HIS MIGHTY HAND

HIS

MIGHTY HAND

EPHESIANS 6:10

FINALL, MY BRETHREN, BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT.

THE BIG QUESTION

Do you often experience times when you feel spiritually weak? You're doing everything you know to do: Reading your Bible, praying, going to church, and seeking the face of God! You are also wearing the FULL Armour of God. But, you still feel spiritually drained! You know that you won't stop doing all of the above, and you know God is by your side, because he says "He will never leave you nor forsake you! (Hebrews 13:5)" I know I have! Until I learned how powerful His Mighty Hand is, and how to experience His virtue from "His Mighty Hand."

HOW MIGHTY IS HE

Take a look around at everything God has created. You can see everything, and smell everything He created. Then you can see how mighty His hand is.

You have to ask yourself! - Am I capable of creating this entire universe? - Am I capable of creating every living creature on the planet Earth? - Am I capable of creating man and woman in God's own image, and creating man's body out of the dust of the earth, and capable of creating woman's body out of man's rib - simply by speaking it into existence, and with His power of His hand? NO!

PSALMS 100:3
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

We can't do anything on our own with out the power of God - with out God's Virtue, and without hearing God's voice! God spoke everything into existence: with the power of His voice, with the power of His word, with the power of His hand - His Virtue!

PSALMS 95:3-7

3) For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4) In his hand are the deep places of the earth: The strength of the hills is his also. 5) The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. 6) O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. 7) For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice. 

HIS VIRTUE

Here we have a perfect example! The woman with the issue of blood. There were thousands of people around Jesus. But, this woman believed if she could just touch the hem of Jesus' garment she would be healed. Now this was no easy task. She had to get close enough to Jesus, without getting trampled on by all these people following Jesus. She finally gets close enough to Jesus - gets down on the ground, reaches to touch His garment - JUST A TOUCH! Then BAM! She feels her issue of blood dry up!

Now, Jesus feels His Virtue leave His body. He stops, and says "Who touch my clothes!" I'm sure He felt a tug on his clothes! But, most importantly He felt His virtue leave His body - His power. You know, I always wondered why Jesus wanted to know who His Virtue touched. Don't you? I mean, why not just let it be, and keep walking! She believed she received her healing already because her blood dried up! So, was she also content with that too!? But, she didn't run away.

Jesus knew all she did was touch his garment, and she knew all she did was touch His garment too! Jesus wanted to see her! So, Jesus looked for her. Jesus wanted to hear her voice. She was afraid! As if, she took something without permission. She also knew she experienced the power of God, and that Jesus was the power of God. There was no way she could have received her miracle unless it was the power of God - the creator of Heaven, and earth. 

The woman is still afraid, but doesn't run away. She's trembling, falls at Jesus' feet, and confesses all that she had done. Jesus said to her "THY FAITH has made you whole; GO IN PEACE, and be whole of thy plague. She was ecstatic, she was now at peace, and no longer afraid! Not only, did she know she received her miracle, but Jesus confirmed it to her with His voice - His words.

This woman experienced more than healing. She recognized God. She wanted something she knew she couldn't get from any one on the face of this planet. She experienced God's Virtue! She wanted God's Virtue. WOW!

Jesus wanted to see her face - and she wanted to see God's face through Jesus. Jesus wanted to hear her voice - and she wanted to hear God's voice through Jesus - Jesus wanted to see His virtue in her - and she wanted, and received God's virtue through Jesus. WOW!

JESUS WANTED TO SEE WHO WAS SEEKING AFTER HIM AND HE WANTED TO SEEK AFTER HER 

THIS JESUS UNDERSTOOD - IT WAS HIS LANGUAGE

MARK 5:25-34

25) And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 27) When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28) For she said, if I may touch but his  clothes, I shall be whole. 29) And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30) And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that VIRTUE had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said Who touched my clothes? 32) And he looked around about to see her that had done this thing. 33) But, the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34) And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

HIS VIRTUE IN US

THE PERFECT EQUATION

Jesus is a complete gift. He gives us ALL things that pertain unto life AND godliness (HIS VIRTUE) through knowledge of Him - that you get from seeking after Him. His reward to you is His glory, and His virtue. His glory and virtue comes with great promises of being able to partake of His divine nature. His divine nature gave you His power, and strength to escape the corruption of the world through lust (sin) through spiritual strength, His spiritual strength in you.

