Tuesday, May 27, 2008
by Carolyn Baker
To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy - to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 24
Prayer: Who am I O my God to be allowed to approach Your great throne of grace! Who am I O my God to stand in Your presence and seek You for myself. This weak and fallible person stands before You today knowing in the deepest part of my heart that without Your Presence in my life I would surely live a life of quiet desperation and fruitless searching. O My God You are to me the very air I breathe and the source of all things that have any meaning in this complex world in which I live.
There is only one thing that truly matters to me in this quiet moment and that is to feel Your presence surrounding me and to join with the angels and saints in worshipping my God. It is truly Your great glory I seek and it is truly the manifest presence of my God that holds me up. I acknowledge Your great holiness and Your glory and I bow before You today seeking to find You for myself in a way that goes beyond anything I have ever seen before.
I seek only to please You my God and to further the cause of Your kingdom. Jesus Himself has paid the price for my "ticket to eternity" by His sacrifice on the cross and to him I submit my life as a love offering. I do not seek this day glory or honor for myself nor do I seek fulfillment outside the truth of Your Word. Everything pales in comparison to You. Your bright light of glory shines through all the muck and mire through which I walk every day.
Thank You that I am learning to keep my eyes focused on You and on Your glory. Thank You that I am growing stronger in my faith and trust in You, and am growing weaker in my dependence on myself. I wish I could say I have this wired down every day, but today at least I know I can begin my day by placing my trust in Your power to enlighten me when I need it and to strengthen my weaknesses when I am tempted.
O my God grant me a day today where there will be time for me to sit and reflect on You and Your great truths. I know You have many important things to teach me and I know my soul is hungry to learn. Help me today to search for Your Face and find You where You chose to meet me. I need Your presence and Your wisdom more than any big house or car I could possibly own.
Even more than my own security and comfort, I desire to understand Your truths. It is so clear as I look around my world how desperately I need You to grow and direct me. I only desire to seek You for Yourself. I don't simply want to experience Your Presence, I want to live with You my God, in my life, every day of my life, fully aware of Your presence in my heart and soul. I know there is a holiness about my God that sends me to my knees, and I know in order to find this holiness I must live as He calls me to live and surrender the comfort zones that I still hold on to. Flood my heart with the nearness of Your living Presence, and allow me to have a vision of Yourself that is true. Help me to be Christ-like and not self absorbed. Send Your Holy Spirit with a breath of fresh air flowing into my heart so that all my fears and doubts will be swept away, and the security I so desperately crave will flow to me from my dependence on You.
Every minute I spend with You is such a joy to my spirit. Thank You Lord that You never gave up on me. Thank You that You meet me at the crossroads of my own confusions ad delusions, and shine Your light of life on the darkness. You illuminate the path of life that leads to a life of fullness in You, and brings me joy and peace in my spirit.
To You be all the honor and glory!
Reflect: Find a way to spend some extended time with the Lord. As You give Him Your time, He will give You His peace and joy, and Your life will be rooted firmly on a strong foundation that cannot be toppled - no matter what the circumstances. Don't forget to praise Him.
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© Copyright 1998-2008 Carolyn Baker
 What Are Friends For? We all have times where we need someone to come along and encourage us: someone who can speak faith into our situation and lift our head up ... someone who can remind us of the promises of God and say, “You can do it!” ... someone who can gently push and prod us when we would rather stay in a protective shell ... someone who loves us enough to straighten out our thinking when we aren’t seeing things right—and we should stand ready to do the same for them. Thank you for your friendship. Be blessed Silvia
"You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away"
(James 4:14).
"But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King"
(Jeremiah 10:10).
