THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD  5-30-25 VIDEO FINDING GRACE 2

You can trust the Father. Whatever you are facing, He is gone ahead of you to deliver you from all harm. This victory comes not from your human strength, but the strategies from God‘s power and initiative.The Israelites were trapped between the sea and the pursuing Egyptian army but God…. God has given us armor that defeats the enemy. When we belong to Christ, the enemy never has the final word on our lives.

1 Sam 17:47 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.  AMP

2 Chron 20:15 He said, “Attention everyone — all of you from out of town, all you from Jerusalem, and you King Jehoshaphat — God’s word: Don’t be afraid; don’t pay any mind to this vandal horde. This is God’s war, not yours.

16 Tomorrow you’ll go after them; see, they’re already on their way up the slopes of Ziz; you’ll meet them at the end of the ravine near the wilderness of Jeruel.

17 You won’t have to lift a hand in this battle; just stand firm, Judah and Jerusalem, and watch God’s saving work for you take shape. Don’t be afraid, don’t waver. March out boldly tomorrow — God is with you.”   MSG

Ex 14:15 God said to Moses: “Why cry out to me? Speak to the Israelites. Order them to get moving.

16 Hold your staff high and stretch your hand out over the sea: Split the sea! The Israelites will walk through the sea on dry ground.

17 “Meanwhile I’ll make sure the Egyptians keep up their stubborn chase — I’ll use Pharaoh and his entire army, his chariots and horsemen,

18 to put my Glory on display so that the Egyptians will realize that I am God.”

19 The angel of God that had been leading the camp of Israel now shifted and got behind them. And the Pillar of Cloud that had been in front also shifted to the rear.

20 The Cloud was now between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. The Cloud enshrouded one camp in darkness and flooded the other with light. The two camps didn’t come near each other all night.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and God, with a terrific east wind all night long, made the sea go back. He made the sea dry ground. The seawaters split.

22 The Israelites dry walked through the sea on ground with the waters a wall to the right and to the left.

23 The Egyptians came after them in full pursuit, every horse and chariot and driver of Pharaoh racing into the middle of the sea.

24 It was now the morning watch. God looked down from the Pillar of Fire and Cloud on the Egyptian army and threw them into a panic.

25 He clogged the wheels of their chariots; they were stuck in the mud. The Egyptians said, “Run from Israel! God is fighting on their side and against Egypt!”  MSG

Rom 8:37 None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us.

38 I’m absolutely convinced that nothing — nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow,

39 high or low, thinkable or unthinkable — absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us. MSG

Ps 55:18 My life is well and whole, secure in the middle of danger Even while thousands are lined up against me.

19 God hears it all, and from his judge’s bench puts them in their place. But, set in their ways, they won’t change; they pay him no mind. MSG

Rom 8:31 All these things point to one conclusion, God is for us! Who can prevail against us?

32 The gift of his Son is the irrefutable evidence of God’s heart towards us. He held nothing in reserve; but freely gave everything we could ever wish to have; this is what our joint sonship is all about.  MIRROR

Jer 1:19 And they shall fight against you, but they shall not [finally] prevail against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.  AMP

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Jer 1:19 They’ll fight you, but they won’t even scratch you. I’ll back you up every inch of the way.” God’s Decree. MSG

2 COR 10:3-4 For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.

5 We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One.

6 Since we are armed with such dynamic weaponry, we stand ready to punish any trace of rebellion, as soon as you choose complete obedience. TPT

Isa 54:17 but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what God’s servants can expect. I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.” God’s Decree. MSG

EPH 6:11 Fully immerse yourself in the detail and significance of every individual part of the armor of God.

12 People are not the enemy to target one another is to engage in the wrong combat. We represent the authority of the victory of Christ in the spiritual realm. We are positioned there (in Christ); we confront the mind games and structures of darkness, religious thought patterns, governing and conditioning human behavior.

13 It is most important therefore to acquaint yourself with every aspect of God’s armor. You are fully fit to powerfully defeat any onslaught or contradiction on any day of confrontation, triumphantly standing your ground. The days where the law of hardships, annoyances and labor dictated your life are over!  

14 Take your position: you have the truth [of who you are in Christ] wrapped around your hips like a soldier’s belt, holding the complete body armor together. Righteousness covers your heart like a bulletproof breastplate.

15 You wear your eagerness and passion to communicate the Good News like soldier’s shoes. Announce peace; the battle has already been fought and won!

16  It is most important to engage your faith as a man-size shield that covers your whole person and empowers you to extinguish the flame in every arrow of contradiction that you might face. The only visible part of you is your faith!

17 Pondering redemption realities is your headgear that protects your mind; inspired thoughts give voice to God’s word—this is your spiritual sword.  MIRROR

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Eph 6:17 and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. MSG

1 COR 15:57  But we thank God for giving us the victory as conquerors through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.

58 So now, beloved ones, stand firm, stable, and enduring. Live your lives with an unshakable confidence. We know that we prosper and excel in every season by serving the Lord, because we are assured that our union with the Lord makes our labor productive with fruit that endures.  TPT

Zech 4:6 Then he said to me, This [addition of the bowl to the candlestick, causing it to yield a ceaseless supply of oil from the olive trees] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a symbol], says the Lord of hosts.  AMP

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Zech 4:6 “This is God’s Message to Zerubbabel: ‘You can’t force these things. They only come about through my Spirit,’ says God-of-the-Angel-Armies. MSG

2 Thess 3:3 But the Master never lets us down. He’ll stick by you and protect you from evil. MSG

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2 Thess 3:3 Yet the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen [you] and set you on a firm foundation and guard you from the evil [one]. AMP

LUKE 10:19  See, I have given you authority to trample upon serpents and scorpions and every powerful symbolic disguize of the enemy. Nothing shall by any means nullify your authentic identity! Your likeness is secured in me!

20 But much more important than your excitement about spirits being subject to you [in my name] rejoice in the awareness that your names are engraved in the heavens. It is time for you to re-discover who you are from heavens perspective!  MIRROR

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

Deut 28:7 God will defeat your enemies who attack you. They’ll come at you on one road and run away on seven roads. MSG

JN 16:33  And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the world!”  TPT

1 TIM 6:12 So fight with faith for the winner’s prize! Lay your hands upon eternal life, to which you were called and about which you made the good confession before the multitude of witnesses!  TPT

Josh 23:10 Think of it — one of you, single-handedly, putting a thousand on the run! Because God is God, your God. Because he fights for you, just as he promised you.

