July 1 Bible Study
Are You FREE? Do you have REAL FREEDOM?
JESUS wants to set YOU FREE! So if the SON sets you FREE, you will be FREE indeed. John 8:36. Only JESUS CHRIST can give us that kind of FREEDOM. JESUS said, "For the Son of Man came NOT to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45. JESUS died for us so that we might live FREE---FREE from bondage to sin. "Set you free" implies that something other than yourself (Jesus Christ) has to come and free you, as in; The Prisoner was set free by his captors. "Make you Free" is saying that the knowledge of the TRUTH will allow you to live free. JESUS is TRUTH. "I am the Way, the TRUTH and the Life. No one comes to the Father except by Me." John 14:6. The TRUTH will make you FREE. John 8:32. There is therefore NO CONDEMNATION for those who are in CHRIST JESUS. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you FREE from the law of sin and of death." Romans 8: 1-2.
Accept God's Freedom as you Ponder these scriptures. John 8: 31-32, 36; Acts 13: 39; Romans 6: 6 - 7, 22 - 23, 8:2, 16, 21, 23; Galatians 2:4, 5:1; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 2 Timothy 1:7; Psalm 118:5, 119:45; Isaiah 61:1
FREEDOM is in CHRIST.
"It was for FREEDOM that CHRIST sets us FREE; therefore keep FIRM and do NOT be subject again to the yoke of BONDAGE. " Galatians 5:1
Enjoying the John 10:10 Abundant Life is Your Birthright in CHRIST.
With Fourth of July being this Saturday, I hope you enjoy the following Inspirational quotes on FREEDOM.
" Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged." Ronald Reagan
" The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion." Billy Graham
"The government of the United States is acknowledged by the wise and good of other nations, to be the most free, impartial, and righteous government of the world; but all agree, that for such a government to be sustained many years, the principles of Truth and Righteousness, taught in the Holy Scriptures, must be practiced." Assorted Authors
"He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king." Augustine
"The man who loves his wife above all else on Earth, gains the freedom and power to pursue other Noble, but lesser, loves." David Jeremiah
"Our freedom is tied to our individual Souls, a gift from God, not from government." Mike Huckabee
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionist, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ! For this reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded Asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here." Assorted authors
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves." George Washington
"FREE WILL carried many a soul to Hell, but never a soul to Heaven." Charles Spurgeon
"FREE WILL is not the Liberty to do whatever one likes, but the POWER of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies Freedom, indeed." George MacDonald
"If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: " God, preserve my soul, and keep my heart and ALL its ways so I will NOT be entangled. When this is TRUE in our lives, a passing Temptation will NOT overcome us. We will remain FREE while others lie in BONDAGE. " John Owen
"How can we hope to RETAIN our FREEDOM through the generations if we fail to TEACH our YOUNG that are Liberty springs from an Abiding Faith in our Creator? " Jonathan Falwell
"Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want." Martin Luther
" There is an AMAZING and REFRESHING Journey of FREEDOM for those who know JESUS CHRIST as LORD." Crystal McDowell
"To SERVE God, to LOVE God, to ENJOY God, is the SWEETEST FREEDOM in the world." Thomas Watson
PRAYER for Our NATION
Heavenly Father, I come to you in the MIGHTY NAME of JESUS thanking YOU and praising YOU for our great nation. I pray that you would restore a moral conscience to our nation.
I pray that we would again see the value of teaching our children the virtue of being good citizens - - to not only live for the good of the individual but the good of others as well. Dear Father, I desire to see our nation restored to Godly integrity and Excellence, so that our children and our citizens can be proud of their nation and proud to be called citizens of it.
In recognizing our duty to God and our country, keep us mindful to pray for our nation not only in our churches and our homes but also in the quietness of our daily lives.
Heavenly FATHER, I pray that you would surround our president with wise counsel - - men and women of Integrity who place your agenda and the good of this nation above their own and whose motives are for that which is right. I pray that you would give our leaders discernment, understanding and knowledge so that our nation may know stability internally and abroad.
I give thanks for our president according to your Word and thank you for working in and through his leadership so that we might lead peaceable lives in Godliness and honesty.
And praying for those in Authority, I therefore lift up our Congress (both the House of Representatives and the Senate .) I pray that, by Your power, our legislative body would make laws that are just.
FATHER, I asked you to give them wisdom to make decisions that would strengthen and prosper our nation and bring honor to your NAME . I desire that they would make right decisions concerning the politics, the social welfare and the economics of our nation. I pray that you would cause Congress to be motivated more by your hand than by partisan or personal concerns.
As our Supreme Court makes its decisions, I pray that its decrees would be Your decrees. I desire that, by Your hand, Godly Justice would rise up within our justices and that they would make rulings in line with YOUR WILL.
We give you thanks, dear Father, knowing it is your good pleasure and will to work in every level of government, in JESUS MIGHTY NAME we pray. Amen.
Quoted from " Pray for Our Nation" www.prayforournation.com
Praying you have a BLESSED 4th of July!
