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November 10, 2003
Prophesy,
Declare the Word,
over the Ladies’ Bible Study Group: Proverbs: 2:1-6 My
(Daughters), if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my
commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto
wisdom, and apply thine heart to
understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and lightest up thy voice for understanding; if thou
seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for
hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of
the Lord, and find knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth
wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Remember
Jesus Told Us:
Matthew 7:7
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For
everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will be opened.
John 10:
27 “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they
follow me.”
LUKE
14:16-24
THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT SUPPER
~
FEAST MENU
Matthew 6:11
·
Bread
(Matthew 4:4) (Jn 6:35) Jn 1:1)
·
Milk (1
Pt 2:2-3) (Mk 10:14-15)
·
Living
Water (Jn 4:14, 7:37:38)
·
Meat
(Jn 6:53-58)
·
Drink (“
“ )
·
Fruit
(Dessert Served Later) (Gal 5:22)
In the
Bible Jesus is called by many, many other names! Far too
many to list in this short study. But for this study I would
like us to stay focused on a few, and when you read them in
Scripture, realize that those names are interchangeable with
“JESUS” –Because He said of Himself”
“I AM”: The Bread of Life
John 6:35
·
The Word of
God John 1:1
·
The Word is
Seed Luke 8
·
The Living
Water John 4:14
·
Meat
(Flesh) John 6:55
·
Drink
(Blood) John 6:55
·
Milk of the
Word 1 Peter 2:2
·
Vine
John 15:1
Jesus is
revealed to us in the written Word of God. He literally is
the Word of God (John 1:1). The parable in Luke 14:16-24)
could be likened to a great sumptuous feast that our
Heavenly Father has invited us to partake of. The menu is
listed above. As we devour the Word of God (“Every Word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”) That “SEED”
–(Word which we devoured) begins to germinate within us and
reproduces fruit
(Galatians 5:22)
after its kind.
The more
we hunger and thirst after righteousness-we will be filled.
(Matthew 5:6)
As we “Feast”
on gods Word the seed grows and we become rooted and
grounded in the love of Christ The SEED reproducing after
its kind;
Genesis 1:11&12) We begin to take on-or grow into-the likeness f
Christ. Abiding in the vine (Jesus-John
15:1,6)
causes us to bear much fruit. Our fruit should look like,
smell like, and taste like Jesus’ Fruit, and it should also
reproduce “after its kind”.
Gal.5:22-23)
REMEMBER-As you read the Word of God, you are literally
feasting on Jesus. You are eating the Bread of Life; you are
drinking the Living Water; you are eating His flesh and
drinking His blood. (John 6:53-56)
Psalms
34:8 “O taste and see that the Lord is good!
Psalms
119:103 “How sweet are Thy Words unto my taste! Yea,
sweeter than honey to my mouth.”
For anyone
who has difficult time understanding God’s Word let me
encourage you…Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it
will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For
everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will be opened. Don’t be afraid to
ask God to teach you and lead you, Ask-Seek-Knock
Seek...
It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom
Luke 12:31
But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given
to you as well. LK
12:32
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been
pleased to give you the kingdom.
-
James
1:5 ~ If you need wisdom ...God gives it liberally!
-
John
14:26 ~ Ask Holy Spirit to teach you about Jesus. Tell Him
of your hunger and thirst for understanding of God’s Word
to You.
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John
16:14-14 ~ Holy Spirit our Teacher
-
Be
persistent in asking God to open the “eyes of your
understanding’ (Eph. 1:17-23)
-
Jesus
healed all the blind, and deaf, crippled. If we lack
understanding of God’s Word, just like blind Bartimaeus,
we need to cry out to God with hunger desperation, “Lord,
that I might receive my sight!”
Mark 10:51-52
-
Mark
13:11, 16 Ask for God to give you Spiritual eyes that can
“see” and understand the mysteries in God’s Word, and
Spiritual ears to “hear” His voice.
-
1 Cor
1:30 Christ Jesus…is made unto us wisdom.
-
Deut
28:2 And all these blessings shall come on Thee, and
overtake* thee, if thou shalt harken (obey) unto the voice
of the Lord thy God.
Overtake: to overtake, catch up to, attain; obtain; taken hold
upon- “Chase you down and tackle you if necessary, to bestow
His blessing upon you!” **
Deut 28:3 “Blessed
Shat Thou Be:
**
Blessed: To kneel down; to bless, pronounce blessings, give
praise, give thanks, extol; to speak words in evoking divine
favor; salute; abundantly bless. **
·
In the
City
·
In the
field
·
The
fruit of thy body (your children)
·
The
fruit of thy ground
·
The
fruit of thy cattle
·
The
increase of thy cattle
·
The
flocks of thy sheep
·
Thy
basket
·
Thy
store
·
When
thou comest in
·
When
thou goest out (In all routine affairs)
·
All your
enemies shall be defeated before thy face
·
Blessings upon your storehouses
·
Blessing
upon all you set your hand to do
·
Your
land (which the Lord gives you) is blessed
·
He will
make you a holy people unto Himself
·
He will
open unto Thee His good treasure
·
You
shall lend and not borrow
·
You
shall be the head and not the tail
·
You
shall be above and not beneath
OBEY MY COMMANDMENTS!
Temptations:
-
1
Corinthians 10:13 ~ There hath no temptation taken you
but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who
will not suffer (permit) you to be tempted above that ye
are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to
escape, that ye may be able to bear it (to endure;
stand up under).
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2
Corinthian 10”3-5 ~ For though we walk in the flesh, we
do not war after the flesh ;( for the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the
pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down
imaginations, and every high (proud) thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience
of Christ.
(See also Scriptures under: Confusion &
Stubbornness.)
Peace
-
Phil.
4:7-8 ~ The peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are
true, whatsoever things are honest (honorable),
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise, think on these
things. (See also scriptures under worry)
-
Psalms
23:1-6 (All of it! Memorize it if you haven’t already.
Speak it aloud every time you are in need of peace.)
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John
14:27 ~ (Jesus Speaking) “Peace I leave with you, My
Peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I
unto you, Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it
be afraid.
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2 Tim.
1:7 ~ for God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but
of power (might), and of love, and of a sound mind (clear
thinking).
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Ephesians 3:20 ~ Now unto Him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly (very much more than) above all
that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh
in us…
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Confusion
~ (Disorder, rebellion, riot, tumults, commotions
(Strong’s) Dictionary- Indiscriminant mingling; disorder;
tumultuous condition; perturbation of mind; embarrassment;
distraction; disconcertment. Mental uneasiness, or
anxiety; mental disquiet.
-
1
Corinthians 14:13 For God is not a God of disorder but
of peace… James 3:16 For where envying and strife
is, there is confusion (disorder) and every evil work.
My
Note: Confusion could have many causes such as: low blood
sugar (need for physical healing), fatigue: need of rest and
possible physical healing. Also strife to one’s mind or
situations-affairs of life.
In this case
I refer
to:
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Matthew
8:16-17 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed
were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a
word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to
fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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Luke
10:19-20 I have given you authority to trample on snakes
and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy;
nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not
rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that
your names are written in heaven."
·
Mark
16:17-18 And these signs will accompany those who
believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will
speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes
with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will
not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick
people, and they will get well."
Note:
When by faith we use the name of Jesus against an oppressing
or controlling spirit, we are invoking all the authority and
power that Jesus’ name represents.
·
Ephesians
1:18-23 That the eyes of your understanding may be
enlightened in order that you may know:
·
What is
the hope of His calling
·
Riches of
the Glory of His inheritance in the Saints
·
Exceeding
greatness of His Power
·
To us
who believe-according to working Mighty power
·
Wrought
(effectually worked) in Christ when He raised Him from the
dead.
·
Set Christ
Jesus at God’s own right hand-heavenly places
1.Far Above
·
All
principality
·
All power
·
All might
·
All
dominion. Every name that is named not only in this
world but also in that which is to come
·
Put ALL
THINGS UNDER HIS FEET
·
Gave Jesus
the place of authority as head over
All
things
to the Church which is His
Body
-Ephesians 2:6 ~ And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus...
Rebellion & Stubbornness
(1 Samuel 22 & 23) But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD
delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in
obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than
sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For
rebellion is like the sin of divination
(witchcraft) (fortune telling), and stubbornness
(arrogance), like the evil of idolatry. Because you have
rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king."
Definition of Stubborn & Rebellious
from the Word: (Ps 78:8) Set not their heart aright
(prepared not their heart), and whose spirit was not
steadfast.
Meek: Mind of temper; gentle; not easily provoked or
irritated; submissive; humility.
Humility: state of being humble; one’s feeling of deference to
another.
