What Contract

                                    What Contract?!

             Hello and welcome to My Little house of Prayer. I am your host Dayla Smith. I am so very glad that you could join me today as we discuss the marriage contract. That not only is for Israel, His chosen people. But, for all who want to enter into this contract. Let’s open in prayer.

What Contract?

                Did you know that God entered into a contract with Israel? Yep. This contract was made with Abraham on the mountain in the land of  Moriah. In the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, Moriah means seen of jah (yah). The mountain in the land is called “On the mountain of the Lord (yaweh) it will be provided. 

                In Genesis 17:1-16, the Lord established His covenant with abram when He changed His name to Abrahaml. 17 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 

                     Then in Genesis 22:15-18, The Lord reiterates His covenant with Abraham.   15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

           Then in Genesis 32:22-30    22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 

               Do you know what Abraham means in Hebrew? Father of many nations. I find that very interesting. When the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham, He was establishing His covenant with him. He stamped His name on Abram when He changed His name. Every time He heard this name called out to him, He was constantly reminded of God’s eternal promise. How powerful is this?

What are the requirements?

                 You see, as Christians, we have read and accepted the contract. We are the spiritual seed of Abraham. Yep. I said that. You see, before you sign any contract, you MUST read it through before you sign your name to it. 

                 Jesus explains this in Luke 14:25-35   25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

                        So, how do we count the cost? We look to the cross. The cross represents death to our sinful flesh. We must cast aside those sins that are active in our lives. Lay them down at the foot of the cross. How do we do this? Let’s look at Luke 14:25-35   25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

           You see, salvation is a free gift of the Holy Spirit. But, it will cost you everything. You see, when the Lord gave instructions to Moses concerning the tabernacle, the first place you had to visit as you went in was the brazen altar. A place of offering. It was also the last place you went to as you went back out. In those days, when you came to see the king, you had to bring an offering or gift. Well, the same goes for the King of kings and LORD of lords. We are required to bring an offering. Romans 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Why should we enter into this contract?

The answer to this question is quite simple. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

        And also not is this another reason to enter into this contract, but also the rewards of entering this contract. This is the contract.Deuteronomy 6 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:2 That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.10 And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers.19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:22 And the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

             Jesus, says in John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Then Paul gave us the answer in Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Saved from what? Eternal seperation from God. From Love, Light, and Life.                

How to enter into this contract

                              If you do not know the Lord Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Let me introduce you to Him. He is the contract. It is really simple. First you must acknowledge that He was born of a virgin, lived as God among us, was crucified, died, buried and rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. That you are a sinner in need of a savior according to the mirror of the law of the Lord. Ask Him for His forgiveness for all of your sins and call them out to Him. Thank Him for His forgiveness. Then, forgive those who have sinned or transgressed against you. Then, repent. Repent means to change your mind concerning sinful habits. Change your choice making decisions. Let Him influence your choice making decisions as you get in His Holy Word. Ask Him to be Lord over your life. I want to pray this prayer with you. But, this is just an outline. The real work begins after I pray with you because it is a very personal walk with the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 

                    Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. I acknowledged that you were born of a virgin, you lived as God among us, was crucified, died, and buried. You rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. 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.

                               If you have made the decision to give your life to Jesus, let me be one of the first to welcome you to the body of Christ. All of heaven is greatly rejoicing over your decision today. Please let me know of your decision today. I want to pray for you. If this message has brought up any questions or spoke to you in some way, or if you have any prayer requests; please let me know by commenting below, private messaging me, or you can email me at my1littleafmp@aol.com. I would greatly love to hear from you. 

                On October 16th, 2023, the Lord gave me this word. 

                          A Word From the Lord- I Need a Break

           Welcome to My Little house of Prayer. I am your host Dayla Smith. I am a part of a bible study group. In this bible study group, we are trying to learn how to be closer to the Lord. Well, my friend asked me to pray with her about whether to take a break until Spring or not. This morning the Lord gave me my answer. You might want to sit down for this one. This was His answer.

