ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER  1-10-2021 VIDEO JEHOSHAPHAT 2

Love is the most important thing in the kingdom. Romans 8:28 is a key scripture for 2021 and beyond. We see this word come to pass again and again in history. It’s the word for now and especially for today.

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

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RO 8:28 So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose.  TPT

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Rom 8:28 And we know with an absolute knowledge that for those who are loving God, all things are working together resulting in good, for those who are divinely summoned ones according to His purpose. WUEST

Ephesians 1:11 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. TPT

JOSEPH  Gen 50:20 As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day. 

21 Now therefore, do not be afraid. I will provide for and support you and your little ones. And he comforted them [imparting cheer, hope, strength] and spoke to their hearts AMP

Ps 118:15 Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs in the camp of the saved? “The hand of God has turned the tide!

16 The hand of God is raised in victory! The hand of God has turned the tide!”  MSG

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

Rom 8:29 For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren.

30 And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being].

31 What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?] 

32 He who did not withhold or spare [even] His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all [other] things?

33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?]

34 Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us?

35 Who shall ever separate us from Christ’s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword?

36 Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter.

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

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

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

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RO 8:29-39 For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined usfrom the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him.

³⁰ Having determined our destiny ahead of time, he called us to himself and transferred his perfect righteousness to everyone he called. And those who possess his perfect righteousness he co-glorified with his Son!

³¹ So, what does all this mean? If God has determined to stand with us, tell me, who then could ever stand against us?

³² For God has proved his love by giving us his greatest treasure, the gift of his Son. And since God freely offered him up as the sacrifice for us all, he certainly won’t withhold from us anything else he has to give.

³³ Who then would dare to accuse those whom God has chosen in love to be his? God himself is the judge who has issued his final verdict over them—“Not guilty!”

³⁴ Who then is left to condemn us? Certainly not Jesus, the Anointed One! For he gave his life for us, and even more than that, he has conquered death and is now risen, exalted, and enthroned by God at his right hand. So how could he possibly condemn us since he is continually praying for our triumph?

³⁵ Who could ever separate us from the endless love of God’s Anointed One? Absolutely no one! For nothing in the universe has the power to diminish his love toward us. Troubles, pressures, and problems are unable to come between us and heaven’s love. What about persecutions, deprivations, dangers, and death threats? No, for they are all impotent to hinder omnipotent love,

³⁶ even though it is written: All day long we face death threats for your sake, God. We are considered to be nothing more than sheep to be slaughtered!

³⁷ Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything!

³⁸ So now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate us from God’s love. I’m convinced that his love will triumph over death, life’s troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in our present or future circumstances that can weaken his love.

³⁹ There is no power above us or beneath us—no power that could ever be found in the universe that can distance us from God’s passionate love, which is lavished upon us through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One! TPT

Ps 23:6 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 

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PS 23:6 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

PS 36:7 O God, how extravagant is your cherishing love! All mankind can find a hiding placeunder the shadow of your wings. TPT

Ps 91:14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness — trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never]. AMP

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PS 91:14 For here is what the Lord has spoken to me: “Because you have delighted in me as my great lover,I will greatly protect you.I will set you in a high place, safe and secure before my face. TPT

PS 116:1-3 I am passionately in love with God because he listens to me. He hears my prayers and answers them.
² As long as I live I’ll keep praying to him, for he stoops down to listen to my heart’s cry.
³ Death once stared me in the face, and I was close to slipping into its dark shadows.I was terrified and overcome with sorrow.TPT

Col 1:13 [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,  AMP   ▼▼▼

COL 1:13  He has rescued us completely from the tyrannical ruleof darkness and has translated us into the kingdom realm of his beloved Son.  TPT

1 Thess 3:12  And may the Lord make you to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you, AMP

1 THES 4:9 There’s no need for anyone to say much to you about loving your fellow believers, for God is continually teaching you to unselfishly love one another.TPT

Gen 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.  AMP

EPH 5:25-33  And to the husbands, you are to demonstrate love for your wives with the same tender devotion that Christ demonstrated to us, his bride. For he died for us, sacrificing himself

²⁶ to make us holy and pure, cleansing us through the showering of the pure water of the Word of God.

²⁷ All that he does in us is designed to make us a mature church for his pleasure, until we become a source of praise to him—glorious and radiant, beautiful and holy, without fault or flaw.

²⁸ Husbands have the obligation of loving and caring for their wives the same way they love and care for their own bodies, for to love your wife is to love your own self.

²⁹ No one abuses his own body, but pampers it—serving and satisfying its needs. That’s exactly what Christ does for his church!

³⁰ He serves and satisfies us as members of his body.

³¹ For this reason a man is to leave his father and his mother and lovingly hold to his wife, since the two have become joined as one flesh.

³² Marriage is the beautiful design of the Almighty, a great and sacred mystery—meant to be a vivid example of Christ and his church.

³³ So every married man should be gracious to his wife just as he is gracious to himself. And every wife should be tenderly devoted to her husband. TPT

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO BE HUMBLE? 1-8-2021  VIDEO SINCE GOD CHOSE U

Freedom from pride or concerned about your own value humility means gentleness of heart. To lower in self importance. Subservient, courteous or respectful.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world — the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things] — these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].

17 And the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever.  AMP

MATT 11:29 Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle,humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me TPT

Phil 2:5 Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:]

6 Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained,

7 But stripped Himself [of all privileges and rightful dignity], so as to assume the guise of a servant (slave), in that He became like men and was born a human being.

8 And after He had appeared in human form, He abased and humbled Himself [still further] and carried His obedience to the extreme of death, even the death of the cross!

9 Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly exalted Him and has freely bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,

10 That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. AMP

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PHIL 2:5-11 And consider the example that Jesus, the Anointed One, has set before us. Let his mindset become your motivation.

⁶ He existed in the form of God, yet he gave no thought to seizing equality with God as his supreme prize.

⁷ Instead he emptied himself of his outward glory by reducing himself to the form of a lowly servant. He became human!

⁸ He humbled himself and became vulnerable, choosing to be revealed as a man and was obedient. He was a perfect example, even in his death—a criminal’s death by crucifixion!

⁹ Because of that obedience, God exalted him and multiplied his greatness! He has now been given the greatest of all names!

¹⁰ The authority of the name of Jesus causes every knee to bow in reverence! Everything and everyone will one day submit to this name—in the heavenly realm, in the earthly realm, and in the demonic realm.

¹¹ And every tongue will proclaim in every language: “Jesus Christ is Lord Yahweh,” bringing glory and honor to God, his Father!  TPT

Prov 16:18 First pride, then the crash — the bigger the ego, the harder the fall. MSG

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PRO 16:18 Your boast becomes a prophecy of a future failure. The higher you lift up yourself in pride, the harder you’ll fall in disgrace. TPT

Prov 18:12 Haughtiness comes before disaster, but humility before honor. AMP

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PROV 18:12 A man’s heart is the proudest when his downfall is nearest, for he won’t see glory until the Lord sees humility. TPT

Dan 4:30 The king said, Is not this the great Babylon that I have built as the royal residence and seat of government by the might of my power and for the honor and glory of my majesty?

31 While the words were still in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, AMP   ▼

Dan 4:34 “At the end of the seven years, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked to heaven. I was given my mind back and I blessed the High God, thanking and glorifying God, who lives forever. “His sovereign rule lasts and lasts, his kingdom never declines and falls.

