Month: April 2019

The keys of authority over every form of death that kept you down, that tries to keep you down, was gifted to the prince of lies by the first Adam (man) in the first garden.

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But while in the garden tomb, The Second Adam, (The Son of Man) took back the keys of the dominion of the realm of death and hell. By entering into death Himself, Jesus, annihilated the effects of the accuser who once held that power. (Hebrews 2:14).

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At noon, the brightest hour of the day when the sun is directly overhead, the world became black with complete darkness for three hours (Mark 15:33) the day the Son of God, Love’s True Light, absorbed the entirety of humanity’s curses. 

It was within those final three hours, the principalities and powers of darkness that separated us from His Presence were upon His soul as Jesus Himself became our sin and everything that is a result of sin: judgment, punishment, guilt, condemnation, shame, sicknesses, diseases, even death itself. 

He was disconnected from the Father, so we could be forever one with Him in His resurrection. He took our place, so we could take His. 

Becoming a man of sorrows, He was acquainted with the deepest grief, pain and sickness. No one in all human history has suffered to the extent Jesus suffered for His children on this day 2,000+ years ago. Marred beyond recognition, He did it for you.

Even before His arrest in the garden of Gethsemane; Jesus began His suffering for you, redeeming you. He was in such agony of spirit that His sweat fell to the ground as drops of blood (Luke 22:44). He knows about stress beloved; He took yours to give you peace. 

He knows what’s on your mind. He wore the crown of thorns so you could have a sound mind, crowned in His glory and honor as His royal child. And He knows your troubled heart. Because that’s what He died of. On the cross, his heart burst open. He died of a broken heart to make yours whole.

There’s nothing He wouldn’t do for you because He’s already done it all for you. “It Is Finished.”

Good Friday is a Good Father. This is how much your Papa loves you beloved. It was His very will to crush His Son and cause Him to suffer so you could come home to His heart and be held, healed and blessed (Isaiah 53:10). 

Daddy God Who was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself to get His kids back, spared nothing to free you from curse and death to release the flood tide of Grace over your life.

On that cross, midday became midnight so you could live in His love-light no matter how dark your days may feel. The Passover Lamb has been slain and roasted. His perfection passed on to you. Freely partake of His perfect love for you.

Thank you Jesus.

Happy Good Friday! Happy Passover!

Resting In His Love,

Annalee Reyes

As a teen, I never had a problem with acne. It wasn’t until I was an adult, married and raising a family, that this monster surfaced in my life. 

Adult acne; really?! Ugh! It was the one thing that became a real stronghold for me for many years. I’m being vulnerable here when I say it made me want to hide. I felt less than beautiful on many occasions as well as insecure and self-conscious. And introspection is the worst thing. Because when we are focused on self, we aren’t focused on Jesus, Who is our real self. 

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Hopefully this testimony will be cut and dry just like my husband’s deliverance.

Nearly ten years ago, when Carlos was in his 18th season of professional baseball, he was set-free from the addiction of alcoholism. 

Even before he signed as an amateur free agent in 1991, college life had already opened the door to drinking. First socially then used as an outlet to help him relax, drinking beer seemed like no big deal and was just another part of the game. 

It wasn’t long, however, before the repercussions of a former messy divorce, the pressure of performing in the big leagues, the stress of tireless travel and making the transition from “change-up king” to “coach” made way for alcohol to become his source of coping. 

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Don’t ever underestimate the power of a testimony. Not only do they give glory to God by revealing His goodness, they release hope and belief for the favor and love of a Father to breakthrough in your life beyond all you can ask or think. 

I have been wanting to share this particular testimony publicly for years. There are a few that know the story well. And I believe I can speak for each of us when I say that what took place in the year of 2015, was a complete game changer in our lives.

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