shaking off the heaviness 8-21-16

2016-08-21 07:12:46

SHAKING OFF THE HEAVINESS 8-21-16

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Lots going on in our world-but we are not under the weight of these things. We are citizens of heaven- Residents of a never-ending Kingdom.

John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.] AMP

John 16:33 I've told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I've conquered the world." MSG

John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you in order that in me peace you may be having. In the world you are having tribulation. But be having courage. I have come off victorious over the world with a permanent victory. WUEST



Zeph 3:17 Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you.

Happy to have you back, he'll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs.

18 "The accumulated sorrows of your exile will dissipate. I, your God, will get rid of them for you. You've carried those burdens long enough.

19 At the same time, I'll get rid of all those who've made your life miserable. I'll heal the maimed; I'll bring home the homeless. In the very countries where they were hated they will be venerated.

20 On Judgment Day I'll bring you back home a great family gathering! You'll be famous and honored all over the world. You'll see it with your own eyes all those painful partings turned into reunions!" God's Promise. MSG

Ps 85:8 I will listen [with expectancy] to what God the Lord will say, for He will speak peace to His people, to His saints (those who are in right standing with Him) but let them not turn again to [self-confident] folly. AMP



Ps 85:8 I can't wait to hear what he'll say. God's about to pronounce his people well, The holy people he loves so much, so they'll never again live like fools.

9 See how close his salvation is to those who fear him? Our country is home base for Glory! MSG

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest [heaven], and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased [men of goodwill, of His favor]. AMP



Acts 14:22 Establishing and strengthening the souls and the hearts of the disciples, urging and warning and encouraging them to stand firm in the faith, and [telling them] that it is through many hardships and tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. AMP



Ps 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail). AMP

Ps 55:22 Pile your troubles on God's shoulders he'll carry your load, he'll help you out. He'll never let good people topple into ruin. MSG

1 Peter 5:7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. AMP

1 Peter 5:7 Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. MSG

1 Peter 5:7 You can throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon him, for you are his personal concern. PHILLIPS

1 Peter 5:7 Permit yourselves therefore to be humbled under the mighty hand of God, in order that you He may exalt in an appropriate season, having deposited with Him once for all the whole of your worry, because to Him it is a matter of concern respecting you. WUEST

Matt 11:28 "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. MSG

Matt 11:28 Come here to me, all who are growing weary to the point of exhaustion, and who have been loaded with burdens and are bending beneath their weight, and I alone will cause you to cease from your labor and take away your burdens and thus refresh you with rest. Take at once my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find cessation from labor and refreshment for your souls, for my yoke is mild and pleasant, and my load is light in weight. WUEST

Acts 2:23 this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him.

24 But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him.

25 David said it all: I saw God before me for all time. Nothing can shake me; he's right by my side. MSG

2 Thess 2:2 Don't let anyone shake you up or get you excited over some breathless report or rumored letter from me that the day of the Master's arrival has come and gone.

3 Don't fall for any line like that. MSG

Job 5:22 You'll shrug off disaster and famine, and stroll fearlessly among wild animals.

23 You'll be on good terms with rocks and mountains; wild animals will become your good friends.

24 You'll know that your place on earth is safe, you'll look over your goods and find nothing amiss.

25 You'll see your children grow up, your family lovely and lissome as orchard grass.

26 You'll arrive at your grave ripe with many good years, like sheaves of golden grain at harvest.

27 "Yes, this is the way things are my word of honor! Take it to heart and you won't go wrong." MSG

Hag 2:6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake and make tremble the [starry] heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land;

7 And I will shake all nations and the desire and the precious things of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of hosts.

8 The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine, says the Lord of hosts.

9 The latter glory of this house [with its successor, to which Jesus came] shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place will I give peace and prosperity, says the Lord of hosts. AMP

Heb 12:26 Then [at Mount Sinai] His voice shook the earth, but now He has given a promise: Yet once more I will shake and make tremble not only the earth but also the [starry] heavens.

27 Now this expression, Yet once more, indicates the final removal and transformation of all [that can be] shaken that is, of that which has been created in order that what cannot be shaken may remain and continue.

28 Let us therefore, receiving a kingdom that is firm and stable and cannot be shaken, offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship, with modesty and pious care and godly fear and awe; AMP



SOWER SOWS THE WORD Mark 4:17 But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.

18 "The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news

19 but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it.

20 "But the seed planted in the good earth represents those who hear the Word, embrace it, and produce a harvest beyond their wildest dreams." MSG

Ps 73:5 Who have nothing to worry about, not a care in the whole wide world. MSG

Prov 3:24 You'll take afternoon naps without a worry, you'll enjoy a good night's sleep.

25 No need to panic over alarms or surprises, or predictions that doomsday's just around the corner,

26 Because God will be right there with you; he'll keep you safe and sound. MSG

Prov 12:25 Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up. MSG

Isa 44:8 Don't be afraid, and don't worry: Haven't I always kept you informed, told you what was going on? You're my eyewitnesses: Have you ever come across a God, a real God, other than me? There's no Rock like me that I know of." MSG

Jer 17:7 "But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God.

8 They're like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near the rivers Never a worry through the hottest of summers, never dropping a leaf,

Serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruit every season. MSG



Matt 6:33 Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. MSG

Luke 12:11 "When they drag you into their meeting places, or into police courts and before judges, don't worry about defending yourselves what you'll say or how you'll say it.

12 The right words will be there. The Holy Spirit will give you the right words when the time comes." MSG



Phil 4:6 Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.

7 Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. MSG

James 1:6 Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves. MSG

1 John 4:17 This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we're free of worry on Judgment Day our standing in the world is identical with Christ's. MSG

Phil 4:66 Don't worry over anything whatever; tell God every detail of your needs in earnest and thankful prayer, and the peace of God which transcends human understanding, will keep constant guard over your hearts and minds as they rest in Christ Jesus. PHILLIPS

1 Tim 6:17 As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be proud and arrogant and contemptuous of others, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches, but on God, Who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for [our] enjoyment. AMP

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1 Tim 6:17 Tell those rich in this world's wealth to quit being so full of themselves and so obsessed with money, which is here today and gone tomorrow. Tell them to go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage MSG

Ps 127:2 It's useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don't you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves? MSG



Prov 12:25 Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up.

Isa 40:31 But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. AMP



HIS TOUCH

Matt 14:36 And begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His garment; and as many as touched it were perfectly restored. AMP



Luke 6:19 And all the multitude were seeking to touch Him, for healing power was all the while going forth from Him and curing them all [saving them from severe illnesses or calamities]. AMP



Luke 8:40 And a woman afflicted with a flow of blood twelve years which was of such a nature that it could not be healed by anyone, having come from behind Him, touched the tassel of His outer garment hanging over His shoulder. And immediately the flow of her blood stopped. And Jesus said, Who is the one who touched me? And when all were denying, Peter said, Master, the crowds are pressing in on you and crushing you. But Jesus said, Someone touched me, for, as for myself, I have come to recognize experientially that power has gone out from me. WUEST SOMEONE MADE A DEMAND ON ME

US 1 Cor 7:24 So, brethren, in whatever station or state or condition of life each one was when he was called, there let him continue with and close to God.

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out]. AMP VIDEO SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF 2