WE ARE THE WORD  3-6-22  VIDEO SPOKEN WORD JESUS IS 2  DISK 2

We are the word in human form that now dwell among mankind We are now the living Word. Jesus was the Word made flesh. The Word was not written or spoken but simply had a face-to-face with God. But then Jesus Christ came. And the Word remains and it cannot be broken. We are the Word that became alive and more powerful now than a two edged sword. So what was the Word they had become and preached? It’s the gospel.

Deut 30:12 It is not [a secret laid up] in heaven, that you should say, Who shall go up for us to heaven and bring it to us, that we may hear and do it?

13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, Who shall go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear and do it?

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

15 See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil.  AMP

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Deut 30:12  It’s not on a high mountain — you don’t have to get mountaineers to climb the peak and bring it down to your level and explain it before you can live it.

13 And it’s not across the ocean — you don’t have to send sailors out to get it, bring it back, and then explain it before you can live it.

14 No. The word is right here and now — as near as the tongue in your mouth, as near as the heart in your chest. Just do it!

15 Look at what I’ve done for you today: I’ve placed in front of you Life and Good Death and Evil.  MSG

Rom 10:8 So what exactly was Moses saying? The word that saves is right here,

as near as the tongue in your mouth, as close as the heart in your chest. It’s the word of faith that welcomes God to go to work and set things right for us. This is the core of our preaching.

9 Say the welcoming word to God — “Jesus is my Master” — embracing, body and soul, God’s work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That’s it. You’re not “doing” anything; you’re simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That’s salvation.

10 With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: “God has set everything right between him and me!” MSG

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

9 Now your salvation is realized! Your own words echo God’s voice. The unveiling of the masterful act of Jesus forms the words in your mouth, inspired by the conviction in your heart that God indeed raised him from the dead.  MIRROR

Ps 33:4 For God’s Word is solid to the core; everything he makes is sound inside and out.  MSG

Ps 33:6 The skies were made by God’s command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out.  MSG

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Psalms 33:6 All he had to do was speak by his Spirit-Wind command, and God created the heavenlies. Filled with galaxies and stars, the vast cosmos he wonderfully made. TPT

Isa 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.  AMP

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

24 For all flesh (mankind) is like grass, and all its glory (honor) like [the] flower of grass. The grass withers and the flower drops off,

25 But the Word of the Lord (divine instruction, the Gospel) endures forever. And this Word is the good news which was preached to you. AMP

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Peter 1:23-25 For through the eternal and living Word of God you have been born again. And this “seed” that he planted within you can never be destroyed but will live and grow inside of you forever. For:

²⁴Human beings are frail and temporary, like grass, and the glory of man fleeting

like blossoms of the field. The grass dries and withers and the flowers fall off,

²⁵but the Word of the Lord endures forever! And this is the Word that was announced to you!  TPT

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1 PET 1:23 This co-resurrection-new-birth does not compare to the fading qualities of that which is produced by the perishable seed of the carnal works- and performance-based mindsets. The indestructible living seed of the word of God conceives resurrection life within you; this life is equal to its source. 

24 ”All flesh is grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades,

25 but the word of our God is risen for ever. This word is the exact same message of the glad tidings announced by the Prophets and now proclaimed unto you!  MIRROR

JN 1:1 To go back to the very beginning, is to find the Word already present there; face to face with God. The one mirrors the other! The Word is I am; God’s eloquence echoes and concludes in him. The Word equals God. MIRROR

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

John 15:3 The words I have spoken over you have already cleansed you.

4 So you must remain in life-union with me, for I remain in life-union with you. For as a branch severed from the vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to mine. TPT

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JOHN 15:3 Your personal pruning and dressing already happened in our conversation; The word made flesh in my person and language is how the Father prepares and sets you up for fruit bearing.

4 Our seamless union, you in me and I in you, is pictured in the vine: the shoot cannot bear fruit outside of this union. In its abiding in the vine, fruit happens naturally – as with your abiding in me. MIRROR

JOHN 10:34 Jesus said, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said you are gods?’  

35 He called them gods, when they encountered the word of God face to face; and the prophetic dynamic of Scripture does not dissolve in time! MIRROR

2 COR 2:17  We are not competing with those who have added their price tag to the gospel. Our conversation has its source in Christ; we communicate from the transparent innocence of a face to face encounter with God. MIRROR

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2 Cor 2:17 For we are not, like so many, [like hucksters making a trade of] peddling God’s Word [shortchanging and adulterating the divine message]; but like [men] of sincerity and the purest motive, as [commissioned and sent] by God, we speak [His message] in Christ (the Messiah), in the [very] sight and presence of God. AMP

Luke 4:22 And all spoke well of Him and marveled at the words of grace that came forth from His mouth; and they said, Is not this Joseph’s Son? AMP

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

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Hebrews 4:12 (For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, like a two-mouthed sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts. TPT

JN 6:63 It is the Spirit that quickens the poetry of life – the flesh (muscle and willpower) is useless without the spirit. The words that I speak unto you they are spirit and life! I communicate from a different dimension and perspective giving voice and substance to every prophetic shadow and purpose.   MIRROR

John 3:34 “The One whom God has sent to represent him will speak the words of God, because God has poured out upon him the fullness of the Holy Spirit without limitation. TPT

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JN 3:34  For the one sent from God communicates God’s gift language from the limitless resource of the Spirit.  MIRROR

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak the Word of God with freedom and boldness and courage. AMP

Acts 6:7 God’s word reigned supreme and kept spreading. The number of Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem quickly grew and increased by the day. Even a great number of Jewish priests became believers and were obedient to the faith! TPT

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

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Acts 8:4 Now those who were scattered abroad went about [through the land from place to place] preaching the glad tidings, the Word [the doctrine concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God].  AMP

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Acts 8:4 Although the believers were scattered by persecution, they preached the wonderful news of the word of God wherever they went.

5 Philip traveled to a Samaritan city and preached to them the wonderful news of the Anointed One.

⁶The crowds were eager to receive Philip’s message and were persuaded by the many miracles and wonders he performed.

⁷Many demon-possessed people were set free and delivered as evil spirits came out of them with loud screams and shrieks, and many who were lame and paralyzed were also healed.

⁸This resulted in an uncontainable joy filling the city! TPT

Acts 12:24 Meanwhile, the ministry of God’s Word grew by leaps and bounds. MSG

Acts 13:45 When the Jewish leaders saw the size of the crowds, vicious jealousy filled their hearts and they rose up to oppose what Paul was teaching. They insulted him and argued with him over everything he said.

⁴⁶Yet Paul and Barnabas did not back down. Filled with courage, they boldly replied, “We were compelled to bring God’s message first to you Jews. But seeing you’ve rejected this message and refuse to embrace eternal life, we will focus instead on the nations and offer it to them.

⁴⁷This will fulfill what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have destined you to become a beacon light for the nations and release salvation to the ends of the earth!’ ”

⁴⁸When the non-Jewish people in the crowd heard these words, they were thrilled and they honored the word of the Lord. All who believed that they were destined to experience eternal life received the message.

⁴⁹God’s word spread like wildfire throughout the entire region. TPT

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

Romans 10:17 Faith, then, is birthed in a heart that responds to God’s anointed utterance of the Anointed One. TPT

1 COR 15:2 In this gospel you realized your salvation; the words I spoke echoed in your hearts; I now desire to reinforce your faith in order to erase any possible grounds for doubt.

3 I fully included you in the message I embrace with my whole being. Of first importance is the fact that the death that Jesus died for our sins was in exact fulfillment of the promise recorded in Scripture.

4 Also his burial and third day resurrection were accurately foretold.  MIRROR

Eph 1:13 In Him you also who have heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation, and have believed in and adhered to and relied on Him, were stamped with the seal of the long-promised Holy Spirit.

14 That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it — to the praise of His glory.  AMP

Phil 2:16  Holding out [to it] and offering [to all men] the Word of Life, so that in the day of Christ I may have something of which exultantly to rejoice and glory in that I did not run my race in vain or spend my labor to no purpose. AMP

COL 1:25 I am an administrator in God’s economy; my mission is to make his word known to you with utmost clarity.

