GOD IS DOING A NEW THING 3-28-25 VIDEO

The God we know is not the One who stands still. He’s always moving forward. He’s going to do and demonstrate a new thing in His church as well as a new thing in your personal life. It’s new wine. It’s interesting that the first public miracle that Jesus did was bringing new wine for a marriage. It represents a new way of seeing things. Seeing yourself and the kingdom. Jesus came to make us brand new. Not like the Pharisees who wanted to remain the same. Old wineskins religion does not move forward till it changes to new wine skins.  He gives us a new heart and a new spirit. You have been made beautiful and brand new.

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

2 Corinthians 5:17 ‘Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.  TPT

JOHN 2:1 Three days later there was a wedding in Cana, a village in Galilee which Jesus’ mother attended.

2 Jesus and his followers were also invited.

3 When Mary learned that they had run out of wine, she informed Jesus.

4 He responded with, “Well Ma’am, that’s their problem – or do you want me to steal the show here at somebody else’s wedding, when my hour of fulfilling my mission has not yet come?

5 Mary proceeded to line up the waiters to assist Jesus, “Do whatever he tells you to!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Luke 5:37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the fresh wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled and the skins will be ruined (destroyed).

38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.  AMP

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Luke 5:37 And you don’t put wine in old, cracked bottles;

38 you get strong, clean bottles for your fresh vintage wine. MSG

MATT 9:16 And who would mend worn-out clothing with new fabric? When the new cloth shrinks it will rip, making the hole worse than before.

17 And who would pour fresh, new wine into an old wineskin? Eventually the wine will ferment and make the wineskin burst, losing everything—the wine is spilled and the wineskin ruined. Instead, new wine is always poured into a new wineskin so that both are preserved.”  TPT

Hos 6:2  In a couple of days we’ll feel better. By the third day he’ll have made us brand-new, Alive and on our feet, fit to face him.

3 We’re ready to study God, eager for God-knowledge. As sure as dawn breaks, so sure is his daily arrival. He comes as rain comes, as spring rain refreshing the ground.”  MSG

Acts 2: 12 Their heads were spinning; which left them totally perplexed about what they were witnessing. They talked back and forth, confused: What’s going on here?

13 Others joked, They’re drunk on cheap wine.

14 Then Peter stood up and began to speak with great liberty,

15 It is only the third hour of the day, so, this cannot be the effect of an intoxication of wine; what you are witnessing, is of a different dimension.

16 This is what was prophesied by Joel.

17 In the conclusion of time says God, from out of myself, I will infuse my Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Indeed, in those days will I infuse my Spirit from my inmost self, upon my male and female bond servants. MIRROR

ACTS 2:12 They all stood there, dumbfounded and astonished, saying to one another, “What is this phenomenon?”

13 But others poked fun at them and said, “They’re just drunk on new wine.”

14 Peter stood up with the eleven apostles and shouted to the crowd. “Listen carefully, my fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem. You need to clearly understand what’s happening here.

15 These people are not drunk like you think they are, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.

16  This is the fulfillment of what was prophesied through the prophet Joel, for God says:

17 ‘This is what I will do in the last days —I will pour out my Spirit on everybody and cause your sons and daughters to prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will experience dreams from God.

18 The Holy Spirit will come upon all my servants, men and women alike, and they will prophesy.  TPT

Joel 3:18 “What a day! Wine streaming off the mountains, Milk rivering out of the hills, water flowing everywhere in Judah, A fountain pouring out of God’s Sanctuary, watering all the parks and gardens!  MSG

ISA 43:18-19  “Stop dwelling on the past. Don’t even remember these former things.

19 I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. Don’t you perceive it?  I will make a way in the wilderness and open up flowing streams in the desert. TPT

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Isa 43:18  “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history.

19 Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. MSG

Rev 21:5  The Enthroned continued, “Look! I’m making everything new. Write it all down — each word dependable and accurate.”

6 Then he said, “It’s happened. I’m A to Z. I’m the Beginning, I’m the Conclusion. From Water-of-Life Well I give freely to the thirsty.

7 Conquerors inherit all this. I’ll be God to them, they’ll be sons and daughters to me. MSG

Lam 3:22 It is because of the Lord’s mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. 

23 They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. 

24 The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him. AMP

Rom 6:4  We were buried therefore with Him by the baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious [power] of the Father, so we too might [habitually] live and behave in newness of life.

5 For if we have become one with Him by sharing a death like His, we shall also be [one with Him in sharing] His resurrection [by a new life lived for God].

6 We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that [our] body [which is the instrument] of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin.  AMP

HEB 10:19  So, fellow family, what the blood of Jesus communicates, seals our immediate access into this ultimate place of sacred encounter, with unashamed confidence.

20 This is the official inauguration of a brand new way of life. The torn flesh of Jesus opened the veil for us. Our own flesh can no longer be a valid excuse to interrupt the expression of the life of our design from within our innermost shrine. MIRROR

Ezek 36:26 I’ll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I’ll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that’s God-willed, not self-willed.

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

EPH 4:23-24  Thus you are habitually renewed in your innermost mind. This will cause you to be completely re-programmed in the way you think about yourself!

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

Eccl 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.  AMP

Matt 4:19 Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass.”

20 They didn’t ask questions, but simply dropped their nets and followed. MSG

Rom 3:21 But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened.

22 The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. MSG

KNOWING GOD FOR WHO HE REALLY IS 3-23-25 VIDEO GRAHAM COOKE KNOW

God wants us to know Him. Not to know Him casually but intimately. He wants us to know that we are safe with Him. He is the great I am. Yahweh. He is ABBA, father. He is a self-sufficient one. Our deliver. The most high. He is our provider. He is our protector. He is the master. He is above all things. He acknowledges his Word above His name. He is His word.

Ex 34:5 God descended in the cloud and took up his position there beside him and called out the name, God.

6 God passed in front of him and called out, “God, God, a God of mercy and grace, endlessly patient — so much love, so deeply true — 

7 loyal in love for a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin. Still, he doesn’t ignore sin. He holds sons and grandsons responsible for a father’s sins to the third and even fourth generation.”  MSG

Ex 6:3  I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as The Strong God, but by my name God (I-Am-Present) I was not known to them.

4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the country in which they lived as sojourners.

5 But now I’ve heard the groanings of the Israelites whom the Egyptians continue to enslave and I’ve remembered my covenant.  MSG

Ex 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: “I am God. I will bring you out from under the cruel hard labor of Egypt. I will rescue you from slavery. I will redeem you, intervening with great acts of judgment.

7 I’ll take you as my own people and I’ll be God to you. You’ll know that I am God, your God who brings you out from under the cruel hard labor of Egypt.

8 I’ll bring you into the land that I promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and give it to you as your own country. I AM God.”  MSG

PS 145:8-9  You’re kind and tenderhearted to those who don’t deserve it and very patient with people who fail you. Your love is like a flooding river overflowing its banks with kindness.

9 God, everyone sees your goodness, for your tender love is blended into everything you do. TPT

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Ps 145:8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness.

9 The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].  AMP

Deut 7:9 Know this: God, your God, is God indeed, a God you can depend upon. He keeps his covenant of loyal love with those who love him and observe his commandments for a thousand generations.  MSG

REV 1:8  The God who is Lord over all things says: I am the Alpha and the Omega – my I-am-ness defines time – I am present, past and future.  MIRROR ↓↓↓

Rev 1:8 The Master declares, “I’m A to Z. I’m The God Who Is, The God Who Was, And The God About To Arrive. I’m the Sovereign-Strong.”  MSG

Gen 1:1 First this: God created the Heavens and Earth — all you see, all you don’t see.

2 Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.

3 God spoke: “Light!” And light appeared. MSG

Ps 19:1 THE HEAVENS declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows and proclaims His handiwork.

2 Day after day pours forth speech, and night after night shows forth knowledge. AMP

James 1:17-18  Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].

18 And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth [as sons] by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures [a sample of what He created to be consecrated to Himself].  AMP

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James 1:17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.MSG

ROM 8:15 Slavery is such a poor substitute for sonship! They are opposites; the one leads forcefully through fear while sonship responds fondly to Abba Father.

16 His Spirit bears joint witness within our spirit to confirm the fact that we began in God.

17 Because we are his offspring, we are 1certainly also his heirs; God himself is our portion and we are his! We are co-heirs in Christ. 2Since we were represented and included in his suffering we equally participate in the glory of his resurrection. MIRROR ↓↓↓

Rom 8:15 This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?”

16 God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children.

17 And we know we are going to get what’s coming to us — an unbelievable inheritnce! 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!  MSG

2 COR 9:8  Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything —every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do. TPT

Ps 18:2 The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my keen and firm Strength in Whom I will trust and take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower.  AMP

Isa 12:2 Behold, God, my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and song; yes, He has become my salvation. AMP

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ISA 12:2  Behold—God is my salvation!  I am confident, unafraid, and I will trust in you.” Yes! The Lord Yah is my might and my melody; he has become my salvation!  TPT

Ps 17:7 Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them.

8 Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings AMP

Gen 22:14  So Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide. And it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it will be provided. AMP

JER 30:17-18  For I, Yahweh, say to you who were once called ‘Outcast,’ I will heal your wounds.  And to you who were once called ‘Forgotten Zion,’ I will restore your health.”

18 Yahweh says: “See, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his families. The city will be rebuilt on its mound with the city fortress in its rightful place. TPT

JER 33:6  ‘“Nevertheless, I will heal them, restore them, and give them prosperity and lasting peace. ‘  TPT

Ex 15:3-4 God is a fighter, pure God, through and through.

4 Pharaoh’s chariots and army he dumped in the sea, The elite of his officers he drowned in the Red Sea. MSG

Isa 42:13 God steps out like he means business. You can see he’s primed for action. He shouts, announcing his arrival; he takes charge and his enemies fall into line. MSG

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

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

2 Thess 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself grant you His peace (the peace of His kingdom) at all times and in all ways [under all circumstances and conditions, whatever comes]. The Lord [be] with you all.

17 I, Paul, write you this final greeting with my own hand. This is the mark and sign [that it is not a forgery] in every letter of mine. It is the way I write [my handwriting and signature].

18 The grace (spiritual blessing and favor) of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with you all. Amen (so be it).   AMP

Ps 138:2 I kneel in worship facing your holy temple and say it again: “Thank you!” Thank you for your love, thank you for your faithfulness; Most holy is your name, most holy is your Word. MSG

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE! 3-21-25 VIDEO

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Jesus tells us in the Gospels how important it is to believe. Believe is to agree in our minds and hearts in something that we have never seen before. To believe that it is true. What our hearts believe is not helped by seeing something outwardly. We believe in trust in God. We must now spread what we believe wherever we go.

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. There was no god before me, and there will be no other god after me. TPT

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Isa 43:10 You are My witnesses, says the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know Me, believe Me and remain steadfast to Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. AMP

Matt 9:28 When Jesus got home, the blind men went in with him. Jesus said to them, “Do you really believe I can do this?” They said, “Why, yes, Master!”  

29 He touched their eyes and said, “Become what you believe.” MSG

DEAD CHILD  Mark 5:22 Then one of the rulers of the synagogue came up, Jairus by name; and seeing Him, he prostrated himself at His feet

23 And begged Him earnestly, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed and live.  AMP

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Mark 5:35 While He was still speaking, there came some from the ruler’s house, who said [to Jairus], Your daughter has died. Why bother and distress the Teacher any further?

36 Overhearing but ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear; only keep on believing.  AMP

Luke 8:50 But Jesus, on hearing this, answered him, Do not be seized with alarm or struck with fear; simply believe [in Me as able to do this], and she shall be made well.   AMP

MARK 9:23 Jesus said to him, “What do you mean ‘if’? If you are able to believe, all things are possible to the believer.”

24 When he heard this, the boy’s father cried out with tears, saying, “I do believe, Lord; help my little faith!”   TPT

MARK 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.”

