My thoughts are not your thoughts; neither are your ways My ways. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways and thoughts higher than yours. Remember who I AM when you spent time with Me. Marvel at the wonder of being able to commune with the King of the universe -- any time, any place. Never take this amazing privilege for granted!Isaiah 55:8-9
Though I am vastly higher and greater than you, I am training you to think My thoughts. As you spend time in My Presence, My thoughts gradually form in your mind. My Spirit is the Director of this process. Sometimes He brings Bible verses to mind. Sometimes He enables you to hear Me "speak" directly to you. These communications strengthen you and prepare you for whatever is before you on your life-path. Take time to listen to My voice. Through your sacrifice of precious time, I bless you for more than you dare to ask.
English Standard Version
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Colossians 4:2
English Standard Version
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Psalm 116:17
English Standard Version
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.
My Prayer
Lord, you are higher than the highest, thus higher than my ways and higher than my thoughts. I thank you for your continual hand of providence. I remain your vessel, wanting to listen to You and Your spirit as you speak to me, through your word, through people, through prayer. Help me Jesus. Help me to be ever mindful of you.
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My Lord and Savior, may my thoughts and ways become more like Yours in all things and at all times! And when I fall short, as You know I will, may I whisper, "Jesus, help me." Amen
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DeleteYes MadFox! Bravo! Amen
DeleteYes and Amen! Thank you Jesus for drawing me near. I am listening and reading and watching, help me to stay focused on You. I love you.
DeleteAmen to that dear MadFox! Your prayer is my prayer!
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DeleteGod help me
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone. 🙏
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DeleteAmen! Lord help me to remain steadfast in your presence, asking your Holy Spirit to guide me. May I do your will Always!❤️🙏
DeleteThank you for this blog.
ReplyDeleteJesus, I trust in you. Amen
ReplyDeleteFatherGod you alone are King of Kings.And I give Thanksgiving for all you have done, And pray for your continual help and guidance.
ReplyDeleteAs I whisper your holy name, Jesus
There is something mighty and powerful going on here. It is beyond an explanation thus we identify it as a mystery. It will remain a mystery until that time when you and I “will know as we are known.” (I Corinthians 13:12). But, in the meantime, it is a good mystery with a joyful resolution. And here is the part that is a source of great delight now. By the fact that you are here is a sign you have been hand picked by Jesus to enter into this mystery. You and I have been given an inkling of what is going on here. People throughout the ages have used many worldly tools to figure out life with little to no success. But you and I have been invited into the mystery of what God is doing. As our reading for today suggests, in spending this time in His divine Presence, the inkling we have gets a little greater. This makes me want to be here. Thanks be to God I have been chosen to be here. Thanks be to God you have been chosen to be here. Thanks be to God that we are here together.
ReplyDeleteAmen Bob. Matthew 18: 20. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."
DeleteOne year later..yes..we come to a special place of prayer growing stronger by the grace of God. Thank you Jesus..thank you Payton family..thank you all.
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DeleteI am so thankful to be here gathered with all of you that have been hand-picked by Jesus. I've owned the book for 6 years and have given it as a gift to others. I initially liked how Payton Family provided the verses here so I wouldn't get distracted looking them up. Now its the family communion we have here that God worked everything for the good of us that come here that I so look forward to logging in to every morning to see how you all are doing. Its so fun and rewarding to be invited into the mystery of what God is doing here. Thank you Payton Family and God Bless all of you. I am honored to be on this journey with you.
DeleteKMertens I was gifted Jesus calling about 6 years ago as well from my sister. I found this site on a whim some months ago and love the personal experience. It makes me happy to read the prayer and go through the comments and especially see the updated comments like yours. I wasn’t big on praying and bible study before but now and here I look forward to it. Have a blessed day!
DeleteI join you sisters in the gladness of your hearts that by sheer providence we are brought together here in this place as brothers & sisters sharing the goodness of God. Kmertens, how is your mom doing?
DeleteBob, you shared my exact sentiments. We are here as one family by the Special Invitation of God's Holy Spirit.
DeleteI received my "invitation" through a friend who would email the day's reading out to a list of her friends and relatives. One day I was going to be driving out of town, leaving very early in the morning. She told me to google Jesus Calling because someone actual reads the readings out loud and I could listen to it in my vehicle. "RECALCULATING! RECALCULATING" said the GPS (GOD'S POSITIONING SPIRIT) and the Holy Spirit guided me here instead.
I would read the day's reading and the Scriptures before I started work each day, but no time to read the postings...until covid-19 shut down my employment...And now with nothing but time, I included the postings in with my reading. YES, The God Positioning System landed me safely in the Arms of this wonderful, God sharing, Spirit filled family, like none other I have ever known. I pray with and for you and yours each day and night...and along with Jesus, YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND, YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND! Love all of you dearly for bringing my steps closer, and more in alignment with His. I eagerly get out of bed singing or reciting thanks to God, make coffee, and come in this room to "see" you and be with you, worship and pray with and for you. In one of Chris Payton's commentary on Psalm 84 (located between Dec 3 and Dec 4), he spoke of God's Loving Dwelling Places:
SANCTUARY for God's creatures who desire to be with God and each other;
SPECIAL BLESSING PLACE where it is a joy to be with people praying and praising God;
BACA PLACE where barren feels full when our journey takes us across dry parched land, and there is God's refreshment here.
ONE HEART of hearts focused on worshipping Jesus Christ, Who is acknowledged as Being better
than any of the pleasures this world has to offer.
I think Chris was referring to Church Houses of Worship. None that I had ever been in were brought to mind except for you, my JC Family in The Prayer Warriors Room.
That is who you are to me, and you make it feel like Christmas all year long!
Love, Brie
God bless you, Brie, for all you share here. You and each one on this blog are marching me closer to God and my King. I am so grateful!
DeleteI am blessed to be marching arm in arm, with all of you and Jesus! and when waves present themselves, it is easier to jump over them arm in arm together! Thank God for all of us. Amen
DeleteThank you Bob! You spoke well and right and I loved your post so much that I read it to my twin sister Janet and she loved it. I am delighted to have been chosen by God to become a part of this wonderful JC family here. I sure don’t take it for granted and I cherish all of you so very much. We are all in agreement here and we love the Lord and try each day to walk a closer walk with Him.
DeleteDear Brie, it was part of God’s plan that you would be given the time to read the posts here and become the sweet and beloved member of our family. Your posts are full of insight encouragement and and joy. I loved your: ONE HEART of hearts focused on worshipping Jesus Christ.
As Jan so beautifully put it: I join you sisters in the gladness of your hearts that by sheer providence we are brought together here in this place as brothers & sisters sharing the goodness of God. Thank you Jan and Amen! God bless you all!