35 Life on this earth doesn’t add up to much, but God’s heavenly army keeps everything going. No one can interrupt his work, no one can call his rule into question.

36 “At the same time that I was given back my mind, I was also given back my majesty and splendor, making my kingdom shine. All the leaders and important people came looking for me. I was reestablished as king in my kingdom and became greater than ever.

37 And that’s why I’m singing — I, Nebuchadnezzar — singing and praising the King of Heaven:  “Everything he does is right, and he does it the right way. He knows how to turn a proud person into a humble man or woman.”   MSG

Dan 10:12 Then he said to me, Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind and heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come as a consequence of [and in response to] your words.  AMP 

Mic 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God? 

9 The voice of the Lord calls to the city [Jerusalem] — and it is sound wisdom to hear and fear Your name — Hear (heed) the rod and Him Who has appointed it.  AMP

Prov 15:33 The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord brings instruction in Wisdom, and humility comes before honor. AMP

Prov 22:4 The reward of humility and the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. AMP

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PROV 22:4 Laying your life down in tender surrender before the Lord will bring life, prosperity, and honor as your reward. TPT

2 Chron 32:26 But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

27 And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of attractive vessels,

28 Storehouses also for the increase of grain, vintage fruits, and oil, and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds.

29 Moreover, he provided for himself cities and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions.  AMP

Matt 18:4 Whoever will humble himself therefore and become like this little child [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving] is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. AMP

Matt 23:12 Whoever exalts himself [with haughtiness and empty pride] shall be humbled (brought low), and whoever humbles himself [whoever has a modest opinion of himself and behaves accordingly] shall be raised to honor.  AMP

Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled (ranked below others who are honored or rewarded), and he who humbles himself (keeps a modest opinion of himself and behaves accordingly) will be exalted (elevated in rank). AMP

Job 22:29 When they make [you] low, you will say, [There is] a lifting up; and the humble person He lifts up and saves.  AMP

PS 25:9 Keep showing the humble your path, and lead them into the best decision. Bring revelation-light that trains them in the truth. TPT

PS 149:4 For he enjoys his faithful lovers. He adorns the humble with his beauty and he loves to give them the victory. TPT

Prov 16:19  It’s better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous. MSG

ISA 66:2 My hand made these things so they all belong to me,” declares Yahweh. “But there is one my eyes are drawn to:the humble one, the tender one, the trembling one who lives in awe of all I say.  TPT

Matt 5:3 Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous — with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!  AMP

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Matt 5:3 “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.  MSG

James 4:10 Humble yourselves [feeling very insignificant] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up and make your lives significant]. AMP

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JAMES 4:10 Be willing to be made low before the Lord and he will exalt you! TPT

1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, you who are younger and of lesser rank, be subject to the elders (the ministers and spiritual guides of the church) — [giving them due respect and yielding to their counsel]. Clothe (apron) yourselves, all of you, with humility [as the garb of a servant, so that its covering cannot possibly be stripped from you, with freedom from pride and arrogance] toward one another. For God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, the boastful) — [and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble. 

6 Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you, AMP

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1 PET 5:5-6 In the same way, the younger ones should willingly supportthe leadership of the elders. In every relationship, each of you must wrap around yourself the apron of a humble servant. Because God resists you when you are proud but multiplies grace and favor when you are humble.TPT

Gal 5:23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge]. AMP

PHIL 2:3 Be free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts, but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves.  TPT

Matt 23:12 If you puff yourself up, you’ll get the wind knocked out of you. But if you’re content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty. MSG

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MATT 23:12 Remember this: If you have a lofty opinion of yourself and seek to be honored, you will be humbled. But if you have a modest opinion of yourself and choose to humble yourself, you will be honored.”  TPT

PRO 15:33 The source of revelation-knowledge is found as you fall down in surrender before the Lord. Don’t expect to see Shekinah gloryuntil the Lord sees your sincere humility. TPT

GOD INTERVINES IN OUR LIVES FOR GOOD 1-3-21 VIDEO GOD INTERVINE2AA

Intervene means to change what seems to be determined by circumstances by what is written in the book of life. The Bible is filled with stories of God‘s intervention in the lives of mankind. So how is it that God intervenes in our lives? Has he gotten us to where we are now? He will take us all the way through. Miracles are divine intervention in our lives.

Rev 3:5 Thus shall he who conquers (is victorious) be clad in white garments, and I will not erase or blot out his name from the Book of Life; I will acknowledge him [as Mine] and I will confess his name openly before My Father and before His angels.  

6 He who is able to hear, let him listen to and heed what the [Holy] Spirit says to the assemblies (churches). AMP

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REV 3:5-6 And the one who experiences victory will be dressed in white robes and I will never, no never erase your name from the Book of Life. I will acknowledge your name before my Father and his angels.

⁶ So the one whose heart is open let him listen carefully to what the Spirit is now saying to all the churches. TPT

Rev 21:27 But nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed shall ever enter it, nor anyone who commits abominations (unclean, detestable, morally repugnant things) or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life. AMP

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REV 21:27 Evilwill not enter, nor anyone who does what is abhorrent or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Book of Life of the Lamb. TPT

Isa 59:19 So [as the result of the Messiah’s intervention] they shall [reverently] fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him and put him to flight [for He will come like a rushing stream which the breath of the Lord drives].  AMP

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

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PHIL 1:6 I pray with great faith for you, because I’m fully convinced that the One who began this glorious workin you will faithfully continue the process of maturing youand will put his finishing touches to it until the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ! TPT

Dan 2:21 He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding!   AMP

Col 1:16-17  For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him.

17 And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together).  AMP

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COL 1:16-17 For through the Son everything was created, both in the heavenly realm and on the earth, all that is seen and all that is unseen. Every seat of power, realm of government, principality, and authority—it was all created through him and for his purpose!

¹⁷ He existed before anything was made, and now everything finds completion in him.

Job 33:24 A messenger who would mercifully intervene, canceling the death sentence with the words: ‘I’ve come up with the ransom!’  MSG

Col 1:20 And God purposed that through (by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross.  AMP

PS 16:11 For you bring me a continual revelation of resurrection life, the path to the bliss that brings me face-to-face with you. TPT

PS 142:3 For when I was desperate, overwhelmed, and about to give up, you were the only one there to help. You gave me a way of escape from the hidden traps of my enemies. TPT

Prov 4:12 When you walk, your steps shall not be hampered [your path will be clear and open]; and when you run, you shall not stumble.  AMP

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PRO 4:12 Your progress will have no limits when you come along with me, and you will never stumble as you walk along the way. TPT

Prov 4:18 But the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more (brighter and clearer) until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day [to be prepared].  AMP

Ex 3:20 so I’ll intervene and hit Egypt where it hurts — oh, my miracles will send them reeling! — after which they’ll be glad to send you off.  MSG

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Ex 14:22 And the Israelites went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.  AMP

Gen 7:1 AND THE Lord said to Noah, Come with all your household into the ark, for I have seen you to be righteous (upright and in right standing) before Me in this generation.  AMP

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Gen 7:5 And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him. 

6 Noah was 600 years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth or land.

7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.  AMP

Acts 22:6 But as I was on my journey and approached Damascus, about noon a great blaze of light flashed suddenly from heaven and shone about me.

7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me [harass and trouble and molest Me]?

