The hem of His garment

The bible talks about a woman who is sick for 12 years, no doctor can heal her, there's no medicine that will cure her, but she hears of Jesus that can heal the sick, raise the dead, and she hears that Jesus is going to be in her town. So she makes it near Him, but it's really crowded. She things if I just tough the hem of His garment I will be healed. So she somehow sneaks through the crowd and is able to touch just the outer edge of Jesus, but not even Him, just His clothes, and not really even His clothes, just the hem.
Don't we have more than the hem with in us? That was the question that the Lord impressed on me when I was praying for my sick daughter.
I believe 1 John 4:4 "You are of God little children...; greater is He who is in you than he that is in the world."
If Christ dwells in us, than He is greater, closer and more relevant that the hem of anything, we've got the Son of the living God in us!

Luke 8:40-48
40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. 41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. 43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.
45 And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?”
When all denied it, Peter and those with him[a] said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”[b]
46 But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” 47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.
48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer;[c] your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

Each sin when named can have it's own power over a life.

I Love it when the Lord speaks. "Do not negate the power of another sin." When I was thinking about when we're tempted to sin again because we've already given in, what does another sin matter? Each can have it's own consequences.

Nothing is too difficult for Our God!

I woke up this morning thinking about how nothing is too difficult for our Lord! He made the mountains and the prairies, the hills and the oceans. He calmed the sea, raised the dead and opens blind eyes. He is the judge. Nothing is too difficult for thee, oh great and mighty God, great in council and deed, nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing is to difficult for thee.
John 11:38 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”
Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying.[d] And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

Nothing is too difficult for You oh God!

Weight loss

I've known people who have lost a great amount of weight, but it seems to be that last 10-20 lbs that is the hardest. It is the same way with us spiritually. We come to the cross having given all, because He gave all. Then we seem to gain some of it back again, conforming to our own wills, "Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us..." (Hebrews 12:1)
"Lord, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily besets us, forgive us for going back to our old ways, and letting sin dictate to us what we should do, what we should be, what we should even believe, forgive us Lord, and please set us free from the sin that so easily entangles us, in Jesus Name, amen!"
The word beset means thwart, to get us, to beat us up! Let us not allow sin to do that to us!! In Jesus name!

Eph 4, the perfect man!

It's really sad that we are missing so much in the Body that the Lord intended us to walk in. In Eph 4:11 God says He's given apostles, prophets, evangelists pastors and teachers, if you count Billy Graham, we have two or three of these 5, often called the 5 fold ministry. But many don't believe we have modern day Apostles or prophets, some include prophets, because there seem to be more of those, though many false prophets will arise, but modern day Apostles!?
Why is this important? Because of the equipping, edifying and work of the ministy (Eph 4:13) We are so empty because we cut off the very thing that God has for us for equipping us so we can go out and minister!
We need to be filled, and we need all the parts of the Body God provides!

Eph 4:3 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine.

"Lord help us to receive and believe all Your words, they are all words of life and we need all of them!! In Jesus Name, amen!"

1 Peter 3:4

I love it when I see one of my daughters exhibit this:

1 Peter 3:4b ..."let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God." What a sweet verse, and Lord let that be me, in Jesus Name!
And I love it when I do too!

1 Peter 4

Below you will see scriptures that can effect your life and the way you live it if you choose to believe His word and apply it to your life, and actually live by it!!
Verse 1, "ceased from sin." !!! Of course we have to stop living for ourselves!! Besides, we've spent enough time doing that anyway! So let's be serious and watchful, for the end of all things is at hand!!


1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us[a] in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3 For we have spent enough of our past lifetime[b] in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. 4 In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you. 5 They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Serving for God’s Glory

7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”[c] 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Suffering for God’s Glory

12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.[d] On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.[e]
17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 Now


“ If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”[f]

19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.