WE WERE DESIGNED BY THE LORD FOR THESE COMING DAYS 5-15-24

VIDEO  YOU ARE IN GOD’S IMAGE 2

Nothing or no weapon has been formed against us that will ever be able to overcome us. We are supposed to be the righteous influence of the earth today. There are two kinds of righteousness. One is earned the other is a gift. The gift of righteousness makes the difference in the world. How God operates in righteousness is the way He expects His people to move in righteousness the whole world.

Matt 5:20 Unless you do far better than the Pharisees in the matters of right living, you won’t know the first thing about entering the kingdom. MSG

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MATT 5:20 For I tell you, unless your lives are more pure and full of integrity than the religious scholars and the Pharisees, you will never enter heaven’s kingdom.”  TPT

Job 35:8 The only ones who care whether you’re good or bad are your family and friends and neighbors. God’s not dependent on your behavior. MSG

1 Cor 1:30 Everything that we have — right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start — comes from God by way of Jesus Christ.

31 That’s why we have the saying, “If you’re going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God.”  MSG

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1 COR 1:30-31 For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. And now he is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption. And this fulfills what is written: If anyone boasts, let him only boast in all that the Lord has done! TPT

PRO 21:21 The lovers of God who chase after righteousness will find all their dreams come true: an abundant life drenched with favor and a fountain that overflows with satisfaction. TPT

1 JN 2:29 To perceive God’s righteousness as defining his 1“I-am-ness”, concludes that everyone born of him inherently partakes of the same pattern and poetry that his righteousness inspires. Righteousness is our true genesis.  MIRROR

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1 JN 2:29  If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who lives in righteousness has been divinely fathered by him. TPT

Eph 2:10 For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].  AMP

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EPH 2:10 We are engineered by his design; he molded and manufactured us in Christ. We are his workmanship, his poetry. We are fully fit to do good, equipped to give attractive evidence of his likeness in us in everything we do.  MIRROR

Prov 21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.   AMP

2 Tim 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action),

17 So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.  AMP

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2 TIM 3:16 Jesus Christ and his work of salvation is the theme of Scripture. The value of scripture in its most complete context is always found in God’s prophetic voice inspiring a thorough education in the revelation of righteousness! This is what carries the breath of God and gives substance and proof to accurately gauge what is being taught.

17 Being thoroughly schooled in the word of righteousness will equip you to be fully refreshed in sparkling newness of life, giving you a fresh start to tackle every relevant and good task with renewed inspiration.  MIRROR

ROM 6:18 Sin once called the shots; now righteousness rules.

19 I want to say it as plainly as possible: you willingly offered your faculties to obey sin, you stained your body with unclean acts and allowed lawlessness to gain supremacy in all of your conduct; in exactly the same way, I now encourage you to present your faculties and person to the supremacy of righteousness to find unrestricted expression in your lifestyle.  MIRROR

1 COR 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and the distortion of sin will have no further effect on you. God is not confused. What a shame that anyone should exchange what God knows to be true about us to someone else’s inferior opinion.   MIRROR

Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me or clothed itself with me; my justice was like a robe and a turban or a diadem or a crown!  AMP

Ps 4:1 ANSWER ME when I call, O God of my righteousness (uprightness, justice, and right standing with You)! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.  AMP

Ps 17:15 As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice, and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake [to find myself] beholding Your form [and having sweet communion with You].  AMP

PS 23:3 ‘That’s where he restores and revives my life. He opens before me the right path and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name.’  TPT

Ps 96:13  Before the Lord, for He comes, for He comes to judge and govern the earth! He shall judge the world with righteousness and justice and the peoples with His faithfulness and truth.  AMP

PS 103:6 You’re a God who makes things right, giving justice to the defenseless.

7 You unveiled to Moses your plans and showed Israel’s sons what you could do.

8 Lord, you’re so kind and tenderhearted  and so patient with people who fail you! Your love is like a flooding river overflowing its banks with kindness.

9 You don’t look at us only to find our faults,  just so that you can hold a grudge against us.

10 You may discipline us for our many sins, but never as much as we really deserve. Nor do you get even with us for what we’ve done.

11 Higher than the highest heavens— that’s how high your tender mercy extends!

Greater than the grandeur of heaven above is the greatness of your loyal love, towering over all who fear you and bow down before you!

