The Woman Who Got Through the Crowd to Jesus..Luke 8

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I just posted a drawing about this same woman in Luke 8. I thought I would explain the story a little more. Jesus had a healing ministry. Sometimes he rebuked the demons and they left and the person was instantly whole. Thousands of people were being touched by His teaching and His ministry, because they believed when they saw what was happening.

That is why there was a crowd pressing around Jesus as He went to Jairis’ home. A twelve-year-old was seriously sick, and Jesus was on His way to pray over her. I don’t know if Jesus knew what delays would do. He was just walking as fast as he could in a crowd.

 They were all eager to touch Him. One lady was particularly eager. She had been hemorrhaging for 12 years. There was no cure for what she was going through. She thought,”If I could just touch His garment.” She probably grabbed the tassel on His prayer shawl.

Suddenly and immediately the healing went through her. She knew the power of God had healed her. At this point Jesus hollered out, “WHO touched me?!” His disciples told him that everyone was pressing near and anyone could have touched Him. It could have been five or six!. Jesus said, “Power left my body and I know someone touched me and was healed. Who was it??”

The little lady fell at His feet. She told Him how she had been to every doctor. Her problem was incurable. Jesus said to her,” Woman, your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

The lady touched the Lord’s garment with her hand but in her heart she was saying, “I would get well if I could touch the hem of His garment.”  I believe God the Holy Spirit had much to do with that. He gives us insight and discernment when we pray about our problems. You can fill in a blank here. If I could just ———– I would be healed. Be careful to think right. Once I knew I needed to go to another church other than mine to have them pray for me. Sure enough I got well. Our church prayed also, but I knew I had to go to this other group of believers. I was healed. A lady put her hand on my back where the place was, and I felt the warmth of God going into my place. I can’t explain that. I was healed. I went back and told my church and Ed.

I believe the best place to go for healing is the Lord. God’s people in your church can pray for you and those elders are yours to call on if you are a member there. Once I had a severe knee problem. I took this to the elders and they prayed with me. God shared with me what to do and I was healed. I had to change my diet, but that was wisdom He gave me after I had prayers for my knee.

The power of God left Jesus and went into the woman and healed her. He still had the power of God to do more miracles. He faith was when she thought,If I could just touch the hem of His garment, I would be healed.”

Jesus brought her to the light because the glory went to God alone this way. Her story was wonderful to tell. What about your story? Have you told it??

Isaiah 43: 1

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Ed does a study of Isaiah every Wednesday night with the adults. He has never taken a group through the book of Isaiah, so it is plowing for him as well as them. Our church loves to study, and there are some good students who are coming.

I found a wonderful verse today from Isaiah that I want to remind you to read. Did you know the Lord calls you by name? Have you heard Him call your name? It is comforting to know that we are His property. You can say some of these words on your hand. It goes like this. “and you are mine. “

 Count over to the fourth finger and grab your ring finger when you come to “mine.” It’s the same with Psalm 23: 1 ” The Lord is My Shepherd.” Grab your fourth finger on the “My” word.

What I am saying is that He knows us by name and we are His children. Personal one to one relationship is available with our heavenly Father, because He loves us. His love does not stop flowing. “Do not fear for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name and you are Mine!”  Wow that is good. I love this verse. I am reading from the ASV, and the King James version is good also. You have to have the Bible that speaks to You. Read it, and it will become alive for you.

Pizza and Crazy Bread Were on the Children’s Menu

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I told the children that I would be ready for them with pizza on Wednesday night. I don’t always do this. Usually everyone eats simple soup and cornbread. The children talked about eating in the room together. I warned them that we would have a Bible lesson and need to finish our projects. It would be a work night, but the pizza is only 5 dollars and I can get them one.

So I set out with this in mind and got two pizzas, along with some Crazy Bread. It is bread sticks with sauce.  The children came with their aunt, and they were on time. We took the pizzas that were warming in the oven to the room. I had a meat lovers pizza and a pepperoni for them. The Crazy Bread was there, but we ate it after the lesson. One teenager took a bag home with her.

The lesson went well. The age range was from first grade to 8th grade, so I had to visualize on the white board. One child had a tooth ache after she bit into the Crazy Bread. I found out before the lesson, so I told the class we would be praying together after the lesson. I like to teach and build faith before praying for a physical healing.

