MERCY 5-29-2020

Mercy- In our Lord’s home and lives towards each other. Mercy includes forgiveness. Goodwill and kindness. Kindness towards people. It also means love that responses to the human need in an unexpected way. Mercy is a quality of God and one that God requires of his people. Tender mercy is compassion. God’s mercy extends itself to all men. Jesus is the mercy seat forever. Mercy ends the curse even generational curses because of the blood of Jesus.

“God’s mercy is so great that you may sooner drain the sea of its water or deprived the sun of its light or make space too narrow then to diminish the mercy of God” Charles Spurgeon

Ps 145:8 God is all mercy and grace — not quick to anger, is rich in love.

9 God is good to one and all; everything he does is suffused with grace. MSG

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

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

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Lam 3:22 God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up.

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

Rom 9:15 For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion. 

16 So then [God’s gift] is not a question of human will and human effort, but of God’s mercy. [It depends not on one’s own willingness nor on his strenuous exertion as in running a race, but on God’s having mercy on him.] AMP

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Rom 9:15 God told Moses, “I’m in charge of mercy. I’m in charge of compassion.”

16 Compassion doesn’t originate in our bleeding hearts or moral sweat, but in God’s mercy.  MSG

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ROM 9:15  He had every right to say to Moses: “I will be merciful to whomever I choose and I will show compassion to whomever I wish.”

¹⁶ Again, this proves that God’s choice doesn’t depend on how badly someone wants it or tries to earn it, but it depends on God’s kindness and mercy.  TPT

Ps 103:4 Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy; AMP

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to encircle (for attack or protection)

PS 103:4 You’ve rescued me from helland saved my life. You’ve crowned me with love and mercy.TPT

PS 117:2 For he has conquered us with his great love and his kindness has melted our hearts. His faithfulness lasts forever and he will never fail you. So go ahead, let it all out! Praise Yah! O Yah! TPT

HEB 8:12 For I will demonstrate my mercy to them and will forgivetheir evil deeds, and never remember again their sins.” TPT

Ps 118:29 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.  AMP

Ps 136:4 To Him Who alone does great wonders, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever;

5 To Him Who by wisdom and understanding made the heavens, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever; AMP

Prov 21:21 He who earnestly seeks after and craves righteousness, mercy, and loving-kindness will find life in addition to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) and honor.  AMP

Isa 55:3 Incline your ear [submit and consent to the divine will] and come to Me; hear, and your soul will revive; and I will make an everlasting covenant or league with you, even the sure mercy (kindness, goodwill, and compassion) promised to David.  AMP

MATT 12:7 If only you could learn the meaning of the words ‘I want compassion more than a sacrifice, you wouldn’t be condemning my innocent disciples.

⁸ For the Son of Man exercises his lordship over the Sabbath.”

⁹ Then Jesus left them and went into the synagogue where

¹⁰ he encountered a man who had an atrophied, paralyzed hand. The fault-finding Pharisees asked Jesus, “Is it permissible to perform a work of healing on the Sabbath, when no one is supposed to work?” They only asked him this question because they hoped to accuse him of breaking the Jewish laws.

¹¹ He answered them, “If any of you had a lamb that fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you reach out your hand and lift it out?

¹² Isn’t a man much more valuable than a lamb? So of course, it’s always proper to do miracles, even on the Sabbath.”

¹³ Then he turned to the man and said, “Hold out your hand!” And as he stretched it out, it was restored, exactly like the other.

¹⁴ Immediately the Pharisees went out and started to scheme about how they would do away with him.  TPT

MT 23:23 “Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and pretenders! For you are obsessed with peripheral issues, like insisting on paying meticulous tithes on the smallest herbs that grow in your gardens. These matters are fine, yet you ignore the most important duty of all: to walk in the love of God, to display mercy to others, and to live with integrity. Readjust your values and place first things first. TPT

Heb 2:17 So it is evident that it was essential that He be made like His brethren in every respect, in order that He might become a merciful (sympathetic) and faithful High Priest in the things related to God, to make atonement and propitiation for the people’s sins.

18 For because He Himself [in His humanity] has suffered in being tempted (tested and tried), He is able [immediately] to run to the cry of (assist, relieve) those who are being tempted and tested and tried [and who therefore are being exposed to suffering].  AMP

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HEB 2:17 This is why he had to be a Man and take hold of our humanity in every way. He made us his brothers and sisters and became our merciful and faithful King-Priestbefore God; as the One who removed our sins to make us one with him.

¹⁸ He suffered and endured every test and temptation, so that he can help us every time we pass through the ordeals of life. TPT

Heb 12:24 And to Jesus, the Mediator (Go-between, Agent) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance]. AMP 

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HEB 12:24 And we have come to Jesus who established a new covenant with his blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat; blood that continues to speak from heaven, “forgiveness,” a better message than Abel’s blood that cries from the earth, “justice. TPT

ROM 3:24 Yet through his powerful declaration of acquittal, God freely gives away his righteousness. His giftof love and favor now cascades over us, all because Jesus, the Anointed One, has liberated us from the guilt, punishment, and power of sin!

²⁵ Jesus’ God-given destinywas to be the sacrifice to take away sins, and now he is our mercy seatbecause of his death on the cross. We come to him for mercy, for God has made a provision for us to be forgiven by faith in the sacred blood of Jesus. This is the perfect demonstration of God’s justice, because until now, he had been so patient—holding back his justice out of his tolerance for us. So he covered overthe sins of those who lived prior to Jesus’ sacrifice.

²⁶ And when the season of tolerance came to an end, there was only one possible way for God to give away his righteousness and still be true to both his justice and his mercy—to offer up his own Son. So now, because we stand on the faithfulness of Jesus, God declares us righteous in his eyes! TPT

Ps 51:1 Generous in love — God, give grace! Huge in mercy — wipe out my bad record.

2 Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry.  MSG

2 Cor 1:3 All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel!  MSG

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

ISA 30:18 For this reason the Lord is still waiting to show his favor to youso he can show you his marvelous love. He waits to be gracious to you. He sits on his throne ready to show mercy to you. For Yahweh is the Lord of justice, faithful to keep his promises. Overwhelmed with bliss are all who will entwine their hearts in him, waiting for him to help them. TPT

Eph 2:4 But God — so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us,

5 Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation).

6 And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).  AMP

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Eph 2:4 Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love,

5 he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us!

6 Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah. MSG

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EPH 2:4But God still loved us with such great love. He is so rich in compassion and mercy.

 ⁵ Even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, he united us into the very life of Christ and saved us by his wonderful grace!

⁶ He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seatedas one with Christ! TPT

Heb 4:16 Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]. AMP   ▼▼▼

Heb 4:16 So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.  MSG

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HEB 4:16  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

1 Peter 1:3 Praised (honored, blessed) be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)! By His boundless mercy we have been born again to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, AMP

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1 PET 1:3 Celebrate with praises the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has shown us his extravagant mercy. For his fountain of mercy has given us a new life—we are rebornto experience a living, energetic hopethrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. TPT

US  JAMES  2:13 And remember that judgment is merciless for the one who judges others without mercy. So by showing mercy you take dominion over judgment! TPT

MATT 5:7 “How satisfied you are when you demonstrate tender mercy! For tender mercy will be demonstrated to you. TPT

Col 3:12 Clothe yourselves therefore, as God’s own chosen ones (His own picked representatives), [who are] purified and holy and well-beloved [by God Himself, by putting on behavior marked by] tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feeling, a lowly opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, [and] patience [which is tireless and long-suffering, and has the power to endure whatever comes, with good temper].  AMP

Luke 6:36 So be merciful (sympathetic, tender, responsive, and compassionate) even as your Father is [all these].  AMP

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LU 6:36 Show mercy and compassion for others, just as your heavenly Father overflows with mercy and compassion for all.” TPT

JUDE 1:2  May God’s mercy, peace, and love cascade over you! TPT

WHAT IS COMING by Mary Dorian 5-24-2020

Eph 3:20 Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams] — 

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen (so be it).  AMP

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Eph 3:20  God can do anything, you know — far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.

21 Glory to God in the church! Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus! Glory down all the generations! Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes!  MSG

Eph 4:1  I THEREFORE, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to and beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which you have been called [with behavior that is a credit to the summons to God’s service,

2 Living as becomes you] with complete lowliness of mind (humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentleness, mildness), with patience, bearing with one another and making allowances because you love one another.

3 Be eager and strive earnestly to guard and keep the harmony and oneness of [and produced by] the Spirit in the binding power of peace.