12 Farther than from a sunrise to a sunset— that’s how far you’ve removed our guilt from us.

13 The same way a loving father feels toward his children— that’s but a sample of your tender feelings toward us,  your beloved children, who live in awe of you.  TPT

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

EPH 2:10 We are engineered by his design; he molded and manufactured us in Christ. We are his workmanship, his poetry. We are fully fit to do good, equipped to give attractive evidence of his likeness in us in everything we do. MIRROR

1 COR 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and the distortion of sin will have no further effect on you. God is not confused. What a shame that anyone should exchange what God knows to be true about us to someone else’s inferior opinion.  MIRROR

JN 16: 8 In this capacity of close companionship with you, Holy Spirit comes to convince the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment:

9 Holy Spirit in you will persuade them concerning their sin, which boils down to a bankrupt, distorted identity due to their indifference to me.

10 In this union with you, the great Companion will also convince the world of righteousness because in my disappearing out of sight, to be face to face with the Father, the Spirit of truth will interpret the conclusion of my mission which is mankind’s association in me and their redeemed innocence! The intimate union with my Father that I displayed while present with you in my physical body will now be made visible in you! MIRROR

ROM 1:17 Herein lies the secret of the power of the Gospel; there is no good news in it until the righteousness of God is revealed! The dynamic of the gospel is the revelation of God’s faith as the only valid basis for our belief. The Prophets wrote in advance about the fact that God believes that righteousness reveals the life of our design. “Righteousness by his (God’s) faith defines life.”

18 God is not standing neutral to mankind’s indifference. This revelation of God’s belief in our redeemed righteousness is at the same time an unveiling of God’s passionate desire, from a heavenly perspective, towards a humanity who seemed to have lost touch with the romance of their devotion by suppressing the truth about themselves; they have forgotten the delicate art to adore and be adored; while they continue to hold on to an inferior reference of themselves by being out of sync with their true likeness!  MIRROR

ROM 3:22 Jesus is what God believes about you! In him the righteousness of God is on display in such a way that everyone may be equally persuaded about what God believes about them, regardless of who they are; there is no distinction.  MIRROR

ROM 4:3 Scripture is clear, “Abraham believed what God believed about him and that concluded his righteousness.”

4 There is a large difference between a reward and a gift: if you have earned something through hard work, what you receive in return is your due and certainly not a gift.

5 It is clear then that someone who believes that God declares the ungodly innocent understands that it is faith and not our toil that accounts for righteousness.  MIRROR

ROM 8:10 Now Christ lives his life in you! And even though your body may be dead because of the effects of sin, his life-giving Spirit imparts life to you because you are fully accepted by God.  TPT

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ROM 8:10 The revelation of Christ in you declares that your body is as good as dead to sin’s demands; sin cannot find any expression in a corpse. You co-died together with him. Yet your spirit is alive because of what righteousness reveals.  MIRROR

2 COR 5:21 For God made the only one who did not know sin to become sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God through our union with him. TPT

2 TIM 4:8 My wreath of righteousness awaits me as testimony to the Lord’s righteous judgment. He will crown me in that day, the moment I step out of this body. I will not be the only one receiving a wreath of honor; everyone, loving the brilliance of his appearing will be jointly crowned!  MIRROR

HOW TO DISCERN THE WORD OF GOD AND STAND STRONG 5-12-24 

VIDEO OUR STANDING GRAHAM COOKE

No matter what situation comes your way, the Word has spoken over you and will keep you strong and victorious. God is our strength. God has given us His strength through the might and power of His Word. The Word of God is Jesus Christ. In Him, we eternally stand strong.

Ps 46:1 God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.

2 We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake,

3 Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God of angel armies protects us. MSG

PS 68:28-29 ‘Display your strength, God, and we’ll be strong! For your miracles have made us who we are. Lord, do it again and parade from your temple your mighty power. By your command even kings will bring gifts to you.’  TPT

PS 71:18 God, now that I’m old and gray, don’t walk away. all your mighty miracles and your excitement, to show them your magnificent power!

19 For your glorious righteousness reaches up to the high heavens. TPT

Ps 73:26 When my skin sags and my bones get brittle, God is rock-firm and faithful.

