Completing Your Mission

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33

Our heart is the scene of a divine operation more wonderful than creation. Andrew Murray in “Waiting On God.”

The other day, I heard a Christian say, “The spiritual warfare is getting pretty intense out there.”

I’m sure many of us can attest to that.

I hope you’ll listen to the following short and excellent video by Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn titled, “Completing Your Mission.”

The love of God does not separate you from trouble, but know that trouble cannot separate you from the love of God. Through these things, you’re going to enter the Kingdom of God. In other words, through these things, you’re going to see the power and love of God. Through these things, you’re going to see the faithfulness of God. How is the power of God going to be shown in your life if there’s nothing to have victory over?

Remember, our troubles are not the destination, and God allows them to show us His faithfulness as He takes us “through” the troubles to complete His beautiful, liberating, divine work in each of our lives.

Thanking and praising God in all things,

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.

He Watches Over His Word To Perform It

It didn’t used to be like this. There was a time when I didn’t have God’s Word in me to do It’s mighty work. But now, I live for and love to feel His supernatural Word working in me each day.

Every day when I get up, I choose to stay conformed to this world or to be transformed by God’s Word with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word (I will watch over it to make sure that what I (God) said will happen does happen) to perform it.
Jeremiah 1:12

God so desires for us to walk in the freedom His Word brings into our lives. His Word teaches us the incredible secret and blessing of doing His Word instead of living life in our ways.

God watches over His Word to perform (to hasten) it. He does what He says He’s going to do in His Word. The end times events we see happening all around us tell us this is true.

He also watches over the Word we have in our hearts and makes sure it works in the life of anyone who does His Word, anyone who puts His Word into practice in their everyday life.

I was talking to someone when they said, “I know I should be doing it, but it’s just too hard to do the Word.”

They’re right in one sense. If you try to “do” the Word in your own strength – in today’s world and society – without asking for the help of the Holy Spirit, it will be very difficult to do the Word, to apply the Word to your life, to be transformed by His Word.

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

But, in Jeremiah 1:12, the Lord says He watches over His Word to perform it. The reason Ann and I put (memorize and apply) the Word in our lives is because the Holy Spirit brings to our minds exactly what we need when we need it. For instance, our car’s brake light is out on the left side. I thought I just needed to replace a burned out bulb, but it’s not the bulb so I started to think of how I was going to resolve this electrical issue. I could tell I was beginning to operate in my own understanding and beginning to take on care. Immediately, the Lord said, “Let Romans 8:28 cover it. It will all turn out okay.” I felt care leave. It was wonderful.

Now you might think that’s a trivial example to use to prove that God watches over His Word to perform it, but it wasn’t trivial to me after having so many migraine headaches lately. In fact, as His child, I’m finding that nothing is too trivial, too small for God to show me His love and His control of my life. ☺

Put the Word in you. Memorize it. If you do and if you ask the mighty Holy Spirit’s help in this, He will watch over His Word in you to hasten it, to put it to work in you and you will experience the freedom and joy the Word – Jesus – brings to our lives.

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Psalm 119:11

Memorize God’s Word. Hide it in your heart so it will be available whenever you need it. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you. The Holy Spirit will help you in this. Because He loves us so much, He loves to perform His Word.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105

Let His Word light the way before you. Wow, what a blessed adventure.

You (God) have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Psalm 16:11

Holy Spirit: “Mark, as My child, you can let My Word have the supernatural deliverance and joy I intended for It to have in your life, everyday.”
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So I get done with this email and go for a walk down to the lake. In the distance, I hear some beautiful music playing. When I get to the lake, the song, “Be Thou My Vision” is playing over loud speakers. The Holy Spirit told me to listen to this song when His beautiful Presence came upon me in our bedroom one time years ago. I got teared up with His joy and just smiled.

This walk with the Lord is so real.

Thank you, Jesus!

So come on, let’s go. God has so much to show us this week as He watches over His Word to perform it.

Thanking and praising God in all things,

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’s Word Is Alive. How Wonderful Is That?!

