Restorations is being brought back to our position and condition before the foundation of the world when we were chosen.
Throughout the "word of God" is the record of the Lord's effort to reclaim and restore those who are externally HIS.
Funny how God Will use imperfect people who have committed GREAT SIN and RESTORE them. Samson failed..Abraham faled. Solomon failed. Even King David Failed a man after God's own heart failed. All committed willful disobedient sin , ading and abetting the enemy after having once pledge their life to GOD.
BUT REASSURE RESTORATION TIME HAS COME!
The first step restoration is Repentance.
Repentance is having an honest and straightforward acknowledgement of failure.
Psalms 51:3 says "For I acknowlegde my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.
Gods says If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Once confess .. GOD IS FAITHFULL AND WILL RESTORE.!!
Not only will he restore he will EXCEED OUR EXPECTATIONS!
He will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Restoration time has come! Let the lord restore you...
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
He is a Genius
The Ark of The Covenant was designed by God and BUILT FOR MOBILITY, for God’s People were always moving, therefore God was moving with them. God’s People would carry The Ark or Presence of God with them wherever they went. Poles were built to carry The Ark, The Presence of God by people, God’s People. God wanted to be with His People; therefore, He placed His Presence IN A CONTAINER called an ARK and He within that CONTAINER would intimately speak, direct, counsel, and guide His Children. Then when Jesus came to fulfill and pay for The New Covenant something changed with The Ark.
When Jesus died on the Cross, the veil was ripped in The Temple that separated man and the Ark that had The Presence of God in it. The ARK of The Covenant, or The CONTAINER of God’s Presence was now unrestricted, God was able now to not just be with one man, one time a year, He was now able to be WITH and IN HIS PEOPLE! He was now able to be mobile again within His People! And He was no longer confined to ONE CONTAINER or ARK, The New Covenant allowed Him to be IN MANY PEOPLE, IN MANY PLACES ALL AT ONE TIME!
Now we The People of God, The Church, The Bride of Christ are God’s ARKS of the Covenant! We are His “Containers” that His Presence is carried in! We carry Him with us everywhere we go! We have Him IN us AT ALL TIMES! And we can talk to Him and He can talk to us! He no longer is within the one Ark! He is in Covenant with us through Christ Jesus to DO more, be in more PLACES, get more DONE, SAVE more people, HEAL more people, and FEED more people, DO MIRACULOUSLY MORE NOW THROUGH ALL OF US CHURCH, AS HIS ARKS OR CONTAINERS!
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and EVEN GREATER WORKS, because I am going to be with the Father. 13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.” (JOHN 14:12-13 (NLT)) Jesus was letting us know, that with more Arks or Containers, The Church with God’s Presence walking around with God in them, we can do MORE or GREATER WORKS in this earth! What an awesome Plan and Planner, God is! Truly, He is a Genius!
Scripture of the Day: “There I will meet with you and, from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are upon the ARK of the Testimony, I will speak intimately with you of all which I will give you in commandment to the Israelites.” - Exodus 25:22
When Jesus died on the Cross, the veil was ripped in The Temple that separated man and the Ark that had The Presence of God in it. The ARK of The Covenant, or The CONTAINER of God’s Presence was now unrestricted, God was able now to not just be with one man, one time a year, He was now able to be WITH and IN HIS PEOPLE! He was now able to be mobile again within His People! And He was no longer confined to ONE CONTAINER or ARK, The New Covenant allowed Him to be IN MANY PEOPLE, IN MANY PLACES ALL AT ONE TIME!
Now we The People of God, The Church, The Bride of Christ are God’s ARKS of the Covenant! We are His “Containers” that His Presence is carried in! We carry Him with us everywhere we go! We have Him IN us AT ALL TIMES! And we can talk to Him and He can talk to us! He no longer is within the one Ark! He is in Covenant with us through Christ Jesus to DO more, be in more PLACES, get more DONE, SAVE more people, HEAL more people, and FEED more people, DO MIRACULOUSLY MORE NOW THROUGH ALL OF US CHURCH, AS HIS ARKS OR CONTAINERS!