27 Look! Those who left you are falling apart! Deserters, they’ll never be heard from again.

28 But I’m in the very presence of God —  oh, how refreshing it is! I’ve made Lord God my home. God, I’m telling the world what you do!  MSG

2 COR 4:16 We have much reason to be brave! There might be a lot of wear and tear on the outside; but don’t be distracted by that! On the inside we are celebrating daily revival!

17 We are fully engaged in an exceedingly superior reality; the extent and weight of this glory make any degree of suffering vanish into insignificance! The suffering is fleeting and ever so slight by comparison to the weight and enduring effect of this glory we participate in for all eternity.

18 We are not keeping any score of what seems so obvious to the senses on the surface; it is fleeting and irrelevant; it is the unseen eternal realm within us which has our full attention and captivates our gaze!  MIRROR

PS 105:4 Seek more of his strength! Seek more of him! Let’s always be seeking the light of his face.

5 Don’t you ever forget his miracles and marvels. TPT

Ps 138:3 The moment I called out, you stepped in; you made my life large with strength. MSG

Ps 144:1 Blessed be God, my mountain, who trains me to fight fair and well.

2 He’s the bedrock on which I stand, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight, The high crag where I run for dear life, while he lays my enemies low. MSG

Ps 147:10 He’s not impressed with horsepower; the size of our muscles means little to him.

11 Those who fear God get God’s attention; they can depend on his strength. MSG

PS 147:15 He sends out his orders throughout the world; his words run as swift messengers, bringing them to pass.  TPT

ISA 12:2-3 Behold—God is my salvation! I am confident, unafraid, and I will trust in you.

3 ” Yes! The Lord Yah is my might and my melody; he has become my salvation! With triumphant joy you will drink deeply from the wells of salvation. TPT

Hab 3:19 The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]! For the Chief Musician; with my stringed instruments.  AMP

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Hab 3:19 Counting on God’s Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. I run like a deer. I feel like I’m king of the mountain! (For congregational use, with a full orchestra.)  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.

13 The entire person is thoroughly exposed to his scrutinizing gaze.   MIRROR

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Heb 4:12 God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey.

13 Nothing and no one is impervious to God’s Word. We can’t get away from it — no matter what. MSG

ROM 12:2 Do not allow current religious tradition to mold you into its pattern of reasoning. Like an inspired artist, give attention to the detail of God’s desire to find expression in you. Become acquainted with perfection. To accommodate yourself to the delight and good pleasure of him will transform your thoughts afresh from within.  MIRROR

Ps 119:105 By your words I can see where I’m going; they throw a beam of light on my dark path.

106 I’ve committed myself and I’ll never turn back from living by your righteous order. MSG

2 TIM 3:16 Jesus Christ and his work of salvation is the theme of Scripture. The value of scripture in its most complete context is always found in God’s prophetic voice inspiring a thorough education in the revelation of righteousness! This is what carries the breath of God and gives substance and proof to accurately gauge what is being taught.

17 Being thoroughly schooled in the word of righteousness will equip you to be fully refreshed in sparkling newness of life, giving you a fresh start to tackle every relevant and good task with renewed inspiration. MIRROR

PHIL 4:13 In every situation I am strong in the one who empowers me from within to be who I am!   MIRROR

1 Cor 16:13 Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you’ve got, be resolute,

14 and love without stopping. MSG

 Isa 43:2 When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end —  MSG

JN 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

2 Sam 7:25 “So now, great GOD, this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it permanently! Do exactly what you’ve promised!  MSG

Matt 7:24 “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.

25 Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit — but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.

26 “But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach.

27 When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards.”  MSG

Ps 107:20  He spoke the word that healed you, that pulled you back from the brink of death. MSG

Ps 119:129 Every word you give me is a miracle word — how could I help but obey?  

Ps 119:91 Your Word and truth are dependable as ever; that’s what you ordered — you set the earth going. MSG

Ps 40:8 And I’m coming to the party you’re throwing for me.” That’s when God’s Word entered my life, became part of my very being. MSG

Ps 119:114 You’re my place of quiet retreat; I wait for your Word to renew me.

REV 19:11 Then, in my vision, heaven opened and I saw a white horse appear; the Name of the one seated upon the horse is Faithful and True. Righteousness spans the range of his judgment and warfare.  

12 And his eyes were like flashing flames of fire. His head was adorned with many royal diadems. He has a Name written upon him which he alone understands; no one recognizes him by that name.