We were barely through with the lesson. It was 8:30 and the children were getting restless. I let them clean up the table and put away things. We prayed for each other. One was going on a trip, another had a tooth problem, and one said his eyes were hurting. So we prayed, and the teen led off in prayer.

The lesson was on Luke 8: 26-39. Then we covered Luke 8: 40-46. I briefly explained and drew some picture. The children learned and acted on what they had learned. Their prayers were well said, and I listened more. They were praying and that is a treasure to hear. Our adventure of going through Luke is going at a good pace. We will have the last part of chapter 8 next time. I let the children draw with me, and they do have creative minds.

It’s Raining Again! We Live on a Hill.The House Won’t Flood.

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This is just a gentle rain coming down. I hear nor see any lightning or thunder. The rain has been coming for a few hours straight. My dog won’t go outside in the rain. He waits as long as he can and we take him out to the garage. He wonders around that area. There is a little roof hanging over on the sides.I have taken him outside in the rain. He and I both stood under my umbrella until I made him scout around. I stood there in the rain, and he did what he needed to do.

Dogs are funny, but this one is hilarious at times. This dog has become quiet, and loveable. He has always had such wonderful eyes. They talk for him. He is a cute, big dog. There is something about the rain that makes him want to stay in and sleep. I have been letting the television on for a few hours just to entertain him. Today he seemed to be watching it!

I am not worried about the house floating away because of so much rain. I think this house is still solid even though it is older than some. Rain won’t hurt us. I love a rainy day if I can stay home, read, write, and sleep. I just need a tin roof! Rain on a tin roof is wonderful. It drowns out what people are saying, but otherwise it makes you sleepy and want to rest.

Some people can’t work when it rains. It gets old after a while, and bordom sets in but I believe rain comes right at the best timing. It’s all in getting your mind prepared for rain. Buy a wonderful umbrella and set it aside for the rainy days you want to get out and shop. Buy a nice one with strips or two colors that pops up. A big one is better than a cheap small one. Umbrella’s can last a long time if you carve your name on the handle. Keep the new one in one place and you will reach for it readily.

Have a wonderful day………….in the rain. If it is sunny, then save that comment for the rainy day that will be here. In the meantime do the cooking that you can’t do when it rains! On the rainy days fix a big pot of stew with cornbread or something hot to get the chill from the rain off you. There is nothing like a rainy day. It can be sunny in your heart and you can have a good day anyway. Just think, we are not in a drought when it rains so much!

I Don’t and Won’t Touch God’s Anointed With Negative Words

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I don’t and won’t support bringing someone down so I can climb higher. I don’t talk negatively about well-known men or women of God because that is the way I do things. I present my problems to the Lord and He gives me the grace to live and not die and to proclaim the things of the Lord. I will not judge others. If you write saying something about someone, I will read it, look at your blog, and let your comment go. I will not support comments that are negative about people who are preaching the Gospel of Christ. They are doing something.

Many times we criticize when we should be praying. We analyze, and pick apart good people in order to get ahead for ourselves. This lady will quit writing and shut her corner off if it comes to that. I do not want to become the critic or the one who lets words destroy people. When I have a problem with a person, I pray, and then speak. If the person is high on the ladder, I make it a matter of prayer. God is bigger than I am. His ways are higher than mine. He says if I will humble myself He will speak. I have and I don’t expect to be any other way.

I can judge a person from afar. If they are really wicked that will surface in the end. I must remind us that God’s anointed have a calling on their lives to walk in that anointing. If they stray from the Lord then God will deal with them, especially if they are His children. Looking at others and picking them apart is what the Pharisees did to Jesus. They were always there to pick Him apart, and to ignore the Spirit of God at the same time. They were hardened by their own religious ways. They thought they were right, and they had reason to think so. They were taught all their lives by their fathers.

People who do not follow the Lord’s wisdom get into error and that leads down a very crooked path. I am very hesitant to call someone who is preaching the Gospel of Christ a heretic. That is not why I am on here. I am writing because I want to write about life, and how Christ has changed me. I am a sinner saved by grace. It was a gift and I took it. I won’t touch God’s anointed because there is a cost if I do. No words spoken against a believer will prosper. That is the heritage of the Lord. I am stating this because someone wrote in saying that several  big names were not truly Christians. I refuse to respond, because I believe that God exists and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Let weeds grow with the real Christians. In the end all of us have to bow the knee to the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Some won’t now, but they will then. I bow my knees to Him now. So in summary, I am stating that I won’t touch God’s anointed with negative words.