If you are in Christ, the only way you could be there is to first believe in miracles. Our faith is founded on the fact that our Lord died for our sins, was raised from the dead and now sits at the right hand of the Father in heaven. Each person that believes and receives Christ Jesus our Lord is a miracle and believes in miracles in this day and age so this idea that the Lord does not perform miracles anymore is garbage.
We need to carefully examine what it is we said yes to when we accepted the Lord Jesus into our lives as God and Savior. What did we say yes to? What this world considers impossible, namely:
1. Our Lord died, then was raised from the dead on the third day walked among the people of this world (again) then ascended into heaven.
Now really think about this ^^. According to this worlds reasoning once our Lord went into that grave it was over, the end. But what does our faith and His Word say? Our faith and His Word say going into that grave was the beginning. This is a pattern that is followed to this very day. Our miracle first must go into the grave and seemingly die. Once the world considers it dead that is the beginning of your miracle. Then the Lord raises what was once considered dead to life.
Consider seed planted in the ground. One does not plant seed that is not first dried out and considered 'dead' but we all know and now take for granted that the only way for seed to bear fruit in the future is for it first to wither and dry out (death before life.) The first thing we do in our Christian walk is get baptized. Why? Death comes before life.
Romans 6:3Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
4We
were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order
that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the
Father, we too may live a new life.
If you believe in Jesus Christ as Lord today you already believe in miracles. You already believe and know that death comes before life. You already embrace the pattern and the miracle. So now in your walk with the Lord, as you pray and believe for your own miracles you embrace the same power, the same pattern the Lord established for us in the beginning. Please understand that each and every prayer answered is in itself a miracle (there are no 'small' miracles.) We take for granted that the Lord answers our prayer when we do not recognize their significance as miracles in themselves. When power and provision is transferred from the unseen spiritual world to the seen physical world, thats a miracle and it happens routinely on a daily basis as our Lord works in our lives.
The lesson here is that you are not believing something above and beyond when you ask for answered prayer/miracles in this physical world because the foundation of your faith is based on a greater miracle than anything you can ask for in your present circumstances. Our souls ( of immeasurable worth) are saved (and we believe this without questioning) through faith in Christ's our Lord's death and resurrection. How much more does our Lord act in other miracle working ways in our life in matters and affairs of less consequence?
Our Lord God Almighty is working miracles and answering prayers on behalf of His children right now today as much or more than He every has. This miracle working power is for us, His Children, for us, His Bride. We access the power and presence and provision of our Lord through the same faith that saved us (the first miracle that sets up all the rest afterward.)
Glory to God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.
May the grace, peace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ be upon you today.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Moving Your Mountain
This is another miracle scripture to bring back to the Lord in prayer and faith and to meditate on day and night as you are asking for answered prayers and miracles:
Matt 17:19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”e
There has been debate over what "this mountain" is but I would say to you it is anything in your life that is seemingly immovable, it is anything you need or need done that human hands and effort cannot accomplish. What does the Lord say about moving mountains? First, He encourages us with this:
For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain
^^why did He tell us this? To encourage us. He knows we are weak, He knows we are under attack from the flesh, the enemy and this world. So what does He tell us? Let us consider what He did not tell us. He did not tell us "you must have mountain sized faith to move a mountain." He did not say that. He said mustard seed sized faith will move that mountain....Our Lord is/was trying to encourage us not to give up. When we are wondering "do I have enough faith for this?" Surely you at least have mustard seed sized faith?
So can you move your mountain? With faith about this size ^^, yes you can...
Now consider this:
Notice the Words : I will remember, I will remember, I will consider, I will meditate.
What has the Lord already done? Remember, consider, meditate on these things and build your faith up in them.
The Lord cannot lie, this is what He said ^^. We can become impatient and we can give up first before the Lord answers but the Lord cannot lie and the Lord does answer just as He said He would.
The work of this servant is to testify to what has already been written and already been done by the Lord. The work is to confirm the Word of the Lord exactly as it was written. The Lord said it, He meant it, and the experience of this servant confirms and establishes the fact that the Word of the Lord can be trusted.
This servant has been through the fire. This servant has asked and received through the Word of the Lord faith, and patience not because there is anything special about him. This servant has seen the answers to prayer and miracles performed at least in part as a testimony to YOU:
Our God is alive, is fully active answering prayers and performing miracles for His people as much or more today than He ever was. Can anyone show me in the Bible where the Lord said "as of such and such date I stopped working miracles for my people?"
