JESUS, the MIRACLE WORKER (16)

If ever I (we) need(ed) JESUS, the MIRACLE WORKER - it is now and has been most of 2023

I have a feeling that it's not just me, or my family; but many of us that have, and are facing battles, and daily struggles are mounting in our lives at a rapid rate, seemingly increasing each and every day. So let's call on our Miracle Worker - JESUS, to turn our lives around.

This week, we come to JESUS, the Miracle Worker - as "The Great Empathizer" and HE IS!

Section Three: 
Jesus, the Miracle Worker

11. A Man of Marvels 12. Crisis Manager 13. Captain of My Ship 14. A Miraculous Multiplier 15. A Leader Worth Following 16. The Great Empathizer 17. The Divine Ophthalmologist 18. Spiritually Sovereign

#16. The Great Empathizer

The definition of "EMPATHIZER" is exemplified in JESUS but here is what one source says"

Being an empathizer means you are able to easily identify and understand others' thoughts and emotions. You have a natural ability to detect others' intentions and emotions, even when they are being hidden from you

JESUS
definitely is ONE who
"empathizes with; identifies with, understands, relates to, feels for, sympathizes with; has a rapport with, feels at one with, IS on the same wavelength"
as Free Dictionary defines
When no one else seems to "empathize" in my world with me, I know I can go to
JESUS
It is so much easier to relate with JESUS as our Great Empathizer but I'm sure that He is/was this in His earthly days too and is asking us to do this more in the times in which we live. Sadly, I see the complete opposite happening in my personal life and in our nation. More and more this consumes me with such a heartache for people & their souls and the spiraling direction we are going, further from Christlike qualities every day are being shown - less compassion and understanding; more evil, injustices & violence being accepted as the norm.
This week of the 52 Weeks, I will be focusing on JESUS and hoping to learn some great lessons on the MIRACLE needed in this world of EMPATHIZING with others as JESUS does. The scriptures for this week center on Mark 2:1-12; Mark 9:14-29; Romans 3:9-20; Romans 5:1-11; Hebrews 4:14-16.
The segments (subtitles) for this part of the MIRACLE WORKER are:

"Divine Excitement" ["Jesus gets excited when He sees our faith."] "Faith to Approach Jesus" Mark 2:4 NLT; Mark 2:5 "An Unlikely Remedy" "God Shows His Faithfulness" Mark 2:12 MSG "Why I am a Christian"

LORD, I believe that You can use me to bring people to You.
Use me, this week, to meet people's deepest  needs.

This Week's Question[I think this is the first time I have shared this part of the devotion]
Day to day,
are you more keenly aware of your
pressing need
or
your primary need?

"Jesus Christ is not remote, detached, and disinterested, nor insulated and isolated from our lives. He knows our frame; He knows that we are but dust. He can see in us a reflection of what He experienced as a man. He can thus extend mercy to us, completely understanding what we are going through." John W. Ritenbaugh

"4 Characteristics of Christlike Empathizers: Empathy is Biblical, part 8"

Perhaps this empathy and compassion are the greatest factors that draw me toward
JESUS
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As I restart doing these blog posts again online, I began to think and ask myself why do I do them ahead of reading the 5 segments of the week? (instead of after I've read what the author says). Now would be (or would have been) the appropriate time to switch them to the after. 

My only answer was because Week 16 - is the one that I'm reading this particular week. So I was thinking about a repost AFTER perhaps if there are any new  outstanding, personal insights. When I do these blog posts ahead (BEFORE reading), I don't look ahead to give you what the author writes, which means that this way, I don't take away from my  actual reading of them each day; and I refrain from too much being shared  from the book & possibly infringing on copyright. I really try not to do that at all but you never know. By doing it BEFORE, you get my own ideas and thoughts ahead of reading. As you can tell, I've decided to continue sharing on the week that I'm reading. However, you could also get the book & read along with me.😉💙😏 

Harvest House Publishers sent me weekly snippets of these devotionals and recently sent me another opportunity to read "52 Weeks Through the Bible" also by James Merritt (which I think I just clicked on it & signed myself up for it unintentionally - because I was hoping to share the offer somehow with you) but I clicked on Sign Me Up rather than To Learn More. The links I've put here are for you to add your email if you're interested. I'm not sure how I was added at first. I did 100 prayers.

A BLESSED 2023 RESURRECTION MORN TO YOU ALL!

