I got a powerful word from the Lord today

[MrsQueeny]

Well actually, it was something I've read numerous times but today, it was like reading it for the first time. I've been thinking about it and dissecting it. It's so powerful, it brought me to tears. I hesitated about posting but at the same time, I can't help but share. So anyway, the scripture is Mark 8:34-38. I am still breaking some things down and I will make it available later but I want to encourage you all to read it and pray over it as well. It is such a key scripture to who we are and what Christ requires of us but I think what is REALLY being said is often overlooked.

We are at a key point in history my sisters. The Lord is about to do something great but we have to be ready. It won't be easy but the blessings will be so worth it. We have all seen, used, and heard the term What Would Jesus Do and this scripture ties in with it. We must really step back and examine ourselves. Are we really being who Christ called us to be? Are we really putting God first? Are you hot, cold, or lukewarm? Are we making the sacrifices needed to serve Him or are we fooling ourselves? Have you done all you can to serve the Lord and stand out or have you blended with the crowd? Why are we still struggling with the same sins for all these years? What is keeping you from your breakthrough? These are the questions I asked myself when I read the scriptures and I encourage you to do the same. It's time for us to stop playing and start doing. We have to pee or get off the pot. Be blessed. Q

 

[PinkPebbles]

Thanks for sharing...I will read these scriptures tonight!

 

[EbonyHairedPrincess]

This post was right on time for me.

Mark 8:34-38 (King James Version)



34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

 

[MrsQueeny]

Everyone please read because I will expound on it later. It will convict you but bless you at the same time. God is so good and He loves us so much that He gave us His word to follow. This confirms a post the Lord gave me to post on here and few months ago. God is really shaking things up so His people can be blessed!!! Q

 

[TrustMeLove]

This is TRULY from the Lord.

Because I was just reading in 2 Corinthians 5:9- last night and the Lord moved on me with the same message.

2 Corinthians 5:9-14 The Message Bible

9-10 But neither exile nor homecoming is the main thing. Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that's what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. Sooner or later we'll all have to face God, regardless of our conditions. We will appear before Christ and take what's coming to us as a result of our actions, either good or bad.

11-14 That keeps us vigilant, you can be sure. It's no light thing to know that we'll all one day stand in that place of Judgment. That's why we work urgently with everyone we meet to get them ready to face God. God alone knows how well we do this, but I hope you realize how much and deeply we care. We're not saying this to make ourselves look good to you. We just thought it would make you feel good, proud even, that we're on your side and not just nice to your face as so many people are. If I acted crazy, I did it for God; if I acted overly serious, I did it for you. Christ's love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do.

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That there are some difficult things ahead that he will ask of us. He asked me to do some difficult things...months ago. That I finally did last night. Talk about uncomfortable and putting GOD'S DESIRES above my desires. I was in a comfortable good place...but what does that profit me...? I had to just do what God wanted me to do..and although folks may look at me crazy. I know God said to do it..period. OBEDIENCE is better than Sacrifice.

 

[Aveena]

yes. I struggle with the same 1 or 3 things...*Sigh... I need a breakthrough...

 

[Laela]

Sometimes I need to hear that..... "Stop playing church!"

I say Amen to that. Thank you for your encouraging words of wisdom.

God Bless

 

[chicacanella]

Everyone please read because I will expound on it later. It will convict you but bless you at the same time. God is so good and He loves us so much that He gave us His word to follow. This confirms a post the Lord gave me to post on here and few months ago. God is really shaking things up so His people can be blessed!!! Q

You are really saying something here...this is revelation from God Almighty! I have heard this again and again and am witnessing it in my life. He is about to do a new thing but we must be ready and His people whom are called by his name must allow God to finish the process which he is taking us through.

 

[divya]

Thank you, Victory. Thank you! These verses answer the key questions in my life right now. Some of the struggles we face are self-inflicted because we have not taken a stand on certain issues. This why I need to study more...because the Word has all the answers to life.

