Dr. Paul Gervais Email: PGerv14771@aol.com www.weblinker.com/gervais

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"The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you." Deuteronomy 28:7-8

"'I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten...the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm...my great army that I send among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.'" Joel 2:25-27

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I often contemplate what it must have been like for the families of Lazarus and Jairus' daughter, upon learning of their passing. Think of that precious man who was blind from his mother's womb. Emotions had to be running raw and high in all of those cases. Many questioned God's will and position in those matters. Some even blamed the Lord, or sins of the victims and their relatives for what had taken place.

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"THIS IS BUT FOR THE GLORY OF GOD . . ."

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Invariably, Jesus, performing the Father's will, wasn't at a loss for words when it came to Satan's endeavors. What did He say in encountering them? "This is but for the Glory of God, that the works might be made manifest through the Son."

In simple terms, the Master was poised to reverse captivity, a sign and wonder in itself, and gain the attention of multitudes. Turning their hearts to the Sender was Jesus' focal point in that marvelous process. My Bible declares, Christ fully preached the Gospel and was approved of God, via the miraculous.

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THE DEAD HAVE NO FAITH

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Lazarus and Jairus' little girl had no faith, since they were clearly deceased. Dead people aren't usually faith giants, after the fact. However, the Living Word, that One Who declared Himself to be the Resurrection and Life, had final say.

Relatives and friends didn't know what to think. In spite of that, their mindsets were of little significance. Christ was present to reverse captivity, make those crooked places straight, afford Heavenly Bread and cups of Living Water for the hungering and thirsting.

He wept at the tomb of Lazarus. Bowels of compassion moved Him in the presence of that small girl. Heaven, through the Man, was in charge of all situations and circumstances.

The word "victim" was not in the Creator's Dictionary. Always having full sufficiency in everything pertaining to life and godliness was, and still is, part of our Covenant, as well as being independent of sin and its associated byproducts, the Accuser's attempts to destroy humanity. Jesus became a Role Model for the Church. Beyond that, He mandated "even greater works than these." To put it another way, "My intention is for you to outshine Me in impacting this planet for the Kingdom." Have we done that yet? No! But things are about to change!

Right up to the point of resurrection and healing, Lazarus and Jairus' daughter were totally helpless. Nevertheless, Hope entered each scenario. Light immediately dispelled darkness. Both were transformed by the Glory and lived to tell their stories. Actions speak louder than words, and I am so thankful that the Kingdom isn't in lengthy speeches, but Power (dunamis) and a demonstration of the Spirit.

Many tears were wept over the previously mentioned examples of sickness and death. Regardless, perceptions of defeat soon became resounding shouts and testimonies of victory. Past losses were to become present and future gains. And that, they did!

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"TIMES AND SEASONS ARE IN MY HANDS"

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God spoke ever so strongly to me, a short time ago. "Paul, I know of your heartbreaks, those disappointments in life, the betrayals of people, not unlike they were experienced by Me, occasions when you wondered about what appeared to be an absence of action from Heaven. Times and seasons, which were established by the Most High, are in these capable hands. "

"I Am the Word and will have the final say in matters involving the Family. Nothing's over until it's over! For instance, your father passed away, along with others who are near and dear to you. Those losses are not helplessly and hopelessly locked in the past, but will be transformed in the future, taking on the form of Glory. Such was the case with Lazarus, Jairus' daughter, the widow woman's son, that man born blind, the leper, and many others. Has it not been written that even those hairs are numbered, and tears have been lovingly stored within special bottles? That's precisely how valuable you are to Papa.

"Hear this well. Sadness, losses and hurts may well exist in the form of memories, but I have another plan, that of restoration, reconciliation and redemption. Wrongs will be righted in that day of Outpouring. So, be of good cheer. Hang in there! Things are rarely as they appear. A vital reversing of curse and captivity is on the way. The Bride is to be adorned by the Glory and will be presented to this world as the Groom's Pride and Joy, the Apple of My eye, without spot or wrinkle, washed, made alive, by the Blood of the Lamb! Prepare to celebrate!"

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ONLY SOLUTIONS WITH GOD

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I love the prophetic! God has no problems, only solutions. He truly is the "Answer Man," when the Children are stumped. Never are we to remain discouraged or give up. Knowing they would faint along with way, Jesus wouldn't let the multitudes return home, after they had journeyed great distances to be in His company, until He fed them. God is acquainted with emotions, since yours and mine have their origin in Him. The Father is aware of our every thought. In fact, He wants nothing more than to think through us!

Dreams and visions are the language of the Holy Spirit. Receiving that Fresh Bread from Heaven will keep Believers fit to do business in great waters, where the big fish take up residency. Outside of His Presence in the Throne Room, the Christian loses vision and is easily moved by the cares of this world, as well as the deceitfulness of riches and influence. Abiding in the Secret Place of the Most High translates into resounding success and victory, a peace that passes natural understanding, an empowerment to perform the impossible!

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GAIN FROM PAIN!

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"Redeemed One, I am stirringly aware of your pain, days when Satan crossed the line, and, at times, convinced you that it was My will for those negatives to be entertained in your walk. Every good and perfect gift comes from Heaven's Warehouse of Glory. The key word here is just that...Glory, the very essence and atmosphere in which the Beloved are to walk and have their being. Today's decisions become tomorrow's memories. I am about to give you some new and exciting ones! Former areas of attack and weakness are about to become regions of Anointing and strength. Let Me present this promise another way. The deceiver cannot walk in exact knowledge, since the truth isn't in him. However, he can occasionally discern potential realms of Unction, and will do all he can to discourage and sidetrack the Army, hoping that Soldiers might succumb to the paralysis of fear and discouragement. In spite of his efforts, the Commander-in-Chief issues orders and disseminates revelation knowledge to the Troops. Never would I send a Battalion into battle, without a strategy, certainty of victory and a safe way out. The only scheme Heaven has, regarding your foes, is to get rid of them! So, spend a little time pondering what was presented to you through those losses. They cannot remain as such. The Glory must return each prior negative as a gain, in an ordained future that will defy the imagination of this planet's greatest dreamer!"

A Word through Dr. Paul N. Gervais

SCRIPTURES:

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17