19 After saying these things, Jesus was lifted up into heaven and sat down at the place of honor at the right hand of God!

20 And the apostles went out announcing the good news everywhere, as the Lord himself consistently worked with them, validating the message they preached with miracle-signs that accompanied them!  TPT

MARK 11:22 Jesus replied, “Let the faith of God be in you!

23 Listen to the truth I speak to you: Whoever says to this mountain with great faith and does not doubt, ‘Mountain, be lifted up and thrown into the midst of the sea,’ and believes that what he says will happen, it will be done.

24 This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—be convinced that you have received it and it will be yours. TPT

JOHN 1:7 his mission was to draw attention to the light of their lives so that what they witnessed in him would cause them to believe (in their original life redeemed again).  MIRROR

John 1:12 But whoever did want him, who believed he was who he claimed and would do what he said, He made to be their true selves, their child-of-God selves.

13 These are the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten. MSG

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 [singular], 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

JOHN 4:42 They said to the woman, now we believe not just because of your word but we have heard for ourselves and can clearly see that this man is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world!  MIRROR

John 5:24 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the person whose ears are open to My words [who listens to My message] and believes and trusts in and clings to and relies on Him Who sent Me has (possesses now) eternal life. And he does not come into judgment [does not incur sentence of judgment, will not come under condemnation], but he has already passed over out of death into life.

25 Believe Me when I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the time is coming and is here now when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear it shall live.  AMP

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! Even your ability to believe is God’s work! Realizing your authentic sonship on exhibit in Jesus is God’s gift to you and cannot be earned!  MIRROR

JOHN 10:37 If I was not doing my Father’s works then you would have reason not to believe me;

38 But if I do, then even if you do not believe me believe the works; then you will understand and be convinced that the Father is in me and I am in him!”  MIRROR

John 11:26 And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”

27 “Yes, Master. All along I have believed that you are the Messiah, the Son of God who comes into the world.”   MSG

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

41 Then they removed the stone from the cave where the dead was laid. Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father I thank you that you have heard me.

42 I am persuaded that you always hear me; but I am saying this for the sake of those who are standing by so that they too may come to believe that you sent me.”

43 And after he spoke these words, he raised his voice and hollered, “Lazarus! Come out!”

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.”  MIRROR

John 14:10   Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you aren’t mere words. I don’t just make them up on my own. The Father who resides in me crafts each word into a divine act.

11 “Believe me: I am in my Father and my Father is in me. If you can’t believe that, believe what you see — these works.

12 The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing but even greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I’ve been doing. You can count on it.

13 From now on, whatever you request along the lines of who I am and what I am doing, I’ll do it. That’s how the Father will be seen for who he is in the Son. I mean it.

14 Whatever you request in this way, I’ll do. MSG

JOHN 17:8 I have given them the very words which you have given me in our conversation, which words they have embraced and have come to know that surely I also proceeded from you and are commissioned by you!  

9 I pray specifically for them – those who know that they are yours to begin with and that you gave them to me. I’m not here to debate with those who still see themselves defined by the world-system!  MIRROR

JOHN 17:20  I do not pray for them exclusively but also for those who would come to believe in me because of their word.

21 That all may be one, exactly as you Father are mirrored in me and I in you, that they also will be exactly mirrored to be one in us – then the entire world will believe and be persuaded about your mission upon my life!   MIRROR

John 20:29 Jesus said, “So, you believe because you’ve seen with your own eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing.”

30 Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book.

31 These are written down so you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing, have real and eternal life in the way he personally revealed it.  MSG

ROM 10:14  But how can people call on him for help if they’ve not yet believed? And how can they believe in one they’ve not yet heard of? And how can they hear the message of life if there is no one there to proclaim it?

15 And how can the message be proclaimed if messengers have yet to be sent? That’s why the Scriptures say: How welcome is the arrival  of those proclaiming the joyful news of peace and of good things to come!  TPT

ROM 10:9 And what is God’s “living message”? It is the revelation of faith for salvation, which is the message that we preach. For if you publicly declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will experience salvation.

10 The heart that believes in him receives the gift of the righteousness of God—and then the mouth confesses, resulting in salvation.

11 For the Scriptures encourage us with these words: “Everyone who believes in him will never be disappointed.”   TPT

A REVIVAL OF HOPE 5-16-25 VIDEO FINALLY

The church is declaring that a great revival is coming to the world. What will it be like? What will it feel like? It will feel like the rain of Hope falling on the world. Hope will flood the Earth and a wave that has never been seen before. Loneliness will be quench by this great rain of Hope. Jesus told His disciples that He would be leaving., and they can’t go with Him. Their hopes were crushed. But then He tells them it’s to make room for them in His Father‘s house. Hope it’s confident expectation of what God is promised and trust in His faithfulness. Hope is secure. It is not wishful thinking.

John 14:1 “Don’t let this throw you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me.

2 There is plenty of room for you in my Father’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you?

3 And if I’m on my way to get your room ready, I’ll come back and get you so you can live where I live. MSG

2 Cor 4:18 There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever. 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!   MIRROR

2 Cor 4:15-18  These little troubles (which are really so transitory) are winning for us a permanent, glorious and solid reward out of all proportion to our pain. For we are looking all the time not at the visible things but at the invisible. The visible things are transitory: it is the invisible things that are really permanent. PHILLIPS

Rom 12:11 Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master,

12 cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. MSG

Rom 15:4 Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it’s written for us. God wants the combination of his steady, constant calling and warm, personal counsel in Scripture to come to characterize us, keeping us alert for whatever he will do next.   MSG

Ps 147:11The Lord takes pleasure in those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy and loving-kindness.  AMP

Prov 23:18 For surely there is a latter end [a future and a reward], and your hope and expectation shall not be cut off.  AMP

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PROV 23:18 Your future is bright and filled with a living hope that will never fade away. TPT

Ps 62:5  God, the one and only —  I’ll wait as long as he says. Everything I hope for comes from him, so why not?