With this, God gives you the determination. He, says "add to your faith virtue (faith in Him, and His virtue - they are inseparable!) and to His virtue, knowledge of Him - His knowledge - His mindset - His language. And, to temperance patience. Become master of patience. Back to godliness again, brotherly kindness; and brotherly kindness charity (love) (it's all inseparable)  - His virtue flowing through us to others to receive the same gift he gave to us. 

2 PETER 1:3-7

3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4) Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5) and beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6) And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7) And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

EXPERIENCE THE TOUCH OF HIS MIGHTY HAND

CHASE AFTER HIS VIRTUE

PHILIPPIANS 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 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.

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)

ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

THE ULTIMATE CONQUEST

THE ULTIMATE CONQUEST

THE CONQUEST

Can you imaging, wanting to be so close to God, that you don't care about anything else? Can you imagine, you wanting to see His face, and making it your number one priority? You can't sleep without wanting to be with Him! You wake up, and the first thing you think about is wanting to be with the Lord! 

.Did you think it was even possible that you could want something so bad, that you can't wait for that day when you WILL see the Lord Face forever? YES! Every day! The conquest is there. The Conquest is there for you, and He feels the same way about you. His hunger is there as He awaits for you. "The Ultimate Conquest" when your presence meets with His. He waits, and waits for you to complete "The Ultimate Conquest." YES - YOU!

PSALMS 27:4

One thing have I (or you) desired of the LORD, that will I (or you) seek after; that I (or you) may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

PSALMS 42:1

As the hart panteth after the waters brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

PSALM 27:8
When thou sadist, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD will I seek.

THE PAINFUL SACRIFICE

Jesus did not just suffer the excruciating pain from the crucifixion, and the agony of all the sin in the world! Jesus was also experiencing the painful separation from God His father. He said "I thirst" Physical thirst I'm sure. But, also spiritual thirst too! Not wanting to be separated from His creator - His father; at the cost of being obedient to Him - for that painful sacrifice of Himself being crucified on the cross for all mankind, so they too could be reunited with their God, their creator, the Lord. As He still suffers today, while He awaits for you. His suffering didn't end at the cross. He still suffers in agony - praying in agony, waiting for you.

JOHN 19:28-34

28) After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
34) But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

HIS HEART WAS BROKEN IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

HIS DEEPEST HUNGER - HE AWAITS

His deepest hunger is for that very day when man will hunger to be with Him. He waits, and waits - till he can wait no more. So, He will do what ever it takes. God already sent His son. But still, that was not good enough. He will pour out His Holy Spirit on the land, to get people to take notice of Him. They will see Him - They will know it is God, and they will hunger after Him. But, some won't.

AMOS 8:11

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

 

"FILL MY CUP"

He awaits to accomplish His perfect will, to be with you - His deepest hunger - for you to hunger His presence the way He hungers your presence. To experience such hunger can only be born through Him, and to fulfill that hunger can only be filled by Him.

PSALMS 63:1+2

1) O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

2) To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

"FILL MY CUP LORD, I LIFT IT UP,
LORD!

COME AND QUENCH THIS THIRSTING OF MY SOUL;

BREAD OF HEAVEN,
FEED ME TILL I WANT NO MORE

FILL MY CUP, FILL IT UP AND MAKE ME WHHOLE"

BY: RICHARD BLANCHARD

HIS INTENDED PRESENCE

PSALMS 42:2

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 

Everyday, every waking moment He awaits your thirst. For you to reach out to Him, and cry ABA FATHER! 

HE IS ALMIGHTY - HE IS AWESOME

The perfect place to be. As he holds on tight to those who follow Him, and seek His Face. Under His Wings - is refuge, joy, strength, and victory.

PSALMS 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

PSALMS 63:7

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

PSALMS 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

THE ULTIMATE REWARD

There is no greater thirst than that of the human spirit hungering to be re-united with his creator. That spiritual connection that will go un-tapped unless you take His hand that is reaching out to you. Your spirit, and His Spirit just awaits to be re-connected once again as it was always created to be.

