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he heals on the Shabbat

The heart of a loving Father in heaven… he sees when you are in pain, be it physical or spiritual… he sees, he understands and he wants you to be well. He sent his son Jesus to the cross, not only so that you receive forgiveness of your sins through his shed blood but in Isaiah 53 it also says that we experience healing and deliverance from evil powers…

3 Despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with afflictions; as one from whom one hides his face, so was he despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Truly he bore our sickness, and took upon himself our pains; but we thought him punished, smitten of God, and bowed down.

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities; punishment was upon him that we might have peace, and by his wounds we were healed.

6 We all went astray like sheep, each turning to his own way; but the Lord cast the iniquity of us all upon him.

When I was in prayer today, Heavenly Father told me, my children are so sick. I want my children to be healthy. I felt very strongly the compassion and his concern behind these words, and also his love.

We activate this healing and liberating power by first of all believing that HE can and will do it. Many suffer from chronic and also incurable diseases for which there is no medicine even today. When we read in Luke 13 from verse 10, how Jesus was in the synagogue on Shabbat and a woman who had a spirit of weakness for 18 years and was totally bent… we see the great mercy of our Lord, but also that there are probably diseases that have spiritual causes. In verse 16 it says

But this one, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan, behold, had already kept bound eighteen years, should she not be loosed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?

He knows exactly the causes of your suffering. And he wants to meet you as a Savior. Sometimes our suffering also has to do with our own misconduct, sin, or bad habits and addictions. There, too, we need deliverance. The worst thing you can do in this phase is to be ashamed and not ask Jesus for forgiveness and help.

In Mark 3 there is also an interesting healing on Shabbat. You have to know that the Shabbat was holy for the Jews. You were not allowed to do any work, that included healing, unless it was something life threatening. Jesus thus broke the law and was accused for doing good, they even wanted to kill him:

3 And he went again into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.

2 And they lay in wait for him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

3 And he saith unto the man that had the withered hand, Arise, and stand in the midst.

4 And he says to them: May one do good or do evil, save life or kill on the Sabbath? But they held their peace.

5 And looking on them round about with anger, grieved because of the hardness of their heart, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored to health like the other.

6 Then the Pharisees went out, and immediately held counsel against him with the Herodians, how they might put him to death.

Both of these people had suffered for many years, and Jesus healed them. He also wants to heal you, if you want that.

Gladly we pray for you… Shabbat Shalom

Prayer@lion-of-judah.eu

A call to stewardship

 

As a young man, Howard Dayton had one objective: to become filthy rich.

So he joined a mentor-ship program with a group of local businessmen. They, too, had one main goal: to influence the lost for Christ. And it worked! Through this mentorship program, the course of Howard’s spiritual, professional and personal life changed forever. Before long, he began to explore what the Bible had to say about money and possessions.

“That year-long experience radically changed me and the lens through which I look at life,” he said. “I’ve been focused on teaching people about stewardship ever since.”

Stewardship Is About Way More Than the Tithe

Howard’s definition of stewardship is different than what you may hear in church culture today. He believes stewardship isn’t just how you handle the tithe, but how you handle the other 90% of your income. Unfortunately, most people simply don’t know how to manage their income based on biblical principles.

That’s why the congregation must be trained and equipped.

The Bible Encourages the Teaching of Stewardship

Howard points to three passages of Scripture that reinforce the importance of teaching church members to be good stewards of their money.

1. Matthew 28:18–20

“When Jesus gives the Great Commission, there are four ‘alls.’ One of those is to make disciples, ‘teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you,’” Howard said.

God’s Word is clear. We’re called to pass on everything we’ve learned.

The Bible contains 2,350 verses about money and possessions—15% of everything Jesus said related to issues of money. Howard is convinced the reason the Lord said so much about money is because He loves us and wants us to handle money in the smartest way possible. It’s an uncomfortable subject, sure, but if He felt it was important enough to cover, then so should we.

2. Luke 3:11–14

“It’s really interesting to me in Luke 3 where John the Baptist warns of the coming judgment,” Howard said. Three different groups ask John what they must do to repent, and John answers each of them:

  • To the crowd, he says, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
  • To the tax collector, he says, “Don’t collect any more than you are required to.”
  • And to the soldiers, he says, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”

“Every single time, repentance had to do with money,” Howard said.

