Another Miracle

 ANOTHER MIRACLE:

If we are not sensitive to the Holy Spirit during our prayer time we could miss His guidance in our prayer time. Most of the time we pray what’s on our hearts and minds, and that’s good but we should not be so adherent to our hearts and minds as to forget He “who prays with groans and utterances that cannot be spoken” for us. We should “pray with our conscience and we should pray with our spirit”. Our spirit is the prayer that we want to offer because that’s where the Holy Spirit excels with the supernatural answers and miracles to us ward.  

Kinda works like this: your having a conversation with God, (many times just a monologue as God isn’t allowed to comment through ignorance), telling Him what all you need to tell or ask HIm. All the while the Holy Spirit is off to the side praying what really need to be prayed. You sort of hear Him but your not sure and don’t want to be distracted because no one has ever explained it to you. Needless to say, (admit it or not), its in Scripture where all Spirit led instructions are gleaned from but the catch is that you have to “read” them in order to “know” them.

Ok then now about the miracle that happened to me just after breakfast this morning:

It started several weeks ago in prayer. As you would so would I; I was going through my prayers but keen to the Spirit of God so that we could have a “monologue” if I was invited to do so. I was and this is the result of “praying in the, with the, Holy Spirit as the Spirit gave utterance.

He showed me to start praying for something that’s really important. Something I never even thought of until now: and that was “praying that each and everyone of you would receive your own non arguable personal miracle of your own, so that you would be forever convinced that God has proven His presence and Love, and your value to Him in such a way that you cannot shake it.” Yes a miracle so powerful that religious training, church doctrine or teaching could not make you see otherwise! After 40 years of being born again this is the first time this was made known to me.

Why?

Revelations 12:11

“And they have conquered him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,”

Many people have never seen the power of what they have been told about in Jesus Christ manifest in their own life, so they helplessly follow a “religion” hoping for it to be true but never sure or fully convinced. Well when you delve into this receiving of miracles personally through prayer in Jesus name all of a sudden a “Light goes on in your soul” and you can see clearly now. 

Now the actual miracle that happened this morning:

I made and ate breakfast with Elise the usual time. Slightly thereafter a grave 

Illness started to manifest its self in my body (His temple). I knew that this was significant because of the way it came upon me and how out of sorts I felt. 

Body sweats, cloudy ness of thought, very sharp pains in my torso, weakness over all my body, an awareness of something unnatural trying to take over, and shortness of breath. I walked around praying and claiming the will of God for healing as my body is the “temple of the Living God” but I just got worse. Almost toe the point of passing out. So the first thought that came to mind was to text my son (son in law but I Love him like a son) Kristian and petition him for prayer. Absolutely was his answer. Right after that I fell into a deep sleep. I woke up several hours later completely healed, feeling good as gold. Reading these few words might not seem like much to you as to call it a miracle but I went from a “shut down” sickness to a complete healing in 2 hours. Praise God for His Love and mercy shown to His people.

This is the kind of power I pray would become evident in your own lives so that you might “know beyond a shadow of doubt” that you are His and He, the God of creation cares about you so much so as to “manifest” His (very real) glory in your life.

“Pray without ceasing for this is the will of God concerning you in Christ Jesus.”

Love 

Jerry and Elise

Today: Moving of the Holy Spirit

 God be praised continually as He reveals His Holy Spirit to man advancing His revelation to His people! Several days ago the Holy Spirit reminded me about “singing in the Holy Spirit” during our intimate times of worship. ! Corinthians 14:15 “What is it then? I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the Spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” Ephesians 5:9 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” 

I have seldom thought about this in the last 35 yrs until now. My prayers of late (the last 2 days) has been to reincorporate that practice into my worship time. I talked to Elise about it and how that the only church we ever experienced that was at the Brighten Body of Christ back in the 80’s (no more around). Since then we have never witnessed that again anywhere. 

So up to date: this morning I was talking to Elise about that during breakfast when a text came in from our daughter who participates with different worship writers across the country. It was a posting of the recent meeting for a time of spontaneous worship using the Psalms as their words to sing. It was Psalm 91 that morning. They committed the time to the Lord and invited the Holy Spirit to take the lead. He did and a beautiful worship broke loose for 12 minutes. In the end God confirmed the practice of singing in the Spirit when at the end one worshiper started singing in the Spirit for several minutes. His tune, His melody, His Words! It was inspiring. Singing in the Spirit was reminded  me by Him, then to make double sure that I received the message He had my daughter send me this text with worship music to show me that it’s still a gift and functioning to those who “seek”.

I present this to you this day to remind you all to seek every precious gift and satisfy every precious command so that your revelation and experience of Christ will dwell in you richly and bring forth His glory.

Love: Jerry and Elise

Prayer

 Nothing hones your prayers like personal tragedies. They teach us how to actually "cry out to God" in a way that we may never otherwise experience.

Sometimes we will weep before the Lord as prayer.

Sometimes we will pray with all emotional fervency.

Sometimes we are so distraught that words elude us and we implead the Holy Spirit to "make intersession" for us with groans and utterances that cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Then there is also praying in "tongues".

All the above are great and important practices and experiences, but I would add to them "praying God's Word back to Him", as there is already a perfect fit for every situation we can experience that needs prayer thereby needing reciting.

My daughter Sarah sent me such an example this morning unknown to her, (but known by the Holy Spirit and shown to her), for my exhortation and expression in prayer to my Heavenly Father. So I "took to the couch on my knees" and with great passion repeated it to the "One who stands in the gap for me", Jesus!

Here it is, you might want to keep is available "just in case":

Psalms 143:1-12

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

Powerful Words! Written by God Himself through King David so they can be here for us in "times like these."

There you have it my morning in a nutshell.........

How did yours go?

Love

Jerry and Elise

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1 Cor 2: 9-16 The Mind of Christ

The challenge and the rewards!

1 Corinthians 2: 9-16

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

All God's perfect gifts are accessible to man through His Love for us. In fact they are "prepared" for them that Love Him!" Prepared to be received, owned, experienced. They are not fables or old wives tales, they are Holy Promises from "the Lord God Almighty." Beyond imagination, never seen, nor heard, neither entered into the heart of man are these incredible "things".

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Here we see that they can only be revealed "by God's Spirit." Only the Holy Spirit can know the "deep things of God" man's spirit can only know the things of man. Because we have received God's Spirit we can "receive freely" the things given/promised us of God.These things we should boldly speak, but not in the words that man's wisdom teacheth, but that the Holy Spirit teaches, "spiritual things."

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

This verse sets things straight........If you have not the Holy Spirit you have not the "Mind of Christ" and you cannot receive the things of God no matter how much you study. You must first have the Holy Spirit to receive of the "deep" things of God.

God has sealed His Wisdom away from the "mind of man" and into His Spirit for revelation to be received by His Body (us) so that no man can boast of whence his wisdom comes from.

Simply put: if you are a believer in Christ Jesus the Mind of Christ is yours to "seek and find", search and be rewarded, experience and be blessed, Love and receive.

Let God's Word challenge you by its Truths and reward you for your faithfulness.

Love

Jerry and Elise

Merry Christmas: A gift from us to you!

Our Christmas gift to you!

Love Unconditionally.

Love Fervently.

Love Deeply.

Love even if not returned.

Love without reason.

Love without knowing.

Love surpasses all time.

Love surpasses all human gifts.

Love surpasses all spiritual gifts.

It outlasts hope and faith.

Love forgives.

Always and without reason.

Love never fails.

God is Love.

We are His children.

So should we Love as He does.

Loving as God does brings us joy.

Joy is spiritual.

Joy is not controlled by feelings.

Joy is centered in God.

Be spiritual, be joyful, be in God!

Merry Christmas

May you be filled by Love, Joy and Peace in the Holy Spirit.

Love

Jerry and Elise

What's plaguing the Church in these end times!

This post is odd to my normal sharing of revelation with those who read them.
My heart is deeply troubled "in these end times", (let there be no doubt that they are upon us), and the passive condition of the Body of Christ in general. So as not to "blanket" all Christianity with a cover of "futility" I will state at this time that there has always been a "remnant" of believers who have not succumbed to the "doctrines of man" in other words the "lies of the devil". I will also state at this time that many, (most, except for the aforementioned remnant), have gladly and comfortably sat back and accepted these weakened doctrines and teaching do to the "lack of experiencing" the gifts of the Holy Spirit made available to all who believe. Those "promised" gifts which come from above, are given to PROVE that the Word of God is True, (the Gospel), and to do so Divinely so as to show the Supreme power and hand of God are not of man but of God Himself!!! This is His plan to prove the Truth of His Word both to the believer and non believer. To the believer so that he might be encouraged and convinced that the Gospel is Divine and True, and to the unbeliever so that He would be speechless to comment otherwise having "SEEN" the Divine manifestation of God. 
For those who would argue in there heads right now let me make this clear:
Faith in the Gospel (Jesus's death and Resurrection) is the only way one can be saved. Period!
"And", like it or not "THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW".
Mark 16:15-18

 “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;b 18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

As we see in the Scripture above the Gospel is a finished work for Salvation but not a finished experience for the one who is saved. Hence the "practice" of "I'm saved so that's it" falls short of both the Truth and life experience of what is written and promised of those in His service. I have read the Bible and agree with all that it says, completely, questioning nothing, but embracing all of it's Words as the very Words of God. 

