Daily Pearls
Encouragement & Scriptures from our Lord Jesus
? I stumbled upon something yesterday… Years ago I kept hearing the words, “Fire and Ice,” in my Spirit.
I never really knew the fullness of the meaning behind it, only to say it was something of which is to come. At that time the Lord had given me this Scripture:
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Revelation 8:7
Then yesterday as I was actually studying something completely different, I discovered a poem by Robert Frost, titled FIRE and ICE. It is amazing how it speaks to what we are on the precipice of, during these final moments in time.
FIRE and ICE
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
By: Robert Frost
He is speaking here not only of when an “Angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire…” But he also spoke about the coldness of heart of the inhabitants in World, evidenced by hate, one to another.
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Mathew 24:12
Sadly, we are seeing this coldness of heart increase more and more each day. It is undeniable that evil is increasing all around us. To me, “Love growing cold,” is the most terrifying Scripture in the whole Bible. The Word tells us, “God is love,” so if love is growing colder, then so is His influence upon the hearts of many, as they turn away from Him. Only a remnant shall be saved.
A remnant of love… Those who do truly know Him by walk, not simply by talk about Him.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18
So if evil is etching it’s way into our World in greater measure each day – then sadly, love Himself is diminishing in the lives of so many. I can really relate to Robert Frost in this poem where he says, “I think I know enough of hate.” Because I knew a long time ago, hate had touched me by the hands of another way too many times. We have a choice to make when we are hurt by someone. We can choose to forgive, release and bless them or we can choose an icy heart which rejects, seeks vengeance and repays. The truth is, our love does not run cold because of what was done to us, it runs cold because of what we do to others in response to an offense… Do we repay evil with evil, which is forbidden? Or do we take the higher Heavenly Road in which no evil can persist, spreading love to thaw an icy heart of another?
I choose LIFE.?
I choose LOVE.?
What you choose spreads like wild fire.
We need to ask ourselves daily – How will we be remembered?
You are what you do… Love? Hate? Your actions are how you will be remembered. That’s a scary thought, isn’t it? Surely, FIRE and ICE shall come, my prayer is that it not come through you or myself.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 13:34-35
In His Love,
?Angela ~ Marked By Heaven
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Sin will always take you farther than you want to go,
Keep you longer than you want to stay.
Cost you more than you want to pay.
Jesus will always satisfy and direct us in the pure way to go.
Sustain us when we get there.
Cost us nothing but surrender of that which was destroying us anyway.
One of the most simplest of truths available to freely receive is that Jesus gave all so we could live and He did this expecting nothing in return but… Our heart?. We have nothing to offer to Him except our heart. We do not need to come to Him clean, as He cleans us up, meshing our desires into ONENESS with Him.
Today we thank You Lord Jesus for Your unconditional openness to embrace us with Your love.?
In His Love,
?Angela ~ Marked By Heaven
?Did you know you have healing in your hands?
You certainly do.
Right now, this very moment your hands contain healing for the soul of another.
At your fingertips lies the greatest opportunity for ministry the World has ever known since the beginning of time… Your keyboard. We live in a technology World these days and have been granted an opportunity more far reaching to those who are lost or are in need and hurting than the Apostles of old could even fathom.
But do we pass by when so many are calling out or do we stop for just a brief moment and use wisely what the Lord has blessed us with? Our healing hands.
Jesus said in Mathew 25 that whatever we do to another, we are actually doing unto HIM.
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Spiritually speaking, the Lord is commissioning us to be HIS HANDS & FEET to the least of these – those who are in need in any way. To not pass them by.
To whom much is given, much is expected and we have been given so very much. What we do with all we have been given is our choice. Do we count our blessings each day, looking for ways to bless another? Or do we fixate on losses or hopeless desires, refusing to take what He has graced us with and spread His loving compassion to others?
There is an old worship hymn that says, “Lord don’t pass me by.” But… Are we passing others by and yet crying for Him not to pass us by?
There was a leper who laid before the Gate Beautiful who was lame since birth. When Peter and Paul came upon him that day, they did not pass him by like all the others who came before them had done.
In Acts Chapter 3 we can see ourselves what life altering miracle took place that day:
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
So who can you lift up today with your right hand? Who is divinely placed before you this day to receive strength from the healing within your hands?
Or will today be just like every other ordinary day… Where you pass on by?
As we are just passing through in this life, it is my prayer we not pass by another lame and wounded soul, but rather take the time to lift them up by our own hands, in order they too receive strength to stand, then walk and quite possibly go leaping and praising God.
Divine appointments await each one of you this day, may you be moved by compassion to be the love you are anointed to be.?