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and EVEN GREATER WORKS, because I am going to be with the Father. 13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.” (JOHN 14:12-13 (NLT)) Jesus was letting us know, that with more Arks or Containers, The Church with God’s Presence walking around with God in them, we can do MORE or GREATER WORKS in this earth! What an awesome Plan and Planner, God is! Truly, He is a Genius!
Scripture of the Day: “There I will meet with you and, from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are upon the ARK of the Testimony, I will speak intimately with you of all which I will give you in commandment to the Israelites.” - Exodus 25:22
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Do You Know What's In You?
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
Psalm 139:23
So I walked into church this past Sunday morning, I was running late so I didn't go to my usual Sunday School Class, I slipped into the beginners class. The class was being taught on how to pray, and when to pray, and when you pray to be specific in your prayer. The teacher began to tell us that when they pray, their prayer is about asking God to show them who they really are, show me oh lord what I need to work on in myself. You know sometimes we can get so caught up with the things that are going on around us, and praying for subjection of flesh in somebody else and forget that it is me oh lord standing in the need of prayer!
The teacher said that when you ask God to search you, be ready to accept what God tells you about yourself! So God told the teacher that they were selfish, and of course they didn't believe it. So here comes the test!! God sent their godchild for the weekend and the godchild stole all of the attention.
When it was time for the godchild to go back home they started to cry and say, " I don't want to go", but the teacher said in their head , " you ain't staying another night here, you have to go". Immediately, God spoke and said, " I told you that you are selfish, you are upset at your godchild and don't want to share your attention, you would rather they leave so you can get it all, while the child's poor little eye's are pouring out." Instantly, the teacher said they had to ask for forgiveness, because they really didn't believe it!
God has away of letting us know where we stand, and what we need to work on to be righteous and holy. So the next time we're praying for guidance let us remember to accept what's in us, so God can deliver us for His Glory.
Be Blessed and Beautiful
Psalm 139:23
So I walked into church this past Sunday morning, I was running late so I didn't go to my usual Sunday School Class, I slipped into the beginners class. The class was being taught on how to pray, and when to pray, and when you pray to be specific in your prayer. The teacher began to tell us that when they pray, their prayer is about asking God to show them who they really are, show me oh lord what I need to work on in myself. You know sometimes we can get so caught up with the things that are going on around us, and praying for subjection of flesh in somebody else and forget that it is me oh lord standing in the need of prayer!
The teacher said that when you ask God to search you, be ready to accept what God tells you about yourself! So God told the teacher that they were selfish, and of course they didn't believe it. So here comes the test!! God sent their godchild for the weekend and the godchild stole all of the attention.
When it was time for the godchild to go back home they started to cry and say, " I don't want to go", but the teacher said in their head , " you ain't staying another night here, you have to go". Immediately, God spoke and said, " I told you that you are selfish, you are upset at your godchild and don't want to share your attention, you would rather they leave so you can get it all, while the child's poor little eye's are pouring out." Instantly, the teacher said they had to ask for forgiveness, because they really didn't believe it!
God has away of letting us know where we stand, and what we need to work on to be righteous and holy. So the next time we're praying for guidance let us remember to accept what's in us, so God can deliver us for His Glory.
Be Blessed and Beautiful
Monday, April 9, 2012
You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Psalm 139:13-14
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
When I think about how I grew up in a environment were praise did not come from my parents mouth. I was told that I was ugly, fat, and even laughed at when I told my mother that my boyfriend had a child on the way. I went through most of my pre/teen years hating how I looked, my hair was bad, broke off, and to top it all off I had Eczema on my face and my neck. So I was teased almost everyday, and I tried my best to hide it, but it didn't work.