Humble: Not proud or arrogant; modest; meek; submissive; to
bring down the pride or vanity of
Psalms
25:19 The meek will He guide in judgment; and the meek will
He teach His way.
Mathew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Isaiah
1:16-19… wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil
deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong learn to do right!
Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of
the fatherless, plead the case of the widow. "Come now, let
us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are
like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they
are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are
willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land;
Psalms 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
steadfast spirit within me.
Lying/Gossip/Sowing seed s of discord:
(Sins of our mouths)
-
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew
a steadfast spirit within me.
-
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it
is the wellspring of life.
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Matthew 15:18-20 But the things that come out of the
mouth come from the heart, and these make a man `unclean.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery,
sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
These are what make a man `unclean';
-
Ephesians 4:29-32 Do not let any unwholesome talk
come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for
building others up according to their needs, that it may
benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy
Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of
redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger,
brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be
kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each
other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Married
Couples Blessing
~ Eccl 4:12b ~ A *threefold* cord is not easily broken
(*Lord ~ Husband ~ Wife*)
Couples
Desiring a Baby
~ Psalms 113:9 ! He maketh the barren woman to keep her
house, and a joyful mother of children, Psalms 127:3 ~ Lo,
children are an heritage from the Lord; and the fruit of the
womb is His reward
Praying
for Lost Loved Ones
~ Ye know... Ye were redeemed.. With the precious Blood
of Christ for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Put me in remembrance; let us plead together; declare thou,
that thou may be justified ~ Isaiah 43:25 -26; Rom 5:8 ~
God commendeth His love toward us in that , while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Victim
of Abuse
~ Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not
have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may
forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have engraved
thee upon the palms of my hands. Is. 49: 15-16; Psalms 103:4
Bless the Lord…who redeemeth thy life from destruction Who
crowneth thee with mercies.;
Ps 27:10 ~
when my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord
will take me up.; (Phil
3:13
& 14 ~ Under guilt)
Widows ~ Is 54: 4- 5
Discernment ~ Mal
3:16 & 18
~ For them that fear the Lord, and thought upon His
name…(They) shall return, and discern between the righteous
and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that
serveth him not.
Insomnia ~ I will both lie down in peace and sleep;
for Thou Lord, only maketh me dwell in safety ~ Psalms 4:8 &
Jeremiah 29:11&12.
Finances
~ Psalms 112:1 -3 ; Deut. 8”18; Ps. 23:5 : (much more)
Growing
Older
~ Psalms 92:14&10; Ps 103:1,2,&:2 Cor, 3:18
by Valerie Chastain
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As
extraordinary women of God, we should settle for no less than
extraordinary children and grandchildren. Let us always
remember — James 5:16b The Effectual, Fervent Prayer of the
Righteous Man (Woman) Availeth Much.
Some
of our most powerful prayers are when we pray God’s Word.
Deut. 7:12 & 13 - tells us that God will bless the fruit of
our womb. (those who are in covenant with God, through Jesus
Christ).
One
of my favorite scripture verses that I pray, as I put our Lord
in remembrance of His Word ~ Isaiah 43:26 ~ Put Me in
remembrance; Let us plead together is
Psalms
112:1-2
~ Praise Ye the Lord. Blessed is the man who feareth the
Lord; and delighteth greatly in His commandments. His seed
shall be mighty upon the earth; the generation of the upright
shall be blessed
Remember that GOD Watches Over His Word, To Perform It; read
and speak this scripture as He tell us:
Isaiah
55:11 -...My Word shall not return to me void…
These promises are not only to our children, but this Word
also includes arc grandchildren:
The Mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who
fear him; and his righteousness unto children’s
children!-Psalms
103:17
What about our way-word children? Our Lord wants us to have
faith in Him as pray His Word.
Jeremiah
24:7 ~ Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am
the Lord and they shall be my people, and I shall be their
God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart !!!
Another excellent verse to pray is:
Isaiah 44:3
-4 I will pour my Spirit on Your descendants and blessing
on your offspring..
We all
desire to see his Spirit poured upon our descendants and His
blessings upon our offspring
Please
remember — a mother’s or grandmother’s prayer does have the
ability to expedite all these promises of God! One may ask,
“Does God really want to bless our children?” Let us speak
this Word to God in our prayers.