 

[Aviah]

God is really speaking to me on this one... Its the same thing SO text me this morning.We're struggling with purity at the moment- please pray for us. Thank you sp much for sharing this OP. God Bless you all x

 

[Shimmie]

What an awesome word. Thank you 'Lady Q' for sharing and blessing us so much, as always.

 

[MrsQueeny]

Thanks everyone. Okay here is the first part that I want us to focus on:
34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

As you can see, there are 3 things Jesus is telling his disciples to do, 1-deny himself, 2-take up his cross, and 3-follow me. If you notice, you won't find an or, only and. Which means all 3 things HAVE to be done!!! The wonderful thing about God is He never asks us to do something He will, hasn't or won't do. Jesus first denied Himself by coming down from heaven. I am sure he would have been fine staying on the throne but he didn't. Throughout His life, He continued to deny himself from all the things that would keep Him from completing his task.

I looked up the word deny on dictionary.com and here are some definitions:
to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of:
to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate:

—Idiom
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.

This is mentioned first because this is the hardest thing for us to do. But we HAVE to do it in order to please God. So many of us struggle because we refuse to deny ourselves the things this world has told us are okay like, lying, fornicating, gossiping, cursing, or watching porn. Some things we need to deny aren't sins themselves but we put them in place of God which is a sin. It can be people, the tv, the internet, and the list goes on. One of the main reasons why we are in financial turmoil is because we refuse to deny ourselves of things we don't need. We have too many clothes, too many shoes, too many bags, too much of a lot of stuff. But yet we don't reach out and say a kind word to others. We don't give of our time to help feed the hungry, or clothe the naked. We are so stuck on ourselves that we never stop to bless someone else. Jesus blessed folks up until His death and the same people He knew would eventually turn their backs on Him.

Antonyms:
1. admit, accept. 3. allow.
So if we choose to deny ourselves the things that are not of God we are then doing the opposite. We are now admitting we are sinners and need God's forgiveness and guidance. We accept Christ's love for us and we now allow ourselves to embrace the things that are of the Lord.

I want all of you to sit down tonight and pray to the Lord. Ask Him to reveal those things you haven't denied yourself of but you know you should. If you need to, make a list and began to pray and ask God for strength so you can remove those things out of your life. God is looking for His people to rise up and set the standard. For too long we have been just getting by but that is not what we are called to do. You can't fake serving Him, you either do or you don't. Man may be fooled but God never is. He is ready to pour out His blessings on His children but only those who are truly serving Him. How do you do that, by denying yourself and accepting Him. John said it perfectly, I must decrease so that He may increase. The only way to do that is to deny yourself and accept Him. Be blessed. Q

 

[Highly Favored8]

Thank you for your post and I appericate it. I am still dealing with some issues however, I thank you for this post. I will wait for more to come. God Bless.

 

[Highly Favored8]

Thanks everyone. Okay here is the first part that I want us to focus on:
34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

As you can see, there are 3 things Jesus is telling his disciples to do, 1-deny himself, 2-take up his cross, and 3-follow me. If you notice, you won't find an or, only and. Which means all 3 things HAVE to be done!!! The wonderful thing about God is He never asks us to do something He will, hasn't or won't do. Jesus first denied Himself by coming down from heaven. I am sure he would have been fine staying on the throne but he didn't. Throughout His life, He continued to deny himself from all the things that would keep Him from completing his task.

I looked up the word deny on dictionary.com and here are some definitions:
to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of:
to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate:

—Idiom
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.

This is mentioned first because this is the hardest thing for us to do. But we HAVE to do it in order to please God. So many of us struggle because we refuse to deny ourselves the things this world has told us are okay like, lying, fornicating, gossiping, cursing, or watching porn. Some things we need to deny aren't sins themselves but we put them in place of God which is a sin. It can be people, the tv, the internet, and the list goes on. One of the main reasons why we are in financial turmoil is because we refuse to deny ourselves of things we don't need. We have too many clothes, too many shoes, too many bags, too much of a lot of stuff. But yet we don't reach out and say a kind word to others. We don't give of our time to help feed the hungry, or clothe the naked. We are so stuck on ourselves that we never stop to bless someone else. Jesus blessed folks up until His death and the same people He knew would eventually turn their backs on Him.