           Did I ever take a break? You would have to know my Word intimately to be able to answer this. Have I ever been slack concerning my promises, my covenants with you? Did I take a break at any time in my life here on this earth? From the Garden of Gethsemane to grave, did I ever say wait, I’ll eventually do this? I need a break. No. I am a covenant keeper. I keep all of my promises. You can have my promises, but it costs. I didn’t hold back my Son. My Son didn’t hold back on Calvary’s hill. Why would you hold  back from me? 

Remember I love you with the Love of the Lord but Jesus will always love you more.

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A Word From the Lord - I Hope and Pray That We All Are Ready?

                             A Word From the Lord - I Hope and Pray That We All Are Ready?

               Hello and welcome to my Little House of Prayer. I am your host Dayla Smith. Thank you for joining me. Let’s open in prayer. I awoke this morning at 6am. (October 19th, 2023) The whole night long, I kept dreaming that I was in the great tribulation trying to not only keep myself alive, but others with me. I awoke and began to pray. After repenting of all of my sins, the Lord began to put certain people on my heart. You know, ”Lord,help them draw closer to you. Protect and keep them. Bring the message of salvation to this lost person. Give them a heart of flesh to receive it. Give them your wonderful gift of repentance.”

              At this point, I was reminded of an incredible incident that I was a part of. At that time, I was working at a chicken restaurant. It was prom weekend. Teens are getting ready to go to prom. Their night will be filled with glitz and glamor. Dancing and fun. The night will also have encounters with drinking and drugs. Bad judgment will visit even the innocent. One of my coworkers felt the unction of the Holy Spirit. He began to tearfully plead with our other coworkers as they were leaving to go into their night of fun. You see, we always think we have tomorrow. We put the factor of death out of our minds. “What he said to these young people was profound.” “If you get in an accident where you know you are about to die, remember these words. These words are highly important. They will determine if you make heaven your home or not. Call out, ‘Jesus save and forgive me of all of my sins.’ The word says to call on the name of the Lord and you will be saved. Please remember what I’m telling you.” He kept saying this with tears in his eyes. His words and tears became more and more earnest as he would see the ice chests of ice leave the building. I chimed in with him. But, I also took in this moment that was playing out before my eyes. These were his friends. Not just his coworkers. These were the friends he had been interceding for. I kept hearing this song in my head after that.

https://youtu.be/xSW5uO4kKto?si=0ot3jOmHWOUUPC6- Not only because he was playing the song in the back where we were cooking. But, with the same spiritual angst that he was pleading with his friends. 

                  Things are getting crazy in this world. That doesn’t take a rocket scientist to recognize this. We need to share the gospel with anyone and everyone who will listen with the same spiritual angst my friend had that night. Not just because things are crazy in this world and we think the end is coming. But, because this is a direct command from Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Pray for Israel. She needs our prayers. She is the centerpiece for the Lord. She is the apple of His eye. 

                    If you do not know the Lord Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Let me introduce you to Him. It is really simple. First you must acknowledge that He was born of a virgin, lived as God among us, was crucified, died, buried and rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. That you are a sinner in need of a savior according to the mirror of the law of the Lord. Ask Him for His forgiveness for all of your sins and call them out to Him. Thank Him for His forgiveness. Then, forgive those who have sinned or transgressed against you. Then, repent. Repent means to change your mind concerning sinful habits. Change your choice making decisions. Let Him influence your choice making decisions as you get in His Holy Word. Ask Him to be Lord over your life. I want to pray this prayer with you. But, this is just an outline. The real work begins after I pray with you because it is a very personal walk with the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 

                    Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. I acknowledged that you were born of a virgin, you lived as God among us, was crucified, died, and buried. You rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. 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.

                               If you have made the decision to give your life to Jesus, let me be one of the first to welcome you to the body of Christ. All of heaven is greatly rejoicing over your decision today. Please let me know of your decision today. I want to pray for you. If this message has brought up any questions or spoke to you in some way, or if you have any prayer requests; please let me know by commenting below, private messaging me, or you can email me at my1littleafmp@aol.com. I would greatly love to hear from you. Remember I love you with the Love of the Lord but Jesus will always love you more.

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There is a Friend that Sticks Closer than a Brother

                There is a Friend that Sticks Closer than a Brother

        Hello and welcome to My Little House of Prayer. I am your host Dayla Smith. I am so very glad that you could join me today. Please let’s open in prayer. I have a testimony of the many ways the LORD is a friend that sticks closer to us than a brother. Let’s look at Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. And, Proverbs 18:24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

               It was the week of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)on September 24th. It was also the last Sunday of the Month, where my church observes communion. I’ve been having these nights where all I would dream about is arguing with my late husband and would wake up with a broken heart. As usual, I went to the Lord and said I am so tired of these dreams. Please make them stop. Well, like I’ve said before, Jesus Christ has done everything that He will do at the cross of calvary and the tomb. There is nothing left for Him to do.

                  At the cross He said,”It is finished.” What is finished? His sacrifice on the cross was the debt we could never repay. He paid the ransom to buy back the deed that the first Adam gave to Satan! Everything He went through was what He paid the ultimate price for. His stripes bought our peace and healing. His bruises were for our iniquity. The apostle James says in James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. In other words, Yeshua put the ball back in each and everyone of our hands. We decide if we keep our inheritance. How do we keep our inheritance? Our choice making decisions towards sin. If you are looking for deliverance in Yeshua, read the contract. Go to Yeshua and ask Him to reveal what is holding you back. Who is the strong man that is binding you up? The Lord is always faithful. The Holy Spirit is always faithful to testify of what he has seen and heard from the Father and the 

Son of God. 

                      Let’s read about the Holy Spirit in John 14:25-26    25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.John 16:7-15    7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;

10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

               All throughout my walk, the Holy Spirit has been faithful and true to this promise from the Father and the Son, Yeshua Hamashia. The Holy Spirit will convict us of sin. He will instruct us in righteousness. He will biblically lead and guide us in the paths of righteousness. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit will not take possession of us, even if we ask Him to. He wants us to want to choose what is right in His eyes. So, to possess us, to take complete control over us, would remove our free will. Our chance to choose Him over anything and anyone else. You see, scripture says that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. So, only satan and His cohorts would try to take possession of lost souls. He doesn’t want us to make the right decisions. Look at the level of deception in the garden of eden. He possessed the serpent, lied to Adam and Eve, and in turn not only got them into sinning, but also got them to give up the very deed the Lord had given them! He stole, killed, and destroyed the relationship that Adam and Eve had with the Lord. 

            I did not know that I was going to end up talking about the Holy Spirit today. But, I do believe that is awesome and vitaly important to our walk in these days. Have you received the baptism of the Holy Spirit yet? I promise you that you will definitely need it in order to be able to stand in the Lord and the power of His might in these days to come. To be able to discern truth. The world is so deceptive these days. And, it is promised to only get worse. At the end of this message, I will discuss and pray with you to receive this wonderful free gift from the Lord. 

               So, back to my testimony. I asked Him to make the dreams stop. Later that day, He revealed to me the unforgiveness in my heart that still lingered there in my heart. I was able to make it right with the Lord. I released the unforgiveness I still had towards my late husband. I asked the Lord to heal all the emotionally charged memories that I still had in my heart. I have not had any more dreams like that since that day. Praise the Lord Most High! But greater than that, He prepared me. Prepared me for what? For Shabbat and communion service. 

                You see, Shabbat or Sabbath opens with communion. On Shabbat, it was also Yom Kippur. The day of atonement. For Christians, it is a time of fasting and praying for Israel. That she would recognize Yeshua as her Messiah. Also, to rejoice in the God of our salvation. Go to Matthew 5:23-24   23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. And, Matthew 6:14-15   14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

                To me, this was so awesomely powerful! My Lord, God, and Savior protected me! Redeemed me once again! Drew me closer to Him than ever before! You see, that’s what forgiveness does. It gives you the opportunity to draw nearer to the LORD. It delivers you from being tormented. 1 John 4:18-20   18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.19 We love him, because he first loved us.20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? You see, forgiveness is a precious gift the Lord has given us. We have the free will to choose to forgive. I believe I got a triple dose of His redeeming grace. How powerful is this? 

