September 23, 2013

God wants to heal you! But You make alliances not directed by His Spirit!

 Today's message is: God wants to heal you. The worldly system cannot heal you. God is waiting for you to turn to Him. Alliances with the world are not in accordance to God's Spirit, and such actions of unbelief in God's words ("I am the Lord who heals you". "By His wounds, you were healed"), grieves Him. You pile up your sins by seeking any help other than God's help. Only the Spirit of God (the Holy Spirit) can direct your way. Jesus said,
"The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life."
John 6:63 (NLT)_______________________

Isaiah 30

New Living Translation (NLT)

30 What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,”
    says the Lord.

“You make plans that are contrary to mine.
    You make alliances not directed by my Spirit,
    thus piling up your sins.
For without consulting me,

    you have gone down to Egypt for help.
You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection.
    You have tried to hide in his shade.
But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated,
    and by depending on him, you will be disgraced.
For though his power extends to Zoan
    and his officials have arrived in Hanes,
all who trust in him will be ashamed.
    He will not help you.
    Instead, he will disgrace you.”
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12 This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:
Because you despise what I tell you
    and trust instead in oppression and lies,

13 calamity will come upon you suddenly—

    like a bulging wall that bursts and falls.
In an instant it will collapse
    and come crashing down.
14 You will be smashed like a piece of pottery—
    shattered so completely that
there won’t be a piece big enough
    to carry coals from a fireplace
    or a little water from the well.”
15 This is what the Sovereign Lord,
    the Holy One of Israel, says:
Only in returning to me
    and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength.

    But you would have none of it.
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 18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him
    so he can show you his love and compassion.

For the Lord is a faithful God.
    Blessed are those who wait for his help.
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So it will be when the Lord begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them.
27 Look! The Lord is coming from far away,
    burning with anger,
    surrounded by thick, rising smoke.
His lips are filled with fury;
    His words consume like fire.

28 His hot breath pours out like a flood
    up to the neck of his enemies.
He will sift out the proud nations for destruction.
    He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin.
29 But the people of God will sing a song of joy,
    like the songs at the holy festivals.
You will be filled with joy,

    as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims
to Jerusalem, the mountain of the Lord
    to the Rock of Israel.
30 And the Lord will make his majestic voice heard.
    He will display the strength of his mighty arm.
It will descend with devouring flames,
    with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.

31 At the Lord’s command, the Assyrians will be shattered.
    He will strike them down with his royal scepter.
32 And as the Lord strikes them with his rod of punishment,
    his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps.
    Lifting his mighty arm, he will fight the Assyrians.
33 Topheth—the place of burning
    has long been ready for the Assyrian king;
    the pyre is piled high with wood.
The breath of the Lord, like fire from a volcano,
    will set it ablaze.
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Isaiah 66:24  And as they go out, they will see
    the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me.
For the worms that devour them will never die,
    and the fire that burns them will never go out.
All who pass by
    will view them with utter horror.”

 THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT - THE WORD OF GOD - THE FIRE OF GOD!

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