A Word From the Lord

Hello and welcome to My Little House of Prayer Ministry. A friend of Mine shared a vision with me she had years ago. Apparently it is relevant for today. Because, the Lord told me to share it with you today. The vision went like this. It was black.There was a cross. It was the only light in the room. People were clinging to the cross. Some with all their might. Like their life depended on it. Others were clinging less tightly. Then, there were those who were clinging haphazardly. Then she saw a fire beneath the cross. Those who were clinging with all their might stayed on the cross. The first to fall into the fire were those  who clung haphazardly. The second were those who lost their strength. 

       There is a song called The Old Rugged Cross. The chorus says, “I Will cling to the old rugged cross. And exchange it someday for a crown.” The crucified way, is the only way to cling to the cross of Jesus. Realizing that you are always a sinner in desperate need of a savior. I cannot implore you enough to call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. We will not be walking into the Kingdom standing upright! We will be crawling in! Why do you say this? You ask. Because of the scripture that says it is harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom than for a camel into the eye of the needle. There is a passageway into Israel that is called the eye of the needle. When people enter in by camel, they have to unload the camel of all the packages before it can go in. Yes, it is still there today. No form of pride can enter into the kingdom of God.  Therefore, we must always remember, we are sinners in daily need of a savior. 

    If you don’t know Jesus now, please pray with me. Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and for answering my prayer. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

             Welcome to the family of God. Find a pastor you can sit under for at least a year. That preaches the uncompromising truth of God’s word. Get in your bible and pray. 

Thank you for tuning in today. May God bless and keep you. Until Sunday have a blessed rest of your week.

What is My Worth

 What is My Worth?

                   Hello and welcome to My Little House of Prayer Bible Ministry. I am your hosty Dayla Smith. So glad that you could join me today. Hoping this week has found you blessed beyond measure. The title of today’s subject is What is My Worth. In a world screaming that we have nothing to offer, and you have to make a name for yourself or, you are nothing; even in the11 body of Christ. This should not be so in the body of Christ. Let’s look at Matthew 11:1-30.     

                      Matthew 11 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

                  In verse 7-11, Jesus talks about His cousin John. Picture this. He wears animal skin and eats a bug with honey. Matthew 3:4 says, 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. I would love for you to see the word picture the Lord is painting right here. In ancient Hebrew dialect, the bible was a word picture. If you were wearing camel’s hair for clothing, you were considered very poor. Yet Jesus says he is found in the King’s house. And, He goes on to brag about John. 

                John also wears a leather belt. Look at Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; along with Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

            In other words, no matter what your financial standing is. No matter where you come from, you have the same rights scripturally as any other child of God. You can stand on the truth of God’s word. You can be sure of the power of His might in your life. You can stand in His righteousness. Matthew 5: 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.  Right here John thirsted after righteousness. We should all thirst after righteousness.

         Next, the scripture speaks of locust and wild honey. If you pay attention to the whole passage, John comes out of where? The wilderness. Locust were used mostly in the times the Lord’s wrath poured out to either discipline or show His power, in order to move His people to repentance. The things of the world had infiltrated the lives of His people. They were trapped in a sinful lifestyle, with no way out. 

So, John comes out of the wilderness, where the Lord first wanted the nation of Israel to learn about a repentant lifestyle. Honey speaks of self gratification. The pride of life. The Israelites were a proud nation. Their pride of life was “We are the chosen of God. Always will be the chosen of God.” But what does Jesus say in  Matthew 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

                 So, you see? This scripture totally defaults their misinterpretation of being the chosen people of God. They are chosen by God. But, just like salvation  to the gentiles, we all have a choice. Do we want to keep this relationship with the one, true and living God, or not? I will say this, I am nothing, know nothing, have nothing, can do nothing apart from Him who created me. He makes all of us who we are. In Him is our worth and our being. The Lord loves us so much. But, we are the ones who decide if we want to keep that love or not.

                     So, scripture paints a picture of the message John the baptist is sending to Israel. Most of the people looked on him as a wild man come out of the wilderness according to Matthew 3: 1-3, 3 In

those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. The wilderness is always a time of testing. When you are pressed or squeezed, What is going to come out of you? Will you yield to the will of the flesh and the devil? Or, will you repent and cry out for the will of the Father. 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.  So, you see there is no excuse. The Lord wants us to bring our sin before Him. So, that we can be free of it finally. In Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. In verse 18 let us reason together reallymeans, let us declare, decree, or pass judgment together. How powerful is that. Can you see the power behind bringing your sin before Him, and the both of you pass judgment together on it? He wants us to make heaven our home. He wants a true relationship with Him. He wants to be the voice behind your voice. He loves us so much. How powerful is this? When we come to Him with our sin with a repentant heart, it allows Him to defend us. Are you starting to see your worth in Him? 

