Into the deep

 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.

Jesus!! Come choose my boat, my heart, choose me, choose my life. Come with your glorious splendor shine on me, and through me.

In my Master’s hand, I yield everything. I give you all my Jesus. It is the deep of God calling out into the deep of my whole being.

I choose to yield to you My King. Let your Spirit make the breakthroughs and the miracles happen. Let my eyes see Your glory, God.

The deep calling out into the deep. 

Oh Lord, take me into the deep, where I can be consumed by you.

Take me into the deep, where I can encounter more of you.

Take me into the deep, where the unknown is known by you.

Take me into the deep, where I only depend on you, only you.

Take me into the deep where grace awaits me there.

Take me into the deep where miracles can happen.

Take me into the deep where every yoke is broken.

Take me into the deep where I can experience the long awaited breakthrough.

Take me into the deep where things are being released.

Take me into the deep where you, my king and my God, are there. 

O Lord, There is a deeper place for a deeper harvest. Oh God, let your Spirit increase the fire in my heart.

Take me into the deep where dreams are being accomplished!

🠞Dream BIG with the Almighty

Did you hear about my father?

Did you hear about my father?

Luke 15:11-24

This great man who worked hard all his life. He is that man who started from scratch knowing that one day he would have a family and children to care for.

My relationship with my brother wasn’t the best. He always wanted to study, to work with his hands and to be all the time around my father. His intention was to prove how he is a hard worker and the best son a father could ever have. He was always competing against me thinking he would earn more favor from our father. Our relationship was very dry. The only aspect that relates us in brotherhood is that we live under one roof. 

I have to say that I didn’t really bother with this because I was never attached to my family. I want to enjoy life and enjoy myself. I couldn’t even wait for my father to die to inherit that I just decided to ask for it before time. 

I have decided it is time for my father to give me my share of the inheritance. So I told him:

“ Father, the money will be mine anyway after you die - so better to give it to me now. I want my share of your estate that is coming to me.”

Now that I have all that will satisfy my needs and will give me happiness, I will start packing all my belongings and travel far away. I want to see the world. I want to finally live my life. I went to the farthest land where nobody knows me and no one would bother me saying whether what I do is right or wrong. But ... everything went wrong, I lost everything… The reality of living a sinful life shook me that I came back to my senses. I realized my need to have a father and be in his house. The need to belong and be surrounded by his presence. I decided to return at least to live like a servant in my father's house.

I spent days walking, sleeping on the dusty streets, with an empty stomach, but I kept going, I knew deep inside of me that there would be light at the end of the tunnel, because I am going to my father. All I have been thinking of is what I will be telling him? trying to make a scenario after another scenario in my mind . I can see my father's big house from far away...I can also see a man standing next to the big trees surrounding the house. I feel it is my father. Is he really waiting for me? I take a few more big steps and my heart tells me this is my father. but how would he know that I'll be returning? I was still a great way off and before anyone else could see me, before anyone else would see my shame, and how dirt is covering me..; My father had compassion on me … when I was still a great way off… seeing him running towards me, I could already feel his affection, I could smell the sweetness of his love, I could hear him welcoming me back.

He grabbed me despite the pig smell and my dirt, he embraced me and was wiping every tear falling from my eyes.

In his embrace, I think to myself: oh father...oh how I miss that sweet fragrance of fatherhood. It regenerates life within me. You give freshness to my weary body, my broken spirit and my whole being. Right in the center of your embrace, father, it feels so warm. It feels secure. It feels so good to be right inside of you. Your arms give me life, your heartbeats impart life to my dead heart, your breath blows over my soul, it comes into being and gives life again on the inside of me. Oh how I love you Abba. I want to be held in your arms forever.

In my father’s embrace, I was looking into his eyes that were pouring love and ardent affection. Looking back at me, with a burning passion, and glowing fire that was coming from his eyes. This love he has for me is inextinguishable. This look in his eyes is just unfailing. Words fail to express the love and tenderness I see in his eyes when he looks at me. The acceptance he has for me is unshakable!

Oh Father, I came to you. To rock me and swing me, in Your arms.

Oh Abba, You are ALL mine, ALL for me. You are here… providing all that I need.

Like a little child, I ran to you… you kneel down, getting so excited to embrace me in Your arms, You run even faster, you cannot wait to hold me tight in Your arms. I run to you and you grasp me, and don’t let me go.

Fatherhood flows from You. You are My Father and I am your child. You take My side, You do not reject me.

Your eyes say: I desire you, I delight in you.

Your arms around me say: I won’t leave you, you are Mine… FOREVER.

Your head leaning on my head says: I am your head, I am your glory, I am your light. I am the very exact thing you need and long for.

Sing my child, dance freely with me. I am Your First and Last. Look how beautiful you are, crowned with my mercies, my grace and my love.

Come my blameless, beautiful, holy and innocent, child…COME, let me pour more of Me in you.

He kisses me not just one kiss. His continual kisses are spilling ardent love. This great token of love, inflames my heart with new hope. Your repeated kisses restore my soul, heal my brokenness and cover my shame.

You give me the best robe to make me look like you, father.

You give me the ring and give me access to all your belongings, to recognize me in front of everyone as your son.

You bring sandals because only the slaves went barefoot, sons wore sandals! 

For you who are reading my story, I was dead and now I am alive.

Do you need to come home? Maybe you are away from the father? Do you feel his love for you? The father himself loves you.

“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.” Psalms 40:2-3 

-saved by grace.

His beloved child,

The balm of Gilead

My long journey started twelve years ago. I was a very active woman, well surrounded by family, and friends. Every time I walked in the streets of my neighborhood, my neighbors would stop me to say hi and have a quick talk. Sometimes, they invited me for a quick tea and a good piece of  raisin cake. 

You do not need to know my name, I think it is not important. However, I am keen on telling you my story.

On the sabbath, I go to the synagogue and listen to the Word of God. As I worship and pray, my heart awaits the Messiah with great anticipation.

As the weeks go by, I started to feel tired and weak. I started to have blood loss. I immediately went to a physician where he told me that I am suffering from hemorrhages and prescribed me medicines. Day after day, it only got worse. I decided to go to another physician, who was even more expensive and prescribed me even more medicines, but also this did not stop the bleeding. I felt like I was in a true nightmare. I have been imprisoned all of a sudden. I stopped going to the synagogue. People avoided me. My family abandoned me. No one wanted to take care of me. No one. I went from being weak to weaker. Loneliness, isolation, hopelessness and shame were accompanying me everywhere I went.

In the neighborhood and the streets, people would avoid me for my uncleanliness. My name was forgotten, and I got new ones instead: the unclean woman, the cursed woman,  the woman with the issue of blood …

I spent all my money, I had nothing left, I couldn’t try any other physician. I was desperate and felt there was no possible solution for my situation. Then suddenly, something reminded me of someone who has been doing miracles and healing the sick, opening the eyes of the blind, and even raising the dead. He will surely make me whole again. He is the One who has such a great power for miracles. His name is Jesus.

I must go see this ‘Jesus’.

Despite my shame and the rejection I am facing, I will go where He is. 

I will not give up, despite this huge crowd I see that is pressing in on many sides, I won’t stop Him and tell Him my story, I know I am not worthy. All I will do, I will just touch the hem of His garment and I will be healed. 

Here He is! He is there! I can see Him from afar! … Jesus...

My heart is beating fast. I feel overwhelmed by all the emotions I have been going through. But I am at the same time full of faith. I know in the depth of the depth of my heart that if I only touch the hem of His garment, I will be healed.

I decided to go down on my knees and even crawl so no one would be able to see me. It is a long way to crawl until I reach Him, but I am full of determination. I want to be healed, today. I won't let this large crowd stand between me and Jesus. I won't let the obstacles surrounding me stop me from reaching Him and stop what I can take from Him. I will move and advance in deep faith knowing I will get what I need. I will push through the crowd.

Even if I cannot touch anyone because of my uncleanliness, I will dare to touch Jesus!

Only one touch, and I will be healed. 

