COURAGE TO CONQUER  2-3-23 VIDEO COURAGE 2

What have you been afraid of? The fear has kept you captive… But the word says you are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. We’ve gained a surpassing victory in Christ Jesus over any obstacles. Take courage. Many times when Jesus was healing or ministering to people, He told them to take courage. And sometimes it takes courage to believe God for something more when all your experiences say you won’t make it. It takes courage to believe for a miracle. The people who see themselves as God sees them really move in conquering all things. The Holy Spirit gives us courage. Through Christ, we have courage to overcome lies of the enemy, and be victorious in all things. 

Rom 8:37 Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.

38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers,

39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  AMP

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RO 8:37 On the contrary, in the thick of these things our triumph remains beyond dispute. His love has placed us above the reach of any onslaught.

38 This is my conviction; no threat whether it be in death or life; be it celestial messengers, demon powers or political principalities, nothing known to us at this time, or even in the unknown future;

39 no dimension of any calculation in time or space, nor any device yet to be invented, has what it takes to separate us from the love of God unveiled in our Lord, Jesus Christ.  MIRROR

Matt 9:22 Jesus turned around and, seeing her, He said, Take courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well. And at once the woman was restored to health.  AMP

Matt 14:27 But Jesus was quick to comfort them. “Courage, it’s me. Don’t be afraid.”

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Matthew 14:27 Then Jesus said, “Be brave and don’t be afraid. I am here!”

²⁸Peter shouted out, “Lord, if it’s really you, then have me join you on the water!” TPT

Mark 10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity and mercy on me [now]!

48 And many severely censured and reproved him, telling him to keep still, but he kept on shouting out all the more, You Son of David, have pity and mercy on me [now]!  49 And Jesus stopped and said, Call him. And they called the blind man, telling him, Take courage! Get up! He is calling you.

50 And throwing off his outer garment, he leaped up and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus said to him, What do you want Me to do for you? And the blind man said to Him, Master, let me receive my sight.

52 And Jesus said to him, Go your way; your faith has healed you. And at once he received his sight and accompanied Jesus on the road. AMP

Mark 15:43 Joseph, he of Arimathea, noble and honorable in rank and a respected member of the council (Sanhedrin), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, daring the consequences, took courage and ventured to go to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 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

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JOHN 16:33  I have spoken these things to you that in me you will know the sweet and assured resonance of my peace! In the world you encounter extreme and stressful times, but be of good courage, I have conquered the world-order!”  MIRROR

Gal 6:9 And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint. AMP

Rev 2:7 “Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I’m about to call each conqueror to dinner. I’m spreading a banquet of Tree-of-Life fruit, a supper plucked from God’s orchard.”  MSG

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REV 2:7 Now listen up with your inner ears! Hear with understanding what the Spirit is saying to the ekklesias: to the individual who continues to see their triumph mirrored in mine. I will give to feast from the fruit of the tree of life in the paradise of God.  MIRROR

Rev 2:17 “Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I’ll give the sacred manna to every conqueror; I’ll also give a clear, smooth stone inscribed with your new name, your secret new name.” MSG

Rev 2:26 “Here’s the reward I have for every conqueror, everyone who keeps at it, refusing to give up: You’ll rule the nations, MSG

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REV 2:26 Seeing my victory as your victory makes you the overcomer. By embracing the completeness of my works as your treasure, you realize my authority in you to possess the nations.   MIRROR

Rev 3:12 “I’ll make each conqueror a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, a permanent position of honor. Then I’ll write names on you, the pillars: the Name of my God, the Name of God’s City — the new Jerusalem coming down out of Heaven — and my new Name.

13 “Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches.”   MSG

John 10:10 A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow! TPT

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JOHN 10:10 The thief “shepherd” has no other agenda but to steal, kill and he couldn’t care less if he lost some sheep. I have come with the sole purpose for you to have life in its most complete form.  MIRROR

ROM 4:17 When God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, he made a public statement that he would be the father of all nations.  Here we see Abraham faced with God’s faith; the kind of faith that resurrects the dead and calls things which are not  as though they were.  

18 Faith gave substance to hope when everything seemed hopeless; the words, “so shall your seed be” conceived in him the faith of fatherhood.

19 Abraham’s faith would have been nullified if he were to take his own age and the deadness of Sarah’s womb into account. His hundred year old body and Sarah’s barren womb did not distract him in the least! He finally knew that no contribution from their side could possibly assist God in fulfilling his promise!

20 While he had every reason to doubt the promise, he did not hesitate for a moment but instead empowered by faith confidence, he continued to communicate God’s opinion.  

21 Abraham’s confidence was his dress-code; he knew beyond doubt that the power of God to perform was equal to his promise. MIRROR

LUKE 1:31-38 For behold, you will be mystically captured in your womb and conceive and bear a son. And you shall name him Jesus!

32 The eminence of his stature will be magnificent. He will be known as the son of the Most High. And the Lord God will 1return to him what already belongs to him, the throne of his father David!  

33 And he will reign as king over the house of Jacob and his kingdom will be without any boundaries.

34 And Mary asked the Messenger, “So how can this be possible while I am still a virgin?”

35 And he said to her, “Holy Spirit will overwhelm you – hovering over you in the power of the Most High. Therefore, this holy begotten one will be called, son of God!

36 Oh, and let me tell you the good news about your aunt Elizabeth! She, who everyone called barren, is now already six months pregnant with a son, in her old age!”

37 Then Gabriel quotes, “Every word of God is equal to God’s power and purpose to perform that word!”

38 Then Mary responded, “See, I am the handmaid of the Lord; I wish for it be with me exactly according to this conversation!” And with that, the messenger left. MIRROR

1 John 5:4 You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world. TPT

1 Sam 17:37 God, who delivered me from the teeth of the lion and the claws of the bear, will deliver me from this Philistine.” Saul said, “Go. And God help you!”   MSG

1 Sam 17:41 As the Philistine paced back and forth, his shield bearer in front of him, he noticed David.

42 He took one look down on him and sneered — a mere youngster, apple-cheeked and peach-fuzzed.

43 The Philistine ridiculed David. “Am I a dog that you come after me with a stick?” And he cursed him by his gods.

44 “Come on,” said the Philistine. “I’ll make roadkill of you for the buzzards. I’ll turn you into a tasty morsel for the field mice.”

45 David answered, “You come at me with sword and spear and battle-ax. I come at you in the name of God-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel’s troops, whom you curse and mock.

46 This very day God is handing you over to me. I’m about to kill you, cut off your head, and serve up your body and the bodies of your Philistine buddies to the crows and coyotes. The whole earth will know that there’s an extraordinary God in Israel.

47 And everyone gathered here will learn that God doesn’t save by means of sword or spear. The battle belongs to God — he’s handing you to us on a platter!”  MSG

1 COR 15:57 Your victory is not a maybe; because of the magnanimous doing of Jesus Christ, it is a given!

58 For this reason you can afford to be absolutely settled and rock-solid in faith’s persuasion and always ready to go beyond where you would have gone before. Your doing now is inspired by your knowing that you are in him. If his resurrection is yours then his victory over sin and death is equally yours. MIRROR

2 COR 2:14 I am overwhelmed with gratitude! Wherever my travels take me I am so aware that God leads us as trophies in his victory parade. What he knows to be true about us diffuses through us like a perfume of sweet aroma everywhere we go, celebrating the success of the cross.  MIRROR

Matt 12:20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.  AMP

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Matt 12:20 He won’t walk over anyone’s feelings, won’t push you into a corner.

Before you know it, his justice will triumph;  MSG

1 JN 5:4 Whatever is born of God is destined to triumph over the world system. Our faith celebrates a victory that is already accomplished!

5 This is the ultimate victory: the certainty that the human Jesus is the divine Son of God;   MIRROR

GOD RESTORES BETTER THAN BEFORE 1-29-23 VIDEO restore BOTTOM LINE 2

God restores better than before. He goes beyond what you had to a place of new strength. Your place of greatest weakness becomes your place of greatest strength. A broken bone when healed becomes stronger than before. Restore or restoration is to make better than before, that’s the Bible translation of restore. We must open our eyes to the way the Father feels and thinks about us. The church will be the greatly restored in these days. It won’t look familiar, but it will be God’s original intention. 

Our restoration is not to be like Adam, but to be the man from heaven. Jesus is not hiding in heaven for some future time when all might see him. He is right now the restoration of all things.

Gen 15:1 AFTER THESE things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great.  AMP

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Gen 15:1  After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I’m your shield. Your reward will be grand!”  MSG

EPH 3:20 We celebrate Elohim who supercharges us powerfully from within. Our biggest request or most amazing dream cannot match the extravagant proportion of their thoughts towards us.

