We're Blessed

Hi, y’all.
Long ago in a land far away… J sounds like fiction but this really happened. In Numbers 23, a not so godly prophet named Balaam was hired to curse Israel. Remember, his donkey talked to him. Well, he could not curse them. Let’s pick up the story with what he actually prophecied over Israel.
This was the message Balaam delivered:
"Balak summoned me to come from Aram;
the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me!
Come and announce Israel’s doom.’
8 But how can I curse those
whom God has not cursed?
How can I condemn those
whom the Lord has not condemned?
Then the king asked him to try again. He said,
"Rise up, Balak, and listen!
Hear me, son of Zippor.
19 God is not a man, so he does not lie.
He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
20 Listen, I received a command to bless;
God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
21 No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob;
no trouble is in store for Israel.
For the Lord their God is with them;
he has been proclaimed their king.
So, Nancy, what does this have to do with us? Well, take a look at Romans 2 and Galatians 3. We are the Israel of God, circumcised in the heart! Christ has redeemed us from the curse… That the blessing of Abraham would come upon us. We are blessed with father Abraham, and God does not lie. No one and nothing can curse whom God has blessed!
I love you all. We are blessed!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

He is the I AM

Good evening everyone,
The Great I AM still is. Jehovah Rapha is still the name of the Lord who heals us.
Exodus 15:26
. . . If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
(New English Bible) . . . I the Lord am your healer.
(Leeser) . . . for I the Lord am thy physician.
(Basic English) . . . I am the Lord your life-giver.
(Smith-Goodspeed) . . . for I, the Lord, make you immune to them (diseases).
(Knox) . . . I, the Lord, will bring thee only health.
Confession:
God is speaking to me now, saying, "I am the Lord that healeth thee." He is watching over His Word to perform it. He is the Lord that healeth me. He is healing me now. This Word contains the ability to produce what it says. His Word is full of healing power. I receive this Word now. Healing is God's nature. God is in me. My body is the temple of the Lord that healeth me. God is bigger than sickness and Satan. God is dwelling inside of me, healing me now.
He is, He is, He is. Forever! The loving God who heals us!
I love you all.
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Pass the Test

Now thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! This morning, I was fighting thoughts of ‘when will this ever end’ and even worse. Thoughts are not always your friends. I even have an mp3 player in one ear all night long, playing the preached word of faith. But the thoughts still come. One should speak to thoughts out loud, but if I speak, people come running. So I have been whispering but today whispering wasn’t enough. I was crying out inside, ‘this is all I can bear. You promised not to let me have more than I can bear. ‘
Then I tried to focus on Jesus and stop crying, because a stopped up nose makes it hard to breathe in the mask. I felt alone, separated. I knew that the Holy Spirit was in me and Jesus was moved with compassion for me right then, but I couldn’t connect. Suddenly, I felt like I totally understood the children of Israel from Egypt. They were so rebellious and unbelieving, but so was I. If the Lord told them to do something, they wouldn’t. If He told them not to, they did. How many times has He said to roll my cares on Him because He cares for me, and I carry them? Did you know just before He says that, He says to humble myself before the mighty hand of God? I discovered today (again) that it is prideful and rebellious to keep my cares. Exactly what the Israelites did, I was doing. He was not letting me have it, and He was providing a means for my escape, but I wasn’t taking the escape route. Oh, please Lord! I want to learn, I want to pass the test, not fail because I am too scared to let go. Let go of what?! What could I possibly hang onto that would be half as sure or reliable as the true living word of God?? I don’t get me. Physical stuff changes all the time. In just a few days, this whole world is going to pass away, so why do I trust my senses more than I trust the One who made it and me? It’s ridiculous and foolish. I have read that Kenneth Hagin used to laugh at the devil when he would bring symptoms. I have not yet remembered to laugh at him, but I will. The book of James says count it all joy when you encounter different temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith exercises your patience. So it is scriptural to laugh at him. And it will discourage him and encourage you. That would be passing a test, right?
I love your replies. I am also so blessed when you come by and say hi. Oh, a quick update… We needed four people to stay with me one night every other week, and two people have volunteered. Awesome! Thank you so much, Jamie and Terri. So keep praying. It would be either every other Monday or Tuesday. Thank you all so much for your help. You are huge blessings to us. I love you all.
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