When you strip away all the promises due us through salvation, you strip away all the "God given excitement" out of the Christian "EXPERIENCE" that was put there by our "all knowing Father", which was meant to make walking by faith a daily new experience. Giving us joy and expectation in our hearts of Emmanuel "God with us", watching and praying daily for Him to "glorify" His name locally and in all the earth. 
Faith is the key to keeping God alive in our hearts thereby keeping Christ alive in our lives, actions, words, motives and attitudes that are witnessed by all around us. 
I again say Faith, not carnal understanding! Faith gives us the hope of experiencing God in the very real sense that He meant us to as shown in Scripture. We must "walk by faith", we must "live by faith", we must "season every conversation with salt by faith", in the hope of seeing the evidence of faith being manifested in it's "promised substance". 
Faith is the fundamental "necessity" of our Christian experience, some having forsaken and by so shipwrecking their potential as "witnesses" for Christ. 
It's by faith we are saved, it is by faith we embrace the Sovereign Truth of His Word, it is by faith we lay hold of every precious promise of God to us ward in Christ Jesus. Remember that anything outside of faith is sin! Sin! That element of Christian service that robs us of our precious intimacy with our Father in Heaven. Sin, which causes us to loose excitement about Emanuel "God with us" because it blinds us from the Truth "which sets free", free indeed. 
God's design for "His people" was to experience and walk in the "full measure" of His Salvation, (Jesus Christ). The full measure, not partial measure, the distinct fullness and power of the "Living God" so we can be seen as "set apart", a "holy priesthood", a "peculiar people", a representation of faith, hope, and power like no other people exhibited before. So let me set this in stone: faith is the doorway to the most unimaginable joy and excitement that one can experience in this life. The word Salvation is not just limited to "a ticket to the golden streets", a guarantee of a heavenly home, it is a promise to receiving "ALL" that the Scripture holds for the believer. It is obvious that those who do not give Scripture full place in their hearts by faith, will struggle with what they base their beliefs on and try to find some other way to secure Scriptures validity. We are the "living" proof that God's Word is True because of the change He made in our lives through Salvation in Jesus Christ. And this is an effortless manifestation on our part as we "by faith" follow His commands written in His Word. If you lack the followup that God has promised by faith then what you believe about Scripture is wrong! Scripture is not wrong, you are wrong, you have believed a lie and will go searching for some other way to validate scripture. 

Note: Scripture needs no validation because it is Truth, Truth so powerful that it sets free. Free from the need of our help to prove it's True. Free from the need of our explanation. God said it and that should be enough. Needing to add more to prove it outside of "more Scripture" weaken's "Who" it is; the very deity of God. Paul said something like "in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction", and "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power." Just speaking the Word of God by faith is all that is needed to bring God's power to witnesses. By saying this lets make it clear that the Word of God can be preached without faith even doubting that it will have any effect at all. This is why God set it's redeeming power with this Word: "my Word will not come back void until it has accomplished what I have sent it to do." (Paraphrased). How does this happen? When a preacher doesn't "wait on the Holy Spirit" for a "Word" for that time, instead he looks up someone else's sermon that sounds good.  The Scriptures say "today is the day if you hear my voice harden not your hearts". Yesterdays messages were meant for yesterday, "today is the day" to hear His voice and speak the given Word to the people given for them that are present. We are to "walk by faith" today! We are to "season every conversation with salt" today! We are to "speak as though speaking the very Word of God" today! "Today is the day, "IF"you hear my voice". I find it very challenging that word "if". Do you think that the "all wise Father" knew the slim possibility that we would want to hear? Never a word so powerful as the way this "if" is used. Explains a lot doesn't it? Reveals a lot doesn't it? Says a lot, yes? 

