Short devotions given to Pearl
Get alone with Us every chance We provide. Choose intimacy with Us over distraction and busyness. Song of Solomon 2:10 My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!
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Pearl, When the clouds cover your sensing My Presence, remember what you told your kids . . . If you get separated from me in the store, sit down quietly. I will find you. Be calm and wait. If you run in panic, it will be worse. I Am always faithful. Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry. Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
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One lesson: read Colossians 1:24 – 2:3 Substitute the name of each difficult person for the words, “His body” (in vs.24) and continue reading the passage. You will get the full message. Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to His saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all His energy that He powerfully works within me. 2 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Papa. . . .”Pearls, I AM alive and My Love for you is endless and abounding with extreme joy. You are My treasure and delight (Hephzibah). I will give you peace, as you accept My Will each hour of your days.” Matthew 13: 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Isaiah 62: it will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),” Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”; But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),” And your land, “Married”; For the Lord delights in you, And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord].
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Obey . . . like the angels obey in kingdom . . . “May Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth (by me) as it is in heaven” . . . obedience includes forgiveness, loving the unlovable, compassion, give even to pain, say what Jesus told you to say, etc. More obedience = more anointing and authority. John 15:9–11 I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love. I have told you this so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” Philippians 3:8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ John 15:12 This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Matthew 16:13–20 I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven
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The centurion knew authority and obedience. Jesus has all authority given to Him. There is a chain of command that involves authority AND obedience. Jesus obeyed Papa. Papa gave Him authority to command below Him. We obey Jesus, we get authority to command what was put under us . . . dominion over the earth, principalities and powers, ONLY when we obey and to the extent we obey. Full-on sacrificial obedience to the point of pain means full-on command over all under us. Disobedience in life of the rabbi who tried to cast out demons is why demons beat him up. Obedience of disciples is why demons fled. Matthew 8:8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. Matthew 28:17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Matthew 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
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Obey Me and you will see the fruit of obedience. Psalm 1:3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. Colossians 1:10 So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Hebrew 6:10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
To have more of the Kingdom of God requires obedience to the point of death for your flesh. More death to self = more death to kingdom of earth life = more life in kingdom for you and more Life for those around you on earth coming through you as you obey. Obedience unto death is the key to the door of Life in the heavenly realm. Philippians 1:21 For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “f anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Philippians 3:8 More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things – 10 My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death, 12 – but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me. 13 Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead, 14 with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Love only grows. It never reaches an end point. it is ever expanding . . . like Me . . .never finite or coming to a certain size or limit of power and influence . . . always expands . . . like Me . . . through eternity . . . I Am Love . . . .always expanding . . . and so I made you to always expand with Me . . . because I made you out of My Love . . . so you and your love will always grow . . . for all eternity. Ephesians 3:17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