JOHN 6:35
35) And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

JOHN 7:37-38
37) In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying if any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow river of living water.

REVELATION 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

TOTAL SURRENDER

To surrender is a breath of fresh air. Just breath, and say the name of Jesus. He will do the rest. He feels your pain - He knows your sorrow - And only He knows how to heal you. He is capable, and all powerful. TRUST HIM!

MATTHEW 11:28-30
28) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29) Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30) For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

PSALMS 9:10

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)

ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

IN THE MIDST OFF HIS SPARKLE

IN THE MIDST

OF

HIS SPARKLE

NEHEMIAH 8:10..

THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH

HIS SPARKLE

Have you ever felt down trodden, or, heavy laden? Perhaps, you feel sad, or un-motivated. No spark in your life, no joy, or, no strength - to make you to want to do anything? Well, believe me I can relate. You are not alone. It's a place where I am alone in my thought, a place I don't like, or need to be alone with my thoughts, because it's a lonely place where I can get into trouble. Sometimes, I can be my worst enemy. 

My thought process is different when I am there. I don't always make the right decisions, and sometimes I can be very spontaneous. Which is not a good thing when it comes to making decisions that can be life altering. It's a place that lacks clarity, and if there is no clarity, then there is no peace - no joy, no strength, and definitely no self confidence. Just confusion.

Then I'm left with the ultimate regrettable experience, which I hate, because I hate wasted time. Time is too valuable to waste. So, it's in that place God told me that I have to learn His will for me. His Joy - His Strength - His direction - His Perfect will. His Sparkle. But, I had to learn how to get there, and how to stay there. I had to learn that His Sparkle wasn't going to come to me. I had to go after His Sparkle. His Sparkle is in His midst.

TANGIBLE PLACE 

BE WHERE HE IS - IN HIS THRONE - IN HIS SANCTUARY - IN HIS PRESENCE 

PSALMS 119:135

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; teach me thy statutes.

When I go into praise, and worship with the Lord in my prayer closet. I have learned from God to go to Him with a humble spirit, and to come to Him expecting. I know, I can go to Him boldly because He has taught me how to worship Him. His Throne - His sanctuary is a tangible place where I can expect His presence to be real to me.

HE IS HIS GLORY - HIS THRONE IS HIS SANCTUARY OF GLORY - BECAUSE HE IS THERE.

I can expect the fullness of His power - in His presence. Being prepared when I enter His presence is a must. No matter how I'm feeling, I know the first thing I have to do is have a repented heart. I do make mistakes from time-to-time. I try not to - but, I do. He is very quick to show me too! It's impossible to enter into His presence, and not see any sin in your life.

PSALMS 150:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

ACTS 2:28

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance

PSALMS 89:15

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

THE BEAUTY OF HIS WORSHIP

When I'm worshiping God, He is worshiping too! He worships with me, and you. WOW! Can you imagine that!? God is worshiping with you! Of course it's glorious! How can it not be glorious! The Creator of Heaven, and Earth is worshiping with you! His countenance is overwhelming, and breath taking. To experience His Shechinah Glory is His will for me, and you. Experiencing His supernatural power IS where you get His joy, and strength. His joy, and strength is supernatural.

PSALMS 50:2

Out of Zion, the perfection of (HIS) beauty, God hath shined.

ZEPHANIAH 3:17

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

PSALMS 67:1

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

MATTHEW 25:23

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

HOW

God has called all of us to enter His Shechinah Glory. It's His gift to us. God knows that you can't become victorious unless you accomplish this. He has made a way, and He can teach you. But, it's conditional, and you will have to want to do what it's going to take to get there.

PSALMS 27:8

When thou sadist, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD will I seek.

DANIIEL 9:3

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

HOSEA 5:15

I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

2 CHRONICLES 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

JEREMIAH 33:11

The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of host: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

WHY

God wants us to be victorious over the things that burden us, or the things that make us sad, and he wants us to be successful in all our endeavors as we seek His PERFECT Will. But, He also has another purpose for us to experience His Joy, and that is for His light to shine through us. So, we can also walk rightly before men. God wants all man to see His Light, and His Joy.