Antonyms:
1. admit, accept. 3. allow.
So if we choose to deny ourselves the things that are not of God we are then doing the opposite. We are now admitting we are sinners and need God's forgiveness and guidance. We accept Christ's love for us and we now allow ourselves to embrace the things that are of the Lord.

I want all of you to sit down tonight and pray to the Lord. Ask Him to reveal those things you haven't denied yourself of but you know you should. If you need to, make a list and began to pray and ask God for strength so you can remove those things out of your life. God is looking for His people to rise up and set the standard. For too long we have been just getting by but that is not what we are called to do. You can't fake serving Him, you either do or you don't. Man may be fooled but God never is. He is ready to pour out His blessings on His children but only those who are truly serving Him. How do you do that, by denying yourself and accepting Him. John said it perfectly, I must decrease so that He may increase. The only way to do that is to deny yourself and accept Him. Be blessed. Q

AMEN!
Thank you thank you. I have issues that I need to get under the blood. I tell you Q I had ISSUES! God dealt them with me one by one. Q I think I am over one thing then the Lord puts the next thing on my plate. Thank you again. God Bless. I will do this tonite.

 

[Laela]

That's a powerful comment. ITA!!

[ I also need to study more as I grow in Him].

Some of the struggles we face are self-inflicted because we have not taken a stand on certain issues. This why I need to study more...because the Word has all the answers to life.

 

[MrsQueeny]

AMEN!
Thank you thank you. I have issues that I need to get under the blood. I tell you Q I had ISSUES! God dealt them with me one by one. Q I think I am over one thing then the Lord puts the next thing on my plate. Thank you again. God Bless. I will do this tonite.

I feel you. There will always be something in our way but it's up to us to either allow them into our lives or avoid them. Some things, we put on ourselves. We know we need to avoid certain situations but yet we don't and then we are caught up once again. Some things we just need to refuse to be a part of. Doing that alone is a powerful thing. But I'm praying because I know we can do this!!!!

I also posted this on my blog: When we don't deny ourselves, what are we really saying? We are saying we don't serve a powerful God. Jesus said we would do greater works than He did. So if he could fast for 40 days, deny the devil, and heal the sick, that means we can too. But we talk ourselves out of it. We come up with every excuse in the world. No it is not easy but we have the power through God to do it. Q

 

[BrightCurls]

Hello Everyone,
I am a newbie and a long time lurker. This Christian board has been a tremendous blessing to me. I had to chime in and say: "Yes indeed Sister". Your revelation from Christ is so timely. I also feel in my spirit that He is calling His children to purify their hearts, clean our houses, and get ready for what ever is coming. He has been urging me to pray, fast, and read His word like never before. Something is definitely happening in the spiritual realm. He is coming back for a bride without wrinkle or spot. Thanks for sharing your enlightening word.

 

[MA2010]

Bumping because there is truth and light in this thread!!!!

Thanks Q!!!!

 

[Shimmie]

Thanks everyone. Okay here is the first part that I want us to focus on:
34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

As you can see, there are 3 things Jesus is telling his disciples to do, 1-deny himself, 2-take up his cross, and 3-follow me. If you notice, you won't find an or, only and. Which means all 3 things HAVE to be done!!! The wonderful thing about God is He never asks us to do something He will, hasn't or won't do. Jesus first denied Himself by coming down from heaven. I am sure he would have been fine staying on the throne but he didn't. Throughout His life, He continued to deny himself from all the things that would keep Him from completing his task.

I looked up the word deny on dictionary.com and here are some definitions:
to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of:
to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate:

—Idiom
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.