21 God is both the author and conclusion of the glory on display in the Ekklesia, mirrored in Christ Jesus. The encore continues throughout every generation, not only in this age but also in the countless ages to come. Amen!  MIRROR

Ps 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.

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Ps 51:12 Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! MSG

Ps 126:4 And now, God, do it again — bring rains to our drought-stricken lives

5 So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest,

6 So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing. MSG

Psalms 119:37 Help me turn my eyes away from illusions so that I pursue only that which is true; drench my soul with life as I walk in your paths.  TPT

Jer 30:17 As for you, I’ll come with healing, curing the incurable, Because they all gave up on you and dismissed you as hopeless —  that good-for-nothing Zion.’  MSG

John 10:10 A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.  MSG

Job 42:10  And the Lord turned the captivity of Job and restored his fortunes, when he prayed for his friends; also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.   AMP ▼▼▼

Job 42:10  After Job had interceded for his friends, God restored his fortune — and then doubled it!  MSG

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Job 42:12 God blessed Job’s later life even more than his earlier life. He ended up with fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand teams of oxen, and one thousand donkeys. MSG

Zech 9:12 Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope; even today do I declare that I will restore double your former prosperity to you.   AMP ▼▼▼

Zech 9:12 Come home, hope-filled prisoners! This very day I’m declaring a double bonus —everything you lost returned twice-over!  MSG

Rom 8:11 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.  AMP

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Romans 8:11 Yes, God raised Jesus to life! And since God’s Spirit of Resurrection lives in you, he will also raise your dying body to life by the same Spirit that breathes life into you! TPT

James 5:15 And the prayer [that is] of faith will save him who is sick, and the Lord will restore him; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. AMP

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JAMES 5:15 The prayer [environment] of faith shall restore the feeble. The Lord revitalizes and quickens you; he has already forgiven you of anything stupid you might have done to have caused the situation.  MIRROR

Isa 58:8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your healing (your restoration and the power of a new life) shall spring forth speedily; your righteousness (your rightness, your justice, and your right relationship with God) shall go before you [conducting you to peace and prosperity], and the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.   AMP

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Isa 58:8 Then my favor will bathe you in sunlight until you are like the dawn bursting through a dark night. And then suddenly your healing will manifest. You will see your righteousness march out before you and the glory of Yahweh will protect you from all harm!! TPT

Matt 19:28  Jesus replied, “Yes, you have followed me. In the re-creation of the world, when the Son of Man will rule gloriously, you who have followed me will also rule, starting with the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 And not only you, but anyone who sacrifices home, family, fields — whatever — because of me will get it all back a hundred times over, not to mention the considerable bonus of eternal life.

30 This is the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first.  MSG

2 Cor 5:19 It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor).

20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ’s personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God. AMP

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2 COR 5:19 Our ministry declares that Jesus did not act independently of his Father. God was present in Christ when he reconciled the total cosmos to himself. Deity and humanity embraced in him; the fallen state of mankind was deleted; their trespasses would no longer count against them! He now announces his friendship with every individual from within us!

20 The voice God has in Christ he now has in us; we are God’s ambassadors. Our lives exhibit the urgency of God to persuade everyone to realize the reconciliation of their redeemed identity. MIRROR

1 Cor 15:45 Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being (an individual personality); the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving Spirit [restoring the dead to life].  

46 But it is not the spiritual life which came first, but the physical and then the spiritual.

47 The first man [was] from out of earth, made of dust (earthly-minded); the second Man [is] the Lord from out of heaven.  

48 Now those who are made of the dust are like him who was first made of the dust (earthly-minded); and as is [the Man] from heaven, so also [are those] who are of heaven (heavenly-minded).

49 And just as we have borne the image [of the man] of dust, so shall we and so let us also bear the image [of the Man] of heaven.  AMP

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1 COR 15:45 It is recorded in Scripture how the first Adam became a living soul; the last Adam is a life radiating spirit. In partaking of resurrection life now, we radiate the Christ life. Jesus is the last Adam; when he died mankind’s Adamic reference died. Jesus is the head of the human race. Human life is not defined by Adam but defined in Christ.

46 Physical life is the platform for spiritual life.

47 Human life was reduced to slavery and the soul-ruled earthly realm through Adam’s fall but is now awakened to lordship in the heavenly realm of spiritual realities through the knowledge of our co-resurrection with Christ.

48 The reduced state of the individual left its mark on mankind as being earthly; now the redeemed state of mankind confirms their origin in God and marks their new heavenly life.

49 Just as we were once defined by the flesh [our earthly image] we are now defined by our spirit [our heavenly] image. MIRROR ▼

1 Cor 15:49 So that just as we have been made like the material pattern, so we shall be made like the Heavenly pattern. PHILLIPS

Joel 2:25 And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten — the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you.

26 And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. And My people shall never be put to shame.

27 And you shall know, understand, and realize that I am in the midst of Israel and that I the Lord am your God and there is none else. My people shall never be put to shame.   AMP Caterpillar- as destructive; canker worm- devouring a simile of scattering and disappearing  locust- “repeatedly.”

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JOEL 2:28 “And that’s just the beginning: After that —  “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters. Your old men will dream, your young men will see visions.

29 I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants, men and women both.  MSG

Acts 3:19  So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return [to God], that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord;

20 And that He may send [to you] the Christ (the Messiah), Who before was designated and appointed for you — even Jesus,

21 Whom heaven must receive [and retain] until the time for the complete restoration of all that God spoke by the mouth of all His holy prophets for ages past [from the most ancient time in the memory of man].  AMP

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Acts 3:19 Let this be your wake-up call once and for all. Face the fact that your sins and scars were completely blotted out, and return to the one you have wandered from. Now you may encounter times of total rejuvenation in the face to face, immediate embrace of the Lord.

20 Jesus is the authentic Christ, the one whom the prophets spoke about all along; he is the desire of the nations, the very One you longed for; the one and only Messiah, who was to be sent to you.

21 Jesus is the theme of God’s conversation, from the earliest ages; through the lips of the prophets who carried the Messiah in the womb of their words. He was to be held all along in the unseen heavenly realm for a time such as this. He is the ‘restoration of all things. Mirror

Titus 3:7 God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there’s more life to come — an eternity of life! MSG 

THE ONE AND ONLY JESUS CHRIST  1-27-23  VIDEO THE ONE AND ONLY 2

Jesus is the only good news. King of kings. No greater or higher name. He is celebrated by the throngs of angels in heaven. We honor and come before him with all of our hearts.

Mark 1:7 As he preached he said, “The real action comes next: The star in this drama, to whom I’m a mere stagehand, will change your life.

8 I’m baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. His baptism — a holy baptism by the Holy Spirit — will change you from the inside out.”

John 1:16 We all live off his generous bounty, gift after gift after gift.

17 We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving,

This endless knowing and understanding —  all this came through Jesus, the Messiah.

18 No one has ever seen God, not so much as a glimpse. This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, who exists at the very heart of the Father, has made him plain as day. MSG  ▼▼▼

JOHN 1:16 He is the source of our completeness. Everyone may now realize their own completeness as evidenced in him. This is grace mirrored in grace!

17 The law was given through Moses; grace and truth have their genesis in Jesus Christ. Against the stark backdrop of the law, with Moses representing the condemned state of mankind, Jesus Christ unveils grace and truth!  

18 Until this moment God remained invisible; now the authentic, incarnate begotten Son, the blueprint of our design who represents the innermost being of God, the Son who is in the bosom of the Father, brings him into full view! He is the official authority qualified to announce God! He is our guide who accurately declares and interprets the invisible God within us.  MIRROR

Acts 16:31 They said, “Put your entire trust in the Master Jesus. Then you’ll live as you were meant to live — and everyone in your house included!”   MSG

Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our forefathers has destined and appointed you to come progressively to know His will [to perceive, to recognize more strongly and clearly, and to become better and more intimately acquainted with His will], and to see the Righteous One (Jesus Christ, the Messiah), and to hear a voice from His [own] mouth and a message from His [own] lips;  AMP

Rom 1:4-6 And [as to His divine nature] according to the Spirit of holiness was openly designated the Son of God in power [in a striking, triumphant and miraculous manner] by His resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

5 It is through Him that we have received grace (God’s unmerited favor) and [our] apostleship to promote obedience to the faith and make disciples for His name’s sake among all the nations,

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Rom 1:4 This unique identity as Son of God was shown by the Spirit when Jesus was raised from the dead, setting him apart as the Messiah, our Master.

