Peace is My continual gift to you. It flows abundantly from My throne of grace. Just as the Israelites could not store up manna for the future but had to gather it daily, so it is with My Peace. The day-by-day collecting of manna kept My people aware of their dependence on Me. Similarly, I give you sufficient Peace for the present, when you come to me by prayer and petition with thanksgiving. If I gave you permanent Peace, independent of My Presence, you might fall into the trap of self-sufficiency. May that never be!
I have designed you to need Me moment by moment. As your awareness of your neediness increases, so does your realization of My abundant sufficiency. I can meet every one of your needs without draining My resources at all. Approach My throne of grace with bold confidence, receiving My Peace with a thankful heart.
Exodus 16:14-20
English Standard Version (ESV)
14 And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. 15 When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat. 16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer, according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.’” 17 And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. 18 But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat. 19 And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over till the morning.” 20 But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.
Philippians 4:6-7, 19
ESV
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 4:16
ESV
16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
My Prayer
Lord, I come to you for answers in my life. Instead of worrying, I look to you. Thank you for the peace that you give so freely. Thank you for providing for my needs. Provide for everyone's needs. Help me to know this.
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Excellent reading today!
ReplyDeleteAgain, a timely Word, though it was 3 years ago! Thank you, for taking the time to type out these verses and share your heart. I have a prayer request for a test I have on Friday. This writing about Peace will help me stay my mind on God's Word instead of fear of the unknown. And I know whoever reads this will be praying with me during the prep that leads up to it. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAmen.prayers coming your way.
DeletePraying for your Strength in the Lord.
DeletePraying for you!!! You will do great!! You can do all things through Christ who gives us strength!! 🙏🏼
DeletePeace can be with you today, because He is taking care of your needs today. And then tomorrow, we can rest in His peace again. Seems simple! Promise made and a promise kept by our Lord each day, hour, or minute! Our goal is to stop and remind ourselves of His promise and/or to stop and pray until we feel His peace during whatever trial comes along in the hours ahead... today.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be grand if we truly believed and lived this way each day? Godspeed and Peace be with you today and always! Amen.
Amen, MadFox! Today, I will!
DeleteMe too! I will rest today because He supplies all the peace I need. My concerns are in His Hands and He will handle anything that crosses my path. Peace be with you dear MadFox and Norah!
DeleteAmen Madfox!
DeleteMe too!
God bless each of our JC family with His perfect peace and love
Love and Prayers
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This peace that's surpasses all understanding is ours today. Thank you Jesus!
DeleteAmen, the more I take to Him the more I receive back in understanding. AMEN!!
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DeleteMy JC family, let us Worship the King of Kings this Holy Thursday morning because on this day over 2000 plus years ago (per the Holy week Treasure map) a TRUE event took place. Our Precious Savior Jesus Christ offers His Body and Blood in the last supper!! God offers His last supper, have you received it?
ReplyDeleteMy Christian brothers and sisters, let us rejoice in this day because our Great and awesome God has given us life, a spirit of love, peace and a sound mind, NOT fear! We have His Peace, it is His continual gift to us, flowing from His throne of Grace! Receive it!! Jesus suffered so we can have this PEACE, don't allow the world and the things thereof to snatch it away from you!
Oh dear God, our hearts leap for Joy thinking of this mind blowing Love you have for us so much that You sent Your Precious sinless Son to pay it ALL for us! The Bible tells us in Isaiah 53:10, that it "Pleased the Lord to bruise Him" Ohhhh Lord God, THANK YOU for this Love for us that You had to do what You did!! Thank You for the remembrance and importance of this HOLY WEEK!
Holy Spirit, please help us to NEVER forget this True fact, but spend the rest of our latter years praising, worshipping You and walking in Your ways for our lives! Thank You Lord for JESUS!!!!!
JC, family STAY BLESSED and Thankful this day. I am sorry for not posting Holy Monday and Tuesday Treasure map facts. May the Peace and Blessings of our Great God rest upon you today in Jesus name!
Thank you Lord for the opportunity as my community prepares to celebrate Maundy Thursday. Thank you for the peace that passes all understanding. All I have needed thy hand has provided.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anonymous for your great post!Reminding us of what our amazing Saviour went through for each of us. THANK YOU dear Jesus! The betrayal & accusations coming from the pit of hell was the crushing blow meant for us. Jesus faced the enemy head on, for us! I do not deserve this kind of Love oh Lord! Amazing Grace!!! Amen & Amen. Blessings to all.
ReplyDeleteFather God I need you daily hour by hour & minute by minute second by second. You are all I need Lord
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, THANK YOU for that lovely post. THAT is what I need to focus on. I am always sad during this week, remember what my Lord and Savior went through for me. Instead, I will focus on the REASON and what we will celebrate on Sunday. I repeat Jan's and Sassy Mom's words in my heart. God Bless!
ReplyDeleteI pray for a miracle drug that can safely eradicate the Coronavirus in the body. Lord, short of Your intervention, to aid in this effort or another miraculous way, restaurants and millions of employees will permanently lose their jobs. We pray for a way to re-employ them soon.
ReplyDeleteThere is no question, we need to protect the physically weak and the elderly. Let us do so in new ways, but allow low risk employees back to full-time work soon. In Jesus name. Amen.
Praying along with you MadFox and my JC Family. I am looking forward to how the Lord's amazing plan will be revealed. He is guiding the best minds in the world to come up with an answer as He heals, comforts and guides his people. He is already working on it all. He will save his people because He is so much greater than the world and this Virus.
DeleteWe thank You, dear Father, for all of this in the name of Your Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Amen. Please Lord give our government servants creative and safe ways to enable this process. Protect us & our country & our World. Thy will be done Father.
DeleteSo much appreciate the spirit of your heart, MadFox. While so many people want to get back to doing the things they like to do, your concern for those with greater needs makes your prayer more in the spirit to which we are called to pray. If we pray for others as you have suggested, we are likely to find our own needs met in the process. God be with you.
DeleteThanks Bob. Just before going to bed, in my prayer time last night, I realize how blessed I am. While my children fear me going on volunteer runs to provide sewn materials for our church's efforts to make n95 mask covers that meet medical guidelines, I try to persuade them that this too shall pass. And while I'm 61, with no underlying health conditions, I'm just not going to live in fear and I also won't live cavalierly either with regard to masks, gloves etc.
DeleteHowever, there is no question the biggest problem now is the aftermath of unemployment, broken dreams of biz owners, and the taste of authoritarianism that some governors and mayor's are exhibiting. Thus in my mind, our prayers need to be to find a drug that absolutely eradicates the virus and then a recognition that we need to re-engage our economy. And, China's leaders should absolutely be held accountable for their pride and inaction to tell the world.
By helping another's boat across to shore, I find - a second boat also reaching the shore: It's Mine!
Deleteabsolutely anonymous. what is so wonderful about the people of America is that we are all trying to help one another. God is surely pleased seeing that of humanity today!
DeleteBob and MadFox, That is so true. If we look outside of our own needs and pray for others, our needs will be met in the process. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all other things will be added. He promises to provide our needs so we're already taken care of.
DeleteWow MadFox, Reading your post from last year when you had no underlying health problems and seeing what God has led you through is so amazing. He allowed this to happen, but He never left you for a minute and continues to be your constant Help. Praise His Holy Name. His promises are reliable and we can stake our whole lives on the truthfulness of His words.
