Tuesday, November 17, 2009

"Though you were once despised and hated and rebuffed by all, you will be beautiful forever. You will be a joy to all generations, for I will make you so." Isaiah 60:15 NLT

So here we are in this place called earth doing this thing called life. Can we really live? Only with wholehearted love for God can we live. He created us to love Him with all of our hearts...so that is how we are wired. I am learning slowly that I do not work properly unless abandoned to gaining the success of loving God fully with all my mind, soul, strength- with all that we got. Our hearts are made to love violently! And Jesus promises that they will, the shall.

And you SHALL love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." . Mark 12:30-31 NKJ

I have also been truly realizing that I need God to love God, but He gives freely without putting shame on us, but rather taking our shame upon Himself and giving us His glory!

In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water. John 4:10 BBE

God wanted his people throughout the world to know the glorious riches of this mystery--
which is Christ living in you, giving you the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27 GWD

But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 NKJ

Oh how hard is that! to love God who we cannot see, and have to learn to feel, unless He just rocks our world un-announced as He has been known to do. How can we believe. We need the gift of faith. Oh Lord pour out Your Spirit of faith.

Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed ? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." John 20:29 NAS

Shall we spend forever pondering His mysteries? yes and will we enjoy it? yes Can we really truly love others as much as we love ourselves? yes How can we get the answers to questions to deep for us to search about a God so infinite, so powerful, so other than us! God is love! what does that entail? Oh Lord bring revelation! Thank You for Your word, let it come alive again and again in our hearts until we are faced with You, seeing clearly a reflection, being able to experience all of You, having been known by You all along. Love, we love You!

We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing Him directly just as He knows us! 1 Corinthians 13:12 MSG

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3 NIV

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish , neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:27-29

Thank You Father God for Your promises! Thank You for the Word of Life! Thank You Jesus! Fascinate me with Your words! I agree they are true, holy, pure, powerful, sweet, and Oh! yes! better than wine!

I am my beloved's, And his desire is toward me. Song of Songs 7:10 NKJ
What God wants, He will get. I believe this, and He wants you and me! What joy to think that the safest, wisest, most powerful ruler of all things jealously desires to handle me gently until I am fully given to enjoying being His forever! I put my hope in You, Jesus my Lord!
…and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us Romans 5:5 NAS

Deep Riches

I've been thinking about heaven. Ya know everyone dreams of heaven, but with a little help from my friends (Jesus being my BFF), I have come to realize that we have cut ourselves WAY short in this idea of heaven. It is a place for the humble, the great, those who seek the face of the Lord. I am not going to pretend I know much about it, but I have desired to learn and search for revelation because it is my home.

He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Matthew 13:11 NIV

I believe God is eager to give us knowledge of His Kingdom. Heaven is His Kingdom! I was thinking on that and just so happen to be reading 1 Chronicles when David was king over Israel and he set up the tabernacle, maintaining regular worship, and he conquered many enemies. His success as king was so great because the Lord was His intimate partner. Then he wanted to build the Lord a Temple, but it was for Solomon, his son to accomplish.

Now David said, "Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it." So David made abundant preparations before his death.
1 Chronicles 22:5 NKJ

The rest of the chapters in 1 Chronicles are details about how David divides the people of his kingdom to have specific duties to govern different areas of the kingdom in preparation for the building and operating of the Temple of the Lord. There were many jobs that needed to be done. The Levites were the official tribe chosen "to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening" (1Chron23:30). They did many things in service of the House of the Lord such as being priests, musicians, officers, judges, gatekeepers, treasurers, counselors, and other heads "for every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king" (1Chron26:32).

This speaks to me that the Kingdom of Heaven could be likened to this organized government that is set up for the worship of God, and to honor and follow King Jesus' every wise instruction. He is the righteous judge and His Kingdom will last forever. This is way different from what I grew up thinking about heaven being everyone before the throne of God eyes fixed on Him, just singing straight to Him forever. Now that would be glorious, and I know when we finally see Him we will desire to give Him such unending praise, but God is exciting and that could be possibly boring. I think we will be singing, and praising while we work. Heaven is a Kingdom! It will have all the necessities of government in a 'mind-blowingly' perfect and fascinating new way, the Way of the Lord! Wow! it is so exciting to think of the great details Jesus is planning, as king David had to plan.

