Shalom,

Today's "Grace Inspirations" by Joseph Prince is another good reminder of what the Word of God actually says to us!

DO YOU KNOW THE JESUS OF THE BIBLE?

John 14:7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”

Someone once told me that just because you ask God for something, it does not mean that He will give it to you. Quoting 1 John 5:14–15, he said that we first have to ask according to His will before He hears and gives us what we ask of Him.

Of course, we do not ask for things that are against God’s will or Word. But what is normally implied in the earlier statement is that we don’t always know what God’s will for us is—“what will be, will be”. But didn’t Jesus say, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father”? (John 14:9) This means that if you want to know what the Father’s will, mind, heart or attitude toward you and your family is, just look at Jesus in the Gospel stories.

So if your child is sick, is it God’s will to heal him? Well, look at Jesus and see how He ministered to children who were sick—the Syro-Phoenician’s daughter who was demon-possessed (Mark 7:24–30), Jairus’ daughter who was dead (Mark 5:22–24, 35–43), and the widow of Nain’s only son who had died and was about to be buried. (Luke 7:12–15) Jesus cast out the demon. He raised the dead. He healed them all!

Beloved, don’t say, “We can never know God’s will. Sometimes He heals, sometimes He doesn’t. He may bless us, but He may also take away our blessings.” The Jesus of the Bible never made anyone sick. He never made anyone poor. He made the little become much with 12 baskets full of leftovers. (Matthew 14:20) He gave a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish to fishermen. (Luke 5:6–7)

My friend, the Jesus of the Bible loves to heal, deliver, prosper and save people. This Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) And He says to you today, “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” So you can know God’s will for you. You can see what He will do for you when you know the Jesus of the Bible and what He did.

AMEN! Find out just what belongs to YOU as a child of the Living God and dare to walk in it! YOU will be blessed and a blessing to everyone you come in contact with! Here is Hillsong with "Look To The Son":

"Look To The Son"

Oh we look to the Son
Set our eyes on our Saviour
See the image of love
Sing His praises forever

Oh we look to the Son
Oh we look to the Son

Salvation
Tearing through the dead of night
See the kingdom burst into colour
At the speed of light

Freedom
Shaking up the atmosphere
As the shadows fade into nothing
As the day appears

Beyond the skies above
Love reaching out for us
The Everlasting One
Jesus our God

Oh we look to the Son
Set our eyes on our Saviour
See the image of love
Sing His praises forever

Oh we look to the Son

Creation
Waking up to Kingdom come
See the hope of Heaven
Shining like the rising sun

Now forever
Lifted up from death to life
There's no fear in love
And no darkness in His endless light

Beyond the skies above
Love reaching out for us
The Everlasting One
Jesus our God

Oh we look to the Son
Set our eyes on our Saviour
See the image of love
Sing His praises forever

Oh we look to the Son
Oh we look to the Son

Beyond the skies above
Love reaching out for us
The Everlasting One
Jesus our God

Beyond the skies above
Love reaching out for us
The Everlasting One
Jesus our God

Oh we look to the Son
Oh we look to the Son

Oh we look to the Son
Set our eyes on our Saviour
See the image of love
Sing His praises forever

Oh we look to the Son
Oh we look to the Son

Shalom in Him!