The deception and lie in many church's today is that half truths and incomplete Scriptures used in doctrines are a standard now in many cases. Why? Because as society has become more sensitive to being offended so has believers. Many believers today are contentious about what the Scriptures say about the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. They believe that they have received it as part and parcel with Salvation but argue about the proof that it has taken place. Like it or not there are proofs that you have received the baptism in the Holy Spirit: Tongues is one of them, prophesy is another, gifts of healing is another, being endued with "power from on high" is another, great boldness is another, and yes mighty rushing winds or tongues of fire have happened too. Whether you like it, accept it, believe it or not, your thoughts don't count here. Jesus said: “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you?" and this to His disciples! Are we looking in a mirror here? God's Word commands us but we debate as to whether or not we should do it. Sorry brothers and sisters. No I'm not! Wake up. If we claim Salvation through Christ then we have claimed the entire Word of God to be as True as the Salvation we claim. In fact the very Word which opens the door to our salvation is the same Word that became flesh for our Salvation. If we claim one, by nature we claim it all. God cannot be divided. He is whole, complete, True. If you are saved then you have already received every precious promise that God has for us in Christ all we have to do is embrace them. Doing so "glorify's our Father" and proves the power of His redemption. To not embrace and employ them is to embrace a "half truth" and makes us liars by our incomplete lives. To not preach these gifts is to rob believers of the God ordained power promised them. To not challenge their activity in the believers lives is to encourage lethargy over time and lack of excitement, even failure, in their walk/faith. For we "walk by faith" brings a looking/excitement for God manifesting His promises in our lives so that we will "ask for things above what we can think or imagine", knowing that God has the power and heart to answer those seemingly impossible prayers. We seem to forget that it was mentioned in the OT that God told "His people" that when the peoples of other lands see the great provisions that God has given them they will say: "who's god is like unto their God"? Nothing has changed. We are still his people and He is still God like no other only needing a chance to "manifest" that Truth. We either give or deny this longing for God to "call all men unto Himself. That's His purpose isn't it? "That none should perish" is His goal? If that be so lets "lay aside" all vain jangling and old wives tales along with weak or false doctrines of man, then once again pick up the "joy of our salvation" with the expectation of actually seeing God move in and through us that others will believe with hope also inspired by our faith.

Stick to the Word. Prove everything that is said to be Scripture by searching the Word itself. Don't let anyone deny you the experience, joy, and expectation that are promised you "with power" from the Scriptures. 

These are evil days, but rejoice that Jesus has already given us the victory if we walk by faith. Only by faith can these be the best time to live in.

"Redeem the time for the days are evil!"

Love

J&E

"Be ye angry and sin not!"

Ephesians 4:26,27

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place to the devil.

John 2:13-17 King James Version (KJV)

13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

Some things of note:

In Ephesians the verse clearly presents "sinful anger gives place to the devil." But as Jesus was the example "sinless anger for the sake of zeal for God does not." 

Jesus was, is, and will ever be zealous for the things of God! The temple at the time of the passover was full of "helpful merchants" just trying to "make available" those necessary products to satisfy the law for the feast. It might be added "at profit" for the convenience of "one stop preparations." They failed to realize that the help that they were providing turned into the desecration of the temple. They had lost the "zeal" for the temple and its purpose....worship! 

Jesus did not. His "zeal" for the temple, (which He was), has always been present and "active." He knew that what was going on at the time would be reproduced over and over again by "His people" after the "Law of commandment" would be replaced by the "Law of Love" with His death and resurrection. The leaders of that time "prophesying" what will take place in the future when followers (believers) will "Have a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof." 

The disease was the same then as it is today: Lack of love, zeal, toward the Father, "if you Love (agape) me you will obey my commands, and my commands are not grievous." And "they worship me with their lips but their hearts are far from me." 

They had lost the "zeal/motivation" to obey "all things that I have said or taught" and thereby lost all the "manifestation proofs" of their office. They became bored with their "religion" so they sought after "carnal stimulation" money, power and control. Instead of representing the "Glory and proof of God", their perversions of the "faith of Abraham and the Law of Moses" denied them the power to "fully" manifest the Truth and reality of the "One True God." Leading the "children of God" astray  and lowering the expectation of "Hope" in God's provision, protection and most of all "Participation" in His Children's lives!

Like I said: "Prophetic"!

Jesus was well aware of the "priests" actions and how it would carry into the future, with all of it's ramifications through the "end times", when He would right all the wrongs committed during this creation. Yet in all that He (then, now and in the future), "sinned not!" He simply cleared the temple, (problem), and then went about His business being "Savior and Master".

"How can we ignore such a great witness" Are we going to be the ones to break this prophesy? If you get angry then afterward cannot "put it to rest with Love (agape)" then you are "giving place to the devil". Period. The need for contention in anger, is usually a good sign that the devil is "seeking to destroy" your testimony of the Gospel to whomever is involved or watching the matter. Remember we are to live to "Glorify our Father in heaven" His testimony is of greater value then our need to "lord it over someone else" with anger. 

How do we stop in this matter?

Speak as though speaking the very Words of God.

Make righteous judgments.

Guard what comes out of our mouths.

Be quick to listen slow to speak and slow to wrath.

Season every conversation with Salt.

Bring every thought into submission of Christ before we speak.

