The Echos of Faith

Turning from the twinkling light of the tree in the corner of the room, and turning eyes on the leather bound Bible in hand, it is a silent night. In the brightness of His coming upon a midnight hour, He is to live and die for mankind! Born to change things on earth toward God, it is on a hilltop far away He will die with few surrounding Him with tears in eyes.

In the echoes of faith, it was Jesus who prayed for Jerusalem.

For the Righteous Cause: Jesus came…and these were His last words:

THE 1^st WORD: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do."

Luke 23:34……

1.   He came to earth, to live as a man, and died between two criminals.

2.   Hanging by the strength of nails, he sees the soldiers who mocked and scourged Him.

3.   Tortured and visible in His mind Caiaphas & the high priests of the Sanhedrin…have sentenced Him to die. With blood running over his eyes, He sees John with His mother Mary.

4.   His apostles and friends deserted Him. Peter denied Him 3 times…….& only the fickle remain, yes that crowd who just praised Him on His entrance into that city of Jerusalem has now demanded His crucifixion some days later at Golgotha!

Forgiveness is His focus! His love prevailed! In those final hours on earth, He has forgiven those who trespassed against Him, including Peter. Jesus had told Peter in Matthew 18:21-22 to seventy times seven to forgive another. He forgave the paralytic at Capernaum: Mark 3:3-12. He forgives the sinful woman who anointed Him in the home of Simon the Pharisee: Luke 7:37-48! The adulteress caught in the act and was to be stoned: John 8:1-11.

Jesus cried out in a loud voice,  "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Luke 23:46…Jesus obedient to will of His Father to the end, & his final word before on the Cross was a prayer to His Father. The relationship of Jesus to the Father is given in John 3:16 “ For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal life.” Jesus declared, “The Father and I are one.” John 10:30 ; He had a return ticket: "I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father" John 16:28  Jesus fulfills His own mission and that of His Father on the Cross! He directs His final word, “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit. Luke 23:46; "Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "Certainly this was a righteous Man" (Luke 23:47).

The echoes of faith resound even now. The sound somewhere is heard, the married woman desiring a child of her own to hold.  She asks by calling unto Him in her darkest hour?

What about the man or woman given a death sentence by their own doctor and that their days are numbered in weeks and not months? In their fear of death so soon they ask Him for long life and that He would "keep watch" over them some 24/7. Yet on any given Christmas holiday they complained of spending one hour with Him in His House! 

But what about the person who gives Him praise in the middle of the night? What about that man or woman who thanks Him for their life, for their job and their family? What about the one who remembers to say "Thank you for the good" when only bad appears by breaking out all around them?

Jesus knew one thing: He knew the Father sent Him for purpose!   Jesus on the cross, giving up His body and by shedding His blood completely satisfied God’s requirement: Hebrews 10:12-14 NKJV But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are going sanctified.

It was about God having His family:  Opened up the gates of Heaven for anyone that would believe in Him John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

That Steadfast faith speaks: Hebrews 6: 19-20 that the Hope we have as an anchor for our soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus having become High Priest forever according to the order of Mechizedek………Reminded from Hebrews 7:24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

It is  In HIM, we have the benefit of life eternal.  1 John 5:10-12 NKJV 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. 11 And this is the testimony; that God has given us eternal life, & this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Romans 2:6-11 Amp. Bible 6 for He will render to every man according to his works [justly, as his deeds deserve]. 7 To those who by patient persistence in well-doing [spring from piety] seek [unseen but sure] glory and honor and [the disobedient to the Truth  but responsive to wickedness, there will be indignation and wrath. 9 [And] there will be tribulation & anguish & calamity & constraint for every soul of man who [habitually] does  evil, the Jew first & also the [Gentile]. 11 For God shows no partiality [undue favor or unfairness; with Him one man is not different from another. Our answer is in Jesus from Matthew 11:29-30 He said “take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle &lowly in heart….you will find rest for your soul. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Of the last century , it was found in the winter of 1944 a winter not confined to the names of la Nina nor la Nino, but as to the "brutal" type. It was as the Allied forces were facing the ferocious German counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge. It would be General George S. Patton who wound find peace in prayer. With relentless rains and much fog, the grounded planes and troops were stalled. He had urged the Third Army to seek God for clear skies:   Almighty and most merciful Father, we humble beseech You, of the great goodness, to restrain these moderate rains. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to use as soldiers who may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies and and establish Your justice among men and nations.

