Abide in Me

Monday, July 14, 2014

Sunday, July 13, 2014

"having also believed, you were sealed in Him (Christ Jesus) with the Holy Spirit of promise"

Before Jesus ascension into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit (Third of the Trinity- Counselor and Teacher, among other things)- and once ascended- and seated at the right hand of the Father, He did.

And we as believers (aka YOU in the verse above)- when we BELIEVED in Him

WERE- the means a DONE DEAL, and it's PAST TENSE

when you believed in Him, you WERE sealed

SEALED- ownership and security, together with destination (Strong's Concordance and Dictionary)

having believed in Him, Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit MADE you Christ's (ownership) and you are-

se·cure (Merriam Webster, online)
: protected from danger or harm

: guarded so that no one can enter or leave without approval

AND together (ownership and security) a destination.

You are Christ'- you belong to Him, you are secure in Him- and He is your destination.

How do I know this?

The Holy Spirit sealed you IN CHRIST, IN HIM. Not merely marked BY Him, but you are IN CHRIST.

You live, remain, dwell, abide IN CHRIST.

When you believed in Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit- the Promised One of Jesus, sealed you (safe and secure) IN Christ. Where Christ is, YOU are.

Colossians 3:1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Sadness

I am feeling a deep sadness and sorrow today. This is the 2nd anniversary of my dear friends daughters death. I am very tearful. I am going to see her later and I have got to pull it together.

I am so sorry for her. So sad for my friend. I cannot imagine her heart ache and my heart aches for and with her.

I have no words. I just ache with her.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Father's Day

So blessed. A joy-filled weekend.

Lunch with dear friends, the Gibbon's and Patricia Huckeba on Friday.

Celebrated Father's Day for sweet Nick on Friday night.

The Gunters came over for 'family time' on Saturday evening, for they like family to us! Thank you, Holly Holly Breitenbach Gunter, for a delicious meal!

This morning Nick and I get to serve, for the first time, with Scott Wolfe at the homeless ministry, Refuge, at First Baptist.

And the grand finale, meeting my Dad and Karen Cleary Johnson's family (and hopefully Tina Vaught) at Norris Dam in Tennessee for a picnic!

Happy Father's Day, Nick Ellison- you are more than I ever imagined!

Happy Father's Day, Harold Cleary, I am blessed to be called your daughter. I adore you.

Happy Father's Day, Leonard Beasley! You have been a father to Nick AND me. Appointed by God, we love you and have been abundantly blessed to call you a father, to us!

To my Father, thank You. For You. Without You, I have and am nothing. With You, I have Life- John 14:6.

Monday, May 26, 2014

Well, amen.

Francis Frangipane

10 mins ·

Here is what I have discovered: just before the Lord releases a new mantle or anointing upon an individual, He will often "dis-mantle" that individual’s previous level of service. This dismantling may not feel good. We may pass through a season of brokenness. But if we keep faith during the process, the new mantle with come. When it does, you will have greater conformity to Christ, and thus greater power. – In Christ’s Image Training