THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES

God always reveals himself by his covenant name. He reveals his covenant name in the person of Jesus.

The name of Jesus is not an ordinary name. It is a name above every name. It is the name by which every creation is named. It has a specific anointing to it. Act 10:38 reads, How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.’ The name of Jesus is anointed. It is set apart. So when we are called by the name of Jesus, the anointing on Jesus falls on us. The glory that is upon Jesus has been bequeathed on us because we have been identified with that name. You and I bare the name of Jesus. God has given us a name. 
How do we use that name?
God wants us to use the name of Jesus authoritatively. Jesus said, ‘All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.’ (Matthew 28:18). The power you need is in Jesus. In Mark 16:17, Jesus said, ‘And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.’ In Acts 3:16, Peter said, ‘…Faith in his name has made this man strong.’ When we use his name authoritatively, we will see results. When faced with the challenges of life, use the name of Jesus. 
The name of Jesus is atonement for our sins. His name covers our offence. No matter what we have done, when we confess our sins and repent, the name of Jesus atones for our sins. When you receive Jesus, you move from death to eternal life. Go and sin no more. God put Jesus in our place. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, ‘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. 1 John 2:12 tells us, ‘I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.’ Our sins are forgiven not because of what we have done but because of what Jesus did; not because of our effort but because of the work of Christ on the cross

Remember, God Doesn't Do Roadblocks

Arrrrrrrggghhhhhhh

I feel like screaming now........

I feel like cutting this portion of the scriptures and just chewing at it until I get it into my cerebrum.....(my brain, my thinking and processing brain)

This means so much to me now, and I am sure that it will mean a lot more to some of my sisters.

Do you know that moment when you feel like ITS NOT JUST WORTH ALL THE EFFORT!
Why do I even bother to hold on? All that I ever do seem to go unnoticed anyway? The more I press, the more I get hit hard and painful!

Yeah, that time, that's what I am taking about!

I had one of such recently and God brought me to this scripture.....it jolted my heart back to life from the isolation and anger and self pity that the enemy was beginning to throw at me.....

LAMENTATIONS 3:25-33
God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks. It’s a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God.
It’s a good thing when you’re young to stick it out through the hard times.
When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face.
The “worst” is never the worst.
Why? Because the Master won’t ever walk out and fail to return.
If he works severely, he also works tenderly. His stockpiles of loyal love are immense. He takes no pleasure in making life hard, in throwing roadblocks in the way: (Lamentations 3:25-33 MSG)

Quietly hoping!
When you are waiting for a miracle and you know that nothing humanly possible will bring you a quicker answer, you just know that all that is left is for you to wait.

The widow of Zarephath waited!!!!

It was obvious that she couldn't do any more than embrace the condition she found herself in whilst waiting for a miracle of provision.

She had to wait quietly .

The bible says DONT ASK QUESTIONS!

That is really hard!!!!!!!
Because I am so fond of doing that!

God, why now?
God, when is it going to be my turn?
God , where is your face?
God what have I done to deserve this?
God, which one are you going to do for me out of all my requestS
God, am I not serving you enough ?

He says STOP ASKING QUESTIONS!!!!!!!

Next He says.....WAIT!
Okay!!!!!! Wait?

After how many years , I should do what?

WAIT!!!!!!!

There is no need rushing ahead of the person who will show you the door access to where you are going...so WAIT.
He knows when the deadline is, He knows what the requirements are!

Don't run ahead of Him, wait!!!!!!

The last verse of that scripture is all that I need you to remember ....

Why? Because the Master won’t ever walk out and fail to return.
If he works severely, he also works tenderly. His stockpiles of loyal love are immense. He takes no pleasure in making life hard, in throwing roadblocks in the way: (Lamentations 3:25-33 MSG)

God will not walk out on you!

Some of you watched dad, mum, siblings, step sibling walk out on you! Leaving, breaking, hurting, is all that you have been taught all your life.....don't worry, GOD DOESNT ABANDON SHIP IN TURMOIL!!!!

Do you feel like you are too deep in the mess to look up ever again?

QUIETLY HOPE,
SET TIME ASIDE ALONE
WAIT,
BE SILENT
BOW IN PRAYERS
FACE THE TROUBLE HEAD ON
DONT BE INTIMIDATED.
and having done all.......Forgive yourself of all past mistakes....

Remember, God doesn't throw roadblocks in our paths! So if you are seeing one at the moment, know that God didn't put it there, and if He had allowed it to remain there, it must be that He has a reason for it being there and he has given you the maps for alternative routes

by Sis Bola

Prayer for new week

The Holy Spirit is your divine assistance. He will help you, He will keep you. As far as your life's assignment is concerned, you will finish well. Your great dreams, aspirations and revelations will surely manifest. You will not live in the shadow of God's master-plan for your life In Jesus Name!.

Even if you have made the worst mistake and missed the road to the top, God will cause all things to work for your good in Jesus Name!

Get ready for an unusual turnaround. Everything about you, from your health, relationships, faith and finances are being perfected this instant in Jesus name.

                

Happy New Week from us ASB-World, J

Your Healing Is Within Reach

Several years ago, my brother was allowed to witness an open-heart surgery. During the procedure, the patient's heart had been stopped from beating. When it came time to restart it, despite repeated attempts, the medical staff was unable to cause the heart to beat again. Finally, although the patient was obviously unconscious, the surgeon leaned over and spoke into the patient's ear, "We need your help. We cannot get your heart restarted. Tell your heart to start beating." Incredibly, in that instant, the patient's heart began to beat again!