Yes, the weather broke, and triumph appeared. It was in the desperate hour that prayer, an echo of faith proved God would hear and answer. Truly awesome: Matthew 18:19 that where two or three are gather in His name, God is there. He moves. (this would invite an invitation into prayer and having faith in Him, and not the government nor any Snap Benefits.) In a recent report: When LeBron James broke the NBA's all-time scoring record, it was not just a historic moment it became a metaphor for our age. As LeBron pulled up for the record-breaking shot, nearly every spectator had their phone raised, not to remember him, but to capture their own version of the moment according to them!  Things are changing dramatically in this hour of His close return. What will He find? Is it voices of faith expressing His greatness, His glory and eternal future for us or will it be only voices set to see us as the center of our own existence?    Teaching at: Voice of Prayer  Visit my You Tube channel Voice of Prayer for more teaching  http://bit.ly/1tNyBhV Visit Life Giving Wells You Tube Channel for more teaching http://bit.ly/2wgu1kw Now Posting to Rumble  Voice of Prayer https://rumble.com/c/c-1425534 And Life Giving Wells https://rumble.com/c/c-1428234     Life Giving Wells now on Spotify Podcast! https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/xashcfy9ez

A Sound Mind or an Open Mind

 

2 Timothy 1:6-7 NKJV 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

In Scripture so far I have only found “open” listed with opened eyes ( 2 Chronicles 6:20 and verse 40), and gates will be open continually. ( gates: Isaiah 60:11)

Being the sound mind, is being the disciplined in the thought patterns of the Lord, making right decisions, including the quality of self-control/self-discipline!

The Open Mind is open to anything! But Scripture tells us perfect peace have those whose mind is stayed or fixed on the Lord: Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trust in You.

The Lord keeps us in health, happiness, well-being and peace who stay in His presence, residing in His goodness and light. All started in the Lord will be of good in health, good in happiness, that well-being of stepping outside our doorway to do for His glory and to His praise, for His will for us is good! 

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputations, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming the  likeness of men. 8 and being found in appearance as a man. He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

 

Being humbled in the Lord is paramount before you stand before men in either leadership or leading a family! Having His mind, is Christ-like humility. It was manifested in the son of God, manifested in the freedom of God’s Son to affirm the fullness of all God has placed in Him without His need to flaunt, prove or push through to an agenda or self-advancement. Jesus did not clutch for power. And we see many today clutching for that power, for that self-advancement. Unless it is the Lord rising in us, then we clutch for that human power thing and that will not work, not today or ever. It will fail!

 

 Fools, not wise men, reject God seen in Psalm 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” they are corrupt, they have abominable works, there is none who does good. Sin invites Satan into a person's mind. Ultimately, his influence causes madness.  So when you have a group of people seated in making decisions,  for, let’s say a nation, they are hopefully those filled with the spirit of God and not the spirit of the air. They should be those with faith in God and not faith within their own thoughts and own abilities!

In that arena of the air ( those in league with the devil), you see strange things: In Luke 6:11 you can see men filled with rage ( madness) who do not want God on any level of their leading. They want to be rid of Jesus, when there is a healing on the Sabbath. Salvation brought us into the kingdom of God to see and to hear. But will we see and hear to obey His commands. Matthew 12:43-45 NKJV 43 When a n unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest and finds none. 44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept and put in order. 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.

We have seen that within our own nation, where people are trying to remove God from everything mountain: religion, the family, education, government, media, arts and entertainment, and business. And if one does not have God, then they can have demonic activity around them or in them.

 BUT, when a demon is removed, a person's mind is cleaned of chaos and made orderly. To avoid being possessed again, he needs to replace what was swept out with God's Spirit & truth.  As of the demoniac of Gadara, the man under that influence cannot rest. That demon removed also had the role he played in tormenting a person. Hunger and thirst must be our heart for the Lord: to fill our heart with the water of His word; To be cleansed Purity of Heart : Matthew 5:8 NKJV 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. 