When I think of my younger years I think of the testimony of Leah. Leah was the older sister of Rachel, and Leah was considered " tender eyed". Leah wasn't chosen by Jacob, she was given to him, hidden and covered, (I wonder how that made her feel). Leah knew she wasn't loved, and because of that God opened her womb and she began to give her husband son's. Even though she was having babies with him she still wasn't happy. If you pay attention to the names of her sons, you will notice that something changes around number 4 (Judah), her request changed. Leah was no longer seeking the love and approval of her husband, she was seeking the love and approval of God. Leah began to praise God for who he was in her life. Gen.29:31-35
So if anyone is out there looking for love and approval like Leah and I were, I know a Man named Jesus that Loves you just as you are, because you are fearfully and wonderfully made. God has designed us all different and unique in our own way. So praise your way through the hurt you may endure when you are feeling unloved and not beautiful to others. People can not create what real beauty is, real beauty is created by God.
Be Blessed, and Beautiful
Jesus Loves you!!
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
When I think about how I grew up in a environment were praise did not come from my parents mouth. I was told that I was ugly, fat, and even laughed at when I told my mother that my boyfriend had a child on the way. I went through most of my pre/teen years hating how I looked, my hair was bad, broke off, and to top it all off I had Eczema on my face and my neck. So I was teased almost everyday, and I tried my best to hide it, but it didn't work.
When I think of my younger years I think of the testimony of Leah. Leah was the older sister of Rachel, and Leah was considered " tender eyed". Leah wasn't chosen by Jacob, she was given to him, hidden and covered, (I wonder how that made her feel). Leah knew she wasn't loved, and because of that God opened her womb and she began to give her husband son's. Even though she was having babies with him she still wasn't happy. If you pay attention to the names of her sons, you will notice that something changes around number 4 (Judah), her request changed. Leah was no longer seeking the love and approval of her husband, she was seeking the love and approval of God. Leah began to praise God for who he was in her life. Gen.29:31-35
So if anyone is out there looking for love and approval like Leah and I were, I know a Man named Jesus that Loves you just as you are, because you are fearfully and wonderfully made. God has designed us all different and unique in our own way. So praise your way through the hurt you may endure when you are feeling unloved and not beautiful to others. People can not create what real beauty is, real beauty is created by God.
Be Blessed, and Beautiful
Jesus Loves you!!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Why do we call it Good Friday if that’s the day that Jesus died?
Good Friday is the day that WE focus especially on the cross and Jesus' sacrifice for the sins of the world. The cross is a central symbol of the our faith. The cross reminds us of Jesus' death and our salvation, how Jesus saved us from death by dying in our place. Jesus, died to save all believers from sin,. Jesus put himself in the place of every believer's sins as he suffered for the whole world by sacrificing his own life.
. Good Friday is a time for us to remember Jesus' sacrifice and reflect on how the cross has saved us from our sins.
Celebrating Good Friday means you understand the crux of Christianity. Good Friday is good because that is the day that we celebrate and honor the fact that Jesus Christ chose to die for us.WE live in the hope of new life after death, just as Jesus was raised from the dead on the first Easter.
"By the cross we, too, are crucified with Christ; but alive in Christ. We are no more rebels, no more servants, but sons!"
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Jesus Paid MY DEBT!
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8); "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" (Matthew 26:28); "God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting their sins against them" (2 Corinthians 5:19).
In raising Christ from the dead God was setting his seal of approval on what Christ had done for us. In one of his final words from the cross Jesus had cried: It is finished" (John 19:30). The greek word here has a number of meanings. In the business world it meant the payment of a debt. One could say that the resurrection is the receipt for the payment that had been made. His death and resurrection were part of the one act. Paul says, "He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification" (Romans 4:25). His sufferings on our behalf make our forgiveness possible - but it is the risen Christ who offers that forgiveness to us and guarantees it for us.
The risen christ who lives today, offers us the benefits of his death and resurrection as their Saviour. He has demonstrated his love in paying for our sins. He now offers to come into our lives by the holy Spirit and to restore us to full fellowship with the living God.
O God, I am amazed at your generosity.
