Cart is empty I wrote a blog a while back about how our words have incredible power. They carry the power of life and death in them and can make a difference in other people’s lives–positively or negatively.
Words
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat of its fruit.
—Proverbs 18:21
So I was thinking about You, Holy Spirit, and this verse.
Holy Spirit, I want to hear You more, be more sensitive to Your voice, just be more aware of You period.
I want to think of You first.
I want to ask, “What do you want me to say or not say, Holy Spirit BEFORE I start flapping my lips and tongue?”
Kitchen Perspectives
While putting away the clean dishes from the dishwasher, the Holy Spirit interrupted my thoughts and asked me, “Why does Satan hate mankind so much?” It was actually a rhetorical question because He answered it for me. He said, “Because we (mankind) were created differently than he was. He was created to worship God without intimacy, as an image of God but not in the image of God. He was given free will but without a chance of repentance. One-and-done!”
Not If, But When
On April 2, 2015, we received a report and diagnosis. We were asked all kinds of questions like:
“How are your teeth?”
“You have regular dental checkups, correct?”
To then hear, “You don’t want to have any cavities or infections in your mouth.”
Renewing Your Mind
The number one need in a Christian’s life is a renewed mind.
Renewing your mind is not switching the “to-do list” of the world for the “to-do list” of God. It is literally a change from the inside out. The Holy Spirit renews our mind supernaturally as we spend time in God’s Word.
Faith Is Not A Feeling
Have you ever read the book Faith is not a Feeling by Ney Bailey? Don’t feel bad; I haven’t either. I have, however, been thinking a lot about the title and how it applies to me in my everyday life and circumstances.
By His Spirit
As I look around our world, I see God beginning to move in incredible ways. Things are shifting. Acceleration is not only coming–it is here! It is an exciting time to be alive, but harrowing things are happening around us. It can get a little overwhelming if we allow ourselves to focus on the bad instead of all the good God is doing.
A Bride With Army Boots
In my prayer time with Jesus, I heard the Lord whisper, “It is time for My remnant to receive their Bachelor of Arts Degree or B.A.–Bride with Army boots!
Don’t Give Up!
Each of us will experience moments where we want to give up. In these moments, we have to trust God. In 2018 I set out to climb a 14-teener in Colorado.
A Living Epistle
A Living Epistle
Jesus said, “Mary has discovered the one thing most important by choosing to sit at My feet. She is undistracted, and I won’t take this privilege from her.” Luke 10:42 TPT
I count it my greatest privilege to sit at Jesus’ feet undistracted. I hunger and thirst to know Him more intimately. I have a desire and an ache deep inside me for the deep of the heart of God. I desire Him above all else.
One morning as I was praying and watching the sunrise come over the mountains where I live, spilling its color over the waters of Klamath Lake. As the light inched its way into the day, so did my desire for the King of kings. A great ache formed from my deep longing for Him and Him alone. A burning hunger to know the movements of His holy breath. While I sat in the silence of His presence, I saw a picture of Jesus walking into the Temple and opening the Scroll to Isaiah 61 (Luke 4:16-21). As this image of Jesus unfolded, I heard Him reading about Himself, and my spirit leaped within me. Jesus said, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” I asked the Lord out of deep desire, “Would You please walk into my temple and read Yourself through me?” Then, I saw the Lord walk into my temple, open the Scripture, and read Himself through me! My desire is to be a living epistle from the heart of God and that people would see me and read Jesus. I never want to lose this wonder of Him. Jesus is my story, my desire, and I desire that when people see me, they are reading Him.
Years ago, I asked Jesus, “Will You come and sit next to me and read Your love letter to me?” WOW! Did He ever take me up on that invitation, and I am so grateful He did! Whenever we ask Him to read His heart to us, we know that He will. He will come and write His heartbeat onto ours and leave a passionate, burning heart for Him, the revealer of all love and truth. When Jesus opens His Scriptures within our hearts, it becomes revelation and not religion.
The Scriptures speak of our Jesus and His choice to become flesh and dwell among us. How He literally dwells on the inside of us. He wants our full gaze. He says, “Eyes on Me with singleness of heart. Wherever you open the Scripture, it speaks of Me. Look ahead; I am doing a new thing.” Let Jesus open His Word to you and read Himself to and through your temple. His Word is living, and we meet the Lord every time we read Him, the Word that became flesh. Ask for understanding. May we long to gain His understanding so that our hearts burn within us as we gaze at Jesus, an audience of one.
Blessings,
Lynda Renne
Sanctioned Love