Purity of heart: the pure draw near to God: James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 2 Corinthians  7:1 therefore having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh & spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

 

Psalm 15:2 He who walks uprightly & works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. 3 He who does not backbite with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 He who does not put out his money at usury, nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

The sound in mind will not be moved or shaken from his steadfastness in the Lord!

 

The demons in the men are uncontrollable ("neither could anyone tame him,") Mark 5:4 because he had often been bound with shackles & chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, & the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. 5 And always night & day, he was in the mountains & in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran & worshiped Him.   

Evil people cannot control their desires, and society cannot control them, so crime rages on.  Living God's way of life as revealed in the life of Christ is the answer. God provides the right mind to produce the fruit of the Spirit, including self-control (Galatians 5:23). Galatians 5:22-24 NKJV But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions & desires.

 

Spiritual love, that godly love, is unattainable by those driven by the spirit of this world. This agape love—the love of God—is the kind that is "poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit[which] was given to us" (Romans 5:5). Jesus warned His church that the wickedness of the world  would increase to such an extent that it would sap the spiritual heat out of His own people, causing their love to grow cold. Matthew 24:12  NKJV   12  And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.  

3 John 11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God. But he does evil has not seen God.

1 John 2:29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

 

We are to be unpretentious and balanced in spirit. Tranquility will rule our hearts in mind when we are instructed to the truth of God. Jesus instructs the healed man to tell people about his deliverance, particularly those who were familiar & intimate with him. He wants him to be an example of God's grace, first among his own family & friends, so that they can come to repentance.  Luke 8:39 Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went  his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

The sound mind will speak of what great things Jesus has done for him. The open mind is open to madness of the world. The sound mind gives what is sound in ideas. The sound mind is righteous in accepting alternatives as in medicine. Not going about to change anything that God has created! Sound mind will not tolerate that which is false according to God’s standards. The open mind has a way but the ditches are wide and long. Sound is peace, with truth prevailing! The open minded are open to the world, to things the world speaks and get a good smell of the cesspool the world offers.  It sees parades of culture passing by and allowing you the person to decide what parade of culture you desire, to hitch a ride or just jump on with both feet and go with the “crowd”!

Let’s rekindle the fire in our hearts to that sound mind. Let us have a conscience and know what is before us. Let us understand the ways of God for life eternally. For the open mind has that empty place and is void of God. The open mind has no walls, if righteousness is not our breastplate. For the world hosts evil and the Christian in his aggressive prayer warfare will assail that of demonic strongholds. You cannot take hold of something of evil and take God’s hand to demolish. We are to seek the lover of our souls. It is living with a gusto for life He was so merciful to give. And it was His same mercy that sent the Son of His love.

As the demoniac of Gardara  has revealed once healed by Jesus, once made whole by Jesus, once saved for the Lord’s glory, his first response to that active witness was what Jesus pointed him to. He told him to stay and tell others of what had occurred to him.  A Christian is first responsible for witnessing to those closest to him, who will see the greatest difference in him as he lives God's way of life.

We do that as the demoniac saved, he dressed or clothed and in his right mind. That sound mind or right mind, is the word: “sophroneo” a N.T. word 4998 meaning sound mind, sane or to be sober.

Can you imagine you making such an impact to those around you when you walk in with a right or sound mind? Can you imagine when they see you not scared but they are shaking in their shoes? Can you imagine when you Speak and God is with you in that speaking? How awesome to have sound mind: one that heeds what Jesus spoke, watches for the signs He outlined, praying regularly and earnestly as He did staying close to the Father and to keep doing, heading toward destiny in God’s work. In Luke's account, Jesus tells us that "when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near" (Luke 21:31). Then He warns about not letting "that Day come on you unexpectedly" (verse 34).

Praying helps us to keep our focus. We use a sound mind to communicate. Our prayers are meant to help us keep watch over our spiritual condition and world events,  praying for the Kingdom of God and for all that God tells us to pray about! 

