JESUS and SPIRIT

 

Acts 10:38

King James Version

38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth 

with the Holy Ghost and with power: 

who went about doing good, 

and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; 

for God was with him.

How did the HOLY SPIRIT manifest Himself in JESUS?

What was JESUS able to do because of SPIRIT?

How did people react to His power?

First, we need to know this:

(We highlighted in red, proof of SPIRIT's presence.)

Matthew 1:18-20

King James Version

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: 

When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, 

before they came together, 

she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

19 Then Joseph her husband, 

being a just man, 

and not willing to make her a public example, 

was minded to put her away privily.

20 But while he thought on these things, 

behold, 

the angel of the Lord appeared unto him 

in a dream, saying, 

Joseph, thou son of David, 

fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: 

for that which is conceived in her 

is of the Holy Ghost.

Mary was "found with child of the Holy ghost".

JESUS is "of the Holy Ghost".

Thus, JESUS is of the SPIRIT.

Is it any wonder SPIRIT's power in JESUS?

Many verses, and miracles, attest to that.

As in this chapter from Luke:

Luke 4:1-4

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4 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost 

returned from Jordan, 

and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. 

And in those days he did eat nothing: 

and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

3 And the devil said unto him, 

If thou be the Son of God, 

command this stone that it be made bread.

4 And Jesus answered him, saying, 

It is written, 

That man shall not live by bread alone, 

but by every word of God.

Luke 4:5-8

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5 And the devil, 

taking him up into an high mountain, 

shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world 

in a moment of time.

6 And the devil said unto him, 

All this power will I give thee, 

and the glory of them: 

for that is delivered unto me; 

and to whomsoever I will I give it.

7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Get thee behind me, Satan: 

for it is written, 

Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, 

and him only shalt thou serve.

Luke 4:9-13

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9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, 

and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, 

and said unto him, 

If thou be the Son of God, 

cast thyself down from hence:

10 For it is written, 

He shall give his angels charge over thee, 

to keep thee:

11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, 

lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said unto him, 

It is said, 

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, 

he departed from him for a season.

Luke 4:14-16

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14 And Jesus returned 

in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: 

and there went out a fame of him 

through all the region round about.

15 And he taught in their synagogues, 

being glorified of all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, 

where he had been brought up: 

and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue 

on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

Luke 4:17-21

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17 And there was delivered unto him 

the book of the prophet Esaias. 

And when he had opened the book, 

he found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 

because he hath anointed me 

to preach the gospel to the poor; 

he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, 

to preach deliverance to the captives, 

and recovering of sight to the blind, 

to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 And he closed the book, 

and he gave it again to the minister, 

and sat down. 

And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue 

were fastened on him.

21 And he began to say unto them, 

This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Luke 4:28-32

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28 And all they in the synagogue, 

when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, 

and led him unto the brow of the hill 

whereon their city was built, 

that they might cast him down headlong.

30 But he passing through the midst of them 

went his way,

31 And came down to Capernaum, 

a city of Galilee, 

and taught them on the sabbath days.

32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: 

for his word was with power.

Luke 4:33-34

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33 And in the synagogue there was a man, 

which had a spirit of an unclean devil, 

and cried out with a loud voice,

34 Saying, Let us alone; 

what have we to do with thee, 

thou Jesus of Nazareth? 

art thou come to destroy us? 

I know thee who thou art; 

the Holy One of God.

Luke 4:35-37

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35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 

Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 

And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, 

he came out of him, and hurt him not.

36 And they were all amazed, 

and spake among themselves, saying, 

What a word is this! 

for with authority and power he commandeth 

the unclean spirits, and they come out.

37 And the fame of him went out 

into every place of the country round about.

Luke 4:38-39

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38 And he arose out of the synagogue, 

and entered into Simon's house. 

And Simon's wife's mother was taken 

with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

39 And he stood over her, 

and rebuked the fever; 

and it left her: 

and immediately she arose 

and ministered unto them.

Luke 4:40

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40 Now when the sun was setting, 

all they that had any sick with divers diseases 

brought them unto him; 

and he laid his hands on every one of them, 

and healed them.

Luke 4:41

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41 And devils also came out of many, 

crying out, and saying, 

Thou art Christ the Son of God. 

And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: 

for they knew that he was Christ.

Luke 4:42-44

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42 And when it was day, 

he departed and went into a desert place: 

and the people sought him, 

and came unto him, 

and stayed him, 

that he should not depart from them.

43 And he said unto them, 

I must preach the kingdom of God 

to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

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DISEASES during the TIME of JESUS

 

Matthew 14:34-36

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34 And when they were gone over, 

they came into the land of Gennesaret.

35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, 

they sent out into all that country round about, 

and brought unto him all that were diseased;

36 And besought him 

that they might only touch the hem of his garment: 

and as many as touched 

were made perfectly whole.

Ever wondered what diseases, or ailments, proliferated during the time of JESUS?

The HOLY SPIRIT led me to it today.

If they were not important, the Bible would not have spoken of it.

And I could not help think to myself, how times have changed.

And how strange the diseases have become, today.

In grave reflection of the times?

Let's go back into time, with apostle Luke*, looking through his eyes, for he was a physician.

Let's also find out how our LORD JESUS healed our suffering brethren.

Leprosy.

Luke 5:12-13

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12 And it came to pass, 

when he was in a certain city, 

behold a man full of leprosy: 

who seeing Jesus fell on his face, 

and besought him, saying, 

Lord, if thou wilt, 

thou canst make me clean.

13 And he put forth his hand, 

and touched him, saying, 

I will: be thou clean. 

And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Palsy.

Luke 5:18-20

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18 And, behold, 

men brought in a bed a man 

which was taken with a palsy: 

and they sought means to bring him in, 

and to lay him before him.

19 And when they could not find 

by what way they might bring him in 

because of the multitude, 

they went upon the housetop, 

and let him down through the tiling with his couch 

into the midst before Jesus.

20 And when he saw their faith, 

he said unto him, 

Man, 

thy sins are forgiven thee.

Disease of the blood.

Luke 8:43-48

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43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, 

which had spent all her living upon physicians, 

neither could be healed of any,

44 Came behind him, 

and touched the border of his garment: 

and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

45 And Jesus said, 

Who touched me? 

When all denied, 

Peter and they that were with him said, 

Master, 

the multitude throng thee and press thee, 

and sayest thou, Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said, 

Somebody hath touched me: 

for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, 

she came trembling, 

and falling down before him, 

she declared unto him before all the people 

for what cause she had touched him, 

and how she was healed immediately.

48 And he said unto her, 

Daughter, 

be of good comfort: 

thy faith hath made thee whole; 

go in peace.

Blindness.

Luke 18:35-43

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35 And it came to pass, 

that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, 

a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

36 And hearing the multitude pass by, 

he asked what it meant.

37 And they told him, 

that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

38 And he cried, saying, 

Jesus, 

thou son of David, have mercy on me.

39 And they which went before rebuked him, 

that he should hold his peace: 

but he cried so much the more, 

Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

40 And Jesus stood, 

and commanded him to be brought unto him: 

and when he was come near, 

he asked him,

41 Saying, 

What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? 

And he said, 

Lord, that I may receive my sight.

42 And Jesus said unto him, 

Receive thy sight: 

thy faith hath saved thee.

43 And immediately he received his sight, 

and followed him, glorifying God: 

and all the people, 

when they saw it, 

gave praise unto God.

Epilepsy.

Matthew 4:24

King James Version

24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: 

and they brought unto him all sick people 

that were taken with divers diseases and torments, 

and those which were possessed with devils, 

and those which were lunatick*, 

and those that had the palsy; 

and he healed them.

(Note: Many Bible versions translate "lunatick" as "epilepsy".

Demon possession.

Luke 8:26-33

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26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, 

which is over against Galilee.