DeleteAmen we are still helping one another and God is glorified by it.
and another year passes and I realize He truly is providing peace each day... may we also realize our blessings with gratitude. Amen.
DeleteBlessings realized with gratitude MadFox. Thank you for the prompting. Praying all by is well with you🙏💞
DeleteSelf sufficiency… in a world that judges you based on how self sufficient one is, how much wealth, prestige etc have you obtained?… All chasing after being better than their neighbor rather than living for the LORD, and relying solely on HIM . Of course we have to have some degree of self sufficiency in order to obtain a job , home, raise a family etc but none of those, without CHRIST at the center of all efforts and actions proceeding the procurement of such things are possible and even once achieved or obtained we must still keep our beloved Savior at the forefront of our minds with continued prayers for guidance, repentance if necessary, and especially thanksgiving, for nothing is achieved through just ourselves, for the LORD & HIS FATHER, our FATHER, are always working in our lives! Hallelujah.
DeleteI praise YOU LORD for another day, and for my beautiful children, my loved ones, family, brothers and sisters in Christ, my beloved E, and his family, I continue to lift him up to YOU dear LORD, help bring him rest and solace in this most difficult time, keep him close to YOU LORD, as I know he seeks to be close to YOU, please also provide solace for his family
I also lift my daughter up to YOU LORD, as she struggles to find her way, she too loves YOU LORD (hallelujah!!!🙏❤️) and seeks YOUR council, lead her LORD in the direction YOU have willed for her, help her to find a position that provides her not only a living wage but also one where she can shine, using her many skills and talents. I thank YOU LORD for my life and all YOU have blessed me with, help me to stay on the straight and narrow path dear LORD, as I only want to serve YOU, alert me of any hidden sins so I may repent and turn away from them, I praise YOU for continuing to remove these worldly chains link by link. I give myself to YOU today and always, surrendering my life and will to YOU. I love YOU YAWEH & YESHUA, with every part of my being.
Please protect the innocent ones in these wars, please protect the innocent children that are being treated like property, LORD lead me to do YOUR Will, I ask all of this through YOUR precious son, our savior, YESHUA,
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A, thank you so much for the prayers. Your words come from the heart. Dear lord, I know I am not self-sufficient. Thank you for allowing me to turn to you in these times of need. I know I cannot have permanent peace, for then I May believe that I am self-sufficient. Dear lord, please look over A and her family. Amen.
DeleteIt's me again, Lord. Approaching Your Throne of Grace again, Lord. Depending on Your words to be True again, Lord...
Delete"I can meet every one of your needs without draining My resources at all. Approach My throne of grace with bold confidence, receiving My Peace with a thankful heart."
Thank You Lord for bestowing omers of Your Choicest Blessings on E and A and their families today.
Thank you my dear sister in Christ, Brie, for your kind words and prayers, May the almighty LORD bless you and your family,
DeleteIn Jesus Christ name I pray
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Heavenly Father, Thank You for another day of dependence on You and not that of self-sufficiency. I need You every hour, please grant me peace into my soul that passes all worldly understanding and make me a light for others to see Your strength, in Jesus name.
ReplyDeleteWe are blessed to have Peace as God’s continual gift to us. His gift of peace to us is free, but sometimes we struggle to feel it. This world can’t give us peace, but the Lord Himself establishes peace with Himself through the death of His Son Jesus. For those who are in Christ find peace reigning with one another because of their mutual relationship to God through Christ. When we accept His peace, it stands guard and keeps worry from corroding our hearts and unworthy thoughts from tearing up our minds. This is the kind of peace we should really desire, a peace that deals with the past and a peace that governs the present.
In John 14:27, Jesus said “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you, not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled nor let it be fearful..” Jesus gives believers an inner peace that is unlike anything that the world can offer. With this peace, our hearts cannot be troubled, but it will be at rest. The Son of God said we could have His peace. He said this as He approached the saddest day in all history and the most tragic event ever, through the suffering and death on the cross for us! He had peace enduring suffering for us and left that peace with us!
We can have this peace only if we have accepted peace with God that comes through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). And this is possible only because Christ, as the Prince of peace, has established peace through His own death on the cross.
Dear Father, Thank You for Your gift of peace. Help us to reflect, and discover Your best for us because we have that divine potential. We thank You for the spirit of that joyful resurrection morning that still lingers within us. May we continue to celebrate the Savior and find more purpose, Joy, direction and the Peace that He left with us, because we’re in need of His peace and truth to soothe our hearts and spirits at a time like this. We ask this on Jesus name.
Peace be unto you today and always!
Maplewood NJ
As always, Maplewood, NJ, the opening up of your heart is a blessing to all of us. Oh, the peace that we could be filled with when we open wide the doors of our heart. And in heaven, the doors will be taken off the hinges. God be with you!
DeleteThank you for your encouragement dear sister! Taking this with me: When we accept His peace, it stands guard and keeps worry from corroding our hearts and unworthy thoughts from tearing up our minds. The peace which transcends all understanding is our most cherished possession. We must guard it above all other things. As long as we stay in the Lord's presence and peace, even the greatest hardship will not be greater that our Lord's power. We will overcome with His Help. Trusting in His promises and resting in His peace.
DeleteSuch a beautiful statement Bob. I will open the doors of my heart to His peace. I must empty all the unnecessary chaff and open my heart to all the blessings and treasures He bestows on me, those things that never fade away.
Dear Lord, ..give us our daily bread....not bread for tomorrow or next week. Help me to have courage and faith to know your bread will be provided each and every day. This will keep me focused on you and dependent on You always. Thank you Jesus! Amen.
ReplyDeleteYes ABC! He provides what we need for the day. We must leave our tomorrows in His able Hands and take all our burdens to Him and leave them there. Then we can walk through out tomorrows with a lighter load.
DeleteGood morning all! I have been reading this blog for years and find great comfort in it ❤️ As a small business owner who has been shut down since mid March, my faith is more important than ever. No real financial help available to us "little guys", but I pray that I can handle whatever God has in store for me. Thank you so much for this site, it helps so many people! Peace be with all of you! �� LJ
ReplyDeletePrayers for all the businesses suffering and all the people attached to that. Lord heal our country
DeleteDear LJ, Ready yourself for the new life that is on the way. There may be some struggle on the way but when the new life arrives, you will look back on your struggles and give praise and thanks to God for each and every one of them. In the meantime, receive my prayers for you and yours on the journey. God be with you.
DeleteDitto, LJ, my tiny business is sinking fast. Today's reading about receiving only the manna I need for today, means I have to step out in faith believing in God's infinite resources for tomorrow. Although I know this should not be so challenging for me, if I am to be truthful about what God sees in my heart, then I have to admit that this is a challenge for me. Thank You God, that today, in You, I have enough. Help me meet the challenge of letting You take care of my tomorrows, reminded "Each of them gathered as much as he could eat that day." 19 And Moses said to them, “Let everyone eat all they gathered before the morning.” Show trust in the Lord's infinite supply day by day. Each of them gathered as much as they could eat that day." Thank You God for my JC family. They are truly one of my blessings each day!
DeleteWho else has "enough" just for today?
