"V" ...

{there's more of an explanation and links on "B" blog post}

MILE 6
"TRIUMPH"
{yeah, it's about time}
so clearly my word for
"V"
VICTORY
{but Sunday's still coming}
even more
VICTORIOUS
however
the actual
VICTORY
over death
won on the
Cross
that we commerorate on this
GOOD FRIDAY

John 19:30 Isaiah 53:4-11 1 John 5:1-5

So many great insights in the devotional today linked to YV (You Version)
I've selected just two parts that stand out to me:

"... But what the enemy intended to be a cry of defeat, Jesus used to speak eternal victory over death. Once and for all, Jesus used His final words to issue us the victory of saying, "It's not what I can do; It's what He's already done."

"When you make this daily decision to surrender to God's greatest triumph, you enable yourself to experience His victory in every area of your life. Surrender your un-forgiveness. Resurrect love. Surrender your disobedience. Resurrect the purpose God has for you. Surrender your insecurities. Resurrect the security of your identity in Him. Open your eyes today to the obedience and victory of surrender. "

won't you pray this and surrender today?

"Jesus, I surrender to You. I know that You have overcome the world. The grave could not hold You down, Lord. You may have died on the cross, but You rose again. And today, Jesus, I receive the life You have made available to me through Your victory over death. Change me, Lord, and shape me into the person You died for me to be. In Jesus' name, Amen."

"I SURRENDER ALL"
and  the traditional hymn one

praying the promises for our prodigals  to surrender all and BELIEVING in the VICTORY

"E" ...

{there's more of an explanation and links on "B" blog post}
MILE 5
"DISTRESS"
extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain (definition of distress)
EXTREME
stress brings distress
and all these are synonymous:

anguish, suffering, pain, agony, torment, heartache, heartbreak

our LORD Jesus Christ felt all of this
there was no
ESCAPE
not even for the
Son of God
who became the
 Son of man
for our sake
HE SUFFERED, DIED and WAS BURIED
but ohhh, on that Third Day ... (we have to wait for SONday, for Sunday's Coming)
this is what iBELIEVE

John 19:28 John 4:1-26 Philippians 4:10-13

the 
ENEMY
wants us to thirst for ...
more of ...
(you name it)
"...when you face moments of distress the enemy will present an ENDLESS array of options for you to quench your thirst" ...
"God's not waiting for you to find another way to fill 
a void in your life.
He's waiting for you to receive the fulfillment 
He's already made available to you.
Embrace the unending satisfaction of His love." Steven Furtick

that's the "E"zy answer

"Jesus, I praise You for Your unending love. Even in Your greatest moment of distress, You fulfilled a purpose greater than anything I can ever imagine. Lord, I surrender every area of distress in my life to You. I receive the fulfillment that only Your love can bring. Everywhere I go today, give me the peace of knowing that I am complete in You. In Jesus' name, Amen. "

"I Thirst"

"Thirst No More"

video of Pastor Steven Furtick "The Thirst Trap" (the 5th on the playlist linked in the beginning "B" blog post)


It may be said to "thirst no more" but I thirst for more and more of Jesus!