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Psalm 107:20

12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Hebrews 4:12

Boy, God’s Word is alive and powerful. I know that so many of you rely on God’s Word being alive. What does it mean for the Word to be alive? It means I can totally rely on scripture, on Jesus, to back me up. I can let It/Him do its work in my everyday life. It rescues me from destructions (Psalm 107:20). I can let the peace of God reign in my heart. I can know, beyond a shadow of doubt, that God is working all things together for my good and that I can be of good cheer in tribulations knowing that Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith, has overcome this world.

This is nothing more valuable and no better deal in the universe than knowing God’s Word is alive and powerful helping me to overcome fear, sudden fear, and everything else in this life if I’ll yield to the Word, to Jesus, and let it reign in my heart, mind and emotions.

Oh thank you God for sending Your almighty Word.

Hallelujah!

So come on, let’s go and see how wonderful our Savior is today and everyday as we choose Him, His Word, His matchless comfort and deliverance.

Happy Monday, everyone.

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Thanking and praising God in all things,

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.

Victory Over The Flesh

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57

I don’t honestly know of a sweeter victory than the victory over the flesh that Jesus can give us.

Thanking and praising God in all things,

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.

 

Looking Up

All of our hope is in Christ. That’s why He tells us to look up as we see all these things taking place as listed in Matthew chapter 24. Our lives will be filled with more and more of His glory, love, grace, mercy, rest and joy as we look up to Him, the very One Who is our Savior.

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Thanking and praising God in all things,

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 Need And Want Jesus 24/7

I know what this life can do to me. I can spend so much time doing what seem to me to be important things. If these things keep me from spending “still time” with God, I can start to act differently. I can begin to react to life in the flesh. That’s when I know I need to get with God. That’s when I know I need to still myself and get back to the secret place of the Most High in the shadow of the Almighty. That’s when I realize that I need Him in my life 24/7. Yeah, I need Him all the time. I mean, it’s taken me a few years to realize and to be truly convinced of it, but life in the Lord is the strongest, most merciful, graceful, happiest, joyful, most fulfilling, and most peaceful life there is.

I can be tempted to think that powerful people are god, that what they say eclipses what I know to be true by letting them influence my life in a way God doesn’t intend. At times, fear tries to assume God’s place in my life. This can be true of money, goals, my list of things that must get done, self-promotion, self desires, and so many other thoughts and things. I can so focus on them that they become god, so to speak. That’s usually about the time when God reminds me that He alone needs to be God in my life. That’s when all the pieces fall back into place in me and I feel His love, mercy, grace, peace and rest cover me once again.

Jesus: “Mark, he who dwells in the secret place with Me. Come here and know Me…”

God bless,

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.

Let’s Go…

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Think you’re in a rut? Being weighed down by doubt and care? Scared?

No way!

Feeling like there has to be more to this life? That’s because there is much more to this life. Life is Jesus, and He’s unlimited. He wants to renew us and show us His almighty, supernatural faithfulness and power. You can believe it.

We’re children of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

So come with me and let’s get out their and discover what God has for us today and from here on out. Who knows where He might lead us as He shows us His great love for us as well as those around us. Pretty cool, huh? You bet!

Jesus lives in you! Let Him show you how alive you can really be.

Happy Wednesday!

God bless,

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.

Those Who Trust In The Lord…

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Annie and I get tempted and faked out by the enemy from time to time. We can begin to take on frustration, anger, care, fear, disbelief. Then, thank Jesus, we see what’s going on and we run back to our Father. We’re so thankful He’s showing us how to recognize attacks and how fast we can return to believing the One Who died to set us free.

Jehovah
Song By Geoffrey Thurman

Consider the lilies of the field,
Solomon dressed in royal robe
Has not the worth of them.
Consider the lilies of the field.
He takes after each and every need.
Leave all your cares behind,
Seek Him and you will find
Your Father loves you so.

Consider the creatures of the air.
For all of the diamonds in all the earth
Have not the wealth of them.
Consider the creatures of the air.
Jehovah loves them with tender hand.
He knows your every care,
His touch is always there
To see you through the night.

