Faith rests in the finished work of Christ. Halleluyah! Praise Jesus :)
And at evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
They wander up and down for food,
And howlif they are not satisfied.
But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my defense,
My God of mercy.
— Psalm 59:14-17
Give Him praise for He is able! The world growls because they do not know God as their strength & defense. But you beloved, you do. You know that your heavenly Father is for you and He will serve a table for you before your enemies. He will by all means protect you and shower you with glory. For you are His heir, you are the flesh of His flesh. He will show Himself strong because He is your GOD!
In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
— Psalm 56:4
— Jeff Turner
You can’t divide the Person of the Holy Spirit as much as you can try to divide up a person. Unlike a substance which you can divide into parts and percentages, more & less of it. The moment you receive Jesus into your heart, you receive His Spirit in full!
Had a vision of Jesus before.. sharp features with facial hair..piercing soulful eyes :)
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Let God love you into wholeness :)
A group of Christians showed up at a Chicago gay pride parade in July.
They were holding up signs saying “I’m sorry that Christians judge you”
“I’m sorry for how the churches treated you” and “I used to be a bible-banging homophobe, I’m sorry”
….See this is how you with people for the kingdom, Through Love, not by spitting on them and calling them names; definitely not by telling them God hates them….why would any logical person serve and worship someone who hate them?
Praise Jesus that people are finally seeing the light in his message of Love:)
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The Lord does not make it hard for us to believe Him.. His faith for us is as simple as Jesus is, pure, holy and straightforward. Whatever that He has promised, He will fulfill. Our job is to simply belief and He will perform :)
James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
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“Beloved, without spiritual gymnastics, but simply by seeing Jesus and His grace in the scriptures, you can be transformed into His likeness—which includes having his resurrection life—unconsciously and effortlessly!” — Joseph Prince
Leviticus 1:4
4Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
Imagine the perfection of Jesus covering you from head to toe in the sight of God every moment of the day. Does that sound like a dream? My friend, that is your reality today because Jesus became your burnt offering at the cross.
In the case of the burnt offering, when the offerer lays his hand on the animal sacrifice (Leviticus 1:3–4), the perfection and beauty of the unblemished sacrifice is transferred to him, and God sees and accepts him in the perfection of the animal.
In Hebrew, the word “accepted” implies being treated with favor, delight and acceptance. This means that you, for whom Jesus became a burnt offering, are treated by God with favor, delight and acceptance because the beauty and perfection of Jesus have been transferred to you. As your burnt offering, Jesus has made atonement for you on your behalf.
Jesus is your atonement or covering for sin. How precious Jesus is to the Father is how precious you are to the Father because when the Father sees you, He sees Jesus, your atonement, your covering.
So every day, take Jesus as your burnt offering. Come to God and say, “Father, I thank You that Jesus is my burnt offering. He covers me from head to toe with His righteousness. I thank you Father, that You see me without spot or wrinkle. You see me covered in all the value and perfection of the work of Your Son. What He is to You, I am. Who He is to You, I am. As He is now, so am I. I am in Him!” (1 John 4:17)
Jesus has you covered. You don’t appear before the Father with all your faults and shortcomings. Jesus proclaims to you what is right with you in spite of what is wrong with you because He has covered you with His perfection. Today, hear Him telling you, “Go, girl! I have you covered. There is nothing for you to worry about!” Hear Him saying to you, “Go for it, son! I am covering you. There is nothing for you to fear!”
— Joseph Prince
“Where your heart, there your treasure is..
If you set your heart upon the treasure (Jesus Christ) that is inside of you, then you will experience the glory of God in your life”
— Kars
“You are dead to sin (rom6:2), therefore rest in His grace.
Where ever you struggle you are not resting in God’s grace (gal5:4). The work is finished. You are complete in Him (heb10:14).
Rest in who you are in Christ. You don’t need to overcome, but know that you are victorious and more than an overcomer (rom8:37). Christ has overcome for us and we reign through Him (rom5:17). It’s resting in His grace and seeing who you are in Christ (phile1:6) that empowers you to live a victorious life.”
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But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’?But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralytic, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”( Mark 2:8-12)
Condemnation paralyzes the soul and emotions. A man who is full of condemnation is like the paralysis man, you are unable to move forward in life, you are afraid to step out in faith because you thought that the whole world is against you, even God, your dearest Father in heaven. But God says to you today, ‘I have forgiven you! Your sins have been effectually put away by my Son! Stand up and walk! Go out and enjoy the abundant life which I have suffered to give to you! ‘
Man was cursed when Adam fell. Jesus took that curse of condemnation in exchange for your everlasting forgiveness. Christ is everlasting, so is His righteousness and forgiveness. Condemn yourself no more beloved. God who alone makes up the majority, is for you and with you today.
As much as you want to be healed and restored, before you can be conscious of God’s blessings and goodness, be conscious of Jesus’s forgiveness! When you know that you have been forgiven, every darkness of condemnation is sent away and you will see the Light again.
Receive that gift of forgiveness and no-condemnation, paid fully by the blood of Christ. Jesus took all the punishment of your past, present and future sins so that you can walk free today. It’s yours today. Redeem to be redeemed :)