THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD

"ALL THE PROMISES OF GOD IN HIM ARE YES, AND IN HIM, AMEN." 
 2 CORINTHIANS 1:20

GOD IS FAITHFUL IN ALL OF HIS PROMISES  HE IS PERFECT AND ALMIGHTY.  THERE IS NO OTHER POWER INSIDE  OR OUTSIDE OF ALL CREATION THAT CAN CHANGE HIS FAITHFULNESS AND PERFECTION.  HE IS GOOD AND HIS MERCY/LOVE ENDURES FOREVER.  HE IS JUST, MERCIFUL AND ALL LOVING.

GOD IS LOVE.  GOD IS LIGHT. GOD IS THE ALPHA AND OMEGA...THE BEGINNING AND THE END...AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN!  GOD IS ETERNAL AND CAN NEVER FAIL OR CHANGE. 

ONLY FAITH CAN PLEASE GOD.  THIS IS BECAUSE HE ASKS FOR US TO TRUST HIM...TO HAVE FAITH IN HIM AS AN ACT OF OUR WILL...AS AN ACT OF SURRENDERING TO THE CREATOR.  WE ARE CREATURES, MANKIND CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD..

THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS AS OUR LORD, WE BECOME NEW CREATURES IN CHRIST...REDEEMED, RIGHTEOUS AND ROYAL CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH GOD!  HE INVITES US TO CHOOSE THE FREE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST.  WE SHALL GIVE OUR WITNESS OF OUR FAITH HERE ON EARTH TO OTHERS...AND THEN AT DEATH WE SHALL LIVE FOREVER IN HEAVEN WITH THE GODHEAD AND ALL THE OTHER SAINTS REJOICING WITH THE HOLY ANGELS.

PRAISE GOD FOR HIS CONSTANT FAITHFULNESS IN ALL THINGS!

 

WHAT JOY AND WHAT DIVINE LOVE!  WHAT FREEDOM IS FOUND IN THE SACRIFICE OF THE LORD JESUS FOR ALL OF OUR SINS.  WE ARE THEN EMPOWERED BY AND WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GO AND DO ALL THE WORD TEACHES US TO DO.  GOD SEES US "FINISHED, HOLY AND PERFECT" WHICH IS A SIGN OF HIS FAITHFULNESS TO COMPLETE WHAT HE BEGAN IN THE BELIEVER.  

THE TERM "CHRISTIAN"' WAS USED LATER IN THE NEW TESTAMENT...SO BELIEVER AND DISCIPLE IS MORE CORRECT AND  SCRIPTURE TO USE...BOTH NAMES REFER TO "BEING AND DOING" AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST...WHICH WAS CALLED PEOPLE OF "THE WAY."

WE CAN CALL GOD OUR FATHER...OUR "ABBA" FATHER..."DADDY!   OH WHAT DIVINE FELLOWSHIP!

ALMIGHTY GOD WAS SEEKING A FAMILY OF CHILDREN...A BRIDE FOR HIS SON...JESUS CHRIST!

MAY THE NAME OF THE LORD BE MAGNIFIED FOREVER!  PRAISE GOD FOR HIS FAITHFULNESS!

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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

JOYFUL AUTUMN 

"FATHER, IN CHRIST, THIS YEAR IS GALLOPING AWAY!

 

EACH DAY BRINGS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REJOICE IN YOU AND KNOW YOUR LOVE.

MAY WE DRAW NEAR TO YOU...AS YOU THEN DRAW NEAR TO US.

HELP US FOCUS UPON YOU ALONE AND RECEIVE YOUR PEACE.

THROUGH THE  HOLY SPIRIT AND YOUR WORD, OPEN OUR EYES AND HEARTS TO GREAT FAITH!

HELP US TO WALK IN FORGIVENESS AND LOVE AS WE RECOGNIZE YOUR MIGHTY HAND ALL AROUND US!

MAY YOUR KINGDOM COME AND YOUR WILL BE DONE ON THE EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

YOU WAYS ARE HIGHER AND GREATER THAN OUR WAYS AND UNDERSTANDING.

HELP US TO DELIGHT OURSELVES IN YOU!