5 Through him we received both the generous gift of his life and the urgent task of passing it on to others who receive it by entering into obedient trust in Jesus.

6 You are who you are through this gift and call of Jesus Christ!  MSG

John 1:9 There it was — the true Light [was then] coming into the world [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] that illumines every person. 

10 He came into the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him [did not know Him].

11 He came to that which belonged to Him [to His own — His domain, creation, things, world], and they who were His own did not receive Him and did not welcome Him.

12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name — AMP

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JOHN 1:9 A new day for mankind has come. The authentic light of life that illuminates everyone was about to dawn in the world!

10 Although no one took any notice of him, he was no stranger to the world; he always was there and is himself the author of all things.

11 It was not as though he arrived on a foreign planet; he came to his own, yet his own did not recognize him.

12 Everyone who realizes their association in him, convinced that he is their original life and that his name defines them, God gives the assurance that they are indeed his offspring, begotten of him; he sanctions the legitimacy of their sonship.  MIRROR

John 1:14  And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.  AMP

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JOHN 1:14 Suddenly the invisible, eternal Word takes on visible form – the Incarnation, on display in a flesh and blood Person, as in a mirror! In him, and now confirmed in us! The most accurate tangible exhibit of God’s eternal thought finds expression in human life! The Word became a human being; we are his address; he resides in us! He captivates our gaze! The glory we see there is not a religious replica; he is the authentic begotten Son. The glory (that we lost in Adam) returns in fullness! Only grace can communicate truth in such complete context!  MIRROR

ROM 5:1 The conclusion is clear: our blameless innocence has absolutely nothing to do with something we did to qualify ourselves; it is what happened to us, solely because of our Lord Jesus Christ’s doing. Faith, and not reward, is the only valid basis for righteousness! Let us now fully engage this seamless union in our face to face friendship with God!

2 Jesus is God’s face to face grace embrace of the entire human race. So here we are, standing tall in the joyful bliss of our redeemed innocence! We are God’s dream come true! This was God’s 4idea all along!  MIRROR  ▼▼▼

Romans 5:1 Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s righteousness to us and he now declares us flawless in his eyes. This means we can now enjoy true and lasting peace with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, has done for us.

²Our faith guarantees us permanent access into this marvelous kindness that has given us a perfect relationship with God. What incredible joy bursts forth within us as we keep on celebrating our hope of experiencing God’s glory!  TPT

Romans 5:11 And even more than that, we overflow with triumphant joy in our new relationship of living reconciled to God—all because of Jesus Christ!  TPT

Romans 5:17 Death once held us in its grip, and by the blunder of one man, death reigned as king over humanity. But now, how much more are we held in the grip of grace and continue reigning as kings in life, enjoying our regal freedom through the gift of perfect righteousness in the one and only Jesus, the Messiah!

¹⁸In other words, just as condemnation came upon all people through one transgression, so through one righteous act of Jesus’ sacrifice, the perfect righteousness that makes us right with God and leads us to a victorious life is now available to all. TPT

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ROM 5:17 Death no longer has the final say. Life rules! If the effect of one man’s crash-landing engaged mankind in a death-dominated lifestyle how much more advantaged is the very same mankind now that they are the recipients of the boundless reservoirs of grace, empowering them to enjoy the dominion of life through the gift of righteousness because of that one man, Jesus Christ. Grace is out of all proportion in superiority to the transgression.

18 The conclusion is clear: if one offence condemns the entire human race; then in principle, the righteousness of one vindicates the entire human race.  MIRROR

ROM 5:21 Death provided sin its platform and power to reign from; now grace has taken over sovereignty through righteousness to introduce unthreatened life under the Lordship of Jesus Christ over us.  A simple equation: We were not made sinners by our own disobedience; neither were we made righteous by our own obedience.  The same humanity represented in the one man Adam, is triumphantly represented in the one man Jesus Christ!  Adam’s transgression no longer holds the human race hostage.  MIRROR

ROM 6:23 The reward of the law is death the gift of grace is life! The bottom line is this: sin employs you like a soldier for its cause and rewards you with death; God gifts you with the highest quality of life all wrapped up in Christ Jesus our Leader.  MIRROR

1 COR 1:2 I address this writing to the Ekklesia of God in Corinth. You have been restored to the harmony of your original design, made holy in Christ Jesus; no wonder then that you are surnamed saints. You are in association with all those who have discovered their true identity in Jesus Christ everywhere in every location; he is the head of this union; his name relates us to one another in a global family.  

3 Grace and peace is your portion from God who is our Father and from his executive, Jesus Christ.  MIRROR

1 Corinthians 2:2 For while I was with you I was determined to be consumed with one topic—Jesus, the crucified Messiah. TPT

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1 Cor 2:2 For I resolved to know nothing (to be acquainted with nothing, to make a display of the knowledge of nothing, and to be conscious of nothing) among you except Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and Him crucified.  AMP

GAL 6:14 May my boasting be in nothing but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me and I to the world. The religious-systems and applause of this world have no appeal to me. As far as they are concerned, I am like a dead person.

15 The new creation in Christ steals the show; not whether someone is circumcised or not!     MIRROR

1 COR 8:6 This does not make them competition to God; we know that for us there is only one God who is the source of all things; there is only one authority, the Lord Jesus Christ. All things exist because of him; we owe our very being to him. He alone gives context and reference to our lives.  MIRROR

1 COR 15:57 Your victory is not a maybe; because of the magnanimous doing of Jesus Christ, it is a given!  MIRROR

2 Tim 2:8 Fix this picture firmly in your mind: Jesus, descended from the line of David, raised from the dead. It’s what you’ve heard from me all along.  MSG

1 PET 1:13 How amazing is that! Jesus is what the Scriptures are all about; and you are what Jesus is all about! Now wrap your minds around that! This unveiling is what tied up all the loose ends that would trip you and frustrate your seamless transition from the old to the new! The revelation of Jesus is no longer a future expectation! Do not allow the old mindset of a future tense glory to intoxicate you and distract you from the relevance of this moment! Stop pointing to a future Messiah! Jesus is who the Prophets pointed to! You are the fruit of his sufferings; you are the glorious resurrection generation! Fully engage your minds with the consequence of this grace in the revelation of Jesus Christ! He completes your every expectation!  MIRROR

 Heb 13:8 For Jesus doesn’t change — yesterday, today, tomorrow, he’s always totally himself.

9 Don’t be lured away from him by the latest speculations about him. The grace of Christ is the only good ground for life. Products named after Christ don’t seem to do much for those who buy them. MSG

THE GOLDEN AGE by Mary Dorian 1-8-23

Isaiah 42 :19 Don’t you see that what I have prophesied has come to pass? And now I am for telling the future by declare it to you before it sprouts up. TPT

Heb 12:22  No, that’s not your experience at all. You’ve come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels

23 and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just.

24 You’ve come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel’s — a homicide that cried out for vengeance — became a proclamation of grace.

25 So don’t turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn’t get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings?

26 His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time — he’s told us this quite plainly — he’ll also rock the heavens: “One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern.”

27 The phrase “one last shaking” means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.

28 Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander.

29 He’s actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won’t quit until it’s all cleansed. God himself is Fire! MSG

Isa 61:6  But you’ll have the title “Priests of God,”honored as ministers of our God. You’ll feast on the bounty of nations, you’ll bask in their glory.

7 Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, Your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever.

8 “Because I, God, love fair dealing and hate thievery and crime, I’ll pay your wages on time and in full, and establish my eternal covenant with you.

9 Your descendants will become well-known all over. Your children in foreign countries

Will be recognized at once as the people I have blessed.”  MSG

Joel 2:28 And afterward I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

29 Even upon the menservants and upon the maidservants in those days will I pour out My Spirit.

30 And I will show signs and wonders in the heavens, and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 

32 And whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered and saved, for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the remnant [of survivors] shall be those whom the Lord calls.  AMP

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Joel 2:28-32 “And that’s just the beginning: After that —  “I will pour out my Spirit

on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters. Your old men will dream, your young men will see visions.

29 I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants, men and women both.

30 I’ll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: Blood and fire and billowing smoke,

31 the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Judgment Day of God,

the Day tremendous and awesome.

32 Whoever calls, ‘Help, God!’ gets help. On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be a great rescue — just as God said. Included in the survivors

are those that God calls. MSG

Psalms 112:1 Shout in celebration of praise to the Lord! Everyone who loves the Lord and delights in him will cherish his words and be blessed beyond expectation.

²Their descendants will be prosperous and influential. Every generation of the righteous will experience his favor.

³Great blessing and wealth fills the house of the wise, for their integrity endures forever.

