For Him

Hey, guys! Look at what I found in the word!!

Psalm 138:2-3
I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.
3 As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength.

I just love finding treasure in the word. You know the Lord cares about His reputation. His name is on the line when we hold onto His promises. They are promises, not maybe’s. When a man that cannot lie promises something, you can take it to the bank!
I love you all! Bless you in Jesus’ name.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

All God's Promises

Hey, guys! Look at what I found in the word!!

Psalm 138:2-3
I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.
3 As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength.

I just love finding treasure in the word. You know the Lord cares about His reputation. His name is on the line when we hold onto His promises. They are promises, not maybe’s. When a man that cannot lie promises something, you can take it to the bank!
I love you all! Bless you in Jesus’ name.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Get That Vision Out

Blessings to you today!
Today I feel impressed to share what little I know about bringing a vision to pass in the physical realm. It’s already done as far as Jesus is concerned. But we live subject to time, and just a few days can discourage us if we forget. It only took three days for the Israelites to lose the vision when they were thirsty.
I am not an expert by any means, but the Lord has shown me a few things that will help us see our vision faster. There are probably more, but this is what I know. It’s not what I know that works, though. It’s what I do that works for me.
First, keep the vision, and the boundless might of the Lord, high on your mind. He is faithful to all His promises.
Second, be diligent. It takes diligence to keep the vision. Day in, day out. No matter how it feels. Like it or not. Read the word every day. It is your life! And whatever the Lord has told you to do… Keep doing it. And praise the Lord for the finished work, because it’s really already done.
Third, be faithful with what you already have. For instance, if you are dreaming of a new car, keep the one you have in good repair and clean. If it is a house you want, make sure you keep your apartment or rental house better than you would your own house. If you are looking for a promotion, be faithful with the job you have. Be on time, work hard, don’t surf the net or take a lot of personal calls. If you are believing God for strength in your body, do everything you can (work out hard) and expect more.
These things aren’t easy or fun, but doing them will speed up the time between sowing your seed and harvest time. It’s like watering the ground every day.
The bible says that if we are faithful with the small things, He will make us to rule over much.
I love you guys. You really bless me.
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Vision Again

Hello again!
Proverbs 29 (again) says without a vision we perish but if we keep the word, we will be blessed. So that implies that getting and doing the word will give you a vision. Putting God’s word into your eyes and ears, speaking it out your mouth, will keep God’s vision before the eyes of your heart. Check out the story of Jacob and the flocks and herds he kept. His uncle had swindled him time and time again. Genesis 30 – basically, when the sheep and cows drank, apparently that’s when they mated. So in order to grow his flocks, he put striped branches in front of the strong females. Here’s the point: they conceived and brought forth what they saw. And every story in the bible is not only real history, it is chosen by the holy Spirit to be written down so we can learn a spiritual lesson from them.
We also conceive and bring forth what we see, for better or worse.
Friends, enlarge your vision! See better, stronger, more in your future. Walk and talk with Jesus about it. Let Him get a hold of your vision; He will make it so big and good you have to stretch your heart to see it. I double-dog dare you!! J
I love you all. If God has given you a vision and you want me to agree with you, briefly tell me. I will be happy to add my faith to yours.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

More on Vision

Good afternoon friends.
Proverbs 29 says without a vision the people perish, but blessed is he who keeps His word.
In this email, I am going to ask some uncomfortable questions.
I am convinced by the truth in the word of God that everyone who asks for healing gets healed in the eyes of heaven. So why do we not always see it here in the land of the living? I don’t presume to have all the answers, but I think the lord has revealed something to me that I hadn’t seen before, at least the way I saw this week.
We all know that Jesus said many times ‘your faith has made you whole’ or the equivalent. So it’s faith. ‘but sister so –n- so had faith and she died.’ Is it possible to have faith and not see results? I guess so. But is it God’s fault? Never!!!
I’m thinking we don’t know as much about faith as we need to in order to make it work all the time. In the story of the woman with the issue of blood, her faith came when she heard about Jesus. Faith comes by hearing. (Romans 10:17) She kept saying ‘if I can touch His clothes, I will be healed.’ Faith goes by saying. Then she acted by touching His clothes. The bible says faith without works is dead. (in James) funny thing; right after saying faith without works is dead, he went into talking about talking. So the main action we can do is speak.
But what happens when you speak scriptures and don’t see results? Did you not believe enough? What if, like in my case, you got worse? There must be something else, something we’re missing. Mark 11 says believe that you receive (take) your health now and then you will have it. It says to see having it now.

