Sunday, March 25, 2012

BIBLE HEALING SCRIPTURES

Psalm 30:2
LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. (NIV)

Psalm 41:3
The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. (NIV)

Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (NIV)

Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. (NIV)

Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. (NIV)

Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. (NIV)

Hosea 14:4
I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. (NIV)

Malachi 4:2
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. (NIV)

Matthew 8:8
The Centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed." (NIV)

Matthew 8:16
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. (NIV)

Matthew 9:35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. (NIV)

Matthew 19:2
Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. (NIV)

Mark 5:34
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering." (NIV)

Luke 8:50
Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed." (NIV)

Luke 9:11
... but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. (NIV)

Luke 5:17
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. (NIV)



BIBLE HEALING SCRIPTURES

Psalm 30:2
LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. (NIV)

Psalm 41:3
The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. (NIV)

Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (NIV)

Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. (NIV)

Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. (NIV)

Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. (NIV)

Hosea 14:4
I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. (NIV)

Malachi 4:2
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. (NIV)

Matthew 8:8
The Centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed." (NIV)

Matthew 8:16
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. (NIV)

Matthew 9:35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. (NIV)

Matthew 19:2
Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. (NIV)

Mark 5:34
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering." (NIV)

Luke 8:50
Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed." (NIV)

Luke 9:11
... but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. (NIV)

Luke 5:17
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. (NIV)



Sunday, March 11, 2012

AM I BUILDING WHAT THE LORD WANT ME TO BUILT

Pr. Nicholas praying on the prayer mountain
Through the prophet Haggai, the Lord spoke to the Israelite s who had returned from exile in Babylon, rebuking them for not proceeding with the rebuilding of the temple. They had built their own houses but not the Lord's.

Reading these words gave me pause. In what ways do I "build" my own house but neglect His. I realized how often and how easily I slip into making my own plans for both the Eclectic Home school Online and my family's homeschooling, but am I building what the Lord would have me build?
The Eclectic Home school Online is a ministry of helps. I have long known that the Lord gifted me with the ability to help others fulfill their calling. In doing so it is often easy to rely on this gift rather than the giver. But if the Eclectic Home school is to succeed in its ministry, it will only be through God's guidance.
The Lord has given each of us gifts that differ from person to person. The following illustration about gifts has always struck with me. Having a particular gift is like being able to get on the elevator to go to the top of a twenty-story building. It's much harder to get to the top without the elevator, although it can be done. The person with the gift finds it easy to do the things for which they are gifted. But just as you wouldn't want to take an elevator to the top of a building for no purpose, you don't want to use your gift without guidance.
I also find it true in homeschooling that it is easy to slip into doing things my way. My children are each temples of the Holy Spirit. It behooves me to remember that and place as my top priority the building up of their spiritual man. Academics, life skills, and extra-curricular activities will all fall into place if I choose to follow His plan rather than my own.
Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider your ways! You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with holes." Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider your ways! Haggai 1:5-7

OVERCOMING FEAR IN YOUR LIFE

Pr Nicholas with the children in Garissa at Garissa Academy;
I’ve also learned that whenever I command fear to go I need to ask the Holy Spirit to put something in its place. That can be peace or some opposite of whatever I’m feeling, but I’ve also found that He prefers to change my focus. Fear is self-focused. Even if we are fearful of something terrible happening to someone else, the fear is in what that event will do to me. When we’re self-focused, it’s easier for fear to take hold, so often God turns my focus elsewhere. It’s surprising that worrying about how to help someone else in difficulty can keep you from being fearful, but it does. Too often, we think that we will overcome problems in our thought life by thinking holy thoughts. It’s far more useful to spend your thoughts on finding solutions to other peoples problems or praying for them. Once you’ve prayed that God deliver you from a specific fear, find someone else to pray about. From there, you’ll find it much easier to move into praise and thanksgiving, and you will discover that somewhere along the way you’ve found a measure of peace for yourself.
We live in a fallen world. Each of us must learn to deal with the effects that sin has brought into it. For some, that means repeatedly beating back the spirit of fear. It can be defeated in your life because the Lord Jesus has already defeated it. Remember, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” The power of the Holy Spirit will set you free and enable you to think clearly and see reality as it truly is. In The Name Of Jesus, the sprit of fear must flee. Command it to go. Get help when you need it. Turn your focus off yourself and on to the needs of others.
"Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."(Deut 33:12)