Because Of Who You Are

"Because of who You are I give you glory; Because of who You are I give you praise; Because of who You are I will lift my voice and say, Lord I worship You because of who You are; Lord I worship You because of who You are. Jehovah Jireh, my provider; Jehovah Nissi, you reign in victory; Jehovah Shalom, my Prince of Peace and I worship You because of who You are; Lord I worship You because of who You are!"
Beautiful heartfelt praise comes forth in my spirit as healing becomes manifested and once sleepless labored days and nights without rest become peaceful as my strength is renewed and breathing eased with my mind stayed on the Lord. In all I do and all I say, I worship You, dear Lord. I rest in Your Presence, in Your Peace, in Your grace, in Your divine Love, and I praise You, my precious Lord as my heart is filled with songs of praise and worship to the Great I Am, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. My Healer, my Deliverer, my Provider, Supplier of All my needs.
What a Mighty God I serve. What a Loving Lord who watches over me and keeps me in all my ways. I will forever sing His praise. No matter what comes my way, night or day He is always with me, supplying all I need to come out victorious over every battle, over every disease, over every ailment. There is nothing that comes against me that He doesn't already have covered in the palm of His hands. He loves me so unconditionally that I just need to rest in Him and in His works to carry me through. He is such a Faithful Father to watch over me through everything I may encounter, great or small, and it just doesn't get any better than that!
I pray you come to know Him as your Heavenly Father, your Loving Savior, your Comforter and Guide as well, so you can feel Him watching over you in all things as you rest in His presence. Life is good but having God walk with you is so much better! Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends. God loves you and so do I!~~~

No Respecter of Persons

Feeling much stronger this morning and so thankful for the strength and healing God gives along with precious promises He has given within His Holy Word. Since God is no respecter of persons(Acts 10:34 and Rom 2:11), I love to personalize each scripture while inserting my name to the different phases and allow them to come alive in my Spirit such as reading Psalms 103:1-5 "I will Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, I will bless Your holy name! I will Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all Your benefits, You forgive all my iniquity, You heal all my diseases, You redeemed my life from the pit, You crown me with steadfast love and mercy, and satisfy me with good so that my youth is renewed like the eagle's" and in Isaiah 40: 25-31 NIV "To whom will I compare You, Lord...Or who is Your equal? I will lift my eyes and look to the heavens and say, "Lord, You created all these? You bring out the starry host one by one, and call them each by name. Because of Your great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. LORD, you are the Everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth, You do not grow tired or weary, and Your understanding no one can fathom. You give strength when I am weary and power when I am weak. Even tho I grow tired and weary, I will not stumble and fall; because I know my hope comes from You who will renew my strength. So I will soar on wings like eagles; I will run and not grow weary, I will walk and not be faint." and also Isa 53:5 But You were wounded for my transgressions, You were bruised for my iniquities: the chastisement of my peace was upon You and with Your stripes I was healed."

Now many law abiding people become offended when they hear anyone paraphrasing the Word instead of reading the Word straight from the Bible as written for fear of the Lord, but when you know in Whom You believe and you personally know Jesus as your hope of salvation and you stand redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, then you know that Everything He says is true and being no respecter of persons, what He has done for one, He will do for all, because He loves each of us unconditionally and there is nothing we can do to make Him love any one of us more or love us any less than the other, so we can fully rest upon His Word and trust Him with all our heart, all our soul, and all our mind. So I am convinced that as I take upon myself the promises enclosed in His Word, God is obligated to do the same for me as He did for anyone else as long as my faith is in Him and Him alone as I stand upon His written Word and trust Him to meet me right where I am; in whatever need I have; while walking the pathway of righteousness in Christ Jesus.

I wonder how many of us really understand the greatness of our Creator with such divine love and all the immeasurable blessings He has provided for our well being. What blessed assurance we have in His promises, but if we don't take the Word into our minds so we can meditate upon His promises in good times and bad, we will never know how great a Savior Jesus is, how great a Heavenly Father who watches over us, and how great Holy Spirit is living within us. Our God is Unchangeable, Unshakable, Unmovable, and Forever Faithful; He changes not! His Love holds no boundaries as He reaches down into the lowest low or reaches up to the highest high to rescue His children. I pray that today you will allow His gracious Love to Engulf you, His Word to Enable you, and Holy Spirit to Empower you, as you walk in the fullness of His might, while enjoying all He has provided for you to live this abundant life in Christ Jesus. Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends, because God loves you and so do I~~~

