"Lay Every Burden Down!"

"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,

to give unto them beauty for ashes,

the oil of joy for mourning, the garment

of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they

might be called trees of righteousness,

the planting of the LORD, that

he might be glorified."

(Isaiah 61:3)

It was hard to stay dead around Jesus Christ!  He likes people, places, and things to be ALIVE!  He still insists on Life, rather than death, today.  That's why He wants all of creation to be "born again," living in the "life" of His Spirit, rather than the dead and dying of this world.  If you ask Him, the Lord Jesus Christ will always prefer the best for you and me; the prospering soul, rather than the floundering soul; the power instead of stalemate; increase in wisdom instead of decrease in knowledge.  The glory of Almighty God's soul is always to see His creation arise from destruction and be renewed by Him in His eternal formula for Joy; it's come down to Jesus Christ and   ... "Lay Every Burden Down!"

Do you feel your life is in a state of perpetual "wait?"  Have your promises grown strands of dusty cobwebs?  Has your long desert existence replaced your hope with fears?  Have you "waited" so long that the light at the end of the tunnel is blurry, fading and darkening?  Rise Up!  It's not over until the Lord Jesus Christ says it over; your wait has built, in you, character, patience, diligence, and maturity of purpose within your soul.  The arrow in the quiver is, even now, being drawn by the eternal hand of God, and being readied for the bow, heading for the target.  How long did Abraham wait for his promised son?  How long did Joseph wait in the confines of prison walls?  How long did Hannah wait for the Prophet God wanted?  Hannah wanted a son, but God wanted a Prophet  ...  Have you dedicated what you're waiting for, to God?  Waiting is sometimes an ethereal reckoning in "our" minds that what is ours is actually His.  "What?" you ask.  He gives the best to those who leave the choice to Him  ...  Think about it  ...

The "beauty" that comes from ashes is a pure beauty.  All the dross has been burned away; the vessel rising from the deathly ash heap is a vessel of honor, prepared to arise at the appointed time.  And, when the vessel rises, the glory of God is revealed in the mirrored glow reflected from the face of Christ.  The potter's wheel, the desert place, the lonely pasture, the time in the quiver, the residence by the brook, the sojourn in the dark prison, the place of undeserved disease and illness, are all places of seeing the face of God.

You say, "How can I possibly see the face of God through disease and suffering?"  The fire burns away the veil covering the holy place of God's mercy; even as the veil of the temple was rent from top to bottom when our Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross, allowing us to enter the place of His power in the Holy Ghost; so is the veil of suffering an entrance to Him in the secret place He experienced Himself.  He is never closer to us than when we are suffering  ...  if we yield to Him "there"  ...

It's TIME to arise with joy and healing in your wings!  "How do you know it's time?" you ask.  It's time, if you "believe" it's time!  That's what our Lord Jesus Christ said, regarding Jairus' daughter.  What in the world is FAITH good for, if we don't use it?  The old saying "Use it, or lose it" applies here.  The more we use it, the more we realize it and see it operating; the less we use it, the less we see it manifested.  Don't give up!  It's time to stop wallowing in the ashes; rise up, stand up, look up, and be cleansed of all unworthy thoughts, negative pronouncements, and "BELIEVE" that your "Beauty" has a target headed for You!

There's ONE that rules and reigns, ONE that sits on the throne, ONE who heals and delivers, ONE who fills and subdues, ONE that has all power over all situations and dominions, ONE who can calm your seas and whisper sweet peace, and "that" ONE is the Lord Jesus Christ!  There is NOTHING in your life that He can't fix, that He can't heal, that He can't cast out, that He can't touch  ...  if you open the door and let Him in  ... 

Repentance is rising from the ashes; being filled with the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues is emerging from death to life; being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins is casting off the old self, the destruction of sin and sorrow, and arising a new creature, clean and worthy  ... 