                 Let’s go back to the subject of the Holy Spirit. It is a free gift from the Lord. He promised this gift to the disciples as we read earlier. After Jesus rose from the dead He paid quite a few visits to the disciples. He did a lot of explaining of the things that they could not understand before His death and resurrection. Let’s look at a few passages. John 20:19-23   19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 

              I find it interesting that it finishes with the subject of forgiveness. You see, unforgiveness will block you from receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:36-53    36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.43 And he took it, and did eat before them.44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.48 And ye are witnesses of these things.49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

                 Just because He breathed on the disciples and told them to receive the Holy Spirit of God, did not mean they were acting in conjunction with the Holy Spirit. You see, it is a gift. You can receive a gift, but never open it. A gift is to be opened and used. Faith requires action. So,what were the disciples doing? They were continually praising the Lord. Let’s see what happens next in Acts. Acts 2:1-6   2 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

              How did the disciples open this free gift of God? Praise and worship. They worshipped and praised the Lord in one accord. In unity. One mind, one heart. Are you ready to experience this wonderful gift of the Lord. Let us pray.

                   Lord Jesus, thank you so much for offering this wonderful gift to me. First, of salvation. Now, the precious Holy Spirit. I Accept your gift of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I praise your Holy Name and want to know you more. The Holy Spirit promises to help me know you more. Thank you Lord. In Jesus name amen. 

        Now, begin to praise and thank Him for it. Open your mouth by faith. Let the words roll out. You will feel a bubble in your stomach. Don’t be afraid. That is the rivers of water that Jesus talks about. Let it come out. You may just have one syllable to start. That’s o.k. As you pray that one syllable, He will cause that language to grow. Just remember to praise and thank the Lord for it. For those who don’t speak in tongues right away, quit focusing on the gift. Focus on the giver of the gift. When you do that long enough, you will begin to speak in tongues. Remember He loves you and wants you to make heaven your home more than you do. He loves you and so do I. 

                    If you do not know the Lord Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Let me introduce you to Him. It is really simple. First you must acknowledge that He was born of a virgin, lived as God among us, was crucified, died, buried and rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. That you are a sinner in need of a savior according to the mirror of the law of the Lord. Ask Him for His forgiveness for all of your sins and call them out to Him. Thank Him for His forgiveness. Then, forgive those who have sinned or transgressed against you. Then, repent. Repent means to change your mind concerning sinful habits. Change your choice making decisions. Let Him influence your choice making decisions as you get in His Holy Word. Ask Him to be Lord over your life. I want to pray this prayer with you. But, this is just an outline. The real work begins after I pray with you because it is a very personal walk with the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 

                    Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. I acknowledged that you were born of a virgin, you lived as God among us, was crucified, died, and buried. You rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. 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.

                               If you have made the decision to give your life to Jesus, let me be one of the first to welcome you to the body of Christ. All of heaven is greatly rejoicing over your decision today. Please let me know of your decision today. I want to pray for you. If this message has brought up any questions or spoke to you in some way, or if you have any prayer requests; please let me know by commenting below, private messaging me, or you can email me at my1littleafmp@aol.com. I would greatly love to hear from you. Remember I love you with the Love of the Lord but Jesus will always love you more.

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What It Means to Be An Ambassador for Christ

                      What it Means to Be An Ambassador For Christ

         

                       Hello and welcome to My Little House of Prayer. I am your host Dayla Smith. Let’s please open in prayer. I have a lot on my heart these days. My heart stays heavy with the things the Lord is speaking to me about the days to come. I find that I am getting more and more quiet at this time. I love to talk. Especially about the Lord and His saving grace. But, as He talks to me about what is going on in the world today, my heart is heavy. Heavy for those who will not make heaven their home. This breaks the LORD’s heart, and in turn breaks mine. Even in my dreams I am ministering salvation to people I don’t even know. I pray that they all come to know the fullness of His saving grace. On the morning of September 18th, the Lord gave me a word to tell His people. “What I did at the cross on Calvary’s Hill should tell the world how much that I Am in love with them. The world needs to be told to fall in love with me. You must accept my love for you. This is very true. But, after that, you must fall in love with me also. When you truly fall in love with me in your actions and choices, you will be my disciples. Then, as you grow in Christ Yeshua, you can make other disciples of Yeshua. This is the call. This is our first ministry. First to Christ, and then to others.” John 3:30-35  30 He must increase, but I must decrease.31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

                   I do know this. He is calling for all intercessors to storm heaven’s gates for those who are lost. He is calling for the body of Christ to be His ambassadors! Let’s look at what it means to be an ambassador. Let’s look at 2 Corinthians 5:11-21  New International Version - The Ministry of Reconciliation

11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

                       I chose to put this whole passage because it explains what’s on my heart. We are called to be separate. Yet, we are called to live in this world, but not behave as the world behaves, which is found in Romans 12:1-2. In the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, Ambassador means: Act as a representative. In the Webster’s Dictionary it means: The highest ranking diplomatic representative from one country to another; an authorized messenger. 

                  Now, let’s also look at the meaning of representative in the Webster’s Dictionary. Representative means: Portraying; consisting of or based on representation of the electorate by delegates; an example or  type; a person who acts for another, agent, salesman, etc.. . So, if we have accepted the LORD’s free gift of grace. Salvation in Jesus Christ, Yeshua Hamashia, we then take on the name Christian. That is our label. To be a true believer in Christ Jesus, to carry the Label of being a Christian; which means to be Christ-like, we are to be His example. We are to say only what He says, do only what He does, and behave only as He behaves. 

                    As ambassadors for Christ, we are to lead by example. The way we live out our lives should be what tells the lost who you are. You shouldn’t have to tell people who you are. They should see the light of Christ on you. How else will we go forth and make disciples of ourselves? You see, we are commissioned to find and teach others how to live out this Christian lifestyle. So, how can we be proper ambassadors for Christ?

Our Basic Need for More of Him and Less of Us In Our Lives

               Let’s look at John 3:30-36    30 He must increase, but I must decrease.31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

               In John chapter 1:23, John the Baptist cries out about being a forerunner for Christ. He had one message, “Repent and be baptized! Make straight the way of the Lord!” Paul talks about being being in a race in Philippians 3:7-14   7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

                I believe that at the moment we receive salvation in Christ Jesus of Nazareth, we begin our race. We are called to be forunners of Christ declaring, “Repent and be baptized both of water and Spirit! Prepare yourselves for the kingdom of God is at hand!” Salvation requires death. We are to live our lives out in death to the flesh, the world, and the devil. We are to encourage others to join this walk of separation and death by living out our lives as an example.. Why do I say this? Because, Jesus Christ says it plainly in Matthew 16:24-26  24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? We need to ask the Lord daily to help us have more of Him and less of us in the way we live our lives.

Our Need for Others in Our lives

            Let’s go back to the fact that we are in a race according to the apostle Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:7-8  7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

             So, what kind of race are we in? I believe we are in a relay race. A relay race is where there are runners strategically placed at certain points where one will hand off the baton to another who is to run further and hand it off to another. I believe that the baton we are to hand off is the word of God according to one scripture amongst many, Deuteronomy 11:16-21   16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;17 And then the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

              Jesus told the disciples in Matthew 28:19-20  19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. So, we need each other to be able to run our race gloriously! We are to teach others how to enter and run this wonderful race. Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Because it is a God kind of relay race, we don’t have to run fast. Just steady, allowing the Holy Spirit of Hashem to teach us. To convict us, and in so doing, change us into the image and likeness of Christ. That not only will we be an example of what Christ can do in a life totally committed to Him. But, that the way we live our lives will be the baton that is handed off to others who will choose to enter this race. 

