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I KNOW I WRITE A LOT ABOUT HEALING BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT. IT IS THERE FOR ALL OF US BUT SOME OF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THE WHOLE BIBLE. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME THAT SAY YOU DO, I WONDER. I SAY I WONDER BECAUSE OF WHAT PAUL SAYS IN ROMANS 5:11, "And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." THE WORD "ATONEMENT" USED HERE, ACCORDING TO STRONG'S CONCORDANCE, MEANS "EXCHANGE".
Focus On The Things Above
John 11:44 'And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.'
Symbolically, Lazarus is like many Christians. The Bible speaks of us passing from death unto new life when we get born again. But it is also true that in the physical and emotional realm, we bring our 'graveclothes' from our old life with us (i.e. habits, attitudes, etc.), and we need to be 'loosed' to fully enjoy our new life.
Our emotions and attitudes follow what we think. When we focus our attention on our problems, they are magnified out of proportion. When we neglect our problems and think on God's provision, the answer is magnified and the...
Groaning In The Spirit
John 11:33 'When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.'
The Greek word that is translated 'groaned' expresses that Jesus was deeply moved, but not necessarily with sorrow. It was more a groan of anger at Satan who had caused all the grief Jesus was seeing around Him. Jesus came to 'destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil' (Heb. 2:14), and He was grieved to see the
This is the type of groaning that the Holy Spirit does for us. It is...
DO YOU THINK IT IS STRANGE WHEN I SAY THAT JESUS TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT HE REALLY LOVES YOU OR THAT HE SAID HE WANTS YOU HEALED OR TO PROSPER? DO YOU THINK I SAY THIS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO THINK THAT I AM REALLY RELIGIOUS? IF YOU HAVE THOUGHT THAT, THAT IS OK. WHEN I HAVE HEARD PREACHERS IN THE PAST SAY THINGS LIKE THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THE SAME THING. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I FULLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEY WERE SAYING THAT I CHANGED MY TUNE. I DON'T HEAR AN AUDIBLE VOICE WHEN I SAY THINGS LIKE THAT. HE SPEAKS TO ME IN HIS WORD. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS THAT HE WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU IF YOU WILL JUST LET HIM. I AM NOT SAYING THAT HE DOES NOT SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN AN AUDIBLE VOICE BECAUSE HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO. OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND LET HIM SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
Live Forever In HiM
John 11:26 'And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?'
Some people have interpreted this as saying that it is possible to never die. Therefore, there are people today who are believing that they will live physically until the second coming of Jesus, even if that is thousands of years away. Although it is understandable how someone could interpret this verse in that manner, it is very doubtful that this is what Jesus truly meant.
First, a doctrine as profound as this would certainly be well documented in other scriptures. Other scriptures may sometimes be quoted as supporting this claim but they would not lead a person to this conclusion by themselves.
There would already have to be a...
Confess God's Truth
John 11:14 'Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.'
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This looks like a contrary statement to what Jesus was going to do (raise Lazarus from the dead) and indeed it would have been if He had left it at that. But He went on to say in verse 15, 'I am glad for your sakes that I was not...
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE MEANS WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE "PROMISE OF THE FATHER"? THERE ARE SO MANY PROMISES IN THE BIBLE AND SOME PEOPLE JUST SKIP OVER THIS ONE. THIS PROMISE I AM WRITING ABOUT IS HOLY SPIRIT. BELOW ARE THREE VERSES ON THIS.
THIS POWER IS HOLY SPIRIT.
ACTS 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. AGAIN, THIS IS SPEAKING OF HOLY...
Walk In The Light
August 8th
John 11:9 'Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.'
JOHN 11:9-10
Jesus compares His decision to return to Judaea to a man traveling during the day. Daytime travel doesn't guarantee a hazard-free trip but the light does allow us to see the hazards. At nighttime, it's inevitable that we will stumble. Likewise, walking in the light of God's direction doesn't mean that there won't be problems, but the alternative of 'doing our own thing' (that is walking in darkness) is guaranteed to get us into trouble.
Jesus was obeying the leading of His Father to return to Judaea. He...
IS THERE SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT IS TEMPTING YOU TO SIN? WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT DOES IT BRING UP LUSTFUL FEELINGS IN YOU? THE WAY TO STOP THAT IS TO NOT THINK ABOUT IT. SIN STARTS IN THE MIND AND IF YOU DWELL ON THINGS, OTHER FEELINGS START TO CREEP IN AND YOU END UP DOING WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT.