January 2010
As you read this month's
view, let us declare a mighty move of God
in our lives for 2010. In the book of Exodus,
the Lord used a mighty strong west wind
to blow a plague of locusts from Pharaoh's
land into the Red Sea.1
For 2000 years, the mighty wind of the Holy
Spirit has been blowing from the throne
room of God to remove the sin and darkness
from our lives. By faith, all we have to
do is be willing to call upon the Lord for
deliverance.
Call Upon Me
The Lord says, "Call
to Me, and I will answer you and show you
great and mighty things which you do not
know."2 One way
to call out to the Lord is to simply cry
"HELP!" He promises to answer
you and to show you great and mighty things
which you don't know. He is waiting for
you to respond.
Another way to call out
to the Lord is to proclaim what God's word
says about the blood of Jesus. We over come
the world, the flesh, and the devil by the
blood of the Lamb, and the word of our testimony,
while laying down our lives.3
That is, we overcome by confessing what
God's word says about the blood of Jesus.
The blood of the old Testament
sacrifices cleansed the temple, so the Holy
Spirit could dwell therein. In the same
way, the blood of Jesus cleanses our sin,
so the Holy Spirit can dwell within us.
We are the temple of the Holy Spirit.4
We are not our own, for we are bought with
the price of Jesus's blood.5
The Lord "...loved us and washed us
from our sins in His own blood, and has
made us kings and priests to His God and
Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever
and ever. Amen."6
After Jesus' death and
resurrection, He told His disciples to wait
in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father,
until they would be clothed with power from
on high.7 Fifty days
later (on the day of Pentecost), "...there
came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled the whole house
where they were sitting. Then there appeared
to them divided tongues, as of fire, and
one sat upon each of them, and they were
filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit
gave them utterance."8
From the Mailbox
This same power of the
blood and of the Holy Spirit is still available
today. You may be in a similar situation
as Jessika, a young woman who wrote, saying:
"I happened to come across your web
site today, and I'm really impressed! I'm
so glad you've embraced the Lord. You are
an inspiration to me. It's really hard for
me, but I'm trying. Sometimes, well a lot
of the time, I wonder if God really could
love me. Have you ever felt like that?
My mom says she can always
feel the spirit of Jesus with her. I wish
I had that feeling. How can I get there,
you know? I'm so lonely. I have friends.
I know men who want to be with me, but this
isn't fulfilling to me. I want something
real. I want to be happy. Are you happy?
What if I'm just a lost soul for good. Is
is possible? Love, Jessika."
Today, the mighty wind
of the Holy Spirit is flowing from the throne
room of God to fill our hearts to overflowing.
The Lord is no respecter of persons.9
He loves us all the same, and stands ready
to bless us [make us happy] through faith
in His precious blood and righteousness.
As King David wrote, "Oh, how happy
are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered. Happy is the
man to whom the LORD shall not impute [charge]
sin."10
Proclaiming the Blood
I encouraged Jessika to
print out The Blood
of Jesus Christ Scriptures from the
home page Study Chart Galleries link. This
chart not only offers the Scriptures, but
instructions to meditate, recognize, confess,
pray and praise God for Jesus' precious
blood. Jessika agreed to give it a try,
but she said, "To be honest, I'm kind
of scared to do this, and I don't know why."
I think I know.
First, "God has not
given us a spirit of fear, but of power
and of love and of a sound mind."11
Satan is the author of deception, which
brings fear and confusion, hindering us
from understanding the revelation of the
blood of Jesus Christ. Secondly, worldly
leaders, even religious ones, can bring
deception. "...the rulers of this world
have not understood it [the wisdom of God],
if they had, they would never have crucified
our glorious Lord."12
This is the wisdom of God's
love: "He alone made it possible for
you to be in Christ Jesus. For our benefit,
God made Christ to be wisdom itself. He
is the one who made us accepted to God.
He made us pure and holy, and He gave Himself
to purchase [with His blood] our freedom."13
This is foolishness according to man's wisdom.14
As you slowly meditate
on the blood of Jesus, recognize
that you are bought with a price, and brought
into the presence of God. Confess
each Scripture with your mouth daily. God's
glory and presence will follow. Pray
from your throne room position in the Name
of Jesus Christ. Praise God that
because of the blood of Jesus, you are seated
with Christ in the heavenly places.
Confessing the Blood Scriptures
It is important for you
to find a quiet place to prepare for a time
in God's presence. Be sure to have your
Bible, along with the Blood of Jesus verses.
