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| January 13, 2008 |
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| You do come up with some VERY INTERESTING topics! VERY interesting! |
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| January 13, 2008 |
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 thinking of more to come... am being inspired to offer something for everyone who is seeking or has found it seems | I hope... I hope... I hope... |
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| January 13, 2008 |
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Bless You Lord! Thanks for posting these ladies.
Restore... I hear ya! loud and clear!! Bless You Father! My hubby and I call such things which have happened to you 'God-incidences'... rather the co-incidences.
Lara... Bless Father for reminding us when we are under attacks of condemnation ... especially regarding our worth, of such stories as you speak of and of scriptures which comfort and enlighten us. What an awesome story... As far as what you bff said... (being an old lady of 58 who has walked with the Lord since 1978) may I offer... it seems to be each generation is a little more healther spiritually than the previous... both you and Josiah have a purpose and HE will fulfill it. As the body of Christ... each of us is an aspect of the resurrected spirit of Christ... and we each have a unique call... one is not better than another... although some may have been around longer, and been able to have had more experiences... the other will catch up... in due season. *wink.
*see scripture reference in next blog.... rereading it can be refreshing during attacks like what you speak of above...
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| January 13, 2008 |
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12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 12:5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 12:9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ. 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many. 12:15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 12:16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 12:17 If the whole body [were] an eye, where [were] the hearing? If the whole [were] hearing, where [were] the smelling? 12:18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 12:19 And if they were all one member, where [were] the body? 12:20 But now [are they] many members, yet but one body. 12:21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 12:22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 12:23 And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness. 12:24 For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that [part] which lacked: 12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another. 12:26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 12:29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles? 12:30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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| January 13, 2008 |
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Divine intervention at its greatest
God gave the law to men that they might obey and live in a perfect relationship with their creator. Man disobeys, disrespects, and disowns God, therefore coming under the judgment of the Lord. And facing the worst punishment imaginable, seperation form God and all that is good.
But beyond all our own comprehension God loves us, and he would rather spare our lives then give us evil wretches the condemnation we so justly deserve. So throughout history God sends many people as prophets to warn us to turn back to God and away from evil, he gives us a second chance, why? Because although we are incapable of following his commands he still loves us for some unkown reason.
However although we were warned countless times man decided they'd rather wound and kill God's messengers then live a life worthy of righteousness before God, because we humans are an arrogant bunch that by nature live to please ourselves rather than others and especially not our creator who rightly deserves more honour and Glory than we could ever give him.
So in spite of such a rebellion towards the immeasurable love of God what does he do. He humbles himself to the lowest point possible, the life of a man. And that man was Jesus. And Jesus although being fully man was also fully God. And as the loving God he is instead of chosing to rule over us as the ruler he is, he chose to suffer unrighteous condemnation, torture and the most gruesome death imaginable because the world did not accept him. That he did for us because of his great love for us.
Romans 5:6-8 says it better than I ever could
6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
That my Brothers and Sisters, is divine intervention. |
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| January 13, 2008 |
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Thanks for your input too bro... I agree... and the above scripture can never be said enough... so:
5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Bless You Father ... Your divine intervention did not stop in the sending of Your Son.... Who is the firstborn from the dead... our brother and savior... the one through Whom we have received eternal life. Bless You we can boldly come before Your throne of grace with an awareness... through Your having revealed YourSelf to us... through Your having chosen us while we were yet sinners... Your purpose will be fulfilled! Thank You.... for reconciling us to YourSelf... and for daily communing with us... so we can come to experience scriptures such as the above... as truth... as our reality. Thank You for answered prayers. Thank You for empowering us to overcome sin... through the power of Your Holy Spirit within.. and for teaching us... leading us, transforming us and bringing that which You speak to us to remembrance... making it alive within us and taking it from our head to our hearts... through Your actions/interventions in our day to day living. Bless You for the power of conviction and the gift of repentance... may we recieve Your cloak of humility as we choose to walk in the spirit and not after the lusts of the flesh. Bless You... for the gift of love... grace and Holiness. Bless You for revealing YourSelf... Your will to us. Bless You for Your mercy and regenerative power ... made known through Your Son and those You send in HIS Holy and Righteous Name. Thank You for Your anointing which breaks the yoke of bondage.. and sets those who were captive free. Thank You for justifying us through Your Son... for sanctifying us... so we can grow in grace and truth daily through an intimate relationship with YOU and those You love unconditionally... because Who You are and desire to be through us is the manifestation of the Spirit of Love and Truth and................................................ May Your family glorify You upon this earth as You reveal Your eternal truths according to the unfolding of Your eternal plan which was established at the foundations of the world through love and divine intervention.
5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 5:18 And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
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| January 27, 2008 |
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i feel something is happening in my life. i was saved at 14. went away came back and went away don't know how many times. but God never left me. He has always been waiting in open arms to welcome me back. one day i was in TN on Oct 1st and literally the next day i found myself in NC at mt sister's house. i can't figure it out but something is working in this. i was made to leave my home of my wife,daughter and my precious 4 yr old son. she demanded me leave or she would file for divorce. this doesn't sound like God is working in my life, does it? i feel closer to God than ever although my heart aches for my son. he keeps asking me when I'm coming home and i don't have an answer. it hurts. then i think God's way are not our ways. we have started a small fellowship group the past 3 Sundays and i feel the Holy Spirit working in me. i don't know what i am supposed to do yet. i do play music. i played in my daddy's band from 11-17 yrs old. i still can't see what my purpose is. still waiting. i may be doing something i don't even know I'm doing. thanks for listening. Vance
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| February 25, 2008 |
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I posted this on another blog and thought that it would be fitting for this blog, too. Ways I feel I've heard from the Father, HIS answer to prayer and also, I feel HIS intervention in instances in my life. Well, the last two are more appropriate to the subjects on your blog.
Sometimes, it's the "just knowing" peace, before or after a decision is made. I know it is HIS quiet, still voice.
Sometimes, it's the awesome way doors open or shut, at just the right time.
I was very upset about something about six months ago. I finally prayed (I pray a lot--but this was somehow different!) and almost immediately my phone rang. The person on the other end of the phone was connected with the thing I was concerned about. The conversation was totally different than usual and the topics that came up and the manner the conversation took was so DIFFERENT, I KNEW my Father was letting me know! I will never forget that. He spoke to me by allowing the truth to be spoken directly to me in a most unusual way.
Also, one of my children was in a hospital a long time ago. I was beside myself with worry and fear as the illness was not a little thing. I got my Bible down and read. One verse stuck out, " Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning". I want you to know, I fell asleep and when I woke early in the morning my child was healed. The doctor even said it was God. So, that time, He spoke to me by Scripture and HE intervened with HEALING and PEACE.
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| April 30, 2008 |
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Just before our first wedding Anniversary, my hubby prayed, "You know me I'm romantically challenged... our first Anniversary is coming up, so I give you control."
Afterwards he came to me and said. "Our first Anniversary is coming up. What would you like for me to get you?"
To my surprise I heard myself saying, "I'd like a ring... size 7, silver.. with a heart in the middle of it, an antique... or antique looking."
Because I had not thought about it in advance ... I remember my response very well. I supposed I said this... because when we were married, because of the suddenness of it, my hubby forgot to buy us a wedding ring.
My hubby said he thought... 'Good, something solid to work with, that should be easy'....and immediately took me out to some antique shops in pursuit of it. We never found such a ring... and even if we found one, we could only wonder how HE would provide for it and after a while, we both let the desire go.
When our first Anniversary arrived, my hubby said, "Since we could not find the ring, what do you want to do for our Anniversary?"
I said, "We are going to be buying this house at the end of the month, and since it has been revealed to us our home is going to be a reflection of our relationship, let's work on fixing it up with us in mind."
Through divine intervention, (details below) within a few weeks we were going to be purchasing a small cottage my hubby had been renovating on a barter basis for a Christian for the past year, and there were still a lot of unfinished projects.
My hubby said, "Great! I will work on any project you want."
I suggested he work on two steps leading up from mud room which needed to be replaced ... As he pulled out some old wood and insulation, we talked while I watched from above. He told me later he noticed something shiny behind the insulation ... when he pulled it out and saw what it was... he blew it off and offered it to me with an awareness he was kneeling with one knee on the floor (like he was about to propose), as he said, "Happy Anniversary!"
We were both in awe as to what he found... A silver antique ring... size 7, with a heart in the middle of it!
The spiritual principle...
Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all your needs will be met... God goes before us and makes the way... HE answers our prayers before we even ask them, came to mind. Truly... HE knew this day would come and had planned it in advance according to HIS ever unfolding plan for us! Once again He proved His faithfulness to us... and revealed His romantic heart... a new aspect of HIM for us to experience. Plus... as an added bonus, since that day... my hubby has been romantic... even when he is unaware he is being such!
I strongly sense I am to expound and offer background details related to this testimony, below... to the glory of our Father and HIS Son for those drawn to read on. That which is particularly relevant about this is... since the 80's we both knew we were called to live by faith ... Independent of one another He made alive to us the scripture "You cannot serve God and Mammon" and revealed He desired to provide for us... in super-natural ways.... and HE gave me promises which are connected to this testimony, which were also fulfilled... I am to include them as well, with the insight HE gave me below, to encourage many as that which is taking place worldwide continues to unfold according to HIS plan for us, which is intended for the good, even though it may not always 'feel' like it. He told me before we met, my husband and I would be forerunners, so by way of testimony, when tumultuous times come upon the earth (to include economically)... HIS Spiritual truth and light would shine forth through our testimonies of HIS goodness/faithfulness/divine intervention and...........................
Background details of further fulfillment of promises related to the above story in comment below: |
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| April 30, 2008 |
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Further testimony related to above and further promises fulfilled (background details included):
Remarkably (before my hubby and I met), eventually Father said that I was not to work for money, but was to surrender to HIM for the absolute control of my well being/provision and to do what my hand finds to do and go with HIS flow as HE trained me for that which is yet to be... with the promise HE would provide all I needed, moment to moment, in HIS timing, in unexpected ways. He showed me the future and His plan for my life... revealing to me someday I would be married to a believer... of HIS choice, for HIS Kingdom sake, and not just for our benefit... He said we would be very much in love... (like Christ and HIS bride) and HE would keep us together and in the faith. He assured me, as one of HIS Sheep, I can hear HIS voice... and asked me to simply seek to truth HIM to fulfill His promises, as I entered into HIS rest.... HIS manifested will.
HE made me aware we would eventually discover we have been/are on a parallel journey... and HE would knit our hearts... first spiritually, then intellectually, then emotionally, and after we were married, we'd come together physically. (More was revealed regarding others plans HE has... which I will write about as led at a later date, Lord willing). HE asked me to let go of.............. with promises of what would take place in the future. Two of the many things I was to let go of, was my Home and the Business HE had given me after I was born on HIS Spirit. He revealed to me after I was married... Father would provide a Home/Rental Property for us.... and we would not need to be concerned about financing it! It was also revealed we would barter at times, (earning an income not being our motivation) as HE provided in ways which showed, by way of examples HE is in control and the tool of money would not always be a necessary resource. He told me, as HE revealed the future to me, He was going to pick me up and cause me to live in the country and teach me how to live off the land... because tumultuous times were coming world wide... (I have more to share on that at a later date, Lord willing), as eventually money/mammon would not have the power it once had.... He said this was necessary for the spiritual growth of mankind. I surrendered to HIS will...
Shortly after, through circumstances beyond my control I became homeless and found myself needing to accept an invitation to take refuge with a family in the country on the top of Aaron's Mountain, (they had a Ministry for the homeless). They had only just recently begun to learn to live off the land and were home schooling their 5 children. About 6 months earlier... through circumstances beyond his control, my hubby to be, indeed on a parallel journey lost his place of residence and was invited to live with this same family, in exchange he built on their home and helped to set up their land for back to the basics type of living. Eventually we found ourselves being sent out (independent of one another) as forerunners living in the same residences on a barter basis for different reasons, as we began to learn how to live off the land in the country. For example I became a Shepherdess at one place and then he was asked to come and build birthing stalls... as they were having more sheep than they had places to keep them ... on another occasion, we were asked to move from VA to WI... he was asked to convert a cow dairy to a goat and sheep dairy and I was asked to help with the Shepherding/farm/gardening/family chores ... our relationship was platonic and remained so... for 7 years. During such times... we always shared as HE lead spiritually... and HE continued to deal with us regarding our inner transformation.