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

WAITING ON THE LORD  5-10-24 VIDEO WAITING ON GOD BILL JOHNSON 2

This means to trust in Him. That He is working for us even when His timetable is longer than ours. To wait means to be aware of God, who is all around us and discerning the right time to do the next thing. Waiting means to stay or rest with expectation. It is really hard sometimes to wait on the Lord. Instead of trying to make your own plan, know that  His plan and timing are always much better than ours. Even the Earth is waiting for the sons of God to show themselves. And sometimes God waits for us.

PS 27:14 Here’s the one thing I crave from YAHWEH, the one thing I seek above all else: I want to live with him every moment in his house, beholding the marvelous beauty of YAHWEH, filled with awe, delighting in his glory and grace. TPT

ISA 40:29 He empowers the feeble and infuses the powerless with increasing strength.

30 Even young people faint and get exhausted; athletic ones may stumble and fall.

31 But those who entwine their hearts with Yahweh  will experience divine strength.

They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their races without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up.  TPT

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Isa 40:29 He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts.

30 For even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall.

31 But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind. MSG

PS 37:7 Quiet your heart in his presence and wait patiently for YAHWEH. And don’t think for a moment that the wicked, in their prosperity, are better off than you.  TPT

Ps 38:15 What I do, God, is wait for you, wait for my Lord, my God — you will answer!  MSG

Isa 64:4 Since before time began no one has ever imagined, No ear heard, no eye seen, a God like you who works for those who wait for him. MSG

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ISA 64:4 These amazing things had never been heard of before; you did things never dreamed of! No one perceived your greatness. No eye has ever seen a God like you, who intervenes for those who wait and long for you! TPT

Rom 8:24 That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us.

25 But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.

26 Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.

27 He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God.

28 That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. MSG ▼▼▼

ROM 8:24 For this is the hope of our salvation. But hope means that we must trust and wait for what is still unseen. For why would we need to hope for something we already have?

25 So because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep on waiting for its fulfillment. TPT

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. “Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, MSG

Lam 3:25 God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks.

26 It’s a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God.

27 It’s a good thing when you’re young to stick it out through the hard times.

28 When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence.

29 Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear.

30 Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The “worst” is never the worst.

31 Why? Because the Master won’t ever walk out and fail to return.

32 If he works severely, he also works tenderly. His stockpiles of loyal love are immense.

33 He takes no pleasure in making life hard, in throwing roadblocks in the way:

34 Stomping down hard on luckless prisoners,

35 Refusing justice to victims in the court of High God,

36 Tampering with evidence —  the Master does not approve of such things.

God Speaks Both Good Things and Hard Things into Being

37 Who do you think “spoke and it happened”? It’s the Master who gives such orders.

38 Doesn’t the High God speak everything, good things and hard things alike, into being? MSG

PS 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.

6 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. TPT

PS 33:20 The Lord alone is our radiant hope and we trust in him with all our hearts. His wraparound presence will strengthen us.

21 As we trust, we rejoice with an uncontained joy flowing from Yahweh!

22 Let your love and steadfast kindness overshadow us continually, for we trust and we wait upon you!  TPT

Ps 130:5 I pray to God — my life a prayer —  and wait for what he’ll say and do.

6 My life’s on the line before God, my Lord, waiting and watching till morning, waiting and watching till morning.

7 O Israel, wait and watch for God —  with God’s arrival comes love, with God’s arrival comes generous redemption. MSG

JAMES 5:7 Meanwhile, brothers and sisters, we must be patient and filled with expectation as we wait for the appearing of the Lord. Think about the farmer who has to patiently wait for the earth’s harvest as it ripens because of the early and latter rains.

8 So you also, keep your hopes high and be patient, for the presence of the Lord is drawing closer.  TPT

2 Peter 3:9 God isn’t late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn’t want anyone lost. He’s giving everyone space and time to change. MSG

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2 Peter 3:9 The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance. AMP

Matt 6:34 So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble. AMP

Hab 2:3This vision-message is a witness pointing to what’s coming. It aches for the coming — it can hardly wait! And it doesn’t lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It’s on its way. It will come right on time.  MSG

Isa 30:18 But God’s not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you. He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right — everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.

19 Oh yes, people of Zion, citizens of Jerusalem, your time of tears is over. Cry for help and you’ll find it’s grace and more grace. The moment he hears, he’ll answer. MSG

Rom 5:6 Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway.