⁴Even if darkness overtakes them, sunrise-brilliance will come bursting through because they are gracious to others, so tender and true. TPT

Mark 13:30  Don’t take this lightly. I’m not just saying this for some future generation, but for this one, too — these things will happen. MSG

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Mark 13:30 Surely I say to you, this generation (the whole multitude of people living at that one time) positively will not perish or pass away before all these things take place.

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Matt 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen, from David to the Babylonian exile (deportation) fourteen generations, from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations. AMP

Psalms 22:30 ⁰His spiritual seed shall serve him. Future generations will hear from us

about the wonders of the Victorious Lord.

³¹His generation yet to be born will glorify him. And they will all declare, “It is finished!” TPT

1 Thes 3:13 The dominion of the Christ life establishes you in blameless innocence, face to face before our God and Father, in the constant awareness of his presence in our mutual togetherness with all the saints!  Mirror

2 Peter 1:16 We are not con-artists, fabricating fictions and fables to add weight to our account of his majestic appearance; with our own eyes we have witnessed the powerful display of the illuminate presence of Jesus the Master of the Christ-life.  Mirror

1 Thes 4:13  I do not want you to be ignorant concerning those who seem to be fast asleep in their indifference and unbelief. There is no need for you to grieve as if they are beyond hope!

14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that he fully represents and includes even those who have not awoken unto him yet. God will lead them to realize that they are indeed in him.  

15 We give voice to the word of the Lord; we are God’s wake-up call to them that are asleep! We are exhibiting the immediate tangible presence of the Lord and shall not 2exclude them!  

16 In their awakening, the dead will all, first-hand witness the Lord stepping out of the invisible heavenly realm into their immediate visible horizon with an inciting shout, announcing his triumphant reign in the trumpet-like billowing voice of God.  Mirror

GOD RESTORES BETTER THAN BEFORE 1-29-23 VIDEO restore BOTTOM LINE 2

God restores better than before. He goes beyond what you had to a place of new strength. Your place of greatest weakness becomes your place of greatest strength. A broken bone when healed becomes stronger than before. Restore or restoration is to make better than before, that’s the Bible translation of restore. We must open our eyes to the way the Father feels and thinks about us. The church will be the greatly restored in these days. It won’t look familiar, but it will be God’s original intention. 

Our restoration is not to be like Adam, but to be the man from heaven. Jesus is not hiding in heaven for some future time when all might see him. He is right now the restoration of all things.

Gen 15:1 AFTER THESE things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great.  AMP

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Gen 15:1  After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I’m your shield. Your reward will be grand!”  MSG

EPH 3:20 We celebrate Elohim who supercharges us powerfully from within. Our biggest request or most amazing dream cannot match the extravagant proportion of their thoughts towards us.

21 God is both the author and conclusion of the glory on display in the Ekklesia, mirrored in Christ Jesus. The encore continues throughout every generation, not only in this age but also in the countless ages to come. Amen!  MIRROR

Ps 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.

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Ps 51:12 Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! MSG

Ps 126:4 And now, God, do it again — bring rains to our drought-stricken lives

5 So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest,

6 So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing. MSG

Psalms 119:37 Help me turn my eyes away from illusions so that I pursue only that which is true; drench my soul with life as I walk in your paths.  TPT

Jer 30:17 As for you, I’ll come with healing, curing the incurable, Because they all gave up on you and dismissed you as hopeless —  that good-for-nothing Zion.’  MSG

John 10:10 A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.  MSG

Job 42:10  And the Lord turned the captivity of Job and restored his fortunes, when he prayed for his friends; also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.   AMP ▼▼▼

Job 42:10  After Job had interceded for his friends, God restored his fortune — and then doubled it!  MSG

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Job 42:12 God blessed Job’s later life even more than his earlier life. He ended up with fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand teams of oxen, and one thousand donkeys. MSG

Zech 9:12 Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope; even today do I declare that I will restore double your former prosperity to you.   AMP ▼▼▼

Zech 9:12 Come home, hope-filled prisoners! This very day I’m declaring a double bonus —everything you lost returned twice-over!  MSG

Rom 8:11 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.  AMP

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Romans 8:11 Yes, God raised Jesus to life! And since God’s Spirit of Resurrection lives in you, he will also raise your dying body to life by the same Spirit that breathes life into you! TPT

James 5:15 And the prayer [that is] of faith will save him who is sick, and the Lord will restore him; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. AMP

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JAMES 5:15 The prayer [environment] of faith shall restore the feeble. The Lord revitalizes and quickens you; he has already forgiven you of anything stupid you might have done to have caused the situation.  MIRROR

Isa 58:8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your healing (your restoration and the power of a new life) shall spring forth speedily; your righteousness (your rightness, your justice, and your right relationship with God) shall go before you [conducting you to peace and prosperity], and the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.   AMP

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Isa 58:8 Then my favor will bathe you in sunlight until you are like the dawn bursting through a dark night. And then suddenly your healing will manifest. You will see your righteousness march out before you and the glory of Yahweh will protect you from all harm!! TPT

Matt 19:28  Jesus replied, “Yes, you have followed me. In the re-creation of the world, when the Son of Man will rule gloriously, you who have followed me will also rule, starting with the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 And not only you, but anyone who sacrifices home, family, fields — whatever — because of me will get it all back a hundred times over, not to mention the considerable bonus of eternal life.

30 This is the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first.  MSG

2 Cor 5:19 It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor).

20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ’s personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God. AMP

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2 COR 5:19 Our ministry declares that Jesus did not act independently of his Father. God was present in Christ when he reconciled the total cosmos to himself. Deity and humanity embraced in him; the fallen state of mankind was deleted; their trespasses would no longer count against them! He now announces his friendship with every individual from within us!

20 The voice God has in Christ he now has in us; we are God’s ambassadors. Our lives exhibit the urgency of God to persuade everyone to realize the reconciliation of their redeemed identity. MIRROR

1 Cor 15:45 Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being (an individual personality); the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving Spirit [restoring the dead to life].  

46 But it is not the spiritual life which came first, but the physical and then the spiritual.

47 The first man [was] from out of earth, made of dust (earthly-minded); the second Man [is] the Lord from out of heaven.  

48 Now those who are made of the dust are like him who was first made of the dust (earthly-minded); and as is [the Man] from heaven, so also [are those] who are of heaven (heavenly-minded).

49 And just as we have borne the image [of the man] of dust, so shall we and so let us also bear the image [of the Man] of heaven.  AMP

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1 COR 15:45 It is recorded in Scripture how the first Adam became a living soul; the last Adam is a life radiating spirit. In partaking of resurrection life now, we radiate the Christ life. Jesus is the last Adam; when he died mankind’s Adamic reference died. Jesus is the head of the human race. Human life is not defined by Adam but defined in Christ.

46 Physical life is the platform for spiritual life.

47 Human life was reduced to slavery and the soul-ruled earthly realm through Adam’s fall but is now awakened to lordship in the heavenly realm of spiritual realities through the knowledge of our co-resurrection with Christ.

48 The reduced state of the individual left its mark on mankind as being earthly; now the redeemed state of mankind confirms their origin in God and marks their new heavenly life.

49 Just as we were once defined by the flesh [our earthly image] we are now defined by our spirit [our heavenly] image. MIRROR ▼

1 Cor 15:49 So that just as we have been made like the material pattern, so we shall be made like the Heavenly pattern. PHILLIPS

Joel 2:25 And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten — the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you.

26 And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. And My people shall never be put to shame.

27 And you shall know, understand, and realize that I am in the midst of Israel and that I the Lord am your God and there is none else. My people shall never be put to shame.   AMP Caterpillar- as destructive; canker worm- devouring a simile of scattering and disappearing  locust- “repeatedly.”

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JOEL 2:28 “And that’s just the beginning: After that —  “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters. Your old men will dream, your young men will see visions.

29 I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants, men and women both.  MSG

Acts 3:19  So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return [to God], that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord;

20 And that He may send [to you] the Christ (the Messiah), Who before was designated and appointed for you — even Jesus,

21 Whom heaven must receive [and retain] until the time for the complete restoration of all that God spoke by the mouth of all His holy prophets for ages past [from the most ancient time in the memory of man].  AMP

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Acts 3:19 Let this be your wake-up call once and for all. Face the fact that your sins and scars were completely blotted out, and return to the one you have wandered from. Now you may encounter times of total rejuvenation in the face to face, immediate embrace of the Lord.

20 Jesus is the authentic Christ, the one whom the prophets spoke about all along; he is the desire of the nations, the very One you longed for; the one and only Messiah, who was to be sent to you.

21 Jesus is the theme of God’s conversation, from the earliest ages; through the lips of the prophets who carried the Messiah in the womb of their words. He was to be held all along in the unseen heavenly realm for a time such as this. He is the ‘restoration of all things. Mirror

Titus 3:7 God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there’s more life to come — an eternity of life! MSG 

Releasing the old, letting go of what has held us in bondage 1-1-23

VIDEO  IDENTY SPOKEN        HAPPY NEW YEAR

Moving forward in the fresh and new. Acquainted yourself with way that lies before you. Instead of making up resolutions, no sugar, more exercise, etc., resolve in the spirit of your mind just who you are in Christ. This new year instead of working harder, let your gift make a way for you. Reclaim on this first day of the new year the words that you have received from God and are still waiting to see come to pass. 

Phil 3:13 Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward — to Jesus.

14 I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back. MSG

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Phil 3:13 I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

14 I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.  AMP

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Philippians 3:13 I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead.

¹⁴ I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus.   TPT

Lev 26:10 And you shall eat the [abundant] old store of produce long kept, and clear out the old [to make room] for the new.   AMP

ROM 13:11 You must understand the urgency and context of time; it is most certainly now the hour to wake up at once out of the hypnotic state of slumber and unbelief. Salvation has come.

12 It was night for long enough; the day has arrived. Cease immediately with any action associated with the darkness of ignorance. Clothe yourselves in the radiance of light as soldiers would wear their full weaponry. MIRROR

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Rom 13:12 Night’s darkness is dissolving away as a new day of destiny dawns. So we must once and for all strip away what is done in the shadows of darkness, removing it like filthy clothes. And once and for all we clothe ourselves with the radiance of light as our weapon.  TPT

Gal 5:25 If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.]  AMP

2 Cor 5:17 Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! AMP ▼▼▼

2 Cor 5:17 Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it!  MSG

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2 COR 5:17  Now, in the light of your co-inclusion in his death and resurrection, whoever you thought you were before, in Christ you are a brand new person! The old ways of seeing yourself and everyone else are over. Acquaint yourself with the new!  MIRROR  

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2 COR 5:17 So that, assuming that anyone is in Christ, he is a creation new in quality. –The antiquated, out-of-date things [which do not belong to the new life in Christ Jesus] have passed away. Behold, all things have become new in quality. WUEST

Eph 4:23 And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude],

24 And put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in God’s image, [Godlike] in true righteousness and holiness.  AMP

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EPH 4:23  Thus you are habitually renewed in your innermost mind. This will cause you to be completely re-programmed in the way you think about yourself!

24 Remain fully immersed in this God-shaped new person from above! You are created in the image and likeness of God. This is what righteousness and true holiness are all about.   MIRROR

1 COR 5:7 Because Christ our Paschal Lamb has already been sacrificed once and for all, the old leaven of sin-consciousness, which was upheld by the law, has already been thoroughly removed. On that basis alone are you able to now permanently rid yourselves of the old leaven mindset of tolerating sin, which was our reasoning under the law-system!   MIRROR

Heb 6:18 We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go.

19 It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God  MSG

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

Jer 29:11 I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out — plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

12 “When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I’ll listen.

13 “When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. MSG

Job 22:28 You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light [of God’s favor] shall shine upon your ways. AMP

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Job 22:28 You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you. NLB

Deut 28:2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God.

3 Blessed shall you be in the city and blessed shall you be in the field.

4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your beasts, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock.

5 Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading trough.

6 Blessed shall you be when you come in and blessed shall you be when you go out.

7 The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

8 The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

9 The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.

10 And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name [and in the presence of] the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.  AMP

Deut 28:11 And the Lord shall make you have a surplus of prosperity, through the fruit of your body, of your livestock, and of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.  AMP

Ps 34:8 Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see — how good God is.

Blessed are you who run to him.  MSG

Ephesians 1:3 Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a love gift from our wonderful heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because he sees us wrapped into Christ. This is why we celebrate him with all our hearts!  TPT

Ps 107:2 All of you set free by God, tell the world! Tell how he freed you from oppression,  MSG

Gal 4:5 Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage. MSG

Gal 6:14  For my part, I am going to boast about nothing but the Cross of our Master, Jesus Christ. Because of that Cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmosphere of pleasing others and fitting into the little patterns that they dictate. MSG

Gal 5:1 IN [this] freedom Christ has made us free [and completely liberated us]; stand fast then, and do not be hampered and held ensnared and submit again to a yoke of slavery [which you have once put off].  AMP

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Gal 5:1  Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you. MSG

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GAL 5:1 Christ defines your faith; he is your freedom from anything from which the law could never free you! Find your firm footing in this freedom. Do not let religion trip you up again and harness you to a system of rules and obligations!  MIRROR

Remember all God’s promises on this day and decree, ”my blessings are on the way.”

Let us celebrate the first day of 2023 that we’ve been made free. Let us on the first day of this new year, take communion together.

VIDEO LYNDA COMMUNION

1 Cor 11:24 And when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said, Take, eat. This is My body, which is broken for you. Do this to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.

25 Similarly when supper was ended, He took the cup also, saying, This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.  AMP

JESUS AND HIS WORD ARE ONE 12-30-22  VIDEO

When we speak the Word of God, we are speaking the person of Jesus Christ. Nothing more powerful exists in the universe, and it’s Jesus Christ. The word that was made flesh.

Hebrews 1:1 Throughout our history God has spoken to our ancestors by his prophets in many different ways. The revelation he gave them was only a fragment at a time, building one truth upon another.

²But to us living in these last days, God now speaks to us openly in the language of a Son, the appointed Heir of everything, for through him God created the panorama of all things and all time.

³The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One. TPT

John 1:1 We saw him with our very own eyes. We gazed upon him and heard him speak. Our hands actually touched him, the one who was from the beginning,

the Living Expression of God.

²This Life-Giver was made visible and we have seen him. We testify to this truth: the eternal Life-Giver lived face-to-face with the Father and has now dawned upon us.

³So we proclaim to you what we have seen and heard about this Life-Giver so that we may share and enjoy this life together. For truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus, the Anointed One.

⁴We are writing these things to you because we want to release to you our fullness of joy.

⁵This is the life-giving message we heard him share and it’s still ringing in our ears. We now repeat his words to you: God is pure light. You will never find even a trace of darkness in him.  TPT

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John 1:1 In the beginning the Word was existing. And the Word was in fellowship with God the Father. And the Word was as to His essence absolute deity. This Word was in the beginning in fellowship with God the Father. All things through His intermediate agency came into being, and without Him there came into being not even one thing which has come into existence. In Him life was existing. WUEST

REV 19:13 The robes he wore were dipped in blood and his Name has always been the Word of God!  MIRROR

1 Thess 1:5 For our [preaching of the] glad tidings (the Gospel) came to you not only in word, but also in [its own inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction and absolute certainty [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved [ourselves] to be among you for your good.  AMP

Matt 4:4 Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: “It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God’s mouth.”  MSG

1 Peter 1:23 You have been regenerated (born again), not from a mortal origin (seed, sperm), but from one that is immortal by the ever living and lasting Word of God.  AMP

Amos 8:11 “Oh yes, Judgment Day is coming!” These are the words of my Master God. “I’ll send a famine through the whole country. It won’t be food or water that’s lacking, but my Word.

12 People will drift from one end of the country to the other, roam to the north, wander to the east. They’ll go anywhere, listen to anyone, hoping to hear God’s Word — but they won’t hear it. MSG

LOGOS-AVAILABLE PREACHED HEARD -BUT WHAT IS MISSING IS THE FRESH WORD FOR NOW  

Deut 30:14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your mind and in your heart, so that you can do it. AMP

Ps 105:8  He is [earnestly] mindful of His covenant and forever it is imprinted on His heart, the word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,  AMP

Mark 4:33 With many such parables [Jesus] spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear and to comprehend and understand.

34 He did not tell them anything without a parable; but privately to His disciples (those who were peculiarly His own) He explained everything [fully]. AMP

LUKE 1:1 There has been several attempts to give an accurate account of the extent of that which has been fully accomplished within us.

2 Exactly as it has been handed down to us by those who were eyewitnesses since the beginning and therefore, under-rowers and pioneers in carrying the precious cargo of the Word.  

3 I too determined to acquaint myself thoroughly with the utmost attention to detail, scrutinising the unfolding of everything with fresh insight from a heavenly perspective. And thus, I produced this written record with you in mind, most honorable friend of God!  

