You have to ask to be in the kingdom. It is a personal choice made or not made by each person. This is an example of a prayer you can use if you have never asked Jesus to be your Savior. The greatest gift is the gift of salvation and everlasting life. A sense of urgency exists. Don't put off this decision made by the heart.
The Sinner's Prayer
Dear God, I know that I am a
sinner. I know that you sent Jesus to be my Savior, and that He died on the
cross to take the punishment for my sins. Please forgive me of all
my sins, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ
died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.
I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart
from this day forward. Please send the Holy Spirit to come into my
life and change me. Please help me to follow you for the rest of my life. Thank
you for saving me and taking me to heaven when I die. In Jesus’ Name,
Amen.
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Many times, it seems that I want to pray with my head instead of my heart. I have discovered if I come to Jesus in a humble manner and submit myself to him and his will, he answers. Sometimes it is best to put aside the burdens of life. To not focus on what is happening in the mind. Just be with him from your heart and see what happens for you and your loved ones. Little children find their security, strength and simplicity of life in their parents. It is easy for them to have faith in their heavenly Father who brings us all our security, strength and peace. Let Jesus enter your heart and live in you and with you. Receive him.
Mark 10 - The Little Children and Jesus
13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”16 And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
God says we are made in his image so why wouldn’t
our words have power? God spoke the world into existence. In Genesis "God said" is repeated over and over. Your words do have power, so select and use them wisely.They build up and tear down a person all in an instant.
Those words spoken stick with that person for years to come as soon as you
release them. You may not have meant what you said, but you said the words and
that provides rights for your words to exist and impact yourself and others. Word curses, ungodly beliefs, covenants, vows, pledges, declarations,
and oaths are all easily spoken and result in ramification and instant
accountability without knowledge on the recipient party.I would suggest to never use the word never or always.
In my case, I know who said what
and some of you meant your hurtful words and some of you didn’t.You didn’t mean hurtful intention and I have forgiven you.God named his fallen angels with their God
given name and their function. One can even speak to your disease, ailment or infirmity and command it to GO! in Jesus name. In some cases, you will be healed.The good
news is that God is the creator of the Universe and Satan is just a fallen
angel.There is a supernatural realm we are all
walking in right here, right now and all around you at this very moment. Chose your words wisely and be kind to others. Love your neighbor and love God more.
Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Psalm 15 A psalm of David
1 Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?
2 The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; 3 whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others; 4 who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the Lord; who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind; 5 who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
If you have a choice, what do you choose? There are many things people cannot see, hear or
know of to believe in. Then, you can have faith. In the spiritual world, there aretwo teams and that is it.You are either in the Kingdom or not in the
Kingdom.There is no void space, not
even on Earth. There are “obstacles” getting in your way of understanding or
hearing.There are doubts,
disbeliefs and hindrances attempting to get your attention now. When you equate this to football, which many American’s understand, that means there is no
sideline or stadium to go sit in and wait.What I am suggesting is that a sense of urgency exists. If you don’t know
that you are on God’s team, his side, there is a default team who welcomes you and
who doesn’t have to fight for your attention. This is why the gates of hell are
wide.
Matthew 7:13 NIV The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
The Earth is Satan’s realm with God’s kingdom
on Earth.One has to ask to be included
in the Kingdom of God. You are always welcome because God
gave his only Son for your sins.This
knowledge should provide one with much comfort if eternity matters to you.I didn’t know all of this information either, but I do now and it gives me great peace.
Matthew 7 (NIV) Ask, Seek, Knock
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Fear.It has left
me.And fear can leave you too. Fear is
one of Satan’s greatest weapons because fear is the opposite of having
faith.Fear can be paralyzing and can
keep a person bound.A person who feels
unloved or rejected may have a great deal of fear. Abaddon (Hebrew) or Apollyon
(Greek) is the ruling spirit of fear-Destroyer (Revelation 9:11). These spirits torment and can represent
Scorpions. Having fear can keep you from being fully free.I lived a lot of times afraid.I was afraid of rejection.I was afraid of being left out.I was afraid of dying or being hurt.I was afraid of being left alone, ridiculed
or mocked.I was afraid of failing. I
was afraid of not being good enough. I was afraid that I didn’t matter.I was always looking from the outside in. Now
I am on the inside looking out.It is a
wondrous feeling to not have fear.I am
not afraid.Death has lost its
sting.I can stand my ground in the
knowledge of the truth. The truth is that was how I saw me, not how others saw me. You have to find your identity in Christ and understand how he sees you. Now, I know that I will be
ok.That I am ok.That I have been ok, but just didn’t know it
at the time.It’s your choice whether
you are afraid, decide not to worry or be anxious.Those thoughts of fear do not come from God. He is not the author of them. Cast your cares on him.He is right there with you, right now,
waiting.
“In the name of Jesus, by the authority given to me as a
believer, I confess that I have felt fear-fear of man, fear of rejection, fear
of death, fear of trauma, childhood fears.I ask for your forgiveness, forgive myself, forgive you Lord Jesus if I
have ever blamed you, forgive x for these fears. I also forgive my ancestors
for any inherited fears on both my Mother’s and Father’s side back to
Adam.I ask you to forgive them and them
to forgive themselves and forgive those who hurt them. I repent, renounce these sins
and rebuke fear.I ask for your blessings;
including faith, healing and deliverance. I bind all spirits and their functions and separate
them from the rest.I call up the head,
and bind all others to the head. I cast them now to the pit in Jesus name. Jesus, I
ask you to fill these places with the Holy Spirit, put everything back into
perfect order, cover these sins with the shed blood of Jesus.I ask you to heal me in Jesus name. Amen.”
Isaiah 41
9 I took you from the
ends of the earth, from
its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I
have chosen you and have not rejected you. 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I
will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
11 “All who rage against
you will
surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will
be as nothing and perish. 12 Though you search for your enemies, you
will not find them. Those who wage war against you will
be as nothing at all. 13 For I am the Lord your God who
takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I
will help you.
Going out into the natural world without this is like going out "naked" in the supernatural.
“Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. “
First—Put on the Armor of God
The Helmet of Salvation
Thank you, Lord, for my salvation. I receive it in a new and fresh way from You, and I declare that nothing can separate me now from the love of Christ and the place I shall ever have in Your kingdom.
The Breastplate of Righteousness
And yes, Lord, I wear Your righteousness today against all condemnation and corruption. Fit me with Your holiness and purity—defend me from all assaults against my heart.
The Belt of Truth
Lord, I put on the belt of truth. I choose a lifestyle of honesty and integrity. Show me the truths I so desperately need today. Expose the lies that I am not even aware that I believe.
The Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
I do choose to live for the gospel at any moment. Show me where You are working and lead me to it. Do not let me become slack in my walk.
The Shield of Faith
Jesus, I lift the confidence that You are good against every lie and every assault of the enemy. You have good in store for me. Nothing is coming today that can overcome me because You are with me.
The Sword of the Spirit
Holy Spirit, show me specifically today the truths of the Word of God that I will need to counter the snares of the enemy. Bring them to mind throughout the day.
Then
Finally, Holy Spirit, I agree to walk in step with You in everything. Amen.
I know what it’s like to be in bondage. It’s a real word and a real situation. The interesting thing about bondage is sometimes you don’t know it when it’s happening to you. In my case, I knew it and not only did I know it, I could define “it.” However, the people looking at me, living with me, interacting with me had no clue. The level of suffering was beyond comprehension. Yet, I was expected to be me, to act like me, to function like me. I was expected to operate at a high level of capacity. After all, I am Mom. I am wife. I am daughter and sister and friend. I quickly discovered their was only one way out of this bondage that only I knew about that the other’s couldn’t see. This is when Christ came crashing in. Most say, it doesn’t happen this way. I don’t know because people don’t seem to talk about these subjects these days in this world. It is almost like talking about Jesus outside of the body of Christ is taboo, or gets you labled crazy or weird. Here is what I do know. I know he comes to heal the broken hearted. I know he rescues those who are lost. I know you can count on him like you can’t count on anything else. I know he loves you. I know he is consistent and never fails. I know he is there right now, right here with me, fighting for me, never failing or foresaking me. And I know he can be there for you too.
The Bible is God’s love for all people. This love was revealed when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came into the world as a human being, lived a sinless life, died on the cross, and rose from the dead. Because Christ died, our sins can be forgiven, and because He conquered death we can have eternal life. It is possible to know for sure what will become of us after we die.
This gift of forgiveness and eternal life cannot be ours unless we willingly accept it. God requires an response from us.
God’s Love Is Revealed in the Bible
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” –John 3:16 (NIV)
God loves you. He wants to bless your life and make it full and complete. And He wants to give you a life which will last forever, even after you experience physical death.
We Are Sinful
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” –Romans 3:23 (NIV)
We are all sinners. We all do things that we know are wrong.
Sin Has a Price
“For the wages of sin is death.” –Romans 6:23 (NIV)
If we chose to continue to sin, we will pay the penalty of spiritual death: We will not only die physically; we will also be separated from our holy God for all eternity. The Bible teaches that those who choose to remain separated from God will spend eternity in a place called hell.
Christ Has Paid Our Price
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” –Romans 5:8 (NIV)
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, has paid the price for all our sins. You may think you have to lead a good life and do good deeds before God will love you. But the Bible says that Christ loved you enough to die for you, even when you were rebelling against Him.
Salvation Is a Free Gift
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.” –Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
God is offering us something we could never provide for yourself: forgiveness of sins and eternal life, God’s gift to us is free. We do not have to work for a gift. All we have to do is joyfully receive it, Believe with all your heart that Jesus Christ died for you!
Jesus Is at Your Door
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” –Revelation 3:20 (NIV)
Jesus wants to have a relationship with us. Invite Him in. He is waiting for you to receive Him.
You Must Receive Him
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” –John 1:12 (NIV)
When you receive Christ into your heart you become a child of God, and have the privilege of talking to Him in prayer at any time about anything. The Christian life is a personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ. And best of all, it is a relationship that will last for all eternity.
Are you ready to accept the gift of eternal life? Then talk to God from your heart through what's known as the sinner’s prayer.
Sinner’s Prayer
“Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and I do not deserve eternal life. But, I believe You died and rose from the grave to purchase a place in Heaven for me. Jesus, come into my life, take control of my life, forgive my sins and save me. I am now placing my trust in You alone for my salvation and I accept your free gift of eternal life.”
I now understand why suicide is so rampant and why mental illness can be unexplained. Some say that 80% of diseases are just a “curse.” Blessings and curses are explained in Deuteronomy. In the new testament, one is under a new covenant. Sometimes I have found that the past just needs to be put to rest for the benefit of the future generations. For those of you that don’t understand, that is fine –try not to judge and if you do judge – ask for forgiveness. God’s job is to judge. Some don't believe in curses, most believe in blessings.
Listen, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth. 2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! 4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
5 They are corrupt and not his children; to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation. 6 Is this the way you repay the Lord, you foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator,[a] who made you and formed you?
7 Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. 8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.[b] 9 For the Lord’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance.
10 In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, 11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft. 12 The Lord alone led him; no foreign god was with him.
13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the fruit of the fields. He nourished him with honey from the rock, and with oil from the flinty crag, 14 with curds and milk from herd and flock and with fattened lambs and goats, with choice rams of Bashan and the finest kernels of wheat. You drank the foaming blood of the grape.
15 Jeshurun[c] grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior. 16 They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols. 17 They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God— gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear. 18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
19 The Lord saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters. 20 “I will hide my face from them,” he said, “and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful. 21 They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding. 22 For a fire will be kindled by my wrath, one that burns down to the realm of the dead below. It will devour the earth and its harvests and set afire the foundations of the mountains.
23 “I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against them. 24 I will send wasting famine against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts, the venom of vipers that glide in the dust. 25 In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with gray hair. 26 I said I would scatter them and erase their name from human memory, 27 but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest the adversary misunderstand and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed; the Lord has not done all this.’”
28 They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them. 29 If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be! 30 How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up? 31 For their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede. 32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison, and their clusters with bitterness. 33 Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.
34 “Have I not kept this in reserve and sealed it in my vaults? 35 It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”
36 The Lord will vindicate his people and relent concerning his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.[d] 37 He will say: “Now where are their gods, the rock they took refuge in, 38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up to help you! Let them give you shelter!
39 “See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand. 40 I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever, 41 when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me. 42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, while my sword devours flesh: the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”
43 Rejoice, you nations, with his people,[e][f] for he will avenge the blood of his servants; he will take vengeance on his enemies and make atonement for his land and people.
44 Moses came with Joshua[g] son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.45 When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel,46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
Moses to Die on Mount Nebo
48 On that same day the Lord told Moses,49 “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo in Moab, across from Jericho, and view Canaan, the land I am giving the Israelites as their own possession.50 There on the mountain that you have climbed you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.51 This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.52 Therefore, you will see the land only from a distance; you will not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.”
As with many family’s, I also know that my health was impacted by past generations. I know some do not believe this could be the case because of the new covenant, but it was the case for me. If all of this was revelation provided to me for the benefit of my family, it can be different than your story. For us, this physically showed up as allergies and asthma. For others in my family, the outcomes were traumatic deaths, early deaths, lung issues, allergies and others. It can also be explained by my ancestors and the covenants they made knowingly or unknowingly.
Everlasting Salvation for Zion
51 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; 2 look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many. 3 The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
4 “Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. 5 My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
7 “Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have taken my instruction to heart: Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals or be terrified by their insults. 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations.”
9 Awake, awake, arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength! Awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old. Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through? 10 Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross over? 11 Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
12 “I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass, 13 that you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretches out the heavens and who lays the foundations of the earth, that you live in constant terror every day because of the wrath of the oppressor, who is bent on destruction? For where is the wrath of the oppressor? 14 The cowering prisoners will soon be set free; they will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread. 15 For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is his name. 16 I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand— I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath
17 Awake, awake! Rise up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes people stagger. 18 Among all the children she bore there was none to guide her; among all the children she reared there was none to take her by the hand. 19 These double calamities have come upon you— who can comfort you?— ruin and destruction, famine and sword— who can[a] console you? 20 Your children have fainted; they lie at every street corner, like antelope caught in a net. They are filled with the wrath of the Lord, with the rebuke of your God.
21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted one, made drunk, but not with wine. 22 This is what your Sovereign Lord says, your God, who defends his people: “See, I have taken out of your hand the cup that made you stagger; from that cup, the goblet of my wrath, you will never drink again. 23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, ‘Fall prostrate that we may walk on you.’ And you made your back like the ground, like a street to be walked on.”