Thank you everyone for your wise words and prayers! We truly are all in this together ❤️ LJ
DeleteFrom Philippians 4: And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
DeleteThanks be to God, it is one year later and we still have enough for today with bright hope for tomorrow! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Amen, Amen and Amen Brie! We are so blessed that we are still here after such a terrible year. But in some ways it was a truly remarkable year when those without faith turned to the Lord for their help, comfort and survival. That was God's intention. We still seek, ask, and knock. He is our greatest Help in times of trouble. And He promises that if we trust in Him and do good, we will dwell in the land and be fed.
DeleteI’m grateful, God, for Your presence and Your promises. Reminding ourselves of God’s promises and His presence with us can be a means to help renew our hearts and give us the courage and confidence to go through hard times.
ReplyDelete“Peace that surpasses all human understanding” -Philippians 4:7
ReplyDeleteI will never forget the first time I read that scripture... my children were 5, 3 and 1
My 3 year old had Leukemia and was going for a spinal tap, a good friend told me to read that scripture and that peace is what I needed and yearned for. From that day on, I went to Bible Study and studied His Word. That was 23 years ago and His Word and His Promises are true. We will go through trials and turmoil in this world but God turns it all around for the good. Romans 8:28 “We are in this world but not of it” John 17:16
Thank you Lord for this time of rest, the world is on hold through this Coronavirus but we have the opportunity to spend more time with you and sit with you. “Less of me, more of You” - John 3:30
I receive this! Amen
DeleteThanks for your story, Imac. If ever there was a time I was most shaken in my faith, it was when our oldest daughter was very sick. I drove home from the hospital wondering if I could ever serve a God who let something happen to our child. Upon reaching home, we received a phone call from a member of the church. She said she had heard our daughter had been hospitalized. She shared a time her child was in a similar condition and she reassured us our daughter was going to be fine (and she was). An angel is a messenger from God to share something God wants us to know. That parishioner served as an angel that day with a message I needed so to hear.
DeleteDear Bob, What a beautiful story of how an angel from God became a messenger of good news, sent to comfort your worried mind.
DeleteThank God your dear daughter is fine. God is so faithful and so good.
Imac, I'm so glad that you were guided to study His Word. It is my daily bread and we are strengthened by it. It is a lamp on our feet and a light on our path. This truly is a time of rest and trust. None of us know what will be left when the clouds part but we trust in God's faithfulness and the truth of His Words. We are blessed to be able to stay within our homes, while the courageous people on the frontlines fight this Virus for us. The Lord fights our battles too so we have good reason to rest in Him who loves us.
ReplyDeleteI love this reading! God sure does give me the gift of peace! This is one of my favorite reading s,maybe because bits my birthday,it just fits in me and my journey with the Lord! Thank you Lord for another day,on Jesus name Amen!
ReplyDeleteHappy happy birthday, today! May the Good Lord bless you
DeleteHappy birthday, Tiffany! There are many including all of us here on this blog who are grateful God has given you to this world. Have a blessed day today and every day!
DeleteTiffany Grace - Joining warriors in Happy Birthday Greetings. I love your name!!!
DeleteHappy Birthday dear Tiffany Grace! May God bring you happy surprises and many blessings, and good health and strength of body, mind and spirit to you and your loved ones.
DeleteThank You Father for this in the Name of Your Son, Jesus Christ.
Happy birthday Tiffany in another year around the SON 🌞
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ReplyDelete(Mark 16:9-15) The women are telling us they saw Jesus alive. Two of our friends of Emmaus tell us about encountering Jesus on their return home. This is all too good to be true. I am afraid to believe it because I don't want to have my hopes dashed again. I am protecting my heart because it got hurt so badly seeing Him crucified. I want to believe but I am afraid. The disciples and I are together to comfort each other and all of a sudden He appears to us. I have to admit I am a bit frightened by supernatural experiences but there He is right in front of me. He looks at me in love. "Let your heart believe and trust, do not be afraid. Stop trying to understand everything, just accept the unexplainable and proceed in trust. I have called you to go into the world and proclaim the good news to the whole of creation." My heart is working on this and I am willing to trust. May the Spirit help me so to do.
In this incident with the disciples, there is the constant struggle we all face to mesh our mind and our heart. I pick that up in many of the daily posts. The JC readings call us out into the deep and doubts come in our thinking. Will it work, I ask. At one very crucial time in my life I asked that question of God. He responded, "Try Me." I gulped and proceed to do just that. What a glorious experience I had that became an opportunity to proclaim in both action and deed, the love of God for all. When it was done, the Lord said to me, "I never want you to question again if My way will work." Humbly I responded, "Yes Lord."
Be willing to go to wherever He calls you to be. It may make no sense but He has a plan in mind. Practice regularly what the JC readings admonish you to do, for they take you out of your mind and into your heart where the action is. God be with you. With love, Bob
" takes us out of our minds & into our hearts, where the action is!" Christs home. Love it. Much peace to all
DeleteThank you. God Bless.
DeleteI am receiving your words, Bob. And I am reminded of the scene when Jesus was asleep on the boat while the storm was raging. In fear, His disciples shook Him and said, Master do you care that we are perishing? Jesus indicated, I care about the amount of faith you have in Me. Jesus, I believe, please increase my faith in You; and give me Your faith! Thanks again.
DeleteLearning a brand new song to sing in Church tomorrow, or should I say later, called On the Journey to Emmaus. The words of the song make your post so much more meaningful. We must believe like an innocent child. He is always in our midst and in our hearts. Amen we must be ready to follow His lead no matter where He directs our steps. His Way is the right way.
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DeleteThank You for sharing Jeanne. This is my song for today. How Beautiful!
Thank you for sharing the link. That is the exact version we sang today. Very beautiful lyrics!
DeleteThird time's the charm.
ReplyDeleteThe world and its failings are often the driver of our human existence and path... the current pandemic illustrates this in real terms of pain and suffering. But, with God holding our hand, we can be spectators daily of how He and we, as His instruments of love, can literally change the world. With God all things are possible, thus the pandemic, of man's doing and failings, is now a path for God to show His love and a way to heal through His people of faith. I'm confident a solution to return to normal is in our future. May we be messengers of that healing and live confidently in that reality.
So in agreement with this perspective, MadFox. Glad you tried a third time, I was wondering what I missed. LOL
Deletewell it still didn't post as a reply to your post which was my intent. Agree with your narrative from the 1st century applying 20 later! we are the instruments of Jesus' plan for the world, and this pandemic is a time for Christians to show it!
DeleteYour words, MadFox, still ring true. With God all things are possible. Even now with the threat of new strains, and some problems with the vaccines, I am so hopeful, having had both my shots. I have had the pleasure of seeing old friends, who also had both their shots. It felt so normal and we were blessed by God's faithfulness. Amen We are the messengers sent out to spread God's healing, love and comfort everyday.
DeleteHebrews 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
ReplyDeleteThank You God for calling me into Your Private Dressing Room, the only place where I can change. Alone with You, You heard my need. I listened with close attention as You taught me how to discern the difference between Voices of Conviction and voices of condemnation by considering in which direction the voice is goading me. All voices either lead me toward You or away from You. Thank You for Your Private Tutoring Session, during which I learned that the purpose of the voice of condemnation (including guilt, fear, unforgiveness, negativity, comparison, etc) is to push me away from Your Presence, which is The Only Source of my Victory.