People are stepping on me, pushing me, but I am getting closer to Him. I finally was able to touch the tassel of His garment. Immediately, power went through my whole body and reached where no medicine or cure had been effective. Straightaway, the blood dried up. I felt life going through my body, I felt a powerful resurrection in every dead part in me.

And suddenly, Jesus stops. He looks around Him while people are still touching Him and say: who touched me?

I feel scared. I said to myself: did I just steal something from Him? Will He take back my healing? 

But a boldness from within, rose me up from the ground and I stood up declaring: I did ! It is me who touched you. 

Before this large crowd who knew all about me, He makes my testimony known. He takes away my shame and my brokenness. 

Before this large crowd, He calls me: BELOVED DAUGHTER !

He gives me a name. He makes me belong to Him. He gives me an identity!

He calls me out to bless me more! He gives me beyond what I need. He restores my soul and binds up all my wounds.

I am now made well, whole, restored, valued, and cleansed.

I received my healing freely without even one shekel. Jesus is truly the balm of Gilead who can heal every sickness and every disease.

I am sure He is the Messiah. I have received eternal life through Him and I have been made whole. I have a true freedom and experience a complete healing. He is my savior. I belong to Him.

An immediate transformation in my body and my soul, that I knew right away I was healed because of Jesus. He is the great physician, full of mercy and compassion. He is the anointed One who through His balm, I was made all new.

- His beloved daughter.

Reconciliation and times of refreshing

 

Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3:19

These words  have been on my mind for some time: reconciliation and times of refreshing. 

In the scriptures, times of refreshing are connected with turning  back from your sin, the major and main reason Jesus died on the cross for our sins to be reconciled with God. This decision of changing your way of thinking to live in true freedom and experience peace, is where you will experience the presence of God. 

Reconciliation is the way for restoration, where there is room for the healing hands of God to work and make all things new.

Repent - Open your heart and give room to the Holy Spirit to convict you. 

Now is the time for refreshing!

Refreshment through repentance. Inner healing through true conversion.

Maybe you are drained or you have been through lots of pain, hurt, weakness, sickness, bitterness, loss…maybe you still have open wounds and you did not experience healing or recovery. But in all these circumstances, in every situation, for how weak you are, give thanks to the Lord because it is in your weakness that you will find the strength of God. He wants to replace all those struggles and pain with Himself. This loss, this emptiness, the Lord wants to fill it with His fullness. Let these wounds be handled by Yhwh The Healer.

Oh God, you are so good. Your goodness and faithfulness surpasses any understanding. You love me and purchased me with your precious blood so I can stand in all boldness in your presence, unashamed, with no fear and be refreshed, you restore and heal my heart. You cover it with the kisses of your mouth. Oh this encounter with You, my Divine Lover, is the true communion I never want to let go. I can stand in your presence and feel your love flowing through my whole being.

Come O God, come with Your mighty power and presence where I feel secure to surrender completely to you, My Father and My God. 

Take my heart, wash it thoroughly with the precious blood of the Lamb. Forgive my sins, Father.

Bless me and let me be refreshed with your breath. Let your powerful wind of Your Spirit blow freshly upon me. Renew my strength and make me mount up with wings like eagles. Let your healing oil refresh my soul. Breathe God life into my heart. 

“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin” (Psalm 51:1-2).

Thank you Father that you cover but also purge, blot out, cleanse, wash, pardon and forgive my sins. You forget them and cast them out into the depths of the sea.

Death is swallowed up in victory!!!

 Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord. Ezekiel 37:12-14

At the voice Your Son, Oh Father, resurrection is here, calling us, all sinners, to come out of the grave of sin by the power of your grace. Your voice is powerful, it melts the hearts, it brings us to our knees to worship you, King of Glory.

You bring us out of where we had been buried for so long, because of our sin, because of our bitterness and our lack of love towards others. You stretch your hand to raise us up from the dust. And you give us victory.  Such a powerful victory that vanquished death forever. A victory that swallows death eternally. Oh Mighty God, you are all powerful and full of grace.

Thank you for this victory that lifts up. 