Be filled with the Holy Spirit and sensitive to His "we small voice."

Remember that "as a man thinks in his heart so is he"!

If the Gospel of Love is going to come out of your heart it has to reside there already.

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ reside in your hearts richly producing the fruits of the Spirit so we can "manifest His glory".

Love

Jerry and Elise

Man, wife, cleaving, Loving each other, becoming one. Condensed version.

This is a condensed version of Biblical Love man and woman/wife with a few comments as the text reads clearly for itself. "Be ye doer's of the Word not just hearer's."

Genesis 2:23-25 King James Version (KJV)

23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

God took man's help meet out of his side. She was "part" of him in the beginning, and now he is to cleave to her and once again become one! Ever think of that? Your wife was "grafted" back into you as soon as you cleaved to one another, having "left your parents" and become one. Remember, Jesus always said when there was confusion with the law, "in the beginning", then quoted the Truth to clear up the matter. So it is the same today. "In the beginning" gives clarity and Truth in the matter.

Colossians 3:18,19

18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Now here in this verse's above is two very key phrases used to "give" warning and clarity. Did you ever notice them before? Can you see them now? Number one: as is fit in the Lord" and two: "be not bitter against them!" 

As "fit in the Lord", what does that mean? It means that they are only to submit to the husbands demands "as in the Lord" meaning if God (and He is) was present there, he would approve of all the husbands "thoughts, words, and deeds/actions" towards the husbands help meet. And then the second (mostly ignored) phrase "be not bitter against them" warns of an attitude that if they don't agree on what is being desired of her because it doesn't fit "as in the Lord" then the husband shouldn't be bitter against the wife's refusal. Husbands should realize that the wife is safeguarding her spirit and responding to whether or not the request is out of Unconditional Love or self seeking control or desire. 

Ephesians 5:32-33 King James Version (KJV)

32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

The reason "as in the Lord" applications are so important is because of verse 32 directly above says "concerning Christ and the Church." When others look at your "becoming one" they judge whether or not "who you represent" Christ, is faithful to His bride on the same scale. They don't even have to know you are a Christian because the marriage of Christ and His Church is a universal concept "from the beginning." The fact that the Christian community has equal or more divorce in it than the "unbelievers" is common knowledge. A fact that is a poor representation of His Unconditional Love. This gives the unbeliever just another reason to believe that Christianity is weak or useless. If we cannot offer hope of a better marriage then "how will salvation" be viewed by them?

Now lets tackle "see that she reverence her husband." Notice that it didn't say "love her husband!" Only the husband is "COMMANDED" to love his wife, she is commanded to "reverence" her husband, Why????? Because as the husband learns to "die to himself and let Christ arise in him" he will be less bitter against his wife and more "as in the Lord" with his treatment of her. Now we all know that "as in the Lord" is the best way to be treated and embraces the most loving expectations. Reverence your husband will then become "love" your husband in return for being honored, lifted up, appreciated, and truly cherished. Now doesn't that sound like a response to Unconditional Love? The absences of that "WILL" end up in health robbing bitterness or divorce or both.

James 1:19-20

19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

You just "heard" through Scripture, as the above verses have stated in James so what are you going to do? "Are you swift to hear" and practice or will you reap the whorl wind of "wrath" which will never work the righteousness of God?

Deuteronomy 30:19

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Love 

Jerry and Elise

My first vision

I believe that my first vision was this Psalm by the hand of an angel after my salvation experience. It was at lunch time and I was working at a stainless tubing plant in Mich. My spirit was restless and burdened for more of God. I went to sit by myself outside and pray and seek God. I wept to be receive "more of Him." My soul ached to have His presence and to receive some intimacy that would describe my longing. That's when the vision happened. All vision of the body ended and I seen a blue field with a robbed arm descending. It was the arm of an angel holding an open book that was gold gilded both the covers and the pages. The book was open to a writing which was not numbered. I didn't know where it came from in the Bible. I was told to read it and that when I was done it would be taken away from me. As I started to read I told myself not to finish it until I had read it at least 3 times, this I did. As soon as I started I broke down and wept. It described my longing perfectly. I was satisfied in it's Words.
I never knew where it came from till a couple of years later when I was teaching a Bible study and was led to this page by the Spirit to read it to the participants. As soon as I started to read it I broke down and wept reminiscing the vision all over again. As we read the Psalm we all ended up weeping having one heart and one purpose which the Psalm expressed so beautifully. This longing has never left my heart from day one till today.
Please read it and pray this will always be the condition of your heart.
Love in Christ
Jerry and Elise

Psalm 63 King James Version (KJV)

63 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.