8 And I replied, Who are You, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, Whom you are persecuting.

9 Now the men who were with me saw the light, but they did not hear [the sound of the uttered words of] the voice of the One Who was speaking to me [so that they could understand it].

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

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

15 For you will be His witness unto all men of everything that you have seen and heard.

16 And now, why do you delay? Rise and be baptized, and by calling upon His name, wash away your sins.  AMP

Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but fervent prayer for him was persistently made to God by the church (assembly).

6 The very night before Herod was about to bring him forth, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, fastened with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

7 And suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared [standing beside him], and a light shone in the place where he was. And the angel gently smote Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, Get up quickly! And the chains fell off his hands.

8 And the angel said to him, Tighten your belt and bind on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Wrap your outer garment around you and follow me.

9 And [Peter] went out [along] following him, and he was not conscious that what was apparently being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

10 When they had passed through the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate which leads into the city. Of its own accord [the gate] swung open, and they went out and passed on through one street; and at once the angel left him.  AMP

Gen 22:7 And Isaac said to Abraham, My father! And he said, Here I am, my son. [Isaac] said, See, here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt sacrifice?

8 Abraham said, My son, God Himself will provide a lamb for the burnt offering. So the two went on together.

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there; then he laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar on the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took hold of the knife to slay his son. 

11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham! He answered, Here I am.

12 And He said, Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear and revere God, since you have not held back from Me or begrudged giving Me your son, your only son.

13 Then Abraham looked up and glanced around, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering and an ascending sacrifice instead of his son!  AMP

Deut 30:3 Then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion upon you and will gather you again from all the nations where He has scattered you.

PS 57:3 From heaven he will send a father’s help to save me. He will trample down those who trample me. Pause in his presence He will always show me love by his gracious and constant care. TPT

Ps 59:10 God in dependable love shows up on time, shows me my enemies in ruin.

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1 Cor 3:17 No one will get by with vandalizing God’s temple, you can be sure of that. God’s temple is sacred — and you, remember, are the temple.  MSG

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1 COR 3:17 Now, if someone desecratesGod’s inner sanctuary, God will desecrate him, for God’s inner sanctuary is holy, and that is exactly who you are. TPT

Phil 4:19 You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus.

20 Our God and Father abounds in glory that just pours out into eternity. Yes. MSG

Mark 13:20 If he let the days of trouble run their course, nobody would make it. But because of God’s chosen people, those he personally chose, he has already intervened. MSG 

Jer 21:2 “Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has waged war against us. Pray to GOD for us. Ask him for help. Maybe GOD will intervene with one of his famous miracles and make him leave.”  MSG  VIDEO GOD INTERVINE2 B

HAPPY NEW YEAR 1-1-2021

It’s time to shout. “My blessings are on the way “. Whatever you proclaim in the new day of a new year will be that which will continue to flourish in the days ahead. We will shout out to God this day with a voice of triumph. Let us shout with joy the first day of 2021 and everyday after.

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

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

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

5 Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading trough.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 The Lord shall open to you His good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

13 And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them. AMP

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Deut 28:2 All these blessings will come down on you and spread out beyond you because you have responded to the Voice of God, your God:

3 God’s blessing inside the city, God’s blessing in the country;

4 God’s blessing on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock,

the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks.

5 God’s blessing on your basket and bread bowl;

6 God’s blessing in your coming in, God’s blessing in your going out.

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

8 God will order a blessing on your barns and workplaces; he’ll bless you in the land that God, your God, is giving you.

9 God will form you as a people holy to him, just as he promised you, if you keep the commandments of God, your God, and live the way he has shown you.

10 All the peoples on Earth will see you living under the Name of God and hold you in respectful awe.

11 God will lavish you with good things: children from your womb, offspring from your animals, and crops from your land, the land that God promised your ancestors that he would give you.

12 God will throw open the doors of his sky vaults and pour rain on your land on schedule and bless the work you take in hand. You will lend to many nations but you yourself won’t have to take out a loan.

13 God will make you the head, not the tail; you’ll always be the top dog, never the bottom dog, as you obediently listen to and diligently keep the commands of God, your God, that I am commanding you today.   MSG

MK 11:9-10 Jesus rode in the center of the procession, with crowds going before him and behind him. They all shouted in celebration, “Bring the victory! We welcome the one coming with the blessings of being sent from the Lord Yahweh!

¹⁰ Blessings rest on this kingdom he ushers in right now—the kingdom of our father David! Bring us the victory in the highest realms of heaven!” TPT

Deut 30:19 I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live. MSG

PS 84:6 Even when their paths wind through the dark valley of tears,
they dig deep to find a pleasant pool where others find only pain. He gives to them a brook of blessing filled from the rain of an outpouring. TPT

Ps 84:12 O Lord of hosts, blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts in You [leaning and believing on You, committing all and confidently looking to You, and that without fear or misgiving]! AMP

Ps 89:15-18 Blessed are the people who know the passwords of praise, who shout on parade in the bright presence of God.

16 Delighted, they dance all day long; they know who you are, what you do — they can’t keep it quiet!

17 Your vibrant beauty has gotten inside us — you’ve been so good to us! We’re walking on air!

18 All we are and have we owe to God, Holy God of Israel, our King!  MSG

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PS 89:15-18 O Lord, how blessed are the people who experience the shout of worship, for they walk in the radiance of your presence.
¹⁶ We can do nothing but leap for joy all day long, for we know who you are and what you do, and you’ve exalted us on high.
¹⁷ The glory of your splendor is our strength, and your marvelous favor makes us even stronger, lifting us even higher!
¹⁸ You are our King, the holiest one of all; your wrap-around presence is our protection. TPT

Ps 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil — for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep. AMP

PRO 3:33 The wicked walk under God’s constant curse, but godly lovers walk under a stream of his blessing, for they seek to do what is right. TPT

Prov 10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

7 The memory of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked shall rot. AMP

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PRO 10:6-7 The lover of God is enriched beyond belief, but the evil man only curses his luck.
⁷ The reputation of the righteous becomes a sweet memorial to him, while the wicked life only leaves a rotten stench.^[ TPT

Ps 34:8 O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him. AMP

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

Blessed are you who run to him. MSG

Ps 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; we bless you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship]. AMP  ▼▼▼

PS 118:26 Blessed is this one who comes to us, the sent one of the Lord.
And from within the temple we cry, “We bless you!” TPT

PRO 29:18 When there is no clear prophetic vision people quickly wander astray.
But when you follow the revelation of the word, heaven’s bliss fills your soul. TPT

PS 47:1-4 For the Pure and Shining One, by the prophetic singers of Korah’s clan
A poetic song Go ahead and celebrate! Come on and clap your hands, everyone!
Shout to God with the raucous sounds of joy!
² The Lord God Most High is astonishing, awesome beyond words! He’s the formidable and powerful King over all the earth.
³ He’s the one who conquered the nations before us and placed them all under our feet.
⁴ He’s marked out our inheritance ahead of time, putting us in the front of the line, honoring Jacob, the one he loves. Pause in his presence TPT

Ps 5:11 But let all those who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice; let them ever sing and shout for joy, because You make a covering over them and defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You and be in high spirits.  AMP

PS 20:5-7 When you succeed, we will celebrate and shout for joy. Flags will fly when victory is yours! Yes, God will answer your prayers and we will praise him!
⁶ I know God gives me all that I ask for and brings victory to his anointed king.
My deliverance cry will be heard in his holy heaven. By his mighty hand miracles will manifest through his saving strength.
⁷ Some find their strength in their weapons and wisdom, but my miracle deliverance can never be won by men. Our boast is in the Lord our God, who makes us strong and gives us victory! TPT

Ps 35:27 Let those who favor my righteous cause and have pleasure in my uprightness shout for joy and be glad and say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.

