God's Protection

I just have to tell you what an awesome God we serve and how He loves and protects His children.  I am writing this, because I want to give Him all the glory! 

I am in South Africa and have a friend in America, Sandy.  Last night her daughter, Genie, let me know she had the sudden urge to pray for me, so she asked if everything was alright.  I said yes, but that she should keep praying if God put it on her heart to do.  So just after her Mom contacted me to ask if everything was okay and to say that she's praying too, a shot went off outside in the street somewhere!!  Not long after that a police truck came driving by.  Nothing happened, we are okay, by God's grace and protection!  

I do believe something bad was about to happen, but through the power of prayer it was stopped.  Just wanted to share how grateful I am to Jesus. :)  I LOVE YOU JESUS!  You might wonder why did He use a girl on the other side of the world to pray for me at that very moment.....because He wanted His Name to be glorified through all this! :D  What an awesome God we serve!  Thank you Jesus for protecting us! ♥♥♥

Psalm 27:1-3
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.

Psalm 91
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a]
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.

Rivers of Living Water

 John 7:2 Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. John 7:37-39 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.  Out of the believer's heart will flow "rivers of living water".  That's the Holy Spirit! :)  But they did not receive Him yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified.  To think we have Jesus' Spirit dwelling in our hearts!  That is absolutely wonderful to think of, isn't it?! :D  You have the Spirit of the Creator of the Universe dwelling in you when you believe in His Son Jesus and repent of your sins!  What an absolutely great love our Creator has for us.  He could have just condemned us all to eternal damnation.  We surely deserve it, with all our sins.

But no, He cares about us, His creatures, His children.  GOD is LOVE.  So should we be when we have His Holy Spirit, full of love for others, even our enemies as Jesus commanded us in Matt 5:44-48 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Thanks for reading :)  God bless you in Jesus' Holy Name.

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

Matt 12:31-32  "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.  Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.   If you blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, if you speak impiously of his nature, attributes and works, you shall not be forgiven!  I also think that if someone has the Holy Spirit working in them and you say no, it's not the Holy Spirit, but demonic, that is also blasphemy!  So guard your mouth!  We will be held accountable on the day of judgment for every idle word we spoke!

Father in heaven, please forgive me any idle words spoken in my lifetime,  I am very sorry and through your Holy Spirit help me to guard my mouth and think before I speak.  In Jesus' Holy Name I pray.  Thank you and Amen.Thank God I have never had the urge to blaspheme the Holy Spirit.  I respect Him too much!

Let us never forget the holiness of God and show Him the respect He deserves as the Creator of the universe!  He is our Creator, who became flesh to die on the cross as the only Worthy Holy Lamb to be sacrificed for our foul sins and who rose from the dead and left us His Holy Spirit to comfort and teach us.  HOLY HOLY HOLY is the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND IS AND IS TO COME!