Peter warns us, "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a oaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Peter 5:8). Staying aware of the powerful behind-the-scenes role of Satan and his demons enables us to understand the atrocious evil and madness of this world. It also enables us to "resist" them (James 4:7).

Madness is seen today, and mayhem is to the extreme, but with a sound mind we will stay in peace for the Prince of Peace resides in our hearts.  Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident. A wise man will never trust in himself, the wise man fears God!.......In the N. Testament, God’s judgment for man’s actions was placed on Jesus; believers will not suffer wrath; But ungodly actions still bring ungodly results…It will come from a man and from the devil!

 

Each of us has to be revived in that which is in and through Jesus Christ. There is no revival without the revival fire in each of us! Where are the sacrifices and the burnt offerings ? Balaam was consecrated to personal gain and eternal perdition of what we see in Numbers 22. And a donkey spoke to him in his madness. In  Jude 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. Just wandering to catch up with a “crowd” to go astray should not be the battle cry! May the doors that be open be only those the Lord has opened for us to enter; for the Lord knows the way of righteous, those just, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

 

 

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Toning Down our Actions

What is the actual "intent of our heart"?
Is it really for the God-thing that is His life, love, peace, joy and power? Or do we still have some heart issues that will be revealed in the next blow on the emotions. People are all around you. People can and will bring problems to another. What amount of control do we still desire to have over others? Do we check ourselves on that issue of the heart?

From 1 Thessalonians we find the Apostle talking from chapter 2 of no hidden agendas.
1 Thessalonians 2 3-20       Message Bible
God tested us thoroughly to make sure we were qualified to be trusted with this Message. Be assured that when we speak to you we're not after crowd approval-----only God approval. since we've been put through that battery of tests, you're guaranteed that both we and the Message are free of error, mixed motives, or hidden agendas. We never used words to butter you up. And God knows we never used words as a smoke screen to take advantage of you. Even though we had some standing as Christ's apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren't aloof with you. We took you just as you were. We were never  patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way another cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.

You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn't have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God's Message. You saw with your own eyes how discreet and courteous we were among you, with keen sensitivity to you as fellow believers. And God knows we weren't freeloaders! You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life. And now we look back on all this and thank God, an Artesian Well of thanks! When you got the the Message of God we preached, you didn't pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God's true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!

Friends do you realize that you followed in the exact footsteps of the churches of God in Judea, those who are the first to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ? You got the same bad treatment from you countrymen as they did from theirs, the Jews who killed the Master Jesus (to say nothing of the prophets) and followed it up by running us out of town. They make themselves offensive to God and everyone else by trying to keep us from telling people who've never heard of our God how to be saved. They've made a career of opposing God, and have gotten mighty good at it. But God is fed up, ready to put an end to it.
Do you have any idea how very homesick we became for you, dear friends? Even though it hadn't been that long and it was only our bodies that were separated from you, not our hearts, we tried our very best to get back to see you. You can't imagine how much we missed you! I, Paul, tried over and over to get back, but Satan stymied us each time. Who do you think we're going to be proud of when our Master Jesus appears if it's not you? Your're our pride and joy!

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Paul wrote from his heart. His heart intent was to this group of believer's as the father with his children. His heart was fixed on their good, not to their demise, not their eternal hurt, but was tuned into their life with God.

What attitudes do we carry against another? What action presents itself when "said" person you have attitude against walks in the room?

If they caused some friction within us, then that is "our" character that is rising up in featuring or giving that appearance to the thing we do not like about "said person". So a heart issue remains in the heart, and it is given a nice room to "exist".  In that room of our heart, is it given the accommodation of a standard room, or maybe the executive room or how about the Deluxe?

We have character! That is: we can be loving and the loyal. Or we can be the unloving and disloyal. We can be kind or down right rude! We can be disrespectful, impatient, the angry, showing no mercy, and grumpy.
Saw recently of driver on an interstate highway, driving a couple off the road in a road rage, because they were not going as fast "as he wanted to travel" on that interstate highway! Yes, they are still looking for the perpetrator who would do such a thing to another. Heart Issues???

