18th February, 2008
Walking, But Not Alone
Tonight, I started to walk the streets of Santa Cruz again. As you know, I have been in the east for about about three weeks. I looked in deep and saw so much pain and “conditional” love! I witnessed hurt that was screaming out but no one heard it! I saw wheel chairs that were empty but the occupants had no legs! I witnessed gross ignorance toward the application of the Bible to the ministering to the poor! The silence was so loud that my ears began to ache! I began to thank God that somehow He saw me and has allotted me the honor to sense the compassion of the heart! I listened to stories tonight that I had heard before, but I heard them differently! The sound of their words pierced into my heart like a fiery arrow shot from a 100 pound compound bow. I cried in my heart, Oh God, allow me to help You help these children caught in darkness of suspicion and grief! As I left the city I passed one more who was bent down with his sign, “HELP, anything will do.” I heard that written words say, “I have gone so low that what I used to be able to choose I will accept now without choice! I stopped and expressed His love into the heart that was so attached to the cement. I gave my love through Christ to him and bought a cup of coffee for him! I took all my change and dollars left and just handed them over. The last thing I said to him was ‘this was a meeting that was meant to happen.’ How many people bypass the meetings that were meant to happen?
Peace
Dennis
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30th January, 2008
That Associated Peace
Watching, praying, reading the Word all with great hope for the life of a loved individual. Last night I stayed up late and prayed and read with my mother-in-law. Looking at her face and deep into her eyes, searching for a sign or some form of communication. None! There is a peace which I am grateful to witness and thankful to be chosen by God to be part of a well fought journey. Paul when writing to the Church in the Book of Philippians speaks of a peace, which now has even a deeper meaning to me.
And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7 AMP)
No fear, just peace, peace that the world does not understand, and quite honestly, I certainly am learning each day, to understand. Theda, my mother-in-law, has chosen to trust Him at the crossing. C. H. Spurgeon once wrote: Christians do not fear death, they fear the crossing! Oh, the crossing! Again, to be part of a saint’s life at this moment brings me to an understanding of the trust and absolute peace that we must have in our relationship with the Lord.
Peace
Dennis
All scriptures used in this blog article are The Amplified Bible, containing the Amplified Old Testament and the Amplified New Testament. 1987. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
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24th December, 2007
Results From Receiving
Once on his feet the one begging at the Beautiful Gate walked for the first time into the temple with Peter and John. He was now clean and prepared to enter into the fullness of the Lord. He could partake in temple worship. He was in presence of his first miracle. Notice, that he came to his feet and walked with them, but as they entered the temple he went from walking to leaping to praising! I like that progression. Walking toward you miracle, believing for it! Leaping into your miracle, receiving it! Praising the Miracle Giver, the One who brought the provision of it!
“Then he took hold of the man’s right hand with a firm grip and raised him up. And at once his feet and ankle bones became strong and steady, And leaping forth he stood and began to walk, and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking about and praising God, And they recognized him as the man who usually sat [begging] for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement (bewilderment, consternation) over what had occurred to him. ” (Acts 3:7-10, AMP)
Everyone that saw this were amazed. So amazed that they did not recognize him at first. When you leave survival mode to blessed mode there is a change to your continence, a change to your approach and a change to your attitude. Then when they realized it was him! They witnessed the breakthrough! They were concerned not only with the miracle, but to the one it had happened to. You see there are so many people who think that something wonderful could never happen to someone else who may be stuck in survival mode. But when the anointed walk by or pass by: miracles can happen if those holding the anointing will stop and obey! Even if the shadow of the anointed touches the person a breakthrough will come! Get in the middle of what God is doing or at least get in the shadow of the anointed. God wants to bless He does not want to have a mess!
There is a man starting his day just as usual and along come the anointing, God blesses and his life is changed forever. My prayer is that you have the anointing come by! If you are the anointed, then I pray you stop and obey, because God wants to bless!
Peace
Dennis
All scripture used in this blog are The amplified Bible, containing the amplified Old Testament and the amplified New Testament. 1987. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
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