He
withholds no good thing from His children, Psalms 84:1b
Vicki Russell
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God
created everything by speaking WORDS, Through fa ith
we Understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God,
so that things which are seen were not made of things which do
appear. - Heb. 11.3
We
were created in His image, with the same ability to speak and
actions do occur because of our words. Have you ever heard
“garbage in, garbage out”? We must set a watch guard upon our
own minds. Let us always be mindful of the books, TV, movies,
radio, music and even to whom we allow to teach us. Our Lord
tells us- I say unto you that every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account of it in the day of judgment
For by thy words thou shalt be just and by thy words thou
shalt be condemned. Mat 12.36, 37
We can
not error when we are immersed in God’s WORD. Let the WORD of
Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and
admonishing one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. — Col.
3:16
We are
told in Jeremiah 1:29, that our Lord watches over His WORD to
perform it. It is a wise person that learns to pray His WORD.
He tells us in Heb. 4:12 - For the WORD of God is
living, and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and
Of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts
and intents of the heart.
• We
shall overcome him, by the Blood of the Lamb and the WORD of
our testimony. Rev. l2: 11
•
Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world. - I John4: 4
• I
am blessed going out, blessed coming in; blessed in the city
and blessed in the field. -- Deut. 28:3
• I
‘(he, she) shall not die, but live; and declare the works-
Of the Lord. - Psalms 118:17
Our
words have the power to build up, or tear down. That applies
to not only our husbands and our children, and others, but
also ourselves. We may edify ourselves by reading, singing,
memorizing and even sharing God’s WORDS with others. Think of
how kings in the secular world may give a verbal order, and it
is carried out to suit “his majesty”. So it is with us as we
live our lives through Christ Jesus. Proverbs 25:11 -- tells
us: a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a picture of
silver. Do we realize how it pleases God when we speak words
of life!
Do you
know this incredible fact? — that the power of life and death
is in the words we speak?! Our Lord tells us in Proverbs 18:21
— Death and life are in the power of the tongue . . Let us not
be guilty of speaking “nay” when a sister or brother is
praying “yea, yea, Lord”. Surely it is better to say nothing,
than to speak negative against another’s prayer of faith.
Think
upon the WORDS of our Lord, as He teaches us that out of the
heart, does the mouth speak. Matt. 12 35— For out of the
abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of
the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things, and
an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil
things.
Yes,
Yes, - we are creating life or death whenever we speak.
Whenever we sing. Maybe we talk on the phone casually to a
neighbor or friend. Do you realize that by what we say, we ARE
allowing those to whom we are speaking, to see right into our
hearts? Let us make a conscious effort to speak words that
will please our Lord!
What a
precious WORD to think upon is this one: (We) being born
again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the
WORD OF GOD, which LIVETH and ABIDETH FOREVER!!!
- I
Peter 1: 23
by Vicki Russell 2/23/04
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LITTLE IS MUCH WITH GOD
We may think “I must d
something ‘great’ for God; after all — look what lie has
done for me!
Do you know — He is more
pleased when we do ‘small’ things out of loving obedience to
Him.
Love is not passive; but
active. To a Christian — Love is active.
Few of us will ever do
really ‘great’ things (Great, as in the eyes of man).
Let us realize it is
‘greater’ in the eyes of our lord that we be obedient. He
tells us in John 1t5:l2 — ‘This is my commandment, that ye
love one another, as I have loved you.
We may think that what we
do is just ‘little’, but let us remember that Little is Much
with our Lord! He says in His Word: Mark 9:41 — Whosoever
shall give a cup of water to drink in my name... he shall
not lose his reward.

LOVE IS KIND~ I
Corinthians 13:4
Let us take every
opportunity to practice LOVE in ‘little’ ways. Perhaps a
note written to someone the Lord lays on your heart; or bake
some cookies for a shut-in; a neighbor that needs a ride to
the doctor or grocery store. The ‘little’ things we can do
are endless. What a terrific way to use those gifts and
talents God gave to each of us.
You may think it is such
a little thing, but our Lord tells us in Mathew 6:4
Thy Father who seeth in
secret, shall reward thee openly. SO... Let not your left
hand, know what your right hand doeth. Matthew. 6:3 - The
Lord is ‘greatly’ pleased when we let (his) love flow
through us to others!!!
BUT, if we desire to pass
from “first grade into second grade” (spiritually), hear the
words of the Lord: ‘But 1 say unto you that HEAR, love your
enemies, do good to them who hate you, bless them that curse
you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.”
— Luke 6:27, 28.
