Some might not notice this, so I will make a short post to ensure you know.  In Psalms 107:20 the Scriptures say “He sent His Word, and Healded them, and delivered them from their destructions”.  Jesus is “The Word” and He has come to heal us (body, soul and spirit) and deliver us from our destructions.  The Christ came to “heal” us and restore us to right standing with God.  I use to desire to walk with God in the garden as Adam did, but then I realized, we have it better, God is within us and is ALWAYS with us!  If we get this fact down it should make us shout GLORY!

Another good passage to always keep in mind is Psalms 103:1-5 “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquites; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;  Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's”

You might check out this article.  It is basically encouraging us to seriously consider our beliefs and take action on those beliefs:

www.TheAwakening.com/Articles/Personal_Awakening.aspx

Often, we here Isa 58:19 quoted:

So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

One minister I heard many years ago suggested that perhaps the comma was in the wrong place (as punctuation can be debatable in the Bible).  He said that maybe the last part of that passage should read:

When the enemy shall come in, like a flood the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

:)

It amazes why people who are clearly Anti-Christian who want to claim they are Christians.  Oprah is a good example of this, as many already know, she claims to be Christian but has no clue what that name even means.  She is a lost soul who is on a path to everlasting damnation.  Here are a few videos of the recent exposure to Oprah’s new religion (new age rewrapped):

 

 

 

 

 

 

All these people involved in this false religion needs all our prayers.  They are lost and need to find the truth before it is too late. 

Healing IS the atonement.  What?  Yep, the healing is of our total being, body, soul, spirit.  We have been made in right standing with God, our relationship has been “healed”.  We inherit the blessings and this includes physical healing.  The price has already been paid and we are no longer under the curse of sickness. 

In the wilderness, when the fiery serpents were killing many people, God told Moses:

Num 21:8-9  And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.  And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

This was the Lord’s healing of the people who had sinned against Him.  They lifted up the serpent and “ALL” where healed that looked upon it.  In the New Testament, Jesus said John 3:14-15:

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

Jesus knew exactly what the reference to being lifted up would portray.  For when the people of old who spoke against God, would look upon that serpent nailed to the poll being shown powerless and defeated, that God had taken the victory over that curse, which they had brought upon themselves and their sin would be forgiven, they would be physically healed and not perish.  This is what Jesus performed on the cross, who healed us into right standing with God, defeating the curse of the law.  That curse included sickness, disease and lack of provision.  We have been reborn and now live under the favor of God!

This is yet another picture of the atonement being complete, bringing a greater covenant not a weaker one.  The message of the Good News is that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, placing a new spirit within us and giving us the Holy Spirit to lead us unto perfection (He has placed His Law into our hearts).  No longer are we under the curse of the law, we have inherited this blessing through the Christ Jesus!

This lines up with:

James 5:14-16 ~ Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

See the resemblance?  We look to God in faith, we are healed and if we have committed sins, they are forgiven.  Again, physical healing and forgiveness tied together.  Many times through the Gospels we see Jesus healing them physically and then forgiving their sins.

Again, under the past covenant, we have:

Psalms 103:1-5 ~ Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquites; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;  Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

We clearly see physical healing, provision and forgiveness of sins all bundled into one package.  See the pattern emerging?  This pattern runs through the Bible if we pay attention.  It is God’s will to “Heal” you, to make you in right standing with Him, which brings healing to your physical body, forgiveness of sin and provision, this is the blessing of God, which the Christ shed his blood on that cross to bring to us.  It is the Good News, the favor of God!

There is one fact that every Christian needs to have quickened within them.  It is the Mystery of “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col 1:26-27).  Yes, Christ dwells in you through the Holy Spirit.  You have God almighty living within your mortal being in your spirit. 

We have everything in the new birth.  Our spirit that was reborn when we turned to the Christ, as we were a dead spirit in sin and now we have been made alive in our reborn spirit and the Spirit of the Living God dwells in our spirit.  God is within us with every bit of the power that flung the stars out into the universe, that created the sun and moon and earth, that created everything we see, hear, feel, taste or smell, that power is within our mortal body of flesh.  NOTHING IS IMPOSIBLE for us if we will yield to the Spirit God has placed within us.

We must get awakened to the fact that God IS IN us.  We do not have to call out to some distant spiritual plane, He IS within inches of our heart.  Just think, God is closer to our heart than our head :)  Every Gift of the Spirit is within us, it is a matter of releasing those Gifts, yielding unto Holy Spirit and allowing those "Rivers of Living Water" to flow out from us.  The Spirit will operate through us as He has the need.

You know, this also means all healing and all provision is within us, since we have God we have everything!  Every answer to every problem, every circumstance, every issue we shall encounter is already in us.  We only need to keep our vessel fit for His use.  We are the Temple of the Living God, we need to think more about what we are and who we have within us!

Now, here is a thought, since we have God within is and He goes where we go, where have you been taking Him lately?…

I received this in email, but I am not one for email chain letters as they are often used as a method of grabbing email addresses for spammers.  So, instead, I will post it here that more than four people will see it.  I have no clue if this is true, but the message shows forth is!

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One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution.  But, the change in her was evident. As time went on she became a faithful member of the church.

She eventually became involved in the ministry, teaching young children.  It was not very long until this faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's son.

The relationship grew and they began to make wedding plans. This is when the problems began.  You see, about one half of the church did not think that a woman with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son. The church began to argue and fight about the matter. So they decided to have a meeting.

As the people made their arguments and tensions increased, the meeting was getting completely out of hand. The young woman became very upset about all the things being brought up about her past.  As she began to cry the pastor's son stood to speak. He could not bear the pain it was causing his wife to be. He began to speak and his statement was this:

My fiancee's past is not what is on trial here. What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus
to wash away sin. Today you have put the blood of Jesus on trial.  So, does it wash away sin or not?

The whole church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it as a weapon against our brothers and sisters. Forgiveness is a very foundational part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse the other person completely then it cannot cleanse us completely. If that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble.  What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus! End of case!!!!

'Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.' Psalm 55:23

[The Original Chain letter instructions]

My instructions were to pick four people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you. Please pass this to four people you want to be blessed and a copy back to me.

This prayer is powerful and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards, let's continue to pray for one another. Here is the prayer:

'Father, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives and email buddies reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy Where there is self doubt, release a renewed confidence
through your grace. In Jesus' precious name. Amen'

While searching around YouTube the other day for a song, I ran into a work by John Waller that caught my attention and quickly was added to my wall of favorite songs. 

 

If you are not one to enjoy this style of music, here are the lyrics to read:

http://www.onlylyrics.com/hits.php?grid=11&id=1013371

The passion in this song, the hunger for more of God stirs my soul.  There are a few songs like this that really help draw me into the presence of God.  Much like the song I wrote about recently, “Sculpture of my heart” by Craig Smith.

 

Another song is “We Bow Down”.  The person that threw the images together for this one did a great job:

 

Then I move it along a bit with Paul Wilbur – Days of Elijah:

 

Back a week or two ago, I was looking for a good performance of one of my top five songs of all time, “How Great Thou Art”.  Digging around YouTube, I found it sung by Newsong.  It is hard to imagine I missed this one for these years.  Their performance is the best one I have every heard for this wonderful song and made me chase down many of the albums and now have a good collection of their music and truly enjoy them.  This song though is their best :)

 

Another one of their songs I really could feel the passion in is “Rescue”:

 

The words in this song really show a hunger. 

Music / Worship is a tool by which we prepare our hearts to come into the presence of God, by which we allow the Holy Spirit to invade our entire being.  Remember the passages in the Bible:

Col 3:16 ~ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Many people quote the first part of the passage “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”, but most of the time do not include the rest which tells us HOW to be filled with the Spirit:

Eph 5:18-21 ~  And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

If you are a believe, Music of God should be a HUGE part of your walk.  Simply get by yourself, play the music and sing along, from deep within your heart not just singing words, but direct those words to God you would pray to Him.  As the title of this post, He, The Lord God Almighty will send you a Flood with streams of Living Water flowing from deep within you!

I was browsing for something today and found this site and the section on Healing that is pretty good:

http://larryjones.ca/issues/issue5/issue5p1.html

There is a multiple part teaching at the above link on Healing, including how teaching is for every Christian!

There are other topics at the site (just click HOME while you are there) such as:

• Evolution vs Creation
• Jehovah’s Witnesses: Christian or Cult?:
• The Bible: Just Another Book?
• Heaven and Hell
• Two Kingdoms
• Christianity vs Religion
• Heroes of the Faith
• You…. In Perspective
• Jesus Christ: King of Kings and Lord of Lords

He also has another site at:

http://larryjones.ca/john15/home.html

Of course, many people have heard of Todd Bentley and the "Lakeland Outpouring".  I have to admit, I do not feel good about this one.  Yes, a person could have manifested in demon possession, to the point of being on the floor, screaming profanities and then being delivered of 25 demons, but after supposedly being a Spirit filled Christian for some time?  That is the point I could not cross over.  I just cannot see how the Holy Spirit and 25 demons could occupy the same space at the same time.  As I see it, a true Christian cannot be demon possessed, oppressed maybe, but not possessed.  Of course, "oppressed" people are never under the control of demons (the demon cannot take them over and make them do anything), but not "possessed".

Is this God?  Does this sound like something Jesus would do?

It also amazes me that someone would take on all those tattoos and piercing "after" becoming a Christian.  Not sure why he would, but that is up to him, there are much more disturbing things than appearances though...  God was not moving because he had not kicked the elderly woman in the face yet?  Come on, this sounds like something of God to you?  Wake up!

The above video where he describes the “portal” in a perfect fit with what was in the old X-Files shows.  If you did not watch them, there were several episodes where there appeared to be “portals” in the woods (however in the show there were not visible) that seemed electric and when you went into them you would jerk around just as he described.  I guess he figured no one would have watched the X-Files series on TV before. 

Not enough that he copied the “portals” from the X-Files?  What about this operation?  Can you picture our Holy God using some kind of alien autopsy as a vision to someone?  Come on, do you really believe this junk?

Just browsing the net you will find much more than these few, which really do not show forth Jesus in this "movement".  But this post is not really about the truth or lack of with Todd Bentley, it is really about what happens in the "fallout" of these kinds of things.  Here is a post I happened across tonight that is the reason for this post:

http://www.mttu.com/Articles/Coming%20out%20of%20Deception%20-%20Todd%20Bentley.htm

It sounds more like this person is "throwing the baby out with the bath water".  I understand her feelings and there are many, many, many who operate in the flesh and called it "of God" along with all those teaching you can find out there, such as extreme wealth, but we must remember that God has given us "power" over many things in His name.  We should not seek the "power", but the one who is the "power".  Our heart should have the focus of experiencing more of God and His presence and the "Power" is the effect of His presence, that is, where His presence is at there is power.  We should never stop seeking more and more of the fullness of God...

The secondary focus of our life should be bringing in the harvest and living to help others.  The reason I say "secondary" is that we are not able to fully handle this without having the primary focus above.  If God is not our first priority, we will not be equipped to handle the lost.

As Christians we should walk in divine health, we should be "blessed" in our life, we should walk in the anointing of God, but at the same time we should have a heart burning to see the lost come in and those that have fallen to be restored and our love, compassion should clearly be seen.  The point is, this is not it, there is much more after we leave here and we need to keep in mind the fact that this life is but a vapor and when this life if over, most of the things we have placed value upon will no longer matter, only our relationship with God and with others will matter at that point!

If I were to talk with this women in the above story, I would beg her to not give up on the desire for more of God, but that she not put much value on these "movements" unless they promote God, Holiness and Salvation along with the Gifts of the Spirit.  As an example, on of those that was hot a few years ago with the supposed "Holy Laughter" (I do believe in "Holy Laughter" and it can be a great cleansing for some but it does not need to be "worked up" as was popular).  After the minister told many funny stories and got people laughing, there was a person on the stage that fell down and begun to pray.  The minister told him to stop praying, this was not a prayer meeting but it is for laughing.  We need to to stay away from this kind of stuff.

I guess we all greatly in need of discernment, there are many out there trying to pull you into one thing or another.  But always remember, there are supernatural Gifts from God and those Gifts should manifest in meetings, but God will always be magnified in the meetings along with love, holiness and a heart of the lost!

All these people who do not appear to be the genuine article still need our prayers.  We need to pray that they wake up to the fullness of God and that the works are exposed to end the deception which harms people like the above women.  I just wish people would spend a bit more time researching these ministers before flocking to them trying to get something that has already been freely given to them by God if they only seek Him to show them.  Eph 3:20-21 makes it clear that everything we need is already within us when we are Born Again!

Update:

Recently there was a ceremony where a number of so called “spiritual leaders” came to embrace and anoint Mr. Bentley.  This deception only grows.  It amazes me the leaders that are being pulled into this.  I know the Bible states in Matthew:

Mat 24:24  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

It amazes me so many people are taken in by someone like Mr. Bentley, but what will happen when these real deceivers come later that “if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect”?  There are so many taken in by Mr. Bentley, I cannot imagine what it would be like with one of those described in the passage above.

I am all for revival and awakenings along with being a firm believer in the power of God and His will and ability to heal everyone, but the God of the Bible in whom I have placed my life is Holy and would not stoop down to tell someone to kick an elderly lady in the face nor 90 percent of the other junk Mr. Bentley proclaims he has experienced.  The Holy Spirit is not a stage show, He is just what His title proclaims, Holy.

It is time for an Awakening and a true move of God, but one with Holiness, great reverence for God and broken hearts crying out to God for mercy and a heart for the lost along with the Gospel’s pattern of healing.