Delayed Answers

Having fought pneumonia for the past couple weeks, I found myself getting impatient waiting for my healing to come and all my attempts to go and do and try to speed up my healing only made things worse and was actually prolonging my healing until I finally learned to relax and allow healing to be manifested in God's time and in His way. This got me to thinking how impatient we get waiting for an answer to our prayers, and how we even begin to plead and bargain for healing right now, instead of trusting God and knowing He is fully aware of our needs and is working all things for our good. 
Maybe it's just me but have you ever wondered why answers to prayers are delayed and seem to take too long for God to answer? Ever thought the possibility was that God needed us to wait for our deliverance because the timing was not right because He had something coming our way that required us to be rested up and fully prepared for service? 
God is so unique in all He does and His ways are certainly nothing like ours since all His actions are aimed at bringing glory and praise to God and not to mankind. We read throughout scripture how God is a jealous god who shares His praise with no one: not doctors, not medicated treatments, not therapy, not laying on of hands by a certain well known individual, not anyone; and since we are His creations, to Him rightfully belong all praise; or Does the creation dare to rob the Creator of His glory? 
As individual creators over special things that become dear to us, we are very protective of what we created and won't allow anything to change or destroy our creation, whether it be our children, something we baked or cooked, or even a work of art we designed for a specific purpose. As parents over our children, we are quick to protect them from harms way. We set about nurturing them and making sure they have all they need to grow into well developed individuals. But if someone begins to change what we have created, we are quick to stop them and prevent them from spoiling our masterpiece; because That is our creation, not theirs!
As a potter molds and shapes their creation, even so, our lives are molded and shaped by God's own hands to be all He created us to be, and just as we don't want anyone changing our creation, neither does God want our predestined life to be changed from what He designed us to be, His very own workmanship, (Eph 2:10), predestined unto good works. It is His will and His plan, not ours; that should be guiding our life and when we pray for needs, we should remember that even Jesus prayed in the garden, "nevertheless not my will, but Thine be done." So instead of growing impatient with whatever has come our way, we need to do a self exam and see what mindset we have. Do we have the mind of Christ or are we the created telling the Creator what to do and how it should be done, instead of taking our needs to Him and trusting Him to answer that need in His time and in His way?
If we survey our responses when God delays an answer in the time-frame we feel He should, are we much like a spoiled child; wanting our way, in our time, and in the manner we prefer?... or are we trusting Him to answer in the time and manner necessary for our good? He wants us to trust Him in all our ways as Prov.3:5,6 "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". He already knows what we have need of even before we ask, and watches over us to protect and provide those things necessary for an abundant life in Christ Jesus.  
So, Why should we become disgruntled when cares of life are not met in the time frame or manner we think it should be? It's all in our relationship with our Creator, and knowing who we are in Him. It's in knowing that we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus, and there is nothing we can ever do or say that will separate us from His love(Rom 8:38,39). So as we learn to trust fully in His wisdom and guidance, we learn that it's in our weakness that He is made strong; and as we learn to walk in the pathway He has designed for our life; step by step, hand in hand with Jesus; we will receive all that is needed for an abundant life in Him. He wants only the very BEST for our life, not second best, but only THE BEST! "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."Jer.29:11
So let's learn to trust God when an answer to prayer is delayed and fully lean on Him and trust that He is working all things for our good as we wait upon the Lord to accomplish what is needed in our life for times like these. According to His timing He will do all that is needed within our life to bring us to that perfect state in Christ Jesus.... If we only believe and Fully Trust In Him! 
Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends, God loves you and so do I~~~

Inheritance That Can Never Perish

"My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness, I dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus' name. On Christ the solid Rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand." The lyrics to this old hymn came to mind as I was reading in I Peter 1:3-4 (NIV) "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you." 

Did you get that? "......an inheritance that can NEVER PERISH, SPOIL OR FADE--kept in heaven for you".

We have been made joint heirs with Jesus Christ and our inheritance can never perish, never spoil, never fade; as it has been laid up for us and kept safely in Heaven! Our hope is built on nothing less, than Jesus Christ and righteousness(right standing with God through Jesus Christ). Not by our works so we could boast, but through the works of Jesus and our redemption thru Him that makes us righteous. He conquered all that was needed to pay our sin debt IN FULL; and having done all that was required, from the cross He cried out, "It Is Finished!" forever sealing our sin-debts as forgiven completely once we repent and accept Him as Lord and Savior. Nothing more needs to be done; Jesus conquered all that was needed for our salvation; fulfilling all that was needed for our redemption and inheritance into eternal life in Him.

