Monday, March 1, 2021

BLESSINGS MANIFESTED MIGHTILY

My Dear Precious Child,
    My blessings for humanity displayed through Jesus Christ were many and they were varied in the way they worked through Jesus.  When He went to raise the ruler's daughter from the dead, He told the musicians who had already started in their funeral dirges to leave.  He told the musicians that the girl was not dead, just sleeping.  He was jeered by the people who were present, furthering His persecution.  Jesus just took her hand and she arose from her death sleep.  Of course the story spread throughout the entire district, that My blessings were available to anyone who believed in the divinity of Jesus Christ.
    After Jesus left there, two blind men were on the road and begged Jesus to have pity and mercy upon them.  They called Him the Son of David, which was a common error because it was believed traditionally that a descendant of David was to be the Messiah for whom they long awaited.  Jesus went into a house and the two blind men followed Him.  Jesus asked them if they believed in His power to heal them.  When they replied yes, He touched their eyes and they were opened.  They both received the magnificent blessing of regaining their sight.  (Matthew 9:27-31)
    Another man who was greatly blessed was a dumb man who had never spoken because of being possessed by a demon.   When Jesus drove out that demon, the man spoke and the crowd was amazed, proclaiming that nothing so spectacular had ever happened in Israel.  (Matthew 9:32-33)
    Like I said, the blessings were followed by persecutions. The politicians, called the Pharisees, accused Jesus of driving out the demons through the power of the prince of demons.  Jesus did not allow their unbelief and accusations to curtail Him.  He continued in the cities and villages and teaching in their synagogues proclaiming the Good News that My kingdom was soon coming into the earth.  He continued in spreading My blessings by curing all kinds of diseases and every weakness and infirmity. 
    Jesus was able to do His mighty works because of the power of My Holy Spirit that was resident in Him and present around Him in My kingdom of God.  His tender heart caused Him to have pity and sympathy for all of the people because they were cursed by the devil and were like sheep without a shepherd.  Jesus prayed to Me that I might supply more workers because the harvest was plentiful and the workers were few.  The need to be blessed by Him had grown so much so He called 12 men and gave them the power and authority over demons, to drive them out, and to heal all kinds of diseases and infirmities.  He told them not to take any money for their works of miracles because they had not paid for the anointing so they must not take money for passing My blessings on to people of being healed and experiencing freedom from demons. (Matthew 10:1-13) He told them not to take provisions with them for the journeys but instead to allow the people to care for them.  In doing that, the people would get a reward themselves from Me.  He told them that if the people welcomed them and their messages that they should give peace to the household.  Also He told them that if they went into a house that did not welcome them and their message that they were to leave, not to get angry but to merely shake the dust off of their feet.  Unfortunately the people in that household would have the devil's reward of curses and they would miss out when My kingdom of God came into the earth soon to live in my children. (Matthew 10:14-15) 
    Jesus continued His instructions to His disciples by telling them that they were sheep in the midst of wolves.  He told them to at least be as wise as the demons but to remain innocent as doves.  He wanted them to use the Holy Spirit's discernment so as not to be turned over to the people who were in opposition to Jesus Christ to be flogged.  He told them, however, if they were taken before the authorities that they were to depend upon My Holy Spirit to give them the answers to the questions.  He prepared them by telling them that even their relatives would be against them and that they would be hated because they were representing Jesus Christ.  He promised them that if they persevered until the end that they would be saved.
    My blessings were available through Jesus Christ in His ministry throughout the land.  He told His disciples not to minister to the Gentiles, that they were only to minister to the Jews because He was obligated to the people who were of His genetic lineage to allow them to hear the gospel first before unbelievers in Me were supposed to hear it.  (Matthew 10;17-22) Prophesy needed to be fulfilled, the prophesy that the Jews were offered the power to enter into My kingdom of God before the Gentiles.
     Every instruction that Jesus Christ spoke were words that resulted in blessings.  Every healing, every freedom from demons, every word from His mouth about My kingdom of God brought blessings to people.  Nothing has changed.  His words have power to change you and create My kingdom inside of you.  It just takes yielding your will to His will and inviting Him to live in you and live His will through you.  Then you have the power of My Holy Spirit to enable you to seek My kingdom and My righteousness.  When you do it diligently, you will walk in the earth as a member of My heaven by allowing My Holy Spirit to live in your body to teach you and heal you also by building in you the mind of Christ, the anointed One. (I Corinthians 3:16; II Corinthians 3:17-18)  Then My kingdom of God is fulfilled in your life on earth, just like I planned.
    Your Father of Perfect Plans 

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