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Deut 3:22 You shall not fear them, for the Lord your God shall fight for you. AMP

MIRACLES SIGNS AND WONDERS 5-18-25  VIDEO

We’ve been waiting and praying for a season of God‘s glory to be seen across whole earth. But the Father has been waiting to see something, to see us His people trust Him for miracles, signs and wonders. This is to break out upon the Earth for all to see. It’s not just a certain season a certain place a certain people, but for all who truly believe. We are the greater works in the miraculous signs that follow the preaching of the gospel.

PS 31:19  ‘Lord, how wonderful you are! You have stored up so many good things for us, like a treasure chest heaped up and spilling over with blessings— all for those who honor and worship you! Everybody knows what you can do for those who turn and hide themselves in you.’   TPT

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Ps 31:19 What a stack of blessing you have piled up for those who worship you, Ready and waiting for all who run to you to escape an unkind world. MSG

Ps 48:9 We pondered your love-in-action, God, waiting in your temple:

10 Your name, God, evokes a train of Hallelujahs wherever It is spoken, near and far; your arms are heaped with goodness-in-action. MSG

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PS 48:9 Lord, as we worship you in your temple, we recall over and over your kindness to us and your unending love.

10 The fame of your name echoes throughout the entire world, accompanied with praises. Your right hand is full of victory.  TPT

Ps 119:74 When they see me waiting, expecting your Word, those who fear you will take heart and be glad. MSG

Ps 139:10 You’d find me in a minute —  you’re already there waiting! MSG

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PS 139:10 Wherever I go, your hand will guide me; your strength will empower me.  TPT

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. MSG

Mic 7:7 But me, I’m not giving up. I’m sticking around to see what God will do. I’m waiting for God to make things right. I’m counting on God to listen to me. MSG

JOHN 11:11 Having said this he added, “Our friend Lazarus is not dead but sleeps and I am going to wake him up out of his sleep.”

12 His disciples responded with, “But Lord if he is only sleeping he should be okay?”

13 Yet Jesus meant that his death was nothing more than being asleep but they thought that he meant that he was just taking a rest in a deep sleep.

14 So Jesus said it plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

15 And for your sakes I am glad that I wasn’t there so that you may believe; nevertheless let’s go to him.” MIRROR

JN 11:21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you’d been here earlier my brother would not have died.

22 But I know that even now whatsoever you would ask of God he will give it to you.

23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother shall rise again.”

24 Martha said, “Yes I know that he shall rise again in the conclusion of time.”

25 Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life – he that believes in me shall live even though he died. MIRROR

JOHN 11:26  And whoever is alive in the life that I am, shall never die. Do you believe this?” MIRROR

JOHN 11:40 Jesus answered, “Did I not tell you that in your believing you see the glory of God  MIRROR

JOHN 11:44 And the dead man appeared with his hands and feet swathed in linen cloths also his face was covered in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and so that he can move around freely.”

45 Then many of the Jews who accompanied Mary to the grave believed in him when they witnessed what he just did.

46 But some of them went and reported what had happened to the Pharisees.

47 The chief priests and Pharisees immediately called a council meeting. “What do we do now? For this man is doing many miracles.

48 If we let him alone everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and dispossess us from our land and our national heritage!  MIRROR

 Acts 13:23 “From out of David’s descendants God produced a Savior for Israel, Jesus, exactly as he promised — 

24 but only after John had thoroughly alerted the people to his arrival by preparing them for a total life-change.

25 As John was finishing up his work, he said, ‘Did you think I was the One? No, I’m not the One. But the One you’ve been waiting for all these years is just around the corner, about to appear. And I’m about to disappear.’

26 “Dear brothers and sisters, children of Abraham, and friends of God, this message of salvation has been precisely targeted to you.

27 The citizens and rulers in Jerusalem didn’t recognize who he was and condemned him to death.

28 They couldn’t find a good reason, but demanded that Pilate execute him anyway.

29 They did just what the prophets said they would do, but had no idea they were following to the letter the script of the prophets, even though those same prophets are read every Sabbath in their meeting places. “After they had done everything the prophets said they would do, they took him down from the cross and buried him.

30 And then God raised him from death.

31 There is no disputing that — he appeared over and over again many times and places to those who had known him well in the Galilean years, and these same people continue to give witness that he is alive.  MSG

ROM 1:8 My greatest joy is to realize that your faith is announced throughout the entire world. The total cosmos is our audience.  MIRROR

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. MSG

JN 14:12 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.

13 And whatever you desire in my name, that will I do that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Your sonship is endorsed in my sonship.  

14 If you ask me anything, in knowing what my name entitles you to, that will I perform.  MIRROR

Acts 19:11 And God did unusual and extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,  AMP

Gal 3:5 Answer this question: Does the God who lavishly provides you with his own presence, his Holy Spirit, working things in your lives you could never do for yourselves, does he do these things because of your strenuous moral striving or because you trust him to do them in you?

6 Don’t these things happen among you just as they happened with Abraham? He believed God, and that act of belief was turned into a life that was right with God. MSG

Gal 3:13 Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself. Do you remember the Scripture that says, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”? That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the Cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the curse.

14 And now, because of that, the air is cleared and we can see that Abraham’s blessing is present and available for non-Jews, too. We are all able to receive God’s life, his Spirit, in and with us by believing — just the way Abraham received it. MSG

ROM 15:18-19 And I will not be presumptuous to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me. For many non-Jewish people are coming into faith’s obedience by the power of the Spirit of God, which is displayed through mighty signs and amazing wonders, both in word and deed. Starting from Jerusalem I went from place to place as far as the distant Roman province of Illyricum, fully preaching the wonderful message of Christ.  TPT

Mark 16:20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the attesting signs and miracles that closely accompanied [it]. Amen (so be it).  AMP

Acts 6:8 Stephen, brimming with God’s grace and energy, was doing wonderful things among the people, unmistakable signs that God was among them.

9 But then some men from the meeting place whose membership was made up of freed slaves, Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and some others from Cilicia and Asia, went up against him trying to argue him down.

10 But they were no match for his wisdom and spirit when he spoke. MSG

Ps 77:14 You are the God Who does wonders; You have demonstrated Your power among the peoples.  AMP

Ps 136:4 Thank the miracle-working God, His love never quits.

5 The God whose skill formed the cosmos, His love never quits.

6 The God who laid out earth on ocean foundations, His love never quits.

7 The God who filled the skies with light, His love never quits.

8 The sun to watch over the day, His love never quits.

9 Moon and stars as guardians of the night, His love never quits. MSG

Acts 2:43 Everyone around was in awe — all those wonders and signs done through the apostles!

