Everyone wants to be beautiful or handsome, which ever gender you talk about. I learned when I was a teenager that beauty is only skin deep. We, meaning my family had a close friend that was a plain Jane, but that was only skin deep. Her character shone through the skin into a very lovely person. I have found that it is very true that beauty is only skin deep. Some beautiful people have very ugly characters, isn't that true? And, some very ugly people have beautiful characters and you never notice anything but the beautiful character. Today I would like to study about Spiritual Beauty and see what we come up with.
Psalm 149:4 "For the Lord takes pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation."
Ezekiel 16:14 "And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty; for it was perfect through My comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God."
Ephesians 5:27 "That He might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
1 Peter 3:3,4 "Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
From this study, I see Spiritual Beauty as meek or humble, perfect beauty through Jesus, which He puts on us, a heart that is not corruptible, and a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God of great price. I want to have the Spiritual Beauty that these verses are talking about, don't you? We don't have to be loud to draw attention to us. The beauty of Christ will do the drawing and our love through Him will make them want that same beauty, don't you think. Grandma Joan
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Companionship
This is a followup of the post on separating from evil. I hope it helps someone as much as it has helped me. We must be very, very careful of who we choose for friends. I have found that out the hard way. Friends can lift you up if you choose the right ones or they can drag you down into the gutter. So be careful who you choose for friends. I say this from experience and sometimes the other individual doesn't want you to withdraw from them, so choose carefully, please!
Exodus 34:12 "Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:"
Psalm 1:1 "Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, not sits in the seat of the scornful."
Proverbs 4:14 "Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men."
Proverbs 24:1 "Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them."
1 Corinthians 5:11 "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat."
2 Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
Some more helpful texts for me and I hope they help someone today. As you can see by the posts, that I have been having some problems with my choices of friends and companions and I needed these verses to help me to know how to better choose and if I choose wrongfully, that I can withdraw and do it quietly and respectfully. This has been very helpful. God never lets me down. I pray that this will help someone today. Christian love to all of you who are struggling and to those who are not. I believe most of us are a struggling Christian in this world of sin. So cheer up and follow on to know your Lord and Savior. You are on the right path. Grandma Joan
Exodus 34:12 "Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:"
Psalm 1:1 "Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, not sits in the seat of the scornful."
Proverbs 4:14 "Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men."
Proverbs 24:1 "Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them."
1 Corinthians 5:11 "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat."
2 Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
Some more helpful texts for me and I hope they help someone today. As you can see by the posts, that I have been having some problems with my choices of friends and companions and I needed these verses to help me to know how to better choose and if I choose wrongfully, that I can withdraw and do it quietly and respectfully. This has been very helpful. God never lets me down. I pray that this will help someone today. Christian love to all of you who are struggling and to those who are not. I believe most of us are a struggling Christian in this world of sin. So cheer up and follow on to know your Lord and Savior. You are on the right path. Grandma Joan
Cheer Up Ye Saints of God
Do you like to be a cheerful person? I do, lately when I get up and start my day, I notice a dark cloud hanging over me, then I remember that Satan is the cause of that and I turn to God and ask Him to protect me from Satan's power and it goes away. I am very sensitive to the devil and his tools of discouragement and a downcast spirit. I don't like it at all. If this happens to you which it will if you are living a life of fulfillment with God. Satan doesn't like it at all and will try to discourage you to give up and let him have control. Don't do it, call upon God immediately, if all you can say is 'Jesus Save Me' that is enough to send Satan running. He can't stay around at the name of Jesus. Sometimes you may have to do that several times a day until the devil knows you mean it and even then he doesn't give up on trying to destroy us. So ask God to fill you with courage and cheerfulness and He will do that and we are also told to, 'Resist the devil and he will flee, and to draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to us'. So let's cause him to flee and be filled with heavenly joy. The following verses will help you.
Psalm 15:13 "A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."
Proverbs 17:22 "A merry heart does good like a medicine; but a broken spirit dries the bones."
I would like to comment on these two previous verses. Sorrow of heart does cause a broken spirit and a broken spirit does dry up the bones. A little testimony to this fact. Years ago I was in my fifties and some friend of my son-in-law came by and started sharing some cultish ideas with him and almost before I knew it they had convinced them to join them, in the process of all this they took three of my children and their families with them. I cannot tell you the sorrow of heart that followed. If you know anything about cults, you know that they are not allowed to remain in contact with their families because they might be influenced to stay away from them. I wept for weeks over that and tried to get counseling and it just wouldn't work out. In time I came down with Osteoporosis and since have broken all my vertebrae twice, broken ribs over twenty times, a broken hip and am still breaking vertebrae, just a couple weeks ago, our car hit a bump on the freeway and one snapped.