Evelyn
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Are You FREE? Do you have REAL FREEDOM?
JESUS wants to set YOU FREE! So if the SON sets you FREE, you will be FREE indeed. John 8:36. Only JESUS CHRIST can give us that kind of FREEDOM. JESUS said, "For the Son of Man came NOT to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45. JESUS died for us so that we might live FREE---FREE from bondage to sin. "Set you free" implies that something other than yourself (Jesus Christ) has to come and free you, as in; The Prisoner was set free by his captors. "Make you Free" is saying that the knowledge of the TRUTH will allow you to live free. JESUS is TRUTH. "I am the Way, the TRUTH and the Life. No one comes to the Father except by Me." John 14:6. The TRUTH will make you FREE. John 8:32. There is therefore NO CONDEMNATION for those who are in CHRIST JESUS. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you FREE from the law of sin and of death." Romans 8: 1-2.
Accept God's Freedom as you Ponder these scriptures. John 8: 31-32, 36; Acts 13: 39; Romans 6: 6 - 7, 22 - 23, 8:2, 16, 21, 23; Galatians 2:4, 5:1; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 2 Timothy 1:7; Psalm 118:5, 119:45; Isaiah 61:1
FREEDOM is in CHRIST.
"It was for FREEDOM that CHRIST sets us FREE; therefore keep FIRM and do NOT be subject again to the yoke of BONDAGE. " Galatians 5:1
Enjoying the John 10:10 Abundant Life is Your Birthright in CHRIST.
With Fourth of July being this Saturday, I hope you enjoy the following Inspirational quotes on FREEDOM.
" Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged." Ronald Reagan
" The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion." Billy Graham
"The government of the United States is acknowledged by the wise and good of other nations, to be the most free, impartial, and righteous government of the world; but all agree, that for such a government to be sustained many years, the principles of Truth and Righteousness, taught in the Holy Scriptures, must be practiced." Assorted Authors
"He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king." Augustine
"The man who loves his wife above all else on Earth, gains the freedom and power to pursue other Noble, but lesser, loves." David Jeremiah
"Our freedom is tied to our individual Souls, a gift from God, not from government." Mike Huckabee
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionist, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ! For this reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded Asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here." Assorted authors
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves." George Washington
"FREE WILL carried many a soul to Hell, but never a soul to Heaven." Charles Spurgeon
"FREE WILL is not the Liberty to do whatever one likes, but the POWER of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies Freedom, indeed." George MacDonald
"If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: " God, preserve my soul, and keep my heart and ALL its ways so I will NOT be entangled. When this is TRUE in our lives, a passing Temptation will NOT overcome us. We will remain FREE while others lie in BONDAGE. " John Owen
"How can we hope to RETAIN our FREEDOM through the generations if we fail to TEACH our YOUNG that are Liberty springs from an Abiding Faith in our Creator? " Jonathan Falwell
"Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want." Martin Luther
" There is an AMAZING and REFRESHING Journey of FREEDOM for those who know JESUS CHRIST as LORD." Crystal McDowell
"To SERVE God, to LOVE God, to ENJOY God, is the SWEETEST FREEDOM in the world." Thomas Watson
PRAYER for Our NATION
Heavenly Father, I come to you in the MIGHTY NAME of JESUS thanking YOU and praising YOU for our great nation. I pray that you would restore a moral conscience to our nation.
I pray that we would again see the value of teaching our children the virtue of being good citizens - - to not only live for the good of the individual but the good of others as well. Dear Father, I desire to see our nation restored to Godly integrity and Excellence, so that our children and our citizens can be proud of their nation and proud to be called citizens of it.
In recognizing our duty to God and our country, keep us mindful to pray for our nation not only in our churches and our homes but also in the quietness of our daily lives.
Heavenly FATHER, I pray that you would surround our president with wise counsel - - men and women of Integrity who place your agenda and the good of this nation above their own and whose motives are for that which is right. I pray that you would give our leaders discernment, understanding and knowledge so that our nation may know stability internally and abroad.
I give thanks for our president according to your Word and thank you for working in and through his leadership so that we might lead peaceable lives in Godliness and honesty.
And praying for those in Authority, I therefore lift up our Congress (both the House of Representatives and the Senate .) I pray that, by Your power, our legislative body would make laws that are just.
FATHER, I asked you to give them wisdom to make decisions that would strengthen and prosper our nation and bring honor to your NAME . I desire that they would make right decisions concerning the politics, the social welfare and the economics of our nation. I pray that you would cause Congress to be motivated more by your hand than by partisan or personal concerns.
As our Supreme Court makes its decisions, I pray that its decrees would be Your decrees. I desire that, by Your hand, Godly Justice would rise up within our justices and that they would make rulings in line with YOUR WILL.
We give you thanks, dear Father, knowing it is your good pleasure and will to work in every level of government, in JESUS MIGHTY NAME we pray. Amen.
Quoted from " Pray for Our Nation" www.prayforournation.com
Praying you have a BLESSED 4th of July!
Evelyn
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June 24 Bible Study
Greetings Women of JOY
YOU need a WELL, an ALTER and an ENCOUNTER
In ancient times, the well was located at the center of the community. It represented the sustenance for life. Jesus is our Water of Life. Revelation 22:1
Abraham dug wells and built altars. Everywhere he moved and lived, he dug a well and built an altar and called upon the Lord. Genesis 12: 7-8; 13: 18; 22: 9
An altar speaks of a place of surrender and sacrifice. On one of the altars, Abraham laid his son Isaac, ready and willing to offer him to the Lord. Do you have an altar to call upon the Lord? Abraham's complete surrender to God led him to Great blessings from God. God provided a ram for him.
An altar speaks of cleansing, that everything is clean between you and God. A place of repentance. Psalms 51
Isaac was the second generation. Genesis 21:1-3. He received the inheritance. Sometimes with inheritance the person does not really appreciate the hard work, the calluses, the doing without to get where they are. Isaac came to a time he needed to have his own personal relationship with God. He built an altar and called upon the Lord. Genesis 26:25.
We must have a personal relationship with God to enter Heaven. The Lamb's Book of Life has no family names in it, only individual names. Revelation 13:8; Revelation 20:12. Even if you had Godly Parents and grandparents that does not mean you will make it to heaven. You must be born again. John 3:1-21. You can go to church every time the doors are open but that does not make you are a Christian any more than you standing in a garage makes you a car. (A Joyce Meyer quote.)
Jacob was the third generation. A Deceiver. He wanted the shortcut blessing. His brother Esau came in from hunting famished. Jacob persuaded his brother to sell his Birthright to him for a bowl of soup. Genesis 25: 19 - 34. The blessing Jacob received from his father was by deception. Genesis 27:1-46. Isaac went by what he felt instead of what he heard. Our emotions will lead us astray sometimes. Jacob's skin-covered arm deceived his father Isaac.
Later Jacob needed his own personal relationship with God, his own encounter with God. He built an alter and called upon God. Genesis 33: 20; Genesis 35: 1-7. He was crippled by an Angel. Genesis 32: 22-31. He now is broken.
Job lost everything except his wife. He was broken. Job 1:13-22
Joseph was in prison approximately 14 years. He was Broken. Genesis 39: 19-21
Jonah was in the belly of a great fish. Broken. Matthew 12: 38-41, 16: 4; Jonah 1:17.
Saul was knocked off his high horse and blinded for 3 Days. Broken. Acts 9:1-19
These were all broken, yet restored. After the breaking comes your greatest blessings, IF you are ready and willing...Willing for Jesus to mold you into His image, to make you a Vessel of Honor for Him, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 2 Timothy 2:20-21
Victory in Jacob's life came by a touch. What kind of touch? A victory touch? A good feeling touch? No, a breaking touch. Genesis 32: 25. After Jacobs touch he never walked the same again. He had a different walk. When you have an encounter with Jesus, you will walk differently, think differently, talk differently, live differently. You will never be the same again. After your encounter with Jesus, you will receive your blessings. You may even have a new name. God changed Jacob's name to Israel because he had striven with God and with man and prevailed. Genesis 32:28. YOU can overcome anything with JESUS. John 16:33; Philippians 4:13
Many times the blessing is hidden in the breaking. It is in the breaking of life that produces blessings. The blessings flowed with abundance when Jesus broke the Five Loaves and two fish. John 6: 1-14; Matthew 14: 13-21.
Have you thanked the Lord for breaking you? Every time you have been rejected, alienated, disappointed, been cursed, told no, experienced broken homes, broken families, broken dreams and hopes, Jesus is there to restore you, renew you and make you whole. Isaiah 41: 10-13; Psalms 147:3; Psalms 62: 5-8; Matthew 11 28-30. The very thing you are cursing, God will use it to bless you, if you surrender ALL, ALL your Brokenness to Him. "ALL things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to His purpose." Romans 8: 28. What satan intends for evil, God can and will turn it around for your good, if you allow Him to. Genesis 50:20.
Notice the blessing passes through your hands not from your hands. Blessings come from God, not you. The Lord can prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies. Psalms 23: 5-6. Are you ready for God's BLESSINGS?
YOU need a WELL. YOU need an ALTER. YOU need an ENCOUNTER.
Jesus is the Living Water where you will never thirst again. John 4: 13-14; Revelation 7:17.
Do you have a thirst for Jesus?
PRAYER
Sweet JESUS, I want to drink from your living waters where I will never thirst again. "Fill my cup, Lord. I lift it up Lord. Come and quench this thirsting of my soul. Bread from Heaven, feed me till I want no more. Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole. "
I'm praying your Cup will be filled with God's BLESSINGS upon YOU, in JESUS MIGHTY NAME.
Evelyn
Greetings Women of JOY
YOU need a WELL, an ALTER and an ENCOUNTER
In ancient times, the well was located at the center of the community. It represented the sustenance for life. Jesus is our Water of Life. Revelation 22:1
Abraham dug wells and built altars. Everywhere he moved and lived, he dug a well and built an altar and called upon the Lord. Genesis 12: 7-8; 13: 18; 22: 9
An altar speaks of a place of surrender and sacrifice. On one of the altars, Abraham laid his son Isaac, ready and willing to offer him to the Lord. Do you have an altar to call upon the Lord? Abraham's complete surrender to God led him to Great blessings from God. God provided a ram for him.
An altar speaks of cleansing, that everything is clean between you and God. A place of repentance. Psalms 51
Isaac was the second generation. Genesis 21:1-3. He received the inheritance. Sometimes with inheritance the person does not really appreciate the hard work, the calluses, the doing without to get where they are. Isaac came to a time he needed to have his own personal relationship with God. He built an altar and called upon the Lord. Genesis 26:25.
We must have a personal relationship with God to enter Heaven. The Lamb's Book of Life has no family names in it, only individual names. Revelation 13:8; Revelation 20:12. Even if you had Godly Parents and grandparents that does not mean you will make it to heaven. You must be born again. John 3:1-21. You can go to church every time the doors are open but that does not make you are a Christian any more than you standing in a garage makes you a car. (A Joyce Meyer quote.)
Jacob was the third generation. A Deceiver. He wanted the shortcut blessing. His brother Esau came in from hunting famished. Jacob persuaded his brother to sell his Birthright to him for a bowl of soup. Genesis 25: 19 - 34. The blessing Jacob received from his father was by deception. Genesis 27:1-46. Isaac went by what he felt instead of what he heard. Our emotions will lead us astray sometimes. Jacob's skin-covered arm deceived his father Isaac.
Later Jacob needed his own personal relationship with God, his own encounter with God. He built an alter and called upon God. Genesis 33: 20; Genesis 35: 1-7. He was crippled by an Angel. Genesis 32: 22-31. He now is broken.
Job lost everything except his wife. He was broken. Job 1:13-22
Joseph was in prison approximately 14 years. He was Broken. Genesis 39: 19-21
Jonah was in the belly of a great fish. Broken. Matthew 12: 38-41, 16: 4; Jonah 1:17.
Saul was knocked off his high horse and blinded for 3 Days. Broken. Acts 9:1-19
These were all broken, yet restored. After the breaking comes your greatest blessings, IF you are ready and willing...Willing for Jesus to mold you into His image, to make you a Vessel of Honor for Him, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 2 Timothy 2:20-21
Victory in Jacob's life came by a touch. What kind of touch? A victory touch? A good feeling touch? No, a breaking touch. Genesis 32: 25. After Jacobs touch he never walked the same again. He had a different walk. When you have an encounter with Jesus, you will walk differently, think differently, talk differently, live differently. You will never be the same again. After your encounter with Jesus, you will receive your blessings. You may even have a new name. God changed Jacob's name to Israel because he had striven with God and with man and prevailed. Genesis 32:28. YOU can overcome anything with JESUS. John 16:33; Philippians 4:13
Many times the blessing is hidden in the breaking. It is in the breaking of life that produces blessings. The blessings flowed with abundance when Jesus broke the Five Loaves and two fish. John 6: 1-14; Matthew 14: 13-21.
Have you thanked the Lord for breaking you? Every time you have been rejected, alienated, disappointed, been cursed, told no, experienced broken homes, broken families, broken dreams and hopes, Jesus is there to restore you, renew you and make you whole. Isaiah 41: 10-13; Psalms 147:3; Psalms 62: 5-8; Matthew 11 28-30. The very thing you are cursing, God will use it to bless you, if you surrender ALL, ALL your Brokenness to Him. "ALL things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to His purpose." Romans 8: 28. What satan intends for evil, God can and will turn it around for your good, if you allow Him to. Genesis 50:20.
Notice the blessing passes through your hands not from your hands. Blessings come from God, not you. The Lord can prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies. Psalms 23: 5-6. Are you ready for God's BLESSINGS?
YOU need a WELL. YOU need an ALTER. YOU need an ENCOUNTER.
Jesus is the Living Water where you will never thirst again. John 4: 13-14; Revelation 7:17.
Do you have a thirst for Jesus?
PRAYER
Sweet JESUS, I want to drink from your living waters where I will never thirst again. "Fill my cup, Lord. I lift it up Lord. Come and quench this thirsting of my soul. Bread from Heaven, feed me till I want no more. Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole. "
I'm praying your Cup will be filled with God's BLESSINGS upon YOU, in JESUS MIGHTY NAME.
Evelyn
Bible Study 6/17/20
Hello Women of JOY.
Trust in the Lord.
JESUS CAN!
Proverbs 3: 5-6; Mark 5: 21 - 43
Are you facing a crisis that has driven you to your knees? Maybe you need physical healing. Perhaps you're in financial turmoil. Your marriage may be on the brink. Has your trial continued for so long that your spirit has sunk into despair?
Many Christians face situations beyond their control and now things seem hopeless. They have exhausted all their resources and emotions trying to remedy their crisis to no avail. They have pressed forward believing God will meet their need, but their situation has gone from bad to worse. The more they pray, the further away God seems. Now they no longer think God cares.
If this describes you, please do not give up. Jesus is near to you. Psalms 34:18. He desires not only to meet your need but to give you a break through of faith. No matter how desperate your circumstance, He wants to FILL your spirit with TRUTH. JESUS CAN STILL DO IT.
In Mark's gospel, there's four types of FIRES that can confront our FAITH. These FIRES will try to turn our FAITH into FEAR. The 1st is when Sudden Calamity Falls on us. The 2nd is when our Trial has Lasted a Long Time with no end in sight. The 3rd is when our Circumstances grow Continually Worse. And the 4th is when we Stop Believing All Together.
1.) JESUS CAN DO THIS
Jairus was a devoted God Fearing man in an immediate crisis. "A leader of the synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet, pleading fervently with Him. ' My little daughter is dying', he said. ' Please come and lay your hands on her; Heal her so she CAN live'". Mark 5: 22-23.
We can only imagine Jairus' desperation. His young daughter was sick to the point of death. When he learned that Jesus the Healer was nearby, he decided, I will put my faith in Him. He ran to the Messiah, fell on his face and begged for a miracle: Lord, unless you do this, I have no hope. Doctors cannot help me. You have to make my Miracle happen. Note the exact phrase Jairus used in 5:23..."so she CAN live." The word CAN shows Jairus faith in Christ's ability. He believed the Lord for the impossible, declaring, "Jesus, you CAN." He knew that if Christ would just touch his daughter, she would be healed.
2.) JESUS WILL DO THIS.
What happens next reveals another level of faith. "Jesus went with Jairus, and all the people followed. A woman in the crowd had suffered for 12 years with constant bleeding. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. Mark 5: 24-26. Consider This Woman's desperate situation. Overtime her bleeding condition had gone from bad to worse. Yet when she heard that Jesus was passing by, " She thought to herself, if I can just touch His robe, I will be healed." Mark 5: 28.
Hidden in her heart was a mustard seed of faith – – the kind that grows into a large, fruitful tree. This Woman's Faith was so strong she did not need Jesus to come to her; all she needed was to reach out and touch Him. Note the last phrase in her thinking; ... "I WILL be healed." Mark 5: 28 She did not just think, "Jesus can do this, if He Wills. She was convinced, "This is going to happen because He is God." It was rock solid, concrete Faith – – the kind that believes God for miracles based on His goodness.
This woman's condition mirrors that of many Christians today. For some struggling couples, it is not enough to believe, "This marriage can still work." They need a faith that says, despite everything, God WILL make this work. The same is true for many in Health crisis. It's not enough for them to say, "God can deliver me, but, God WILL deliver me."
Imagine what This Woman's condition had done to her life. Over 12 years she had gone from week too frail to feeble. Maybe that describes your life. Problems have multiplied, bills have piled up and your worries are increasing. You have seen other people's prayers answered, but yours seem to fall on deaf ears. Now your heart's cry is, "How long, Lord? Why should I continue hoping you will hear me?"
I love the bleeding woman's faith. She had no reason to believe for anything because nothing had worked for her. Yet she reached out to Jesus with believing Faith: "I will either die of this, or my healing will come today." Her faith was not simply "JESUS CAN but JESUS WILL."
As she touched Jesus' garment, "Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition. Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so He turned around in the crowd and asked, ' Who touched my robe? '" Mark 5: 29-30.
Notice that Jesus did not initiate this healing. The woman's Faith did. Jesus himself said, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over." Mark 5:34. Her faith was based on God's goodness. She declared, " Lord, even if you have forgotten my need, I have not forgotten your faithfulness. Her story is meant to tell us we can have the same kind of Faith - - the kind that says, "Lord, you WILL."
3.) The Third Kind of Faith addressed In this passage is the most difficult kind to have.
"While He was still speaking to her, Messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, " Your daughter is dead. Mark 5:35.
This news must have struck Jairus heart Like a Knife. He had just heard Jesus tell the bleeding woman that her suffering was over. Now Jairus was being told that his suffering had only begun. Imagine this Godly man's thinking, " My faith was not strong enough, like that woman's was. It is my lack of faith that allowed my daughter to die."
There is an important message contained in this passage for everyone whose situation has fallen apart completely. There may have been interruptions in your life, like the woman with the bleeding that came to Jesus. She delayed Jesus . These interruptions may make you believe, "God has not heard your prayer or that He does not care as much for you." These are lies from satan trying to discourage you. Maybe your healing did not happen or your marriage has ended. Maybe that lost one never came to Jesus. We simply do not understand why God allows some tragedies to happen. We might react by questioning or even blaming God. I can picture Jairus thinking, "If Jesus had not stopped to talk to that woman, we might have gotten to my house on time. How many times have you wondered in the mist of your trial, "If only...?"
