dailywordofdestiny

FOUNTAIN OF BLESSING

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.  And God blessed them, and God said unto them,  Be FRUITFUL, and MULTIPLY, and replenish the earth, and SUBDUE it:  and have dominion … (Genesis 1: 26 – 28). 

In the Old Testament the meaning of blessing is to be happy with where you are and in the New Testament it is to have an understanding of God’s full intention; His favor.  We often use the word “Blessing” as a spiritual salutation, “I bless you”, or we may say, “I want to be blessed by the Lord.”  We are thinking that God is going to do something good for us and it makes us feel good.

Based on definition, God’s first mention of “blessing” in His Word, and along with other passages that talk about blessing, I suggest it means much more than a casual greeting.

When we bless someone we’re actually speaking forth a prophetic statement over that person’s life that means,  “May the Lord grant you all of the intentions that He has purposed for you from the beginning of time.”  (regardless of what has happened in your past, or where you may be right now).

How powerful is that?  VERY!  We as believers need to be BLESS-ERS, not ACCUS-ERS!

Here is a song by the Gaithers that I pray will be a blessing to you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03HlrSMFEs

BLESSING OF LIVING WATER

And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto My Commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, that I shall give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your corn, and your wine, and your oil.  And I will send grass in your fields for your cattle, that you may eat and be full. 

Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God:  for He has given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.  And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. 

And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, My great army which I sent among you.  And you shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wonderously with you:  and My people shall never be ashamed.  (Deuteronomy 11: 13-15; Joel 2: 23-26) 

Bless them which persecute you:  bless, and curse not.  Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing.  My brethern, these things ought not to be.  Does a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?  For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes oft upon it and brings forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed receives Blessings from God.  But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing whose end is to be burned.  ( Romans 12: 14; James 3: 10, 11; Hebrews 6: 7, 8).

I am presently studying about what I speak (declare, proclaim) and whether WHAT I am saying is blessing or, am I actually cursing the people/things/situations I am speaking over.  I am listening to a teaching about BLESSING and Holy Spirit has opened my eyes to the damage I have done in and through that small instrument of my body; the TONGUE…not just to those I have spoken against (in what I thought was “constructive”:)), but also how the words that I speak will boomerang onto me and affect what God is able to bless in my life.

So 🙂 over the next few posts you’re going to hear alot about BLESSING others even when you don’t think they deserve it.  You’re going to see how God WILL change your life and the circumstances around your life as you learn to BLESS rather than curse with the words you speak.  (...for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.  Matt: 12: 34).  I declare the blessings of the Gospel over all areas of your life and all that you are doing in ministry, in Jesus name.

Living Water

But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into Everlasting Life.  (John 4: 14)

The story of the Samaritan woman who met Jesus at the well (John 4: 1-38) really describes where each of us were at one time in our life.  How thankful I am that I drank freely of the Living Water (Salvation/Eternal Life) Jesus gave to me!  I LIVE because of and by what Jesus did for me at the cross.

“Ho, every one who thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he who has no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.  Wherefore do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfies not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.  Come; drink freely!”

Be blessed as you listen to Casting Crowns song,   “The Well”  and  if you click onto the picture of the water you will have an extra blessing 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5unzXXC0k

Under Cover

So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun.  When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him  (Isaiah 59: 19).

The verse above lets us know that the enemy WILL come against us throughout our day to day life; however, it also carries God’s promise that the LORD IS with us and He has lifted up a “standard” against him.  The ‘standard’ is Christ!

The Spirit of the LORD anointed Christ to set the captive free (Luke 4: 18) and all who have been born anew in Christ Jesus have been resurrected with Him (spiritually speaking) and we sit together in heavenly places in Him even right now (Ephesians 2)!  We are living in this world and we may be affected to some degree by the cares of this world, but we can, at the same time, REJOICE in our position in Christ through the power of Holy Spirit (see Zechariah 4: 6).

When you are confronted with obstacles like sickness (spiritual, physical, emotional), financial, relationship issues, etc. and you feel it’s safer to just remain ‘under your bed covers’ do not trust in your own ability or strength to take care of things.  Ultimately, the effort (or lack of) you put into anything will not work.  Christ tells us in 2 Corinthians 12: 9, that His enabling Grace (the goodness of God carried out by Holy Spirit) is sufficient for us; that His strength is made perfect in weakness.

The LORD tends to put us in places that make us weaker, with the intent to get us to completely depend on Him.  When we relinquish all OUR (SELF) control unto Him; He will then raise HIS STANDARD (POWER) against anything the enemy tries to defeat us with.  I encourage you to GET UP!  STAND FIRM IN THE VICTORY CHRIST HAS ALREADY OBTAINED FOR YOU (Ephesians 6: 10-12)!   🙂

I encourage each of you to check out Judah and Katie’s LINK (Mercy House Coffee) and help out their mission by the purchase of Coffee that the people in Cambodian villages grow and sell to keep Human Trafficking stomped out!  Great gift idea as well. 

Protecting Fog

Yet I am always with You; You hold me by my right hand.  You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory.  (Psalm 73: 23, 24)

As you look at the day before you, you see a twisted, complicated path, with branches going off in all directions.  You wonder how you can possibly find your way through this maze.

Then you remember My promise, that I am always with you; that I will never leave nor forsake you, and that I am now holding your hand in Mine.

I bring to your remembrance My promise to guide you with My counsel and I see you begin to relax onto Me.  Then, as you look to the day stretching before you, you notice that a peaceful fog has settled over it obscuring your view.  In fact, you only see a few steps in front of you and it is then that you turn your attention more fully to Me and begin to enjoy My Presence.

The fog is a protection for you, calling you back into the present moment, the NOW moment.  Although I inhabit ALL of space and time, you can only communicate with Me in this moment.  One day you will no longer need the fog to get your attention; for you will have learned to keep your focus on Me and on the path just where you stand, right now.

“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer”  (Psalm 19: 14).  Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done.  Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts.  Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.  Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always (Psalm 105: 1-4).

I have many of you who have sent comments that definately reveal how MUCH God is doing on behalf of His people.  The comments are praise reports and we need to acknowledge and lift JESUS high and do just what His Word tells us to do:  “THANK You Lord, we SING with joy and we give YOU ALL THE GLORY and PRAISE!  Holy Spirit, we ask that You will continue to lead and direct all of us who are actively seeking more of Jesus.  Connect us Father, with those who have hearts that have been prepared to receive Jesus as Lord.  Forgive any of us who have hearts that have grown cold and have forgotten their first love; revive us Lord!  Break us, remold us, and use us for Your purpose Lord and let Your glory fall in and through us to accomplish Your heart’s desire.  Amen.”  

I will be cutting and pasting a few testimonies that readers have sent to me; I ask that you will pray for them and also send them encouraging words as the Lord leads.  All of us have daily need of prayer and when Holy Spirit nudges you to send a word; do it!  It can strengthen your brother and sister at exactly the right time! 🙂  I was in Costa Rica for some continuing education (some relaxing too) and took many pictures and videos.  My husband put some music to the one I am including today and I pray it will reveal God’s Presence to you as it did to me.  He is CREATOR of all things beautiful and HE IS PEACE, HE INDWELLS all living things; therefore we are never alone!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hu57RNQriY

I was watching a young Isaiah Jackson (5 years old) declaring God’s Word in a prayer over a large group of people, January 16, 2011.  I was touched greatly by God’s anointing as I listened to him.  I end this post with Isaiah’s prayer for I feel God will touch each of your lives dramatically as you receive HIM and ALL you have faith to believe Him for, as Isaiah prays.  To GOD BE ALL THE GLORY AND PRAISE that you are never too young, nor too old, to be used by Him!  Hallelujah!    http://www.youtube.com/watch?=yum__DM_uWg (if you can’t get this …go to You Tube and type in Isaiah Jackson and the one I have for you is with him declaring and prophesying).  Sorry for inconvenience!

Storms Pass

No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life.  As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.  Be strong and courageous, beacuse you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their fathers to give them.  Be strong and very courageous.  Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.  Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.  Then you will be prosperous and successful.  Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.  (Joshua 1: 6-9)

I believe there are many who need to hear these words of the LORD right now, in this very hour.  I pray they will go way down deep into your spirit and that this written promise from God will enfold you and bring you indescribable peace.  Just as God was with Joshua, He is with you as you face new challenges and although you may not conquer nations; every day you face tough situations, difficult people, and temptations.  By asking God to help you and BELIEVING HIM, you CAN and WILL get through any storm (Romans 8: 37).

I will not be here to answer any comments over the next eight days; however, please go ahead and write out your prayers, your requests, your acknowledgment that you are going through a storm so others can pray for you.  Tonite I was listening to some really old songs and the woman singing has gone on to be with Jesus.  They really minsitered to me and I pray they will bless you as well.  Click on each below, I hope you can access them.

Statler Brothers sing, “Till the Storm Passes By”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeVzSQjUBe0

Betty Jean Robinson sings, “Ride Out Your Storm”  http://youtu.be/mo3mTG-CZps

Keep holding onto Jesus!

