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Heart of the Matter

Song: You are awesome in this place might God.

God is in the small things too. I woke up this morning wanting some encouragement and received two messages. One was an Easter message and the other message was with a hug. Again I received this message, meaning twice in the same morning.

I remember the Lord had done this before, I felt a little down, though no one knew and I didn’t say anything to anyone. The next thing I knew some one invited me to have coffee with them.

Thought for today is who is Jesus, a continuation of previous broadcast. According to Mark 1, it’s first reference regarding Jesus is, as the Son of God; capital (S)!

Jesus is acknowledge in verse 11 “A voice from heaven say, Thou art my beloved son, in who I am well pleased.

Then the scripture goes on to talk about His ministry, He healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils in verse 34.

Verses 39 through to 41 goes on to more healing and in verse 41 “And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touch him, and said unto him. I (Jesus) will; be thou clean”.

In verses 42) said the man was healed and in verse 43) He (Jesus) straitly charge him, and forthwith sent him away ….44) and see thou say nothing.

There are other references to Jesus such as King, Ho-san-na, Lord, Saviour and Messiah (the lady at the well made reference to) etc.

As time goes by I may continue to share on each of these references.

By Kerri-Ann

Heart Of The Matter

Isaiah 54:1-10

Numbers are verses

The word Barren is not necessarily without children, it can be barren in other areas of your life for example it may seem like one is not able to achieve, excel or be good at something in life like a job or school etc.

1) the word in my Holy Bible KJV says “didst” as if, it is in the past tends then it goes on to say break forth into singing.

Present tense Singing lightens the heart which gives room into what the Lord wants to do internally.

And cry aloud;- I heard that tears washes and purifies our soul (Don Potter).

The passage goes on to the word desolate, I believe it is saying there are others like you and I.

2) In this verse it encourages us to enlarge the place of thy tent. Again I believe that place is an internal space (inside you and I). I see that the Lord has made that space internal already with our tears.

The word stretch in this context could mean a step of faith once the above has been done. Just had a thought about the woman who Elisha told to go borrow vessels for oil 2 Kings 4:3.

3) Then comes the promises for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left (in other words big) Now it talks about seed, could this be from what now arises from the inside! It goes on -”and make the desolate cities to be inhabited”, in other words go be a blessing. In addition to that I see multiplication; things multipling.

4) Fear not for “we shall not be ashamed, neither confounded”. I looked up the word confound, with the meaning in mind it is saying we will not be troubled. The passage goes further we will not remember the past (youth) and also not be lonely again (widowhood)

5) For God is our husband (the church the bride) meaning he will take care of us. He is the God of the whole world too; take a leap of faith and come to him.

6) “For he had called thee…and a wife of her youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God”. I find this interesting but before racing ahead of myself is there someone or something else in your life like an idol? If so this has consequences. And I see Jesus is inviting you in.

7) The Lord was great in mercies in…. with everlasting kindness and He redeems.

10) My (His) kindness shall not depart from us neither shall his covenant of peace be removed.

By Kerri-Ann

THE WOMAN AT THE WELL

Author: Kerri-Ann Pradere-Johnson

First of all humanity consist of the human body, the soul (thoughts and emotions) and spirit.

I believe Jesus tapped into these areas with the woman at the well St John 4. He broke the first set of barriers, her being from Samaria, a woman; and no doubt an element of religion. If you look closer you can see prejudices for examples geography/region and how women were viewed (even in some places still).

Her response, I get the feeling she was in no mood for too long of a conversation when she said in verse 11) “you have nothing to draw with” but she was still interested by saying “and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water”?

Jesus digging deeper in verse 16) “go, call thy husband and come hither.” Her response was verse 17) “I have no husband…” verses 18) “for thou hast had five; and he whom thou now hast is not thy in that saidst thou truly.”

In verses 20) You can see she is still testing him by saying “our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship”. Jerusalem is significant here but I won’t into that at this time. However you can see Jesus touching the her spirit at that moment.

In verse 23) Jesus gets to the core of the matter or root to her soul. Just before going into verses 23) do you remember earlier in the conversation she used the word perceived (suggest her senses seeing and hearing were in motion) in talking to Jesus? And now Jesus say to her verse 23) “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

In verses 25) I know the Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. I believe this verse deals with either her mind was blinded in 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verses 4 “The god of this age has blinded the minds of …”, or in other words doubt. This saddens me and I guess this is how the Lord feels. He does not want us to have doubt. In saying all of this He meets us where we are, that is how tender his hearts is towards us for example in Matthew 17 verse 20. He says “if ye have faith as a grain of a mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” Wow how great is our God!

Verse 26) Jesus said “I am He”. The woman got a revelation straight away because verse 28) tells us “the woman then left the water pot, and went to her city”.

Jesus did not end it there, for he did not eat any meat for he could see the harvest, verse 35 and 37.

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