3/31/24 "The Reality Of The Cross "

3/31/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Reality Of The Cross"

John 10:18 NIV

‭‭These are the words of JESUS:

[18] No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again....

Think about it that means Jesus allowed everything they did to Him.  He allowed them to beat Him, to mock Him, to pull his beard, to stripe Him of his clothes and leave him hanging on The Cross naked, publicly humiliated; violated all of which would lead to Him laying down his life.

He layed down his life after being abused, after being verbally picked on. He layed down his life and took it up again by choice.

‭Luke 22:63-65 NIV‬

[63] The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. [64] They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” [65] And they said many other insulting things to him. 

‭Isaiah 50:6 NIV‬

[6] Jesus said, 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, Never say that no one understands how you feel. If you have been abused be it physically, verbally, even sexually. Jesus understands how you feel.

The gambled for his clothes and left him hanging  on The Cross, his body parts publicly exposed!!

Luke 23:34 NLT

If you have been mocked-made fun of, bullied at any time in your life.

If you are in an  abusive situation of any type. Jesus understands how you feel.

If you have ever been rejected.

‭John 1:11 NLT‬

[11] He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. 

If you have ever been left for dead.

If you have ever been betrayed by someone you loved, kissed but NOT really loved and YET Jesus called Judas friend...

Matthew 26:47-50 NIV

You need to remember The Cross and take a closer look at what Jesus when through, what He allowed himself to go through for you and for me.

Selah- Pause & Think About That!! 🤔 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/24/24 "The Facts!!"

3/24/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Facts!!"

[16] For God so loved the world that He gave His ONLY Begotten Son...

John 3:16 KJV

God gave you EVERYTHING He had...He gave you His Son.

But you would rather be with a man who won't even give you his last name.

You would rather be with somebody who won't even show their support for the things you got going on, they won't invest in your dreams.

You would rather be with somebody who instead of giving you EVERYTHING... They give you nothing. They barely give the time of day, but YOU CALL THAT LOVE.

Yet when you were UNABLE to help yourself that's when Jesus died for you.

Romans 5:6 NCV

But you would rather keep  tolerating that one that's seeing you struggle, that one that knows how life circumstances has crippled you and certain things you are just UNABLE to do on your own right now. 

But do they offer you a ride? NO

Do you they bother to ask what you need? NO

Are they willing to life down their life to assist you in this season? NO

But Jesus did!! 

Jesus, Even went so far as to say....

[3] Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. 

Jeremiah 33:3 KJV

How many people, you know, tell you to call them (if you need anything) and really mean it?

And how many people, you know that can really give you the answers you need in this season with so much going on all at once (it seems) in your life?

It's confusing at best, but yet you are still a defender of that relationship, of that friendship.

Why?

When they didn't even think enough of you to stay close, to stick around and be close by in case you needed them, to stay connected by any means necessary just in case you needed them.

I'm just stating the facts!! Open your eyes to see, stop with the excuses and think.

Jesus is a friend that the bible says sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24

So, Why are you searching for another? Why are you holding on to that man, that person, or group of people who have been least than great to you and their value keeps decreasing?

Until Next Sunday. 

 ~Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/17/24 "But It Hurts"

3/17/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"But It Hurts"

‭[34]  And Jesus prayed, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do...

Luke 23:34 AMPC

But forgiving them hurts....

I know.

But think about it like this...

If you don't forgive them, you are setting yourself to not be forgiven when something happens and you desperately need God to forgive you.

Of course, He will want to forgive you, but He can't because you didn't forgive them when He told you to.

[15]  But if you do not forgive others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment], neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses.

Matthew 6:15 AMPC

 So, It's either forgive & be forgiven or hold on to the memory of what they did, what they said and not forgive them, and by choice accept that God cannot forgive you.

He cannot & will not go against His Word for you (that's the one thing He won't do).

So, Either, Forgive  and deal with the hurt as best you can; knowing that God Himself is a healer of ANYTHING that comes up against your heart. He wants your heart to be whole.

Psalms 147:3

Or choose to not forgive them  and  you will end up regretting it, NOT for their sake, but for your own sake.

Many of you, know exactly what I'm talking about. You're praying, but your prayers go unanswered, you're tithing, your giving and still no answer. Who has a problem with you or vice versa?

Who do you have a problem with? Go to them and make it right as the bible says in Matthew 5:23-24 AMPC

FORGIVE!!

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/10/24 "GOD (The Teacher)"

3/10/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"GOD (The Teacher)"

The bible says, 

[16] All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, [17] so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

SOMEBODY:

Allow God to use the Scriptures in this season to teach you, to correct you, to train you....

Because there's a lot going on you just can't handle on your own, on your own it just doesn't make sense.

You don't understand for example why YOU are being blamed for something you didn't do. Where is God in that?

The answer: God is near, waiting for you to ask Him for help...NOT complain in prayer about how unfair it is, but actually ask Him for help. Remember, Matthew 7:7 NIV declares that if you ask it will be given to you.

So, Beloved, Ask.

When David's men blamed him for what happened to their sons & daughters and were talking about stoning him (physically harming him) and he was greatly distressed (1 Sam 30:6 NKJV)...

He asked the Lord what he should do.

[8] So David inquired of the Lord, saying,“Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And the Lord answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”

1 Samuel 30:8 NKJV

NOTICE: 

The Lord didn't tell David to get back at his own men (the ones who were blaming him). It's NOT about retaliation, but it's about you pursuing, overtaking, and recovering all. 

Retaliation is the ungodliest way to gain victory...