Faded Glory

For all flesh (mankind) is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass.  The grass withers and the flower drops off.  But the Word of the Lord (the Gospel) endures forever… (1 Peter 1: 24, 25).  To you who believe, He is precious… (1 Peter 2: 7, 8).

I have received a few PRAISE reports that I encourage you to read about in the last blog post (Believe; Part 3).  I so enjoy hearing what God is doing; it ALWAYS increases my faith level another notch or two when I hear answers to the specific prayers you and I have prayed.  I am going to be pasting some more in the Comment section of this post and I know you will be blessed when you read them.

When we were in Kenya in November of 2009, pastor Elias Matua and his wife Grace wanted to take us to a Masai village, but you have to be invited by the Masai.  Pastor really didn’t know exactly where they were but we kept on driving anyway.  The Lord is a Blesser and He likes to connect people, so as we were driving down another dirt road, suddenly before us was a lone Masai woman who was walking to the town we had just passed through.  Pastor got out and asked her if we could take her back to her home and she agreed.  It was an awesome experience and I was amazed (again) when God revealed how His love will bridge the gulf between cultures.  Without either party knowing the words the other is speaking, but through shared prayers, gestures, and smiles, etc. friendships and lasting memories are formed.  The woman (Sarina) and her four daughters deeply impressed us and it is my prayer that we will meet again, around the throne of God.  I thank You, Jesus, for eternal life! 🙂  Click on the video below to hear Sarina’s daughters sing http://youtu.be/rR3ucsEafAk.  Please pray for the Masai and for pastor Elias and Grace in Chuka, Kenya.

Battle for Life

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you  (Luke 10: 19).  And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.  And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour (Matthew 8: 13).

One of the Japanese meanings for Yoshi (my dog) is Righteous.  On our early morning walk today, Yoshi encountered his first snake, most likely a Copperhead.  I thought of Jesus who is our righteousness (Romans 10: 4) and that IN Him we have COMPLETE BLOOD BOUGHT VICTORY over that old serpent, Satan.  When we are confronted with temptations, sickness (body, mind, spirit), or any other attack in life and we call on Jesus to HELP us; to the degree we BELIEVE Him (and what He tells us in His Word regarding our situation) it WILL be done!  Praise God, what a Savior!

The Lord would say:  Beware of Satan’s subtle maneuvers.  The more you know, the more subtle his disguises and deceptions.  Be not shaken in your mind, nor troubled, neither by spirit nor by word.  Let no one oppose or deceive you.  Stand fast.  Hold on to the principles you have been taught.  I, the Lord, shall consume wickedness with the spirit of My mouth.  Go forth, and let your prayer and song of praise go before you.  Trust Me.  Do not be pressed or rushed for I shall keep you from all evil.  I am God of resurrection and life.

Generations

And A’bram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.  And A’bram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem (to incline the shoulder to a burden; to load up on the back of a man or beast; or, to start early in the morning (get oneself up), unto the plain of Moreh (point out, teach, inform through; sprinkling:  hence, a sprinkling (autumnal showers): – first rain (former rain).  And the Canaanite was then in the land.  And the LORD appeared unto A’bram, and said, Unto thy seed (disseminate, plant, fructify,:-sowing time, posterity:-  carnally, child, fruitful, seed (time) (see Galatians 3: 16) will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.  (Genesis 12: 5-7)

It was to Abraham and his seed that God’s PROMISE was made: the promised Seed, His Son, Jesus (see Joel 2: 23-32 -second rain(latter rain); Acts 14: 15-17; Zechariah 12).  Today, a whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to “accept” Christ without forsaking the world.  But what does Holy Spirit say?  “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God” (James 4: 4), and “If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2: 15).  This requires no comment, only obedience.

We may also assume that we can experience justification (Romans 3: 24; 4: 25; 5: 9; 2 Corinthians 5: 19-21; Hebrews 10: 14) without transformation: these can never be experienced apart from each other.  When God declares a man righteous He INSTANTLY sets about to make him righteous.  I believe our error today is that we do not expect a converted man to be a transformed man (renewed with visible character change), and as a result of this error, our churches are full of substandard Christians.  A revival is, among other things, a ‘return to the belief that real faith invariably produces holiness of heart and righteousness of life’.  We need to meditate on God’s Word, seek Him with all our hearts; and cry out to Him for daily cleansing of our inward parts (Psalm 51, Colossians 3: 12-17).  “Renew us Holy Spirit; empower us to be all we are destined to be in and through Christ, the Son of God, to the glory of our heavenly Father.”