26 Mankind’s most sought after quest, the mystery which has remained elusive and concealed for ages and generations, is now fully realized in our redeemed innocence.   MIRROR

1 Thess 2:13 And we also [especially] thank God continually for this, that when you received the message of God [which you heard] from us, you welcomed it not as the word of [mere] men, but as it truly is, the Word of God, which is effectually at work in you who believe [exercising its superhuman power in those who adhere to and trust in and rely on it].  AMP

APPOINTED PURPOSE 3-4-2022  VIDEO APPOINTED PURPOSE 222 #5

In the midst of very difficult things that are going on in the world, people are saying these are the last days etc. We must release that God, Jehovah, has an appointed purpose for his people. He has a plan. A way of escape. he has a purpose as why we are alive at this time. Appointed mean something decided before hand. To ordain, to establish or decree by command. Purpose means the reason for which something is creative the Father has appointed times and seasons. Jesus announced the appointed time of the kingdom. Every member of the body of Christ has an appointed purpose given by the father. You’ve been appointed and called by God for a particular purpose

Est 4:14 If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” NLB

Ps 71:3 Be to me a rock of refuge in which to dwell, and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually resort, which You have appointed to save me, for You are my Rock and my Fortress.  AMP

Jer 1:10  See, I have this day appointed you to the oversight of the nations and of the kingdoms to root out and pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. AMP 

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Jer 1:10  See what I’ve done? I’ve given you a job to do among nations and governments — a red-letter day! Your job is to pull up and tear down, take apart and demolish, And then start over, building and planting.”  MSG

Hab 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day. AMP

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

Mark 1:15 “Time’s up! God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message.”   MSG

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Mark 1:15 “His message was this: “At last the fulfillment of the age has come! It is time for God’s kingdom to be experienced in its fullness! Turn your lives back to God and put your trust in the hope-filled gospel!””  TPT

ACTS 1:7-8 “He answered, “The Father is the one who sets the fixed dates and the times of their fulfillment. You are not permitted to know the timing of all that he has prepared by his own authority. But I promise you this—the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and you will be seized with power. You will be my messengers to Jerusalem, throughout Judea, the distant provinces —even to the remotest places on earth!””

Luke 22:29 And as My Father has appointed a kingdom and conferred it on Me, so do I confer on you [the privilege and decree],

30 That you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. AMP

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LUKE 22:29 “I am promising you the kingdom that the Father has promised me.”   

30 “We will celebrate in this kingdom and you will feast with me at my table. And each of you will be given a throne, twelve thrones in all, and you will be made rulers on thrones to judge the tribes of Israel.””  TPT

John 3:28 You yourselves are my witnesses [you personally bear me out] that I stated, I am not the Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), but I have [only] been sent before Him [in advance of Him, to be His appointed forerunner, His messenger, His announcer].  AMP

John 15:16 You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you. AMP

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JOHN 15:16 I did not begin in you; you began in me! I am not your idea; you are mine! I have strategically positioned you in order that you may abound in much fruit bearing, wherever life leads you – fruit that would ceaselessly continue this same incarnate life of union with me! From within this place, anything you desire has already been granted you by my Father.  MIRROR

Acts 22:10 And I asked, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord answered me, Get up and go into Damascus, and there it will be told you all that it is destined and appointed for you to do.  AMP

Matt 16:17 Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven.

18 And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, Petros — a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra — a huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it].  

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven.  AMP  ▼▼▼

MATT 16:17-19 “Jesus replied, “You are favored and privileged Simeon, son of Jonah! For you didn’t discover this on your own, but my Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you. I give you the name Peter, a stone. And this rock will be the bedrock foundation on which I will build my church—my legislative assembly, and the power of death will not be able to overpower it! I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.””  TPT

Rom 14:17 [After all] the kingdom of God is not a matter of [getting the] food and drink [one likes], but instead it is righteousness (that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and [heart] peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. AMP

1 Corinthians 12:28  “God has placed in the church the following: First apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those with gifts of miracles, gifts of divine healing, gifts of revelation knowledge, gifts of leadership, and gifts of different kinds of tongues.”  TPT

Isa 43:1  But now, God’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob,

the One who got you started, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine.  MSG

PS 139:5  “You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way, and in kindness you follow behind me to spare me from the harm of my past. You have laid your hand on me!”  TPT

Psalms 139:14-16  “I thank you, God, for making me so mysteriously complex! Everything you do is marvelously breathtaking. It simply amazes me to think about it! How thoroughly you know me, Lord! You even formed every bone in my body when you created me in the secret place; carefully, skillfully you shaped me from nothing to something.”

¹⁶ You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book. TPT

Ephesians 1:10  “And because of God’s unfailing purpose, this detailed plan will reign supreme through every period of time until the fulfillment of all the ages finally reaches its climax—when God makes all things new in all of heaven and earth through Jesus Christ.

11 Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as his own inheritance. Before we were even born, he gave us our destiny; that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in his heart. God’s purpose was that we Jews, who were the first to long for the messianic hope, would be the first to believe in the Anointed One and bring great praise and glory to God!”  TPT

ROM 8:28 Meanwhile we know that the love of God causes everything to mutually contribute to our advantage. His Master Plan is announced in our original identity.  MIRROR   ▼▼▼

Rom 8:28 We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.  AMP

1 Thessalonians 5:9  “For God has not destined us for wrath but to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.”  TPT

Heb 12:1 THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us, AMP

Proverbs 16:4 The Lord works everything together to accomplish his purpose.

Even the wicked are included in his plans— he sets them aside for the day of disaster.  TPT

Proverbs 19:21 A person may have many ideas concerning God’s plan for his life,

but only the designs of God’s purpose will succeed in the end.  TPT

Eccl 3:1  TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:  AMP

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 46:10  From the very beginning telling you what the ending will be, All along letting you in on what is going to happen, Assuring you, ‘I’m in this for the long haul, I’ll do exactly what I set out to do,’   MSG

JOHN 6:40 And this is the desire of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son, through his eyes, and finds the conclusion of their persuasion in him, will resonate (echo) the life of the ages! And I will raise him up in the final day!  MIRROR

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John 6:40 For this is My Father’s will and His purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] at the last day.  AMP

John 14:28 “You’ve heard me tell you, ‘I’m going away, and I’m coming back.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I’m on my way to the Father because the Father is the goal and purpose of my life. MSG

MONEY IS AS MUCH SPIRITUAL AS IT IS PHYSCAL 2-27-22 VIDEO IT’S MY $$$

Money is as much spiritual as it is physical! The bank of mammon versus the bank of God. The Bank of mammon is the love of money itself, and is built on the belief that money satisfies your needs. The bank of God says the money you have received, made, or has been given if invested if used for his purposes will multiply 100 fold. An example is Abels offering became a voice that we still hear today. Because Abel gave from his heart. Stewardship is the management of somebody else’s wealth. We are called to be good stewards, to store up treasures in heaven. Live in peace with your money through God’s economy and receive his abundance as you make room for his purposes. He will turn your downturns into upturned.

LUKE 16:10 Integrity is the same principle in any context; whether it be in something really small and seemingly insignificant, or in something of extreme importance and consequence. If someone cannot be trusted with little, detail things, they will not be entrusted with big things.

11 Being unfaithful with unrighteous mamon, disqualifies you to be entrusted with true riches.

12 So, if you cannot be trusted in stewarding what belongs to someone else, your reputation will stop others giving to you and your life remains one of a slave rather than an owner.

13 Not even a domestic worker can be employed by two masters; their devotion will be apparent – it can only be the money or the boss! The one will be despised and the other loved; the one clung to while the other is scorned. It is not possible to be a bond-friend of God and mamon at the same time.  MIRROR

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LUKE 16:10 ““The one who faithfully manages the little he has been given will be promoted and trusted with greater responsibilities. But those who cheat with the little they have been given will not be considered trustworthy to receive more.”

11 “If you have not handled the riches of this world with integrity, why should you be trusted with the eternal treasures of the spiritual world?”

12 “And if you’ve not proven yourself faithful with what belongs to another, why should you be given wealth of your own?”

13 “It is impossible for a person to serve two masters at the same time. You will be forced to love one and reject the other. One master will be despised and the other will have your loyal devotion. Your choice between God and the wealth of this world is no different. You must enthusiastically love one and definitively reject the other.””  TPT

MATT 6:31““So then, forsake your worries! Why would you say, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’”

32 “For that is what the unbelievers chase after. Doesn’t your heavenly Father already know the things your bodies require?”

33 ““So above all, constantly seek God’s kingdom and his righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly.”

34  “Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself.”” TPT

Prov 10:22  God’s blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God. MSG

Deut 8:17 And beware lest you say in your [mind and] heart, My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.

18 But you shall [earnestly] remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.   AMP

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Deut 8:17 If you start thinking to yourselves, “I did all this. And all by myself. I’m rich. It’s all mine!” —  

18 well, think again. Remember that God, your God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors — as it is today.  MSG

Acts 10:4 And he, gazing intently at him, became frightened and said, What is it, Lord? And the angel said to him, Your prayers and your [generous] gifts to the poor have come up [as a sacrifice] to God and have been remembered by Him.  AMP

Acts 10:30 And Cornelius said, This is now the fourth day since about this time I was observing the ninth hour (three o’clock in the afternoon) of prayer in my lodging place; [suddenly] a man stood before me in dazzling apparel,

31 And he said, Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and harkened to, and your donations to the poor have been known and preserved before God [so that He heeds and is about to help you].

32 Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is surnamed Peter; he is staying in the house of Simon the tanner by the seaside.

33 So at once I sent for you, and you [being a Jew] have done a kind and courteous and handsome thing in coming. Now then, we are all present  AMP

MK 14:6 “Jesus said to them, “Leave her alone! Why are you so critical of this woman? She has honored me with this beautiful act of kindness.”

