I Saw KIDS

IN HEAVEN
With Jesus
J E S S E D U P L A N T I S

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A ll of a sudden, I heard kids
singing and praising God.
Then I saw them. They were
carrying little harps.
I thought, Now what are these
kids doing here? As I mentioned
earlier, theologically I had been
taught that there were no kids
in heaven. So, I asked the angel,
“Where did all these children come
from?”
“These are children that the
earth did not want,” he said. “God little children to come unto me...for of such is the
brought them here.”
“But I thought people went to
heaven because they chose to go.”
“No, Jesse, children must be
taught the oracles of God.”
I saw that many people were
teaching those kids, so I realized
that God was using people as well toward the city. They almost got there; then they
as angels to teach others in heaven stopped, turned around and had to go back. It seemed
about Him.
Then I asked, “Are you talking
about abortions?” He said, “Yes.
These children can’t wait to see
their mothers.”
The ages of the children I saw
seemed to be from about three to
ten years. Babies were off in another wall described in the book of Revelation. That wall
place.
Jesus Appeared to the Children
The people had been shouting joyfully and those
little children were playing beautiful songs on their
harps and singing. They were all excited. Then I heard
a whispering. The people in gowns were
looking toward the city. People around me began
saying, “He’s coming! He’s coming! He’s coming!”
I asked the angel, “Who’s coming?”
“You shall see the Holy One,” he said.
All of a sudden, I saw a Light coming out of the
city, but it was far from me. The children ran toward
the Light. I knew then that it was Jesus!
I couldn’t see His face because I was too far away.
All I could see were His hands reaching out to the
kids as they played and sang and hugged Him. Those
kids adored Him. Then I heard Him say, “Suffer the
kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14).
As We Got Closer to the City
Then the angel said to me, “We must go to the
city.”
As we were walking in that direction, the angel
said, “You’re going to get weaker and weaker.” He
had kept fruit for me and offered it to me frequently.
I noticed some of the people in gowns who were
slipping out from under those trees and walking
as if they were depressed.
I heard someone say, “There is no depression here.
Just eat of the Tree of Life, smell the leaves for
healing and let your spirit grow. You shall stand at the
Throne of God.”
Then I saw people who were wearing those robes
of righteousness just marching into the city.
I Made It to the City!
As we walked up to the city, we came to the jasper
is huge! According to Revelation 21:17 (AMPC), the
wall is 144 cubits, (about 72 yards). We don’t know
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whether that is the height or the thickness. But the
city is 12,000 stadia (about 1,500 miles); its length
and width and height are the same (v. 16 AMPC). I
wanted to see the names on the foundations of that
wall described in Revelation chapter 21, which says:
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations,
and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the
Lamb...
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper:
and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were
garnished with all manner of precious stones...
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God
Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of
the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did
lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Revelation 21:14,18,19,22,23
The angel started inside, but I said, “Stop! I’ve read
about this. I want to see the names of the apostles.”
So I looked at the pillars. The first name I saw on
the foundations of heaven was Peter. I thought the
second name would be John, but it was Paul. The
names I saw listed were Peter, Paul, James and John. I
just started shouting with joy because I was so excited
to see those names which I had studied.
The angel said, “Come quickly. You must have
your appointment.”
But I wanted to see all those names. I said, “I can
preach about this on the earth. Let me get all these
names in order in my mind.”
But the angel took me by the hand and said,
“Come.” So we got back into our chariot and went
into the city.
Right inside the city I saw the Book of Life. It is
huge, about five feet five inches vertically and one and
one-half inches thick. It looked like it is bound in a
gold lamé cloth. It has an inscription in it, etched in
deeply. There were people standing around it, but I
don’t know what they were doing. The angel wouldn’t
let me stop there.
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As we were going down the streets, I saw a man
with a crown on his head, who I later discovered was
David. I said to the angel, “Stop. Who is this?”
He said, “You shall meet him shortly.” Then we
passed him by.
Seeing Jesus for Myself
All of a sudden, the angel stopped our chariot and
said, “Kneel. He’s here.”
I felt weak then and fell to my knees. The angel
handed me some fruit and said, “Eat this.” So I did.
As Jesus walked toward me, those children ran
up to Him. They sang praises to Him, and He just
hugged them. As the kids sang, He rejoiced with
them.