Conversely, the purpose of the Voice of Conviction (Freedom to follow the leading of God's Spirit, Steadfastness, Forgiveness, Positivity, Gratitude, etc.) is to allow me and others to more deeply press into The Face of Christ. Please help me to only use my voice for Conviction, for allowing myself and others Freedom to follow the leading of God's Holy Spirit, for Steadfastness, for Forgiveness, for Positivity, and for Gratitude. In Jesus Name. I ask. I seek. I knock. I praise. I thank. Amen.
Well said dear sister! Let us discern between the voices that threaten to separate us from our great God, and the voice that draws us near to Him. Be still and know that I am God. He is above all things and His small sweet voice is the only one we should seek and listen carefully too. He never promised we wouldn't suffer but He did promise He would never leave us through our trials and problems. I'm gonna follow after righteousness and spirit and His lead above all.
DeleteBut may the God of all grace,
who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus,
after you have suffered a while,
perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
1 Peter 5:10
Perfect reminder as I read again at the end of this day. I'm contemplating the idea that conviction can sound like condemnation as I listened to people I love debate facts, theory, policy and practice surrounding Covid. Never in my 65+ years have I been challenged to "knowing" how to handle choices like those of late. Help me Jesus, please. Show me the clarity I long for. Cast away the devil who looks to drive wedges in my most precious relationships. Thank you Jesus!
DeleteTHIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
ReplyDeleteTraditionally known as such because historically, the Church has designated the seven Sundays leading up to Pentecost, Eastertide. Are you still smelling the lilies?
Today I have been asked to preach at a retirement center (no, it is not online). I will use the traditional passage for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Luke 24:26-48. It is the conclusion to what happened on the first Easter. Much as in John, Jesus appeared to the disciples as they were gathered. In order to convince them of His resurrection, He gave them the opportunity to see and touch the wounds He received in His crucifixion. Luke even tells us Jesus ate in the presence of His disciples to convince them they were experiencing His resurrected body and not an apparition.
Have you ever wished you could have the experience the disciples had? That you could actually validate this whole story so you could know it is true? In difficult times, that easily can be our tendency out of our frail human nature. Well, He did it for His disciples and they went on to tell us what they witnessed so we could know it is all true. And whenever we are willing to trust it to be true and step out in faith to live by it, then each time we will get to touch His wounds and see Him alive and well, not with the eyes in our head, but with the eyes of the heart. We can validate all that we read in the scriptures by trusting and obeying, then and only then we will know beyond a shadow of a doubt it is all true. We, then, are called to go forth and be witnesses to what we have experienced of God.
Have a blessed worship this 3rd Sunday of Easter. God be with you. With love, Bob
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DeleteAmen Bob 🙏. Peace be with you.
DeleteI have so often wished I could have had the experiences that the disciples had. I have also wished I could have been among the people who heard Jesus preach. His sermons must have ignited their hearts with love for Him. I wish I could have walked with Him and seen His beautiful face, and gazed into His eyes that I am sure reflect Heaven. Amen I can see Him alive with the eyes of my heart. Sometimes when I'm lying in bed, I ask Him to let me see Him in my dreams. I imagine Him walking to me on a beach with just the two of us there. Or walking down a forest path and seeing Him sitting looking at the water and I go to sit with Him, but I can never see His face clearly. Guess I will just have to wait till that glorious day when I can look upon His Face.
DeleteJeanne, I do believe that He comes to us in our dreams. He has come to me in mine. If you ask Him to come into your dreams and you are sincere, He will. Also, ask Him to help you remember it when you wake up. Pray without ceasing. He always answers. God bless you.
Delete"For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known." (I Corinthians 13:12)
DeleteThanks be to God for our JC Family and for you Bob, Janet, and Jeanne, who always use that mirror to clearly reflect Him to myself and others in Jesus' Name. Amen.
DeleteThank you Janet, Bob and Brie! I will just keep asking Him to show me His face in my dreams and to remember them well.
Delete" Have you ever wished you could have the experience the disciples had? That you could actually validate this whole story so you could know it is true?" I know it's true anyway, I'm not doubting Thomas.
DeleteThank You Jesus. I will bless and praise You always and continually. As we walk through this blessed day together, help me cling to You and Your word with all my attention and focus. You are worthy of all of me and my time. Glory be to God always 🙏 🙌.
ReplyDeleteJoining in your beautiful and sincere prayer. Amen and Amen.
ReplyDeletePraying with you and for you my sister.
Everything is gonna be alright,
as long as you hold onto His Hand so tight.
Father, touch my heart with Your peace and love and help me to pass it on to others for Your glory. Thank You Jesus. You are so wonderful and amazing Lord. Glory be to God always. Praise God.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, JC Family. It is a beautiful, clear skied, sunny morning and I am thankful: for the rest I received, the blessings you provide in your posts and the Truth of Your Word that is at our finger tips, in our minds, hearts and present for the asking.
ReplyDeleteWaking early, praying in the Spirit for all of my loved ones, for myself to 'step up' and trust with all of my heart. I come to this site and read the many scriptures, teachings, reminders, prayers. It is calm, quiet and peaceful.
Picturing the blessed body of Believers as they hear your words this morning, Bob. Picturing you, Jeanne, in the after-glow of your Dear Daughter in Love's birthday party. How blessed she is to have you in her life - all of your offspring are! I pray with you for their increased hunger for His Word in their lives - just as I pray for all of mine. Hearing my youngest Grandson's words yesterday when he came running in our house, "I've missed you SO much!" We just saw them Wed night but they hadn't been to our house for a week. Precious Littles who love so freely. Praying for my youngest son's continued healing; the things he's learned through this past surgery, the wisdom he is receiving from God. He may not realize it, but he is teaching me by his example. When we are meek to receive, there are truths all around us to glean.
Enjoy this day, in His Peace - receive it as the gift it is. Praying for all of my 'peeps,' their daunting issues that only God can relieve them of. Let me be Your Light today, Lord. Order my steps in Your Word; keep me calm and steady and productive in that Peace. Bless my DH for all of his goodness with health, continued steadiness and bless our MadFox as he grows stronger every day and knows from whence that strength comes.
Enjoy this day that we have been given - don't 'think' it away by focusing on tomorrow.
Love and Blessings to each and every one of you.
Thanks sweet Norah! Those precious Littles add so much light to our days. Will be having my son's family over for dinner tonight and little Gabriel. On Thursday all of us are traveling to Boston to meet baby Lucas for the first time! What a blessing!
DeleteContinuing to hold dear Chuck in my prayers. I know God continues to heal him from within. You are learning from him as he learns from you. Amen: When we are meek to receive, there are truths all around us to glean!
Praying for all of you and your DH and Dottie, and our MadFox and Jan and JJ and Maplewood and Brie and Janet and BFF and LCA and Terri and Kathy and Choose Joy, and Min Ahadi and Bob and Audra and her husband and Sassy Mom and Mark and Rose her family and all of my family who need healing right now. Thank You Jesus! Let all of us touch the hem of your garment and be healed. Amen!
