A Letter from Heaven ~For All Fathers

My sons of whom I love dearly; you are the foundation of the family, and I have assigned to you a specific challenge to accomplish in this modern-day world. Your position will be challenged not so much by your own children, but by the very societal structure of this disoriented day.   With the structural breakdown of traditional families and roles so clearly undefined, it has left a door open for displacement to set in.  Your challenge will be a difficult one, but I have extended to you an extraordinary grace for this season of uncertainty.                                      I, your Lord God have placed inside you an exceptional heart of courage and strength. I have given you the wisdom and discernment to stand as loving fathers, even if the world calls it unfashionable.  I made you in my image to be a reflection of my heart, and my heart is love for all mankind.                                      Through our love we can conquer the deception of the spirit of this age and restore the position of the patriarch to the headship of the family.  I designed your role to be a shield for your family; you are their protector.   Your eyes are to watch over them and guide them along the path.   Your words should always be spoken with the truth; as a Shepherd.  The actions of your life will be expressed in your children, so remember to act accordingly.  I gave you arms to wrap them in love and to be an extension of my benevolent hand.  Your mind is as one with your Heavenly Father, renewed by the Spirit of my Adoring Son.  Impart into them my Kingdom Knowledge and they shall not fall by the  wayside.                      Govern with Compassionate Authority and direct them toward their eternal destiny.   Time is valuable and your wisest investment is your children, they are your legacy; both your natural and your Spiritual children.  Fathers of today are a blessing to a misguided generation, in a world needing  restoration.               What the world sees as an archaic role is a rebellion against the Fatherly position.  Their rebellion is against your Heavenly Father and they are in need of a Father’s love the most.   I am your Lord thy God, I am the same as I was when I raised up Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.                                                                                Fathers; you are my sons whom I have created to be respected, and honoured. My Spirit dwells in the heart of the patriarchs; even in this modern-day.

       ”Happy Father’s day”                                                                             ~Love Your Father in Heaven ♥ 

Written by Cindy Livingstone; inspired by the Holy Spirit for all of God’s Fathers,  both in the Natural and Spiritual….. Thank you for surrendering your hearts. Much Love to you on your Special Day.

   ~C.A. Livingstone ©2013

The Laws of the Kingdom~ Inspirational Truth By Dr. Peter Marshall

Dr. Peter Marshall inspirational truth on the Laws of the Kingdom…an excellent 5 minute message to encourage you.                                                                                 Source:   http://victoryinternational.org/main/

Colossians 1:3-4

³ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴ since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;

Colossians 1:9

⁹ For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Philemon 1:4-5

⁴ I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, ⁵ hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

Light of God ~Exhortation and Prayer

Proverbs 20:27                                                                                                         

The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

The Holy Spirit shines the light of heaven into every cavern that lies in our heart, replacing any darkness with His pure light; incinerating any old wounds and refilling those spaces with the Love of the Lord. He restores our lives, so that we may reflect the immense light of our King. In us, God is constructing His Light House…..a Holy Beacon to guide the lost back home, to restore moral and societal structures, and to demonstrate the power of His Kingdom on earth. We are His reflection ….we are the lamp that brings truth to deception and order to chaos. We stand in His Marvelous….. Beautiful Light!!  Will you go to the valleys and the Peaks, to the north, the south, the east and the west….will you go and stand with Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ?…. Sharing His Love and bringing hope to a world needing restoration….Will you go?

PRAYER

Heavenly Father you are our gracious beautiful Lord…..It is our honor to stand in your loving presence….surrendering our hearts over to your comforting Holy Spirit.  Lord we thank for shining your wonderful beautiful light into the darkness of our lives. We glorify and magnify you Father….you are Alpha and Omega and all of our in between. May we stand strong in your mighty presence all the days of our lives.  Lord we pray for salvation to enter the hearts of the lost…we pray for revelation to rise in the spirit of the saints and we pray for restoration of our moral and societal structures…. May the light of your love enter into every area of mankind’s system and take controlling interest over their human hearts. Lord the world may appear in darkness but we as your saints know that you are the abundance of light.  We thank you Father for the word that is our map and your Spirit that is our lamp the shines light into every corner of your creation….we are truly a blessed people!!  Loving Father we are your humble servants onto the world….direct us Holy Spirit in are steps that our Lord has ordered for us. Give us peace on our journey and keep our hearts filled with the Joy of the Lord. May we walk with the divine providence of the Kingdom in our lives and may we reflect the heart of our King Jesus Christ in all that we do. In Jesus Name…Amen.

