the FireCarrier

Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭24‬-‭27‬ ‭NIV Are you distracted? Are you in need of direction? Do you need healing? I am the answer. I will lead you to the way of wholeness. There is no other way. My ways have not changed. Are you aligned with them?

Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬-‭21‬ ‭NIV ‬‬

Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Seek me. Allow me to reach out and heal your heart. I will place my ways into your pathway so you may learn from me. Do not be discouraged. That is a ploy of the enemy. Be alert and listen. I will place challenges so you can grow stronger. I will show you opportunities to reach out and share my love and healing with others.

Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came From and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭14‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Do not rush through your day. Put aside your schedule. Listen and await for me. Yes, I am there with you. I will speak to you. Are you ready? Be filled with my Spirit. Move secure in the direction we will lead you. I am the light. I will lead you where you should go.

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness. ‭‭Nahum‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬ What do you see when you look about? All of nature is reaching up and out to me. It grows in the ways embedded within. You too are my creation. Within you is life. Reach out. Grow in the ways I have implanted for you. Listen for the sound of my voice as I direct you in your walk. I care for you .

People’s hopes were rising as they all wondered whether John was the Messiah. John replied to all of them, “I baptize you with water. But the one who is more powerful than I is coming. I am not worthy to untie his sandal straps. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing shovel is in his hand to clean up his threshing floor. He will gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn the husks in a fire that can never be put out.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬-‭17‬ ‭GW‬‬ As you go through your daily travels, look back to your stops and interruptions. See if I was there? Was it me who drew your attention to those places and faces? I am there with you. Now allow me to lead you through those rough places. Wait and listen for me.

Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples. I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭8‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Don't allow your imagination to mislead you. It would lead you on rabbit trails away from where I would lead you. It would tell you, you are unloved. That is not true. Don't believe those lies of the enemy. Put aside the noise and receive my peace. Trust me. Share my ways with those you will meet in your journey.

Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins. ‭‭James‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬-‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ When you quiet yourself you can hear me. You will know I am there with you. You will sense me directing you in the way you should be going. Put aside your anger and anxiety. I am your provider. Follow after me as you feed upon my Word.

And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me — holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭46‬-‭55‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me. He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me— God sends forth his love and his faithfulness. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭57‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Set aside your ideas and complaints. Come sit with me. Allow healing to flow over you as you learn who I am. Be filled with goodness and mercy. I am the LORD God. All life comes from me. Come and be washed in what I have for you from my son. I speak mercy into your life.

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭55‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Hear the roars of the moving winds, Yet do not fear. Move within the safety of my shelter. I am your protector. I am all which you need.

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ This is a new day. Recognize it as you walk through it. It is a time for you to reach out for me. Find what I have for you to be doing within my kingdom. Don't add to my words, but become their reflection of my love.

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭55‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NIV

Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take. It was the third hour when they crucified Him. The inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭15‬:‭22‬-‭26‬ ‭NASB1995 Don't become distracted by the coming storms. Stay safe with me. I will be your security. I am all that you need. Yes, trust my words. Within them is truth and life. I have paid the price so you can have fullness and safety.

While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.” And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭22‬-‭25‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ Watch for me in the journey of your day. Expect me to be there, placing opportunity in your pathway. Listen for me to direct you from location to location, repeating so you miss not what is important. Talk with me. Allow my healing conversation to flow. Wholeness is larger than you now perceive it .

In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made through Him, and apart from Him nothing was made that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭TLV‬‬ Watch your reactions. Stop and listen for there is a message for you this day as you read it. Allow me access. Let me be your covering. Come to those places where you last heard from me. What did you learn there? Now move along. I will provide what you need.

On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the covenant law. Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran. They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses. ‭‭Numbers‬ ‭10‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Yes, this is a time for you. Wash yourself with my forgiveness and draw nearer to me. Don't allow distractions to keep you away. Be doing what I've shown you. Walk in the pathway in love. Follow my light. I will lead where you should go.

Let me put this question to you: How did your new life begin? Was it by working your heads off to please God? Or was it by responding to God’s Message to you? Are you going to continue this craziness? For only crazy people would think they could complete by their own efforts what was begun by God. If you weren’t smart enough or strong enough to begin it, how do you suppose you could perfect it? Did you go through this whole painful learning process for nothing? It is not yet a total loss, but it certainly will be if you keep this up! Galatians 3:2-4 Allow me to open your eyes. See beyond the clouds of this rainy morning. All that is there is my creation. I have given life by my spoken word. Carry my word within you. Allow it to bring your healing. Speak forth, believing what I tell you, all  in love.

The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages. He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people: “Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.” And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭50‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. ‭‭John‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Rest in me. Don't allow the enemy to cause you to become distracted. He would lead you on the way to everlasting death. He would take your focus away from the way for you to be going. Seek me. Consume my written word. Within it is the pathway for life. I am the healer which you need.

One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, ‭‭John‬ ‭5‬:‭5‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Pick up the pieces from your life and give them to me. Leave your anxiety covered in my peace. Become sure of me. I have more for you. Are you ready to see with my vision? You will see the results as you respond in faith.

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Learn the power of your speech. Those words carry life or death. They affect you and those others you are around. Let them reflect my heart. Learn my voice. Become who I have created you to become. Listen for my guiding you throughout your day.

The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent. ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭14‬:‭14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ Allow me to wash and refresh you. My grace remains. It is a covering for you. Come and sit with me. My protection is the healing you need. Allow me to fight your battles.

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB1995 Set aside the stress and racket of your day. Allow me to reach inside of you and give you peace. I am willing to release wholeness and healing into your life. Are you ready? Will you receive what is yours? Come and sit with me. My peace is here for you.

At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” ‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭22‬-‭30‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ Be ready for more. I am reopening areas in your life which have been closed. There are things which once flowed fresh and strong, then simple dried up. My sheep listen to my voice. They know and...