MAY OUR LIVES BRING DELIGHT TO YOU AS YOU REJOICE OVER US WITH SINGING!

RECEIVE OUR THANKSGIVING, PRAISE AND ADORATION!

WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH THESE PRAYERS AND DECLARATIONS...

IN THE NAME OF JESUS...AMEN"

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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

First Day of Fall ~ September 22, 2013 

FROM THE HEART:
Just a loving message to share my heart as a Fellow Believer in Jesus Christ...to the Body of Christ and also to those who are seeking and hungering after GOD...to know HIM.
Many people, through the years of my ministry in 57 nations, have asked deep questions with troubled faces and even tears in the eyes.

How can I find and know the Will of GOD?
How do I know the calling upon my life?
Why does it take so long for many to believe in Jesus Christ?
How can I crucify the flesh and walk in the Spirit?
How can I walk by Faith and not live by sight?
How can I grow faster in Christ?
Where do I start to study the Word of God? The Bible is so big...
How do I know the Holy Spirit is speaking and not "just me?"
Can all Believers receive/deliver prophecies?
What about "visions and words from others?"
Why does there seem to be a constant battle in my spirit, soul and body?
How can I stay joyful and worship God?
Why do I not "speak/sing in tongues yet?"
Why did the Apostles and Disciples suffer some lack and also illnesses?
How can I know the difference between spiritual acts & works of flesh?
What is the difference between conviction and condemnation?
Why do I seem to be "stuck" in my spiritual growth?
AND MANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THEIR HEARTS.......

As a minister to so many varieties of people, cultures and levels of faith and education, I some times battle feeling overwhelmed with the massive challenge for the Gospel to reach the souls worldwide and also teach others to be disciples of Christ. Then it is time to focus upon God and worship Him allowing His strength to flood into my entire life!
We continue to pray that His Kingdom (His Rule) shall come and His will to be done on the earth as it is in Heaven.

Anyone with a prophet calling/office will truly understand the Holy Zeal inside a "common human being"....and this will drive that Believer in Christ to return again and again for private, focused and concentrated prayer time with the Father. The Lord Jesus gave us His entire life as the example of ministry balanced with prayer/fellowship time with the Father.

With these "From the Heart" messages...I have faith that the Lord will draw those who need the encouragement and instruction as they "go and grow in Christ." There are many nations in my Facebook Group and also on the second page "Rejoice Rally" (started July 11) which is growing for His glory and our good.

PROPHECIES: These are to be received by all Believers because the Holy Spirit indwells every Believer/Christian in Christ. All Believers are to "covet to prophesy" and move in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit which exalt Jesus Christ. "Word of Wisdom" will be about future events, etc. "Word of Knowledge" will be "something known..." All of these can be found in a prophetic message/word.

I have found that there is always an intense interest in "knowing the future." GOD knows the future. And He gives His Church (the Body of Christ) info at times to help us be steady in our faith and daily lives. The devil also uses many ways to attract people who are "hungry to know the future!" These are the fortune tellers, the mystics (Hindu type origins such as Chakras, idolatry, vibrations, meditations, gambling, etc) witchdoctors/witches/witchcraft, horoscopes, etc. who use many devices to catch and trap gullible people who do not choose to seek Jesus and the Holy Spirit in their lives.

Everything must come from GOD to the Believer and be Light and Holy.

For a Christian to "dabble" into these dark and sinful activities is very dangerous and can lead to obsession, oppression, possession of evil spirits/demons just waiting to "devour them" (pulverize and drink them down like a "food/soul processor" in the spirit realm...)

FUTURE EVENTS ARE GIVEN BY GOD ACCORDING TO HIS WILL AND TO BLESS & HELP THE BODY OF CHRIST:
1. To Stand Firm
2. To Do Exploits
3. To Bring Understanding
4. To Endure Suffering
5. To Be Refined
6. To Resist Evil
7. To Find Rest in GOD

Many times when a prophecy is received with troubling future events in the message/word.....it can be "harder to deliver"...but Obedience to the Holy Spirit will keep the door open for God to bring more and more supernatural words, revelations and insights into our lives.  

NOTE: PROPHECIES ARE ALSO GOD'S TOOLS TO WARN UNBELIEVERS....