The Lord wants all men to experience the Love of Jesus. He can only accomplish this through a willing, and ready vessel. So, in the same way you want to experience His supernatural joy, so do others. But, they need to see the way. You are Gods victorious vessel. Don't you want to experience His victorious Joy? Then be His victorious Joy, and His victorious vessel for Him too!

ISAIAH 9:2

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

DANIEL 12:3

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

YOU ARE THE SPARKLE OF HIS JOY & STRENGTH

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)

ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

THE PANGS OF GOD'S GLORY

 

"THE PANGS

OF

GOD'S GLORY"

ROMANS 8:28 - AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD, TO THEM WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.

COMING TO REALITY

Do you want victory over your battles, caused by your traumatic experience? Did you think your victory was going to come easy - without a fight? You can have victory! But, you are going to have to fight! The reality that comes with a traumatic experience can be quite numbing, and leave us frozen, and sometimes frozen in time. Traumatic experiences can shake us to our core if we let it. When they do shake us to our core, we have to find our way back to God's Glory. We have to go back to our core to fight - to the very center where we find our pain, to release our pangs, where God's Glory is. But, you are not alone. God is with you!

Coming back to God's Glory doesn't come with out a fight. It's a fight that doesn't come with out pain, and deep agony, pangs that don't go away, even after you have conquered, and walk in victory. The fight continues even when the battle has been won. Dominion was given to us. But, dominion was given away. You have to choose too take it back, and keep it - "The Pangs of God's Glory!

DOMINION GIVEN TO 

Do you know where your strength is to get your dominion back? First you have to remember when, and how it was taken - or - when you gave it away.

GENESIS 1:26+28 

26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over EVERY creeping thing that CREEPETH upon the earth.

28) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and HAVE DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over EVERY living thing that moveth upon the earth.

It was always God's intention for His creation MAN to have dominion over EVERYTHING that creepeth on the earth - EVERYTHING! God gave Adam, and Eve dominion over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. But, they didn't have to fight for it, they didn't earn it, and they didn't work for it. It was given to them freely, as a gift of His creation. And, It wasn't a gift to be taken lightly either!

DOMINION GIVEN AWAY

GENESIS 3:1-3+6 

1) Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. and he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2) And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3)But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it lest ye die.

6) And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

THEY GAVE THEIR DOMINION AWAY! WHY? HOW COULD THEY!? Because, they thought they could have dominion without the pangs of God's Glory. They had not experienced the pangs of God's Glory. They did not fight that fight - that now, they would have too, because they didn't fight to keep it their dominion. Except now, their fight would be without God's Glory.

Adam, and Eve would no longer be able to walk with God in the garden. Their dominion was completely striped away, also, by removing them from the garden. The anguish they must have felt by being separated from God spiritually, and physically. The guilt; the shame, the regret, and wishing that if they could just turn back time to correct their mistake. The fact, that they were created in God's image, but could no longer see God in His image must have been torture. Adam, and Eve now could only see themselves in their new image - the image of sin, and shame.  

THEIR PANGS BEGIN

All three of them were cursed by God. All three would suffer all the days of their life - including all mankind, because of their disobedience to God. Adam, and Eve that were created in God's image would suffer their separation of experiencing God's Glory. It would be a VERY long time before man could experience God's Glory again. But, that day would come.

GENESIS 3:14-17

14) And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise his heel.
16) Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17) And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded the, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

THE PANGS OF GOD'S GLORY HAS ARRIVED  

The one person who could ONLY possibly comprehend what it would take to get God's Glory back to man, and the one person who would be strong enough to fight the pangs of death, could only be Jesus. Jesus is God's Glory! Jesus came into this world by the conception of God's Holy Spirit; but, born through the same sinful flesh - that same dust God created man from - that same dust satan had to eat for all eternity, because of satan's, and, Adam and Eve's disobedience to God.

But, Jesus came prepared - prepared to fight, and win - to give back God's Glory to man. This was God's plan to take back His creation back. Jesus made the path straight so  God would win, so, man could fight to win - so you could fight, to win. 

MATTHEW 26:38 

Jesus tells His disciples',  Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

MATTHEW 26:41

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

LUKE 22:44 

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

JOHN 19:34 

But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

JOHN 19:28+30 

28) After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 

30) When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

HEBREWS 12:2
Lookin unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

THE PANGS OF GOD'S GLORY IS YOURS

There is only one comparison to that of the pangs of a woman going into child birth, and that is the loss of a child. The pain is unimaginable. I can only imagine the pain, and anguish of losing a child unexpectedly, or, due to natural causes especially if it is a young child. 