And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you’ve done for me to set me free,
I’ll never let you go.
And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All You’ve done for me to set me free,
I’ll never let You go.

Consider the lilies of the field.
For how much more does He love His own,
If Yaweh cares for them.
Consider the creatures of the air.
He takes after each and every need.
If we ask Him for bread,
Will He give us a stone?
Jehovah loves His own.

And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you’ve done for me to set me free,
I’ll never let You go.
And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All You’ve done for me to set me free,
I’ll never let you go.

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God bless,

Mark

How To Get God’s Joy

Wow, I was listening to a sermon while working the other day, and the Holy Spirit shared this with me. “Mark, you never had or knew My joy until you began to do My Word.”

His words caught me by complete surprise and, as I look back over the last several decades, I knew He was right.

Look, it might be hard to do God’s Word, to let it control you and operate in your everyday life because we’ve been doing our ways for so long, and because the enemy, the devil, hates for us to discover how to do God’s Word because it means his (Satan’s) influence in our lives is coming to an end. But I can tell you from personal experience that you will never experience the joy of the Lord, His backing up your efforts to do His Word, until you step out in faith – Yes, faith – and do His Word. Once you make the decision to do His Word, you begin to pick up spiritual momentum and even if you get knocked down now and then by the enemy, God gives you His joy and encourages you to try again. This occurs over and over again and you begin to get stronger in the Lord and you trust Him more and more. The joy you experience as He rewards you for doing His Word is like nothing else. It is the greatest joy in the universe and it’s unlimited because God is unlimited.

God bless,

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.

Who Am I Wrestling With?

The thief (the devil) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (Jesus) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10

We need to be mindful to be hugging each other more, to be patient with and love each other right now…and always. We need to be quick to obey God’s Word so we do not take on an attitude of pride, become stiff-necked or stubborn concerning His truths that make and keep us free in the joy of the Lord.

After all, the Kingdom is coming, and faster than we realize. Thank You, Jesus.

Right now, the devil is trying to get us to wrestle with things on earth, and with each other. But God’s Word clearly states, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (Ephesians 6:12)

Be testing the spirit behind your thoughts and actions. And remember the following scriptures. They’ll help to “keep” us free indeed.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:19

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:31-32

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21

But I (Jesus) say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Matthew 5:44-46

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer 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.
1 Corinthians 10:13

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 5:3-5

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.
Romans 8:28

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,
Colossians 3:15a

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path (Amen!).
Psalm 119:105

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:4-5

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.
Philippians 4:8

We love you all. ☺☺

God bless,

Mark and Ann

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.

Heaven

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God bless,

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.

Circumstance-Driven

We have unknowingly settled for so much “death” in our daily life. The reason I can say that is because Jesus is full of life and He’s only beginning to show my wife and I how true it is.

I can’t find or buy God’s kind of rest, peace and joy at Nordstrom, at a bar, in drugs, on Wall Street, or at Walmart. They’re not available outside of God doing His work in a life. And, they’re not available to those who are not willing to let Him work in their life.

Boy, I get so worn out when I’m not trusting God in all things. And, I get so rejuvenated when I get back to trusting Him in all things.

I was a circumstance-driven Christian for so many decades – and I drug my precious wife and daughters into that lifestyle as well since it was the only one I knew. For the most part, every Christian I knew was this way. Until Jesus shined the light of His truth into my darkness and showed me I was circumstance-driven, I had a miserable, fearful existence. With His leading and help, I discovered that by allowing myself to be circumstance-driven, I was shutting Jesus’ delivering power out of my life.

Circumstances will leave you with no resolve. Left unchecked, eventually, they’ll take all hope and faith out of your life. You’ll be left lifeless. Satan knows this. That’s why he’ll do everything (like sudden fear, care, the fear of man, religion, etc.) he can to keep you circumstance-driven.

These things I (Jesus) have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer (I can be of good cheer as long as I’m trusting Him in all things); I have overcome the world (God’s “got me” and I can rest in that fact).
John 16:33

Jesus is saying that in Him, we can stop being circumstance-driven Christians because He’s overcome the world and its circumstances. He is in control of our lives regardless of circumstances (tribulation) so we are now free from them…All of them. Oh, hallelujah!