44 And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding everything in common.

45 They sold whatever they owned and pooled their resources so that each person’s need was met.

46 They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful, MSG

Acts 14:3 So [Paul and Barnabas] stayed on there for a long time, speaking freely and fearlessly and boldly in the Lord, Who continued to bear testimony to the Word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be performed by their hands.  AMP

JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST  5-16-25 VIDEO WE ARE ADOPTED

INHERITANCE-a share, a possessor. One who receives his allotted possession by right of sonship: We, the body of Christ have been moved into a realm of sharing the glory of His finished work. It is the will of Jesus that we have now become joint heirs with Him. An heir is an individual who through no work of their own is a benefactor and receives an inheritance or a spiritual blessing. It because of the life and the work of Jesus Christ.  

Rom 8:17 Because we are his offspring, we are certainly also his heirs; God himself is our portion and we are his! We are co-heirs in Christ. Since we were represented and included in his suffering we equally participate in the glory of his resurrection.

18 He has taken the sting out of our suffering; what seemed burdensome at the time, becomes insignificant in comparison to the glory he reveals in us.

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?  MIRROR

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Rom 8:17 And we know we are going to get what’s coming to us — an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with him!

 18 That’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times.  MSG

Gal 4:7  Can you see how foolish it would be for a son to continue to live his life with a slave mentality? Your sonship qualifies you to immediately participate in all the wealth of God’s inheritance which is yours because of Christ.   MIRROR

REV 21:6  And he said to me, everything is now 1fully accomplished. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the sum total of the entire prophetic conversation concerning mankind’s redemption. I am both the origin and the conclusion of all things. Anyone thirsty can come and drink freely from the gift of the waters of life direct from its source!  

7 The conquering one inherits all things and I will be God to him and he will be my son.   MIRROR

Gal 3:16 Now the promises (covenants, agreements) were decreed and made to Abraham and his Seed (his Offspring, his Heir). He [God] does not say, And to seeds (descendants, heirs), as if referring to many persons, but, And to your Seed (your Descendant, your Heir), obviously referring to one individual, Who is [none other than] Christ (the Messiah).  AMP

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Gal 3:29 Also, since you are Christ’s family, then you are Abraham’s famous  descendant,” heirs according to the covenant promises. MSG

EPH 3:6 Here’s the secret: The gospel of grace has made you, non-Jewish believers, into coheirs of his promise through your union with him. And you have now become members of his body—one with the Anointed One! TPT

TITUS 3:6 He saved us, resurrecting us through the washing of rebirth. We are made completely new by the Holy Spirit, whom he splashed over us richly by Jesus, the Messiah, our Life Giver.

7 So as a gift of his love, and since we are faultless—innocent before his face—we can now become heirs of all things, all because of an overflowing hope of eternal life. TPT

Prov 8:21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit [true] riches and that I may fill their treasuries. AMP

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Prov 8:21 Handing out life to those who love me, filling their arms with life — armloads of life! MSG

Matt 19:29  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

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MATT 19:29 For 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.

30 But 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

Ps 2:8 What do you want? Name it: Nations as a present? continents as a prize?  MSG

Matt 25:34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. MSG

Heb 6:17 When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee — 

18 God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. 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

20 where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek. MSG

JAMES 2:5  So listen carefully, my dear brothers and sisters, hasn’t God chosen the poor in the world’s eyes to be those who are rich in faith? And won’t they be the heirs of the kingdom-realm he promised to those who love him?  TPT

 1 Peter 1:3 What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, MSG

Gal 4:1 Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. Though legally he owns the entire inheritance,

2 he is subject to tutors and administrators until whatever date the father has set for emancipation.

3 That is the way it is with us: When we were minors, we were just like slaves ordered around by simple instructions (the tutors and administrators of this world), with no say in the conduct of our own lives.

4 But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a woman, born under the conditions of the law so that he might redeem those of us who have been kidnapped by the law.

5 Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage.

6 You can tell for sure that you are now fully adopted as his own children because God sent the Spirit of his Son into our lives crying out, “Papa! Father!”

7 Doesn’t that privilege of intimate conversation with God make it plain that you are not a slave, but a child? And if you are a child, you’re also an heir, with complete access to the inheritance. MSG

EPH 1:13 And because of him, when you who are not Jews heard the revelation of truth, you believed in the wonderful news of salvation. Now we have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.

14 He is given to us like an engagement ring, as the first installment of what’s coming! He is our hope-promise of a future inheritance which seals us until we have all of redemption’s promises and experience complete freedom—all for the supreme glory and honor of God! TPT

Ps 33:12 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His heritage. AMP

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Ps 33:12 Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he’s put in his will. MSG

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]  AMP

COL 1:12-13 We are grateful to the Father who qualified us to participate in the complete portion of the inheritance of the saints in the light

13 He rescued us from the dominion of darkness and relocated us into the kingdom where the love of his Son rules.   MIRROR

1 PET 1:4  ‘We are reborn into a perfect inheritance that can never perish, never be defiled, and never diminish. It is promised and preserved forever in the heavenly realm for you! ‘  TPT

1 Peter 3:9 Never return evil for evil or insult for insult (scolding, tongue-lashing, berating), but on the contrary blessing [praying for their welfare, happiness, and protection, and truly pitying and loving them]. For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves inherit a blessing [from God — that you may obtain a blessing as heirs, bringing welfare and happiness and protection].  AMP

Heb 9:15 [Christ, the Messiah] is therefore the Negotiator and Mediator of an [entirely] new agreement (testament, covenant), so that those who are called and offered it may receive the fulfillment of the promised everlasting inheritance — since a death has taken place which rescues and delivers and redeems them from the transgressions committed under the [old] first agreement.  AMP    

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Heb 9:15 As fully representing mankind, Jesus’s death brought an end to the old, and introduced the New Testament. He thus redeemed us from the transgressions recorded under the first Covenant and identified us as heirs; qualifying us to participate in the full inheritance of all that he obtained on our behalf.    MIRROR

Eph 1:10 [He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.

11 In Him we also were made [God’s] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will,  AMP

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Eph 1:10 a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.

11 It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, MSG

JESUS OUR LIVING HOPE 5-11-25  VIDEO

He has set the captives free. We are no longer held in bondage. No longer captive. Captive means a person whose ability to help or act freely is then held in bondage. He came to set us free. The God of all ages step down from the Glory to set everyone free. We are free from every form of captivity; drugs, alcohol, self-hatred, fear, anxiety, feelings of being unlove, worry, whatever is tormenting you in your life you are free from that now. We can  live our lives in freedom. Freedom from death and fear of death because of the resurrection power of Jesus.