In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. John 14:2-3 NIV

Oh God! there is so much to know about You and the Kingdom of heaven! Jesus thank You for bringing us into the family of God. As young, inexperienced sons and daughters of God, we eagerly await for Your return, and to rule with You Jesus, to be with You. Give us more of Your Holy Spirit of wisdom and revelation to excite our hearts to the truths of hidden treasure You have prepared and given to us. Open our eyes to see more of Your perfect beauty! In Jesus name, Amen

[The Seventh Trumpet] The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever." Revelation 11:15 NIV

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:33-36

Here it is...Jesus saves

I have been realizing how much help I really need, from God. He has been providing all that I need since before I was born! He gives me the air I breath, the sight with which I see, the joy in my heart, the strength to overcome, and the discernment to ask for more help. God, who created all that is, He was never created! He was, and He is and He will be forever! So why should I run to anything, any person, any food, any game, any music, any drink, any drug, any words of comfort that are not from Jesus. HE gave us His Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the only living God, to help us! So Lord help me please. I realize how weak my human will is, and how in need of You, Jesus, I am in need of You! So I say Yes, God, Yes I will seek Your word over my life. I will look for You in each situation, in each person, in each blessing, because I know all good things come from You, oh God, my God! I know, Lord that You love to hear my voice, so I will ask for Your help, the One who is mighty to save. Thank You God! Thank You Jesus! Thank You Thank You Thank You Holy Spirit! 3 in One Truth, One Way, One Life! Thank You Jesus Christ! Savior! Healer! Provider! Deliverer! Comforter! Thank You God!

Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

James 1:17 NKJ
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

Psalms 79:8 NIV
Do not hold against us the sins of the fathers; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.

Psalms 116:6 NIV
The LORD protects the simple hearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.

Psalms 142:6 NIV
Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

Jude 1:25 NCV
He is the only God, the One who saves us. To him be glory, greatness, power, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord for all time past, now, and forever. Amen.

Give in

No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For 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. Deuteronomy 30:14-16

Sometimes you wanna just get it all out! Ya know just pull over and dump out all the garbage that is in your mind...all the worries...all the fear...all the 'what ifs'...all the pride, anger, bitterness, frustration, pain, doubt, loneliness, distractions, confusion...these things put such weight on us, we long to dump them! So how do we do it?

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you. Be careful! Watch out for attacks from the Devil, your great enemy. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for some victim to devour. Take a firm stand against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are. In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. 1 Peter 5:6-10

It is interesting to me that we are instructed to humble ourselves when we feel in need, when we feel worrisome with the cares of the world on us, we should humble ourselves even then, and submit to the exaltation of God. We can only exalt God if we humble ourselves, we cannot make Him any higher than He is, we must go lower, we must decrease. It is obvious that my strength, wisdom, or power is not match for His, I cannot save myself.
So I will call upon Him, immediately! Right away when I am feeling like my grip is slipping....I will let it go completely into His capable hands, because He cares about me, He cares for me, He restores my soul. Our Lord God, gave His Son Jesus to take on all our suffering! So He can get all the glory for the extravagant way that He loves His creation! He is not far off, He is very close! Let us give God His glory, by casting our cares upon Him, letting Him love us forever, and provide for us! Thank You Jesus! Jehovah Jireh our God who did not consider it too great a price to pay for our hearts with His very own blood. Thank You God, all our love and confidence be to You, Jesus!

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. 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. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever. Psalm 23

Oh God! My Friend!

Oh God! You never leave! You are still here with me! You are God! You are great and awesome! Commander of seas and storms, rain and sunshine! Lord of Hosts! Heaven's armies answer to You alone, Jesus. Father! You never leave me! Oh God! Even in my weakest moments, turned with my back to You, those eyes of Yours, still burning with desire for my heart, they never turned their gaze away from me. Oh God! How undeserving of Your powerful love, am I?! Why do you want to give such grace to men? Oh God! Help us to accept the length, the width, the depth, the height of Your love for us. Thank You Jesus for making a way to come boldly before the throne of the Almighty God and to share in the inheritance of His Son. Oh God! Thank You for loving us just as You love Your own, only Son Jesus! Help me to love You like You love Jesus.

Exodus 3:11 NKJ
But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

2 Samuel 7:18 NKJ
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: "Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

1 Chronicles 29:14 NKJ
But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.

Lord I want friendship. I want friendship that lifts me up and gives me divine encouragement to be the best I can be. I want to be friends with You God. I want to share in Your affections and in Your sorrows. What a privelege! Jesus thank You! Lord I also want people around me that encourage friendship with You. I would like to see You in my friends Lord, please give me eyes to see Your Spirit at work in those You love.

John 3:16 NIV
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Mary

What kind of King dies for His people? What kind of Father sends His Son to die for His adopted children? What kind of Power raises the dead and brings life, hope, faith and love to all who behold it? Who loves us the most?

Jesus, who is God, in who, for who, and through who all things were created, He has always been from before the beginning of time. He is the Alpha and Omega, He sees the end from the beginning. He is God. God humbled Himself, took on the human form and was birthed by a woman who believed and obeyed, naming Him Jesus, the Savior. She was highly favored and the Lord was with her, she was visited by an angel from heaven who told her these things would happen: she would give birth to a Son conceived by the Spirit of God, He will reign on David's throne forever over a kingdom that will never end, and He will be called the Holy Son of God, for God's word will never fail.

"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" Mark 1:15 NIV

Mary, raised her God-child Jesus, until He became the God-man, and set out to spread the good news of His Father. Mercy has come in the form of a man who will be the Lamb of God, sacrificed once and for all to cleanse us from our sins by His very own blood. So to all He preached that they should repent and believe in Him, that they may be saved, because the Kingdom of God is near, and this is good news! For all who believe and obey will be adopted as children of God. Cry out on the name of Jesus, who will reign forever and ever! The kingdom of this world will become the Kingdom of our Lord, and only King Jesus can save us!

But he (Jesus) continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am [the one I claim to be], you will indeed die in your sins." John 8:22-24

Lord help us to believe and obey that we may find favor and strength to tell of your good news to those who have no revelation of this great hope. Thank You for being with us always, and thank You for Your blood, that has spoken better things to our Father God. Thank You for Your mercy and Holy Spirit. Now we are children of the Most High, the Holy One of God is our King, and we will follow Him, by His grace proclaiming with joy His message of love: Repent and believe! the Kingdom of God is near!

God is exciting!

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I am having fun and I was blessed many times, and I feel like the Lord is really increasing my faith by seeing such healing in people, emotional healing and physical healing. Deliverance from oppression from lies of the enemy that try to keep us powerless and tell us that we are not worthy to be loved has happened to so many, including me! I am happy to know that God is a happy God! He is an exciting God! He is not boring, we are boring! I kept thinking He wants us to be so serious since we don't deserve forgiveness, since His Son's blood has given us mercy. Our pride causes us to have false humility and religious spirits that strive to earn His love. We cannot earn it! It is a gift! The gift of salvation, the gift of healing, the gift of faith. We are to receive! and be happy about it! We take seriously His gifts, and we show our respect for God, by rejoicing in Him always! We mourn with those who mourn and rejoice with those who rejoice. We love Him when we obey Him and we are commanded to love the Lord with all our heart, and that does not hurt, it feels good to love!
He has showed me that He makes all things new, and that doesn't mean He covers up the mess, He makes it completely new! He takes the broken heart and replaces it with a heart that is alive and the heart of flesh beats perfectly in line with His Son's heart, because Jesus is alive! He is a man, and gave us His Holy Spirit to comfort, heal, deliver us today! now! God is alive!

God is really able to touch people, they are His creation. Ask and you will receive! He gives new mercy every morning. The Spirit revealed to me tonight that this means that each new day He continues to make all things new. He does not make us new once, and that is all....Every day, each morning He gives us new mercy, new faith, new healing, new power of love! He is always working and always giving us life more abundant than yesterday! So praise God! Let's ask Him for more of His presence, Holy Spirit You are welcome in our lives! Have Your way Jesus!

His Words

Deuteronomy 32 (New Living Translation)
1 “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say! 2 Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants. 3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God! 4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!


Oh God! I need Your words in my mouth! I need Your word in my heart! Speak to me that I may tell the message of life! I invite You Spirit, Living God to plant Your word in my mind, my speech, my emotions, my whole being! Jesus, where else can I go?! You alone are God, You alone Have the words of eternal life! The words of the Father. Oh Lord pour out Your Spirit, My King and My God!
John 12
47If anyone hears My teachings and fails to observe them [does not keep them, but disregards them], it is not I who judges him. For I have not come to judge and to condemn and to pass sentence and to inflict penalty on the world, but to save the world.
48Anyone who rejects Me and persistently sets Me at naught, refusing to accept My teachings, has his judge [however]; for the [very] message that I have spoken will itself judge and convict him at the last day.
49This is because I have never spoken on My own authority or of My own accord or as self-appointed, but the Father Who sent Me has Himself given Me orders [concerning] what to say and what to tell.(
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50And I know that His commandment is (means) eternal life. So whatever I speak, I am saying [exactly] what My Father has told Me to say and in accordance with His instructions.


Lord Jesus it is by the power of Your word that we can bring others to You who gives life. Help me to release the message that brings conviction now, leading us into repentance, as we encounter the great compassion and kindness that You have toward us. Lord of Love, Lord of Mercy, Lord of Power, come and anoint us to spread the good news to those who are depressed and feel hopeless. Give us prophetic dreams and visions that enable us to go out with boldness and courage to say what the Father tells us to say. Holy Spirit come!

John 17:17Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth
Psalm 138:2I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves
Isaiah 51:16And I have put my words in your mouth and hidden you safely in my hand.I stretched out the sky like a canopy and laid the foundations of the earth.I am the one who says to Israel,‘You are my people!’”

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