
Author: Melissa Lynne
Amos 5:24

Helped, Shaken, Filled

1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, 3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derisions. 5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potterโs vessel. 10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. ~ Psalm 2
In Acts 4, the church in Jerusalem faced a crisis. Authorities commanded the Christians not to preach in the name of Jesus. The first response of the church was to pray and when they prayed they prayed boldly! That should be the response of every church and also every believer.
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. ~ Acts 4:31
These early Christians based their prayers on Psalm 2, acknowledging the authorities’ hostility to Jesus while agreeing with the Father’s promise to His Son to receive all nations (the heathen) as His inheritance. Their prayers were bold. They asked God, not to protect, but to empower them to be witnesses in the face of all that came against them. They even asked the Lord to confirm their message with signs and wonders.
God’s answered their prayers. He shook the building, filled them with the Holy Ghost, and they immediately began to speak the Word of God with boldness. Within weeks of this prayer meeting, even their enemies said that they had filled Jerusalem with their teaching.
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this manโs blood upon us. ~ Acts 5:28
When will the Church today pray such prayers? When will we as individual believers? To do so, we must be a people more interested in growing the Kingdom of God for Jesus’ sake, than our own comfort. We must be more concerned about advancing the cause of Christ than our popularity or bank accounts.
As they prayed, the building shook but so did the circumstances. Are you willing to pray bold prayers that stir the heart of God to shake things? What if the things He shakes first is you? What if He first must shake you so that He can shake the church so that He can shake the World? Will you yield and stay in unity even so? The early believers did and they were not only helped, shaken, and filled – AS THEY PRAYED – but they were empowered to serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Heavenly Father, teach me to pray the Word like the early believers. Please help me to lay aside all fear and apprehension. Help me to pray and preach as they did, with boldness. Lord, help me not to worry about hostility and opposition but to pray in the face of it. Help me not to seek comfort and protection, so much as I seek You. Shake us, Lord! Shake the churches once again with Your power, shake the two or three gathered together in one accord, shake me as I seek Your face alone in the prayer closet!!! Fill me again with Your Holy Ghost so that I may proclaim the word of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ boldly. Help us, shake us, fill us today that we may be used of You. Empower us all today that we might serve You with fear and rejoice with trembling. Oh Father, let Your Kingdom come in our lives of prayer, as it is in Heaven. I ask this for Your Glory and in Jesus holy and precious Name. Amen! Amen!
Here we go…2021

I have been journaling since I was a child but only blogging publicly since the fall of 2017.
Like many things we do, blogging has proven to be awkward and uncomfortable. But, in these last three years, I have gained readers from 134 of the 195 countries of the world. The latest person to join me is from Lesotho. Have you ever heard of it? I hadn’t. It is a tiny African country surrounded by the country of South Africa.
While I have many readers from the USA, the majority are not from the United States. In 2017 most were from Brazil. In 2018 – Canada, 2019 – India, and in 2020 it was France (followed closely by China). I suppose they might enjoy the personal journaling and Bible verse pictures I create, but most come to my website to read the Bible Studies or devotions or for prayer. They are searching for something from the Word of God.
To me, that’s amazing!!! And while it is not about numbers, the numbers do tell a story of their own. Whatโs their story???
Psalm 2:8 – Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen (the nations) for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Jesus also said, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations. (Matt 28:19)
So, I have asked for the nations and I have asked for them all. Sixty-one nations to go!
Genesis 1:4

All My Tears
Jeremiah 9:24
Psalm 107:8

Psalm 42:8

An Awfully Big Dream
According to Google, there are 195 nations in the world. Since making my blog “public” two years ago, it has now reached 134 of them. It fills me with joy to know that it has gone where I have not been able to. Even so, I still have a deep desire to go and teach the Word, love on and pray for people, and see God move in mighty ways. But there has been no green light when opportunity arises these last years.
As we entered the Easter season of 2020, I began a forty-day fast. Then a couple of days in came the pandemic. What a challenge! But God gave me two prayer warriors whose prayers helped carry me through. And then at the end of the fast I heard this from the Lord. “Tarry there until you are endued with power.” I didn’t understand it. Tarry where? Though I have prayed and pondered and preached on the Holy Ghost, I still wasn’t exactly sure how it was applicable to me. This morning I wrote these words as a part of my prayer. I believe as He often does for me that God speaks to me as I write things.
“Old dreams with new anointing by the power of the Holy Ghost will carry you into this next season and usher you through. You will go deep but you will also be required to navigate the currents in the deepest and sometimes loneliest places. You will think you are drowning, but take comfort in My heart and relax as best you can. Though it will be hard, try to stay above water and wait there…until you are endued with power. Then I will come pull you from the riptide. When I do and you are safely back on shore, when you come to, you will see that during the time of struggle this turned into a season of dreams come true…My dreams in you.”
So what are the old dreams? I dream of a life of missions. Is it crazy that in this hour, I just want to GO?!!! I dream of teaching the Word and fulfilling the call to disciple. I dream of praying for others and seeing the miraculous. I dream of igniting others with the desire for prayer and the Word that He placed in me. I dream that God would take my writing (such as it is) and do a work. I dream of writing by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. Missions, the Word, prayer, the miraculous, writing! It seems all over the place, but it is all very precise.
Perhaps in these next years, I will be able to touch the other 61 nations in some way. Wouldn’t it be so amazing, when it is time to go to my heavenly home, to have touched every country in the world and to be greeted in heaven by those same nations? That is my “impossible” dream!!!!
Father, would You give me the nations? As I pray for them and find out more about them would You show me how to use this tool to reach those across the world? Lord, I know it is an awfully big dream. I fully knowing it is something only You can do. Is it Your dream, Lord? I ask again today for the nations as my inheritance…according to Your Word….in Jesus’ holy and precious Name!!! Amen!!!
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On the list below are the nations touched by the blog. I always put up their flags and I hope on your device you can see them. Being in possession of a nations flag symbolizes victory. That is why I do it. Plus, I think they are beautiful.
(originally published 6/7/2020 and updated most recently on 12/26/2020)
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The Reached
A
Albania ๐ฆ๐ฑ
Algeria ๐ฉ๐ฟ
American Samoa ๐ฆ๐ธ
Angola ๐ฆ๐ด
Antigua ๐ฆ๐ฌ
Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท
Armenia ๐ฆ๐ฒ
Austria ๐ฆ๐น
Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
B
Bahamas ๐ง๐ธ
Bahrain ๐ง๐ญ
Bangladesh ๐ง๐ฉ
Barbados ๐ง๐ง
Barbuda ๐ฆ๐ฌ
Belize ๐ง๐ฟ
Bolivia ๐ง๐ด
Bosnia ๐ง๐ฆ
Brazil ๐ง๐ท
Brunei ๐ง๐ณ
Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ
C
Cambodia ๐ฐ๐ญ
Cameroon ๐จ๐ฒ
Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Chile ๐จ๐ฑ
China ๐จ๐ณ
Colombia ๐จ๐ด
Costa Rica ๐จ๐ท
Croatia ๐ญ๐ท
Curaรงao ๐จ๐ผ
Czech Republic ๐จ๐ฟ
D
Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Dominican Republic ๐ฉ๐ด
E
Ecuador ๐ช๐จ
Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ
El Salvador ๐ธ๐ป
Estonia ๐ช๐ช
Ethiopia ๐ช๐น
European Union ๐ช๐บ
F
Fiji ๐ซ๐ฏ
France ๐ซ๐ท
G
Georgia ๐ฌ๐ช
Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ
Greece ๐ฌ๐ท
Grenada ๐ฌ๐ฉ
Guam ๐ฌ๐บ
Guatemala ๐ฌ๐น
Guernsey ๐ฌ๐ฌ
H
Haiti ๐ญ๐น
Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ
Honduras ๐ญ๐ณ
Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ
Hungary ๐ญ๐บ
I
Iraq ๐ฎ๐ถ
India ๐ฎ๐ณ
Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ
Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Isle of Man ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ
Italy ๐ฎ๐น
J
Jamaica ๐ฏ๐ฒ
Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
Jordan ๐ฏ๐ด
K
Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช
Kuwait ๐ฐ๐ผ
L
Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
Lesotho ๐ฑ๐ธ
Lebanon ๐ฑ๐ง
Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น
Luxembourg ๐ฑ๐บ
M
Macedonia ๐ฒ๐ฐ
Malawi ๐ฒ๐ผ
Malaysia ๐ฒ๐พ
Malta ๐ฒ๐น
Mauritius ๐ฒ๐บ
Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Moldova ๐ฒ๐ฉ
Mozambique ๐ฒ๐ฟ
Myanmar (Burma) ๐ฒ๐ฒ
N
Namibia ๐ณ๐ฆ
Nepal ๐ณ๐ต
Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ
Nicaragua ๐ณ๐ฎ
Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ
Norway ๐ณ๐ด
O
Oman ๐ด๐ฒ
P
Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ
Panama ๐ต๐ฆ
Paraguay ๐ต๐พ
Peru ๐ต๐ช
Philippines ๐ต๐ญ
Poland ๐ต๐ฑ
Portugal ๐ต๐น
Puerto Rico ๐ต๐ท
Q
Qatar ๐ถ๐ฆ
R
Romania ๐ท๐ด
Russia ๐ท๐บ
Reunion ๐ซ๐ท
Rwanda ๐ท๐ผ
S
Samoa ๐ผ๐ธ
Saudi Arabia ๐ธ๐ฆ
Serbia ๐ท๐ธ
Seychelles ๐ธ๐จ
Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ
Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ
Sri Lanka ๐ฑ๐ฐ
Solomon Islands ๐ธ๐ง
South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ
South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท
Spain ๐ช๐ธ
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Suriname ๐ธ๐ท
Swaziland ๐ธ๐ฟ
Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
T
Taiwan ๐น๐ผ
Tanzania ๐น๐ฟ
Thailand ๐น๐ญ
Tobago ๐น๐น
Trinidad ๐น๐น
Tunisia ๐น๐ณ
Turkey ๐น๐ท
U
Uganda ๐บ๐ฌ
Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ
United Arab Emirates ๐ฆ๐ช
United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
United States of America ๐บ๐ธ
Uruguay ๐บ๐พ
V
Venezuela ๐ป๐ช
Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ
Y
Yemen ๐พ๐ช
Z
Zambia ๐ฟ๐ฒ
Zimbabwe ๐ฟ๐ผ