Month: December 2023

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
1 John 4:18

Annie had a wonderful understanding come to her the other day…

Only God is perfect love. Only He can cast out fear.

Perfect love casts out fear, right? You and I will never have perfect love on earth. Only God has perfect love. God and His Word, Jesus, can cast the fear out of our lives. This is why we study God’s Word…to let it cleanse us of fear. Jesus, God’s Word, is perfect love. He will lead us into His peace by showing us His power to remove fear from our thinking and lives as He shows us His Love as we trust Him with our lives.

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.

God is so wonderful to keep showing us more of Himself and the incredibly blessed Life we can have by choosing to follow His lead. Praise Jesus.

Focusing on the problem is somehow focusing on yourself. I praise God to get His peace, to get in my thinking the “knowing” that He knows whatever I’m facing or whatever I think I need. I need Jesus above all – I’m still learning that key. He is always the answer to whatever I need because He is the victory I need. Knowing He is here, that His Presence is with me is so powerful, delivering and comforting. His Presence supersedes all else including anything I think I need.

We don’t realize how many are with us when we feel we’re facing challenges. We can’t see into the spiritual realm so we can be tempted to feel alone. But when we praise God, we are rallying all of the Hosts of Heaven. It reminds me of the story of Elisha and his servant in 2 Kings 6 when the Lord opened Elisha’s servant’s eyes and he saw the chariots of Heaven in their midst.

15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
2 Kings 6:15-17

Praise and thank God in all things. It is the command of the Lord and for very powerful and important reasons.

This teaching by Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn is so powerful. The spiritual insights and understanding gained by listening to it is so delivering when put into practice in our lives.

Thank God Before The Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWcBYj4DVd8

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.

Renewing the mind can’t merely be talked about. It must be chosen and experienced firsthand. God knows this. This is why He puts before us each day life and death telling us to choose Life, His Life, by agreeing to renew our minds (Deuteronomy 30:19). What a blessed journey.

God’s Love – all that it surely entails – is so enticing. His righteousness is so freeing and beautiful.

your (God’s) kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind (doing so cleanses our minds from the impact sin has had on our thinking), that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (to live with the immense blessing His ways and thinking can have on our lives).
Romans 12:2

God’s perfect will is for us to live our lives inside His Kingdom of Light as much as we can on earth. Think of that – In His Kingdom. Wow, what a spectacular opportunity He’s inviting us into. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. It’s like walking back into Eden letting go of this world with each step as we obey Him to renew our minds to His supernatural Word. What liberation. What Love.

I keep hearing Jesus say, “Come and experience My Kingdom.” As we learn to walk with Him, we shed our earthly ways making room for His amazingly joyful ways that bring health to our spirits in so many wonderful ways. It is so marvelous to feel Him actually changing you as you drop this world’s ways by the side.

Thank You, Jesus, for Your consistent faithfulness to keep us coming further into Your exciting Kingdom of mercy, peace, rest, and joy.

Being confident of this very thing, that he (God) which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Philippians 1:6

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:2

To have my eyes opened to see what conformity to this world was doing to me was a miracle. I am so thankful God opened my eyes.

Many years ago, while we were still dating, Annie had a vision (the ox cart vision) of getting free indeed in Jesus. At the time, we were dating, and we didn’t really have any idea what, specifically, that vision meant for us. What a blessing that vision from the Lord was and Jesus is being faithful to see it carried out in our lives. Hallelujah.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32

He sent His word (His powerfully, liberating ways) and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Psalm 107:20

The first step to getting set free in Jesus is to stop being conformed to this world – to stop this world from making our lives miserable. If we get in the Word, we can see how the Lord wants us to live and then we have to make the choice to live that way or to continue to live like the world does. It’s up to us. We can stay bound to this world’s ways, or we can follow Jesus out of this world’s ways and into His liberating ways. Living in the world’s ways is like living in dense smog and living in Jesus’ ways is like breaking above the smog. It is so refreshing to follow Jesus. And that is a huge understatement. To be set free indeed is so amazing and it gets better the more we agree to follow Him by adopting more and more of His precious, freeing ways. This is what true repentance is all about. Repenting (or refusing any longer to live in the world’s ways) of this world’s ways enables us to live God’s ways and Life.

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:2

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.

When you chose to follow and grow in Jesus, you begin to let go of so many things you thought were so important to your happiness and wellbeing. I’ve found that all the other things I thought were so important become dull and drop by the side when I find out that Jesus, and all that He is, is what I really want and need. So much of the time, when God sees my need, what God provides for me is Himself, Jesus. Honestly, Jesus is what and Who I need when I don’t know what to do and especially following a migraine attack. Jesus is what we need, people. Discovering that is entering His rest. All is well in Christ. I forget that sometimes when I think my life is about me.

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.

I had another migraine last night.  When I woke up this morning, I was reeling from the post-attack symptoms.  Right then, I knew I had to choose Jesus before the enemy began to defeat me in my thought life.  Praise God.  He is so faithful to remind us to choose Him.  

God has always wanted us to look up, to remain calm with our focus on Him. That is what He means when He tells us to come to Him all you who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28). God wants us to trust Him in all things. This is how we rest in Him.

And when these things (the end times) begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 21:28

When Jesus tells us to look up in the end times (“these things”), He’s telling us He has control of everything and that we should concentrate on that instead of end times events. When we look to Him, we can remain calm in the midst of anything. He’s got us. Let the end times happen. Don’t be bogged down with them. Look up, be still in your spirit and know that He is God.

It’s okay to calm down, to abide in Jesus and to let Him work all things together for the good of those who love Him.

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.

Come unto me (Jesus), all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28

I used to be so full of striving (labour) and heavy laden with control, care, bitterness, and all the other things weighing on me. It made me so sick. Jesus stepped into my life to begin fixing me. I will never be able to thank Jesus enough that He is showing me how to enter His amazing rest.

Thanking and praising God in all things (Ephesians 5:20),

Mark

Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.