From the inside out

Hello everyone,
Proverbs 4:23 or 24 says keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 18 says the strong spirit of a man will sustain him through bodily pain and trouble, but a broken spirit, who can bear? This means that if you keep your spirit strong, your spirit will keep you strong. The word of God is spirit food. Feed your spirit every day, like you eat. Most of us don’t forget to eat. Help yourself to John, and Philippians for dessert. We really do live from the inside out.
Don’t let your feelings tell you how to believe. Let your faith tell you how to feel. That is living from the inside out. It is walking by faith and that is pleasing to our Father. It is not always easy, but when you do it, you give Jesus something to work with. He will not only meet you, He will move heaven and earth to honor your faith. And how hard is it to believe a God who cannot lie? I am asking myself too. J not hard if you keep your mind on him. So, let’s keep our minds on Him, through His word and praise. I love y’all.
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Favor of God

Hello everyone,
I used to pray about winning competitions, but I felt guilty because God loves the others as much as He loves me. He is not a respecter of persons. See Joshua 5:
13 When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, "Are you friend or foe?"
14 "Neither one," he replied. "I am the commander of the Lord’s army."
At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence.
Now, this was just after Moses died and Israel had renewed the covenant by circumcising all the males. So even though God loved them all the same, He has an everlasting covenant with Israel. They had the favor of God, and that broke the spirit of their enemies. If I had known about the favor of God, I would not have felt guilty because I am a covenant girl. Our covenant, initiated and sealed by the blood of Jesus, gives us an advantage over the rest of the world. Yes, He loves them, but we received Him by faith. We are children of the most high God! When you are in a battle or you need an advantage, remember you walk in the FOG, the Favor Of God. I love you all!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Reminders

Good evening everybody,
Numbers has some pretty cool stuff in it. Check this out.
Numbers 15 37 Then the Lord said to Moses, 38 "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord. 39 When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do. 40 The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God. 41 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the Lord your God!"
See, here’s the deal. If something is important, you will find a way to remember. You will write it down or email yourself. You will put it on your fridge or your calendar.
The Lord is so smart! They did not have fridges, calendars, email or post-it notes. So the Lord had them sew reminders into their clothes.
How do you remember the Lord? Give yourself some reminders around your home, office and car. Tassels are good, but post-its are ok, too! J
I love you all. Carpe zoe!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy

Follow the Lord

Good afternoon everybody,
See what you get out of the following passage. You will probably see what I saw…
Numbers 9 15 On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it.[d] But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire. 16 This was the regular pattern—at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire. 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follow it. And wherever the cloud settled, the people of Israel would set up camp. 18 In this way, they traveled and camped at the Lord’s command wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle. 19 If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the Lord. 20 Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days, as the Lord commanded. Then at the Lord’s command they would break camp and move on. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only overnight and lifted the next morning. But day or night, when the cloud lifted, the people broke camp and moved on. 22 Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp and moved on. 23 So they camped or traveled at the Lord’s command, and they did whatever the Lord told them through Moses.
… So, did you see what I saw? These people were the ones who complained, rebelled, refused to enter the promised land, etc. But they did obey in these things, and they stayed near the presence of the Lord. ‘but it was a cloud. It was obvious. If I had a cloud, I would be able to follow.’ You have a much better deal. You have the Word, and the Spirit of the living God lives inside of you! Jesus said you are His sheep and you know His voice. So when He moves, you go ahead and break camp. When He stays, settle down. The Israelites looked at the tabernacle in the desert, but we look at the tabernacle in our hearts.
I love you all.
healed by His stripes,
Nancy