Col 1:15 "He is the image of the invisible God....'

Four eye witness accounts of the life of Jesus leave us with no room for misconceptions about His nature, His activities & purpose, and therefore leave us in no doubt regarding the nature, activity, purpose and teaching of God the Father.  Jesus made visible, the invisible God.  He showed that God is a Healer of every disease.  He supplies super, overflowing, abundance whether it's bread, fish, wine or provisions of any kind.  He rules over our circumstances, weather, demons and anything trying to destroy people.  Whatever we see Jesus doing is what God does.

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Ps 122:1  I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the Lord."

People are far more likely to come to church & to Christ when we BRING them rather than invite them or tell them to go.  Whatever God has called us to do, Even the Godhead functions as a team.  So should we!  Whatever God has designed for us to receive, it is not for us to receive in isolation from others but in connection with others.  There are many, many people who would be thrilled to come to church and to Christ if someone would simply bring them.  'The humble will hear & be glad.'  Church should be a 'glad,' joyful celebration because of the connection with one another & with God Himself.  We can help make it that, every week for others!

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2 Peter 1:4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Gods greatest purpose, His ultimate intention is to form 'Christ in us.' We become 'partakers' of the divine nature - we become like Christ through the promises of God. A golden life on the inside brings a golden life on the outside. Instead of being corrupted by lust, we are being conformed to HIs image by the Logos, (Word) of God. The Promises are exceedingly great because they are more powerful than any situation we face. They are precious because they're the only thing that can bring solutions to the many difficulties that we face.  As we speak the Promises of God, creating faith in God in our heart and mind, we bring an atmosphere in which the mighty Spirit of God moves, creates & transforms us into the image of Christ!

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Luke 10:40  But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, you do not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?  Therefore tell her to help me."

The biggest enemy of focus is obviously distraction - the sun's surface temperature is 24000'F, but unless a magnifying glass is held steadily (not moving around) on one spot, the heat will not start a fire.  Martha is a works based performance orientated believer.  She thinks God will love her if she engages in much serving.  She thinks God doesn't love her or care about all the work she has to do ALONE.  She's a martyr, a victim-self-imposed.  If people don't help her, she feels abandoned - 'left me.'  Martha tries to manipulate Mary to come and help her however Jesus replies that Mary has chosen ONE thing and was focussed on that & He wasn't going to disturb that focus. Give your time, energy, resources to the ONE big thing God has called you to do!

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2 Kings 4:2  So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you?  Tell me, what do you have in the house?"  And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil."

The woman's husband has just died.  Her two sons are about to be sold as slaves to pay debts.  She ran to God not from God when she has this problem. She doesn't go to the bank or government, but to the man of God.  She looks for a God answer for her impossible problem. The best start for a miracle is not to presume you have the answer but ask the question, 'what shall I do?'  As you ask, the answer will come.  It's an unselfish question, 'for you.'  Not what can I do, but what will I do.  Committed to bring an answer.  Step by step the miracle unfolds.  Her answer is in what she has in the house.  It doesn't matter what it is, whatever it is, God is going to use it.  She thinks that what she has is not much.  Most of us do.  But God can use your little & provide answers to impossible situations.  He tells her to POUR it out.  Don't hold back.  Give it all you've got.  Don't dribble, POUR!  As long as there were empty vessels in the House, the oil kept pouring!!!

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Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

We either lean on God or we lean on ourselves.  It's a choice who we will trust.  When we rely on our own understanding, we make decisions with no reference or prayer or asking God. This will result in disaster at worst & at best take us in a direction that is not the plan of God.  In every way we take, we need to place it before the Lord, commit it to Him, look to Him & let Him guide, however He will, as we take steps forward.

When we look to Him FIRST rather than bring our plans to Him to bless, then God has an open book to write in & we then agree to do His will.  This is the greatest key to blessing - Trust & obey.  The power of intuition, knowing, comes into play when we 'let go,' our plans & our methods & simply trust God to guide us.

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John 5:7 The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me."

Jesus has asked this man who has been sick for 38 years if he wants to be healed. It would seem to be an obvious answer, but Jesus still asks us if we want what might seem obvious.  He doesn't force himself on anyone.  He seeks your decision to have Him.  He (the sick man) suffers from a self pitying, complaining, victim attitude - 'I have no-one,' 'others always beat me to the water,' I try, but nothing happens for me.'  Jesus asks the question, 'Do you want to be healed,' to start the man on the pathway to realise he needs to get involved in changing his life, by first changing his attitude.  As we choose to stand on our own feet, rather than waiting for others to change our life, God will help us.  He works in our moving.  Don't wait around for others, or a chance to favour you.  Stand up, walk, be healed, connect with Christ & victory over long-standing problems is yours.

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