Met any grumpy people lately? Or how about some controlling folks?

The heart can house the most amazing things. And people may not know "they exist" till they come across that trigger from another person who sets it off, even with alarm sounds. 

God's Message, is the Message of Love. And to receive it, we must have an open heart to it. AND HE WILL CORRECT WHEN CORRECTION IS NEEDED!

We are to make room in our hearts for the Holy Spirit. It is surely that anointing which empowers us to be like Christ and to do good works. It is the Holy Spirit HIMSELF, and He is passionate to accomplish something very specific in us-------------to conform us to the image of Jesus Christ. The more room we make for HIM in our lives, the more He puts His power and revelation to work for that purpose. He is the One who reveals what the Father is doing and saying and then equips us to do and say it.

Communication with the Spirit was the secret to Christ’s ministry and it is the secret to ours. The testimonies of God teach us what the Holy Spirit is like and how to move with Him. They keep us aware of God. They teach us how He invades the impossible when the perspectives of those around us are focused only on the temporary, and the physical circumstances.

Without a constant awareness of God and the testimonies that speak of His nature, we will inevitably reduce our vision! Not only that we can reduce a ministry down to what we can accomplish with our gifts and our own strength is amounts to very little of anything. 

It is not by might nor by power but is by the Spirit of God we accomplish all He purposed for us to do.
What we start with flesh will have to be worked out in the flesh. But with God all things are possible to them who believe!

The Holy Spirit can show us where or when we overload with an emotion in one or maybe several areas. He can show us the answer and how to cancel out the humanness of it and stay within the Spirit of the Living God to see the needed RESULT come for us!

GOD IS THE COMMUNICATOR!

COMMUNICATOR:

Matthew10:27-28….27 "Whatever I tell you in the dark,

speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on

the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body

 but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able

 to destroy both soul and body in hell. NKJV

Matthew 10:18-20

18 You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake,

as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they

deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should

speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should

speak; 20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your

Father who speaks in you. NKJV

  

John 10:27-28…...27 My sheep hear My voice,

and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them

 eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone

 snatch them out of My hand.   NKJV

GOD IS MERCIFUL!

MERCIFUL:

Luke 6::35-36……...35 But love your enemies, do good,

and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your

reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High.

For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father

also is merciful.

NKJV

 Romans 9:14-16………..14 What shall we say then? Is there

unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 15 For He

says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will

 have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever

 I will have compassion."  16 So then it is not of him

 who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

NKJV

 GOD IS TRUTH!

TRUTH:

Psalm 119:160………...160 The entirety of

Your word is truth,

And every one of Your righteous

judgments endures forever.

NKJV

 John 1:17……17 For the law was given through Moses,

 but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

NKJV

 GOD IS LIFE!

 LIFE:

John 5:21……. 21 For as the Father raises the dead

and gives  life to them, even so the Son gives life

to whom He will.

NKJV

  

John 6:35, 47-51……….35 And Jesus said to them,

"I am the bread of life.   He who comes to Me shall never

 hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me

 has everlasting life. 48 I am the bread of life.

 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven,

 that one may eat of it and not die.

51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

 If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;

 and the bread that I shall give is My flesh,

which I shall give for the life of the world." NKJV

  

John 11:25-27….25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection

 and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die,

he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me

 shall never die. Do you believe this?" 27 She said to Him,

"Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God,

 who is to come into the world."

NKJV

GOD IS VICTORIOUS!

VICTOR:

  

Proverbs 21:30-31...30 There is no wisdom or understanding

Or counsel against the LORD.      31 The horse is prepared

for the day of battle,    But deliverance is of the LORD.   NKJV

 HE IS OUR HOPE!

 HOPE:

Isaiah 40:28-31……..28 Have you not known?  

Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD,

The Creator of the ends of the earth,  

Neither faints nor is weary. 

