Jesus Christ Conquered Death

Please take a minute and read posts from this page. I work for you, people of God. I struggle in intercession for us all. The articles often are excerpts from the many books I've written. I am working on releasing several for publishing soon. In the meantime, we have arrived in urgent times so I post segments on social media to hasten delivery of content to God's people. To help you stock your arsenal. Be equipped by taking some from here, some from there, some from everywhere good. And build your own supply. Get ready for what is already here. If you live on earth the signs of the time and events equally should concern you. Look to Jesus and pray more.

May I advise you. Go deep into the things of God. Dig deeper into the teachings of Scripture. Pray for revelation to rightly decipher what the Bible has forewarned since humanity began.  We have arrived at END TIMES. The signals are everywhere. Take note. There are activities that happening on earth which have never occurred before. Players are already seated. Prayer is the only action which can prepare you for this new era. People, please, please, pay attention to signs, signals, seasons and events. A lot is going on around us. The normal that was before COVID Pandemic is not returning. Never. The casualness and general innocence of that era is now relegated to past tense. Lift up your head and see. Everything has shifted. Overnight things will shift again, and again. And again. We have arrived at the beginning of what is to be the End Times. PRAY. READ THE BIBLE. Call on God. Run to safety in Jesus Christ. Jehovah is God from beginning to end, first and last.

God's love or reject God's way, the devil, Satan, will employ. Ultimately Satan the devil is after your soul and will use any and every route to get you. Here's the secret: once you are aligned with Satan he has no further use for you and leaves you alone. Until you decide to leave his way. The tormentor is after you. Believe it. Know the game. Learn new strategies to not fall victim. Fight for yourself. Fight for your loved ones. Fight harder, especially for the ones who cannot see to fight for themselves. Carry them until they see.

Upgrade your walk with the Lord. Upgrade your devotion to God. Grow spiritually. Mature fast in the things and ways of your Heavenly Father. For Satan, death is the last man standing. Jesus Christ conquered death. It is the way back to forever with the Heavenly Father. God. In Christ you live forever with God the creator. But life can sometimes be shortened before its time. Length of days can be manipulated to suit the whims of an evil adversary, Satan the devil.

Stand on the powerful words of Scripture: “With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.” This is what the Almighty God, Father, Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Lord, Master, Jehovah Elohim has to say in his Word. The WORD of God came in flesh that we may become sons of God and followers of the Christ. This means we have the power to regulate many things. How about forming resistance to the wave of early deaths, accidental deaths, premature deaths, tragic accidents, mysterious deaths, sudden deaths, freak accidents, maternal mortality and more? Announce today, in your space, that it stops with you. Hear me. We will all leave this earth one day to return to our maker. May it be only at our Heavenly Father’s, God timing. Declare today that no evil spirit of death will shorten your life. You will live until Almighty God is ready to call you home. Not a day sooner. Pray the same for others.

My Friend. On the earth today we are in a battle of good versus evil: God Almighty vs Satan. Choose your side and comply accordingly. If you want to be at peace and enjoy harmony. Choose God Almighty in the name of Jesus Christ if you want to be victorious over all things. Anything that does not align with the principles of Christ is evil. Anybody who rejects Jesus is evil. Anybody who says they believe in God and disdain the principles of Christ does not love God and is evil.

Utilize PRAYER to halt some of the raging madness.

You must begin to resist evil by praying. Please know RIP is not a cute comment to be quickly written about people. This can be a tool of Satan, an abomination the devil enjoy seeing you perform. Your family, friends, loved ones and people are dropping dead every day, while you're waiting to quickly clutter Facebook with RIP and tears emoji. Resist in prayer instead. Get on your knees and fight back. Resist today. Stand on Scripture. Learn how to READ THE BIBLE AND PRAY GOD’S WORDS BACK TO HIM.

Much love from my end. 

~Servant Hortense 

Next time I Fall in Love... Birthday

June Fifteenth Has Come Again... Heavenly Father, I thank you for adding another year to my life. Thank you Lord for bringing me to see another birthday! Take all my praise. Receive all my worship.