In His Love,
?Angela ~ Marked By Heaven
?Walking and Following…. Jesus
Just what is Scripture actually given for? The answers to all our questions are easily found in the Written Word – or road map for our lives, the Bible. Can you imagine taking a trip to a location you have never visited before without a GPS or road map? Or even driving a car while blind? The truth is we are all on this journey called “Life” with a Heavenly destination. When we fail to actually utilize the Bible Map the Lord has blessed us with we often get lost, drift off the path and take a longer, more difficult route than necessary.
The Word tells us in 2 Timothy 3 –
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine [increases our truth], for reproof [reveals sin so we can repent for wrong actions], for correction [helps us change course], for instruction [tells us what do to] in righteousness [sin free life]:
17 That the man of God may be perfect [obedient], thoroughly furnished [equipped and able to perform] unto all good works.
We often read this Scripture as a Sword to use upon another, however, it actually is a directive based promise for us personally. The Bible is given so WE can arrive at the destination, perfected through Jesus. When we read the Bible and use it to hold up as a mirror to our own hearts our lives are transformed exponentially. What we feed grows. If we consider with thought, just what exactly we are taking into our souls by that which we feast upon with our eyes and ears our journey is laid before us. Like I said – The destination may truly be the same… However, those who follow the map of Scripture will arrive in a timely, anointed fashion.
None are perfect by man’s standards and reasoning.
PERFECTION by God’s standards is simple… Obedience.
In order to attain a life obedient to Him, we must be familiar with His ordinances, which are only found in His Word.
Father, I thank You for Your written divine words given to us so many lifetimes ago. Please continue to stir within us a hunger and thirst for righteousness and the mysteries hidden as manna within the Bible. Continue to guide and protect us on this journey so we may arrive in a timely fashion as our Kingdom destination with You eternally. We honor You for the perfect Father that You are and thank You for the blessing of Your Holy Son Jesus of Nazareth. In His Mighty Name we pray. Amen
Love in Him ~
?Angela ~ Marked By Heaven
?Occasionally I will share some of Michael’s writings from times past. This particular writing is from March 2015 and I pray it blesses your heart.
In His Love,
Angela ~ Marked By Heaven
Freedom through Fire with Michael for Life
Without Spot or Wrinkle…
Anything that is God’s will, shall be proven by fire. Fire removes impurities, which are anything that corrupts. Many of us have, what I call, “Hidden pride.” While a small thing and usually is contained in our thought life, it should be rebuked and removed from our lives. We have lived a life in refinement; however, many fight as soon as the process starts, not knowing it is only for a season so that the one being refined, will be clean and presentable.
God does not want to lose anyone, He takes no pleasure in death, none at all. But the flesh takes pleasure in death; strife, revenge, backbiting and all the things of evil that choke the Word of God and Truth desire to overtake us daily. Most will not consider how much love the Father has for them while in this refining process. I, for one, see a promise and hope over your lives. There is a thirst for Truth in each one of you and I am very thankful I can assist you on your walk with Him.
Remember this, you will face it… When a person speaks, it comes from the heart. If a heart is broken, it produces very little good. “Out of the mouth come the issues of the heart.” Remember this when people attack you, most are hurting inside. Encourage the good in all men; be humble as the Father requires, so others will see your Light which is from the Father, Himself. Be ready so that the Lord may draw His hurting children to you for repair.
We must be ready. We must overcome the flesh by means of the Lord’s direction and principals. I, for one, have overcome this flesh in so many ways, only to find it was a choice and not a long process. I fight daily to suppress and destroy it, that it will never hinder my walk with the Father. I also, never count losses; rather, I count blessings. These simple things work, they destroy the flesh that is always counting losses causing one to drown in a sea of regret.
Jesus’s resurrection gives us a promise and a hope. He came so we could have life and life more abundantly. With Him, there is only goodness. My prayer is that each one of you seize the fullness of knowing Him so service to our Father is made sure in your life for those He sends to you along life’s journey.
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Let brotherly LOVE continue.
Hebrews 13:1
I must admit I am often a self proclaimed follower of Jesus. However, if I am honest with myself, at times I need to take a closer look internally and see… Do my “Footsteps” match His?
Jesus spoke often about when our walks do not match our talks, I think He called those people, “Hypocrites.” Oh how many times a day I catch myself with love words void of demonstration as I seek to follow Him closer on this tumultuous journey called life here on Earth. With all the evil intentions of the masses enveloping the inhabitants of the World these days, if left to our own devices we too could slip along the way so easily. Emotions can lead us to declare justice, when Jesus would remain silent or stay silent when He would have spoken and we all know way too many people are in a whirlwind of emotions right now… Reacting, rather than flowing with the guidance of Him.