28 And my tongue shall talk of Your righteousness, rightness, and justice, and of [my reasons for] Your praise all the day long.  AMP

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PS 35:27-28 But let all my true friends shout for joy, all those who know and love what I do for you. Let them all say, “The Lord is great, and he delights in the prosperity of his servant.”
²⁸ Then I won’t be able to hold it in—everyone will hear my joyous praises all day long! Your righteousness will be the theme of my glory-song of praise! TPT

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

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

Ps 81:1 SING ALOUD to God our Strength! Shout for joy to the God of Jacob!  AMP

Rev 19:1 AFTER THIS I heard what sounded like a mighty shout of a great crowd in heaven, exclaiming, Hallelujah (praise the Lord)! Salvation and glory (splendor and majesty) and power (dominion and authority) [belong] to our God!  AMP

Rev 19:6 After that I heard what sounded like the shout of a vast throng, like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of terrific and mighty peals of thunder, exclaiming, Hallelujah (praise the Lord)! For now the Lord our God the Omnipotent (the All-Ruler) reigns!  AMP

Deut 12:7 Feast there in the Presence of God, your God. Celebrate everything that you and your families have accomplished under the blessing of God, your God. MSG

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THE WORDS OF JESUS TO HELP US FOR 2021

At the end of every year, we look to hear what God has to say concerning the coming year. Today we would like to share the words of Jesus that are for every year, every occasion, and every circumstance.

Rev 19:10 Then I fell prostrate at his feet to worship (to pay divine honors) to him, but he [restrained me] and said, Refrain! [You must not do that!] I am [only] another servant with you and your brethren who have [accepted and hold] the testimony borne by Jesus. Worship God! For the substance (essence) of the truth revealed by Jesus is the spirit of all prophecy [the vital breath, the inspiration of all inspired preaching and interpretation of the divine will and purpose, including both mine and yours]. AMP

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REV 19:10 At this I fell facedown at the angel’s feet to worship him, but he stopped me and said, “Don’t do this! For I am only a fellow servant with you and one of your brothers and sisters who cling to what Jesus testifies. Worship God. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy TPT

John 14:1-3 DO NOT let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me.

2 In My Father’s house there are many dwelling places (homes). If it were not so, I would have told you; for I am going away to prepare a place for you.

3 And when (if) I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.  AMP

Matt 22:36 “Teacher, which command in God’s Law is the most important?”

37 Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’

38 This is the most important, the first on any list.

39 But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’

40 These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs from them.” MSG

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

MATT 6:9 Pray like this: Our Father, dwelling in the heavenly realms,may the glory of your namebe the center on which our lives turn TPT

JN 6:35  Jesus said to them, “I am the Bread of Life. Come every day to me and you will never be hungry. Believe in me and you will never be thirsty.TPT

John 6:37 All whom My Father gives (entrusts) to Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, no never, reject one of them who comes to Me]. AMP

John 6:40 This is what my Father wants: that anyone who sees the Son and trusts who he is and what he does and then aligns with him will enter real life, eternal life. My part is to put them on their feet alive and whole at the completion of time.”  MSG

John 8:12 Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the Light which is Life.   AMP

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JN 8:12  Then Jesus said, “I am light to the world and those who embrace me will experience life-giving light, and they will never walk in darkness.”  TPT

JN 10:11 I am the Good Shepherd who lays down my life as a sacrifice for the sheep. TPT

John 11:11 He said these things, and then announced, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. I’m going to wake him up.”

12 The disciples said, “Master, if he’s gone to sleep, he’ll get a good rest and wake up feeling fine.”

13 Jesus was talking about death, while his disciples thought he was talking about taking a nap.

14 Then Jesus became explicit: “Lazarus died.

15 And I am glad for your sakes that I wasn’t there. You’re about to be given new grounds for believing. Now let’s go to him.”

16 That’s when Thomas, the one called the Twin, said to his companions, “Come along. We might as well die with him.”  MSG

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John 11:25  “You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live.

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

JN 15:5 “I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless. TPT

MATT 11:28-30 “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Then come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis.

²⁹ Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle,  humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me.

³⁰ For all that I require of you will be pleasant and easy to bear.” TPT

LUKE 23:34  While they were nailing Jesus to the cross, he prayed over and over, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.” The soldiers, after they crucified him, gambled over his clothing. TPT

John 18:36 “My kingdom,” said Jesus, “doesn’t consist of what you see around you. If it did, my followers would fight so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. But I’m not that kind of king, not the world’s kind of king.”

37 Then Pilate said, “So, are you a king or not?” MSG

Matt 6:20  Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars.

21 It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being. MSG

MATT 6:30-34 So if God has clothed the meadow with hay, which is here for such a short time and then dried up and burned, won’t he provide for you the clothes you need—even though you live with such little faith?

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 chase after the realm of God’s kingdom and the righteousness that proceeds from him. 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

REV 1:16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. And his face was shining like the brightness of the blinding sun!

¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell down at his feet as good as dead, but he laid his right hand on meand I heard his reassuring voice saying:Don’t yield to fear. I am the Beginning and I am the End,

¹⁸ the Living One! I was dead, but now look—I am alive forever and ever. And I hold the keysthat unlock death and the unseen world.

¹⁹ Now I want you to write what you have seen, what is, and what will be after the things that I reveal to you.  TPT

Matt 16:15 He pressed them, “And how about you? Who do you say I am?”

16 Simon Peter said, “You’re the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

17 Jesus came back, “God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn’t get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am.

18 And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.

19 “And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access to God’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven.”  MSG  

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

JN 14:16-20  And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Savior, the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you. The world won’t receive him because they can’t see him or know him. But you will know him intimately, because he will make his home in you and will live inside you.

¹⁸ “I promise that I will never leave you helpless or abandon you as orphans—I will come back to you!

¹⁹ Soon I will leave this world and they will see me no longer, but you will see me, because I will live again, and you will come alive too.

²⁰ So when that day comes, you will know that I am living in the Father and that you are one with me, for I will be living in you.  TPT

JN 14:25-27  I am telling you this while I am still with you.

²⁶ But when the Father sends the Spirit of Holiness, the One like me who sets you free, he will teach you all things in my name. And he will inspire you to remember every word that I’ve told you.

²⁷ “I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous! TPT

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

 JN 6:52 -57  These words of Jesus sparked an angry outburst among the Jews. They protested, saying, “Does this man expect us to eat his body?”

⁵³ Jesus replied to them, “Listen to this eternal truth: Unless you eat the body of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have eternal life.

⁵⁴ Eternal life comes to the one who eats my body and drinks my blood, and I will raise him up in the last day.

⁵⁵ For my body is real food for your spirit and my blood is real drink.

 ⁵⁶ The one who eats my body and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him.