6 He’s solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I’m set for life. MSG

1 Tim 4:10 With a view to this we toil and strive, [yes and] suffer reproach, because we have [fixed our] hope on the living God, Who is the Savior (Preserver, Maintainer, Deliverer) of all men, especially of those who believe (trust in, rely on, and adhere to Him). AMP

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1 TIM 4:10  For the sake of this ministry, we toil tirelessly and are criticized continually, simply because our hope is in the living God. He is the wonderful life-giver of all the children of men, and even more so to those who believe. TPT

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

Phil 1:6 There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears. MSG

Zeph 3:17 Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs. 

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

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

Lam 3:21 But there’s one other thing I remember, and remembering, I keep a grip on hope:

22 God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up.

23 They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness!

24 I’m (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.  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.

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

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 Here’s what Yahweh says to you: “I know all about the marvelous destiny I have in store for you, a future planned out in detail. My intention is not to harm you but to surround you with peace and prosperity and to give you a beautiful future, glistening with hope. Here’s what Yahweh says to you: “I know all about the marvelous destiny I have in store for you, a future planned out in detail. My intention is not to harm you but to surround you with peace and prosperity and to give you a beautiful future, glistening with hope.  TPT

Rom 15:13 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.  AMP

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Rom 15:13  May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace in your faith, that by the power of the Holy Spirit, your whole life and outlook may be radiant with hope. PHILLIPS

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Rom 15:13 Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!  MSG

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ROM 15:13 Now may God, the fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope! TPT

REFRESHMENT COMING FROM THE FATHER TO KNOW OUR PURPOSE  3-14-25

Refreshment occurs in the Old Testament meaning to take a breath. Refreshment from heaven comes so that we can step into our purpose that the Father has for our lives. God is breath and brings refreshment to dryness in our lives. Refreshment is rest.

Acts 3:19 Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, MSG

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

Ps 73:28 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

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PS 73:28 But I’ll keep coming closer and closer to you, Lord Yahweh, for your name is good to me. I’ll keep telling the world of your awesome works, my faithful and glorious God!   TPT

Hos 6:3 We’re ready to study God, eager for God-knowledge. As sure as dawn breaks, so sure is his daily arrival. He comes as rain comes, as spring rain refreshing the ground.”  MSG

PS 23:1 Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough.

2 He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love.  His tracks take me to an oasis of peace near the quiet brook of bliss.

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

Jer 31:25-26 For I will [fully] satisfy the weary soul, and I will replenish every languishing and sorrowful person.

26 Thereupon I [Jeremiah] awoke and looked, and my [trancelike] sleep was sweet [in the assurance it gave] to me.  AMP

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Jer 31:25  I’ll refresh tired bodies; I’ll restore tired souls.

26 Just then I woke up and looked around — what a pleasant and satisfying sleep!MSG

Joel 2:23  Children of Zion, celebrate! Be glad in your God. He’s giving you a teacher to train you how to live right —  Teaching, like rain out of heaven, showers of words to refresh and nourish your soul, just as he used to do. MSG

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

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Job 42:2  “I’m convinced: You can do anything and everything. Nothing and no one can upset your plans.  MSG

Eccl 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.  AMP

ISA 55:10  “As the snow and rain that fall from heaven do not return until they have accomplished their purpose ,soaking the earth and causing it to sprout with new life, providing seed to sow and bread to eat.

11 So also will be the word that I speak; it does not return to me unfulfilled. My word performs my purpose and fulfills the mission I sent it out to accomplish.”  TPT

1 Cor 4:5 So don’t get ahead of the Master and jump to conclusions with your judgments before all the evidence is in. When he comes, he will bring out in the open and place in evidence all kinds of things we never even dreamed of — inner motives and purposes and prayers. Only then will any one of us get to hear the “Well done!” of God.  MSG

Job 27:3  But for as long as I draw breath, and for as long as God breathes life into me,

4 I refuse to say one word that isn’t true. I refuse to confess to any charge that’s false. MSG

Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

John 20:22 And having said this, He breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit!

 Acts 2:1 When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

2 Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force — no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. MSG

 Ezek 37:9  He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘God, the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!'”

10 So I prophesied, just as he commanded me. The breath entered them and they came alive! They stood up on their feet, a huge army. MSG

Job 29:22-24  After I spoke, they’d be quiet, taking it all in.

23 They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in.

24 When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; their faces lit up, their troubles took wing!  MSG

Job 11:18  Full of hope, you’ll relax, confident again; you’ll look around, sit back, and take it easy.

19 Expansive, without a care in the world, you’ll be hunted out by many for your blessing. MSG

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Job 11:18-19 And you shall be secure and feel confident because there is hope; yes, you shall search about you, and you shall take your rest in safety.

19 You shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall sue for your favor.  AMP

Ps 16:9 I’m happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I’m firmly formed.

10 You canceled my ticket to hell —  that’s not my destination!

11 Now you’ve got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I’m on the right way. MSG

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PS 16:9  My heart and soul explode with joy—full of glory! Even my body will rest confident and secure.

10 For you will not abandon me to the realm of death, nor will you allow your Faithful One to experience corruption.

11 Because of you, I know the path of life, as I taste the fullness of joy in your presence. At your right side I experience divine pleasures forevermore!  TPT

Ps 116:7-9  I said to myself, “Relax and rest. God has showered you with blessings.

8 Soul, you’ve been rescued from death; Eye, you’ve been rescued from tears; And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.”

9 I’m striding in the presence of God, alive in the land of the living!  MSG

Matt 11:28-30  “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.

29 Walk with me and work with me — watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.

30 Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”  MSG

2 Cor 12:9 But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!  AMP

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GREATER FAITH 3-9-25 VIDEO

We are in this season in the world where our faith must increase, and our worry and fear must decrease. Greater faith isn’t about how much biblical knowledge you have or how much scripture you can speak. It’s about the amount of faith you have in the living God. During Jesus lifetime here on earth he only mentioned people who had great faith. Without Jesus, greater faith would be impossible. He’s the truth. He’s the way he’s your life and faith. Great faith is God‘s lifelong gift to us.

