Mijn omschrijving van Gods character:Nederig, zachtmoedig, toornig, rechtvaardig, liefdevol, trouw, HEILIG boven al, compleet het tegenovergestelde van hoe deze wereld is. Barmhartig (ja ouderwets woord, maar omvat wel alles, zoek het maar op op AI of Google).Dat waren een beetje de trefwoorden. In mijn persoonlijke (unieke) relatie met God is Hij iig heel erg dichtbij. Dat ervaarde ik niet ala seconde toen ik tot geloof kwam, ik denk dat we allemaal vaak een lange weg met Hem te gaan hebben, en in die tijd trekt Hij eenieder van ons Zich dichter naar Zich toe, en met elke babystapje die wij zetten naar Hem, zet Hij er een enorm ontelbare stappen naar ons voor terug. De belangrijkste stap heeft Hij al gezet. Namelijk, Hij is vrijwillig aan het kruis gestorven en is vervolgens uit de dood opgewekt met lichaam en al, en is met lichaam en geest etc opgevaren naar de Vader. De Vader en de Zoon zijn één. Wie naar ons luistert, luistert naar de Zoon en wie naar de Zoon luistert, luistert naar de Vader. Amen?De HEER is prachtig qua character, werkelijk waar, ik verwonder er mij elke dag weer erover. Zijn character is .... bizar in tegenstelling tot wat wij hier in de wereld kennen. Deze wereld moedigt hoogmoed en je eigen ik verering aan, terwijl de HEER Jezus, terwijl Hij God zelve is, Hij wast onze voeten, zoals Hij de voeten van Zijn discipelen waste ook toen Hij als mens hier op aarde was. Het Vleesgeworden Woord was met ons, en Hij liet zien wat daadwerkelijk een hoge houding is. Wanneer is een houding hemels gezien echt mooi? Juistem, DIENENDE HOUDING.Toen Jezus mij opzocht zo'n 5 a 6 jaar geleden toen ik weer eens in de problemen was geraakt, en ik toen nog gekweld werd door zelf moord gedachten en ik toen nog aan automutilatie deed, kwam Hij niet naar mij toe om mij te veroordelen. God zelf, die daar alle recht toe heeft, veroordeelde mij niet! Integendeel, Hij.... vroeg zachtmoedig aan mij of ik Hem wilde kiezen of ik met Hem wou zijn. Precies op dat moment trok de satan keihard nog aan mij, want ik heb jarenlang onder de regie van de satan geleefd. Jezus maakte mij vrij nadat ik berouw toonde over geen idee meer wat allemaal. Met andere woorden: God is zooooo groots mensen, werkelijk waar. Kun je voorstellen, dat de Schepper van hemel en aarde zo als een dienstbaar Iemand naar mij toe kwam? Ik kan er nog steeds niet bij! En toch is het zo. Ik voelde en wist mij vertrouwd bij Zijn zachte stem vol van liefde die dwars door alle duisternis in mij heen ging. DWARS ERDOOR HEEN! Serieus. <3Dat was dat. Fijne dag allemaal. <3

Worship can take many forms

Met elke miliscule seconde dat ik de HEER Jezus meer en meer leer kennen (binnen mijn unieke persoonlijke Vader-dochter relatie met Hem) raak ik alleen maar meer verwonderd over hoe ....... * valt stil *

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https://www.gotquestions.org/people-loved-darkness-rather-than-light.html

AI-overzichtDe regenboog in de Bijbel ishet teken van Gods eeuwige verbond met Noach en al het leven, waarin Hij belooft de aarde nooit meer door een zondvloed te vernietigen. Na de zondvloed werd deze "boog in de wolken" gesteld als een teken van hoop, vrede en Gods trouw. Het verschijnt tevens als een stralende boog rond Gods troon in visioenen van heerlijkheid. Kernpunten over de Regenboog in de Bijbel: Verbond met Noach (Genesis 9): Na de zondvloed plaatst God Zijn "boog" (Hebreeuws: qèsjèt, vaak ook strijdboog) als een teken van genade en een toezegging dat het water nooit meer een vernietigende vloed zal veroorzaken. Betekenis: Het staat voor de brug tussen hemel en aarde, en toont de verbinding van het aardse met het goddelijke. Gods herinnering: Wanneer de regenboog verschijnt, wordt God herinnerd aan Zijn eeuwige verbond met levende wezens. Bijbelse locaties: De regenboog komt voor in Genesis 9:13-16, Ezechiël 1:28, en Openbaring 4:3 en 10:1. Symboliek van Goddelijke heerlijkheid: In Ezechiël en Openbaring wordt de regenboog geassocieerd met de troon en de heerlijkheid van God, wat duidt op vrede en heerschappij. Regenboog vs. RegenboogvlagTerwijl de regenboog in de Bijbel primair symbool staat voor Gods verbond met de aarde, wordt de moderne regenboogvlag (met zes kleuren) gebruikt als symbool voor de acceptatiestrijd van de LHBTQ+-gemeenschap, ontworpen in 1978. Sommige christenen zien de regenboog uitsluitend in de context van het Bijbelse verbond, aldus Historiek en Christipedia.

