One thing the Lord has been teaching me about lately is my identity in Him. Crazy right? Some of you may be thinking, "Haven't you been walking with the Lord for a while now? Shouldn't you know who you are in Christ?" Interesting question. I can answer that basically by saying, yes, I do know what the Lord says about me in the Word; I know He has called me His child, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, the apple of his eye, a friend, a co-heir ect. However, I believe there is an enormous difference between knowing what the Bible says about us and claiming that over our lives. Truly believing it and walking in it. I know people in my life who can quote scripture back and forth, but don't live out the life God has called us to according to the Word. I think this is basically the same thing.
In the last couple of weeks I have had a deep yearning to get into the Word. This has come straight through prayer. There are seasons that I go through where I feel as though I am just reading the Bible because I know I should, there are seasons where quite honestly it is difficult to even pick up the Bible, and there are seasons, where I find myself now, that all I want to do is read the Bible. During this time, truths of my identity and life have just screamed out to me. I have been claiming these truths over myself and it has been amazing to see and feel God's love through such powerful words.
I just want to encourage everyone to claim the truths of God's love story over your lives; to walk in them, with confidence and boldness. Let us all raise up and be the men, women, and children our God has called us to be.
Love Deeply
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Psalm 91
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you make the Most High your dwelling-
even the Lord, who is my refuge-
then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
"Because he loves me," says the Lord,
"I will rescue him; I will protect him,
for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you make the Most High your dwelling-
even the Lord, who is my refuge-
then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
"Because he loves me," says the Lord,
"I will rescue him; I will protect him,
for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Our God Is Healer . . .
I can't help but post about this today. A couple weeks ago one of my friends' 22 month old child was diagnosed with a rare disease. Basically, he had abnormal cells lining his esophogus and stomach. The individual with the worst recorded case of this diseaese in the world now lives in Europe and is incompacitated. The count of his abnormal cells was at '70.' As of two weeks ago, my friend's child had a count of '130' abnormal cells in his body. Along with his abnormal cells, he was unable to swallow any type of food or liquid. The attempts to do so were denied and regurgitation occured. Through surgery a couple days ago, it was found that there was a cleft in his esophogus. There is much more to this story, but basically the family was looking at reconstructive throat surgery.
All this to say, my friend and her 22 month old baby boy are coming home today with a count of '0' abnormal cells in his body, in addition to full ability to swallow. God is Healer. I type those words in complete humbleness knowing that our King, our Savior healed this baby boy completely. Needless to say, the doctors involved in this whole process were dumbfounded. One day this little boy was diagnosed with the worst case in the world for a specific disease, now there is no trace of that disease. Another day, he was not even close to having the ability to swallow, today he is going home having passed a swallowing test. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO EXPLAIN THIS THAN JESUS CHRIST.
God has taugth me once again, along with I could only imagine hundreds of others across the world, how very powerful prayer is. I know for a fact that individuals across the world were burdened and praying for this child and his family; different nations, different tribes, different tongues all crying out for healing in the name of Jesus Christ. I encourage all that are reading this to lock in to the power of our Lord. Our King is wanting and waiting for us to trust Him enough to allow Him to unleash supernatural powers in different situations. Though God can glorify Himself in all kinds of ways, in this situation, He chose healing . . . AND FOR THAT I AM EVER SO THANKFUL.
Love Deeply
All this to say, my friend and her 22 month old baby boy are coming home today with a count of '0' abnormal cells in his body, in addition to full ability to swallow. God is Healer. I type those words in complete humbleness knowing that our King, our Savior healed this baby boy completely. Needless to say, the doctors involved in this whole process were dumbfounded. One day this little boy was diagnosed with the worst case in the world for a specific disease, now there is no trace of that disease. Another day, he was not even close to having the ability to swallow, today he is going home having passed a swallowing test. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO EXPLAIN THIS THAN JESUS CHRIST.
God has taugth me once again, along with I could only imagine hundreds of others across the world, how very powerful prayer is. I know for a fact that individuals across the world were burdened and praying for this child and his family; different nations, different tribes, different tongues all crying out for healing in the name of Jesus Christ. I encourage all that are reading this to lock in to the power of our Lord. Our King is wanting and waiting for us to trust Him enough to allow Him to unleash supernatural powers in different situations. Though God can glorify Himself in all kinds of ways, in this situation, He chose healing . . . AND FOR THAT I AM EVER SO THANKFUL.
Love Deeply
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