7 “You will always have the poor, whom you can help whenever you want, but you will not always have me.”

8 “When she poured the fragrant oil over me, she was preparing my body in advance of my burial. She has done all that she could to honor me.”

9 “I promise you that as this wonderful gospel spreads all over the world, the story of her lavish devotion to me will be mentioned in memory of her.””  TPT

LUKE 12:42  Jesus replied with yet another parable, Who, would you say, qualifies to be appointed as the trusted and thoughtful house manager in the absence of the Lord of the house? He would be in charge of the health and wellbeing of the family, preparing and serving their proper diets in due season.

43 How blessed is that bond-friend who his master find fully occupied when he suddenly arrives at the house.

44 Surely he would promote him to have oversight of all his property.

45 Then, there is this other bond-servant who reasons within himself that his master is not coming back in the near future; he starts beating the boy and girl-slaves, and eats and drinks himself into a drunken stupor.

46 Then, suddenly his master shows up and and 1cuts him off from his position of influence and trust.  MIRROR

LUKE 12:16 He then told them the following parable, A certain man’s fields were yielding abundant crops.

17 He then reasoned within himself, plotting what to do with such a large harvest.

18 Ah, he reckoned, here’s what I’ll do! I will demolish the old granaries and build much bigger and better barns wherein I may gather and treasure all my grain and belongings!

19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have a lot of good things in store, enough to go on a permanent vacation! You might as well indulge and begin the feast right now, eat and drink your fill. Endless merriness awaits you!

20 But God said to him, “You obviously did not think this through! Tonight you die, then who does it all belong to?”   

21 [This is the typical dilemma of a person whose treasure is reduced to his own ability to accumulate things for himself in order to define him, rather than discovering his wealth in God.] MIRROR

MATT 6:19 ““Don’t keep hoarding for yourselves earthly treasures that can be stolen by thieves. Material wealth eventually rusts, decays, and loses its value.”

20  “Instead, stockpile heavenly treasures for yourselves that cannot be stolen and will never rust, decay, or lose their value.” 

21 “For your heart will always pursue what you esteem as your treasure.”  TPT

1 TIM 6:17 “To all the rich of this world, I command you not to be wrapped in thoughts of pride over your prosperity, or rely on your wealth, for your riches are unreliable and nothing compared to the living God. Trust instead in the one who lavishes upon us all good things, fulfilling our every need.”   

18 “Remind the wealthy to be rich in remarkable works of extravagant generosity, willing to share with others.” 

19  “These spiritual investments will provide a beautiful foundation for their lives and secure for them a great future, as they lay their hands upon the meaning of true life.” TPT

Acts 4:33 And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all.

34 Nor was there a destitute or needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses proceeded to sell them, and one by one they brought (gave back) the amount received from the sales

35 And laid it at the feet of the apostles (special messengers). Then distribution was made according as anyone had need.  AMP

LUKE 12:30 “People everywhere seem to worry about making a living, but your heavenly Father knows your every need and will take care of you.”

31 “As you passionately seek his kingdom, above all else, he will supply your needs.”

32 “So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving Father joyously gives you his kingdom with all its promises!”

33 ““Now, go and sell what you have and give to those in need; you will be making deposits in your account in heaven, an account that will never be taken from you. Your gifts will become a secure and unfailing treasure, deposited in heaven forever.”

 34 “Where you deposit your treasure, that is where you fix your thoughts—and your heart will long to be there also.”” TPT

The events of the book of Haggai took place relatively late in Old Testament history – about 1500 years after Abraham, about 1000 years after Moses, and about 500 years after King David. God had recently delivered them from captivity so they were celebrating. They were in revival mode. The people were building a temple to praise God, but they got discouraged and left it undone for 15 years. They became self absorbed concentrated on their own homes and lives. Now Haggai comes on the scene.

Hag 1:5 Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways and set your mind on what has come to you.

6 You have sown much, but you have reaped little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but you do not have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages has earned them to put them in a bag with holes in it.   AMP

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Hag 2:6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake and make tremble the [starry] heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land; 

7 And I will shake all nations and the desire and the precious things of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of hosts. 

8 The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine, says the Lord of hosts.

9 The latter glory of this house [with its successor, to which Jesus came] shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place will I give peace and prosperity, says the Lord of hosts.  AMP

Gen 8:22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.  AMP

2 COR 9:10 “This generous God who supplies abundant seed for the farmer, which becomes bread for our meals, is even more extravagant toward you. First he supplies every need, plus more. Then he multiplies the seed as you sow it, so that the harvest of your generosity will grow.” 

11 “You will be abundantly enriched in every way as you give generously on every occasion, for when we take your gifts to those in need, it causes many to give thanks to God.”  TPT  ▼▼▼

2 COR 9:10 The inventor of seed and bread is also the one who supplies and multiplies your resources and increases the harvest of your righteousness!  

11 You are mutually enriched in every possible sense of the word and inseparably joined to one another in an undivided heart, without any hidden agenda. And together we, the conduit of your gifts, will set the stage for a joyous grace celebration to God!  MIRROR

Prov 23:5 Will you set your eyes upon wealth, when [suddenly] it is gone? For riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.  AMP

Matt 5:42 Give to him who keeps on begging from you, and do not turn away from him who would borrow [at interest] from you.  AMP

Matt 10:8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely (without pay) you have received, freely (without charge) give. AMP

LUKE 18:21 The wealthy leader replied, “These are the very things I’ve been doing for as long as I can remember.””

22 ““Ah,” Jesus said, “there’s still one thing you’re missing in your life.” “What is that?” asked the man. “You must go and sell everything you own and give all the proceeds to the poor so you will have eternal treasures. Then come and follow me.””

23 “These words devastated the rich leader, for he was extremely wealthy.”

24 “Jesus saw his disappointment, and looking right at him said, “It is next to impossible for those who have everything to enter into God’s kingdom.”  TPT

Mark 10:23 And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, With what difficulty will those who possess wealth and keep on holding it enter the kingdom of God!  AMP

LUKE 18:29 “Jesus replied, “Listen to my words: anyone who leaves his home behind and chooses God’s kingdom over wife, children, parents, and family, it will come back to him many more times in this lifetime. And in the age to come, he will inherit even more than that—he will inherit eternal life!””  TPT

LUKE 6:38 Gift language beats reward language by far! This is the 1mirror-measure! Your giving reflects your source – a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they pour into your laps! MIRROR

Acts 20:33 I coveted no man’s silver or gold or [costly] garments.

34 You yourselves know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs and those [of the persons] who were with me.

35 In everything I have pointed out to you [by example] that, by working diligently in this manner, we ought to assist the weak, being mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, It is more blessed (makes one happier and more to be envied) to give than to receive.  AMP

2 COR 9:7 Every individual must thoroughly think this through in their own heart, not with thoughts of possible regret or out of a legalistic sense of duty! The agape-love of God inspires extravagance of hilarious proportions!  MIRROR

Prov 10:22  The blessing of the Lord — it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it].  AMP

THE GOD WHO SEES US 2-25-22  VIDEO GRAHAM COOKE GOD SEES YOU

El Roi- The God who sees me and watches over me. We are never out of His sight. He watches over us constantly so that we are never alone. He promises to never leave us. God keeps us and He never slumbers.

Gen 16:7 An angel of God found her beside a spring in the desert; it was the spring on the road to Shur.

8 He said, “Hagar, maid of Sarai, what are you doing here?” She said, “I’m running away from Sarai my mistress.”

9 The angel of God said, “Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse.”  MSG

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Gen 16:13 She answered God by name, praying to the God who spoke to her, “You’re the God who sees me!” “Yes! He saw me; and then I saw him!”

14 That’s how that desert spring got named “God-Alive-Sees-Me Spring.” That spring is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.  MSG

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Gen 16:13 So she called the name of the Lord Who spoke to her, You are a God of seeing, for she said, Have I [not] even here [in the wilderness] looked upon Him Who sees me [and lived]? Or have I here also seen [the future purposes or designs of] Him Who sees me?

14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi [A well to the Living One Who sees me]; it is between Kadesh and Bered.  AMP

Job 34:21 For [God’s] eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.  AMP   ▼▼▼

Job 34:21 “He has his eyes on every man and woman. He doesn’t miss a trick. MSG

Ps 34:15  God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan. MSG

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Psalms 34:15  “The Lord sees all we do; he watches over his friends day and night. His godly ones receive the answers they seek whenever they cry out to him.”  TPT

Prov 5:21 Mark well that God doesn’t miss a move you make; he’s aware of every step you take. MSG

Job 36:7 He withdraws not His eyes from the righteous (the upright in right standing with God); but He sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted. AMP

Ps 33:18 Watch this: God’s eye is on those who respect him, the ones who are looking for his love.  MSG

Ps 139:16 Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared

before I’d even lived one day.  MSG

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Psalms 139:16  “You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book.” TPT

Prov 15:3  The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.  AMP

2 Chron 16:9 God is always on the alert, constantly on the lookout for people who are totally committed to him. You were foolish to go for human help when you could have had God’s help. Now you’re in trouble — one round of war after another.”  MSG

1 John 5:18 We know [absolutely] that anyone born of God does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice committing sin, but the One Who was begotten of God carefully watches over and protects him [Christ’s divine presence within him preserves him against the evil], and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or touch [him].

