Author: Bill

Romans 8:1-39 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. — So what are the “things of the Spirit”? —Gal 5:22 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control. 2 Tim 1:7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love & self-discipline. — And the greatest is Love! So Love God & your neighbor! We can do this when we discipline ourselves! Love Mel

Ez 1:1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened & I saw visions of God. Dan 7:9 As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, & the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, & the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, & its wheels were all ablaze. 1 Kings 22:19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, & all the host of heaven standing on His right hand & on His left.” Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high & exalted; & the train of His robe filled the temple. Exod 24:10 They saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself. Ez 3:23 So I got up & went out to the plain, & behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, & I fell facedown. — Visions of our God are found thru out the Bible & are worth pondering! Love Mel
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Luke 3:21-22 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. & as He was praying, heaven was opened, & the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. & a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.” Matt 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, & he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove & resting on Him. Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests. Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven & filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated & came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit & began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. — His spirit looks for a place to rest & when it finds that place, it enables the person! Enable means to “give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something”. Be enabled with His spirit, then you can do things greater than your own ability! Pray Pray Pray! Love Mel

Eph 1:3-12 Blessed be the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy & without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom & prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven & which are on earth—in Him. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah. — We are Blessed! Love Mel

1 Kings 18:22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred fifty prophets”. 1 Kings 18:40 Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, & Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley & slaughtered them there. 1 Kings 19:2 Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘So may the gods do to me & more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.’” 1 Kings 19:13-14 When Elijah heard the still small voice, he wrapped his face in his cloak & went out & stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him & said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, & killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, & they are seeking my life as well. — Have you ever had a great day of faith, believing & trusting God? Then following this you sink to an all time low? Elijah had destroyed 450 Baal prophets, now he is hiding out in a cave afraid of one woman, Jezebel! And what was the divine reply to him? Rom 11:4 says “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” God is always at work and His plan WILL come to pass. Fear can wreck havoc on your life! It is the one thing that we must overcome! When we put our trust in God, we will find that overcoming spirit! FEAR is nothing more than False Evidence Appearing Real! The creator is the only real thing that matters! Trust Him. Love Mel