As this was taking place he continued to reveal to me we were forerunners... (at the same time we were called out of organized religion to home fellowship), as in the future many would be homeless and what we were walking out would cause us to have testimonies/experiences/compassion to encourage/teach others who would find themselves in similar circumstances in the future; during the season when Father brought down the god of Mammon/greed/false religions, causing others to become dependent upon HIM as HE exposed corruption worldwide and......... (more about that later, Lord willing).
We found after this, we were sent to the same places for various reasons on 13 different occasions, to develop different skills, to go through more training/inner transformation... and to receive more intimate testimonies of HIS goodness/faithfulness/power. Through the process our hearts were knit, exactly as HE said in advance it would be, (just not how I first imagined) until 7 years later we found ourselves in love, with a knowing Father had brought this about .. we were married by the Pastor who prayed for my hubby to find a wife of HIS choice 8 years prior. Truly when we first met, neither of us were attracted to one another, except for what we had in common spiritually. Nor was my hubby looking for a wife... nor had Father had not told him, HE was bringing one. As we worked alongside one another we became best friends and learned to love each other unconditionally... then the knowing came... HE had done this, as a fulfillment of a eternal plan which was unfolding before us daily.
Fast forward to the time of the ring testimony: Just before our first Anniversary, while driving down the road, unexpectedly our landlord was told by the Spirit of the Lord to sell us a acre of land and the cottage my hubby was fixing up on a barter basis, (throughout the past year she was giving him money to go toward renovating it in exchange for living there) ... She did not want to sell it... because she liked having rental property and wanted to maintain control of the looks of the front entrance to her farm and she told HIM so. HE kept telling her to sell it to us and the details of how much and how she was to do it... but she kept arguing with HIM until she lost control of her car... when she regained control of her car she said to Him, "Ok, I get it... I surrender and give You control!".
He assured her we'd cherish it and He'd provide for us so we could improve it... and since we have been told to live by faith, doing whatever our hand finds to do, (earning money not being our motivation), HE told her not to go through the bank, but to hold the mortgage and have us pay her directly and to only ask for $500 down and $500 a month for 15 years and to let us begin buying it whenever we wanted.
When she came to us and told us this just before our first Anniversary of Dec 14th.... although I had just reminded the Lord of His promise... and am use to HIM answering prayers, I was shocked. She was thrilled to hear I had just reminded the Spirit of the Lord that HE had told me before I met my hubby, that he had a hubby HE had ordained for me since the foundation of the world and after we were married, He'd provide a home for us, and we would not have to be concerned about financing it, that He'd make a way.... for me to simply trust HIM to fulfill HIS promises and to do what my hand finds to do from moment to moment, with HIS revealed will as my motivation.
She was also thrilled to discover on the day we signed our contract... my hubby initially decided to work through Christmas to earn the down payment on another renovation project, which would, to our amazement turn into a Bed and Breakfast Christian Ministry we'd be asked to run as we rented our cottage out for 3 years.... this too was the fulfillment of part of the future HE had revealed to me, HE would bring into being. (This Christian traveled and my hubby could set his own hours as he went from project to project for her.), but he did not have to work through Christmas... because when he showed up Christmas Eve he discovered, to our amazement... a bonus check of $1,000.00. Not only had the Lord provided the down payment, but HE also provided the first months payment without my hubby having to earn it.... proving once again to us how truly faithful HE is... to keep HIS promises to us ... and how HIS ways/plans are not like ours... and the actual fulfillment of HIS promises are nothing like we imagine... and HIS timing is always perfect!
I am led to share this at this time... because of the recession we are in... I sense this is only the beginning... I see in my spirit the Dominos are lined up and are already falling... according to the unfolding of HIS plan for man... as HE pulls down the strongholds which keep many bound the the lusts of the flesh, lusts of the eye and pride of life.... I am willing to share more... as HE leads.
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