RHEMA 10/28/09  TO PRESS INTO JESUS

QUICKENED “WORD”:  This morning Wayne shared the 4 points in a sermon he heard last night and when he mentioned the lady with the issue of blood, the word PRESS was quickened to me.  She had to PRESS IN to reach Jesus. 

Mark 3:10-11 NKJV

For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.

Mark 5:27-29 NKJV

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.  For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

2 Cor 4:8-10 NKJV

We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed —  10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

CONFIRMATION:  This afternoon, someone responded to the following message that came out in the QW elist this week:

From Tao's message:

Scene3: I picked my son Samuel in school and drove him back home. On our way home Samuel held the remote control of our home’s garage door in his hands. As we drove to a certain place in our community, he wanted to press the remote control to open the door of garage. As I saw him do that, immediately I told him the door couldn’t be opened because you pressed the remote control too early. Then I continued driving for a short while, as we were near the garage door, I spoke to Samuel that now was the time for you to press it and the door would be opened for us. He did as I instructed him to do and the door opened.

She said, “Yesterday I pressed my remote and it didn't open my garage door, I pressed it again, NOTHING. Finally I heard, "press it longer"  I did and the garage door opened.”

MORE CONFIRMATIONS:  Tonight’s QW post had the word PRESS in it twice.  Here is a portion of that post:

QUICKENED MEMORY:  The word “buy” was quickened to me because when we buy, it costs us something.  I wondered what scripture had the word “buy” in it and the following came to mind. 

Isa 55:5  NKJV

Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters ;And you who have no money, come, buy and eat.  Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. 3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you — The sure mercies of David. 4 Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people, A leader and commander for the people. 5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations who do not know you shall run to you, Because of the LORD your God, And the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you."

Bob Jones prophesied that 2009 would be a year of hard plowing.  I have found this true in praying the Lord would fill our family table with His Bread.  When I finish harvesting a month of rhema, I am so relieved and blessed by the Words He gives to us, but some months are really hard work.  It is not always that way, but I have felt the load more the last couple months.  It has been hard plowing in time, effort and pressing into the Lord.

WORD TO PONDER:  LABOR AND BUY WHAT ENDURES  6/03/09

Yes beloved one, sometimes it feels like you are fighting against spiritual famine and you have to work harder for bread.  Yes I did say to pray for daily bread and sometimes prayer is laborious.  My promise is daily Bread, so do not let your daily portion be stolen.  Even if you were to expend all your efforts into obtaining your Bread from heaven, wouldn’t that be worth such value?  My Bread endures through out all eternity. 

You will find that the more you abide IN Me, the more you will sense and realize you are totally encompassed by My Bread.  Sometimes the “dot” of your perspective is so small that you do not see the whole.  Ask that I widen your perceptions and enlarge your heart so that you will receive the fullness of what is available.  Press in, for My true fullness is coming and it is beyond what you could ever imagine or think.  Blessed are you who hunger, for you shall be filled. 

Matt 6:9-11  NKJV

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread. 

Luke 6:21 NKJV

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled .

PRAYER:  Lord we have been through quite a pressing from every side.  Never-the-less, we are not giving up.  We are pressing through the pressures to reach You, our Beloved, our Deliverer.   Thank You that even though we squeeze through tight places, You have protected our way and we are not forsaken, but carefully watched.  We choose to press in to You and not let go.  We choose to press in through the crowd.  If we can but touch the hem of Your garment, we know Your virtue will flow.

Mark 5:27-30 KJV

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

PRECIOUS CONFIRMATION:  After I wrote this post, I wondered where to put it on the forum.  I typed in the word Press and the following was the first one I came to.  I was SO blessed to read the above post.  That is exactly where we are now.  We need to press through to Jesus.

RHEMA 3/23/08 PRESSING THROUGH
VISION: I saw a female and her arm and hand were above her head as she was walking. Someone much taller was bracing her and pulling her back up from a leaning forward position.

I do the same thing with my grandson when we are walking together. He may be pressing forward and lose his balance, and so my hand is there to stabilize him as he walks and presses forward.

HEARD: Walka walka. This is standing. I believe. Thirsty. To touch the hem of His garment. Do not be afraid. This is the time to advance and move forward by faith.

WORD TO PONDER: PRESSING THROUGH 3/23/08
After a time of waiting upon Me and crawling at a snail’s pace with each advancement, I AM picking you up and bringing you into a new position and alignment. I need you to press in and I will stabilize you through this transition. Arise! Stand up and move. Press through the crowded distractions, right into what I have called you to do. When your faith connects with Me, just one touch will give you all that you need.

Matt 14:35-36 NKJV
And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

Matt 9:20-22 NKJV
And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well." But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, "Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.