Fresh Wind .... Hillsong

 https://youtu.be/SdDdMzt_w2U

I haven't been able to write a blog for a few weeks now. Usually my heart wallows up with words and scripture when I have a song that continues to ring in my head. But this time I just couldn't.  God was trying to speak to me,  but I wasn't hearing with His heart, and He sure had His flashlight on mine.

With all the ugly going on, and all the lessons I have been learning on truth, I thought that the posting I was doing on FB with scripture, God would be happy about. Maybe He was glad it was being told. But there was something more going on I wasn't catching onto. It's His word I thought, so it's the truth. I truly thought, It may even help someone. Problem was, I thought I was doing it in love. But God sees to the deepest part of our hearts that we don't even realize. But today I heard Him loud and clear.

From where I was in my reading in the Bible, in James 3: 1-12, I was very much convicted.  Especially when reading the verses 6-10. Verse 6 "The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. Verse 8, "but no man can tame the tongue, it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness." ..  Don't miss that, "made in God's likeness."

Then I read this in a devotional today..."sin will kill the life of God in us. We must mentally bring ourselves to terms with this fact of sin".... As a Christian I know I don't even have to speak it. All it has to do is be in my thoughts and I'm sinning.  So yes, I may be writing loving truth, but what is really going on inside me. There's no fooling God. He will reveal it to you one way or another.  He desires for us to have a healthy Christ center character.

  Every single human being on the face of the Earth is a creation of God. They may be far from God and very different. But they are still His creation.  We should be people of prayer. Like it says in Ephesians 6: 18,  "And pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests." 

 I won't stop speaking the truth. I won't let the enemy stop that. But I will read Psalm 139: 1-4 and 23-24 before I do.   How can you go wrong if you ask God to search your heart first. "Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely".... or Jeremiah 17: 9-10.." I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind"  Don't miss that, "examine the mind."

"So we the church who bear Your Light. Lamp aflame, city bright. King and Kingdom come is what we pray. We need a fresh wind. Pour Your spirit out."

Holy Spirit help us.  If we want to see the overcoming of Jesus in our life, we need to become poor and spirit, Matthew 5: 3.  

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D

Fresh wind... Hillsong

 https://youtu.be/SdDdMzt_w2U

Ephesians 3: 7-12 ...." To make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord"......  God's great plan is carried out through the church.

Sad truth,  revival won't happen until we turn from sin. Sin that is crystal clear in the written word of God. We the church, need to be one with Jesus, not with what the world calls ok. That is a deception of the enemy.  Love is truth. Truth is Jesus! He sets the standards. Speak the truth in love. What makes us mad, turn to prayer. Oh how I personally need His strength in this area. Evil only does what it knows to do. We need to do what we know to do, pray.  Because our fight is not against flesh and blood, Ephesians 6:12, " For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Saten loves anger, but he hates prayer. SO PRAY!

Ephesians 2: 19-22 " Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.  In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his spirit.

"We need a fresh wind. The fragrance of heaven. Pour Your spirit out. For hearts that burn with holy fear. Purified in faith and deed. Refiners fire strengthen what remains."

Lord Jesus, let it begin with me.

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D 

The commission... CAIN

 https://youtu.be/APATH3ea-D0

Last words are precious from loved ones who are getting ready to leave this world and enter into eternity.  You know that you are getting close to hearing the final words from your loved ones so you get as close as you can.  I will never forget the peace on my husband's face, and on my father's face when they were getting ready to leave this world. I will never forget their last words.

We are not asked of much from our precious Savior. Matthew 28: 18-20.

 Jesus left the disciples with these last words of instruction. They were under his authority, they were to make more disciples, they were to baptize and teach these new disciples.  It is not an option, but a command to all who call Jesus Lord.

Paul gives Timothy a commission before he is executed in 2 Timothy 4:1-2.

  In 2nd Timothy, Paul knew that he would soon be executed and he wrote his final thoughts. He passed them on to Timothy, passing to him the torch of leadership. Reminding him of what was truly important, and encouraging him in the faith.

So let's tell all who Jesus puts in our path of what He's done for us.  Jesus has faith in us that we will do greater things. Let's not let Him down. His Spirit is with us wherever we go. 

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D

Love note... Upperroom

 https://youtu.be/Zppusz1ALI8

There is nothing more comforting to me than to know Jesus is ALL AROUND ME.

His Word is our love note from Him. Can we hear it? Are we reading it? Are we spending that precious intimate time with our First love? 

Revelation 2:4 " Yet I hold this against you:  You have forsaken your first love." 

 Since the time in Jesus days, the zeal for Christ seems to be getting less and less.   May we never lose sight of the seriousness of our sin that we have been forgiven for.  Don't lose the thrill of that. 