Amen
DeleteStill linking arms, year to year here!
DeleteIam forever grateful for your presence, and for being with me always! Amen♡
ReplyDeleteCame here to read this like I do every morning and feel touched and blessed
ReplyDeleteLORD, thank you for speaking to me, I will let your will be done. Nina
ReplyDeleteBefore I opened the blog this AM, my wife and I were discussing how blessed we are to have been placed on Earth, this little speck of dust in His universe, to be in His image. Humbling, isn't it? Then I open today's blog and it fits so well. It's so good to feel His working in our lives.
ReplyDeleteA-men!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, JC Family. I am asking for prayer. I feel selfish and embarrassed to even ask but then I remembered Sassy Mom telling someone to not apologize for asking for prayer.
ReplyDeleteI need a spark of His divine thankfulness in my life. I have nothing to be sad about, yet I feel flat. Instead of giving thanks for all of my blessings, I am asking for more. I miss the simplicity and joy of the years when Christmas brought joy and excitement. It all feels so blah now. Our children have children or their own routines and it's as if I don't know what to do to spark that joy again. I tell myself what I've learned in the past, "When the pressure is on - give." But, it's as if I don't have any ideas of what to do differently.
I've had several sisters in Christ admonish me for not being thankful - for not remembering His many blessings in my life and I know they are right. So, I do count them and try to remind myself, but I feel as if I've failed somehow and I don't know why.
Last night as I was going to sleep, I prayed that this would lift and that I would wake up determined to not feel this way, but in all honesty, I still do.
I will do my best today, to make this devotion my personal endeavor. Father, help me make your ways mine and your thoughts mine. Help me get excited about the plans we DO have to not always want more, better, different than what I have. Do not let me go down the path of unthankfulness. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
Norah - Do not let the evil one steal your joy!!!! Be joyful, blessed, loved and thankful.
DeleteNorah - Let your "spark" shine!!
DeleteThis Little Light Of Mine,
I'm gonna let it shine,
This Little Light Of Mine,
I'm gonna let it shine,
This Little Light Of Mine,
Yes, I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
There's a 'BANNER' over you Norah, and its LOVE, GOD's Love!
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Norah, find joy in your children and their children's joy during this season. During this time, Joy is NOT taken from you but added to! Whenever there is a feeling of "shortage" God multiplies and makes/provides an abundance. Praying that you have an abundance of His blessings! Amen.
DeleteSweet Norah you are a blessing to me. You always uplift me by sharing yourself. Again, you are not alone so my dear look up to the lord for he is smiling down on you.
DeleteIf our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts. 1 John 3:20
DeleteNoah read today's Our Daily Bread this is a scripture from today's devotional. I fight depression alot and I'm working on getting that wonderful joy that I felt when I first received Jesus back. Life can wear us down and I can see with your work how you can be tired. I was very encouraged by today's bread. Read and be renewed. Blessings
I must remind myself, often, that my joy is not of my own doing. It is more about accepting the joy God gives through his Holy Spirit. The more I try to arrange my life for comfort and joy, the more it's interrupted by events beyond my control. Lord, help me to continue to receive my joy from your presence in my life.
DeleteNorah. One of the things that helps to lift me is picking an Angel from the Salvation Army's Angel Tree. It gives a little bit about "your child's" needs for Christmas. It brings joy to shop for, wrap, and deliver to the needy rather than the greedy. A tradition with your grand littles perhaps?
DeletePraying for God's Holy Spirit to jump start His spark in you. Please let us know how you are doing. We love you.
Praying for your heart to be full and joyful sweet Norah. We all miss our children so far away. And my grandson is far from me. I wonder if he will get to know me from afar. We’re all so tired of this isolation and different way if life. But the joy of the Lord is with me each day. Even in the grayest morning I give thanks for the light of a new day in my eyes and His bright light in my heart. I know you understand. God bless you sweet sister. Much love
DeleteNorah , I pray that dark cloud has left you and we cancel it in Jesus' name
DeleteThank You Lord for protecting me during the night hours and blessing me to see another day.
ReplyDeleteI rejoice knowing that Your thoughts and ways are far higher and greater than mine will ever be! Holy Spirit, think through me, live through me, speak through me and love through me. I come against and bind any force that tries to prevent me from spending time with You. I need You, I need Your help, Your direction, I need Your Spirit to take over my being, I need You Jesus, let Your will be done in my life and in all my decisions, NOT my will, but Yours be done! THANK YOU Lord!
Thank You for this month of abundant Harvest, I receive it in the name of Jesus.
Great 'I AM', Thank You for going ahead of me and making all my crooked paths straight. All Praise and glory to Your Holiness.
Good morning JC family, may the joy and blessings of this day be your portion as you TRUST the ONE whose thoughts and ways are higher and greater than yours. Stay Blessed.
Maplewood NJ
Maplewood - We bless you and receive your blessings. Thank you for your encouraging words.
DeleteMaplewood NJ, my song bird; thank you, you fill my heart with joy. Thank you Jesus, Mateo and Jairo are still asleep. Normally, my daughter hands Jairo to me; need I say more. I never get to share early anymore but I read all your prayers. Thank you all and peace be with you all.
DeleteBeautifully said.
DeleteThank you sweet Maplewood! Your words lifted me high today. My sister from Missouri is here until tomorrow and your post and prayer made her happy too. Resting in the joy and peace that surrounds us. Thank you for the good food today dear Sister.
DeleteThank Maplewood for blessing us with your prayer....I love the way you have acknowledge that we need God in every single arae of our lives.
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Norah - Praying for you to see the "spark" of joy again. You have given joy to so many people. Your spark is there. May the good Lord let it shine! KS
ReplyDeleteLord, I trust you and I am constantly being renewed day by day- Help me to walk in your ways. I need you, Lord help me have peace again , this valley is dark and it’s just a season I know , I’m ready to see the light again in Jesus name!
ReplyDeleteHi Nora, part of our Faith journey are the hills and valleys. When I have my dry, flat times, I force myself to meditate, sit quiet for 5 minutes & ask God to speak to my heart/fill me with peace, joy & gratitude. Also the word of God can definitely renew our mind & transform us (Romans 12:2)
ReplyDeletePick a couple of scriptures that touch your mind & heart and meditate in them throughout the day (some of my favorites are Philippians 4, Ephesians 3:20, & 1 Thessalonians 5:16
This life gives us temporary “happiness happenings” but only God can fill our empty voids with true, deep, everlasting joy & peace
I’ll be praying that the Holy Spirit fills you. Don’t give up no matter what you think, see or feel - we as women of Faith, “believe what we cannot see & expect what we hope for”
Hebrews 11:1
when I woke up this morning there was a softness in me I haven't felt in a long time Christmas for my family in the past has been so worldly I want the love of Christ to feel my home this year I have lost loved ones that I want so dearly for them to receive the sweet spirt of the lord please pray for my family this year that we can be a light into our loved ones lives
ReplyDeleteJust tell God Thank you. It's another day's journey and I'm glad about it. Think of those that would love to just read your comments today. We are truly Blessed. And to know that we are Never alone is so assuring. Holy Spirit please use us for the uplifting of the Kingdom. Blessed Assurance.. Jesus is Mine. Amen Amen Amen
ReplyDelete#METOO! Amen.
