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Bethlehem from 1948-2002 received its portion from the cup of wrath as the other parts in Palestine. The spirit of death and destruction are roving throughout the land .By repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, we overcome the work of darkness by the blood of the Lamb of God. God is blowing his fresh wind and his fresh fire of the Holy Spirit upon Bethlehem .It is the birth of Jesus and now it will be the birth of the revival of the Holy Spirit in Palestine, Israel, The Middle East and the whole world.
For 25 years, the lord imparted within my spirit that Jesus is pouring the Holy Spirit upon Bethlehem anew. The Holy Spirit quickens this understanding from 1Chronicles: 11:17-18 "And David longed and said :Oh that one would give me a drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem and the three brake through the host of Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it to David but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord "
Jesus is the son of David and He is the well of Bethlehem is greater than David. Christ the lord is longing now to pour afresh the Holy Spirit of healing upon Bethlehem. Jesus is also Poured his soul as an offering to God the Father. Jesus offered himself to us to atone for our sins and to heal our sicknesses.
And this is the word of God declares in acts 3: 19
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the lord "
During the besiege of Bethlehem and the Nativity church by Israel, we passed through most difficult time that we ever lived in the past fifty years. It was not a normal life to live under the curfew for 40 days .My children did go neither to school nor to the college. Also we were not able to have services in our church. Electricity was cut off for one week. No shops were opened ,only when the cur few used to be lifted for a couple of hours to buy some food to provide for our needs.
The army came to our house and my wife Diana told them that my husband is a pastor. They asked me if I had weapons .My answer was YES: I have the word of God, Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. These are my weapons of warfare against the power of darkness ,so they left us in the peace of God. After few days the army was in the neighbor hood and they crashed the back glass of my Fiat car and they pierced the four tires. Next day I fixed the car when the curfew was lifted. We are sure that by your prayers and faith continuously, we are safe. The lord's angels are surrounding us to protect us as the tanks pass our street anmarianarhmd park in front of our house. Shooting and bombing did not hurt us by the Lord's anointing of protection upon us. The lord touches you now where you need to be touched in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Today the manifestation of the holy spirit is more evident in the lives of many men & women of God all around the world .
This what Jesus spoke to us and his disciples in the gospel of john 14:12 "verily, verily, I say unto you :he that believeth on me , the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the father ."
The holy spirit convicts you to repent and to forsake your sins . and the blood of the lamb of God cleanses you from all sin . invite Jesus by faith into your hearth. He comes to live in you. Then, your obedience to Jesus by accepting water baptisms is an evidence of your death and resurrection with our lord Jesus Christ.
By faith in Jesus name , receive the filling of the holy spirit into your heart . the evidence of the this baptism of the holy spirit in your life is speaking in an unknown tongue to the lord himself as it happened in acts 19 : 5-6
" when they heard this they were baptized in the name of the lord Jesus . and when Paul had laid his hands upon them , the holy spirit came on them , and they spoke with tongues and prophesied . "
When the Holy Spirit comes upon you , you are empowered , you are anointed , and you are gifted by the gifts of the holy spirit to do the works of Christ ; healing the sick , raising the dead , casting out demons and comforting those who need to be set free from their burdens and their bondages , by the power of Jesus .
Your life is transformed more and more as your fellowship grows daily with Jesus and as you feed on God's word in the bible . you will experience a real thirst to be filled more and more with his spirit that you overcome the force of the world, the power of the devil and the power of the flesh within you . His precious blood cleanses you from all corruption of sin and evil in your life .
As we meditate on the ministry of Jesus and his disciples ,the lord will impart his truth ,his power , his authority and his healing to you . you will be able to minister powerfully the glory of Jesus to all nations .
a) acts 3:6-7
"then peter said ,silver and gold have I none, but such I have, give I thee, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. and he took him by the right hand, and he lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength "
b)Luke 8:54-55
"and Jesus put them all out and took her by hand, and called saying," maid arise". And her spirit came again and she arose straightway, and he commanded to give her meat ."
c)acts 16:18
"and this did she many days ,but Paul grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And he came out the same hour.
This is the ministry of the full gospel of Jesus Christ as the father intends for you and me in the power and the might of his holy ghost .
Grasp this truth, stir the gift that is within you and catch the fire of the holy spirit that we might be equipped with Jesus touch of life to bless and to impart the richness of his grace to our word as Jesus ministered healing, deliverance and blessings to the crowds and to the individuals. Jesus still touches your life for know and the lives of your households. He uses you and me to Carry out Jesus mission to reach the nations of gospel of life and to be ready for his second coming to his glorious and victorious church.
Jesus is able to set you free by his blood, by his spirit and by his word from your sins, your weaknesses, your failures, your sicknesses your chronic diseases and your defeats. Be whole now in Jesus name and be healed by the touch of the holy ghost. Be anointed afresh and be filled more with the wholly spirit. The lord Jesus now answers the very desires of your life and be free of any curse, poverty and lack, in Jesus name. Be filled with his wisdom and be blessed in your life, your work, your college, your ministry, and your marriage .
Life nowadays is tough and rough because of what we face daily, clashes in Palestine and Israel. Jesus spoke to his generation and to us in Luke 1 2:56-57 "ye hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is that ye do not discern this time? Yea and why even yourselves judge ye not what is right."
As the Bible tells us that the sons of Issachar had the gift of knowing the times 1 ch.12: 32. But we have more knowing and understanding than the sons of Issachar because God has given us the Holy Spirit of our lord Jesus Christ who searches all truth and knowledge about ourselves, about God and about this end- time .So we are challenged to have a deeper walk with God through further repentance in Jesus name to cope with what is happening today .We need to be filled more with the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, to win souls for Christ to preach repentance, faith and righteousness in Jesus Christ that his justice and peace will prevail in our lives.
Paul understood Jesus word to occupy until He comes. And to experience that life of activity is to experience the quickening work of the Holy Spirit in our lives as it is mentioned in Philippians 3:10-11" that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his suffering, being made comfortable unto his death; if by any means attain unto the resurrection of the death."
Happy and blessed Easter!
Yours in Jesus, Pastor Issa zoughbi and family
Box 326-Bethlehem. Palestine -via Israel
Telfax 972-2-2744162
E-mail hob@p-ol.com
