tire with no difficulty, and we continued our trip.
Immediately, Mary and I began asking our Holy Lord God to guide us to the nearest place where we could get the flat tire repaired as soon as possible. (Of course we were also praying that we would not have another flat before we got this one repaired!)
It was after dark when we reached the nearest town, and all of the stores, service stations, etc. were closed, so we spent the night there in Custer, South Dakota..
As we drove through Custer the next morning, praying and searching for help.....finally we spotted a sign - "We Repair Tires". "Hallelujah!!!!! Thank You Lord Jesus!!!!!!! When we drove up to the service station, I saw a lady standing near the cash register, so I explained our problem to her. She replied to me: "Josh does all of our tire work, I'll send him out to your car".
In just a moment, a very young boy walked up to our car, he said that his name was Josh, and that he would repair our tire. As I opened the car trunk so that he could get the flat tire, I asked Josh: "How old are you, Josh?" He answered, "nine years old".
Josh repaired the tire quickly and easily, and, as I watched him put the tire back on the car, and put the spare tire back into the trunk, it was obvious that Josh was indeed an excellent and experienced "tire repair man"!!!
When Josh was finished with our car, I went into the station, and paid the lady (Josh's Mother) for the repair. I then looked around the station until I found Josh, I gave him some money for himself, and then I talked with him about how much "GOD LOVES HIM!!!"
So, "how important is Josh?"
Well,
First - Josh is so important to Jesus Christ that He chose to die on the cross ...to save Josh and forgive him for his sins - rather than to live without him!!!
*** Please read that (above) again.**
Second - Josh is important enough to God - that He would have Mary and me drive all the way from north Georgia to South Dakota (approximately 1,521 miles), so that we would have a flat tire in a remote area - within driving distance from Custer - so that we could meet Josh and tell him ...about God's love for him!!!!!!!
So, to "recap" (pun intended) my questions at the beginning of this message:
Are you as important as Josh?
Is every person as important as Josh?
The answer is "YES!!! (Please read II Corinthians 1:20).
Jesus Christ paid the same price (THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE PRICE!!!!!!!) for you, for Josh, and for me.....as He paid for Moses, David, as He paid for Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and for Paul (through whom He wrote much of the New Testament!!!)
Oh, and the title of this message - "Josh---with the prayers of Us Added"..........
What does that mean?
In the Old Testament book of Joshua we see that Joshua led all of the Israelites into the Promised Land!!! In the book of Numbers -600,000+ warriors are listed. Add a wife, and (at least) 2 children per family.....and the total is 2 million four hundred thousand + (2,400,000 +)!!!
Since the day that we met Josh...Mary and I, and others, have been praying for Josh!
How many people will Josh (with the prayers of Us Added)----- [JoshUA = Joshua].....
How many people will he lead into HEAVEN!!!???!!!
God has the names written in the Lamb's Book of Life!!!!!!! (Revelation 21:27).
Jesus Christ has defined ONCE-FOR-ALL how vitally important you are to Him!!!
YOU! Ask Jesus to save you!!!
YOU!, BE HIS!!!
YOU, BE THERE IN HEAVEN!!!
AMEN.
YOU! Yes, YOU! - How important are you???
Are you as important as Josh???
But wait - let's not ask your opinion, nor my opinion - let's ask Jesus Christ - for you see...He paid the price for you, and for me, and for Josh.
Let me tell you a story - a true, personal story.
My wife Mary and I got married November 26, 1983. For the first 15 or 16 years of our marriage, we never had a flat tire on any of our vehicles, except for 1 or 2 flats...which happened in our own driveway!
In the summer of 1999, God called Mary and me to drive out to a prayer conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. But the most important part of the trip was before we arrived in Colorado.
In addition to attending the prayer conference, God had called us to drive through the American Indian Reservations located in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, and to pray for the men, women, children, and families that live there. Indeed our Faithful Holy God blessed us with many wonderful, powerful prayer opportunities, in many different villages and towns..........and although we did not yet know it.....we were on our way to meet Josh!