Proverbs 13:12 tells us, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick." But the diagnosis can change! God has promised healing to the brokenhearted (Luke 4:18). There is a crisis point, however—one we all reach—in the process of healing from hope deferred: choosing to embrace the healing process. Hope—and healing—is a choice that must be made.

As you probably know too well, experiencing hope deferred does not require a choice—pain and disappointment are facts of life. Healing, however, does require a choice. Making the simple but powerful choice to hope again is the first step toward healing.

Wilma Rudolph, three-time gold medalist in the 1960 Olympics and once known in the field of running as the world's fastest woman, said, "The doctors told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother."

Born prematurely into a very poor family and the 20th of 22 children, Wilma was not permitted to receive care at the local white hospital. For the next several years, her mother took her once a week for two years to the nearest medical facility that would treat her—a 90-mile round trip. Wilma Rudolph's life is an amazing story of achievement against the odds—but the story began with the right choices.

Like the Olympic champion and her mother, you will have to choose the power of hope. I realize this puts some of the responsibility for healing on you, but it is also an incredibly liberating truth. Healing—freedom from hope deferred—is a choice that can be made. 

Scripture is filled with promises that you have this power to choose life over death. The Lord actually told the Israelites to "choose life" (Deut. 30:19). You don't have the luxury of choosing never to have challenges, but you do get to choose how you respond.

People sometimes refer to their difficult times as winter seasons. There is a beautiful picture associated with this in Ezekiel 47. The prophet Ezekiel was given a vision of the river of God. In this vision, the river produced life and healing everywhere it went. Interestingly, the Hebrew word for river in the passage is nachal, and means "a stream, especially a winter torrent." Some streams and rivers are dry during certain times of the year. They fill up, however, when there is rain, or, as in this case, when the spring thaw melts the snow and ice on the mountains. Tiny rivulets develop, coming together to form streams and, eventually, becoming nachalim (rivers). Though Ezekiel's winter river began as a trickle in verse 1, it eventually became a mighty unfordable river by verse 5.

As your winter season changes to spring, God's healing will likely begin as a mere trickle. Keep choosing life! You can be confident that the river will deepen and that God will use the snow and ice of your spiritual winter to bring a deep flow of His Spirit to you. 

For those who are confused and disillusioned, for the heart grieving from pain and loss, for the faithful but weary soldier whose stream-bed is dry, for those who have lost their first love connection to God, for the Gideons of the world who are heartsick with hope deferred ... your season is changing. The warmth of spring is going to do its work, and summer is coming. 

Thank God winter doesn't last forever. The river of healing will flow to you, and you will drink its healing power. Hope deferred will end. Tell your heart to beat again!

By Dutch Sheets

Try This Rose Cupcake Bouquet, It's Beautiful

List of Materials
1) Glue gun

2) 4oz plastic cups

3) Stapler

4) Cake board,

5) 13 cupcakes

6) Butter-cream icing

7) Wrapping paper

Follow the steps below:

Source: stylishboard.com & cakecentral.com

THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR HELPER

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! 1 Chronicles 16:11

The Holy Spirit's presence is essential to living the Christian life. The work that believers are called to do cannot be fruitful without Him.

Consider the example of the disciple Peter: he spent three years eating, sleeping, and learning in the presence of Jesus, and yet, before the Crucifixion, he denied knowing the Lord.

Peter was unable to live the Christian life on his own. But when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, this coward became a powerful courageous preacher.

What happened to Peter happens to every person who receives Jesus, but many do not realize what a resource is available to them.

God's Spirit is the believer's internal motivator for expressing external evidence of faith. He provides the power to live the Christian life so that we can work effectively for the Lord.

The visible proof we show to the world of our union with Christ is the fruit of the spirit. The fruit of the spirit is the expression of God's character in the life of the believer.

They may not all be expressed at the same time in the same proportion, but every one of those characteristics is within us because the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts.

The practical truth is that we must exercise spiritual attitudes even if we don't feel them. We are to love, though we may not feel love. We are to be kind when harshness makes more sense, humanly speaking.

We are to practice patience when anger wants to take over. And the great mystery is that when we rely on the Spirit, He comes in to help us. He gives us the divine enablement to do the will of God.

Prayer: Lord, I want to be more like You.

Scriptural Reading: 1 Chronicles 16:7-19

THE TWO SIDES OF GOD

My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments. Psalm 119:120

In Scripture, we see two sides to God: One is His loving, compassionate, caring side. He is the God who created us in His own and made the supreme sacrifice to offer us eternal life through Christ.

Then there is the God of holiness, who hates sin: One who judges sin and expresses wrath at evil.

Today, many have lost the balance between these two sides to God's nature. Too often we stress

on His love and forget that He is just and righteous; He will not tolerate sin. His holy nature cannot dwell side by side with sin.

That is why He took it upon Himself to pay for our sins through the suffering and death of Christ. When we despise the grace of God, the only option left for us is to suffer for our own sins.

The Bible tells us the penalty for sin is hell. Hell isn't in style today because it represents accountability to someone in authority, and we want to avoid authority. And it represents absolute eternal judgment.

We have a difficult time believing that such a place could exist, and we don't want to really believe that everlasting punishment and torment is a reality. And when we no longer see the eternal retribution of our sins, we lose any urgency for repenting of those sins.

The truth is that hell is real. God is patient, but He is not tolerant. He is holy. His justice calls for an atonement for man's sins.

When we scorn His offer of atonement and continue to live in sin and in our own evil way, we leave God with no option but to suffer the just punishment.

Prayer: Lord, open my eyes to the reality of my sins and their consequences.

Scriptural Reading: Psalm 119:113-120