 Just like when a man and woman fall in love. There is so much excitement. You can't wait to talk on the phone. Or go out on a date. So exciting, and should remain that way even after the marriage. Call each other in your day. Send a loving text message.  Continue to have date night. 

If we can do that with each other, Jesus deserves so much more. 

He sent His only Son. To be with whom He loves, John 3:16.

 The lyrics of the song make my heart melt. Knowing I'm never alone.  I don't think I'll ever eat dinner alone the same again.

"A dinner for two
Just me and you
Let's take some time
To sit down in dawn
I broke my bread
And poured out my wine
I did what it took
To make you my bride
I'm bringing you back to the garden
Back were it all started".....

I love you Jesus

Kim D

What He's done.... Passion

 https://youtu.be/j5lcadt8D2o

My sins are forgiven. My future is heaven. I'll never forget what He's done. I'll never stop speaking of Him. Every day there is opportunities. I pray I don't miss one. 

1 Peter 4:17 "For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?" .....

If we believers need earthly discipline (judgment) from God, how much more will unbelievers receive it? If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, only because of Gods mercy, what chance do those have who reject Christ?

To love someone with the truth is not judgment. In the teachings of Jesus, the elements of judgement is a sign of love. We should never feel bad for someone who finds it difficult to get to God. God certainly isn't the blame. Don't try to figure it out. Just present the truth of God so that the Spirit of God can do His work. When the truth is spoken, it brings that person face to face with God. That's where we leave it. The choice is theirs. 

Jesus would never have commanded us to do something that He didn't equip us to do. 

So be an obedient servant. Complete dependence on the Holy Spirits power to finish the work. 

I know that I didn't come to a relationship with Jesus until my late thirties. I had religion, not this love relationship. So don't give up hope on who you're paying for. Don't think negative. Don't say,  "it will never happen." I don't care what it looks like. Stay confident on what God can do. I know what He's done for me, and continues to do in me. ONLY GOD!!!!

I know many were praying for me and I am forever grateful. 

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D

Love you with the truth.... Casting Crowns

 https://youtu.be/cwMFX7hUefc

We need to stop calling loving someone with the truth,  judging. 

The Bible clearly tells us to speak the truth in love, Ephesians 4:15. Stop waiting on the preachers and the teachers to say the perfect words. How can we call ourselves a true friend if we don't share the truth we know. They may be in a sin that they don't know is sin. The enemy is a deceiver, and has many deceived today, even Christians. We are to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, Philippians 2:12. This is daily. Sanctification is daily. Repentance is daily. 

Yes, we all sin and fall short of the glory of God. But God gave us His Living word, which is good for, teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16. 

I am so glad that there are Christian friends of mine who point me in the right direction when I may be going wrong. They love me with the truth. 

So many are deceived today. They say,  "well God is a God of love, and He sent His Son to die for everyone." .... But does this give us the right to continue to sin and abuse grace? Look at Romans 6:1-2 "What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer."

Yes, God is a God of love. But He is also a just God and He takes sin seriously.

Psalm 9:7-8 "But the Lord abides forever;

He has established His throne for judgment, And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity."

"I'm not pointing my finger. I'm holding out my hand. I lay it all on the line to see God save the ones I love." .... I call myself a true friend. Whether someone stays my friend or not. I loved them with the truth. I am held highly accountable for that. I may loose friends and even some family members.  But I have a friend I will never lose, Jesus. One day I will look Him in His eyes and hope to hear, "well done good and faithful servant." Matthew 25:23. 

For Your glory Lord always 

Kim D

What Hes done.... Passion

 https://youtu.be/j5lcadt8D2o

On the hill of calvary my Savior bled for me. I praise God for what He's done. 

Luke 23:33," When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him along with the criminals, one on His right, the other on His left."

John 3:16-17, " For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." 

"WHOEVER" We are the whoever who believe.  But it just doesn't stop at believing. It's putting Jesus Christ in charge of our life and eternal destiny. Jesus Christ, savior, and Lord of our life. 

2 Corinthians 5:17-21...  Our sin was poured into Christ at his crucifixion. His righteousness is poured into us at our conversion.

 God offers to trade his righteousness for our sin. Something of immeasurable worth for something completely worthless. How grateful we should be for his kindness to us. 

The Holy Spirit gives us a new life and we are just not the same anymore. "The old has gone, and the new has come." ....  There should be evident change in our lives, Colossians 2:6-11.  

We are human and we do mess up. But we should be quick to repent to what breaks the heart of God. Jesus did not die on the cross just to bring us to heaven. But while we still have life, we are to represent what He's done in us while we are here. 

Galatians 5:22-23, tells us what the fruit of the Spirit looks like. I know now when I look back at my life, God was so good at sending people my way to show me what I was really hungry for. Nothing else will satisfy. 

May we never look at the cross without remembering what He's done. His wounds give us life.  REAL LIFE. 

All glory and honor to You Lord Jesus

Kim D