HEB 11:6 There is no substitute reward for faith. Faith’s return exceeds any other sense of achievement. Faith knows that God is; those who desire to respond to his invitation to draw near, realize by faith that he is life’s most perfect gift. MIRROR

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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

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

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HEB 11:5 Enoch enjoyed God’s favor by faith, in spite of Adam’s fall; he proved that faith defeats death.  MIRROR

ROM 10:17 So, this faith is sourced in discerned hearing; the kind of hearing that recognizes the authentic unveiling of Christ as the fountainhead of faith.  MIRROR

Luke 7:6 Jesus went with them. When he was still quite far from the house, the captain sent friends to tell him, “Master, you don’t have to go to all this trouble. I’m not that good a person, you know. I’d be embarrassed for you to come to my house,

7 even embarrassed to come to you in person. Just give the order and my servant will get well.

8 I’m a man under orders; I also give orders. I tell one soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes; another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

9 Taken aback, Jesus addressed the accompanying crowd: “I’ve yet to come across this kind of simple trust anywhere in Israel, the very people who are supposed to know about God and how he works.”

10 When the messengers got back home, they found the servant up and well. MSG

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Matt 8:5-13 As Jesus entered the village of Capernaum, a Roman captain came up in a panic and said,

6 “Master, my servant is sick. He can’t walk. He’s in terrible pain.”

7 Jesus said, “I’ll come and heal him.”

8 “Oh, no,” said the captain. “I don’t want to put you to all that trouble. Just give the order and my servant will be fine.

9 I’m a man who takes orders and gives orders. I tell one soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes; to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

10 Taken aback, Jesus said, “I’ve yet to come across this kind of simple trust in Israel, the very people who are supposed to know all about God and how he works.

11 This man is the vanguard of many outsiders who will soon be coming from all directions — streaming in from the east, pouring in from the west, sitting down at God’s kingdom banquet alongside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

12 Then those who grew up ‘in the faith’ but had no faith will find themselves out in the cold, outsiders to grace and wondering what happened.”

13 Then Jesus turned to the captain and said, “Go. What you believed could happen has happened.” At that moment his servant became well.  MSG

Matt 15:21 From there Jesus took a trip to Tyre and Sidon.

22 They had hardly arrived when a Canaanite woman came down from the hills and pleaded, “Mercy, Master, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly afflicted by an evil spirit.”

23 Jesus ignored her. The disciples came and complained, “Now she’s bothering us. Would you please take care of her? She’s driving us crazy.”

24 Jesus refused, telling them, “I’ve got my hands full dealing with the lost sheep of Israel.”

25 Then the woman came back to Jesus, went to her knees, and begged. “Master, help me.”

26 He said, “It’s not right to take bread out of children’s mouths and throw it to dogs.”

27 She was quick: “You’re right, Master, but beggar dogs do get scraps from the master’s table.”

28 Jesus gave in. “Oh, woman, your faith is something else. What you want is what you get!” Right then her daughter became well. MSG

MARK 11:23-24  Listen to the truth I speak to you: Whoever says to this mountain with great faith and does not doubt, ‘Mountain, be lifted up and thrown into the midst of the sea,’ and believes that what he says will happen, it will be done.

24 This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—be convinced that you have received it and it will be yours. TPT

EPH 1:19  pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power

20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the heavenly realm!   TPT

EPH 4:13 The purpose of these ministry gifts is to present everyone on par and in oneness of faith; believing exactly what the Son of God believes and knowing accurately what he knows concerning us. Standing face-to-face in equal stature to the measure of the completeness of Christ.  

14 The most dangerous life you can live is an ignorant one. You’re left like an infant on a ship out of control in the waves and winds of the storms of life. The fall of the dice dictates while the deceptive teachings of men and their distracting tricks entertain. MIRROR

John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. MSG

ROM 12:3  His grace gift inspires me to say to you that your thinking must be consistent with everything that is within you according to the measure of faith that God has apportioned to every individual. Let the revelation of redemption shape your thoughts.  MIRROR

Rom 3:3 What if some did not believe and were without faith? Does their lack of faith and their faithlessness nullify and make ineffective and void the faithfulness of God and His fidelity [to His Word]?

4 By no means! Let God be found true though every human being is false and a liar, as it is written, That You may be justified and shown to be upright in what You say, and prevail when You are judged [by sinful men]  AMP

Heb 12:2 Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed — that exhilarating finish in and with God — he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.

3 When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

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Heb 12:12 So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet!

13 Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!  MSG

Heb 12:16 Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite.

17 You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing — but by then it was too late, tears or no tears. MSG

EPH 2:8-9 Your salvation is not a reward for good behavior! It was a grace thing from start to finish; you had no hand in it. Even the gift to believe simply reflects his faith!  

9  If this could be accomplished through any action of yours then there would be ground for boasting. MIRROR

2 TIM 4:7 I have fought an excellent fight. I have finished my full course with all my might and I’ve kept my heart full of faith.

8 There’s a crown of righteousness waiting in heaven for me, and I know that my Lord will reward me on his day of righteous judgment. And this crown is not only waiting for me, but for all who love and long for his unveiling.  TPT

1 Cor 2:3 I was unsure of how to go about this, and felt totally inadequate — I was scared to death, if you want the truth of it — 

4 and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message came through anyway. God’s Spirit and God’s power did it,

5 which made it clear that your life of faith is a response to God’s power, not to some fancy mental or emotional footwork by me or anyone else. MSG

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1 COR 2:3  I stood before you feeling inadequate, filled with reverence for God, and trembling under the sense of the importance of my words.

4 The message I preached and how I preached it was not an attempt to sway you with persuasive arguments but to prove to you the almighty power of God’s Holy Spirit.

5 For God intended that your faith not be established on man’s wisdom but by trusting in his almighty power. TPT

YOU ARE WINNERS! 3-7-25 VIDEO thoughts on trials

Trials and tribulations come into everyone’s life. But with each trial, God has made a way for you to escape. Focus on His plan and not the trial testing

1 COR 10:13 We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously.  TPT

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1 Cor 10:13 No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.  MSG

JAMES 1:2-5 Temptations and contradictions come in different shapes, sizes, and intervals; their intention is always to suck you into their energy field. However, my friends, your joy in who you know you are leads you out triumphantly every time.  

