God is More Than Enough!
Mark 8:19-20 says, "When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ? And they said, Seven."
The other day, it hit me! I was not and am not enough in the life of my lost loved one!! Then it hit me even stronger: but God is!!! He is enough! He is more than enough!!
I sometimes (really, quite often) question whether I have been enough, said enough, or done enough. The answer is: probably not!! But then, I don't have to be enough. God is enough.
In the verses above, Jesus is reminding His disciples of two miracles. Each time, He took a little bread and a little bit of fish and fed multitudes with full baskets left over! He was more than enough to those hungry people, and He is more than enough for my lost loved one!!
I am one grateful lady that I serve a God like that!!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
God's Daughter
As I have blogged before, I "read the red" morning and night on most days. The last few days, I have been in Mark 5. I came to these sentences of Jesus:
1. "Who touched my clothes?" (verse 30) I wanted to scream, ME!!!"
2. "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague" (verse 34). I want to say, "Deal!!!" Although my "plague" is not physical, I believe my life will be whole again, in full fellowship with my lost.
3. "Be not afraid, only believe" (verse 36). Again, I want to scream, "Deal!!!"
These are powerful words!
I am touching His clothes in behalf of my lost loved one!! Apparently, virtue is going from Him to minister to that person!! I also receive the other two verses, too!! They have really ministered to me!! I will not fear, but ONLY believe!! What an "only!"
Bless the Name of the LORD!!!!
As I have blogged before, I "read the red" morning and night on most days. The last few days, I have been in Mark 5. I came to these sentences of Jesus:
1. "Who touched my clothes?" (verse 30) I wanted to scream, ME!!!"
2. "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague" (verse 34). I want to say, "Deal!!!" Although my "plague" is not physical, I believe my life will be whole again, in full fellowship with my lost.
3. "Be not afraid, only believe" (verse 36). Again, I want to scream, "Deal!!!"
These are powerful words!
I am touching His clothes in behalf of my lost loved one!! Apparently, virtue is going from Him to minister to that person!! I also receive the other two verses, too!! They have really ministered to me!! I will not fear, but ONLY believe!! What an "only!"
Bless the Name of the LORD!!!!
Friday, May 3, 2013
God revealed something to me about Esther.
God made her beautiful for a reason: to get her into the palace (to fulfill His plan for and keep His promises to His people)! God made her content for a reason: to give her favor before the king (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people). God helped her trust Him for a reason: so she could call a fast and pray (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people). God made her confident for a reason: to give her boldness to go before the king unbidden (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises for His people). God made her wise for a reason: so she would know what to say to the king (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people).
God made us all beautiful in such a way that He could use us to fulfill His purposes and to keep His promises to His people. Will you fulfill your God-given purposes?
God made her beautiful for a reason: to get her into the palace (to fulfill His plan for and keep His promises to His people)! God made her content for a reason: to give her favor before the king (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people). God helped her trust Him for a reason: so she could call a fast and pray (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people). God made her confident for a reason: to give her boldness to go before the king unbidden (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises for His people). God made her wise for a reason: so she would know what to say to the king (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people).
God made us all beautiful in such a way that He could use us to fulfill His purposes and to keep His promises to His people. Will you fulfill your God-given purposes?
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
"Let us pass over unto the other side."
I may have used this verse before, but I came across it again yesterday in my "Reading the red." In this statement of Jesus is so much promise. When He said this, the disciples should have banked on making it to the other side! However, a storm came up, and Jesus said, "Peace, be still." The storm obeyed and ceased!!
When the Lord has promised my loved one's salvation, I can trust that we will make it to the other side of this. And soon, I am expecting the LORD to say, "Peace, be still!" I can hardly wait!!
I may have used this verse before, but I came across it again yesterday in my "Reading the red." In this statement of Jesus is so much promise. When He said this, the disciples should have banked on making it to the other side! However, a storm came up, and Jesus said, "Peace, be still." The storm obeyed and ceased!!
When the Lord has promised my loved one's salvation, I can trust that we will make it to the other side of this. And soon, I am expecting the LORD to say, "Peace, be still!" I can hardly wait!!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Vials of Odours
I have another raindrop to post today! Yesterday, I had the privilege of spending most of the day with my amazing parents, and Mother told me to read Revelation 5:8. It says, "And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints."