⁵⁷ The Father of life sent me, and he is my life. In the same way, the one who feeds upon me, I will become his life.  TPT

COMMUNION

1. Do not let your hearts be troubled.

2. Keep your mind on the many dwelling places that have been made ready for us.

3. Love the Lord your God with all you are, and your neighbor as yourself.

4. Jesus came to give us abundance.

5. Let the glory of gods name be the center of our lives.

6. Come daily to Jesus and you will never hunger or thirst.

7. Come to me and you will never be cast out.

8. Trust the sun align yourself with him and you will enter into real life. I like to be alive and Whole.

9. Follow Jesus and experience light.

10. Received the good shepherd.

11. You don’t have to wait he is now the resurrection and the life that we can live in right now.

12. Live in union with Jesus as your source. Then fulness  streams from within you.

13. Come to Jesus and He will refresh your life and give you rest.

14. We are forgiven.

15. Stock pile treasure in heaven and you will want to be there most.

16. You will be provided for for everything you require by seeking first the kingdom of God.

17. Refuse to worry about tomorrow.

18. Jesus is the beginning and the end. He was dead but now live and he has the keys of death hell and the grave.

19. The rock that Jesus is Lord is the revelation for the church that we are built on and hell cannot prevail against us.

20. We have free access to the throne of God.

21. The father the son and the Holy Spirit are with us and make their home in us.

22. The Holy Spirit has been sent to teach us, lead us, and live in us.

23. Peace has been bequeathed to us. The very peace of Jesus

24. We are to eat the body of Jesus and drink his blood.

RECOGNIZING JESUS  12-25-2020

Before Jesus was born Mary had heard the stories and prophecy of the promised Messiah. We will look at people that looked for him and recognized  him.

by the promise. 

Luke 1:43  And how [have I deserved that this honor should] be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

44 For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.  AMP

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Luke 1:43 And why am I so blessed that the mother of my Lord visits me?

44 The moment the sound of your greeting entered my ears, The babe in my womb skipped like a lamb for sheer joy.  MSG

Luke 2:25 In Jerusalem at the time, there was a man, Simeon by name, a good man, a man who lived in the prayerful expectancy of help for Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

26 The Holy Spirit had shown him that he would see the Messiah of God before he died.

27 Led by the Spirit, he entered the Temple. As the parents of the child Jesus brought him in to carry out the rituals of the Law,

28 Simeon took him into his arms and blessed God:

29 God, you can now release your servant; release me in peace as you promised.

30 With my own eyes I’ve seen your salvation;

31 it’s now out in the open for everyone to see:

32 A God-revealing light to the non-Jewish nations, and of glory for your people Israel.  MSG

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LUKE 2:25-32 As they came to the temple to fulfill this requirement, an elderly man was there waiting—a resident of Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He was a very good man, a lover of God who kept himself pure, and the Spirit of holiness rested upon him. Simeon believed in the imminent appearing of the one called “The Refreshing of Israel.”

26 For the Holy Spirit had revealed to himthat he would not see death before he saw the Messiah, the Anointed One of God.

²⁷ For this reason the Holy Spirit had moved him to be in the temple court at the very moment Jesus’ parents entered to fulfill the requirement of the sacrifice.

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

^29–31 “Lord and Master, I am your loving servant, and now I can die content, for your promise to me has been fulfilled. With my own eyes I have seen your Word, the Savior you sent into the world.

³² He will be glory for your people Israel, and the Revelation Light for all people everywhere!” TPT

Luke 2:36 Anna the prophetess was also there, a daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was by now a very old woman. She had been married seven years

37 and a widow for eighty-four. She never left the Temple area, worshiping night and day with her fastings and prayers.

38 At the very time Simeon was praying, she showed up, broke into an anthem of praise to God, and talked about the child to all who were waiting expectantly for the freeing of Jerusalem.   MSG

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LUKE 2:36-38 A prophetess named Anna was also in the temple court that day. She was from the Jewish tribe of Asher and the daughter of Phanuel. Anna was an aged widow who had been married only seven years before her husband passed away. After he died she chose to worship God in the temple continually. For the past eighty-four yearsshe had been serving God with night-and-day prayer and fasting.

³⁸ While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. And from that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come  TPT

Luke 2:8  There were sheepherders camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep.

9 Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them. They were terrified.

10 The angel said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide:

11 A Savior has just been born in David’s town, a Savior who is Messiah and Master.

12 This is what you’re to look for: a baby wrapped in a blanket and lying in a manger.”  MSG 

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Luke 2:8-12 And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night.

9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they were terribly frightened.

10 But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people.

11 For to you is born this day in the town of David a Savior, Who is Christ (the Messiah) the Lord!

12 And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find [after searching] a Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.  AMP

Matt 2:9 Instructed by the king, they set off. Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until it hovered over the place of the child.

10 They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time!

11 They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him. Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincense, myrrh.

12 In a dream, they were warned not to report back to Herod. So they worked out another route, left the territory without being seen, and returned to their own country.   MSG

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MATT 2:9-12 And so they left, and on their way to Bethlehem, suddenly the same star they had seen in the East reappeared! Amazed, they watched as it went ahead of them and stopped directly over the place where the child was.

¹⁰ And when they saw the star, they were so ecstatic that they shouted and celebrated with unrestrained joy.

¹¹ When they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, they were overcome. Falling to the ground at his feet they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure boxesfull of gifts and presented him with gold, frank-incense, and myrrh.

¹² Afterward they returned to their own country by another route because God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. TPT

John 1:11 He came to his own people, but they didn’t want him.

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

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

14 The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. MSG

Acts 13:27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not know or recognize Him or understand the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, have actually fulfilled these very predictions by condemning and sentencing [Him].  AMP

1 Cor 3:18 Let no person deceive himself. If anyone among you supposes that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [let him discard his worldly discernment and recognize himself as dull, stupid, and foolish, without true learning and scholarship], that he may become [really] wise.  AMP

1 John 2:5 But he who keeps (treasures) His Word [who bears in mind His precepts, who observes His message in its entirety], truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity). By this we may perceive (know, recognize, and be sure) that we are in Him:  AMP

So here we are Christmas Day 2020. Celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And there is a certain expectation in our hearts anticipating His return and a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We were recognize these coming times and prepare the way of the Lord. Or we will serve our own agendas or distractions and missed the promise to come.

REGAINING YOUR FOCUS  12-20-2020

Focus means to concentrate, to see to be single minded about something at the expense of all other distractions. We have always been the Father’s focus. Jesus did so many miracles of restoring sight to the blind. It is a time for us to have our sight restored. Our vision strengthened, so we can see what lies before us without distraction.

Matt 13:13  That’s why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not get it. MSG

Isa 61:1 THE SPIRIT of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound,  AMP

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Luke 4:18 God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, To set the burdened and battered free,  TPT

Mark 8:25 So Jesus laid hands on his eyes again. The man looked hard and realized that he had recovered perfect sight, saw everything in bright, twenty-twenty focus. MSG

Luke 7:21 In that very hour Jesus was healing many [people] of sicknesses and distressing bodily plagues and evil spirits, and to many who were blind He gave [a free, gracious, joy-giving gift of] sight.  AMP

Phil 3:13-16 I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

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

15 So let those [of us] who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions; and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also.

16 Only let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our lives by that. AMP

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PHIL 3:13-16 I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead.

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

¹⁵ So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires, God will reveal it to them.

¹⁶ And let us all advance together to reach this victory-prize, following one path with one passion.  TPT

Matt 6:6 “Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace. MSG

Rom 3:31 But by shifting our focus from what we do to what God does, don’t we cancel out all our careful keeping of the rules and ways God commanded? Not at all. What happens, in fact, is that by putting that entire way of life in its proper place, we confirm it.  MSG

Rom 4:19  Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up.

