Good morning Dear Friends in Christ, . . .
,,, And, if you don’t know Jesus as the Christ yet, I pray the Father will reveal His Son to you in this way. That you know and believe in who Jesus is to you and to the world.
Painting a picture? Sometimes a crack happens in concrete. As a crack happened in our relationship with God through sin. But God did something for us that no man could do. He bridged that gap with Jesus and because of Jesus we live through and by the Christ, The Son of the Living God. It’s by God’s Mercy and Grace. God is Mercy. God is Grace. God is love.
So I took this picture yesterday as I was walking up our concrete sidewalk. There was a crack. But somehow this little flower was able to bloom in the middle of the concrete. Because something (LIFE) made the way.
Jesus made the way; and the Bible says, in John 14:6 King James Version,
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
This is not a boast, but a message to you and I, that God wants us to know the way to Him is through and by Jesus! That is why He tells us. And you know what else? God loves you. Those who can’t come to the Father, are those who reject Jesus, those who reject His love for the world, but sometimes those who reject Jesus just don’t know Him yet. There is no hope for Satan; nor the angels who rejected God. But there is however hope for you and me.
Yes, this is for you. If you are here, it is not by chance, but by reason for you to hear this, because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Yes, Once you choose hope in Jesus, all things become possible, but not permissible.
I hope this is a double blessing to you today. One: that the Lord will use this to confirm to your heart that Jesus loves you. And, also the Lord will use this to strengthen you in the light of His Knowledge – that you would not be going through these things … if it were not an opportunity to see God’s Grace, so that you could come near to Jesus and see the Salvation of the Lord working.
Whew! Think about it! If you never got a cut, you would never know the comfort from a Band-Aid. That pressure brings comfort & relief to the wound. Right? Jesus is not the Band-Aid, He is the CURE for broken souls! And, through and by Jesus, there is a comfort from God that is like no other.
PEACE is Deliverance! Have you experienced the peace Jesus left for you? Have you experienced the peace Jesus gives to you? There is a Joy in Christ, that is like no other.
As we dive into Today’s Devotion to God’s Holy Word, I hope you read yesterday’s Devotion too, but mostly, I hope you pray in Jesus Name and read His Word to you in the Bible. Holy Spirit breathe upon you in Jesus Name that you may know the Truth that is for you to know and believe.
Friends, once, I prayed for a difficult thing to leave me, SO THAT my joy would return to me. Yeah, I asked God that. But do you know what the Lord told me? He said, “I will not! You will be content in all things and have joy in it!” Nothing like being corrected by the Spirit of God! I changed my mind, agreed with the Lord – and it was then that everything changed.
But you know what I missed out on? The true blessing that I prayed away. Yet, I did receive my joy because my heart had changed.
You may ask? And, I don’t mind telling you what changed. My attitude about how things effect “SELF” … yeah, that is about it. Love God my friends! Love others like Jesus loves you! And, learn to express real feelings from the inside of you … get them on the outside of you, but learn to let the Holy Spirit transform your real feelings ~ into the FORM of a PRAYER for that person instead of complaining about how someone’s actions against you is making you feel.
Friends, when you receive this, you will never be the same! Yet, there will be another struggle to overcome in Christ; and another, because something is going on down here! We are being transformed in to the image of Christ …
Okay? Too heavy for you? Okay, I don’t mind sharing this with you either; if fact, it is my duty to share with you because of the Lord who guides my mind to teach what Jesus teaches me.
God knows your method of learning? And you have a method of teaching! But God won’t overload you more than you can handle. In other words, God won’t explode you with His Full knowledge all at one time! God has given us the gift of TIME, which is called Today, but time won’t last forever. God gives us bit by bit, according to the dose we can handle, receive and change our behavior, that is rooted from within our heart… to be more like His Son’s.
Painting a picture:
As the Electric Volts do not enter your home all at once in the fullness of it’s Voltage and Power, so is it like God’s Word enters into our hearts. The main line must go through a fuse box. The fuse box then breaks the power down to a level that the power can be distributed through out the house to be useful. If the fuse box was not there, the main power line would blow up the devises we use within our house.