4 My prayer is that this word will be a heavenly download into your spirit so that you may know beyond a shadow of a doubt the absolute certainty of these    MIRROR

LUKE 8:15 But the seed in the good soil are those who hear in such a way, that the word finds a consistent and beautiful resonance in their hearts. They are the ones who continue to bear fruit in steadfast resolve. MIRROR

Mark 4:20 “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

LUKE 8:21 To which he responded, my mother and immediate family are those who keep hearing and consistently and fully engage my word without hesitance.   MIRROR

LUKE 11:28  To which Jesus responded, “No! Much rather see the bigger picture and realize that the real blessing of my mission is fulfilled in people who hear my words and embrace the treasure they carry!   MIRROR

JOHN 1:14 Suddenly the invisible, eternal Word takes on visible form – the Incarnation, on display in a flesh and blood Person, as in a mirror! In him, and now confirmed in us! The most accurate tangible exhibit of God’s eternal thought finds expression in human life! The Word became a human being; we are his address; he resides in us! He captivates our gaze! The glory we see there is not a religious replica; he is the authentic begotten Son.  MIRROR

Acts 4:31 While they were praying, the place where they were meeting trembled and shook. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak God’s Word with fearless confidence.  MSG

Acts 6:2 So the Twelve [apostles] convened the multitude of the disciples and said, It is not seemly or desirable or right that we should have to give up or neglect [preaching] the Word of God in order to attend to serving at tables and superintending the distribution of food.  AMP

Acts 6:4 But we will continue to devote ourselves steadfastly to prayer and the ministry of the Word.  AMP

Acts 8:4 Forced to leave home base, the Christians all became missionaries. Wherever they were scattered, they preached the Message about Jesus.  MSG

Acts 12:24 But the Word of the Lord [concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God] continued to grow and spread. AMP

Acts 13:48 When the non-Jewish outsiders heard this, they could hardly believe their good fortune. All who were marked out for real life put their trust in God — they honored God’s Word by receiving that life.

49 And this Message of salvation spread like wildfire all through the region. MSG

Acts 19:20 Thus the Word of the Lord [concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] grew and spread and intensified, prevailing mightily.  AMP

Acts 20:32  “Now I’m turning you over to God, our marvelous God whose gracious Word can make you into what he wants you to be and give you everything you could possibly need in this community of holy friends. MSG

ROM 10:8 Righteousness announced by God’s faith, is the authentic conversation! Here, every definition of distance in time, space, or even indifference and hostility, is cancelled. The word is no longer a distant prophetic pointer in the mouths of Moses and Elijah! They announced its destiny to be mirrored in the incarnation! “The Word is extremely close to you. It spills over from your heart and becomes dynamic conversation in your mouth!”  MIRROR

2 Cor 3:18 And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit. AMP

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2 Cor 3:18 All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him. MSG

Eph 5:26  Christ’s love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty.Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her,

27 dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness.  MSG

Col 3:16 Let the Word of Christ — the Message — have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God!  MSG

2 Tim 2:9 For that [Gospel] I am suffering affliction and even wearing chains like a criminal. But the Word of God is not chained or imprisoned!  AMP

RO 3:2 Everything only finds its relevance and value in the original intention of God realized by faith.

3 The question is, how does someone’s failure to believe God affect what God believes? Can their unbelief cancel God’s faith?  

4 God’s word is not under threat! In fact, if all of mankind fails, truth remains intact. Truth is defined in God; it is neither challenged nor vindicated by human experience. Contradiction does not intimidate or diminish God’s belief. Scripture records that God stands justified in his own word; it confirms that God’s promise and purpose are not compromised through mankind’s failure; neither is God’s reputation threatened by our behavior. MIRROR

2 Tim 2:13 If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself. AMP

2 Tim 4:2 so proclaim the Message with intensity; keep on your watch. Challenge, warn, and urge your people. Don’t ever quit. Just keep it simple.

3 You’re going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food — catchy opinions that tickle their fancy.

4 They’ll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages.

5 But you — keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.  MSG

HEB 4:12 The message God spoke to us in Christ, is the most life giving and dynamic influence in us, cutting like a surgeon’s scalpel, sharper than a soldier’s sword, piercing to the deepest core of human conscience, to the dividing of soul and spirit; ending the dominance of the sense realm and its neutralizing effect upon the human spirit. In this way a person’s spirit is freed to become the ruling influence again in the thoughts and intentions of their heart. The scrutiny of this living Sword-Logos detects every possible disease, discerning the body’s deepest secrets where joint and bone-marrow meet.  MIRROR

1 JN 1:1 The Logos is the source; everything commences in him. The initial reports concerning him that have reached our ears, and which we indeed bore witness to with our own eyes – to the point that we became irresistibly attracted – now captivates our gaze. In him we witnessed tangible life in its most articulate form.  MIRROR

I JOHN 5:20 This is what has become distinctly clear to us: the coming of the Son of God is God’s mission accomplished! He is the incarnate Christ. The moment all of Scripture pointed to has arrived! The Son is present! In him God has given us the greatest gift, a mind whereby we may know him who is true; and in the same knowing, to find ourselves there in him who is true! Mankind is fully included and located in him, in his Son Jesus Christ; this means that whatever Jesus is as Son, we are. This is the true God; this is the life of the ages!  MIRROR

THE FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY–EMMANUEL 12-25-22 VIDEO NEVER THE SAME

OT Immanuel- HE WILL MAKE US WIN THE BATTLE. VICTORY OVER THE ENEMY

NT God is with us. God has come to be with His people.

Isa 11: 1-5 The cut-off stump of Jesse will sprout, and a fruitful Branch will grow from his roots the Spirit of Yahweh will rest upon him, ‘the Spirit of Extraordinary Wisdom, the Spirit of Perfect Understanding,” the Spirit of Wise Strategy,’ the Spirit of Mighty Power, the Spirit of Revelation,the Spirit of the Fear of Yahweh. He will find his delight in living by the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord. He will neither judge by appearances nor make his decisions based on rumors. With righteousness he will uphold justice for the poor and defend the lowly of the earth. His words will be like a scepter of power that conquers the world, and with his breath he will slay the lawless one Righteousness will be his warrior’s sash and faithfulness his belt.”   TPT

Isa 7:13-14 1So Isaiah said, “Pay attention, family of David. It’s bad enough to try the patience of a prophet but even worse when you try the patience of my God as well! The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold–the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will name him God Among Us.”  TPT  700 YEARS

Mic 5:2  But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, you are little to be among the clans of Judah; [yet] out of you shall One come forth for Me Who is to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth have been from of old, from ancient days (eternity) AMP

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Mic 5:4 And He shall stand and feed His flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; and they shall dwell [secure], for then shall He be great [even] to the ends of the earth.  AMP

Matt 1:23 Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel — which, when translated, means, God with us. AMP

Matt 2:1 NOW WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men [astrologers] from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

2 Where is He Who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east at its rising and have come to worship Him.  

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed and troubled, and the whole of Jerusalem with him.

4 So he called together all the chief priests and learned men (scribes) of the people and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.

5 They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6 And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are not in any way least or insignificant among the chief cities of Judah; for from you shall come a Ruler (Leader) Who will govern and shepherd My people Israel.  AMP

Matt 2:9 When they had listened to the king, they went their way, and behold, the star which had been seen in the east in its rising went before them until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was.

10 When they saw the star, they were thrilled with ecstatic joy.

11 And on going into the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then opening their treasure bags, they presented to Him gifts — gold and frankincense and myrrh.

12 And receiving an answer to their asking, they were divinely instructed and warned in a dream not to go back to Herod; so they departed to their own country by a different way. AMP

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.  MSG

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Zeph 3:17  The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing.  AMP

John 1:14  The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.

We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son,

Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.

15 John pointed him out and called, “This is the One! The One I told you was coming after me but in fact was ahead of me. He has always been ahead of me, has always had the first word.”

16 We all live off his generous bounty, gift after gift after gift.

17 We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving, This endless knowing and understanding — all this came through Jesus, the Messiah.

18 No one has ever seen God, not so much as a glimpse. This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, who exists at the very heart of the Father, has made him plain as day.

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JOHN 1:14 Suddenly the invisible, eternal Word takes on visible form – the Incarnation, on display in a flesh and blood Person, as in a mirror! In him, and now confirmed in us! The most accurate tangible exhibit of God’s eternal thought finds expression in human life! The Word became a human being; we are his address; he resides in us! He captivates our gaze! The glory we see there is not a religious replica; he is the authentic begotten Son. The glory  returns in fullness! Only grace can communicate truth in such complete context!  

15 John the Baptist raised his voice to announce emphatically that Jesus was what his ministry and prophetic message were all about. He declared that Jesus, though younger than him, since he 1witnessed his birth, ranks above him in prominence and in his Messianic mission – because in his I-am-ness, he always was pre-eminent.  