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;

21 the mere sound of his name will signal hope, even among far-off unbelievers. MSG

1 Peter 1:3 What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for,

4 including a future in heaven — and the future starts now!

5 God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all — life healed and whole.

6 I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime.

7 Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it’s your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.  MSG

ISA 61:1  The mighty Spirit of Lord Yahweh is wrapped around me because Yahweh has anointed me, as a messenger to preach good news to the poor. He sent me to heal the wounds of the brokenhearted, to tell captives, “You are free,” and to tell prisoners, “Be free from your darkness.”

2I  am sent to announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace and a time of God’s recompense on his enemies,  to comfort all who are in sorrow,  TPT

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LUKE 4:18 He opened the scroll and rolled it out in order to find the specific place where the following was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to announce glad tidings to a starving people; he has commissioned me to announce the freedom of forgiveness [their true I-am-ness] to those held captive at spear-point by their guilt and shame; also, the blind may now look up and be restored in their sight! I am anointed to send out those who are bruised and traumatized, into the freedom of their redeemed innocence.  MIRROR

John 8:34 Jesus said, “I tell you most solemnly that anyone who chooses a life of sin is trapped in a dead-end life and is, in fact, a slave.

35 A slave is a transient, who can’t come and go at will. The Son, though, has an established position, the run of the house.

36 So if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through. MSG

1 Tim 2:6  who offered himself in exchange for everyone held captive by sin, to set them all free. Eventually the news is going to get out.

7 This and this only has been my appointed work: getting this news to those who have never heard of God, and explaining how it works by simple faith and plain truth. MSG

2 Tim 2:24 In your position as someone completely dedicated to the Lord there is no virtue in winning an argument but losing the person! I would much rather have you exhibit a sensitive courtesy towards all people; skillfully educate them and keep your cool under pressure.

25 Your gentle way of instructing those who oppose you will inevitably lead them to see what God believes concerning them and give them the best possible chance to acknowledge the truth.

26 And so they will escape the intoxicating influence of the fallen mindset and the enslaving dictates of the Devil.   MIRROR

2 COR 3:17  The Lord and the Spirit are one; his Lordship sanctions our freedom. A freedom from rules chiselled in stone to the voice of our redeemed design echoing in our hearts!

18 Now, we all, with new understanding, see ourselves in him as in a mirror. The days of window-shopping are over! In him every face is unveiled. In gazing with wonder at the blueprint of God displayed in human form, we suddenly realize that we are looking into a mirror, where every feature of his image, articulated in Christ, is reflected within us! The Spirit of the Lord engineers this radical transformation; we are led from an inferior mind-set to the revealed endorsement of our authentic identity MIRROR

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

Rom 8:2 A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.

3 God went for the jugular when he sent his own Son. He didn’t deal with the problem as something remote and unimportant. In his Son, Jesus, he personally took on the human condition, entered the disordered mess of struggling humanity in order to set it right once and for all. The law code, weakened as it always was by fractured human nature, could never have done that. The law always ended up being used as a Band-Aid on sin instead of a deep healing of it.  MSG

Gal 3:13 Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified); 

14 To the end that through [their receiving] Christ Jesus, the blessing [promised] to Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that we through faith might [all] receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit.  AMP   ↓↓↓

Gal 3:13 Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself. Do you remember the Scripture that says, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”? That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the Cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the curse.

14 And now, because of that, the air is cleared and we can see that Abraham’s blessing is present and available for non-Jews, too. We are all able to receive God’s life, his Spirit, in and with us by believing — just the way Abraham received it. MSG

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ [the Messiah Himself] died for sins once for all, the Righteous for the unrighteous (the Just for the unjust, the Innocent for the guilty), that He might bring us to God. In His human body He was put to death, but He was made alive in the spirit,

19 In which He went and preached to the spirits in prison,  AMP

EPH 4:7 The gift of Christ measures the extravagant dimensions of grace; where everyone is equally advantaged.  

8 Scripture confirms that he arrested every possible threat that held mankind hostage! [“he took captivity captive”] And in his resurrection, he led us as trophies in his triumphant procession on high. Consider the genius of God, in the incarnate Christ, he repossessed what belonged to us by design, in human form; this is his grace-gift to us!

9 The fact that he ascended confirms his victorious descent into the deepest pits of human despair.  

10 He now occupies the ultimate rank of authority, from the lowest regions of our darkness into which he reached in order to rescue us, to the highest authority in the heavens, having executed his mission to the full.

11 What God has in us, is gift wrapped to the world: some are commissioned to pioneer, others are gifted prophetically, some as announcers of good news, some as shepherds with a real gift to care and nurture, and others have a gift to ignite instruction through revelation knowledge.  MIRROR

1 Cor 2:8 The experts of our day haven’t a clue about what this eternal plan is. If they had, they wouldn’t have killed the Master of the God-designed life on a cross.

9 That’s why we have this Scripture text: No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this, Never so much as imagined anything quite like it — What God has arranged for those who love him.

10 But you’ve seen and heard it because God by his Spirit has brought it all out into the open before you. The Spirit, not content to flit around on the surface, dives into the depths of God, and brings out what God planned all along. MSG

Rom 6:17 But thank God you’ve started listening to a new master,

18 one whose commands set you free to live openly in his freedom!

19 I’m using this freedom language because it’s easy to picture. You can readily recall, can’t you, how at one time the more you did just what you felt like doing — not caring about others, not caring about God — the worse your life became and the less freedom you had? And how much different is it now as you live in God’s freedom, your lives healed and expansive in holiness?

20 As long as you did what you felt like doing, ignoring God, you didn’t have to bother with right thinking or right living, or right anything for that matter.

21 But do you call that a free life? What did you get out of it? Nothing you’re proud of now. Where did it get you? A dead end.

22 But now that you’ve found you don’t have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surprise! A whole, healed, put-together life right now, with more and more of life on the way!

23 Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God’s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master.  MSG

Ps 118:5 Out of my deep anguish and pain I prayed, and God, you helped me as a father. You came to my rescue and broke open the way into a beautiful and broad place.