*** COMMIT IN YOUR LIFE TO DO THE FIRST COMMANDMENT: "LOVE GOD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND and STRENGTH" ***

ALL THE OTHER COMMANDMENTS WILL "FALL INTO PLACE".......GOD IS LOOKING FOR WORSHIPERS FIRST......AND THEN THE "WORKS" WILL FOLLOW.....WHEN YOU LOSE YOURSELF IN WORSHIP...YOU WILL LOVE OTHERS and YOURSELF IN A MORE PERFECT/MATURE/HEALED WAY.....

MAY YOU GROW IN ALL AREAS OF YOUR LIFE IN CHRIST...WITH PURE MOTIVATIONS and GOALS FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT AS JESUS BRINGS GLORY TO THE FATHER THROUGH YOUR UNIQUE LIFE!
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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

JESUS DID IT ALL!  IT IS FINISHED!

"IF YOU COULD EARN SALVATION BY BEING 'GOOD'...THEN WHY DID HE HAVE TO DIE?"
STOP TRYING TO BE GOOD ENOUGH!

JESUS DID IT ALL! ~ IT IS FINISHED!

ONLY JESUS IS LORD...WORTHY! HOLY! HOLY! HOLY!
(Photo art with butterflies as Resurrection/New Life symbols)

Our Living Faith in JESUS CHRIST as Savior, Lord and King and filled with the Holy Spirit, the Word of God... will motivate us to do "Good Works" as Believers in Christ, New Creatures in Christ, Born-Again Children of God of the New Blood Covenant, Holy and Royal Priests, ambassadors of Christ, Citizens of Heaven in the world...but NOT of it!

Be a DOER of the WORD through FAITH!

LIVE AS A TRUE BELIEVER (CHRISTIAN) in the FINISHED WORK of CHRIST!

GOD LOVES YOU WITH HIS AGAPE (undeserved, endless, unearned) LOVE!
Never try to "earn His Love...but always choose to OBEY HIS WILL and LOVE GOD FOR WHO HE IS...YOUR FATHER IN CHRIST!

"good works without FAITH is religion and can never please GOD!"

CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A RELIGION...BUT A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH ALMIGHTY GOD AS ABBA FATHER THROUGH JESUS CHRIST!
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(Photo art with permission and gratitude)
Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

Prophecy:  "NEVER QUIT!"

NEVER QUIT!

"NEVER QUIT!

KEEP DOING THE WORD THROUGH FAITH!

YOU ARE BEING TRANSFORMED AS MY MIGHTY PEOPLE!

YOUR PRAYERS ARE AVAILING MUCH!

YOU ARE HEEDING THE VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!

YOU ARE CHOOSING TO DIE TO THE FLESH...THE OLD MAN!

YOUR LIVES ARE SHINING IN WAYS YOU DO NOT EVEN SEE!

MY LIGHT SHALL BURST FORTH THROUGH THOSE WHO HAVE NO REGARD FOR YOUR OWN LIVES, AGENDAS AND IMPORTANCE!

RADIANT AND BRILLIANT LIGHT SHALL BURST FORTH!

AS THE FACE OF MOSES SHINED WITH MY GLORY...

HOW MUCH MORE SHALL MY NEW CREATION CHILD SHINE WITH MY VERY SPIRIT WITHIN!

FAITH SHALL REMOVE THE HAZE AND THE DULL DEBRIS!

NEVER QUIT!

KEEPING WALKING BY FAITH IN ME ALONE!

NOTHING SHALL STOP MY MARCH!

NOTHING SHALL DETER MY WORKS!

COME FORTH MY MIGHTY ARMY OF BELIEVERS!

PREPARE YOURSELVES AS MY HOLY PRIESTS!

I HAVE OVERCOME ALL THINGS AND YOU SHALL RISE UP!

THE FATHER JOYFULLY GIVES YOU THE KINGDOM!

RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT FOREVER!

NEVER QUIT LIVING THIS TRUTH!

NEVER QUIT RADIATING MY GLORY THROUGH FAITH!

NEVER QUIT REJOICING WHILE WATCHING FOR YOUR LORD AND KING TO COME!"

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Prophecy Received:  Gerri Merrick ~ September 4, 2013