3 Here is the secret: joy is not something you have to fake, it is the fruit of what your faith knows to be true about you! You know that the proof of faith results in a persuasion that remains constant in contradiction.

4 steadfastness provides you with a consistent environment, and so patience prevails and proves your perfection; how entirely whole you are and without any shortfall.

5 The only thing you could possibly lack is wisdom. However, make your request in such a way that you draw directly from the source. God is the origin and author of wisdom; he intertwines your thoughts with good judgment. His gifts are available to all, without regret.  MIRROR

ROM 5:3-5 Our blissful boasting in him remains uninterrupted in times of trouble; we know that pressure reveals patience. Tribulation does not have what it takes to nullify what hope knows we have!

4 Patience provides proof of every positive expectation.

5 This kind of hope does not disappoint; the gift of the Holy Spirit completes our every expectation and ignites the love of God within us like an artesian well.  MIRROR

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Rom 5:3 There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us,

4 and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next.

 5 In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary — we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit! MSG

1 PET 4:12 Beloved friends, if life gets extremely difficult, with many tests, don’t be bewildered as though something strange were overwhelming you.

13 Instead, continue to rejoice, for you, in a measure, have shared in the sufferings of the Anointed One so that you can share in the revelation of his glory and celebrate with even greater gladness!   TPT 

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1 Peter 4:12 Friends, when life gets really difficult, don’t jump to the conclusion that God isn’t on the job.

13 Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner. MSG

ROM 8:28 So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together for good, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose.

29 For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined us from the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him. TPT

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

1 Peter 5:10 The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ — eternal and glorious plans they are! — will have you put together and on your feet for good.

11 He gets the last word; yes, he does. MSG

ROM 8:18  I am convinced that any suffering we endure is less than nothing compared to the magnitude of glory that is about to be unveiled within us.

19 The entire universe is standing on tiptoe, yearning to see the unveiling of God’s glorious sons and daughters!

20 For against its will the universe itself has had to endure the empty futility resulting from the consequences of human sin. But now, with eager expectation,

21 all creation longs for freedom from its slavery to decay and to experience with us the wonderful freedom coming to God’s children.  TPT

1 Peter 1:7-8 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

1 Thess 2:4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the glad tidings (the Gospel), so we speak not to please men but to please God, Who tests our hearts [expecting them to be approved].  AMP

2 Tim 3:12 Anyone who wants to live all out for Christ is in for a lot of trouble; there’s no getting around it.

13 Unscrupulous con men will continue to exploit the faith. They’re as deceived as the people they lead astray. As long as they are out there, things can only get worse.

14 But don’t let it faze you. Stick with what you learned and believed, sure of the integrity of your teachers — 

15 why, you took in the sacred Scriptures with your mother’s milk! There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

16 Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another — showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way.

17 Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.

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ROM 12:11 Do not allow any hesitation to interrupt the rhythm of your zeal; capture the moment; maintain the boiling-point intensity of spirit devotion to the Lord.

12 Delight yourself in the pleasure of expectation; prayer prevails victoriously under pressure.  MIRROR

2 COR 12:7-10 In sharp contrast to these spiritual revelations, the physical pain that I suffered and my severe discomfort momentarily distracted me. It was as if the old mindset of accusation [Satan] persuaded me that this affliction was actually God’s way of keeping me humble.  

8 I almost believed this lie and even implored the Lord three times to remove the thorn from my flesh.

9 Finally it dawned on me that grace is God’s language; he doesn’t speak “thorn-langauge”! He said to me, “My grace elevates you, to be fully content.” And now, instead of being overwhelmed with a sense of my own weakness, he overwhelms me with an awareness of his strength! Oh what bliss to rejoice in the fact that in the midst of my frailties I encounter the dynamic of the grace of God to be my habitation!

10 I now enjoy a delightfully different frame of mind when I encounter things that would normally make me feel frail, whether it be from insults or when I am in situations where I’m forced to do things with my arms twisted behind my back; whether I am persecuted or feel squeezed into claustrophobic spaces. Because of Christ, every time that I encounter weakness I escape into the strength of my I am-ness!  MIRROR

Heb 4:15-16 We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all — all but the sin.

16 So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help. MSG

Phil 4:6-8 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.

8 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious — the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. MSG

 PHIL 4:12-13 I am not defined by abuse or abundance! It might be a different day and a different place, but the secret remains the same; whether I am facing a feast or a fast, a fountain or famine.

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

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PHIL 4:12 I know what it means to lack, and I know what it means to experience overwhelming abundance. For I’m trained in the secret of overcoming all things, whether in fullness or in hunger. And I find that the strength of Christ’s explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty. TPT

Ps 34:17-22  Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you.

18 If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there; if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath.

19 Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time.

20 He’s your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken.

21 The wicked commit slow suicide; they waste their lives hating the good.

22 God pays for each slave’s freedom; no one who runs to him loses out. MSG

HEB 10:35 So don’t lose your bold, courageous faith, for you are destined for a great reward!

36 You need the strength of endurance to reveal the poetry of God’s will and then you receive the promise in full.  TPT

Acts 14:22  putting muscle and sinew in the lives of the disciples, urging them to stick with what they had begun to believe and not quit, making it clear to them that it wouldn’t be easy: “Anyone signing up for the kingdom of God has to go through plenty of hard times.”  MSG

PS 23:4-6  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.

5 You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit;  you give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows.

6 So why would I fear the future? Only goodness and tender love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you! TPT

Mark 4:1-20 Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea [of Galilee]. And a very large crowd gathered around Him, so He got into a boat [anchoring it a short distance out] on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore.

² And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them, ³ “Listen! A sower went out to sow seed;

⁴ and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up. ⁵ Other seed fell on rocks where there was not much soil; and immediately a plant sprang up ^[a]because the soil had no depth.