6 Now I know, Lord, that you are for me, and I will never fear what man can do to me. TPT

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

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

Luke 19:38 Crying, Blessed (celebrated with praises) is the King Who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven [freedom there from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin] and glory (majesty and splendor) in the highest [heaven]!  AMP

Titus 2:14 He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.MSG

1 Cor 15:55 Who got the last word, oh, Death? Oh, Death, who’s afraid of you now?

56 It was sin that made death so frightening and law-code guilt that gave sin its leverage, its destructive power.

57 But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three — sin, guilt, death — are gone, the gift of our Master, Jesus Christ. Thank God! MSG

1 Peter 5:14 Salute one another with a kiss of love [the symbol of mutual affection]. To all of you that are in Christ Jesus (the Messiah), may there be peace (every kind of peace and blessing, especially peace with God, and freedom from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts). Amen (so be it).  AMP

WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH 5-9-25 VIDEO NORVEL WORSHIP 2

There is only one way to worship God the Father. That is in spirit and in truth. This kind of worship brings heaven down to earth. Whenever we gather it like this, God‘s presence is tangible. You can touch Him. Real worship is worshiping from a heart of thanksgiving and gratitude. Touching God. Remembering He is a spirit And so are we. This is how we touch Him.

John 4:23 But the time is coming — it has, in fact, come — when what you’re called will not matter and where you go to worship will not matter. “It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship.

24 God is sheer being itself — Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration.”  MSG

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JOHN 4:23 The end of an era has arrived – the future is here! Whatever prophetic values were expressed in external devotional forms and rituals are now eclipsed in true spirit worship from within, face to face with the Father – acknowledging our genesis in him – this is his delight! The Father’s desire is the worshipper more than the worship!  

24 God is Spirit and not a holy mountain or a sacred city with man-made shrines! Return to your Source – the Father is our true fountainhead!  MIRROR

PHIL 3:3  We give “circumcision” its true spiritual meaning! Our worship is not defined by anything external that would even remotely resemble the law of works and religious rituals! We worship God in the certainty of our redeemed innocence and rejoice in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Faith-righteousness gives substance to spiritual worship; the flesh occupies the religious mind with its own futile efforts to attain to righteousness. I am convinced that circumcision or any work of the law can add nothing to the righteousness that Jesus secured on our behalf.  MIRROR

Gen 28:13 Then God was right before him, saying, “I am God, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. I’m giving the ground on which you are sleeping to you and to your descendants.

14 Your descendants will be as the dust of the Earth; they’ll stretch from west to east and from north to south. All the families of the Earth will bless themselves in you and your descendants.

15 Yes. I’ll stay with you, I’ll protect you wherever you go, and I’ll bring you back to this very ground. I’ll stick with you until I’ve done everything I promised you.”

16 Jacob woke up from his sleep. He said, “God is in this place — truly. And I didn’t even know it!”

17 He was terrified. He whispered in awe, “Incredible. Wonderful. Holy. This is God’s House. This is the Gate of Heaven.”

18 Jacob was up first thing in the morning. He took the stone he had used for his pillow and stood it up as a memorial pillar and poured oil over it.

19 He christened the place Bethel (God’s House). The name of the town had been Luz until then. MSG

Rom 12:1  So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life — your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life — and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.

2 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. MSG

Ps 150:1 Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies;

2 Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness;

3 Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings;

4 Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute;

5 Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin.

6 Let every living, breathing creature praise God! Hallelujah! MSG

COL 3:15  Let your heart be always guided by the peace of the Anointed One, who called you to peace as part of his one body. And always be thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ live in you richly, flooding you with all wisdom. Apply the Scriptures as you teach and instruct one another with the Psalms, and with festive praises, and with prophetic songs given to you spontaneously by the Spirit, so sing to God with all your hearts!

17 Let every activity of your lives and every word that comes from your lips be drenched with the beauty of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One. And bring your constant praise to God the Father because of what Christ has done for you! TPT

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COL 3:16 Give the clarity of God’s conversation in Christ permanent residence in you; allow it’s magnificence to permeate your entire being. Celebrate God. From this rich reservoir of the heart, continue to instruct one another with inspired thoughts; making music with stringed instruments and spirit infused songs that articulate the nuances of grace. MIRROR

Ps 84:1  What a beautiful home, God of the Angel Armies! I’ve always longed to live in a place like this,

2 Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive!

Ps 84:10 One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I’d rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin. MSG

PS 63:1 O God of my life, I’m lovesick for you in this weary wilderness. I thirst with the deepest longings to love you more, with cravings in my heart that can’t be described. Such yearning grips my soul for you, my God!

2 I’m energized every time I enter your heavenly sanctuary to seek more of your power and drink in more of your glory.

3 For your tender mercies mean more to me than life itself. How I love and praise you, God!

4 Daily I will worship you passionately and with all my heart. My arms will wave to you like banners of praise.

5 I overflow with praise when I come before you, for the anointing of your presence satisfies me like nothing else.

6-7 I lie awake each night thinking of you and reflecting on how you help me like a father. I sing through the night under your splendor-shadow, offering up to you my songs of delight and joy!

8 With passion I pursue and cling to you. Because I feel your grip on my life, I keep my soul close to your heart. TPT

PS 95:1 Come on, everyone! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout our loudest praises to our God who saved us!

2 Everyone come meet his face with a thankful heart. Don’t hold back your praises; make him great by your shouts of joy!

3 For the Lord is the greatest of all, King-God over all other gods!

4 In one hand he holds the mysteries of the earth, and in the other he holds the highest mountain peaks.

5 He’s the owner of every ocean, the engineer and sculptor of earth itself!

6 Come and kneel before this Creator-God; come and bow before the mighty God, our majestic maker!

7-9 For we are those he cares for, and he is the God we worship. So drop everything else and listen to his voice! For this is what he’s saying: “Today, when I speak, don’t even think about turning a deaf ear to me like they did when they tested me at Meribah and Massah, the place where they argued with me, their Creator. Your ancestors challenged me over and over with their complaining, even though I had convinced them of my power and love. They still doubted my care for them. TPT

Heb 13:14  This “insider world” is not our home. We have our eyes peeled for the City about to come.

15 Let’s take our place outside with Jesus, no longer pouring out the sacrificial blood of animals but pouring out sacrificial praises from our lips to God in Jesus’ name. MSG

Ps 145:3 God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.

4 Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.

5 Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking; I compose songs on your wonders.

6 Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.

7 The fame of your goodness spreads across the country; your righteousness is on everyone’s lips.

8 God is all mercy and grace —  not quick to anger, is rich in love. MSG

Deut 10:21 He’s your praise! He’s your God! He did all these tremendous, these staggering things that you saw with your own eyes. MSG

Dan 2:19 That night the answer to the mystery was given to Daniel in a vision. Daniel blessed the God of heaven,

20 saying, “Blessed be the name of God, forever and ever. He knows all, does all:

21 He changes the seasons and guides history, He raises up kings and also brings them down, he provides both intelligence and discernment,

22 He opens up the depths, tells secrets, sees in the dark — light spills out of him!

23 God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise! You made me wise and strong. And now you’ve shown us what we asked for. You’ve solved the king’s mystery.”  MSG

REV 4:8 And the four Living Beings each had six wings pointing upward, these wings were rotating continually in a full circle. They had eyes everywhere, engaging with their complete horizon within and without! Day and night they continued without pause to proclaim, Holy! Holy! Holy is the God whose Lordship is the supreme authority over all things, whose I-am-ness defines time – present, past and future.  