I have felt the pain when someone is experiencing this type of pain, only because God allowed me to feel it so I can pray for this person. Because of this, I will never say, I know how this person feels. I just felt a glimpse of their pain. But, I have not personally experience it. 

I have though, experienced the pain, travail, and the pangs of four natural child births, plus the joy of bringing a child into this world. Every women who has given birth to a child can relate to that.

Yet, these three contrasting emotions are so linked together, that God continuously used them through out the Bible to express His Love for us. It was through a woman that God brought these emotions to us through the Birth of Jesus Christ. But, it was also through a man to experience the pain of watching his son die on the cross. Mary, Joseph, and "GOD!" - experienced this same pain of losing a child. 

You say to your self, "BUT WHY GOD - WHY?" Why bless me with nine month of creating a child in my womb, to experience the travail, pain, and deep pangs to bring forth a child, then experience the joy of bringing life into the world from the same womb that I felt so much pain from labor of child birth, to experience death. "WHY GOD - WHY?" The fact that your question goes unanswered is just as painful as the experience itself, because you feel if this question was answered, the pain would go away - you would have closure! But, there is no closure, and the pain doesn't go away.

JOHN 16:21
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.

ISAIAH 21:3
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

PHILLIPPIANS 1:29 

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.

ISAIAH 26:17
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

THE PANGS OF GOD'S COMFORT

God experienced all of those very same emotion! Probably heightened, because He IS GOD! He knew what the end result would be. But, He had to go from the beginning to the end of His plan: The Lord experienced the waiting for the conception of Jesus. He waited for Mary - the chosen virgin, and Joseph who also had to watch everything unfold before their eyes: Mary's nine months of pregnancy, Jesus' life growing up from an infant to a toddler, then He waited for Jesus to grow as a little boy to adulthood, watching Jesus being crucified on the cross, then turning His back on Jesus because of the sin in the world.

But, only for so long. God's pangs was also unbearable. God raised Jesus from the dead. It was now time for God's pangs to end for His son Jesus, so he could continuously comfort you. It is only God's miraculous power that is able to give such comfort. He never stops - He never goes away - He will ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE!

You were gifted with a child. Now, you suffer with the same pangs you suffered through your child's child birth, because of his death. But, God has promised to continuously comfort you with His pangs of His Glory. You can only get that comfort from His pangs of His comfort, because He suffers with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. I know you don't want to go without comfort? Don't you need His comfort? Come to Him. Let the Lord comfort you!

  

REVELATION 21:4

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)

ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

FEEDING YOUR SPIRITUAL BODY - ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR SPIRITUAL BODY CORRECTLY?

"FEEDING YOUR SPIRITUAL BODY"

ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR

SPIRITUAL BODY CORRECTLY? 

GENESIS 1:27
SO GOD CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE, (SPIRIT)
IN THE IMAGE OF GOD (SPIRIT) CREATED HE HIM;
MALE AND FEMALE CREATED HE THEM.

TASTE OF NEW LIFE

When we are young - new born, we taste new life - spiritual life. Everything is clean, and fresh. You feel alive. What strength we do have, makes us feel: free, courageous, and strong. In our innocence we feel we can conquer the world. Our senses are heightened by new aromas, and tastes. Our hunger is satisfied only by what we can eat for the first time, and we do eat till we are satisfied. We eat - and eat - and we eat. Then we lay back - looking at our spiritual growth, and say, "AH! THIS IS THE LIFE!"  

1 PETER 2:2-3 -

2) As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

3) If so be ye have tasted that the Lord IS gracious.

MEDAMORPHESIS

We suddenly find ourselves crawling around feeling hungry. We eat - but, we are no longer satisfied. Not quit sure of what to look for, we continue to crawl around searching for new food. We taste this, and we taste that. But, we spew it out, because of its bitter taste. Our growth has to catch up with our new appetite, and become accustomed to a new cuisine we need to grow, so we don't stunt our growth, become spiritually weak, and die. BUT, WE NEED TO FIND THAT NEW CUISINE!

