Praise
and Worship Rainbow Ribbons
A beautiful gift
Here's another of my new songs....
Prodigal Son
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7th October 10
The Lord is saying: You
are on the brink of a breakthrough. Keep pressing forward, you
are not quite there yet. But as you press through, the floodgates
will open and your answer will come and you will find yourself
in a larger place
Isaiah 55 - Come all you thirsty
Recently I received revelation about
Isaiah 55 pertaining to seeking the Father for wisdom. This
helped me to see why the method I have of asking God for His
wisdom is so satisfying and productive. There is nothing in
my life as wonderful as listening to God the Father and letting
Him give me wisdom when I ask for it. I would not trade this
for all the money in the world.
And this is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou
hast sent.
I have had further revelation on how
Isaiah 55 connects to the Our Father prayer, Parable of the
Sower and other scriptures. We can make sure that our hearts
are good ground for a good harvest of God's blessings.
I believe that this will be an inspiration
......
(Please remember that there is no
way to the Father, but through Jesus. I am presuming that you
know the Lord, if not you will need to ask the Lord Jesus to
come and be the Lord and Saviour of your soul, before you can
have a two way conversation with God the Father.) Jesus
answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,
and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy
wine and milk without money and without price.
Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray
to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in
secret shall reward thee openly.
Isa 55:2 a Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not
bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not?
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily
bread.
A Method of Hearing the Father
Lay down all your own thoughts, opinions,
knowing that God's thoughts are so much higher than yours. (It
helps me to lay prostrate as a sign of my full surrender, especially
when the matter is of great importance)
Choose to forgive all.
Proclaim these following promises, choosing
to believe that God will come through with wisdom.
Jam 1:5,6 If any of you lack wisdom,
let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.
Heb 11:6 But without faith [it is]
impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe
that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently
seek him..
Imagine these promises are like bricks
of gold and you are standing with your feet on these promises..
you decide you will not waver from believing that the Lord will
give wisdom as you ask. Await His wisdom, keep putting down
your own thoughts and opinions as they come. He will speak....
And ye shall seek me, and find [me],
when ye shall search for me with all your heart
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the
word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the
wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart.
This is he which received seed by the way side .
Isa 55:2a hearken diligently unto me....
....and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight
itself in fatness.
You will get a sense of what the Lord
is saying as you wait on Him. It will be an assurance in your
innermost being of His will.
Keep going back when the Father has spoken,
to check and double check that you have understood Him. Don't
come away until you have it firmly in your innermost being what
He is saying.
His word will penetrate to the deep regions of your being. In
your 'belly'. You need to wait upon that word and when it comes
you feel it right deep down in your stomach, maybe not voice but
a 'knowing'.
... Deep down inside me you teach me
wisdom. Psalm 51:6 b
Mat 13:20,21 But he that received the
seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word,
and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself,
but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth
because of the word, by and by he is offended.
Heb 12:15 Looking diligently lest any
man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing
up trouble [you], and thereby many be defiled;
Mat 6:12-15 And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you:
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
You need to do the exact opposite of what
you feel when you are persecuted for the word you have heard,
not to just try to forgive and be passive but to actively praise
and go out of your way to pray for and love those who have brought
the offence, therefore you will replace the root of doubt and
bitterness with joy and love.
Mat 5:10-12 Blessed
[are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you],
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before
you.
Mat 5:44 - 48 But I say unto you, Love
your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute
you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not
even the publicans the same?
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]?
do not even the publicans so?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect.
Your thoughts are the roots. Its important
to clear the ground of any unforgiveness to prepare for the word
of God and to deal with persecution when it arises afterwards
with great praising and love.
Isa 55:3 - 7 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your
soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with
you, [even] the sure mercies of David.
Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader
and commander to the people.
Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and
nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the
LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified
thee.
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while
he is near:
Isa 55:7a Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous
man his thoughts:
Isa 55: 7b and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have
mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Mat 6:7&8 But when ye pray, use not
vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they
shall be heard for their much speaking.