At such times, some Christians are tempted to give up believing God will answer any of their prayers. Think of Jairus: Why should he have had Faith at that point? Someone had just said to him: "Your daughter is dead." There's no use troubling the teacher now. Mark 5: 35.
The kind of faith Jesus calls for in this situation is the most difficult kind to have. Every circumstance tells us it is too late for God to intervene. Therefore, we might as well stop praying.
Yet Jesus is looking for a very particular kind of faith in this circumstance. It's a rock-solid faith that is unshakable, unmovable. It's a faith that says, " Yes, my situation is past all hope. But JESUS CAN STILL DO THIS ." This is the kind of faith that was required of Abraham. Genesis 22:10. His son Isaac was already considered dead when Abraham raised a knife to slay him in obedience to the Lord. Yet just when the promises of God seemed not to be true, the ALMIGHTY intervened. Genesis 22: 11-13
That is exactly the way JESUS intervened for Jairus. He told him, "Do not be afraid. Just have faith." Mark 5: 36. I don't believe Jesus was requiring faith of Jairus here, as much as He was speaking faith into him. Just as the Lord said at the Creation, "Let there be light," so He said to Jairus here, "Let there be faith."
If Jesus were to speak audibly to you today, I believe He would say the same about your situation: " Just have faith." He is breathing His Living Word into your heart, creating Faith in you. He knows you are beyond your wits, beyond all your own strengths and abilities. And now he is prophesying over you, saying, "Just have faith for your marriage, for your children, for your physical Affliction, for your finances, for your work in Ministry – – for every area of life that has gotten worse, not better, and that even now lies on its deathbed."
We know the rest of Jairus ' story. Jesus told the entire household, Jesus told the entire household, "Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead; she's only asleep." Mark 5:39. Your situation may look like it's beyond hope too – – but it isn't to Jesus. He raised Jairus' daughter from the dead, and He is ready to step into your situation with the same resurrection power.
4.) The last kind of faith that Jesus addresses is when we abandon Faith all together.
In the very next chapter, Mark 6, Jesus goes to a certain town where He encounters outright unbelief. " Because of their unbelief, He could not do any Miracles among them except to place His hands on a few sick people and heal them. " Mark 6: 5.
How can a sovereign God have his hands tied by human beings' unbelief? The truth is Jesus was sending a message to that town, saying in essence, "Sorry, guys. Others have such faith that they will cut a hole in their roof to lower a sick man so I can heal him. Mark II:1-12 You do not even believe I can heal." The passage ends with this incredible statement: "He was amazed at their unbelief." Mark 6:6. Let this be a caution. We MUST believe to receive. Doubt DO without. James 1:6-8 "But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. But let not that man expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double – minded man, unstable in all his ways. "
Of course, there are times in our lives when God may choose to act in a way contrary to our desires. We pray, we plead, We Believe for the Lord to intervene – – and He simply goes in another Direction. But that does not mean God wants us to abandon faith, never asking, never hoping, living without desires.
Do you believe JESUS CAN ? Do you believe HE WILL? No matter what your trial, no matter how far beyond hope it seems, JESUS is ready to intervene. Ask Him to breathe faith into you.
When you try to look into the future and plan for every possibility, you are ignoring your constant companion, JESUS , who sustains you moment by moment. He is holding you by your right hand saying unto you, Fear not I WILL HELP YOU." Isaiah 41:13. Jesus said, He will be with us even to the end of the ages. Matthew 28: 20
Proverbs 3:5-6 " Trust in the LORD with ALL of your heart. Lean NOT on your own understanding. In ALL of your ways acknowledge Him and He Shall direct your path."
Faith brings Victory in Jesus Christ. Faith is the vehicle to fulfill our hopes and all God's promises. Faith finds a way where there is no way, igniting courage. The Bible says that "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Hebrews 11:6. This does not mean that we can never have doubts, or that we will never experience fears or hopes unfulfilled, but it does mean that we are to draw close to the Lord in the time of our weakness. We are to ask God to give us faith, and we are to ask Him to strengthen the measure of Faith He has already given to us. We are to do everything in our power to feed what He has placed in our heart.
As you seek God and meditate on HIS WORD, He will sustain you with the needed Faith to do His will and to experience breakthrough in your life.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I put all my confidence and trust and you. You are my strength. You tell me that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God; so help me to meditate on your Word, your promises, day and night and cause my Faith to grow.
Increase my faith, Lord and strengthen the measure of Faith you have already given to me. Let your faith Empower my love, Renew my hope, and Banish my despair. It is my desire to please you Lord in every area of My Life by the expression of my faith. By faith I speak to mountains in my life and say, "Be gone in JESUS NAME. "Nothing is impossible with God!" My Hope and TRUST are in YOU JESUS . Amen.
I pray GOD'S BLESSINGS on you and that your FAITH will remain STRONG.
JESUS CAN!
Evelyn
Hello Women of JOY.
Trust in the Lord.
JESUS CAN!
Proverbs 3: 5-6; Mark 5: 21 - 43
Are you facing a crisis that has driven you to your knees? Maybe you need physical healing. Perhaps you're in financial turmoil. Your marriage may be on the brink. Has your trial continued for so long that your spirit has sunk into despair?