DeleteLord, please continue to work in my life. Let Your will be done. Work through me and help me to walk in Your light. Guide my steps and thoughts. Jesus I need you every day, every hour, every moment. You can make a way where there is none. Please help with Matt's depression, anxiety, and motivation. We need you today and always. Thank you for being Lord over our lives.
ReplyDeleteFour years later Mark, still a powerful, impactful prayer! Im speaking this prayer absorbing this prayer.
DeleteNorah--- I find such power in praying the Word, so this is my prayer for you:
ReplyDeleteRomans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust him, so you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Great Blessings to you Norah from Kansas
I receive that prayer and send it back out to all who visit here. Thank you Kansas 🙏
DeleteTHANKS JJ. Got it! Joining prayer hands with Audra's and all others who are praying in here.
DeletePraying with you my sisters. Together we stand hand in hand trusting the Lord with our eyes upward from where our help cometh.
DeleteLoveconquersall--- Just want to say how BLESSED your family is to have a Prayer
ReplyDeleteWarrior like you! And I love the way you continually BLESS the LORD and give him PRAISE -- what a sweet spirit residing in you. You lift this JC FAMILY up with your sweet prayers that moves our hearts, Also, lifting up Mateo. Father I ask that You would heal Mateo of his cough and its cause and bless him with perfect health abd well being in the name of Jesus. AMEN and AMEN
My treasured Loveconquersall --- My heart tells me you are in Heaven, and I Praise His Holy name for you!!! So miss your posts, but I believe as you look through heaven's portal, I know you are Decreeing and Declaring over this JCFAMILY your Great Love and Blessings!!!
DeleteWe receive them ALL in Jesus's name. HALLELUJAH!!! Love you!!! JJ
I also wonder about the whereabouts of Loveconquers all, and many other former posters. If they are in Heaven, I know they are still praying with and for us. In Jesus' Name. Amen
DeleteI too am curious, but I'm trusting each of us that comes here will find their way to ultimately join again. Thank you Lord, for showing us what you are doing through the hearts of our JC family of bloggers.
DeleteAs my wife and I move about in public, I'm not sure what image our aging bodies present, but often we are told, "You are such a cute couple." It is my hope that the countenance that people see is His light shining through us as we attract people's smiles and comments. God, help us to verbalize what it is that gives us peace.
ReplyDeleteLove this...positivity, gratutude attitude, a servant heart asking God to lead your thoughts prior to speaking... well played Sir, well played!!
Delete3 thoughts: 1. you married far better than your bride who adores you! 🤣 2. I bet you're a snappy dresser! 😎 3. God is using you both in a mighty way to the 'gentiles' in a way that others could not!
In this covid era, I've adopted both in person and in icon social media the use of 🖖. It is from the tv and movie SciFi Star Trek character, Spock, who used this hand gesture because his planet's humanoids avoided physical contact and were somewhat germaphobes. It was and is the quasi-equivalent to Hawaiians' use of the word "Aloha" for either "Hello or Goodbye." In today's covronavirus crazy climate, and with immunocompromised cancer or other similar diseases' patients, it's a great twist as it means: "Live long and prosper!"
So a long way to get to... I PRAY: Lord With his heart and soul radiating Your AGAPE LOVE. may you grant 10-4 and his wife many more years to LIVE LONG AND PROSPER in health, and have the retiremnt nest egg to continue to LET YOUR "CUTE COUPLE" shine YOUR LIGHT for A LONG TIME! 🖖😎
Like many have said, I missed this last year as I visited this site mostly in the early morning. In the recent past, this JC blog has becone my daily devo, prayer time, and source for learning how to be a better person of faith in the power of community and individual prayer. I will be posting about that shortly. GODSPEED 10-4.
DeleteA year later, and time has taken more energy from these aging bodies. But the Joy of living in God's presence remains. MadFox, I'm still a jeans and white tee shirt dresser that was prevalent in my '50s high school years. My wife doesn't wear her poodle skirts and saddle oxfords any more.��
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DeleteAmen MadFox! This is my favorite place everyday where my soul is sure to find renewal, healing and refreshment from the Lord and from with my dear family. Praying for you always.
DeleteSending love to you and your lovely bride 10-4. No matter how old you become you are still the beloved children of the Most High! May His light continue to shine bright so all may see the beauty of Christ in you. Always a beautiful couple because you stand together bound by His love and your love and respect for each other. You will be like trees planted by the rivers of water. And your leaves shall not wither and whatsoever you do will prosper. God bless you always.
Thank you father for your son and loving us and guiding us each and everyday! We love you and want to be with you always!!
ReplyDelete10-4 What you write here glows with your cuteness provided by His Light beaming from you!
ReplyDeleteEternal Father and Lord, Thank You for another blessed day to be in Your Presence. You’ve caused me to hear Your Loving kindness this morning and I thank You. Thank You for the Holy Spirit that is taking over the battlefield of my mind, so that I can think Your thoughts. Though I sin and fall short of Your glory, I thank You that Your thoughts for me are for grace and peace. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
ReplyDeleteHoly, Holy Lord God Almighty, It's a privilege to worship You, Maker of all universe. It's an honor just to stand before You. With a grateful heart, I lift my hands to You, proclaiming Lord, You reign. Great are You Lord, You're greatly to be praised. Father, You reign. (Sinach).
We serve a great God who knows our every thought. His thoughts are Higher and are not like ours because, as humans, we are all finite, limited beings living in a sin-stained universe. God is infinitely intelligent, so His thoughts are infinitely higher than our thoughts. Our thoughts have a beginning, but God’s the Beginning and End (Revelation 1:8). He is our authority even in our thoughts. His thoughts are righteous, pure, and holy, and should be modeled after. We might not see it clearly now, but we can trust Him because His thoughts are not like our thoughts and His ways are certainly not like our ways. They are higher! They are greater, and Infinitely so!
May the Holy Spirit take over our minds and love through us, think through us and live in us.
Blessings and Peace.
Maplewood, NJ
Amen !! Have your way in us, Lord!
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Amen and thank you dear Maplewood!