Vicki Russell ~ March 1, 2004
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You Are Destined For Greatness!
Jeremiah
29:
11 I know the
thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord,
thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil,
to give you hope in your final outcome
12 Then you will call
upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear
and heed you.
13 Then you will seek
Me, inquire for, and require Me [a vital necessity] and find
Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
14 I will be found by
you, says the Lord... The Amplified Bible
You are not an
accident! You have a divine destiny! Your life has
purpose! And it is possible for you to discover exactly what
that plan is, and follow it the rest of your life!
Hebrews 12:
1 . . .let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set
before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus
the author and finisher of our faith; . . .KJV
• Lay aside” every
lie from Satan that belittles you or your purpose in God!
• Choose to agree
with God’s promises over your life!
• Trust Jesus to develop
and finish the work that He has begun in you!
Philippians 1:
6 And I am convinced
and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work
in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [/right
up to the time of His return], developing [that good work]
and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you
The Amplified Bible
I Peter 2:
9 But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar
people THAT YE SHOULD SHOW FORTH THE PRAISES OF HIM
Who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous
light. KJV
• If you are God’s child,
you are RIGHT NOW a priest unto God!
• You are RIGHT NOW
part of the holy nation by way of the blood covenant through
Jesus. (GaI.3:8, 13-14)
• You are a peculiar
people from the Greek that means a purchased possession (1
(Cor..22-24)(I Cor.6”19b,2c
• We were purchased with
the precious blood of Jesus for the purpose of SHOWING FORTH
THE PRAISES OF HIM!!!
• Focus your attention on
WHO GOD IS.. .and WHAT GOD HAS DONE! When we focus our
attention on all that God is: All-Mighty and All-Powerful,
All-Knowing, able to be everywhere at all times, the names
of God (and what they mean), and when we focus on what He
has done, both in the Bible and in our own lives: PRAISE IS
THE OUTCOME! (ISAIAH 40)
• When we FOCUS upon Who
God is and What He has done, our vision and concept of God
becomes much bigger! Self and problems become smaller. God
can handle any problem. (Mk 1O:2
Psalm 22:
3 But Thou art holy, 0
Thou that inhabits the praises of Israel God DWELLS in our
praises!!! KJV
Psalm 68:
1 Let God arise, let His
enemies be scattered (defeated): let them also that hate Him
flee (in defeat) before Him.
2 As smoke is driven
away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so
let the wicked perish at the presence of Got!. KJV
Follow your destiny by
praising God in every situation, and watch the great things
God Himself does in your life’s situations as He makes His
DWELLING PLACE in the center of your praises!
March 8. 2004 Valerie Chastain
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Ephesians
3:17-19 “. . . that ye, being rooted and grounded in
love, may be able to comprehend (grasp) with all saints what
is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know
the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be
filled with all the fullness of God.”
Selah!
Let’s stop and think on this Scripture. God is inviting us to
“measure” the love of Christ!
•
Breadth The measure or extent of
any plane surface from side to side; width; largeness of mind.
Psalms
103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far
hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
The distance between the
nails in Jesus’ hands, from His left hand to His right, is the
greatest measure of the breadth of His love for us.
•
Length The longest measure of any object, linear
measure from end to end; extent from start to finish, as of a
word, book, or time period.
John
17:24 (Jesus speaking) “Father, / will that they also,
whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may
behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me: for Thou lovedst Me
before the foundation of the world.
Revelation 13:8 ... the Lamb slain from the
foundation of the world.
Revelation 1:8, 11 (Jesus speaking) “I am Alpha and
Omega, the Beginning and the Ending,” saith the Lord, which
is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
The
Trinity: Our Heavenly Father, Jesus, Son of God, and
Holy Spirit, planned the redemption of humanity before the
creation of the world. Jesus counted the cost! He decided that
we were worth so great a price!
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Depth The
quality of being deep; measure or distance downward, inward,
or backward; deepness as of water; abstruseness (Remote from
ordinary minds or notions; difficult to be comprehended or
understood; profound—); intellectual penetration; gravity or
seriousness; a deep part or place, as of the sea; intensity,
as of silence or color; an unfathomable space, or abyss; a
deep or underlying region, as of feeling; the remotest or most
extreme part, as of space.
Micah
7:18-19 Who is a God like unto Thee, that
pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the
remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever,
because He delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, He will
have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and
Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea
Ephesians 4:8-10 . . . “When He ascended up on high, he
led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” (Now that He
ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into
the lower of the earth He that descended is the same also that
ascended up far above a/l heavens, that He might fill all
things.)
