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Press In!

Written by FAVORED1 on March 2, 2010 – 9:34 am -

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

When JESUS returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that He was back home. Soon the house where He was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While He was preaching GOD’s Word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to JESUS because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above His head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of JESUS. Seeing their faith, JESUS said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, “What is He saying? This is blasphemy! Only GOD can forgive sins!” JESUS knew immediately what they were thinking, so He asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’? So I will prove to you that the SON of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then JESUS turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!“ And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised GOD, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”

[Mark 2:1-12]

PRESS IN!

“Draw near to GOD, and He will draw near to you.” [James 4:8]

Good Morning Beloved,

This event never ceases to intrigue me. I am fascinated by the care and persistence of these four men. They risked their own personal safety and well-being, in order for a man to get a chance to receive his healing. After all, they dug a hole in someones roof… that wasn’t their house! I’m sure that they were breaking some sort of law. It didn’t stop them. This man must have been very special to them. All through the scriptures we see people who went after Jesus with passion and determination. The woman with the issue of blood, the Centurion whose servant was dying, the Ruler of the Synagogue whose daughter was dying, the man whose son had a dumb spirit, the Canaanite woman whose daughter was possessed by an evil spirit. These folks, and many others did not have time to be cute. They were not shy in making their requests. They had tried other means, and nothing else had worked. They were desperate, and desperation cancelled all reticence. They did not have the benefit of the knowledge of the Lordship of Jesus that we have today. All they knew was, there was a Man who was going around doing miracles. Some were saying that He was the Messiah. The Canaanite woman was not even of the House of Israel, and therefore was not an heir to the promise [Matthew 15:22-28]. That did not stop her. Even after what seems to be a humiliating confrontation with Jesus, she is undaunted. She needed help, and she would not be denied. She shook off embarrassment, and pleaded for her child’s deliverance.. and got it. Thankfully, we, as members of the family of the Royal House of Heaven, do not need to beg and plead for anything from God. The Word tells us that it is the Father’s great pleasure to bless His children… in due season. We need only “ask”. He knows when. He tells us to come to Him. His desire is fellowship. He knows all, yet He wants to hear from us. He is never too busy. We don’t have to wait until we have some huge catastrophe in our life. Every day is an opportunity for us to get to know Him a little bit better than we did the day before. I was talking to a good friend whose sister got a Rhema Word in her spirit that really excited her.. and blessed me. So simple and yet so profound. She said that “she knew how God could be everywhere at the same time. that when He breathed the breath of life into humanity, He deposited a ‘piece’ of Himself in us”. So true. We are the only living beings on earth made in the image and after the likeness of God. The only ones that He breathed life into. He created the animals, birds and fish alive, but He went one step further after He created Adam. We have access to places nothing else can enter. Prayer is not a duty or a burden… it is a great privilege. We’ve been invited to press into the heart of God!

… and that Beloved is Good News!

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have a beautiful day… keep the Family in prayer

Regina