Beauty for Ashes is all about LIFE and that more abundantly; we can all be raised from the dead  ...  dead in sin, dead dreams and promises, dead ministries and service to the Lord, dead hopes and vision, or dead in health issues and suffering.  The LORD Jesus Christ gives LIFE, and all He asks is that we "BELIEVE" and Push to rise from the ashes of death to the beauty of LIFE.  You have to want it; you must hunger for the Lord with the whole heart, soul, mind, body and strength, and lay those burdens at the foot of the cross. He is as close as the mention of His name!

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7:15 pm

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Please send your prayer requests, and if you would 

like to sow seed into holy fertile ground, give online

@ promiselandchurch.net.  God Bless you, 

 and I know that He surely will!

 

 

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PromiseLand Church!

We trust Jesus Christ with our burdens, and He 

sends down His Glory!

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"World Harvest"

"The LORD will indeed give what is good, and

our land will yield its harvest."
(Psalm 85:12)

The harvest is white upon the fields, ready for the gathering, by the reapers, who are called the Bride.  The name of Jesus Christ is flooding the earth, like a mighty surging Sea and ever flowing tide.  As it was in the days of Noah is the adage of the day, and so, the "dust" is looking to the heavens; the distant sound of the trumpet echoes in the air, and among the Nations, causing wonders and end time questions.  

Look up, O world, for the time is nigh, your redemption is

hovering right above your souls

Come now, warriors, it's time to traverse the fields, and

come out of the safety of your foxholes

The atmospheric pressure is conducive to a Spiritual invasion, with Spirit fire around the world. God's holy angels are shining crowns, polishing golden streets, and opening the Gates impearled.  A new chord is sounding in the portals of worship's winds, drawing Almighty God to attend.  His Holy presence is abounding in miracles, signs and wonders, causing heaven to descend.

As creation raises earth in the cries of joyous adoration,

for the lover of our souls

Heaven meets us in the middle, causing devils to flee, and

the skies of glory to unfold

There is no time or pause for procrastination, no time for falling away, it's time to be strong and full of faith.  The Church age is coming to a close, and the judgment is coming for the unrepentant and those full of hate.  Look up, O world, and rejoice in the God of your salvation; let your yea be yea, and your nay be nay.  Fence straddlers will not enter in; heaven is reserved for those who know the Truth and the Way.

He is The ecstasy in Spirit shaking earth to its foundation,

 stirring Nations like a rabid painting artist

There's nothing to fear, for it's the Lord's Church reaping the

earth, in an epic "World Harvest."

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7:15 pm

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We're the Worship center of the world, your Home 

away from home!  Let the Lord Jesus Christ touch

you, heal you, deliver you, and bless you.  Send us

your prayer needs, and if you would like to sow 

seed in holy fertile ground, please give a love

offering online @ promiselandchurch.net.  

God bless you, and I know He will!

 

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PromiseLand Church!

We love and pray for the whole world!

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"The Right Question?"

"And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this

thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life;

neither hast asked riches for thyself nor hast asked the

life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding

to discern judgment; Behold I have done according to thy

words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding

heart ... And I have also given thee that which thou hast

not asked, both riches, and honour    ...   And Solomon

awoke; and, behold, it was a dream." 

(I Kings 3:11-15)

We see what we want to see; we dream the dreams of the depths of our hearts; and we can do nothing less or more, but walk the walk and talk the talk for which our souls are programmed by the way in which we live.  Solomon's heart's desire was to be able to discern good and bad in order to lead the people, and his desire was manifested in his dream.  This pleased God, because what Solomon visualized he would do was the very heart of God.  We all have dreams, desires, and a visual idea of what we want to do in this life; but, have we asked "The Right Question?"  People make billions of dollars in music, drama, books, media, internet, and all sorts of things, because America is the land of opportunity.  Yes, even now, in this down economy, and with the huge troubles all over the world, but do these worldly desires and accomplishments have eternal value?  Are the billions being made off of movies doing anything for the souls of men?  "You" may be the one to produce, write or direct the movie about the Book of Acts that shakes the world for Jesus Christ our Lord.  "You" may write the song that draws all men to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  "You" may write the book that stirs mankind to kneeling repentance.  It could be "You" that turns the world upside down for Jesus Christ; but, have you, or for that matter, have WE asked Almighty God "The Right Question?" 