But if you pursue - that means you put in some real effort, and if you overtake- that means God has favored you to be able to overpower the situation and last, but not least, if you recover all- that means NOT only did God grace you to get your family back, get your stuff back, get your good reputation back etc, but mentally your mind has been restored.

Because David decided to do things God's way & not just up and retaliate sense-less-ly...He no longer had to stress, he no longer had to cry, or be at odds with his own men...Let God teach you how.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/3/24 "Marriage II"

3/3/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

Marriage II

[22] He  who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22 NKJV

Father God,

Extend more & more grace to those who are either seeking to find or waiting to be found.

As your word says, He who finds a wife...That's the job of the single man...

But Father, What I LOVE is that YOU NEVER said, He

was to find her on his own. Partner, with that one who is actively trying to find his wife.

Open his eyes and mind to realize that he needs YOU in order to find HER.

Help him to realize 1st of all his need for you not just as a single man looking for a wife, but as a man in general (from day to day).

It's NOT good for man to be alone (Gen 2:18), but it's even worst for that man to be without YOU, to be GOD-LESS.

Therefore, Give him 1st of all a hunger and thirst for YOU that is unmatched and unraveled.

Keep calling him to YOU, to a deeper time of prayer with YOU.

So, That you will be the one to reveal who his help mate is and NOT his own fleshly desires.

Do the same, Father God for the single female waiting to be found.

Help her to prepare NOT only to be found, but prepare her NOW to be that good thing for him when she is found.

Help her to discover what it really means to be a good thing for that man that is her husband to be.

Help her fulfill her part of Proverbs 18:22

Keep her in prayer.

Keep him in prayer.

May they (BOTH) not awaken love before its time.

Songs of Solomon 8:4

Before its time- which means that Real love has a time attached to it.

May all these things come to pass in YOUR TIMING, Father.

We seek YOUR WILL.

And it is so.

Somebody: Say Amen.

In Jesus name,

Amen

2/25/24 "Marriage I"

2/25/24

5 Minutes of Focus

Marriage I

‭‭Genesis 2:18 AMP‬‬

[18] Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.” 

Married couples:

Look at your spouse...

Does that person bring a sense of balance to who you are?

Is that person suitable for you, suitable for the lifestyle you have chosen?

Could their presence be easily viewed as a  compliment or insult to who you are?

 

Any negative responses is an area where God is saying you and your spouse need to work things out.

Single people: 

Ask yourself the same questions in regards to the person you got your eyes on, the person you are currently dating.

Father God,

Look upon every help-mate, finding it hard to help their mate. They're trying, but without your help nothing will be accomplished that needs to be accomplished. It will just be another day of wasted energy, wasted effort.

But with you, God... The things that look impossible for this marriage will be. Mark 9:23 declares that NOT SOME, but ALL things are possible for him who believes.

Therefore, I believe for unity, joy, and peace in marriages that appear to be struggling right now.

I pray for understanding where there has been misunderstanding and for the willingness to talk where there has been a lack of communication. 

Father God,

Give every wife under the sound of my voice a heart for her husband and every husband a heart for you, MAKE Him a man after your own heart, GOD.

Teach him how to love his wife as Christ loved The Church and gave Himself for it.

Teach him the sacrifices his wife needs (because NOT every woman needs the same thing) , teach him how to sacrifice himself for her, to be unselfish towards her, always thinking of her, before he thinks of himself,  his own wants & needs.

And Teach her to respect her husband and submit to him as unto YOU, GOD. 

Teach her that's it's okay to follow him as long as he is following YOU.

Teach her to FINALLY put down her water pot (John 4:28) Her waterpot- ALL the things she's felt she's had to carry on her own all this time.

Help her to feel safe enough to finally let down her guard.

In Jesus name

Amen

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

2/18/24 "Do It For Jesus"

2/18/24

5 Minutes of Focus

 

"Do It For Jesus"

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[34] Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Luke 23:34 NIV

Here, Jesus was on The Cross experiencing the greatest pain of His earthly life...

Right in the midst of them casting lots (gambling) for His  clothes....They were determined to leave Jesus naked (stripped, humiliated, and in pain).

Even so, Jesus BEFORE He breathed His last breathe and died for you and me, illustrated for us a powerful lesson on what it really looks like to forgive.

From The Cross, while it still hurt, the pain was still fresh and they were still doing what they were doing...Jesus says to The Father: " Father, Forgive them."

Why? Because they don't know what they are doing (present tense). Doing mean they're still doing it, it wasn’t done.

Somebody struggling today with forgiving that person because they are not sorry, they are still doing it, and the pain is still fresh...

If you can't forgive them for yourself or for the simple fact that they are acting out of ignorance...Can you at least, do it for Jesus?

Forgive them now. Do it for Jesus, so that what He suffered on The Cross at the hands of those He chose to ask forgiveness for will not be in vain.

Did they deserve it? No

Was any of them sorry for what they were doing?

No

But think about this...There was once a time when you and I were sinners (actively) living against God. (Rom 5:6 NCV) and were we sorry? No

We were still sinners (Rom 5:8 NCV) enjoying ourselves...The bible even says that sin is pleasurable for a season. 

Hebrews 11:24-25 KJV

So, The next time you come face to face with that person who is actively sinning against God, sinning against YOU (hurting you, causing you pain)...Remember, They did the same thing to Jesus and you and I are responsible.

The only reason Jesus was on that Cross was to take the punishment we deserved, He was obeying the Will of the Father for US.

‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son...But what if, Jesus had said, "NO?" 🤔 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy