(Isaiah 53:4-5 AMP)
BE ENCOURAGED!
"Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole."
(Isaiah 53:4-5 AMP) BE ENCOURAGED!
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You can’t just ‘have faith’, that is, faith in nothing. Faith is trust. There has to be something to trust, and also to trust with good reason. “Blind faith” is reckless stupidity. How can you put your soul into the hands of an unknown deity? There is a God Christians believe in, and He is the One who revealed Himself in Jesus Christ (John 1,14). When people talk about God they usually mean the Bible God, but they don’t know enough of the Bible to understand what He is like. No other book has the right to tell us or how to approach Him. If it wasn’t for the Bible we wouldn’t know there was a heaven, so how can anybody else tell us how to get there? Or who will be allowed inside? People have all kinds of guess work, but the Bible itself says that only those washed in the blood of Jesus even dare enter (Revelation 7,14). Other opinions are worthless arrogance. Can we imagine that the Creator would wish His creatures to grope in the darkness to find their own way? Hard reasoning is flint that only makes sparks, not light. God says “Let there be light”, and brought the light of life to us through Jesus Christ “the light of the world.”
God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE "My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings.
Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to ALL their flesh. Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life." (Proverbs 4:20-23 AMP) BE ENCOURAGED! > Your Deadly Enemy
"I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again...." (1 Thessalonians 4:13) Many of us, even though we're believers, have seen grief and sorrow as such a natural part of life that we haven't even questioned them. In fact, if we're honest, we'd have to admit there are times when we actually want to feel sad and sorry for ourselves. Why would we choose to feel sorrow? Because sorrow has an emotional kick to it. It offers a surge of feeling that, in the beginning stages, is almost intoxicating. But grief and sorrow are dangerous things. Several years ago God showed me that they're not the innocent emotions we've thought they were. The force behind these emotions are actually spirit beings sent by the devil himself to kill, steal and destroy. They are a part of the devastating, satanic barrage Jesus took on Himself when He died on the Cross (Is. 53). He bore grief and sorrow, so we wouldn't have to. If they come knocking on your door, remember, they are not innocent emotions. They are deadly enemies that Jesus already carried away at Calvary. Don't live as those who have no hope. You're a believer. You know that Jesus Christ died for you and rose again. That not only gives you hope where physical death is concerned, it gives you hope in every situation. Sorrow not! Kenneth Copeland KCM "For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed,
yet My love and kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you." (Isaiah 54:10 AMP) BE ENCOURAGED! "In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him];
draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides]." (Ephesians 6:10 AMP) BE ENCOURAGED! "She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future."
(Proverbs 31:25) BE ENCOURAGED! > Be Skillful: Get out your Bible. Read through all the healing scriptures & miracle scriptures. Read through all the promises of God.
"The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing." (Psalm 34:10) Did you know that, according to the Word of God, there is no lack in the Body of Christ? Everything we could ever need, every problem we could ever face has been covered by the blood of Jesus. His exceeding great and precious promises have supplied it all. Why then do many of us keep on suffering lack? Because we haven't, as Hebrews 5:13 says, become skillful in the Word of righteousness. It takes skill to apply the Word of God. Sometimes we just sling the Word around and try to use it any old way. We pray some ignorant prayer and then say, "Oh well, God knows what I mean" and expect it to be answered. It's funny though. We'd never stand for that kind of carelessness in the natural realm. If our doctor came in and just threw a bottle of pills at us and said, "Here, take that," without even trying to find out what's wrong with us, we'd leave his office and never come back. Yet, we're shocked when that same careless attitude in the spiritual realm keeps our prayers from being effective. We live in an "instant" society where everything is quick and easy. And too many of us are letting that instant mentality leak over into our walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. When someone needs healing, we bust through the hospital door, dab a little oil between their eyes and say, "Glory to God!" and out the door we go. Sometimes it doesn't take any longer than "In the Name of Jesus be healed!" But sometimes there is something else that must be done. The time has come for us to shake off that "instant" mentality and realize that there are situations where we're going to have to take some time and pray in the Holy Ghost. Times when we're going to have to sit there and listen for God's instructions. If you've come up short in any area of life--whether it be healing or finances or anything else--determine to develop your Word skills where that area is concerned. Get out your Bible. Read through all the healing scriptures. Read through all the miracle scriptures. Read through all the promises of God. Read through all the blessings of Abraham. Meditate on them. Ask God to speak to you through them and to enlighten you about the situation you're facing. Don't just sling the Word around. Dig into it. Fellowship with your Father over it. Let Him show you how to apply it skillfully, and eventually, you'll lack no good thing. Kenneth Copeland KCM |
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AuthorBorn in South Carolina, Heather is happily married, and has three standard poodles and one shih tzu. Having travelled to over 14 countries, she has a great appreciation for living in the USA. She has a calling on her life to tell others about her healing and what Jesus has done for her. She is alive and well because of Him. Archives
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