Song: Be Unto Your Name - Lynn DeShazo, Gary Sadler
Lyrics:
We are a moment, You are forever
Lord of the Ages, God before time
We are a vapor, You are eternal
Love everlasting, reigning on high
Chorus:
Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Highest praises, honor and glory
Be unto Your name, be unto Your name
We are the broken, You are the healer
Jesus, Redeemer, mighty to save
You are the love song we'll sing forever
Bowing before You, blessing Your name
M-O-T-H-E-R "M" is for the million things she gave me, "O" means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold; "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining, "R" means right, and right she'll always be, Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER," A word that means the world to me.  Quotations for Mother's Day Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden  May The Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Be Blessed
Now after this the Lord chose and appointed seventy others and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He Himself was about to come (visit). 2 And He said to them, The harvest indeed is abundant [there is much ripe grain], but the farmhands are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no purse, no provisions bag, no [change of] sandals; refrain from [retarding your journey by] saluting and wishing anyone well along the way. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this household! [Freedom from all the distresses that result from sin be with this family]. 6 And if anyone [worthy] of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. 7 And stay on in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. 8 Whenever you go into a town and they receive and accept and welcome you, eat what is set before you; 9 And heal the sick in it and say to them, The kingdom of God has come close to you. Luke 10:1-9 AMP The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name! 18 And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven. 19 Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven. Luke 10:17-20 AMP Jesus sent the seventy out before Him to minister to people – to heal them and set them free. The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name!" And Jesus said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven." The Name of Jesus is not a toy – but a powerful weapon! We should use it with purpose. Don't think you are the one the devil is afraid of – it is the mighty Name! Immature Christians may get excited about the fact that devils are subject to them – but they need to grow up and realize that it's not because of them, but because of Jesus. They must realize that the devil is not an enemy to be taken lightly or to be underestimated. They must not be ignorant of the devil's devices. The fact that you – as a blood-washed believer – have authority over devils and demons should be a reality to you. It should not be something you take lightly or for granted, but something that is an established fact in your life and in your walk and in your talk. Meditate on the scriptures that are the source of your authority in Jesus Christ. Don't rejoice that demons are subject to you – but rejoice that you are washed in the blood of Jesus; that you are saved; that your name is written down in the Lamb's Book of Life! Rejoice in your salvation – rejoice in what Jesus has done for you. Keep your nose clean and your attitude humble! But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:6-7 NKJV God sets Himself against the proud and haughty – but He gives grace to the humble. We need God's grace! First you submit yourself to God – then you resist the devil. Know that the devil is powerless against the mighty Name of Jesus, but don't take pride in the authority given you – be humbly grateful that God has redeemed you from the devil's clutches, domination, and influence. Always give the praise, honor and glory to God. The best protection from the devil you can have is to have clean hands and a pure heart! Who shall go up into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully. Psalms 24:3-4 AMP @ http://www.revival.com/www/r.aspx
Our Heart's Desire??? Ps 37:4 - Show Context Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. And what have we here, saith the Lord? Have I not given unto you the desires of thine heart? And ye weep and bemoan. What is it that is set round about thee? And why do I have no control over these things? What is this strange act, and why do I feel so compelled to do that which is not holy? Have I not given you the desires of thine heart? For has not my word spoken truth that I would give thee the desires of thine heart? And ye weep and ye bemoan because I have done this? Hum, shall I change thee through the desires that I have set in motion round about thee? Shall I not use these perpetual things that have peculiarly set themselves in motion around your life, for a greater glory? Ah saith the Lord. I laugh, because you thought I did not know. I laugh because you were unaware that your true desires would manifest round about thee. Ah but a space let us rejoice in it, and fret not. Some seek the deliverance, is it so intolerable for thee, oh man of great desires? I laugh saith the Lord. You travail but you dont travail, will you laugh along side me? Will you see this for what it is a straightening, and in great humor? Oh how evil it is, but you say unto me I am so sorry. For what, I am just giving you the desires of your heart? OK my little ones, come set beside me. It is not so bad as it seems. Yes, the joke has been on you. Now confess to me that the desire is not so bad after all. Confess to me that I truly have given you the desires of your heart, and fear me not. For I truly meet