Traveling through the desert.

Isaiah 48: 21

And they did not thirst
When He led them through the deserts,
He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them,
He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.







~~~Reflections~~~

We were all born sinners.
God knows this, he does not deal with us according to our sins. He does allow us times in the deserts,  and even experience afflictions, He allows us to go through deserts so that He can teach us,  so we may acknowledge that He is Worthy to receive our praise. That He is the Mighty Lord.  He delivers us for His own names sake.

He supplies all our needs as we are in our desert. Think about when Abraham led the Israelites out of Egypt, they were in the desert, God sent Manna down from heaven to feed them. There clothes did not wear out.
Here in Isaiah 48, He did not let them thirst, He made the water come from rocks. He even split the rocks so the water would gush out. Joseph was thrown in  a pit, by his family members, dragged off as a slave. In the end He learned that God placed him in the situations, so God could be glorified, by many.
Jesus went into the desert, He didn't thirst for the 40 days He was in the desert. God sustained his Needs.
He sometimes has to take us out of our routine, so we will draw near to Him. He wants to show us we Need Him. He is always by our side. Ready to guide us and lead us. He didn't abandon them. Nor will he abandon you.
Now it may not seem to be so joyful at the time, and it maybe even painful. Nevertheless, afterward it we reap the peaceable fruit of  His righteousness.  We gain knowledge and understanding from the deserts and the afflictions. So the next time you are going through afflictions or feel you are in a desert. Use this time to draw near to God. For He will draw near to you.
Go to the Lord and tell him, Yes Lord, Your will be done. For I know you will lead through deserts and deliver me from afflictions. Glory be to the Lord God! For You Deliver me from my afflictions! Thank You Lord for having a plan for my life.  

Do you want to be so overflowing with the river of living water out of your heart?

Acts: 5-12-16
And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

~~~Reflections~~~
You can have the same access to the same power today, that Peter and the apostles manifested throughout the multitude of people, in the book of Acts. You  also have the same strong faith that you can be healed. Are you lacking faith. Ask the Lord to strengthen it. Do you want to be so overflowing with the river of living water out of your heart, so much so, that when you walk through a crowd of people, that God's Holy Spirit fills them, heals the sick, sets those tormented by unclean spirits Free.

God does not fill your cup 1/2 way. Gods living river of life will never stops flowing.  He is the everlasting Living Water that Flows Freely. God wants to use you, to perform signs and wonders, just as Peter and the apostles did.  God holds an unlimited supply of the Living Water. His Living Water that has no bounds, no limits, no restrictions. He can unleash His power of the Holy Spirit in your life today! 

According to John 7:37-39
On the last day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying,
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive
for at that time the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Now that Jesus has Died and Risen to be with the Lord, The Holy Spirit is Here, NOW! Come to Jesus and Drink. Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, and ask him to guide you, to allow the river of living water to flow through your heart. Invite him into your heart. Into your life. Welcome the Holy Spirit. Let Him who is Thirsty, Drink.

With a simple step of Faith. Receive the word of the Lord, Repent. Be filled with The Holy Spirit. You are a part of His divine plan. No one persons words, or shadow can heal, It is Only By faith in the name of Jesus Christ that you can be healed. You can be the one with the faith to receive the healing, and you can also be the one that the Lord uses to demonstrate to the multitudes to bring His signs and wonders, miracles of healing. Give God the Glory!
 
It is by Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that completely heals the sick and those tormented by impure spirits, that all are healed. God's Power is real and the access is there.  He is the author of Life, He performs the miracles, so others can see and believe.

Receive the message of Salvation, that know that it is true. That Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Savior, that he died on the cross and God raised him from the dead.  That the Holy Spirit dwells within you.
Jesus makes the weak, STRONG.

Never Hunger, Never Thirst,

Bread of Life

John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."

~~~Reflections~~~

When you read this verse, most likely you think about physical food.
I want you to picture your most desired food, Something you might eat everyday. Any meal.
Now think about the drink, what ever drink you enjoy the most. Mine would be that cup of coffee first thing in the morning. The aroma that fills the air.



Jesus is the Bread of Life and you shall never hunger and never thirst.  If you are hungry or thirsty for more of Him. Give up somethings that you Love to eat and or drink,  This is called a fast. Fasting is meant for you to have grow a deeper relationship with the Lord.  The length and reasons of a fast may vary.  1 day, 3 days, a week,  21 days.... ordaining the elders of a church, Seeking the Lord, Intercession, Humbling yourself, repenting, healing, Gods favor, protection, spiritual deliverance.

When you deny yourself your desires. Seeking the Lord diligently in worship, prayer and  in the word.Jesus will give you an abundance of Himself. The Bread of Life. The Living Water. Food for your soul. 

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