There is just something about when Jesus speaks that grabs my heart, and my full attention. I love what His words do to me. They make me think, and ponder, and make my heart jump around, and I just want more of Him.. For a few weeks, I have been hearing God tell me to rest. To just rest in His presence and focus on Him. To come into this place can be difficult because there are always a million things going on at once in our family, but I have been finding that time to come into rest and in His presence. It leaves me in smiles. I cant describe the feeling of being in Gods rest. Mostly He has shown me a new love, that I haven't experienced before.. This is the only way I can describe His rest is love.. It equals His love.. His presence on the other hand keeps my fire burning.. I'm in love and on fire! <3 This spoke to me today as confirmation, to continue to go deeper, soak, and rest in Him..
Luke 5:1-11 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeperr, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”5 “Master,”
Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing.
But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A
shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both
boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.8 When
Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before
Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to
be around you.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
“Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
This verse was one of those times, where I fall into a puddle on the floor! Jesus wants me to go deeper..
Jesus calls you out of the crowd.. A crowd who is love with Jesus too because they are pressing in.. Pressing in to hear more and know more of Him. But Jesus is a Shepherd. He is the perfect Shepherd who cares about His whole flock, but He cares about each one individually. He grooms, and loves on each of His sheep personally.
Corporate church is amazing, but this can hinder growth because sheep think that is the relationship, and they leave it at the church and Jesus, when in fact the relationship is between a you and Jesus.. We are all called into a relationship with Jesus, and called to be united together with the church..
Jesus is calling you out and wants to tend to you, and for you to go deeper with Him..When you get deeper you make the church better!
Church can be tiring, and draining. You are serving in this ministry, and that ministry. You are toiling all night with nothing to show.. But that isn't what Jesus wants us to do. He wants us to listen to Him, go deeper, He will show and tell us what to do. He wants our labor to overflow, and it will overflow if you go deeper, press in, listen and obey His voice. "We worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! A
shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both
boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking."
Isn't this the truth.. Sometimes when someone goes deeper with Jesus, they are so excited and passionate, that they call out the other sheep to come and see the overflow, and to come out deeper too, to experience the overflow and the intimacy!
When Simon Peter realized
what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh,
Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Peter was amazed and humbled. Peter went deeper with Jesus, he listened, he saw the overflow, he was passionate, and excited, he told others, then he was humbled, and fell to Jesus's feet, he was amazed.. I can testify. I have done all these same things Peter has done, and in this order.. This event had nothing to do with Peter. It all had to do with Jesus.
Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
Works of Jesus are so humbling that you can be afraid. Some people may not enter into this because they are afraid of the unknown. I love how Jesus rebukes the religious leaders when He did the miraculous, and they said he was working for satan. Sometimes I think that this is true still today. People are afraid to enter in because they somehow relate it being from satan. They are so afraid of the awesome power and works of Jesus, they cant even fathom it, that when they see or hear about it they demonize it.
Then Peter who went deeper, and those who entered into this amazing overflow literally left all of the overflow at the shore, and continue to follow Jesus.. They didn't stay around to mess with the fruit, or take it to show it off, sell it.. They left it and continued on.. They were so humbled and in love that they didn't want to be out of Jesus sight..
Jesus is calling you out.. He is calling you out to go deeper with Him and to press in.. This type of relationship and love is indescribable..
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Where is My Guest room?
Boom~ Crazy revelation going on, and its making my head tingle.<3!
Mark 14:13
On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?" And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?
"and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters"
This is what has been standing out when I read my bible yesterday. I'm like who is this man carrying a pitcher of water? Why is he so important.. So of course I am seeking and Boom revelation!
The man carrying the water is the Holy Spirit, and Jesus is telling you to follow Him, be led by Him, and wherever He tells you to go, then you go, and you do what He tells you to do..
And then when you get into the house, you
say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?
So wherever the spirit leads you to, when you find that owner, you say to them, The teacher which is Jesus wants to know where His guest room is? Where is the room for Him at in your heart? Prepare a place for Him so he can eat the passover in.. So that owner can pass-over from death to life..and because Jesus is working through you, you will be able to eat at that place too! The fruits of your labor.. :) Then Jesus, the teacher will live in the owners heart, and teach!
I was thinking about how "My Guest room" is very important.. The word My show's pocession, but the word Guest means invitation, and of course the word room means a place.. Even though all that we are, is His, we still have free will and have to invite Him into your heart..
Pretty much wowed right now!
Mark 14:13
On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?" And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?
"and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters"
This is what has been standing out when I read my bible yesterday. I'm like who is this man carrying a pitcher of water? Why is he so important.. So of course I am seeking and Boom revelation!
The man carrying the water is the Holy Spirit, and Jesus is telling you to follow Him, be led by Him, and wherever He tells you to go, then you go, and you do what He tells you to do..
And then when you get into the house, you
say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?
So wherever the spirit leads you to, when you find that owner, you say to them, The teacher which is Jesus wants to know where His guest room is? Where is the room for Him at in your heart? Prepare a place for Him so he can eat the passover in.. So that owner can pass-over from death to life..and because Jesus is working through you, you will be able to eat at that place too! The fruits of your labor.. :) Then Jesus, the teacher will live in the owners heart, and teach!
I was thinking about how "My Guest room" is very important.. The word My show's pocession, but the word Guest means invitation, and of course the word room means a place.. Even though all that we are, is His, we still have free will and have to invite Him into your heart..
Pretty much wowed right now!
Friday, January 24, 2014
Essence
Essence defined by the free.dictionary means (The most important ingredient; the crucial element).
Mark 14:3
Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.
This essence of nard caught my eye the other day, so I decided to see what it was made of. It is a flowering plant that is grown in Asia. This type of incense would be offered as a sacrifice on the altar of incense. The altar of incense stood within the Holy Place, right outside the veil that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. This incense was to be considered holy to the Lord and was reserved solely for this purpose.
Is it a coincidence that a woman would come in with a very special, important incense to anoint Jesus, who is the most important ingredient, or the crucial element to every person's life? I think not.. This happened I'm guessing a day or two before Jesus was crucified on the cross, the altar where His blood was poured out on. Just a door a away from the Holy of Holies or better yet a few days away from the veil being torn.
Fall in love with Jesus. He is essence of your life. He is the most important ingredient. All of your sacrifices go and belong to Him. This women was in love with Jesus. She took the most important gift she had and she gave it to Jesus. That is love. I want to be like this women. She had this revelation before Jesus even went to the cross. This was probably the only thing she has that was of importance and she didnt waste it on the world. She gave it to Jesus, because she was just that in love with Him.
Mark 14:3
Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.
This essence of nard caught my eye the other day, so I decided to see what it was made of. It is a flowering plant that is grown in Asia. This type of incense would be offered as a sacrifice on the altar of incense. The altar of incense stood within the Holy Place, right outside the veil that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. This incense was to be considered holy to the Lord and was reserved solely for this purpose.
Is it a coincidence that a woman would come in with a very special, important incense to anoint Jesus, who is the most important ingredient, or the crucial element to every person's life? I think not.. This happened I'm guessing a day or two before Jesus was crucified on the cross, the altar where His blood was poured out on. Just a door a away from the Holy of Holies or better yet a few days away from the veil being torn.
Fall in love with Jesus. He is essence of your life. He is the most important ingredient. All of your sacrifices go and belong to Him. This women was in love with Jesus. She took the most important gift she had and she gave it to Jesus. That is love. I want to be like this women. She had this revelation before Jesus even went to the cross. This was probably the only thing she has that was of importance and she didnt waste it on the world. She gave it to Jesus, because she was just that in love with Him.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Jesus replenishes!
Let go, and receive!
Mark 10:28-31
28 Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said.
29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, 30 will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life. 31 But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.
Jesus said if you give up your property, and family for Jesus and His kingdom, He will replace it now, on earth.. He will provide you with new people and property that replaces the things that you had to let go in order to follow Him better, to love Him more, and to do His will.. You will also receive with that persecution but that doesn't come from Him, that comes from the world. That comes from you taking that leap faith by really giving up your life for the sake of Him.. Once you take that step, be ready for both. Satan doesn't mess with people who are half living for God. Half in the door and half out of the door. He messes with people who are messing with him. Who barged through the door ready to get in his face..Ready to throw darts back..
