Kent Mattox: Rest and receive your miracle!

Friday, July 5, 2013

Rest and receive your miracle!

I received this message this morning, and I felt so inspired by it that I wanted to share it with you all. I hope it blesses you as much as it has blessed me.
-Kent

Rest and Receive Your Miracle

Hebrews 4:9. “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.”

In the healing of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-16), Jesus knew that for 38 years, the man had been flat on his back, unable to do anything for himself or others, no matter how hard he struggled.

In the case of the woman oppressed with a spirit of infirmity (Luke 13:10–13), Jesus knew that the woman had been bowed over for 18 years. And in that condition, she saw very little that was beautiful in life, only the dusty ground, dirty sandals and bruised feet.

What about the man with a withered hand? (Luke 6:6–10) Jesus knew from His carpenter days how a useless hand could have easily given the man a very poor sense of self-worth.

I believe that all three of them must have struggled for so long to get back on their feet, to try to lift themselves up, to attempt to do something about their situations, only to be disappointed each time they failed. In fact, they got so frustrated with striving to get better that by the time they met Jesus, they had probably given up trying to change their situations.

It was then that Jesus came and extended His offer to turn their situations around. And when they embraced His offer, they received the miracles that they had sought for so long.

You too may have been struggling to get back on your feet, or to lift yourself out of the problem that has sorely weighed you down. You have attempted to do whatever you could, hoping that it would amount to something, but you have been frustrated time and again. My friend, God wants you to cease from all your struggling and accept the offer He extends to turn your situation around.

It is no coincidence that all three of them received their miracles on the Sabbath, the day of rest for the Jews. God’s Word says, “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” The day you cease from your own laboring and striving, and rest in the finished work of Christ, is the day you receive your miracle.

Jesus has done all the work. Whatever you need has been provided for at the cross. So just be at rest and receive your miracle!

From the Joseph Prince Ministries Daily Grace Inspirations

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You have a very real destiny that your heavenly Father has planned specifically for your life. In this compelling book, Kent Mattox candidly writes about personal insights and revelations he has experienced in fulfilling the call of God in his life. The discoveries he made along the way, he believes, are not unique to one man’s experience. They represent every believer’s climb on the continual journey to the High Places of God. The surprising aspect of this material may be that it reads as though you could have written it yourself. The inspirational and motivational book was written to appeal to the believer, as well as to those who have not yet come to the knowledge of Christ’s deep and abiding love. Wherever you are in your journey to the High Places, this book will encourage you to maintain your focus and succeed in reaching the high call of fulfilling your destiny!

Running The Race

This seventy-day devotional was birthed from many of the revelations that God has encouraged and sustained Kent and Bev with as they have continued to run the race of faith. Their desire is that it will inspire you as well. The number seventy means completion of judgment and to enter into increase. Individually, the numbers seven and ten express different aspects of perfection and completeness. As God continues to further His Kingdom by revelation of His divine purpose and plan for you life apply these principals to your maturation process. These are qualities that we all aspire to : perfection, that we are maturing in Him and completeness, that in Him we are whole.