You Want Me to do What?

Watched Dana Loesch, radio host in this nation and worldwide. On Wednesday she noted a lady who got information for continuing to receive SNAP.  Within the letter she was to told to serve her community for 12 to 15 hours in some kind of community service to receive SNAP! She was appalled. She was upset they were upsetting her schedule. I would like to know what her schedule entailed, would not you?

In her letter she was told to comply with helping in her community and they would be notified of her cooperation! Cannot say what else came from her, but one thing for sure, some desire something like money for free! (Did I say the lady looked like good health, no wheelchair and no canes.)

What is this that a group of people want something for free? Was reading a report today of those who are choosing to not make their payments of money they borrowed for college education.

Saw a news report on Newsmax showing a leader in Boston wearing sombrero and outfit depicting south of the border wear! She peeps around her sign and one other had a sign. The gentleman held up a signboard with Matthew 25:35

Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand,  'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.

Not sure why this man chose this scripture but it has to do with the Lord ushering judgment which will divide people! This judgment will be based on moral character, and the character is revealed by charitable deeds, or the lack of them. An outward evidence demonstrates inner righteousness or good character produces good work.

Cultivating a Matured Life in Jesus: In 2 Peter, the letter begins with the content of cultivating Christian maturity. Within this, he puts a foundation of experiencing God and Christ where our influence is totally of God and not man! This first chapter deals with the evidence that God and Christ are closely linked: 1:1,2 that God knows Christ as His son in 1:17. He points to the activity that divine purpose is centered in Jesus Christ and Him only. And the Holy Spirit is referred to in verse 21. The Holy Spirit is the power required for possible growth in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

 

2 Peter 1:10-22  NKJV 10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

12 For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you 14 knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.  After his departure, his exodus into another place like the Hebrew nation leaving Egypt into the Promised Land…

From verse 15: Peter was speaking of his concern that Christians make their calling and election sure by meeting the terms of eternal life. Each of our lives is on the “border of that eternal world”. Are we leaving a legacy to friends, to the world….for it is not about how much we accumulate but how much we leave by the means of giving and spreading the Gospel to others.

 Do we know that what Peter was emphasizing was more than just receiving Jesus as Lord?

16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. Peter, James and John..they gave account of His glory and His coming reign as King for Israel

Peter reminds of the importance of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. And he recalls the majesty of Him. Do we recall seeing His works and telling of them in our lives to others? That is, do we recount to others the good the Lord has done for us….?

17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory; “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.                                                                                                                                     

What these experienced at the sacred event on the mountain was confirmation of the OT prophecies. These three men: Peter, James and John had access to see and experience for a few minutes the glory of Christ’s kingdom that was future. Still this glimpse added a new dimension to their thinking. It forced them into future thinking.

IN F.W. Grant’s translation of verse 19 we find very helpful….He put it this way:” to which you do well in taking heed (as to a lamp that shines in an obscure place, until the day of dawn and the morning star rises) in your hearts.” In this Mr. Grant noted with parenthesis. He linked the heed with “in your hearts”

For you and I, we are to pay attention, be alert in our hearts!  Just as the rising of the Morning Star, the picture would be that of keeping the prophetic word before us, as a light in this dark world until the age is ended and Christ appears.

2 Peter:20-21 knowing this first; that no prophesy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

D.T. Young wrote: “no prophecy of the Scripture represents an individual’s interpretation: men spoke as they moved by the Holy Ghost.”

 It was not a matter of anyone’s opinion, it was and by the Holy Spirit that the writings of the Holy Bible came. Was never of man’s ideas, and not ever of man’s imagination, the truth came by the Holy Spirit operating in them to speak and to do.

Within that…..We enter into His kingdom for eternal life!  We are to have no opinions we are to only have the word of God. When Christ Jesus is settled in our hearts, then His word prevails. We are not to be seated on the fence of deciding if we be for Christ, but that He died for us to give us eternal life. With the hope in His return we look up for our Redemption Draws Near!

No opinions but only what Holy Ghost gives us to do! Much grief is caused in the world today by this same godless attitude. Deceived, warped souls blow themselves up along with innocent men, women and children in the name of their religion. They give a scripture that has nothing to do with the present.

Followers of Christ are of a different spirit, “For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” Jesus rebuked James and John. They still had much to learn.