                 So, there were those that saw John as a crazy man, screaming, “Repent! The kingdom of God is at hand.” Matthew says this. But, as Matthew continues, He says that Jesus begins to vindicate John. He brags on Him. Did you know that the Lord loves to brag about you? Look at Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. 12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. So, this is just one example of the Lord bragging. Job enters a spiritual wilderness at this point. The Lord knows Job’s heart. Job is squeezed and never sins. The Lord gives him back double for his trouble.

                        Did you know that the Lord sings over you. Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. 18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. 19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. This is the heart of God. Just how much He loves us. Especially when we receive the gift of His salvation. And choose to walk with Him. In today's lingo, we would say that the Lord loves to do a happy dance with His children. Hahahahaha Go ahead Mercy Me! They have a song called Happy Dance. 

                      Oh, and guess what each one of us, individually are on His mind continually. So much so that even the angels of heaven come to Him to question Him concerning this. In Psalms 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:  These heavenly beings sit around heaven's throne according to Isaiah 6 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

           Then in Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

                        So, you see it in the old and new testament. This tells me that these heavenly beings have been getting a new revelation of the Lord God Almighty all the way back in eternity past. They are still getting a new revelation now. And, will be getting new revelations of him for all eternity future. And praising His wonderful name each time. If they are doing this without knowing a life separated from Him, shouldn’t we be doing this even more so?  We each have a wonderful testimony of His saving power. Each of us was handcrafted by Him. Flaws and all. How grateful I am to be redeemed by His saving grace. You have to know rejection in order to know the magnitude of HIs great acceptance. In 1 Corinthians 1:27, I think this sums up what He thinks of us. 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 

                           So, if you are sitting here today, wondering what your worth is. If you are feeling beneath, rejected, unaccepted. Let me be the first one to tell you, Deuteronomy 28:13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

               I would love to be the first to introduce you to my Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. If you so choose to accept His wonderful gift of

redemption.  This is a free gift. But, it’s maintenance has a cost. This walk with the Lord is a walk of separation. It is called the crucified way for a reason. We have to crucify the will of our flesh daily. But, as we give things up for His name, He will always give us back double for our trouble. Will you accept this wonderful gift? Will you pray with me?

                Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Let’s take a moment to acknowledge our life of sin. Then, ask for forgiveness and receive His forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and for answering my prayer. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

         I want to be the first one to welcome you to the family of God. You are now a child of the living God. Get a bible and if you need one I have one to give you. READ it. Learn who He is and what He expects of you. Pray. Seek His face by being still and listening for that still small voice. Find a church to fellowship with that speaks the uncompromising truth of His word. That calls you to change for the better. Sit under that pastor for a year. You will grow in Christ if you do these things.

            Heaven  is holding the biggest shindig right now. Your heavenly Father is doing the Happy dance and can’t wait to hear from you. 

          Thank you so much for joining me today and may you have a very blessed week. Hoping you know your worth in Him that loves you the most. Until next week, God bless you.

Knock, Knock. Whose there?

  Knock, Knock. Who's There?

                Hello and welcome to My Little House of PrayerMinistry. I am your host Dayla Smith. So glad you could join me today. At the time I prepared this message, I went through something very serious. I won’t go into detail about it. I do want to talk about that. 

                Do you remember the knock, knock jokes we used to tell as kids. Well, Satan and his cohorts do this. They knock on the door of our hearts. But, it’s not a funny joke. It’s more like the story with the 3 little pigs. And, our survival depends on our relationship with the LORD. 

                 Let’s look at Matthew 7:24-27says, 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. I think this passage sounds like the three little pigs..  One Little Pig built his house of straw. Another pig built his house of hay.  Another pig built his house out of brick. The first 2 were lazy. So, when the big, bad wolf (Satan) came to blow the house down, they had narrowly escaped and ran to the brother who built his home out of brick. And when the wolf (Satan) came to blow that house down, he found out it could withstand him. So, our salvation is built on the foundation of Jesus Christ. Isaiah 28:16 says, 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 1 Peter 2:6 says 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. I find it interesting that in the old testament the word they use haste. Which means, hurry or run. Then, in the new testament the word they choose is confounded which means, confused or perplexed. So, when our foundation is based on our salvation in Jesus Christ, we will not hurry, run, be confused, or perplexed. Here in the south we would say, If you don’t stand for something, you won’t stand at all. That is why James 4:7 says, 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. You know, as a parent, all I would have to do is stand up and look at my daughter when she was misbehaving. The nonsense would immediately stop. In spiritual warfare, when you resist satan enough, he will stop for a time. He waits to see if there is another way in. And, he will try again. 1 Peter 5:8 says, 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Jesus is the lion of the tribe of Judah. Revelation 5:5 says,  5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

            In warfare you need to know who you are in Christ and to whom you belong. Christ Jesus. If you don’t have a relationship with Christ, you are no match for satan and his cohorts! I am so tired of him eating my brothers and sisters lunch because they either don’t know who they are in Christ or even how to fight. This is what my ministry is about. To teach people how to fight for themselves. How to pray effectively. James 5:16 says,16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  Because, it hurts Jesus’ heart even more. Let’s look at Acts 19:1-16. 19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 

                           I find it interesting that verse 14 mentions 7 sons of sceva, a jew and chief priests. The priests were definitely supposed to have a relationship with the Lord. So, you see, you can be called a christian and yet have no relationship with the Lord. And,  if you think you can just warm a pew and do nothing, that he will leave you alone. You are sadly mistaken. If you think that you will just avoid this Christian walk all together and he will leave you alone, he will. And he will laugh while you don’t make heaven your home at the white throne judgment seat of Christ. Please don’t wait to ask Jesus in heart. We are not promised tomorrow. We don’t have later. And, for our pew warmers. We need your assistance. Your pastor needs your assistance! How refreshing it would be for him to wake up and not have near the warfare to deal with because everyone took their place and fought in the night for him and his family. Because we took our place and fought for our brothers and sisters in Christ. How refreshing would it be. You know, you reap what you sow and your prayers return to your own bosom.

                        Matthew 12:25-30 says, 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

                       You know, we all like to talk about the revival that God is promising is coming. He has also been saying it is going to be soon. The LORD does not work on our time schedule! He works on His. We are called to get ready. We aren’t called to say maybe later Lord. I’ll get ready tomorrow, Lord. Revival is coming whether you are ready or not! And the rest of the word was that when revival comes after that He will call us home. Do you still want to tell Him that maybe later you’ll get ready?

            We have all gone through something traumatic in our life. Some of us are going through something traumatic in our life now. Let me say this, if you think that just because you got saved that you are a complete new creation. Therefore, there is no need for change. YOU ARE SADDLY MISTAKEN. If you are unteachable, you are unreachable. Plain and simple. Jesus cannot use someone that is not willing to grow. We called to grow in Him according to Ephesians 4:13. 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: So, you see. We are instructed to grow in Him. How? You ask. Read your bible and pray. If you don’t, you will die spiritually! I can’t express the importance of this. The Word of God is your spiritual food. Your bible pages are a plate. When something speaks to you, highlight it, or underline it. A pastor advised me to do this. If you want to put notes in there, I use sticky notes. Just sayin’. That same pastor said, “picture the page as a plate. The words are your food. When you eat, There is residue left behind that says you had eaten there. That is what the highlighting and underlining is. Evidence that you ate there.” I’ve held on to this advice since 1994. 

            Now, back to the subject at hand. These traumatic situations can make or break you. From personal experience they are allowed so that we can learn something. I don’t know what that something is. You have to go and pray. Seek His face. And ask Him what it is you are to learn. I promise if you will ask your question. Then, you will be quiet loooong enough for Him to answer. I promise that He will answer you. People don’t like to wait. Excuse #1. I don’t have time. He says make time. Excuse #2 My life is too busy. He says get unbusy. Excuse #3 You don’t understand. He says He understands. You see when you truly love someone, you make time. You aren’t too busy. This is what he understands. True love is not like Burger King. Your way, right away. What if your spouse came at you all the time, just demanding of you. Asking constant questions and just walking away without waiting for the answer. How would you feel on that type of receiving end? Then, let me ask you this. Why would you do this to the Lord your God? Deuteronomy 6:5, 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 10:12, 12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

You can also find this same commandment in Deteronomy 11:1. And in 19 verse 9 says that if we love Him this way He would give us 3 cities. I can think of the 3 I would want. Can you. Ville Platte would be first on my list. He also said beside the 3 we already had. That is a grand total of 6 cities! Chapter 30 verse 6 He says He will save our children and our children’s children that we might live! And, just so you know that this is the same in the new testament also, Matthew 22:37 says, 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. So, it is there also. You see, the Lord your God wants a relationship with you. 