God Bless You and Keep You Embraced in His Loving Presence  ~Sincerely  Cindy♥

C. A. Livingstone (©) 2013

THE EXODUS REPORT

The book of Exodus is the second book written in the Pentateuch, also known as the Torah, The books of the Law or The books of Moses.  History records that Moses is the author of these books.  The book of Exodus contains forty chapters and is written as a message of Redemption by Blood.  This book is both Narrative and Legislative in its context. We see the Narrative side of the book as a story of the birth of the deliverer of God’s people named Moses. His story is of one that shows his life in three parts. He is raised as royalty in Egypt serving and favoured by Pharaoh only to find out that he is actually a Jew and should be in the mortar pits with his enslaved brethren. He was exiled from Egypt and spent the next forty years in the desert in the house of Jethro, married to his daughter Zipporah. Then Moses receives the call from God to return to Egypt and deliver his people from the bondage of Pharaoh. Moses would spend the last forty years of his life in the desert with the people of Israel wandering.

The Legislative part of Exodus refers to the laws given to Moses at Mt. Sinai and the precise instructions of the tabernacle that Moses later received. The law is known as the Ten Commandments; they are the rules which were written by the finger of God when Moses was on Mt. Sinai with God. We also see that with the instructions given for the construction of the tabernacle to be exact in nature. This reveals that God is a God of order and He has a predetermined plan for everything He creates. Exodus in the Old Testament not only illustrates the redemption of sin through the sacrifice of the lamb by the animal’s blood sprinkled on the altar to wash away their sin; It also reveals the future plan of God for the redemption of His people through the shedding of the blood of  His son Jesus through the work of the cross.  Moses in the Old Testament was a Prophet who led God’s people out of bondage. Jesus in the New Testament came to lead His people out of bondage and  into salvation through taking all the sins of mankind and dying for them. Both  Moses and Jesus were intercessor for God. The tabernacle in the Old Testament is symbolic to the cross in the New Testament. It is the way of redemption of sin and being washed clean. How we approach the altar in the Old Testament is in a specific order,  much like how we approach Jesus in the New Testament. We lay our sins down at the base of the cross and we enter into the tabernacle. We ask for forgiveness and we are washed clean.  The laver in the Old Testament cleansed the blood. We now commune with His Holy Spirit; we eat at the table of show bread. He becomes the light of our lives and we are a member of His body. The candlesticks in the tabernacle are the light of the church in the world.  We have the sweet presence of His comforter; it is like a continued burning of the incense at the altar. We are hidden in Christ; we are now the priest that dwells in the secret places of the most high God. We are behind the veil in His tabernacle. Our lives have been restored to the order of the Lord.  For God so love us that He sent a deliver in the Old Testament name Moses and sent His Son Jesus to save us in the New Testament.  His plan from the fall of Adam was a plan of Redemption.

In conclusion, by understanding that the Old Testament book of Exodus was an extremely important book in the bible we see a clearer vision of the purpose in the order that God places things in; of the laws of God and of the Salvation of God.  We understand how God’s word is as important in the Old Testament just as it is in The New Testament; Jesus came to fulfill the law. There is a common thread throughout the Old Testament that lines up with the events in the New Testament. This is why these books are the authoritative canonized books of our bible. They are the infallible word of God, written by the Holy Spirit through the chosen authors of our Heavenly Father.  Exodus is a book of great hope and fulfilled promises of our Lord. When He degrees a word, or a promise to His people He delivers on what is spoken. God is the same today as He was in those times, He does not change. He is a sovereign God and we can trust His word.