DeleteGood morning JC loved ones🌞. I just have to share this " Godwink". Monday I came home from the dentist feeling totally bummed. I have a decision to make about 3 procedures. More money & time that I want to spend. Called my bff, left a message to return my call. No call back after 2 days. Yesterday she calls asking for a name of a dentist I recommended awhile ago. While I'm giving the info & scratching my head at the same time, she wants to know if it was me who left a message that was all garbled & she couldn't make out. I proceeded to tell her of my dilemma. Here years back, she had the same dental decisions to make. Before long she began to set my mind at ease, made me laugh & helped me to decide. God knows exactly what we need & sets into motion, through the barriers, using others to help us find answers & peace. Coincidences? Or a "Godwink"? I prefer the latter🥰
ReplyDeleteI love those moments Jan. God loves YOU so much he set all those pieces in motion already years ago. How humbling and marvelous. Thank you for sharing. 😍
DeleteAGREE with GTT. AMEN.
DeleteI love Godincidences and Divine Appointments! Thanks for sharing yours, Jan.
DeleteHow amazing! Thank you for sharing Jan!
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I love this! CoWinkidinks orchestrated by God 👍
DeleteThanks for the new word Audra!
DeleteThat was such a Godwink! Your BFF was there right when you needed her to lift and calm your fears and make you smile. God is such a great Father. He always knows just what we need and He’s always on time. Every day I pray for your tooth and mouth. I am in the middle of an implant and I am not happy I lost my tooth to a failed root canal. But God holds my hand through everything. I was discouraged because of the cost of my dental work but I am thankful that God is providing as He promised. Rest in the Lord and be blessed you still have your BFF. Much love.,
DeleteJeanne, is it possible! Another Godwink! A failed root canal is exactly what bummed me out. You spend all that money & it failed! I was told that a failed root canal is not very common. I was actually very upset. Then more expense for a bridge or implant. Believe or not dear sis, once again, this time through your sharing, I don't feel so alone. Godwink!
DeleteGreat examples of why we thank God in all circumstances. Yesterday we were working on a project in the garage and needed to locate a bright orange strap about 8 feet long. Both of us knew it was SOMEwhere in the piles of STUFF that filled the garage after we combined two householdS last May. We worked together for over an hour to once again move, organize, label and discover many things we had been looking for. Still no strap, so we kept going and rigged up another solution. I was thanking God that we were finally making things more tidy, and that I could now uncover my Christmas decorations. Hubby would laugh when I would blurt out "thank you Jesus" during this activity.
DeleteWhen we were "done" with a temporary solution until we could go buy another big orange strap at the hardware store, I turned my eyes to one last pile in the corner. Guess what I uncovered? Hubby thought for a moment that I knew it was there all along and just wanted to get the garage organized. Nope, it was totally a God thing. Happy wife, happy life! My OCD is getting a good rest, thanks to thanking God!
JC Warriors, it has been an incredible two months from diagnosis to now a few days into Cycle 2 of a 4 cycle trek on what JC calls "journey with low and high paths." And I'm gladly holding His guiding hand! TODAY'S DEVO once again hits me like a fastball... when you just can't get out of the way and are hit! JC as Sarah uses Isaiah 55:8: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord."
ReplyDeleteYesterday. I was in a virtual 'lecto-divino' style bible study, where I voiced to a small group of older faith leaders that the Spirit has been prompting me of concern about how to publicly share my situation. My concern is my prayers and yours (a humble thank you) seem to be (*from an earthly perspective*), being answered.... but many sincere prayers have been offered by others and they appear to be ignored, again from our earthly perspective. How to share good news within a spirit of "do no harm" to the neighbor reading this here, who is not being healed but is perhaps, far greater than me, a tremedous faith warrior who is asking - no begging - for God's mercy and does not feel they are getting it.
Isaiah 55:9: "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
As demonstrated by your prayers, affirmations of my thoughts, and your genuine agape support, I've had that same concern here even though this is a pseudonym. Discussed at some time in the past by Nora, myself and many of you, we do this for privacy of others that need to be metioned to illustrate God's use of them in the sharing of our journey... but can't or shouldn't be named professionally or personally.
I NOW have a better understanding of many aspects of terminal diseases, medical team challenges, patient fears or anxieties. And am so much closer in my walk with the Lord due to my cancer. In fact, the Great Comforter has assisted in moving me past melancholy moments and to come to peace that I CAN USE THIS disease for a greater purpose as I'm more of an openbook personality. However, still feel that I have no right to expose my loved ones to a random friend or neighbor reading here (with what I've written now many would figure out who I am) and confronting them unexpectedly due to my openness. Plus, I have church friends where their loved one is doing poorly with cancer and are in despair.
So a long way to get here, but felt necessary as I'm going to be brief NOW (ha ha 😂)! My first comprehensive review of all blood and cancer markers were reviewed over the last few days. And I believe that miracles happen every day if we look for them (Mtn.Top song #3), and often it is the knowledge gained in medical school and the marvels of the God CREATED brain finding new ways (genetically) to attack disease that God did not create for evil or to punish us...no, but rather man, with free will, was able to create by adding cancer causing chemicals to foods or exposing humans to radiation, etc. JC Warriors with few 'complainable' side effects and still a long way to go with possible setbacks, and with still abnormal bloodwork in some areas, however with incredinly fast and deep positive responses to my chemo, steroid, and antiviral treatments, my doc said yesterday in writing a summary email, the following: "Great to see you this morning. Without hyperbole, you’ve had the quickest/deepest response of anyone I have ever treated... Unbelievable and can only be explained by the Lord’s hands. Keep up the great work both physically and with your consistent positivity, you are going to beat this!"
JC Warriors your prayers and those of others praying for me are so helpful mentally and whether it is the science and the prayers, we will only know when we get to heaven...but in the meantime I will continue to cherish and ask for your prayers at the mountaintop or in the valley! THANK YOU. AGAPE. AMEN.
Wow! Wow! Wow! We bless you and thank you Papa! What great and glorious things you do. Be glorified! We praise and thank you Lord!!
DeleteGreat news MadFox. I continue to pray for you daily. Thank you for all your posts. JE
DeleteMadFox, many many blessing on you as you continue your journey, believing God is with you every step of the way. Pray to have the strength to accept your story written specifically for you, rather than change it. If "change" is part of the story great, if not --acceptance. I have spent a lot of energy trying to change "my story" and now moving more toward accepting my blessed story. Amen
DeleteYes MadFox, Prayer Works when two or more or gathered in His Name. You are in the more, far more than more category :)
DeleteWhat you look like and what you call your self in this prayer room is insignificant. The only name with significance and worth remembering is JESUS.
Jesus said Seek and you will find. Yes, MadFox, His miracles are happening every day and all the time. When we Keep on looking then we will keep on finding. And we will keep on praying for you and our JC Family and dear ones.
Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic news, MadFox! You, sir, are in my daily prayers and will continue. Jehovah Rapha IS IN THE HOUSE of MadFox and us all! Praise God for this awesome report from your doc! Blessings one and all in this awesome JC community!
DeleteAmen! Thank you Madfox! Thank you Lord! Joining in praises and prayers!
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Praise be to God, from whom all blessings flow! Great news and sharing, mad🦊! I feel the rising tide raising all ships, His timing, not ours ✝️🙏♥️
DeleteHallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! I’m not allowed to dance yet but I’m dancing in my heart for you dear MadFox. Another Victory! We serve an awesome and faithful God! Thank you Jesus😊💗🙏
DeleteThank you Jesus! Thank you Jesus! Jesus we trust in your care for MadFox. Tidings of comfort and joy!!
DeleteMadFox, only God himself know the reasons we have challenges, difficulties, trials, what have your placed into our paths. All I know is that when it's released & shared here, it eventually serves to cause us to pray, be hopeful, be encouraged, & build our faith. God has used your affliction to do just that! After all, we are not our own. We are God's elect. Whatever mission He has ordained for us to fulfill, be it our bodies included, so be it. He formed it, He can use it for Kingdom work as He pleases. Your attitude concerning this disease is inspiring. Glad to be included in your journey dear brother. Godspeed💕
ReplyDeleteAMEN Jan, you are speaking "truth". Free will does not negate God using our path or altering it for His "good"... as He decided to do with Jesus' mother, Mary, to His purpose of saving us from ourselves with His sacrifice and yes, desth. I DO THINK however that God intervened and still intervenes very, very sparingly as LOVE is only strengthened or created by the individual learning to love as Christ demonstrated and as GOD IS, and which we can then learn to tap via His Spirit within. 🙏😃
DeleteLord, I thank You as the Savior of the universe for being accessible to me , Your sheep. I don't know where I would turn without Your constant love. Please guide me to do Your will today and always. Amen
ReplyDeleteAMEN. Succinct and well said.
DeleteAmen Mark !
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Amen Mark. He’s with you every step of the way and He’s mighty to save!
DeleteDear Father God, Would You help us to resist satan when it tries to get us to compare our journeys, our prayers and Your Grace and Mercy with someone else's? Although we know you love all your children and give each one of us what we need for our Homeward Bound journey, yet satan tries to divide us by twisting our thoughts into seeing winners and losers on an earthly plane rather than Your Higher thoughts and Your Ways. We ask for Your Help and Your Discernment in Jesus' Name. Amen
ReplyDeleteAmen Brie. The comparison trap is so real and we constantly have to refuse getting into it. Please Lord help us to walk the walk with you.
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Comparisons must be one of the devil's favorite in roads into our psyche. Resist, declare, overcome in Jesus name I pray!
DeleteThanks for enlightening me Audra. I guess it is the devil's fave in that it is quick, easy, and cheap, to get us in to, invisible to our eyes while we are into it, and like a spider's web, hard to get out. Please shine Jesus' light into my eye whenever I compare.
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Dear Brie, Competition is a terrible thing. It can ruin friendships and break up marriages and divide co-workers and neighbors and it can lead to anxiety, discouragement and anger. Let us work heartily unto the Lord and not man. In His eyes we are of great worth just as we are. Amen BFF and Audra! It is a trap to avoid and with the help of Jesus we shall overcome!
DeleteUpdate: I finally received my blood test results from last week and everything is fine except for the fact that I am anemic again. This is not a surprise since I have had this problem for several years. I will probably have to increase the dose of my iron medication. But I'm not worried and I thank the Lord and you all for your prayers.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you abundantly JC family!
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💃 ♥🙏🙏🙏♥💃 Thanks for your Victory Report BFF! Putting on my Victory Dance shoes now. God is Great and He is so Good to share His Greatness with us.
DeleteThanks for the update dear BFF. Those results were good enough for a victory dance! Brie already has her dancing shoes in! PraisIng God for His faithfulness!
DeleteJoining my sisters in a dance of jubilee BFF. Praying for your hemoglobin to reach the normal range. Please Lord help our dear sister. Amen
DeleteOur prayers go far..around our world. Thank you Jesus,savior of the world, for your love and care for Blessings from France.
DeleteSister Jeanne, praying you are okay this day. God is holding you tightly. We continue to lift you up as you recover & heal. Rest & enjoy His presence💞
ReplyDeleteAmen you're in our prayers dear sister Jeanne ����
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♥🙏🙏🙏♥ Joining in prayer with love.
DeleteThank you dear Jan! Those prayers are working! Getting better every day to His glory. Thanks sweet BFF and Brie! Your prayers mean so much! Love you all so much!
DeleteThis morning's Jesus Calling was balm to my soul and prepped for a day that turned out so lovely - especially when I got on here and read VICTORIES!!! MadFox, BFF and Jeanne - continued prayers, my brother and sisters as we track VICTORIES. ALL OF YOU are in my prayers and I know I was in yours today because what started out rocky, ended up VICTORIOUS.
ReplyDeleteLove and Blessings to each of you - wish I could comment on every post, but my eyes are heavy and I know I will sleep like a babe tonight.
God Bless Us One and All!
BFF I shall danser et chanter into my dreams again tonight. All glory is His, God as our witness, hallelujah!
ReplyDeleteSo happy, Norah, that your day ended so much better than it started! I’m just sure you slept soundly with a thankful heart. Thanks for your prayers and yes you’re always in mine. Much love.
ReplyDeleteMy pathology report came in B9 !
ReplyDeleteTHANKS BE TO GOD FOR THIS INDESCRIBABLE GIFT! and His gift to me of all of you and your prayers. In Jesua' Name. Amen.
Oh Brie, isn't that just like our miraculous Lord! Thank you Lord for answered prayer! ALL PRAISE to You our precious Lord!
DeleteGreat Blessings and love to you Brie.
"In the day when I cried out, You answered me. And made me bold with strength in my soul."
Psalm 138:3
Woo-hoo. Godspeed.
DeleteHallelujah! Joining in thanks, praise and celebration! How faithful is our God!! Rejoicing with you all for another victory!! 💗😊🙏
DeleteHallelujah another victory in Christ Jesus! Praise God! Thank You Jesus! Peace be with you!
DeleteRejoicing with you. Joining the Hallelujah Train, giving thanks, praise and celebration to our Lord for your Victory in Jesus.
DeleteAwesome news!
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Praise God, so very thankful for his faithfulness to you and all his children. Sometimes he allows us to walk through hard places (Madfox and so many others come to mind) and sometimes he turns the direction of our path just when we THINK we are heading into certain hard times. Thank you Lord for detouring Brie's path you know the rocky ground she already travels. Thank you for your constant guidance. We praise your Holy name for you alone are worthy to be praised.