4 [There is] one body and one Spirit — just as there is also one hope [that belongs] to the calling you received — 

5 [There is] one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of [us] all, Who is above all [Sovereign over all], pervading all and [living] in [us] all.  AMP

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Eph 4:1 In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk — better yet, run! — on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. 2 And mark that you do this with humility and discipline — not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love,

3 alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

4 You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly.

5 You have one Master, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness. MSG

Num 6:24 God bless you and keep you,

25 God smile on you and gift you,

26 God look you full in the face and make you prosper.  MSG

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Num 6:24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you; 

25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; 

26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).   AMP

JOHN 17:8 And the very words you gave to me to speak I have passed on to them. They have received your words and carry them in their hearts. They are convinced that I have come from your presence, and they have fully believed that you sent me to represent you.
⁹ So with deep love, I pray for my disciples. I’m not asking on behalf of the unbelieving world,  but for those who belong to you, those you have given me.
¹⁰ For all who belong to me now belong to you. And all who belong to you now belong to me as well, and my glory is revealed through their surrendered lives.
¹¹ “Holy Father, I am about to leave this world to return and be with you, but my disciples will remain here. So I ask that by the power of your name, protect each one that you have given me, and watch over them so that they will be united as one, even as we are one.
¹² While I was with these that you have given me, I have kept them safe by your name that you have given me.  Not one of them is lost, except the one that was destined to be lost, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
¹³ “But now I am returning to you so Father, I praythat they will experience and enter into my joyous delight in you so that it is fulfilled in them and overflows.
¹⁴ I have given them your message and that is why the unbelieving world hates them. For their allegiance is no longer to this world because I am not of this world.
¹⁵ I am not asking that you remove them from the world,  but I ask that you guard their hearts from evil,
¹⁶ For they no longer belong to this world any more than I do.
¹⁷ “Your Word is truth! So make them holy by the truth.
¹⁸ I have commissioned them to represent me  just as you commissioned me to represent you.
¹⁹ And now I dedicate myself to them as a holy sacrifice so that they will live as fully dedicated to God and be made holy by your truth.”^[

²⁰ “And I ask not only for these disciples, but also for all those who will one day  believe in me through their message.
²¹ I pray for them all to be joined together as one even as you and I, Father, are joined together as one. I pray for them to become one with us^[ so that the world will recognize that you sent me.
²² For the very glory you have given to me I have given them so that they will be joined together as one and experience the same unity that we enjoy.
²³ You live fully in me and now I live fully in them so that they will experience perfect unity,  and the world will be convinced that you have sent me, for they will see that you love each one of them with the same passionate love that you have for me.
²⁴ “Father, I ask that you allow everyone that you have given to me to be with me where I am! Then they will see my full glory—the very splendor you have placed upon me because you have loved me even before the beginning of time. TPT

Gen 14:18 Melchizedek king of Salem [later called Jerusalem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was the priest of God Most High,

19 And he blessed him and said, Blessed (favored with blessings, made blissful, joyful) be Abram by God Most High, Possessor and Maker of heaven and earth,

20 And blessed, praised, and glorified be God Most High, Who has given your foes into your hand! And [Abram] gave him a tenth of all [he had taken].  AMP

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

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

3 John 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.  AMP

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3 JN 1:2 Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every wayand that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering. TPT

Acts 2:1 AND WHEN the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all assembled together in one place,

2 When suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting.

3 And there appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were separated and distributed and which settled on each one of them.

4 And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words].

5 Now there were then residing in Jerusalem Jews, devout and God-fearing men from every country under heaven.

6 And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together and they were astonished and bewildered, because each one heard them [the apostles] speaking in his own [particular] dialect.

7 And they were beside themselves with amazement, saying, Are not all these who are talking Galileans?

8 Then how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own (particular) dialect to which we were born?

9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and [the province of] Asia,

10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and the transient residents from Rome, both Jews and the proselytes [to Judaism from other religions],

11 Cretans and Arabians too — we all hear them speaking in our own native tongues [and telling of] the mighty works of God!

12 And all were beside themselves with amazement and were puzzled and bewildered, saying one to another, What can this mean?

13 But others made a joke of it and derisively said, They are simply drunk and full of sweet [intoxicating] wine.

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: You Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be [explained] to you so that you will know and understand; listen closely to what I have to say.

15 For these men are not drunk, as you imagine, for it is [only] the third hour (about 9:00 a.m.) of the day;

16 But [instead] this is [the beginning of] what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, God declares, that I will pour out of My Spirit upon all mankind, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy [telling forth the divine counsels] and your young men shall see visions (divinely granted appearances), and your old men shall dream [divinely suggested] dreams.

18 Yes, and on My menservants also and on My maidservants in those days I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy [telling forth the divine counsels and predicting future events pertaining especially to God’s kingdom]. AMP

Jer 33:11 [There shall be heard again] the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing as they bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of the Lord, Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good; for His mercy and kindness and steadfast love endure forever! For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed and return to be as it was at first, says the Lord.  AMP

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

BELIEVING- (Why is it hard to believe)  5-22-2020

Believing-to accept something as true without natural proof to support it. Heart belief- not head. Believing was never meant to hard-It comes from the heart. 

Job 13:3 Surely I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue and reason my case with God [that He may explain the conflict between what I believe of Him and what I see of Him].  AMP

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

Jonah 2:8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.  KJV

Jonah 3:4 Jonah entered the city, went one day’s walk and preached, “In forty days Nineveh will be smashed.”

5 The people of Nineveh listened, and trusted God. They proclaimed a citywide fast and dressed in burlap to show their repentance. Everyone did it — rich and poor, famous and obscure, leaders and followers.

6 When the message reached the king of Nineveh, he got up off his throne, threw down his royal robes, dressed in burlap, and sat down in the dirt.

7 Then he issued a public proclamation throughout Nineveh, authorized by him and his leaders: “Not one drop of water, not one bite of food for man, woman, or animal, including your herds and flocks!

8 Dress them all, both people and animals, in burlap, and send up a cry for help to God. Everyone must turn around, turn back from an evil life and the violent ways that stain their hands.

9 Who knows? Maybe God will turn around and change his mind about us, quit being angry with us and let us live!”

10 God saw what they had done, that they had turned away from their evil lives. He did change his mind about them. What he said he would do to them he didn’t do.  MSG

Mark 5:34 And He said to her, Daughter, your faith (your trust and confidence in Me, springing from faith in God) has restored you to health. Go in (into) peace and be continually healed and freed from your [distressing bodily] disease.

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

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

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Mark 5:39 And when He had gone in, He said to them, Why do you make an uproar and weep? The little girl is not dead but is sleeping.

40 And they laughed and jeered at Him. But He put them all out, and, taking the child’s father and mother and those who were with Him, He went in where the little girl was lying.

41 Gripping her [firmly] by the hand, He said to her, Talitha cumi — which translated is, Little girl, I say to you, arise [from the sleep of death]!

42 And instantly the girl got up and started walking around — for she was twelve years old. And they were utterly astonished and overcome with amazement. AMP

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MK 5:36 But Jesus refused to listen to what they were toldand said to the Jewish official, “Don’t yield to fear. All you need to do is to keep on believing.” TPT

JN 20:27 Then, looking into Thomas’ eyes, he said, “Put your finger here in the wounds of my hands. Here—put your hand into my wounded side and see for yourself. Thomas, don’t give in to your doubts any longer, just believe!”

²⁸ Then the words spilled out of his heart—“You are my Lord, and you are my God!”

²⁹ Jesus responded, “Thomas, now that you’ve seen me, you believe. But there are those who have never seen me with their eyes but have believed in me with their hearts, and they will be blessed even more!”  TPT

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

11 I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.

12 I have declared [the future] and have saved [the nation in times of danger], and I have shown [that I am God] — when there was no strange and alien god among you; therefore you are My witnesses, says the Lord, that I am God.

13 Yes, from the time of the first existence of day and from this day forth I am He; and there is no one who can deliver out of My hand. I will work, and who can hinder or reverse it?  AMP

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isa 43:10 Yahweh says, “You are my witnesses, my chosen servants. I chose you in order that you would know me intimately, believe me always, and fully understand that I am the only God. There was no god before me, and there will be no other god after me.
¹¹ I, only I, am Yahweh, and there is no Savior-God but me.
¹² I am the only one who revealed this to you. I saved you, foretoldthe future, and brought it to pass. It was not some foreign god who did this! You are my witnesses that I am God,” declares Yahweh.
¹³ “From the very beginning, I am the only God!No one can be snatched from my hand. When I choose to act, who can reverse it?” TPT

Matt 21:22 Absolutely everything, ranging from small to large, as you make it a part of your believing prayer, gets included as you lay hold of God.”  MSG

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MT 21:22 Everything you pray for with the fullness of faith you will receive!TPT

Mark 11:24 For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].