your needs and I see your heart inside and out. There is nothing that you can hide from me children. Oh the devil many say, the devil. The sword does not work, all hide their hearts and none confesses to another of the uncontrol. I laugh at your hidings. I laugh, when you cannot share with another. Break down and cry one to another and confess your faults. But are they truly your faults? For all are in what seems madness. All baring about the sinful desires, and have not inquired of me, to set themselves aright. AlI banging their heads in sheer misunderstanding, because they have put themselves to shame. Why cry ye any longer. Come out from the costumes. Come out from the closets and expose to me your true hearts and tell me if I have not tapped into the deepest areas of your heart? Yep, the deepest areas and the darkest areas are exposed for what they are. Now saith the Lord. The ugliness and the sinful heart is exposed for what it is. What comes next? Abide in me, and let ME give you the desires of your heart. Now that you have had a full measure of what I have bestowed upon thee, now come and let us refashion that heart. I am going to give you the desires of the heart, for I am the one that is fashioning it. No more in consternation. No more shame and reproach that you cannot possibly bare with another for your prestigious position of Christendom be exposed for what it is. Just a plain ole child of the Father. Each equally important, none above the other. Hum, if you could see what I see, all hiding their faults and not admitting the problems. Strange my people. For one day many will come from the East and from the West and sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and then they will be cast out. But I say unto you that as you have planted in my kingdom so shall ye reap. I am not one to take my children's walk lightly. If there is something that needs to be straightened out of their lives, I am going to straighten it. This is a process that will go on unto eternity. I am fashioning all my children into the image of Christ. Those whom choose not to be fashioned like Christ Jesus my Son, shall find their place in the outskirts of my kingdom. I am not one to play with children when it comes to their walk. But I certainly have my humor, and my humor to those that dont truly know me can be a fearful thing. If you come to know me as children. You must become like children or my ways and dealings can scare your so much you think I was wroth with you. Now if you each come to me as children, you will see how this work of my giving you the desires of your heart, be melted into something of great value. Something that as if you desired something that was not wrong, and not shameful, I am going to give everyone, from the least unto the greatest deliverance in this. But you must humble yourselves as little children if you are to receive any deliverance in it at all. So ends the words of the Lord. Jeff Rodrick Heart-Life Ministries http://heart-life.org mrheart97@aol.com
 This weak my mother in law was taken up in the hospital. She need to be operated on her feet. This weak we wanted to celebrate her 50 year married., But we had to cancel that day. My prayer is that God will protect her and that she will have the peace of God in her heart. And she may become better very fast.
Tuesday my son Stefan is going on Holiday to Greece for 10 days. I pray that God will be with him. That His protecting en angels will go with Stefan and that He will have a blessed time there.
He is going with 4 very good friends of him. I pray for all his friends.
This is the first time he is going alone (without us) on vacation.
Please remember Him and his friend and my mother in law in your prayer.
God bless you
Silvia
I AM GOING ON VACATION. Everyone who is going on vacation.... HAVE A GREAT VACATION. GOD BLESS YOU Silvia  
Psalm 121 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
 Today I choose to follow You
Today I choose to give my yes to You
Today I choose to hear Your voice and live
Today I choose to follow You
As for me and my house
We will serve You
As for me and my house
We will spend our lives on You
Today
Wonderful Counsellor
Everlasting Father
Eternal King
Lord of Hosts
Willingly we follow
Opwekking 645
Ik kies vandaag, ik leef voor U
Ik kies vandaag, ik geef mijn JA aan U
Ik kies vandaag, ik wil uw stem verstaan
Ik kies vandaag, ik leef voor U
Want met heel mijn gezin
dien ik U heer
Want met heel mijn gezin
wil ik leven tot uw eer
vandaag
Ik kies vandaag, ik leef voor U
Ik kies vandaag, ik geef mijn JA aan U
Ik kies vandaag, ik wil uw stem verstaan
Ik kies vandaag, ik leef voor U
Refrein:
Want met heel mijn gezin
dien ik U heer
Want met heel mijn gezin
wil ik leven tot uw eer
Want met heel mijn gezin
dien ik U heer
Want met heel mijn gezin
wil ik leven tot uw eer
vandaag
Vader God, Vredevorst
Wonderbare Raadman
Majesteit, toegewijd
willen zij u volgen
Refrein
 Lord, You have said in Your Word that You did not call me to uncleanness, but in holiness.
(1 Thessalonians 4:7).
You chose me to be holy and blameless before You. I know that I have been washed clean and made holy by the blood of Jesus,
(1 Corinthians 6:11).
You have clothed me in Your righteousness and enabled me to put on the new man in true righteousness and holiness,
(Ephesians 4:24).
Help me to cling to what is good (Romans 12:9) and keep myself pure,
(1 Timothy 5:22).
Lord, help me to separate myself from anything that is not holy. I don't want to waste my life on things that have no value.
 Lord, I thank You for suffering and dying on the cross for me, and for rising again to defeat death and hell.
My enemy is defeated because of what You have done.
Thank You that You have given me all authority over him (Luke 10:19).