Jesus would be ushering in a new kingdom, HIS! Jesus wants us to know His truth and have the character that matches that truth. Just putting on another costume will not cause you to produce life in Him.

We must turn to the atmosphere of His word to understand His will. In it we recognize His way and hear the voice of His Spirit. Psalm 119:18….Do not look for the great earthquake or the great fire but the still small voice!

Do Not Fear Loneliness, nor Failure: Matthew 28:20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; & lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. Heb. 13:5b I will never leave you or forsake you.  Luke 7:12-16 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of His mother; & she was a widow. & a large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her & said to her, “do not weep.” 14 Then He came & touched the open coffin & those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 So he who was dead sat up & began to speak. & He presented him to his mother. 16Then fear came upon all, & they glorified God saying, “a great prophet has risen up among us” and God has visited His people.”                                                                                         

Jesus sympathizes with the Lonely: He was bullied because people said He was a mistake his mother Mary made. But Jesus is the Son of GOD. No mistake here! Joseph, the natural father on earth died early in his years. Loneliness is real and people want to avoid, yet it is ever present! When Jesus entered Nain, a widow was making her way to a tomb to place her son. Her life would be one of loneliness and despair. Her hope for any substance in living was gone. A widow stopped at the gate of Nain, and the “FEAR of the LORD” appeared. The presence of God : it is the place where things change! Not in an earthquake, not in a fiery violent fire, but Jesus placing His hand on the open coffin. “Do not weep.”

 Sickness causes one to come to loneliness. No one wants to help. They want free stuff! Just ask me!  But what appears in some is there potential for oneself. They like what pleases them. Ask Jesus who came to the Cross that day. Many stayed away. Only those who care show up and pray! Only those who are helpers will be there in an instant! 

Holy Spirit You want me to do what?   Romans 5:6-14    Amplified Bible….6 Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the Holy Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever]. 7[That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God’s law; indeed it cannot. 8 So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him.

9 But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of his [he does not belong to Christ, and is not truly a child of God. (Romans 8:14)

10 But if Christ lives in you [then although] your [natural] body is dead by reason of sin and guilt, the spirit is alive because of the righteousness [that He imputes to you]. 11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you. 12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the dictates of the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you are habitually putting to death ( making extinct, deadening) the evil deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Holy Spirit You are welcome here. Help us walk forward in the strength of the Lord. Storms will appear but we are not moved. We find strength in the bodies you have given us for your glory and praise. Help us to be all we are meant to be in Jesus. Amen and Amen.

I make this statement believing Jesus will not marry us in heaven. He said there is to giving away in that ceremony. Matthew 22:30-32) He expands us to His way of living.

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The Love that We Share

Psalm 90:14
O satisfy us with Your mercy and loving-kindness
in the morning [now, before we are older], that we may
rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad in proportion to the days in which
You have afflicted us and to the years in which we have
suffered evil.
16 Let Your work [the signs of Your power] be revealed to
Your servants; and Your [glorious] majesty to their children.
17 And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord
our God be upon us; confirm and establish the work of our hands--
yes, the work of our hands, confirm and establish it.

In this Psalm we are directed to prayer!
I always hear my husband pray for our meals, and over our family, home and that which God has given to us as in the job (finances), a vehicle for driving to work, a place to attend church to worship our God and especially that extra time to have with our grandchild and family. We plan to come together with our love ones at different times during the year. But it was just over the weekend, I heard my husband speak, "the love that we share".

I told my husband that is important for the love we all share for the Lord, binds us together. In thinking and praying on this for today, I was brought back to Moses who prayed this for the whole of those who would ultimately die in the wilderness. There were many who were not going into the Promised Land. And Moses prayed a prayer.
Take a look back at the entire prayer in Psalm 90 and think on the wilderness, and the surroundings. The only people were those they had known in Egypt. Moses had brought them out of bondage under the leading of the Lord. Moses had obeyed to do what the Lord showed him to do in his connecting with Pharaoh, to the plagues, and to ultimately bring them all out. Moses prayed from what we read here from Psalm 90...and verse 11-12...."Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of you, so is Your wrath. So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

In dealing with people, as to living around large volumes of people, and being in contact with many different ethnic groups ( men and women alike) we are to have a love that can only come through knowing Jesus and His love. It is having the wisdom of God.  Like Moses and his leadership ability, much was gained by hearing and obeying God and His directions. He had much to contend with and mostly was due to a people who were "slaves" to their own thinking, their lack, their depending on making bricks, and not looking for the "new" to life!
If we take note and look back for a moment we can see that which Moses probably saw for all that was recorded. Persecution was to come, and it came in the Garden of Eden. In all that was recorded and we can read here in the Holy Bible, we can see Cain kill his brother Abel (Genesis 4:8), Ham the son of Noah, mocked Noah (Genesis 8:20-23). We also see in the time of Isaac the son of Abraham being mocked by Ishmael.(Genesis 21:8-10)
8 The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, 10 and she said to Abraham, "Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac." NIV

 Esau had wanted to kill his own brother Jacob. (Genesis 27:41-42)
41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob." 42 And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, "Surely your brother Esau comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.
NKJV
And we come back to that of Joseph who was the exalted in Egypt and became the deliverer to bring food to a people and a famished land. Forgiveness!

It was by harassment and bitter hate that Joseph was given over into a pit, to become a slave and become the deliverer for his family and many others in a time of severe famine. It was in that love he had for them all, the ability to forgive, that allowed him to move forward in live and see a life that was beautified by the glory of the Lord.

We see Joseph as the fourth son of Jacob. It was the not the first son or the second son of Jacob, but the fourth who played such a great role in the history. Yet, the tribes are all important in the foundation of the family of God and those who would follow.

Yes, the love that we share.

We may not understand the thinking of some we come in contact with, but surely God gives us wisdom to understand our fellow man or fellow woman!

In Matthew 25 we find this: 34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison and you came to me [ignoring personal danger].

37 The the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? 38 And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?"

40 the King will answer and say to them, ' I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.' 41 "Then He will say to those on His left, 'Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me [with help and ministering care]' 44 Then they also [in their turn] will answer, ' Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?"

45 Then He will reply to them, ' I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.' 46 Then these [unbelieving people] will go away into eternal (unending) punishment, but those who are righteous and in right standing with God [ will go, by His remarkable grace] into eternal (unending) life." Amplified Bible

Now in all my years of hearing and being taught, I always heard this as for doing for those who are lacking, sick and without........anybody.. especially those you did not know.......BUT.......never heard it as verse 45 speaks..............the "followers" of Jesus. Now that takes or makes a shift in another direction.
Let's see, if we start in the "home", are we seeing after ........say not only those within our home, but what about those who live far away and maybe alone?  (you know a relative) What about those who are the saved, and in need of some help and  ministering care?
It is interesting that the whole chapter is talking about two kinds of people. In light of the teaching, we see people who are to be lights to the world. As the Gospel is presented to us, we too, look for those outlets to minister that same light to others. It begins within us and then to others. It begins in our character of that which we boast. Is our boast in the Lord or in our own goodness and  what you might do for me?

Let's look first in the home: as the spouse, do we look out after our spouse? Do we see where we might help them in their day, in their work, or around the home? Will we see after them when they are not well, see after them when they are not around.......say, like at the work place? Then do we help in the way of laundry, doing dishes, or maybe planning and preparing a meal, the wife usually prepares. How about taking the "kids" to school even though they ride the bus? What if we took some extra time to show those of the house of God, those "followers" of Jesus we care about them even when they are not around!
To that spouse, do we say........"I appreciate you". "Thanks for all you do to help me!"? Do we take time to text them that message of how important they are to us? Will we take time to mend a favorite shirt, a little girl's princess dress, or how about designing something of ribbon over a neckpiece for earbuds that you do not use, but is a help to another? What about calling someone to invite them out for dinner with your family?
Then the "follower" of Jesus you go to church with, will you invite them over for a holiday? If they are alone most of the time, what if we had them come for dinner on Sunday or maybe a barbeque on Friday evening?