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MK 11:24 This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—believe that you have received it and it will be yours. TPT

2 Cor 4:13 Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, I have believed, and therefore have I spoken. We too believe, and therefore we speak, 

14 Assured that He Who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and bring us [along] with you into His presence. AMP

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

¹⁴ We do this because we are convinced that he who raised Jesus will raise us up with him, and together we will all be brought into his presence.  TPT

LU 8:12 The hard pathway represents the hard hearts of men who hear the word of God but the slandererquickly snatches away what was sown in their hearts to keep them from believing and experiencing salvation.

¹³ The seed falling on the gravel represents those who initially respond to the word with joy, but soon afterward, when a season of harassment of the enemy and difficulty come to them, they whither and fall away, for they have no root in the truth and their faith is temporary.

¹⁴ The seed that falls into the weeds represents the hearts of those who hear the word of God but their growth is quickly choked off by their own anxious cares, the riches of this world, and the fleeting pleasures of this life. This is why they never become mature and fruitful.

¹⁵ The seed that fell into good, fertile soil represents those lovers of truth who hear it deep within their hearts. They respond by clinging to the word, keeping it dear as they endure all things in faith. This is the seed that will one day bear much fruit in their lives.” TPT

John 6:28 This made them ask him, “What must we do to carry out the work of God?”

29 “The work of God for you,” replied Jesus, “is to believe in the one whom he has sent to you.” PHILLIPS

John 12:44 But Jesus loudly declared, The one who believes in Me does not [only] believe in and trust in and rely on Me, but [in believing in Me he believes] in Him Who sent Me.

45 And whoever sees Me sees Him Who sent Me.  AMP

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

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

John 14:1 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. AMP   ▼▼▼

JN 14:1  “Don’t worry or surrender to your fear. For you’ve believed in God, now trust and believe in me also. TPT

John 11:40 Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you and promise you that if you would believe and rely on Me, you would see the glory of God?

41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

42 Yes, I know You always hear and listen to Me, but I have said this on account of and for the benefit of the people standing around, so that they may believe that You did send Me [that You have made Me Your Messenger].

43 When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!  AMP

Acts 8:34 The eunuch said, “Tell me, who is the prophet talking about: himself or some other?”

35 Philip grabbed his chance. Using this passage as his text, he preached Jesus to him.

36 As they continued down the road, they came to a stream of water. The eunuch said, “Here’s water. Why can’t I be baptized?”

38 He ordered the chariot to stop. They both went down to the water, and Philip baptized him on the spot.

39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of God suddenly took Philip off, and that was the last the eunuch saw of him. But he didn’t mind. He had what he’d come for and went on down the road as happy as he could be. MSG

Acts 16:31 And they answered, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ [give yourself up to Him,  take yourself out of your own keeping and entrust yourself into His keeping] and you will be saved, [and this applies both to] you and your household as well.  AMP

Rom 3:22 Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ (the Messiah). [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction,  AMP

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Rom 3:22 The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. MSG

ROM 4:3 Listen to what the Scriptures say: Because Abraham believed God’s words, his faith transferred God’s righteousness into his account. TPT

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RO 4:20 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

Rom 6:8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,  AMP

ACTS 9:38 When the believers heard that Peter was nearby in Lydda, they sent two men with an urgent message for him to come without delay.

³⁹ So Peter went with them back to Joppa, and upon arriving they led him to the upper room. There were many widows standing next to Peter, weeping. One after another showed him the tunics and other garments that Tabitha had made to bless others.

⁴⁰ Peter made them all leave the room. Then he knelt down and prayed. Turning to the dead body, he said, “Tabitha, rise up!” At once she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

⁴¹ He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers and all the widows to come and see that she was alive!

⁴² The news spread all over the city of Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

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1 Cor 1:21 For when the world with all its earthly wisdom failed to perceive and recognize and know God by means of its own philosophy, God in His wisdom was pleased through the foolishness of preaching [salvation, procured by Christ and to be had through Him], to save those who believed (who clung to and trusted in and relied on Him).  AMP

2 Tim 1:12 It’s also the cause of all this trouble I’m in. But I have no regrets. I couldn’t be more sure of my ground — the One I’ve trusted in can take care of what he’s trusted me to do right to the end.  MSG

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2 TIM 1:12 The confidence of my calling enables me to overcome every difficulty without shame, for I have an intimate revelation of this God. And my faith in him convinces me that he is more than able to keep all that I’ve placed in his hands safe and secure until the fullness of his appearing. TPT

TIME TO ADVANCE 5-17-2020

The question. What do we do next? What do we do now? What time is it? The answer:  It’s time to advance. Get up out of the ball field or the battle has been raging, out of the valley of dry bones. Move forward. Leaving the dead to bury the dead. Advance forward. Make progress with purpose.

“Advance, make progress.  This pandemic has tried to slow down the progress of my people.”

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

Ezek 37:4 He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones: ‘Dry bones, listen to the Message of God!'”

5 God, the Master, told the dry bones, “Watch this: I’m bringing the breath of life to you and you’ll come to life.

 6 I’ll attach sinews to you, put meat on your bones, cover you with skin, and breathe life into you. You’ll come alive and you’ll realize that I am God!”

7 I prophesied just as I’d been commanded. As I prophesied, there was a sound and, oh, rustling! The bones moved and came together, bone to bone.

8 I kept watching. Sinews formed, then muscles on the bones, then skin stretched over them. But they had no breath in them.

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

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

Deut 2:3 You have roamed around this mountain country long enough; turn northward.  AMP

Josh 3:5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify yourselves [that is, separate yourselves for a special holy purpose], for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you. AMP

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

PHIL 3:12 I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose that Jesus Christ has called me to fulfill and wants me to discover. TPT

Phil 3:13 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.  AMP

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Phil 3:13 Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward — to Jesus.

14 I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.

15 So let’s keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision — you’ll see it yet!  MSG

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PHIL 3:13 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.  TPT

Heb 10:22 Let us all come forward and draw near with true (honest and sincere) hearts in unqualified assurance and absolute conviction engendered by faith (by that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness), having our hearts sprinkled and purified from a guilty (evil) conscience and our bodies cleansed with pure water.

23 So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word.

24 And let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble activities,

25 Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching. AMP

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Heb 10:22 So let’s do it — full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out.

23 Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word.

24 Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out,

25 not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.  MSG

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HEB 10:22 we come closer to God and approach himwith an open heart, fully convinced by faith that nothing will keep us at a distance from him. For our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity and we have been freed from an accusing conscience and now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out!

²³ So now we must cling tightly to the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps his promises!

²⁴ Discover creative ways to encourage othersand to motivate them toward acts of compassion, doing beautiful works as expressions of love.

²⁵ This is not the time to pull away and neglectmeeting together, as some have formed the habit of doing, because we need each other! In fact, we should come together even more frequently, eager to encourage and urge each other onward as we anticipate that day dawning. TPT

Heb 6:1 THEREFORE LET us go on and get past the elementary stage in the teachings and doctrine of Christ (the Messiah), advancing steadily toward the completeness and perfection that belong to spiritual maturity. Let us not again be laying the foundation of repentance and abandonment of dead works (dead formalism) and of the faith [by which you turned] to God,

2 With teachings about purifying, the laying on of hands, the resurrection from the dead, and eternal judgment and punishment. [These are all matters of which you should have been fully aware long, long ago.]

3 If indeed God permits, we will [now] proceed [to advanced teaching].  AMP

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Heb 6:1 So come on, let’s leave the preschool fingerpainting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art. Grow up in Christ. The basic foundational truths are in place: turning your back on “salvation by self-help” and turning in trust toward God;

2 baptismal instructions; laying on of hands; resurrection of the dead; eternal judgment.

3 God helping us, we’ll stay true to all that. But there’s so much more. Let’s get on with it!   MSG

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HEB 6:1 Now is the time for us to progress beyond the basic message of Christand advance into perfection. The foundation has already been laid for us to build upon: turning away from our dead worksto embrace faith in God,

² teaching about different baptisms, impartation by the laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

³ So with God’s enablementwe will move on to deeper truths. TPT

Ps 24:3 Who shall go up into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place?