7 We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice.

8 But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him. MSG

1 John 2:28 And now, children, stay with Christ. Live deeply in Christ. Then we’ll be ready for him when he appears, ready to receive him with open arms, with no cause for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when he arrives. MSG

Jer 1:12 Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it.   AMP

ROM 8:19 Our lives now represent the one event every creature anticipates with held breath, standing on tip-toe as it were to witness the unveiling of the sons of God. Can you hear the drum-roll?

20 Every creature suffered abuse through Adam’s fall; they were discarded like a squeezed-out orange. Creation did not volunteer to fall prey to the effect of the fall. Yet within this stark setting, hope prevails.

21 All creation knows that the glorious liberty of the sons of God sets the stage for their own release from decay.  MIRROR

1 Cor 2:9 But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed].   AMP

Jer 31:3 The Lord appeared from of old to me [Israel], saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.  AMP

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Jer 31:3 met God out looking for them!” God told them, “I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!  MSG

LIVE LIFE LIKE A BELIEVER 5-3-24 VIDEO WHAT IF NOT GRAHAM COOKE

Is it possible to live at your life fully believing and trusting in God? Yes it is! To believe is to be convinced of something whether you see it or do not see it YET. Real believing stems from our belief in God and knowing He is working for our good, and strengthen our believing so we can witness heavenly things.

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

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HEB 11:6 And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that he is real and that he rewards the faith of those who passionately seek him. TPT

2 COR 6:16 How can the tangible, physical address of the living God compare with a phantom image that people host in their minds? Mankind is God’s idea – we did not invent God or ourselves; he invented us! He said, “In you will I reside and move and have my being; we belong together; I am yours and you are mine!” MIRROR

Ps 37:25 I once was young, now I’m a graybeard —  not once have I seen an abandoned believer, or his kids out roaming the streets. MSG

Prov 30:5 The believer replied, “Every promise of God proves true; he protects everyone who runs to him for help. MSG

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PRO 30:5 ‘Every promise from the faithful God is pure and proves to be true. He is a wraparound shield of protection for all his lovers who run to hide in him.’  TPT

John 1:50 Jesus said, “You’ve become a believer simply because I say I saw you one day sitting under the fig tree? You haven’t seen anything yet!

51 Before this is over you’re going to see heaven open and God’s angels descending to the Son of Man and ascending again.” MSG

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JOHN 1:50 Jesus said, “So you believe because I said that I saw you sitting under the fig tree? You haven’t seen anything yet

51 Truly I say unto you, because of who I am, you will surely see this communication between the heavenly sphere and earth thrown wide open, and the celestial messengers of God ascending and descending upon the incarnate son of man. Heaven and earth meet in the incarnate one! MIRROR

2 COR 4:13-18 We echo the exact same spirit of faith David had when he wrote: “I believe and so I speak!” We too believe and so we speak! Our persuasion is our conversation.

14 This resurrection life we enjoy in Jesus fully includes you.

15 Whatever we go through in the gospel is to advantage you! We live for you! As grace abounds in more and more people so does the volume of gratitude in the accomplished mission of Jesus break through the sound barrier to exhibit the heart dream of God.

16 We have much reason to be brave! There might be a lot of wear and tear on the outside; but don’t be distracted by that! On the inside we are celebrating daily revival!

17 We are fully engaged in an exceedingly superior reality; the extent and weight of this glory make any degree of suffering vanish into insignificance! The suffering is fleeting and ever so slight by comparison to the weight and enduring effect of this glory we participate in for all eternity.

18 We are not keeping any score of what seems so obvious to the senses on the surface; it is fleeting and irrelevant; it is the unseen eternal realm within us which has our full attention and captivates our gaze!   MIRROR

ISA 43:10 YAHWEH says, “You are my witnesses, my chosen servants. I chose you in order that you would know me intimately, believe me always, and fully understand that I am the only God. TPT

Hab 1:5 God Says, “Look!” “Look around at the godless nations. Look long and hard. Brace yourself for a shock. Something’s about to take place and you’re going to find it hard to believe.  MSG

HEB 11:8 By faith Abraham acknowledged the call of God which gave him his identity and destiny, as evidence of his inheritance as he journeyed into the unknown.  