Confession means "to say the same thing
that God says," concerning who you
are in the precious blood of Jesus.
Begin to speak to your
Heavenly Father, acknowledging His Word,
His blood, and the Holy Spirit. Simply say,
"Father, I am so thankful for the promises
of Your Word. You say if I call on You,
You will answer, and show me great and mighty
things that I do not know. I do not know
Your presence right now, but I believe You
will reveal it to me if I will just call.
So I call on You by faith to enter into
Your presence with the blood of the Lamb.
Your Word says: I am loved
and washed from sin by Jesus' blood, Who
made me a king and a priest. I am blood
bought for Your purpose, causing me to reign
as a priest in Your kingdom. I overcome
the devil by the blood of the Lamb and the
word of my testimony. I am purchased from
the slave market of sin with the blood of
Jesus. I am justified by grace, redeemed
by Christ and declared righteous by faith.
I am made right in Your sight by the blood
of Christ and saved from Your judgment.
I am bought with a high price, therefore
I glorify You in spirit and body, which
is Your temple. I am blessed, because I
share in the benefits of the blood of Jesus
Christ.
I have in remembrance who
I am in Christ, because of the blood of
the New Covenant. I am purchased by grace,
free through the blood of Your Son and my
sins are forgiven. I am Your property, once
far away from You, but now I'm near to You
by the blood. I have peace with You through
the blood of the cross, and I'm reconciled
to You. Jesus took His blood into heaven's
Most Holy Place, securing my salvation forever.
His blood purified my heart from dead works
to serve and worship You, the true and living
God. I am forgiven of my sins, which would
be impossible without the shedding of blood.
I have boldness to enter
heaven's Most Holy Place because of the
blood of Jesus. I have a new and living
way to enter into Your presence, open to
me through the death of Jesus. I have come
to Jesus, the mediator of the New covenant,
and been forgiven by His blood. I am set
apart unto You and made holy by the blood
of Jesus, Who suffered for my sin. I have
an everlasting covenant, signed in Jesus'
blood, the Great Shepherd of the sheep.
I am made holy by the Spirit, because I've
been cleansed by the lifeblood of Jesus
Christ. I am paid for with the precious
blood of Jesus, the sinless, spotless Lamb
of God. I have fellowship with You, my Father,
because the blood of Jesus cleanses me from
all sin. Amen."
Praise God for His Presence
Begin to praise God for
His presence in your life. "With Jesus'
help, let us continually offer our sacrifice
of praise to God by proclaiming the glory
of His name."15
If the works of the flesh [bitterness, unforgiveness,
resentment, retaliation, fear, anger, hatred,
violence, lust, and etc.] are quenching
the Spirit in you, continue to praise your
way through the blood verses, until your
soul is freed to experience the mighty wind
of the Holy Spirit. It is time to press
in with fervency and faith.
When I first came to the
revelation of the blood of Christ, it took
me twenty or more minutes to break the darkness
from my soul. I was born-again, but I wasn't
aware of the revelation of the blood of
Jesus. I needed to take authority over the
enemy of my soul by overcoming him through
the blood of the Lamb and by applying the
word of my testimony. As I confessed Jesus'
blood and yielded my life to God, the Holy
Spirit began to flow freely through my soul.
The truth concerning the blood of Jesus
set me free to experience God's love, peace,
and joy.16 As the
Psalmist proclaimed: "In God's presence
is fullness of joy, at His right hand are
pleasures forevermore."17
The more time I spent meditating
the blood of Jesus, the less time I needed
to enter in into His presence. Before long,
I experienced the presence of the Lord by
just mentioning the blood of Jesus. As a
result, the Lord used me to help others
enter into God's presence. The Lord can
use you to help others enter into God's
presence through the blood of Jesus. Will
you strive for God's presence, so you can
be effective in ministering to others?
A Prayer For You ...
"When I think of the
wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall to
my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator
of everything in heaven and on earth. I
pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources,
He will give you mighty inner strength through
His Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ
will be more and more at home in your hearts
as you trust in Him. May your roots go down
deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.
And may you have the power to understand,
as all God's people should, how wide, how
long, how high, and how deep His love really
is. May you experience the love of Christ,
though it is so great you will never fully
understand it. Then you will be filled with
the fullness of life and power that comes
from God.
Now, glory be to God! By
His mighty power at work within us, He is
able to accomplish infinitely more than
we would ever dare to ask or hope. May He
be given glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus forever and ever. Amen."18
Scripture References:
Acknowledgement: A special thanks
to Sherry for transcribing this months view!
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