Every last thing on this earth was created for His purpose. He will bring us into our destiny but we must stand on His word and follow His order; He is with us always.   Amen

Kingdom Blessing to all, May God Bless You and Keep You in His Divine Grace♥  ~Sincerely Cindy

 

Scripture – KJV

Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Exodus 3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites N.T..

Exodus 25:9 to end of Exodus and carries into Leviticus – Instructions of tabernacle

Exodus 20:1-17 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.13 Thou shalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal.16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour

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.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life

2 Timothy 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel

C. A. Livingstone (©) 2012, 2013

The Gift of Healing

The gift of healing is a supernatural ability given by the Holy Spirit to remove all sickness from the human body. It is given for a specific instance of healing whether the healing is instantaneous or gradual. Throughout time God has given this gift to many great individuals such as Maria Woodworth-Etta, Aimee Semple Mcpherson, Katherine Kuhlman A.A. Allen, and Smith Wigglesworth to name a few. They are considered to be God’s Generals and were blessed with  healing miracles during their services.  They were Spirit filled individuals who diligently sought after God’s presence and anointing for the healing power of the Spirit to operate in their services. They were obedient servants of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, yielding themselves to the presence of God. They were humble servants and always gave God the glory for His healing miracles. Katherine Kuhlman once said “ It is not our ability to believe that made the sickness to go but rather the faith which God imparted to us through his mercy. “

We must have faith in the gift which God’s Spirit has imparted into us. Our Lord wants all His children to seek His gifts and operate in them. We see throughout the ministry of  Jesus that he healed the sick as written in Matthew 9:35 “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”  Jesus was anointed by the Spirit to heal as written in Acts 10:38 “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”  The Holy Spirit was with Jesus and operated through him. The Holy Spirit operates in this same manner through us.              We Know that the gifts are given by the Spirit and we know that we have the ability to operate in the gift of healing because it is revealed to us  in                         1 Corinthians 12:9 “To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit.”  The Holy Spirit is still present in the world today, therefore our ability to operate in the gift of healing or any other gifts are still present and available to all who seek them.  God is looking for HUNGRY, FAITHFUL SERVANTS!

Why do we seek to heal people? What compels a person to want to have such a gift? I don’t know what it is for everyone else, but for myself it started when I was a little girl. There was much sickness in my family both mentally and physically and I was constantly praying for God to “fix them.” I did not know what was wrong with them I just knew that someone had to help them and for some reason I knew that only God could. My passion for wanting to help heal people continued to grow. In my teenage years I volunteered in the hospitals and was involved in fund-raising for international year of the child to raise money for the local  Children’s Hospital. I would visit the children in the wards and just befriend them while they were in the hospital. There was one young boy who had cancer and watching him suffer was quite troublesome. One day I came to visit him and his room was empty. I thought that perhaps he was better and went home.  I found out that he had passed away and It broke my heart. I thought if only there were a way I could have helped more…..I did not think he should have died.  I also volunteered  at another local  hospital. During my service there  I would usually be appointed to help in the burn unit and psychiatric ward because no one else would want to go in those wards. It bothered me somewhat  but I would just think about how hard it must be for them and that would give me the strength to endure the smell of burnt flesh and the disorientation of the patient’s minds. I would pray for them all. I wanted God to “fix them.” There were many more incidents throughout my life in which I came across people who would just need God to touch them and heal them.   I have lost close friends to illness and there was such a feeling of helplessness to watch them suffer;  I did not know God or about His healing power at that time, but I was always praying to him for others to be healed.  Then one day the battle fell directly onto my doorstep  when I fell ill with lupus. During my battle there came a point in which the doctor’s did not know what else to do to help me, they were basically just giving me all kinds of drugs and had given me no hope for a better tomorrow. At the time  I was a single mother and the thought of leaving my child in this world on her own was unacceptable. So I began my long journey to help find a solution. I tried many alternative healing methods and I did find some relief though some herbal medicine and some other therapeutic medical treatments. Although, I did find some relief from these treatments, I was not healed…..I had done an exuberant amount of medical research and gained much knowledge, but I was still not well and the battle was wearing on my body, my mind and my soul. Exhausted from the battle and with nowhere to turn, I began to seek God and that is when God brought me to VICTORY!!!…….    I got saved and found out that Jesus heals. I immediately began seeking this Jesus that I did not have a relationship with at that time for a miraculous  healing. I came to prayer service; I had people pray for me. I was diligently praying. Then it happened…..One day,  I came home from work and I could barely make it up the stairs because the lupus had begun to attack my body at full force and I was so weak.  I fervently sought God and reminded Him that I was healed by the stripes of my Savior Jesus. I reminded Him that He had  called me out of the darkness to bring me into His light and He gave me the power to heal and was calling me into the healing ministry and that in order to profess the word of healing effectively I needed the manifestation of His word within my own  body.    That night, I went to bed in a state of destitute and excruciating pain, I fervently prayed for God’s intervention, I had enough of sickness. Through the night as I slept  I had a dream….I was in a large room filled with the peaceful presence of God. The room was filled with the scent of sweetness like a maple tree that is filled with sap, There was a breeze blowing through the house and the silk colourful curtains were waving all around. I was surrounded by some heavenly bodies……One came to me and placed there hand right through me into my stomach and pulled out a big black tar like substance. There was such warmth when her hand went through me and I felt such peace. She did not speak in words from her lips, but she did communicate to me that I would be alright now. Then I awoke, rose up and I was healed. I had no pain in my body, all the rashes were removed from my body and I had a surge of energy that I had not felt for a very long time. After living in pain for eight years it was the most amazing feeling to be freed from that disease. I thank the Lord every day for the blessing of His Son.  What the Lord Jesus has done for me I believe it to be my calling to do for others….. To heal the sick and deliver the captives from the deception of the enemy; To yield to His Spirit and serve Him, so that He may bless others with His healing miracles through me.

