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HAND CRAFTED ORNAMENTS, THE LORD REMEMBERS &
RESTORES LOSSES FROM THE PAST
RHEMA 12/13/10
HEARD: Special memories
PIX:
I saw a pretty tree ornament that said the word PICK on
it.
Isa 49:17, NKJV
Your sons shall make haste; Your destroyers and those
who laid you waste Shall go away from you. Lift up your
eyes, look around and see; All these gather together and
come to you. As I live," says the Lord, "You shall
surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament,
And bind them on you as a bride does.
In the month of December the Lord quickened the Word
"ornament" several times. It was not until the end of
the month did I truly understand what He was leading up
to. Below are the different quickened moments
encapsulated in December rhema, as they unfolded.
Instead of sharing the individual pieces, I could write
a Word to Ponder to get to the point. However, one of
the commissions I have is to teach others HOW to hear
the Lord.
One of the main highlights in hearing God, is learning
to discover things that we see and hear (in the naturals
and spirituals) that are quickened to us, as
something relevant to what the Lord is saying. One of
the ways to discover these relevant Words is to learn to
identify "buzz" words. These are simply words that jump
out at you, because you have been hearing the same words
in other contexts within the same season. They also
jump out at you because you realize they have a
spiritual significance to you, even if you don't
understand what it all means.
MAKING ORNAMENTS WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN 12/20/10
Today, my daughter in law and grandchildren came over
and they picked out their favorite photographs on our
refrigerator and we made tree ornaments with them. We
each chose our favorite designed paper, stickers, and
glitter and glued them together. Then I ran them
through our laminator, punched holes and strung them
with ribbons. Each one was very unique and different
and they turned out darling. They took them home and
hung them on their tree.
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ORNAMENTS ON OUR TREE 12/23/10: We have a house
cleaner who has a Christmas tree ministry for shut-ins.
She volunteered to put up one of her trees for us this
year and I got to pick the theme and color. Our own
tree is normally a green tree with white feathers, doves
and bridal veil which we have enjoyed for years. When I
saw her photos, I chose the pink tree and felt that it
would bless a family member who had given me some of her
pink ornaments in the past, which we included with our
house cleaner's assortment.
I was so surprised when I received the following
Christmas card, as it had the identical 3
balls on it as our combined pink tree. It was quickened
to me as definitely not an accident, since the Lord had
focused several Words about tree ornaments this
December. I found out that the white orchid is used in
bridal bouquets as a symbol of purity, love and hope.
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12/27/10 IN REMEMBRANCE
After Christmas I visited my grandkids tree to see our
ornaments. I remembered the Christmas tree I had grown
up with that had so many memories and hand made crafts
on them, that kept special occasions in remembrance.
That is the kind of tree they are building in their
family.
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RHEMA 12/30/10 IN REMEMBRANCE
HEARD:
Weave again intricate patterns. Bridging
an exact science. From yesterday to tomorrow. Span the
gap. Shedding light on some old matters...
Woven for a purpose. Uniquely your own. My sign,
I haven't left you.
PIX: I saw 2 angels looking at ornaments and
Christmas tags. I saw one of the ornaments in one's
hand and he said, "I pick that one."
HEARD:
I AM remembering you. I want you
to come. An open door.
QUICKENED REMEMBRANCE
HEARD 6/06/10 (booming, inner audible
voice): I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!!
Isa 49: 15,16 NKJV
Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have
compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may
forget, Yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed
you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually
before Me.
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QUICKENED SCRIPTURE FOR 2011: TO BE REMEMBERED
From Psalm 111
Ps 111:4-6 NKJV
He has made His wonderful works to be remembered;
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. He has
given food to those who fear Him; He will ever be
mindful of His covenant. He has declared to His
people the power of His works, in giving them the
heritage of the nations.
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QUICKENED MOVIE: REDEEMING THE LOST HERITAGES
I watched a Hallmark Christmas movie "When Angels Come
to Town." An angel was sent to redeem the lost heritage
of a family business and pass it down to the son. The
angel took the hand of a young boy to help him escape
Germany via a tunnel as he reluctantly left his parents
behind to face their death. In the process, the boy
dropped the box that contained his inheritance of hand
painted ornaments. They were heirlooms of hand blown
glass with hand painted scenes from his family life and
business. The last ornament had not yet been finished
when the family had to flee their home.
In the movie, the boy is now an old man who was unable
to persuade his adult son to continue the family
business in the rare handcrafted way. Instead, the son
wanted to mass produce them and make more money. The
angel was sent to retrieve the box of lost ornaments and
restore it to the family, including to help change the
mind of the son who did not appreciate his rich heritage
of the craft to blow glass and hand paint ornaments. In
the end the family relationships are restored, the
family craft is kept and the son carries on the gift of
craft that was passed down to him.
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PARABLE: This Christmas season, 3
heirloom ornaments fell to the floor and shattered. I
was not sad over their loss, but I knew it was a
parable.
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QUICKENED QUOTES JOEL OSTEEN 12/24/10: "A
master piece is not massed produced, you are custom
made."
"I am not holding onto the ashes, I am looking for
the beauty."
Isa 61:3-4 NKJV
To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them
beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The
garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they
may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of
the Lord, that He may be glorified." And they shall
rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the
former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined
cities, The desolations of many generations.
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EXPERIENCE 1/1/10: After much prayer and waiting
upon the Lord, He has restored a relationship in my
spiritual family, and I have been so relieved of a
great, great burden and filled with much joy. I had
sent this person the Word of the Lord that He was
remembering old covenant and contracts and giving
second chances.
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THE GRAND FINALE VERSE PULLS IT ALL TOGETHER
Isa 49:13-21 NKJV
Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in
singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His
people, And will have mercy on His afflicted. 14 But
Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me, And my Lord has
forgotten me." 15 "Can
a woman forget her nursing child, And not have
compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may
forget, Yet I will not forget you. 16 See, I have
inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are
continually before Me. 17 Your sons shall make haste;
Your destroyers and those who laid you waste Shall go
away from you. 18 Lift up your eyes, look around and
see; All these gather together and come to you. As I
live," says the Lord,
"You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an
ornament, And bind them on you as a bride does.
19 "For your waste and desolate places, And the land
of your destruction, Will even now be too small for the
inhabitants; And those who swallowed you up will be far
away. 20 The children you will have, After you have lost
the others, Will say again in your ears, 'The place is
too small for me; Give me a place where I may dwell.' 21
Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has begotten
these for me, Since I have lost my children and am
desolate, A captive, and wandering to and fro? And who
has brought these up? There I was, left alone; But
these, where were they?'"
22 Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I will lift My
hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard
for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their
arms, And your daughters shall be carried on their
shoulders; 23 Kings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers; They shall bow
down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up
the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am
the Lord, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me."
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the
captives of the righteous be delivered? 25 But thus
says the Lord: "Even the captives of the mighty shall be
taken away, And the prey of the terrible be delivered;
For I will contend with him who contends with you,
And I will save your children. 26 I will feed those
who oppress you with their own flesh, And they shall be
drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh
shall know That I, the Lord, am your Savior, And your
Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
WORD TO PONDER: I HAVE REMEMBERED AND I WILL
RESTORE 12/13/10
Though you may have felt forsaken through delays and
waiting, I will never forget you! I AM ever mindful of
My covenants with you. I have remembered ALL My
promises to you, My dear beloveds. I have promised you
reconciliations with your families. I have promised you
recompense of lost inheritances and heritage. I will
recover what was stolen and lost for I have redeemed you
with My great love. My wonderful works in your past are
remembered, for I AM gracious and full of compassion. I
have declared to My people the power and display of My
works and will restore your losses. I AM remembering
all my covenants with you and want you to remember,
also. Finally, My dearest parents, I know your prayers
over your children are on the top of your hearts. Be
assured that they are on the top of Mine, also.
Ps 111:4-6 NKJV
He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; The
Lord is gracious and full of compassion. He has given
food to those who fear Him; He will ever be mindful of
His covenant. He has declared to His people the power
of His works, in giving them the heritage of the
nations.
UPDATE CONFIRMATION: Today I received a
very precious gift. On the day I posted the above,
one of my readers had gone shopping for after Christmas
sales. She found 3 lovely Christmas ornaments and
then read the post after she got home. She sent me
one of them and this is what it said on the ornament, as
written by the company that made the ornament:
"The Lord Remembers and Restores. I Have Not Left
You. I Am Remembering You. 1/11/11."
How the Lord goes to such length to love us with His
everlasting love and promises!
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