Many Christians face situations beyond their control and now things seem hopeless. They have exhausted all their resources and emotions trying to remedy their crisis to no avail. They have pressed forward believing God will meet their need, but their situation has gone from bad to worse. The more they pray, the further away God seems. Now they no longer think God cares.
If this describes you, please do not give up. Jesus is near to you. Psalms 34:18. He desires not only to meet your need but to give you a break through of faith. No matter how desperate your circumstance, He wants to FILL your spirit with TRUTH. JESUS CAN STILL DO IT.
In Mark's gospel, there's four types of FIRES that can confront our FAITH. These FIRES will try to turn our FAITH into FEAR. The 1st is when Sudden Calamity Falls on us. The 2nd is when our Trial has Lasted a Long Time with no end in sight. The 3rd is when our Circumstances grow Continually Worse. And the 4th is when we Stop Believing All Together.
1.) JESUS CAN DO THIS
Jairus was a devoted God Fearing man in an immediate crisis. "A leader of the synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet, pleading fervently with Him. ' My little daughter is dying', he said. ' Please come and lay your hands on her; Heal her so she CAN live'". Mark 5: 22-23.
We can only imagine Jairus' desperation. His young daughter was sick to the point of death. When he learned that Jesus the Healer was nearby, he decided, I will put my faith in Him. He ran to the Messiah, fell on his face and begged for a miracle: Lord, unless you do this, I have no hope. Doctors cannot help me. You have to make my Miracle happen. Note the exact phrase Jairus used in 5:23..."so she CAN live." The word CAN shows Jairus faith in Christ's ability. He believed the Lord for the impossible, declaring, "Jesus, you CAN." He knew that if Christ would just touch his daughter, she would be healed.
2.) JESUS WILL DO THIS.
What happens next reveals another level of faith. "Jesus went with Jairus, and all the people followed. A woman in the crowd had suffered for 12 years with constant bleeding. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. Mark 5: 24-26. Consider This Woman's desperate situation. Overtime her bleeding condition had gone from bad to worse. Yet when she heard that Jesus was passing by, " She thought to herself, if I can just touch His robe, I will be healed." Mark 5: 28.
Hidden in her heart was a mustard seed of faith – – the kind that grows into a large, fruitful tree. This Woman's Faith was so strong she did not need Jesus to come to her; all she needed was to reach out and touch Him. Note the last phrase in her thinking; ... "I WILL be healed." Mark 5: 28 She did not just think, "Jesus can do this, if He Wills. She was convinced, "This is going to happen because He is God." It was rock solid, concrete Faith – – the kind that believes God for miracles based on His goodness.
This woman's condition mirrors that of many Christians today. For some struggling couples, it is not enough to believe, "This marriage can still work." They need a faith that says, despite everything, God WILL make this work. The same is true for many in Health crisis. It's not enough for them to say, "God can deliver me, but, God WILL deliver me."
Imagine what This Woman's condition had done to her life. Over 12 years she had gone from week too frail to feeble. Maybe that describes your life. Problems have multiplied, bills have piled up and your worries are increasing. You have seen other people's prayers answered, but yours seem to fall on deaf ears. Now your heart's cry is, "How long, Lord? Why should I continue hoping you will hear me?"
I love the bleeding woman's faith. She had no reason to believe for anything because nothing had worked for her. Yet she reached out to Jesus with believing Faith: "I will either die of this, or my healing will come today." Her faith was not simply "JESUS CAN but JESUS WILL."
As she touched Jesus' garment, "Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition. Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so He turned around in the crowd and asked, ' Who touched my robe? '" Mark 5: 29-30.
Notice that Jesus did not initiate this healing. The woman's Faith did. Jesus himself said, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over." Mark 5:34. Her faith was based on God's goodness. She declared, " Lord, even if you have forgotten my need, I have not forgotten your faithfulness. Her story is meant to tell us we can have the same kind of Faith - - the kind that says, "Lord, you WILL."
3.) The Third Kind of Faith addressed In this passage is the most difficult kind to have.
"While He was still speaking to her, Messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, " Your daughter is dead. Mark 5:35.
This news must have struck Jairus heart Like a Knife. He had just heard Jesus tell the bleeding woman that her suffering was over. Now Jairus was being told that his suffering had only begun. Imagine this Godly man's thinking, " My faith was not strong enough, like that woman's was. It is my lack of faith that allowed my daughter to die."
There is an important message contained in this passage for everyone whose situation has fallen apart completely. There may have been interruptions in your life, like the woman with the bleeding that came to Jesus. She delayed Jesus . These interruptions may make you believe, "God has not heard your prayer or that He does not care as much for you." These are lies from satan trying to discourage you. Maybe your healing did not happen or your marriage has ended. Maybe that lost one never came to Jesus. We simply do not understand why God allows some tragedies to happen. We might react by questioning or even blaming God. I can picture Jairus thinking, "If Jesus had not stopped to talk to that woman, we might have gotten to my house on time. How many times have you wondered in the mist of your trial, "If only...?"