I believe that what we are missing sometimes is vision. Without a vision in my heart of me getting myself out of bed, running to the car, eating and drinking, I’ll never see it out here. Faith has to have something to work on, a blueprint to follow. Without it, there is nothing to latch onto. The Lord is always speaking to me about His vision for me, if I’ll listen to Him. He shows me playing with my kids, hugging Brian, and teaching the word. But the devil is constantly throwing his vision into my head. He shows me a nursing home or a coffin. If I do nothing, that is what I will see. It’s a constant battle for my thoughts. So I have a good idea of what might have happened to sister so –n- so. They may have gotten tired of the battle. Who could blame them? If heaven was their destination, and they could not see getting better, why not go on? You see, no one really knows what is going on inside someone else. I’m not in pain. I couldn’t begin to understand what the devil would be showing someone in pain. Paul the apostle said, in Philippians I think, that he (and we all) had a choice whether to stay here and work or go to be with Jesus. He decided to work for a while but in 2 Timothy he said he was ready to go. I believe we have a choice in those situations. God is full of mercy. He will not make someone suffer if they are through fighting, but He will strengthen them through His word and Spirit if they want to fight to stay and work some more. You don’t have to agree with me; it’s ok.

I have a job to do. I have a vision, and I am fighting to keep it before my eyes. I am not afraid of dying, but I am not ready to go. With long life He will satisfy me. Psalm 91:16. Jesus has healed me by His stripes. Isaiah 53:5. The Holy Spirit lives in me and brings my mortal body back to life. Romans 8:11. I will run and not get weary. Isaiah 40:31 And, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord. Psalm 89:1 I am expecting to see strength soon!

You can agree with me to keep God’s vision before my eyes, and to receive more revelation of His future for me and my family.
I love you all. Keep the faith!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Life

Blessings, friends.
Last night as my children had a fight that started as an innocent game, I was reminded of many instances in my past when idle chat turned into strife. After the kids lost tv, I was thinking how foolish, or childish, it was. Winning that fight meant nothing and both parties were punished for much longer than the fight lasted. However, if they had apologized without any excuse, they would not have been punished.
So how does this apply to us? Well, I think it applies on several levels.
But first, a scripture… J
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. 25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. 26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? 27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.’

In my life, God has blessed my mind. I retain information very well. He has also given me the ability to relate one thing to another. The problem with that is I’m correct enough of the time that in the flesh, I believe I’m right all the time. J
The flesh either knows it’s right or feels right. If you are less logical and more emotional, your flesh feels right. The flesh demands its own way because it feels right, or knows it’s right. Now with children, the futility is obvious. With us, however, not so much.
If we can stop for a moment and ask two questions, we would be much less likely to sin. ‘what will I gain and lose if I give in?’ and ‘what will I gain and lose if I don’t?’
If you have to be right for your physical safety or well being, then with prayer inside don’t give in. but most of the time, only our self-esteem or our ‘feelings’ are at risk. So what happens if you give in first? You may be a little stifled or even stung in your mind or emotions, but you will have gained a relationship. What is more important? What is it worth to win an argument but lose the relationship, or save yourself but lose your soul (to the sin of strife, in this case)? Jesus says in this scripture to turn from our selfish ways, take up His cross and follow Him. He wants us to follow Him, not necessarily to Africa. Maybe to the kitchen or living room. Maybe to our own humility… But wherever He leads, it’s worth going. For now and forever. Isn’t that ironic? By losing, we win! J
I love you all.
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Memorial Day

Happy memorial weekend.
I thank God for all the veterans and soldiers who have fought and are fighting for our country.

