He Promised!

What are you believing for today?

Your adult children to prosper in life? To kick a habit? To pay off your debt? To be healed of a disease?

If you already have given your life to Jesus, all these things are already yours!

We have been grafted into the New Covenant (The New Covenant fulfilled the Old Covenant-that's for another blog post) by Jesus taking all our sins and punishment when He died on the cross. Not only did He bear all of our sins, but He was resurrected, and is seated in Heavenly places with God. What does that mean for us, as a believer?

It means that you are now a son or daughter of God! The bible says you are hidden in Christ. When God looks at you, He sees Jesus! Jesus was our sacrifice once and for all. No more sacrificing of lambs as in the Old Testament. He is our LAMB, our redemption, our healing, our Lord, our Father. His blood was payment for you to have all the blessings and promises offered in the New Covenant.

Because you are hidden in Him, the devil has no power over you. He sees Jesus, and runs the other way.

You might be thinking, if this is true, then why am I not seeing results in these areas?

Even though it's a done deal, and His promises are always yes, and amen, you do have a part to play. Your part is to BELIEVE and to RECEIVE the truth that it's already yours in Him!

The bible says that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus is the Word of God! God loves you so much that He gave up His son to be your sacrificial lamb! He did it because He loves you! He planned this before you were even formed in your mother's womb!

The bible (which is Jesus) is full of God's promises to us from beginning to end. You can find Jesus in EVERY BOOK of the bible, carefully hidden away as a treasure that we are to hunt down, find, and receive. (More on that in another post!) Everything blessing that was promised to Abraham, is now for us! We are heirs to the PROMISE!

Whatever you are facing in life, Jesus said He would be there with you! There are promises in His Word for every trial and circumstance you are facing. He said there would be trouble in this world, but you are not going through it alone! Lay hold of your promises!

When hardship or cares come upon you, check your concordance in the back of your bible. There are promises there that you can declare over your situation. Jesus said to "cast your cares", because He cares for you! Whenever a care arises, CAST IT! Don't let it have dominion over your thoughts. As soon as you feel a concern, say, "Jesus take this care!" Look up verses and speak them over your situation.

God's Word is alive and powerful, and full of promises. Use it as the tool it was meant to be for you! He wants you to live right, but it all starts with right believing! Renew your mind, and start taking hold of God's promises for you in your life!

IT'S ALREADY YOURS!

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Healing is Already Yours!

Only Believe!

There was a time when I thought that I had a bigger part to play in getting my healing. Before I learned that healing is a gift already given to me through Christ. I guess that was God's way of helping to renew my mind. My unbelief kept my healing from me. I don't want anyone to think there is a "formula" to get what Christ died to give us.

With that said, here is a "Healing Tool" that Tim and I used to his healing in the scariest part of our journey together so far. I believe this came off of Joyce Meyer's website, and has several pages of healing scriptures. It was years ago, and she has since updated her material. At the time, I just googled "healing scriptures", and found this post to be the most helpful.

Tim had a lung collapse twelve years ago, and I battled with fibromyalgia and depression over the years. Tim had 20% lung capacity then, and has 80% now. I was on many prescription medications over the years, and was able to stop them all. The devil is a liar, and you were given the gift of healing at the cross. Use God's Word to renew your mind, and believe and receive what Christ died to give you! Enjoy!

Proverbs 4:20-22 says, "My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. FOR THEY ARE LIFE TO THOSE WHO FIND THEM, AND HEALTH TO ALL THEIR FLESH."

The Hebrew word for "health" in verse 22 is "medicine". God's Word is medicine to all our flesh. Isaac Leeser's translation of Exodus 15:26 reads, "I the Lord am thy physician." The medicine He prescribes in His Word.

Many make the mistake of substituting belief in healing for the actual taking of God's medicine, His Word. They say, "I believe in healing" without actually taking the medicine. What good would it do to believe in food if you didn't eat it? You would starve. What good would it do you to believe in water if you didn;t actually drink any? You would die of thirst.

God's Word is His MEDICINE. There are several parallels between God's medicine and natural medicine. First, God's Word is a healing agent just as natural medicine is a healing agent or catalyst. In other words, the medicine itself contains the capacity to produce healing. God's Word contains inherent within it the capacity--the energy, the ability, and the nature to effect healing in your body.

Psalm 107:20 He sent His Word,and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction

Proverbs 4:22 For they (His Words) are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Isaiah 55:10 The Word of God will accomplish what it was sent out to do.

