It Is Finished

10 Apr 2009 Kathie Whitestone Thompson Leave a comment

IDOK DEVOTION FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009

As recorded in the Gospel of John it happened this way:

1 So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.

2 And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe.

3 Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.

5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

6 Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

17 And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,

18 where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”

29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.

30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

It is finished. There is another ‘It is Finished’ in the book of James that I want to show you but first lets read the best part of this event as recorded in John.

John 20

16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!”

She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.

21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”

22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

I identify with Mary. I heard Him (in Spirit) call my name and it is to HIM I now cling. Now on to the other It is Finished.

James 1

14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

16Do not err, my beloved brethren.

We are clinging to one of these ‘IT IS FINISHED’. We either embrace the Cross of Jesus and His ‘It is Finished’ and know the penalty for our sins are finished in Him and as Heaven is His Home, is our home OR we wait for death and at death ‘it is finished’ — with no more opportunities to received the ‘it is finished’ that Jesus died and rose again to give you. Yes, IT IS FINISHED! The way of Salvation is finished!

Joshua 24:

15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Update on Chandler: Chandler’s surgery was rescheduled for 7 a.m. Friday. Seems the doctor wanted more data just to be positive of the location. Sounds like wisdom to me. Thank you for all the prayers for this young man and his family. My Terri came home tonight so I should start getting updates much quicker. Carolyn.

ABBA, may it in deed be a GOOD Friday for Chandler. We pray the surgery will be text book perfect and he will recover to serve You all the days of his life.

Thank You LORD Jesus for Your IT IS FINISHED. And LORD we desire to be finished with sin. We know that when we come to where You are we will be forever finished with sin, even the presence of it, and that is what we desire. And in the here and now we choose to serve You, not sin. Thank You that You continually forgive us and cleanse us. And we pray to continually forgive others as You forgive us.

Protect our IDOK Troops, keep them safe in spirit, soul and body and at the appointed time please bring them home to their families safe and sound. We pray for Israel for their Peace and protection; that their enemies will surrender or be defeated. We pray for America that You will grant grace and space to repent. And LORD as peoples of the world observe today and Sunday, we pray Holy Spirit that You will get through to thousands upon thousands and many will be saved from sin, death and hell.

Bless each listed here, protect, heal and revive we pray. Amen and amen.

A SPECIFIC UNSPOKEN. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Tamra and Family. Rachel and family. Joe and Rose. Emily. Stellan. Chandler. Mrs. Walker. Christopher H and his family. Darlene’s Sister. Mr. Matthews. Tammy B and Family. Jackie K. Brian T. Ricky M. Chloe Melissa. Linda and Family. Joe. Michael H. Linda W. Debbie W. Mike and Vickie. Natalie. Kathy and family. Tommy and Raye. Doug. Frank. Jeanette. Francis T. Cathy T. Cathie R and family. Jacqueline and Sons (River and Jackson). Emily. Walt. Phillip. Margie and Craig. Sandra. Terry and family. Dot B. Julia O. Ann C. Stan and Jowanna and Family. Carolyn. Mary. Mabel. Amy, Kevin and Girls. Joan. Kimberly. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Melissa and daughters. Jason A and his mother. Wayne B. Melinda H. Trisha. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Darlene and Torkel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Bay and family. John and Carolyn and Family. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Callie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Erin. Alan. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Lance. Candance and Family. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Andrew and Daughters. Lee. Sharron and family, Linda and family, Bev and Family, Mollie B. Friends at work.

Public and Private School Teachers.

Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.

Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.

The Peace of Israel.

Revival in America.

IDOKs Military Families.

IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N. T. Palin. John L. Richard M. Adam M. Bobby G. (added 12/16/08) Tommy T. Chad B (3/2009) Kyle N. (3/26)

IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.

Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George. Travis N. Hawk. Justin G.

Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08) http://www.strafford1st.com/page25/page26/page26.html

Military at home, specifically those emotional/spirit wounds that only God and Time can heal – Captain Tran Josh.

As I post this it is 78°F and mostly cloudy in Al Asad, IQ (Airport) and the time there is 3:07 PM AST on April 10, 2009.

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How Can This Be?