 His understanding is unsearchable.  29 He gives

power to the weak,   and to those who have no might

 He increases strength.  30 Even the youths shall faint

And be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall,

31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles, 

They shall run & not be weary, They shall walk

And  not faint.  NKJV

1 Peter 1:3…...3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy

 has begotten us again to a living hope through the

resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, NKJV

The intent of our heart will be seen. YOU can hide it for awhile, but in the end it will show itself very much alive, housed in a very nice compartment of the heart. When we apply God's mercy, His love, His faithfulness, His truth and life into our speaking, it cleans up that heart issue or issues. Decorating our heart with HIS Word, will change our lives dramatically.  It can take some time, but God is in no hurry. He cares for you much like we saw with Paul in those in Thessalonia. You can know God has your best interest at heart.  Then those triggers will no longer be there. The more we apply HIM into our hearts and speaking we are truly the NEW MAN IN CHRIST JESUS!

WE do not come with our own opinions, we come to deliver the Message, the Word of God that will prevail in your life. Amen.

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COMPASSION FATIGUED !?!

compassion: racham: to love, to pity.....is the physical show of tenderness of love..... tender, pity with desire to aid one in distress, sympathy
fatigue: weary, exhaust, unwilling to continue, so worn the arms hang down feebly with no strength or effectiveness



Matthew 20:29-33........29 Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. 30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" 31 Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" 32 So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" 33 They said to Him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened." 34 So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. NKJV

Mark 6:30-44..........30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 And He said to them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves. 33 But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. 34 And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things. 35 When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat." 37 But He answered and said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to Him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?" 38 But He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish." 39 Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties. 41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all. 42 So they all ate and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish. 44 Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men. NKJV

Jesus was effective in what He did to minister life to others! In Mark 6 we find Him leading the apostles to a rest in verse 31!  And even more in the verses above we find He ministered to the multitudes with food for the body to be refreshed. He fed them the Word, the Spirit and Life of the Word..........

John 6:63................ 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.   NKJV

The compassion of the Shepherd WAS, IS, AND WILL ALWAYS BE to care for His flock! Whether early or late of day, the Lord Jesus looked after those who followed Him! He gave heed to those who called on His name. He let no one get past without doing for that "one" to whom He was sent to minister life!

So what is compassion fatigue and who has it? Who suffers with that really needed compassion for others...........to love others as we love ourselves? Maybe you know someone who has that kind of  "compassion fatigue" for another!
I certainly know of that fatigue and how any change in your hemoglobin can cause a fatigue that sends one to bed for long periods of time. But life for us is in the blood. So when any issues are addressed in regards to the hemoglobin, our blood gets healthier and our strength makes a gain in growing to do for the body what it did before the body began to reach the fatigue mark with low hemoglobin.
So, too, our compassion should and must be kept at the standard Jesus had His compassion set!
It is like a person interested in working the muscles for strength. In like a weight-builder for an example, they look for the kind of diet that feeds the muscles. They look into the kind of workouts they are endeavoring to have results to build some muscle and lose some fat. They check out the possible supplements like magnesium, zinc, and B-6 (to aid nutrient absorption). They find the amount of time they need to spend in exercise regarding the progress they hope to make in this quest of more strength in the body for optimum health!

We find today though many people are "compassion fatigued". They rather shoot now and talk later. Yikes!


COMPASSION: in the Hebrew......mercy....to be gentle to another. ....to have concern for another.........

James 5:11.........11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. NKJV

From Strongs: oiktirmon.....(oyktir' mone).....NT 3627.........merciful, of tender mercy

Psalm 103:11-14...........11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; 
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the LORD pities those who fear Him.
14 For He knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.   NKJV

This verse in Psalm 103 reminds of His great mercy toward those who fear HIM! It reminds us that His great compassion exceeded what any believed could happen, but hoped for, as the prophets saw the coming of a Savior to the World. They saw the day when Jesus would appear and all things would change for good! Amen.

MERCY: OT: 2617...........checed (kheh'-sed);
from OT:2616; kindness; by implication (that placed toward God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty:


KJV - a good (-liness, -ness) deed, kindly, (as in loving-), merciful (kindness), mercy


I think how awesome that when we show a fear to HIM, a fear to our God that He is God, there appears this beauty and yes as a reproof to us that shows to the outside world we are different. Displaying a character of God, by showing a beauty that is merciful, is displayed in loving those who may not look like us, sound like us and dress like us. We are to be like Jesus displayed for all to see!


