Rest In His Love – Page 11 – Annalee Reyes invites you to find peace and healing in the finished work and unconditional love of Jesus.

Jesus, Your Feast of Sukkot

“Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy OF the Lord is your strength and stronghold.” Nehemiah‬ ‭8:10‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

This evening begins the Jewish Festival of Sukkot or Feast of Tabernacles. Five days after the solemn holiday Yom Kippur (which points to Jesus as our perfect atoning Sacrifice, John 5:39), this joyous festival is all about rejoicing and celebrating!

A sukkah is a booth (hut) or temporary shelter made out of branches from many types of beautiful leafy trees (olive, palm…) that the Israelites were instructed to make and dwell in for seven days commemorating their time in the wilderness (after the exodus from Egypt) in which God faithfully provided for them.

Yom Kippur

“Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

This evening marks the start of Yom Kippur, the “Day of Atonement,” the holiest day of the year for the Jews. In the Old Testament, it was the only day the high priest could enter into the inner sanctuary of the tabernacle (or Temple), the Holy of Holies. There, he would sprinkle the blood of an animal on the mercy seat of the ark of the covenant to atone for the sins of himself and the people of Israel.

Think On These…

“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 NKJV

What’s going on in your heart has a direct effect on what’s going on in your mind and ultimately what you are experiencing in life. That’s why it’s so important to believe right. Proverbs 4:23 says to guard your heart above all else because it affects all that you are, even the course of your life. And the key to doing that is found in the previous verses that remind us to hear, see and keep in the midst of our heart and mind the Word of God.

Arise! Shine! The Lord Is Your Light!

“THE Lord is my Light and my Salvation–whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life–of whom shall I be afraid?”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭27:1‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

“ARISE [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you–rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭60:1‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

The moon has no light of its own, but reflects the light of the sun. So we have no light of our own, but reflect The Light of the Son as we simply rest and abide in His love.

Hope Built On Jesus Only

“For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth…I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭71:5, 14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

For the last two weeks, Jesus has been speaking to my heart about many who have lost hope or feel they are in a state of hopelessness. And He wants to remind you that He Himself is your Hope.

Jesus IS

JESUS IS THE LOVE OF GOD.

One Thing Remains

“I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love and more love.” Jeremiah 31:3 msg

“The mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, but My unfailing, steadfast, faithful love for you will never cease. My covenant of peace and completeness won’t fall apart,” says your Father. (Isaiah 54:10)

His perfect love for you isn’t going anywhere. It’s the only stable you can count on; the only Reality that remains.

In Your Darkest Hour, He Comes To You

“…the Lord my God illumines my darkness.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭18:28‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

In the fourth watch of the night when the disciples were stuck in the middle of the sea surrounded by waves of resistance, Jesus came to them walking on their torment. (Mark 6:45-52)

By His Stripes We Are Healed

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole.” Isaiah 53:5 AMPC

The only way we will see healing in the land is if we receive it for ourselves first, looking to Jesus only. There is no healing apart from Jesus. There is no peace apart from Jesus. There is no freedom apart from Jesus. And unless we hear, know and believe what Jesus suffered on our behalf – to give us His healing, wholeness, well-being, peace and completeness – we will continue to look to self, man, systems or natural means to get it (of which none can sustain you).

A Kairos Season: The Time Of Transformation Through Trust

“I’ll pour robust well-being into her like a river…” Isaiah 66:12 msg

You’ve heard the expression, “Timing is everything.” Well, I believe we are in an unprecedented kairos time or season. In the Bible, there are two Greek words to define “time.” One is chronos (chronological time as in hours, days, months), the other is kairos. Kairos basically means an appointed and opportune moment or due season. It is “God’s appointed time”; a sacred, favorable time.

Now usually when we speak of a kairos season in the church, it’s so easy to fall into the overly spiritual and even religious idea that it means we are to get busy doing something that the Lord is releasing an anointing for. But this current kairos moment is not about us getting busy.