This is mentioned first because this is the hardest thing for us to do. But we HAVE to do it in order to please God. So many of us struggle because we refuse to deny ourselves the things this world has told us are okay like, lying, fornicating, gossiping, cursing, or watching porn. Some things we need to deny aren't sins themselves but we put them in place of God which is a sin. It can be people, the tv, the internet, and the list goes on. One of the main reasons why we are in financial turmoil is because we refuse to deny ourselves of things we don't need. We have too many clothes, too many shoes, too many bags, too much of a lot of stuff. But yet we don't reach out and say a kind word to others. We don't give of our time to help feed the hungry, or clothe the naked. We are so stuck on ourselves that we never stop to bless someone else. Jesus blessed folks up until His death and the same people He knew would eventually turn their backs on Him.

Antonyms:
1. admit, accept. 3. allow.
So if we choose to deny ourselves the things that are not of God we are then doing the opposite. We are now admitting we are sinners and need God's forgiveness and guidance. We accept Christ's love for us and we now allow ourselves to embrace the things that are of the Lord.

I want all of you to sit down tonight and pray to the Lord. Ask Him to reveal those things you haven't denied yourself of but you know you should. If you need to, make a list and began to pray and ask God for strength so you can remove those things out of your life. God is looking for His people to rise up and set the standard. For too long we have been just getting by but that is not what we are called to do. You can't fake serving Him, you either do or you don't. Man may be fooled but God never is. He is ready to pour out His blessings on His children but only those who are truly serving Him. How do you do that, by denying yourself and accepting Him. John said it perfectly, I must decrease so that He may increase. The only way to do that is to deny yourself and accept Him. Be blessed. Q

This needs to be a 'Stickie'.

 

[MrsQueeny]

Bumping because there is truth and light in this thread!!!!

Thanks Q!!!!

Thank you. More is coming. I want to give everyone time to let this sink in. Q

 

[Shimmie]

Thank you. More is coming. I want to give everyone time to let this sink in. Q

Keep it coming, Pastor Q ...

 

[PinkPebbles]

Keep it coming, Pastor Q ...

Amen...I second that!

 

[Laela]

This forum really is a great place to be... Like anywhere else online, I chew the meat and spit out the bones. Enjoy your visits ..and this very meaty thread!

God Bless!

Hello Everyone,
I am a newbie and a long time lurker. This Christian board has been a tremendous blessing to me. I had to chime in and say: "Yes indeed Sister". Your revelation from Christ is so timely. I also feel in my spirit that He is calling His children to purify their hearts, clean our houses, and get ready for what ever is coming. He has been urging me to pray, fast, and read His word like never before. Something is definitely happening in the spiritual realm. He is coming back for a bride without wrinkle or spot. Thanks for sharing your enlightening word.

 

[MrsQueeny]

Part 3 will be posted tomorrow. Are you ready to carry your cross? Q

 

[MrsQueeny]

34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

I found some interesting info about the crucifixion and the events leading up to it. Just like Jesus, we have to endure before we carry the cross. Jesus already denied His flesh when He prayed in the garden prior to being turned over to the guards. Roman citizens were exempt from crucifixion because it was considered a disgraceful way to die. Isn't it ironic?

Jesus was flogged before He picked up his cross. Here is some info I found on flogging during that time:

"It is at this point that Jesus suffers a severe physical beating. (Edwards) During a flogging, a victim was tied to a post, leaving his back entirely exposed. The Romans used a whip, called a flagrum or flagellum which consisted of small pieces of bone and metal attached to a number of leather strands. The number of strikes is not recorded in the gospels. The number of blows in Jewish law was set in Deuteronomy 25:3 at forty, but later reduced to 39 to prevent excessive blows by a counting error. (Holmans). The victim often died from the beating. (39 hits were believed to bring the criminal to "one from death".) Roman law did not put any limits on the number of blows given. (McDowell) During the flogging, the skin was stripped from the back, exposing a bloody mass of muscle and bone ("hamburger " : Metherall). Extreme blood loss occurred from this beating, weakening the victim. perhaps to the point of being unconscious."

Isaiah 50:6: "I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting."

