My Tea Time With Jesus

At first, when I read these verses, my thoughts were focused on "God knowing" - then as I started to listen and see what I was reading, God blessed me with a MEF (minds eye flash) in the words that I read at the end of these verses.  Today I used the reading and journaling with the STAR method. Scripture, what verse or verses I read. Thought, my thoughts on the verse. Application, how can I apply this to my life today. and Response, my response due to the verse(s). S (scripture) – Acts 2:23-24 NLT (New Living Translation) – 23  But God knew what would happen, and His prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed Him to a cross and killed Him.   24  But God released Him from the horrors of death and raised Him back to life, for death could not keep Him in its grip. MSG (The Message) – this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law in...

Have you ever been touched in your heart, in your inner soul, way down in the very inner parts of your bones when you've heard someone speak? Somehow, you very innermost being is being "talked to"? This is the impression I get when I read this part in the book of Acts. S - Acts 2:17-22 - Peter standing up in the crowd after the Holt Spirit was poured out on ALL believers. His quoting promises from God from the Old Testament. T – It is awesome that Peter stood and shared with the crowd scripture from their old books (the Old Testament). What jumped out at me, was that almost all of the things he was saying “will be done” already happened! A lot of them through Jesus, and several at His crucifixion/death. A (how/what I felt) – it struck me, that if I were one of the people hearing all of this (from the outside of believers), I would have been pricked in my heart at hearing scripture quoted, that I KNEW from growing up. Then a flash of all that had happened with/...

The "air" around us. Even in fog, there is light. I am praying for ANY fog you are experiencing, to be LIFTED today! Romans 1:13-17; 18-23 NLT – 18  But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.   19  They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them.   20  For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. 21  Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.   22  Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.   23  And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mer...

We have an interesting opportunity to gathering together – just different. With the technology we now have, it is possible any day and at any time to reach out and "visit" with someone. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. I am reading in the book of Romans. Hahahah I am not very far, still in chapter 1 - but hey! There is good "food" here! Romans 1 Verse 8 – Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. Verse 12 – When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours . I enjoy how the Lord points out gratitude and thankfulness often in scriptures. The Bible often tells us to be thankful for things. I sometimes forget to thank Him for the “people” in my life. I end up thanking Him for things, events, situations… but somehow, I forget about the simple preciousness of thanking Him for people. The next thing that jumped out at me, w...

Sometimes, we are given a gift, that is meant to be shared. The bigger blessing comes from not keeping it all to ourselves, but sharing it with anyone we can. Romans 1:5 S - Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey Him, bringing glory to His name. T – In this verse “privilege and authority” popped out at me. It is a gift from God Himself that we have this privilege to share the Good News and Truth about Jesus! We are not only given the chance to “enjoy” this gift, but we are given “authority” to share it with others. What strikes me is how we treat this “gift” from Him. I know some people that receive a ‘gift’ and are very careful with it. Others shake it before they open it! Some take their time relishing each and every part of the gift’s outer decorations and wrapping paper in the opening process. Others, rip into it not even noticing the outer deco...

03.19.20 Teatime With Jesus – No Law Against These Galatians 5:22-23 NLT – 22  But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,   23  gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! TPT – 22–23  But the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit within you is divine love in all its varied expressions: joy  that overflows , peace  that subdues , patience  that endures , kindness  in action , a life full of virtue, faith  that prevails , gentleness  of heart , and strength  of spirit . Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless. MSG – 22-23  But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense o...

Ever have one of those days, where the verse that pops up on your screen FITS just perfectly? Have you ever had it happen TWO days in a row?! Well, that is just what happened to me today and yesterday. We are going through some changes here in our home, with our physical things as well as our personal things. Some things are changing with family and friends as well. There are even some changes in the air with our work and finances. As I was having tea with Jesus, my hearts prayer kept leaping back to our “issues” and what is my part in them and what should I be doing. Well, as this happened yesterday, Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT) popped up on my BibleGateway page on my computer. Isaiah 55:8-9   NLT   “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the  Lord . “And My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.” As I read this, ...

03.16.20 Teatime With Jesus – No Need To Fear Joshua 1:9 NLT – “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the  Lord  your God is with you wherever you go.” MSG – “Haven’t I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don’t be timid; don’t get discouraged.  God , your God, is with you every step you take.” NASB – “Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous!  Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the  Lord  your God is with you wherever you go.” Wow! How perfect is this verse from our Lord?!?! With all that is going on in our world today, this just seems to put it all back into perspective. My Hubby and I have been gone on a cruise for the last week. When we left America, there was a “little” panic of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). People were having a mob mentality and panicking. Little did we know, while we were on board, out to sea, away from any cell service – the world went mad with panic! Clos...

What do we do when we feel "grabbed" from all directions?!?! How should we act, think, react? Even Jesus had pressure. Here is what He did when it all seemed to come at Him and try and pressure Him... S: John 6:15 NLT: When Jesus saw that they were ready to force Him to be their king, He slipped away into the hills by Himself. MSG: Jesus saw that in their enthusiasm, they were about to grab Him and make Him king, so He slipped off and went back up the mountain to be by Himself. NASB: So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force  to make Him king,  withdrew again to  the mountain by Himself alone. TPT: So Jesus, knowing that they were about to take Him and make Him their king by force, quickly left and went up the mountainside alone. T: In the moment of what I would consider stressful or anxiety – when people are crowding in and pressing in or “egging on” to do something, I would have caved to the pressure. Been the ‘p...

We all seem to "follow" something or someone. It is not always a bad thing. We can follow successful people to become successful. We can follow honest people to become more aware. When we follow Jesus, we can be and do anything, because He is the ultimate example to follow! S: John 6:2 NLT “ A huge crowd kept following Him wherever He went, because they saw His miraculous signs as He healed the sick. ” NASB “A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick. ” TPT “And a massive crowd of people followed him everywhere. They were attracted by his miracles and the healings they watched him perform. ” T: People follow success. People follow dreams. People follow “the crowd” LOL This verse doesn’t say they followed Jesus because of their faith , it says because they saw Him do miracles! WOW! Not even because the “heard” what Jesus said or did, but because they “saw” it. Were they like the people of today, ev...

Sometimes, we can fall for things that are not of God, by simply living life and "doing our own thing". Yet, self-seeking is not the way to Truth. S: John 5:43-44 (TPT) 43  I have come to represent My Father, yet you refuse to embrace Me in faith. But when someone comes in their own name and with their own agenda,   you readily accept him.   44  Of course you’re unable to believe in Me. For you live for the praises of others and not for the praise that comes from the only true God.  T: The love of God and seeking the One True God – is not in the people that are called critics against Jesus. The Pharisees and Sadducee's and I am sure a few of their followers. Jesus represented God and was told about even by Moses – yet these people didn’t believe in Him. However, they DID believe in others that came with their own agenda. They even did some “trying to rise up” of themselves. Believing in their own ways and the ways of others and not God’s.  ...