Hello from NC again.

We have been talking about the pain that God felt when HE lost us to Death.  And, growing in that revelation, how are we doing with this life God gave us?  Through every death, we can learn that every life has a purpose in this life to live and to die to teach us how to live!

Last night, God showed me an answer to a age-old question:  Why?  It shouldn’t have happened; He / She shouldn’t have died.  There was no reason.  Why?  God have me this revelation about a calf that shouldn’t have died.  It was brought in to a warm place (inside the home), just like the others that lived, but this one died.  Why? > “It shouldn’t have died.”  Why did this one die?  To God be the glory and thank you Jesus for this revelation, Because, again, carrying on with this message about how God feels, … We shouldn’t die spiritually either, but sometimes, we just choose to forget we can rise up to be better than we even want to be! … because God has done everything for us we need.

Why do some reject Jesus?  They should come, so they too can live.  But here today, I am talking to the Christian, Why are we not living in all the spiritual benefits of Christ every day, when things go wrong and battles come up?  God has done an extraordinary thing … more than bringing a calf in the house; God gave His Son to die, be buried & risen again FOR US to live!

At the Spiritual Baptismal Pool:  We stand at the edge dead to sin!  We enter the baptism water of Christ with Christ and are buried to sin with Him.  But just as on the 3rd day Jesus Rose, we come up a NEW CREATION in Christ with Him!

As an introduction to today’s message as the Lord has given me, to grow in, and share with you today; I want to say, we all HAVE COME short of the glory of the Lord, but the Good New is,  that  in Christ Jesus,  we are forgiven!

I am guilty of “trying to worry” sometimes, and my peace, I, at times, choose that choice that seems like “I want” to give my peace away.  Really?  These are the words the Lord is saying to me right now!  What a revelation, because we are a stubborn nature; and pride will get in our way of Peace.  Shouldn’t we better choose to let pride go; and do the Lord’s will to abide in HIS Amazing love?  I am guilty of saying angry words sometimes, and my peace, I, at times, give away.   BUT, praise God, I always come around!  It’s the work of the Holy Spirit and God won’t let us stay that way for long.  Yet, how long do we want that suffering to last?

The Good News is that we, in Christ, have the Holy Spirit helper living right on the inside of us.  We experience human emotions; and God feels it too; BUT the emotions of God is focused on GRACE and the accomplishments of JESUS; to the Christ from the Cross!  We can grieve the Holy Spirit of God by our disobedience; doubts & lack of faith; BUT, we can experience the Peace & Joy of God when we are pleasing God.

Pause to read:  Romans 3:23-26 King James Version (KJV)

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

²⁵ Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

²⁶ To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Why do I share with you so often?

Why do I share with you so often?  Because we all need to know that we are not in this world all alone.  We all suffer loss, pain, and even fear that comes to/at us. But that is just that!  Fear is not from God!  Fear is from the enemy, Satan!  Fear might come to us; or at us, but we have a choice that Praise God we have a helper to NOT LET fear, doubt, worry, agitation, or frustration come IN us!  We are FREE in Christ to choose to remain with God & abide in Peace, even here and now; and until the Lord calls us all to our eternal new home!

If we get this, we will never be the same!  And, I don’t share, because I think I have somehow arrived on my own; or think more than I ought to about myself, but I come to you to teach you what once has been taught to me!

Life application begins with knowledge; and knowledge is cemented with understanding.

Life application begins with knowledge; and knowledge is cemented with understanding.  And, we need to ask for Wisdom from Heaven.  It is empowering to know how to walk in the Spirit, in and through, all things!  It is empowering to recognize the tricks of the devil!  That old serpent that is mentioned in Genesis and in Revelations!

The Bibles says, Do not LET your hearts be troubled (John 14:1 NIV).

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.”

These words are written in RED!  What a powerful message to have!  JESUS SPOKE FOR OUR BENEFIT!!!  Do not LET … means we have a choice!

Now to learn how?  Grow in your faith by trusting God more & enough to do what you believe pleases God.  God’s Word will always agree with the Holy Spirit who lives in you.  Trust Him; God will never leave you, nor forsake you!  Just believe!  What a powerful word to “Believe”!

Besides, and this means a lot to me personally, “Worrying just questions God’s plan.”

If you will trust God, and look for a purpose, you will see that God always has a message for us to help us, encourage us and comfort us.  Most of all, Jesus has made peace available to us.

When you feel troubled / downcast / Forgotten / angry / frustrated …

How long do you want it to last?

Come to Jesus, because …

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid (John 14:27, NIV).”

Hope in Today Ministries, Daily Devotion to God’s Word

JESUS … FOR US!

Also, consider the message of the Wheat …

The Bible Versions I used today are:  NLT / GW / HCSB / KJV:

JESUS … FOR US!

…  WAS   …

*Pierced / Wounded
》》》 O U R  rebellion / rebellious acts / because of our transgressions

*Crushed / Bruised 
》》》 F O R    O U R  sins / because of (for) our iniquities

*Beaten / Punished
》》》 S O    W E   could be whole / so that we could have peace / for our peace was on Him / the chastisement of our peace was upon him

*Whipped / His Wounds
》》》   S O    W E    could be healed / and we received healing from his wounds / we are healed by His wounds / and with his stripes we are healed

AMEN means TRUTH!

AMEN means TRUTH! Jesus would say Verily Verily to get our attention to agree with God, the Father & the Son, TO get us to seek understanding, SO we would not miss out; or be misguided away from Peace. The Peace we have in Christ!

THE CHASTISEMENT    OF    O U R    P E A C E     WAS UPON HIM

Don’t let your Pain be Greater than your Praise!

Let you Praise be greater than your pain!

Chastisement: ” punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing. ⟨punished for stealing⟩,” But Jesus didn’t steal our peace / the consequences of sin does!

” The child of God realizes that he cannot be beneath God’s wrath, and hence, that the chastening which he endures is not destructive, but corrective ”

“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
John 14:27 NLT

What is there to fear?
I have been forgiven & choose to live in that forgiveness! I have been healed of cancer; and many, many other things! Praise God!!! God was / IS with me! This Peace from Jesus will we give away to sin? NO MORE! Peace was / IS with me strong thru it all! We can speak, live and believe the same:  I am, and have  been, freed, that the Holy Spirit keeps me from sinning & even when I make a mistake, it’s God’s SEED that remains in me!

God’s Word is proof!

“Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God (1 John 3:9 NLT).”

If we get this, we will never be the same!

But he was PIERCED for our rebellion, CRUSHED for our sins. He was BEATEN so we could be whole. He was WHIPPED so we could be healed.
Isaiah 53:5 NLT

I hope this is a blessing to you today!

Love in Christ,
Karen
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.

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Blessings,
Karen

karen@hopeintoday.com