1 CORINTHIANS 3:2 - I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

SPIRITUAL FOOD

Coming out of a spiritual cocoon, and growing into spiritual adulthood requires breaking out of your old cocoon, and into your new one. Your new one needs to be stronger to endure the journey God created you for.

PSALMS 31:5 - Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

That same spirit, the HOLY SPIRIT that created Jesus, taught Him to grow: strong - spiritually strong, so He could accomplish the journey God chose for Him. That same Spirit wants to teach you how to become spiritually strong, to accomplish the journey He has chosen for you too!

THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR SPIRITUAL COCOON

GENESIS 1:27 - So God created man in his own image, (SPIRIT) in the image of God (SPIRIT) created he him; male and female created he them.

JOHN 4:24 - God is a Spirit: and they that WORSHIP Him must worship Him in SPIRIT and in TRUTH.

It was inevitable that when God created man in His image (Spirit) He had a purpose in mind - for man to worship Him, to worship Him in Spirit, and in truth, so we can grow to be as strong as He is. But, in order for man to grow spiritually strong he needs to obey God's word.

JOHN 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The only way for you to grow into spiritual adulthood with God is to feed your spirit with its Spiritual Creator, by staying in His word. Obeying God's word, is worshiping Him, and worshiping Him in Spirit, and Truth is Truth - His Truth.  

LIFE OR DEATH

IF YOU DO NOT FEED YOUR SPIRIT

ITS SPIRITUAL CREATOR

YOUR SPIRIT WILL DIE!

ROMANS 8:4-8 -

4) That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (God's Spirit!)

5) For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

6) For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7) Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

8) So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

CREATED TO BE WARRIORS

God is a warrior! He created us to be warriors - to fight against the same enemy Jesus fought, and won - to be spiritually strong as Jesus is. Jesus proved He was spiritually strong. Jesus proved that you can use the same armour He did, and win.

EPHESIANS 6: 10-18 -

10) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

11) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13) Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14) Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16) Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 

17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

So, are you feeding your spirit correctly? Are you feeding your spirit its Spiritual Creator? Become who God created you to be by fulfilling your spiritual journey. Become an adult spiritual warrior.

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)

ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

BREAK THE CHAINS OF YOUR ADDICTIONS - WHAT IS YOUR ADDICTION?

"BREAK THE CHAINS

OF YOUR

ADDICTION

WHAT IS YOUR ADDICTION?"

ROMANS 3:23 - FOR ALL HAVE SINNED, AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD;

Do you have an addiction? That is a big question even I''ve come to realize. When we think of addiction, we often think of: drug, alcohol, pornography, adultery, sex, or sex before marriage, gambling, amongst other things you can think of. We have also come to the conclusion that addiction is sin because we have seen how addiction can destroy lives, and families. But, what is addiction - really?

DEFENITION

Let's take a look at the definition of the word addiction. 

Dictionary.com defines it as such:

ADDICTION:  [ uh-dik-shuh n] noun 1. the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such and extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. 

I've underlined certain words to help explain my point.

The Latin definition for addiction is: a giving over, surrender.

As you can see, addiction can be addicted to many things.

So, I ask you this do you have an addiction? Of course you do, and of course I do! ADDICTION IS SIN - SIN IS AN ADDICTION - SERVING THE FLESH IS AN ADDICTION! No matter what kind of sin it is, sin is an addiction, and it has been since the beginning of time. Addiction to serve the flesh. To give into lustful desires of any kind.

1 JOHN 5:17  - All unrighteousness is sin:

I want to give you two quotes from a book I just finished reading titled "UNDER COVER" By: John Bevere pg. 48 "Faith and obedience are inseparable, because obedience is evidence of faith." and pg. 57 "Partial obedience is not obedience at all in the eyes of God."

All though, I'm sure a lot of us still thinking of sin, unrighteousness, addiction are all that I listed above. 

ROMANS 7:25 - I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

ROMANS 6:12 - Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

I'm going to throw a few more words into the mix.

ENSLAVED: [en-sleyv] verb (used with object), en-slaved, en-slav-ing. (to make a slave of; reduce to slavery: The Synonyms: enchain, shackle; control, dominate.

