LEAPING IN JOY

Rise up and leap for Joy, for the Lord gave us a new life, another day "in Him" for His pleasure and our benefit. God infused our spirit with His, He delivered the promised Holy Spirit into us. "Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. When he went to Antioch and saw how God had blessed the believers there, he was very happy. He encouraged them all, saying, “Always be faithful to the Lord. Serve him with all your heart.” Many more people became followers of the Lord." The King James version of God's word says "And when he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord." To be blessed by God we must be open to receive His intention to bless us,

in the amplified bible, the meaning is amplified, or expanded by bible scholars so that our minds and hearts would grasp the depth and the width of God's word ~ God loves us regardless of how long we have been gone, out of touch, or out of church. God is faithful even when we don't call Him back. He will run to greet us, wagging his robes in the wind! God loves us forever, or in His word eternally! "I have seen that everything human has its limits and end, no matter how extensive, noble, and excellent; but Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits into eternity." Psalm 119:96 ~  "When he (Barnabus) arrived and saw what grace (favor) God was bestowing upon them, he was full of joy; and he continuously exhorted (warned, urged, and encouraged) them all to cleave unto and remain faithful to, and devoted to the Lord with resolute and steady purpose of heart." Oh Lord we seek a sure, rock steady foundation on which to stand and we treasure the salvation of our souls! Jesus Christ is our anchor in our times of trial. He alone is the overflowing, unceasing warehouse of GRACE!

Destined for a shipwreck, He rescued us. Jesus Christ is our salvation, He broke the chains, and we are free "in Him".  The mystery of God, namely Jesus Christ, is where all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found. The key to unlock this treasure is our fear, our respect for the Lord of lords and the King of kings.  "Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim You, who walk in the light of Your presence, Oh Lord." Psalm 89:15 Our confidence comes from understanding and acceptance of His imperial love for us.  Declare without a doubt the secret truth that God called us, and His plan for us is glorious! Truth is Christ Himself. In Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are kept safe from change, for our Lord is consistent, He never changes, but thank God, He changes us. "For my concern is that their hearts may be braced, comforted, cheered, and encouraged as they are knit together in love, that they may come to have all the abounding wealth and blessings of assured conviction of understanding, and that they may become progressively more intimately acquainted with and may know more definitely and accurately and thoroughly that mystic secret of God, which is Christ, the Anointed One." Colossians 2:2-3 AMP ~

 "O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things, even purposes planned of old [and fulfilled] in faithfulness and truth." Isaiah 25:1 God's living Word shall be fulfilled. In the last days before Jesus returns, as His Word says, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, pests, fires, will increase in their INTENSITY and in their FREQUENCY.  This week Oklahoma was hit with the worst tornado ever.  China and Japan shook with earthquakes, and California felt tremors.  Our treasure is NOT in things! Our treasure in Jesus, we are "in Him" and He is "in us".  The truth is "We live by faith, not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5:7 ~ Bless us Lord with Your superior way of thinking. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV