Comfort & Redemption

The Holy Spirit is the deposit of our redemption. God will come back to redeem us and is redeeming us every day by the Holy Spirit that He has placed inside each one of us. The Holy Spirit is our comforter, and we take comfort in the knowledge that God has not left us and that we are in a continual position of redemption; actively becoming more like Christ every day.
Redemption: deliverance, rescue, deliverance from sin, atonement for guilt and repurchase.
Ephesians 1: 13 -14; And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession-to the praise of his glory. (NIV)

Ephesians 1:13-14; And now you also have heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us everything he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God. (NLT)

Oct 4, 2009, Word of the Lord, New Covenant Church

I am the Lord, I am the Lord who abides
Reign, I reign in your life
Give yourself to Me today
allow me to reign, allow me to reign
I want you, I want you, as much as you love me, I want you even more
Let me reign in your life today
Give it all over to me no matter what it is
No matter what you think,
no matter what man says
Give it all over to me for I am your God
I am the one who healeth thee
I am the one that blesseth thee
I am the one that giveth unto thee
I bless you, I Love you, I love you, I Love you with all that it is within me
I love you today, hear me oh my people
I love you today
I want for you more than you could ever want for yourselves
I want for you more than you could ever imagine
But you have to give your adversaries over to me
you have to give your hope and desires over to me
And let me reign in your life, allow me to reign in your life, allow me to reign in your life

How I deal with fear

How I deal with fear...Sticky notes, yes, I had to write down a sticky note and put it prominently on my desk...
"Is this thought truth?"
"Does this thought line up with the Word of God?"
Then I have to purposely think of something else, normally how much God loves me, for instance, If I told you not to think of a red bouncing ball I doubt you would be able to get rid of the image of a red bouncing ball...red bouncing ball...red bouncing ball...
I normally meditate on Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Wow, now I can meditate and think about how much God loves me and has my best in mind. And the fear leaves.

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Worship

"The sound and joy of My people worshipping Me, in complete trust and surrender, putting their trust and worry in My hands, where those things should be. Come to Me, come to the waters of healing and salvation, run, run freely in My presence. Be worshippers, be worshippers in every sense of the word. Be worshippers in every sense of the word of God."

Voluntary Heart Exposure...

The test of voluntary exposure is the litmus test of one's heart. John 3:21-22, “ They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished. But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants."

Is there anything in your heart or life that is a secret? Are you willing to voluntarily turn and reveal your heart, attitudes, actions, and life for others to speak into, to bring correction and discipline to if needed?

What is God putting His finger on in your life that must be exposed to His light, His heart, His love, and His correction?

I have to love correction more than my own selfish, independent self.

I have to voluntarily drop my guard to allow others the safety and opportunity to speak into my life.

James 5:16, "Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results."

Marriage...Two becoming One

I have made a (married) couple one one in each other and one in Me (God). When one falls, the other person can pick the one who has fallen up again. Allow yourself to be picked up, allow yourself to be helped, wow to the person who has no one to help him when he or she falls.
Genesis 2:24, This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.