Thank you all from my heart for keeping me in your prayers. I gratefully receive! 🙏🤗
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ReplyDeleteAmen, amen, and AMEN, Norah! Early morning, to me, seems such a peaceful and reflective time...With the promise of a new day and all it holds. Again, for me, morning reflection and prayer, I feel God's presence more. ?? NOT that He isn't with me throughout the day, He is, the morning stillness with him is just so much more intimate. So glad you had that this morning! Thank you for your insight and reflection, dear Norah! Blessings to you and your family as well as all of our JC family and, yes, continued strength for our MadFox, and guidance and direction for Janet! Love you all and appreciate each and every one of you!
ReplyDeleteDear NJS, Blessings to you sister. Praying for you and your family.
DeleteDear friends, I thought I had posted a request, but I don’t see it. I love the message....do not be anxious about anything, but in prayer and supplication make your requests known to God....Once again, I ask for prayers for my 43 year old daughter who was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer last summer. She has been taking chemo ever since and it has been very effective. On April 22, the Mayo tumor review board that consists of many specialists will meet to decide if she can have further treatment such as surgery/radiation etc. She very much wants the cancer to be GONE, ERADICATED from her body, and wants them to be very aggressive in her treatment. Will you please pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance for each one of the doctors to come up with the very best plan for her total healing? And for peace and thanksgiving for her family as we wait. We are so grateful for her healing so far....and know that nothing is too difficult for God. With a grateful heart, Thanks so much!
ReplyDeletePraying JJ's Prayer for you and your daughter, Ellen.
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To God Be The Glory!
Always in my prayers and praying that God's Spirit to guide the Mayo Tumor Board to give her the aggressive treatment that will cure and eradicate her cancer for good. Thanking God for her healing and your peace too dear Ellen!
DeleteIn my weakness I am praying (not feeling well) and am meet within His sufficiency.
DeleteSorry to hear you're not feeling well dear Keith. Continuing to pray for you and I'll pray now for your healing. He is with you now as always. Rest well my brother.
DeleteI am also praying for you to feel well, Keith.
DeleteGood morning Ellen! You and your family are in my prayers. May Hid Peace and love surround you as decisions and outcomes unfold in perfect timing. In Jesus's name I pray.🙏
ReplyDeleteAmen dear Audra. Joining in your prayer. May God's Spirit guide all decisions and outcomes to God's glory.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what happens today, I will not let go of His peace. He has already prepared this day for me. He walks beside me always.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed Monday and stay in His presence and peace no matter what. God bless all of you as you continue to work in His vineyard for His glory. Much love.
Much love right back to you, Jeanne, and thank you for this reminder and prayer for today!
DeleteDear sisters, very encouraged by this peace prayer. I will let it reign in my heart today. Love & blessings 💞
DeleteThanks dear NJS. I sure did receive your love. Love you too!
DeleteAmen sweet Jan! Thanks for your love and blessings! Much love and all of God's blessings to you.
Father, please let Your perfect peace flow abundantly through me. Thank You Jesus. I praise You Lord always. Amen 🙏.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that dear Janet! Praise and Gratitude always. Thank You Jesus!
DeleteAsking for prayers for strength, wisdom and fortitude to make it through today. Have a work project I think is going to bomb and have been dealing it for a week. Jesus please bring Mr peace to make it through this day. I pive you
ReplyDeleteFather God, if Mark's work project has missed the mark, show him what to do and how to move forward in fixing the project. Father allow this to be an opportunity of learning and growth, and not one of embarrassment and shame. Help Mark to be more aware of what he is doing and to take notice when something could be done better. Let any criticism he may receive be used for his betterment and allow him to use it as a push towards successful achievement of his goals. I speak Jesus, Jesus, Jesus into Mark's situation and cover him and his projects with The Blood of Jesus. For Jesus's Honor and Purposes, AMEN and AMEN.
DeleteHey Brother-Friend in Christ, Mark L. You are a step ahead of tomorrow's devotion, " I love you regardless of how well you are performing...'
DeleteWe have his Blessed Assurance!
In Jesus' Name. Amen.
SPOILER ALERT! Bring your performance anxiety to Me, and receive in its place My unfailing Love. Try to stay conscious of My loving Presence with you in all that you do, and I will direct your steps.
DeleteJoining in all prayers that all went well at work, dear Mark, because the Lord was guiding your every word and His Spirit was moving in you. Trust in the Lord always and follow His lead.
DeleteLifting you Mark in prayer for the Lord to be the strength in your challenges. May you hear His voice clearly instructing your every action to success. 🙏💞
ReplyDeleteCasting a wide prayer net over the JC family's requests. For Mark, efficient handling of your work project, no matter the outcome. For Tiffany, a happy birthday, for Brie and family, rays of God's light over health issues, for Mad 🦊 continued good news on follow-up of MM treatments, for Maplewoods mission service in Africa, for Min Ahadi's peace, for Bob who thankfully led us thru our Lenten times with posts saved from prior years, for Jeannie, JJ, Norah, Sassy Mom, Ellen, Kathy, Janet, regular pray-ers known and Anonymous and for so many of you that I've come to think about and pray for on this blog. Thank you Chris Payton, for the means to expand my family circle with such powerful prayer warriors. I am so grateful for each of you and how you enrich my relationship to my FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT. bless you all. ♥️
ReplyDeleteDear Audra, AMEN and AMEN to your heartfelt prayer!!! I contine to SUIT UP this FAMILY daily with the Armor of God, Pleading The blood of Jesus over them and applying every verse of the 91st Psalm on there lives. Great Blessings and Love to you Audra and ALL of my Beloved JCFAMILY. Just love you, love you, love you!!! JJ
DeleteDear Faithful Audra - Gratefully receiving your prayers. We covet your heartfelt prayer. We love you.
DeleteBeloved JJ - Thank you for pleading the blood of Jesus on JC Family, covering all with the Armor of God before our feet touch the floor. Abundant blessings and love to our beloved JC Family.
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DeleteGathering into your wonderful prayer and all prayers. Thank You Father for spreading a blanket of healing over all our JC Family and their loves ones, and thank You for more answers to our prayers, and comfort and guidance. Thank You Jesus.
DeleteMy friend Eric just lost his Aunt Rose. May God comfort him and may she rest in eternal peace.
One more request, Allie is feeling a little better from her Covid, thank God, but now my son Bryan just tested positive. Father, Thank you for healing them and all those who are in need of your healing power. We are praying for all these things in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Have to tell you all how I called on our Peacemaker this morning at the office...We had an unexpected situation occur this morning. While it would have normally sent me reeling with stress, I just kept talking to God throughout the chaos and was quite AWE-mazed at how I remained calm, cool, and collected. It was SURELY God at work! How AWE-SOME is HE?!! Hope you all experienced a blanket of peace in your day as well! Love and appreciate this forum and JC family!
ReplyDeleteNJS --- Awesome TESTIMONY!!! You stayed in the PRESENCE of the Lord which brought Great Destruction to the enemy and it kept you in His marvelous PEACE.
DeleteThat makes you DANGEROUS to the enemy!!! HALLELUJAH!!! That is one of my daily goals is to be DANGEROUS to the enemy--not to tolerate any of his garbage or his stealing our peace. We have been given authority and power to stomp on him and destroy his evil plans.
Luke 10:19 "Behold I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over
all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
Our Heavenly Father expects us to USE this authority!!! He is such an AWESOME GOD! He is our WAYMAKER and always has the FINAL SAY!
Way to use your authority, NJS!!! Praise unto God who is ABSOLUTELY GOOD!!!
Yes indeedy!
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DeleteGod is so good to keep you calm and full of peace through the Chaos, dear NJS! Beautiful testimony. We sure doserve an Awesome God!
DeleteAmen to that, dear JJ! He is our Way Maker and His Way is the right way. He sure does have the Final Say.
So I’m here again, needing prayers for my son. He was released after a week of being in the phych ward. My oldest daughter, his sister, is the only family he really has to stay with. 1 week is not enough to get the help he really needs.
ReplyDeleteSo if you can please pray the new dr he is going to gives hm the help he needs, or finds him a group home for him.
He needs a structural environment with lots of support but doesn’t need to be locked away.
So I’m come to you tonight to ask for him to get the help he needs.
I’m also asking for myself so I can have some mental peace. I can’t handle him and it makes me feel like a failure as a mom cause I can’t help him.
I get so frustrated with him cause if he would just listen to me he would be ok.
Mainly with taking his meds.
I want to thank you in advance and for all previous prayers as this is mot the first time asking for my son, Robbie to get help.
I hope you all have a blessed day.
A daughter of a King - Praying comforting prayers for God's presence, mental peace, strength and love for you a mother who loves her son. Praying wisdom for the new Dr. to give your son the help he needs.
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DeletePraying for you and your son tonight. Mental illness is real. You are not a failure as a mom. You are doing all you can.
DeleteContinuing to pray for your son, Robbie and for your peace of mind. May God open the eyes and heart of his doctor and guide him to the perfect treatment to get him back on track especially with his meds. Praying for God's strength and comfort for him as he recovers. Trusting in God's faithfulness always. He is greater than anything that happens to us and our dear ones. Thank You Jesus!
DeleteJoining my JC family for healing prayers and that this new doc has a good and structured plan for Robbie as well as having a group home for him. May God's peace cover you, your son, and your daughter. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
DeleteTimely for today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBless you and keep you in peace DOAK and your son Robbie. 🙏🙏
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your prayers. I had misunderstood about Jessie's appointment yesterday. Her boyfriend was telling me she might have to have the surgery and then he said to pray it all goes well. He told me she needed prayers yesterday. But I found out she just had an ultrasound of her ovaries. When I asked how it went, he said: "Only Time will Tell". We will just keep praying that the cyst is benign and small and will disappear with God's healing power. May He bring her back to perfect health.
ReplyDeleteI don't take God's peace for granted and I do guard it. So many things, responsibilities and people try to take my peace away. But God's peace is not dependent on circumstances and it is constant and sure. As the devotion says: Peace is My continual gift to you. It flows abundantly from My throne of grace.
But God wants us to come to Him to receive His peace every day. It is always there and available. We must just stay in His presence to receive it.
Romans 15:13 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
I too cherish the peace that unexpectedly comes to cover me just as I need it. Thank You dear Lord for the endless supply. Hallelujah!
DeleteThanks for update on Jessie dear Jeanne. Will continue to pray 🙏.
DeleteThanks and Amen, dear Jan! Our prayers continue to cover dear Jessie, and God’s unending peace continues to cover us in all circumstances. Hallelujah
DeleteThe LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26). These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. (John 16:33).
ReplyDeleteJC Warriors, I watch Rabbi Schneider, who has helped me in my walk with the Lord, and he has started a movement called: Taking back the rainbow. If you are interested, please go to his YouTube videos and watch what he says. Just sharing this for anyone that may be interested. God bless 🙏.
DeleteThank you dear Janet. Amen. You feed us well.
DeleteThank You Lord for today's manna including all provision and Your Peace.
ReplyDeleteYour Peace is not the peace of the world, it's the Peace in our soul in the middle of the storm. It's that blessèd assurance that no matter what, all will be well. Your provision for each of us today is sufficient for body, soul and spirit. For us physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally and relationally. Your provision for us is complete, lacking nothing. Thank You Lord for Your loving care. Amen.
Beautifully prayed. Thanks. Amen. Resting in His peace that surrounds me.
DeleteSharing In Touch daily devotion.
ReplyDeletePsalm 139:7-10
Do you ever find yourself asking the question, “Lord, where are You?” Today’s reading is your reminder that God is near, even when His presence is difficult to perceive—and even when you’re completely unaware of Him.
David reflects, “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?” (v. 7). In asking these questions, David communicates that no matter where we might go, the Lord is right there with us. What a comfort to realize we are never beyond the reach of a God who is full of lovingkindness, mercy, and comfort.
In fact, our heavenly Father is and has been with believers every single day. We walk in the presence of the living God, whose Spirit lives in us (John 14:16-17). No matter what season of life you are in—no matter how long, short, painful, or easy it might be—God wants you to know you are never alone. What’s more, He wants you to remember that the darkness is not dark to Him (Psalm 139:12). He knows what is up ahead and will be with you as you face it.
Our faithful and omnipresent God is a friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24). He will never leave or forsake you—on this day or any other. Thank You Jesus.
Amen dear SassyMom, amen! Thank you for the sweet reminder. Look around you, the evidence is everywhere! Just tune in , in the spirit. Just a whisper of a prayer away. 💞🙏🌈
DeleteThank you for sharing that beautiful encouragement dear Sassy Mom! We all need to be assured that we are never alone, we are dearly loved and cared for, and in the best of Hands. I’m sure you are missing your dear Debbi. How blessed we are to have an omnipresent and living God who is always within our reach. He has given us the comfort of His Spirit and He’s the best friend we could ever ask for. Wonderful insight and verses too! Thanks, good sister! Love you.
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Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.
John 14:16-17
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
Psalm 139:12
Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
Proverbs 18:24
A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
DeleteThe In Touch devotion I shared early this morning was from my beloved Dr. Charles Stanley who passed away later today. My heart is heavy. I had the honor of meeting him in person on the first cruise I ever went on with my Sunday School teacher almost 50 years ago. So blessed to have known him.
Oh no! I listened to many of his sermons as well. His preaching will be missed. May his soul rest In peace and may his heavenly ears hear, WELL DONE! In Jesus' Name. Amen!
DeleteYet again, i had Spiritual pre-ops.
ReplyDeleteYesterday, i shared with friends,... I think I am bothering him and wasting His Time on little things I think I can handle on my own...
Today's VOILA! JC reading affirms, " I can meet every one of your needs without draining My Resources at all. I have designed you to need Me moment by moment. As your awareness of your neediness increases, so does your realization of My Abundant Sufficiency. I can meet every one of your needs without draining My Resources at all."
Good Morning Heavenly Father God, Would You help me drain my mind of every thought of bothering You and affirm this truth moment by moment instead? i.e., "I can meet every one of your needs without draining My Resources at all."
Thank You. In Jesus' Name. Amen!
Amen dear Brie! According to His great riches in glory! We are well taken care of.
DeleteNever ending grace. Thank you. Lord!
DeleteWell warriors, the images of hubby's brain will soon be in the neurologist hands. His office has been trying to get it from the Texas hospital for 2 mos. No success. It so happened son #1 surprised son #2 by flying from VA. To Texas for his birthday. I called my guys & asked them to get the images for their Dad. After some fast talking to radiology, they got it. Son #1 will be flying home with it! PTL! Please continue to pray over these images & safe flight for son#1. So grateful for your prayers throughout. Blessings. 😍🙏🌈
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DeleteYet another Divine Affirmation, "I can meet every one of your needs without draining My Resources at all." 🙏🙏🙏
Thanking God for guiding everything and protecting Son #1 as he travels with those precious films. May they contain good results. Our God is so good!!