9 And whenever the Living Beings would repeat their esteem of his glorious reputation and worth and the inexhaustible goodness of the grace of the One seated upon the throne, the One whose life spans across the perpetuity of the ages,  

10 then the twenty four representatives of the entire co-enthroned, co-seated ekklesia would descend from their thrones and prostrate themselves in the awesome presence of him who forever sits enthroned; the One whose life spans the perpetuity of the ages! And they would worship him and cast their crowns before the throne saying,

11 “Our Lord and our God! You are worthy to take the glory and the honor for the dynamic competence displayed in every detail of all of creation! Yes, everything owes their existence to your resolve and for your pleasure we were created!”  MIRROR

Jonah 2:9 But I’m worshiping you, God, calling out in thanksgiving! And I’ll do what I promised I’d do! Salvation belongs to God!

Ps 100:1 On your feet now — applaud God! 

2 Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.

3 Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep.

4 Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.

5 For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever. MSG

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LET THERE BE LIGHT 5-3-25  VIDEO LIGHT NEVER DIES 2

The most important and most powerful created work of God is light. Without light, there would be no form of life. All miracles begin with the command of God. Let there be light. The light is not sunlight or moonlight or starlight. But the calling down of the presence of the Lord of glory upon our planet without form. The Hebrew word for light means elimination, or lighting. Jesus was and is the term of light of life. He is the light of the world who overcame darkness.

GEN 1:3  And then God announced, “Let there be light,” and light burst forth!

4 And God saw the light as pleasing and beautiful; he used the light to dispel the darkness.  TPT

GEN 1:5 ‘God called the light “Day,” and the darkness “Night.” And so, evening gave way to morning—the first day. ‘  TPT

James 1:17 Without exception God’s gifts are only good; it’s perfection cannot be flawed. They come from above proceeding like light rays from its source, the Father of lights, with whom there is no distortion, or even a shadow of shifting to obstruct, or intercept the light; nor any hint of a hidden agenda.  

18 It was according to the Father’s delightful resolve that he birthed us; giving authentic, incarnate expression to the Word. Just like the first-fruits mirror the harvest, so we mirror the conclusion of his workmanship in the core of our being.  MIRROR

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James 1:17 Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle.  

18 He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures. MSG

Ps 36:9 You’re a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light. MSG

JN 1:1 In the beginning the Living Expression was already there. And the Living Expression was with God, yet fully God.

2 They were together—face-to-face, in the very beginning.

3 And through his creative inspiration this Living Expression made all things, for nothing has existence apart from him!

4 A fountain of life was in him, for his life is light for all humanity.

5 And this Light never fails to shine through darkness—Light that darkness could not overcome!  TPT

JN 1:4  His life is the light that defines our lives. (In his life we discover the light of life.)

5 The darkness was pierced and could not comprehend or diminish this light.  

6 Then there was this man John commissioned by God;

7 his mission was to draw attention to the light of their lives so that what they witnessed in him would cause them to believe.

8 His ministry was not to distract from the light, as if he himself was the light but rather to point out the light Source.

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.   MIRROR

Ex 14:20 The Cloud was now between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. The Cloud enshrouded one camp in darkness and flooded the other with light. The two camps didn’t come near each other all night. 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’ll decide what you want and it will happen; your life will be bathed in light.  MSG

Job 33:28 But God stepped in and saved me from certain death. I’m alive again! Once more I see the light!’  MSG

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Job 33:28 He pulls our souls back from certain destruction so we’ll see the light — and live in the light! MSG

Ps 27:1 Light, space, zest —  that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing. MSG

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PS 27:1 Yahweh is my revelation-light and the source of my salvation. I fear no one!

I’ll never turn back and run, for you, Yahweh, surround and protect me. TPT

2 COR 4:6 The light source is founded in the same God who said, “Light, be!” And light shone out of darkness! He lit the lamp in our understanding so that we may clearly recognize the features of his likeness in the face of Jesus Christ reflected within us.  

7 And now, in the glow of this glorious light and with unveiled faces we discover this treasure where it was hidden all along, in these frail skin-suits made of clay. We did not invent ourselves; we are God’s idea to begin with and the dynamic of his doing and amazing engineering!   MIRROR

JN 8:12 And Jesus continued to say, “I am the light of the world – whoever journeys with me shall not walk in darkness but will radiate the light of life!”  MIRROR

Rom 13:11 But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God.

12 The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed.

13 We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight.

14 Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!  MSG

PS 56:13 For you have saved my soul from death and my feet from stumbling

so that I can walk before the Lord bathed in his life-giving light.  TPT

PS 97:11  For he sows seeds of light within his devoted lovers, and seeds of joy burst forth for the lovers of God!  TPT

Ps 112:4 Light arises in the darkness for the upright, gracious, compassionate, and just [who are in right standing with God].  AMP

Mic 7:8 Don’t, enemy, crow over me. I’m down, but I’m not out. I’m sitting in the dark right now, but God is my light. MSG

Matt 4:16 People sitting out their lives in the dark saw a huge light; Sitting in that dark, dark country of death, they watched the sun come up.

17 This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.”  MSG

Matt 5:14-16  “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill.

15 If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand.

16 Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand — shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.  MSG

Luke 1:78 Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God’s Sunrise will break in upon us,

79 Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace. MSG

LU 11:36  So, with light dispelling every trace of darkness within you, your entire life becomes a beaming, radiant light!   MIRROR

JN 9:5 The repeated presence of my “I-am-ness” in the world is the light of the world! I am the light of the cosmos!”  MIRROR

JN 12:35 Then Jesus said, “Yet a little while the light is in your midst; walk in accordance with the light that you have, [resonate with; echo] then you will not be overtaken by darkness. For the one who walks in darkness has no idea where to go.