                  I Had an incident happen to me. Let me tell you that in all my life, I have never been pushed to the level of anger that I shot to. Never! Let me tell you that I cried out immediately for the Lord to help me. And He did. It took all of Him to help me hold my flesh back. I was angry. But, I promise you that I did not sin. I did not have to do any repenting due to it. Thank you Jesus!!!!! Because the old Dayla wanted to rise up something terrible. My entire flesh hurt from the event.  Let me tell you this, there is nothing like the devil showing up saying, “I’m in your house and ready to hurt you and the people you love.” The mama bear rose up. Fear came to knock on my door. And, it wasn’t a gentle knock. Let me tell you that. It was an in your face knock. I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down, knock. Open up and let me in. It screamed at me with a high pitch voice. If I had chosen to open the door just a crack, a crack was all it needed to take over and his buddy, anger would have been right behind him wrecking everything I loved and cherished. You see the enemy, be it anger, fear,  doubt, unbelief etc….) doesn’t just come with a soft knock and let you open the door before you let him in. He knocks and then waits for you to turn the knob. Then, if you turn the knob, he comes bursting through the door. Jesus is the door. But, He is a gentleman. He will knock and then wait for you to invite Him in. He will dine with you. He will visit with you. In Revelation 3:20 it says, 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.  

                    We do not have to open the door to every Tom, Dick, and Harry that knocks on the door of our hearts. We are supposed to close the door of our heart to the will of the flesh and the devil. But, we are supposed to open the door of our heart to the will of the Father and the Son. In John 10:7-10 it says this, 7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 

                       You see, the Lord is about blessing His children. He wants us to open our hearts to Him so we can commune together. You would say, “This sounds like a call to salvation.” Yes, it is. We all need saving everyday. No, we do not have to beg. But, our new man has to grow, and our old man has to die till the day that Jesus comes. Look at Exodus 20: 20-22. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. The Lord revealed a truth to me right here. That when we open the door of our heart to Him and we let Him in. He, then, turns our hearts into a kind of ark. An ark of the covenant. When we get saved, we make a covenant with the Lord. His blood is upon the mercy seat. Inside the ark are the 10 commandments of love and all of our testimonies. When we bow our knee, and we come to Him in prayer, He promises to meet us there. Don’t you want to meet with Him? Do you know He wants that more than you do? I absolutely love this scripture! I also love His presence. I love to watch Him mold and make me. I love the testimonies we put in the ark of my heart. I love His law of love. 

                           So, I ask you today. If there is anyone in this room today, and you don’t know Jesus, can I introduce you to Him. The word says that if we call on the name of the Lord, we shall be saved. That if we repent of our sin, turn from our wicked ways, pray and seek His face. We shall be saved. Won’t you pray with me today? Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Let’s take a moment to acknowledge our life of sin before Him. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and for answering my prayer. In Jesus’ name. Amen. I want to be the first one to welcome you to the family of God. I also want to let you know, heaven is having the biggest shindig over your decision. Welcome and we love you. 

               Now, I hope you all enjoyed today’s message. I hope you learned something today. I sure did. May you have a blessed day and week. In Jesus’ mighty name, amen.

A Prophetic Word from the Lord

  A Word From the Lord

Hello and welcome to My Little House of Prayer Ministry. I am putting this up because the Lord revealed something to me for the complete body of Christ. 

                A couple of weeks back, the Lord told me to tell everyone in the body of Christ to anoint their homes. Didn’t tell me why. But, I don’t always ask why. Well, as I went outside, the Holy Spirit told me to anoint my mailbox and command all lack to go. To command lack to return everything it has stolen and held back. Then, to call all blessings from the north, south,east and west to come in.  

              Speed up to yesterday. He showed me the worldwide revival being held back by lack. So,fast forward to yesterday. While talking to a friend, He has told me to tell everyone in the body of Christ,to command lack to give back every soul it has stolen and kept back back. To command the blessings of the harvest of souls for Jesus to come in from the north,south,east and west.  

