‘Thus says The LORD The God of David your Father. “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord. 2 Kings 20:5.
Beloved I pray for us. God will hear our prayers, He has heard your petition. He has seen your secret tears, and He has granted your requests, Amen.
You will rise up from that bed of sickness, you will rise up from shame and disappointment, you will rise up from lack and poverty, and you will rise up from oppression and depression, because God will prove Himself in your life in Jesus Name, Amen. Shalom
What leads us, drives us? What is Gods story? His-story? What touches on every topic, no matter how ‘insignificant’? Where and how do we place our hope/trust? What divides us? Not pulls the group/family apart though it has been known to, but rather is a good ‘shake-down’ when needed?
We all have an idea.
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”Hebrews 4:12
No more need be said! Why? It is available to almost all. In Nazi Germany and in various parts of the world, a tight limitation is placed on distribution, reading, sharing. If you have a bible, or access to one, do you read it? Why I ask if you don’t? This is the day of technology, cell phones, tablets, Pc’s are available to most. If not available secondary to cost. The physical bible exists. Torn sheets of Scripture were passed around, memorized. It might have slipped our minds, but there currently are ‘memory’ games. Use yours lately?
I asked my children what their favorite bible verses were. I am proud to say that they knew. Didn’t hurt to ask, it is my hope that it stimulated a desire to know more. ONE spoke of the book of Job, very deep! In our lives we all experience ‘hardship’/challenges. We’re there so many before we chose to follow The LORD? Movies/books/shows… I will be honest, these take time away from truly studying or reading The Word.
When was the last time you did? We habe shared on this subject before. What is your favorite verse, book, chapter? So many things come easily: John 3:16, “All things work together for good…”, 1 Corinthians 13’ing it (The ‘love’ chapter), Galatians 5:22’ing it
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
The Scripture touches on everything. Think, it is history, what happens that has not happened before? Sound familiar? Ecclesiastes 3:15
“Whatever is has already been,
and what will be has been before;
and God will call the past to account.”
Let us look further! Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
“What has happened before will happen again. What has been done before will be done again. There is nothing new in the whole world.
“Look,” they say, “here is something new!” But no, it has all happened before, long before we were born. No one remembers what has happened in the past, and no one in days to come will remember what happens between now and then.”
But! “The wiser you are, the more worries you have; the more you know, the more it hurts.”
Ecclesiastes 1:18
I need say no more! We may find ourselves in a ‘pickle’ ever happened? As I just shared, the story of Job has so many reminders of life. Yes, there were things he did which we might not agree with, like offering sacrifices when his children came back from a ‘party.’ Can anyone ‘ove-do’ it? Yes! But all to Gods GLORY. The sacrifice has been made! Our sins are forgiven. We have someone, a place to turn to! Hebrews 10:10 “And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”
Frankly, I need say no more, it has been shared. What we go through is in no way new. Cancer- surgery/chemo? Been done, or how/why would the treatments exist? Yes! I will brazenly say that it in some ways is a blessing. We have shared on this, we might have watched or heard of the movie Quo Vadis. What was the advantage? A few minutes of unbelievable ‘torture,’ then an eternity of bliss.
We at times are so centered on the ‘now’s, how about the ‘then?’ I will ask, where are you going? Thought of it?
Even being philosophic: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_end
As Christians:
The Ultimate End – We believe and faith it. There are untold grammatical offerings, look it up under “Ultimate end.” You will see why I shared that.
We are, we have, by His grace, we are going, Amen.
So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Acts 16:31
When God got you saved, He didn’t just have you in mind. He had your whole family in mind. That is why His Word says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Now, this does not mean that once you believe in Jesus, your family members are automatically saved. What it means is that you have opened a big door for God to move into your family’s life and to touch every member of your family!
So don’t worry about your unsaved parents or grandparents. God knows how to reach out to them. A relative of mine spoke only Cantonese, and could not go to church because she was very old and her legs were weak. But Jesus appeared to her in a vision and spoke to her in perfect Cantonese! She had never encountered Jesus, but knew that it was Him and understood what He said to her. After that, those who visited and spoke with her were amazed by her knowledge of Jesus.
Even up to the very last moment, God will reach out to your unsaved family members. This happened to my late maternal grandfather who used to make fun of me being a Christian. On his deathbed, he was gasping for air and in great discomfort. He couldn’t die peacefully. My mother, who was with him, told him, “Dad, just say, ‘God, forgive me.’ Call on Jesus.” My grandfather remained hardened and in great pain. But at the very last moment, he cried out, “Jesus, forgive me!”
You see, my grandfather had no time to pray the sinner’s prayer. But God says that “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved”. (Acts 2:21) Jesus will find every excuse to save a person. My mother saw the peace of God come upon my grandfather’s face after he had called out to Jesus, and he passed away peacefully.
My friend, God’s desire is for your entire household to be saved. Right now, your family may be giving you a hard time, but because you are a Christian, a big door has been opened for your Daddy God in heaven to touch them! Amen!!! Have a Fulfilled Friday IJN 🙌😇🙌😇🙌
Look at your palms, you’ll see some Wonderful and Natural lines, can you erase them? Not at all, so be assured that nothing can erase GOD’s plan for you and all our loved ones. May GOD’s grace be sufficient for you in all you do. HIS mercy is increasing, HIS love is genuine. HIS promise is sure, HE’s too faithful to fail, HE will give you reason to smile forever. This is your season of perfect celebration the LORD will perfect everything that concerns you and give you pleasant surprises. You are going Higher and Higher, Victory is sure for you in JESUS name Amen. Good Morning have a Glorious day