I have had surgery and had seven filled which has helped the pain, but let me tell you the pain has been out of this world. All because I let stress take over my life for twenty years, I only saw my children very rarely. And it just ate away at me that long. A broken spirit needs God's healing hand immediately, and I didn't understand that, or anything that would help, I was so broken. I needed help but there was no one to help me through it. My husband was broken too, but it didn't affect him the same way as it did me. But he was so good to me through all the breaking that my body endured and took care of me in the kindest way. One doctor that saw my Xrays said, 'Lady, you have to be in a world of pain', and yes I was, for sure. So just let me say, 'A merry heart is good like a medicine', it has taken me years to understand how to have that 'merry heart'. God is the only One who can give us that kind of heart. Please, don't let stress break your heart like I did. There are ways around it.
John 16:33 (Jesus speaking) "These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
Acts 27:25 "Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me."
Acts 27:36 "Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat."
Peace in a world of woe is so precious to me. I have learned lots of lessons through all this and hope that my little testimony has helped you see what stress does to us if we don't turn to God for help. I thought I was a Christian and living a life of a Christian but it took something awful to wake me up and turn me around and I have only had this kind of peace a short time out of my 86 years. So please if you don't learn anything else, learn to let God have full control of your life and you can be of good courage and have the peace that passes all understanding and have a cheerful heart too. It is possible!
Grandma Joan
Psalm 15:13 "A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."
Proverbs 17:22 "A merry heart does good like a medicine; but a broken spirit dries the bones."
I would like to comment on these two previous verses. Sorrow of heart does cause a broken spirit and a broken spirit does dry up the bones. A little testimony to this fact. Years ago I was in my fifties and some friend of my son-in-law came by and started sharing some cultish ideas with him and almost before I knew it they had convinced them to join them, in the process of all this they took three of my children and their families with them. I cannot tell you the sorrow of heart that followed. If you know anything about cults, you know that they are not allowed to remain in contact with their families because they might be influenced to stay away from them. I wept for weeks over that and tried to get counseling and it just wouldn't work out. In time I came down with Osteoporosis and since have broken all my vertebrae twice, broken ribs over twenty times, a broken hip and am still breaking vertebrae, just a couple weeks ago, our car hit a bump on the freeway and one snapped.
I have had surgery and had seven filled which has helped the pain, but let me tell you the pain has been out of this world. All because I let stress take over my life for twenty years, I only saw my children very rarely. And it just ate away at me that long. A broken spirit needs God's healing hand immediately, and I didn't understand that, or anything that would help, I was so broken. I needed help but there was no one to help me through it. My husband was broken too, but it didn't affect him the same way as it did me. But he was so good to me through all the breaking that my body endured and took care of me in the kindest way. One doctor that saw my Xrays said, 'Lady, you have to be in a world of pain', and yes I was, for sure. So just let me say, 'A merry heart is good like a medicine', it has taken me years to understand how to have that 'merry heart'. God is the only One who can give us that kind of heart. Please, don't let stress break your heart like I did. There are ways around it.
John 16:33 (Jesus speaking) "These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
Acts 27:25 "Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me."
Acts 27:36 "Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat."
Peace in a world of woe is so precious to me. I have learned lots of lessons through all this and hope that my little testimony has helped you see what stress does to us if we don't turn to God for help. I thought I was a Christian and living a life of a Christian but it took something awful to wake me up and turn me around and I have only had this kind of peace a short time out of my 86 years. So please if you don't learn anything else, learn to let God have full control of your life and you can be of good courage and have the peace that passes all understanding and have a cheerful heart too. It is possible!
Grandma Joan
Sunday, February 26, 2017
What About Our Associations?
I have been pummeling over something lately that I believe this study has the answer. Have you ever tried to befriend someone and no matter what you said or did or how hard you tried to be their friend, nothing seemed to penetrate their mind. As you probably know, my greatest desire in life is to be the kind of Christian that follows God no matter what and when I see someone that looks like they need a friend, I feel sorry for them and want to help. Well, it doesn't always work, I can tell you that and I was beside myself with what to do. I could see that helping them spiritually was of no avail. Their mind was in the gutter all the time, all the time, and I cannot live like that or think like that, I will not. I didn't know what to do and I was being used the whole time too. Well, guess what? I found the answer. Here it is.
Isaiah 52:11 "Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out from the midst of her; be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord."
John 15:19 "If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you."
Acts 2:40 "And with many other words did He testify and exhort, saying, save yourselves from this untoward generation."
Ephesians 5:11 "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."
And here is a command!
2 Thessalonians 3:6 "Now we command you brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received from us."
Do you think this answers my troubled heart, yes, in many ways and it is what I have done, but I guess I needed proof that I was doing the right thing. I have withdrawn myself according to this command. Now I will let God do the rest. Grandma Joan
Isaiah 52:11 "Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out from the midst of her; be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord."
John 15:19 "If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you."
Acts 2:40 "And with many other words did He testify and exhort, saying, save yourselves from this untoward generation."
Ephesians 5:11 "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."
And here is a command!
2 Thessalonians 3:6 "Now we command you brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received from us."
Do you think this answers my troubled heart, yes, in many ways and it is what I have done, but I guess I needed proof that I was doing the right thing. I have withdrawn myself according to this command. Now I will let God do the rest. Grandma Joan
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Mission Possible
A lot of people think that this mission is impossible but Jesus said in Matthew 19:26, "With men this is impossible but with God all things are possible."
Colossians 1:21,22 "And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless, and above reproach in His sight."
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit."
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."
John 1:12,13 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of men, but of God."
John 6:63 "It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life."
John 3:7,8 "Marvel not that I said unto you; You must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth; and thou hearest the sound thereof, but cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone that is born of the Spirit."
The following verses tell us how to complete this mission of transformation of character.
1John 5:14,15 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.
Do you desire to complete this mission that most people think is impossible. The mission is possible through Christ who strengthens us and lives in us through His Holy Spirit and we know that if we ask anything according to His will, we know that we have the petition that we desire of Him, so let's ask Him to send His Holy Spirit to dwell in us and make us a new creature in Christ. It is always God's will to save us, so lets ask Him. Are you with me? Grandma Joan
Colossians 1:21,22 "And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless, and above reproach in His sight."
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit."
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."
John 1:12,13 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of men, but of God."
John 6:63 "It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life."
John 3:7,8 "Marvel not that I said unto you; You must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth; and thou hearest the sound thereof, but cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone that is born of the Spirit."
The following verses tell us how to complete this mission of transformation of character.
1John 5:14,15 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.
Do you desire to complete this mission that most people think is impossible. The mission is possible through Christ who strengthens us and lives in us through His Holy Spirit and we know that if we ask anything according to His will, we know that we have the petition that we desire of Him, so let's ask Him to send His Holy Spirit to dwell in us and make us a new creature in Christ. It is always God's will to save us, so lets ask Him. Are you with me? Grandma Joan
Friday, February 24, 2017
God a Fortress, A Hiding Place, a Refuge and a Shield
What else could we ask for? He has promised so much, I can't get over all the promises that have been made in our behalf. These next promises are for us when we are attacked by satan. We need to be strong and the way we are made strong is through His promises to us. Remember, 'Through His Promises we become partakers of His Divine Nature. So study His promises and be strengthened.
God a Fortress
2 Samuel 22:2 "And He said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer."
Psalm 18:2 "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."
Psalm 91:2 "I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him will I trust."
Nahum 1:7 "The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knows them that trust in him."
A Hiding Place
Psalm 17:8 "Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of Thy wings."
Psalm 27:5 "For in the time of trouble He hall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock."
Psalm 31:20 "Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man: Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues."
Psalm 32:7 "Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance."
Psalm 64:2,3 "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:"
Psalm 119:114 "Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in Thy word."
Psalm 143:9 "Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me."
A Refuge
Psalm 31:20 "Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man: Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues."
Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
Psalm 71:3 "Be Thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress."
Proverbs 14:26 "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge."
Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runs into it, and is safe."
A Shield
Genesis 15:1 "After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am Thy shield, and Thy exceeding great reward."
Deuteronomy 33:29 "Happy art thou O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places."
Psalm 33:20 "Our soul waits for the Lord: He is our help and our shield."
Psalm 84:11 "For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly."
Proverbs 30:5,6 "Every word of God is pure, He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. Add thou not unto His words; lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."