Show me when I am not recognizing the encroachment of the enemy in my life. Teach me to use that authority You have given me to see him defeated in every area.
Help me to fast and pray regularly in order to break any stronghold the enemy is trying to erect in my life.
By the power of Your Holy Spirit I can successfully resist the devil and he must flee from me (James 4:7).
In The Precious Name of Jesus
 Lord, there is no source of greater joy for me than worshiping You.
I come into Your presence with thanksgiving and bow before You this day.
I exalt Your name, for You are great and worthy to be praised.
You have put gladness in my heart
(Psalm 4:7).
All honor and majesty, strength and glory, holiness and righteousness are Yours, O Lord. You are gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy
(Psalm 145:8).
You are mighty in power and Your understanding is infinite
(Psalm 147:5).
You give food to the hungry and freedom to the prisoners.
Thank You that You open the eyes of the blind and raise up those who are bowed down
(Psalm 146:7-8).
 Lord, “oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day”
(Psalm 119:97).
Open my eyes to see new treasure every time I read or hear it.
Speak to me and comfort my heart.
Make Your Word come alive in me and use it to nourish my soul and spirit like food does for my body.
Align my heart with Yours and give me revelation and guidance so that I may know Your will for my life.
Shine the lamp of Your truth where I am right now and show me the next step to take.
The poignant message of this prayer begins with these words:
"Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly" (Psalm 102:1-2 TNIV).
The comment before these words describes the author: "A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the LORD."
This may describe you.
As you read these words from the Psalmist, do you find yourself crying, "Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you." Do you sometimes wonder if he has hidden his face from you or if he has turned his ear away from you?
When life wears us down and we grow faint, we can come before the Father and pour out our lament ... we shed our tears ... we weep ... we express our grief. We can lay it all in the Lord's hands, freely, openly, with no holding back, no pretending things are better than they are, and no desire to go another day in the shape we are in.
The conditions around us are temporary!
As difficult as it may be, there is probably no safer place than right where we could be at such a moment. In our afflictions, God can strengthen us, sustain us, refresh us and lift us up. He does not leave us.
This "prayer of an afflicted person ..." concludes with these words:
"In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you will remain the same, and your years will never end. The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendents will be established before you" (Psalm 102:25-28).
In the wisdom of God, one of the great blessings given to those who follow the LORD is that we can come to him in our broken state, and in our times of trouble we can lay all our cares in His hands and know that he hears us. The conditions around us are temporary ... they will perish and be discarded ... but the LORD's presence remains throughout all generations. Our future, and our children's future, is assured by the LORD's ongoing and gracious presence. We, and forever they, can rest assured that when we call to him, he hears us!
Now lets all join our hands and pray for one another: Awesome Father God: We come to You on behalf of every God Anointed group on this internet and every member that is glorifying Your name; bless us with peace towards one another so that we can join together and pray against any intruders, any demon forces, any demonic activities, anything that will bring harm or damage to the groups, or any of the members or their loved ones in Jesus' name; We pray for peace in all groups, joy unspeakable and full of your glory; We pray that when the enemy shall try and come in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him and anything that is against your holiness Father God; We pray for protection all around us and all our members and their families & friends; We believe that we are in the protective custody of His Holy Spirit in all Gods anointed Ministries on this internet; We pray comfort, peace and protection over all ministry members who are living to please you Lord and live out your will and plan for their individual lives, in Jesus name we pray amen and amen 
 A Holy Hunger For You
Lord, create in me... a holy hunger for You and fan it each day like a fire, Till I'm totally dissatisfied with the things of this earth and Your glory is my utmost desire.
Let me seek Your face, Your honor and wisdom till my soul is consumed by your flame. Let me inhale your Presence... wanting more every breath so I'll exhale the truth of your name.
May I wake every day with a renewing of passion and not be content with what You did in the past. For Your glory is more than a trophy to hold in the hope that its memory will last.
Lord, fill me with joy... inexpressible joy from the depths of Your heart's flowing treasures. For I've found true happiness isn't held in my hands but in the spiritual I cannot measure.
Pour yourself out to me... like only You can and I will grow wanting more of Your glory, Manifested to me through the Word in my life and written into my life story.
Let me die to myself and my selfish desires so that righteousness overflows from within. Till You're the last thought I have at the close of each day and the first thought as each new day begins.
Amen
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