Breath of Heaven

Christmas – the time of year we reflect on the miracle of Christ’s birth… The breath of heaven that came down to give us the opportunity of everlasting life. And Mary, what an amazing example of faith. One of my all time favorite verses was uttered by her, at the moment she was told that she’d give birth to our Savior and her act of faith,
‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ Luke 1:38
2 years ago today, we were quickly admitted to the hospital expecting to deliver our 30 week baby due to unexpected complications with his umbilical cord. Day after day in the hospital I found myself uttering those same words.. May your word to me be fulfilled. Along with verses of healing and provision. Instead of a super early delivery, we were able to beat our doctors expectations (51 days later) and bring a healthy baby boy into this world and home.

Faith – It’s not WHEN you will receive, but knowing that it will come. It’s a practice of taking your mind off the timing and onto the expectation of what you had requested.

What are you believing for today?Many times when I thought about faith I thought about what the Bible says of the mustard seed and moving mountains… And sometimes I lost hope. I guess I couldn’t mentally ‘see’ myself moving a mountain. But perhaps I just needed a different  perspective of the ‘mountain’.
Faith…
– closed lions mouths (David)
– parted the Red Sea (Moses)
– brought walls down (Gideon)
– gave life to the barren/lifeless (Sarah)
– delivered a family from destruction (Esther)
– fed thousands (Israelites after leaving Egypt, loaves & fishes for the five thousand)
– healed my baby’s umbilical cord reverse flow (which has a 70% mortality rate) and we have been blessed with our own breath of heaven (the Sejeras)
Each began with an action. To know what God says in His word. To ask. To take action. And to believe (have faith) that it is done.
If it’s provision you need, ask and have faith
If it’s healing, ask and have faith.
If it’s deliverance from depression, ask and have faith
You have all that you need. And God is there, always there. Ever present, anxiously waiting for us to call out to Him. To ‘remind’ him/utter His Word. To speak with authority and claim what is ours. His promise came to us in the form of a baby. He was, is and always will be able to meet all our needs.
May your Word to me be fulfilled…

Grace for the journey… Jerusha