ROMANS 6:16 &18 - 16) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

18) Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

BONDAGE: [bon-dij] noun 1. slavery 2. the state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control. The Synonyms: 1. captivity, restraint; prison. See slavery.

GALATIANS 5:1 - Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

SIN:  noun 1. transgression of divine law:  [the sin of Adam] 2. any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful, or deliberate violation of some religious, or moral principle. 3. any reprehensible, or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault, or offense: [it's a sin to waste time.]

JAMES 4:17 - Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

ROMANS 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

SPIRITUALLY MINDED

ROMANS 8:6 - For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

At some point, and time God expects more. He expects total obedience to Him. Anything that comes between you, and Him is disobedience to Him - it is sin. When we are carnal minded we heed to the addictions of the flesh, or sin. That is sin - that is addiction at its core. Flesh's desire is to please its self. But, God wants total obedience from ALL of us.   

OBEDIENCE

HEBREWS 13:21 - Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is WELLPLEASING in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

We take for granted that just because we aren't committing big sins that we are okay in God's eyes - when, in actuality, giving into the addiction of the flesh of any kind is also sin to God. No matter how big, or how small that addiction is - it is still sin to God, because it is disobedience to Him to serve the flesh when it separates you from Him.

So, we must obey God in every thing. We need to become spiritually minded, by holding ourselves accountable to Him. Asking Him - "Lord - How do you want me to serve you?" - And, asking the Lord to put a hunger in your heart to serve Him the way He wants you to serve Him - Trusting Him to teach you how to serve Him. Also, trust Him that He has given you the equipment to serve Him - HIS STRENGTH.

So, I ask you - What is your addiction?  - How are you serving God? 

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)

ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  

DO YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE REAL JOY & STRENGTH - A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

DO YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE

REAL JOY & STRENGTH?

(A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE)

NEHEMIAH 8:10.......

"THE JOY OF THE LORD

IS 

YOUR STRENGTH"

UN-EXPECTED EXPERIENCE

Have you ever been through an experience that was life altering? An experience that just totally drained you of all your strength, and left you feeling very sad? Something that left you questioning, "How will I get my joy, and strength back?"

We all go through un-expected experiences. Some of them are good, some are bad, and sometimes they are life altering - an experience I personally went through. Being married for twenty-one years. We were married in 1980. Losing my marriage to the drug addiction of my husband was definitely life altering for me. He was a man of God when I met him, and he was serving in the ministry. We both loved the Lord - with our heart seared to share the Love of Jesus to other drug addicts. Being victorious over our own drug addiction, made us prime examples on how Jesus can set you free.

But, there was just one problem. We had different views on certain issues that I believed we strongly needed to make the foundation of our marriage strong. I knew if I didn't hold onto these views, without them it would ultimately open a door for me to fall back into sin - a life of drugs that God delivered me from. A life I vowed to never live again. I set up boundaries I would never cross: to keep God's hedge around me, true to His word, and strong in Him. Why? Because, without Jesus in my life I am nothing. Jesus is my foundation - my rock - my Savior! Unfortunately, I wish I had known about these views before I married him. 

Needless to say, I was shocked, and heart broken when my husband decided to take the plunge back into a life of drugs.

PSALMS 23:4 - Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

AGONIZING CHOICE

Now, with four children - teenagers at that, after twenty-one years of marriage, I had to come to an agonizing choice. My husband no longer cared for my, or my children's spiritual wellbeing, or our safety, being exposed to things I hid from my children. At some point they too began to notice something was terribly wrong with daddy.

When it finally came to true light, this brought on confusion, anger, resentment in the heart's of my children, and worst of all - the feelings of betrayal from their father. I understood perfectly - I was experiencing the same feelings. Being raised by a Christian father: going to church three times a week, praying, and teaching our children to live a Godly life, when their father was doing just the opposite was too much to bare. 

The final draw was when his life led him to commit adultery. I felted totally drained, with nothing to fight for, nothing left to hold on too. I could no longer fight the devil. All my spiritual strength had left my soul.  

My husband, and I were both broken hearted. But, I was now more concerned about me, and the lives of my children. I was horrified about the decision I had to make. Leaving my husband who I loved so dearly - but, yet I was broken hearted, and numb at the same time. I didn't have time to feel. I had to think fast, because of my children.

