Name of Jesus
We are mostly fairly comfortable in our little worlds knowing that Jesus loves us and that we are secure resting in His love. However not all goes right and you have possibly seen and wondered that certain people seem to walk in more faith and in more authority than you seem to.
You have possibly been an active christian for some years and it seems that even though you love Jesus with all your mind and all your soul, things do not always go right and somehow you are on the short end of the receiving stick when it comes to the blessings that are promised in the bible.
Sure, you know that Jesus wants you to be blessed and there is no real reasons why you should not be blessed, I mean you are a good person who does what is right and you keep all the commandments, but yet those blessings seem to avoid you but yet they tend to find others that you know.
Walking in the Blessings of Jesus.
Sometimes, especially when you have been walking the christian road for a longer time, it is not what you know that is important, but rather what you have forgotten and have neglected to do. You may be familiar with the term, "I have already forgotten what you still need to learn." Unfortunately this is often the case with some of us older christians and can sadly be the reason why we are no longer receiving the blessings that we used to.
One of the most important things that we often forget is the very real power that is in the Name of Jesus. Can you remember how when you first got on fire for Jesus and everything that you did or confessed was in the Name of Jesus.
Are you still confessing and claiming everything by using the most powerful tool that you have ever been given, or are you like me and have "forgotten" that the name of Jesus is the real key to claiming and walking in the full power and blessings of Jesus.
Without the name of Jesus, you have no power or authority and whatever you say or confess is meaningless and carries no authority. The minute that you add "In The Name Of Jesus" to your statement or confession, whatever you confess suddenly carries all the power and might as though Jesus himself was saying it.
Bring the mighty Name of Jesus back into your life and start to use the power that is in His name so that you may return back to the blessings that are rightfully yours.
Delight In Jesus
Psalm 37:4 " Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart." (New King James)
The scripture above is well known by most that have a christian background. It is often, however quoted incorrectly by many who tend to leave the word "Also" out of the quote. The word "also" tends to change the meaning slightly in that the quote "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will.." means that this is the only condition necessary for you to meet the requirements that Jesus has to give you all the desires of your heart.
When the quote includes the word "also", the meaning changes and "Delight yourself also in the Lord..." becomes one of a number of requirements that need to be fulfilled first in order that Jesus gives you all the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:3 " Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the Land and feed on His Faithfulness." These are some of the other requirements that are needed in order that you should receive the desires of your heart.
1) You need to trust in the Lord - with all your heart and mind.
2) You must do Good - to others as well as to the Lord
3) You must Dwell in the land - we all live in the land - so this means somthing else - you must live in the word of God.
4) Feed on His faithfulness - receive your sustenance from Him.
The world teaches us that we are to receive all that we can from others and often when we come to Jesus and accept Him as Lord and Saviour in our lives, many come with the attitude of "what can I get from Jesus?". This attitude of GIMME GIMME does not work and when you come to Jesus purely to receive from Him, it is hardly likely that you will receive anything back from Jesus.
When you fall in Love with Jesus and your love for Jesus becomes the centre of your existence, then you start to truly live to serve Jesus and then all the provisions of the scripture start to be fulfilled and Jesus, in return, starts to provide you with all the desires of your heart.
In order to fully live in the love of Jesus, first invite Jesus into your life, then Draw near to God and he will draw near to you, and lastly live in the Law of Liberty that He has given you.
Does Jesus Love Me.
I can bet that you have asked yourself this question a million times, "Does Jesus love me, I mean after all that I have done is it possible that He can still love me?" If you have never asked yourself this question then I have doubts and reservations that you are actually human.
Right now I could start to quote you hundreds of scriptures from the bible and millions of website entries, that have all been made just to tell you that yes, Jesus does really love you and that He does not care what it is that you may have done in your past, but that His love is far more than you could ever understand.
Right now in your doubting over whether Jesus loves you, all the scriptures and quotes do not really count. You want to feel His love pouring out on you and you want to be able to feel His touch on you. Right at this moment you need a little more than just the words of someone else, you want confirmation that He does really love you.
Love is a two way thing that needs to come from both sides. Jesus is waiting for you to come to Him that He may show you just how much He does really love you. Jesus has been with you through all your hard times, through thick and thin, and through every bad and good situation. He has been there guiding and leading you, even when you felt all alone. At the times that you became angry and did not understand, but rather shouted out abuse at Him, He was there and just said, "Fear not my little child, I understand."
Jesus was able to stand in the front of the most terrible persecutions, and at the end of it all, when they had ridiculed and mocked Him and took His earthly life, He just said, "Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do." Jesus has turned to the Father a million times through your life, and said "Forgive them Father, they know not what they do."
Jesus loves you no matter what the circumstances are in your life, and his perfect love covers all sins. Jesus loves you through good and bad, through sin and dirt in your life, and nothing is so bad that it can change His decision about you. His decision about you was that you are worthy of His love and that it is worth dying on the cross, just for you.
Jesus wants you to be able to feel His love, to experience His love and to enjoy His love. Jesus is the perfect gentleman and will never force himself upon you. Jesus will not make you do anything that you do not want to do. Jesus just walks quietly next to you, day after day, and says " I wonder when my child will reach out and grab my hand, so that I can show them just how much I really love them."
Make the move, reach out your hand, and hold the hand of Jesus, that He may love you, that He may prove his love to you, and that He may heal all those hurts that are hiding inside of you. Let Him take control and let Him guide you and steer you. Most of all, let Him show you what that perfect love is that He has for you.
If you have never experienced the true love of Jesus, or are in doubt as to whether Jesus really still loves you, then reach out your hand to Him today by clicking here and saying a little prayer.
God Bless.