God has Called You, Chosen You, Endowed You & Delivered You (2.5.20)

My Child,
I Have Called you for a divine purpose.
I Have Anointed you from on high.
You have My Holy Spirit.
Take authority in My Name.
I Called you. I Chose you.

I Have Endowed you with My Power.
You have My Holy Spirit.
Everything must flee, in My Name.
Stay focused Me and My Kingdom.

You have come a long way, and now you are looking back at how much you have grown. You are beginning to feel comfortable with where you are, as you venture out. There is a place that I Have Delivered you from, and you should not go back there.

That place is the world.

You are in this world, but not of the world. You do not belong there. You belong with Me, in the Holy Spirit. the enemy cannot touch you, as long as you abide with Me. the enemy is watching and waiting for you to leave home without Me, so he can attack you.

I Will not allow the enemy to hurt you, but you must believe - with all of your being - that I Am with you. You must put on My full armor - the full armor of GOD - which is the Word of GOD. You must call on the name of My Son, Jesus, which is a powerful Name.  When you do this, all of satans' entities must flee. the enemy is watching and waiting for you to let your guard down. the enemy is studying your every move, and as soon as he sees an opening, he will attack.

You must not let My Word depart from your heart and mind. Meditate day and night on My Word, and in everything you do, do it in the name of My Son, Jesus Christ Of Nazareth!!

My Son's Name is All Powerful! 
Strongholds and attacks are broken
     in His Name. 
the enemy must flee in My Name.

And when, not if, when you come under attack by the enemy - quote the Scriptures I Have placed in your heart; and let the enemy know "It is written."  Then he must flee, for My Word, the Word of GOD, is the only thing the enemy will respect.



Read and Meditate on God's Word:
Deuteronomy 7:6 - For you are a holy people to Jehovah your GOD. Jehovah your GOD has chosen you to be a special people to Himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

John 15:16 - Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

John 15:19 - If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

1 Peter 2:9 - But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

~ Prayer ~
I pray that the peace of Jesus will flood your soul
     and destroy any fears holding you back.
So that the vision God has given you,
     will come to pass.
Amen

 

#ScriptureReflection - Psalm 139:1-16 (2.4.20)

The All-knowing and Ever-present God

¹ For the leader. A psalm of David.

I

Lord, you have probed me, you know me:
²     you know when I sit and stand;
    you understand my thoughts from afar.
³ You sift through my travels and my rest;
    with all my ways you are familiar.

 
⁴ Even before a word is on my tongue,
    Lord, you know it all.
⁵ Behind and before you encircle me
    and rest your hand upon me.

 
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    far too lofty for me to reach.

⁷ Where can I go from your spirit?
    From your presence, where can I flee?

 
⁸ If I ascend to the heavens, you are there;
    if I lie down in Sheol, there you are.

 
⁹ If I take the wings of dawn
    and dwell beyond the sea,
¹⁰ Even there your hand guides me,
    your right hand holds me fast.

 
¹¹ If I say, “Surely darkness shall hide me,
    and night shall be my light” —
¹² Darkness is not dark for you,
    and night shines as the day.
    Darkness and light are but one.

II

¹³ You formed my inmost being;
    you knit me in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I praise you, because I am wonderfully made;
    wonderful are your works!
    My very self you know.

 
¹⁵ My bones are not hidden from you,
When I was being made in secret,
    fashioned in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw me unformed;
    in your book all are written down;
    my days were shaped, before one came to be.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)

 

There is Power in God's Word (2.3.20)

My Child,
In your eyes, things might look as if nothing is happening; however, I Am forever moving and working things out on your behalf.

Many times, what I Am doing is unseen and unknown until it is time to unveil it to you. If I let you see too much, too soon; you would try to touch it, or help Me out. And, we all know what happens when My People try to help Me out...  Therefore, I Work in the background, making things according to My Will.

Even at this hour, I Am working.
I Know some of you cannot tell it, but I Am.

 

As I Am speaking, many things are coming forth; and you do not even recognize them. You would not believe some of the things that have just happened around you. Little things you take for granted, but important still. All that I Do is for you, and for your destiny. 

 

Never doubt My Ability to work things out.

Do not waver,
     do not doubt,
     just be patient
     and wait upon Me.

Take a break from your day and sit at My Feet. As you do, you will know My Plan and My Heart for the days to come.

 

Take no thought for your course, as it is set.
I Have your life worked out, so fear not.

Never underestimate your time spent with Me.
Many think they can come, drive through,
     put their order in, and then drive out.

You cannot drive through My Throne Room, make a deposit, and then leave.

Oh no, you must soak in My Presence for a while, and do not leave until I Have Spoken and Ministered to you. You need My Touch for the days to come. You will not survive without a daily meeting with Me.

I Am your refuge and your strength.
I Am your portion and your inheritance.

Start today with the power of My Word,
     and come closer to Me.

Choose who you will spend your time with,
     choose whom you will serve,
     it will determine your future.