PROVERBS 3:7 - Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, depart from evil.

RESISTING TEMPTATION

Being a single mother was very difficult, and lonely. With four teenage children, who were now angry, and experiencing the pain of losing their father - they rebelled. Everything was out of control. I was still holding on even though I was still feeling numb from my divorce. 

Feeling lonely: and all alone, having Christian friends who didn't quite know how to console me, and having non-Christian friends didn't help either. My Christian friends were busy, and my non-Christian friends were always full of worldly advise. "FIND A MAN!" They would say. You need to have a good romp in the hay! 
YA - RIGHT! THAT'S ALL I NEEDED! I thought.

But, the devil was working overtime. He wanted me to fall like my ex-husband did. Anyway, I met a charming, drop dead gorgeous man from Spain. He was about ten years older than I was: touch of gray in his hair, rich, and a Spanish accent that would make any woman melt like sugar in water - a very sexy man! Except one thing. I was Spanish, and I knew how Spanish men were. At least, the ones I was raised around. HA!

We went on one date, got to know each other as friends, no benefits. I'm old school, plus I'm a woman of God. He wanted me to go on vacation with him to Spain. WOW! Spain! I always wanted to go to my Native country of Spain; Province Lugo. I told him, "Sure I'll go, but we have to have separate hotel rooms!" He said "What! Why separate hotel rooms?" I told him that I was a Christian woman, and that I didn't believe in sex before marriage! He was shocked!

He still courted me, and still wanted me to go on vacation with him to Spain. All my non-Christian friends thought I was crazy! They all told me to go, share a room with him, and to have a good time with him - that I disserved it.

As lonely as I was feeling - having the arms of another man around me that was not my husband, was a feeling of comfort that I was not sure I wanted to experience. SO - I PRAYED.

I knew I needed God's supernatural strength to resist this temptation. But, I hadn't felt very spiritual, or strong at all since my divorce. So, I prayed, "God I'm lonely, and afraid. I want to be obedient to you Lord! But, I'm sad, and my heart is broken! - Lord! I praise you for Your wisdom, and strength to do your will, an to always serve you in Your holiness. LORD! - PLEASE HELP ME TO ALWAYS BE OBEDIENT TO YOUR PERFECT WILL IN MY LIFE.

From that moment on - I knew God was with me. I felt such JOY, AND STRENGTH like I had never experienced before. I felt complete, and whole. God ministered to me in a way that gave me HIS SUPERNATURAL JOY, AND HIS STRENGTH. I knew what I had to do. I immediately broke of the relationship with my Spanish friend, never to see him again.

I KNEW I WAS NOT ALONE ANYMORE! I HAD GOD'S JOY, AND GOD'S STRENGTH TO COMFORT ME AND TO KEEP ME FROM GETTING LONELY.

 JUDE 1:24 - Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

JAMES 1:2-3 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

GUILT & SHAME

Re-building my relationship with God became a new journey for me. It was a new type of journey, because now I was a single woman, but not just a single woman. I was married to God. WOW!

But, I had such guilt, and shame. Divorcing my husband, even though by Christian, and scriptural doctrine I was perfectly right standing by God. But, I felt as though I had fail God by divorcing my husband. I knew only God could make me complete, and whole again with Him.

I still had many things to challenges ahead of me, and I knew I also needed to learn from my mistakes. But, most of all I knew as long as I had the Lord on my side I would ALWAYS seek His perfect will in my life.

GOD IS SO GOOD, AND FAITHFUL TO ME!

ROMANS 8:1 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

JOY & STRENGTH

If ever in my life: or in my entire journey with the Lord Jesus Christ, I have never been without the JOY OF THE LORD, OR THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD in any battle, or loneliness, I would say NEVER. He is always with me. It's joy unspeakable - it's strength unspeakable! IT'S SUPERNATURAL, because it's His, and nobody can take it away from me or you! If you will just reach out to Him! Ask Him! He wants to bless you with His Joy, and His Strength! I am living proof of that. IT'S REAL! 

PSALMS 28:7 - The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

PRAYER OF SALVATION

If you don't know Jesus as your Lord, and Savior, receive Him now! Just ask Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins - (your wrong doings.)

ROMANS 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.