20 He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God,

21 sure that God would make good on what he had said.  MSG ▼▼▼

ROM 4:19-21 In spite of being nearly one hundred years old when the promise of having a son was made, his faith was so strong that it could not be undermined by the fact that he and Sarahwere incapable of conceiving a child.

^20–21 He never stopped believing God’s promise, for he was made strong in his faithto father a child. And because he was mighty in faith and convinced that God had all the power needed to fulfill his promises, Abraham glorified God! TPT

Gal 3:1 You crazy Galatians! Did someone put a hex on you? Have you taken leave of your senses? Something crazy has happened, for it’s obvious that you no longer have the crucified Jesus in clear focus in your lives. His sacrifice on the Cross was certainly set before you clearly enough. MSG

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Gal 3:1   O YOU poor and silly and thoughtless and unreflecting and senseless Galatians! Who has fascinated or bewitched or cast a spell over you, unto whom — right before your very eyes — Jesus Christ (the Messiah) was openly and graphically set forth and portrayed as crucified?  AMP

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

Blessed are you who run to him. MSG

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

Num 13:33 There we saw the Nephilim [or giants], the sons of Anak, who come from the giants; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. AMP

Num 14:6-9 And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the scouts who had searched the land, rent their clothes, 

7 And they said to all the company of Israelites, The land through which we passed as scouts is an exceedingly good land. 

8 If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 

9 Only do not rebel against the Lord, neither fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their defense and the shadow [of protection] is removed from over them, but the Lord is with us. Fear them not.   AMP

ACTS 9:17-22 Ananias left and found the house where Saul was staying. He went inside and laid hands on him, saying, “Saul, my brother, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me to pray for you so that you might see again and be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit.”

¹⁸ All at once, the crusty substance that was over Saul’s eyes disappeared and he could see perfectly. Immediately, he got up and was baptized.

¹⁹ After eating a meal, his strength returned.

²⁰ Within the hourhe was in the synagogues, preaching about Jesus and proclaiming, “Jesus is the Son of God!”

²¹ Those who heard him were astonished, saying among themselves, “Isn’t this the Saul who furiously persecuted those in Jerusalem who called on the name of Jesus? Didn’t he come here with permission from the high priest to drag them off and take them as prisoners?”

²² Saul’s power increased greatly as he became more and more proficient in proving that Jesus was the anointed Messiah. Saul remained there for several days with the disciples, even though it agitated the Jews of Damascus. TPT

Acts 26:17 “‘I’m sending you off

18 to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I’m sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.’ MSG

Rev 3:18 Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be [truly] wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see. AMP   ▼▼▼

REV 3:18 So I counsel you to purchase goldperfected by fire, so that you can be truly rich. Purchase a white garment to cover and clothe your shameful Adam-nakedness.Purchase eye salve to be placed over your eyes so that you can truly see. TPT

Ps 36:9 For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light do we see light.  AMP

Ps 63:2 So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory.  AMP

Ps 69:32 The humble shall see it and be glad; you who seek God, inquiring for and requiring Him [as your first need], let your hearts revive and live!  AMP

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Ps 69:32 The poor in spirit see and are glad — Oh, you God-seekers, take heart! MSG

ISA 33:17 In this high place, your eyes will see the kingin his stunning beauty and gaze upon his broad domain. TPT

Luke 10:23-25  He then turned in a private aside to his disciples. “Fortunate the eyes that see what you’re seeing!

24 There are plenty of prophets and kings who would have given their right arm to see what you are seeing but never got so much as a glimpse, to hear what you are hearing but never got so much as a whisper.”  MSG

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Luke 10:23 Then turning to His disciples, He said privately, Blessed (happy, to be envied) are those whose eyes see what you see! 

24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see what you see and they did not see it, and to hear what you hear and they did not hear it. AMP

1 John 3:2  But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him — and in seeing him, become like him. MSG

Isa 42:5  Here are the words of the true God, Yahweh, the one who created the starry heavens and stretched them out. He is the one who formed the earth and filled it with life. He gives breath to every person and spirit to everyone everywhere.
⁶ “I, Yahweh, have commissioned you in righteousness to succeed. I will take your hand in love and watch over you. I will give you as a covenant for the people, a walking-light to the nations.
⁷ Your mission is to open blind eyes, to set prisoners free from dark dwellings, and to open prison doors to those who are held by darkness. TPT

THE HARVEST by Mary Dorian  12-13-2020

Matthew 13:24-30 Then Jesus taught themanother parable:

“Heaven’s kingdom realm can be compared to a farmer who planted good seed in his field.

²⁵ But at night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and planted poisonous weedsamong the wheat and ran away.

²⁶ When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, the weeds also appeared.

²⁷ So the farmer’s hired hands came to him and said, ‘Sir, wasn’t that good seed that you sowed in the field? Where did all these weeds come from?’

²⁸ “He answered, ‘This has to be the work of an enemy!’

“They replied, ‘Do you want us to go and gather up all the weeds?’

²⁹ “‘No,’ he said. ‘If you pull out the weeds you might uproot the wheat at the same time. ³⁰ You must allow them both to grow together until the time of harvest. At that time, I’ll tell my harvesters to make sure they gather the weeds first and tie them all in bundles to be burned. Then they will harvest the wheat and put it into my barn.’” TPT

Matthew 13:36-42 Jesus left the crowds and went inside the house where he was staying. Then his disciples approached him and asked, “Please explain the deeper meaning of the parable of the weeds growing in the field of wheat.”

³⁷ He answered, “The man who sowed his field with good seed represents me, the Son of Man.

³⁸ And the field is the world. The good seeds I sow are the children of the kingdom realm. The weeds are the children of the Evil One,

³⁹ and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest points to the end of this age, and the harvesters are God’s messengers.^[

 ⁴⁰ As the weeds are bundled up and thrown into the fire, so it will be at the close of the age.

⁴¹ The Son of Man will send his messengers, and they will uproot everything out of his kingdom. All the lawless ones and everything that causes sin will be removed. ⁴² And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where they will experience great sorrow, pain, and anguish. TPT

John 4:34-37 Then Jesus spoke up and said, “My food is to be doing the will of him who sent me and bring it to completion.”

³⁵ As the crowds emerged from the village, Jesus said to his disciples, “Why would you say, ‘The harvest is another four months away’? Look at all the people coming—now is harvest time! For their hearts are like vast fields of ripened grain—ready for a spiritual harvest.

³⁶ And everyone who reaps these souls for eternal life will receive a reward. And those who plant spiritual seeds and those who reap the harvest will celebrate together with great joy!

³⁷ And this confirms the saying, ‘One sows the seed and another reaps the harvest. TPT

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John 4:34 Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.

35 Do you not say, It is still four months until harvest time comes? Look! I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields and see how they are already white for harvesting.

36 Already the reaper is getting his wages [he who does the cutting now has his reward], for he is gathering fruit (crop) unto life eternal, so that he who does the planting and he who does the reaping may rejoice together.

37 For in this the saying holds true, One sows and another reaps.  AMP

Matt 9:38 So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.  AMP

John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father and he will give you anotherSavior, the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you. The world won’t receive him because they can’t see him or know him. But you will know him intimately, because he will make his home in you and will live inside you. TPT

John 16:5-15 But now that I’m about to leave you and go back to join the One who sent me, you need to be told. Yet, not one of you are asking me where I’m going.

⁶ Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I’ve told you these things.