The Word itself contains the power to produce what it says, just as when God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Healing Scriptures contain within them the capacity to produce healing.

Hebrews 4:12 The Word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing assunder of soul and spirit.

THE KEY to partaking of the life and healing energy in the Word is FEEDING ON IT until it penetrates your Spirit where it deposits that life and energy.

Secondly, we might say that medicine is no respector of persons. It will work for anyone who takes it. It is not a matter of God willing or not willing to heal any individual, but whether or not the individual will RECEIVE healing by TAKING THE MEDICINE that produces it.

Thirdly, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, medicine must be taken according to the directions to be effective. Some medicine labels read, "Take internally"; or others say "Take externally." To rub it on your body externally when the directions say to take it internally will not work. To take it after meals when the directions say take it before meals will reduce its effectiveness. To take it once in a while when the directions say three times a day will mean limited results, if any. NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE MEDICINE IS, it must be taken according to the directions, or it won't work. So it is with God's medicine. It must be taken according to the directions to work. The directions for taking God's medicine are found in:

Proverbs 4:20,21 Attend to them, incline your ear to them, don't let them depart from before your eyes, and keep them in the midst of your heart.

You might say attending to them, inclining your ear to them, and keeping them before your eyes causes them to get in the midst of your heart. Notice this--it is only as they get in the midst of your heart and stay there that they produce healing in your body. Head knowledge won't do. They are going to have to penetrate to your spirit through attending, hearing, looking, muttering and pondering to produce healing in your body. But once they do penetrate, they will SURELY bring health to all your flesh.

Get a list of healing scriptures and feed on them several times a day. Repeat them over and over again to yourself. The medicine itself will work if it will get inside you.

Fourthly, remember that it takes time for medicine to work. Most people give natural medicine a lot of time and patience and money to work. They take the prescription back for refills and more refills. They are diligent about it. They don't just take one dose and expect a miracle. Keep taking God's medicine. Give it time to work.

Now take your medicine! Say healing scriptures to yourself. Think on what you are saying in your heart. Use them in praise to the Father. His Word is medicine to all your flesh.

Simple Man

God is so good! His grace is so simple that sometimes it is easy to miss! All that you need, God placed in your spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in you! He works through you when you rest and trust. His timing is always perfect. He arranges divine connections all the time. I have been yearning in my heart to be used of God. I strive over the thought that I am not doing more to reach people. And struggle with the unbelief that He could use me to help someone. He reminded me today, that he uses me all the time!

God wants us to be satisfied in the Finished Work of Jesus Christ and what He accomplished in us and through us. I am not a scholar, teacher or anything of the sort. I am just a simple "man". But GOD! He uses people right where they are at. Right in the middle of all there imperfection and struggles. Never underestimate His power. Never doubt that you are being used by God. Right where you are at. Stop listening to the accusing voices that you are not doing enough for the Lord. Christ in you will manifest when you rest and trust, and do not strive to be more in and of yourself. The bible teaches us in Col. 1:27 that God willed to make known this mystery among us, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory! Christ's spirit in us is our blood bought inheritance through Jesus.

A dear friend of ours was struggling with the gospel of Grace. Even though he is very knowledgeable about the Word of God, there were identity struggles going on. The verses in Hebrews 12 were confusing him, and putting him under major condemnation about certain circumstances in his life.

In my daily devotions and study every morning I used to listen to a certain pastor. In all the years I have been listening to him, I NEVER heard him preach on Esau, or Hebrews 12. So this morning, of all things, he was teaching on Hebrews 12! Even though I trust the Lord, and believe He uses ordinary people to help disciple one another, I was amazed at the timely showing of this teaching! I told my friend about the teaching, and I believe that God used this to help him overcome his unbelief! God uses simple men to plant seeds, and then others come along and water those seeds. You may never know this side of heaven how God is using to minister to His people. Trust that God has you right where he wants you! He is using you right where you are to be disciples of His Word and a testimony to others.

Simple Man Song by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Mama told me when I was young Come sit beside me, my only son And listen closely to what I say And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day Oh, take your time don't live too fast Troubles will come and they will pass Go find a woman you'll find love And don't forget son there is someone up above And be a simple kind of man oh, Be something you love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man

Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can? Forget your lust for the rich man's gold

All that you need is in your soul And you can do this, oh baby, if you try All that I want for you my son is to be satisfied