              Revival is coming. Please come be apart of it. Unite in prayer for it. Until we meet again later this week, have a blessed week.

Do You Love Me?

 Do You Love Me?

               Hello and welcome to My Little House of Prayer Ministry. The title of the message today is Do You Love me? The Lord is asking this question of all of His children. But, before I get into the meat of this message, I want to read out of John. John 21:1-19 says, 21 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. 6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. 8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest  that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

                              I find it interesting that the chapter starts out about fishing. In Matthew 4:18-19 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. If you notice in John 21:1-6, Once again, what is Jesus doing? Instructing them on how to become true fishermen. He loves to take the natural, and use it to teach spiritual lessons. When they obeyed His voice, they had to call for help. We need each other. PERIOD! We Need to learn to lean on one another. Each of us is unique. Each of us has gifts and talents He has given us. These gifts and talents are as unique as we are. That is the message the Lord was teaching His disciples in this chapter. When you draw nigh unto Him, He will draw all men unto you. He will teach all of us to be fishers of men. He is all about souls. We are His creation. He wants to get back to what He had in the Garden of Eden with Adam. Where He walks and talks with us in the cool of the day. No veil. No separation. No sin. And, if He is all about souls, we should be all about souls.

                  I’ve learned this in my personal walk. In the beginning of my salvation, He showed me that the world is filled with hurting people. Broken people. And, when you realize that, you become sensitive to when He opens the door for you to be a beacon for Him in someone’s life. Walmart is my favorite place to go. I see it as God’s mission field. Especially for the workers of the store. Walmart is known for the abuse of its employees. Also, the abuse from the customer’s that shop there. They shop with the entitlement attitude. No conscience that the employees are human also. So, I go with the, “ I'm gonna rescue a soul for Jesus today,” attitude. Hahahahaha. The cashier’s can’t wait for me to come to their registers, now. Which excites me even more.

          Next, let’s look at verses 9-13 of John 21. What is waiting for the Disciples on the fire. A fish and a loaf of bread. Remember the 5 loaves and 2 fishes that fed 5,000 men + women and children? Remember Jesus said John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Praise God. Exodus 25:21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. Where did Jesus take his blood? To the throne of grace and the mercy seat. That is how we are able to come boldly to make our requests known to God. That is how we obtain God’s wonderful mercy in our lives. What did He tell Moses He wanted there? To Commune with Him. The last supper was called what? Communion. If you go to a mountain top, you will find no food or water there. So, how did Moses survive on the mountain top for 40 days and nights? He ate of the heavenly bread. The bread of Life. He drank the heavenly water. The water of Life. Hallelujah!!!!! So, when they met with Jesus on the shore, He had communion with them! Hallelujah! They had a grand total of 1-5-3 fishes. 100 speaks of completeness. 5 speaks of grace. 3 speaks of the trinity. The complete grace in the triune Godhead.

                        Nothing in the word is per chance. The word of God is by divine inspiration of God. It is the one thing that can connect us to Him. It is our spiritual life stream. It is the tool that helps us become restored in Him. It can bring healing. It can restore us, if we let it.

                     In verses 15-17 of John 21,  I believe Jesus was not just addressing the times Peter rejected His relationship with Jesus. The 3 times He lied. He wanted to restore and heal Peter. He knew the grief that still had Peter's heart in chains. But, He also was giving Peter a message. A great commission so to speak. If you will. He knew Peter loved Him. He knew the third time Peter denied knowing Him, that Peter ran away bitterly crying. You see, Peter went before God to repent. There is no account of Peter going to man to repent of his wrong doing. The grief of it was breaking Peter. The relationship between Peter and Jesus became separated because of the lie. Lying is a sin. Unrepented sin, eternally separates you from God. Peter could not forgive himself. Therefore grief was allowed to stay and fester. Grief became the center in Peter’s heart. Not the Lord. That’s why it says, He could not recognize the Lord. At least until Jesus did something familiar in their relationship. Jesus wanted His relationship with Peter back. So, 3 times He asked Peter if he loved Him. Each time Peter responded with Yes.

                    In John 21: 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest  that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. This is the first time he questions Peter. What did He tell Peter? Feed my lambs. Feed the little ones that I am having to leave behind right now. Take care of those I am leaving behind. Do you notice the choice word right here was lambs? The first time Peter denied the Lord, he lied to a maid. A child. A young girl. Peter I saw how you repented before me. So, I am trusting my little ones in your care now, while I am away. He was forgiving Peter.  This is also our great commission. To extend Christ’ forgiveness to His little ones till He comes to take us home.

