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Mark 5 – Don’t be afraid just have faith…

Mar11

Good evening y’all.  Welcome to day 5 of our study of the book of Mark.

Today we are looking at chapter 5.

There are 3 main lessons I got from today’s chapter that i want to share. I pray you are blessed as you read In jesus’ Name. Amen

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1) Even the demons recognise the authority in Jesus. Verse 6 says:

“When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him”.
(NLT
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Basically, power pass power 🙂 . A lesser power met with a greater power and the lessor one had no choice but to surrender and pay respect to the greater power.

So friends whatever challenge you are facing, know that God is far greater than that challenge. Colossians 1: 16-17 tells us that all things were made by Him and for Him
“For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist”.(NKJV)

2) The devil can’t do anything without God’s permission. Verse 13 says:

“So Jesus gave them permission…”(NLT)

I’m amazed though..even the devil has to seek permission from God before he can do anything. This reminds me of Job, where devil had to ask for permission from God before he could torment him. God is sovereign overall. Hallelujah!!!

3) All we need is faith.
Jesus is able and willing to heal us but he requires us to have faith in Him. We need to believe that He is able to do that which He has said He will do. The woman with the issue of blood believed all she had heard about Jesus healing the sick and so she purposed in her heart to get to Jesus and get her healing. Her faith was so strong that she believed that all she needed to do was just touch Jesus’ garment. She wasn’t even looking for a face to face chat, she just wanted a touch of his robe and she believed strongly she would receive her healing.

As i was reading, it occurred to me that there were many others around Jesus bumping into him, touching his robe but nothing happened to them because they didn’t have any faith. They didn’t believe in Him and failed to recognise the power and authority that He carried.

The woman and Jairus both demonstrated great faith in Jesus. The woman got her healing and Jairus’ daughter was raised back to life.

Friends whatever challenge you are going through today, all you need is faith. Hear the words of Jesus in verse 36 –
“But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”(NLT)

Let those words encourage you today. God is able and willing to come through for you. Keep praying, have faith and hold on to His word and He will surely bring it to pass.

I will leave us with Isaiah 43:1 -5
“But now, God ’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end— Because I am God , your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior. I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in! That’s how much you mean to me! That’s how much I love you! I’d sell off the whole world to get you back, trade the creation just for you. “So don’t be afraid: I’m with you.’”
(MSG)

Once again, Don’t be afraid, just have faith…

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to share your thoughts on the chapter.

Have a blessed evening 😉

***With God all things are possible***

Numbers 36: Almost there…

Dec15

Good afternoon y’all. We made it the end of the book of Numbers…Yaaay!!!!

Thank God for the lessons we have learnt in this book, and seeing us through the study.

Few announcements from Good Morning Girls : we are on break from today to be back on the 4th of Jan with our study on the book of Job 🙂 . See Courtney’s blog on Introducing the book of Job .

Today we are studying our last chapter in numbers – Numbers 36

Be blessed 🙂

My focus today is on verse 13.

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“These are the commands and regulations that the Lord gave to the people of Israel through Moses while they were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho”. (Numbers 36: 13 NLT)

I read the commentary from David Guzik on this verse. I’ll share the commentary below

a. By the hand of Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan: The Book of Numbers began in the wilderness (Numbers 1:1). It now finished as close to the Promised Land as you can get without actually being there.

b. Across from Jericho: As the Children of Israel stood across from the city of Jericho, we should consider what it took to take them from Egypt to this place across the Jericho.

i. From their encampment at Mount Sinai, God gave Israel the opportunity to grow from being a slave people to being a Promised Land people. He taught them how to be ordered, organized, cleansed, separated, blessed, how to give, to be reminded of God’s deliverance, given God’s presence, and received the tools to advance to the Promised Land.

ii. Then, as the nation actually set out from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land, they found themselves struggling with the flesh – they murmured, complained, and rebelled; most of all, they failed to enter into what God had set before them by faith – and a generation of unbelief was condemned to perish in the wilderness.

iii. God led the nation for some 38 years in the wilderness, with much motion but no progress – enduring more rebellion and murmuring, but essentially waiting until the generation of unbelief had died and a generation willing to trust God for big things had come to maturity.

iv. So they set out towards the Promised Land again, and faced the same challenges of the flesh – but dealt with them better this time, until they made their way to the threshold of the Promised Land.

v. By spiritual analogy, many Christians die in the wilderness because they will not trust God, and will not enter into what He has set before them. Many Christians also see the evidence of that lack of faith display itself in a weakness towards the things of the flesh. Sadly, many Christian live more in the wilderness than on the threshold of the Promised Land.

vi. Finally, consider what it would take to move the Children of Israel across from Jericho to the Promised Land. Staying on the shores of the Jordan River is better than being in the middle of the wilderness; but it isn’t the Promised Land yet. They came this far by faith, and will need faith to take them the rest of the way.

– Exceprt from: Guzik, David. “Commentary on Numbers 36:1”. “David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible”. “http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/guz/view.cgi?bk=3&ch=36. 1997-2003.

Thanks for joining today and coming along with us on this journey through the Book of Numbers. I trust God that you have been blessed through this book of the bible. I pray we will not be only hearers, but doers of the word. In Jesus’ Name. Amen

We are on Christmas break from now to be back on the 4th Jan 2016 with the book of Job 🙂

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I look forward to you joining us in this study. For more details please click on this link.

I wish you all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in advance. I pray the joy of this season will be ours now and always in Jesus’ Name. Amen

See you all in the new year 🙂

Jumbug…xxx

***With God all things are possible***