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

Easter Praises to Jesus~

Jesus Christ....only a swear word in my house growing up. Trusting Him did not come easy....So many people had hurt me in my life....Those who were supposed to protect me had caused and allowed severe trauma.

But one day, 22 yrs. ago, I knew I needed a Savior...and I asked Him to be Lord of my life. He said, "I will be with you always." I didn't understand then what I do now....

He's the Only One Who gave me beauty for the ashes in my life....The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness....The Valley of Achor became my Door of Hope....The Valley of the Shadow of Death became His life everlasting....He is the Only One Who drew me out of the miry pit....and a pit too deep, too wide that I never thought I'd ever get out of it again...or even wanted to.

Because of Him, I am alive today ~ literally. They say when you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on...I couldn't even find the rope; let alone have enough strength to hang on. So I let go into a free fall....He was either there or He wasn't...I found out there is no depth too low that He is not there.

On the Cross, He held out His hand to me that I might take it and find my way to His heart and to God's.

Jesus Christ - Who because of the Cross is with me always, has conquered my enemies, loves me unconditionally, is the Glory and Lifter of my head, fights for and prays for me when I am too weak and worn to do otherwise, makes a way where there seems to be not way, takes me in His arms as only a loving Mother and Father would do and has my Home waiting in Heaven...with God the Father.

Praise His Holy Name! Thank You, Jesus for Your willingness to die for me so that I may live and share You with others.

He is risen! HE IS RISEN INDEED!

Have a Blessed Easter everyone.

Tenderly and lovingly,

Crista~

CMSimmons52@aol.com