We as believers in Christ must set ourselves apart and seek to develop a more intimate relationship with God. We must come out from the world and crucify the flesh. It is a process of transformation by the Holy Spirit.  The Spirit gives us life as written in John 6:63  “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”  As we draw closer to the Father our spirit becomes stronger and we begin to only crave the things of the Spirit. The Spirit wants to give us the gifts as we see in       1 Corinthians 12:11“But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will”  We must earnestly seek the gifts, with a true desire in our heart to be used in them. We must pray for the release of the operation of the gifts. We must have the word of God and rightly divide it.  R.W Schambach gives instructions in his book(The Price of Gods Miracle-Working Power) on how to obtain miracles in your ministry, Now the working of miracles is a separate gift from the gift of healing, but sometimes they work together. These gifts are both under the category of the Power gifts. To allow the Spirit to work through us we must pay the price. In the book it teaches us that we must decrease, so that the Spirit can increase. We must present our bodies as a living sacrifice. This includes self-denial  and resolving any personal things in our lives. We must be a partaker of His Divine Nature. A person can receive healing in many ways; We can lay our hands on them for their healing, We can pray,  We can speak the word of God. We can send them an anointed prayer clothe,  We can bring a person into an anointed service and just by being there the Holy Spirit can heal them.  The Lord is truly amazing and works in many ways!!!!

With all the  knowledge that we possess of our Lord and His Spirit and the blessing of His wonderful gifts…. why would a believer  not want to operate in them? Why would they not want to have that anointing of God and to serve Him…… To bring healing to a person is to restore their quality of life,  It gives them an abundant life.  Their joy is restored, their hope is restored. They can look towards a future and start to believe in their dreams again. The devil no longer has power to rob them. God’s word. reveals this to us in John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Wow! being a part of bringing healing to a person is the best gift that we can receive. Knowing that the Holy Spirit has used you in such a profound way is a great blessing in your life. To receive this blessing you must first sacrifice and submit yourself to God. In today’s world most people want the blessing but they don’t want the work that goes along with receiving it. They don’t want to give up there comfortable ways. We as believers in Christ  should always want to be more like Him. We must yield to the voice of the Holy Spirit and put away our worldly ways. If we all yielded to the Spirit,  God could move mightily in this world. We could be witnesses to the greatest move of God since the birth of His Son. We could bring healing and deliverance to all who are bound by the enemy. This is my desire for mankind, this is my prayer for the world.                                            In Jesus Name. Amen.                                                                         