36 So long as you have (echo; resonate) the light, live persuaded in the conclusion of light; oh that you might realize your authentic origin as the sons of light!   MIRROR

2 Cor 4:6 It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful. MSG

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.  AMP

EPH 1:18 I pray that your thoughts will be flooded with light and inspired insight; that you will clearly picture his intent in identifying you in him so that you may know how precious you are to him. What God possesses in your redeemed innocence is his treasure and the glorious trophy of his inheritance! You are God’s portion. You are the sum total of his assets and the measure of his wealth!   MIRROR

1 JN 1:7  We are invited to explore the dimensions of the same light that engulfs God; when we see the light in his light, fellowship ignites! In this light, we understand how the blood of Jesus Christ is the removal of every distortion and stain of sin! We are invited to explore the dimensions of the same light that engulfs God; when we see the light in his light, fellowship ignites! In this light, we understand how the blood of Jesus Christ is the removal of every distortion and stain of sin! MIRROR

Eph 5:8 You groped your way through that murk once, but no longer. You’re out in the open now. The bright light of Christ makes your way plain. So no more stumbling around. Get on with it!

9 The good, the right, the true — these are the actions appropriate for daylight hours.

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1 Thess 5:5 For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we do not belong either to the night or to darkness.

6 Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect). AMP

THE COMFORTER IS HERE 5-2-25 VIDEO

Sometimes we are so caught up in the cares of this world that we need help. We need to be comforted so we can trust that everything will be OK. The Father is our comforter in our times of trouble. He never leaves us and is always by our side. 

2 Corinthians 1:3 All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort.

4 He always comes alongside us to comfort us in every suffering so that we can come alongside those who are in any painful trial. We can bring them this same comfort that God has poured out upon us.

5 And just as we experience the abundance of Christ’s own sufferings, even more of God’s comfort will cascade upon us through our union with Christ. TPT

Ps 23:4 ‘Even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have! Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of your love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for you are near.  TPT

Isa 41:10 Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.  MSG

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Isaiah 41:10 Do not yield to fear, for I am always near. Never turn your gaze from me, for I am your faithful God. I will infuse you with my strength and help you in every situation. I will hold you firmly with my victorious right hand.’  TPT

Ps 119:76 Oh, love me — and right now! — hold me tight! just the way you promised.

77 Now comfort me so I can live, really live; your revelation is the tune I dance to. MSG

Isaiah 61:2 am sent to announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace and a time of God’s recompense on his enemies, to comfort all who are in sorrow,

3 to strengthen those crushed by despair who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful bouquet in the place of ashes, the oil of bliss instead of tears,  and the mantle of joyous praise  instead of the spirit of heaviness.  Because of this, they will be known as Mighty Oaks of Righteousness, planted by Yahweh as a living display of his glory. TPT    

Ps 119:50 This is my comfort and consolation in my affliction: that Your word has revived me and given me life. AMP

Rom 15:4 Whatever was written about him includes and represents us. We take instruction and encouragement from his patience, while Scripture is our close companion to remind us of our true spiritual identity. We anticipate the future with delight.  Mirror

Ps 9:9  God’s a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times.

10 The moment you arrive, you relax; you’re never sorry you knocked. MSG ↓↓↓

Ps 9:9  All who are oppressed may come to Yahweh as a high shelter in the time of trouble, a perfect hiding place.

10 For everyone who knows your wonderful name keeps putting their trust in you. They can count on you for help no matter what. O Lord, you will never, no never, neglect those who come to you. TPT

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,

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Jer 31:13 Then will the maidens rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together. For I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow.  AMP

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Jer 31:13 Young women will dance and be happy, young men and old men will join in. I’ll convert their weeping into laughter, lavishing comfort, invading their grief with joy. MSG

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

Isaiah 49:13  Sing for joy, you heavens! Shout, you earth, and rejoice with dancing, shouting, and glee! Burst into joyous songs, you mountains, for Yahweh has comforted his beloved people. He will show tenderness and compassion to his suffering ones. Sing for joy, you heavens! Shout, you earth, and rejoice with dancing, shouting, and glee! Burst into joyous songs, you mountains, for Yahweh has comforted his beloved people. He will show tenderness and compassion to his suffering ones. TPT

Matt 5:4 Blessed and enviably happy [with a happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace] are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted!  AMP

2 Cor 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell (rejoice)! Be strengthened (perfected, completed, made what you ought to be); be encouraged and consoled and comforted; be of the same [agreeable] mind one with another; live in peace, and [then] the God of love [Who is the Source of affection, goodwill, love, and benevolence toward men] and the Author and Promoter of peace will be with you. AMP

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

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

Deut 31:6 “Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second thought because GOD, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you.”

7 Then Moses summoned Joshua. He said to him with all Israel watching, “Be strong. Take courage. You will enter the land with this people, this land that GOD promised their ancestors that he’d give them. You will make them the proud possessors of it.

8 GOD is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t worry.”

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

John 14:25 “I’m telling you these things while I’m still living with you.

26 The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you.

27 I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left — feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.  MSG

John 14:16 I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you.

17 This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you!  MSG

John 15:26 “When the Friend I plan to send you from the Father comes — the Spirit of Truth issuing from the Father — he will confirm everything about me.

27 You, too, from your side must give your confirming evidence, since you are in this with me from the start. MSG

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John 15:26 “And I will send you the Divine Encourager from the very presence of my Father. He will come to you, the Spirit of Truth, emanating from the Father, and he will speak to you about me.

27 And you will tell everyone the truth about me, for you have walked with me from the start.” TPT

1 Peter 5:10 And then, after your brief suffering, the God of all loving grace, who has called you to share in his eternal glory in Christ, will personally and powerfully restore you and make you stronger than ever. Yes, he will set you firmly in place and build you up.

11 And he has all the power needed to do this —forever! Amen. TPT

John 16:7 So let me say it again, this truth: It’s better for you that I leave. If I don’t leave, the Friend won’t come. But if I go, I’ll send him to you.

8 “When he comes, he’ll expose the error of the godless world’s view of sin, righteousness, and judgment:

9 He’ll show them that their refusal to believe in me is their basic sin;

10 that righteousness comes from above, where I am with the Father, out of their sight and control;

11 that judgment takes place as the ruler of this godless world is brought to trial and convicted.

12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t handle them now.

13 But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won’t draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said.

14 He will honor me; he will take from me and deliver it to you. MSG

Jer 31:2  This is the way God put it: “They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing. Israel, out looking for a place to rest,

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!

Ps 56 8 You’ve kept track of all my wandering and my weeping. You’ve stored my many tears in your bottle—not one will be lost. For they are all recorded in your book of remembrance.

9 The very moment I call to you for a father’s help the tide of battle turns and my enemies flee. This one thing I know: God is on my side!

