WITH His Stripes We Are Healed Isaiah 53:5NKJV But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. As believers we all know this verse and most of us can recite its content by memory. We claim the promises of this scripture for ourselves and those we love, as we should. Yet, God gave me a revelation many years ago regarding a portion of this verse. I have always heard…..
Preparation Preparation for the Season – Part -1- In seeing this title, the first thing we may think about is “Christmas”, because it is the season that we celebrate the birth of Jesus. But what is the first thing you think about when you hear the word “Christmas”? Is it presents that must be purchased? Is it decorating that must be done? Are you hosting the family this year or planning the holiday parties? How many “to do” lists are…..
Great Faith In 2 Kings, chapter 4 we find the story of Elisha and the Shunammite woman. This story has been pricking my heart lately because of the great faith this woman had. The Shunammite woman recognized Elisha was a man of God and carried a special anointing. She provided food and actually prepared an upper room for Elisha and his servant to stay in as they traveled through Shunem on numerous occasions. One day while visiting, Elisha wanted to…..
Forgiveness I took this photo as the sun began to rise above the horizon. This scripture immediately came to my mind: Matthew 7:13-14 – “The Narrow Way” – 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Now click on the picture if you need to. Do you see…..
Master of Breakthroughs Oh, my soul awakens with 2 Samuel 5:20 – So David went to Baal Perazim and defeated (the Philistines) there and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water”. Therefore, he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. (I added italics for clarification) Baal Perazim literally means: Master of Breakthroughs! Every person I know needs a breakthrough in some area of their lives, including me. We pray, “Show…..
Life Struggles So many prayer requests, terrible tragedies are being experienced by many people. Prayers of the faithful seem to be unanswered. But as Christians, we respond to the word “seem”, for we know that with God, our prayers are being answered. We know that with God, nothing is impossible. Our faith is in Him as we wait, and our peace comes through Him. We recognize those around us are losing hope for they are weakened; they cannot see above…..
Monitoring On June 3, 2022, at 3:18 am, the Lord woke me and gave me one word – “Monitoring”. My husband looked up the meaning of this word and one definition stuck out to me: “To listen to and report on.” My first response was thinking how we are being watched today, our every word and action being monitored. Everywhere we look there are public cameras watching us. There are reports that our computers, cell phones and smart TVs are…..
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Pay Attention to Details I cannot seem to get away from this scripture I read recently. Jesus was blessing little children when the disciples interrupted. Luke 18:15-17 – 15 Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not…..
Happy Mother’s Day As Mother’s Day approaches, some of us find ourselves dismayed that we cannot acknowledge the love we have for our mothers directly to them. But we can still honor them by the way we live our lives. All godly mothers have taught their children the ways of the Lord and their prayers are still essential for us. Also, remembering that they are rejoicing in heaven with all those that have gone before us should comfort our hearts…..