4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully. 

5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation [description] of those who seek Him [who inquire of and for Him and of necessity require Him], who seek Your face, [O God of] Jacob. Selah [pause, and think of that]!  AMP

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PS 24:3 Who, then, ascends into the presence of the Lord? And who has the privilege of entering into God’s Holy Place?
⁴ Those who are clean—whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the truth, those who never deceive, whose words are sure.
⁵ They will receive the Lord’s blessing and righteousness given by the Savior God.
⁶ They will stand before God, for they seek the pleasure of God’s face, the God of Jacob. Pause in his presence TPT

Mark 16:15 And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race].

16 He who believes [who adheres to and trusts in and relies on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] and is baptized will be saved [from the penalty of eternal death]; but he who does not believe [who does not adhere to and trust in and rely on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] will be condemned.

17 And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

18 They will pick up serpents; and [even] if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.  AMP

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Mark 16:15 Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all.

16 Whoever believes and is baptized is saved; whoever refuses to believe is damned.

17 “These are some of the signs that will accompany believers: They will throw out demons in my name, they will speak in new tongues,

18 they will take snakes in their hands, they will drink poison and not be hurt, they will lay hands on the sick and make them well.”  MSG

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MK 16:15 And he said to them, “As you go into all the world, preach openly the wonderful news of the gospel to the entire human race!

¹⁶ Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned.

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

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

PS 18:33  Through you I ascend to the highest peaks of your glory to stand in the heavenly places, strong and secure in you.
³⁴ You’ve trained me with the weapons of warfare-worship; now I’ll descend into battle with power to chase and conquer my foes.
³⁵ You empower me for victory with your wrap-around presence. Your power within makes me strong to subdue, and by stooping down in gentleness you strengthened me and made me great!
³⁶ You’ve set me free from captivityand now I’m standing complete, ready to fight some more!
³⁷ I caught up with my enemies and conquered them, and didn’t turn back until the war was won! TPT

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

²¹ Fasten your hearts to the love of God and receive the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who gives us eternal life.

²² Keep being compassionate to those who still have doubts,

²³ and snatch others out of the fire to save them. Be merciful over and over to them, but always couple your mercy with the fear of God. Be extremely careful to keep yourselves free from the pollutions of the flesh.

²⁴ Now, to the one with enough power to prevent you from stumbling into sinand bring you faultless before his glorious presence to stand before him with ecstatic delight,

²⁵ to the only God our Savior, through our Lord Jesus Christ, be endless glory and majesty, great power and authority—from before he created time, now, and throughout all the ages of eternity. Amen  TPT

Eph 4:1 In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk — better yet, run! — on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. MSG

THE EXTANGE  5-15-2020 

Weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning. Did you ever notice that the birds sing while it is still dark? They start singing their song in anticipation of the light. Is it possible to live in the joy of the Lord before the natural feels like it? Yes! If you have sadness you can sing out for joy. Joy is a constant in us just like the Holy Spirit is constant in us.

Ps 30:1  I WILL extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried to You and You have healed me.

3 O Lord, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the place of the dead); You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit (the grave).

4 Sing to the Lord, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

5 For His anger is but for a moment, but His favor is for a lifetime or in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.AMP  ▼▼▼

Ps 30:1  I give you all the credit, God — you got me out of that mess, you didn’t let my foes gloat.

2 God, my God, I yelled for help and you put me together.

3 God, you pulled me out of the grave, gave me another chance at life when I was down-and-out.

4 All you saints! Sing your hearts out to God! Thank him to his face!

5 He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love. The nights of crying your eyes out  give way to days of laughter. MSG

Jer 33:11 [There shall be heard again] the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing as they bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of the Lord, Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good; for His mercy and kindness and steadfast love endure forever! For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed and return to be as it was at first, says the Lord.  AMP

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

Ps 30:11  You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers.

12 I’m about to burst with song; I can’t keep quiet about you. God, my God, I can’t thank you enough.  MSG

ZION- The Church (militant or triumphant): ZION-is transferred to heaven, as the true dwelling-place of God.

Isa 61:3 To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn in Zion — to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit — that they may be called oaks of righteousness [lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God], the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.  AMP

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IS 61:3 to strengthen those crushed by despair who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful bouquetin the place of ashes, the oil of blissinstead of tears,and the mantle of joyous praiseinstead of the spirit of heaviness. Because of this, they will be known as Mighty Oaksof Righteousness, plantedby Yahweh as a living display of his glory. TPT  SPIRIT OF FAILURE

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

ISA 12:3 With triumphant joy you will drink deeplyfrom the wellsof salvation.
⁴ In that glorious day, you will say to one another, “Give thanks to the Lord and ask him for more!  Tell the world about all that he does! Let them know how magnificent he is!”
⁵ Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done marvelous wonders, and let his fame be known throughout the earth!
⁶ Give out a shout of cheer; sing for joy, O people of Zion, for great and mighty is the Holy One of Israelwho lives among you! TPT

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Isa 12:3 Joyfully you’ll pull up buckets of water from the wells of salvation.

4 And as you do it, you’ll say, “Give thanks to God. Call out his name.

Ask him anything! Shout to the nations, tell them what he’s done, spread the news of his great reputation!

5 “Sing praise-songs to God. He’s done it all! Let the whole earth know what he’s done!

6 Raise the roof! Sing your hearts out, O Zion! The Greatest lives among you: The Holy of Israel.”  MSG

Isa 60:20 Your sun shall no more go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself, for the Lord shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.  AMP

Isa 61:8 “Because I, God, love fair dealing and hate thievery and crime, I’ll pay your wages on time and in full, and establish my eternal covenant with you.

9 Your descendants will become well-known all over. Your children in foreign countries Will be recognized at once as the people I have blessed.”  MSG

Isa 60:17 I’ll give you only the best — no more hand-me-downs! Gold instead of bronze, silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood, iron instead of stones. I’ll install Peace to run your country, make Righteousness your boss.

18 There’ll be no more stories of crime in your land, no more robberies, no more vandalism. You’ll name your main street Salvation Way, and install Praise Park at the center of town.  MSG

Neh 8:9 Nehemiah the governor, along with Ezra the priest and scholar and the Levites who were teaching the people, said to all the people, “This day is holy to God, your God. Don’t weep and carry on.” They said this because all the people were weeping as they heard the words of The Revelation.

10 He continued, “Go home and prepare a feast, holiday food and drink; and share it with those who don’t have anything: This day is holy to God. Don’t feel bad. The joy of God is your strength!”

11 The Levites calmed the people, “Quiet now. This is a holy day. Don’t be upset.”

12 So the people went off to feast, eating and drinking and including the poor in a great celebration. Now they got it; they understood the reading that had been given to them.  MSG

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

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

19 At the same time, I’ll get rid of all those who’ve made your life miserable.

I’ll heal the maimed; I’ll bring home the homeless. In the very countries where they were hated they will be venerated.

20 On Judgment Day I’ll bring you back home — a great family gathering!

You’ll be famous and honored all over the world. You’ll see it with your own eyes — all those painful partings turned into reunions!” God’s Promise.  MSG

Ps 16:11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.  AMP

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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 71:23-24 I will shout and sing your praises for all you are to me—Savior, lover of my soul!
²⁴ I’ll never stop telling others how perfect you are while all those who seek my harm slink away ashamed and defeated!   TPT

Ps 97:11 Light is sown for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and strewn along their pathway, and joy for the upright in heart [the irrepressible joy which comes from consciousness of His favor and protection].  AMP

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PS 97:11  For he sows seeds of light within his lovers, and seeds of joy burst forth for the lovers of God!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 126:1 It was like a dream come true when you freed us from our bondage and brought us back to Zion!
² We laughed and laughed and overflowed with gladness. We were left shouting for joy and singing your praise. All the nations saw it and joined in, saying, “The Lord has done great miracles for them!”
³ Yes, he did mighty miracles and we are overjoyed!
⁴ Now, Lord, do it again! Restore us to our former glory! May streams of your refreshing flow over us until our dry hearts are drenched again.
⁵ Those who sow their tears as seedswill reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee.⁶ They may weep as they go out carrying their seed to sow, but they will return with joyful laughter and shouting with gladness as they bring back armloads of blessing and a harvest overflowing! TPT

1 Peter 1:8  You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don’t see him, yet you trust him — with laughter and singing.  MSG

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1 PET  1:8 You love him passionately although you did not see him, but through believing in him you are saturated with an ecstatic joy, indescribably sublime and immersed in glory TPT

John 15:11  “I’ve told you these things for a purpose: that my joy might be your joy, and your joy wholly mature.  MSG

JN 16:22 “So will you also pass through a time of intense sorrow when I am taken from you, but you will see me again! And then your hearts will burst with joy, with no one being able to take it from you!