Matthew 5:7......7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.   NIV

Matthew 23:23-24................ 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.  NKJV

James 3:16-18.............16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 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. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.  NKJV

In the scripture passages above, that merciful and mercy are the love, that God compassion for others. It is one love, one great compassion that has good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisy.
Romans 12:9-17......................9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. NKJV

So meditating on Romans 12 and starting in verse 9 that love is to be without hypocrisy. 

It is to be a compassion that has no deceit, but speaks truth. It is a compassion that has no "masks", no covering up, but a true upright heart looking out for another person. It is one that does not trick another but speaks and operates in an openness to benefit another person's care.

We become the "good report" on another person. We become the voice that lifts up the weary, the defeated, that one which the world says is different because of color, or ethnicity or even by youth. God created us in His image and that certainly means to look like Him, sound like Him and act as He would act in any given situation.

1. giving preference to another

2. not lagging in being diligent to do what we can for the weary, like Jesus feeding them the Word and feeding them with the natural to keep their bodies going

3.fervent with a fire in our spirit man to light other's with a fire for the things of God

4.serving the Lord to how He has called us to serve Him.....giving Him glory for all that happens in your life

5.rejoicing in hope with everyone, even the low, the broken in heart, the downcast, those who have lost their effectiveness in serving the Lord

6.patient in tribulation, lifting the name of Jesus and have a camp around the Word that gives a yell that the victory is ours

7.continuing in prayer, just like we saw Jesus do, day in and day out......

8. distribute that which should go to the saints in regard.......to.........their raiment, food or any need considerable for them at the time

9.showing hospitality to those who come

10. bless and do not curse

And wrap all this up in the verse 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Wrap all this in that compassionate love that abhors what is evil and will not participate with evil toward another human being or created thing of God and then have no thought BUT TO CLING TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD FOR ALL!

Sounds easy, right? Must not be for there are many today who are "compassion fatigued"!

Isaiah 50:4...............4 "The Lord GOD has given Me 

The tongue of the learned,

That I should know how to speak 

A word in season to him who is weary.

He awakens Me morning by morning,

He awakens My ear 

To hear as the learned.  NKJV

OT:3287.....ya` eph (yaw-afe';) from OT:3286; fatigued; exhausted

KJV - the  faint, the weary.

Like Isaiah, we can speak a word in season to him who is weary.......him who is fatigued and exhausted, the one who is faint and about to drop. We can speak to someone who "left church" a while ago, and we can speak to the baker or the butcher who just needs the Word of life. Will you speak it?

Let's pray to have the boldness to speak now to others. Let's speak truth with no masks, no jumping through hoops, but display the beauty of God in the place we meet someone who is weary, dry, exhausted. YOU may be the one who keeps them from making a "bad" move towards a another and keep them all safe by speaking the powerful Word of God into lives!

Father, thank You for Jesus and the love displayed through His sacrifice on the Cross. What a great sacrifice You gave for us. We are truly thankful. Today we pray to be those who will speak as the tongue of the learned. We pray to be those who will know how to speak a season to those who are weary, faint, fatigued and exhausted because YOU meant us to come to rest in YOU and find rest for our souls. Awaken us I pray each morning and awaken our ears to hear. We are looking to YOU the One who saves, heals and delivers and bring us to that place to give life to another. 

Father, in Jesus' name we pray our lives will always carry Your presence and Your tangible anointing. With YOUR anointing, all things are possible to the believer. We pray and expect to be the wise who values all that YOU accomplished at the Cross. We value YOUR presence above all else. As we learned Father of the scripture from Psalm 103: 11 that mercy is a beauty that is seen. That is which we desire to move in.........that beauty of the one who cares for another just like Jesus did while He walked on this earth. We pray to be those who will make a difference and maybe keep someone from making a bad mistake in regards to another man's life. Today, we believe and expect to be that "one" who will move and give the Word of God, that will empower them to be refreshed and keep them from the wiles of the enemy.

Thank You for that Word! We want to carry Your presence to the world so they can know You like we know YOU.  To God be all the glory. Amen.

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