PASSION 3-21-21

2021-03-21 18:30:00

PASSION 3-21-2021 By Mary Dorian

Proverbs 22:29  If you are uniquely gifted in your work, you will rise and be promoted.
You wont be held backyoull stand before kings! TPT

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Prov 22:29 Observe people who are good at their work skilled workers are always in demand and admired; they don't take a back seat to anyone. MSG

Proverbs 11: 10-11 The blessing that rests on the righteous releases strength and favor to the entire city, but shouts of joy will be heard when the wicked one dies.
11 The blessing of favor resting upon the righteous influences a city to lift it higher, but wicked leaders tear it apart by their words. TPT

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Prov 11:10-11 When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.

11 When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.  MSG

Rev 3:16-20 But because you are neither cold nor hot, but lukewarm, I am about to spit you from my mouth.

17 For you claim, Im rich and getting richerI dont need a thing. Yet you are clueless that youre miserable, poor, blind, barren, and naked!

18 So I counsel you to purchase goldperfected by fire, so that you can be truly rich. Purchase a white garment to cover and clothe your shameful Adam-nakedness. Purchase eye salve to be placed over your eyes so that you can truly see.

19 All those I dearly love I unmask and train. So repent and be eager to pursue what is right.

20 Behold, Im standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me. TPT

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Rev 3:16-20. This is what really disappoints; when you anticipate a refreshing cool drink but instead get a mouthful of lukewarm sulfur tasting water, you would naturally spit it out!

17. As your name suggests, you were experts in justifying yourselves, you were convinced that you have all your ducks in a row, your plumbing is sorted your trade and economy or thriving industries, you think that you were completely independent. Yet you have no idea how bankrupt you really are! Your entire economy is flawed since you were trading with monopoly money! Its fake currency, your scales are rigged! If only you knew how desperately in need you are of someone to show you tender compassion and mercy! I mean, look at you! On the outside you may appear to be standing tall and proud in your self-righteousness but in reality you are in a pitiful state! You are like a crouching, cringing beggar! Your smokescreen has blinded your view! You think youre hiding in your fancy brand-name clothes but you dont realize how naked and exposed you are!

18. I invite you to talk business with me! Come, let us resolve this together! I want to make you really rich! I advise you to buy gold from me! Gold that is thoroughly refined in the fire, not flawed currency of your own trade! Were not talking a mixture here! No dross! And from now on, buy your clothing for me; white garments, not of the blended brand of your own making! Clothe yourselves completely with these and there will not even be a hint of shame! For your eyes, buy eye salve from me to anoint your eyes so that you may clearly see yourselves in Christ!

19. It is with affection that I address everyone of you, whoever you are. I would earnestly persuade you as a parent would instruct and nurture their children; eagerly acquaint yourselves with all that I have in mind.

20. You have shut me out in your self-righteousness, but behold, here I stand knocking at the door! If anyone recognizes my voice and lets me in, I am ready to join you for the feast! Yes I will dine with you and you with me! Mirror

Rev 5:10  Then you made them a Kingdom, Priests for our God, Priest-kings to rule over the earth.  MSG

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Rev 5:10 You have chosen us to serve our God and formed us into a kingdom of priests
 who reignon the earth. TPT

Prov 18:16 A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. AMP

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Prov 18:16 A gift gets attention; it buys the attention of eminent people.  MSG

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Prov 18:16  Would you like to meet a very important person? Take a generous gift.
It will do wonders to gain entrance into his presence. TPT

Hebrews 12:2-4  We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectationonto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faiths perfection. His example is this: Because his heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be his, he endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God!

So consider carefully how Jesus faced such intense opposition from sinners who opposed their own souls, so that you wont become worn down and cave in under lifes pressures.

After all, you have not yet reached the point of sweating bloodin your opposition to sin. TPT

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Heb 12:2-4. Look away from the shadow dispensation of the law and the prophets and fix your eyes upon Jesus. He is the Fountainhead and conclusion of faith. He saw the joy when he braved the cross and despised the shame of it. As a executive authority of God he now occupies the highest seed of dominion to endorse mankinds innocent!

3 Ponder how he overcame all the odds stacked against him; this will boost your soul Energy when you feel exhausted.

4 Would you be willing to die for your faith? Mirror

2 Cor 7:11  And now, isn't it wonderful all the ways in which this distress has goaded you closer to God? You're more alive, more concerned, more sensitive, more reverent, more human, more passionate, more responsible. Looked at from any angle, you've come out of this with purity of heart.  MSG

1 John 2:17 his worldand its desires are in the process of passing away, but those who love todo the will of God live forever TPT