To me, He looked like a shaft of light. He was so
glorious!
He turned toward me, and I fell at His feet.
I said, reverently, “Oh, God!”
He said, “I’m here.”
As I was kneeling down, I noticed Jesus’ feet
“There are many
What things you shall see
and learn here, but
Shall
I have brought you
I Do
here so that you will
For Thee?
2 kings 4:2
go tell My people
I’m coming.”
looked like burnished brass. I thought there would be
scars in His hands and feet. But it wasn’t like He had
been cut and scarred. I could see the holes in His feet.
They were so big—about the size of a nickel—that
light was shining through them. I realized then just
how big the nails were that had been pounded into
His feet and hands at His crucifixion.
We don’t realize how much Jesus suffered on the
cross. There are no adjectives to describe what He
really went through.
He put His hand on my shoulder and said, “Jesse,
stand to your feet.”
I stood and looked at Him. There was a brilliance
coming out of Him that seemed like waves of glory.
The light was emanating from Him. His clothes were
beautiful and looked like solid diamonds that
were sparkling.
Jesus was taller than I thought He would be. I
would guess Him to be from five feet eleven inches to
six feet one inch.
I thought at first His hair was white; but when He
turned His head, I caught a glance and saw that it
was light brown. When He looked at me, the glory of
God was emanating from Him.
I said, “Jesus!”
He said simply, “Do you like this place?”
I said, “Yes, Sir.”
“Tell My People I’m Coming”
The first thing I thought of doing was confessing
my sins to Him. I said to Him, “I’m not the man I
should be, I’ve made some mistakes.” When you get
to heaven, all you want to do is repent!
But He said, “You’re forgiven. I made a plan of
redemption.”
“Then what am I doing here? Why are You doing
this?”
“I want you to go back and tell My people I’m
coming.”
“But they won’t believe me,” I said.
“They didn’t believe it for centuries, but I came,
and I am coming again.”
Then He put His hand on my shoulder. I’ll never
forget it. He looked at me and said, “There are many
things you shall see and learn here, but I have brought
you here so that you will go tell My people I’m coming.”
I said, “They know that.”
“No, they don’t know that. I brought you here so
that you would go tell them I’m coming. Do you hear
Me? I’m coming. Go tell them.”
You may ask, “What does Jesus look like?”
Jesus is beautiful—not just handsome, but
beautiful. When I looked into Him, I saw love and
kindness. He is love. He can look right through a
person. Glory is emanating from Him. His eyes are
like pools of love and He is the color of light.
As you reach out to hug Him, there’s an automatic
reaction: He just grabs you. He can be looking at
millions of people, yet you’re the only one He sees.
Then I said, “You took care of all those babies,
didn’t You?”
“I never lose any of them,” He said.
Sometimes a thought would come into my mind,
and before I could speak it, He would answer me.
In my mind I thought, I bet You’re mad at some of
those people.
In response, He said, “No, I forgive them, for they
know not what they do. But many have come to the
knowledge of Who I am and they shall share their
life and eternity with the gift I sent to the earth.” He
spoke as if the Father were speaking through Him.
While talking with Jesus, I could see the great
compassion that He has for those who haven’t
received Him as their Savior. He asked me to tell you
that He’s coming again soon!
I guess that’s why I haven’t rested in my life. There
was such an urgency in His Voice. We must
know something is up. Jesus is coming soon!
Maybe you’re wanting to see Jesus, to see
heaven, to look at its flowers and walk on its streets
of gold. Maybe you want to see the city with that
glorious, magnificent skyline. Our natural mind can’t
comprehend what God has for us. That’s why we need
a new body: so that we will be able to consume
what God has for us.
That’s why I want to tell everyone I meet to accept
the fact that Jesus died in their place so that their
sins would be forgiven. I have seen heaven and know
what is waiting for everyone there. That’s why
I want to see people trusting Jesus as the Lord of
their life and enjoying the blessings that the Father
has for them.
This article is an excerpt from Jesse’s best-selling
book, Heaven: Close Encounters of the God Kind.
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 Do You Know JESUS?
Dear Friend,

In Heaven I saw the great compassion Jesus has for those who haven’t received Him as their
Savior. If you haven’t received Him as your Savior, I want you to know that He loves you and
wants you to spend eternity with Him—so much that He took me to Heaven to tell me to tell
you He’s coming soon.