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1 JN 5:18 What was made absolutely clear is that whoever is begotten of God cannot be a distorted image of God! Likeness begets likeness. Jesus did not come to reveal the “otherness” of God, but his likeness in human form. There is nothing wrong with mankind’s design, neither with their salvation! To see one’s true revealed and now redeemed genesis in God, is to treasure the person you really are by his divine engineering and to remain unstained in your thoughts by the “I am not-Tree system.”   MIRROR

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

Heb 13:5 Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] 

6 So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?  AMP

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Heb 13:5 Don’t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, “I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,”

6 we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I’m fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me? MSG

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HEB 13:5  Don’t give money a prominent place in your thoughts; realize that what you already have is priceless! He has said that he will never quit on you or abandon you! This is reason enough for total and continual contentment!

6 What he said concerning us gives our confession the edge; we boldly echo Scripture, “The Lord is for me, I cannot be afraid of anything that anyone could possibly do to harm me.”  MIRROR

Prov 3:4 Earn a reputation for living well in God’s eyes and the eyes of the people. MSG

Isa 51:16 I teach you how to talk, word by word, and personally watch over you, Even while I’m unfurling the skies, setting earth on solid foundations, and greeting Zion: ‘Welcome, my people!'” MSG

1 Kings 9:3  And God said to him, “I’ve listened to and received all your prayers, your ever-so-passionate prayers. I’ve sanctified this Temple that you have built: My Name is stamped on it forever; my eyes are on it and my heart in it always.  MSG

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1 Cor 3:16-17 Don’t you realise that you yourselves are the temple of God, and God’s Spirit lives in you? God will destroy anyone who defiles his temple, for his temple is holy – and that is exactly what you are!  PHILLIPS

PS 121:3 He will guard and guide me, never letting me stumble or fall. God is my keeper; he will never forget nor ignore me.

4 He will never slumber nor sleep; he is the Guardian-God for his people, Israel.

5 Yahweh himself will watch over you; he’s always at your side to shelter you safely in his presence.

6 He’s protecting you from all danger both day and night.

7 He will keep you from every form of evil or calamity as he continuously watches over you.

8 You will be guarded by God himself. You will be safe when you leave your home, and safely you will return. He will protect you now, and he’ll protect you forevermore!” TPT

PS 17:8 “Protect me from harm; keep an eye on me as you would a child who is reflected in the twinkling of your eye. Yes, hide me within the shelter of your embrace, under your outstretched wings.

9 Protect me there from all my foes. For there are many who surround my soul to completely destroy me.” TPT

Psalms 32:8-9 “I hear the Lord saying, “I will stay close to you, instructing and guiding you along the pathway for your life. I will advise you along the way and lead you forth with my eyes as your guide. So don’t make it difficult; don’t be stubborn when I take you where you’ve not been before. Don’t make me tug you and pull you along. Just come with me!””  TPT

Psalms 33:18 “The eyes of the Lord are upon even the weakest worshipers who love him— those who wait in hope and expectation for the strong, steady love of God.” TPT

Isa 43:4 Because you are precious in My sight and honored, and because I love you, I will give men in return for you and peoples in exchange for your life.  AMP

Acts 7:20 At this juncture Moses was born, and was exceedingly beautiful in God’s sight. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house;  AMP

Ps 18:24 Therefore has the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness (my uprightness and right standing with Him), according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.  AMP

Eph 1:4  Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.  AMP

EPH 1:4 He associated us in Christ before the fall of the world! Jesus is God’s mind made up about us! He always knew in his love that he would present us again face-to-face before him in blameless innocence. MIRROR

1 Thess 3:13 So that He may strengthen and confirm and establish your hearts faultlessly pure and unblamable in holiness in the sight of our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) with all His saints (the holy and glorified people of God)! Amen, (so be it)!  AMP

GETTING BACK WHAT WAS STOLEN 2-18-2022 VIDEO TODD BB TESTIMONY 2A

Jesus said the thief comes to kill steal and destroy, but I have come to give you life and life more abundantly. 2022 is a season of restoration and hope.

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

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

ISA 61:3  To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom, a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display his glory. MSG

Isa 61:6 But you’ll have the title “Priests of God,” honored as ministers of our God.

You’ll feast on the bounty of nations, you’ll bask in their glory.

7 Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt,

Your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever.

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

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

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

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Isa 61:6 But you shall be called the priests of the Lord; people will speak of you as the ministers of our God. You shall eat the wealth of the nations, and the glory [once that of your captors] shall be yours.  

7 Instead of your [former] shame you shall have a twofold recompense; instead of dishonor and reproach [your people] shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double [what they had forfeited]; everlasting joy shall be theirs.

8 For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and wrong with violence or a burnt offering. And I will faithfully give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant or league with them.

9 And their offspring shall be known among the nations and their descendants among the peoples. All who see them [in their prosperity] will recognize and acknowledge that they are the people whom the Lord has blessed.  AMP

Mark 10:29 Jesus said, Truly I tell you, there is no one who has given up and left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for My sake and for the Gospel’s

30 Who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life.  AMP

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

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.

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 heart overflows.

6  So why would I fear the future? For your goodness and 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

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Ps 23:3 He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him — not for my earning it, but] for His name’s sake.

4 Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.

6 Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.  AMP

Isa 33:5  The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation).

6 And there shall be stability in your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His. AMP

John 1:16 For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift [heaped] upon gift.  AMP

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

2 Cor 9:8 God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you’re ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done.

9 As one psalmist puts it, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out.

10 This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God,

11 wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God. MSG

Psalms 72:7  “In the days of his reign the righteous will spring forth with the abundance of peace and prosperity forevermore.” TPT

Ephesians 3:20  “Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.”  TPT

Ps 80:3 Restore us again, O God; and cause Your face to shine [in pleasure and approval on us], and we shall be saved!  AMP

Joel 1:10 The field is laid waste, the ground mourns; for the grain is destroyed, the new juice [of the grape] is dried up, the oil fails. AMP

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Joel 1:12  Vineyards dried up, fig trees withered, Pomegranates, date palms, and apple trees — deadwood everywhere! And joy is dried up and withered in the hearts of the people.  MSG

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

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

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

Jer 33:11  But the time is coming when you’re going to hear laughter and celebration, marriage festivities, people exclaiming, “Thank God-of-the-Angel-Armies. He’s so good! His love never quits,” as they bring thank offerings into God’s Temple. I’ll restore everything that was lost in this land. I’ll make everything as good as new.’ I, God, say so. MSG

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

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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

1 Cor 15:45 We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit.

46 Physical life comes first, then spiritual —  

47 a firm base shaped from the earth, a final completion coming out of heaven.

48 The First Man was made out of earth, and people since then are earthy; the Second Man was made out of heaven, and people now can be heavenly.

49 In the same way that we’ve worked from our earthy origins, let’s embrace our heavenly ends. MSG

2 Corinthians 5:19  “In other words, it was through the Anointed One that God was shepherding the world, not even keeping records of their transgressions, and he has entrusted to us the ministry of opening the door of reconciliation to God.” TPT

James 5:11 What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You’ve heard, of course, of Job’s staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That’s because God cares, cares right down to the last detail. MSG

1 PET 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. TPT

1 Sam 2:8  He puts poor people on their feet again; he rekindles burned-out lives with fresh hope, Restoring dignity and respect to their lives — a place in the sun! For the very structures of earth are God’s; he has laid out his operations on a firm foundation.   MSG

Deut 30:3 God, your God, will restore everything you lost; he’ll have compassion on you; he’ll come back and pick up the pieces from all the places where you were scattered. MSG

Titus 3:6  Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously.

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

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TITUS 3:6 Holy Spirit is the extravagant Administrator of the salvation of Jesus Christ; gushing forth within us like an artesian well.

7 His grace vindicates our innocence. We have also become heirs to the life that we have always longed for, the life of the ages. MIRROR

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COUNT IT ALL JOY? REALLY? 2-13-22 VIDEO GOD SPOKEN WORD 2

In the midst a very trying and painful circumstances we are told to count it all joy. It is because these trials or circumstances do not have the final authority over God or in the Kingdom of Heaven. The Bible is filled with the testimonies of ordinary men and women who lived in hard times. They faced many losses, but still realize that there was more to life than anything the world had to offer. Testimony means the evidence orally spoken about some higher success supernatural in origin that changed natural circumstances.

David chosen to be King was hated by Saul. But he was promised he would always have a family member as King on the throne. Jesus came from his tribe.

JAMES 1:2 My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can!