²³ For here is eternal truth: When that time comes you won’t need to ask me for anything, but instead you will go directly to the Father and ask him for anything you desire and he will give it to you, because of your relationship with me.

²⁴ Until now you’ve not been bold enough to ask the Father for a single thing in my name, but now you can ask, and keep on asking him! And you can be sure that you’ll receive what you ask for, and your joy will have no limits!  TPT

RO 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of rules about food and drink, but is in the realm of the Holy Spirit, filled with righteousness, peace, and joy.  TPT

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

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

Jude 24 Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight] —  AMP

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JUDE 1:24 Now, to the one with enough power to prevent you from stumbling into sinand bring you faultless before his glorious presence to stand before him with ecstatic delight, TPT

THE COVENANT THAT MAKES US WHOLE  5-10-2020

Covenant. The new covenant has done what nothing else could do. Guarantees that we have been made whole and completely perfected. Covenant it is a solemn binding agreement. It’s ratified by blood. They can come to God and will receive an inheritance only he can give. It’s forgiveness it’s eternal life it’s wholeness it’s unconditional. And all depends on God and his grace.

Heb 8:13 When God speaks of a new [covenant or agreement], He makes the first one obsolete (out of use). And what is obsolete (out of use and annulled because of age) is ripe for disappearance and to be dispensed with altogether.

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Heb 8:13 By coming up with a new plan, a new covenant between God and his people, God put the old plan on the shelf. And there it stays, gathering dust.MSG

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HEB 8:13 This proves that by establishing this new covenant the first is now obsolete, ready to expire, and about to disappear. TPT

Isa 9:6 For a child has been born — for us! the gift of a son — for us! He’ll take over the running of the world. His names will be: Amazing Counselor, Strong God, Eternal Father, Prince of Wholeness.  MSG

Luke 1:68 Blessed (praised and extolled and thanked) be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come and brought deliverance and redemption to His people!

69 And He has raised up a Horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Helper, the Author of salvation] for us in the house of David His servant — 

70 This is as He promised by the mouth of His holy prophets from the most ancient times [in the memory of man] — 

71 That we should have deliverance and be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who detest and pursue us with hatred;

72 To make true and show the mercy and compassion and kindness [promised] to our forefathers and to remember and carry out His holy covenant [to bless, which is all the more sacred because it is made by God Himself],

73 That covenant He sealed by oath to our forefather Abraham:

74 To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our foes, might serve Him fearlessly  AMP

HEB 8:6 But now Jesus the Messiahhas accepted a priestly ministry which far surpasses theirs, since he is the catalystof a better covenant which contains far more wonderful promises!

⁷ For if that first covenant had been faultless no one would have needed a second one to replace it.  TPT

Heb 12:24 And to Jesus, the Mediator (Go-between, Agent) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance].   AMP

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Heb 12:24 You’ve come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel’s — a homicide that cried out for vengeance — became a proclamation of grace.   MSG

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HEB 12:24 And we have come to Jesus who established a new covenant with his blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat; blood that continues to speak from heaven, “forgiveness,” a better message than Abel’s blood that cries from the earth, “justice.” TPT

Heb 7:22 This makes Jesus the guarantee of a far better way between us and God — one that really works! A new covenant.  MSG

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HEB 7:22 So all of this magnifies the truth that we have a superior covenant with God than what they experienced, for Jesus himself is its guarantor!TPT

Heb 9:11 But when the Messiah arrived, high priest of the superior things of this new covenant, he bypassed the old tent and its trappings in this created world and went straight into heaven’s “tent” — the true Holy Place — once and for all. MSG

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HEB 9:11 But now the Anointed One has become the King-Priest of every wonderful thing that has come. For he serves in a greater, more perfect heavenly tabernaclenot made by men.  TPT

Heb 9:15 Through the Spirit, Christ offered himself as an unblemished sacrifice, freeing us from all those dead-end efforts to make ourselves respectable, so that we can live all out for God.

16-17 Like a will that takes effect when someone dies, the new covenant was put into action at Jesus’ death. His death marked the transition from the old plan to the new one, canceling the old obligations and accompanying sins, and summoning the heirs to receive the eternal inheritance that was promised them. He brought together God and his people in this new way.  MSG

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HEB 9:15 So Jesus is the One who has enacted a new covenant with a new relationship with God so that those who accept the invitationwill receive the eternal inheritance he has promised to his heirs. For he died to release us from the guilt of the violations committed under the first covenant.

^16–17 Now a person’s last will and testament can only take effect after one has been proven to have died; otherwise the will cannot be in force while the person who made it is still alive.  TPT

FOREVER

Ezek 16:60 All the same, I’ll remember the covenant I made with you when you were young and I’ll make a new covenant with you that will last forever.  MSG

PS 89:28 I will love him forever and always show him kindness. My covenant with him will never be broken.  TPT

 HEB 13: 20 Now may the God who brought us peace by raising from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ so that he would be the Great Shepherd of his flock; and by the power of the blood of the eternal covenant

²¹ may he work perfection into every part of you giving you all that you need to fulfill your destiny. And may he express through you all that is excellent and pleasing to him through your life-union with Jesus the Anointed One who is to receive all glory forever! Amen! TPT 

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Heb 13:20 May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole, Who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant, Who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd, up and alive from the dead,

21 Now put you together, provide you with everything you need to please him, Make us into what gives him most pleasure, by means of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Messiah. All glory to Jesus forever and always! Oh, yes, yes, yes.  MSG

2 Cor 3:6 [It is He] Who has qualified us [making us to be fit and worthy and sufficient] as ministers and dispensers of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ], not [ministers] of the letter (of legally written code) but of the Spirit; for the code [of the Law] kills, but the [Holy] Spirit makes alive.  AMP

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2 COR 3:6 He alone makes us adequate ministers who are focused on an entirely new covenant. Our ministry is not based on the letter of the law but through the power of the Spirit. The letter of the law kills, but the Spirit pours out life.TPT

COL 2:9-15 For he is the complete fullness of deity living in human form.

¹⁰ And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Headof every kingdom and authority in the universe!

¹¹ Through our union with him we have experienced circumcision of heart. All of the guilt and power of sinhas been cut away and is now extinct because of what Christ, the Anointed One, has accomplished for us.

¹² For we’ve been buried with him into his death. Our “baptism into death” also means we were raised with him when we believed in God’s resurrection power, the power that raised him from death’s realm.

¹³ This “realm of death” describes our former state, for we were held in sin’s grasp. But now, we’ve been resurrected out of that “realm of death” never to return, for we are forever alive and forgiven of all our sins!

¹⁴ He canceled out every legal violation we had on our record and the old arrest warrant that stood to indict us. He erased it all—our sins, our stainedsoul—he deleted it all and they cannot be retrieved! Everything we once were in Adamhas been placed onto his cross and nailed permanently there as a public display of cancellation.

¹⁵ Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and powerto accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were his!  TPT

Rom 11:27 And this is my commitment to my people: removal of their sins.

28 From your point of view as you hear and embrace the good news of the Message, it looks like the Jews are God’s enemies. But looked at from the long-range perspective of God’s overall purpose, they remain God’s oldest friends.

29 God’s gifts and God’s call are under full warranty — never canceled, never rescinded.

30 There was a time not so long ago when you were on the outs with God. But then the Jews slammed the door on him and things opened up for you.

31 Now they are on the outs. But with the door held wide open for you, they have a way back in.   MSG

ACTS 3:25 And you are heirs of their propheciesand of the covenants God made with your fathers when he promised Abraham, ‘Your descendantwill bring blessing to all the people on the earth.’  TPT

ABE  GAL 3:15 Beloved friends, let me use an illustration that we can all understand. Technically, when a contract is signed, it can’t be changed after it has been put into effect; it’s too late to alter the agreement.

¹⁶ Remember the royal proclamationGod spoke over Abraham and to Abraham’s child? God said that his promises were made to pass on to Abraham’s “Child,” not children. And who is this “Child?” It’s the Son of promise, Jesus, the anointed Messiah!  TPT

Ps 111:5 He has given food and provision to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever and imprint it [on His mind].    AMP

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

2 Chron 6:14  And said, O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like You in the heavens or in the earth, keeping covenant and showing mercy and loving-kindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts, AMP

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2 Chron 6:14 and prayed: God, O God of Israel, there is no God like you in the skies above or on the earth below, who unswervingly keeps covenant with his servants and unfailingly loves them while they sincerely live in obedience to your way. MSG

Heb 12:24 And to Jesus, the Mediator (Go-between, Agent) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance].  AMP

ISA 42:6 “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^h for the people, a walking-light to the nations. TPT

Mark 14:24  And He said to them, This is My blood [which ratifies] the new covenant, [the blood] which is being poured out for (on account of) many.    AMP

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Mark 14:24 He said, This is my blood, God’s new covenant, Poured out for many people. MSG

1 COR 11:25 He did the same with the cup of wine after supper and said, “This cup seals the new covenant with my blood. Drink it—and whenever you drink this, do it to remember me.” TPT

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1 Cor 11:25 Similarly when supper was ended, He took the cup also, saying, This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance. AMP

WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE 4-19-2020

Our weapon that cannot be conquered is knowing who we are in Christ. And who He is for us. So we are in the world but knowing who we are in Christ and not entertaining for a moment any thoughts that are different. It is the power of the Holy Spirit Who enables us to be Christ here on this earth and have a victory over every work of the evil one.

2 Cor 10:3 For though we walk (live) in the flesh, we are not carrying on our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,

5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),

6 Being in readiness to punish every [insubordinate for his] disobedience, when your own submission and obedience [as a church] are fully secured and complete.

7 Look at [this obvious fact] which is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ’s, let him reflect and remind himself that even as he is Christ’s, so too are we.

8 For even though I boast rather freely about our power and authority, which the Lord gave for your upbuilding and not for demolishing you, yet I shall not be put to shame [for exceeding the truth],  AMP

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2 Cor 10:3 The world is unprincipled. It’s dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight our battles that way — never have and never will.

4 The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture.

5 We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ.

6 Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity.

7 You stare and stare at the obvious, but you can’t see the forest for the trees. If you’re looking for a clear example of someone on Christ’s side, why do you so quickly cut me out? Believe me, I am quite sure of my standing with Christ.

8 You may think I overstate the authority he gave me, but I’m not backing off. Every bit of my commitment is for the purpose of building you up, after all, not tearing you down. MSG

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

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

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

⁷ You seem to always be looking at people by their outward appearances. If someone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself of this: we belong to Christ no less than he does.

⁸ I am not ashamed, even if I’ve come across as one who has overstated the authority given to us by the Lord. For it is the authority to help build you up, not tear you down.  TPT

COL 2:18 Don’t let anyone disqualify you from your prize! Don’t let their pretended sincerity fool you as they deliberately lead you into their initiation of angel worship. For they take pleasure in pretending to be experts of something they know nothing about. Their reasoning is meaningless and comes only from their own opinions.  TPT

Isa 54:17 But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord. AMP

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

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ISA 54:17 But I promise you, no weapon meant to hurt you will succeed, and you will refuteevery accusing word spoken against you. This promise is the inheritance of Yahweh’s servants, and their vindicationis from me,” says Yahweh. TPT

2 COR 6:7 We commend ourselves to you by our truthful teachings, by the power of God working through us, and with the mighty weaponsof righteousness—a sword in one hand and a shield in the other TPT

1 PET 1:18 So Timothy, my son, I am entrusting you with this responsibility, in keeping with the very first prophecies that were spoken over your life, and are now in the process of fulfillment in this great work of ministry, in keeping with the prophecies spoken over you. With this encouragement use your prophecies as weapons as you wage spiritual warfare by faith and with a clean conscience. For there are many who reject these virtues and are now destitute of the true faith,  TPT

1 John 4:17 In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and [so] he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love [is not yet grown into love’s complete perfection].

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1 John 4:17 This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free of worry on Judgment Day — our standing in the world is identical with Christ’s.

18 There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life — fear of death, fear of judgment — is one not yet fully formed in love.  MSG   

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1 JN 4:17 By living in God, love has been brought to its full expression in usso that we may fearlessly face the day of judgment, because all that Jesus now is, so are we in this world.  TPT

RO 8:37 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

EPH 3:10 The purpose of this was to unveil before every throne and rank of angelic orders in the heavenly realm God’s full and diverse wisdom revealed through the church.

¹¹ This perfectly wise plan was destined from eternal ages and fulfilled completely in our Lord Jesus Christ, so that now

¹² we have boldness through him, and free access as kingsbefore the Father because of our complete confidence in Christ’s faithfulness. TPT

Col 2:15 [God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross].  AMP   ▼▼▼

COL 2:15 Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and powerto accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were his TPT

RO 8:1 So now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One.

² For the “law” of the Spirit of life flowing through the anointing of Jesus has liberated usfrom the “law” of sin and death.  TPT

2 Cor 2:14 But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,   AMP

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2 COR 2:14 God always makes his grace visiblein Christ, who includes us as partners of his endless triumph. Through our yielded lives he spreadsthe fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere we go.  TPT

2 Cor 5:17 Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it!

18 All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other.

19 God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing.

20 We’re Christ’s representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them. We’re speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he’s already a friend with you.  MSG

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

¹⁸ And God has made all things new, and reconciledus to himself, and given us the ministry of reconciling others to God.

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

²⁰ We are ambassadorsof the Anointed One who carry the message of Christ to the world, as though God were tenderly pleadingwith them directly through our lips. So we tenderly plead with you on Christ’s behalf, “Turn back to God and be reconciled to him.”  TPT

Gal 3:25 But now you have arrived at your destination:

26 By faith in Christ you are in direct relationship with God.

27 Your baptism in Christ was not just washing you up for a fresh start. It also involved dressing you in an adult faith wardrobe — Christ’s life, the fulfillment of God’s original promise.

28 In Christ’s family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all equal. That is, we are all in a common relationship with Jesus Christ.

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

Gal 6:15 Can’t you see the central issue in all this? It is not what you and I do — submit to circumcision, reject circumcision. It is what God is doing, and he is creating something totally new, a free life!

16 All who walk by this standard are the true Israel of God — his chosen people. Peace and mercy on them!

17 Quite frankly, I don’t want to be bothered anymore by these disputes. I have far more important things to do — the serious living of this faith. I bear in my body scars from my service to Jesus.

18 May what our Master Jesus Christ gives freely be deeply and personally yours, my friends. Oh, yes!  MSG

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

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

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

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

1 Cor 2:4 And my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit and power [a proof by the Spirit and power of God, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most holy emotions and thus persuading them],  AMP

GOD IS OUR REWARD 1-2-20 VIDEO

Our reward is not just limited to land or money. It is whatever the desires of our hearts are. Abraham’s reward was a son. God did more than just one son but gave many as the stars and the grains of sand. Every word is something given as a gift to someone. Sometimes because a service is done, or just because the giver wants to do so because of his love and honor for someone. REWARD is an honoring or a strengthening.

FAITH BRINGS REWARDS Heb 10:35 Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward. AMP

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HEB 10:35 So don’t lose your bold, courageous faith, for you are destined for a great reward TPT   PAUL KNOCKED DOWN NOT OUT

 

Gen 15:1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”

4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”

5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

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Gen 15:1 After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I’m your shield. Your reward will be grand!”

2 Abram said, “God, Master, what use are your gifts as long as I’m childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?”

3 Abram continued, “See, you’ve given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all.”

4 Then God’s Message came: “Don’t worry, he won’t be your heir; a son from your body will be your heir.”

5 Then he took him outside and said, “Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You’re going to have a big family, Abram!”

6 And he believed! Believed God! God declared him “Set-Right-with-God.” MSG

 

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out]. AMP   ▼▼▼

HEB 11:6  And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that he is real and that he rewards the faith of those who give all their passion and strength into seeking him. TPT

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

 

Luke 6:22 Blessed (happy — with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, apart from your outward condition — and to be envied) are you when people despise (hate) you, and when they exclude and excommunicate you [as disreputable] and revile and denounce you and defame and cast out and spurn your name as evil (wicked) on account of the Son of Man.

23 Rejoice and be glad at such a time and exult and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is rich and great and strong and intense and abundant in heaven; for even so their forefathers treated the prophets. AMP

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Luke 6:22 “Count yourself blessed every time someone cuts you down or throws you out, every time someone smears or blackens your name to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and that that person is uncomfortable.

23 You can be glad when that happens — skip like a lamb, if you like! — for even though they don’t like it, I do . . . and all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company; my preachers and witnesses have always been treated like this. MSG

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LU 6:22  “How favored you become when you are hated, excommunicated, or slandered, or when your name is spoken of as evil because of your love for me, the Son of Man.

²³ “I promise you that as you experience these things, you will celebrate and dance with overflowing joy. And the heavenly reward of your faith will be abundant, because you are being treated the same way as your forefathers the prophets. TPT

 

Ps 58:11 Men will say, Surely there is a reward for the [uncompromisingly] righteous; surely there is a God Who judges on the earth. AMP

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Ps 58:11 Everyone cheering, “It’s worth it to play by the rules! God’s handing out trophies and tending the earth!” MSG

 

PS 58:11 Then everyone will say, “There is a God who judges the judges”
and “There is a great reward in loving God!” TPT

Rom 6:22 But now since you have been set free from sin and have become the slaves of God, you have your present reward in holiness and its end is eternal life. AMP

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RO 6:22 But now, as God’s loving servants, you live in joyous freedom from the power of sin. So consider the benefits you now enjoy—you are brought deeper into the experience of true holiness that ends with eternal life!  TPT

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Rom 6:22. Consider your life now; there are no outstanding debts; you owe sin nothing! A life bonded to God yields a sacred expression of his character, and completes your experience of what life was always meant to be. Mirror

 

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 The payoff for meekness and Fear-of-God is plenty and honor and a satisfying life. MSG

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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

 

Isa 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a corner of the land of darkness; I did not call the descendants of Jacob [to a fruitless service], saying, Seek Me for nothing [but I promised them a just reward]. I, the Lord, speak righteousness (the truth — trustworthy, straightforward correspondence between deeds and words); I declare things that are right. AMP

 

Matt 10:41 Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God’s messenger. Accepting someone’s help is as good as giving someone help. This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small.

42 Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won’t lose out on a thing.”   MSG

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MT 10:41  Whoever receives a prophet because he is God’s messenger will share a prophet’s reward. And whoever welcomes a good and godly man because he follows me will also share in his reward.

⁴² And whoever gives a cup of cold water to one of my humble disciples, I promise you, he will not go unrewarded.” TPT

 

MATT 6:3 But when you demonstrate generosity, do it with pure motives and without drawing attention to yourself.

⁴ Give secretly and your Father, who sees all you do, will reward you openly.”

⁵ “Whenever you pray, be sincere and not like the pretenders who love the attention they receive while praying before others in the meetings and on street corners. Believe me, they’ve already received in full their reward.

⁶ But whenever you pray, go into your innermost chamber and be alone with Father God, praying to him in secret. And your Father, who sees all you do, will reward you openly. TPT

 

2 Tim 2:10 Therefore I [am ready to] persevere and stand my ground with patience and endure everything for the sake of the elect [God’s chosen], so that they too may obtain [the] salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with [the reward of] eternal glory. AMP

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2 TIM 2:10 endure all these hardships for the benefit of the chosen ones in Christ so that they may also discover the overcoming life that is in Jesus Christ, and experience a glory that lasts forever! TPT

2 John 8 Look to yourselves (take care) that you may not lose (throw away or destroy) all that we and you have labored for, but that you may [persevere until you] win and receive back a perfect reward [in full]. AMP

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2 JN 1:8 Be on your guard so that you do not lose all that we have diligently worked for but receive a full reward. TPT

 

Dan 12:13 “And you? Go about your business without fretting or worrying. Relax. When it’s all over, you will be on your feet to receive your reward.” MSG

Matt 6:18 God doesn’t require attention-getting devices. He won’t overlook what you are doing; he’ll reward you well. MSG

John 12:26 “If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you’ll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment’s notice. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me. MSG

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JN 12:26 If you want to be my disciple, follow me and you will go where I am going. And if you truly follow me as my disciple, the Father will shower his favor upon your life. TPT

 

James 1:12 Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.   MSG

 

2 Peter 1:8 With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. MSG

 

Col 3:24 Knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward. [The One Whom] you are actually serving [is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah). AMP

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Col 3:24 Whatever you do, put your whole heart and soul into it, as into work done for God, and not merely for men – knowing that your real reward, a heavenly one, will come from God, since you are actually employed by Christ, and not just by your earthly master. PHILLIPS

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COL 3:24 we know that we will receive a reward, an inheritance from the Lord, as we serve the Lord Yahweh, the Anointed One! TPT

 

Eph 6:8 Knowing that for whatever good anyone does, he will receive his reward from the Lord, whether he is slave or free. AMP

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EPH 6:8  Be assured that anything you do that is beautiful and excellent will be repaid by our Lord, whether you are an employee or an employer. TPT

 

Matt 16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory (majesty, splendor) of His Father with His angels, and then He will render account and reward every man in accordance with what he has done.  AMP

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Matt 16:27 “Don’t be in such a hurry to go into business for yourself. Before you know it the Son of Man will arrive with all the splendor of his Father, accompanied by an army of angels. You’ll get everything you have coming to you, a personal gift.  MSG

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MT 16:27  It has been decreed that I, the Son of Man, will one day return with my messengers and in the splendor and majesty of my Father. And then I will reward each person according to what they have done.  TPT

 

WHAT SHALL WE SAY TO ALL THIS 12-29-19 VIDEO ENEMIES

Sometimes in the midst of a crisis or difficult situation you just don’t know what to say. Words seem to not express the depth of your heart at that moment in time.

We find out that we need to respond to who we are and then we can truly say if God is for us who can stand against us.

Rom 8:28 That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

29 God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.

30 After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.

31 So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? MSG ▼▼▼

ROM 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.

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

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! The Triumph of God’s Love

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

 

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. AMP   ▼▼▼

Gen 50:20 Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now — life for many people. MSG

 

Rom 8:32 If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us?

33 And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen?

34 Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us — who was raised to life for us! — is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us.

35 Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:

36 They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one.

37 None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. MSG

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ROM 8:32 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. TPT

Heb 10:11 Every priest goes to work at the altar each day, offers the same old sacrifices year in, year out, and never makes a dent in the sin problem.

12 As a priest, Christ made a single sacrifice for sins, and that was it! Then he sat down right beside God

13 and waited for his enemies to cave in.

14 It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect person to perfect some very imperfect people. By that single offering, he did everything that needed to be done for everyone who takes part in the purifying process. MSG

 

A foe is anyone or anything that brings hatred or malice toward you; anyone or anything with an agenda to harm you.

A foe is sickness, shame, confusion, financial troubles anything that stands against the knowledge of Jesus.

PS 30:1  Lord, I will exalt you and lift you high, for you have lifted me up on high!
Over all my boasting, gloating enemies, you made me to triumph. TPT

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Ps 30:1 I give you all the credit, God — you got me out of that mess, you didn’t let my foes gloat. MSG

Ps 31:15 Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from the hands out to get me. MSG

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PS 31:15 My life, my every moment, my destiny—it’s all in your hands. So I know you can deliver me from those who persecute me relentlessly. TPT

PS 35:24 You have every right to judge me, Lord, according to your righteousness, but don’t let them rejoice over me when I stumble.
^25–26 Let them all be ashamed of themselves, humiliated when they rejoice over my every blunder. Shame them, Lord, when they say, “We saw what he did. Now we have him right where we want him. Let’s get him while he’s down!” Make them look ridiculous when they exalt themselves over me. May they all be disgraced and dishonored!
²⁷ 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

 

Ps 27:2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, [even then] in this will I be confident.

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

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

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

 

DEATH PS 68:18 He ascends into the heavenly heights, taking his many captured ones with him, leading them in triumphal procession. And gifts were given to men, even the once rebellious, so that they may dwell with Yah.
¹⁹ What a glorious God! He gives us salvation over and over, then daily he carries our burdens! Pause in his presence
²⁰ Our God is a mighty God who saves us over and over! For the Lord, Yahweh, rescues us from the ways of death many times.
²¹ But he will crush every enemy, shattering their strength. He will make heads roll for they refuse to repent of their stubborn, sinful ways.
²² I hear the Lord God saying to all the enemies of his people, “You’d better come out of your hiding places, all of you who are doing your best to stay far away from me. Don’t you know there’s no place to hide?
²³ For my people will be the conquerors; they will soon have you under their feet. They will crush you until there is nothing left!” TPT

Ps 23:4 Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.

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

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

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PS 23:4 Lord, even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have! You remain close to me and lead me through it all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of your love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for you are near.

