In a dream I recently saw portions of heavenly cloud falling down out of heaven until the earth was covered with a cloud. It was white as snow covering the ground. Then I saw beautiful white turtledoves in small circles scattered in the cloud with flames of fire coming up out of them. They were somewhat elusive, but I was infatuated with this making effort to put my hand into a group of flaming turtledoves – once I did, it was an amazing experience as my hand was not burnt by the flames. Then I looked further seeing many groups of these turtledoves moving around in the cloud which so beautifully covered the earth.
Rivers are symbolic of the Holy Spirit. We see that Jesus referred to the Spirit as "rivers of living water." What are some characteristics of a river? One of the main attributes I think of is that it is water that continually flows. It is not dammed up or limited. It flows from source higher than itself. Many rivers come from ice capped mountains or from rain. The common theme is that the waters always come from a high place. How we need the water that only heaven can give! One of the places I love to visit is the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Water flows from the top of the mountains as the ice melts creating beautiful and strong current rivers.
Communion with God is so important for our lives. It is true that the love of God is beyond comprehension and very much intoxicating. Just tasting of the depths of His love through our devotion to Him is totally transforming. As we continue to spend time with Him we are sowing into a life that has the deepest and richest eternal reward – even in this present life. As we taste of His goodness we keep coming back for more! What we reap back is a life filled with the reality of His love, saturated with His Presence along with blessings that cannot be numbered – because we are placing the highest value on spending time with Him. Enjoy God Always!
Worship is the language of heaven as it is constant and will go on through eternity. It is such a vast subject. There are so many different angles to look at worship from. Sacrifice is at the heart of worship and without it true worship doesn't exist. Living a life for the pleasure of the Father is what Jesus exemplified as worship. Then we have the expressiveness of a worshipful heart that is part of it as well. May God fill you with inspiration to live a life of true worship – because that is what He is looking for! Enjoy God Always!
I pray for our family that Jesus would truly the Lord of our lives. Many people know Him as Savior, but they don't know him as Lord. They don't follow him with a life of obedience – even using the grace of God as a ticket to sin. The problem is that some just don't understand the power of intimacy. They don't understand the power of the relationship. It's one thing to just talk to Jesus. It's another thing to listen to Him, commune and have that fellowship. It's a divine fellowship that God calls us to, rather than just an intellectual engagement. It's not about gathering a bunch of information. Okay° it's good to have a library. It's great to have a library.
Romans 5:12 Therefore just as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin and thus death spread to all men because all sin. We see in this passage that, through Adam, sin came into the world. God had told Adam, "Hey, you're not supposed to eat of the forbidden fruit that's in the garden." There were two trees in the Garden of Eden. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil and there is the tree of life. God did not forbid Adam to eat from the tree of life, but only from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
This is a season of preparation and reprogramming for the next season that God has for us. The Book of Romans says do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:1-2) Spend time with Him in this season so he can show you those things that he wants to do in and through you in the next. With everything is going on right now easily get distracted. Don't miss what God is trying to do in this moment. The fact is that God is not shocked by any of the things that happen in this world.
There is no doubt that we are living in turbulent times, even the last days of the Last Days that Jesus spoke about. What the exact timing of the return of Jesus is no man knows, but we are able to know the season. It is an exciting time – not a time to fear but to have faith! Because if you know Jesus you have a reason to be glad. Even though we do have more time and things to do here I'm reminded of this verse. Luke 21:28 "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."
When you don't know how to pray is a great time to pray in tongues. Don't you know that is a big reason that God gave us His Holy Spirit? When you don't know how to pray. That happens quite often! At least in my life I've found that to be true. There are so many times that I'm at a loss for words so I just begin to pray in the Spirit. It is so helpful when you can just allow the Holy Spirit to pray through you. That is the place of intercession. It is the place of bridging the gaps. The gaps are when we don't know how to pray. To intercede is to "stand in the place of."
John 10:10 "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." Jesus said I've come to give you life and life abundantly. He promises that living waters will spring from within us to everlasting life. God is all about life – super abundant life. In the Book of Revelation we see the River of Life flowing from the Throne of God and the Tree of Life that is for the healing of the nations. The devil is the thief. He is the taker. God is the Giver! Make sure never to accuse the Lord of what the devil is doing. That would be like calling good evil or evil good.
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