Stop Worrying. Stop Stressing. For It Is Already Done! (3.9.21)

 

Fellow Faith Believers,
You know that the Lord will bless you.  Fundamentally, you know this.  But, for some of you, when you look at your circumstances, you wonder if things will ever get better.  Some of you are still questioning where the Lord is in all of this? For some of you, your situations seem so impossible, and although you know the Lord is more than capable of giving you exceeding abundantly above that which you ask; there is still something inside some of you, that just can't let go of that feeling of anguish.  And for some of you, for too many of you, fear takes over. 

 

Just because we don’t always feel or see anything happening, that does not change the fact that it is already done. Rest in the promises of our GOD; and know that it is already done.

I pray that today's word will comfort, encourage, strengthen, and give you renewed faith in GOD’s Word .

And I pray that you will truly come to understand, know and believe that “IT IS ALREADY DONE!”

 

And as it says in GOD's Word, Blessed be the GOD and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed {past tense} us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: - Ephesians 1:3.

Thank GOD for what you have,
Trust GOD for what you need.
  -  Marilyn

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My Child, 
Your cries and prayers have not fallen on deaf ears.  Not one tear that has been shed has fallen to the ground.  I Have Heard every cry.  I Have Cradled every tear.  Don’t you know that I Saw this day, before you were born?  I Know your needs and desires.  I Knew about those needs and desires before you took your first breath.  All that you have been through has brought you to this point.  You are where you are right now, because it has brought you closer to Me.

So, I Want you to let go of that fear that is in your heart. 

Let it go.

Let go of doubting that I Will come through for you.  I Have kept you, and I Have brought you this far.  Am I Not capable of delivering you?

Fear not, My Child, fear not.  For I Am the same GOD Who opens your eyes each day to see the sun - the very sun that I Lovingly placed in the sky.  I Am the same GOD Who causes you to walk on the land, on this beautiful earth, that I Formed with My Hands.  Fear not, My Child, IT IS ALREADY DONE.

I AM, that I AM. 

And I Am more than capable to do all things.  Is it not written that you are more precious to Me than the birds in the air and the lilies of the field? Yes, it is, so please do not worry about your situation.  For has the worrying changed anything?  It has not.  In fact, the worrying just makes it worse.  So please, let it go. When worry attempts to invade your thoughts just stop and say, “JESUS.”   Call out My Son's Name. That’s all you have to say.  "JESUS"  "JESUS"  "JESUS"  Because worry cannot linger it My Presence, nor in My Son's Presence.  Just say, “JESUS.” 

So, My Precious Child, I Am Here for you. 
I Am Watching over you. 
I Am Working on your behalf. 
I Am Bringing restoration into your life .
And I Will deliver you. 

Just let Me have full control.  And know that I Have you safely in My Hands.  Rest now and be assured that all you need - all that concerns you - is in My Hands and that IT IS ALREADY DONE. 

READ and MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Luke 12:22–31 - Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear. For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing. Look at the ravens they don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for GOD feed them. And you are far more valuable to him than a birds. Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?  And if worry can’t accomplish a little thing like that, what’s the use of worrying over bigger things?

“Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.  And if GOD cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

 “And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things.  These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows needs.  Seek the Kingdom of GOD above all else, and he will give you everything you need. (NLT)

Mark 11:22-24 - And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in GOD. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

2 Corinthians 2:14 - Now thanks be unto GOD, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 

#ScriptureReflection - 1 Peter 2:1-12 (3.8.21)

As Newborn Babes

2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, ² and like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, ³ if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.

As Living Stones

⁴ And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by people, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, ⁵ you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual
sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ For this is contained in Scripture:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a choice stone, a precious cornerstone,
And the one who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”

⁷ This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers,

“A stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief cornerstone,”

⁸ and,

“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this they were also appointed.

⁹ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; ¹⁰ for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

¹¹ Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul. ¹² Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God on the day of visitation.

 

 

Love.... and Forgiveness (3.7.21)

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

COLOSSIANS 3:13

 
Wouldn’t it be easy if we only had to forgive things we found forgivable? But what often happens is that we have to push past the hurt and pain we’ve suffered to forgive someone.

We live in a world that romanticizes love to the point where we forget that in relationships, there will be times when our trust will be violated. We will inevitably be betrayed to some extent. Our hearts will be broken by those who profess love for us.

Love in its truest, purest state is best exemplified when we can look past what we might consider unforgivable offenses and grace others with the same forgiveness that GOD extends to us. In our most unforgivable state, Christ, in the greatest love story ever told, taught us that love has absolutely nothing to do with warm fuzzies and red hearts.

