Monthly Archives: July 2011

Celebrations

Me

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Some indescribably good news to e just flowed from the end of my pen.
It reads:

Thank You, ABBA, for Me, every part of Me. The good, the bad and the ugly of Me. The Me You are making useful in and to Your Kingdom using the good, the bad, and the ugly; the Me I am today. I am loved, accepted AND acceptable to You and to Me. This is a gift from You, HOLY SPIRIT, and I am so grateful to receive it today and I pray by Your grace to never let go of it. Amen and amen.

Joy unspeakable!!
Kathie

1 Peter 1:8  21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
whom having not seen, ye love. In Him, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory,
via 1 Peter 1:8 KJ21 – whom having not seen ye love In Him – Bible Gateway.

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Morning

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Nothing I could write this morning would be more needed or fitting than this. Please read and heed for yourself and pray all IDOKs will read and heed, including me.
Thank you and a refreshing holy weekend to you!
His Ministry to you,
Kathie

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Morning, July 15

 “The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.”

— Leviticus 6:13

 Keep the altar of private prayer burning. This is the very life of all piety. The sanctuary and family altars borrow their fires here, therefore let this burn well. Secret devotion is the very essence, evidence, and barometer, of vital and experimental religion.

Burn here the fat of your sacrifices. Let your closet seasons be, if possible, regular, frequent, and undisturbed. Effectual prayer availeth much. Have you nothing to pray for? Let us suggest the Church, the ministry, your own soul, your children, your relations, your neighbours, your country, and the cause of God and truth throughout the world. Let us examine ourselves on this important matter. Do we engage with lukewarmness in private devotion? Is the fire of devotion burning dimly in our hearts? Do the chariot wheels drag heavily? If so, let us be alarmed at this sign of decay. Let us go with weeping, and ask for the Spirit of grace and of supplications. Let us set apart special seasons for extraordinary prayer. For if this fire should be smothered beneath the ashes of a worldly conformity, it will dim the fire on the family altar, and lessen our influence both in the Church and in the world.

The text will also apply to the altar of the heart. This is a golden altar indeed. God loves to see the hearts of his people glowing towards himself. Let us give to God our hearts, all blazing with love, and seek his grace, that the fire may never be quenched; for it will not burn if the Lord does not keep it burning. Many foes will attempt to extinguish it; but if the unseen hand behind the wall pour thereon the sacred oil, it will blaze higher and higher. Let us use texts of Scripture as fuel for our heart’s fire, they are live coals; let us attend sermons, but above all, let us be much alone with Jesus. [1]

[1] Spurgeon, C. H. (2006). Morning and evening : Daily readings (Complete and unabridged; New modern edition.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers.

Christian Living

Hilarious

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Good morning.

I’m still thinking about something I heard from Beth Moore yesterday – Wednesdays with Beth – so why not write about it for our Thursday time together. Right?

Luke 1: 62 And they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.
via Luke 1 NASB – Introduction Inasmuch as many have – Bible Gateway.

They (meaning the people present at the birth of John the Baptist) made signs to Zechariah asking him what would be the baby’s name.

But how did they ask him? They signed to him.

And if that were not so indicative of how we are that would be hilarious.

Zechariah was NOT deaf. He was MUTE.

Could we say that the people had watched Zechariah signing to them for nine plus months and therefore they conformed to what they saw?

You will recall from the TEXT that when Zechariah did not believe the Word of the LORD given by Gabriel that Gabriel closed Zechariah’s MOUTH, not his EARS.

Perhaps in our ‘monkey see, monkey do’ society, we would do well to have our mouths shut so our ears might hear the WORD of the LORD.

And that’s all I’m saying – for today. :)

Thank You, ABBA, for humor filled with truth.  And forgive us that so often what we see and what we say hinders us from HEARING You. I pray this message today will be heard by us all and we will be made better by it and more available in service to You and the Body of Christ. And it is in His Name I come this morning bringing our IDOKs asking for strength and courage to live holy today. And praying for Dylan to recover and remembering Kathy and Joe; and Ken and Della; Carson; Willow Grace; Betty; Melinda; Janet; DeLois; Jenny; Elaine; Kerri; Diana; Dori; unspoken requests; Israel; the desperate need for repentance and revival; all these and this we bring in petition for help and healing and encouragement . Amen and amen.

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His Ministry to you,
Kathie

Assurance - Promise, Christian Living

Right – right.

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It is my Right.
It is your Right to live free.

But what does living free mean to me?
What does it mean to you?
And is the freedom you seek according to Scripture?
Yes? Then you have the Right to live it.
And if I’m not and you’re not – something is not right. Something is wrong.

There is a judgment people need to know about; it bears on this Right to be free.

John 16: New American Standard Bible (NASB)
11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
via John 16:11 NASB – and concerning judgment because the – Bible Gateway.

Believe it! This is the verse that set me on this avenue of pondering.

We all know who the ruler is – Satan.
And what he gained in the Garden, he lost at Calvary.
And just what did he lose at Calvary?
The RIGHT to keep us in bondage.

That’s right. Let me say it again and again: In CHRIST JESUS you and I have the Right to live free!

So let’s unpack this a bit.

I already know I am free from the penalty of sin. JESUS took care of that. Satan no longer has the Right to drag me off to hell when I physically die.

But that’s not all that he no longer has the Right to do.  JESUS did much more for us than just save us from hell.  If it were not so, He would have surely taken us on to Heaven with Him right when He saved us from hell. But we’re still here so there must be more Rights for us to get back before we leave here.

This is powerful stuff, don’t you think?

Ok. So it is established even in my mind that I am free from the penalty of sin.
Check. Done.

Next.
Free from the power of sin. I hesitate to write Check. Done. On that one I could write Partial Check. Maybe. So what’s wrong?

I have failed to receive my Right to live free in the here and now. And you know what? That’s just not right. :)

I even know some of those sins that I have forfeited my Right to live free of; like:
Laziness
Lack of discipline
Lack of self-control (which we know is HOLY SPIRIT control)

And then there are those things I have the Right to be released from that I’m not; like:
Bitterness
Resentment
Conditional Love (we know what that is – when our expressions (demonstrations) of love toward another are based on whether or not they do what we want them to do)

I have the Right to be free from these things. I have the Right to be controlled by the HOLY SPIRIT. I have the Right to love unconditionally. I have the Right to bring my thoughts, attitudes, actions, ALL that stuff under the control of the HOLY SPIRIT.

Satan has NO Right to hold me in bondage of any kind — so why would I allow it?
Why would you?

It is my Right.
It is your Right to live free.

Am I ‘preaching’ that we can live sinless here on this planet?
NO!
Just that we can SIN LESS than we do.

And it’s time.

His Ministry to you,
Kathie

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