At such times, some Christians are tempted to give up believing God will answer any of their prayers. Think of Jairus: Why should he have had Faith at that point? Someone had just said to him: "Your daughter is dead." There's no use troubling the teacher now. Mark 5: 35.
The kind of faith Jesus calls for in this situation is the most difficult kind to have. Every circumstance tells us it is too late for God to intervene. Therefore, we might as well stop praying.
Yet Jesus is looking for a very particular kind of faith in this circumstance. It's a rock-solid faith that is unshakable, unmovable. It's a faith that says, " Yes, my situation is past all hope. But JESUS CAN STILL DO THIS ." This is the kind of faith that was required of Abraham. Genesis 22:10. His son Isaac was already considered dead when Abraham raised a knife to slay him in obedience to the Lord. Yet just when the promises of God seemed not to be true, the ALMIGHTY intervened. Genesis 22: 11-13
That is exactly the way JESUS intervened for Jairus. He told him, "Do not be afraid. Just have faith." Mark 5: 36. I don't believe Jesus was requiring faith of Jairus here, as much as He was speaking faith into him. Just as the Lord said at the Creation, "Let there be light," so He said to Jairus here, "Let there be faith."
If Jesus were to speak audibly to you today, I believe He would say the same about your situation: " Just have faith." He is breathing His Living Word into your heart, creating Faith in you. He knows you are beyond your wits, beyond all your own strengths and abilities. And now he is prophesying over you, saying, "Just have faith for your marriage, for your children, for your physical Affliction, for your finances, for your work in Ministry – – for every area of life that has gotten worse, not better, and that even now lies on its deathbed."
We know the rest of Jairus ' story. Jesus told the entire household, Jesus told the entire household, "Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead; she's only asleep." Mark 5:39. Your situation may look like it's beyond hope too – – but it isn't to Jesus. He raised Jairus' daughter from the dead, and He is ready to step into your situation with the same resurrection power.
4.) The last kind of faith that Jesus addresses is when we abandon Faith all together.
In the very next chapter, Mark 6, Jesus goes to a certain town where He encounters outright unbelief. " Because of their unbelief, He could not do any Miracles among them except to place His hands on a few sick people and heal them. " Mark 6: 5.
How can a sovereign God have his hands tied by human beings' unbelief? The truth is Jesus was sending a message to that town, saying in essence, "Sorry, guys. Others have such faith that they will cut a hole in their roof to lower a sick man so I can heal him. Mark II:1-12 You do not even believe I can heal." The passage ends with this incredible statement: "He was amazed at their unbelief." Mark 6:6. Let this be a caution. We MUST believe to receive. Doubt DO without. James 1:6-8 "But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. But let not that man expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double – minded man, unstable in all his ways. "
Of course, there are times in our lives when God may choose to act in a way contrary to our desires. We pray, we plead, We Believe for the Lord to intervene – – and He simply goes in another Direction. But that does not mean God wants us to abandon faith, never asking, never hoping, living without desires.
Do you believe JESUS CAN ? Do you believe HE WILL? No matter what your trial, no matter how far beyond hope it seems, JESUS is ready to intervene. Ask Him to breathe faith into you.
When you try to look into the future and plan for every possibility, you are ignoring your constant companion, JESUS , who sustains you moment by moment. He is holding you by your right hand saying unto you, Fear not I WILL HELP YOU." Isaiah 41:13. Jesus said, He will be with us even to the end of the ages. Matthew 28: 20
Proverbs 3:5-6 " Trust in the LORD with ALL of your heart. Lean NOT on your own understanding. In ALL of your ways acknowledge Him and He Shall direct your path."
Faith brings Victory in Jesus Christ. Faith is the vehicle to fulfill our hopes and all God's promises. Faith finds a way where there is no way, igniting courage. The Bible says that "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Hebrews 11:6. This does not mean that we can never have doubts, or that we will never experience fears or hopes unfulfilled, but it does mean that we are to draw close to the Lord in the time of our weakness. We are to ask God to give us faith, and we are to ask Him to strengthen the measure of Faith He has already given to us. We are to do everything in our power to feed what He has placed in our heart.
As you seek God and meditate on HIS WORD, He will sustain you with the needed Faith to do His will and to experience breakthrough in your life.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I put all my confidence and trust and you. You are my strength. You tell me that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God; so help me to meditate on your Word, your promises, day and night and cause my Faith to grow.
Increase my faith, Lord and strengthen the measure of Faith you have already given to me. Let your faith Empower my love, Renew my hope, and Banish my despair. It is my desire to please you Lord in every area of My Life by the expression of my faith. By faith I speak to mountains in my life and say, "Be gone in JESUS NAME. "Nothing is impossible with God!" My Hope and TRUST are in YOU JESUS . Amen.
I pray GOD'S BLESSINGS on you and that your FAITH will remain STRONG.
JESUS CAN!
Evelyn
