Enduring It All By The Name of Jesus

"Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain; Holy, holy is He; Sing a new song to Him who sits on Heaven's mercy seat; Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain; Holy, holy, is He; Sing a new song, to Him who sits on Heaven's mercy seat. Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty; Who was, and is, and is to come; 
With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings; You are my everything and I will adore You.

Clothed in rainbows of living color; Flashes of lighting, rolls of thunder; Blessing and honor, strength, and glory, and power be; To You the only Wise King; Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, Who was, and is, and is to come; With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings; You are my everything, and I will adore You.

Filled with wonder; awestruck wonder, At the mention of Your name; Jesus, Your name is power, breath, and living water; Such a marvelous mystery. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty; Who was, and is, and is to come; With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings; You are my everything and I will adore You."

Such a beautiful song of praise to the Holy Lamb of God, Jesus, who was slain for us to able to have  fellowship with God, our Father. Oh the Wonders of our Amazing Lord Jesus! The name above all names, King above all kings, Lord above all lords, Jesus! Forever and ever He is, and so much more. His teaching and works just too marvelous to be contained; John declares in John 21:25, "And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen." 

Just the majestic wonder of His name, Jesus, is more powerful than any mass weapon the world could ever create. By the name of Jesus, souls are redeemed, forgiven of all sins, and a new life created [John 3:15-16;  2 Corinthians 5:17] ; By the name of Jesus, bodies are healed of sickness and disease [Isaiah 53:5' 1 Peter 2:24]; By the name of Jesus, burdens are lifted; minds are set free; and fear has to leave.[Matthew 11:28-30; Proverbs 23:7; 2 Timothy 1:7]

No greater honor has been given to any creation than from God the Father as declared in Philippians 2:10-11,"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow; of those in Heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

I pray as you go through this day, you will keep Jesus and the promises given first and foremost in front on your eyes so things of this world will not blind and overtake you; but if you find yourself overwhelmed by the cares of this life; step back and take a minute to call on the name above all names,\; the name that brings peace in the midst of life's storms; the precious name of Jesus! and allow Him to comfort and bring you peace as only He does BEST; so you can enjoy a wonderfully blessed day through it all because He loves you and so do I~~~

FOR YOU HE CAME

"IT IS FINISHED!" Jesus cried from the cross! and having completed everything required for man's salvation plan; He committed His Spirit into the Father's hands, hung His head, and died. As His life left the earth, darkness fell upon the earth, the ground was shakened causing a great earthquake, and fear fell upon those nearby; His body was taken down and placed in a tomb and sealed by Roman Soldiers to assure no escape, but while sadness was upon His mother, Mary, and all his followers, there was a great celebration going on in Heaven. Jesus had accomplished His Father's will and the separation between sinful man and God was torn down; Eradicated by the blood of the Lamb! When Jesus died, the veil in the Holy of Holies was torn in half, from top to bottom; an act that could have only come from heaven above, since the top was too high for man to reach(almost 60 ft in height). No longer would man be separated from God; no longer would they be required to offer up blood offerings yearly by a High Priest of the temples: "For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf.  And He did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the blood of an animal.  If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, He has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by His own death as a sacrifice."(Heb 9:23-26). Jesus was now the High Priest for all mankind, once and for all time sake. His ultimate sacrifice broke down the barrier between sinful man and God. Man could now come before God, just as he was, through Jesus' name, and ask forgiveness of his sins, with full assurance that through God's Son, Jesus, his sins will be forgiven (I John 1:9), "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Jesus became the bridge between God and man! No longer would man be separated from God by the great gulf of sin. 

As we continue to celebrate this life altering Passover; from Jesus's ultimate sacrifice on the cross to the grave, let's not forget that a new dawn arose, and they found His tomb empty! Jesus was gone from the tomb. But where was He? Where had they taken Him, "Where was He", Mary inquired! And  there He was, in front of Mary, Jesus was alive! He had risen from the dead and He was alive!!! Jesus is Alive, and He reigns forevermore! 

And "because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all sin is gone, Because I Know, He holds the future, And life is worth the living, Just because He lives!"  A new day had arisen!  A new day bringing hope and freedom from sins!  A New Hope found in Jesus Christ, Lord of Lords, King of all Kings! New Hope assuring that we no longer have to bear burdens, oppression, grief, or pain; deliverance is ours through the stripes He bore on His back! No more do we have to carry a sinful nature; Jesus paid the ransom with His own blood that frees us from all our sins! All covered by the precious blood that flowed from His sacrificial body on that old rugged cross. His sacrifice made it possible for us to have fellowship with God the Father, through His Son, Our Savior and Lord, Jesus!!! And because He lives, we live!!! Forever and ever in Christ Jesus, and Him alone. No other name but the name of Jesus! What a price He paid, willingly, for you and me! Make Jesus Lord of your life and live in Him forevermore! Be Blessed, dear friends, Jesus loves you and so do I~~~

Why He Chose To Endure

"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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation; that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness instead of light; because their deeds were evil."(John 3:16-19 NKJV).

"He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him. He was despised and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted; But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed"(Isaiah 53:3-5).

As He suffered the pain and abuse not only from the Roman soldiers, He also had to hear the people crying out, "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!" Can you even begin to imagine the brokenness He had to endure; just so you and I could go free? To be set free from all our sins, from all our weaknesses, from all our diseases, from all things that would try to bind us and keep us from living an abundant life in Him? "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."(Romans 8:37-39).

And as I think on all the cruelty Jesus chose to endure; how after being despised, abused and rejected; beaten and tortured by all those lashes ripping open His back; and then to carry His own cross upon those open wounds on His journey to Golgotha to lay down His life for me; there are no words to describe my astonishment of His love! Knowing that at any time,  the Son of God could have said, 'Enough, no more!' and salvation's plan would have ended; but He chose to endure it All for you and for me, and for all who choose to believe! 

He chose to come and endure so you and I could go free. "He left the splendor of Heaven; knowing His destiny; was the lonely hill of Golgotha; there to lay down His life for me. If that isn't love, the ocean is dry; there's no stars in the sky and the sparrows can't fly; If that isn't love, then Heaven's a myth; there's no feeling like this, if that isn't love." 

Truly His Love surpasses all our comprehension; and as we continue celebrating Holy Week with Resurrection Sunday just around the corner; I pray we remain mindful of all He has done for us and continues to do even now; and that we show him how truly grateful we are! I pray you enjoy a wonderfully blessed day, dear friend, because God loves you and so do I~~~

REJOICING IN HIS FAITHFULNESS

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit (Jeremiah 17:7-8).  
With this COVID-19 virus sweeping through the nations, it seems some can't see the light at the end of the tunnel and tend to worry about their future; but no matter what we go through, whether physical challenges as these pestilence and disease, emotional challenges with death and loss of incomes, or those horrible mountains we can't remove, we must set our mind on Who we serve and Whose we are! Once we are a born again Christian, we become Children of the Most High God and just as with any good parent, there is Nothing too hard for our Father in protecting and providing for His own.
No matter what crisis befalls us, God has a way of taking the bad and causing it to turn around for our good because of His great plan for our life; so as we see unexpected changes coming our way, we must learn to trust that God is only redirecting us to that plan He has for each of us as noted in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you" says the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Even tho' things may look devastating in our eyes, God is able to do Exceeding Abundantly ABOVE all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us as noted in Ephesians 3:20; and just as Paul declared in Philippians 4:19, "my God shall supply ALL your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus." and as God declares in Jeremiah 32:27, "I am the Lord, the God of all mankind! Is anything too hard for me?"  Absolutely Not!!! 
So on the authority of the written Word of God, when things look dim, don't lose hope but look up, and hold to God's Unchanging Hand; and no matter what comes your way "Never, Never, Never Give Up!" Stand Fast on God's Promises and His Faithfulness while declaring His Word over every need and He will supply ALL your needs in His perfect way and in His perfect time. Nothing is impossible for Him! Nothing is too hard for Him! Not cancers; not pandemic viruses; not financial deficits; Nothing! He holds this entire Universe He created in His hands and even now, tho' we cannot see it; He is working on our behalf with a plan for our good and for His glory!
Even when we don't understand the loss of loved ones; God has a plan. Each one of us were created with a time to live and a time to die; and I believe many are taken to prevent them having to endure what lies ahead; even tho' we may not understand. No one is ready to give up a loved one but just as God gave His only beloved Son for our good, let's place them in God's hands and trust His plan for their good and for ours, even tho we don't understand the reason trusting that He sees what lies before us. Psalm 30:5, declares, "For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."
So let's not ever give up but look up; because Jesus has this all covered in the palm of His hands; and the same Power that quickened His body and brought Him forth from the tomb is the same power that works within each of His children to accomplish God's purpose here on earth. Circumstances will come and circumstances will go, but the Word of God remains unchanged forevermore { Malachi 3:6}. He is the same yesterday, today and forevermore; He changes not {Hebrews 13:8} "God is not human that He should lie, not a human being that He should change His mind. Does He speak and then not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?{Numbers 23:19} No, No, No, a thousand times No! What He says, He will do; and as He did it for one person in His Word, He will do the same for you and me, because there is no partiality {no favoritism, no respect of persons} with God. {Romans 2:11} 

As we are celebrating Holy Week and rejoice greatly in the willingness of our Lord Jesus to endure all the persecutions, the torture of those stripes ripping thru His body for our healing from all sickness and disease; and we rejoice greatly in Jesus' ultimate sacrifice, surrendering His life as ransom from all sin for all mankind on that old rugged cross; and we rejoice greatly in His Resurrection from the dead; knowing that the same power that raised Him quickens our mortal bodies and creates our new man in Christ Jesus ensuring eternal life with Him forevermore. And this same Power that raised Jesus from the dead and brought Him forth from the tomb can quicken and heal our wicked world from this pandemic virus if we repent and turn from our sins and magnify the Holy Name of Jesus; because to Jesus and Him only belongs ALL Glory, Honor, and Praise! 

So let's begin renewing our minds in Christ Jesus and in all our ways let's lift up the name of Jesus over all sickness and disease, over financial loss and loss of loved ones, and by faith let's boldly declare Him Lord of lords and King of kings; and walk by Faith not by sight; not by believing in man's word but declaring God's Word and His Faithfulness in all things; and let's rejoice in this day He has given and be glad in it! Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friend, God loves you and so do I~~~

From His mouth to my ears: Comforting Reassurance to God's People

From His mouth to my ears: Comforting Reassurance to God's People: Today as new restrictions are being handed down across the nation in attempts to contain this virus, many continue to be stressed and fearf...

Comforting Reassurance to God's People

Today as new restrictions are being handed down across the nation in attempts to contain this virus, many continue to be stressed and fearful but these are times where we, as children of God can let our light shine by declaring God's promises of Hope as in 2 Timothy 1:7,"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind;" while declaring God's Word and Faithfulness instead of sharing doubt and negative influences from our mouth.

From creation throughout scripture, we see the power of spoken words bringing things into existence and Proverbs 18:21 talks of the power of life and death being in the tongue so what are we declaring over our household today! Will we declare the goodness of the Lord's faithfulness and speak life over our family or will we talk about what we see and hear and declare death instead?

Proverbs 3:5-6, teaches us "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths,"
and God clearly declared in Isaiah 55:8-9, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor 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:"

Yet we continue to talk about the fearful overwhelming of the unknown and how it looks so life threatening; when Jesus has already told us in John 16:33 there would be times likes these but not to worry because He had already overcome the world; and like Jesus asking the disciples so fearful in the boat on the stormy seas recorded in Matthew 8:26, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm."

Jesus knows our fears and our needs and He wants us to calm those fears and meet those needs; but we must stop looking and listening to man and look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in us will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.(Philippians 1:6)

As one nation under God, we have endured years of wars and famine, pestilence and trouble, sickness and disease; and today we face a different crisis known as the COVID-19 virus; so as children of the Most High God in Christ Jesus, let's not fear but encounter this pandemic virus sweeping through the nations boldly declaring that "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1).

And let's not fear but with His Peace that passes all understanding boldly declare in the midst of our storm, "Thus declares the Lord God Almighty, [Be still, and know that I am God! I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!] The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge, Selah] Psalm 46:10-11; and we will pause and calmly think on these things and give praise!

God bless you dear friend, Be safe and stay well in Jesus' name, Amen! God loves you and so do I~~~

You Are Loved

Just a few reminders of how much You are Loved:
"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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation; that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness instead of light; because their deeds were evil."(John 3:16-19).

"He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him. He was despised and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted; But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed"(Isaiah 53:3-5).

"He left the splendor of Heaven; knowing His destiny; was the lonely hill of Golgotha; there to lay down His life for me.
Even in death He remembered, The thief hanging by His side
Then he spoke of love and compassion and He took him to paradise. If that isn't love, the ocean is dry; there's no stars in the sky and the sparrows can't fly; If that isn't love, then Heaven's a myth; there's no feeling like this, if that isn't love."

Truly His Love surpasses anything we can possibly comprehend; but I pray you will make time to thank Him for ALL He has done for you and all He continues to do amidst this pandemic upon our land even now! May we reach out to Him and trust Him to heal our land as we repent of our wicked ways and acknowledge Jesus as Lord of lords and King of kings. God loves you and so do I~~~