Coffee With The Lord

Hearing the diagnosis that you have a life-threatening disease can be so frightening – so terrifying!  Disease can be so devastating and destructive – both inwardly and outwardly.  We’ve all watched dear friends “waste away” with dreaded disease.  Perhaps you’ve recently received a diagnosis that has you filled will dread.

I am so grateful that I believe in God’s power to heal!  I’ve observed “remission” – but I’ve also seen complete healing by the hand of God.  I believe the Biblical accounts that tell the story of Jesus cleansing the leper, restoring blind eyes, and opening deaf ears!  Nothing is too hard for the Lord!  My approach?  Let’s pray the prayer of faith together and leave the results to God!

But I also believe in the resurrection and this morning I was so encouraged and challenged by these words in 2 Corinthians 5 in the Bible during “coffee with the Lord”…

“For we know that if the tent, that is our earthly home, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling… so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life!  He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.  So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord…  We would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.  So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.” (from 2 Corinthians 5:1–9 ESV)

So here’s the deal for me… If you’ve gotten a frightening diagnosis from the doctor I’m going to pray passionately for you believing that God has the power to heal you!  He can!  But if He doesn’t, this side of heaven, I also believe in the power of the resurrection… “a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens!”  I believe, “what is mortal can be swallowed up by life!”

The power of a God-inspired vision… Spiritually, emotionally and physically!!!

“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:16–18 ESV)

I always am incredibly encouraged by stories of God’s protection, deliverance and salvation! Read one today during “Coffee with The Lord” … Incredible account of God’s help and provision! Won’t post the entire Psalm but will post enough to give you a sample of its wonderful, uplifting message… Be encouraged! Enjoy!!

“Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! … All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.’ Selah

“Come and see what God has done: He is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man!

“Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried… yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance!

“Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. If I had scherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer!

“Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!” (from Psalm 66 ESV)