 

Read and Meditate on God's Word:

Numbers 11:23 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

Psalm 18:30 - As for GOD, His way is perfect; the Word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield to all those who trust in Him.

Psalm 33:4 - For the Word of Jehovah is right, and all His works are in truth.

Isaiah 55:11 - So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it

Luke 11:28 - But He said, No; rather, blessed are they who hear the Word of GOD and keep it.

Hebrews 4:12 - For the Word of GOD is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

 

 

 

 

 

This Battle is God's. Do not Try to Fight This Battle. It is God's Battle, not Yours.... (2.2.20)

This battle is Mine, Beloved!

Do not try to fight this battle.
It is My Battle, not yours.

I Say unto you, do not take this conflict onto yourself - as if you are the Commander-in-Chief.  I Will take you by the hand and lead you out of this deep pit.

Deep inside you know that only I Can deliver you.  If you will hear My Voice, and obey My Commandments; I Will give you such a Great Victory, that you will be testifying about it for the rest of your life. Even generations to follow will hear of how this battle was won by Me, on your behalf.

I Know you are 'battle weary.'
These trying times have been difficult. 
Come now, and let Me remove these troubles
      from your heart. 
I Will dry those tears.  Those tears you don't
     want anyone else to see. 
I Will hold you close, as your troubles fade away.

Allow your love for Me to dissolve into blind trust. 

When you trust in Me, all kind of doors will swing open; and the very ones - the very people - that placed those stones in your path, will stand there wondering how these things have come about. 

I Know you have not walked this way before, but My Son has, and now is the time for you to follow Him more closely, more intentionally and more consistently.  Surrender to My Son's Leading, Beloved.

I Am going to turn this thing - and EVERY thing - around, as I Win this battle, for you.

Stand up!
And square your shoulders!
As you put on the Full Armor I Have given
     you.....My Word, The Word, of GOD.



READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD:
Exodus 14:13-14 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Deuteronomy 20:4 - For the LORD your GOD is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

2 Chronicles 20:17 - Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.

Deuteronomy 31:8 - And Jehovah is He who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear; nor be dismayed.

Hebrews 10:23 - Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for He is faithful that promised.

A Thankful, Grateful, Endurance, Rejoicing, Victory Prayer (2.1.20)

~ Prayer ~ 

Father,
I confess that I do not know what to do,
     but my eyes are upon You.

How thankful I am for the promises of Your Word; that when I grieve, You Give me a crown of beauty, that even when I mourn, there is gladness found in You.

And when I despair, and feel hopeless in my circumstances; as I look to You, You Will cloak me in a Garment of Praise.

My desire, Father, is to always praise You.  But I confess that often, like Peter, I look away from the Face of Jesus.  I see the fierceness of the storm around me, and sometimes I sink into my circumstances, and thus, lose all ability to believe that You will fight my battles.

Why is my faith so small?
Why do I doubt?

Forgive me Father, and have mercy on me.
Help me, I pray!

Destroy doubt in my life and make it true of me that though the fig tree does not bud (my dreams do not come to fruition . . .) and there are no grapes on the vines (my burdens seem endless . . .); though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food (my financial resources are sadly lacking . . .); though there are no sheep in the pen or cattle in the stalls (my worldly possessions are minimal at best . . .) - may I still be joyful and praise Your Name, for You are my GOD and my Savior (I have Jesus!).

You are my strength, and You enable me to rise above the circumstances of my life and the cares of this world.

May I follow the example of King Jehoshaphat and the army of Israel, by singing and praising Your Name, and leave the battles of my life in Your Hands. Even in the most overwhelming situations, may I choose to give thanks to You, rejoice in You, knowing that Your Love endures forever.

I choose, this day, to praise You - regardless of what I see with my earthly eyes, and I rejoice that my name is written in Heaven; because of the finished work of Your Son, Jesus, on the Cross.

Thank You that The Victory is sure.

In Your Son Jesus’ Name.

Amen

Scripture Reflections:
 ~  2 Chronicles 20:12  ;;;   Isaiah 61:3  ;;;   Matthew 14:25-33
 ~  Habakkuk 3:17  ;;;   2 Chronicles 20:21, 22  ;;;   Psalm 5:11
 ~  Luke 10:20

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#ScriptureReflection - Luke 1:67-80 (1.31.20)

Zacharias’ Prophecy

⁶⁷ Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

⁶⁸ “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited and redeemed His people,
⁶⁹ And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David,
⁷⁰ As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been since the world began,
⁷¹ That we should be saved from our enemies
And from the hand of all who hate us,
⁷² To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
And to remember His holy covenant,
⁷³ The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
⁷⁴ To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,
⁷⁵ In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

⁷⁶ “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;
For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
⁷⁷ To give knowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins,
⁷⁸ Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
⁷⁹ To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

⁸⁰ So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

When God Speaks..... (1.30.20)

Faith Believers,
Are you accustomed to hearing GOD speak to you?