May God Bless You & Keep you close to His Heart ♥                           ~Sincerely Cindy   

 

C. A. Livingstone (©) 2013

From the Tabernacle….. To the Cross ♥†♥

Type & Anti Type

“A Type” is a biblical person, thing, action, event, ceremony, furniture, colour or number that prefigures “An Anti-type” or the correlation in the New Testament.  A likeness must exist between the “type” of the Old Testament prefigurement and the “anti-type of the New Testament reality. The “Anti-Type “is always greater.  The most recognized “Anti-Type” in the New Testament is Jesus; Also known as the second Adam. God breathed life into Adam and made him His first-born son, born out of the earth. ( Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.)   Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit which His mother Mary became impregnated by the Holy Spirit; as revealed to her by the angel that came to visit her (Luke 1:27-31 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS)  Both are creations of God but Jesus was the greatest creation of the Heavenly Father. Adam was created by the dust of the earth and God put His Spirit in him after His creation. Jesus was to come into the world by way of a virgin women. We know this person to be His mother Mary.  Mary received special favour from God because of her purity and obedience unto the Lord. Mary was to bring forth the pure sacrificial lamb we call Jesus. Adam chose to sin, but Jesus would triumph over sin.  Christ came to fulfil the law as spoken by many Prophets throughout the Old Testament and He was the one to set the captives free (Luke 4:18  The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Isaiah 61:1  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound)  In the Old Testament an another reference often made to Jesus it the tabernacle. The tabernacle in represented as the Cross in the New Testament. Jesus was to bare the sins of the world on the cross. The tabernacle in the Old Testament was set up like the cross and how we approach our saviour to be washed of our sins. Coming in to the entrance of the tabernacle; You enter at a place known as brazen alter, the place where the lamb is slain. This would be the foot of the cross in the New Testament, we lay our sins down at the foot of the cross, the place where the Priest slay the lamb. This is the outer court before we enter into the tabernacle or into relationship with Christ. Then we encounter the laver about mid-way up in the tabernacle, this is the place where the Old Testament Priest washed after the atonement of sin by way of the slain lamb. In the New Testament this shows us that Jesus has washed away our sins or we have been washed by the word. (Ephesians 5:26  That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word),  We see the lampstand in the Tabernacle as Jesus being the light unto the world.( John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life ) The table of showbread with twelve loaves of unleaven bread to represent each tribe of Israel, This  reveals to us that the Kingdom of God is about order; His word brings order. These three items are laid in the mid-section of the tabernacle extending outward on both sides. This reveals the mid-section of the Cross; this is the Holy place, the place where the heart of a person is found. Then in the tabernacle we come to the veil that conceals the Holy of Holies.  Behind the veil is the Glory of God. The veil in the New Testament is Jesus and we must go through Him to get to the Father; to get to the Glory!! (John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me)   There are many more types in the Old Testament that could be mentioned. We see Moses striking the rock to get water to quench the thirst of the people, (Exodus 17:6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel).  In the New Testament water is the blood of our saviour, if we are in Christ then we thirst no more. His blood was shed for us and we now drink from the well of the Holy Spirit, the well of the vine.

Why is it important that we see the types and anti-types in the scripture?  Does it apply to our lives today as Christians knowing the importance of such things?   “A Type” in the Old Testament is the message of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit Concealed.  The “Anti Type” in the New Testament is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit Revealed.  By reviewing the Scripture of the Old and the New books of the bible we can see a common thread; That common tread is a message of redemption of God’s children. When Adam fell into sin God’s plan for the salvation of His children began on earth.  Jesus was formed before the foundation of the earth to show us that God loved us so much that He already had a plan to bring us home to Him, To be reconciled unto him. Our Father is the Father of communion and relationship.  In the Old Testament He would appear as a cloud of Glory in the tabernacle. In the New Testament He sent His Son in the flesh for a season and then sent the comforter after the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. The manna in the Old Testament has become our communion in the New Testament, the bread of life which is Jesus. (John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst)  We as followers of Christ must observe the whole counsel of God, from Genesis to Revelations.  It is important to know your God and how He operates in all places and areas in the bible and in our lives. God has been unveiling Himself since the beginning of time and will continue to do so until our Saviour returns. We must continue to seek His wisdom and the treasures hidden within His word. It is important to recognize the “Types” and “Anti Types” because it shows us that God is a God who fulfills His promises to His children. It gives us an assurance of our eternal life and that God has plan and purpose for all of His creation.  Amen.