3. Matthew 6:24

Howard believes that, in our culture, materialism runs much deeper than we realize and affects believers in a much more profound way than we’d like to think. For him, the root lies in Matthew 6:24, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

“Here’s the way I like to describe it: Every believer has had two basic decisions to make in their life. The first is found in Matthew 7:13—Am I going to take the broad way that leads to destruction or the small gate and the narrow road that leads to life?” Howard said.

“But there’s a second decision that they have to make: Will I serve money, or will I serve God? Unfortunately, I think that most Christians are taking the broad way and serving money without even realizing it.”

Materialism is so widely accepted in our society that it can almost seem normal. It’s even considered okay to go into debt to attain a higher standard of living than you can actually afford. It’s just how our world works today.

If only our church members knew a better way. Often times, the loudest voices speaking on the topics of money and materialism are ad agencies and credit card companies. If the church would speak truth to its people, families could finally move beyond living paycheck to paycheck and into a lifestyle of generous giving!

The Byproduct of Changed Hearts

The solution is to teach true, biblical stewardship—to change not just peoples’ behavior but also their hearts through the power of Scripture. No age group, income level or demographic is exempt from this need.

Howard encourages all churches to offer year-round training, not only because it fulfills a biblical command, but because people desperately need to be encouraged to handle money God’s ways. The best part? Stewardship no long needs to be a fundraising campaign. An increase in giving is the natural byproduct of financial discipleship. Keeping this in perspective will help you work toward a healthy church and a healthy congregation.

Learn to live in the freedom God created you for—to grow, serve, and follow His call. Find out how Financial Peace ChurchWide can impact your life and the lives of everyone around you.

Author Dave Ramsey

your tongue

Proverbs 18:20-21 – AMP
A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.

Death or life… dagger or sword… What do your words do, what does your
tongue look like?

Since a dagger, unlike say a sword or spear, can be carried concealed, it was at times considered a less than chivalrous (murder) weapon. A dagger symbolizes deceitfulness.

James 3 – Warning against the misuse of the tongue – NIV

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Matthew 12:33-37 – NIV

33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Prayer: Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit, I have probably spoken a lot of bad and destructive things, I have cursed and not blessed, instead of saying good things I have spoken bad things, I have accused with my tongue and criticized a lot in a negative way, I have spoken bad things in secret and in the back about those with whom I was friendly a short time before… I want to ask you for forgiveness for every blasphemous, accusatory, unloving, ugly word… I ask that You make me very sensitive in this area… please Holy Spirit show me in the future when I speak death again instead of life… thank You that I may always ask You and thank You that You help me to become more and more disciplined. THANK YOU… that today my tongue is under Your control. In Jesus’ name… Amen…

shalom Sabine

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Give?!

The Spirit is saying…

Those who are giving right now, will receive a great harvest and not only finances.

received on the 5th of January 2021

Prayer: Lord please show me where and what I shall give.

Healing Calendar

Health is not everything but when you are sick health is everything.

My beloved child… my heart is longing for you to see you healed and happy… abba your father

would like to bless you with a healing door – a promise in the bible – where you can open up one verse a day.

The heart of a loving father – HEALING for his children !!!

Jesus died so you can receive life in it’s fullness, a life without sickness and disease. Jesus said, when you see me you see the father, he did nothing without the permission of his father… and he healed them all… everybody who came to him. And this promise is still available and working for you. If you are sick you cannot just wish to get well, the promise, the word, must be applied and it works like medicine. It must be taken. But how? You read it, you receive it, you accept it, you speak it and believe it. And this powerful word fights for your right of being healthy and an effective servant of the kingdom of GOD. This is your part in this spiritual battle.

Often another change is necessary. Check your eating and drinking habits and if you do enough exercise. Love your body, you have only one. Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. For some of us this change is very difficult and I pray you receive extra grace to break free.

Healing comes from me – sickness from the enemy.