⁷ But here’s the truth: It’s to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away the Divine Encouragerwill not be released to you. But after I depart, I will send him to you. ⁸ And when he comes, he will expose sin and prove that the world is wrong about God’s righteousness and his judgments.

⁹ “‘Sin,’ because they refuse to believe in who I am.

¹⁰ “God’s ‘righteousness,’ because I’m going back to join the Father and you’ll see me no longer.

¹¹ “And ‘judgment’ because the ruler of this dark world has already received his sentence.

¹² “There is so much more I would like to say to you, but it’s more than you can grasp at this moment.

¹³ But when the truth-giving Spirit comes, he will unveil the reality of every truthwithin you. He won’t speak his own message, but only what he hears from the Father, and he will reveal prophetically to you what is to come.

¹⁴ He will glorify me on the earth, for he will receive from me what is mineand reveal it to you.

¹⁵ Everything that belongs to the Father belongs to me—that’s why I say that the Divine Encourager will receive what is mine and reveal it to you.  TPT

Acts 1:6-11 Every time they were gathered together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, is it the time now for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”

⁷ 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. ⁸ But I promise you this—the Holy Spirit will come upon you and you will be filled with power.^[a] And you will be my messengers^[b] to Jerusalem, throughout Judea, the distant provinces^[c]—even to the remotest places on earth!”^[d]

⁹ Right after he spoke those words, the disciples saw Jesus lifted into the sky and disappear into a cloud!

¹⁰ As they stared into the sky, watching Jesus ascend, two men in white robes suddenly appeared beside them.

¹¹ They told the startled disciples, “Galileans, why are you staring up into the sky? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but he will come back the same way that you saw him ascend.”  TPT

Rev 10:5-7 Then the mighty angel whom I saw astride the sea and the land raised his right hand to heaven

⁶ and swore an oath by him who lives for an eternity of eternities, the Creator of heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them:

No more delay!

⁷ For in the day when the seventh angel is to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets. TPT

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Rev 10:5 Then the [mighty] angel whom I had seen stationed on sea and land raised his right hand to heaven (the sky), 

6 And swore in the name of (by) Him Who lives forever and ever, Who created the heavens (sky) and all they contain, and the earth and all that it contains, and the sea and all that it contains. [He swore] that no more time should intervene and there should be no more waiting or delay,

7 But that when the days come when the trumpet call of the seventh angel is about to be sounded, then God’s mystery (His secret design, His hidden purpose), as He had announced the glad tidings to His servants the prophets, should be fulfilled (accomplished, completed). AMP

John 9:4-5 While I am with you, it is daytime and we must do the works of God who sent me while the light shines. For there is coming a dark night when no one will be able to work.

⁵ As long as I am with you my life is the light that pierces the world’s darkness.” TPT

John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]  AMP

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

HOLD FAST TO YOUR CONFESSION  12-6-2020

Hold fast means to remain tightly secured. It means to bear down and go through the storm.

Confession means to declare your faith, to profess. Don’t let anything else proceed out of your mouth. Christ is the word and he bears witness with you as you confess Him, the word.

Rom 10:9 Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. AMP

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

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Ro 10:9 Now your salvation is realized! Your own words echo Gods voice. The unveiling of the masterful act of Jesus forms the words in your mouth, inspired by the conviction that is in your heart that God indeed raised him from the dead. Mirror

Matt 10:32 Therefore, everyone who acknowledges Me before men and confesses Me [out of a state of oneness with Me], I will also acknowledge him before My Father Who is in heaven and confess [that I am abiding in] him. AMP

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MATT 10:32 “If you openly and publicly acknowledge me, I will freely and openly acknowledge you before my heavenly Father. TPT

Heb 3:1 SO THEN, brethren, consecrated and set apart for God, who share in the heavenly calling, [thoughtfully and attentively] consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest Whom we confessed [as ours when we embraced the Christian faith]. AMP  ▼▼▼

Heb 3:1 Friends, in the context of our co-inclusion in Christ, we are blameless; we participate in his heavenly identity. Acquaint yourselves immediately and fully with Christ Jesus as the ambassador and chief priest of our confession. Our lives Co-echo the logic of God‘s eternal conversation in him. Mirror

Phil 2:10 That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  AMP

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PHIL 2:10-11 The authority of the name of Jesus causes every knee to bow in reverence! Everything and everyone will one day submit to this name—in the heavenly realm, in the earthly realm, and in the demonic realm.

¹¹ And every tongue will proclaim in every language: “Jesus Christ is Lord Yahweh,” bringing glory and honor to God, his Father TPT

1 Tim 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold of the eternal life to which you were summoned and [for which] you confessed the good confession [of faith] before many witnesses.

13 In the presence of God, Who preserves alive all living things, and of Christ Jesus, Who in His testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I [solemnly] charge you  AMP

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1 TIM 6:12-13 So fight with faith for the winner’s prize! Lay your hands upon eternal life, for this is your calling—celebrating in faith before the multitude of witnesses!

¹³ So now, I instruct you before the God of resurrection lifeand before Jesus, the Anointed One, who demonstrated a beautiful testimony even before Pontius Pilate, TPT

2 COR 4:13 We have the same Spirit of faith that is described in the Scriptures when it says, “First I believed, then I spoke in faith.” So we also first believe then speak in faith.   TPT 

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2 Cor 4:13  We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe.  MSG

JAMES 2:26 For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead corpse, so faith without the expression of good works is dead!TPT  

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James 2:26 The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse. Separate faith and works and you get the same thing: a corpse.  MSG

John 8:26 I have much to say about you and to judge and condemn. But He Who sent Me is true (reliable), and I tell the world [only] the things that I have heard from Him. AMP

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Jn 8:26. I have many things to say to you and to conclude about you in my own personal capacity but since you do not believe in me it will mean nothing to you; but he was sent me is true above your suspicious scrutiny. I speak to the world those things which I have heard from my close companionship with him. Mirror

John 8:16 Yet even if I do judge, My judgment is true [My decision is right]; for I am not alone [in making it], but [there are two of Us] I and the Father, Who sent Me.  AMP   

 Rom 10:17 So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself).

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

HEB 4:14-16 So then, we must cling in faith to all we know to be true. For we have a magnificent King-Priest, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who rose into the heavenly realm for us, and now sympathizes with us in our frailty.

¹⁵ He understands humanity, for as a Man, our magnificent King-Priest was tempted in every way just as we are, and conquered sin.

¹⁶ So now we come freely and boldly to where love is enthroned, to receive mercy’s kiss and discover the grace we urgently need to strengthenus in our time of weakness. TPT

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Heb 4:14-16  Now that we know what we have — Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God — let’s not let it slip through our fingers.

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

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

ISA 22:22 I will place upon his shoulders the key to the treasures of David’s palace. He will open doors that no one can shut, and he will shut doors that no one can open. TPT

Matt 16:19 “And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access to God’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven.”  MSG

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MATT 16:19 I will give you the keysof 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

Ps 86:12 I will confess and praise You, O Lord my God, with my whole (united) heart; and I will glorify Your name forevermore. AMP

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PS 86:12 With all my heart and passion I will thank you, my God! I will give glory to your name, always and forever! TPT

Ps 107:8 Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with good.  AMP

Ps 142:7 Bring my life out of prison, that I may confess, praise, and give thanks to Your name; the righteous will surround me and crown themselves because of me, for You will deal bountifully with me. AMP

MATT 12:34 But you who are known as the Pharisees are rotten to the core! You’ve been poisoned by the nature of a venomous snake. How can your words be good and trustworthy if you are rotten within? For what has been stored up in your hearts will be heard in the overflow of your words! TPT

Ps 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, impenetrable] Rock and my Redeemer. AMP

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PS 19:14 So may the words of my mouth, my meditation-thoughts, and every movement of my heart be always pure and pleasing, acceptable before your eyes,
my only Redeemer, my Protector-God. TPT

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Isa 6:5-8 Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone and ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!