Friends, our body is a temple to God for Him to dwell in us. Jesus is our new life; and the Holy Spirit is our helper. Pray in Jesus Name for Salvation to come to you; and ask for the Holy Spirit to be your helper and guide. Tell God what is on your heart that He already knows (that is confession) and this confession gives to Jesus what He can handle more than you. There is Victory in Jesus and Jesus is the only Way.
Do you know and believe in the love God has for you?
When you receive this you will never be the same!
Abide in God and God in you … God is love … Know and Believe. This is what is to Believe and I hope this is a blessing to you.
Love in Christ,
Karen
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Daily Devotion to God’s Holy Word.
For Whose Sake? By, Karen Rowe
For whose sake?
Emotions are tuff; aren’t they? We feel? We think? We misunderstand? And we see clearly too? But do we?
The Bible says, Blessed are they which are persecuted FOR righteousness’ sake: FOR theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mt 5:10 KJV
For whose sake?
Are we RIGHT in our own eyes?
Friends, we are not right in our own eyes, but we are made right in the Mind of Christ.
So you feel abandoned? Are you?
OT Isaiah writes Salvation is far from you? But Resurrection stirring in me says Jesus breathes His Holy Spirit on us who believe!
Jesus is breathing on us who seek Him! Because Jesus is so close to us who follow Him.
Painting a picture of how near Jesus is to you?
Look out into the woods, there is a canopy of leaves making shelter seen! You can see, touch, feel and experience the benefits of evident life that is bursting forth in this time of the year.
BUT there is a season we must go through called winter, when we can’t see the leaves that are hidden in the life that lives within that tree. We can’t feel the benefit of canopy, because it is far from us behind the bark of the tree & deep within the heart of the tree.
Now, FOR whose sake did JESUS COME?
Ok, pray for you own revelation. But I can share mine.
God For us. GOD WITH US. God in us.
ASK? FOR who’s sake are we struggling?
There is a difference in emotional & spiritual discernment. We who believe do NOT bank our decisions on how we treat others based on how WE feel. No one can MAKE you! `do not Let” = choice!
For whose sake? Righteousness, by Jesus sake.
We bank our decisions on how we treat others based on who Jesus is to us & how Jesus teaches us to love and to BE like Jesus.
I can feel Jesus breathing on me. You can too! Holy Spirit of God you are welcome here.
Peace, power, authority, with all humility & kindness be your strength to be in the season of Spring where others can find rest under the canopy you abide in.
God is love & love is not self-seeking. Love is focused on Jesus for the benefit / sake of mercy & Righteousness, because love, truth & life has entered the world, died for the sins of world & is resurrected for the cause of Life ☆HAS come.
That’s it from me. To view the complete devotional pictures; and other devotions, please visit Hope in Today’s Devotional page on Instagram. It is just a simple page that the Lord helped me begin and grow in one day at a time. I hope it is a blessing to you as well. The address is:
IN CLOSING ALWAYS …
THE PURE IN HEART IS CHRIST!
Faith pleases God. And it is impossible please God without faith.
BUT LET a man EXAMINE himself, AND SO LET him eat OF THAT bread, and drink OF THAT cup.
1 Corinthians 11:28 KJV
FOR THIS CAUSE many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
1 Corinthians 11:30 KJV
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 1:12 KJV
THAT’S ALL FROM ME FOR TODAY!
And, Always Remember 2 Things!
1. When you receive this, you will never be the same!
2. God for us. God with us. God in us.
NOW … Believing on Jesus,
AFTER THIS MANNER THEREFORE PRAY YE:
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13 King James Version (KJV)
Holy Spirit You are Welcome Here!
And to God be the Glory!
Love in Christ,
Karen
Holy Spirit encourage the readers today. Lift our minds higher to God’s Thoughts. Bless those who will receive. And, keep molding our hearts to be always ready to bloom for the glory of God to be a blessing to us all.
and pray …in the Spirit of the Most Holy God. God knows what He is doing.
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
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…till next time!
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
“WRITING THE STORY OF MY LIFE WITH EVERY CHOICE JESUS HELPS ME TO MAKE AND LEARNING HOW TO BE BLESSED AND LIVE LIFE LARGE, HAPPY AND FREE. I CARE.”
Personal Motto: “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”
Personal Revelation Life Verse: And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him (1 John 4:16 HCSB)
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Holy Spirit you are welcome here!
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