Apparently, when I pray a prayer, it is not simply heard and answered: it stays before the throne in golden vials!!! They are before the throne still, not null and void or floating in some great chasm in the universe or dissipated or evaporated or annihilated. Those prayers are still right in front of God smelling up the throne area!!
That is a powerful reminder of our role in praying for people who will not or cannot pray for themselves!! Join forces with God to overcome evil in the lives of those you love!! Those prayers are eternal!!
I have another raindrop to post today! Yesterday, I had the privilege of spending most of the day with my amazing parents, and Mother told me to read Revelation 5:8. It says, "And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints."
Apparently, when I pray a prayer, it is not simply heard and answered: it stays before the throne in golden vials!!! They are before the throne still, not null and void or floating in some great chasm in the universe or dissipated or evaporated or annihilated. Those prayers are still right in front of God smelling up the throne area!!
That is a powerful reminder of our role in praying for people who will not or cannot pray for themselves!! Join forces with God to overcome evil in the lives of those you love!! Those prayers are eternal!!
Jesus would have passed by them, but . . . .
In Mark 6, right after Jesus had fed the five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, He sent the disciples to Bethsaida in a boat while He stayed behind to send away the multitude and to pray. When He was still on land, He saw the disciples "toiling in rowing," because they were rowing against a strong wind, so He went to them by walking on the water. Now, if you have been in church since you were young, you are probably familiar with this story. What I do not remember ever reading, but know that I have numerous times, is the end of verse 48: ". . . and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them." He would have passed by them!!! They were struggling, and the compassionate LORD would have simply passed by them walking on the water!!
We will get to what kept Him from doing that in a minute, but I have to paint a word picture here. Jesus was walking on the water, but apparently the wind was so great that the rowing of the disciples was getting them nowhere fast, since His walking was faster than their rowing. There is a lesson there in God's timing or the effectiveness of having God's involvement in your processes of life, but that is not my point here; it is just something on which to chew.
The point is: Jesus would have passed them by. What stopped Him and involved Him in their process was recorded in verse 49-50a: "But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: For they all saw him, and were troubled." They did not even realize it was Jesus, so their cry was not necessarily a prayer; it was a cry of fear!! But Jesus's compassion and love for them responded still! The rest of verse 50 through verse 51a says, "And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased". He handled their fear and their reason for fear!! He is amazing!!
This raindrop reminded me of two important things: God sees my toiling, and He is RIGHT THERE always with His heart of compassion toward me, willing to help me if I simply cry out!! He is, however, a gentleman and will not force Himself into my situations if I do not invite Him. So. . . I am inviting, crying out for the God and Creator of the universe to help me, to work in my life and the lives of people I love! I do not intend to stop crying out!
God, do not pass me by!!
In Mark 6, right after Jesus had fed the five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, He sent the disciples to Bethsaida in a boat while He stayed behind to send away the multitude and to pray. When He was still on land, He saw the disciples "toiling in rowing," because they were rowing against a strong wind, so He went to them by walking on the water. Now, if you have been in church since you were young, you are probably familiar with this story. What I do not remember ever reading, but know that I have numerous times, is the end of verse 48: ". . . and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them." He would have passed by them!!! They were struggling, and the compassionate LORD would have simply passed by them walking on the water!!
We will get to what kept Him from doing that in a minute, but I have to paint a word picture here. Jesus was walking on the water, but apparently the wind was so great that the rowing of the disciples was getting them nowhere fast, since His walking was faster than their rowing. There is a lesson there in God's timing or the effectiveness of having God's involvement in your processes of life, but that is not my point here; it is just something on which to chew.
The point is: Jesus would have passed them by. What stopped Him and involved Him in their process was recorded in verse 49-50a: "But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: For they all saw him, and were troubled." They did not even realize it was Jesus, so their cry was not necessarily a prayer; it was a cry of fear!! But Jesus's compassion and love for them responded still! The rest of verse 50 through verse 51a says, "And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased". He handled their fear and their reason for fear!! He is amazing!!
This raindrop reminded me of two important things: God sees my toiling, and He is RIGHT THERE always with His heart of compassion toward me, willing to help me if I simply cry out!! He is, however, a gentleman and will not force Himself into my situations if I do not invite Him. So. . . I am inviting, crying out for the God and Creator of the universe to help me, to work in my life and the lives of people I love! I do not intend to stop crying out!
God, do not pass me by!!
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