Thank you for this resurrection that restores anything that has been buried or dead. You revive, you give life and you are hope. In you, there is great deliverance. You are our salvation forever.

You are the One who breaks through the walls! Let our hearts be filled with all of you, to seek you and to worship you in truth and in Spirit so that you may rain righteousness upon us. Hosea 10:12

 

You have swallowed up death forever! Hallelujah!

Oh God, who are we that you are so mindful of us?

This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation! Isaiah 25:9

Today we celebrate, we rejoice, in Your salvation to us, today is the day of salvation. We come to you with everything that we may be regenerated in the Holy Spirit. Alive in Jesus-Christ and in deep love with Your Name, Father.

It is finished!

 

The desire of All nations, the most handsome of the sons of mankind,psalms 45:2 is the One who with His great and perfect sacrifice had no stately form or majesty that we would look at Him, Nor an appearance that we would take pleasure in Him.
Isaiah 53:2
Oh Jesus, my Redeemer, I am indebted forever to you my beautiful Savior.
You are the desire of my heart, the hope in this life and the purpose to keep going until the day I will see you face to face. This day where my eyes will be filled with your splendor. I won't de able to blink, choosing to gaze upon Your beauty.
My Jesus, when on the cross, you became no attractive to anyone, your final word drew multitude to Yourself. "It is finished", you said. You've taken away the sin of the world. You've granted eternal life and you've made your Father's arms accessible.
You are the desire of my heart. You are the most beautiful, fairer, handsome of all men. You are my redeemer, you are my Savior. You are the great I Am.
You've accomplished the will of Your Father for good, with perfection and with deep surrender wrapped with love for every soul... for me...
Oh how wonderful you are, my Jesus.
Sun of righteousness, come warm my heart with your love. Wrap your healing wings around it and wash all that makes it sick and dirty. Search my heart, Oh God and renew it according to your desires, your passions, your will.
Give me glorious eyes, to see your majesty. To see the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Fill my heart, my inner being with all the beauty that you are, that I may spread your sweet fragrance everywhere I go.

I love you my Jesus, my beautiful Lord. My Yhwh. 

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Let the one who has my word speak it faithfully

 

Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:28

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

With the end of 2020 approaching, You are the only one whom we always have to go to. There is none like You, Lord. No one like you Father. NONE. Your faithfulness attracts the weak hearts, the drained minds and the weary and tired bodies. 

At the very end of the rope, you are also there, stretching your hand to rescue, restore and revive our souls and clothe us with Your Power.

Open our ears and minds for understanding Your Word, for discerning the voice of the true Shepherd, Your voice! Let us run after you. After your heart and your dreams. After your Word that is grain to our souls. True bread. True nourishment for our whole being. Let all straw be burned and dreams that are not true, dreams of men, be exposed. We surrender our hearts to you. We surrender our minds to you.

Separate Lord the grain from the straw. Let this coming new year be filled with Your word and Your desires Lord.

"behold, as one separates between the chaff and the wheat, so I separate between the righteous and the wicked, saith the Lord.''

Stir our hearts to follow your Word.

You alone are worthy. You alone deserve all the glory.

Awaken our hearts Lord, so that this coming new year, we hear clearly your voice to follow and worship you in truth and spirit. That our worship conforms to who you are in the scriptures, in reverence and fear. 

May we always run to you and receive from you, source of all truth.

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His Word gives Life

'But his delight is in the law of the Lord , And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.'
Psalms 1:2-3

Your Word Lord is powerful and active day and night, each page in Your book is a flowing stream of water of life, it renews, it refreshes, it restores. It heals, delivers and makes all things new! It affirms, approves and satisfies. It comes on the dry soul, and water it, breath life in it and make it prosper all over again.

Your Word is beautiful, it is attractive to my spirit. It grasp my heart to the beauty of every new revelation You give, when I meditate on it day and night.

There is freshness, hope and growth in Your Word.