Ex. 15:26 *** Ex. 23:25 *** Deut. 7:14-15

Deut. 30:19-20 *** 1.Kgs 8:56 *** Ps. 91:9-10

Ps. 91:14-16 *** Ps. 103:1-5 *** Ps. 107:19-21

Ps. 118:17 *** Prov. 4:20-24 *** Isa. 41:10

Isa. 53:4-5 *** Matt. 8:2-3 *** Matt. 8:16-17

Mark. 11:22-24 *** Rom. 4:16-21 *** Rom. 8:2+11

Gal. 3:13-14 + 29 *** Eph. 6:10-17 *** Phil. 2:13

Hebr. 10:23 *** Hebr. 11:11 *** 1. Pet. 2:24

Shalom Sabine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Psalm 23 – part 1

A psalm of David Psalm 23

poetically describes the life of an Oriental shepherd from beginning to end. All that the shepherd means to the sheep, his care and his love is beautifully described by the inspired poet. Davind and his ancestors knew the sheep. He was certainly an exceptionally good shepherd. His name means Beloved and he is a wonderful example for the Lord Jesus Christ the Divine Shepherd, whom the Father has given us. Whoever reads this psalm calmly and thinks of his beloved Lord is blessed and looks up to him with trust and gratitude. Who is infinitely good to his own.

The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. This is the keynote of the song that will ring out until the end. If he is my shepherd, I shall not want. He lives for me and I receive all that his love and power can give me to make me happy. Do we live in the knowledge that he is our shepherd and do we thank him for it?

He lays me down in green pastures.

The first thing a sheep needs is food. In our country there are only a few flocks of sheep left, but in the East there are still many hundreds. There the work of a shepherd is much more difficult than with us, often it goes downhill and uphill and on narrow mountain paths, past dizzying abysses, but always with the aim of finding good grazing grounds. Sheep graze there from about half past three in the morning until one o’clock. The shepherd prefers to lead them in the morning to meager pastures, and later to more lush ones, so that they can graze on magnificent pastures before the sun is high in the sky. Afterwards they rest for three or four hours in the shade. It is good for their growth if they can ruminate in peace. Shouldn’t the sheep be happy there? The food for the believer is the Word of God. Do we enjoy it daily? Do we get to know our Lord more through it? Is growth in our spiritual life?

The Lord wants to lead you out of the turbulence’s of your life into his loving and caring arms. He is waiting for you until you come and rest at his feet, read his word and know HIM and his voice. Just be still – close your eyes and say JESUS.

Much love for you and your loved ones – shalom

against the Spirit of the times

We live in a time where sin and especially fornication is normal. But God’s Spirit does not subordinate itself to our spirit of the times, but we are allowed to adapt God’s standards for our lifestyle and dedicate ourselves to a holy devotion to His Word.

Fornication = extra-marital sex, which includes adultery, fornication and prostitution.

Colossians 3

5 Kill therefore your members that are on the earth: Fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil lust, and the covetousness that is idolatry;

6 Because of these things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience;

7 Among them you also once walked, when you were living in these things.

8 But now you also put away all these things – wrath, anger, wickedness, blasphemy, ugly sayings from your mouth.

A teaching from Jesus in Matthew 5

27 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, “You shall not commit adultery.

28 But I say to you: Whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29 But if your right eye becomes an offense [to sin], pluck it out and throw it from you. For it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

30 And if your right hand becomes an offense [to sin] for you, cut it off and throw it from you. For it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

The antidote is a wonderful promise

John 1

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

may the Lord bless you while seeking truth … shalom

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Generosity

When we say, “I gave my tithe,” we are not exactly accurate. Tithing is not giving. The tithe (ten percent of our gross income) already belongs to the Lord. It’s not “my tithe” it is the Lord’s. We don’t “give” it because it belongs to God. You can’t give something that doesn’t belong to you.

Leviticus 27:30 (KJV)
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, [the tithe] is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD.

The Tithe Is a Test

The ten percent extra we all get is a test as to whether we will choose to honor God, or the malignant principality of mammon. Passing or failing this test may well determine your future wealth.

In Malachi 3:8–12, God wants to be proved on this. In verse 10, He says, “Prove me …Tithing opens the windows of Heaven to your life, but offerings (giving beyond the tithe) are what provide you with the container to catch all the blessings God pours through those windows. Remember tithing is not giving. Giving is when you go beyond the tithe. We sometimes call it “seed planting,” remembering that when we plant seeds we expect a harvest.

Tithing opens the windows of Heaven, but when you give beyond that in offerings, you will receive a spiritual container proportionate to your offerings. If you give big, you will get a big container to catch the blessings being poured out. If you give a tiny bit, you’ll be given a tiny container for your blessings.