GOD’s great love for us is what drove His Son to Calvary where He, and His Son, proved how much They loved us; taking on all of our sins and shortcomings and allowing Jesus Christ to be nailed to a Cross. Christ forgives us because He loves us. As Jesus' representatives, as GOD's Children, we are called to do as Jesus did, and forgive anyone who has offended us.

Anyone and everyone.
Anyone and everyone.
Anyone and everyone.

However, GOD does not want His Children to associate, nor be in the midst of, evil wicked people who rejoice in doing the work of satan. We must forgive them and place them at the altar of Jesus, at the very Feet of Jesus; for He will deal with them. In Genesis 12:3, the Lord says, I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse them. Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and love those who despise you.

~ Pray ~
Lord,
As we choose to walk in love each day,
help us forgive people
just as you have forgiven us.
In the name of Jesus!
Amen

If you are holding a grudge or a grievance against someone, take the time to talk the situation over with GOD, invite Him to change your heart and give you the desire to forgive them.

Then ask Him to show you how He wants you to demonstrate forgiveness - and His Love - to that person.

#ScriptureReflection - Deuteronomy 32:1-12 (3.6.21)

Give ear, O heavens, while I speak;
let the earth hearken to the words of my mouth!
May my instruction soak in like the rain,
and my discourse permeate like the dew,
like a downpour upon the grass,
like a shower upon the crops:

For I will sing the Lord’s renown.
Oh, proclaim the greatness of our God!
The Rock—how faultless are his deeds,
how right all his ways!
A faithful God, without deceit,
how just and upright he is!

Yet basely has he been treated by his degenerate children,
a perverse and crooked race!
Is the Lord to be thus repaid by you,
O stupid and foolish people?
Is he not your father who created you?
Has he not made you and established you?

Think back on the days of old,
reflect on the years of age upon age.
Ask your father and he will inform you,
ask your elders and they will tell you:

When the Most High assigned the nations their heritage,
when he parceled out the descendants of Adam,
he set up the boundaries of the peoples
after the number of the sons of God;
While the Lord’s own portion was Jacob,
his hereditary share was Israel.

He found them in a wilderness,
a wasteland of howling desert.
He shielded them and cared for them,
guarding them as the apple of his eye.

As an eagle incites its nestlings forth
by hovering over its brood,
so he spread his wings to receive them
and bore them up on his pinions.
The Lord alone was their leader,
no strange god was with him.

 

 

Not in Our Strength, but In God's Strength, In God's Power, and In God's Authority...... (3.5.21)

 

…and in Your Name we have come against this vast army!
- 2 Chronicles 14:11

 
Fellow Faith Believers,
When Asa prayed in GOD’s Name, he declared that he was coming to do battle in the authority of GOD.  Asa was not going to do this in his own strength.  In the Bible, the name of someone always means something significant.  When Abram received the Promise of GOD, his name was changed to Abraham; signifying that Abraham (no longer Abram) was to become the father of many nations.  Jacob’s name (deceiver) was changed to Israel (Prince of GOD).  GOD’s Name, likewise, denotes Almighty Power.  Acknowledgement of GOD’s Name is an acknowledgement of GOD's Authority and GOD's Power; and is a key element in any effective prayer. 
 
As Christians, we pray in the Mighty Name of GOD's Son, Jesus.  That’s not just a nice way of closing our prayers.  It is a way of bringing The Power and The Authority of Jesus, into our request, into our situation, into our hearts and minds, and into our lives.  We have no power before GOD, except through the Name of His Son, Jesus.  For it is neither the size of the army, nor the opposition that matters.  In our prayer life, it is not the obstacles that we face that we must look at.  It is the Powerful Name of Jesus. 

Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes - Psalm 44:5. 

Asa came against the army of the Cushites, in the Name of the Lord our GOD:  and in your name we have come against this vast army. - 2 Chronicles 14:11.   This is reminiscent of his forefather David, and David's struggle against Goliath: David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the GOD of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied’ - 1 Samuel 17:45. 
 

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~ Prayer ~
Father GOD,
I Come to You in the powerful Name of Your Son, Jesus.
Thank You, GOD,  for granting me the privilege of free access into Your Presence, through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Teach me to depend upon You, at all times, for all things.

In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I pray.
Amen

 

 

#ScriptureReflection - Jeremiah 18:1-12 (3.4.21)

 

The Potter and the Clay

18 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, ² “Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.” ³ So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. ⁴ But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.