Kingdom Blessing to all, May God Bless You and Keep You in His Divine Grace♥  ~Sincerely Cindy

C. A. Livingstone (©) 2013

                                                           

A Mothers Love

A Mother’s Love

There are times when only a mother’s love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappointments
And calm all of our fears.

There are times when only a mother’s love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we’ve dreamed about
Quite suddenly is made real.

There are times when only a mother’s faith
Can help us on life’s way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.

For a mother’s heart and a mother’s faith
And a mother’s steadfast love,
Were fashioned by the Heavens
And sent from God above.

May God Bless You  and surround you with an Extra Special Blessing today, May He express His Divine Love today & Always♥                     ~Sincerely Cindy

 

 

 

 

C. A. Livingstone (©) 2013

Jehovah Rohi….The Lord is My Shepherd

Jehovah Rohi, the Lord is My Shepherd is an essential name to all who proclaim Christ as their Lord and Savior.  Rohi in Hebrew context means shepherding. The term Shepherd means “to feed “or “to lead to pasture.”  The word Shepherd can be found in both the Old and New Testaments. Christ is the Chief Shepherd of the church and we are His sheep. He will appoint Shepherds to lord over His flock.  Christ is the care taker of His flock; as seen in the infamous passage of Psalm 23.  Christ assures us that He is our Lord and that He will be with us in all the paths that our feet stroll upon during our life; if we follow him.  The Lord will guide us onto a righteous path, He will restore our soul and we do not need to fear evil for He is with us.

We will dwell with Him forever for Jesus is our Good Shepherd.  The Lord is our provider and our protector, He loves us so much that if we go astray He will come and find us.  Every sheep in the Shepherds fold has gone astray yet we are still in the fold because our gracious, merciful Shepherd’s heart is for us.  A Shepherd’s heart is a heart filled with strength, courage and love. An example of a good shepherd in the Old Testament is King David. He was a mighty man of God and cared deeply for his people. David was not without sin.  He had an intimate relationship with the Lord and when he did do something wrong he would seek forgiveness from the Lord.  We also see Moses as a Shepherd. He was the one chosen by the Father to lead His people out of Egypt and into the promise land.  He delivered them from their bondage and affliction that the enemy had placed upon them.  After wandering in the desert for forty years Moses was not allowed to go into the promise land because of his sin; he struck the rock twice instead of once as God had instructed him. He passed his Shepherd’s rod onto Joshua who led the people into the promise land. Joshua was a great man of courage and strength and accepted the call to be the leader in the new generation. He would be Israel’s new Shepherd; truly the Lord is good to Israel. He led them out of Egypt, saw them across the Red Sea on dry ground, Kept them in the wilderness for forty years and them brought them into the promise land.

In the New Testament we have Jesus as our Shepherd. He is our redeemer and those who hear His voice follow Him.  We as followers of our Shepherd Jesus have the benefits of His presence; He will never leave us or forsake us. This brings a confident assurance that in all situations in life as His sheep He is constantly with us. Our Lord has anointed our heads with the oil of gladness and He breaks all our yokes.  He is our healer and we place our faith in Him;  He delivers us from all afflictions. He bore our sin and sickness on the cross; He died, went to the grave and rose again for us.  He sits at the right hand of the Father interceding for us. He sent His Holy Spirit to dwell in us. He has gone to prepare a place for us.  He truly is the Chief Shepherd.