³ For you know that when your faith is testedit stirs up in you the power of endurance.

⁴ And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking. TPT

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JAMES 1:2 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. MIRROR  

Gen 17:5 Nor shall your name any longer be Abram [high, exalted father]; but your name shall be Abraham [father of a multitude], for I have made you the father of many nations.  AMP

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Gen 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son? AMP

ROM 4:13 Righteousness by faith and not righteousness by law prompted the promise when God announced to Abraham that he would father those who would inherit the world. It is again a matter of embracing a gift rather than receiving a reward for keeping the law. MIRROR

ROM 4:18 Faith gave substance to hope when everything seemed hopeless; the words, “so shall your seed be” conceived in him the faith of fatherhood.

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

HEB 6:15 And so Abraham continued in patience and secured the promise. MIRROR  ▼▼▼

Heb 6:15 And so it was that he [Abraham], having waited long and endured patiently, realized and obtained [in the birth of Isaac as a pledge of what was to come] what God had promised him.   AMP

Heb 11:12 So from one man, though he was physically as good as dead, there have sprung descendants whose number is as the stars of heaven and as countless as the innumerable sands on the seashore.  AMP

Gen 37:5 Now Joseph had a dream and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him still more. 

6 And he said to them, Listen now and hear, I pray you, this dream that I have dreamed: 

7 We [brothers] were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright, and behold, your sheaves stood round about my sheaf and bowed down! 

8 His brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? Or are you going to have us as your subjects and dominate us? And they hated him all the more for his dreams and for what he said. 

9 But Joseph dreamed yet another dream and told it to his brothers [also]. He said, See here, I have dreamed again, and behold, [this time not only] eleven stars [but also] the sun and the moon bowed down and did reverence to me! 

10 And he told it to his father [as well as] his brethren. But his father rebuked him and said to him, What is the meaning of this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow down ourselves to the earth and do homage to you?  AMP

Gen 42:6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s [half] brothers came and bowed themselves down before him with their faces to the ground.  AMP

Gen 45:4 And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they did so. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt!  AMP

Heb 11:20 [With eyes of] faith Isaac, looking far into the future, invoked blessings upon Jacob and Esau. AMP

Heb 11:29 [Urged on] by faith the people crossed the Red Sea as [though] on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed up [by the sea].  AMP

HEB 11:32 And so the list of faith-heroes continues. There is not enough time to tell the stories of Gideon and Barak and Sampson and Jephtah, of David, Samuel and the Prophets.

33 These are they who conquered kingdoms by faith. They accomplished righteousness by that same faith and thus secured the promise. By faith they shut the mouths of lions.

34 Their faith extinguished powerful fires. They escaped from fierce battles. They were empowered in spite of their frailty. They became heroes in battle and caused hostile armies to flee before them.

35 By faith women received their children back from the dead. Others were severely tortured for their faith and refused to accept release when it was offered them on condition that they would renounce their opinions. To have accepted deliverance then could have saved their lives, but their faith saw a more honorable and glorious resurrection.

36 Still others were mocked and ridiculed for their faith: they were beaten up, shackled and imprisoned.

37 While some were stoned to death, others  were sawn asunder with a wood saw. There were yet others who were tempted by the promise of possible release from torture, and then were brutally slaughtered with the sword. Many became wandering refugees with nothing but sheep and goatskins for clothing. They lost everything and were harassed and tormented.

38 The world did not realize their worth. These faith-heroes were often driven from their homes and forced to live in the deserts and mountains; sleeping like animals in caves and holes in the ground.

39 Their lives were trophies to their faith, as the substance of what was visualized by their hope, and the evidence of things their natural eyes never saw.

40 God saw the perfect picture in us; we now complete the history of their lives.MIRROR

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HEB 12:1 So now the stage is set for us: all these faith-heroes cheer us on; they are the cloud of witnesses; as it were, like a great multitude of spectators in the amphitheater. This is our moment. As with an athlete who is determined to win, it would be silly to carry any baggage of the old law-system that would weigh one down. Make sure you do not get your feet clogged up with sin-consciousness. Become absolutely streamlined in faith. Run the race of your spiritual life with total persuasion.

2  Look away from the shadow dispensation of the law and the Prophets and fix your eyes upon Jesus. He is the fountainhead and conclusion of faith. He saw the joy [of mankind’s salvation] when he braved the cross and despised the shame of it. As the executive authority of God he now occupies the highest seat of dominion to endorse mankind’s innocence!  MIRROR

Acts 20:22 And now, you see, I am going to Jerusalem, bound by the [Holy] Spirit and obligated and compelled by the [convictions of my own] spirit, not knowing what will befall me there — 

23 Except that the Holy Spirit clearly and emphatically affirms to me in city after city that imprisonment and suffering await me.

24 But none of these things move me; neither do I esteem my life dear to myself, if only I may finish my course with joy and the ministry which I have obtained from [which was entrusted to me by] the Lord Jesus, faithfully to attest to the good news (Gospel) of God’s grace (His unmerited favor, spiritual blessing, and mercy).  AMP

JN 16:20 During this brief time of my apparent absence you will mourn and grieve but while the religious world rejoices, your pain will give birth to joy! MIRROR

Neh 8:9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, This day is holy to the Lord your God; mourn not nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the Law.

10  Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold.   AMP

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 5:11 “But let them all be glad, those who turn aside to hide themselves in you. May they keep shouting for joy forever! Overshadow them in your presence as they sing and rejoice. Then every lover of your name will burst forth with endless joy.”

12 “Lord, how wonderfully you bless the righteous. Your favor wraps around each one and covers them under your canopy of kindness and joy.” TPT

PS 51:12 Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joyin every breakthrough you bring to me. Hold me close to you with a willing spirit that obeys whatever you say.
¹³ Then I can show other guilty oneshow loving and merciful you are. They will find their way back home to you, knowing that you will forgive them. TPT

Ps 71:23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to You, and my inner being, which You have redeemed. AMP

Isa 12:3 Therefore with joy will you draw water from the wells of salvation. AMP

ISA 30:18 For this reason the Lord is still waiting to show his favor to you so he can show you his marvelous love. He waits to be gracious to you. He sits on his throne ready to show mercy to you. For Yahweh is the Lord of justice, faithful to keep his promises. Overwhelmed with bliss are all who will entwine their hearts in him, waiting for him to help them.
¹⁹ Yes, the people of Zion who live in Jerusalem will weep no more. How compassionate he will be when he hears your cries for help! He will answer you when he hears your voice!²⁰ Even though the Lord may allow you to go through a season of hardship and difficulty, he himself will be there with you. He will not hide himself from you, for your eyes will constantly see him as your Teacher. TPT

ISA 51:11 Do it again! Those Yahweh has set free will return to Zion and come celebrating with songs of joy! They will be crowned with never-ending joy! Gladness and joy will overwhelm them; despair and depression will disappear! TPT

Matt 25:23 His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys. AMP

JN 15:11  I have spoken these things unto you so that my joy will continuously infuse you – you don’t have to invent your own if you can tap into mine! This is the ultimate bliss! MIRROR

JN 16:23 In that day of your awakening to our inseparable union, you shall ask me no more questions; instead you should certainly ask the Father directly in my name, knowing that my name represents the extent of all the Father has already accomplished on mankind’s behalf and he will happily grant you your requests and take all questions of possible doubt or uncertainty out of the equation.  

24 Until now you have not required anything in my name – when you realize what is yours in my name, then make your requests and lay a hold of that so that your joy may burst its banks!  MIRROR

Acts 13:52 And the disciples were continually filled [throughout their souls] with joy and the Holy Spirit.  AMP

Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me; neither do I esteem my life dear to myself, if only I may finish my course with joy and the ministry which I have obtained from [which was entrusted to me by] the Lord Jesus, faithfully to attest to the good news (Gospel) of God’s grace (His unmerited favor, spiritual blessing, and mercy). AMP

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

FAITHFULNESS 2-11-2022 VIDEO HEIDI FATHFUL 222

Faithfulness is loyalty, steadfastness, even during hard times when you don’t understand why something has happened. Faithfulness is a characteristic of God he will keep his word no matter what. We too must be faithful no matter what. This faithfulness we demonstrate stops the enemy from attacking us.

Lam 3:20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.

21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:

22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends!  His mercies never cease.

23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.

24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” NLT

Ps 119:81 My soul languishes and grows faint for Your salvation, but I hope in Your word.  AMP

Ps 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the Rock and firm Strength of my heart and my Portion forever.  AMP

Job 19:25  Still, I know that God lives — the One who gives me back my life —

and eventually he’ll take his stand on earth.  MSG during his hardest times Job spoke

Hab 2:4 “Look at the proud: he is inwardly not upright; but the righteous will attain life through trusting faithfulness. CJB  LIFE “to preserve alive”

Ps 31:5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.  AMP

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Ps 31:5 I’ve put my life in your hands. You won’t drop me, you’ll never let me down. MSG

Luke 22:41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw and knelt down and prayed,

42 Saying, Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done.

43 And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him in spirit. AMP

HEB 5:7 When he faced the horror of his imminent death, he presented his plea to God in an outburst of agonizing emotion and with tears. He prayed with urgent intent to be delivered from death, knowing God’s power was saving him and that he enjoyed God’s full attention – he had a firm grip on the prophetic word.