Acts 2:27
(King David speaking prophetically of Jesus) “.. because
Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer
Thine Holy One to see corruption.”
Jesus not only went to
the cross taking our physical punishment, but He also
descended into hell “where He took captivity captive”. Our
sins were placed upon Him at the cross. He had to go into
hell. Hell is the place of spiritual punishment.
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Height The vertical
distance from the lowest level to a given point; altitude or
elevation; the state or condition of being tall.
Psalms 103:10-11 He
hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us
according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above
the earth so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
John
12:32-33 (Jesus speaking) “And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth will draw all men unto me.” This he said,
signifying what death he should die.
John
15:13 (Jesus speaking) “Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
Romans
8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that
died, yea rather, that is risen again; Who is even at the
right hand of God Who also maketh intercession for us.
Even as the breadth of
Christ’s love could be measured east to west from the nails in
His hands, so also, the measure of the height of His love can
be measured from the nails in His feet to the thorns upon His
head.
The love of Christ is
measured in His work of redemption. No cost was too great. No
price too high to pay. You and I are valued most highly in
God’s economy. If He considered us “worth it”, who are we to
doubt our own worth? But therein is the crux, or the pivot
point of truth. We are most valuable.. IN HIM. Our value and
worth is because of the price He had to pay.
I
Corinthians 6:19-20 . . . are not your own, for ye
are bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God’s.
I Peter
2:9 Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, A PECULIAR PEOPLE THAT YE SHOULD SHOW FORTH THE
PRAISES OF HIM Who hath called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light.
A peculiar people means
that we are a purchased possession. We were purchased for a
reason: we are to show forth His praises. Let us make every
action of our lives praise” unto Him.
Even though we could
never possibly fathom the fullest extent of God’s love for us
because He is infinite; that infinite love has, nevertheless,
been invested in us if we have made Him our Lord. We have been
impregnated with His very life!
GOD IS LOVE. I John 4:16
IN HIM (JESUS) DWELLETH
ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY. Col.
2:9 WHOSOEVER SHALL CONFESS THAT JESUS IS
THE SON OF GOD, GOD DWELLETH IN HIM, AND HE IN GOD. I John
4:15
SELAH! SELAH!! SELAH!!!
March 15, 2004
Valerie Chastain
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Never doubt nor fear as
you pray for your children, or grand-children, or special
loved one. God’s Word tells us: Thus saith the Lord that
made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee:
fear not. - Is 44:2
One of the most
comforting and powerful scriptures you may pray is: Yea,
before the day was, I Am He; and there is none that can
deliver out of My hand; I will work, and who shall hinder it?
- Is. 43:13
Do put our Lord in
remembrance of His Word, as He instructs us in Is. 43:26
Put me in remembrance, let us plead together;
declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. One
can never error when you pray God’s Words.
When you pray for those
special loved ones, consider these scriptures that do two
major things. (1. They please God as He hears His Word. 2.
They build-up your faith as you hear yourself praying. .
faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word o/God. Romans
10:1 7.)
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I will pour my Spirit
on your descendants, and blessing on your offspring. - Is.
44:3b
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The mercy o/the Lord is
from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear Him,
and His righteousness unto children’s children. l 103:17
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Praise ye the Lord.
Blessed is the man who fčareth the Lord, who delighteth
greatly in His commandments. His seed shall he mighty upon
the earth; ... - Psalms 112:1&2
Do keep this truth at
the forefront of your mind as you pray: Our Lord delights in
our prayers for others. Remember as you pray scripture
. . . AlI theses
scriptures are given by inspiration of God, and are profitable
or doctrine, for reproof. . . for instruction in righteousness
that the man (woman) of God may he perfect, thoroughly
furnished unto all good works. 11 Tim. 3:16 & 17
Embrace and pray this
Word of love from our Lord for all your special loves ones:
1 will give them a heart to know Me; that I Am Lord; and they
shall be My people and I shall he their God, for they shall
return to Me with their whole heart. Jer. 24:7
Be encouraged by these
few scriptures of power. Memorize them and put them in first
person as you pray for “Patty” or “David”, etc. Again, I
remind you to pray out loud God’s Word. You will see God’s
right hand do valiantly. (Ps. 118:15 16).
Isn’t God good?!
Vickie Russell
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