Good Friday Morning. Here’s Today’s Nugget to chew on:

“Our Heart’s Desire”

Matthew 15:29-31 The Passion Translation (TPT)

29 After leaving Lebanon, Jesus went to Lake Galilee and climbed a hill nearby and sat down. 

30 Then huge crowds of people streamed up the hill, bringing with them the lame, blind, deformed, mute, and many others in need of healing. They laid them at Jesus’ feet and he healed them all.

31 And the crowds marveled with rapture and amazement, astounded over the things they were witnessing with their own eyes! The lame were walking, the mute were speaking, the crippled were made well, and the blind could see. For three days everyone celebrated the miracles as they exalted and praised the God of Israel!
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Further Thought:  Let’s remember that according to 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God [you, a man or woman of God] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  So, the miracles we read in today’s passage were not just for when Jesus walked the earth, but they are for now, and we should be experiencing them on a regular basis.  Join me in prayer as we prepare to close out another week and to come together with other believers in corporate worship at our local churches.

Today’s Prayer: Father, thank you today for giving us in your word examples of the love you desire to demonstrate to the world. Your best is that no one be lame, blind, deformed, or mute. We can’t explain why certain things happen, and we are glad we don’t have to. Our heart’s desire today is that our spiritual leaders [pastors, teachers, evangelists, and those called to speak your word, including me] begin to operate as Jesus did when he walked the earth. He was our example, and He said in John 14:12 that we would do greater works because He was returning to you. So, according to your Word in Acts 4:29-30, we are asking you to empower our spiritual leaders [call out their names] to speak your word freely and courageously. Stretch out your hand of power through them to heal, and to move in signs and wonders by the name of your holy Son Jesus. We believe we receive, in Jesus Name. Amen

P.S. This is how we will win the world to Christ when they begin to see the Church functioning in the power as Jesus did when He walked the earth.

Have a great day and keep chewing on God’s Word.

Additional references: Hebrews 10:24-25; Matthew 18:20; Matthew 7:12 and 1 John 5:14-15

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