9 Nothing but his faith seemed permanent while Abraham camped in tents like a stranger in the land of promise. His sons Isaac and Jacob joined him as sojourners; equally persuaded that they were heirs of the same promise.

10 His faith saw a city with permanent foundations, designed and constructed by God.  MIRROR

HEB 11:5 Faith translated Enoch from this life and he was taken up into heaven! He never had to experience death; he just disappeared from this world because God promoted him. For before he was translated to the heavenly realm his life had become a pleasure to God. TPT

Jude 14:17 But remember, dear friends, that the apostles of our Master, Jesus Christ, told us this would happen:

18 “In the last days there will be people who don’t take these things seriously anymore. They’ll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts.”

19 These are the ones who split churches, thinking only of themselves. There’s nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit! 

20 But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit,

21 staying right at the center of God’s love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!  MSG

MATT 9:27-29 As Jesus left the house, two blind men began following him, shouting out over and over, “Son of David, show us mercy and heal us!”

28 And they followed him right into the house where Jesus was staying. So Jesus asked them, “Do you believe that I have the power to restore sight to your eyes?” They replied, “Yes Lord, we believe!”

29 Then Jesus put his hands over their eyes and said, “You will have what your faith expects!” TPT

Matt 9:21 She was thinking to herself, “If I can just put a finger on his robe, I’ll get well.” Jesus turned — caught her at it. Then he reassured her: “Courage, daughter. You took a risk of faith, and now you’re well.”

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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.  

8 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.”

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Matt 9:22 The woman was well from then on.

23 By now they had arrived at the house of the town official, and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and the neighbors bringing in casseroles.

24 Jesus was abrupt: “Clear out! This girl isn’t dead. She’s sleeping.” They told him he didn’t know what he was talking about.

25 But when Jesus had gotten rid of the crowd, he went in, took the girl’s hand, and pulled her to her feet — alive.

26 The news was soon out, and traveled throughout the region.   MSG

JN 3:12  If you’re unable to believe what I’ve told you about the natural realm, what will you do when I begin to unveil the heavenly realm? TPT

John 12:36 As you have the light, believe in the light. Then the light will be within you, and shining through your lives. You’ll be children of light.” Their Eyes Are Blinded Jesus said all this, and then went into hiding. MSG

RO 9:1 Then he summoned the twelve together and gave them power and an understanding of their Source in their I am-ness [authority] over all demons and to heal all diseases.  MIRROR

JOHN 3:18 Faith and not flesh defines you! In the persuasion of your authentic sonship there is no separation or rejection! For someone to prefer not to embrace this is to remain under their own judgment sustained by their futile efforts to define themselves through personal performance. In their stubborn unbelief they reject what is revealed and redeemed in the Name of the Son, begotten only of the Father and not the flesh.  MIRROR

JOHN 6:28 They immediately wanted the recipe! Tell us then what we must do in order to accomplish God’s work?

29 This is the work of God; your belief in the One whom he has sent!  MIRROR

John 12:44 Jesus summed it all up when he cried out, “Whoever believes in me, believes not just in me but in the One who sent me.

45 Whoever looks at me is looking, in fact, at the One who sent me.

46 I am Light that has come into the world so that all who believe in me won’t have to stay any longer in the dark. MSG

JOHN 14:1 Set your troubled hearts at ease by letting your belief conclude in God as you rest your confidence in me.  MIRROR

JOHN 14:11-12 The fact that the Father seems distant or invisible to you does not mean that he is absent. In me he is very present with you! You cannot claim to know me while you ignore him – we are inseparable. I dare you] to believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me – if it seems far fetched, then believe me because of what I have done and what I am about to do. It is the Father in me who defines me. My works exhibit his resolve.

12 I want you to be fully convinced about this, anyone whose belief concludes in who I am, will also do the works that I do. And because of my relocation to continue to be face to face with my Father, my works will be greatly multiplied through you; the Father is as present in you as he is in me.  MIRROR

Eph 1:19 oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him — endless energy, boundless strength!

20 All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven,

21 in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever.

22 He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church.

23 The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence. MSG

MK 16:17 And these miracle signs will accompany those who believe: They will drive out demons in the power of my name. They will speak in tongues.

18 They will be supernaturally protected from snakes and from drinking anything poisonous. And they will lay hands on the sick and heal them.” TPT