Luke 23:31) Jesus on the Cross nearing death said to those looking at
him, crying about what has happened to their hope, he said...Do not weep
for me, for if they do these things in a green tree,what shall be done
by them in the dry?......
This may sound strange but I am going to share
it anyway. Me and my brother and 2 sisters, we were blessed to be raised
in a home full of faith, hope and love that is in Jesus Christ. Dad was
a pastor, preacher and teacher of the gospel, but more
than that He and Mom were super loving parents of highest
integrity. They lived the love they preached...
So I write..... Every time the word of the gospel is
written, preached, taught, spoken, and lived, Great and Marvelous
preserving Salt and Light is being poured into our hearts, into our lives and society.
I
remember as a small child really sensing Gods Spirit and Presence in
America. Back then America was full of moral believing people in Christ. The Name of the Lord Jesus Christ was still Politically correct most every where in those days. It was like with joy I was somehow in measure tuned into the
Lords presence. Joy Joy and more Joy filled my heart and soul. It would
be so rich and strong some times that as a small child i used to just
break out in a joy dance jumping and running, running and jumping all over the place. I did not know that it was
the Joy of the Lord rising up from within. But i knew this. It sure
tasted delicious.
Today America and our nations atmosphere is much
dryer than the green I tasted in those early years. Sin and unbelief, and demonic forces are drying this
Nations spiritual green up. We must repent and start living what we all
say we are believing and are preaching. We must return to real faith that changes us, to
love, to holiness, to integrity and to the casting off the works of
darkness and stop fellowshipping with the ways of this world and stop mingling with things and ways that Jesus will not approve. Come out
from amongst them, the Lord Said and then I will receive you.
When we or
our nation are in a state where we are believing and living in a manner
that God cannot RECEIVE OR ACCEPT, we will taste little His presence.
Our spiritual atmosphere will be dry instead of green and just throwing money at the situation will not mend the real problem. Such is deceitful and delusional. The world thinks that way, but not God. We have got to repent and believe right and live right.....None of us can fool God or mock Him. He knows my friend. He knows.....Let us all repent and believe the good news afresh, refreshed in the Spirit of grace unto holiness. Because I the Lord am Holy, so be ye holy......deno......please share freely.
Even
though Peter began to sink in the water, and even though along with the
other disciples he failed to cast out that demon in that boy and got
rebuked by the Lord for his unbelief, and even though Peter lied, and
even though Peter denied knowing the
Lord, and even though Peter cut that soldiers ear off, and doubted the
Lords words concerning His Resurrection....AFTER ALL THESE stumbling's,
still yet the Lord of all mercies and compassion prayed for Peter that
his faith would not fail.(Luke 22:31-33) Well what happened from that prayer? Lets see.
Peter
full of faith and full of the Holy Ghost said on the day of Pentecost,
Ye Men of Israel hearken unto my words. The once sinking, stumbling, doubting, lying, denying
Peter God used first to declare the gospel of the resurrection of His
Son Jesus Christ to Israel. Thousand and thousands were saved. The grace does not stop there.
This same
Peter full of faith and full of the Holy Ghost came up to the lame
beggar and said, Silver and gold have I none but such as I have I give
you. In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Rise up and walk and that
lame beggar was instantly healed by the power of God. The prayer of that
grace does not stop there. It cant. It was a prayer prayed by the
Almighty Son Of God.
A little daughter had passed away. The family was
mourning the loss. Friends were weeping. The daughter was so loved and so
missed. Peter, yes lying denying Peter, fully forgiven, fully restored,
full of faith and full of the Holy Ghost, went up to the child's
lifeless body and said, Daughter I say unto you, In the Name of Jesus
Christ arise. Her spirit returned to her and God raised her from the
dead. And the grace from that prayer does not stop there..
Jesus put
such an anointing on Peter that in one place just His Shadow touching
the sick and diseased people, healed them instantly.....And so much more could be said of what Jesus and His prayer did in Peters life, but these were written to show us something from the Lords Mercies.
Friends what is
the Lord telling us in all this.??? Though we have maybe failed the
Lord a thousand times. Though we may have in the past failed Jesus
miserably and stumbled and sinned and lied and denied the Lord and
fought against men to the shedding forth of blood, God by Jesus Christ
can take His Sons intercessions and prayers and change us and our lives
for His Glory and Honor as He did in the life of Peter, Paul, Moses, David, Jacob, Nicky Cruz and so many others....
Be believing. Hope Thou In God. Jesus told us all, "You trust and
hope in God, trust and hope also in Me. Let us trust in Jesus. He is right now ever living,
making intercessions for you and for me at the Fathers right hand. Look
what His Prayer did for Peter and is still doing for him to this day in heaven in the city of God.....deno......please share freely.