Many of the villages and homes were in very remote places. As I mentioned earlier, it was summer-----it can get very hot in South Dakota in the summer!!!
Remember - I said earlier that in the first 15 or 16 years of our marriage - we had no flat tires except in our own driveway.........well, on a very hot afternoon in June, on a remote section of the highway - we had a flat tire!
By God's grace, I changed the tire with no difficulty, and we continued our trip.
Immediately, Mary and I began asking our Holy Lord God to guide us to the nearest place where we could get the flat tire repaired as soon as possible. (Of course we were also praying that we would not have another flat before we got this one repaired!)
It was after dark when we reached the nearest town, and all of the stores, service stations, etc. were closed, so we spent the night there in Custer, South Dakota..
As we drove through Custer the next morning, praying and searching for help.....finally we spotted a sign - "We Repair Tires". "Hallelujah!!!!! Thank You Lord Jesus!!!!!!! When we drove up to the service station, I saw a lady standing near the cash register, so I explained our problem to her. She replied to me: "Josh does all of our tire work, I'll send him out to your car".
In just a moment, a very young boy walked up to our car, he said that his name was Josh, and that he would repair our tire. As I opened the car trunk so that he could get the flat tire, I asked Josh: "How old are you, Josh?" He answered, "nine years old".
Josh repaired the tire quickly and easily, and, as I watched him put the tire back on the car, and put the spare tire back into the trunk, it was obvious that Josh was indeed an excellent and experienced "tire repair man"!!!
When Josh was finished with our car, I went into the station, and paid the lady (Josh's Mother) for the repair. I then looked around the station until I found Josh, I gave him some money for himself, and then I talked with him about how much "GOD LOVES HIM!!!"
So, "how important is Josh?"
Well,
First - Josh is so important to Jesus Christ that He chose to die on the cross ...to save Josh and forgive him for his sins - rather than to live without him!!!
*** Please read that (above) again.**
Second - Josh is important enough to God - that He would have Mary and me drive all the way from north Georgia to South Dakota (approximately 1,521 miles), so that we would have a flat tire in a remote area - within driving distance from Custer - so that we could meet Josh and tell him ...about God's love for him!!!!!!!
So, to "recap" (pun intended) my questions at the beginning of this message:
Are you as important as Josh?
Is every person as important as Josh?
The answer is "YES!!! (Please read II Corinthians 1:20).
Jesus Christ paid the same price (THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE PRICE!!!!!!!) for you, for Josh, and for me.....as He paid for Moses, David, as He paid for Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and for Paul (through whom He wrote much of the New Testament!!!)
Oh, and the title of this message - "Josh---with the prayers of Us Added"..........
What does that mean?
In the Old Testament book of Joshua we see that Joshua led all of the Israelites into the Promised Land!!! In the book of Numbers -600,000+ warriors are listed. Add a wife, and (at least) 2 children per family.....and the total is 2 million four hundred thousand + (2,400,000 +)!!!
Since the day that we met Josh...Mary and I, and others, have been praying for Josh!
How many people will Josh (with the prayers of Us Added)----- [JoshUA = Joshua].....
How many people will he lead into HEAVEN!!!???!!!
God has the names written in the Lamb's Book of Life!!!!!!! (Revelation 21:27).
Jesus Christ has defined ONCE-FOR-ALL how vitally important you are to Him!!!
YOU! Ask Jesus to save you!!!
YOU!, BE HIS!!!
YOU, BE THERE IN HEAVEN!!!
AMEN.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
"YOU RESTORE MY SOUL" [HIS ETERNAL PROMISES - OUR CONTINUING BLESSINGS]
(From Psalm 23 and other portions of God's Word)
*** Please read this slowly,..... as you meditate upon it. Thank you. **
O Lord Jesus Christ!!!
Because You are my Shepherd - I will not lack anything that I truly need.
You cause me to lie down in lush, green meadows (to rest in You).
