Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. Jesus, how can we do these things? We can’t do this on our own. My child, invite My Spirit to indwell you for You can’t do this alone. Put your trust in Me. Step out bravely and you’ll see things you thought were only history. Zechariah 4:6b ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of…
Job 39:22 (God said) “He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; and he does not turn back from the sword.” Here God tells Job how He has made the horse a very powerful animal, and yet, after training, a very useful instrument for specific purposes. The one spoken of here must be a war horse. He has been taught not to fear. When he sees and hears a battle, he is not terrified. He doesn’t turn tail and…
Isaiah 44:3 (God said) “For I will pour out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your descendants;” For those who are willing to admit our thirst for God and His ways, God is ready and able to meet our need. God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit, is there waiting for us who are willing to ask for Him. God’s Spirit infuses us with…
Another prompt given during the Poem a Day Challenge in November http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides was the word “submerged.” This is my offering for that prompt. Submerged In Greek, the word is baptizo which means to submerge as a sunken ship, or the process of plunging fabric into dye-water. Jesus told us if He went away He would send the Helper, the Holy Spirit so we could be baptized in Him. Let your ship sink in the Holy Spirit to experience pure joy…
II Corinthians 3:6 (God) who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. As believers in Jesus, God has equipped us by His Spirit to be His servants of the new covenant, the new testament, the new agreement. This new covenant does not depend on pleasing God by following the laws to the letter set out in the Old Testament. In…
Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Today’s scripture deals with the last two pieces of armor Paul tells us to put on. He says God supplies us a helmet and a sword. When we receive Christ, our thoughts are no longer open season for Satan. We no longer have to follow his suggestions and listen to and obey his bidding. God changes our thought patterns. We…
Luke 11:13 (Jesus said) “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” When I read that scripture for the first time my first reaction was, “I’ve spent my whole life in church. Why have I never heard that scripture?” I decided to stop right then and there and ask for the Holy Spirit. My life was never the…