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what
things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Ask Him for His will in the given situation.
Mat 6:9&10 After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.
Mat 13:22 He also that received seed
among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of
this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and
he becometh unfruitful.
Mat 6:31 Then do not be anxious, saying,
What may we eat? Or, what may we drink? Or, what may clothe us?
Mat 6:32 For after all these things the nations seek. For your
heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
Mat 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you.
Mat 6:34 Then do not be anxious for tomorrow. For the morrow will
be anxious of itself. Sufficient to each day is its own trouble.
Lay your own opinion down and seek first
His Kingdom and His will in the given situation and also understand
that You don't have to worry about how God will supply the resources
to bring about His revealed word. Don't place your trust in anything
but Him. He is your source of supply. Don't be overwhelmed by
how God will bring about a situation in your life, but obey what
He has asked you to do, He will guide you daily as you seek Him...and
keep believing
Isa 55:8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are]
your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Somehow by laying down your own thoughts,
and coming before the Father, you are getting rid of the roots
of your own opinions and thoughts that would have brought forth
prickles and briers and thorns in your life and circumstances,
eventually. You are getting rid of them, creating a 'clear garden'
so that you can receive the 'seeds' (thoughts) of the Father which
will bear good fruit. Its important to know that your own opinion
is worth zilch compared to the opinion of the Father.
Isa 55:9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isa 55:10 & 11 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from
heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and
maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower,
and bread to the eater:
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall
not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I
please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent
it.
God's word brings power with it to perform
that which He has planted within you.
Mat 13:23 But he that received seed
into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth
[it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold,
some sixty, some thirty.
Isa 55:12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with
peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you
into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their]
hands.
Isa 55:13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall
be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall
not be cut off.
Shirley
shirleyhowitt@yahoo.co.uk
(Some people have mentioned
that the link to my email doesn't work..... sorry... it
looks like if you want to email me you'll have to compose
a message and type my email address into your To box) P.s
I'd love it if you could email me with some feedback, to
correct or encourage would be a blessing.
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House
of Bread
Sunday
meeting - 3.30pm
Danum
Hotel,High St, Doncaster, DN1 1DN
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Prayer Requests
Please pray for B who has an ulcer
on his leg. Pray that it will heal up completely. Thanks.
Pray for M that she will be able
to wake up in the morning and be happy instead of battling
the depression that comes at her. We are wanting a full
healing. In Jesus's precious name.
Please pray that a transaction will
go through that will make a huge difference in our lives
and I believe for the Kingdom. God's will only. In Jesus
Name.
Sue died on Tuesday. Pray for her
husband and family that they will be comforted.
Pray for K that she will recover
completely and for any procedure necessary that she will
be strong.
Much the same prayers this week!!!
But could you please intercede for K as she has no appetite
and has complained of being a bit yellow again.
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Watch
of the Lord
Gudrun
Brewster
PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE NATIONS
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The
Word of the Lord Ministries Int'l
Katey Moreland
What
Katey's doing next.......
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Just Joking
Terri asked her Sunday School class to draw pictures of
their favorite Bible stories. She was puzzled by Kyle’s
picture, which showed four people on an airplane, so she
asked him which story it was meant to represent.
“The Flight to Egypt,” was his reply.
Pointing at each figure, Ms. Terri said, “That must
be Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus. But who’s the fourth
person?”
“Oh, that’s Pontius – the pilot.
A little girl was
sitting on her grandfather’s lap as he read her a
bedtime story.
From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book
and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately
stroking her own cheek, then his again.
Finally she spoke up, “Grandpa, did God make you?”
“Yes, sweetheart,” he answered, “God made
me a long time ago.”
“Oh,” she paused, “grandpa, did God make
me too?”
“Yes, indeed, honey,” he said, “God made
you just a little while ago.”
Feeling their respective faces again, she observed, “God’s
getting better at it, isn’t he?”
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