You cover me with Your blanket of "...everlasting love...and underneath are Your everlasting arms". (Jeremiah 31:3/Deuteronomy 33:27)
"You lead me beside still waters (waters of comfort and rest).
"You restore my soul.
"You lead me in the paths of righteousness for Your name's sake." (Psalm 23:2b-3)
You restore my soul.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)
You restore my soul.
O Holy God!!! You declare: "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." [ give rest...(Hebrew) nu'ach "noo-ahch" . God's Presence soothes, comforts, settles, and quiets us.] (Exodus 33:14).
You restore my soul.
"The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you, the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26)
You restore my soul.
"Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young." (Isaiah 40:10-11)
You restore my soul.
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10)
You restore my soul.
"...Peace, be still." (Mark 4:39) " ...My peace I give to you."
(John 14:27) "He is Himself our peace." (Ephesians 2:14)
You restore my soul.
"Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.
"'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear * the hour I first believed." [Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound (Public Domain)]
You restore my soul.
"You will show me the path of life;
In Your Presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore." (Psalm 16:11)
You restore my soul.
"...You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)
"Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,
and having a High Priest over the house of God,
"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." (Hebrews 10:19-23)
Now, I am with You LORD JESUS!!!
Thank You LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!
You restore my soul.
Amen
(From Psalm 23 and other portions of God's Word)
*** Please read this slowly,..... as you meditate upon it. Thank you. **
O Lord Jesus Christ!!!
Because You are my Shepherd - I will not lack anything that I truly need.
You cause me to lie down in lush, green meadows (to rest in You).
You cover me with Your blanket of "...everlasting love...and underneath are Your everlasting arms". (Jeremiah 31:3/Deuteronomy 33:27)
"You lead me beside still waters (waters of comfort and rest).
"You restore my soul.
"You lead me in the paths of righteousness for Your name's sake." (Psalm 23:2b-3)
You restore my soul.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)
You restore my soul.
O Holy God!!! You declare: "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." [ give rest...(Hebrew) nu'ach "noo-ahch" . God's Presence soothes, comforts, settles, and quiets us.] (Exodus 33:14).
You restore my soul.
"The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you, the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26)
You restore my soul.
"Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young." (Isaiah 40:10-11)
You restore my soul.
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10)
You restore my soul.
"...Peace, be still." (Mark 4:39) " ...My peace I give to you."
(John 14:27) "He is Himself our peace." (Ephesians 2:14)
You restore my soul.
"Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.
"'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear * the hour I first believed." [Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound (Public Domain)]
You restore my soul.
"You will show me the path of life;
In Your Presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore." (Psalm 16:11)
You restore my soul.
"...You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)
"Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,
and having a High Priest over the house of God,
"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." (Hebrews 10:19-23)
Now, I am with You LORD JESUS!!!
Thank You LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!
You restore my soul.
Amen
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
"THE INNOCENCE SECRETION"
While watching a television program about scientific research on the life of elephants-----I heard about a very interesting discovery in this field.
When young male elephants begin to get "interested" in mature female elephants.....that puts the young male elephants in grave danger. The adult bull elephants can easily kill the young males for this behavior.
But the scientists have discovered that these young bulls secrete a substance that - (by its odor) reveals to the adult males - "this young one is innocent - he is no threat" to the increase... of the adult bull's kingdom.
"The Innocence Secretion"............
In Genesis (chapters 27 & 28), Isaac is old and blind, and He is about to bless Esau, his eldest son. [To "bless" meant "to transfer - from father to eldest son - the family's material property, aspirations, and spiritual promises"].
However, Jacob (the younger son), and his mother Rebekah, hatch a plan to take advantage of Isaac's blindness-----and to trick him into giving Esau's blessing to Jacob instead!
One of the ways they accomplished this was to put Esau's clothes on Jacob - so that Jacob would smell like Esau.
Surprisingly, the trick worked!! Isaac Blessed Jacob:
"...may God give you of the dew of heaven,
and the riches of earth;...
May God Almighty bless you,
and make you fruitful and multiply you..."
