WHAT IS THE ISSUE?Mark 5:25-34

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The woman with the issue of blood came to Jesus to be delivered from what had been a heavy burden upon her life. She came expecting and she left with manifestation. If she had not come to Jesus, her story would have been just like many in that city that died because of their issue. Jesus was not telling jokes, neither was He sharing fables when He declared in Matthew 11:28, ÒCome to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and you will find rest for your souls.Ó What is stopping you from coming today? Yesterday is gone, and the result of yesterday should not be a discouragement for today. Nothing should be a discouragement for the coming today. The woman with the issue of blood by law should not have been near anyone Leviticus 15:19, ÒIf a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening.Ó The law as stated in Leviticus could not prevent her and it could not be counted as an excuse for her to justify herself from her deliverance when she came to Jesus. The Bible recorded that she came from behind. She was desperate for her healing after twelve years; she refused to remain quiet to herself by violating the law with expectation for her healing. The woman with the issue of blood, the man with an issue of lack, the sister with the issue of drowsiness, the brother with the issue of financial difficulties, the couple with the issue of barrenness, the people with issues that are troubling, and all kinds of issue will become terminated when it gets to the Healing healer, the Most High God, the great I Am the I Am. Nothing is too difficult for Him if you will not find it difficult to bring it to Him, regardless of all surrounding circumstances of denial. ÒNow a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.Ó (Mark 5:25-27) The woman with issue of blood had suffered enough to give up, but she didnÕt. The Bible said when Òshe heard about JesusÓ she made all the necessary effort to come and reach Him by touching Him. The woman with issue of blood exercised Òagainst all odds faithÓ. You have been hearing about Jesus long enough and only the Lord knows how long exactly, and yet you preferred going about your way with loads of burdens while the issue remains the same. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Go and remind Him concerning the work of His hands and He will be provoked to answer you. It is well in Jesus name.

ORDERLINESSExodus 14

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Orderliness is definitely a great demonstration of responsibilities, while responsibility is the price for greatness. In every way of approaching life in the journey of life, orderliness is like a vehicle of transportation that conveys the passenger to the expected end. For the children of Israel to get to their Promised Land it all started with a need for orderliness to be in place. Orderliness in the way of preparation, orderliness in line with the direction from God, orderliness in the way of confronting challenges. Orderliness has to be written all over your life in order to bring forth a testimony of greatness. Exodus 13:18, ÒSo God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.Ó Orderliness extends to every step taken in the journey of life, as it is evident in the exit plan of the children of Israel out of bondage of over four hundred years. In confronting the challenges of life such as the Red Sea of your life that the enemy wants to use in delaying, destroying, and denying you from where God is taking you to, orderliness will have to be in place. God took the children of Israel out of the bondage not to destroy them in the Red Sea but it is the plan of the enemy to make sure that they are destroyed in the Red Sea. Moses had to delivered the message of orderliness that would saw them through the Red Sea ÒAnd Moses said to the people, ÒDo not be afraid, Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see, today, you shall see again no more forever.Ó (Exodus 14:13) The way to cross over is clearly deposited in MosesÕ message and it was said to the Children at the time fear was activated. The saying goes in this order: Do not be afraid that is the first step and it requires for fear to be dismissed and to be cast out. With the elimination of fear there will be the ability to stand still, which means not fretting or shaking concerning the confrontation. Standing still is an established ability to see clearly without spiritual blurriness. The ability to remain standing still will allow seeing through by faith. That is seeing what is not in place as being in place. Seeing by faith is the elimination of fear and it leads to activation of faith. Orderliness will enable you in getting to see your victory, as being there when it is yet to be there. Moses encouraged them to see the Egyptian as not being there any more. By faith, begin to see yourself walking through your Red Sea in Jesus name.