                    Ephesians 4:13-16   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:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

                 I hope that this encourages you to fall in love with Jesus. To follow Him not in word only, But also in deed. In such away as to draw others in this relationship with the one true and living God.

                   If you do not know the Lord Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Let me introduce you to Him. It is really simple. First you must acknowledge that He was born of a virgin, lived as God among us, was crucified, died, buried and rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. That you are a sinner in need of a savior according to the mirror of the law of the Lord. Ask Him for His forgiveness for all of your sins and call them out to Him. Thank Him for His forgiveness. Then, forgive those who have sinned or transgressed against you. Then, repent. Repent means to change your mind concerning sinful habits. Change your choice making decisions. Let Him influence your choice making decisions as you get in His Holy Word. Ask Him to be Lord over your life. I want to pray this prayer with you. But, this is just an outline. The real work begins after I pray with you because it is a very personal walk with the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 

                    Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. I acknowledged that you were born of a virgin, you lived as God among us, was crucified, died, and buried. You rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. 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.

                               If you have made the decision to give your life to Jesus, let me be one of the first to welcome you to the body of Christ. All of heaven is greatly rejoicing over your decision today. Please let me know of your decision today. I want to pray for you. If this message has brought up any questions or spoke to you in some way, or if you have any prayer requests; please let me know by commenting below, private messaging me, or you can email me at my1littleafmp@aol.com. I would greatly love to hear from you. Remember I love you with the Love of the Lord but Jesus will always love you more.

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Eternal Love

                                          Eternal Love

        Hello and welcome to My Little House of Prayer. I am your host Dayla Smith. I am so very glad that you chose to join me today. Let’s open in prayer. If you visit My Little House of Prayer on Facebook, you have seen my personal post on September 18th, 2023. I believe it is a word from the Lord for everyone including me. “We should already know that the LORD is in love with us, what we really need to learn to do is to fall in love with Him.” 

                      There is an old saying, “The proof is in the pudding.” There is proof in the pudding of our Messiah’s entire life. All throughout His Word he showed His great love toward His creation. Israel is the prime example for the Gentile Christian world, even today. Their devotion to the one true and living God and His laws is a major example. Her failures are an example of many traps that Satan and his cohorts lay out for anyone who truly wants to walk with the Lord. No one is immune to these traps. The only deliverance is in Yeshua Hamashia and His Word. This is why we must read the entire bible. His Word directs us in how to fall completely in love with Him. We must pray and listen for His still small voice. Seek His face and not His hand. 

                     So, how do we seek His face and not His hand?

Proverbs 4:5-9   5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

                    I believe that when we truly fall in love with the LORD, the triune God; we will seek out ways not just to tell Him that we love Him, but to show Him that we love Him. How do we show Him that we love Him? We read the Word of God and allow the Holy Spirit to teach us how to walk in right relationship with the Lord. When we open our bible to read it, we should plead the blood of Jesus Christ over it. Then, we should invite the Holy Spirit to teach us His Word. He is the witness, after all.

                    Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. When King Solomon was anointed to be King over Israel, the Lord’s people, the Lord came to Him and asked what He could give Him. Solomon was a young impressionable man. But his father, King David, taught Him to fall in love with the Lord. So, when Solomon was presented with this question, He asked for Wisdom. Nothing else. Just the Wisdom of God. And, as long as he listened to the wisdom of God, He stayed in love with the Lord. It is when he disobeyed the wisdom of God that his heart strayed away. He died confused and away from the Lord. 

          You see, our hearts (minds) often give us away. It tells on us. When we have fallen in love with someone, they are constantly on our minds and our thoughts. The Lord wants to always be a constant in our thoughtlife.  Isaiah 26:3-4   3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength: When we love someone we store up ways to show them we love them. We bring gifts and offerings just to bring a smile on their face. Do we want to put a smile on our Lord’s face?  Matthew 6:19-21   19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Proverbs 7:1-4   7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

             These are some ways we show Him we love Him. Our fasting just to draw near to Him embraces His heart. When we seek His Word, we show Him a desire to know Him and His ways. When we pray in earnest, not for things of this world, but for His things,His souls; we show him our concern for what is important to Him. When we wait to hear His still small voice, we show Him our interest in Him alone. When we allow the gentle urging and conviction of the Holy Spirit to mold and change us, to be more like Him every day, it puts a bit of sunshine on His day. All these things open His hands of blessing upon us.