What a mighty God we have. What good news! We’re free from circumstances. All of them! We can now thank and praise Him in all things. What freedom. What deliverance. Wow.

The thief (Satan) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy (through circumstances that try to crush life out of you): I (Jesus) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (always trusting Jesus. Always).
John 10:10

Jesus: “Believe Me, I won’t let any circumstances destroy you, My child. In fact, I’ll use them all for your good. That’s how much I love you. That’s how powerful I am.”

The abundant life Christ offers us is a life free from the impact of all circumstances. It’s a life that trusts the Lord at all times because I know He’s working all things together for my good. When I’m believing this, I’m in His rest. I’m dwelling in the secret place of the Most High.

God bless,

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.

Jesus: The Good Life

The good life just keeps getting better…

Annie and I talk about Jesus all day long. We talk about the wonderful life He’s bringing us into. What a marriage God has given Annie and me. We’re each other’s faith partner. We build each other up in Jesus and remind each other about “doing” His Word. We’re best friends. We often laugh together about the joy Jesus has brought into our lives as He continues to renew our minds to His Word. This is such incredible love. God has truly blessed us with being able to help each other through life by living in Jesus. Life’s not about money, bank accounts, clothes, vacations, prestige, pride and all the rest. Life is about Jesus.

Ann and I are discovering something wonderful, something the devil never wanted us to find. God is rewarding our faith in Him, in His Word. When we believe Romans 8:28, God backs it up by working all things together for our good. When we release all of our care, God tells us He’s in control of whatever tried to make us “care” and that He’ll work it out for our good. When we get tempted with “sudden fear,” God reminds us that He’ll take care of us and that we don’t need to be scared. What a wonderful life we’re experiencing in Jesus. God is actually showing us how to exchange our limited human understanding for His promises, provision, rest and care of us. This is the good life. It’s simply amazing.

5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Deuteronomy 6:5-9

God bless,

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.

Keep Looking Up To Jesus

Wow, the news regarding the end times just keeps coming out full throttle. God is truly speeding up the end times. So many billions are going to receive the “Mark Of The Beast” that is coming very soon.

Saw this article this morning. https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-billion-doses-oxford-coronavirus-093503412.html. It’s always about the money.

First the unproven vaccine, then the Mark.

Keep looking up, Christians.

God bless,

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.

Let God Lead

I’ve had many times when I’ve thought I needed to rush off and do something, get something done, take matters into my own hands, get ahead of God, get all panicky and anxious and run off on some wild goose chase. CCPTSD can make me super-susceptible to this type of living. I believe that was why God told me He was going to teach me to hear His voice. He wanted to bring His mighty healing into my life. Amazing how much He loves us.

I was going to send out another email today, but the Lord came on me saying, “Wait on Me. Simply let Me lead in your life. Rest in me – even now. Don’t be afraid of sudden fear. I have not given you a spirit of fear. Be careful (anxious) for nothing. I have your life in My hands. All you ever need to do is wait on Me and let Me lead.”

He loves us so much, people.

God bless,

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.

We Tend To Believe Satan’s Lies

Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there.  Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
Revelation 19:11
 
Have you thought about being worthless lately, or overwhelmed?  Discouraged and stuck in some self-defeating or self-beating thought patterns?  Scared of what the future holds?  
 
We tend to believe lies about ourselves.  Sure, we have a sin nature, and we’re going to make mistakes and questionable decisions now and then.  But, that doesn’t mean I have to swallow and rehearse, over and over again, the devil’s lies. 
 
I’ve found that God is always trying to get me to look up – To believe His truths that set me free.  There’s a real tug-of-war going on in me that renewing my mind to God’s Word is helping me to win.  Really.  And, it’s exciting and so liberating. 
 
The enemy is always trying to get us to believe his destructive, overwhelming, pitiful thoughts.  For that reason, I take thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ; I thank and praise God in all things; and I remind myself that God is working all things – that’s right, all things – together for my good.
 