I was reading and something caught my eye. (Matthew 7) The phrase ‘do the will of my Father’ seems to be something other than working for Him. Even casting out demons in His name doesn’t qualify on its own merit, according to this scripture.
Thank goodness Jesus went on to explain further. Using a parable… Well, here. You read it.

21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ 23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”

So this says two kinds of people worked for him. They both heard the Word. No matter what their ministry was, even miracles, they were different. One obeyed the Word. He did what he heard his Master say. The other one heard but ignored the Word, or said, ‘I’m too busy working for You to bother with the details right now. I’ll catch up on my relationship later.’
When I was teaching I have to admit I played catch up in my relationship with Him on holidays or the summer. Even though my work bore fruit,, I suffered needlessly because I didn’t follow the teaching just before this passage. Jesus talks about worry just before this. And what will bless me. Paul even said he had to put his flesh under so that after all his work, he wouldn’t be disqualified. Matthew 6 and 7 is worth another look with the mindset that obeying is building our lives on the rock. Plus it really frees us to just be children of our Father.
And friends with Jesus. And for us personally, that’s all that matters. All the fruit we bear is great, but in the end the goal is to know Him. Then fruit comes naturally as we move in Him. Yes, even miracles! How awesome!!!
Love you all,
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Temptation and Jesus

Good evening everyone.
I have been learning about what Jesus went through , being tempted in every way. That means he was tempted to lie, gossip, cheat, steal, be selfish, have sex, get drunk, etc. Everything that anybody has ever been tempted with. Yet he never sinned.
So that tells me three things… First, temptation is not sin. So don’t think you’re sinning when a thought comes to mind. Only if you entertain it. Second, we can be tempted without sinning. There is no such thing as an irresistible temptation. The bible says God will always give us a means for escape. Third, I imagine that Jesus knew about how Joseph beat temptation – he ran clean out of his jacket! He probably had some times where he had to walk away in order not to sin. But praise God, he did! We each have areas where we are weaker, but we never have to yield to it. We can replace the thought, speak to ourselves to keep from sinning, or walk (run) away from the situation or environment. It is possible to go a whole day, week or even month without sinning. Now that’s some goal!
But remember the temptation is not the sin. It’s like a bird flying to your shoulder and flying away versus a bird nesting in your hair. Don’t let it stay. Simple, eh? JJJ but possible, anyway.
Love you all. Have a wonderful weekend, and remember to fly your flag Monday.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Rich Rich Rich

Hello everyone, and God bless you.
As I was reading through Proverbs 20 today, I was touched by verse 6.

‘Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?’’

I am rich rich rich because I have been blessed with so many truly faithful friends who have stuck with their commitments for over a year and a half now. Some have brought meals. Some stay with me at night so Brian can get uninterrupted sleep. We appreciate you so much! But two people are getting special honor today…
Dianna Bass brings meals, stays with me, takes the kids to church and other places like shopping, etc. She has always been available to take care of me when people needed to go to the doctor or something. Thanks Di, and many blessings to you as you move back into an office position.
Also Kim Glasgow brings meals, even substitutes in when others can’t bring, stays with me, and drives the kids home from school even though her girls don’t go there. (for two years!) You are an awesome sister in the Lord. Thank you so much.
Well, as you can see, we are rich rich rich! Thanks to you all for your faithfulness in helping us. And especially for your prayers. We love you, loads and loads!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

What does God say about Healing?

Good evening everyone.
For months, I have been listening to Pastor Keith Moore’s sermons because they are available online, free. You don’t have to register. Just click and listen or watch. There are thousands, on all subjects. Faithfulness, the holy Spirit, fear, temptation, healing, basically everything that pertains to life and godliness.
Check it out at http://archiveserver.morelifenow.org/archivesprev.php
I have listened to one particular series, God’s will to heal, many times. At the end of the series he reads over a hundred scriptures about him wanting us to live long and strong in the earth. I have attached the document for your pleasure/study/encouragement. There are more than these, but this is such a good list I had to share it with you. My suggestion, especially if you are feeling any symptoms, is to read these slowly until one catches your spirit, then say it out loud to encourage yourself. Your spirit will respond by getting stronger, and psalm 18 says a strong spirit can endure even bodily pain or trouble. Then read more until you find another one. Different ones may speak to you on different days. I don’t speak much because every time I speak, whoever is with me has to check on me, but there is a is a time while Brian is getting ready for work that I speak scriptures to myself. It helps to renew my mind to the truth.
Right now I’m listening to the beginning of a series called the truth about temptation. It’s so freeing – Jesus was tempted but the temptation didn’t make him a sinner, and it doesn’t make me one, either. Unless I yield to it, I’m not sinning. And so much more.
I have talked enough. The document is in pdf format, so only adobe reader will open it. Most computers have it, so double clicking on it will suffice. If that doesn’t work, you can download adobe reader free online. I love you all. Be blessed!
Gods Will to Heal.pdf
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Healed - Really!

Shalom, beloved. J
Thought I’d get all Hebrew on you. Romans says that we are jews inwardly, so it’s ok!
Speaking of Hebrew, I want to share a passage from Isaiah, in the Young’s literal translation. It’s a little hard to read because it is phrased in the same manner as the original language. It sounds a bit like some old oriental martial arts master, or yoda from star wars. Anyway, the he and him in chapter 53 is Jesus …
3He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.
4Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains -- he hath carried them, And we -- we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5And he is pierced for our transgressions, Bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement of our peace [is] on him, And by his bruise there is healing to us.
6All of us like sheep have wandered, Each to his own way we have turned, And Jehovah hath caused to meet on him, The punishment of us all.

Did you notice the words ‘sickness’ and ‘pain’ where the King James says griefs and sorrows? The direct translation from Hebrew is sickness and pain. Even in the king james those words are translated disease, sickness and pain around twenty times. So Jesus bore our sicknesses and carried our pains. Why? So we don’t. You see, jesus paid the price for our sins, sicknesses, confusion, and every other curse. So we no longer have them. Instead we have righteousness, health, peace and every other blessing. No matter what we see or feel, we are blessed and healed already. The word is truth, remember. Heaven and earth will pass away but his word will never pass away. Truth is forever, symptoms are temporary and always changing. Be healed today! By the way, since the word will never pass away I expect we will be learning it in heaven. Imagine heavenly notebooks, highlighters, etc. let’s learn as much as we can now so we can attend advanced classes there.

Again I’m inviting you to let me know if you want off the email list. I will not be offended, no problem. I love you all.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

The Great Exchange

Hello everyone!
I am so excited and thrilled to talk about Jesus and His love, His name and His blood. What an awesome privilege! He took all our sins, known and unknown, past, present and future. He gave us His righteousness, His rightness, His rights as a child of God. We have rights – wow!
Now if that was all we got, that would have been great. But that was only the beginning.
Galatians says He took, no, He became the curse for us so we could be blessed. In one of the Corinthians it says that He became poor so that we can become rich. In Isaiah and matthew it says he took our infirmities and bore our pains. So we don’t have to!
Basically, anything bad is in the curse, and Jesus took the curse for us. He gave us the blessing in exchange. It’s the best deal in the history of the world. All we have to give is our life. Considering that a cursed life isn’t much of a life, it’s really a no-brainer! I love you all.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

A Feast or Trash?

Good evening everyone,
Proverbs 15, verses 14and 15 give us a little insight into wisdom and how it can affect our outlook on life.
14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
while the fool feeds on trash.
15 For the despondent, every day brings trouble;
for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.

What this said to me was that God wants us to desire the word of God; not just the latest information on celebrities or what happened on Heroes. If we would match tv time with bible or good word teaching time, we would be ‘wise’. Not only that, we would be encouraged in the truth and we wouldn’t have to battle as much with those thoughts of despondence. Every day our spirit is filled with what we put into it. A ‘fool’ fills his spirit with junk but a wise person fills his spirit with the knowledge of God. Then a fool will allow problems to steal his peace, joy or in extreme cases, his sleep. If you find yourself up at night with problems, get in the word quick! Praying is ok, but the answer to all your problems is in the word. All of them. Ok, so we are going to be wise. We will spend real time in the word, eating the bread of life. Being with Jesus; he is the word made flesh! I love you all! Be hungry for knowledge and make life a continual feast.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Favorite book

I think my favorite book lately has been Ephesians. Paul is writing. Chapter three, some verses are below.

3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. 4 As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ. 6 And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. 8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. 10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. 20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

Paul is giving us a glimpse of God’s huge plans for us. He has unity, blessings, wisdom and infinitely more than we can ask or even imagine. Wow! Glory to God!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Psalms and Proverbs

Hello everyone. I was momentarily identified as spam by Verizon.net, but I think it’s cleared up now. Every day, I read the proverb that corresponds with the day of the month and five psalms. (1-5 on the 1st, 6-10 on the 2nd, etc.) they are all short except psalm 119; I read it alone that day. Anyway, I would recommend it to everyone. It only takes about 10-15 minutes and gives you some good wisdom and some good God – praisin’. I add some new testament later in the day, too, but if you are just starting a routine, the psalms and proverbs is an excellent start.
This psalm came up in today’s reading. They were all good today! But this one had some hints about how to get your prayers heard… Oops , I got ahead. Psalm 66, verses 16-20.
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God,
and I will tell you what he did for me.
17 For I cried out to him for help,
praising him as I spoke.
18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God did listen!
He paid attention to my prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer
or withdraw his unfailing love from me.
The first thing I noticed was as he cried out for help, he praised the Lord. Does the Lord need to be buttered up, like He’s not already deeply yearning to bless us? No! We praise the Lord to remind us how big and awesome He is, and that nothing is impossible with God. The next thing I noticed is he confessed his sin. Why? God already knows. Again, it’s for us. In 1 John, the bible says that if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have confidence before God. Confidence equals faith. So we confess to get clean, and we can pray in confidence when we are clean. 1 John says that we know He hears us and answers us. That is cool. Cooooool!
I love you all. Be blessed and virus-free, in Jesus name. Pray for the Bass children here, that these coughs and fevers will die and disappear in the name of Jesus. And they will not spread!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Whos My Shepherd?

Good evening friends,
I have been watching my children with all their activities, coming and going from the house. I go some but normally I would be coming and going with them everywhere, so I have a choice. I can let it get me down or I can enjoy the stories when they come home. The choice is mine, but I’m not free to make just any choice I want. When I became a Christian, my choices were dictated by the word of God. I can disobey, but that is rejecting the Lord himself. If I do that, then who am I following? And where will he lead me? Not into love or health or anything good. In fact, he will throw me into guilt and shame on top of the depression! There is absolutely no winning following that guy. So, I only have one choice. Follow my Good Shepherd, because He will lead me into a place where (psalm 23) I lack nothing.
John 10 says:
10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, 15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.

Well, if Jesus went through all He did for me, the least I can do is put the flesh under and follow Him. I’m not perfect. But I repent, and change as quick as I can.
And the benefits are amazing!
I know we all have thousands of decisions like this every day, and so does the Lord. He’s very patient, but He really wants to lead us into our blessing pasture. Will we follow Him?
I love you all,
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Live for Jesus

Good afternoon my friends.
I don’t know if you have noticed that life isn’t really a bowl of cherries, at least not every day. Ever been tempted to take the first plane out of here? I used to jump and yell ‘rapture!’, but it never came for me. J
Guess what. Jesus was tempted to throw in the towel, too. In the garden He fought it until He sweat (ed?) blood. I’ve given in to temptation way before blood. However, because He didn’t, I am forgiven! But, He has given us His peace, His name and authority, and His spirit to empower us to endure temptation as well as He did. Paul encourages us in 2 Timothy 2,
3 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them. 5 And athletes cannot win the prize unless they follow the rules. 6 And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor. 7 Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.
I added the highlights to help break it down so we can understand, with the Lord ‘s help.
We are supposed to endure temptation (suffering) as good soldiers. Why? To please our Master. We are not to get tangled up watching Hollywood personalities or wall street trends, our things, children, jobs or even our weaknesses. We win the prize by following the rules, like ‘without faith it is impossible to please Him’ and ‘faith works by love’ and ‘faith without works is dead’. We sow the Word like hardworking farmers, speaking out His will in the earth as it is in heaven.
That is a lot of work, so why do it? First of all , obviously, because of all Jesus has done for us – I get excited just thinking about Jesus saving, delivering, cleansing, healing, providing, protecting and blessing us! Wow! But this passage says that we have another benefit… We get to enjoy the fruit of our labor. So cool; that means your prayers of faith for your children will come true. Your labors of love will bear fruit, and you will enjoy it! Keep that in mind as you are tempted to quit. DON’T quit; don’t let the devil steal what you have been enduring for! If you have backed off of something you were praying for, it’s not too late. Pick it back up. The answer may be delayed, but it will still come. Get (and enjoy) your fruit! The rapture may not come when I jump , but it is coming soon. And we have missions to accomplish for our commander of love. (think of the theme song to Mission Impossible) J
I love you all. Man, now that song is stuck in my head!!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Prayer outline