5 You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my heart overflows.
⁶ So why would I fear the future? For your goodness and love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you! TPT

 

Ps 18:3 I will call upon the Lord, Who is to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

4 The cords or bands of death surrounded me, and the streams of ungodliness and the torrents of ruin terrified me.

5 The cords of Sheol (the place of the dead) surrounded me; the snares of death confronted and came upon me.

6 In my distress [when seemingly closed in] I called upon the Lord and cried to my God; He heard my voice out of His temple (heavenly dwelling place), and my cry came before Him, into His [very] ears. AMP

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Ps 18:3 I sing to God, the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved.

4 The hangman’s noose was tight at my throat; devil waters rushed over me.

5 Hell’s ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit.

6 A hostile world! I call to God, I cry to God to help me. From his palace he hears my call; my cry brings me right into his presence — a private audience! MSG

 

TRAPS Prov 1:18 But [when these men set a trap for others] they are lying in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. AMP ▼

Est 7:10 So Haman was hanged on the very gallows that he had built for Mordecai. And the king’s hot anger cooled. MSG

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Est 9:25 But when Esther brought the matter before the king, he commanded in writing that Haman’s wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.   AMP

 

ISA 8:10 Go ahead, hatch a plot, but it will be foiled! Go ahead, speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us! TPT

 

Mic 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O my enemy! When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light to me. AMP

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

Ps 54:7 For He has delivered me out of every trouble, and my eye has looked [in triumph] on my enemies. AMP

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PS 54:7 Through you I’m saved—rescued from every trouble. I’ve seen with my eyes the defeat of my enemies. I’ve triumphed over them all! TPT

Lev 26:6 “I’ll make the country a place of peace — you’ll be able to go to sleep at night without fear; I’ll get rid of the wild beasts; I’ll eliminate war.

7 You’ll chase out your enemies and defeat them:

8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand and do away with them.

9 I’ll give you my full attention: I’ll make sure you prosper, make sure you grow in numbers, and keep my covenant with you in good working order.

10 You’ll still be eating from last year’s harvest when you have to clean out the barns to make room for the new crops.

11 “I’ll set up my residence in your neighborhood; I won’t avoid or shun you;

12 I’ll stroll through your streets. I’ll be your God; you’ll be my people.

13 I am God, your personal God who rescued you from Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I ripped off the harness of your slavery so that you can move about freely. MSG

 

OUR HEART 12-27-19 VIDEO HEART TRANSPLANT 2

Our hearts are amazing. They have the capability to be soft or to be hard. They can lead us in the way we should go. People live out of their hearts more than their brains or any logic. The heart is more than a muscle that pumps blood. It is the central and innermost part of who we are. The essence of a man’s life from God’s perspective begins with the condition of a man’s heart. Jesus knew all men by their hearts.

PS 51:10 Create a new, clean heart within me. Fill me with pure thoughts and holy desires, ready to please you TPT

 

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

 

2 Chron 11:16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel there came to Jerusalem those who set their hearts to seek and inquire of the Lord, the God of Israel, to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their fathers. AMP

 

Ezek 11:19 And I will give them one heart [a new heart] and I will put a new spirit within them; and I will take the stony [unnaturally hardened] heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh [sensitive and responsive to the touch of their God],   AMP

 

2 Cor 6:11 Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life.

12 We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way.

13 I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively! MSG

1 Cor 2:16 For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. AMP

 

Eph 1:18 By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), AMP

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EPH 1:18  I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones! TPT

 

1ST COMMAND Deut 6:5 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being and with all your might. AMP

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Deut 6:5 Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love him with all you’ve got! MSG

Mark 12:30 so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.’ MSG

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

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

Deut 30:6 And the Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with all your being, that you may live. AMP

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Deut 30:6 God, your God, will cut away the thick calluses on your heart and your children’s hearts, freeing you to love God, your God, with your whole heart and soul and live, really live. MSG

 

Rom 2:29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and [true] circumcision is of the heart, a spiritual and not a literal [matter]. His praise is not from men but from God. AMP

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RO 2:29  But you are Jewish because of the inward act of spiritual circumcision—a radical change that lays bare your heart. It’s not by the principle of law, but by power of the Holy Spirit. For then your praise will not come from people, but from God himself! TPT

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Rom 2:29 For you to know who you are in your heart is the secret of your spirit identity; this is your true circumcision, it is not the literal outward appearance that distinguishes you. After all it’s God’s approval and not another’s opinion that matters most. People see skin deep; God knows the heart. Mirror

 

REAL US 1 Peter 3:4 But let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which [is not anxious or wrought up, but] is very precious in the sight of God. AMP

 

Prov 23:7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. As one who reckons, he says to you, eat and drink, yet his heart is not with you [but is grudging the cost]. AMP

 

PS 51:6 I know that you delight to set your truth deep in my spirit. So come into the hidden places of my heart and teach me wisdom. TPT

 

Ps 44:21 Would not God discover this? For He knows the secrets of the heart. AMP

TRUST John 2:24 But Jesus [for His part] did not trust Himself to them, because He knew all [men];

25 And He did not need anyone to bear witness concerning man [needed no evidence from anyone about men], for He Himself knew what was in human nature. [He could read men’s hearts.] AMP

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JN 2:24  But Jesus did not yet entrust himself to them, because he knew how fickle human hearts can be.

²⁵ He didn’t need anyone to tell him about human nature, for he fully understood what man was capable of doing. TPT

Matt 13:15 For this nation’s heart has grown gross (fat and dull), and their ears heavy and difficult of hearing, and their eyes they have tightly closed, lest they see and perceive with their eyes, and hear and comprehend the sense with their ears, and grasp and understand with their heart, and turn and I should heal them.   AMP

John 14:1 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. AMP

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JN 14:1  “Don’t worry or surrender to your fear. For you’ve believed in God, now trust and believe in me also TPT

Ps 31:24 Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for and hope for and expect the Lord! AMP

 

PS 34:18 The Lord is close to all whose hearts are crushed by pain, and he is always ready to restore the repentant one.
¹⁹ Even when bad things happen to the good and godly ones, the Lord will save them and not let them be defeated by what they face.
²⁰ God will be your bodyguard to protect you when trouble is near. Not one bone will be broken. TPT

 

WORD Prov 4:21 Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh.

23 Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.

24 Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you. AMP

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PRO 4:21 Fill your thoughts with my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit.
²² Then, as you unwrap my words, they will impart true life and radiant health
into the very core of your being.
²³ So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life.
²⁴ Avoid dishonest speech and pretentious words. Be free from using perverse words no matter what! TPT

 

WORSHIP Prov 28:14 Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) is the man who reverently and worshipfully fears [the Lord] at all times [regardless of circumstances], but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity. AMP

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PRO 28:14 Overjoyed is the one who with tender heart trembles before God, but the stubborn, unyielding heart will experience even greater evil. TPT

 

Ps 16:7 I will bless the Lord, Who has given me counsel; yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons. AMP

 

Ps 28:7 The Lord is my Strength and my [impenetrable] Shield; my heart trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song will I praise Him. AMP

 

THOUGHTS–SPEAK   Matt 5:8 “You’re blessed when you get your inside world — your mind and heart — put right. Then you can see God in the outside world. MSG

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MT 5:8 “What bliss you experience when your heart is pure! For then your eyes will open to see more and more of God. TPT

 

Matt 15:17 Do you not see and understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the abdomen and so passes on into the place where discharges are deposited?

18 But whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what makes a man unclean and defiles [him].

19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts (reasonings and disputings and designs) such as murder, adultery, sexual vice, theft, false witnessing, slander, and irreverent speech.

20 These are what make a man unclean and defile [him]; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him unclean or defile [him]. AMP

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MT 15:17  Is it hard to understand that whatever you eat enters the stomach only to pass out into the sewer?

¹⁸ But what comes out of your mouth reveals the core of your heart. Words can pollute, not food.

¹⁹ You will find living within an impure heart evil ideas, murderous thoughts, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, lies, and slander.

²⁰ That’s what pollutes a person. Eating with un-washed hands doesn’t defile anyone.” TPT

 

BELIEVE Mark 11:23 Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him. AMP

 

Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart [if you have a conviction, full of joyful trust, that Jesus is the Messiah and accept Him as the Author of your salvation in the kingdom of God, giving Him your obedience, then] you may. And he replied, I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. AMP

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ACTS 8 37 Philip replied, “If you believe with all your heart, I’ll baptize you.”

The man answered, “I believe that Jesus is the Anointed One, the Son of God.

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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

 

1 Cor 2:16  There’s no other basis to teach from but to echo the mind of Christ; he is the mastermind personified within us!  Mirror