It never disappoints, there will be always a fruit to taste and eat from, to sustain and to grow firm in You. Because the roots are grounded in Your Word, I will never be weary, I will always flourish and bear fruits in every season of my life because of Your grace, and Your Spirit. Because You are life and You live in me, sustaining me in every way.

You load me with fruits, and with Your glory. Your acceptance and affirmation will always make me prosper.

'But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”'
Proverbs 1:33

I will live undisturbed and sheltered from the storms of life. I will be quiet without fear of evil. Because I will always drink from Your living water, day and night.

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There are moments in your life where you wish you can escape the world you live in.

And there are other moments where you're not really looking for being alone but the world decides to escape from you!

The Covid19 pandemic hits the planet and turn the world upside down.

Lockdown, isolation, social-distancing, no visits, no hugs allowed, no gatherings....

It is time for everyone to wear a face mask!

And this is also the time for God to uncover every mask!

"For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be known." Luke 12:2

During those times, you can easily feel helpless, lonely, tired, bitter, you feel you want to get even more isolated, you feel depressed, or feel: and then what? what's next?

Times of brokenness, of deep loneliness and pain surround you.

And you can also decide to "redeem the time" and let God have His way into your heart. To bring you through fire, refine you, mold you, purify you, and test your heart towards Him; will you come out of it pure, genuine, and will you have a true evidence of your love towards the One who stripped Himself of His glory, emptied Himself taking the form of a servant… humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death - even the death on a cross! Phil.2:8

God is at work to declutter your heart.

We sometimes think that when we say God stripped everything away in my life, has a sad connotation. But, in fact, if God is truly your only desire, if your ultimate goal is to win Christ, you would consider all things garbage - Phil.3:8 

God has certainly a purpose during this time for you.

Get deeper with Him, tell Him here I am - do to me what is good in Your sight, Lord.

Spend more time with Him, and position your heart to seek Him. Set your heart to seek Him .Ezra 7:10

Listen to Him and have a greater intimacy with Him, that will lead you to repentance, freedom and great joy in knowing Him.

With new revelations, taste how He is good, eat His Word and worship Him who is worthy.

He is molding you and working in your heart for the coming time. There is no lost time with God. No wasted time - there is a reason why He neither slumber nor sleep!

God is decluttering your heart, your mind and even your life.

He is stripping away what isn't needed. It is painful as He keeps working in you. But you'll come out of all this in full wholeness! your heart will be all new and whole again.

Your life decluttered from all the people you thought they were essential to you.

He will not necessarily place other people, maybe He wants to be just you and Him alone, for a longer quarantine with Him.

Do not be busy planning during that time. Don't be a Martha when only One thing is needed, only one thing worth being concerned about. One person is essential. Choose Him, make the right choice and it will never be taken away from you.

You'll discover that truly there is nothing worth wasting time in analyzing, taking you rights back, feeling bitter, self-pitying yourself... Redeem the time and give it all to Him who is able to do beyond all that you ask for.

Healing is Him

Life is Him

Truth is Him

Love is Him

Joy is Him

Provision is Him

Peace is Him

and the list can go on... He is who He says He is - He is the great I AM.

Focus on Him - be with Him, give Him your heart, He will never forsake you - He NEVER wear masks - THE VEIL HAS BEEN TORN from top to bottom. God revealed Himself with NO MASK, no shadow of turning. He is the Father of Lights, in Him there is no darkness at all. 1John 1:5

~maryse

How Much More!

"How much more" ... these few words resonated in my ears powerfully when I was reading in the book of Luke. Jesus repeatedly said it and every time, it confirmed the perfect knowledge He has towards us and towards our needs.
It right away made me think: Lord,
"What is man that You are mindful of him?"
Ps.8:4

How much more according to the dictionary you use 'much' to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change.

And according to Strong's Concordance, it is used to elevate the better over the good. (The more important over the less-important)

How much more means how great, to a greater degree.

In Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

And compared to Matthew 7:11 it says: how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

If a good parent with his limited love, limited heart, is able to give the necessary to their children. How much more the unlimited God, can give from His unlimited riches in glory to the one who ask Him?
The best and most excellent gift of all: The Holy Spirit!!!