10 I trust in the Lord. And I praise him! I trust in the Word of God. And I praise him!

11 What harm could man do to me? With God on my side, I will not be afraid of what comes. My heart overflows with praise to God and for his promises. I will always trust in him.  TPT

Col 2:2 [For my concern is] that their hearts may be braced (comforted, cheered, and encouraged) as they are knit together in love, that they may come to have all the abounding wealth and blessings of assured conviction of understanding, and that they may become progressively more intimately acquainted with and may know more definitely and accurately and thoroughly that mystic secret of God, [which is] Christ (the Anointed One).  AMP

THE COMFORTER IS HERE 5-2-25 VIDEO

Sometimes we are so caught up in the cares of this world that we need Help help. We need to be comforted so we can trust that everything will be OK. The father is our comforter in our times of trouble. He never leaves us and is always by our side. 

2 Corinthians 1:3 All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort.

4 He always comes alongside us to comfort us in every suffering so that we can come alongside those who are in any painful trial. We can bring them this same comfort that God has poured out upon us.

5 And just as we experience the abundance of Christ’s own sufferings, even more of God’s comfort will cascade upon us through our union with Christ. TPT

Ps 23:4 ‘Even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have! Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of your love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for you are near.  TPT

Isa 41:10 Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.  MSG

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Isaiah 41:10 Do not yield to fear, for I am always near. Never turn your gaze from me, for I am your faithful God. I will infuse you with my strength and help you in every situation. I will hold you firmly with my victorious right hand.’  TPT

Ps 119:76 Oh, love me — and right now! — hold me tight! just the way you promised.

77 Now comfort me so I can live, really live; your revelation is the tune I dance to. MSG

Isaiah 61:2 am sent to announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace and a time of God’s recompense on his enemies, to comfort all who are in sorrow,

3 to strengthen those crushed by despair who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful bouquet in the place of ashes, the oil of bliss instead of tears,  and the mantle of joyous praise  instead of the spirit of heaviness.  Because of this, they will be known as Mighty Oaks of Righteousness, planted by Yahweh as a living display of his glory.  TPT    

Ps 119:50 This is my comfort and consolation in my affliction: that Your word has revived me and given me life. AMP

Rom 15:4 Whatever was written about him includes and represents us. We take instruction and encouragement from his patience, while Scripture is our close companion to remind us of our true spiritual identity. We anticipate the future with delight.  Mirror

Ps 9:9  God’s a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times.

10 The moment you arrive, you relax; you’re never sorry you knocked. MSG ↓↓↓

Ps 9:9  All who are oppressed may come to Yahweh as a high shelter in the time of trouble, a perfect hiding place.

10 For everyone who knows your wonderful name keeps putting their trust in you. They can count on you for help no matter what. O Lord, you will never, no never, neglect those who come to you. TPT

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,

 MSG

Jer 31:13 Then will the maidens rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together. For I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow.  AMP

↓↓↓

Jer 31:13 Young women will dance and be happy, young men and old men will join in. I’ll convert their weeping into laughter, lavishing comfort, invading their grief with joy. MSG

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

Isaiah 49:13  Sing for joy, you heavens! Shout, you earth, and rejoice with dancing, shouting, and glee! Burst into joyous songs, you mountains, for Yahweh has comforted his beloved people. He will show tenderness and compassion to his suffering ones. Sing for joy, you heavens! Shout, you earth, and rejoice with dancing, shouting, and glee! Burst into joyous songs, you mountains, for Yahweh has comforted his beloved people. He will show tenderness and compassion to his suffering ones. TPT

Matt 5:4 Blessed and enviably happy [with a happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace] are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted!  AMP

2 Cor 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell (rejoice)! Be strengthened (perfected, completed, made what you ought to be); be encouraged and consoled and comforted; be of the same [agreeable] mind one with another; live in peace, and [then] the God of love [Who is the Source of affection, goodwill, love, and benevolence toward men] and the Author and Promoter of peace will be with you. AMP

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

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

Deut 31:6 “Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second thought because GOD, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you.”

7 Then Moses summoned Joshua. He said to him with all Israel watching, “Be strong. Take courage. You will enter the land with this people, this land that GOD promised their ancestors that he’d give them. You will make them the proud possessors of it.

8 GOD is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t worry.”

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

John 14:25 “I’m telling you these things while I’m still living with you.

26 The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you.

27 I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left — feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.  MSG

John 14:16 I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you.

17 This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you!  MSG

John 15:26 “When the Friend I plan to send you from the Father comes — the Spirit of Truth issuing from the Father — he will confirm everything about me.

27 You, too, from your side must give your confirming evidence, since you are in this with me from the start. MSG

  ↓↓↓

John 15:26 “And I will send you the Divine Encourager from the very presence of my Father. He will come to you, the Spirit of Truth, emanating from the Father, and he will speak to you about me.

27 And you will tell everyone the truth about me, for you have walked with me from the start.” TPT

1 Peter 5:10 And then, after your brief suffering, the God of all loving grace, who has called you to share in his eternal glory in Christ, will personally and powerfully restore you and make you stronger than ever. Yes, he will set you firmly in place and build you up.

11 And he has all the power needed to do this —forever! Amen. TPT

John 16:7 So let me say it again, this truth: It’s better for you that I leave. If I don’t leave, the Friend won’t come. But if I go, I’ll send him to you.

8 “When he comes, he’ll expose the error of the godless world’s view of sin, righteousness, and judgment:

9 He’ll show them that their refusal to believe in me is their basic sin;

10 that righteousness comes from above, where I am with the Father, out of their sight and control;

11 that judgment takes place as the ruler of this godless world is brought to trial and convicted.

12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t handle them now.

13 But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won’t draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said.

14 He will honor me; he will take from me and deliver it to you. MSG

Jer 31:2  This is the way God put it: “They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing. Israel, out looking for a place to rest,

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!

Ps 56 8 You’ve kept track of all my wandering and my weeping. You’ve stored my many tears in your bottle—not one will be lost. For they are all recorded in your book of remembrance.

9 The very moment I call to you for a father’s help the tide of battle turns and my enemies flee. This one thing I know: God is on my side!

10 I trust in the Lord. And I praise him! I trust in the Word of God. And I praise him!

11 What harm could man do to me? With God on my side, I will not be afraid of what comes. My heart overflows with praise to God and for his promises. I will always trust in him.  TPT

Col 2:2 [For my concern is] that their hearts may be braced (comforted, cheered, and encouraged) as they are knit together in love, that they may come to have all the abounding wealth and blessings of assured conviction of understanding, and that they may become progressively more intimately acquainted with and may know more definitely and accurately and thoroughly that mystic secret of God, [which is] Christ (the Anointed One).  AMP