Jesus is now with the Heavenly Father; however He did not leave us here to flounder. We have the Holy Spirit and the leaders of His Church which He has chosen.  The Chief Shepherd Jesus has chosen Pastors as under Shepherds to lead and guide the Church in Spirit and in Truth.

Pastors are the Lords gift to the Church and they are to continue to protect and be of service to the Lord’s flocks.  They are to be exemplary in all things pertaining to life and godliness.  They are to be a reflection of Jesus; filled with the love of His Spirit, the strength and courage of a Father and the tender heart of our slain lamb Jesus.  A Servant always takes his/her cue from the Master; he/she goes to the Master to get direction for the flock.  A Pastor must always be in communion with the Lord. The Father will give His Servant divine providence in matters of the Church. The Pastor has a watchful eye on what is very precious to Jesus because he/she will answer one day for all his/her decisions concerning the Lord’s called out ones that were placed in his/her care. The Chief Shepherd has placed a great trust in His under Shepherds hands. The Lord knows the hearts of His Servants; for they are the branch on the vine. The Blood of their Lord runs through their veins and the word of the Father dwells in their hearts. They are Shepherds who have been given the ability to instruct on things of the  Lord with a peaceful confidence; for they possess the mind of Christ.

Through our own personal covenant with the Chief Shepherd He will lead us to rest, refreshment, forgiveness, guidance, companionship, comfort, sustenance, and joy. He will be our greatest assurance in this life and the everlasting life to come. He has prepared mansions for His sheep and we shall receive a crown of glory. We as leaders, seeking souls for Christ no matter what you’re calling; look forward to the day we hear our Lord’s voice say “well done my good and faithful servants.” Well done!! Amen

Kingdom Blessing to all, May God Bless You and Keep You in His Divine Grace♥

~Sincerely Cindy

Scripture References -KJV

Jeremiah 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding

Psalm 23  ¹ The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. ²He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. ³He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake ⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me ⁵Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over ⁶Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever

Exodus 12:25  And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service

Hebrews 13:5-6  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. ⁶So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

John 14:2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Ephesians 4:10-12 ¹⁰He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) ¹¹And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;  ¹²For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

John 15:5  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

C. A. Livingstone (©) 2013

In the Kingdom….

Inspiration for today: This is a great 5 minute message on studying the Kingdom….Very Powerful Message!!!  Dr. Peter Marshall has brought to us a key to studying Gods word in the Kingdom and through Kingdom Principles,  Scriptures Acts 20:25-27                     Source http://victoryinternational.org/main/

Acts 20:25-27 (NKJV)

²⁵ “And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. ²⁶ Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. ²⁷ For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

~Sincerely Cindy                                                                                                   May God Bless You & Keep You Embraced in His Loving Presence ♥

 

