Dear Partner,
Let’s begin in Mark 5:5: “And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones!” He was cutting himself with stones!
Remember now, Faith prepares before it goes, so Jesus would have taken clothes for the man He knew would be delivered. The Father, by His Spirit, before the foundation of the world, had already called and anointed this man in the tombs to preach. Turn to Mark 5:8 in the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition. “For Jesus was commanding, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” Let’s go there with what you and I know. Whatever stones the man with the legion used to cut his flesh, Jesus healed his flesh. Those stones were sharp. In that day, they were still used to cut hair. Jesus and His team were right there to FIX everything needed. When the man was delivered, he needed to be bathed after years of being naked in the tombs with his hair and beard long and matted with blood and filth. They probably cut his hair and his beard with those stones, and one of the disciples may have baptized him in the water that was close by as they cleaned him up (verses 1-2).
When the delivered man arrived home, his lovely wife probably said, “Oh look, children, your daddy is home! Where did you get such beautiful clothes?”
He may have said, “A man called Jesus of Nazareth gave them to me. Then, one of His disciples baptized me in water, and my LORD Jesus taught me about compassion and mercy.”
Now let’s look at another miracle in the ministry of Jesus. Mark 4:1-2, AMPC: “Again Jesus began to teach beside the lake. And a very great crowd gathered about Him, so that He got into a ship in order to sit in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the lakeside on the shore. And He taught them many things in parables (illustrations or comparisons put beside truths to explain them), and in His teaching…He said to them, Do you not discern and understand this parable? How then is it possible for you to discern and understand all the parables? The sower sows The WORD” (Mark 4:13-14).
Now look at Mark 4:23-24, AMPC: “If any man has ears to hear, let him be listening and let him perceive and comprehend. And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you–and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.”
Philippians 4:1, AMPC says: “Therefore, my brethren, whom I Love and yearn to see, my delight and crown (wreath of victory), thus stand firm in The LORD, my beloved.” Now go to verses 6-7 in the AMPC: “Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Now, dear Partner, read and meditate on verse 8, AMPC: “For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].” Remember now, The LORD said 2026 is the year of the “Big Fix”!
Look at verse 19, AMPC: “And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” What a testimony the Rev. Evangelist Legion must have had as he preached (Ephesians 4:11, AMPC)! Mark 5:20 in the AMPC, says: “And he departed and began to publicly proclaim in Decapolis [the region of the ten cities] how much Jesus had done for him, and all the people were astonished and marveled.”
How would you like to have had the Teacher of ALL teachers, of all teachers, not only wash your feet but personally wash you from head to toe? How would you like to have Him actually bathe you and free you from all the chains of life? You and I can have that by His Spirit! Turn with me now to 2 Corinthians 8:9, AMPC: “For you are becoming progressively acquainted with and recognizing more strongly and clearly the grace of our LORD Jesus Christ (His kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favor and spiritual BLESSING), [in] that though He was [so very] rich, yet for your sakes He became [so very] poor, in order that by His poverty you might become enriched (abundantly supplied).”
Now turn to Ephesians 4:16 in the AMPC: “For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and firmly knit together by the joints and ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in Love.” There it is: Our KCM Partners—1,000,000 joints and ligaments!
I’ll close with this: First Peter 2:24 in the AMPC says, “He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree [as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.” Then look at 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, AMPC: “Love endures long and is patient and kind; Love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s Love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening]. Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end].”
Now turn to Galatians 5:6 in the AMPC: “For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only Faith activated and energized and expressed and working through Love.” What? Faith is working by, or through, Love.
Then, in Mark 11:12-14, AMPC, it says: “On the day following, when they had come away from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with leaves, He went to see if He could find any [fruit] on it [for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. But when He came up to it, He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come. And He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening [to what He said].”
Now get ready to shout! Mark 11:20-25, AMPC says: “In the morning, when they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered [completely] away to its roots. And Peter remembered and said to Him, Master, look! The fig tree which You doomed has withered away! And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have Faith in God [constantly]. Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him. For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it]. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop.” Whatever we ask for in prayer, we must forgive because Faith will not work in an unforgiving heart.
Look at that again—a Heavenly Grant. And then 1 John 5:14-15 in the AMPC says: “And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us. And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.”
Gloria and I have, on our knees, taken our written Heavenly Grant to The LORD, according to Hebrews 4:16, AMPC, which says, “Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and welltimed help, coming just when we need it].” We have prayed over ministry needs, personal needs and family needs. We have become a large family with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as the KCM staff and their families. So the answer to all this is Galatians 6:10 in the AMPC: “So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good [morally] to all people [not only being useful or profitable to them, but also doing what is for their spiritual good and advantage]. Be mindful to be a BLESSING, especially to those of the household of Faith [those who belong to God’s family with you, the believers].”
Remember, all is well in the household of Faith which works by Love. This includes 1 Timothy 2:1-5, AMPC: “First of all, then, I admonish and urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way. For such [praying] is good and right, and [it is] pleasing and acceptable to God our Savior, who wishes all men to be saved and [increasingly] to perceive and recognize and discern and know precisely and correctly the [divine] Truth. For there [is only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” Kings here is the same as our modern politicians, which also includes our president—no matter which party.
More on this maybe next month. Until then remember, God Loves you, we Love you, and Jesus is LORD!
Love,
PS. We pray for you every day.
