19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in their midst and said unto them, “Peace be unto you.”
20 And when He had so said, He showed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, “Peace be unto you. As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.”
22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said unto them, “Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
23 Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever sins ye retain, they are retained.”
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said unto them, “Unless I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
26 And after eight days the disciples were again within, and Thomas was with them. Then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be unto you.”
27 Then said He to Thomas, “Reach hither thy finger and behold My hands, and reach hither thy hand and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing.”
28 And Thomas answered and said unto Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus said unto him, “Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed. Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed.”
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.
"Need to take page out of your book. Anything submitted you need to ask for what you need of me so that I may prove you." " Dont play patty cake...ask for what you need."
There so many elements to the passage and what he said to me. The one thing that stood out was the context in which he breathed on them and received the holy spirit.
Then while listening to the music
Verse of the Day
John 16:24
Hiterhto have ye asked nothing in my name: Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Is it possible that I have not being paying attention not hearing my own voice. I can have all the fullness of God. Can I have all of what God has for me. Jesus said " Until this point you have not asked for a thing in my name, try it out. See if I dont work in you."
HUGE reality check. The caliber of my prayer has clocked in a major 3 out of 10. My vision is just too small.
Prayer
Not going to act like I like what I heard this morning because I didn't. But I am glad I heard it. I need the filling your spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues. I need your power to chase the enemy out of mind, my heart and body. You presence daily to combat the attacks that the devil leverages on my wife and daughter. Give me BIG faith. Ask for healing and see it performed. Ask for peace and see it happen. Ask for strength and get it right then. Most of all. Give me OH God your spirit.
Status Quo will not do. Touch my mind. Touch my heart. Put your hand on my hand as I go. Move me in my heart speak with passion and fervor. Complete clarity in speech and diction. Empty me of all sin, as I stand before you blameless and without fault. Cleanse my hands and my heart. Purify my heart. TODAY. Right now.
Help me find my way to you. In every situation find my way to your will. I am yours. I belong to you. I have expectancy that you give me double portion of my grandfathers spirit dexterity in your word and understanding. Insight and revelation in the knowledge of you.
Open my schedule so that I can execute prayer. Lord grant me a job that pays me 16-20 bucks and hour and space to engage my wife and daughter. I rebuke the foul spirits of sexual perverseness hang on me and my wife and my daughter. The blood of Jesus is against you. Crack open the wall of rebellion as yield my heart and mind to you. Open my eyes to your will and your way. Teach me to love you.
Lord I ask these in your name.
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