Wanda's Newsletter 2026

January 15, 2026

Dear Saints, 

Praise the Lord one more time for his goodness and mercy. We had a horrible Christmas with Covid.  We are just now getting back to normal.  The hospital was a piece of cake compared to this experience.  Thanks again for all the prayers and concerns again.  I am so glad, that I know my Savior Jesus Christ and his peace while going through what God is taking me through and thank God for Paul, wouldn’t have made it without him.  He had to do some of the cooking,  I was just too weak, but here we are back to almost normal.  I often wonder how people make it that don’t know Jesus.

I would like to talk about living the life that God has for us to live.

Living the Life, He Purchased for Us 

Ephesians 2:5-6 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6  And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

The dwelling place of God is where Jesus is, The Throne Room. We can be there according to this scripture, but we must allow God to quicken us. Walking in complete obedience to His will and His word, for he is the word.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.  Christ is seated by the Father, where all power and dominions are seated, and if we are obedient to him, we can sit there also.

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. He says even the rocks will cry out, if we don’t .If he made us, then he knows how to shape us into what he desires us to be. 

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Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. We have access to all that Jesus has, we are in him and taken to the same place. He says we have need of nothing, why because his fullness can be our fullness, by obeying his spirit, not what we think or feel.

Ephesians 1:20-23  Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,  21  Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:  22   And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,  23  Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

Examine ourselves, are we living in heavenly places? Far above all principalities’, power, might and dominion and every name that is named. This is the only way we win the battle, surrender ourselves to the Spirit. When we walk in perfect peace, we are walking in the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: This doesn’t say he is going to, but he has already done it, but we must believe it.

John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. We will each have our own place, ready for when we get there. In the mean time we can live an overcoming life, here on this earth, because of the Holy Ghost,

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.

To have these blessings, we must be seated with him, in heavenly places.   C. S. Lewis said, “the greatest enemy to the church is contented worldliness.” The promises are for now, even though we see wickedness.

Ephesians 1:17-19  That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:  18  The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,  19  And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power.

Just think, we have these blessing now, if we believe and live a surrendered life to Christ through the Holy Ghost.  He is everything. 

2 Corinthian’s 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

The day you cry out to God, there must be more, will be your awaking day. You say you love Jesus, but are you experiencing the throne room life? He basically does the work; you just have to yield and be obedient to his spirit.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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The Greek word for living, suggests life-long an abiding commitment, a sacrifice that is life-long. Not what we want or think to do, knowing that we are wrong. It is his mercies.

Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.  The word tells us that if he is alive in us, we cannot sin, unless we over- ride his spirit.

Hebrews 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. Not his or our will, but God his Father’s will, because only he knows our hearts.

Matthew 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. If our eyes are what we see, then we must be careful that our eyes are only upon him, no one else.  Being careful about what we watch on TV or even listen to, because it will come through in your spirit. We must have a single eye that reaches out for the Holy Spiri and lean on the Holy Spirit and don’t compromise.

John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, when ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. We must become the same way, as we are taught of God according to his word.

Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.  I know we do not want to suffer and the enemy tells us we shouldn’t have to, if we serve God, but he learned obedience through suffering. He also said, if you rule with me you must suffer with me.

Hebrews 2:13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. We know that he can be trusted, when we walk in obedience.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. This says all things, not some things, are working for our good.  The enemy says, how can this be, but God flips it in the end for our good.

Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.  2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. He considers this reasonable, not special.  He expects this of us.  To live and rejoice in whatever we are going through.  We say, but you don’t understand what I am going through.  Jesus knows this is what it takes to make us into his image. It is true whether we like it or not.  I want to be like Him.  Praise God.

Once again, I thank everyone who is faithful in supporting me with prayers and finances. 

Love in Christ, Rev. Wanda Rust