There are all kinds of harassment going on right now! One surely has a view whether on the roadway, in a mall, at school or in the workplace. At some point today in a given moment someone is being bombarded by those who will hate and harass, and seek their own agenda. But ours is suppose to be that like Jesus........and to love no matter what.
I believe that the Psalm 90 that Moses prayed for those who would die in the wilderness was a prayer for any who live out their lives in knowing nothing but slavery, although God has the way through His mercy and grace. I believe he desired the children of these people to see and know of the miraculous that their God had done for them in that wilderness. Yes many died there. But many went into the Promised Land to see and know more of God. Our choice is choosing that which is or should resemble Moses that he cared for those given into his hand for keeping watch. They brought a lot of heartache and much time in prayer to Moses for them.

In our coming in and our going out, may we speak with peace to others with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May we speak grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. It is the Lord Who gives grace to the humble!
May we respect those who work hard and who is over us in the Lord and who admonishes us. (2 Thessalonians 5:13-24)  In close encounters with family and those of the family of God, we desire to hold each in the highest regard in love because of his work.  We pray to be those that would encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone making sure nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. Praying for those of the body of Christ to be joyful always (verse 16) to pray continually (verse 17) to give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus.
Today, may we, "the beloved" build ourselves up on our most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit and to keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. To guard and keep ourselves in the love of God, expect and patiently wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) which will bring us unto life eternal. And refute [so as to] convict some who dispute with you ( or us) and on some have mercy who waiver and doubt. We strive to save others, snatching [them] out of the fire; on others take pity [but] with fear, loathing even the garment spotted by the flesh and polluted by their sensuality. [Zechariah 3:2-4) It is to the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord be the glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all ages of eternity). FOR IT IS THE LOVE THAT WE SHARE!  Amen. (so be it.) Amplified


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ALL HIS WORD, FOR ALL OUR LIFE!

Isaiah 32:15-17
Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is valued as a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness
(moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation)
will abide in the fruitful field. 17 And the effect of righteousness
will be peace [internal and external], and the result of righteousness
will be quietness and confident trust forever. Amplified Bible



Jesus had a joy before Him, as He was going to pour His Spirit upon us from on high. He went from the river Jordan to the wilderness and faced the enemy. In Luke 4 we find all that Jesus spoke in glorifying God and not Himself. He took another step in showing us that the wilderness becomes a fruitful field and that each of us, when staying within the boundary of His Word become that which is valued as a forest. He went all the way to the Cross and gave His life as a ransom for many who would believe.
Verse 16 states that justice will dwell in the wilderness and Jesus brought the Word there. He brought it with no bread and no water. Facing an enemy, just food and water will not defeat the enemy, but truth spoken will cause him to leave you alone. And when that word is spoken by us, just like it was by Jesus, we will experience first that internal peace and second experience we will participate in the external peace.

Psalm 104:30-31
When You send forth Your Spirit and give them
breath, they are created, and You replenish the face
of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever, may the Lord
rejoice in His works-----
Who looks on the earth, and it quakes and trembles,
Who touches the mountains, and they smoke!


Hebrews 12:2-8
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons:

"My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."

7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
NIV

Yes, Jesus endured the Cross for the joy set before him, scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. He endured such opposition from sinful men and we too, must know that we will face opposition, but we are not to grow weary and lose heart.

In seeing our fruitful field, we understand that we receive Jesus as Lord. We are born again!

John 3:3
3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." 
NIV

1 Peter 1:22-25

22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.  23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, 

"All men are like grass, 

and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; 

the grass withers and the flowers fall, 

25 but the word of the Lord stands forever." 

And this is the word that was preached to you. 

NIV

Being born again to that which  of the imperishable seed, and not as of our biological beginning we are to live our life through the living and enduring word of God. In Ezekiel 36:26 we are told :"A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a new heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My Statutes and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.

Walking by His Word gives us life, peace and joy. And it brings us to the place we belong: it is in those peaceable habitations. We should see it not only within us but also around us as well.

How?

By praying for your neighbor, and those in the cities and marketplaces, and where the job is, and kids attend school. It is by praying in the Spirit for all those things we may not know to pray for at the time. It is speaking out God's Word for those situations that may arise.

In viewing a recent report of the amount of Wild Fires in California and the Northwest, I saw some of the earlier footage that was not shown on regular news. I refer to this Christian Network where I saw this special report. And what I saw was most creepy to say the least. I saw one fire in California as it was swept over a hillside by this wind and as it came over with that assistance, this huge towering flame of fire looked like it expanded and "walked across the ground" consuming all in its path. It was the strangest thing I had ever seen. Instantly I was brought back to the scripture of the fire and water. It speaks this!