This message written to you comes from someone who has experienced the pain and suffering of patience and waiting for the Lord to answer. This servant has seen the seeming death of my miracles right before my eyes and yet something (the Spirit of the Lord) rose up within and said THIS IS NOT OVER YET.
The Lord has given us a book of instructions and patterns to follow. The miracle pattern repeats itself over and over again. We ask in faith, we wait and suffer in patience then we see the seeming death of our miracle to which we have to respond "this will not end in the death of my miracle" then our miracle is delivered to us.
Two examples of this pattern are 1. Israel at the Red Sea, Pharaoh is bearing down on them and they are trapped. It is the seeming death of their miracle of escape from Egypt but did they die or did they escape? Another example is the sisters going to Jesus to heal Lazarus, instead the Lord waits to see Lazarus until he is dead so the sisters, the apostles and all of us would learn that apparent death does not mean "this ends in death" no the Lord said specifically "this will not end in death." Lazarus was raised from the dead, that situation did not end in death
Did Lazarus die? Yes, that is part of the process but did it end in death? No it did not.
When our 'Lazarus' dies, most people give up which is why most people do not see miracles. Faith, patience, the Word of the Lord and life can be and will be restored from death in your situation as well. Ask, seek, knock, why? Because everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
It takes faith the size of a mustard seed to move your mountain, and it may take some time, some patience, faith, prayer and yes this means we will suffer in the process but to what end? To the end of answered prayer, or miracles delivered on our behalf resulting in a testimony and growing the cloud of witnesses who say YES, AMEN OUR GOD IS ALIVE AND OUR GOD DELIVERS TODAY AS MUCH AS HE EVER HAS.
If we do not give up, we will have what we ask of Him. He cannot lie, He gave us His Word for a reason:
1 John 5:13I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Grace and peace be multiplied to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ
Matt 17:19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”e
There has been debate over what "this mountain" is but I would say to you it is anything in your life that is seemingly immovable, it is anything you need or need done that human hands and effort cannot accomplish. What does the Lord say about moving mountains? First, He encourages us with this:
For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain
^^why did He tell us this? To encourage us. He knows we are weak, He knows we are under attack from the flesh, the enemy and this world. So what does He tell us? Let us consider what He did not tell us. He did not tell us "you must have mountain sized faith to move a mountain." He did not say that. He said mustard seed sized faith will move that mountain....Our Lord is/was trying to encourage us not to give up. When we are wondering "do I have enough faith for this?" Surely you at least have mustard seed sized faith?
So can you move your mountain? With faith about this size ^^, yes you can...
Now consider this:
Psalm 77:10Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
11I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
13Your ways, God, are holy.
What god is as great as our God?
14You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples.
Notice the Words : I will remember, I will remember, I will consider, I will meditate.
What has the Lord already done? Remember, consider, meditate on these things and build your faith up in them.
Matt 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
8For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
The Lord cannot lie, this is what He said ^^. We can become impatient and we can give up first before the Lord answers but the Lord cannot lie and the Lord does answer just as He said He would.
The work of this servant is to testify to what has already been written and already been done by the Lord. The work is to confirm the Word of the Lord exactly as it was written. The Lord said it, He meant it, and the experience of this servant confirms and establishes the fact that the Word of the Lord can be trusted.
This servant has been through the fire. This servant has asked and received through the Word of the Lord faith, and patience not because there is anything special about him. This servant has seen the answers to prayer and miracles performed at least in part as a testimony to YOU:
Matt 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
8For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Our God is alive, is fully active answering prayers and performing miracles for His people as much or more today than He ever was. Can anyone show me in the Bible where the Lord said "as of such and such date I stopped working miracles for my people?"
This message written to you comes from someone who has experienced the pain and suffering of patience and waiting for the Lord to answer. This servant has seen the seeming death of my miracles right before my eyes and yet something (the Spirit of the Lord) rose up within and said THIS IS NOT OVER YET.
The Lord has given us a book of instructions and patterns to follow. The miracle pattern repeats itself over and over again. We ask in faith, we wait and suffer in patience then we see the seeming death of our miracle to which we have to respond "this will not end in the death of my miracle" then our miracle is delivered to us.
Two examples of this pattern are 1. Israel at the Red Sea, Pharaoh is bearing down on them and they are trapped. It is the seeming death of their miracle of escape from Egypt but did they die or did they escape? Another example is the sisters going to Jesus to heal Lazarus, instead the Lord waits to see Lazarus until he is dead so the sisters, the apostles and all of us would learn that apparent death does not mean "this ends in death" no the Lord said specifically "this will not end in death." Lazarus was raised from the dead, that situation did not end in death
John 11:1Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2(This
Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured
perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)
3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
4When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days,
7and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
Did Lazarus die? Yes, that is part of the process but did it end in death? No it did not.