DeleteI may be the caboose of this victory train, Brie, but I'm joining my fellow JC fam in rejoicing over your benign results! WOO-HOO!
DeleteBINGO!!!! A winning card for Brie, thanks and praise be to God! So happy to hear this ♥️✝️🙏
DeleteSO, SO, SO, SOOOO HAPPY to read this Brie!! Thank you, Father!!
DeletePraise dancing shoes are on for you sweet sister Brie! Woo-hoo.
DeleteA whole lotta dancing going on 💗😊
DeletePraise the Lord.
DeleteIt really is wonderful to 'hear' His voice. It is Water to the thirsty, Bread to the hungry. Peace in turmoil, Hope to those who have lost hope. Our Lord Jesus speaks in many ways, few hear Him audibly. Part of my prayer when He and I are alone is' Lord speak to me Heart to heart, help me to hear You today. I am listening for your voice'. He may 'speak' through the actions of another. Through birdsong, sometimes in comforting silence or any of the oh so many ways available to Him. Have a heart open and listening for His voice. I pray He will speak to each and every one who reads today's JC Blog, and that you will hear Him. Be blessed by His words and His Word today.
ReplyDeleteAmen Peter! Yes He speaks to us through many different ways -- all the time -- you've just got to listen. God is so good to all of us! God bless!
DeleteThanks Peter,
DeleteSpeak Lord. Your servant is listening. If today I hear Your Voice, soften my heart to accept It. In Jeaua Name I ask. I seek. I thank. I praise. I yield. Amen.
Peter, It is amazing how hearing him speak directly to us from what ever avenue he chooses can turn our tears of sorrow into tears of joy. By listening instead of filling our time with him constantly talking we can separate ourselves from what are thoughts and emotions tell us about our concerns. Our focus being what our Lord is saying and not to what our flesh is saying turns everything around. We'll still have hard times, but knowing he's with us and giving us personal guidance gives us joy and peace when our world around us brings confusion and sorrow.
DeleteThanks Peter . It is so wonderful to hear Gods voice , I always get so overwhelmed I feel like breaking into a dance. May we hear God everyday , I confess I sometimes stay in bed little longer in the morning because it is cold and its the end of the term .....we are all exhausted but thank God , the thirst and unger is still there and I find time to hear from you God! Bless everyones quiet time, may they grow closer to you
DeleteThank you for that prayer, Peter! I receive those blessings and send them back to you and all this Dear JC Family!
DeleteThat was so wonderful Peter!’ Thank you!
DeleteI do open my heart to Him often. He comforts me like none other. He understands me perfectly and assures me everything is alright. He urges me to be still and rest when I am weary. Thank you for your blessing! Joining my family in wishing you and all our JC Family more precious time with our Lord receiving all He has to say.
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. (Job 33:14). Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jeremiah 33:3). So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17). And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? (Luke 6:46). My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: (John 10:27-28). Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (Matthew 7:24). God, Who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; (Hebrews 1:1-2).
ReplyDeleteHeavenly Father, thank You for always listening to me and for the open communication through Your Son, Jesus, I am able to have such a wonderful, open relationship with You. Help me to not take this gift for granted. Remind me how amazing and precious and what a blessing this is. Help me to realize when You are speaking to me in and through others, Your word, places, and things. I know that You are always speaking to all of Your children, but we don't always hear You. Open my heart, mind, and eyes to Your precious words and messages and help me to receive them. Put Your desire/will for me upon my heart and help me hear, receive, accept, and abide in it. Let Your will/desire for me be mine Lord. I praise You Lord always. Thank You Jesus. You are so beautiful and magnificent. I can't thank You enough for all that You are and all that You do. You are a blessing. When I speak, let my words be those of the Holy Spirit, and when I walk, let my feet be directed by the Holy Spirit. Help me be mindful of others, my thoughts, words, ways, and doings. Let Your Spirit rule me and Your perfect peace and joy permeate my entire being. Thank You for all my benefits and blessings. Thank You for all the people You are placing in my path and for those You have removed. I may not know where my path is leading, but I will trust in You Lord, and hold Your hand as we walk together along this journey of life. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, my little boy has a PICC line, a wound vac, and so much he's enduring health wise. He has been so patient. Please Lord help us. Reading this reminds me that you're above nature, that rules and laws of science don't confine you. You're higher. You can and do intervene in ways we can't fathom except to know that You are God and you can do anything. Nothing is impossible for you. Be glorified. You are able and worthy of all praise. Thank you Lord for your love and help and mercy. You know we need you. Please show what you can do. In Jesus name.
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Joining prayer Warriors in prayers for you and yours, our dear friend in Christ, free as can B. Praying to THE ONLY ONE Who Makes All Things New. In Jesus' Name. Amen with Much Love and Prayers. Brie
DeleteJoining in prayers for your son. Father in heaven, place Your loving, healing hands upon this child and remove this affliction from his body and restore his health and make him whole again. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen. God bless!
DeleteSpecial prayers going out to you, FACB and your family. Prayers full of expectation for complete and swift recovery for health issues you mention. Peace be with you! 🙏
DeleteDear Free As Can B,
DeleteI hear the strong cry from a mother's heart for her child. I come along side you as a mom and lift up your situation and circumstances to the Throne of Grace. Thank you Lord for You are the God of the breakthroughs and You have gone up before us and broken through All the limitations and barriers of the enemy. So, by the power of the Holy Spirit, I command every yoke of sickness and disease in your son's life to be broken and destroyed forever in the name of Jesus. I command every spirit of infirmity, afflicting your son's body to be terminated now and forever in the name of Jesus. Holy Spirit, I ask you to hover closely over this family and apply the blood of Jesus, the Armor of God and bring restoration to them. Beloved Son of God, arise over FACB, this precious son and family members with healing in Your wings! For His Purposes and for His Glory, AMEN and AMEN.
In His Grip of Grace --- JJ
Amen, I stand in agreement with all the prayers for you and your family FACB. We as a united from will continue interceding for you and yours. Please keep us updated as you can. My heart joins with yours. I have experienced my child being critically ill. It is not a place that any parent wants to touch.
DeleteAs I was typing this I thought of our heavenly Father and the sadness he must have felt seeing Jesus suffer for us. I also thought of how much we love our children and how Father God is the perfect father and he loves them even more than we do.
Thank you Father for your perfect love and plan for our children as well as each of us.
free as can B - "Nothing is impossible for You. Be glorified." Joining warriors in prayers for you little boy. God bless you for sharing your pain and hurt for your precious son.