The Apostle Paul

There are still people like King Solomon, the Apostle Paul, Deborah, Moses, Peter, Simeon and Anna, Queen Esther, King David, and then, there are those like Judas ...  They may be living under a lonely dark bridge somewhere, sleeping in their cars, or they live in other countries and other nations, in America, or the worst thought of all  ... they may have been tragically aborted.  Every human being has worth!  "You" may have the unique mighty characteristics of the greatest people who ever lived  ...  but, You've made the wrong choices in life.  It's not too late; climb aboard the "Vision" train, and let Almighty God be Your Engineer.  All it takes is repenting of your sins, deeply and sincerely, being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and being filled with the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues as the Spirit of God gives us the utterance.  Then  ...  You're ready!  Ready for what?  You're ready to ask the Lord THE question   ...

Deborah

Deborah was the only female judge, and the only judge to be called a prophet.  Deborah was a decisive figure in the defeat of the canaanites, told in a prose narrative in Judges and an ancient song known as the Song of Deborah.  Deborah is identified as 'eshet lappidot,' which may mean "woman of torches," or "fiery woman."  Maybe, You're a Deborah ...  What would Deborah ask Almighty God?

Priscilla and Aquila

Aquila was a Jew born and raised in Pontus on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor.  He was a convert to Christ, possibly having heard the gospel from the Christians present at Pentecost (Acts 2:9).  He was a business man who made and traded leather.  For reasons unknown, he immigrated to far away Rome.  There, he met and married Priscilla, and together they became stalwart members of the Church in Rome, and they lived there nine years.  In 49 AD, Emperor Claudius issued an edict expelling all Jews from Rome, so Priscilla and Aquila moved to Corinth, where they met the Apostle Paul.  In 52 AD, they moved with Paul to Ephesus. 

 

Later, Paul went on to Syria, leaving Priscilla and Aquila in charge of the ministry; they started a church in their home.  One day, they heard of a man named Apollos, who was preaching in the synagogue.  He was a learned man, but his doctrine was in error, for he only knew of the baptism of John.  Aquila and Priscilla recognized this and invited him to their home, where they explained the scriptures more perfectly, and the correct method of baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 19).  Oh, the importance of the home ministry, the coffee table Bible study, the home "Upper Room;" perhaps You are an Aquila or Priscilla  ...

Ordinary people can do extraordinary things, when their "Vision" lines up with the Ultimate Visionary, Jesus Christ our Lord!  You say, "Well, Priscilla and Aquila were just witnessing."  Yes, and THAT, my dear brother or sister, really is quite extraordinary!  We can be writers, singers, preachers, producers, celebrities, inventors, nobel prize winners, but there's only one earthly "action" that the Angels desire to look into  ...  That is:  When a soul is won to Christ and is being filled with the Holy Ghost and fire, and speaking in tongues!

If we are looking at earth through the eyes of Jesus Christ in this day and time, what is "The Right Question?"

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The wisdom of God is desperately needed for 
the problems and terrors facing our world! 
Lord Jesus, let us be as Solomon, and 
ask You "The Right Question?"

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sundays 10:30 am and Wednesdays 7:15 pm

~~~~~~~~~Live Streaming~~~~~~~~~

Bless you, wherever you are in the world, 

watching by streaming.  God loves you, and so do 

we!  Send us your prayer requests, and if you 

would like to give a love offering to help us reach

the world, please give online @ promiselandchurch.net.

God Bless you, and I know He surely will!

 

 

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PromiseLand Church!

Trying to ask "The Right Question," for

 the wisdom of God for this hour!

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