DeleteAmen dear Brie!! You made me smile.
While you've been awaiting these results for a long time, God made it happen via your son #1 visiting his brother for his birthday which just so happens to be where the results you've been waiting for are! With God's help, your boys got those results in hand! Praying for the good results and your son's return flight home, Jan.
DeleteToday's devotion ends with: Approach My throne of grace with bold confidence, receiving My Peace with a thankful heart. We know where our peace comes from. It comes from Him Who Made Heaven and Earth. His power is above all things and all circumstances. He asks us to bring Him our Burdens. We can give Him everything so we can walk with a lighter load, and serve Him better. Driving to Brooklyn this morning. I'm seeing my eye doctor because my right eye is getting much weaker. God knows all about it and I'm trusting Him to make all things right. I'm thankful and glad I can stay another night with my mom, sister and her good husband. Rest assured that wherever we go, God's Peace goes with us. Have a blessed day in His presence. Remember to remain in it and really rest in Him. Place every worry or concern at the Throne of Grace and Leave it There.
ReplyDeleteJohn 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.
Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Hebrews 4:16
DeleteLet us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
God's Blessings for you this day Jeanne. May your travel and appointment go well. John H.
Going to The Throne of His Grace ro get Traveling Mercy and Healing for tou our dear Jeanne. ♥️ and 🙏, Brie
DeleteDear Jeanne, you are that tree planted by the water. You have been through the drought, through it all. Best of all you are God's precious gem. Therefore He is willing & able to see you through any challenges coming your way. Amen? Have safe travels. God loves you, we love you 💕🙏🌈
DeletePraying for healing for your eye, Jeanne. Safe travels
DeletePrayers sent sister Jeanne❤️🙏
DeleteJoining in prayers for safe travels and healing.
DeleteI am overwhelmed by all of your beautiful blessings, kind words and prayers! Thank you so much, dear family! Thank You Jesus!!
DeleteI am in the eye doctor’s office sitting in the examination chair waiting. Jesus is right here with me and I am not afraid. He knows why my right eye doesn’t see right now. So He will make it better. I’m going right to my mom’s afterwards. We are all in the Best of Hands! Let us wait on the Lord together with faith that all will be well. Soon And Very Soon.
🙏 sister!
DeleteMy Gracious God --- I lift up our beloved Jeanne to You, knowing
Deletethat You are the Ultimate Healer. I ask for Mercy and Grace to touch her eyes, restoring clarity and strength to the one experiencing trouble with sight. May Your Healing Power flow through them, bringing comfort and restoration. Grant Jeanne patience and peace as she navigates this challenge, and may she feel Your presence guiding her each step of the way. In Jesus's Name -- I pray this Trusting and Believing in You, AMEN and AMEN.
Thank you Lord for this day. You tell us to be thankful in everything, so I am thankful for the news we got yesterday about my husband’s aneurysm and the possible need for surgery as it has grown. Lord it scares him and me. It eats at him every time he gets in the car for work. He travels so much and in the back of his mind, he worries that it will
ReplyDeleterupture while he’s driving. Lord we’ve know about the aneurysm for a couple of years now, and the doctors have watched it. We’ve known that the day might come where surgery was necessary. Please help us both to continue to thank you as scripture says to be thankful in everything. Please grant us peace as we wait for the next dr appt in a little over a week.
SC Anonymous
Healing l, Traveling Mercy, and Peace prayers are being prayed 🙏 for you and husband, our dear siater friend in Christ, SC Anonymous. Devotions today remind us that prayers are like manna., therefore I will go to His Throne of Grace until hubby is healed and you both have HIS Peace. Much ❤️ and Many daily 🙏 for our entire JC Family. In Jesus' Name. AMEN!
DeleteJoining in prayers for your husband. May our heavenly Father touch him and heal him. May you both have His perfect peace as you endure this time. He is ALWAYS with us! His loving hands will continue to guide you through. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen 🙏. Peace be with you!
DeleteJoining warriors dear SC as you & hubby walk through this journey . Jesus is right there beside you both. He will see you through all it. You've both known His faithfulness in the past. He will not abandon you now! He's already there! Hallelujah! Amen!💕🙏🌈
DeletePraying for your husband’s aneurysm to remain stable and for peace to be with your husband and you from this point on. ❤️
DeletePraying for His peace, healing and continued protection as you and your DH await the next appointment.
DeleteBoarding this awesome prayer train with my JC sisters, SC! God knows what's going on and is in CONTROL! "....and the peace of God that transcends ALL understanding will guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus!" Praying for healing and peace, SC!
DeleteJoining in prayer to lift you and your hubby up to our Great Physician. May His peace cover you both.
DeleteGathering into all these powerful prayers for your husband’s healing, comfort and peace of mind and your peace, dear SC. God is so much Greater than his aneurysm. Pray that our mighty Way Maker will resolve his problems and we know if he must have surgery, our loving Father will guide the doctor’s hands perfectly to bring your DH back to good health again. Trust in God’s faithfulness that you have already seen so many times before.
DeleteThank You Father for protecting SC’s dear husband from harm as he drives and remove his aneurysm or guide him to the right treatment or surgery to make things right again for both of them. We are praying this in the powerful Name of Christ Jesus our Risen Lord. Amen
John 14:13-14
And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Expectant prayer and thanks for God's perfect outcome for you and DH in regards to the aneurism. 🙏✝️
DeleteMy Papa God --- I come before You in the face of this aneurysm, knowing that no illness is beyong Your power to heal. I rebuke any spiritual forces that may be at work in this situation. I Declare that NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST SC and her husband WILL PROSPER!
DeleteI Declare Your Authority over sickness and disease, and I ask for Your Divine Intervention and Healing Touch upon SC'S husband. Surround them with Your protection, peace, and cover then with The Blood of Jesus. Guide the hands of the medical professionals involved in their care. May Your Mighty Healing Power flow through them, bringing Restoration and Wholeness. In Jesus Name, Whose love for us is evident in how He walks with us through every trial, bringing comfort and hope. AMEN and AMEN.
Traveling Mercy prayers 🙏 requested for Big Brother Al and for me as we travel to Florida today for his knee surgery tomorrow. Thank you JC Family of Prayer Warriors. In Jesus' Name. AMEN!
ReplyDeletePraying for traveling mercies and successful surgery tomorrow. May healing be swift and painless. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen 🙏. God bless!
DeletePraying for Al's surgery & travel for y'all. God's is in it all the way!💕🙏🌈
DeletePraying for His covering and protection your trip and for your brother’s knee surgery
DeleteYou are something else, Brie!...A living, breathing angel to so many. They are so blessed to have such a carrying sister, spouse, mom, grand, friend, etc! Praying you arrive safe and sound going to and from and that all goes well with Al's surgery!
DeleteBrie praying for safe travels and successful surgery for Al. May God's peace cover you both.
DeleteMay God surround you with His Wings and protect you and Al from harm or sickness and guide the surgery to make him better so he can lead an active life again.
DeleteMy Papa God, I lift up Brie as she has travels to support her brother during his knee surgery.
DeleteGrant her safe travels, strenght, and comfort. Be with her brother, guiding the hands of the medical team and bringing him peace and healing. In Jesus's Name, AMEN and AMEN.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. (Isaiah 26:3-6).
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DeleteAmen! One of my favorites. Thanks dear Janet!
DeleteWonderful and needed Scriptures today, worth repeating:
ReplyDeletePhilippians 4:6-7: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the PEACE of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
19: And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
No matter what we're going through, we are assured of His Peace.
You sure fed me well, brother Peter!
DeleteDear Heavenly Father God,
ReplyDeleteI am still awed over by Today's Devotion, i.e., Your Abundant Sufficiency, and that You Can meet every one of our needs without draining Your Resources at a!!
And all we have to do is Approach Your Throne of Everlasting Grace with bold confidence and a thankful heart to receive Your Peace.
What a Divine Exchange!
Almost too good to be true; yet, it is true because it's so You.
Similar to all the times we go into the Big Box stores, we have to approach the checkout counter with a wallet full of money or credit cards to receive our goods, all we have to do to Approach Your Throne of Everlasting Grace, is to have bold confidence and a heart filled with thanks to receive Your Peace? Such a deal for us. Such a DIVINE EXCHANGE. Thank You God in Jesus' Name! AMEN!
Joining my heart dear Brie with the heart of your beautiful prayer 💕🙏🌈
DeleteLoving the DIVINE EXCHANGE that is available to us all.
DeletePlease pray dear warriors for my dear friend Karen. She has had the new virus Adenovirus for over a week, nothing has helped. We all know Who can! Amen!
ReplyDeletePraying for Karen. Adenovirus be gone, in Jesus name, Amen. Thank you for your healing power, Lord.
DeleteI'm taking Him at His Word, that even I cannot drain out His Resources at all. With a thankful heart and on Karen's behalf, I once again boldly and confidently approach His Throne of Grace to receive a piece of His Peace and healing for Karen and all JCers.
DeleteMuch ❤️ and Many 🙏. In Jesus' Name. AMEN!
Joining in lifting Karen up to the Great Physician.
DeleteThank you Jehovah Rapha!
DeleteAmen Audra!!! Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals, brings restoration to the broken and comfort to the hurting. In His hands wounds are transformed into testimonies and sickness surrenders to His Sovereign Touch. God has ALREADY WON! Decreeing ans Declaring Karen's Healing. HALLELUJAH!!!
DeletePraying for each request and believing with all of you for the wonderful results Our Father is sure to deliver...for safe travels for you, Jeanne and that you eye is healed in the name of Jesus Christ. And for your safe travels, Brie as you stick with your brother through his surgery. You are all such gems. Prayers for your friend, Jan Gridley and for your husband, SC.
ReplyDeleteMy DH received good news yesterday. His infusion cycles are being shortened because is responding so well to the chemo. Our youngest son drove us yesterday and blessed us so much. We were so excited to hear that news yesterday and we thank all of you for your prayers! Enjoy this day that we have been blessed with.
Norah praise the Lord!!! Surrounding all JC prayer requests with praise, expectancy and gratitude 🙏
DeleteThankfully we praise you Lord, for Norah's DH's, and for all of our BLESSINGS. You ddin'r have to do it, but You Did, and we are grateful., in Jesus' Name. AMEN!
DeleteDear Sweet Norah --- ABSOLUTELY GREAT NEWS! Thanking God and giving Him ALL the Glory! May this good news be a beacon of hope, shining brightly on your journey
DeletePraying for continued Strength and Healing for DH as he and you (and all family members and friends) move forward with renew optimism. In the Mighty Name of Jesus who because of His name, sickness finds Healing, brokenness finds Mending, and pain finds Peace.
AMEN and AMEN
PSALM 91 We live within the shadow of The Almighty, sheltered by The God Who is above all gods.
ReplyDelete2 This I declare, that He alone is our refuge, our place of safety; He is our God, and we are trusting Him. 3 For He rescues us from every trap and protects us from the fatal plague. 4 He shields us with His Wings! They shelter us. His Faithful Promises are our armor. 5 Now we don’t need to be afraid of the dark anymore, nor fear the dangers of the day; 6 nor dread the plagues of darkness, nor disasters in the morning.
7 Though a thousand fall at our side, though ten thousand are dying around us, the d'evil will not touch us. 8 We see how the wicked are punished, but will not share it. 9 For Jehovah is our Refuge! We choose The God above all gods to shelter us. 10 How then can d'evil overtake us or any plague come near us? 11 For He orders His Angels to protect us wherever we go. 12 They steady us with their hands to keep us from stumbling against the rocks on the trail. 13 We can safely meet a lion or step on poisonous snakes, yes, even trample them beneath our feet!
14 For The Lord says, “Because they love me, I will rescue them; I will make them great because they trust in My Name. 15 When they call on Me, I ANSWER them; I am with them in trouble and victoriously rescue them and honor them. 16 I satisfy them with a full life and give them My Salvation.”
Dear Heavenly Father God,
Once again today, I stand on Your Word as I boldly and confidently approach Your Throne of Grace with my beat down, torn up, worn out Omer.
Awareness of my everlasting neediness increases, thanks be to God, so does Your Everlasting Abundant Sufficiency, with All Your Continual Renewable Resources. Thank You for allowing my approach to Your Throne of Grace again and again with bold confidence, and Thanksgiving, and thereby receiving Your Divine Help and Your Peace.
Oh my God, How! Great! Thou! Art! and how thankful I am, that You will remove all the plagues surrounding Burgundy St. and close a sale of the property soon and very soon. You already know I am in deep hot water over my head, treading water as fast as I can, only to bob up and down, getting nowhere 😔
Would You hasten to send help and a pair of hope floaties? In Jesus' Name. AMEN!
Praying those “hope” floaties keep your head and heart above the water with no bobbing! Also that your property would be sold quickly with equitable results.
DeletePeace be with you.
Sweet Brie --- Keep Decreeing and Declaring Psalm 91 EVERYDAY, along with puting on the Whole Armor of God, and FLOODING EVERTHING THAT YOU TOUCH OR PERTAINS TO YOU WITH THE SHED BLOOD OF THE LAMB, JESUS CHRIST, THAT RESURRECTION POWER, AND GOD'S ABOUNDANT LIFE OVER EVERYTHING YOU ARE PETITIONING OUR MIGHTY GOD FOR. STAND FOR GOD'S MANIFESTATION --- GOD'S POWER IS GREATER THAN ANY PROBLEM WE FACE, AND I HAVE FAITH HE WILL BRING ABOUT A SOLUTION!!! GOD WILL SHOW UP FOR YOUR HELATH, FINANCES, SALVATION (especially for family and loved ones), DELIVERANCE, RESTORATION, AND PEACE.
DeleteAnd top it all off, CALL DOWN THE GLORY OF THE LORD OVER YOU AND YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
God is already working behind the scenes to address your petitions. I believe you will see His hand moving in Miraculous Ways! God has Already WON!
These are GLORY DAYS not gloomy days! HALLELUJAH!!!
Just what I needed Leaening To Trust and JJ. Thanks for the Life Rafts 🙏 ❤️
DeleteGreat news Norah, may God continue to bless each JC family and their families in their need! What a great community God has enabled here for our mutual prayer support and shared praise!
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