                 You know, the apostle Saul cried out till the day He died, that He wanted to know Him. Philippians 3:10-14   10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

                  I don’t know Him well enough. I hope that I am like Saul and crying out till the day I day. I want to know more about Him than I did yesterday and every day after that. The only way this is possible is to pray, listen, read His Holy Word, talk to Him, listen, and fast. Fast often. Fast what you love most. What you think you can’t do without. Fast as long as the Holy Spirit of God leads you to fast. Expect the greatness of God to show up. Expect miracles. Expect Him to show up. Get ready for Him to show off. The greatest miracles are those of the changes He has made on and in your life. 

                Personally He has made permanent impacts on and in my life. He has changed the way I see people around me. How I react to them. I ask Him to help me see people the way He sees them. You see, His main desire is for souls to accept his wonderful gift of salvation. When you love someone, you also share their same interests. His main interest is souls. He has been ever so faithful to answer my prayer. He helps me see beyond people’s smoke screen to what is motivating them. Hurting people hurt people. So, you have to look past the symptoms and see what has brought them to that place. 

             Today’s society has a need and desire. This has  been for all eternity past and present and will be for all eternity future. That need and desire is not for what you know. But, for that you care and that they are important. The Holy Spirit has taught me this. To let my light shine. To let the love, life, and light of Jesus Christ of Nazareth shine forth. How else will they be convicted and want what we have if we don’t show them? 

               2 Corinthians 5:11-21   11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.13 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

                     We are His ambassadors. We are to behave as such. Matthew 5:13-16   13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven

                  You see, as ambassadors for Christ, we are to lead others into a real relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We have to show them something different. A different way of living. A way of life that brings freedom and joy. A life of His love, light, and life. How to attain to this life. So many times, we just bust through the door. Demanding that souls see things the way we see it. Jesus is a gentleman. He does not bust through doors. He is not demanding. Revelation 3:20 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.

             He does not impose His will upon us. He invites us to join Him in an everlasting journey. As His ambassadors, we are asked to behave the same way. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. We are to show forth the love He has extended towards each and every one of us. Like I said earlier, our actions are what give away what is in our hearts (minds). If we truly are in love with the LORD, we won’t just tell Him. We will want to show Him. We will always want to be in a relationship with Him. We will have concerns for what concerns Him.

                    If you do not know the Lord Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Let me introduce you to Him. It is really simple. First you must acknowledge that He was born of a virgin, lived as God among us, was crucified, died, buried and rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. That you are a sinner in need of a savior according to the mirror of the law of the Lord. Ask Him for His forgiveness for all of your sins and call them out to Him. Thank Him for His forgiveness. Then, forgive those who have sinned or transgressed against you. Then, repent. Repent means to change your mind concerning sinful habits. Change your choice making decisions. Let Him influence your choice making decisions as you get in His Holy Word. Ask Him to be Lord over your life. I want to pray this prayer with you. But, this is just an outline. The real work begins after I pray with you because it is a very personal walk with the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 

                    Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. I acknowledged that you were born of a virgin, you lived as God among us, was crucified, died, and buried. You rose again on the third day for the salvation of all creation. 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.

                               If you have made the decision to give your life to Jesus, let me be one of the first to welcome you to the body of Christ. All of heaven is greatly rejoicing over your decision today. Please let me know of your decision today. I want to pray for you. If this message has brought up any questions or spoke to you in some way, or if you have any prayer requests; please let me know by commenting below, private messaging me, or you can email me at my1littleafmp@aol.com. I would greatly love to hear from you. Remember I love you with the Love of the Lord but Jesus will always love you more.

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