Happy Mother’s Day!
1 Timothy 2:1 gives us an outline for praying for others. I have never noticed it before so I thought I’d share it with you.

‘I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people.
~ Ask God to help them;
~ intercede on their behalf, and
~ give thanks for them.
2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.’

Let’s bless President Obama and his cabinet, congress and the senate with these kinds of prayers and heavily intercede for godly appointments to the supreme court. Hey, stranger, more miraculous things have happened. The Lord hears our prayers. Don’t forget that the richest, proudest, most powerful sinners are still precious lost children of our Father. He wants them all to come into the family and we can help. What an awesome privilege and responsibility. I love you all!

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Believe the Love

1 John 4:16-19 says ‘Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God has God living inside, and that person lives in God.16 And so we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love. God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.17 This is how love is made perfect in us: that we can be without fear on the day God judges us, because in this world we are like him.18 Where God's love is, there is no fear, because God's perfect love drives out fear. It is punishment that makes a person fear, so love is not made perfect in the person who fears. 19 We love because God first loved us.’

I used to think God loves me because He has to, since He is love, or because He said He would and can’t lie, or something. Actually, the Lord delights in loving me and you. I am praying for more understanding of this love so I can believe more and receive more. As my favorite preacher says, the Lord loved us with His whole heart before He ever said ‘let there be light’. He loves us and believes in us even when we are stupid, rebellious, even blasphemous. He loves loving us. Nothing makes our Father happier than getting to love us. Isn’t that freeing? He actually sings over us! (the bible tells of it in one of the prophets) we’re His (I’m not spelling this right) ‘omsegoolah’, Hebrew for ‘precious treasure’. You are so precious to Him! He made only you like you because you are so special. I want you to wallow in that thought today, like a pig enjoys a mudhole. Get immersed in it. Cover yourself in it by saying ‘my Father loves me because He wants to. He loves me as much as He loves Jesus. I am His favorite, His precious one. He sings over me. He loves me! ‘
I love you, too.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

God is Good

How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
Psalm 31:19

Good afternoon, friends.
I just got back from my son’s eighth grade graduation. I was so blessed by the students’ talents and enthusiasm, but mostly their pure hearts for worship . I was reminded again that we made the right decision for our children. Since AHA is closing, agree with us for wisdom about next year. We think we have direction but would like confirmation. Thanks!
As I was reading today, I stopped and reread the above verse several times. It lifted my spirit and caused me to take a deep breath and smile. Hope it does the same for you.
I declare in Jesus name that you are blessed. Your money is blessed. Your hands are blessed. Your children are blessed. Your marriages are blessed. You walk in favor on your job. You walk in divine health and protection. Amen. I love you all!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Fear Not

The bible says ‘fear not’ tons of times, but never once said it’s ok to be afraid. Why?
Well, faith is believing that God is doing something good for you, and fear is the opposite. It is believing that the devil is doing something bad to you. It opens the door to him. Job admitted that what he feared came upon him. So if you don’t want it to come upon you, don’t act on the fear. If you want the good things the Lord wants to do for you, act on the faith and do what He tells you. Refuse to do what fear tells you because it’s the devil. Let wisdom, not fear, be the voice you listen to. Wisdom and love. Love you.