16 He is the source of our completeness. Everyone may now realize their own completeness as evidenced in him. This is grace mirrored in grace!

17 The law was given through Moses; grace and truth have their genesis in Jesus Christ. Against the stark backdrop of the law, with Moses representing the condemned state of mankind, Jesus Christ unveils grace and truth!  

18 Until this moment God remained invisible; now the authentic, incarnate begotten Son, the blueprint of our design who represents the innermost being of God, the Son who is in the bosom of the Father, brings him into full view! He is the official authority qualified to announce God! He is our guide who accurately declares and interprets the invisible God within us.  MIRROR

Isa 46:4 Even to your old age I am He, and even to hair white with age will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry and will save you.  AMP

Matt 28:20 Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be).  AMP

Isa 8:10  Plan and plot all you want — nothing will come of it. All your talk is mere talk, empty words, Because when all is said and done, the last word is Immanuel — God-With-Us. MSG

EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE 12-13-22  VIDEO I BELIEVE IN JESUS SPOKEN

The record of things that seem impossible, but became possible and visible is amazing. As we get ready to celebrate Christmas, let us consider the realm of possibilities that happened when prophecy was fulfilled here on the earth. Record shows that nothing is impossible for God. The shepherds in the field watched over their flocks. They heard the promise of the Messiah. As a matter fact, they were watching over the very sheep who would symbolize the sacrifice. The lambs blood symbolized the blood of the LAMB that would release men from sin. 

Isa 45:8  Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness [the pure, spiritual, heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God]; let the earth open, and let them [skies and earth] sprout forth salvation, and let righteousness germinate and spring up [as plants do] together; I the Lord have created it.  AMP

Job 15:14 Do you think it’s possible for any mere mortal to be sinless in God’s sight, for anyone born of a human mother to get it all together? MSG

Ezek 36:27  I’ll put my Spirit in you and make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands.  MSG

Job 42:2 I know that You can do all things, and that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained or thwarted.  AMP

Luke 1:30 But the angel assured her, “Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you:

31 You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.

32 He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.’ The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David;

33 He will rule Jacob’s house forever — no end, ever, to his kingdom.”

34 Mary said to the angel, “But how? I’ve never slept with a man.”

35 The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God.

36 “And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months’ pregnant!

37 Nothing, you see, is impossible with God.”

38 And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I’m the Lord’s maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left her.  MSG

LUKE 2:8 Now there were also shepherds in that area keeping watch at night over their flock, in the open fields. 

9 Then suddenly a celestial messenger of the Lord stood by them and the light of the glory of the Lord engulfed them. They were petrified.

10 The celestial messenger immediately calmed them and said, “You have no reason to fear! Listen! I have the most wonderful announcement to make – this will lead to the great encounter of the most joyful bliss for every single person on the planet!

11 For your Savior was born this day in the city of David, the Messiah, the Master.

12 This is how you will know it’s him, you’ll find a little baby, wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a feeding-trough!

13 The next moment, a heavenly host of multitudes of celestial messengers joined and erupted in accolades of praise telling the God-story!

14 God’s highest and grandest intention in the heavens is dove-tailed upon earth in unbroken, incarnate oneness; in being human, he exibits his delight in mankind!

15 Then, as the celestial heralds withdrew into the heavens, the shepherds immediately determined to go to Bethlehem and witness with their own eyes, the prophetic word which has now come to pass, as they have learned from the Lord.

16 They departed with great urgency and searched until they found the trophy – Mary and Joseph with their little baby, who was lying in a feeding-trough.

17 Having now seen for themselves, they boldly shared the significance of their encounter and how the prophetic word was communicated to them concerning this child.  

18 Everyone who heard their story, was filled with wonder!  MIRROR

LU 2:25 And significantly so, there happened to be a man Simeon, in Jerusalem; he was a righteous man who embraced the goodness of God.

26 Simeon had a Holy Spirit encounter and knew that he would not die before he sees the Lord’s Anointed.

27 Prompted in the spirit, he arrived at the temple as the parents of the child Jesus, brought him in, as prescribed in their tradition and law.

28 And Simeon, holding the little child in his arms began to speak eloquent praises to God and said,

29 My Master, I am fully satisfied; you can now release your bond-servant in peace. I am holding your incarnate word in my arms!

30 And my eyes have seen your salvation!  

31 The very salvation which prophetically and perfectly mirrors your face in every individual human life!  MIRROR

LUKE 2:36 There was also a prophetess Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher. She was already far advanced in her days and a widow for eighty four years. Her husband died when she was only twenty one and married for seven years.

37 For all these years, since her husband’s death, she ministered to the Lord continually in the temple with prayers and frequent fastings.

38 As Simeon concluded his prophetic song over the family, Anna mirror-echoed his words in a song of thanksgiving to God for the child. And from that day on, she told everyone in Jerusalem that their 1Darling, the anticipated Messiah-redeemer has come!   MIRROR

Job 32:8 But I see I was wrong — it’s God’s Spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty One, that makes wise human insight possible. MSG

Matthew 19:26 Looking into their eyes, Jesus replied, “Humanly speaking, no one, because no one can save himself. But what seems impossible to you is never impossible to God!”

²⁷Then Peter blurted out, “Here we are. We’ve given up everything to follow you. What reward will there be for us?”

²⁸Jesus responded, “Listen to the truth: In the age of the restoration of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will have twelve thrones of your own, and you will govern the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁹For anyone who has left behind their home and property, leaving family—brothers or sisters, mothers or fathers, or children—for my sake, they will be repaid a hundred times over and will inherit eternal life.

³⁰But many who push themselves to be first will find themselves last. And those who are willing to be last will find themselves to be first.”  TPT

Mark 9:23 And Jesus said, [You say to Me], If You can do anything? [Why,] all things can be (are possible) to him who believes!  AMP

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Mark 9:23 Jesus said, “If? There are no ‘ifs’ among believers. Anything can happen.”  MSG

Rom 3:26 This is not only clear, but it’s now — this is current history! God sets things right. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness. MSG

Heb 11:6 It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.  MSG

JOHN 2:6 Now there were six empty stone water pots used for the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews. They could hold approximately twenty gallons each.

7 Jesus asked the waiters to fill these stone jars with water, to the brim.

8 And then instructed them to immediately draw from the containers and present it to the governor of the feast; which they did without hesitation.

9 The host of the event tasted the water that has now become wine, but had no clue as to its vintage or origin. The servants didn’t tell him a word, so he called the bridegroom.

10 “Why would you keep the best wine for last?” Everybody serves the better wine first, so that by the time the cheaper wine is served, no-one can tell the difference – and here you surprise us all by bringing this excellent wine from your storehouse. Even though we already had much to drink, it is impossible not to tell its superiority!

11 In this first of the signs which Jesus performed at a wedding in Cana of Galilee, he gave everyone a foretaste of the beauty and intention of his mission. And his disciples believed in him.  MIRROR

LUKE 5:4 When he paused his teaching, he asked Simon to take them into deep water where they could let down the net for a catch.

5 Simon responded, “Captain! We’ve been toiling all through the night, and caught nothing, but mirrored in your word I will let down the net!

6 They did this and trapped a massive school of large fish! So large was their haul, that the nets began to tear!

7 Then they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and assist them. When they arrived, they filled both vessels to capacity which almost sank the boats.

8 Witnessing this, Simon fell on his knees and began to beg Jesus to leave! “Depart from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

9 These people, who were sea-folk all their lives, have never witnessed a catch like this in their wildest dreams! Simon and everyone there on that day, were totally overcome with awe. MIRROR

Matt 9:32 Right after that, as the blind men were leaving, a man who had been struck speechless by an evil spirit was brought to Jesus.

33 As soon as Jesus threw the evil tormenting spirit out, the man talked away just as if he’d been talking all his life. The people were up on their feet applauding: “There’s never been anything like this in Israel!”  MSG

LUKE 8:49  Jesus was still speaking [to the woman he healed from a 12 year long condition] when someone arrived to tell the ruler of the synagogue that his daughter had died and that there would be no further need to trouble the Teacher.  

50 Jesus, overhearing the conversation said to the Ruler, “You have no need to be disturbed by this news! Remain in this place of seamless persuasion and she shall be completely restored.” 

51 When they got to the house he would not let anyone in except Peter, James and John, as well as the father and mother of the girl.

52 Everyone outside was weeping and overcome with grief, but Jesus said, there is no need for weeping since she is only sleeping and not dead!  