⁵ Then the Lord gave me this message: ⁶ “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand. ⁷ If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, ⁸ but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. ⁹ And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, ¹⁰ but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.

¹¹ “Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’”

¹² But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”

 

 

NEVER Forget Who God IS.... (3.3.21)

My Child,

I Heard you last night.
And so, because I Heard you.
I Speak to you today.
To remind you of Who I Am.
And Who's You Are.
 

I Am the One Who Loves you.
I Am the One Who Cares for you.
I Am the One Who Watches over you.

I Am the One Who Brings salvation into your life.
I Am the One Who Heals you and preserves you.
I Am the One Who Directs you and calls you into places
     you’ve never walked before.

I Am the One Who Knows you personally.
I Know your name.
I Know where you are going.

And I Know how to bring you to that place of Victory.  And in this present season, right now, no matter what you see or feel or think, I Am bringing you into that place of Victory.  Therefore, get ready for a transformation.

Get ready to move beyond those things that have been bothering you.  Get ready to move beyond those things that held you captive.  Because, in this season, I Am going to elevate you. I Will abundantly pour My Wisdom and My Discernment into you; so that you will understand - in a fresh, new way - Who I Am.  And that you belong to Me.  And because you belong to Me, nobody can take you out of My Protective Hands.

My Child, do not forget these things that I Have said, for I Know the lies spoken into your ears by the evil one.

Remember, it does not matter what he says.   he does not love you - I do. Therefore, the only thing you must remember is Who I Am.

I Am The One Who Watches over you.
I Am The One Who Provides for you.
I Am The One Who Delivers you.
And I Am The One Who Heals you.

I Declare to you Child, this day, Who I Am.
And you have My Love, My Joy, and My Peace.

These are My Gifts to you.
Receive them.
Embrace them.
And never forget Who I Am.

 

 

Read and Meditate on God's Word

2 Samuel 22:2-3 - And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The GOD of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 

Psalm 139:1-8 - O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.  You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.  You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do.  You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD. You go before me and follow me.  You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!  If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.(NLT)

John 10:10 - The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 

  

 

RISE Above Your Circumstances (3.2.21)

My Child,
I Want you to rise above your troubles.
I Want you to renew your faith AND your
     confidence in Me.

Do not give into what you see around you.  Instead continue to stand on My Word, believing that what you have prayed for, will come to pass. STAND - believing that I Will come through. STAND - and never forget who I Am. I Am in control.  And what I Am doing will work for your good; if you just trust Me.

Rise up and do not give in.
Do not believe the enemy’s lies. 
Refuse to allow fear to undermine your faith.
It is time to rise to a new level of faith.
It is time to trust in Me.
  
Ask Me to bless you amid the trial(s) that you are in; and allow Me to have My Way.

Whatever you are facing today, whatever you faced yesterday and whatever you may face tomorrow; know that I Am more than able to see you through, that which 'appears to trouble' you.

It is time to rise above your circumstances. If only you knew the many Blessings that I Have in store for you, you would rejoice and lift up your eyes to Me, your Heavenly Father.  If only you knew, you would offer up a sacrifice of powerful praise.  Watch Me turn your mourning into joy.  Child, you can never go wrong by choosing to praise and worship Me in the midst of your circumstances. 

This day, will you lift your face to Me and acknowledge who I Am?

Tell Me you love Me and trust Me.
Ask for My Blessings and My Favor
     on your life, this day.

Lift up your voice and say, 'O GOD, bless me today!'
Oh, how I love to hear My Children lift their voices to Me!

Arise, My Child, arise!
Arise, My Child, arise!
Arise, My Child, arise! 

Lift up your head! 

Rise above your circumstances, and I,
     the King of Glory shall come in.
Rise above your circumstances, and My Son,
     the Prince of Peace shall come in.
Rise above your circumstances, and The Paraclete,
     My Holy Spirit shall come in.
Rise above your circumstances, and I,
     your Heavenly Father, the Great I Am
     shall come in.
And minister to you, with you and through you.
But first, you must lift up your head.....
     And rise above your circumstances.

Rise, My Child.
Rise above!
Arise, My Child.
Arise!
Arise!

 

 READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD
Isaiah 60:1 - Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. 

Mark 11:23-24 - For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore, I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.  

Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love GOD, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:18 - For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 

Ephesians 3:20 - Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Psalm 24:7-8 - Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle

 

 

#ScriptureReflection - Luke 6:36-38 (3.1.21)

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

“Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you;
a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,
will be poured into your lap.
For the measure with which you measure
will in return be measured out to you.”

 

 

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