My birthday is my personal holiday. I take the day to a whole new level. I love my birthday! I celebrate me. I celebrate all the “me” there is. I celebrate the many sides of “me.” Hortense, the imperfect child of God. Hortense, the fun-loving forever young at heart. Hortense, the serious woman. Hortense, the dancing African girl. Hortense, the comedian to her loved ones and friends. Hortense, the eternal optimist. Hortense, the daughter, sister, friend, relative. Hortense, the mother to my children I did not birth. Hortense, the servant of the living God. Hortense, the spiritual motivator, who sometimes tell it just like it is, with the hope that rehabilitation would take root wherever the message fall. Thank you Holy Spirit! Hortense Duarma Grimes, the visionary for Africa, determined to change the narrative about Africa where it errs, and striving daily to shift mentality on the African continent. Hortense, the patriotic Liberian woman on a mission. Servant Hortense, an ordinary woman called by the Lord and assigned an extraordinary task for Jesus. Hortense, the obedient follower sold out to Christ.

It was not always this defined. Thank God for Jesus and the power of his anointing. Thank you Lord for the privilege of prayer in the name of Jesus Christ and a Jehovah God who answers prayers!

Now to the other birthday message. I love music. I especially love to dance. God knows this side of me and I think he’s working on it still. When I hear good music it’s as if my whole body goes into dance mood immediately. Secular or gospel, I will dance with the same enjoyment when I hear songs I like. In my Liberian voice, “dancing that my own ooo.” Yesterday evening, I made a quick run to the store. The overhead music was playing a song I had not heard in years. Rarely do I listen to secular music at home. I once used to dance away every Friday evening to oldies and Saturday mornings to African vibes. That time seems like a lifetime ago. One gets more involved and patterns evolve, interests change, old habits die and new habits form. Life happens as we grow older. But, in that store this evening hearing the fantastic voices of Peter Cetera and Amy Grant singing, “Next time I fall in love, uh uh uh uh uh uh, next time I fall in love... it will be with you,” got me into shaking my head and smiling! Music from the 80s and 70s was what music is supposed to be. In my opinion, at least. Those words are exactly what I’d say to my younger self. The self that didn’t always define herself well enough. The self that did not always know how much one should love oneself. You only have one life! You only have one you! You pass this way but once! Own your space and love you. Peter and Amy are so right...next time I fall in love it will be with me. You have got to love you first. It had better be the same for you. The Bible says  to “love others as you love yourself”. This means to love yourself first and love others equally. Nothing more, nothing less. Only God should come before you.

Cherish the many facets of you. Love everything about you. Fix what needs adjusting. Patch up the places age and wear and tear run down. Keep a level head. Protect your space. Guard the perimeters of your life. Be happy. Stay happy. Understand contentment. Smile as often as you breathe. Laugh, and laugh out loud when it is that funny! Create wonderful memories of life. And you had better PRAY. Know God Almighty. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Make space for the Holy Spirit to infiltrate your mind and thoughts and pierce your heart. Appreciate every day you are alive. And then PRAY. Pray! If you’ve never prayed before, start today and right now. Pray more.

My friend. If you’ve followed me you would know I testify to the goodness of God every chance I get. My birthday is always testimony galore! I reminisce from where I’ve come and I spring ahead to wherever the Lord is taking me daily. The journey so far has been fantastic, to sum it up. Because as for God his way is perfect! This time, next time, all the time…I fall in love it will be with me, wining over life by the sheer grace of God. Jesus and I walking together, making life a beautiful journey. I am blessed. I am blessed. I am so blessed. 57 come on and let’s tackle another 365 days. The world is waiting!

In a few  minutes it will be June 15^th. Let me go into my prayer chamber and fall on my face, prostrate before my Heavenly Father, in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus, and welcome 57 years into my existence. Happy Birthday, Hortense! Enjoy every minute. Uh uh uh uh uh uh !!! 