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ReplyDeleteAre you OK? You are always in my prayers, as a dear dear sister friend in Christ. Much Love, Brie
I know it's a ways to go yet,but Christmas 2021 is just about 20 days away. If you like instrumental Christmas carols those on this link may be for you. The O Holy Night as always has me on my knees worshipping with the shepherds: https://youtu.be/wH-pdh7k9xk
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ReplyDeleteWake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, holy city of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 52:1 (NOG))
“And what I (Jesus) say to you I say to all: Keep awake.” (Mark 13:37 (NRSV))
“Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” (Ephesians 5:14 (NRSV)
Not every piece of music of the season will ‘tickle our fancy’, not every song fuels our merriment, but there are some profound compositions that carry the very powerful message to be embraced this season of Advent and if we allow that to happen, we just might experience heavenly joy.
“Sleepers Wake!” A Voice Astounds Us
Here is a well written article about this hymn that provides some excellent background to its composition and to what JS Bach (certainly no slouch when it comes to composing music) did with it 150 years later.
"Sleepers Awake," from Crisis to Cantata | CRB
Something else necessary to fully appreciate the depth of this hymn is the imagery it uses of the Second Coming of Christ. Where the Old Testament speaks of “the Day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the earth a desolation, and to destroy its sinners from it. (Isaiah 13:9)”, certainly very ominous in tone, yet Jesus talks of His returning with a totally different image. In Revelation 21:2, His second coming is described with these words, ‘And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.’ It is the language of a wedding taking place to which Jesus is the Bridegroom and the Universal Church, the communion of saints, is the Bride. As stated in the article above, Rev. Niolai wrote this hymn for the congregation he served to give them joy and hope in the middle of an dreadful epidemic sweeping through the area. (Hmmm, maybe it is appropriate for our time.)
There is a wedding about to take place though the exact time is unknown. We are about to walk down the aisle. At the end of the aisle is the One who will take us as His own forever and ever. See the smile across His face, feel the love He has for us exuding from His presence. Let the music begin; let us process toward Him.
This is a piece in which you need to give full attention to the words whether the music is your preferred genre or not. I provide you with a link to a presentation that enables you to do this.
Hymn 17 - Sleepers, Wake! A Voice Astounds Us | November 29, 2020
https://youtu.be/nTcUq9_TaAE
With love, Bob
Thank you Bob. So glad to hear from you. I really miss your posts. Glad to know that you are doing well and still have some "food" for us to "chew" on. Thank you. Peace be with you and God bless!
DeleteBob, thank you so very much for starting us off in this Advent season. You insight is always so welcoming. With your permission I would like to add this to my "Jesus Calling Gems". It's notes that I keep from posts that have really touched my heart. Of course I will give you full credit in my notes as I always do with everyone's. My prayer is that God pours into you 100 fold as you pour into us and so many others. Be blessed our brother. It is so wonderful to see your post and glean from your wisdom.
DeleteI've gone all around the Son to get back to your Advent sharings in both word and music, brother BOB. I was excited for Advent to come, in anticipation of them. The repeat is still as beautiful and as encouraging. I am thankful to God for you and your gifts that keep on giving year over year over year over.... In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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DeleteThank you Bob! Loving the tone of your Advent share this year! And the links are SUPER helpful! ♥️🙏
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bob, MadFox, Jeanne, Janet and on and on and on....you are all blessings and balm to my soul! Love and prayers to and for all of you. It is the most beautiful day here and I am so thankful. Better get some move in my grove - this day is quickly moving!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day sweet Norah as you get your groove going😁
DeleteAfter Church I’m going to visit my son Bryan, and Allie and Baby Evelyn. They need my help to watch Evelyn because they’re painting a couple of rooms. Then they get their floors done on Monday so they’ll be staying at our apartment for a few days. I love that they’re here now and not in California. I can be with them and help them. God is so good. Feeling weary from doing too much but God is my strength and my Helper. May He help all of you and answer your prayers, and bring you rest, healing and peace. Thank You Jesus.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you Jeanne! I am rejoicing with you in your answered prayers 🙏. Peace be with you.
DeleteI could almost feel your joy dear Jeanne. You're experiencing more of the goodness of our God. Your are so blessed. Savor &, relish every minute of it as you nuzzle that little Evelyn close to you🥰!
DeleteThanks dear Janet and dear Jan. My heart was filled with joy at the thought of being with them. But it never happened. I got very bad news this morning. I spent yesterday having fun with little Gabriel and this morning Greg called to say he just tested positive for Covid. He's feeling fine, but I have my biopsy on Dec. 14th and I've been exposed. Really need some prayers for Gabriel and our family. Bad timing. Thanks dear ones. Putting it in God's Hands.
DeleteOh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways! (Romans 11:33). There is a way that seems right to a man, but its way is the end to death. (Proverbs 14:12).
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DeleteAmen. Thanks Janet
DeleteBless you brother Peter for the sharing of these scriptures. They feed my soul, spirit, mind and body. God bless your day.🙌💞🌈
ReplyDeleteCome, let us go into the house of the Lord. Let us bow down & worship in spirit & truth. Enjoy your Sunday dear ones & keep it holy. 💞
ReplyDeleteAmen! Worship Him in humble adoration. Hope you had a blessed Sunday dear Jan.
DeleteOh, Peter, how I LOVE the Psalms! The Glory of the Lord just flows from every letter! HALLELUJAH!!! Thank you for sharing! JJ
ReplyDeleteA prayer from my study guide this morning to share with my fellow prayer warriors:
ReplyDelete"Lord, I am trading my burden for your peace. My unrest for your joy. Your yoke is easy and your burden is light. You told me to cast all my cares upon You, so that is what I am doing... Help me to leave them with You. When I turn them over to You, You can release supernatural solutions and answers that I could never accomplish in my own strength." (B. Johnson)
In Jesus's name I pray. ✝️🙏
Thank you for sharing, Audra. I needed that.
DeleteGreat prayer and much needed encouragement at just the right time. Thank you! Amen.
DeleteDear Audra --- Thank you for sharing. We are indeed living in a time of SUPERNATURAL SOLUTIONS! HALLELUJAH!!!
ReplyDeletePsalm 147:4-5 "He determines the number of the stars: He calls them each by name. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit."
Psalm 138:3. "In the day I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul."
Just can't get enough of the Psalms!
JJ
Agreed!!! Here’s one for the evening tide:
Delete“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”
Psalms 4:8 NIV
Blessings🙏
Amen, Amen, Amen. I cried out and He inclined His Ear to me. I know He knows what I need. He is the peace and light in my wilderness. God bless you all and thanks for sharing His word and so much sweet encouragement. Much love and many prayers.
DeleteThank you Rich! Like I said --- just can't get enough of the Psalms. The Presence of God emanates out of each letter in the Psalm.
DeleteRich - one of my favorite verses. It’s helped me many nights be able to put away my worries and sleep peacefully in the arms of God.
