THE WHISPER of VICTORY

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Defeated?

Hear His whisper of..."VICTORY!"

The Lord PROMISES…

You are going to make it.

You will arise in victory, no matter how it may look to you at this moment.

Is it not true that every impossibility yields to My, (the LORD’s) power? 

All I am will be placed between you and your enemies.

…be convinced—beyond any doubt] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39 AMP)

The Lord promises you will arise as the mighty one that I have created you to be! Nothing will be able to overcome you, for faith will grow and your love will intensify toward Me. 

...in all things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us… (Romans 8:37 AMP)

So:

Never doubt the Lord’s power!

His grace!

His surprising breakthroughs on your behalf.

Before this day is over if you are diligent and watchful you will see His glory shine through the clouds of darkness and challenges in your day!

…For He (the LORD) has seen us through eyes of grace, and he comes as our Hero-God to set us free! Luke 1:72 (TPT)

With those assurances aren’t you now ready for today?

Anything capable of stopping or deterring you?

With GOD your HERO striding ahead of you what do you have to fear?

Therefore…

“Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated...God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (MSG)

So, don’t timidly approach today!

You are protected!

GOD is clearing the path!

Listen for VICTORIES WHISPER!!

Have FAITH!

FOR:

Every God-begotten person conquers the world’s ways.

The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world’s ways is simply the one who believes Jesus…1 John 5:5 (MSG)

THAT IS, YOU!

BELIEVE IT! 

HAVE THE FAITH!

Take on today with confidence!

Victory is YOURS!

I love you all.

Have a BLESSED DAY!!!

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HEAVEN'S HOPE

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Good to be back today.  Took a couple of days for the Christmas Holiday and family.  My family had to do the “Christmas thing” on the 24^th because my daughters, the amazing and dedicated workers they are, had to work yesterday.

So, I pray that your CHRISTMAS yesterday was a blessed one!  From all the postings to Facebook and Instagram it looks like it was for many. 

Yet today I thought I would share a little from my church’s Christmas presentation from Sunday.  The title was “Here Comes Heaven” and it culminated with this song from Elevation…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0cJ3RmnXmY

It is a song of promise, a promise that was fulfilled over 2000 years ago in that little manger, a promise that grew to dry tears, bring hope, heal the hurting, change trajectories, instill confidence, embody love, extend grace, bring salvation and change the culture forever.

For “Over all who mourn, Breaks the dawn of salvation, Darkness reigns no more, For Jesus is greater…”

He is greater

Because for every beautiful family picture, for every warmly decorated house, for every glistening tree, there were still those whose yesterday wasn’t so lovely, wasn’t so hopeful, wasn’t so memorable. For some it was standing in line as my little brother served them chili at the church in Florida.  For some it was the generosity of strangers that brought some light to the day in the shelter or in the treatment center.  For a couple of my dearest friends it was spent in the hospital.

And that caused me to pause a second this morning and be so grateful for Jesus.  For He is CONSTANT and unwavering HOPE. He truly is greater.  His love, His coming, His dying will always cut through the darkness and the hurt. 

Always.

And He can ALWAYS be shared.  He can always be gifted even in the most difficult of circumstances.  I pray that you shared Him among the paper and the bows yesterday. If not share Him today!

Remember that the…

Hope of all hopes, dream of our dreams,

    a child is born, sweet-breathed; a son is given to us: a living gift.

And even now, with tiny features and dewy hair, He is great.

    The power of leadership, and the weight of authority, will rest on His shoulders.

His name? His name we’ll know in many ways—

    He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Dear Father everlasting, ever-present never-failing,

    Master of Wholeness, Prince of Peace.

7 His leadership will bring such prosperity as you’ve never seen before—

    sustainable peace for all time.

This child: God’s promise to David—a throne forever, among us,

    to restore sound leadership that cannot be perverted or shaken.

He will ensure justice without fail and absolute equity. Always. Isaiah 9:6-7 (V)

Heaven.

I love you all.

Have a BLESSED DAY!!!

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MARY'S PRAYER

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (MSG

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

So often others are much more eloquent than I….

Mary’s Prayer – Max Lucado “It Began in a Manger”

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God. O infant-God. Heaven’s fairest child. Conceived by the union of divine grace with our disgrace. Sleep well.

Sleep well. Bask in the coolness of this night bright with diamonds. Sleep well, for the heat of anger simmers nearby. Enjoy the silence of the crib, for the noise of confusion rumbles in your future. Savor the sweet safety of my arms, for a day is soon coming when I cannot protect you.

Rest well, tiny hands. For though you belong to a king, you will touch no satin, own no gold. You will grasp no pen, guide no brush. No, your tiny hands are reserved for works more precious:

to touch a leper’s open wound,

to wipe a widow’s weary tear,

to claw the ground of Gethsemane.

Your hands, so tiny, so white—clutched tonight in an infant’s fist. They aren’t destined to hold a scepter nor wave from a palace balcony. They are reserved instead for a Roman spike that will staple them to a Roman cross.

Sleep deeply, tiny eyes. Sleep while you can. For soon the blurriness will clear and you will see the mess we have made of your world.

You will see our nakedness, for we cannot hide.

You will see our selfishness, for we cannot give.

You will see our pain, for we cannot heal.

O eyes that will see hell’s darkest pit and witness her ugly prince . . . sleep, please sleep; sleep while you can.

Lie still, tiny mouth. Lie still, mouth from which eternity will speak

Tiny tongue that will soon summon the dead, that will define grace, that will silence our foolishness.

Rosebud lips—upon which ride a starborn kiss of forgiveness to those who believe you, and of death to those who deny you—lie still.

And tiny feet cupped in the palm of my hand, rest. For many difficult steps lie ahead for you.

Do you taste the dust of the trails you will travel?

Do you feel the cold seawater upon which you will walk?

Do you wrench at the invasion of the nail you will bear? 

Do you fear the steep descent down the spiral staircase into Satan’s domain?

Rest, tiny feet. Rest today so that tomorrow you might walk with power. Rest. For millions will follow in your steps. 

And little heart . . . holy heart . . . pumping the blood of life through the universe: How many times will we break you? 

You’ll be torn by the thorns of our accusations.

You’ll be ravaged by the cancer of our sin.

You’ll be crushed under the weight of your own sorrow.

And you’ll be pierced by the spear of our rejection.

Yet in that piercing, in that ultimate ripping of muscle and membrane, in that final rush of blood and water, you will find rest. Your hands will be freed, your eyes will see justice, your lips will smile, and your feet will carry you home.

And there you’ll rest again this time in the embrace of your Father.

She will have a son, and you will name Him Jesus, which means “the Lord saves,” cause this Jesus is the person who will save all of His people from sin. Matthew 1:21 (V)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ7DHo_WRJc

Have a blessed weekend friends…

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