HE IS RISEN
The Headlines AD 30-33 read: Resurrected from the Dead

HE IS RISEN, INDEED!

HALLELUJAH!

JESUS
CHRIST

“He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as He said would happen” (Matthew 28:6)

THE GREATEST MIRACLEof theMIRACLE WORKER
THE POWER of THE RESURRECTION
WE CELEBRATE TODAY!
RESURRECTION SONDAY!!!
HE IS ALIVE!
JESUS CHRIST

IS
ALIVE
BECAUSE HE LIVES ... I can face the future
at the Garden Tomb, Jerusalem 2023
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He is living, and we can have a relationship with Him because He surrendered His entire self. Praise be to God! “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” (John 12:13).

Holy Week: A Journey From Jesus’ Death to Resurrection

Let us never forget the

Precious Promises Of The Blood Of Jesus

The Blood of Jesus is proof that HE LOVES YOU! The Blood WASHES You! (Rev. 1:5)  The Blood of Jesus MAKES You Something!  The Blood SAVES You! (Romans 5:9) The Blood of Jesus FREES You! (Isaiah 53:4-5) The Blood GIVES You...  acceptance, approval, access, authority, anointing and your assignment The Blood of Jesus Gives You an UNBREAKABLE COVENANT! <><><> There is "Power in the Blood", "Nothing But the Blood of Jesus" and  "The Blood will never Lose Its Power"

"Thank You Jesus for the Blood!"
{Pardon my pun, but I almost ROLLED right by this day without sharing a blog post}

I just couldn't. This is one of the most relevant and important days of every year for me, 

as a Believer in JESUS CHRIST, even more so than Christmas!

However, without Christmas, there would not be a Resurrection Day!

Without JESUS CHRIST, there would not be a CHRISTmas or RESURRECTION!

I do not call it Easter anymore (because of the pagan connections) but I do call and celebrate

RESURRECTION SUNDAY!

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In case, you're not convinced, follow some or all of these links in this blog post:

The Resurrection of Jesus (part 17) of The Essential Jesus

JESUS IS GREATER

series

#5 of 9 Christ's Greater Covenant

#1 Greater Salvation through Jesus

5 GIFTS JESUS SECURED 

On The Cross

LET'S CELEBRATE

with

HE IS RISEN

Worship Initiative

Shane and Shane (featuring Robbie Seay)


FOR MORE
Joshua Aaron & FriendsLIVE at the Garden Tomb"Resurrection Premiere"(English & Hebrew)
or
Gaither2023 Sing a long

and if you didn't make it to any Church
here's
Gateway Church
(only because Pastor Morris entitled his message with my 2023 One Word)
"JESUS"
because I have many more choices I view & participate in locally and afar

JESUS, the MIRACLE WORKER (11-15)

[The following blog post should not be published until March 12th, but because this is the first Sunday of Lent, which lasts for 40 days (not including Sundays), I am summarizing the weeks during LENT & will continue later in April with the weekly blog posts on Sun. with #16]

Section Three: Jesus, the Miracle Worker

As I mentioned that JESUS as a Miracle Worker seems to be the appropriate focus of JESUS during Lent. These are all the Chapters that are in Section Three, and the numbers after are the weekly dates for each one. So this post will summarize #11-15 as best I can and I will not be posts any blogs on Sun. from "52 Weeks..."

11. A Man of Marvels 3/12 12. Crisis Manager    3/19 13. Captain of My Ship 3/26 14. A Miraculous Multiplier 4/2 15. A Leader Worth Following 4/9 ************************************** 16. The Great Empathizer 4/16 17. The Divine Ophthalmologist 4/23 18. Spiritually Sovereign 4/30

[I will continue with #16-18 weekly later]
I will just be sharing the segments in each of the chapters in JESUS, the Miracle Worker, but of course, the actual devotional "52 Weeks with Jesus" does much better. We'll start off with "A Man of Marvels" ... JESUS' Miracles "reveal surprising truths about who Jesus is and spiritual lessons about how we can know & relate to Him." 

Reading just one of the weekly Scriptures each week day (listed below) is a good way to connect with our JESUS as "A Man of Marvels" (He's beyond all the Marvel movies); He's our "Crisis Manager"; He's the Captain of our ships; He'll Multiple (little into Much) Miraculously; and most definitely He is a "Leader Worth Following" deserving of all our respect (as our leaders should receive), all the honor & of course, all the Glory is His, now & forever!