When our 'Lazarus' dies, most people give up which is why most people do not see miracles. Faith, patience, the Word of the Lord and life can be and will be restored from death in your situation as well. Ask, seek, knock, why? Because everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
It takes faith the size of a mustard seed to move your mountain, and it may take some time, some patience, faith, prayer and yes this means we will suffer in the process but to what end? To the end of answered prayer, or miracles delivered on our behalf resulting in a testimony and growing the cloud of witnesses who say YES, AMEN OUR GOD IS ALIVE AND OUR GOD DELIVERS TODAY AS MUCH AS HE EVER HAS.
If we do not give up, we will have what we ask of Him. He cannot lie, He gave us His Word for a reason:
1 John 5:13I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Grace and peace be multiplied to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Needs Before Wants
A quick note from the Lord concerning answer to prayer. When we pray and the Lord answers He gives us what we need before what we want.
Hebrews 10:36
... For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and
your Father knows that you have need of these things. ...
grace and peace
Hebrews 10:36
| ... For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. ... |
| ... For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have ... |
your Father knows that you have need of these things. ...
grace and peace
Saturday, September 12, 2015
A Watching Prayer 9.12.15
Lord we take your Word seriously. You said:
You told us to watch, we are watching. I pray for and with all those who pray this prayer with me now that this prayer will be entered into the heavenly record and remembered on the day you come back for us. Lord, for all those in Christ, for our families and ourselves we pray that we will be found watching and not sleeping when you show up for us.
We must be found as faithful, obedient, watching servants Lord, help us. We look forward in joyful expectation to your arrival Lord. May we all be able to rejoice on the day you come back for us and none of us be ashamed. All glory and honor and power be yours forever and ever. AMEN
Mark 13:32“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33Be on guard! Be alerte
! You do not know when that time will come.
34It’s
like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in
charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to
keep watch.
35“Therefore
keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will
come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster
crows, or at dawn.
36If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.
37What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”
You told us to watch, we are watching. I pray for and with all those who pray this prayer with me now that this prayer will be entered into the heavenly record and remembered on the day you come back for us. Lord, for all those in Christ, for our families and ourselves we pray that we will be found watching and not sleeping when you show up for us.
We must be found as faithful, obedient, watching servants Lord, help us. We look forward in joyful expectation to your arrival Lord. May we all be able to rejoice on the day you come back for us and none of us be ashamed. All glory and honor and power be yours forever and ever. AMEN
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
A Watching Prayer
Lord,
In obedience to your Word we pray this watching prayer for and with all those who agree with me in this prayer. We pray in obedience to your many commands to watch and pray for your appearance:
... But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore
sober minded, and watch unto prayer. ...
In obedience to your Word we pray this watching prayer for and with all those who agree with me in this prayer. We pray in obedience to your many commands to watch and pray for your appearance:
Mark 13:32But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34For the Son of man is
as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority
to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to
watch.
35Watch
ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at
even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Over and over again you told us that we will not know the day or hour and to be watching for you. We take your Word seriously. We pray Lord for all those in Christ, and for our families that our sins are forgiven and we may be counted worthy to escape all that is about to happen and stand before you. We pray that when you arrive none of us will be ashamed or found not ready like the foolish virgins. We pray for your power, your protection, your provision and your wisdom to both know and do your will perfectly up through the day you come for us.
We do not know when you are coming but we sense it in our spirits that you are right at the door.
And so, in obedience to your commands we are watching in prayer Lord according to your Word:
| ... Continue in prayer, and watch in it with thanksgiving; .... ... |
sober minded, and watch unto prayer. ...
Perfect us in these days while there is time. May we be found as perfect virgins, spotless in every way, a worthy Bride for a Mighty God and King, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
So be it. In Jesus name we ask it. Amen.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Your Miracle and Peace
I was not particularly looking for this, but this morning the Lord dropped it into my lap to present to you:
Below you will find a key scripture to weave into your spirit while you are praying and believing for your miracle
Phil 4:6Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
What are some of the keys in the scripture above?
1. Thanksgiving. We always approach the Lord with praise, rejoicing, and thanksgiving. The Lord does not suffer whining, grumbling and complaining well....
Numbers 14:26The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 27“How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites. 28So tell them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very thing I heard you say: 29In this wilderness your bodies will fall—every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me.