If you don’t know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, I would like to take this opportunity
to introduce you to the greatest Friend you’ll ever have. As you say these words, if you’ll believe
them with your heart, you will be born again (Romans 10:9-10).

Jesus, come into my life. Forgive me of all my sins. I ask You to cleanse my heart and make
me a new person in You right now. I believe that You are the Son of God and that You died
on the cross for me. Jesus, I want to thank You for loving me enough to die for me. I accept all
that Your shed blood bought for me on the cross, and I receive You as my Savior and Lord. In
Your name I pray, Amen.

Congratulations! You’re a “new creature” in Christ. And as

2 Corinthians 5:17 in the New Testament says, “old things are
passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Friend, you have a
whole new life with Jesus to look forward to starting now, right
here on Earth and for eternity in Heaven. Would you please
write to me and let me know of your new birth in Jesus? We’d
like to send you our free booklet, Understanding Salvation, to
help you begin your journey with Christ. Just go to jdm.org
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HEAVEN: Close Encounters of the God Kind
Thirty-three years ago (the age of Jesus!),
Jesse Duplantis experienced a supernatural trip to
Heaven that changed his life forever. This miraculous
occurrence took place in 1988, and eight years later,
God led Jesse to write down his amazing story along
with several supernatural events that happened to
him. His book, Heaven: Close Encounters of the God
Kind was published in 1998 and quickly became
a best seller. Since then, its anointed words have
strengthened the faith of countless believers from all
over the world!
Throughout 25 years of publication, well over
100,000 copies have been sold to those seeking
God’s glorious presence! This divine experience
has ministered to readers in print form, and its
corresponding sermons along with numerous
captivating television interviews have brought hope
to the hopeless and salvation to the lost.
 Our Savior is returning soon, and we invite you
For centuries, Heaven has often been pictured as a
place where everyone sits on fluffy clouds playing a harp
for eternity. As you delve into the pages of this book, you
will find that this portrayal is far from the truth! Jesse’s
amazing testimony explains what Heaven is really like
and how we can walk in victory here on Earth!
While in Heaven, Jesse had the opportunity
to fellowship with many great figures of the Bible.
However, no other meeting could compare to his
visit to the Throne Room of God. During that time,
Jesus instructed Jesse to keep preaching the Gospel
by stating, “Tell my people I am coming.” After this
phenomenal meeting with Jesus, Jesse and Cathy’s
evangelical calling only intensified, resulting in millions
of hearts turning toward the unconditional love of
Christ Jesus through Jesse Duplantis Ministries.
Join us in celebrating the 25th Anniversary
of this powerful book! We give thanks to our
Heavenly Father for allowing Jesse to experience
these incredibly close encounters of the God kind.
to keep proclaiming the Good News along with
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“I read this book after it was given to me in 1999 as a gift. It was after I watched Jesse Duplantis speak at the
Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was led to read the book, but there was a strong desire to do it discreetly. I
did not want my Muslim friends to see. Within a week, I finished the book as the Lord witnessed to me about
what I read. At the end, I gave my life to the Lord and converted away from Islam. There was a form at the end
of the book to write and inform if I gave my life to the Lord, but the Holy Spirit said, “You’ll do it in person.”
And in the next meeting at the Mabee Center when Jesse was there, I went up to him in person and told him
that his book changed my eternity through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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 ON THE ROAD with JESSE
STAUNTON, VA DESTREHAN, LA PENNSVILLE, NJ
MAY 4 • 7pm JUNE 20 • 10am Father’s Day JULY 28 • 7pm
Victory Worship Center and JDM International Headquarters Christian Life Center
World Outreach Covenant Church 670 S Broadway • 856.935.6011
200 Hammond Ln • 540.886.6249 1973 Ormond Blvd • 985.764.2000 clcnj.com
victory-worship.com jdm.org Pastors Earl & Betty Sherrick
Pastors Ray & Liz Eppard
PLACENTIA, CA HAMPTON, VA
FOLEY, AL JULY 3 • 6:30pm • Cathy AUG 1 • 7pm
MAY 5 • 7pm JULY 4 • 10:30am • Jesse Victory Life Church
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17644 County Rd 26 (Michigan Ave) 102 S Bradford Ave • 714.817.1900 victorylife.com
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CARMEL, IN BAKERSFIELD, CA AUG 2-6
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502 E Carmel Dr • 317.670.6225 Pastors Billy & Shelby Rash kcm.org
jordanriver.church Kenneth & Gloria Copeland
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JULY 5-9
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GLORIOUS
MOMENTS with Cathy
Jesse and I thank God for using our ministry
for the past 43 years to reach people and change
lives, one soul at a time. We absolutely love the
testimonies that you send to us so that we can
share them with the world on our television
broadcast, website, app, and in our ministry
magazine which has circulated over 40 million
copies around the world since our first issue was
printed in 1981. Wow! Psalm 118:23-25 says it
best: “This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our
eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made; we
will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech thee,
O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.”