11. A Man of Marvels 3/12 Mat.15:29-31 "Do You Believe" "Opening Our Minds to Miracles" "Jesus' Miracles Authenticated His*Mission" "Jesus' Miracles Reveal Who He Is" ** "Jesus' Miracles Glorify the Father" ***

*Mark 2:5-9 (v.8-12)** John 10:22-39*** Matthew 7:22-23John 14:8-14

12. Crisis Manager 3/19  "Spectacular(& Unspectacular) Debuts "A Big Deal Miracle" "Turn to Jesus When You Face Problems" "Talk to Jesus about Your Problems" "Trust Jesus to Handle Your Problems"

John 2:1-11; Matthew 11:25-30; 1 Peter 5:6-11;Matthew 6:25-34; John 13:12-20

13. Captain of My Ship 3/26 "Rough Waters" "Jesus Wants Us to Remember His Promises" "Jesus Wants Us to Rest in His Presence" "Jesus Wants Us to Rely on His Power" "The Safe Place"

Mark 4:35-40; Psalm 31:1-24; Psalm 107:23-32;John 14:25-27; Proverbs 3:5-6

14. A Miraculous Multiplier 4/2 "The Law of Leftovers" "Jesus Asks You for What You Have" "Give What You Have to Jesus" "Jesus Will Use What You Give" "Jesus Blesses What He Uses"

John 6:1-14; Proverbs 11:24; Luke 6:37-38;Malachi 3:6-12; Matthew 25:14-30

15. A Leader Worth Following 4/9 "The Leader Who Follows" "Under Authority" "Pecking Order" "Respecting Leadership" "Receiving Leadership"

Luke 7:1-10; Romans 13:1-7; Ephesians 5:22-6:9;Hebrews 13:17; John 6:35-40
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I do realize that this brief outline of the chapters really does not help you much, but it is helpful to me (lol). So hopefully with the subtitles & Scriptures, you can read between the lines and gather some details of JESUS, the Miracle Worker. Perhaps it can serve as an incentive to check out "52 Weeks with Jesus" by James Merritt, because it was for me and I not only purchased the book (in 2022) but I signed up somehow with Harvest House Publishers, who faithfully send me an email with one of these segments every week, which God used to whisper this into becoming my One Word ... JESUS (for 2023). I was not too sure that JESUS could be a One Word, but it just kept showing up & being confirmed. The whisper became a nudge and that nudge confirmed let me know that I needed JESUS (front & center) every minute of every day in 2023. Since "52 Weeks ..." isn't my book, I try not to infringe on anyone's copyright yet still share enough to "whet your whistle" with nuggets about JESUS, so you want to dig deeper & learn more to be closer to JESUS!

11. "Lord, because of the miracles You've worked in the past. I believe You are who You say You are. Glorify Yourself today through me." 12. "Lord, I thank You that I can trust You with any problem in my life, knowing that You will handle it. Teach me to let go." 13. "Lord, I believe there is no need to fear when You are near. Be near to me this day." 14. "Lord, teach me to trust You with my 'lunch', confident that You will provide abundantly and bless others through my offering." 15. "Lord, teach me - in the sphere of my everyday living - what it means to be a faithful follower of You."

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I could say these prayers every single day!
God knew that this devotional 
is my kind of devotional
since March of 2022
but it took me 'til
2023
to get to it
and read it from
my stack of  books & ebooks
I did not know this author nor his books
that are written yet happy to be reading this one
 & learning more details about
JESUS
in a fresh way
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Well done!
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I will be reading each of the above chapters & segments with the
WORD
Hope to see you all after this season of LENT!
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Unexpectant, urgent,  & suddenly
this past week, I needed a MIRACLE, beginning on Ash Weds. 
for a family member's spouse
and the family member
Please pray for
salvation,
eternal rest
&
perhaps comfort & peace for grieving & heavy hearts
that will be turned into joy in their mourning but
I'm believing for MIRACLES of life being given back
JESUS
being accepted
and
I hold on to this & expect God
to bring complete healing
this side of heaven still
but if not in heaven
because
of
JESUS
being received & accepted
forgiven & redeemed
by the blood & authority of the name of
JESUS
I speak life
&
give Him
all the praise, glory & thanks
with eternal hope & faith
in JESUS' saving
Grace always
aMazing
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Thank you for praying with me!