So what is Jesus asking us to do? Now most of us will probably NEVER experience Jesus did physically but we go through emotional beatings to serve Him. I know when I gave my life to Him, I had a lot of folks saying some mean things about me that hurt me to the core. I wanted to retaliate but didn't. So when you go to this next level after denying yourself, be ready to deal with a lot of heat from people. Even other Christians that may say, "you don't have to do all that."

"The site of the crucifixion was usually along a well-traveled road, where criminals became a public spectacle. Their humiliation by such a death could be seen by all." So after being beaten, we are now exposed to all as sinners. This is when folks come out of the wood works bringing up our past. Or they make up lies and say mean things to others and spread gossip. After all of this, Jesus died. Just like we have to. We have to die to our past, die from our fears, and die from our heartache. The cross was a physical way of showing someone had sinned or broken a law. Jesus was without sin but He carried it for us.

So are you ready to carry your cross? Are you ready to allow yourself to be exposed for who you were so you can become who you need to be? Can you die to the things that keep you from Christ? I pray these questions will stop and make you think about how much Jesus loves us and how great a task we have before us as those who serve Him. The Lord's business is serious business. It is not for the weak but with Christ, we have strength to do all things!!! Be blessed!!!! Q

 

[Laela]

ITA and soooo true on bolded part. It's hard, but so worth it to me!!

God bless you,

So are you ready to carry your cross? Are you ready to allow yourself to be exposed for who you were so you can become who you need to be? Can you die to the things that keep you from Christ? I pray these questions will stop and make you think about how much Jesus loves us and how great a task we have before us as those who serve Him. The Lord's business is serious business. It is not for the weak but with Christ, we have strength to do all things!!! Be blessed!!!! Q

 

[MrsQueeny]

The next part will be up tomorrow. I've been receiving some awesome feedback about this word. God is def getting all the glory!!! Q

 

[Laela]

Victory.. I'll be here, and looking forward to more!

 

[MrsQueeny]

Victory.. I'll be here, and looking forward to more!

I apologize for not posting this last night. I went to bed without logging on.
This will be short.

34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
The third thing Jesus requires of us is to follow Him PERIOD. Which means we are forever growing, we are forever learning, we are forever to do as He requires and do His will. This another stumbling block for many Christians. We get too comfortable and we start to stray and slack off. We don't read our word as much, we don't pray like we before, we lose the desire we had for the Lord. But this is why 1 and 2 are important. If you are doing those things daily, then 3 will be easy. Those 2 lead you and strengthen you for the road ahead to follow Christ.

I know it sounds hard and not worth it but look a little deeper. Think about where Jesus' journey took Him. It took Him right to victory and now He sits on the throne in heaven. So even though our time here may be hard at times, remember where this is leading us. It is leading us to an eternity with our Lord and Savior!!! Be blessed. Q

 

[Laela]

beautiful... I think your thread is very critical and important on so many levels; there are newly saved people on here, and I'm so glad you are witnessing to this effect. Because I don't believe or see the Christian walk as a TASK, but it is difficult and well worth it. If I look at the Bible as just a book, that's all it is.. a bunch of Scriptures to read and analyze. But the day I started looking at Gods words as seeds and applying them to my daily life, they became life to me!

It's such a HUGE difference, I really pray everyone who reads the Bible "gets IT"!! Whatever "it" is to them.

Denying ourselves, our desires or preferences to follow God's ways will is very hard indeed. Well said.

God bless you and your ministry.

34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
The third thing Jesus requires of us is to follow Him PERIOD. Which means we are forever growing, we are forever learning, we are forever to do as He requires and do His will. This another stumbling block for many Christians. We get too comfortable and we start to stray and slack off. We don't read our word as much, we don't pray like we before, we lose the desire we had for the Lord. But this is why 1 and 2 are important. If you are doing those things daily, then 3 will be easy. Those 2 lead you and strengthen you for the road ahead to follow Christ.

I know it sounds hard and not worth it but look a little deeper. Think about where Jesus' journey took Him. It took Him right to victory and now He sits on the throne in heaven. So even though our time here may be hard at times, remember where this is leading us. It is leading us to an eternity with our Lord and Savior!!! Be blessed. Q