6 Then flew one of the seraphim [heavenly beings] to me, having a live coal in his hand which he had taken with tongs from off the altar;

7 And with it he touched my mouth and said, Behold, this has touched your lips; your iniquity and guilt are taken away, and your sin is completely atoned for and forgiven.

8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for Us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.  AMP

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Isa 6:5-8 I said, “Doom! It’s Doomsday! I’m as good as dead! Every word I’ve ever spoken is tainted — blasphemous even! And the people I live with talk the same way,

using words that corrupt and desecrate. And here I’ve looked God in the face! The King! God-of-the-Angel-Armies!”

6 Then one of the angel-seraphs flew to me. He held a live coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

7 He touched my mouth with the coal and said, “Look. This coal has touched your lips. Gone your guilt, your sins wiped out.”

8 And then I heard the voice of the Master: “Whom shall I send?  Who will go for us?”

I spoke up, “I’ll go. Send me!”  MSG

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ISA 6:5-8 Then I stammered and said, “Woe is me! I’m destroyed—doomed as a sinful man! For my words are tainted and I live among people who talk the same way. King Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies! My eyes have gazed upon him!”

⁶ Then out of the smoke, one of the angels of fire flew to me. He had in his hands a burning coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.

⁷ He touched my lips with it and said, “See? The burning coal from the altar has touched your lips. Your guilt is taken away; your sin is blotted out.”

⁸ Then I heard the Lord saying, “Whom should I send to my people? Who will go to represent us?” I spoke up and said, “I will be the one. Send me. TPT

TIME TO REST–IN EXPECTION OF WHAT WILL COME  12-4-2020

Rest is our greatest weapon. As Christians we should be the most peaceful, calm, tranquil people in the whole world. The enemy cannot penetrate the armor of a person who is at rest in God.

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

John 14:27  I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left — feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.  MSG

MT 8:23-27 They all got into a boat and began to cross over to the other side of the lake. And Jesus, exhausted, fell asleep.

²⁴ Suddenly a violent stormdeveloped, with waves so high the boat was about to be swamped. Yet Jesus continued to sleep soundly.

²⁵ The disciples woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We’re going to die!”

²⁶ But Jesus reprimanded them. “Why are you gripped with fear? Where is your faith?” Then he stood up and rebuked the storm and said, “Be still!” And instantly it became perfectly calm

²⁷ The disciples were astonished by this miracle and said to one another, “Who is this Man? Even the wind and waves obey his Word.” TPT

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Mark 4:39 And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect peacefulness).  AMP

Ps 107:29 He quieted the wind down to a whisper, put a muzzle on all the big waves.

30 And you were so glad when the storm died down, and he led you safely back to harbor.

31 So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves.  MSG

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

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

Ps 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my inner self] rejoices; my body too shall rest and confidently dwell in safety,  AMP

PS 37:7 Quiet your heart in his presence and pray; keep hope alive as you long for God to come through for you. And don’t think for a moment that the wicked in their prosperity are better off than you. TPT

PS 116:7-9 Now I can say to myself and to all, “Relax and rest, be confident and serene, for the Lord rewards fully those who simply trust in him.”
⁸ God has rescued my soul from death’s fear and dried my eyes of many tears. He’s kept my feet firmly on his path
⁹ and strengthened me so that I may please himand live my life before him in his life-giving light. TPT

Ps 127:2 It’s useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don’t you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves? MSG

Ps 4:8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and confident trust.  AMP

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

Isa 26:12 God, order a peaceful and whole life for us because everything we’ve done, you’ve done for us. MSG

Eccl 4:6 One handful of peaceful repose Is better than two fistfuls of worried work —  More spitting into the wind.  MSG

Phil 4:7 And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.  AMP 

Ezek 34:25-31 “‘I’ll make a covenant of peace with them. I’ll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

26 I’ll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I’ll send down plenty of rain in season — showers of blessing!

27 The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they’ll feel content and safe on their land, and they’ll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters.

28 “‘No longer will they be exploited by outsiders and ravaged by fierce beasts. They’ll live safe and sound, fearless and free.

29 I’ll give them rich gardens, lavish in vegetables — no more living half-starved, no longer taunted by outsiders.

30 “‘They’ll know, beyond doubting, that I, God, am their God, that I’m with them and that they, the people Israel, are my people. Decree of God, the Master:

31 You are my dear flock, the flock of my pasture, my human flock, And I am your God. Decree of God, the Master.'”  MSG

MATT 11:28-30 Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Then come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis.

²⁹ Simply join your life with mine.Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle,humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me.

³⁰ For all that I require of you will be pleasantand easy to bear.” TPT

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

HEB 4:1-3 Now God has offered to us the same promise of entering into his realm of resting in confident faith. So we must be extremely careful to ensure that we all embrace the fullness of that promise and not fail to experience it.

² For we have heard the good news of deliverance just as they did, yet they didn’t join their faith with the Word. Instead, what they heard didn’t affect them deeply, for they doubted.

³ For those of us who believe, faith activates the promise and we experience the realm of confident rest! For he has said, “I was grievedwith them and made a solemn oath,  ‘They will never enter into the calming rest of my Spirit.’ ” God’s works have all been completed from the foundation of the world, TPT

2 Chron 14:7 Asa said to his people, “While we have the chance and the land is quiet, let’s build a solid defense system, fortifying our cities with walls, towers, gates, and bars. We have this peaceful land because we sought God; he has given us rest from all troubles.” So they built and enjoyed prosperity.  MSG

CALM  Ps 27:3 When besieged, I’m calm as a baby. When all hell breaks loose, I’m collected and cool.  MSG

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

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

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

Zeph 3:17 Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, with his songs.  MSG

Ps 94:13 That You may give him power to keep himself calm in the days of adversity, until the [inevitable] pit of corruption is dug for the wicked.  AMP

Prov 14:30 A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones.  AMP

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PRO 14:30 A tender, tranquil heart will make you healthy, but jealousy can make you sick. TPT

2 Tim 4:5 As for you, be calm and cool and steady, accept and suffer unflinchingly every hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully perform all the duties of your ministry. AMP   

Rom 5:1 THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).   AMP

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

8 Soul, you’ve been rescued from death; Eye, you’ve been rescued from tears;

And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.”  MSG

Job 5:22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, neither shall you be afraid of the living creatures of the earth.

23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.

24 And you shall know that your tent shall be in peace, and you shall visit your fold and your dwelling and miss nothing [from them].

25 You shall know also that your children shall be many, and your offspring as the grass of the earth.

26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, and as a shock of grain goes up [to the threshing floor] in its season.

27 This is what we have searched out; it is true. Hear and heed it and know for yourself [for your good].  AMP

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

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

ISA 14:7 But now the whole earth rests and is at peace. It bursts out with singing; TPT

Jude 2 Relax, everything’s going to be all right; rest, everything’s coming together; open your hearts, love is on the way!  MSG