⁶ And when the sun came up, the plant was scorched; and because it had no root, it dried up and withered away.

⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

⁸ And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].” ⁹ And He said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

¹⁰ As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables,

¹² so that they will continually look but not see, and they will continually hear but not understand, otherwise they might turn [from their rejection of the truth] and be forgiven.”

Explanation

¹³ Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand and grasp the meaning of all the parables?

¹⁴ The sower sows the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation]. ¹⁵ These [in the first group] are the ones along the road where the word is sown; but when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ In a similar way these [in the second group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy [but accept it only superficially];

¹⁷ and they have no real root in themselves, so they endure only for a little while; then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they [are offended and displeased at being associated with Me and] stumble and fall away.

¹⁸ And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

¹⁹ but the worries and cares of the world [the distractions of this age with its worldly pleasures], and the deceitfulness [and the false security or glamour] of wealth [or fame], and the passionate desires for all the other things creep in and choke out the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

SEEKING GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART 2-28-25 VIDEO SECRET PLACE

What does it mean to be a God seeker? There appears to be a difference between a normal Christian and a true God seeker. A God seeker is one who doesn’t just want to hear about God, but to see him for himself. Always pursuing God‘s presence waiting to experience Him. David, in spite of his sin constantly pursued God. David is a great roadmap of how we should live our lives. God actually touched Moses and covered him with His hand.

Deut 10:12 So now Israel, what do you think GOD expects from you? Just this: Live in his presence in holy reverence, follow the road he sets out for you, love him, serve GOD, your God, with everything you have in you, MSG

Deut 4:29 But if from there you will seek (inquire for and require as necessity) the Lord your God, you will find Him if you [truly] seek Him with all your heart [and mind] and soul and life.

30 When you are in tribulation and all these things come upon you, in the latter days you will turn to the Lord your God and be obedient to His voice.

31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God; He will not fail you or destroy you or forget the covenant of your fathers, which He swore to them. AMP

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Deut 4:29 But even there, if you seek God, your God, you’ll be able to find him if you’re serious, looking for him with your whole heart and soul.

30 When troubles come and all these awful things happen to you, in future days you will come back to God, your God, and listen obediently to what he says.

31 God, your God, is above all a compassionate God. In the end he will not abandon you, he won’t bring you to ruin, he won’t forget the covenant with your ancestors which he swore to them.  MSG

LUKE 19:1 On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus had to pass through Jericho.

2 There lived a very wealthy man named Zacchaeus, who supervised all the tax collectors.

3 He was very eager to see Jesus and kept trying to get a look at him through the massive crowd. Since Zacchaeus was a short man and couldn’t see over the heads of the people,

4 he ran on ahead of everyone and climbed up a blossoming fig tree to get a glimpse of Jesus as he passed by.

5 When Jesus got to that place, he looked up into the tree and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry on down, for I must stay at your house today!”

6 So he scurried down the tree and found himself face-to-face with Jesus.

7 As Jesus left to go with Zacchaeus, many in the crowd complained, “Look at this! Of all the people to have dinner with, he’s going to eat in the house of a crook.”

8 Zacchaeus was amazed over his gracious visit to his home and joyously welcomed Jesus. Zacchaeus stood in front of the Lord and said, “Half of all that I own I will give to the poor. And Lord, if I have cheated anyone, I promise to pay them back four times as much as I stole.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Your repentance shows that today life has come to you and your household, and that you are a true son of Abraham.

10 The Son of Man has come to seek out and to give life to those who are lost.”  TPT

JN 3:1 Now amongst them there was a man who was a prominent leader among the Jews, a Pharisee named Nicodemus.

2 He came to see Jesus under the cover of the night and said to him, “Rabbi, it is clear for all of us to see that you come from God as a Teacher – the signs you perform are proof that God is with you! No one is able to do these signs you do if they are not in union with God.

3 Jesus answered him emphatically; no one would even be able to recognize anything as coming from God’s domain unless they are born from above to begin with! The very fact that it is possible to perceive that I am in union with God, as a human being, reveals mankind’s genesis from above!  MIRROR

PS 22:26 For the Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he saw the Messiah, the Anointed One of God.

27 Keeping his promise, the Holy Spirit led Simeon to be in the temple court at the very moment Jesus’ parents entered to fulfill the requirement of the sacrifice.

28 Simeon cradled the baby in his arms and praised God and prophesied:

29-31“Lord and Master, I am your loving servant and now I can die content, for you have fulfilled your promise to me. With my own eyes I have seen your Word,

the Savior you sent into the world.  TPT

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

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

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

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

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

30  And my eyes have seen your salvation!  MIRROR

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

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

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

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Acts 13:22 God removed him from office and put King David in his place, with this commendation: ‘I’ve searched the land and found this David, son of Jesse. He’s a man whose heart beats to my heart, a man who will do what I tell him.’

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

Job 42:5  I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand — from my own eyes and ears!

6 I’m sorry — forgive me. I’ll never do that again, I promise! I’ll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor.” MSG

Ex 33:18  Moses said, “Please. Let me see your Glory.”

19 God said, “I will make my Goodness pass right in front of you; I’ll call out the name, God, right before you. I’ll treat well whomever I want to treat well and I’ll be kind to whomever I want to be kind.”

20 God continued, “But you may not see my face. No one can see me and live.”

21 God said, “Look, here is a place right beside me. Put yourself on this rock.

22 When my Glory passes by, I’ll put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with my hand until I’ve passed by.

23 Then I’ll take my hand away and you’ll see my back. But you won’t see my face.” MSG

Ps 9:10 And they who know Your name [who have experience and acquaintance with Your mercy] will lean on and confidently put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek (inquire of and for) You [on the authority of God’s Word and the right of their necessity].  AMP

Ps 27:4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple.   

5 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; in the secret place of His tent will He hide me; He will set me high upon a rock.

6 And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me; in His tent I will offer sacrifices and shouting of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; have mercy and be gracious to me and answer me!

8 You have said, Seek My face [inquire for and require My presence as your vital need]. My heart says to You, Your face (Your presence), Lord, will I seek, inquire for, and require [of necessity and on the authority of Your Word].