27 And when he went forth to land, 

there met him out of the city a certain man, 

which had devils long time, 

and ware no clothes, 

neither abode in any house, 

but in the tombs.

28 When he saw Jesus, 

he cried out, 

and fell down before him, 

and with a loud voice said, 

What have I to do with thee, 

Jesus, 

thou Son of God most high? 

I beseech thee, torment me not.

29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit 

to come out of the man. 

For oftentimes it had caught him: 

and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; 

and he brake the bands, 

and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

30 And Jesus asked him, saying, 

What is thy name? 

And he said, Legion: 

because many devils were entered into him.

31 And they besought him 

that he would not command them 

to go out into the deep.

32 And there was there an herd of many swine 

feeding on the mountain: 

and they besought him that he would suffer them 

to enter into them. 

And he suffered them.

33 Then went the devils out of the man, 

and entered into the swine: 

and the herd ran violently down a steep place 

into the lake, and were choked.

Huh?

Demon possession is a disease?

2 Corinthians 7:1

King James Version

7 Having therefore these promises, 

dearly beloved, 

let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness 

of the flesh and spirit, 

perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

*Luke was mentioned in this epistle:

Colossians 4:14

King James Version

14 Luke, 

the beloved physician, 

and Demas, 

greet you.

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PLUMBING the DEPTHS of our SOUL

 

1 Corinthians 15:26

King James Version

26 The last enemy 

that shall be destroyed 

is death.

When I first started out plumbing the depths of my soul, I was as a child.

Eager.

Expectant.

Excited.

I wanted to know what my soul was made of.

A friend nodded her head gravely.

Knowing it was going to be quite a journey.

I was like a child prepared for the beach.

Digging the sand, with tiny plastic pail, and scooper.

That was nearly three years ago.

What have I found?

In the beginning, it was fun.

In 2018, GOD showed up this way:

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In April 2019, I made a resolve to change.

I didn't like who I was, who I had become.

I wanted REAL change.

I wanted to become a better person.

I wanted to know EVERYTHING about GOD.

It was a personal declaration, on many counts.

I had no idea what that would entail.

Of course, heaven took note of it.

In June 2019, He continued to delight my heart.

The Soul's Goal

In September 2019, things took a different turn.

The Waiting Was All Worth It

On that particular day, GOD led me to two alarming videos on America.

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Why Bible prophecy?

Why America?

We were truly digging deeper.

So deep, GOD made me born again.

The same day after watching the two videos..

As a two-day-old born again, the questions began.

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So much so I had to end that blog.

How Endings Become Beginnings

And start another.

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Four months after becoming born again and reading the Bible, JESUS led me to the imminence of the RAPTURE by January 2020.

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And then, more blogs came.

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The RAPTURE had become the FOCUS of all my writings.

The RAPTURE

The HOLY SPIRIT taught me.

Night and day.

Every single moment.

Waking me up, at any time.

We wrote, and wrote, and wrote.

We shared, and shared, and shared.

And then grief struck in October 2021.

Somehow, I managed to write, eight days after.

STRENGTH in the MIDST of GRIEF

My soul was shattered.

Into so many pieces.

I prayed JESUS would hold me up.

And gather me back together again.

Only by the WORD of GOD had I remained on task.

Every day, from thereon, I had to carry that cross.

It's been 27 days now.

Could I bear it?

Is that what JESUS meant, to be His disciple?

Luke 9:23

King James Version

23 And he said to them all, 

If any man will come after me, 

let him deny himself, 

and take up his cross daily, 

and follow me.

Could my faith hold me up?

JESUS comforts the GRIEVING

I believe in what the LORD JESUS said:

Matthew 18:3

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3 And said, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Except ye be converted, 

and become as little children, 

ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

I had been that way, most of my life.

Believing.

Trusting.

Hoping.

Cheerful.

It's how I understood my beloved baby sis.

She could not speak, as we could.

But I sure could listen.

A paradox.

In stillness, is the KEY.

Psalm 46:10

King James Version

10 Be still, 

and know that I am God: 

I will be exalted among the heathen, 

I will be exalted in the earth.

In life, you merely LOVE.

And all things become clear.

The heart speaks to the heart.

But pain had come.

Must one grow up, so?

1 Corinthians 13:11

King James Version

11 When I was a child, 

I spake as a child, 

I understood as a child, 

I thought as a child: 

but when I became a man, 

I put away childish things.

I rely on the WORD of GOD, more than ever.

LOVE's holding me up.

It's love for my baby sister, and for all these things:

I have to continue my walk with SPIRIT.

I have to continue following the LORD.

I have to carry that cross each day.

I have my family to think about.

I have GOD to serve.

I have you to think about.

I have to continue writing.

I was given a task.

Have I reached rock bottom?

Have I finally plumbed the depths of my soul?

Is there light, in there?

For sure.

JESUS is the LIGHT.

John 8:12

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12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, 

saying, 

I am the light of the world: 

he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, 

but shall have the light of life.

I did walk in darkness, once.

Ephesians 5:8

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8 For ye were sometimes darkness, 

but now are ye light in the Lord: 

walk as children of light:

JESUS comforts me.

In Him, is LIFE.

John 1:4

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4 In him was life; 

and the life was the light of men.

He is the RESURRECTION, and the LIFE.

John 11:25

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25 Jesus said unto her, 

I am the resurrection, 

and the life: 

he that believeth in me, 

though he were dead, 

yet shall he live:

He is the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE.

John 14:6

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6 Jesus saith unto him, 

I am the way, 

the truth, 

and the life: 

no man cometh unto the Father, 

but by me.

In JESUS is ETERNAL LIFE.

John 3:16

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16 For God so loved the world, 

that he gave his only begotten Son, 

that whosoever believeth in him 

should not perish, 

but have everlasting life.

My baby sister awaits His VOICE.

John 5:25

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25 Verily, verily, 

I say unto you, 

The hour is coming, 

and now is, 

when the dead shall hear the voice 

of the Son of God: 

and they that hear shall live.

We await His VOICE, too.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

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16 For the Lord himself 

shall descend from heaven 

with a shout, 

with the voice of the archangel, 

and with the trump of God: 

and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain 

shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, 

to meet the Lord in the air: 

and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

One day, there will be no more tears.

Revelation 21:1-5

King James Version

21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: 

for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; 

and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city, 

new Jerusalem, 

coming down from God out of heaven, 

prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, 

Behold, 

the tabernacle of God is with men, 

and he will dwell with them, 

and they shall be his people, 

and God himself shall be with them, 

and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; 

and there shall be no more death, 

neither sorrow, 

nor crying, 

neither shall there be any more pain: 

for the former things are passed away.

5 And he that sat upon the throne said, 

Behold, 

I make all things new. 

And he said unto me, 

Write: 

for these words are true and faithful.

This post is for those who have loved, and lost, suffered, and kept on loving, and living.

We must keep going.

GOD's will be done, in us.

Let us comfort one another.

GOD did.

Yesterday, He led me back to a favorite character I created a blog for in 2019.

Curiously, this character's voice, and spirit, MATCHED my baby sister's voice, and spirit.

I knew it then.

It comforts me now.

I hear her all over again.

GOD is truly MERCIFUL.

I can only be grateful.

I will forever be a child of GOD.

Suffering has rent my heart open.

But GOD has always wanted an open heart.

Psalm 34:18

King James Version

18 The Lord is nigh unto them 

that are of a broken heart; 

and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Ezekiel 36:26

King James Version

26 A new heart also will I give you, 

and a new spirit will I put within you: 

and I will take away 

the stony heart out of your flesh, 

and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Psalm 14:2

King James Version

2 The Lord looked down from heaven 

upon the children of men, 

to see if there were any 

that did understand, 

and seek God.

Proverbs 4:23

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23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; 

for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; 

and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, 

and he shall direct thy paths.

I will make it.

GOD will make me whole again.

For I've reached rock bottom.

Image: Julian Jagtenberg