Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Come to Me


"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] Take My hyoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blesses quiet) for your souls. For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good--not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne." Matt. 11:28-30

I invite you to listen to John Michael Talbot sing this scripture.
Be blessed. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEtuJK1PpI

Monday, November 4, 2013

Nothing But The Blood!

Nothing But The Blood!

I just feel a groaning in my spirit today...a longing and an ache from the Holy Spirit....THE BLOOD, THE BLOOD, THE BLOOD! Nothing redeems our souls from the doom of the pit of hell, but the BLOOD of Jesus! And as I type, I hear The Holy Spirit say: "Oh that My Church would return to the message of My Blood as the propitiation of sins to bring you into fellowship with The Father. For lo, I have said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to TIhe Father, except by Me." John 14:6. 

There is only One Way to Victory and that is through Jesus Christ, Hallelujah!. As we look to entering the Thanksgiving/Christmas season, let us remember that He came to shed His Blood so that we would be free from the law of sin and death. Glory to the Lamb of God! Thank You, Jesus for setting me free.

If the Lord so tarries, I would like the following hymns sung at the celebration of my Homegoing; for once I was lost and doomed to hell, but He sought me and found me and set me free from the wages of death, hell and the grave. Hallelujah! Thank You, Jesus!

Nothing But the Blood

What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain:
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my pardon, this I see,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
For my cleansing this my plea,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Naught of good that I have done,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

This is all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Now by this I’ll overcome—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Now by this I’ll reach my home—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Glory! Glory! This I sing—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus,
All my praise for this I bring—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain:
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Victory In Jesus

1.I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from Glory
How He gave His life on Calvary, to save a wretch like me.
I heard about his groaning, of his precious blood's atoning,
Then I repented of my sins, and won the Victory.

CHORUS
Oh, Victory in Jesus, my Savior forever
He sought me and he bought me with His redeeming blood
He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him
He plunged me to Victory, beneath the cleansing flood.

2. I heard about His healing, of His cleansing power revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit.",
And some how Jesus came and brought to me the Victory.

CHORUS

3. I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory,
And I heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing, and the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I'll sing up there the song of Victory!

CHORUS
Oh, Victory in Jesus, my Savior forever
He sought me and he bought me with His redeeming blood
He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him
He plunged me to Victory, beneath the cleansing flood.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

How Big Is Your Robe?

This morning while praying for a friend that the Lord open the floodgates of Heaven and pour down such blessing that there wouldn't be room enough to receive it....He continued my prayer by bringing to mind...."pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]." (Amp., Matt. 6:38)

Then the Lord spoke: "How big is your robe?"  This was not only a question the Lord wanted to ask her, but for myself and I believe the Body of Christ. 

And what the Lord put on my heart this morning was "How much are we anticipating the blessings He has in store to give to us?"  Are we anticipating His opening of the windows of Heaven above us, or are we anticipating just a little trickle?

I'm looking at this for my own heart to now pray in anticipation and thankfulness for what the Lord is doing in the situation for which I continue to pray.  I am opening the bosom of my robe to expect an overflowing of all the Lord has in His answer to my prayers and in intercession for others. 

Would you like to join me in opening the bosom of your robe?  Sometimes it is difficult when we've been praying so long about a situation, and it seems that the answer will never come.  But reflect and remind God of His promises He's made to you....and if His promise was acccording to His Word, then you can trust you heard from Him.  Maybe the Lord wants to bring someone to join you in prayer and believing God for your deepest prayers.  For where two or more are gathered in His Name, there He is in the midst of us.  Praise God! 

Come to Him with thankfulness for what He's already done in the heavenly realm.  Ask Him to show you the answer to your prayer....for we are to fight the good fight...and the purpose of prophecy is for spiritual warfare. 1Tim. 1:18

Maybe you're saying to yourself that what you're praying seems impossible considering the present circumstances....Rrealize that God not only sees the present, but He sees the future.  He sees the answer to your prayer in the Heavenly realm. 

Approach His Throne of grace with confidence and thanksgiving for He is not slack concerning His promises, and the God of all peace shall soon put satan under our feet.  Hallelujah!  This means that we can cover the situation with the Blood of Jesus and pray in confidence that He hears us knowing that His arm is not too short that it cannot save.

So let's go to His Throne of grace and mercy and compassion together. 
Father, I lift ___________ to You, today in the Name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, who has defeated all our enemies at the Cross.  I plead the Blood of Jesus over _________ knowing that Your Blood defeats the enemy.  And satan, I rebuke you in the life/situation of ____________ and cancel all your plans against ________; binding all the demons in hell whom you've assigned against _____________, and I declare the righteousness of God over ____________.
Thank You, Father for Your answer for I trust You to bring Your heavenly plan and purpose into ______________.  And Lord, I am putting on the biggest robe available that you pour down such blessing that there is not room enough to contain it.  I receive all that You have in store, in Jesus' Name.  For You have promised to do exceedingly, abundantly above all I ask or think according to the power that works in us. (Eph. 3:20)  Lord, I acknowledge that the power in me is the power of the Holy Spirit and Your promises are Yea and Amen.  Hallelujah!  Praise You, Jesus for Your manifestation of this prayer and I vow to give You all the praise, glory and honor.  In Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

Be blessed this day.
Ever yours in Christ,
Crista
CMSimmons52@aol.com

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The purpose of this blog is to encourage our walk in Christ; together in Him; for as we develop our relationship with the Lord, we ARE more than conquerors through Christ Jesus! Praise God! My writings are mostly from an experiential standpoint; however sometimes this includes dreams and visions. (Comments are reviewed prior to posting.)