We could never measure up to what would be worthy, that's why He came and gave His life as a lamb of God, pure and holy, as ransom for all who would believe upon Him and the works He has done. It is only through Jesus we can be redeemed through His Holy blood. No other name but the name of Jesus can wash our sins away; once and for all time;  past, present and future! Only in the name of Jesus can we stand redeemed, cleansed by the blood of the Lamb of God. What a beautiful life changing name, the name of Jesus!

 If you are not sure of your salvation or if doubts have clogged your thinking, take a moment right now and ask Jesus into your heart. He is right there beside you waiting, with arms open wide, ready to accept you just the way you are. He loves you with an unconditional love like none other. If you once accepted Him and you feel He is no longer with you; then it had to be you that moved away, because He will never leave you nor forsake you, no matter what. So stop doubting, repent of your unbelief, and start your relationship again with Him. Place your hope on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ and enjoy a wonderfully blessed life, dear friends. God loves you and so do I~~~

Paying it Forward

Good morning, dear friends, I hope you slept well and woke feeling refreshed, ready and able for service to our Lord Jesus. Ya know, it never seems to amaze me, that as I read His Word, scriptures I've read many times in the past suddenly jump out at me, such as this morning's reading in 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 NIV "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God; For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows."
Did you hear that? God has given us comfort, made us comfort-able, so we can help others in ANY trouble with the comfort we obtained from Him. He doesn't just bring us comfort to rest in that comfort, but He gave us that comfort so we would be empowered to comfort others with that same comfort.
WOW! what an awesome Word! Paying it forward for the kingdom sake! Talk about a trickle down theory!
If we would all comfort others with the same overflowing comfort He has given us unconditionally; and just as we have been comforted, we pay it forward to others likewise; what a powerful explosion of God's grace would rock this universe! Countless needs would be met and lives would be changed, and after all, isn't this the great commission we were given from our Lord Jesus?.... to Share His love to one and all, unconditionally, for His glory sake! Just a thought..... If only!!!
Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends, God loves you and so do I~~~

Blessed Assurance

What blessed assurance we have in knowing nothing can ever separate us from the Love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord as declared in Romans 8: 38,39 "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 creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord". 
Every day is a new day God has given filled with fresh mercies and golden opportunities to make it the very best it can be through Christ who strengthens us as He walks with us and works within us, empowering us to be all He created us to be. Acts 17:28 tells us "For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring".
What blessed assurance in knowing we are children of the Most High God through our Lord Jesus and in knowing that forevermore I am His and He is mine and there is nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, that can separate me from His love. Before the very moment I made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life, while I was still engulfed in sin, He still loved me with a love beyond all measure, with His unconditional love, having already made every provision necessary to assure me of life eternal through Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.
Dear friends, As you go about today, I pray the Love of God will engulf you, wrapping you snugly in His loving arms, making you feel all warm and cozy and that the blessed assurance of knowing He is with you every moment, of every hour, of every day, brings such wonderful peace that you can't help but smile deep within as you feel His love overwhelming you throughout your day. I pray you have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends, because God loves you and so do I~~~

Healthy: Mind, Soul, and Body

When you think healthy, what do you think? lean, trim, exercise, energetic, someone with a healthy heart and a healthy lifestyle, free of ailments? But does that describe what you are currently going through? Are you like many struggling in today's world? Someone who has been wounded physically, Someone who has suffered loss, Someone trying to heal from a broken heart, Someone who needs their faith strengthened? Whatever the circumstance, Jesus has already accomplished the healing from every affliction and every ailment this world has to offer.  It's true- His Word declares it. Isaiah 53:4,5 declares that "Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed." 
Because He watches over His Word to perform it quickly, we can remind Him of all the promises in His Word and see His faithfulness to fulfill it. God does not make mistakes and knows exactly what He is doing and always at the right time and in the right manner. He loves us with an unconditional love and with His arms wide open, is always there to welcome us into the warmth and peace of those comforting arms. 
As you go about your day think on the promises within His Word such as Isa 53:4,5 above and reassuring scriptures as 1 Peter 2:24 "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed"; Psalm 103:2-3 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases"; Jeremiah 30:17a "For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord;" Jeremiah 17:14 "Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise"; James 5:15-16 "And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven";  Psalm 30:2 "O Lord my God, I cried out to You and You healed me"; Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things." 
These promises contained within God's Holy Word are for each of us and are only a few healing scriptures dear to my heart but in times like these, we must guard our minds with all diligence, being mindful of everything we allow our minds to dwell on. So let's think positive as we quote the Word; speaking it aloud as needed over negative circumstances; and allow the peace of God to settle us, to calm us, and to reassure us like nothing else this world can ever offer. Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends, God loves you and so do I~~~