8 Acquainted with sonship he was in the habit of hearing from above; what he heard distanced him from the effect of what he had suffered.

9 By his perfect hearing he forever freed mankind to hear what he had heard. MIRROR

Psalms 36:5 But you, O Lord, your mercy-seat love is limitless, reaching higher than the highest heavens. Your great faithfulness is infinite, stretching over the whole earth.

6 Your righteousness is unmovable, just like the mighty mountains. Your judgments are as full of wisdom as the oceans are full of water. Your tender care and kindness leave no one forgotten, not a man or even a mouse. TPT  

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Ps 36:5 God’s love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic,

6 His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost;

Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.  MSG

Psalms 57:10 Your love is so extravagant it reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness so astonishing it stretches to the sky! TPT

PS 89:1 “This forever-song I sing of the gentle love of God! Young and old alike will hear about your faithful, steadfast love—never failing!”

 2 “Here’s my chorus: “Your mercy grows through the ages. Your faithfulness is firm, rising up to the skies.””   TPT

Deut 7:9 Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations,  AMP

Psalms 91:4 His massive arms are wrapped around you, protecting you. You can run under his covering of majesty and hide. His arms of faithfulness are a shield keeping you from harm.  TPT

Isa 25:1 O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things, even purposes planned of old [and fulfilled] in faithfulness and truth.  AMP

Hab 2:4 Look at the proud; his soul is not straight or right within him, but the [rigidly] just and the [uncompromisingly] righteous man shall live by his faith and in his faithfulness.    AMP

Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, AMP

1 Thess 5:24 “The one who calls you by name is trustworthy and will thoroughly complete his work in you.” TPT

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1 THESS 5:24 You are defined by the faith of God; you are his poetry!  MIRROR

2 Cor 1:21 But it is God Who confirms and makes us steadfast and establishes us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and has consecrated and anointed us [enduing us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit];

22 [He has also appropriated and acknowledged us as His by] putting His seal upon us and giving us His [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as the security deposit and guarantee [of the fulfillment of His promise].  AMP

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2 Cor 1:21 “Now, it is God himself who has anointed us. And he is constantly strengthening both you and us in union with Christ.”

22 “He knows we are his since he has also stamped his seal of love over our hearts and has given us the Holy Spirit like an engagement ring is given to a bride—a down payment of the blessings to come!” TPT

1 Cor 1:8 “He will keep you steady and strong to the very end, making your character mature so that you will be found innocent on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

9 “God is forever faithful and can be trusted to do this in you, for he has invited you to co-share the life of his Son, Jesus, the Anointed One, our King!”  TPT

1 Tim 1:12 “My heart spills over with thanks to God for the way he continually empowers me, and to our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, who found me trustworthy and who authorized me to be his partner in this ministry.” TPT

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

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

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

2 Tim 2:13 “But even if we are faithless, he will still be full of faith, for he never wavers in his faithfulness to us!” TPT

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2 TIM 2:13 Our unbelief does not change what God believes; he cannot contradict himself!  MIRROR

Luke 16:10 ““The one who faithfully manages the little he has been given will be promoted and trusted with greater responsibilities. But those who cheat with the little they have been given will not be considered trustworthy to receive more.” 

11”If you have not handled the riches of this world with integrity, why should you be trusted with the eternal treasures of the spiritual world?”

12 “And if you’ve not proven yourself faithful with what belongs to another, why should you be given wealth of your own?” TPT

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 Your situation is not unique! Every human life faces contradictions! Here is the Good News: God believes in your freedom! He has made it possible for you to triumph in every situation that you will ever encounter!  MIRROR

1 Cor 1:9  God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that. MSG

1 Thess 5:24  The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it! MSG

Jer 15:19 Therefore thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah]: If you return [and give up this mistaken tone of distrust and despair], then I will give you again a settled place of quiet and safety, and you will be My minister; and if you separate the precious from the vile [cleansing your own heart from unworthy and unwarranted suspicions concerning God’s faithfulness], you shall be My mouthpiece. [But do not yield to them.] Let them return to you — not you to [the people].

20 And I will make you to this people a fortified, bronze wall; they will fight against you, but they will not prevail over you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, says the Lord.

21 And I will deliver you out of the hands of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the palms of the terrible and ruthless tyrants.  AMP

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

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

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

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

22 Go easy on those who hesitate in the faith.

23 Go after those who take the wrong way. Be tender with sinners, but not soft on sin. The sin itself stinks to high heaven.

24 And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating —  

25 to our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and now, and to the end of all time. Yes. MSG

FACE TO FACE WITH GOD 2-6-2022  VIDEO seek his face Bill Johnson 2

The Lord is wanting to encounter you face-to-face. One face-to-face encounter with God can change a persons life forever. In the old testament it was a fear that if you ever saw the Lord face-to-face you would die. We now behold Jesus face to face because of his blood and our righteousness through him. Gods face is revealed in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the upper room. Everyone in that room was permanently changed.

1 Cor 13:12 We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!  MSG

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1 COR 13:12 There was a time of suspense, when everything we saw was merely mirrored in the prophetic word, like in an enigma; but then I gaze face-to-face that I may know me, even as I have always been known!  MIRROR

Ex 33:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Moses returned to the camp, but his minister Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the [temporary prayer] tent.   AMP

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Ex 33:20 But, He said, You can not see My face, for no man shall see Me and live. 

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Num 14:14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are in the midst of this people [of Israel], that You, Lord, are seen face to face, and that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.  AMP

2 COR 3:7 Because of its prophetic purpose even the old administration of death, carved in stone evidenced a glimpse of glory; for a brief moment the face of Moses shone with such brilliance that the people of Israel could not even look at his face. The fact that the glory reflected in Moses was brief and fading confirmed that the ministry of the letter had a “sell by” date and that it was destined to be brought to nought.

8 How much more radiant would the ministry of the Spirit be.

9 If the ministry of condemnation had a glimpse of glory, the glory that the ministry of righteousness now communicates is beyond comparison!

10 What seemed glorious and important at the time has been reduced to total obscurity and irrelevance.

11 The fragile and fading glory of the flesh is dwarfed into insignificance by the unfading glory of the Spirit!

12 Our every expectation is fulfilled; therefore, we speak with clarity and conviction!  

13 What we say is so unlike Moses who had to keep Israel in suspense with a veiled face; they did not realize that this arrangement would never suffice to secure their standing before God. In essence the letters on stone confirmed their death. All that they could see was the futility of the law of works; how entirely useless their best attempts would be to match the life of their design.

14 Since the time of Moses until this very day their minds remain calloused and veiled. They are kept in suspense without realizing that there is no glory left in the law:   reading the Old Covenant without understanding that Christ is the fulfillment of Scripture is a complete waste of time. Only in discovering our union with Christ is the veil removed and do we realize that the old system is rendered entirely useless.

15 In the meantime nothing seems to have changed; the same veil continues to blindfold the hearts of people whenever Moses is read.

16 The moment anyone returns to the Lord the veil is gone!

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 4transformation; we are led from an inferior mind-set to the revealed endorsement of our authentic identity. MIRROR

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2 Corinthians 3:7 Even the ministry that was characterized by chiseled letters on stone tablets came with a dazzling measure of glory, though it produced death. The Israelites couldn’t bear to gaze on the glowing face of Moses because of the radiant splendor shining from his countenance—a glory destined to fade away.

8Yet how much more radiant is this new and glorious ministry of the Spirit that shines from us!

9 For if the former ministry of condemnation was ushered in with a measure of glory, how much more does the ministry that imparts righteousness far excel in glory.

10 What once was glorious no longer holds any glory because of the increasingly greater glory that has replaced it.

11 The fading ministry came with a portion of glory, but now we embrace the unfading ministry of a permanent impartation of glory.

12 So then, with this amazing hope living in us, we step out in freedom and boldness to speak the truth.

13 We are not like Moses, who used a veil to hide the glory to keep the Israelites from staring at him as it faded away.

14 Their minds were closed and hardened, for even to this day that same veil comes over their minds when they hear the words of the former covenant. The veil has not yet been lifted from them, for it is only eliminated when one is joined to the Messiah.

15 So until now, whenever the Old Testament is being read, the same blinding comes over their hearts.

16 But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see.

17 Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom.

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

Ps 17:15 And me? I plan on looking you full in the face. When I get up, I’ll see your full stature and live heaven on earth. MSG

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Psalms 17:15 As for me, because I am innocent, I will see your face

until I see you for who you really are. I will be satisfied in an awakening of your likeness in me! TPT

Ezek 39:29 After I’ve poured my Spirit on Israel, filled them with my life, I’ll no longer turn away. I’ll look them full in the face. Decree of God, the Master.” MSG

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Ezek 39:29 Neither will I hide My face any more then from them, when I have poured out My Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord God. AMP

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.