             

                        In John 21: 16 says, He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Go to Mark 14: 66-72. It says,  66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: 67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. 68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. 70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. 72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. All the maid was doing was making an observation. She wasn’t accusing him. All the second maid said was, “yeah, I know this man. I’ve seen Him with Jesus. “ Yet Peter denied knowing Him still. How does Jesus respond? Feed my sheep. Take care of the one’s I am leaving behind. Extend my redemptive grace to those I am leaving behind. Show them what I am showing you. That My Love is inescapable. Nothing can separate us. Romans 8:35-39 says, 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. So you see, He restored His relationship with Peter. And, told him to extend that same restoration message to His sheep He was leaving behind. He commands all of us to do the same thing. Extend that same restorative message to others.

           In John 21: 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. This third time Jesus addressed where Peter’s grief came in. Jesus didn’t just want to forgive. He didn’t just want to restore. He wanted to make Peter whole! The Spirit of Grief and self condemnation had to go if Peter was to go on with Jesus. So, Jesus addressed this. The only way we can be set free of something like addictions, abuse, etc…. Is to face it head on. We can’t get free if we are sweeping it under the rug of denial. SoJesus is helping Peter face the grief in his choice to deny his even knowing of Him. Much less, having a relationship with Him. How many times have we denied having a relationship with the living God. Have you done like Peter? Have you run away weeping before God. Or have you done like Judas, and wept before man. Remember, the Lord saves our tears in a bottle. At Judgment Day , He will take those same tears in His bottle and pass judgment over them. Why? Because our tears are what makes up the streams that make glad in the city of God. Psalm 46:4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. Hallelujah! So, Jesus was telling Peter to let Him have those tears that were meant to accuse him. Let Him redeem them. Remove the pain of the memory of those bad choices. Let Him Restore the right relationship between Him and Peter. Peter Do You Love Me? Peter Do You Know How Much I Love You? Will you take care of my little lambs and sheep? Show them all the love, grace, mercy, and healing I have shown you?

              He is asking that of all of us. Do you love Me? Do you know how much I love you? Are you willing to feed my lambs and sheep? Those I’ve had to leave behind. Will you care for them. Will you look past the smoke screen they put out there to hide what is really going on in their brokenness. You see my sheep are scattered and hurting. Some are cast down. Some are wounded. Some have been isolated and are left to be wolf bait. Some have a hireling for a shepherd. They all need to be corralled in to My pasture. Where I can Heal and restore them. Where I can deliver them from all plague and pestilence. 

                       Isaiah 61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 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.

                       If you do not have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ right now, you are one of the little lambs Jesus is talking about. I want to extend His beautiful hand of mercy and grace towards you. I want to be the one to tell you how great His love is for you. That there is nothing you have done that is unforgivable for Him. That He is standing at the door of your heart and knocking. Waiting for you to open it and let Him come in to change your life around. To instruct you in His righteousness. To shine his love, light, and life in your deep, dark 

tunnel. Won’t you pray with me right now? Please repeat after me. 

                           Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and for answering my prayer. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

             Now, for those of you who have prayed for His salvation, let me welcome you to the family of God. Let me let you know that He is throwing the biggest party in heaven over your decision right now. Everyone in heaven and including me are jumping up and down with sheer joy over your decision right now. 

             For those of you who have tuned in that are already saved. But, have made some bad choices, and like Peter, grief has control over your heart and mind. That spirit of grief has told you that you can never return to that relationship you once had with the LORD. Let me tell you that this is a pure lie from hell!!! That when you truly repent before God, He buries your sin in the sea of forgetfulness. And, He NEVER REMEMBERS IT AGAIN!! So, I ask you to believe in God with me right now. To truly repent before the LORD your God. Then, be still and let him wash all of that away. Let Him redeem your heart and mind again. Let Him heal the wound of the memory of it. Let us pray together.

           Lord Jesus, I come before you. Still a sinner in desperate need of a Savior. I am desperate for you Lord Jesus. Desperate to find my way back to the relationship we once had. I thank you for forgiving me. Now, I forgive myself. Help me to forgive myself by receiving your healing power over my mind, heart, and emotions. Thank you for making me whole again. And Jesus, I do love you. In the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.