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

I Will

Happy Cinco de Mayo.
At the end of one of the gospels it says that if all the stories of Jesus were written down, the world could not contain the books. Of all those stories, the Holy Spirit inspired Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to write down only nineteen separate individual stories. Some were important enough to duplicate in more than one book. Do you suppose the Lord hand-picked these particular stories to teach us something? Maybe something important?
In Luke 5:12, 13 He tells us about a terminally ill man, ‘full of leprosy’, who prays to Jesus the way most, if not all, of us have prayed at one time or another. He says ‘Lord, I know you can heal me if you will.’ If it be thy will.
Now the reason the Lord put this in three of the four books… His answer. Hallelujah! He said, without confusion, ‘I will. Be clean.’ By the way, these words are in red letters. Nothing is more true or relevant than red letters. Red letters trumps everything. Every experience, vision, theory, or opinion. Red letters beats PhDs, debates and arguments. Jesus’ answer, copied three times in red letters, is ‘I will.’
I submit that this answer is exactly what the Lord wants to teach us… That it is His will for all people for all time to be healed. In fact, in all the stories the Lord never once said ‘I won’t’ or ‘be patient, child. It’s not time yet’ never once.
All the promises of God are in Christ yes (I will) and in Him amen (be clean). 2 Corinthians 1:20.
I just love that! Jesus himself said I will to you, I will to me. Awesome! Praise God forevermore!
I love you all. Be blessed and look at all God’s promises, because they are yes to you, thanks to Jesus.

healed by His stripes, yes and amen,
Nancy

physics, spiritually speaking

Hello everyone.
I am amazed at how time seems to fly. May already!
I have heard it said that joy is a force. In Nehemiah the Lord says ‘sorrow not, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ That sounds like it might be a force, doesn’t it?
Back in physics class, we learned that all the forces acting on an object determine how it moves. If the forces cancel each other, the object’s motion won’t change. In the same way, spiritual forces (good and bad) can change circumstances in the physical. Forces like faith, patience and unity work for us, and forces like worry, despair and strife work against us. We can move forward if we keep the enemy’s forces from acting on us. How? By not ‘giving him place’ by thinking his thoughts. If you don’t think his thoughts, he has no foothold or hook for his forces to pull you down.
How can we hook to God’s good forces? In Isaiah 55 the Lord says to forsake our thoughts and ways, and return to Him. Philippians 4 tells us what to think on. Whatever things are true, honest, noble, pure, lovely, virtuous and praiseworthy.
Friends, we have the power to choose who pulls on us. It’s not easy! When symptoms of illness or poverty scream out every second, the ‘natural’ thing would be to think about them. But we are born again, new creations in Christ Jesus. We are not natural anymore. We are supernatural. The forces we use are supernatural. Words activate the forces in our lives. Words of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control will pull us up and forward. Words of worry, envy, arguing, complaining will pull us down and back. Also, I have heard that we can’t fight thoughts with other thoughts; it takes words to cancel thoughts. When thoughts of sickness or death attack me, I have to speak ‘by His stripes I am healed’, ‘I shall not die but live and declare the works of the Lord.’ And ‘with long life He will satisfy me’, and many other scripture verses. Your words don’t have to be really loud, but if the voices in your head are loud you may need to speak up some. The bible says to endure hardship as good soldier. The battle may look like it’s out there, but it’s in our heads first. We can use the forces God gave us to change the motion of our lives. It may take a while to see results because we have momentum to overcome, but that’s ok. No better time than the present, right?
I love you all!

healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Fear and the Flu

Happy Friday, everyone.
Our public school district has completely shut down all next week due to fear of the swine flu. In light of this, I thought Psalm 91 might be a good flu shot for us. It says do not fear plague or calamity, day or night. It says 11, 000 can fall around us, but it will not come near our house. Let’s take Jesus at his word and not fear.
Also let’s use some wisdom about germ killing. Use Lysol on all doorknobs, phones, cell phones, light switches, computer keyboard, mouse, toilet handles, faucets, steering wheels, car door handles, and everything else your hands touch while germy, once a week .
When you wash your hands, make it work. Wet your hands, put soap on and rub not under water for thirty seconds, the length of the jeopardy song. Use friction. Then rinse. That way the soap can work.
No big deal; don’t get compulsive, just be wise.
I love y’all dearly!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy