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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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Give Thanks Daily
Luke 17:18 'There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.'
LUKE 17:11-18
Relatively few people who receive the goodness of the Lord return to give Him thanks for what He has done. That does not keep the Lord from doing what is right for us. He healed all ten of these lepers according to their request - not just the one who was thankful. However, there was only one out of the ten that was made 'whole.'
The Lord desires that we prosper in spirit, soul, and body. He wants us to be whole - not just healed. Part of the reason God meets our physical needs is to prove to us His willingness and ability to meet our emotional and spiritual needs. The Lord is concerned about our temporal...
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...
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...