EVANGELISM ~The Message of Love

In the book of Acts in chapter twenty-six we find a clear illustration of the Apostle Paul’s Testimony.  When we have the opportunity to give our testimony we should have these elements in it. First and foremost our testimony should be very clear; this allows those who are listening to have a better understanding of the message behind our testimony. In the opening verse in Acts twenty-six the Apostle Paul is given the chance to speak on his defense by King Agrippa. In verse two we see Paul expressing his gratitude to the King allowing him to present his defense. We as Christians should always approach people with an attitude of gratitude and thank them for their valuable time. People who do not know Christ may view it as a waste of their time speaking to us. So be appreciative that they are giving up their time to listen. In verse four to eight we see Paul explaining his life before Christ. He speaks of the good parts of his life and how he had lived according to his Jewish heritage and followed the laws of God.  Now he is standing before his own people who have themselves been seeking the Messiah and believe in the written word of God. Paul has been raised from the dead (born again) but they themselves do not believe he is telling the truth.  This is an example of how people in our own lives may have trouble believing we are a changed person.  We must approach them with a gentle love in order to keep their attention and bring understanding of how Christ can convert a life. How our Lord brings us out of the abyss and into the light of His presence. In verse nine to eleven we see the bad side of Paul, the side that ignorance that legalism brings into the life that has not been redeemed. Paul speaks of how he himself once persecuted those who followed “The Way” of Christ; of how he once voted against them and condemned them to death. When we reveal our past sinful nature to people as we are witnessing to them; they may become more at ease with us because they see that we are also human. They may become more comfortable speaking about some of the things in their lives that we may be able to help them with.  This is a step closer to leading them out of the bondage of their sin and to the blood of our Savior. It gives us the opportunity to share the message of Christ on the Cross and how he bore all our sin. We no longer have to carry the baggage of our past mistakes; we just need to lay them at the cross. Our sins are forgiven and they are remembered no more. Our names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.   In verses twelve to eighteen we see the story of Paul’s conversion; the Damascus road experience.  Paul was on the road to Damascus when a Jesus intervened in his life. He questioned Paul on his behavior as to why he is persecuting Him….. For if someone persecutes a Christian they are persecuting Christ. Paul was called into service that very day and he followed. That is the day he went from being known as Saul of Tarsus to being known as Paul who met the Lord on the road to Damascus.  Although some of us do have divine encounters with Jesus that cause us to turn away from our former lives and take up our cross to follow Christ; not all conversions are this way. What this testimony will demonstrate to the unbeliever we are witnessing too is… the Power of God. How God could open the heaven for one man and how He loved him in spite of his unbelief and his persecution toward Him. This reveals to the unbeliever that no matter what you have done in your life, Jesus will accept you. All you have to do is ask Him for forgiveness and invite Him into your heart as your Lord. It is such a simple step to take, but the most profound step any human being will make in their natural lives. It is a step of peace beyond any human understanding. It is a step of receiving forgiveness for your past and being wrapped in the Unconditional Love of a Father.                                                In verses nineteen to twenty-three we see Paul’s life after he has received Christ. We see Paul’s great faith revealed and how he would tell his story of how he met his Savior. He would stand before his own Jewish people and remind them of the scriptures of the prophecies of Moses and how the savior would come; he would stand with boldness and confidence. He was assured of his salvation and his Lord.  This will help us while witnessing to illustrate what the power and authority of having the Lord Jesus in your life will do. He will renew your strength and you are able to stand against adversity…. No one has control of our destiny but God once your life is given over to His Son.                                                 In verse twenty-four to twenty-nine we see the challenge that Paul faces. Paul is accused of losing his mind by the very people who once held him in high regard, but the King did not persecute him. This reveals that we all have to face trials in life and that our trust should not be with man but with God. The unregenerated man does not understand the mind of God. He does not understand that this world in only temporal and the rewards here on earth do not out way the rewards that await us in heaven. We need to lead the unbeliever into the knowledge of his/her eternal destiny. We need to pray that Jesus touches their heart and reveals Himself to them. We must always walk as ambassadors of our Savior.  We represent a King and we are in His Kingdom here on earth. We must lovingly stress the importance of the message of salvation and always be leading people to the cross. Our lives should be a living testimony of how God has changed us, how His son saved us and of how His Spirit lives in us.  We walk in victory over sin and darkness…. We walk in the blessing of the abundant life of Christ. He is our Lord and we have laid down our lives freely and lovingly for Him. We only get once chance to make a first impression, let’s leave the person that we are witnessing too with the impression of Christ, Not man.  Amen.

~Sincerely Cindy♥                                                                                                     God Bless You & Keep You Embraced in His Loving Presence     

               Acts 26  

       Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense: ² “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews, ³ and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently. ⁴ “The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. ⁵ They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee. ⁶ And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. ⁷ This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me. ⁸ Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? ⁹ “I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. ¹⁰ And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. ¹¹ Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.¹² “On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. ¹³ About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions. ¹⁴ We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,^[a] ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’¹⁵ “Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’“ ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. ¹⁶ ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. ¹⁷ I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them ¹⁸ to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’¹⁹ “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. ²⁰ First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. ²¹ That is why some Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. ²² But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen— ²³ that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.” ²⁴ At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind, Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning is driving you insane.” ²⁵ “I am not insane, most excellent Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable. ²⁶ The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner. ²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.” ²⁸ Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?” ²⁹ Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.”³⁰ The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them. ³¹ After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.” ³² Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

C. A. Livingstone © 2013