Isaiah 41:10 NIV “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
We lift our hands to give honor and praise to the Lord.
Clapping our hands is a sound of warfare in the heavenly realm. Not just keeping the beat.
The power of God is above all, above any other god or spirit
So we can be reassured and comforted when He says, we are called into a new time of alignment, deeper into Him, under the protection of His hand, walking in discernment not fear, keeping to the truth of the Word, not emotion.
Clearly there is shaking and moving and shifting in nations, but our security is in God
Isaiah 49:16 NIV “See, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands”.
God’s hand helps us in times of difficulty.
The Lord says in Psalm 18, that He has given us a shield of His salvation.
His right hand holds us up and there is a wide path put beneath our feet so that we won’t slip!
The Word says that we are given hope, joy and peace by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Have a look at your hands - what do you see?
Hands that can cover your mouth when you yawn, pick up food to eat, comb your hair, shake hands, wave to people,
When God looks at your hands, He sees unlimited potential for blessings, miracles and prosperity.
In John 3:35 “the Father loved the Son so much that all things have been given into His hands - All authority - all people.
Jesus has come to give us life and life more abundantly.
He says that the words he speaks to us are spirit and they are life.
We allow Jesus’ supply of life to flow into your life, my life, when we see Him in the Word. His blood has cleansed us of every sin and His death and resurrection has brought us abundant and everlasting life!
The bible has one theme, from Genesis to Revelation….our Lord Jesus and His perfect sacrifice. God’s hand provides enabling power-There was
Incredible, rapid expansion of the early church and great persecution arose in Jerusalem. Thousands of Christians fled. As they went, they witnessed Jesus Christ. God’s hand was on them, and their message resulted in the spread of the gospel. Salvation of many souls and many churches were planted all over the world. Antioch was an important place for commerce and also a roman military garrison. The church prospered in Antioch and became a Christian hub and headquarters for the apostles. Antioch remained a strong witness for evangelism, sending missionaries into Persia and throughout the Roman Empire.
In the early days of the church, every believer was a missionary.
They laid their lives down to serve him and make him known among the nations.
Acts 11:21 NIV “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed, and turned to the Lord”.
As believers, today, we are missionaries for Jesus, spreading the truth of the word. Verses throughout the old and new testimonies, point to point to Jesus being seated at the right hand of God - a place of power, authority, honor and glory.
John G Lake found himself in this highly contagious (bubonic plague) region in Africa and he offered to help but asked for no payment. He would go into houses where the stench of sickness hung in the air, and carried out the bodies, often having to bury them in mass graves, there were so many. But he had no fear of catching the disease.
A doctor sent for Lake and asked, “What have you been doing to protect yourself? Lake replied, “I believe that as long as I keep my soul in contact with the living God so that His Spirit is flowing into my soul and body, that no germ will ever attach itself to me, for the Spirit of God will kill it”.
Amazingly, Lake asked the doctor to experiment by taking the foam from the lungs of a dead plague victim and putting it under a microscope. The doctor did that and found masses of living germs.
At Lake’s insistence, the doctor spread the deadly foam on Lake’s hand and observing the results under the microscope, he was astonished to discover that all the germs died instantly. Lake told him, “That is the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus… When a man’s spirit and body are filled with the presence of God, it oozes out of the flesh and the pores, and it kills the germs.”
Romans 8: 1-2 NKJV “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death”.
John G. Lake declared that” Christ lives in me” -
That's what we must declare that Christ lives in us and therefore we are not under the law. You are called for a purpose.
Jesus has a purpose in you, He operates through you to impact others for Him.
He doesn't operate independently of you; He operates through you. .United - we are united with the Lord
Romans 8: 1-2 NKJV “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death”.
We cannot be condemned, when we are in Christ. The enemy brings you to go under condemnation. Reminding you are failures, hard times you have been through. Anything to get you to focus on you past and lose your focus on the Lord. Jesus disarmed principalities and powers. Stripped them of their weapons.
Hear those words of condemnation and know it is not of God. Faith stands against guilt. God has covered our past through Jesus Christ at the Cross.
And we leave it there at the Cross. We testify to what the blood of Jesus does for us and apply it by our testimony. Redeemed out of the hand of the enemy.
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony.
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The Cross is the door to God’s secret wisdom.
1 Cor 2:6-7 NIV “We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began”.
Wisdom comes from above and is given to those who love God and live in awe of Him.
The Cross is the door to God’s secret wisdom. There is only one door!
How has God revealed this to us? By the Holy Spirit!
He reveals to us His innermost heart and deepest mysteries through the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit starts to reveal to us things by revelation.
When we come to Jesus through the door of the Cross.
The Holy Spirit honors Jesus and the Cross.
We make the Cross central, exalt Jesus and preach Christ crucified.
The Cross is the ultimate demonstration of God’s love for us.
Paul says in Philippians 3 that he delights in experiencing Jesus Christ as his Lord, and knowing Jesus meant letting go of everything of his past,
So that he could be enriched in the reality of knowing Jesus Christ and embrace Him as Lord in all His greatness.
Faith in Christ - enthroned with Christ.
God loves us.
What Jesus has done for us at the Cross can never be substituted by friends or lifestyle, worldly way. Christ died for us so that we would be free
It is our faith that brings us to the Cross and all that Jesus has done for us.
Holy Spirit prays for us and so does Jesus Christ. Interceding for us day & night.
Jesus poured out His blood at the Cross.
He paid in His blood to redeem us from out of the hand of the enemy.
We have been set free by the hand of the Lord.
God’s love has made us more than conquerors!
Word of Encouragement 4 August 24 M. Christopher
The Lord has heard your cry - Why God Why.
Distractions are like arrows fired at you to keep you away from the intimacy that the Lord longs for with you.
Every morning is new, ready for His blessings and favor to change your day.
Draw aside…be folded and hidden in His cloak
The secret place under the shadow of His wings.
His hand of favor and blessing covers you.
The padlock to the secret place has been released - the way is open - through the Cross
What has been locked up inside you - dreams, plans, ideas are now released.
The way is clear, the door is open -The gate leading to the new is open.
What has been hidden in your heart is now released.
Ask Holy Spirit to give clear understanding and future insight and revelation.
Move forward under the protection of the Hand of God, empowered by Jesus Christ and by the counsel of the Holy Spirit.
Your time is NOW.
Don't look to the left or the right.
Keep your focus on Jesus and what He has done for you at the Cross.
(Please ask the Holy Spirit for confirmation)
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