That Wedding Day!

Was captured by the wedding day of Rachel Lamb and Joshua Brown! Now if you watch Daystar Television.......then you know they were married in the last few months. And the leaders/hosts of Daystar Marcus and Joanie Lamb produced the wedding event for their family. Now in truth I saw it about three weeks ago and had seen it listed for this date. I did not watch it all, but waited for the part, you know, where the Bride makes her entrance. I was captured by the tears that flowed from that Joshua Brown and how he was touched by the entrance of his bride. The tears gently pushed aside, a smile enveloped his whole being.
I was captured that in the same respect as to seeing Jesus awaiting His Bride (the church), yes the one without spot or wrinkle appear before Him. Yes, I was moved in a way I had never thought of about a wedding scene.
I do not remember my groom having wept as I walked toward him on our wedding day. I cannot state what he experienced, but I can imagine what Jesus would experience on that eventful day.


Ephesians 5:26-33  KJV

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

I was always capture by verse 28-32 in that the groom, the husband to be would want to nourish his wife as he would his own body. The man was to leave his mother, his family and go make a new life with the Bride of his choosing. In becoming one flesh with her, would desire to nurture, care for and see she is safe.

Again, only speaking from what I have seen and experienced in my life, the wedding is surely the most festive event of one's life, whether you are the bride or the groom. And in concerning the Church and Christ Jesus, one thing remains, it will happen!
In knowing Jesus the Christ, we know Him as wisdom for us. He makes us so wise. Knowing Him and His wisdom is number one priority. It is not how much you make, it is not how much you owe, it is not if you were abandoned as a child, or how many millions you have in an account. It is not in accordance with how many degrees you might hold. For knowing Him, we count His knowledge as value to us (His bride). Those who discount Jesus also discount His knowledge. Being with Him, helps us to discern the important things in life. Maintaining His wisdom is foremost to us!

In regard to the one who has the bright mind, what good is it if the priority is not in God and for His glory? What will having a lot of degrees gain for you, if you should lose your soul?
In 2 Timothy 3:7....."they are forever inquiring and getting information, but are never able to arrive at a recognition and knowledge of the Truth." (Amplified Bible)

 Wise people seek Jesus first, then use their gifts to glorify Him.

At the end of this year 2016, look into the eyes of Jesus. Realign if you need to, and encounter God. Encounter Him as the priority not for a new direction or new walk. For we are to walk with Him and be led out into His peace. Encounter the Lord. Then and only then, will the time cultivate the openness with Him. In worship and time of prayer, we find the given instructions and then we move forward.

Be obedient to Him and His call to move you in a specific place and direction. Feed on His faithfulness and look for the meat of the Word. Find the fresh revelation of His Word. And then walk it out. In His presence there is the fullness of joy. In that future, we may speak as the "unknown" but the destination God knows really well.

Even as the groom and bride must let go of the familiar to embrace their future together, so too, we must allow some things to be removed from our lives. Dare to believe God has you and will keep you safe and secure. Stepping into that place as the believer, we trust no matter what. Surrendering our lives to Jesus, then everything, including our own wills, our own bodies and lives must be on that altar. There self is denied. For us to be anxious about saving any part of our past lives or security will only cause us to lose our spiritual lives.

As the Groom, Jesus is set on keeping us. John 17:9-10 Amplified Bible  9 I am praying for them, I am not praying (requesting) for the world, but for those You have given Me, for they belong to You. 10 Yours belong to Me, and I am glorified in (through) them. [They have done Me honor, in them My glory is achieved.]

Isaiah 61:10-11    KJV

10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

John wrote this in John 3:29-31,33    Amplified Bible   29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the groomsman who stands by and listens to him rejoices greatly and heartily on account of the bridegroom's voice. This then is my pleasure and joy, and it is now complete. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. [He must grow more prominent; I must grow less so]. 31 He Who comes from heaven is [far] above all [others]; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth, and talks the language of the earth. [his words are from an earthly standpoint]. He Who comes from heaven is [far] above all others [far superior to all others in prominence and in excellence].

33 Whoever receives His testimony has set his seal of approval to this: God is true. [That man has definitely certified, acknowledged, declared once and for all, and is himself assured that it is divine truth that God cannot lie]. 

Yes, Marriage takes work. It is two people coming together to live as one unit, one mind, one heart and one love. In God. we can have that. And it is in hearing His voice that speaks truth to us, we stay in His presence, His love and safety.