Wanneer God bij gebroken mensen blijft

I thought He would ask where I had been. Why I wandered. Why I doubted. Why I stayed away so long. I thought He would list my failures, replay my sins, remind me of every moment I chose my own way over His. But He didn’t. There was no interrogation. No cold shoulder. No “I told you so.” Just open arms. The kind of embrace that silences shame. The kind that steadies a trembling heart. The kind that says, “You’re home.” He wasn’t focused on my past, He was focused on my return. He wasn’t counting my mistakes, He was celebrating my surrender. He wasn’t measuring my worthiness, He was pouring out mercy. That’s the heart of our Father. We expect punishment. He gives restoration. We expect distance. He draws near. We expect disappointment. He gives delight. There is something deeply healing about knowing that when you run back to God, you don’t meet a lecture—you meet love. A love that doesn’t excuse sin, but overcomes it. A love that doesn’t ignore your brokenness, but binds it. A love that doesn’t shame your weakness, but strengthens it. Maybe you’ve been far. Maybe you’ve been numb. Maybe you’ve been carrying guilt so heavy it convinced you to stay away. Come back anyway. Because He is not standing with crossed arms. He is standing with nail-scarred hands open wide. And when you finally fall into them, you’ll realize this truth: He was never waiting to condemn you. He was simply waiting to hold you again.

There is a voice that many know all too well. It does not whisper peace, nor does it remind you of hope. Instead, it points its finger and rehearses your past like a courtroom prosecutor who never rests. It says, 'Look at what you did; you are disqualified.' God sees you, and He must surely turn away. Scripture tells us plainly who this voice belongs to. Revelation 12:10 states, 'For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.' He is relentless. Satan does not accuse you because he has power over you; he accuses you because he is desperate. He knows his only weapon against a child of God is condemnation. If he can convince you to stay away from the throne, he can keep you from the mercy that was purchased for you. But there is another reality that hell fears: the blood. Not your perfection, performance, or past being erased as though it never happened, but the blood of Jesus Christ. Romans 8:33-34 asks, 'Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died.' You see, the accuser may bring charges, but the judge Himself has already declared you justified through His Son. The evidence has been covered; the penalty has been paid; the case has been closed. This is why Scripture does not tell you to crawl to God in terror. Hebrews 4:16 says, 'Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in our time of need. ' It says to come boldly, not because you were always faithful, but because Jesus was. Not because you never fail, but because He never failed. The enemy's accusations lose their power when you stop agreeing with them and start agreeing with what Christ accomplished. When you walk in repentance and surrender, when you walk in holiness not to earn His love, but because His love has already rescued you, Satan's accusations cannot stick to a life that is hidden in Christ. Romans 8:1 'There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.' Notice it does not say there was never sin; it says there is now no condemnation. The accuser grows quieter when obedience grows stronger. His voice weakens when your faith strengthens. His chains fall when your eyes stay fixed on the cross. And one day soon, the accuser will be silenced forever. But even now, his power over you is broken when you stand under the covering of the blood. So when he reminds you of who you were, remind him of who Christ is. When he points at your past, point to the cross. When he tells you to run from God, that is when you run to Him. Because the throne you approach is not a throne of rejection; it is a throne of grace, and the blood of Jesus still speaks a better word. Shalom.