3 Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, MSG

Heb 1:3 He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,

4 [Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs. AMP

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Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One.

4 He is infinitely greater than angels, for he inherited a rank and a Name far greater than theirs.  TPT

Gen 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [the face of God], saying, For I have seen God face to face, and my life is spared and not snatched away.  AMP

Psalms 24:3 Who, then, is allowed to ascend the mountain of Yahweh? And who has the privilege of entering into God’s Holy Place?

⁴Those who are clean—whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the truth, those who never deceive, whose words are sure.

 5 They will receive Yahweh’s blessing and righteousness given by the Savior-God.

 6 They will stand before God, for they seek the pleasure of God’s face, the God of Jacob.  TPT

Ps 11:7 For the Lord is [rigidly] righteous, He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold His face, or He beholds the upright. AMP

Psalms 42:1 I long to drink of you, O God, to drink deeply from the streams of pleasure

flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you!

2 My soul thirsts, pants, and longs for the living God. I want to come and see the face of God. TPT

Psalms 27:7 Hear my cry. Show me mercy, and send the help I need!

8 I heard your voice in my heart say, “Come, seek my face;” my inner being responded, “Yahweh, I’m seeking your face with all my heart.”  TPT

Ps 67:1 GOD BE merciful and gracious to us and bless us and cause His face to shine upon us and among us — Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! — 

2 That Your way may be known upon earth, Your saving power (Your deliverances and Your salvation) among all nations.  AMP

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Ps 67:1 God, keep us near your mercy-fountain and bless us! And when you look down on us, may your face beam with joy!

2 Send us out all over the world so that everyone everywhere will discover your ways and know who you are and see your power to save.  TPT

PS 80:3  Revive us, O God! Let your beaming face shine upon us with the sunrise rays of glory; then nothing will be able to stop us. TPT  

Isa 54:8 In a little burst of wrath I hid My face from you for a moment, but with age-enduring love and kindness I will have compassion and mercy on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer.

9 For this is like the days of Noah to Me; as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.  AMP

Dan 10:5 I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz.

6 His body also was [a golden luster] like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and his feet like glowing burnished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the noise of a multitude [of people or the roaring of the sea]. 

7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision [of this heavenly being], for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them so that they fled to hide themselves. AMP

2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let brilliant light shine out of darkness,” is the one who has cascaded his light into us—the brilliant dawning light of the glorious knowledge of God as we gaze into the face of Jesus Christ.

7 We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that this immeasurable power will be seen as God’s, not ours. TPT

Rev 22:4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 

5 And there shall be no more night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will illuminate them and be their light, and they shall reign [as kings] forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities). AMP

Ps 105:3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek and require the Lord [as their indispensable necessity].

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

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Psalms 105:3 Shine and make your joyful boast in him, you lovers of God. Let’s be happy and keep rejoicing no matter what.

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

PRAYER CHANGES US!  2-4-22  VIDEO PRAYER COMEDY

Prayer is not something to do by following a religious format. We look upon prayer as getting things for ourselves. But the Bible has a purpose of prayer that we may get to know God Himself. Prayer doesn’t change things as much as it changes us so we can change things empowered by the Father in Jesus name. Luke mentions Jesus praying more than any other writers of the gospel. Jesus told his disciples to pray and He said to pray like this “our Father”. God is partners with us in prayer.

LUKE 11:1 He was praying in a certain place one day and when he paused, one of his disciples asked him to teach them to pray, just like John taught his followers. 

2 He said, 1whenever you pray, say, Father! Your Name is to be celebrated as holy by all creation! Your kingdom is present!

3 Sustain us daily with the gift of the prophetic bread that was to come! 

4 Oh, that your forgiveness of our sins may be fully realized! So, everyone indebted to us may also know that we have released them from their obligations to us! Father, you know us inside-out! Free us thoroughly from any hidden alliance with the old system of performance-based living!  MIRROR

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 friend, 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!

11 Any father amongst you would certainly not give his child a snake if they’re expecting to receive a fish;

12 or if he asks for an egg, would you give him a scorpion instead?

13 So, if you, even within the confines of an earth-bound, performance-based religious society, know to give your children excellent gifts that will only advantage them, how much more certainly will your Father give the Holy Spirit out of his limitless, heavenly resources to everyone who asks him!  MIRROR

LUKE 3:21 Not only were all the people immersed into this prophetic, symbolic baptism, but, to crown it all in the most significant and conclusive way, Jesus himself was baptized!  While Jesus was overwhelmed in prayer, the heavens opened!  

22 And here, in this open, heavenly dimension, the Holy Spirit alighted upon Jesus in a visible form – like a dove – and the Father’s voice was clearly heard! My Son, you are my beloved one. In you rests my most glorious delight!  MIRROR

LUKE 6:12 It was during that time, that he again departed into the mountain to engage in prayer. He spent the night there; entwined in a face to face mirror-encounter, in the prayer of God.  MIRROR

LUKE 9:28 The following week, this conversation was endorsed when Jesus took Peter, John and Jacob with him and ascended the mountain to pray.  

29 And while he was praying his appearance was spectacularly changed by the radiance of God’s splendor bursting through his skin; his face and even his clothes became dazzling white like light. MIRROR

HEB 5: 7 When he faced the horror of his imminent death, he presented his plea to God in an outburst of agonizing emotion and with tears. He prayed with urgent intent to be delivered from death, knowing God’s power was saving him and that he enjoyed God’s full attention – he had a firm grip on the prophetic word.

8 Acquainted with sonship he was in the habit of hearing from above; what he heard distanced him from the effect of what he had suffered.  

9 By his perfect hearing he forever freed mankind to hear what he had heard. MIRROR

PS 42:8 All through the day Yahweh has commanded his endless love to pour over me. Through the night I sing his songs and my praises to the living God. TPT

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Ps 42:8 Then God promises to love me all day, sing songs all through the night! My life is God’s prayer.  MSG

Ps 69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord. At an acceptable and opportune time, O God, in the multitude of Your mercy and the abundance of Your loving-kindness hear me, and in the truth and faithfulness of Your salvation answer me. AMP

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PS 69:13 But I keep calling out to you, Yahweh! I know you will bend down to listen to me, for now is the season of favor. Because of your faithful love for me, your answer to my prayer will be my sure salvation. TPT

Ps 88:2 Let my prayer come before You and really enter into Your presence; incline Your ear to my cry!  AMP

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PS 88:13 Lord, you know my prayer before I even whisper it.  At each and every sunrise you will continue to hear my cry until you answer. TPT

PS 141:2 I spill out my heart to you and tell you all my troubles. TPT

RO 8:26  And in a similar way, the Holy Spirit takes hold of us in our human frailty to empower us in our weakness. For example, at times we don’t even know how to pray, or know the best things to ask for. But the Holy Spirit rises up within us to super-intercede on our behalf, pleading to God with emotional sighs too deep for words.

27 God, the searcher of the heart, knows fully our longings, yet he also understands the desires of the Spirit, because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, his holy ones, in perfect harmony with God’s plan and our destiny.

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. TPT   ▼▼▼

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.

 28 Meanwhile we know that the love of God causes everything to mutually contribute to our advantage. His Master Plan is announced in our original identity.   MIRROR

JUDE 1:20  But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith by praying every moment in the Spirit.  TPT

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

EPH 6:18  Prayer is an ongoing conversation; praying in the spirit includes every form of prayer, whether it be a prayer of request or a prayer of thanksgiving, or worship or interceding for all to realize their saintly innocence. Oh, and remember, you do not have to do all the talking! Always be attentive to the voice of the Spirit.   MIRROR

PHIL 4:6 Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life,

7 then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will guard your heart and mind through Jesus Christ.  TPT

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PHIL 4:6 Let no anxiety about anything distract you! Rather translate moments into prayerful worship, and soak your requests in gratitude before God

7 And in this place of worship and gratitude you will witness how the peace of God within you echoes the awareness of your oneness in Christ Jesus beyond the reach of any thought that could possibly unsettle you. Just like the sentry guard secures a city, watching out in advance for the first signs of any possible threat, your deepest feelings and the tranquillity of your thoughts are fully guarded there.  MIRROR

COL 4:2 Be faithful to pray as intercessors who are fully alert and giving thanks to God. TPT

COL 4:2 Persist in prevailing prayer. Be attentive and sensitive. Grace and gratitude is the language of prayer.  MIRROR

1 THESS 5:17  Make your life a prayer.

18 And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus TPT

JAMES 5:15 And the prayer of faith will heal the sick and the Lord will raise them up, and if they have committed sins they will be forgiven.

16 Confess and acknowledge how you have offended one another and then pray for one another to be instantly healed, for tremendous power is released through the passionate, heartfelt prayer of a godly believer!