Its like laying everything you have down at the foot of cross, at the altar because Jesus means that much to you. Jesus even said, you must bear your own cross in order to be a true disciple and follow Him with your heart and will. If you were to give everything you have up that doesn't line up with God in order to follow Him, would you?
I say think it over, but if you are willing you have to do this with your heart. You must give up everything with your heart and will with pure motives.. Jesus is worth what you have, He is worth you sacrificing it all, He is worth you breaking down your strongholds.. He will give you an entirely new life, a new heart, a new family, a new spirit, a new freedom in Him, and will provide all you need..
This is why so many different Christians are on different levels in their walks.. Everyone starts out the same, but faith isn't just where it starts.. Its the entire process. It really matters at where you end. That is fighting the good fight.
But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.
Jesus said it, I didn't.. There will be the greatest and least in heaven.. Where do you want to be on that list.. I would rather be in a shack in heaven than in a mansion in hell, but why not shoot for a mansion in heaven while you still can..
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
"You feed them"
But Jesus said "That is necessary-you feed them
Matthew 14:16-21
16 "But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”
17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.
18 “Bring them here,” he said. 19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. 20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. 21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!
The disciples came to Jesus wanting to send the crowd home, and Jesus was like no you feed them..
How was it possible for His disciples to feed these people when they didn't have enough money or food?.. You feed them faith, and you also feed them by faith
Then Jesus took the bread and the fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. He then broke the loaves into pieces, And then what did He do with it? He didn't hand it out to the people Himself.. He gave it to His disciples to give it out.. Isn't this how Jesus works through us now? You don't see Jesus physically on the street feeding people. He feeds people through you.. Have faith that God will provide what you need when He tells you to do something..
People always want to be equipped before they do what God tells them to.. God doesn't work like that.. I don't know if He ever has scripturally. He does however prepare hearts, so remember you are not God, you don't know the ending at the beginning.. All God wants you to do is have faith, and obey.. He will provide all that you need to accomplish His work. Faith is when you listen, and act.. Not equip, then act, then listen.. That is you being led by you, not by the spirit.
You know what else Jesus did before He gave the food to the disciples. He blessed the food.. Wow.. He thanked God for the food before He mulitiplied it. What if we had faith like that? What if God told us to something, and we thanked God for His provisions before it was even provided.. That is faith!
They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.. Now check this out.. After Jesus provided a crazy amount of food out of a few loaves of bread, gave it to His disciples to feed people who ate their fill, there was then an abundant amount of food leftover.. Look at God's blessing and abundance for obeying.. God will fill you up after you "feed people" and do His will..
Matthew 14:16-21
16 "But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”
17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.
18 “Bring them here,” he said. 19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. 20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. 21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!
The disciples came to Jesus wanting to send the crowd home, and Jesus was like no you feed them..
How was it possible for His disciples to feed these people when they didn't have enough money or food?.. You feed them faith, and you also feed them by faith
Then Jesus took the bread and the fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. He then broke the loaves into pieces, And then what did He do with it? He didn't hand it out to the people Himself.. He gave it to His disciples to give it out.. Isn't this how Jesus works through us now? You don't see Jesus physically on the street feeding people. He feeds people through you.. Have faith that God will provide what you need when He tells you to do something..
People always want to be equipped before they do what God tells them to.. God doesn't work like that.. I don't know if He ever has scripturally. He does however prepare hearts, so remember you are not God, you don't know the ending at the beginning.. All God wants you to do is have faith, and obey.. He will provide all that you need to accomplish His work. Faith is when you listen, and act.. Not equip, then act, then listen.. That is you being led by you, not by the spirit.
You know what else Jesus did before He gave the food to the disciples. He blessed the food.. Wow.. He thanked God for the food before He mulitiplied it. What if we had faith like that? What if God told us to something, and we thanked God for His provisions before it was even provided.. That is faith!
They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.. Now check this out.. After Jesus provided a crazy amount of food out of a few loaves of bread, gave it to His disciples to feed people who ate their fill, there was then an abundant amount of food leftover.. Look at God's blessing and abundance for obeying.. God will fill you up after you "feed people" and do His will..
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