PERPETUAL: a word which has the connotation of an everlasting predestination regarding any given adventure, occurrence or life decision.
DEARLY BELOVED… WE GATHERED HERE today not to be bored, not to be jealous, not to be hateful, not to be sickened, not to be overcome by the enemy of our souls, not to be broke, disgusted, falling apart, crippled, blind or lame; and yes, not even merely existing as those who love to proclaim: “I’m hanging in there.”
God Almighty, He is!
And He gives me, Ann Marie Turner, child of God, dearly loved, chosen and holy every reason to live in perpetual excitement!
WHY NOT?!
I do, am I, I choose!
WHEN ONE CHOOSES to live in perpetual excitement of Father God and all He is perpetual joy is a natural revelation of this truth: God is worthy. God and God alone is worthy to be worshipped, for there is no other who has absolute power!
Selah.
PERPETUAL EXCITEMENT IN THESE ETERNAL TRUTHS:
Colossians 1:15-20
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Jude 1:24-25
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Isaiah 46:9-11
Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’ From the east I summon a bird of prey from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
AND HERE IS ANOTHER VERY EXCITING SCRIPTURE!
Revelation 20:10
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night.
AND WHY NOT YOU?!
IF NOT: BECAUSE — YOU CHOOSE NOT!
Joshua 24:14-15
“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
AS IS SAID: God Almighty, He is!
WANT IT?
WORSHIP GOD!
Growing up in a home without the love for God, an invalid father, heavy financial hardships, and tremendous (sometimes dangerous) discord is always difficult. Add on to that extreme shyness, a feeling of inferiority, and some may think this girl was rejected. But God’s hand was on her and His heart was for her. Today, Ann Marie Turner has performed many great services in Jesus’ name for the love of God and man; and for herself! She has ministered in the male correctional for over ten years. Along with this website, Ann is the author of Joy Stories, Volume One and The Free Incarcerated Man. Writing about the joy of the Lord and the victory that is available for a willing soul is one of Ann’s now greatest joys! Ann’s prayer for you is to overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Celebrate the God of the Bible and your personal victories in Christ unceasingly! Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.