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Thanks dear Peter. I love that Psalm and all your good food. You filled me well. Amen.
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As Maplewood stated in an earlier crossover post...DECEMBER is a great, special and wonderful month. A month in remembrance of our Savior’s birth, a month when hope and redemption came into the world, a month of jubilation, celebration, a month that will forever be cherished!
ReplyDeleteTo celebrate the 4th day of this celebratory month, I plan to give Jesus "D" gifts of:
DEDICATING this
DAY to the God I love,
DWELLING in total
DEVOTION to Him, and allowing His Holy Spirit to
DIRECT the process of DECLARING His Goodness to everyone I encounter today, because whatever I DO for the least, I DO for Him! In Jesus' Name. AMEN!
Wonderful "D" gifts to the Lord, dear Brie. I will add DEAREST, DIVINE, and DESERVING. I sure will Declare His Goodness to everyone for the rest of my life. He has DONE great things for us. I am filled with Praise, and Gratitude.
DeleteI loved this from today's devotion: "As you spend time in My Presence, My thoughts gradually form in your mind. My Spirit is the Director of this process." May His indwelling Spirit direct this day to be productive and sweet so we can bless others and glorify Him. Let us stay close to Him and take time to stop and be still and know that He is God.
John 16:13
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
I am reminded of the scripture He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. Describing God with words helps us see a glimpse of the diamond the A to Z of the triune Godhead. The more we look and listen the better we and our mission field around us will become.
DeleteAmen! Every day is a chance to get closer to Him and understand Him better. Being still in His presence makes us open to His voice. Our thoughts become His thoughts. What a marvelous gift. His Spirit inspires and instructs us to be more like Him.
DeleteGod bless your day, dear Janet and stevmo, and all our JC Family. He is the strength in our weakness. I've got too much to do today but I'm not alone. Let's enjoy every blessing He sets before us. Gratitude and Praise to the Most High!
What a Delightful Bouquet
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Darling
Dearest
Deliverance
Dependence
Desire
Devotion
Direction
Dwelling
Dedicating
Day
Declaring
Doer
Divine
Deserving
Daddy
Discovering
Depth
Done
Diamond
Describing
Dazzling
Delights
Discern
Dialogue
Adding to Brie's 'D' gifts, I offer the gift of Discipleship. A disciple is someone who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, intentionally learns from Him, and strives to live more like Him. Discipleship is a widely-used word to describe a journey of spiritual growth.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, everyone! I add DIALOGUE, to learn to listen and DISCERNE His voice without DISTRACTIONS.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day ♥️🙏
Loving ALL the 'D' word gifts! I gift my Lord the words Dazzling and Delights. The Son is the DAZZLING RADIANCE of God's SPLENDOR. And: "God DELIGHTS in those who reverence Him and trust Him and put their hope in His unfailing love." Psalm 147:11.
ReplyDeleteHALLELUJAH!!! Miracle Monday!!!
GOD WINS! The enemy loses! GOD ALWAYS WINS! THE END!!!
Hallelujah! Miracle Monday! My mom’s tests came back normal! God Wins!!
ReplyDeletePutting everything in God’s Hands because He is Faithful and He is our Way Maker. The Greatest Physician! Thank You Father God for healing all of us and our friends and family members, especially Rick, Norah’s DH and daughter Joni, Jane, Sandy, Eli, Lindy’s daughter, Taylor, Brie, Larry, Rich C’s daughter, Jan’s DH, Wendy, SC’s DH, and for helping Sassy Mom and her neighbors, and comforting all those who have lost loved ones, especially my dear BIL Jimmy’s family, and for helping dear Norah tomorrow as she gets her new crown. And for healing and helping all those I forgot to include. Thank You for all this in the Name of Christ Jesus. They are covered by His Blood and You stand by Your Word. Amen
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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose
Dearest JC Prayer Warriors and Blogger Friends. It is almost impossible to believe that I've been on this site for over 7 years, posting for 6, and shared a 4 year cancer journey. God brought me here during a week long hospital visit for heart valve repair when it was too challenging to have a bible and the book. Thanks Chris Payton.
ReplyDeleteUpdate. After reading above in 2020 that my oncologist "without hyperbole" said I had the largest reduction in cancer markers that he had ever seen. I FFWD to yesterday at my appt., where the same doc said, "Amazing Journey" it is a great remission. We agreed and then discussed how to reduce side effects but stay "fighting." Believe that we arrived at good solutions.
It is a gratitude season from America to Jesus with Thanksgiving and Christmas respectively. Thank you sincerely for all the prayers and agape given during this long and blessed journey. In Him, Amen. Godspeed to all here.
It's wonderful to hear about your journey and God's power and healing! I am so grateful to the Lord for His many answered prayers and for how He has used you as such a great testimony and blessing to others along the way. May the Lord's Light shine bright in and through you in the world. God bless and peace be with you 🙏.
DeleteI thank You and praise You Father God that you are faithful to Your Word and faithful to MadFox.
DeleteOUR GOD ALWAYS WINS!!! HALLELUJAH!!!
God's continued Blessings for you MadFox and thank you for your sharing your journey revealing His unmistakable presence .
DeleteAnd do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2).
ReplyDeletePlease pray for me tonight as I share the gospel with my 5 year old Awana class. Pray for my words to be clear and the Truth to be fresh on their hearts. Pray their hearts will be soft and open. In Jesus Name Amen 🙏
ReplyDeletePraying for the Awana kids, as they hear simple Truth of the Gospel, that their hearts will be receptive, so they will be saved and grow in Grace.
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Delete"As you spend time in My Presence, My thoughts gradually form in your mind. My Spirit is the Director of this process."
ReplyDeleteToday my thoughts turned to 'Light'.
Genesis 1:3 "Let their be LIGHT".
Father God Who dwells in unapproachable Light ( 1 Timothy 6:16) "Who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light."
Jesus said (John 8:12): "I am the light of the world.'
Matthew 5:14: "You are the light of the world." (Unable to be hidden).
In centuries past saints/Christians were often depicted with a halo - circle of light around their heads. Was this light actually visible? Or only artistic representation?
The Lord said to me this morning: "The closer you draw to Me the brighter the Light in you; the brighter you shine in the world."
In the darkest night even the smallest light is easily seen.
One escapee from a satanic cult said " Christians were easy to see, they have a light around their heads and in the upper chest/heart area." (This explains the reaction of someone I hardly knew who stepped Infront of me and said "You and I are on opposite sides"). I knew immediately the spiritual meaning of what he meant!
Matthew 5:16 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Proverbs 4:18 AMPC "But the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more (brighter and clearer) until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day [to be prepared]."
Philippians 2:15 "so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky".
Dining on the Word and having 'light' meals today.😊