There was a dove in the form of a Spirit, a Spirit in the form of a dove.
He came down ‘cause Dad sent him to rest on the Son, forever.
“Go show the world that he’s the One. Sit on his shoulder and never leave. He has my favor, He’s the one I love”
Would you rather have a song described to you,
or hear the fullness of its sound?
Would you rather hold a picture of a sunrise,
or stand in its awesome presence?
Would you be content with hearing old stories
of how Jesus and his followers healed the sick,
raised the dead, loved the poor, fed the masses,
set the captives free and turned the world upside-down?
Or don’t you know that you can experience
Him and His Kingdom for yourself?
So I was helping some folks at Staples (my new job) the other day. They were a nice foriegn family visiting the states from somewhere. People from all over often visit Staples after they get off the boats around Jantzen Beach.
One of the men in the group, amidst asking about cameras and whatnot, was also speaking in broken english about his elbow and how it was aching because he had been playing golf. I asked discretely if I could pray for him and he agreed.
I laid both my hands on his elbow and arm and asked Jesus to heal him and take away all the pain. Guess what, He did! Jesus was faithful again.
In the midst of life not going smooth, starting a challenging and scary new job, and whatever other trials, Jesus is still faithful and good all the time. He wants to answer us. “If God is for us who can be against us?” and “Everything works for good, for those who love God and have been called acording to his purpose”
Jesus, keep close to me.
-jer
(2 Corinthians 1:3)
God really knows how to comfort His people. Just when your feeling faithless and bummed out.
So, I was worshiping Jesus in the shower, how I do, and I started getting excited about him. After I got out I really felt like calling my friend up on the phone to see how she was doing. I had heard the night before that she had a UTI (urinary tract infection) which she confirmed on the phone. Well, I felt faith arise in me to command that thing to leave her in Jesus name, which it did of course. She said that just minutes before I had called she broke down crying because she didn’t know how she was going to make it through the rest of the day with all the errands she had to make because she was in so much pain.
So, a little after I get off the phone with her (maybe like 10 minutes) I’m sitting around the house trying to figure out how to make a few bucks so I can pay for the clothes I need for Nate and Melody’s wedding… I was telling myself and Nate, “Jesus commanded us not to worry, but to trust him…he’ll provide” Then I figure I’ll walk around the block and look for lawns I can mow for some bucks… So, I go a little ways down the block and I was gonna turn early, but I felt inside that I should go to the next street. Wouldn’t you know it, but there halfway down the block was the friend that I prayed for on the phone. She was feeling much better but we prayed one more time to seal the deal.
After that she gave me a ride back to my house where her kids, my wife, and I all chatted for a while. I told her that I had been walking around the block in the first place was to make some money for the wedding. She said she’d recently been blessed by some work that her husband had gotten doing a job and that she wanted to bless us with a little bit of the money.
So, God comforted both of us. He provided healing for her condition and money for my need. He is always faithful and I love when He reminds us of that.
-jer
So, God was good again today.
I felt like staying home from work today because I was feeling a little sick and tired. But I dragged myself out of bed and even managed to make myself a sandwich (my wife was proud).
I’m trying to just come back to simple faith and not over-analyze situations and people and how God might do a thing.
I’m thinkin’ just believe God is good all the time (Nahum 1:7), believe that He’s for me and not against me (Rom 8:31), believe that He wants to work and He will work through me (2 Chronicles 16:9a), even if the effect is not how I envision it being (Isaiah 55:9)… He always does something (Matt. 7:9-11). I’ve learned that from experience.
So, obedience is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22b). When I am obedient to God at my workplace He totally blesses it. Today I was talking to my co-worker. He just stopped me in the aisle and asked me about fatherhood. He’s been dealing with the possible decision of having a kid or not. He’s been nervous and scared about what will happen, how his life will change, how will he pay for things, stuff like that. I just told him about my experience with fatherhood, and how I can now relate to God in a different way; how I can see how much he loves me because of how much I love my son.
I told him the peace and provision that Jesus has brought to the life of my wife and I. In the end he thanked me and told in so many words that he appreciated me talking to him about “spiritual” stuff. And that he wasn’t totally “into” all that stuff, but that he appreciated me talking to him about it.
I told him that we are not just physical beings, that we are spiritual, and that we can communicate with God’s Spirit. He also said that he appreciated the other day when I “did that thing over in the front” (I prayed for his shoulder pain to go away and he felt the heat of God on it) He told me that my other co-worker was like, “I can’t believed he just presumed that you were cool with that and just did that to you” But the first co-worker said, “I actually didn’t mind, it was nice that somebody cared enough”…or something to that effect.
It’s just awesome to see that God uses ordinary people like me, people who were messed up just like the rest of the world, but that God is changing into His likeness…people who are just hungry for God to change the current situation, and the world with his love.
Thanks Lord that you use me. I want to keep listening, and obeying.
Love,
-jer
NIV Psalm 103:1 Of David. Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; 14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. 17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children— 18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. 19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. 20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. 21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. 22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
God has been stirring in his people. Church as usual is going to look different as He pours out His revelation on His kids. 1) So, the other night at Ecclesia my friend Andy and I were praying for a guy who is deaf. We were commanding his ears to pop open in Jesus name. The funny thing was that Andy’s ear popped open instead. He was trying to figure out why it happened and what it meant. Then he remembered that he had damaged his hearing by listening to a subwoofer to loudly for prolonged periods of time. God healed Andy because he was standing too close to prayer… haha! 2) Another friend, Dan, has had hurting ankles for the past two weeks or so. He’s had pain to the point where it was almost too much to walk on. We listened to a testimony at Bethel church online (www.ibethel.tv) where they switched the lyrics of the song, “it’s the end of the world as I know it” to, “it’s the end of my pain as I know it, and I feel fine.” After Dan sang the song a couple times he realized that his ankles were completely healed! Praise The Lord! And on top of that, our friend rachel noticed that when she ran out to the car to get something her heart rate didn’t even elevate (she has had heart problems, in fact she needs a new ticker.) So, there are a couple of fun ones. Let the testimony of Jesus build you up. Love,
-jer
Sid Roth: http://www.sidroth.org/site/PageServer?pagename=tv_archives
David Herzog: www.thegloryzone.org
Randy clark: www.globalawakening.com
Jason Westerfield: http://www.kingdomreality.com/index.php
Kris Vallotton: http://www.kvministries.com/
Kevin Prosch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_41guaiBjs
Bill Johnson’s Blog: www.bjm.org
Bobby Conner: http://www.bobbyconner.org/
Rick Joyner / Morningstar: http://www.morningstarministries.org/
John and Carroll Arnot / Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship: http://www.tacf.org/
Che ahn / Harvest Rock Church: http://www.harvestrockchurch.org/
Patricia King / XPmedia: http://www.xpmedia.com/
Bethel Chruch, Redding, CA: www.ibethel.org
Bethel Church media: http://www.ibethel.tv/media/free
Jesusculture: http://www.jesusculture.org/
Elijah’s first time in the water at Esther Short Park! it was so fun and he looked awesome in his little swim trunks and his cute hat. he hardly made a sound even though the water was ice cold. what a trooper!