How much more here means that He is ready to bestow this gift on you, and willing to, sooner than you expect and faster that you would imagine.

The Father will give the Holy Spirit, a great gift without measures! A gift that does not perish, that does not expire and that only enables you to go from power to power, from glory to glory, from better to greater, all in Him and through Him and for Him!


Then Jesus goes on and says: But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.Luke 12:7

If those sparrows who are the least of the birds, the cheapest and the less wanted, were so much valued in the eyes of the Lord! Can you imagine you, HOW MUCH MORE, you would be valued in the eyes of the One who loves you?

You are God's specialty. He cares for you more than you ever care for yourself. That's why FEAR NOT. When the danger is here, fear not. When the problems are overwhelming you, fear not. When challenges are around you, fear not. Because Jesus doesn't forget you and has not forgotten you. And never will forget His Words!

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
Luke 12:24

Jesus goes on and keeps repeating again and again: how much more, you who reads this now, are more valuable to His heart?
Again the ravens here at that time were so much disregarded by men, according to the law, they were unclean. But! God takes care of them and provides them food.

How much more God's own people would be taken care of?

If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? Luke 12:28

God is calling you not to pursue the things of the world, but to get deeply into a rich relationship with Him.
If you have the same eyes of God to value things rightly, you would value holiness, perfection in Christ, and hunger and thirst for righteousness, then the luxurious life, the things of the world won't be your desires. Your desire would be one thing, is to stay at His feet, to dwell in His presence and do His will.

If God takes care of the grass that is weak and dies quickly then is thrown away and burnt... can you imagine how MUCH MORE and in more excellent way He cares for you and your soul?

You little faith, He said. Because He desires your trust in Him over anxiety and fear of this present world.

Trust in Him who provides all things and good things. Fear not. He cares for you. 

Redeemed

The steadfast fact, the truth and the reality to know that I am redeemed is just an overwhelming thought. How hungry and thirsty I was to see the glory of God and to see his name being lifted high and high… to witness his goodness and mercy and see him move in a mighty way, how he did not fail me, and he manifested himself… but then I felt deeply and it was actually a revelation to me, it was a flashing light to my eyes and my heart when I saw myself like the disciples rejoicing to see healing and deliverance happening in His Name, but then I was like wait the deep joy I was actually feeling was because I was saved, redeemed! I have my name written in heaven.

There is HOPE, a hope I have in me, the hope of glory, CHRIST!!! 

 His redemption in me overflows..

But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven. Luke10:20

God knew who I was, but every day, I know better and better who I am...a child of God. He knows, and He loves me… 

His sufficiency fills any deficiency in my heart.

I am loved, by an active love, just as his word is active and powerful and penetrates where no human can reach. 

IT IS A BIG MISTAKE TO ALWAYS "Try" to love God… and miss to be loved by the Father.♥️

His desires are US, OUR HEARTS, not our ministry. What if I keep serving  and doing ministry and I miss WORSHIPING Him, when I will stand before Him, will He be pleased?

it's all about Him, knowing him… know the depths of him…. Endless, eternal knowledge...just to sit at his feet and gaze at his beauty. There is more in God! But not only "there is more" of his signs and wonders, but of his tangible touch, of the knowledge of him, of his power, of his love, of his depths. 

Freedom is free for me, but cost him, it was costly for him, to redeem me and make it free for me….

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

The puzzle. Do you fit?

Never expected to finish a 500 pieces puzzle. Kids started it; they made the whole Eiffel tower and the bottom, then with my husband, we did another part and later I ended up finishing it alone. Once it was all completed, the kids cheered and jumped and were so excited. I had those thoughts while all this was happening, even when I was putting one piece next to the other to complete the picture. 

Every piece had to go in it's own place. It had not only to be there but to FIT between the others in its own spot. Not a single piece whether big or small was more important than the other. A piece that was still not on the picture, was alone and useless. 