I don't deserve it. For that alone I want to Say "Thank You"..
In raising Christ from the dead God was setting his seal of approval on what Christ had done for us. In one of his final words from the cross Jesus had cried: It is finished" (John 19:30). The greek word here has a number of meanings. In the business world it meant the payment of a debt. One could say that the resurrection is the receipt for the payment that had been made. His death and resurrection were part of the one act. Paul says, "He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification" (Romans 4:25). His sufferings on our behalf make our forgiveness possible - but it is the risen Christ who offers that forgiveness to us and guarantees it for us.
The risen christ who lives today, offers us the benefits of his death and resurrection as their Saviour. He has demonstrated his love in paying for our sins. He now offers to come into our lives by the holy Spirit and to restore us to full fellowship with the living God.
O God, I am amazed at your generosity.
I don't deserve it. For that alone I want to Say "Thank You"..
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Who do you look LIKE!!! .. Indentity Crisis
When we welcome Jesus into our lives as Saviour and Lord, then we not only enter into this new relationship with him, but also with his Father. He shares with us this unique sonship. "To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, not of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God" (John 1:12, 13). It is in entering into this relationship with Jesus that we begin to discover who we really are.
God has to check our ID to make sure we look like what his word says. We have to understand the power of loving God. When we love God, we live it out. In response, he reminds us how he sees us. When you believe in his power, you can believe in his love, and he will…
Monday, April 2, 2012
Faith vs. Love
Faith vs. Love
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2
Can you imagine having enough faith to move a mountain and being told that you are nothing? Wait, let’s back up… can you imagine having enough faith to move a mountain?! That alone baffles me! Then to top it off having someone tell you, “Okay, you can move a mountain with your faith, so what. You don’t have love, you are still nothing.”
Let’s look at it another way… let’s say that I had enough faith to move a mountain, but no love. What would I do with my faith? Would I look at all the people scoffing at God and be tempted to drop the mountain on them? 1 Corinthians tells us that love is patient and kind, it doesn’t envy or boast, it isn’t proud, rude, or self-seeking. It tells us that it keeps no record of wrongs and it isn’t easily angered. It goes on to say that it doesn’t delight in evil, but rejoices in truth… and the list continues.
Faith that can move mountains without those characteristics would be scary to me. It very possibly could lead someone to drop a mountain on someone else, or maybe even fly a plane full of people into a building. The bottom line: faith by itself isn’t enough. We have to learn to love others as Jesus loves us. We have to live out our faith through love.
Jesus didn’t walk around boasting about being the Son of God. He went around telling others about God’s amazing love for them. We are all sinners and should never look past that, but that doesn’t mean that we should condemn the world. For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. (John 3:17)
Hitz,S
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2
Can you imagine having enough faith to move a mountain and being told that you are nothing? Wait, let’s back up… can you imagine having enough faith to move a mountain?! That alone baffles me! Then to top it off having someone tell you, “Okay, you can move a mountain with your faith, so what. You don’t have love, you are still nothing.”
Let’s look at it another way… let’s say that I had enough faith to move a mountain, but no love. What would I do with my faith? Would I look at all the people scoffing at God and be tempted to drop the mountain on them? 1 Corinthians tells us that love is patient and kind, it doesn’t envy or boast, it isn’t proud, rude, or self-seeking. It tells us that it keeps no record of wrongs and it isn’t easily angered. It goes on to say that it doesn’t delight in evil, but rejoices in truth… and the list continues.
Faith that can move mountains without those characteristics would be scary to me. It very possibly could lead someone to drop a mountain on someone else, or maybe even fly a plane full of people into a building. The bottom line: faith by itself isn’t enough. We have to learn to love others as Jesus loves us. We have to live out our faith through love.
Jesus didn’t walk around boasting about being the Son of God. He went around telling others about God’s amazing love for them. We are all sinners and should never look past that, but that doesn’t mean that we should condemn the world. For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. (John 3:17)
Hitz,S
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