The High Calling of God

Genesis 22:14: "And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, 'In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided" The twenty-second chapter of the book of Genesis gives the account of Abraham offering up his son Isaac. When God stopped Abraham from sacrificing his son, he then saw a ram caught in some brush. So he went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt sacrifice in place of his son Isaac. It was then that Abraham named that special place- The-Lord-Will-Provide or  in the Hebrew it is rendered YHWH Yireh, where we get the name Jehovah Jireh.This is a beautiful picture of what God did for us. He offered up His son Jesus Christ in our place. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice. He provided the perfect sacrifice for mankind. God has always been the provider for His people. He provided food and water for Elijah (1 Kings 17:1-6).  God provided food for Elijah and a widow woman and her family. (1 Kings 17:8-16). Go

Matthew 12:25 : "And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.'" Numbers 32:11,12: "Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord." In the reference of Matthew, Jesus knew their thoughts. He said that every kingdom divided against itself would be brought to desolation, that it would not stand. If our hearts are not wholly turned to the Lord-we  will fall and we will not be able to stand in the last days. The enemy will gain a foothold. Only TWO out of the entire tribe of Israel entered into the Promised Land- Joshua and Caleb- because they had whole hearte

  (This is a picture of the banner that was displayed on the wall of the church where Keith and I were married) Deuteronomy 8:2: "And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not." Today, April 17, 2012 marks an anniversary for me. 40 years ago I entered nursing school. Wow! 40 years! How much has happened since and how much happened to lead up to that decision. After giving my heart to Jesus Christ on February 10, 1971, I began a journey with the Lord. Shortly after that, I remember praying for three consecutive nights the same prayer- asking God what He wanted me to do with my life. I was totally open to His will. I had gone to college and was preparing to be an elementary teacher but had quit in the first semester in 1970. I had often thought of being a nurse during my years of growing up. So I was wi

Luke 24: 30,31; 35, 36   "(30)Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. (31)Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him, and He vanished from their sight." "(35)Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, 'Peace to you'" Jesus was risen from the dead. He was appearing to His disciples. It was after He broke the bread that their eyes were opened. We don't really get to know the Lord until He breaks the Bread of Life unto us- His Word. Then our eyes are open. The Bible isn't just some history book though it contains history. The New Testament isn't just about Christ and the disciples and the church. It is a LIVING Word. When we read this Word we should pray that our eyes are open to what the Lord is trying to reveal to us. The Lord Himself had to be broken before He could be revealed. We have to be broken so the Lord

Many years ago, while in prayer, the Lord gave me a vision of a vessel. On a potter's wheel was a vessel being prepared. This vessel was not allowing the Potter to have His way; it kept trying to get off the wheel and out of the Master's hands. On a wall to the right were shelves that contained many beautiful, shining vessels with beautiful and intricate designs. Being made fire proof by the Master Potter, they were on display, waiting to be filled with the Holy Spirit, the anointing. They were the Lord's pride and joy. They had allowed the furnace to perfect them, allowed themselves to be tempered, purged, beaten, reshaped and remolded. Then I saw the vessel that had not allowed the Potter to perfect it. It was cracked, dull, chipped all over and very, very ugly. It was unable to contain the Holy Spirit because it had not allowed itself to be tempered; never allowed itself to remain in the Potter's hands. This made the Lord very sad because He wasn't allow

Matthew 11:28-30: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." When we think of a yoke, we naturally think of something that is quite cumbersome, hard and difficult to live with. But in the case of the Lord's yoke- it is just the opposite. He said His yoke is easy and His burden light. The word "yoke"- in the original means to join. How can something hard and heavy that binds us to something or Someone else be easy and light? In the days when farmers worked with yoked animals, the animals had to learn to work together. If one got out of step, the load shifted and possibly overturned. The animals HAD to be in step together. And they had to have one leader. One would emerge as the leader. It is the same with a Christian. We have to allow Christ to be the leader.