There is something dangerous about looking back. When Jesus calls us out of darkness, He does not lead us halfway; He leads us all the way out. However, the flesh has a memory. The old life can glitter from a distance. What once enslaved us can suddenly look familiar, even comforting. But familiarity is not freedom. Jesus warned plainly, in Luke 17:32 Jesus reminds us to remember Lot's wife. Lot's wife was delivered from destruction; fire was falling behind her. Mercy was pulling her forward, but her heart lingered in what God was judging. She looked back, and in a moment, became frozen in place, a pillar of salt... She escaped Sodom physically, but her heart never fully left it. That is the danger. When Christ delivers us from addiction, from toxic relationships, from worldliness, from old identities, we cannot afford to romanticize what nearly destroyed us. The enemy will always repaint bondage as pleasure; he will always blur the memory of the chains. But chains are still chains, even if they shine. Think about Moses leading Israel out of Egypt. The Red Sea parted; miracles fell like rain. Pharaoh's grip was broken, and yet in the wilderness, the people cried (Exodus 16:3), 'Would to God we had died in the land of Egypt!' They longed for Egypt, the place of slavery, the place of oppression, the place where they cried out for deliverance. Bondage can feel safer than trusting God in the unknown. The wilderness may feel uncomfortable; growth may feel stretching, and obedience may feel lonely. But do not confuse discomfort with captivity. When Jesus leads you out, do not look back longingly at what He rescued you from (2 Peter 2:22). The dog is turned to his own vomit again. This is strong language, but it reveals the truth: returning to sin never restores dignity; it revives decay. When God delivers us, it is not to tease but to transform us. The cross was not cheap, and the blood was not spilled so we could flirt with what once enslaved us. We cannot walk fully into the promise while staring at our past. If Christ brought us out, we must stay out. If He's broken the chains, leave them broken. If He's closed the door, may we not reopen it. There is more ahead than behind. The narrow road may feel quieter. Holiness does set us apart, and forward with Jesus is always safer than going backwards into bondage. So persevere and look to the cross. We may pass through the wilderness, but we know we will enter the promised land if we do not give up! . The same God that parts seas, also says don't go back The Savior who delivers, says stay free! . . Galatians 5:1 stand fast therefore in the Liberty which Christ has made us free and do not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.   © End times prophecy 

The Bible tells us that Mary Magdalene had seven unclean spirits cast out of her (Luke 8:2). Not one, not a small struggle, not a mild inconvenience Her story did not begin in purity; it began in bondage. And yet, her story did not end there. When she encountered Jesus, everything changed. He did not recoil; He did not shame her; He did not lecture her about her past before delivering her. He spoke, and darkness obeyed. The same Jesus is still our deliverer today, no matter what your past holds, what you wrestled with, or what labels were placed on you. No matter how heavy the shame once felt, deliverance is not determined by how deep the pit was; it is determined by how powerful our Savior is. And He is mighty. Mary Magdalene did not become the woman who used to be possessed; she became a devoted follower of Christ. She supported His ministry; she stood near the cross when others fled; she was among the first to witness the resurrection. Think about that – the woman once tormented by seven spirits became a witness to the empty tomb. That is what Jesus does: He does not just remove demons; He restores identity. He does not just break chains; He gives purpose. Shame says shrink back, but Grace says step forward. Shame whispers, 'You're disqualified,' but Jesus says, 'Follow Me.' (2 Corinthians 5:17) Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things become new – not patched up, not partially forgiven, and not permanently branded by your worst season. We are made new. Women are not an afterthought in God's kingdom; from the beginning, He formed woman with intention, strength, and dignity. He did not create you to live bowed under condemnation; He created you to walk in freedom. Bold does not mean loud; bold means surrendered, bold means obedient – it means saying yes, Lord, even when your past tries to pull you backwards. Mary could have lived hidden in shame after her deliverance; instead, she followed Christ, and that is the invitation to every woman reading this: Let the shame fall off; let the chains stay broken; and let the past stay buried under grace. Follow Him. (Romans 8:1) There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. The same Jesus who commanded seven spirits to leave can command fear to leave; He can command addiction to loosen its grip, and command tormenting thoughts to be still. You are not your past or your worst mistake; you are not the names people called you. You are who He says you are – delivered, redeemed, chosen, and bold. Walk in it. © End Times Prophecy 

I want to repost an experience from several years ago that I believe will help some people today. Witchcraft isn’t just spells and magic, it’s in the power of the words people speak. Last night I had sharp pain under my shoulder that almost took my breath. It lasted several hours. As soon as it happened I heard “witchcraft”. I prayed, I bound witchcraft, and it wasn’t until my husband prayed that I was released. This morning I was praying and trying to figure out where it came from. Suddenly I saw 2 Christian women on the phone talking about me. One was someone I love dearly!! They released witchcraft against me through their words and it was a spiritual dagger in my back. Word curses are very serious and as prophetic people we must be careful with what’s coming out of our mouth. Venting, ranting and raving, blaming and speaking ill of others isn’t acceptable. We are going to give an account of every idle word we speak. Words are powerful and with them we can create or we can destroy, we can bless or we can curse. Choose wisely because whatever we sow, we will reap. I’m grateful that no weapon forged against me will prosper and every tongue that rises against me will be brought to nothing. I’m wiser for this and will watch my own words closer. I want to release blessings and be a blessing in Jesus name!!   © Angela Stress