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
1 John 5:4
 
That’s how I overcome the devil’s attempts to take me down the spiraling path of believing his lies.  Those three keys are my armour.  The armour keeps me believing God, His Truth, His Word – And He gives me the victory over any enemy.  In fact, He – faithful and true – is my victory!  Praise God!   
 
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 (strategies) of the devil.
 
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, 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 (a belt) with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
 
15 And your feet shod (put on your feet) with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
 
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench (stop) 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:
Ephesians 6:10-17 
 
God bless,
 
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.

 

The Problem, The Test, And Its Blessing

Wow, Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn’s words in one of his daily devotionals really spoke to us. What a blessing his message is.

The Problem, The Test, And Its Blessing
By Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn

Matthew 4:1 says that the Spirit led Messiah into the wilderness to be tested of the devil. Strange. The Spirit led Messiah to the devil? The devil is the voice of evil. Messiah is going to be confronted with evil: evil motives, twisting of scripture, the desire to stop His ministry, and for His destruction. It was a test; the Spirit led to it because, in the end, Messiah would come out of it approved and prepared for ministry.

In your life, you may have been hit by the enemy, by bad things, evil things, people, circumstances, words, and events in your life, but God is and will use these things for your good. In fact, He will even use it to grow you and prepare you for the ministry and the calling that He placed you here for.

When you go through that trial, that test, remember it’s not an accident. So don’t get discouraged, but pass your test. It is all being used for your good. God is so awesome that the devil’s worst will be used for God’s best to prepare you for your calling and ministry.

Today’s Mission: Today, see every problem as a test, and every test as a blessing waiting to begin – and pass that test!

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Romans 11:29

God bless,

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.

Psalm 91 – Beautiful

We discovered this youtube recording of Psalm 91 on Sunday. We think you’re going to love it, be blessed listening to it, and by playing it in the background.

The dwelling place of the Most High where God’s beautiful goodness, meekness, self-control, love, peace, gentleness, faith, humility – His protection – dwell. Such a pleasant, glorious, restful, safe, secure, joyful, satisfying place.

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We love you all.

Happy and Blessed Monday! ☺

God bless,

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.

Before, And After

Before…

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And after…

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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Revelation 21:4

In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
John 14:2

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”—
1 Corinthians 2:9

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
Revelation 22:1-5

God bless,

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.

Speak To My Heart

For I say unto you (the Jews of Jesus’ day), ye shall not see Me (Jesus) henceforth till ye shall say, ‘Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord!’”
Matthew 23:39

It’s happening. More and more Jews are saying “Blessed is He (Jesus) that cometh in the name of the Lord!”

What a blessing this song is. And, when I thought about the singers being Jewish, their song becomes more meaningful. These Jewish people are singing about Jesus, their Messiah. They’re “seeing Him” and, along with us, will see Him face to face – soon. Hallelujah!

Even so, come Lord Jesus…

Speak To My Heart
By Praises Of Israel

Speak to my heart Jesus
In the midst of fear and the storm
Waves of doubt have washed over me
Hold on to me lest I drown
Words that silence the gale
Words that bring hope
Speak to my heart Jesus
Plant serenity within me

Speak to my heart Jesus
I’ll find rest under Your wing
You are a shelter to my soul
In You I wipe away my tears
Words that heal sadness
Words of compassion and warmth
Speak to my heart Jesus
For in Your presence there is peace

Speak to my heart Jesus
Sound the word of God
Root within me the truth of Your word
Mold me in Your image
Words of might and power
Words of encouragement and strength
Speak to my heart Jesus
Your word to me is a rock and stronghold

Speak to my heart Jesus
In the sound of a still small voice
Search me and know my heart
Help me learn how to obey You
To rejoice in Your love
And surrender to grace
Speak to my heart Jesus
Teach me in the gentleness of Your voice

Happy Monday, everyone.

So come on, let’s go and see what our Jesus has for us today and this week as we walk with Him and learn from Him.

God bless,

Mark – ChoosingJesusEveryDay.com

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.