This month I wanted to share just a few of the
many great letters we’ve received from friends and
Partners who have been impacted through JDM. I
pray that you will be encouraged as you read about
the marvelous things that our God is doing today!
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South Carolina: Thank you for teaching me
about first fruit giving. Several years ago we had a
conversation, and you increased my understanding
of the different types of giving. Because God’s Word
is the truth, our business increased in gross income
during 2020, and we had the best year since our
inception in 2008—IN A PANDEMIC! I thank
God for the wisdom that He has released to my ears
through your teachings. And now, with God, I sow
this first fruits, tithes, and offering seed into your
ministry, WHICH IS GOOD GROUND! Thanks
again for empowering the body of Christ.
Facebook: We never believed that we could tithe and
plant a seed. After listening to you and Sister Cathy, we
sowed a seed and asked God for the money to be able to
tithe. Guess what? The money appeared like the loaves
and fishes! We couldn’t see where it came from, but
somehow, we were able to tithe, and we haven’t stopped
tithing and giving to your ministry. You have blessed us
more than you will know. The JDM app is wonderful,
and it makes it so easy to give. We often send prayer
requests, and you so faithfully answer every one of them.
Facebook: Brother Jesse, you prayed over me last
January in Alabama that I would keep my food down
and gain weight. The vomiting completely stopped
that January. Praise God! Please pray for all nausea to
leave me, and for my body to be fully recovered and
made whole. Thank you so much.
Colorado: Thank you so much for your willingness
to preach the true Gospel of grace without watering
it down. I just discovered you on YouTube and have
been listening and practicing to the best of my ability,
coupled with stepping out in faith to believe in the
impossible according to man’s ability, but knowing I’m
not going by man’s ability but God’s. I never heard of
any preacher saying to talk to the mountain and by the
authority of Jesus, tell it where to go: in the sea! You are
right, I don’t have a problem telling people where to go,
so now I am seeing that people aren’t the problem—it’s
the spiritual side that drives the physical side to be the
problem. So, now I speak to the mountain of infirmity,
lack, or whatever pops its ugly head my way, and I tell
it where to go. I must admit, I get much satisfaction
knowing that I have the legal authority to tell it where
to go and knowing it must go there ASAP because of
Jesus’ name. Everything must bow down to Jesus.
Oregon: I enjoy listening to you because of your
humor and how you make people laugh. But more
recently, I have come to appreciate your wisdom and
what I am able to learn about the will and ways of
God and, for that, I thank you. During the economic
downturn, we had lost all our investments and had
to liquidate our business. I told the devil he would
have to pay for what he has stolen. After some time
had passed, I was praying to God to help me find
a place that I could build an orchard. I left it in the
Lord’s hands to what would be the best land with
which to do this. Every morning I would go out
to feed our chickens and ask God the same thing,
but I didn’t seem to get an answer. Then something
inside of me said to be specific, so I gave God a list
of about six or seven things that I wanted to include
from how the house would be situated on the land—
to a water feature (pond, creek). Soon after that,
God led me to a property that was everything I had
asked.
Florida: I thank God for you and Cathy. I have
learned so much about Partnership and how to have
a relationship with Jesus.