8 Apr 2009 Kathie Whitestone Thompson Leave a comment

IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009

Just some quick notes that may or may not make it to the final send. Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me. Now to find just where that is recorded in the TEXT. (John 14:1“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.) Hey, I just realized I have that memorized. Now to work on remembering John 14:1.

A heart that does not believe there is a God who loves her (him) is a troubled soul. And a heart that does not believe and rely upon Jesus the One and Only is a soul in grave trouble.

Lets read the remained of the quote.

2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

If you have a red letter Bible, these words are written in red as they came from the mouth of Jesus as He walked here in GodMan Flesh. He is still speaking these words today and we hear them by the Holy Spirit. Aren’t you glad?

Yes we know the way. He has shown us the way. He is the way. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Are you thinking about crucifixion day? There has never been a day like that day and there never shall be again. Others had been crucified previously and others were crucified after, but only on that day did the Son of God die. His Spirit separated from His Body and He died. His heart stopped beating, His chin dropped to His chest. The very Son of God died. And those who loved Him wept and wailed and mourned. They were devastated. Their world as they had known it crumbled into nothingness. Our Lord’s Body was taken from the cross shortly before 6:00 PM. His Mother, the Eleven, Mary and the other women had three nights and three days of ‘how can this be?’ They put Him in a cold, dark grave and went home to dark and lonely houses. Maybe they moved about in those houses in a daze, questioning everything He said to them and then berating themselves for questioning. But who wouldn’t? We are so what we can see with our physical eyes oriented, until by faith we see JESUS ALIVE! Oh that more and more we would by faith SEE Jesus Alive! See Him Alive by the bed of a sick child, by a stack of unpaid bills, by the operating table, by a son or daughter in a far away place, by your side when no one else is, and especially on ‘crucifixion day’ when you lay that precious body in the tomb, we must see HIM ALIVE. “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.

Again we come with our prayers for others, for these written here, praying for their spirits to be renewed. Praying they will by faith see You standing with them, providing everything they need. We pray for our IDOK Troops for their safety and protection and safe returns home to family and friends. We pray for this situation wherein pirates have captured an American vessel. We pray these evil men will be stopped and we pray the hostages will be returned home to their families and we pray America will respond with wisdom and strength. Strength that will prevent other such attacks. The more I hear and read the more I see the leaders of America are anything but leaders, they are influenced, even controlled by flesh and Satan. I trust You to care for me in impossible situations and yet I don’t want to see America reduced to nothing. Please have mercy on us; grant grace and space to repent. Pour out Your Spirit of conviction with power. Holy Spirit, persuade men, women and children that we are sinners and Jesus is the only Savior. We are continuing to pray for Chandler, for Doug, for all those who are sick in any way and we ask You to heal them. In all our lives we pray not our will but Your Will be done. Thank You for praying that in the Garden and making sure we get to live with You forever. Amen and amen.

Public and Private School Teachers.

Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.

Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.

The Peace of Israel.

Revival in America.

IDOKs Military Families.

IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.

Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George. Travis N. Hawk. Justin G.

Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08) http://www.strafford1st.com/page25/page26/page26.html

Military at home, specifically those emotional/spirit wounds that only God and Time can heal – Captain Tran Josh.

As I post this it is 55°F and scattered clouds in Al Asad, IQ (Airport) and the time there is 5:52 AM AST on April 9, 2009.

There is a meeting in our Gulf Coast area on April 15.

If you would like more information, please visit Kat’s Meows at

http://thomkatsmeows.blogspot.com/

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1, 2, 3

7 Apr 2009 Kathie Whitestone Thompson Leave a comment

IDOK DEVOTION FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009

As this writing begins it is Tuesday just after noon and I am sitting to review my notes from my three delicious sessions with Beth Moore. Don’t you think delicious is a good word? The Word of God is often referred to as meat, bread, etc. And the ‘meals’ served Friday and Saturday were more than delicious to me. Gosh, I hope no one there considered them distasteful meals. That would be so sad!

Our Text for the weekend was I Thessalonians 5:16-24

16 Be joyful always;

17 pray continually;

18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

19 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire;

20 do not treat prophecies with contempt.

21 Test everything. Hold on to the good.

22 Avoid every kind of evil.

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.