Isaiah 43:2

 When you pass through the waters, 

I will be with you, and through the rivers,

they will not overwhelm you. When you

walk through the fire, you will not be burned

or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you. Amplified Bible

I saw that "flame" move with a life in it. It had like "an attitude" and did not want to stop what it was doing.   In the above, " nor will the flame kindle upon you" made me think the importance of confessing that word right now! Why?  Well, I had meditated and spoken this before, but I am adding it daily to my confession. I do this because we live in and around tens of thousands of large trees!

When we speak what we are expecting from His Word ( His statutes and ordinances) we become all that He planned for us. Some people think it is out and away from where they live. They sometimes think that God will have to move them to get them to a house to live in, and a better paying job. And that can occur in a few lives, but the truth must start in our hearts. That truth begins as the imperishable seed that grows. It grows to where we are in "the happy" state of God's Word. Looking and expecting His powerful Word to work in our lives. It is not by moving a thousand miles away, unless God is asking that thing of you to do. But seriously the Word has to be put into our hearts, and it was to be allowed to grow. Speaking daily that you may be passing through waters and and rivers and not be overwhelmed by them. That we can walk through fire and not be burned or scorched......NOR WILL FLAME BE KINDLED UPON US!
Jesus sent the Comforter! We were given that breath of life only the Spirit of God can give. As we are the created by the Word of God, it is He who replenishes the face of the ground we stand. May the glory of the Lord endure forever, may the Lord rejoice in His works! Looking on all the earth, it quakes and trembles.......for He is performing His Word.

It is summed up in Isaiah 55!
Listen everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters and he who has no money, come and buy and eat! Come, buy [priceless, spiritual] wine and milk without money, and without price [simply for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing]. (Isaiah 55:1)
Why spend your money for that which is not bread, and your earnings for what does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to Me, and eat what is good and let your soul delight itself in fatness [the profuseness of spiritual joy]. (Isaiah 55:2)
Incline your ear [submit and consent to the divine will] and come to Me; hear, and your soul will revive and I will make an everlasting covenant or league with you, even the sure mercy (kindness, goodwill and compassion ) promised to David. (Isaiah 55:3)
Verse 7...let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord.
For the Lord speaks: "MY thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways, MY WAYS", says the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My WAYS higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens and return not there again, but waters the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater. So shall His (God's) word...........be that goes forth out of His mouth, it shall not return void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I (God) please and purpose and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.(Isaiah 55: 8-11)
For  you ( you and I) shall go out [from spiritual exile caused by sin and evil into the homeland] with joy and be led forth [by your (our)  LEADER, THE LORD HIMSELF, and His WORD] with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before us into singing.....(Isaiah 55:12.........HALLELUJAH!

Jesus was the equipped! Held by that spiritual Word of God, He walked in the wilderness. He was  not concerned with the regular food or water that man naturally needs. Jesus' trust was in God for that which causes us to prevail, by the Spirit first and second by the natural. Jesus stood firm in what He had learned over all those teachings in the synagogue in His thirty years of growing mature in the Lord.  He was the thirsty at an early age of 12. He sat and resided with those who taught and gained wisdom through the Word of God. We too, can come and eat of that Word, ........by reading it out loud and meditating day and  night.........that we can buy the priceless, spiritual wine and milk without money and without price just because we surrender to that word and receive the blessings of God. Jesus held that spiritual standard against the devil and came out the victor. Peace held His internal man, and we saw Him controlled by that same peace in situations from those who came against Him. And He experienced it all the way to the Cross. All the while those who spoke blasphemous things against Him, yet He kept His calm, peaceful righteousness dwelling in peaceable habitation in His lifetime. He let not anything come and drive Him away from His walk to the Cross. He was set, equipped and armed for life!
Are we the equipped? What life and breath remain in us, we can speak life to any part of our body, our mind, our circumstance and see it change. For me, today, I hold up that which will not scorch and will not kindle a flame upon me. I also believe I can stand on that Word that my internal heat will not kindle upon me either. I am trusting God for all my tomorrow's...........and today it starts with an open heart to receive what is written here............HIS WORD FOR ALL MY LIFE! AMEN.


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