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Heavenly Example

Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts. Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭148‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Put aside your fears and come to me. Allow my healing t reach into those broken places and release wholeness. I am what you need. Do not be fearful, but step forward.

Hope in Your Storms

On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭27‬:‭19‬-‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Don't allow those storms in your life guide nor distract you. Turn from your quiet complaining and use this time to come closer to me. Reach out and find my safety. Come and sit before me and be cleaned. Watch for me. I will guide you in the ways you should go. I will demonstrate my love.

My Hands

“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No,  we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied. Paul said, “John’s baptism  was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming  after him, that is, in Jesus.” On hearing this, they  were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭19‬:‭2‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Be honest and allow me into your life. You can't hide your fears or failures from me. I already know them and yet my love is ever-available for you. Come and sit with me. Learn of my ways. Allow my peace and healing to cover you. My Spirit is there. Follow the leading. My hands will guide you in my direction for your life.

Strike the Ground

Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. “Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.” Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.” Elisha died and was buried. ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬-‭20a‬ ‭...

My Voice

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Hear the sound of my voice and come with me. Listen to my leading you. Do not be fearful. That shows your focus is not upon me, but the circumstances. Extend yourself to others. Let my healing flow forth from your words. Help them see they are safe with me.

Look Ahead

Lord, what is man, that You care for him, the son of man, that You think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. Lord, part Your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe; shoot Your arrows and rout them. Reach down from heaven; rescue me from deep water, and set me free from the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭144‬:‭3‬-‭8‬ ‭HCSB‬‬ Look ahead and past the coming storms. You can find your security in me. Don't become distracted by those small things. Be focused upon me and my direction for your life. I give you freedom. Walk out your dreams. I have planted them within you. Now allow them to grow. Walk forward with me.

His Calling

Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil Is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world. Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little. The dominion belongs to Him forever. Amen. ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬-‭11‬ ‭HCSB‬‬ Do not fear the darkness of the enemy. Speak life and walk securely in my way. I am there with you. I am the light. Get to know me and spend time with me. I will fill you with what you need. Ask, and I will continue to show you the way you should be going.

To the Front

Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place before you where we are living is too limited for us. Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live.” So he said, “Go.” Then one said, “Please be willing to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I shall go.” So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.” Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and made the iron float. He said, “Take it up for yourself.” So he put out his hand and took it.” ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭7‬ ‭NASB1995 Yes, I am calling to you. Come to the front. Stand and allow my light to come over you. Do not be guided by fear, but by my voice. I am the way, in me is the life. Share ...

Upward To Me

A man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain, along with some Heads of new grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” Elisha said. “How can I set this before a hundred men?” his servant asked. But Elisha answered, “Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the Lord says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’ ” Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord. ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭4‬:‭42‬-‭44‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Stop. Don't ignore them. Read the signs all about you. You are not alone. Ask for help. I am here for you. I can multiply to supply what you need. Look upward to me. Look into my eyes.

Be Ready

O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men, who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict. Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah) O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over. Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah) ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭140‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭NET‬‬ Bring yourself to me. Sit with me, allowing my peace to come upon you. I will refresh you and place you upon the right pathway. Come to the places where I have met with you before. Allow me to meet you there again. Fill yourself with me. I have a journey for you to be going. Be ready. Be filled.

See Clearly

Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, And in him there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth. But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. ‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬-‭7‬ ‭NET I am the light. I shine, illuminating the darkness. I show you the way to walk in freedom. Walk there with me. In my light is purity. See me clearly. I will share what you need to know. I will take you to new places.

Beginnings

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, But the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. God said, “Let there be light.” And there was light! God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” There was evening, And there was morning, marking the first day. ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭NET ‬‬

Redirection

Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged. But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God. ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NET‬‬ Hear my voice and come with me. Listen to my leading you. You don't need be fearful. That shows your focus is not upon me, but the circumstances. Extend yourself to others. Let my healing flow forth from your words. Help them see they are safe with me.

My Spirit

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit. ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NET‬‬ This is today. If you believe, you can see me working within your life. Reach out to me, believing I will answer you. I am there with you. Follow my teaching and make disciples. Let my glory flow out from you to others.

The Crossing Over

The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan. Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you.” Elijah replied, “That’s a difficult request! If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.” As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm. While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two. He picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had falle...

Cross Over

While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two. He picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen off him, and went back and stood on the shore of the Jordan. He took the cloak that had fallen off Elijah, hit the water with it, and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” When he hit the water, it divided and Elisha crossed over. ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭NET‬‬ Listen for me. As I did with Elisha I can do with you. I will guide you in the way you should be going. I will wash away the stain that the enemy has left on you. My forgiveness brings new life. I am here for you. Call out. Listen for my leading. It is time to cross over.

Psalm 27

The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one! When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall. Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident. I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple. He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit. Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! I will sing praises to the Lord! Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me! My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord. Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer!...

For You

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. John 15:12-14 NIV I am with you in each step of your journey. I am there in the obvious or the sublime. You are covered by me. Leave your anger and anxiety upon my altar. Come away freshly washed and forgiven. Walk in my pathway Find the footsteps left for your journey.

Supplying

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. ‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭17‬:‭2‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Close your eyes and sit with me. Receive my peace and healing. Allow me to guide you in your journey, Follow my ways. Become whom I have created you to become. I will supply your needs in uncommon ways and methods.

Never Empty

After a while, the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land. The Lord told him, “Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told a widow who lives there to provide for you.” So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he went through the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. He called  out to her, “Please give me a cup of water, so I can take a drink.” As she went to get it, he called out to her, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” She said, “As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and A little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.” Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the ...