The other pieces when they were already placed on the picture were still incomplete, so no need for them to boast. Only when the picture was complete, all the pieces were shining, the picture made sense, every piece felt proud of being connected to the other piece. Sometimes I had to take one piece from its place and re-do the whole part again, but it ended up being even more beautiful. As a result: the picture was done and when I look at it, it is a beautiful masterpiece. Everyone was happy (rejoicing) for each other, it didn't matter who did more and who completed less. The work was done and the picture was complete and beautiful. 

(1Corithians 12:27) Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it.

(Romans 12:4-5) For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

( Isaiah 64:8) But now, LORD, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. All of us are the work of your hand.

(Jeremiah 18:4) But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him

(Ephesians 2:10) For we are His workmanship(masterpiece), created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

(Colosians2:10) and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.(So you also are complete through your union with Christ...)

Quarantine

Quarantine, lockdown 🤔... whatever you want to name it with all the new terms added to the pandemic glossary😷. But the term that is the reason my post is about is S O C I A L-D I S T A N C I N G... (yup even the word itself has a "space"/distance between each letter!) Social distancing has been always there for years and years... conversations have been replaced by a text message or a quick email. Phone calls, and showing care to someone have been replaced by the ease of a simple SMS. Moreover, you can simply ignore replying to a text or reply hours or days later as if the phone is never in your hand.🤔 The technology even got more sophisticated to have your watch telling you who texted you or emailed you and you can reply but no you don't. But why? = Social-distancing. 

Social-distancing even in our own life. You post things on social media and choose to share specific things. All covered up.

I have been living this social-distancing for almost 10 years now, since we've moved to Canada. I remember how we went from a community to another, from a church to another, from even an area to another thinking that we could have the same "social-life" we had back in Egypt... oh no, we were SO wrong to think our childhood friends could have a "recreated" version. During all those years we discovered that what we needed was God in our life so He can fulfill His promise in Psalms 23:1 that we are not alone, He is the One and we won't lack anything. Once He was the one who took over my heart. He opened my eyes to see that I have someone with me in the same house, that together we became one soul is the friend I have been wanting =my dear husband.

The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin, But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.Proverbs 18:24. 

Paid in FULL!

Last year around that time, I got a ticket for failure to stop completely at a stop sign and three demerit points.

I take the same road and drive in the same street almost every day. When the police stopped me, I honestly was ignoring the reason, I did not realise at all that I haven’t come to a complete stop. My brain froze when the officer started to speak to me, I just took the ticket and left.

After thinking over and over of what happened, I felt it was unfair. But then I thought about it again, maybe I truly did not stop fully? The law will still apply and I cannot run away. I will have to pay the offence and declare that I am guilty.

For some reason, I felt in my heart, I will fight for the ticket and see what the prosecutor can do for me, and what would be the final decision of the judge for me?

I finally got my early resolution date. For the first time ever, I stand in court, before a judge who asks me if I was guilty of that offence. My answer to him was of course a positive one.

Then… all I did, is burst into tears and started to cry uncontrollably. Not because I was guilty, or because the judge was unfair to me. On the contrary, I felt such a favor and grace in the whole process (I had my demerit points removed and charge reduced).

I cried, because all I could think about is Jesus who cancelled my debt. He took it away, nailed it to the cross! 2 Colossians 2:14

Because the accuser has been hurled down! Revelation 12:9

Because the punishment that brought me peace was upon Him! Isaiah 53:5

Because He bore it ALL for me! Isaiah 53:4

Because He defeated and disarmed all principalities and powers! Colossians 2:15

Because I am justified through Christ. Romans 5:1

Because I have been redeemed from the curse of the law. Galatians 3:13

Because I have been adopted by the most tender and gracious Father, He calls me His daughter. Galatians 4:5

In this situation, I was able to pay this offence charge, but thinking of what Christ did for me. Cancelling completely my debt, because no matter what, I will never be able to pay for it. No matter what, I would never be able to purchase true Freedom. He did it all for me. It is all done. He took my guilt and nailed it to the cross, to set me free and give me eternal life with Him, in heavenly places.

His redemption is perfect and His work is completed. It is finished! John 19:30 “It is finished, it stands finished, and it always will be finished!”

For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.Psalm 22:28