Email: There is absolutely nothing impossible for
God. The first week of December, my daughter and
I tested positive for COVID! I cried to the Lord to
restore our health. By faith, I reached out to your
ministry and you answered my prayer request. Thank
you for your encouraging words and prayers. Your
email was heartfelt and gave us hope during this
time. The devil thought he had us, but the good
Lord came to our rescue! We serve a good God
worthy of praise. My daughter and I retested for
COVID, and we are now negative. The Lord did
that! Glory to His Holy name! May God continue
to bless your ministry! May the anointing of God
continue to flow over you! God bless and thank you
for your prayers.
Florida: Thank you for the great faith boost your
Partner letters give me exactly when I need it—
they’re a word of faith and encouragement to me
as a believer and faith person. Your words, in these
times, are exactly what I needed to hear. You have
blessed me and all your Partners greatly.
California: Thank you for your Voice of the
Covenant magazine. It is a blessing every month,
from cover to cover. I read it over and over to
meditate on God’s Word. It has blessed me in so
many ways. God’s promises are real and for us
today.
Minnesota: Thank you so much for your
Boardroom Chats and Faith the Facts. Through
COVID, where so many are living in fear, I have
found more faith leaning on and trusting God and
became a Partner with your ministry. Because of
you, I’ve learned the true ways of tithing. You are
truly a blessing from God. All I can say is thank
you and don’t stop!
Texas: My husband and I saw Brother Duplantis
in Corpus Christi over a year ago, and something
God spoke through him is still ringing in our
spirit! He talked about eradicating poverty. We
have been taking those steps, as a ministry, to touch
our local community where the local government
is trying to keep the people in hopelessness. GOD
WILL HAVE THE VICTORY! 
Florida: I thank you both for being a part of my
life. I have never met you, and I have only seen you
on TV, but I consider you part of my family. You
inspire me, and you encourage me with your words.
Thank you.
YouTube: The world needs our Savior right now.
It is sad to see many who turn away from the light.
I almost did, until I started watching Jesse. God
bless you and the work you do.
YouTube: Two months ago, I asked for prayer
for my left foot. Yesterday and today, I have not
had any pain at all in my foot. Thanks for all your
prayers!
YouTube: ​I was healed from type 2 diabetes, and
I have not taken medication for over 4 years! ​I
encourage you all to be Partners with this ministry.
I am, and the joy inside me is off the charts! I
watched Brother Jesse’s teaching on how to manage
money and took many notes. Now I’m practicing
money management the right way.
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 GOD’S WORD Is
Final Authority!
C A T H Y D U P L A N T I S

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 People have jokingly told Follow the Light!
Jesse and me that we are not Psalm 119:105 says, “Thy Word is a lamp unto my
feet, and a light unto my path.” Putting Jesus first place
really parents because we only in your life and recognizing God’s Word as final
have one child. They claim that authority reveals God’s path. It is the only choice that
can transform a dead, meaningless existence into a
we missed the real challenges of life filled with joy, peace, and purpose.
I would like it if God revealed His path all at
parenthood, like breaking up a one time the way the airport lights up a runway to
fight between several children, guide airplanes to a safe landing. Instead, I have
found that God usually lights only the one bulb I
saying things like: “Mom, Harry need at the time. Then, when I walk in faith under
the light of the first bulb, a second light appears, and
is breathing on me! Make him then a third, and so forth. Eventually, I discovered
stop!” or, “Dad, Jodi is touching that His way was never hidden in darkness from
me; it was hidden for me, ready to be revealed at the
me again!” perfect moment in time. “But the path of the just is as
I can understand their argument because I said the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the
perfect day” (Proverbs 4:18).
similar things to my mother many times. Raising
When Jesse and I knew that God was calling
six children presented many challenges to my us to full-time ministry, we carefully considered the
mother. Although we didn’t always obey her as we cost. We had heard about some ministers that loaded
should have, we learned the importance of making themselves down with debt and were swallowed up
Mom’s word final authority in our home. When we before they could fulfill the call of God on their lives.
We recognized that they had made the wrong choices
knowingly disregarded her word, we paid the price.
and we were determined not to make the same
She knew how to get our attention. Like they say, “If mistakes.
Mama’s not pleased, ain’t nobody pleased.” Every choice had to be led by the Spirit of God
Soon after I was born again, the Word of God and not by the dictates of our flesh. This was not a
became a vital part of my life. I had never read the baby step; it was a gigantic one! We couldn’t afford to
Bible before that time, and I was thrilled about the take advice from people in the boat. We were walking
on water and only the voice of God would do. Only
wonderful things God had written to me in His
God knew the path that we had to take to complete
Word. They weren’t just words on a page to me; they the calling on our lives.
were Holy-Ghost-inspired words that were alive Some people thought we were crazy and asked,
and powerful. “What will you live on?” or “Where will you go?”
I couldn’t learn fast enough. I wanted to know all They couldn’t believe that Jesse would walk away
from a great future at Shell Oil Company to travel
that God had for me. No matter what the situation,
around the country preaching the Gospel. Although
I would always think, What does the Word say? I knew we didn’t really know where we were going, we knew
that God’s Word was final authority, so I would Who was leading us. Like many that came before us,
search the Word for my answer, write it down, and we chose to answer the call of God by faith.
meditate on my promise until it was rooted in my
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed
heart. I quickly learned that real Bible faith sees the
by going out to a place which he was to receive for an
invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he
impossible. was going.
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 By faith he lived as an alien in the land of
promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with
Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;
for he was looking for the city which has
foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Hebrews 11:8-10 NASB1995
Although Abraham didn’t know where he was
going, he knew that God was leading him. His eyes
were focused on the promise and he did not allow
obstacles and difficulty to stop the plan of God for his
life. There was no going back. He had made the right
choice and was committed to walk in it.
Although we may not have a blueprint or a table
of contents, we can know that God is directing our
paths. In the early years of our ministry, when Jesse
and I didn’t know what to do, we stood on Proverbs
16:9: “The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord
directs his steps” (NASB1995).
As born-again believers, we can all rely upon
the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth. “But the
Helper, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in
My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to
your remembrance all that I said to you...Do not let your
heart be troubled…” ( John 14:26-27 NASB1995).
“But the path of the
What
just is as the shining
Shall light, that shineth
I Do
more and more unto
For Thee? the perfect day.”
Proverbs 4:18
2 kings 4:2
Martha, Martha!
In Luke chapter ten, Jesus revealed the
importance of putting God’s Word first in every
choice we make and in everything that we do.
Now as they were traveling along, He entered
a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed
Him into her home.
She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at
the Lord’s feet, listening to His word.
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But Martha was distracted with all her
preparations; and she came up to Him and said,
“Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to
do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.”
But the Lord answered and said to her,
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered
about so many things;
but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has
chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away
from her.”
Luke 10:38-42 NASB1995
Many people live like Martha—caught up in
what seems to be the need of the moment and
making choices that take them away from Jesus.
They are usually disappointed and frustrated,
unaware that they’ve detoured from God’s plan for
their lives by making wrong choices. Wise living
involves learning to assess the value of choices and
choosing those things that have lasting value.
I can understand why Martha wanted everything
to be perfect for her very important house guest.
I’ve been there. I remember one time that I cleaned,
scrubbed, dusted, polished, and fluffed everything
in the house. My daughter, Jodi, was helping me get
the house ready for friends that would be spending
the night in our home. After asking Jodi to put
sheets on the guest bed before she left, I went to the
grocery store to pick up a few things.
Just before our guests arrived, I walked through the
house spraying potpourri and looking everything over.
There were lots of clean towels, shampoo, and soap in
the shower, and as I glanced at the fluffy comforter and
pillows on the guest bed, I thought it looked perfect.
I never once wondered if Jodi remembered to put the
sheets on the guest bed. Bad choice.
We showed our guests around the house and put
their things in the guest room closet. Everyone saw
the fluffy bed and thought it looked perfect. I mean,
it looked like there were sheets on the bed.
In the morning when everyone woke up, I asked
our guests how they spent the night. When they
told me that they slept on the mattress because the
sheets were not on the bed, I thought they were
pulling my leg. Then it hit me: I forgot to actually
check the bed. I thought everything was perfect,
but I forgot one very important detail. I was so
embarrassed; I couldn’t apologize enough!
Martha thought she had everything perfect, but
she forgot one very important detail: the condition
of her heart. She was resentful of Mary for not
working and wanted everyone, including Jesus, to
know it. Mary, on the other hand, was so hungry for
Jesus’ words; she couldn’t care less about what was
on the stove. She had discovered the only thing that
was necessary at that moment.
When you make the choice to put Jesus first in
your life, He will direct and guide you every step of
the way. Even if you have missed a few steps and
gotten off track, Jesus is always ready to forgive you
and put you on the right path.
That’s what Jesus did for Peter after His
resurrection. Peter was discouraged and left the
ministry. In John 21:3-7, the Bible tells us that he
went back to his old fishing business. After fishing all
night and catching nothing, Jesus called out to him
and said, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat,
and you will find a catch” (verse 6 NASB1995).
Peter may have remembered another night that he
had worked all night, caught nothing, and Jesus told
him where to drop his net and showed him how to
fish. The words spoken three years before must have
been ringing in Peter’s ears, “Do not fear, from now on
you will be catching men” (Luke 5:10 NASB1995).
Walking in Victory!
The Bible is full of examples of great men and
women who made God’s Word final authority and
walked in victory. Bartimaeus heard that Jesus had
come to town and began shouting out for mercy. He
refused to be quieted by the crowd, got the attention
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of God, and was healed of blindness (Mark 10:46-52).
The centurion knew the power of God’s Word and
asked Jesus to “speak the word only,” and his servant was
healed (Matthew 8:8). Mary, the mother of Jesus, said,
“be it unto me according to thy word,” and was blessed
above all women (Luke 1:38).
If they can do it, so can we. God’s Word is not
a far away, unreachable thing! Romans 10:8 tells
us, “But what saith it? The Word is nigh thee, even in
thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the Word of faith,
which we preach.”
Hebrews 4:12 AMPC tells us that the Word
of the Lord is “alive and full of power.” Isaiah 40:8
says, “the Word of our God shall stand for ever.” And
in 1 Peter 1:25 we know that “the Word of the Lord
endureth for ever. And this is the Word which by the
gospel is preached unto you.”
Jesus spoke God’s Word, found in Deuteronomy
8:3, when He was in the wilderness and tempted
by the devil to turn stones into bread. He said, “It is
written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every
word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew
4:4). In Luke 21:33 Jesus said, “Heaven and earth shall
pass away: but My words shall not pass away.” There
is nothing more secure, nothing more powerful, and
nothing more enduring than God’s Word.
You can walk in victory, abundance, and peace
each and every day. Words of failure, lack, and
confusion don’t have to dominate your life. No
matter what you are going through, regardless of
the lies of the devil, God can be relied upon to
bring His Word to pass. When you make a quality
decision to make God’s Word the final authority, it
will shut the door to failure and open the door to
your victory. Glory!
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 Partner Testimony
from Iowa

On April 16, 2018, I wrote you and asked you to pray for my daughter
who was 37 years old at the time. She’d had five miscarriages and was
unable to have a successful pregnancy. She had been through IVF and IUI
and was never able to carry a baby to full term. She was told it could have
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We were determined to not give up hope and you joined with us in prayer,
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 J E S S E
I was spending time with the Lord seeking His
direction for this year when He led me to the Old
Testament to see what a desperate widow told the
prophet Elisha. Go with me to 2 Kings 4:1-7.
Now there cried a certain woman of the
wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha,
saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou
knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and
the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons
to be bondmen.
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for
thee? tell me, what has thou in the house? And
she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in
the house, save a pot of oil.
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad
of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow
not a few.
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut
the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shall
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pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set
aside that which is full.
So she went from him, and shut the door
upon her and upon her sons, who brought the
vessels to her; and she poured out.
And it came to pass, when the vessels were
full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a
vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel
more. And the oil stayed.
Then she came and told the man of God. And
he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live
thou and thy children of the rest.
After I read that, six words in verse 2 went off
in me like a shotgun, “What shall I do for thee?” God
was speaking strong to me and He said, “Jesse, go tell
everyone that I am asking them that question, ‘What
do they want Me to do for them?’”
So, I’m asking you right now, “What do you want
God to do for you?” Let that question sink down
deep into your heart. Realize that this is about more
than prayer. In that passage of scripture, Elisha was
talking to the widow who had lost everything to the
debtors, including her sons, and she had nothing
but a pot of oil in the house. The widow was broke,
destitute, and at her wits’ end. She didn’t know
what to do. But she knew that Elisha was a man
of God, and she reached out to him in her time of
desperation.
Elisha heard the widow’s predicament and knew
that he had to do something for her. But I want you
to notice that Elisha did not take it upon himself to
assume he knew what she wanted—no, he asked her
what she wanted. The ball was in her court; not in
Elisha’s. Well, I want you to hear me right now. God
wants to do something for you, and you need to say
what you want from Him.
Do you know what you want? Sometimes, you
may not know what you want from God, and that
“not knowing” can cause a delay in your blessings.
Think about it. “I don’t know” limits you in life and
can cause you to live in lack. If you are going to put
your faith toward something and believe, you must
know what you’re aiming for. And you must be
willing to declare it!
I want you to consider this truth: Your blessing
may be limited by your capacity to receive from God.
Could something be limiting you from believing
God for your heart’s desires? If so, you may need
to unlearn some things. You may need to unlearn
some religiosity that’s been told to you all of your
life. Maybe you need to unlearn some things that the
doctor told you concerning your body. Whatever it
might be, you have to unlearn what others have said
to you that limit your ability to receive from God.
Believe what the scriptures say and let the Spirit of
Truth be your guide.
Look at the widow woman. She thought she was
limited. She didn’t think her pot of oil was much,
but Elisha knew the power in that oil—it was a seed.
So, if you’re thinking you don’t have much, STOP.
Everyone has something that God can work with.
Everything we see in life started with a seed of some
kind. Just think about that!
God is waiting for you to put action with your
faith. The powerful force called faith is in everything
created. So, create something with your faith. Don’t
be afraid to ask anything in Jesus’ name. Don’t be
afraid to declare what you want! “I don’t know” is
sometimes an excuse to just stay where you are—don’t
let the fear of choosing make you choose nothing. As
my daughter Jodi says, “Pick and stick!” Pick it and
stick to it and you’ll see that persistency in asking will
never fail to open the floodgates of God’s power to
you.
Now, let’s go to another scene in Mark 10:46-52
where blind Bartimaeus was sitting on the side of
the road begging, and when he heard that Jesus was
coming, he began to shout, “Jesus, Thou Son of David,
have mercy on me!” He was shouting and wanted
Jesus to heal him so he could see. Notice that blind
Bartimaeus was asking for mercy. Even though Jesus
could see that Bartimaeus was blind, in verse 51 Jesus
asks him, “What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?”
You see, Jesus wanted Bartimaeus to verbalize exactly
what he wanted—to have the guts and faith to be
specific and ask for what he wanted. Like Bartimaeus,
you have a right to ask, and a right to receive. As a
believer, you have a right to say to anyone, “The Lord is
my Shepherd; I shall not want!” Glory!
Just as God did the impossible for the widow
woman and blind Bartimaeus, He wants to move
miracles for you, too. But, like them, He wants you
involved in the process. He is saying, ASK! Ask
BIG and don’t let go! Remember, God always gives
in overflowing measure. He’s El Shaddai—He’s
always more than enough! You will never exhaust
His possibilities or power. So, don’t cap off the
goodness of God with limited thinking, limited faith,
or limited words. You see, not only did that widow
take care of her debt, but she also received enough
for her future—the oil was poured out in overflowing
measure, vessel after vessel. The widow received more
than enough because she prepared to receive more
than enough!
Are you ready to start answering God’s question
today? I want you to visualize Him asking you, “What
shall I do for thee?” right now. Stretch your faith and
trust in the God Who trusts in you. Know that the
Lord is not only capable, but He is also willing to do
what you ask of Him. So, take the limits off and let
your heart soar. Ask God for what you want with
boldness, persistence, and simple, childlike faith—He
wants to do the impossible in your life today!
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 ASK and See God
Do the Impossible for You!
Is there something that you want God to do for
you but you’ve been hesitant to ask? Get ready for
the floodgates of God’s power to open up in your
life as Jesse shares a message that will put you in
your rightful position to receive. Your faith will
rise as you understand God’s willingness to do
what you ask, and how:

• Your blessings are often tied to what you

want and what you’re willing to declare
• To get in touch with God, you must use His
language
• You must have fixed thoughts on Who God is
and what He said you can have
• You must not cap off the goodness of God
with limited thinking, limited faith, or limited
words
It’s time to take off the limits and let your heart
soar. Jesus is asking you, “What can I do for
you?” and He wants you to respond BIG. Learn
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