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01/31/2022

In the beginning God walked with man, dwelt with man do to speak, in perfect communion. The fall of man had shattered that fellowship and God no longer walked with them in the garden. In fact man was expelled from the garden.

Before Christ came, God dwelt among men in the Tabernacle of meeting, and no one could approach His presence who wasnt authorized by Him.

When Christ came, God dwelt among man in the person of Christ. His death opened the way into the Most Holy Place where God dwells, where those who've appropriated Christ's perfect sacrifice for their salvation can enter with confidence.

In the new Jerusalem, God will dwell with man forever: "Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look, God’s dwelling is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and will be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away" (Revelation 21:3‭-‬4 CSB). Hallelujah!

Ten lepers. Ten were healed, but only a despised Samaritan turned back to profusely thank Jesus, and acknowledge that He...
11/30/2021

Ten lepers. Ten were healed, but only a despised Samaritan turned back to profusely thank Jesus, and acknowledge that He was Messiah, the Chosen One of God. Ten lepers. Ten were healed. But only one came to salvation and was made whole. A thankful heart that day experienced more than healing. A thankful heart drew near and saw the long-awaited One and experienced salvation! (Luke 17:19)

It feels like a post-script, the story of the proud religious leader and the humble tax collector. The one who humbled himself was lifted up and reconciled to God, not the one who had much to boast about because of his many religious works (Luke 18:14).

Without Christ we suffer under the burden of oppressive sin, doubled over we can't see beyond the ground around our feet...
11/26/2021

Without Christ we suffer under the burden of oppressive sin, doubled over we can't see beyond the ground around our feet. We are hopeless, dejected, unconsolably forlorn. Then Jesus calls us to Himself and gently lays His hand on our stooped shoulders. As we look up, we see the twinkle in His eye. He sees what our future can be with Him.

The moment we receive what He freely offers, we are lifted from our oppression and shame, and stand tall, like the demon-possessed woman: "When Jesus saw her condition, he called her to him and gently laid his hands on her. Then he said, 'Dear woman, you are free. I release you forever from this crippling spirit.' Instantly she stood straight and tall and overflowed with glorious praise to God!" (Luke 13:12‭-‬13 TPT). Stepping out of our oppression, our hearts overflow with unbounded praise to our Deliverer. Hallelujah!

11/26/2021

"Many kings and prophets of old longed to see these days of miracles that you’ve been favored to see. They would have given everything to hear the revelation you’ve been favored to hear. Yet they didn’t get to see a glimpse or hear even a whisper" (Luke 10:24 TPT). We are so blessed to experience what not even kings in Bible times got to experience.

We must never take for granted God's revelation of Himself. We must ever be thankful, but shining His revelation as a light that pe*****tes the darkness: "The eyes of your spirit allow revelation-light to enter into your being. When your heart is open the light floods in. But when your heart is hard and closed, the light cannot pe*****te and darkness takes its place" (Luke 11:34 TPT).

11/23/2021

"Yet isn’t it true that Moses and your forefathers ordered you to circumcise your sons even if the eighth day fell on a Sabbath? So if you cut away part of a man on the Sabbath and that doesn’t break the Jewish law, why then would you be indignant with me for making a man completely healed on the Sabbath? Stop judging based on the superficial. First you must embrace the standards of mercy and truth" (John 7:22‭-‬24 TPT). O the wisdom of Jesus! No one could tackle Him successfully in any argument. He who was the fulfillment of the Law could never lose any debate about the Law, because He and Father discerned things the same way (John 8:15-16). His character, His compassion and love for the lost, and His life that prioritized God's purposes for His kingdom, were uncontestable. Until it was His appointed time He was untouchable (John 7:30, 8:20).

May we be wise, understanding truth as the Father reveals it to us, and seeking first His kingdom. May we, like Jesus, only doing that which delights His heart (John 8:29).

11/12/2021

Before Christ came, the people were overwhelmed by the burdens imposed upon them by their religious leaders, their 613 man-made commandments. Jesus came to give life, and to teach and model for them the grace of God. He invited them, as He invites us, "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).

11/10/2021

It has been a blessing to teach God's Word among women. What a beautiful promise this is to me as I continue to impart wisdom from God's word: "Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 5:19 ESV). It's such an awesome experience to sit at the feet of Rabbi Jesus. I can imagine how rapt the people were to listen to Him teach such profound principles in what we call the Sermon on the Mount. Oh, to have been there! I think of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt, as they whined about the lack of water and food, when Jesus taught: "Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’... But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" (Matt. 6:31, 33).

11/09/2021

Here was Jesus, healing and fulfilling what the prophet had said about Him. "He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious. And his name will be the hope of all the world" (Matthew 12:20‭-‬21 NLT). Here was the hope of all the world, and all the Pharisees could do, rather than be amazed and stand in awe, was to get into technicalities of the Law. They majorly kept missing the boat. But Jesus kept doing what the Father had sent Him for: "He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him" (Mark 3:10 NLT). Jesus took His cues from His Father and wouldn't trifle with the opinions of mere men: "One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night" (Luke 6:12 NLT). What a Savior, and what wisdom He had to deal with His critics!

11/05/2021

"If you are the Son of God", Satan says. It's a deception in itself. Jesus IS the Son of God, and He didn't need to prove He was by bowing to Satan's condition. He who multiplied the bread and fish didn't need to prove that He could turn the stones to bread. He who had power over stormy waters, and could cause fish to be caught in nets once yielding nothing from a whole night of fishing, could easily defy His own physical laws because He is the Creator God. In Luke 4:29-30, we see Him disappear among the crowd: "They intended to push him over the cliff, but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way." "I will give it all to you if you will kneel and worship me", Satan further lies. There's nothing that Satan can offer Jesus that He doesn't already have! After dealing with the devil, and acing the tests in the wilderness, Jesus' ministry begins: "And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined" (Matthew 4:16). He called His disciples. He healed the physically and spiritually afflicted. "No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one" (Luke 4:40). Jesus could not be lured to do anything that was not in His Father's plan, and this was His secret: "...vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer" (Luke 5:15-16).

10/17/2021

It is such a comfort, in the midst of uncertainties in our divided nation, to know these unshakable truths: "... his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, 'What have you done?'... praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble" (Daniel 4:34‭-‬35, 37 ESV).

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