"This Same Jesus"

"Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Acts 1:11

 

"This same Jesus". As Jesus ascended into heaven, the angels told His disciples that He was coming back in the same way in which they saw Him leave. But they made it a point to remind them that it would be the "same Jesus"- not an angel, not another man, not some false Christ, not some new religious figure. It would be Jesus Himself who would come again. 

 

Today we are still looking for this "same Jesus" to return. Or are we? Do you ever give much thought about His return? Are you living your life as if He will not return, or that you have plenty of time to think about that later? 

 

"This same Jesus". It is this same Jesus who still is the only way to the Father. It is this "same Jesus" that we must put our faith and trust in if we are to receive eternal life. It is this "same Jesus" that still sets captives free and opens prison doors to those who are bound. It is the "same Jesus" who makes intercession for us. It is the "same Jesus" who gives us healing. It is this "same Jesus" who still answers prayers. 

 

Although He is not walking around on earth among us like He did with the disciples, He is still ever present in the affairs of mankind. He is still the head of His church. He is still watching over us. He has not gone and forgotten us, stopped loving us, or neglected us. This same Jesus- not another one- loves you and cares about you still today.

 

Have a great day. The same Jesus who walked the earth, is still very active in the lives of those who place their trust in Him. 

 

For further reading:

1 Thessalonians 4:16

John 14:6

Hebrews 7:25

 

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"Water Of Life"

"For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:" Isaiah 44:3

 

Everything that is living needs water. Plants, animals and people all need water to survive. Without water we would become dehydrated and die. Not only does our physical bodies need water, but our spiritual man needs water also so that we can be spiritually healthy.

 

The water that our spirit man needs is God's word. It brings refreshing to those dry and parched places in our souls. It quenches our spiritual thirst and puts life in us. 

 

Are you thirsty? Have you become spiritually dehydrated? Are you drying up? Then you need to rehydrate through God's water- His word. It is amazing what it will do, and even just a drop is powerful even to begin to bring back life into that which is dry. The rich man in hell asked for just one drop of water to be placed on his parched tongue. Had he not denied the water, (living water) that Jesus gives, for worldly wealth while he was on earth, he wouldn't be desiring water now to quench his torment. Don't refuse the word of God that gives you life. Drink from it and come alive. Drink from it and stay alive.

 

Have a great day. God's word is water to the dry and thirsty and will refresh and give life.

 

For further reading:

John 4:14; 6:35

Luke 16:20-24

 

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"Just Three Words"

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." Genesis 1:1-3

 

Never underestimate the power of God's word. It is powerful-- more powerful than anything else. There is power in just one word. At the beginning of creation God spoke three words-- "Let there be".

 

Let's examine the power behind just those words. At the beginning of creation there was nothing-- "the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep." When God said, "Let there be", He spoke into nothing and created everything. When He said, "Let there be", He spoke into the darkness and it became light. When He said, "Let there be", He spoke into the chaos and brought order.

 

In those three words what was nothing became something, darkness became light, and chaos became order. Does your life seem lacking? Lacking what you need, lacking in ability? By the power of His word He can bring forth something- fruitfulness, provision, abundance. Is darkness clouding your heart and mind? His word is light and it can illuminate your situation and give you clarity to see and understanding. Are you living in chaos and confusion? His word can establish order and bring peace and wisdom. 

 

There is power in God's word, this is why the Centurion said to Jesus, "Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed". He knew there was power in His word. Do you? Again, never underestimate the power of God's word. 

 

Have a great day. God's word is so powerful it can bring something from nothing, light from darkness, and order from chaos.

 

For further reading:

Hebrews 4:12

Psalm 119:105

Matthew 8:8

 

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

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"Weaponless"

"(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)" 2 Corinthians 10:4

 

What soldier would go to battle without a weapon? Would he stand in combat before the enemy unequipped? Of course not, yet daily many Christians are standing before the enemy totally unequipped with the weapons that have been provided for them. 

 

Daily we face battles with the enemy of our soul-- it's called spiritual warfare. You may not recognize that what you are going through is an attack of the enemy, but more times than not it is. The attacks come in the form of temptation-- temptation to indulge in something that is immoral, unethical or unrighteous. You are under attack when you are tempted to hold a grudge, wallow in self-pity, seek revenge, lose your temper, blame God for what is going on and so on. 

 

We don't always recognize the attacks because of the form in which they come. "Turn these stones to bread." When Jesus was in the wilderness and had fasted forty days the enemy came to tempt Him. He was hungry and the enemy tempted Him to turn the stones to bread so He could eat. Most wouldn't see that as an attack. They would see it as fulfilling a need. But it was a temptation to get Him to use His power to gratify His own flesh and prove something to the enemy. 

 

We also don't recognize the attacks because we tend to think it is the person who is coming against us that is the enemy-- "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood"-- but it is not. 

 

The point is, we are in a spiritual battle even if we don't recognize it as such and we can't go out before him without a weapon. The weapon we have been issued is God's Word. Jesus used this weapon against the enemy in the wilderness. We have to also. 

 

If you aren't reading the Bible; if you aren't applying it to memory; if you aren't hiding it in your heart; if you aren't putting it in your spirit, then you are like a soldier who is going to battle without a weapon. The result will be that you will be wounded by his weapons. 

 

Have a great day. You are involved in spiritual warfare. Are you going before your enemy without a weapon?

 

For further reading:

Matthew 4:1-11

Ephesians 6:10-18

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

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"Bruised"

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised." Luke 4:18

 

"... them that are bruised." A bruise on the body is an indication of an injury that has taken place on the inside of our bodies. Jesus came to bring liberty to those who are bruised. He is not talking about those who are physically bruised but those who are spiritually bruised. Sin has bruised us spiritually. It has injured us on the inside. It has brought a fatal injury to us-- death. "For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." "The wages of sin is death". 

 

Are you bruised and beaten up by sin? Have you ever come to Jesus to be "healed" (set free) from your sin? Are you bruised or beaten in your heart from hurts inflicted on you by others? Are you bruised by hurts from the past? Whatever has injured you on the inside, Jesus will heal you and set you free from. He will heal the "bruise" and take it away. 

 

When Jesus works in our lives, He does it from the inside out. He goes straight to the root cause and heals it. He doesn't just deal with external symptoms. That's why when He heals, or sets us free, it is complete. "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.".

 

Let Him heal you from the injury of sin that was inflicted on you through Adam's disobedience in the garden- if you haven't already. If you are injured inside from hurts, pain, remorse, regret, grief, rejection-- anything that has bruised you-- let Him heal that too.

 

Have a great day. Jesus wants to free you from, and heal, the injuries that have left you bruised on the inside.

 

For further reading:

Genesis 2:17

Romans 6:23

John 8:36

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

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