I think I will be unable to do justice in reporting this weekend’s sessions to you, I just hope to keep distortions of what Beth actually said to nil or none.

The sum of the messages was the means to becoming wholly whole. And Wholly Whole is to be holy through and through. Holy in Spirit, Soul and Body. This weekend I am face to face with the knowledge that I am NOT wholly whole and I will not be until I see Jesus Face to Face. But the great news is I CAN get a whole lot closer to Wholly Wholeness than I am right now. And you can too. These are the steps.

1. A personal commitment to Joy.

2. A daily focused time of prayer as well as conversational prayer throughout the day.

3. Giving thanks IN all things; being grateful. She said the grateful soul values what God values.

Lets come at this now from the back door. When we consistently ‘rub elbows’ with a sister or brother who is not consistently living in joy, we should know that soul is not whole. Something is amiss. And the question is, are we wholly whole enough to get in that sister or brother’s business? Beth said we are qualified for God to commission us to ‘get all up in a sister’s business’ IF we are living out steps 1, 2 and 3. If we are not consistently living out 1, 2 and 3, He has NOT called us to messing in another’s business. Beth made a point to tell us that if we WANTED to get into a sister’s business, He for sure had not called us to do so. I see what she means. You too? I’ve experienced what she means. You too?

She told us of a time in her life when she was living amiss and only ONE sister came to her to say ‘Beth, I’m worried about you. Something is wrong.’ I Praise God for the ONE! What if there had not been that one? How sad would it be for a sister to be practicing attitudes or deeds of unholiness and no one was close enough and whole enough to call her on it? We don’t want that to happen, do we? And it won’t if we consistently live 1, 2, 3.

Another Chandler update: Looks like he will have the surgery at 1:00 PM tomorrow (Wednesday). The area is very near the speech part of the brain, but God has a steady hand of healing. Carolyn.

Father, thank You for allowing me the privileges of this passed weekend. My request and my desire is to be as wholly whole this side of Heaven as possible. I spent many years living amiss and many years living less than as whole as I could have and You have been gracious and even now I know You can take me where I am and redeem the time unwisely spent. And that is what I am asking You to do. And not just for me but for every willing IDOK reading these words and praying this prayer along with me.

When the surgeons set their hands to operate on Chandler, I am asking You to guide their hands, make them accurate and precise. Please restore Chandler, allowing him to retain his speech. I don’t know Chandler. Don’t know anything about him other than he means so much to someone. So much that prayer has been requested for him. And yet knowing so little about him I am asking You to raise him up to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And not being that specific for these listed here, still we pray for them. Not being privy to their individual needs we pray for them that in whatever way they need You, they will find You. We pray for our IDOK Troops specifically to be protected in spirit and soul and body and to come home to families and friends, whole. And, of course, we bring our daily prayer for the Peace of Israel. ABBA, thank You for Israel. Thank You that Jesus came through them and for them and for us and to us. As they celebrate Passover, draw them to Jesus I pray. And we that have been re-born, give us great love for Israel, give us great love for all peoples, particularly those who have so far rejected Your Gift of Salvation in Christ alone. Please have mercy on the people of America; pour out on us in these days in measure enough to convince people of their sins, of Jesus’ Righteousness and the certainty of Judgment to come on those who reject the GREAT SALVATION You have offered in Christ Jesus alone. For as long as You can, please spare America; give space and grace for repentance, LORD. And in this fire up we, Your saints, to unashamedly preach, teach and live holy at any cost. Thank You again for Beth; undergird her strongly, keep her testimony pure and faithful; protect her on every side from the plans of Satan and we ask it all in the Name of Yeshu’a, the sweetest, dearest, most holy Name in the Universe. Amen and amen.

Public and Private School Teachers.

Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.

Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.

The Peace of Israel.

Revival in America.

IDOKs Military Families.

IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.

Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George. Travis N. Hawk. Justin G.

Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08) http://www.strafford1st.com/page25/page26/page26.html

Military at home, specifically those emotional/spirit wounds that only God and Time can heal – Captain Tran Josh.

As I post this it is 72°F and scattered clouds in Kuwait, KW (Airport) and the time there is 4:49 AM AST on April 8, 2009.

You can still check Kat’s Meows for that political announcement.

We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?

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