Hebrews 13: 8

Hebrews 13: 8 " Jesus is the same yesterday and today and forever. "

24 April 2011

Freely Give


On Friday I received a prayer that touched me deeply in my spirit because this prayer came from a mother whose 6-year old son has struggled with cancer for the last 6-months. Both her husband and herself have been shining examples to all of us; they have stood firm on the promise that Jesus had healed their wee man. I want you to read this prayer with their victory in mind, with the news that the cancer is now gone in Jesus Name !

An Easter Prayer:
Glory and praise to You, Risen Saviour, for You bring light to our darkness, joy to our sorrow and the fullness of love to our reluctant hearts. Once and for all You have conquered sin and evil. In the glory of Your Resurrection we have been set free from all that keeps us from following You. In this Easter season may Jesus fill our hearts with His light and grace that we might joyfully echo the words of His Holy Angels. He is not here in the tomb, He is risen. Alleluia! Alleluia. Amen.

Feeling so inspired by Jesus and what He has done for us all, my son and I ventured out after dinner with three packs of food and bibles. We prayed asking Jesus to guide us to the right people so that we could bless them in His precious Name.

The LORD gave me a ‘nudge’, so we did a U-turn, knowing that the homeless man on the side of the road needed help. Once we pulled over, two more men stepped out of the darkness and walked towards us. We were overjoyed to see them and we stood on the side of the street and talked. We handed over the gifts and explained that Jesus wanted to use this night to transform them into His Kingdom.

In no time we were praying for them. The Holy Spirit opened my heart and the words used in prayer touched each of their hearts deeply. I sensed His divine love for each of them and after a short chat about the love that it takes to willingly lay down your life and die for someone else, the LORD enabled our discussion to deepen.

Tears were flowing and remorse poured out. One man said he was not worthy; that he had done too much wrong. Another man said he had turned his back on Jesus and his family and he was hopeless and homeless… Then a miracle: the third man started to encourage the other two, and before my eyes, their discussion ignited with wisdom and they started to build each others faith and expectation in Jesus. The Fear of the LORD came upon them as their eyes were opened to the Truth.

I explained that we were all broken by sin and we all struggle daily with many things. That Jesus died for past, present and future sins; that His work on the cross is perfect and that Jesus is the Word of God: His Word is a Fire and a Hammer. That He loves them and they need to stop trying to hide from Him because He knows they need Him … they need to reach for Him and He will be there.

Jesus hugged them as they poured out their hearts before Him; The Living Water of the LORD cleansed them as we prayed and their eyes turned from brokenness and worry to confidence and understanding.

Isaiah 61: 1
“ The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners… “

The LORD has never and will never give up on you ! 
“Freely you have received, freely give.”

CHRIS

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