This rejoicing, thanksgiving and praise are not some artificial exercise, it is an exercise of our will over our feelings. Our feelings are traitors, we don't feel like getting up out of bed in the morning but we know that is what we have to do. We do not feel like praying but we know that is what we have to do. We do not feel like doing many things that are absolutely critical to our success and well being. Our feelings are traitors...Our will was given to us so we can decide over our feelings to do what needs to be done.
Every one of us has something in their life they can be thankful for, that is not some artificial fantasy of our imagination. Everyone of us also has things we can rejoice over and praise the Lord for, these are real things not fantasy. We remember these things as an act of our will and we bring them to the Lord as living sacrifices offering the fruit of our lips to our great God.
Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of
praise--the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
Thanksgiving, praise and rejoicing should surround us like a gift wrapping around our being as we approach the throne of grace. Then we present our requests to the Lord. The next part in Phil 4:6 I never fully understood until the Lord dropped it on me this morning:
7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
You may say to this ^^ that's great that I will have peace but what I really need and what I am praying for are x,y, and z. Here is where we go deeper. That peace the Lord gives you that guards your hearts and minds, that peace IS the guarantee that x,y, and z are coming. It is unfeigned faith and confidence in the promises that guarantee the deliverance of the prayer or miracle you seek:
Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe
that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Your prayer and/or miracle are all about a transference of power from the Lord to your situation. The Lord expects, no..He demands faith. He demands belief. For us, believing is seeing. That rock solid, unwavering shield of peace around our faith filled hearts and faith filled minds, guarantee that (if we are patient) we will have what we ask for.
So, our peace is not some frivolous, nice to have thing the Lord gives us as a condolence prize when we pray. That peace is a royal seal on our request that it is certainly coming.
If we want to see our prayers answered and miracle power in our lives we must fully grasp the spiritual side of our situation. The physical manifestation are the afterthought. If we do what the Lord told us to do, if we ask in faith, if we stay in rejoicing, praise and thanksgiving in patience and in spite of what our eyes see (we live by faith not by sight), then the peace comes and after the peace comes the answer.
Sometimes you are rejoicing, praising and giving thanks while you "feel" like someone punched you in the stomach because your situation is so desperate. I know, the Lord has someone writing to you who has been there. We praise, rejoice and give thanks in spite of being punched in the gut. We give thanks as an act of our will, as an act of faith in the promises and as a pre-thanks for the eventual physical manifestation of what we have been asking for.
There are no secrets, the Lord openly told us what to do. Decide to praise, give thanks and rejoice in spite of your circumstances and in spite of your feelings. Do it because you were told to do it and more importantly because you have good reason to do it. Call to remembrance all of the things the Lord has already done for you. Attach each victory as a streamer on your battle flag as you bring to bear the spiritual power you need (with and through our Lord) to get your miracle.
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the
knowledge of God our Father and of Jesus our Lord
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Preparatory Prayer 6/7/2015
Please read the prayer below, if you are in agreement then let us pray it to the Father together:
Lord, we rejoice in you for who you are and what you have done. We give you thanks for all of the provision and all of the protection you have provided through this very day. We honor you, we worship you, we praise you. You are worthy to receive all the praise and honor and glory now and forever. There is no other God besides you. You alone are all powerful, you alone are all knowing. It is you we have prayed to and been answered. It is you and no other.
Now Lord, we come boldly before your throne in accordance with your Word to remind you of our requests on 6/1/2015.
We ask that you will send your Spirit from heaven and fill us with all joy, peace and hope as we wait for you. What is your Spirit saying to the Churches today? What would you have us do in these last days? Give us Lord, hearts that feel the way you feel, minds that think the way you think, and spirits that act the way you act. Help us, lead us, guide us to be more like you today. May we be sons and daughters that you rejoice over that please you in every way.
We are yours Lord, do not turn your face away from us and do not lose sight of us for a moment for we are a needy people. We need and request your power and presence every moment of every day in our lives. Lord, all of our hope is in you, there is no help for us in this world apart from you. Come quickly to help us.
Lord, we pray that we are not deceived but we understand your Word as you have written it. Lead us into the truth as you said you would:
John 16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
We bring you our faith and your Word that you may act on our behalf.
Lord, for all the brothers, our friends and families and for ourselves we ask in Jesus name that our sins will be forgiven today and that we may escape all that is about to happen and stand before you.
All glory and honor and power, the wealth and the splendor and the majesty be yours Almighty God and Father and our Lord Jesus Christ forever and ever. So be it, Amen.
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