53 Their wailing immediately became scornful laughter since they were convinced that she was dead.

54 He then grabbed her hand firmly and summoned her, “Little lady, arise!”

55 Her spirit immediately returned and she stood up! Jesus then suggested that they bring her something to eat.   MIRROR

Luke 24:36 While they were saying all this, Jesus appeared to them and said, “Peace be with you.”

37 They thought they were seeing a ghost and were scared half to death.

38 He continued with them, “Don’t be upset, and don’t let all these doubting questions take over.

39 Look at my hands; look at my feet — it’s really me. Touch me. Look me over from head to toe. A ghost doesn’t have muscle and bone like this.”

40 As he said this, he showed them his hands and feet.

41 They still couldn’t believe what they were seeing. It was too much; it seemed too good to be true. He asked, “Do you have any food here?”  MSG

Jer 32:17 ‘Dear GOD, my Master, you created earth and sky by your great power — by merely stretching out your arm! There is nothing you can’t do. MSG

LOVE 12-16-22  VIDEO PUT GOD FIRST 2

God’s love justifies us and our lives. It fills us with hope for the future. His love serves as a constant reminder that He is always watching over us. Love is giving and God gave. God loves us with His whole mind, heart and with His entire being, and with all His might that’s how He asks us to love Him. Agape love is a choice not attraction or obligation. Love is the most important thing in the kingdom.

John 3:16  “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.

17 God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.  MSG

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JOHN 3:16 The entire cosmos is the object of God’s affection! And he is not about to abandon his creation – the gift of his Son is for mankind to realize their origin in him who mirrors their authentic birth – begotten not of flesh but of the Father! In this persuasion the life of the ages echoes within the individual and announces that the days of regret and sense of lost-ness are over!  MIRROR

Ps 36:7 How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings,

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Deut 6:5 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being and with all your might.  AMP

Ps 91:14  The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.

15 When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.

16 I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.” TLB 

Proverbs 8:21 Those who love me gain great wealth and a glorious inheritance,

and I will fill their lives with treasures.”  TPT

1 JOHN 4:18 Fear cannot co-exist in this love realm. The perfect love union that we are talking about expels fear. Fear holds on to an expectation of crisis and judgment and interprets it as due punishment It echoes torment and only registers in someone who does not yet realize the completeness of their love union. 

19 We love because he loved us first!  

20 If anyone claims to love God but he cannot stand a fellow human, his love for God is fake; how is it possible to not love someone you can see with your eyes yet claim to love an invisible God?

21 God’s conclusion on this is clear, loving him includes loving your fellow human – there is no distinction.  MIRROR

Matt 5:43 “You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’

44 I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer,

45 for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best — the sun to warm and the rain to nourish — to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty.

46 If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. MSG

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Matthew 5:43 Your ancestors have also been taught ‘Love your neighbors and hate the one who hates you.’

⁴⁴However, I say to you, love your enemy, bless the one who curses you, do something wonderful for the one who hates you, and respond to the very ones who persecute you by praying for them.

⁴⁵For that will reveal your identity as children of your heavenly Father. He is kind to all by bringing the sunrise to warm and rainfall to refresh whether a person does what is good or evil.

⁴⁶ What reward do you deserve if you only love the loveable? Don’t even the tax collectors do that?   TPT

1 Cor 12:31 But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest of them all — love].  AMP

1 COR 13:1 Speaking in tongues is not the point; love is. It is neither celestial-angelic eloquence, nor the mastery of human language that persuades. It doesn’t matter how poetic, prophetic, or profound I may sound; my conversation is reduced to the hollow noise of clanging brass cymbals if love’s echo is absent.

2 I could predict the future in detail and have a word of knowledge for everyone. I could possess amazing faith, and prove it by moving mountains! It doesn’t make me any more important than anyone else. Love is who you are! You are not defined by your gift or deeds.  

3 Love is not about defending a point of view; even if I am prepared to give away everything I have and die a martyr’s death; love does not have to prove itself by acts of supreme devotion or self sacrifice!

4 Love is large in being passionate about life and relentlessly patient in bearing the offenses and injuries of others with kindness. Love is completely content and strives for nothing. Love has no desire to make others feel inferior and has no need to sing its own praises.

5 Love is predictable and does not behave out of character. Love is not ambitious. Love is not spiteful and gets no mileage out of another’s mistakes; it bears no record of wrongs!  

6 Love sees no joy in injustice. Love’s delight is in everything that truth celebrates.

7 Love is a fortress where everyone feels protected rather than exposed! Love’s persuasion is persistent! Love believes. Love never loses hope and always remains constant in contradiction.

8 Love never loses its altitude! Prophecies will cease. Tongues will pause. The quest for knowledge will be inappropriate when perfection is grasped. MIRROR

1 Cor 13:13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love. MSG

1 COR 14:1 Agape is God’s only agenda! Be love driven in your pursuit of spiritual gifts; love awakens your most earnest desire to speak with inspired revelation.   MIRROR

ISA 30:18 For his reason the Lord is still waiting to show his favor to you so he can show you his marvelous love. He waits to be gracious to you. He sits on his throne ready to show mercy to you. For Yahweh is the Lord of justice, faithful to keep his promises. Overwhelmed with bliss are all who will entwine their hearts in him, waiting for him to help them.

19 Yes, the people of Zion who live in Jerusalem will weep no more. How compassionate he will be when he hears your cries for help! He will answer you when he hears your voice! TPT

PS 116:1 I am passionately in love with God because he listens to me.He hears my prayers and answers them.² As long as I live I’ll keep praying to him, for he stoops down to listen to my heart’s cry. TPT

John 15:9 I have loved you, [just] as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love [continue in His love with Me].

10 If you keep My commandments [if you continue to obey My instructions], you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father’s commandments and live on in His love.  AMP

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JOHN 15:9 The love of the Father for me is my love for you – abide in my love for you!

10 By treasuring the Prophetic conclusion of my life you will remain constantly engulfed in my love even as I treasure the completeness of my Father’s prophetic purpose and abide in his love embrace.  MIRROR

JOHN 17:26 And I have made the essence of your being known to them so that they may know you by name; and I will also give them understanding to know that the same love wherewith you have loved me is in them even as I am in them! MIRROR

JOHN 15:12  I advise you to discover your love for one another mirrored in my love for you; this is the conclusion of my mission.  

13 There is no greater expression of love than the love that leads someone to lay down his life for his friends.  MIRROR

Rom 5:5 Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. AMP

ROM 5:8 Herein is the extremity of God’s love gift: mankind was rotten to the core when Christ died their death.

9 If God could love us that much when we were ungodly and guilty, how much more are we free to realize his love now that we are declared innocent by his blood?

10 Our hostility and indifference towards God did not reduce his love for us; he saw equal value in us when he exchanged the life of his Son for ours. Now that the act of reconciliation is complete, his life in us saves us from the gutter-most to the uttermost.  MIRROR

ROM 8:35 What will it take to distance us from the love of Christ? You name any potential calamity: intense pressure of the worst possible kind, claustrophobia, persecution, destitution, loneliness, extreme exposure, life-threatening danger, or war?

36 Let me quote Scripture to remind you, “Because of our association with you, we were reckoned as sheep to be slaughtered; we have been jointly slain on that day.

37  On the contrary, in the thick of these things our triumph remains beyond dispute. His love has placed us above the reach of any onslaught.

38 This is my conviction; no threat whether it be in death or life; be it celestial messengers, demon powers or political principalities, nothing known to us at this time, or even in the unknown future;

39 no dimension of any calculation in time or space, nor any device yet to be invented, has what it takes to separate us from the love of God unveiled in our Lord, Jesus Christ.  MIRROR    

1 COR 2:9 It is written: “What has been concealed for ages in a realm inaccessible to the senses; what no human eye could catch a glimpse of, nor their ear could even hear a whisper of, neither could the inquiring mind decipher the code of that mystery which God has already fully accomplished and prepared as a royal highway 2imprinted in the hearts of his lovers!”   MIRROR

1 COR 16:14 Agape is your genesis. Loving everyone around you is what you are all about.  MIRROR

Gal 5:6 For in Christ, neither our most conscientious religion nor disregard of religion amounts to anything. What matters is something far more interior: faith expressed in love. MSG

EPH 3:17 This will ignite your faith to fully grasp the reality of the indwelling Christ. You are rooted and founded in love. Love is your invisible inner source, just like the root system of a tree and the foundation of a building.

18 Love is your reservoir of super human strength which causes you to see everyone equally sanctified in the context of the limitless extent of love’s breadth and length and the extremities of its dimensions in depth and height.   MIRROR

1 Thess 4:9 But concerning brotherly love [for all other Christians], you have no need to have anyone write you, for you yourselves have been [personally] taught by God to love one another.  AMP7