GOD, our Heavenly Father, communicates with His Children. He Initiates conversation. To be able to hear GOD is crucial for our spiritual lives. When GOD speaks, we are responsible to listen and hear Him.

There are always four voices competing for our attention - the voice of GOD, the devil, others, and our own. We must discern which is which. By faith, we can hear GOD and distinguish His Voice. By faith, we can receive GOD's Word and live by it. By faith, the Children of GOD are enabled to hear the Divine Truth and convert that truth into action.

GOD Speaks to us in several ways. He speaks primarily through the Bible. The Holy Spirit Speaks to us by impressing GOD’s Word and GOD's Will upon our hearts and minds. GOD also Speaks through God-ly ministers and speakers - such as pastors, preachers, teachers, and evangelists. GOD even Speaks through our circumstances.

Regardless of the method, when GOD Speaks, He Expects a response from us. He Expects us to hear His Voice, adjust our lives to Him, and obey.

GOD Speaks clearly and compellingly, and we must obey His Word quickly. When GOD Speaks to a person, that person has encountered the Prince of Peace and the Holy One. Jesus tells us in John 14:6 that He is “the way, the truth and the life." 

An encounter with GOD requires a response immediately.

  ~ Prayer ~
Righteous Father,
Your Word is a Lamp to my feet and a Light
     for my path.

Give me a deep desire to be still and listen, as
      You reveal more of Yourself to me.

May I obediently respond when You Call me to step into things that I might be uncomfortable with; but which will bring You Great Glory.

Help me to hear You Speak through The Word, through godly friends and mentors, through my circumstances – good and bad, and even through the lovely created world around me.

May I lean towards Your Voice, and yield
     in obedience, to whatever You Call
     me to be or to do.

Amen

A 'More Love' #LetterPrayer to Our Father (1.29.20)

~ Prayer ~

Father,
Help me to be confident that I will see Your Goodness, in the land of the living.

Help me to wait for You. 
Help me to be strong.
And take heart. 
And to wait.

I ask that my life would increasingly become a proclamation
     of Your Greatness and Your Goodness.

Make me fearless in the face of trials.

Strengthen me, I pray, to stand firm and release my lips to worship You - for You Are great and awesome, O GOD! You alone are GOD, Creator of Heaven and earth; and I join with all creation, and praise Your Holy Name!

Holy! Holy! Holy!
Lord GOD Almighty, who always has always been,
     who is here right now, and who is coming!

Forgive me for withholding my praise and adoration, for sometimes being silent, and even sullen; and for those times where I have lost sight of Your Greatness and Glory.

For in doing so - in that moment - I allowed You to become small in my eyes, and often took situations and concerns into my own hands, instead of trusting You.

Father GOD, You have said that "the one who trusts in man, and depends on the arm of flesh, for his strength is cursed." Father, forgive me for all of the ways that I have trusted in others, or my own strength, instead of trusting You.

Increase my faith, Lord. May I become like a tree planted by the water that does not fear when heat comes; but whose leaves are always green.

I choose now to cast my cares on You . . . for the relationships in my life that are fractured, for those who are close to me who have yet to call on Your Name, for the weariness of finances, for the broken-ness of this world.

O Lord, increase my faith!

Enable me, by Your Holy Spirit, to speak Your Word
     with great boldness - into every situation of my life
     - regardless of what is happening around me.

I choose, again, to put my trust in You and to put my hope
     in Your Unfailing Love, for You are my strength and
     those who hope in You will not be disappointed.

Thank You that You are at work on my behalf!!
Thank You that nothing is too difficult for You!!
Nothing!!!!

In Your Son, Jesus’ Name.

Amen

Scripture Reflections:
 ~  Psalm 27:13  ::   Acts 4:23-31  ::   Isaiah 6:3
 ~  Jeremiah 17:5, 7-8  ::   Psalm 55:22  ::   Acts 4:29
 ~  Habakkuk 3:17-19  ::   Isaiah 49:23  ::   Luke 1:37

#ScriptureReflection - 2 Samuel 12 (1.28.20)

Nathan Rebukes David

12 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. ² The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, ³ but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

⁴ “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”

⁵ David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! ⁶ He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

⁷ Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. ⁸ I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. ⁹ Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. ¹⁰ Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’

¹¹ “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. ¹² You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”

¹³ Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. ¹⁴ But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the Lord, the son born to you will die.”
¹⁵ After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. ¹⁶ David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackclot^h on the ground. ¹⁷ The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.

¹⁸ On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”

¹⁹ David noticed that his attendants were whispering among themselves, and he realized the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” he asked.
“Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.”

²⁰ Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.

²¹ His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”

²² He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’ ²³ But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

²⁴ Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The Lord loved him; ²⁵ and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.

²⁶ Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel. ²⁷ Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply. ²⁸ Now muster the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will take the city, and it will be named after me.”

²⁹ So David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured it. ³⁰ David took the crown from their king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city ³¹ and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he made them work at brickmaking. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.


Source: NIV (New International Version)