9 Hide not Your face from me; turn not Your servant away in anger, You Who have been my help! Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation!  AMP

Ps 105:4 Seek, inquire of and for the Lord, and crave Him and His strength (His might and inflexibility to temptation); seek and require His face and His presence [continually] evermore. AMP

Isa 55:6 Seek God while he’s here to be found, pray to him while he’s close at hand. MSG

Jer 29:13  “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,

14 I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” God’s Decree. “I’ll turn things around for you. I’ll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you” — God’s Decree — “bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it. MSG

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

34 “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. MSG

LUKE 11:9 So what I’m saying to you is this, in prayer, it is the same, simple principle! Ask and it shall be given you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened for you.

10 This is not just true for you as my friends [like in the parable], it is true even for those who are still total strangers to the Father’s goodness! Everyone who asks will receive, and whoever searches will find and whoever knocks, the door will be opened!  MIRROR

Luke 12:31 Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

32 Don’t be afraid of missing out. You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself.  MSG

Acts 17:27 So that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him, although He is not far from each one of us. AMP

Rom 8:7 Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing.

8 And God isn’t pleased at being ignored. MSG

COL 3:1  See yourselves co-raised with Christ! Now ponder with persuasion the consequence of your co-inclusion in him. Relocate yourselves mentally! Engage your thoughts with throne room realities where you are co-seated with Christ in the executive authority of God’s right hand.

2 Becoming affectionately acquainted with throne room thoughts will keep you from being distracted again by the earthly [soul-ruled] realm.  MIRROR

THE REALITY OF BEING IN THE SPIRIT 2-23-25 VIDEO HOLY SPIRIT BY DAVID 2

From the very beginning of creation till now, it was always God‘s intention was that we would be Spirit like He is. To be in the Spirit means you are more conscious of God and the things of God and His presence rather than the things of this world. Just like our Creator, we are Spirit and where the Spirit is there is freedom. John was able to receive by the Holy Spirit Divine revelation beyond ordinary perception. He John received revelation light. Living light in the Spirit. He was no longer on Patmos, but translated into heaven. Through the Spirit we do not sin. It was the Holy Spirit, who came upon Mary to make her pregnant with the very life of Jesus. Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Gen 1:26  God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”

27 God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. MSG

Gen 2:7 Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being.  AMP

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, in Christ, is reflected within us! The Spirit articulated of the Lord engineers this radical transformation; we are led from an inferior mind-set to the revealed endorsement of our authentic identity,   MIRROR

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

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2 COR 3:18 We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.  TPT

John 6:63 It is the Spirit Who gives life [He is the Life-giver]; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever [there is no profit in it]. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life.  AMP

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John 6:63 The Spirit can make life. Sheer muscle and willpower don’t make anything happen. Every word I’ve spoken to you is a Spirit-word, and so it is life-making. MSG

REV 1:10 I was in a spiritual trance where I witnessed the Day of the Lord. I heard a loud voice behind me, clear and distinct, like the sound of a trumpet!   MIRROR

JOHN 14:26 The Holy Spirit is about to become your close companion, sent by my Father in my name to represent me, to teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have spoken to you. Thus my word will continue to find a voice in you.   MIRROR

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John 14:26 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. MSG

JN 4:23-24 From now on, worshiping the Father will not be a matter of the right place but with a right heart. For God is a Spirit, and he longs to have sincere worshipers who adore him in the realm of the Spirit and in truth.” TPT

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JOHN 4:24  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

GAL 5:16 I conclude: engage your spirit to be the dominant influence in your daily walk and see how it defeats the cravings of flesh.  

17 While the law of works still features in your mind, it is a catalyst to disaster; you are caught in the middle of a war zone, wanting to do the things that you desire by design, but finding the flesh in strong resistance to what the spirit desires.    

18 To be acquainted with the prompting of your spirit [faith] is to be free from the law [of personal performance.]  MIRROR

ROM 8:26  The Spirit also sighs within us with words too deep for articulation, assisting us in our prayers when we struggle to know how to pray properly. When we feel restricted in our flesh, he supersedes our clumsy efforts and hits bulls-eye every time.

27 He who scrutinizes the heart understands the intention of the spirit. His intercession for the saints is consistent with the blue-print purpose of God.  

The Spirit also sighs within us with words too deep for articulation, assisting us in our prayers when we struggle to know how to pray properly. When we feel restricted in our flesh, he supersedes our clumsy efforts and hits bulls-eye every time.   MIRROR

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Rom 8:26 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.  MSG

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

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Gal 5:25 Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. MSG

Eph 3:14 My response is to get down on my knees before the Father,

15 this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth.

16 I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit — not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength — 

17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love,  MSG

Rom 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.  

12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh.  AMP  ↓↓↓

ROM 8:11 Our union with Christ further reveals that because the same Spirit that awakened the body of Jesus from the dead inhabits us, we equally participate in his resurrection. In the same act of authority whereby God raised Jesus from the dead, he co-restores your body to life by his indwelling Spirit.  

12 We owe flesh nothing.  MIRROR

1 COR 12:3 Holy Spirit will never distract from Jesus or prompt anyone to dishonor Christ; Holy Spirit will always magnify Jesus!  MIRROR

LUKE 1:34  And Mary asked the Messenger, “So how can this be possible while I am still a virgin?”

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

Luke 1:41  When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, MSG

LUKE 4:14   Then Jesus, armed with the Holy Spirit’s power, returned to Galilee, and his fame spread throughout the region.

15 He taught in the synagogues and they glorified him. TPT

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

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

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

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

Acts 1:5 For John baptized with water, but not many days from now you shall be baptized with (placed in, introduced into) the Holy Spirit. AMP

Acts 1:7 He told them, “You don’t get to know the time. Timing is the Father’s business.

8 What you’ll get is the Holy Spirit. And when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, all over Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the world.”

9 These were his last words. As they watched, he was taken up and disappeared in a cloud.  MSG

Rom 5:5 In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary — we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!  MSG