Jesus said – It is impossible that offenses not come. So I am asking myself… Just what would Jesus do if by some chance He were able to get offended? We all know it is unfeasible for Jesus to even be offended, as He operated in the fullness of perfect love in every thought, action and response – even to evil. Maybe a better way to approach this subject is… What would Jesus direct me to do when I am bothered by someone else’s actions? Before you give up and just collapse at the thought of ever reaching a reactive free life, stick with me for just a moment.
Reflect back over the course of the past months to a year. What do you see? Do you see how He is molding you and perfecting you in the smallest of ways to be more like Him? Growth is a continual and often so gradual we do not see progress until we look back to who we used to be [old creature nature] to who we are today in Him [new creature]. Therefore I challenge you to believe, our emotional reactions can be subdued to come into alignment with His will too. We are all a beautiful work of art, by guided hands of the divine.
The pressing… Sometimes He is influencing me so much with a message to deliver it is overwhelming. This would be one of those times.
In order we let brotherly love CONTINUE, we must stop reacting to anything we deem as evil. Emotional viewpoints will place us on shaky ground to call evil, good and good, evil. In our vain imaginations we start to believe things are true which are not, we set preconceived notions in motion against someone and often try to take others down this path with us because love loss equals loneliness and we gain comfort in a crowd. I am reminded of the mobs that gathered around calling for the death of Jesus in the same manner – and He still He did not get offended. These days it appears the smallest of doings by another rises up emotions within us that are not in line with the Holy Spirit.
If our response to anything is not:
Full of JOY
Infused to establish PEACE
SUFFERING LONG for the benefit of another
Delivered in the purest of GENTLENESS
Purposed to bring GOODNESS upon the other
Increasing the FAITH of all involved
Lifting the other up in MEEKNESS above self desires
Void of all anger in TEMPERANCE
Then… Brotherly LOVE cannot not continue.
For it is evident the love of many is waxing colder and colder, sadly. Jesus was moved to react by only one thing – Compassion. He is calling us to come up higher, to sit with Him in the Heavenlies, rather than sitting in the seat of the scornful. Today is a new day, let us walk in newness with Him.
Today I lift you up to Him. May He continue to guide and teach you how to follow in His footsteps, revealing and embracing what He would actually do in any given situation facing you today. I ask Him to help us to demonstrate His love to others in ways unnatural to our flesh and make known to us His perfect ways, as He establishes our hearts unified with His. Lord Jesus help us to be slow to anger and slow to speak. Keep us grounded in Your perfect peace at all times so all we really think, do and say instills love within another. Help us Lord to let brotherly love continue. Amen.
In His Love,
?Angela ~ Marked By Heaven
?He speaks so fondly of YOU…
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee…
Isaiah 43:4
Considering we have all been fearfully and wonderfully made by the Master Creator, I often consider the why’s behind His intelligent design. In those moments of honest reflection, I do not appear too wonderful and I certainly am not without fear, yet this goes against His very nature, purposed from the genesis of design. Many of us love to create. A creation can be that of diverse design, whether it be in song, writing, the arts or even a home or the raising of children appointed to our care. We are in a constant state of creating, whether we are aware of it or not. A more familiar term would be, “Tending to,” in order to shape our surroundings in a Godly fashion, formatted in love. We make an impact, for the positive or negative, by the actions we take and the words we speak each day, affecting and shaping the atmosphere and lives around us.
What we love, we tend to and care for, instilling His permanency into the lives we hold dear.
Is this not what our Father purposed when He created us? To take all the goodness, mercy, longsuffering and love of which He is and weave it into the tapestry of us, so we not only become like Him in appearance but also do as He does… Being exuberant in joy and love, poured out as an offering to a lost and hurting world. In this fashion, we become a conduit of Him upon this Earth, creating just as He created, souls are born into the Kingdom every day in this manner.
I decided to look further into this word, “Precious” for clarity and understanding on His intentions. In Hebrew it means: To be esteemed, highly valued, rare, to make something precious.
Ahhh… That is it! At first glance one would think this word “Precious” is a descriptive word, where in truth it is an action word. Knowing Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our Faith, coupled with being precious in the Sight of our Father, I am comforted in grace, knowing He is molding me at His command, just as He is you too!
Does the vessel say to the Potter this is how you mold me? No. But rather the Potter diligently molds and forms the vessel into what is seen in His mind’s eye until perfection is reached. Knowing this truth I am most humbled and grateful, as we are all a work in progress. Thankfully, He sees the end of His work which is the real me, Precious in His sight, finished and complete in Him as a vessel submitted to Him with honor.
My prayer is that you awaken fully to the Potter’s Hands, moving and shaping you into the fearless and wonderful creation you are appointed to be, His vessel of purity and love.
God Bless You In His Love,
?Angela ~ Marked By Heaven