(Genesis 27:27; 28:3)
Now you may be thinking - "But Jacob and his Mother sinned - and they received the blessing!?!..."
And God allowed this???
Yes.
"God preferred Jacob, and rejected Esau" (Malachi 1:2-3).
[God sometimes does things...for reasons only HE knows. He is "Adonai" (Sovereign Lord)].
I sin.
You sin.
And we all desperately need, and want, God's blessings!!!
*** If we do not accept the blood of Jesus Christ for our salvation...then we are in grave danger!!! **
BUT GOD!!! Because God's Son Jesus Christ poured out His Holy blood on His cross for us.....there is forgiveness and cleansing in the blood of Jesus Christ!!!!!!!! (Hebrews 9:22/I John 1:7)
Because Jesus Christ did pour out His blood for us.....we can... "... clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 13:14)
Okay, so I can be clothed with Jesus Christ; but what about the "smell" - of my sin?
Because there is "...forgiveness and... cleansing " in the blood of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 9:22/I John 1:7)................(so) we are to God...the fragrance of Christ..."!!!!!!!!! (II Corinthians 2:15)
Available to you, to all of us under the covering of the blood of Jesus Christ is:
Salvation (Mark 14:24/Acts 4:16) Healing (Isaiah 53:5)
Protection (Exodus 12:13) Provision (Psalm 105:37a)
Life (Psalm 105:37b/Lev. 17:14/John 10:10b) Forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22)
Cleansing (I John 1:7) Redemption (Ephesians 1:7)
Justification (Romans 5:9) Sanctification (Hebrews 13:12)
Peace (Colossians 1:19-20) Washing (Revelation 1:5)
Overcoming Power (Revelation 12:11) Speaking Power ((Hebrews 12:24)
Access to the Presence of GOD (Hebrews 10:15)
Plead the blood of Jesus Christ over your family and over every area of your life!!!!!!!
(For the rest of the story - please read Genesis 1:1 through Revelation 22:21))
While watching a television program about scientific research on the life of elephants-----I heard about a very interesting discovery in this field.
When young male elephants begin to get "interested" in mature female elephants.....that puts the young male elephants in grave danger. The adult bull elephants can easily kill the young males for this behavior.
But the scientists have discovered that these young bulls secrete a substance that - (by its odor) reveals to the adult males - "this young one is innocent - he is no threat" to the increase... of the adult bull's kingdom.
"The Innocence Secretion"............
In Genesis (chapters 27 & 28), Isaac is old and blind, and He is about to bless Esau, his eldest son. [To "bless" meant "to transfer - from father to eldest son - the family's material property, aspirations, and spiritual promises"].
However, Jacob (the younger son), and his mother Rebekah, hatch a plan to take advantage of Isaac's blindness-----and to trick him into giving Esau's blessing to Jacob instead!
One of the ways they accomplished this was to put Esau's clothes on Jacob - so that Jacob would smell like Esau.
Surprisingly, the trick worked!! Isaac Blessed Jacob:
"...may God give you of the dew of heaven,
and the riches of earth;...
May God Almighty bless you,
and make you fruitful and multiply you..."
(Genesis 27:27; 28:3)
Now you may be thinking - "But Jacob and his Mother sinned - and they received the blessing!?!..."
And God allowed this???
Yes.
"God preferred Jacob, and rejected Esau" (Malachi 1:2-3).
[God sometimes does things...for reasons only HE knows. He is "Adonai" (Sovereign Lord)].
I sin.
You sin.
And we all desperately need, and want, God's blessings!!!
*** If we do not accept the blood of Jesus Christ for our salvation...then we are in grave danger!!! **
BUT GOD!!! Because God's Son Jesus Christ poured out His Holy blood on His cross for us.....there is forgiveness and cleansing in the blood of Jesus Christ!!!!!!!! (Hebrews 9:22/I John 1:7)
Because Jesus Christ did pour out His blood for us.....we can... "... clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 13:14)
Okay, so I can be clothed with Jesus Christ; but what about the "smell" - of my sin?
Because there is "...forgiveness and... cleansing " in the blood of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 9:22/I John 1:7)................(so) we are to God...the fragrance of Christ..."!!!!!!!!! (II Corinthians 2:15)
Available to you, to all of us under the covering of the blood of Jesus Christ is:
Salvation (Mark 14:24/Acts 4:16) Healing (Isaiah 53:5)
Protection (Exodus 12:13) Provision (Psalm 105:37a)
Life (Psalm 105:37b/Lev. 17:14/John 10:10b) Forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22)
Cleansing (I John 1:7) Redemption (Ephesians 1:7)
Justification (Romans 5:9) Sanctification (Hebrews 13:12)
Peace (Colossians 1:19-20) Washing (Revelation 1:5)
Overcoming Power (Revelation 12:11) Speaking Power ((Hebrews 12:24)
Access to the Presence of GOD (Hebrews 10:15)
Plead the blood of Jesus Christ over your family and over every area of your life!!!!!!!
(For the rest of the story - please read Genesis 1:1 through Revelation 22:21))
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
GOD WILL CARRY US THROUGH!!!!!!!
(Prayer and declaration given to me by the Holy Spirit during a very difficult trial; and continuing to be declared back to our Holy God in thanksgiving and praise!!!!!!!)
Oh Holy God!!! Our faith is in You!!!
You will carry us through (this trial) - you always do!!!
As You did in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy(etc.) with Abraham, Moses, Joshua, and others too...
As You did with David in I &II Samuel, I & II Kings, I & II Chronicles and Psalms, too - You will carry us through!!!
So You did with Esther and Mordecai, You also did with Isaiah, Jeremiah,, Ezekiel, Hosea, Jonah, Zephaniah, Zechariah, and Malachi --- to Your Own Personal Character You are true - You carried them through!!!
Oh Holy God!!! We are Your children too, and our faith is in You!!!
You were faithful to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
You carried through all Your faithful ones in Acts, Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, carried through Your children in Thessalonians, Timothy, and Titus, too.
You were with Paul, James, Philemon, Peter, John---
You were continually Present in and with Jesus Your Holy Son!!!
You, the unchanging One - through these trials - are changing us into the image of Your Son!!!
(II Cor. 3:18)
Oh Holy God!!! Our faith is in You!!!!!!! You will carry us through!!!!!!!
You "Lord, are my Shepherd..."
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
I will live with You in Your house forever."
(Psalm 23:1, 4, 6-b)
THANK YOU!!!!!!! PRAISE YOU MOST HIGH GOD!!!!!!!
(Prayer and declaration given to me by the Holy Spirit during a very difficult trial; and continuing to be declared back to our Holy God in thanksgiving and praise!!!!!!!)
Oh Holy God!!! Our faith is in You!!!
You will carry us through (this trial) - you always do!!!
As You did in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy(etc.) with Abraham, Moses, Joshua, and others too...
As You did with David in I &II Samuel, I & II Kings, I & II Chronicles and Psalms, too - You will carry us through!!!
So You did with Esther and Mordecai, You also did with Isaiah, Jeremiah,, Ezekiel, Hosea, Jonah, Zephaniah, Zechariah, and Malachi --- to Your Own Personal Character You are true - You carried them through!!!
Oh Holy God!!! We are Your children too, and our faith is in You!!!
You were faithful to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
You carried through all Your faithful ones in Acts, Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, carried through Your children in Thessalonians, Timothy, and Titus, too.
You were with Paul, James, Philemon, Peter, John---
You were continually Present in and with Jesus Your Holy Son!!!
You, the unchanging One - through these trials - are changing us into the image of Your Son!!!
(II Cor. 3:18)
Oh Holy God!!! Our faith is in You!!!!!!! You will carry us through!!!!!!!
You "Lord, are my Shepherd..."
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
I will live with You in Your house forever."
(Psalm 23:1, 4, 6-b)
THANK YOU!!!!!!! PRAISE YOU MOST HIGH GOD!!!!!!!
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