AND THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS THERE TO HEAL THEM

One of my favorite stories is of the day Jesus was teaching in the house and it was so full no one else could enter and the friends of a man struck with palsy made a hole in the roof and lowered him down to Jesus and he was healed. Some times we fail to notice the verse that introduces us to the story. Jesus was not teaching to a regular crowd. He was teaching the religious leaders and doctors of the law from every town in Galilee , Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there to heal them. How sad.......none of the religious crowd got healed although healing was available to them. They were more concerned with Jesus messing with their living. As long as God stayed in heaven and the people had to go through the priests to reach Him they were ok but to have God on the earth available to men messed with their offerings and influence......yet Jesus would have healed them.. The anointing to heal was there that day. Jealousy and envey stopped the gift from moving on them but a believer from outside was lifted down to receive what the religious crowd refused.

LOVE IS SPELLED T-I-M-E NOT RUSH

LIFE HAS CHANGED SO MUCH IN THE LAST 50 YEARS. It seems life and relationships and families are all about rush here rush there. So many activities so many schedules. Families hardly ever take a meals together now a days. I learned early on the most precious gift one human being can give another is time and time developes a love that lasts forever. The same goes for our spiritual lives. The more time we spend with the Holy one the more we love and the more we are able to pass that love on to others. Love is spelled t-i-m-e not rush. Love is lost when we rush. Just a thought. God bless, Linda

WORD OF WISDOM

FEAR CAN BE INFECTIOUS BUT COURAGE CAN BE CONTAGIOUS. GOD BLESS, LINDA

PREPARE A MANGER

I received a Christmas card and a magazine from the carasmatic nuns in Texas. One of the nuns had written a poem that touched me and thought I would share it with you.


Prepare a manger in the inn of your heart
Be not ashamed that it is cold and dark
For when I come, darkness takes flight
And I will be the dawn's new light.

For my lowly shepherds may not find welcome
If too lofty is my dwelling place
They are too poor to behold my glory
So I will be hiding in this baby's face.

And palace lights they would detract
From my little star against a sky so black
And I will test the hearts of these magi traveling
Will they pay homage to a baby king?

For when I enter it won't be the same
I'll sit enthroned on the praises of my name
The shepherds, magi's and angels will sing
All giving glory to the newborn king.

I love the first verse read it again.

TRAVELING WITH GOD

Gods will will never take you where his grace will not sustain you. Isn't that good news saints?

RUTH

Let us talk about Ruth. She is an old favorite story but I would like to present a couple of thoughts for you to meditate. Naomi's name meant peace, but after losing her husbands and sons and living in a strange land with strange gods in poverty she changed her name to bitterness. Think about Ruth she attached herself to bitterness and left all that was familiar to her in her grief and went to Jerusalem with her mother-in- law. She scraped out enough to eat in their poverty by gleaning fields. Then along came Boaz and in one day she went from peasent to princess. Do you know why? She had a King in her. She gave birth to Seth who begat Jesse who begat David who was in the lineage of Jesus. Even though Ruth was attached to bitterness God delivered her to her destiny.

RECOGNIZING YOUR GIFTS

Many Christians have trouble recognizing their gifts. Usually because it takes so little effort to perform them. If is so easy they tend to minimize their potential. You can study for hours about the gifts and hear tapes and take teaching series but I want to share with you an easy way to define your gifts. They fall into two catagories.....word or work. First ask yourself what people come to you for. Do they come for council, encouragement, inspiration, teaching, scripture solutions? If so then your gift is giving out word. Do they come to you to get something fixed or done? If so your gift is in works. Your gift is easy because it is what you do what you have always done and it takes no effort to do it. Jesus says my yoke is easy......recognize your gifts beloved and become an expert walking in the assurance this is your Destiny in God.