I don't think I need to add a word unto these verses. It is very great promises that He will protect us from the enemy of souls, wherever they are and whatever they do or say, we are always able to ask God to protect us and He will. Please believe these promises and rest in His words. Thats what I do and I am safe in His care, always. Grandma Joan
God a Fortress
2 Samuel 22:2 "And He said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer."
Psalm 18:2 "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."
Psalm 91:2 "I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him will I trust."
Nahum 1:7 "The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knows them that trust in him."
A Hiding Place
Psalm 17:8 "Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of Thy wings."
Psalm 27:5 "For in the time of trouble He hall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock."
Psalm 31:20 "Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man: Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues."
Psalm 32:7 "Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance."
Psalm 64:2,3 "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:"
Psalm 119:114 "Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in Thy word."
Psalm 143:9 "Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me."
A Refuge
Psalm 31:20 "Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man: Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues."
Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
Psalm 71:3 "Be Thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress."
Proverbs 14:26 "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge."
Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runs into it, and is safe."
A Shield
Genesis 15:1 "After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am Thy shield, and Thy exceeding great reward."
Deuteronomy 33:29 "Happy art thou O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places."
Psalm 33:20 "Our soul waits for the Lord: He is our help and our shield."
Psalm 84:11 "For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly."
Proverbs 30:5,6 "Every word of God is pure, He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. Add thou not unto His words; lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."
I don't think I need to add a word unto these verses. It is very great promises that He will protect us from the enemy of souls, wherever they are and whatever they do or say, we are always able to ask God to protect us and He will. Please believe these promises and rest in His words. Thats what I do and I am safe in His care, always. Grandma Joan
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Taking the hand of another, has a comforting feeling, specially if a person is ill, or discouraged. A hug is even better, but let's just consider the taking of a person's hand. Has anyone ever taken your hand in theirs and taken their other hand and patted your hand. To me, there is a special, comforting, fellowship and helpfulness in that handshake. It has a special meaning in it of caring for how you are doing and maybe a hint of Christian love in it? There was lots of love in Jesus taking your hand, His hand had a lot of meaning in it when He took your hand. Let's take a look at someone taking your hand.
A Sign of Friendship
2 Kings 10:15 "And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him and he saluted him, and said to him. Is thine heart right as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot."
A Little Girl Responds to the Healing Hand of Jesus
Matthew 9:25 "But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose."
Even the Demon Possessed respond to the hand of Jesus
Mark 9:27 "But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up, and he arose."
Feet and Ankles Respond to the Hand of Peter
Acts 3:7 "And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength."
Peter Lifted up the Dead by His Hand
Acts 9:41 "And he gave her (Dorcas) his hand and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Our hands can mean so much to others. They can mean a lot of Christian love and they can also be used in the wrong way if our heart is not right with God. We must have the love of Christ in our heart if we are truly Christians and then the touch of our hands will be comforting and tell the person that they mean a lot to you, that you love them with the love of Jesus in your heart. I am so loved at the church I attend. I cannot explain how it has made such a difference in my life. I am sure the people that love me, will probably never know. I also like to make new friends by loving them with a touch or even a hug if it's a lady and I am not afraid to tell them that I love them, if I truly do. I always receive more love than I give. Try it you might just be overcome with the love of the saints. Grandma Joan
A Sign of Friendship
2 Kings 10:15 "And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him and he saluted him, and said to him. Is thine heart right as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot."
A Little Girl Responds to the Healing Hand of Jesus
Matthew 9:25 "But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose."
Even the Demon Possessed respond to the hand of Jesus
Mark 9:27 "But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up, and he arose."
Feet and Ankles Respond to the Hand of Peter
Acts 3:7 "And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength."
Peter Lifted up the Dead by His Hand
Acts 9:41 "And he gave her (Dorcas) his hand and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Our hands can mean so much to others. They can mean a lot of Christian love and they can also be used in the wrong way if our heart is not right with God. We must have the love of Christ in our heart if we are truly Christians and then the touch of our hands will be comforting and tell the person that they mean a lot to you, that you love them with the love of Jesus in your heart. I am so loved at the church I attend. I cannot explain how it has made such a difference in my life. I am sure the people that love me, will probably never know. I also like to make new friends by loving them with a touch or even a hug if it's a lady and I am not afraid to tell them that I love them, if I truly do. I always receive more love than I give. Try it you might just be overcome with the love of the saints. Grandma Joan
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