A Generous Attitude

If you have a generous attitude, and are liberal in your giving, you’ll get a huge spiritual truck to catch your blessings. If you have a stingy attitude in your giving, you may get a teaspoon to catch your blessings. It’s all up to you. Even Paul made the statement in the New Testament concerning giving and receiving:

2 Corinthians 9:6 (TLB)
But remember this—if you give little, you will get little. A farmer who plants just a few seeds will get only a small crop, but if he plants much, he will reap much.

Is Tithing Optional?

Tithing is not optional. Giving (or “seed planting”), however, is optional, depending on what size harvest you want in the future.

The tithe belongs to the Lord already. But the rest is yours to do with as you please. If you use some of what’s left to give big, you’ll receive big personal wealth containers for the blessings.

I asked two thousand people for some volunteers one Sunday morning. I announced, “I want to conduct an experiment with two tithing families. I’d like for you to quit tithing for one year to see what happens. Can I get any volunteers?” Nobody–I mean nobody-volunteered.

Each person seemed to understand the starting point to radical wealth is the practice of tithing and then making offerings—then going beyond what they think they can do by making radical faith promises…and keeping them.

author Dave Williams

Never give up

Wise to the Devil’s Tactics

We know from Scripture that storms and great trials come to all who have truly given everything to Christ: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all” (Psalm 34:19). Moreover, as you hunger after the Lord — if you are determined to seek him with your whole heart, setting your mind and soul to obey his Word — you will continually be a target of the devil’s envy.

The most trying of all spiritual battles takes place in the mind of the believer. Many Christians battle thoughts that are oppressive, fearful, unlike Christ. They battle memories of past failures and end up feeling unworthy of fellowship or God’s blessings. There aren’t always answers for all the reasons believers suffer, but one thing is certain. Satan is always behind it.

The devil wants to rob God’s saints of their rest, their intimacy, their hope of paradise with the Lord — in short, all the things he lost when he was cast out of heaven. The moment you made a decision to be totally devoted to Jesus, and God’s concerns became your concerns, you became a target of Satan’s wrath.

Even though your faith might be weak right now, Satan will not let up on you. He is determined not to allow any chance for the Holy Spirit to rekindle that flame in you. For this reason, Paul warns us not to be ignorant of the devil’s wiles: “Lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices” (2 Corinthians 2:11). If we ignore the enemy’s tactics, we may allow him to gain a foothold, or advantage, over us.

Paul writes, “Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness” (11:14-15). Paul’s warning here is crystal clear: Satan uses ungodly people as messengers of his wrath and envy. And, according to the apostle, these people have infiltrated the church. Have you ever met such people?

The fact is, we’re all going to be in a fight until we die or Jesus comes back to earth. We may be given seasons of calm, but as long as we’re on earth, we are engaged in spiritual warfare. But we have been given weapons that are mighty to the pulling down of strongholds (see 2 Corinthians 10:3-5). We have been equipped with weapons that Satan cannot withstand: prayer, fasting and faith. Hallelujah!

from David Wilkerson

worship GOD or/and idols?

  1. Samuel 15 (AMP)

19 Why did you not obey the voice of the Lord, but [instead] swooped down on the plunder [with shouts of victory] and did evil in the sight of the Lord?”

20 Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and have brought back Agag the king of Amalek, and have completely destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things [that were] to be totally destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.” 22 Samuel said,

“Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
As in obedience to the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed [is better] than the fat of rams.
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“For rebellion is as [serious as] the sin of divination (fortune-telling),
And disobedience is as [serious as] false religion and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He also has rejected you as king.”

Here we see that a rebellious nature and pride as a character trait is reprehensible in God’s eyes, coupled with disobedience or only partial obedience. Thank God that we can become free of it through the grace and forgiveness of Jesus.

Exodus 20 Then God spoke all these words:

“I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

“You shall have no other gods before Me.

“You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship]. You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God ]demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

In idolatry, the invisible God is replaced by visible representations in human and animal form, which have their origin in demonic powers. Explore your house to see if you find anything that is like other gods or gives them honor. Even if you do not consciously serve them, they are a personal threat. With the many tourist activities of the last decades, some souvenirs may have accumulated. As a Christian you should not buy, keep or accept them as gifts.

In the New Testament, this sin brings with it exclusion from the Kingdom of God – see 1 Corinthians 6, verses 9-10. In Ephesians 5:5 and Colossians  3:5, avarice is called idolatry.

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