GOD REMEMBERS1 Samuel 1

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ÒThen God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God Made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. Ò (Genesis 8:1) God does not sleep and He will not sleep concerning His children. The fact that He remembered is not a demonstration of a forgetful mind but it is an indication that God moves at His own pace and His timing is better. God will always remember with favor and visits with salvation. God commanded Noah to build an ark of salvation at the time of the flood and when it was time for Noah to land on dry land, He remembered Noah and made a way for him on the dry land. Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. 24 So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.Ó (Exodus 2:23-25) The children of Israel were in bondage for over four hundred years. Salvation was not activated for the children of Israel until God remembered them. What do you need for God to remember you? God is able to remember you and dry every tear of lack; He is able to remember in moving you forward from every ground of stagnation. Depending on where you are or what you want Him to remember you for, your case might require for you to cry or groan.  God will never forget you. Sarah was barren for a while before God remembered her. Sarah was going to Shiloh yearly with her husband and Peninnah. Sarah did not miss the Shiloh based on any excuse despite her painful area of lack. If you have been waiting on God for long it will not be long for Him to remember you because He is a merciful God and no situation is hidden from God. After many years of going to Shiloh with nothing to show for her going, she encountered favor when Eli the priest at Shiloh prayed the prayer of favor for Sarah. ÒThen they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her. 20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel saying, ÒBecause I have asked for him from the LORD.Ó At the process of time God remembered Sarah. Pray in the name of Jesus and the same God that visited Noah, the children of Israel and Sarah will not forget you; He will remember you with favor and He will visit you with salvation.

PILLOW OF FAITH< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Mark 4: 35-41

ÒOn the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, ÒLet us cross over to the other side.Ó (Mark 4:35) Your crossing over could be anytime of the year at any hour of the day. Are you ready for your time to crossing over? Just in case it comes unannounced, how will you respond? Jesus was taking His disciples on a cross over experience. Jesus knew exactly what had to be disassociated before their crossing over could begin to take place . ÒNow when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.Ó (Mark 4:36) The number one thing that is needed in crossing over is to let go of the multitude. It does not matter how long or how much it will cost; multitude has to step out of your crossing over if you want to get to the desired destination. The multitude is the crowd and they will add unnecessary weight to your vessel. Unnecessary weight is baggage that can weigh your vessel down and not be able to face storms that show up. In this crossing over of Jesus with His disciples, windstorm actually showed up, ÒAnd a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, ÒTeacher, do You not care that we are perishing?Ó(Mark 4:37) Storms areinevitable and unavoidable if you have been destined to get through in your crossing over. The route of storms are also the route of choice by the devil. However with Jesus in the boat how long will you continue to shake and bake for the fear of storm? How long are you going to be awake and not sleep when you suppose to be sleeping? Have you carried fear into the boat, which Jesus is the captain? There is a need for the Òpillow of faithÓ The Apostle Paul encourage us, ÒImitate me, just acontinue struggling with the storm, why donÕt you do as Paul said by getting for yourself a pillow of Faith just like Jesus did. Jesus knew what would happen before He went along with the disciples and He could have ushered them to go ahead, but He went with them. Disciples s I imitate ChristÓ(1Corinthians 11:1) Instead of you to have walked with Jesus just as we are carrying the Word of God around and yet many are still sleeping without the pillow of faith, many are awake to give themselves to fear. Today, get a pillow of faith, Jesus that is with you will not leave you nor forsake you. Is Jesus with you?

DIFFERENCE< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

Exodus 8:20:32, 9:1-7

ÒAnd in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the land. 23 I will make a difference] between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.Ó(Exodus 8:22-23) Pharaoh repeatedly refused the children of Israel the permit of departure. God sent Moses, and Pharaoh declined to let the children of Israel go. Disobedient and hardness of the heart will always provoke the hand of God. As a result of PharaohÕs hardness of heart, God sent plagues upon plagues but Pharaoh did not consider it necessary or important to accept MosesÕ request. PharaohÕs heart had been hardened and could not make the right decision in allowing the children of Israel to go and serve the Lord. As a child of the Most High God, the difference will be very clear when Jesus comes back to take those that are always on His side. If you are living for the Lord, be rest assured that in the wicked world you will not be touched, but separated in the time of destruction. Pharaoh was destined to be a vessel of dishonor and every one under his jurisdiction is to be exposed to the swarms of destruction. Do you know what your surrounding is doing to trigger swarms of destruction? If you have known Him as your Lord and savior indeed and in truth any swarm of destruction will not touch you. Exodus 8: 24, ÒAnd the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servantsÕ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.Ó God did not only make a difference only for the children of Israel, but on all of their properties. ÒSo the LORD did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.Ó (Exodus 9:6) In the midst of the land the children of IsraelÕs story was different because God made a difference. It is not where you are that matters but how you live and stand for the Lord that will make the difference. Judgment will come one day and only His children will not be touched because of the difference. When swarms of destruction begin to have its way as a result of the wickedness of the Land, where or how will you be standing? Will you be standing for the Lord? It is your standing that will determine your covering under the hand of God that makes difference. Sin is reigning and destruction will take its reign when God called for judgment. Do not be cut off from where difference of God is going to be in place.