That wedding day, when Christ returns for His Bride, I am certain there will be tears especially sorrow for those who never gave Him a thought.

Oh but for those who think daily on Him and delight to give Him praise, they will be dancing with joy. Come today and see the beauty He holds for you. Come today and abide in His security of love and peace. Come today and see yourself as His Bride and how He will gently keep you and cherish you forever. He will give you only truth of life and a love that is lasting!

John 17:3  Amplified Bible

And this is eternal life: [it means] to know ( to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with and understand) You, the only true and real God and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ ( the Anointed one, the Messiah,) whom You have sent.

The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, the true Christians) say Come! And let him who is listening say, Come! And let everyone come who is thirsty [who is painfully conscious of his need of those things by which the souls is refreshed, supported, and strengthened]; and whoever [earnestly] desires to do it, let him come, take appropriate and drink the water of Life without cost. Revelations 22:17  Amplified Bible


Notice: 

The Voice of Prayer  has two new teaching published:
The GAURANTEE of the Holy Spirit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfhqpP2MhFc


Christmas Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXnnlvjAVA


You can also visit my Youtube channel The Voice of Prayer for more teaching at  http://bit.ly/1tNyBhV

NEVER a Quickening

Recently I had written on a blog called "Generic" and of that person who lingers long. It is from Proverbs 23:29-32
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Those who linger over wine,
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
32 In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper. NIV

They, the man or woman know God the Father has quickened them in their "spirit man", yet they  continue to ponder. They move at the speed of slow snail.  They love making decisions, but will take great amounts of time to make a decision for or against something specific!
Their eyes grow bloodshot while they continue to look upon what will benefit them for their good without costing them anything.
In the preparation of this day, I meditated on scripture from that specific blog Generic. (I would read it before reading this one.)

Making decisions is all about being on time whether it is with paying your bills, helping others, and praying for others than our selves. It is about being a part of a group of believer's who really love God and cherish time with Him and with others and obey His every command.
In thinking on this specific area, I wondered about Judas Iscariot. I wondered why he so loved being the money handler!

From that time until now, some men and women have possibly taken up that exact form of godliness Judas displayed. They did it as gaining something for their benefit.  But this gaining as a form of godliness is the very example of imitating Judas Iscariot. How would you know if you are walking with one who loves or has that "zeal" for the real like gold and money?
People's hearts in some respect can hide behind their real endeavors. Like Judas, they maintain one exact cause, and that is their own! Judas followed Jesus for the love of Jesus' money bag and not for Jesus Himself. (He even complained about the expensive perfume poured on Jesus. )John 12:3-8
3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 

4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 "Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages." 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. 

7 "Leave her alone," Jesus replied. "[It was intended] that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me." NIV

Yes, Jesus said you always have the poor among you and I believe you always have those like Judas with you as well!
In that "hesitation" in making a specific decision, pay attention to the person or person's behavior regarding the money. Is he hesitating to see whether the "thing" done will bring benefit to him?
Will he see fortune come his way in the way of greater influence that benefits himself? Do you see one giving out " of a false eagerness" but that which brings him something. That one thing will answer "his purpose".

Have you ever asked another in leadership to bless another "pastor" of another church, and see them turn a shade of very pale? I mean, their very lips turn from blue to a whiter shade of pale, indeed!
Those with you as "believer's" do as the Lord had commanded. They are ready to lay down their lives and run with what God has asked. Ah, but the one who has that form of godliness lingers. They take time to see how an activity will benefit them. They also speak in the moment of their being "spiritual minded". And in respect of that, they can look a lot like the Pharisee, who thanked God that they are in no way like other men.
Like the hypocrite, they profess to be with the numbered who are saved, yes, with believer's but their hearts are really far from God.

Another look at this person reveals they are generally out of reach to hear the Gospel preached. They may show up, yes inside the building, but not within distance to hear any rebukes from the given word for that day. They do not want to hear it. They believe they are right.