17 Elijah was a man with human frailties, just like all of us, but he prayed and received supernatural answers. He actually shut the heavens over the land so there would be no rain for three and a half years!  TPT

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

16  if you have wronged someone talk to him about it; pray for each other to maintain a healthy fellowship. Righteousness is the fuel of effective prayer.

17 Elijah wasn’t superman, yet his prayers had supernatural results with global impact. Remember how he prayed. He prayed with such resolve that he stopped the rain for three and a half years! TPT

1 PET 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord Yahweh rest upon the godly, and his heart responds to their prayers. But he turns his back on those who practice evil.   TPT

2 Chron 7:1 WHEN SOLOMON had finished praying, the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. AMP

JOHN 17:9 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!

10 I am greatly esteemed in our shared friendship with every individual person – all those who are mine are also yours and what is yours is mine.  MIRROR

1 Peter 4:7  Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer.

8 Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything.  MSG

A NEW SEASON OF FAITH 1-30-22

A season in the Bible means an appointed time, special time, a new chance to try again. It is a time to plant new seeds of faith again expecting a good harvest. The faith we have moves mountains. In this new season of faith we must not think like the world thinks. The Bible tells us about the measure of faith not saving faith but faith that is required for each one in the body of Christ to move forward in their gift from God. Faith gives confidence and grace to fulfill their role in the body of Christ. Jesus taught about faith. He gives people the opportunity to try again. We’re in the season of trying again. Maybe we did not see the results we wanted in the past but we are given a do over to try again. Faith is not just trust . We can say we trust God and “one day we will see what we have asked for come to pass faith” but really faith is alive now. It has wings and feet and power.

Eccl 3:1 TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:  AMP

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Eccl 3:1 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: MSG

Gal 6:9 So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit.

10 Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith. MSG

MATT 13:8 But other seeds fell on good, rich soil that kept producing a good harvest. Some yielded thirty, some sixty, and some even one hundred times as much as he planted!

⁹ If you’re able to understand this, then you need to respond.” TPT

LUKE 8:8 Yet some of the seeds fell into good, fertile soil, and they grew and flourished until they produced more than a hundredfold harvest, a bumper crop.” Then Jesus added, shouting out to all who would hear, “Listen with your heart and you will understand!”   TPT

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LUKE 8:8 But the seed which lands in good soil, flourishes and yields a return of a hundred to one! He then cried out with a loud voice, “Now listen up with your inner ears! It is how you hear my word that makes all the difference!”    MIRROR

MARK 11:20 In the morning, they passed by the fig tree that Jesus spoke to and it was completely withered from the roots up.

²¹ Peter remembered and said to him, “Teacher, look! That’s the fig tree you cursed. It’s now all shriveled up and dead.”

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.

²⁵ And whenever you stand praying, if you find that you carry something in your heart against another person, release him and forgive himso that your Father in heaven will also release you and forgive you of your faults.  TPT

ROM 12:2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. TPT

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Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].  AMP

Rom 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.  KJV

ROM 12:3-8 God has given me grace to speak a warning about pride. I would ask each of you to be emptied of self-promotion and not create a false image of your importance. Instead, honestly assess your worth by using your God-given faith as the standard of measurement, and then you will see your true value with an appropriate self-esteem.

⁴ In the human body there are many parts and organs, each with a unique function. ⁵ And so it is in the body of Christ. For though we are many, we’ve all been mingled into one body in Christ. This means that we are all vitally joined to one another, with each contributing to the others.

⁶ God’s marvelous grace imparts to each one of us varying gifts. So if God has given you the grace-gift of prophecy, activate your gift by using the proportion of faith you have to prophesy.

⁷ If your grace-gift is serving, then thrive in serving others well. If you have the grace-gift of teaching, then be actively teaching and training others.

⁸ If you have the grace-gift of encouragement, then use it often to encourage others. If you have the grace-gift of giving to meet the needs of others, then may you prosper in your generosity without any fanfare. If you have the gift of leadership, be passionate about your leadership. And if you have the gift of showing compassion, then flourish in your cheerfuldisplay of compassion.TPT

HEB 12:2-3 We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectationonto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection. His example is this: Because his heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be his, he endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God!

³ So consider carefully how Jesus faced such intense opposition from sinners who opposed their own souls, so that you won’t become worn down and cave in under life’s pressures.  TPT

HEB 12:2 Look away from the shadow dispensation of the law and the Prophets and fix your eyes upon Jesus. He is the fountainhead and conclusion of faith. He saw the joy [of mankind’s salvation] when he braved the cross and despised the shame of it. As the executive authority of God he now occupies the highest seat of dominion to endorse mankind’s innocence!  

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

MATT 17:20 He told them, “It was because of your lack of faith. I promise you, if you have faith inside of you no bigger than the size of a small mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move away from here and go over there,’ and you will see it move! There is nothing you couldn’t do! TPT

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Matt 17:20 He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.  AMP

JOHN 6:47  “I speak to you living truth: Unite your heart to me and believe—and you will experience eternal life!TPT

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JOHN 6:47 Of absolute certainty do I declare to you that anyone whose faith ultimately rests in who I really am, in this one the life of the ages resonates.   MIRROR

John 10:37  If I don’t do the things my Father does, well and good; don’t believe me.

38 But if I am doing them, put aside for a moment what you hear me say about myself and just take the evidence of the actions that are right before your eyes. Then perhaps things will come together for you, and you’ll see that not only are we doing the same thing, we are the same — Father and Son. He is in me; I am in him.”  MSG

HEB 11:1 Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.

² This testimony of faith is what previous generationswere commended for.

³ Faith empowers us to see that the universe was created and beautifully coordinatedby the power of God’s words! He spoke and the invisible realm gave birth to all that is seen.  TPT

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HEB 11:1 Persuasion confirms confident expectation and proves the unseen world to be more real than the seen. Faith celebrates as certain what hope visualizes as future.  

2 People of previous generations received the testimony of their hope in faith. It was faith that made their hope tangible.  

3 Faith alone explains what is not apparent to the natural eye; how the ages were perfectly framed by the Word of God. Now we understand that everything visible has its origin in the invisible. MIRROR

2 TIM 1:5 I rejoice in the pure faith that I see in you. Remember that you are the third generation of a strong lineage of faith. The same unwavering persuasion that indwelt your grandmother Lois also resides in your mother Eunice and is now abundantly evident in you.

6 This gives me all the more reason to remind you to fan the flame of God’s grace gift within you into a blazing hot fire. Your life and ministry mirrors mine; I endorsed the gift of God‘s boldness within you when I laid my hands on you.

7 Become fully acquainted with his gift in you, there is nothing timid about it; the dynamic of a mind liberated in the spirit of love is fearless and unstoppable.  MIRROR

Heb 4:14 Inasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has [already] ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith in Him].  AMP

HEB 10:38 And he also says, “My righteous ones will live from my faith. But if fear holds them back, my soul is not content with them!”

³⁹ But we are certainly not those who are held back by fear and perish; we are among those who have faith and experience true life. TPT

JAMES 2:14 My dear brothers and sisters, what good is it if someone claims to have faith but demonstrates no good works to prove it? How could this kind of faith save anyone?

¹⁵ For example, if a brother or sister in the faith is poorly clothed and hungry

¹⁶ and you leave them saying, “Good-bye. I hope you stay warm and have plenty to eat,” but you don’t provide them with a coat or even a cup of soup, what good is your faith?

¹⁷ So then faith that doesn’t involve action is phony.

¹⁸ But someone might object and say, “One person has faith and another person has works.” Go ahead then and prove to me that you have faith without works and I will show you faith by my works as proof that I believe.

¹⁹ You can believe all you want that there is one true God, that’s wonderful! But even the demons know this and tremble with fear before him, yet they’re unchanged—they remain demons.

²⁰ O feeble sons of Adam, do you need further evidence that faith divorced from good works is phony?  TPT

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JAMES 2:14 My friends, if your faith [in your true identity] is not practical and visible in your conduct it is fake and cannot benefit you in any way.

15 Let’s bring it closer to home, someone in your own family might be struggling financially to the extent that they do not even have the basics as far as clothes and food are concerned.

16 What’s the good if you keep your contact with them very brief and distant and wave them goodbye with empty words, something like, “May the Lord richly bless you brother! Be warm, be fed, ok, bye! Have a great day!” A coat and a cup of soup is going to say so much more!

17 It is clear then that without corresponding acts of kindness, faith on its own is fake.

18 Faith is not in competition with works; the one cannot operate without the other. Faith remains invisible without action; indeed the only way to communicate faith is in doing the things prompted and inspired by faith.

19 Congratulations! So you believe in one God; so do demons; however, their belief in God doesn’t change them it just gives them the shivers.

20 Hey man, if you have nothing to show for your faith your faith is meaningless; it remains a dead doctrine.  MIRROR

2 TIM 4:7 Like a champion athlete I have run my race and completed the course; I have carefully attended to the faith!  

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

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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

Matt 9:29 He touched their eyes and said, “Become what you believe.”  MSG