I love you my friend. You’re in my prayers.

~Servant Hortense

 

BONUS READ. The below message was written to celebrate half a century on earth. I thought it might be nice to repost it. My motto remains the same. If you like the motto it might just work for you as well. Enjoy from me to you.

 

HI Blog Post of June 15, 2014 

I WELCOME 50

50! Welcome to my world, Fifty! I hope you are ready for me as I am ready for you, 50. I plan to give you a run for your money. I hope you are ready for a fierce partner. Together lets be fierce! I plan to fiercely live and love. Fiercely worship God. Fiercely serve Jesus Christ. Fifty(ies) I do not plan to sit you out. I intend to dance every single day of my life. Mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually—Oh what a dance it will be.

In the last hours of yesterday, I danced half a century away. I danced into being the beginning of the second half century of my life. Truth be told, for a long while I didn’t think I would live to be 50 years old. With a grateful heart I say, Thank you Lord for keeping all your promises to me.” I’d been dancing all night; beginning repeatedly with, “I’m Amazed (Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir). Concluding with one of my favorites, and my theme song for 50, “I Hope You Dance” (LeAnn Womack). I’ve played this song over 20 times this night. Woohoo!

Several years ago, I made my peace with shoulda coulda woulda—all my missed moments. Firmly putting all the uglies of life to rest. I realized no amount of hell or hell bent hearts would make me lose my wonder. I embrace passion, love, dance, joy, song. I’ve been given a chance to sit it or dance. Guess what(!) I choose to dance. I agree with LeAnn W. May you never take one single breath for granted. When you stand by the ocean, please do feel small. I guarantee you when one door closes God will open another. Just know that when you give faith a fighting chance, God leaves you breathless! Dream big for yourself. The path of least resistance wasn’t intended to make you settle. Take those chances and translate them into captures! This thing called loving might not always turn out happy. But never, never, not take the chance to experience love. Whenever you find your heart’s been broken, no matter how many times…ditch the bitterness. Love comes around many times…God is love! My friend, don’t you dare sell out—Always reconsider. And because heaven is above and Jesus Christ resides there…always keep your gaze up! That’s where help is.

My friend, I’ve been given the chance to sit it out or dance. You know what I’m choosing! I chose to dance. That’s how I began ushering in my 50^th birthday today—dancing.

The Praise-a-Thon of my final Countdown to 50 climaxed with the song “I Get On My Knees” (Nicole Mullen). I prepared for prayer time by singing the hymn “My Jesus I Love Thee.” Hymns are my thing, you know. The hymns transport me into a place of deeper worship. Immediately, I fell face down on my knees before the Creator of heaven and earth. In thanksgiving, I honored Jesus Christ for the gift of this milestone birthday. I worshipped God for who He is. I thanked the Lord for the gift of life—every aspect of my life. I am blessed that I could welcome my 50^th birthday, alone, on my knees. When midnight rolled in I was laying prostrate before the King of Kings, welcoming 50 into my world!

I do not intend to sit it out, not once. Life is too precious. You should embrace your life, too. Join me friends, (and foes too if there be any out there) and make your life a celebration. Celebrate the beautiful you that Jesus Christ has made out of nothing. You are here; right here, right now. And you are a child of God! It does not get any better than that. Thank you to my wonderful circle of friends, you know yourselves. You make this journey fun. Thanks to family, loved ones, acquaintances, children of God, you make life a pleasure. Thanks to those who encourage and inspire me to continue the work I try to do, you make HortenseInspiration happen. Thanks to the strangers and the passersby, you too have a place. We are all God’s children—we need one another more than we recognize.

In closing, let’s each be one another’s keeper. Live large, and it has nothing to do with means or much. It has to do with heart—live with a large heart! Love much. Forgive more. Laugh often. Pray always. Don’t you dare sit it out. Go Dance!

Blessings galore.

Hortense Duarma Grimes

June 15, 2014