Can you imagine not being moved by the Holy Spirit to do something for someone else? I cannot imagine that. I love being apart of what God is doing, and it is in His love, that I see God's hurting people, God's broken people, and God's servants come to a place to meet God and see their need met, their life changed, and their faith grow even greater. When we truly obey God, we find ourselves at someone's home to pray for the woman who has no home! It presents itself and you find yourself praying for someone you did not know, but God does. In that moment they are touched by God and you find you heard God's voice to obey quickly.  It comes by seeing a "new friend" touched by God too, and you get to have that front row seat giving you view to see his family touched by God in ways that no one else would understand. But God in all His mercy and love seeks to touch man everyday and in many ways. The evident thing is, that only that person in a need, the person who prayed for him/her and God know that love showed up in the miraculous way!

Godliness is allowing the Holy Spirit free reign in our lives! It is the Holy Spirit that is the life and the force of it as we saw in Jesus when resurrected to life by Him the Holy Spirit.

I saw a teaching recently by Spurgeon.  In this sermon he taught on godliness. It was titled "The Form of Godliness Without the Power". Spurgeon said this:" godliness is the power which brings a man to God and binds him to Him; godliness is that which creates repentance towards God and faith in Him; godliness is the result of great change of heart in reference to God and His character."
Judas spent time with Jesus but his heart was not changed.

 So do we really look like God? Do we act like Jesus would act? Do we put aside our stuff and lives and live life through Jesus? 

Coming to the end of another year, I reflect on that which the Lord by His Holy Spirit gave me to teach on. In that I reflect also on the relationship we have with God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit. You should not have just one of them in your life, but all 3, the God-head of God in your life. At the end of this year, I am reminded of one teaching the Lord gave me as Jesus the prayer warrior. At this time, I am grateful for Him and for the opportunities that have been given me and my loved ones to live out their lives for God. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life for 2017 and every year after that. I am thankful to give the Word He planned for people to receive this year and that word is to bring change to us all! Amen.

When Jesus came into the "ministry" He cleansed a leper, healed a centurion's servant, healed Peter's mother-in-law, calmed a storm, drove out demons, healed paralytics, caused two blind men to see, and caused another to speak. And this is just an example that is found in Matthew 8-9.

Rely on God. Receive Jesus and allow the Holy Spirit to reign. Tremble at His word, and remember He paid a high price for you and for me. Remember to allow the Word of God to search your heart. I like cleaning at times. I like painting a room and decorating with maybe new floral arrangements and a new rug. The room takes on a cleanness and a new light to shine in.
In that respect God's Word will continually clean our hearts. He will make it strong by His word given. As you allow His Word to pass and examine you, you will find what must be removed. If we truly seek that "quiet place", that secret time with Him, we will be led to cry for ourselves and for others. In truth, we are to advance His kingdom and a good cry benefits everyone. We are to pray and seek Him while He may be found. We are to reside in holiness, and that holy life is one that has "the power" of the Holy Spirit. And Trust Him to know what is best for you! In truth He is a benefit to all who believe. Thank God I am not where I was forty years ago! I am living in heaven on earth.

 But for the " Judas' " , well they live in themselves, and void of power. They rely on themselves and their thoughts to gain some momentum, but it will be short-lived.

In the Spirit of God we have power and He can work in us and through us. And it will be that something that pleases God. In His momentum, people are saved, healed, made whole, and sent to tell others about it.

God, the Holy Spirit always represents power and if you are in a service and you leave the way you came in to that service, then check your heart or leave quickly!

The apostle or/and the prophet within that group should have heaven come for every service. The apostle and/or prophet will touch heaven and the result is always PEACE. It is heaven's touch to lead and influence. It is allowing the Holy Spirit His way to bring God's agenda and not man's to the service in the here and now! There is always joy in the Holy Spirit. It is not merely a service but a place where God meets man and demonstrates His power to heal and make whole. The prophet will apprehend the promises of God. He or she will declare them aloud. They speak often of God's return, will share their testimonies they experienced and with these two, an infusion is produced making others sensitive toward Heaven's activities and of God's plan. These two look into heaven and they see what God wants on earth.

Let's allow the quickening of God the Holy Spirit. Let's allow life to permeate everything we touch and do for His kingdom. May you be quickened and enlightened on what part you play in this adventure. And remember He is returning for His Bride without wrinkle or spot. Let's go together and expect His power to come for all to receive the benefits of a good and faithful God! Amen.

Notice: 

The Voice of Prayer  has two new teaching published:
Meekness: Not Weakness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckFuD-ZaDxE


Christmas Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXnnlvjAVA


You can also visit my Youtube channel The Voice of Prayer for more teaching at  http://bit.ly/1tNyBhV