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Chapter 8

Heaven on Earth? No way!!! We can hope AND wish that it is Heaven-esque, but we are going somewhere.
Alleluia! We are headed to a place that is problem free for eternity! That is hard to understand, to grasp but it is fact. I have shared with you. If and when you think of it; this is a minuscule part of our existence. Man has really not been here for so long. We learn that the earth is a million plus years old. Amazingly, we were created as ‘garden caregiver’s’ of the World. There IS the fruit of Life. We have gone in search of that: https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sitchin/stairway_heaven/stairway01.htm

I have written at length on this. But importantly (the point is) the an else in heaven were created by God. The gift of life means ‘No cessation’!
I realize that I give Lucifer too much ‘attention’. In The Word he being one of the head angels is spoken about rarely in The Word of God. First he was, he aspired to be more than he was created for. Being given of the fruit of life, he lives for always.

Questions arise. If God knew there was the ‘possibility’ of turning, why create him. So many answers spring up to this question. Yes, it is very possible that God new what ‘could’ have happened. Let us take a brief look at Adam and Eve. Not ‘aged’, they were placed here to ‘oversee’ the Earth. Yes, prior to this Lucifer was sent from Heaven with his minions (the angels who sided with him in his proposed ‘rebellion’- what we now refer to as ‘demons’. Fallen angels.) There was the ‘possibility’ that Lucifer would turn against the source of existence. We have much the same on Earth with military coups, take overs etc.

To be specific, he was asked to leave Heaven. He actually was described as being there on occasion. Meaning the Heavenly realm is similar to what we know. Why the ‘wall’ around heaven that we have read about? This comes to a heightened meaning if and when we truly read The Word with understanding. The Heaven and the Earth will pass away in a great heat that has never been seen before and in its place a new heaven and a new Earth.

More impressive is I have read on this, no walls, no barriers. God ‘lives’ with the occupants. It is amazing! Given a brief glimpse. It is clear what will be. I am moved to ensure that all is in His will.

Do I or anyone say that we are ‘problem free’? I should actually say ‘sin free’. There is learning, we are understood to have ‘deficiencied’ lack.

In writing of the life of Adam and Eve, all the ‘mistakes’, learning points were not discussed in The Word. The HUGE mistake was and is discussed. It changed ALL.

This will be again, as spoken and shown to individuals that had a peek at what ‘shall’ be, we are left wondering how they had the ‘vision’ experience. One such example is 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. We can imagine that just where this is, is hard to understand. Very possibly the ‘sky’ above is described in the original ‘speak’ as the ‘first heaven’ such as “birds flew in the heavens.” The ‘second heaven’ would be outer space. This would leave Heaven- The place God is as the ‘third Heaven.’

Now, all these things will pass away at which time a ‘new Heaven and a new Earth’ will be. Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Revelations 21:1-2

So, again we are here but for a fleeting moment. What we need to do is be prepared for ‘always’, which by His grace is The place we want to be.

I have heard so many arguments against what I hope for. It is awesomely fine, rather than frown, I smile and I am warmed through. Each individual has their plan to make.

Again, I will point out God left Adam and Eve to ‘man’ the Earth as He would return to Heaven which I believe is ‘parallel’ to Earth. Nothing goes ‘unseen’. How this is, points to our world/our existence. Profound enough is “memory”, we actually remember what we think AND plan to do AND do! This is known to God.

To place it simply, when Jesus first came to earth, the Angels celebrated. Had to be quieted down. Imagine, there was such a party in Heaven that the Angel celebration that occurred in that parallel plane was observed by individuals here on Earth, that were not ‘too busy’ with everyday ‘demands’ of life. I will state that when there is a message that is coming for you, It is delivered! What is meant to be-IS!!!

So, we have but a brief moment in the ‘day-less’ calendar of ‘time’. So, we are here but for a moment, our ‘difficulties’ are ‘lessons’ made extremely ‘doable’ for the fact that God holds our hand and guides, leads and Loves.

In difficulty, learn to give thanks. You know why? So many reason, so many…
1) You are here to experience them. Meaning you have life.
2) Learning to lean on Jesus is a lesson that needs
to teach us how to be.
3) We learn what to do and what not to do. Will we be in a place that we will apply our lessons
4) We have been given the choice to cast it all upon The LORD. We do not need to hold on to it. I share: Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22

So, by His grace our lives are a testimony to tell. Be blessed.

Chapter 9

If you fall, get up. Feet and legs are made for walking! Even a wheelchair bound individual- rise up and shine.

Keep truckin’

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; when I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.
Micah 7:8

The downfall of a man is not the end of his life. The bend on a road isn’t automatically the end of the road. Your fall is not the end of your journey. Your fall in business, the ministry and Christian life is not the end. You will rise and shine again. Failure is the other side of the success coin. It is part of success. To rise again, note these valuable nuggets.

One, discover your mistakes. Micah 7:8 confesses, when I fall, …when I sit in darkness. Discover from the height, and why, you have fallen, and repent. There is no man without mistakes. You see a man who claims he has never fallen before, then you see that man who has never tried any good venture. The great King David fell, but quickly repented, and God restored him.

Two, recharge yourself (cf. Prov 24:16). You still have the hope of rising again. Repackage yourself and your strategy, in preparation for a relaunch. Add the necessary ‘extra’ to ‘ordinary’ to become extraordinary. Take the bull by the horn. Take a bold step to start again. Never be afraid to restart. Even if you fail, that is part of your achievements. Learn from your past mistakes as you start afresh. Never you fear failure; fear is opposite of faith, and a sin against God.

In conclusion, your downfall is not your end. You can rise and shine at the mountain top, if you choose to do the right things in God. Follow God’s leading.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Lord, turn every mistake I have ever made in life, to miracles, by Your transforming Power.
2. Lord, release upon me the abundant grace to fulfil my destiny. Lord use me as you will.
3. Lord, visit Your Church and our land with the revival of Your Word, that would shake off every ungodly element from among us.

Chapter 10

One thing that stands out and that I was reminded of – a KEY point “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who Love Him, those who have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
Not in ‘some’ things, but in ALL things.
Everything in your life will work out exactly as God has promised as long as we put our faith, our hope in Him, allowing it to be manifest through Him and to His glory! We were created for a purpose! Is it not so that individuals with ‘worries’, ‘concerns’, ‘questions’ can and will see the example that is worked through your?
“Wow!I guess this ‘God thing is true….better get me some….” We have been called! Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!!! I remember a song when I was growing up “Jesus’ people come together, let your light shine. O let it shine, shine, shine. Come on and let your light shine!” Are you allowing the awesome presence of God that bestows you with a glow to shine through you?

We can go in the scripture and see just what it says about ‘allowing people to see God in you.’ I will admit, I just spoke with my Mom about growing up with her and my Dad, she kept a ‘firm’ hand in making us go to church. You would think that in boarding house when away from home in school, there would be reason to ‘skip’ this ‘un-cool’ thing, but I remember going to church. Even though I was ‘young’ it made a difference.

More so, we briefly discussed her father who met his maker a long while ago. I said if I had seen him in my ‘dream’ , not knowing I was actually post-accident, I think I would have wanted to stay. It dawned on me that God truly knows all. If I had seen him, I would have thought it an amazingly ‘weird’ dream. I definitely think of it often, if given the chance to choose once again, which way would I go?

I actually at the beginning of my recovery read a book written by a Christian who drove out of town to attend a meeting for church planning activities. On the way back home, he was in a Motor vehicle accident and was pronounced. Yet, a Christian stopped left his car while ‘rescue crew’s were trying to ‘figure out’ what could be done. The corpse was covered, he went as led and prayed for Him. In turn he was given a choice. He was sent back, yes recovery was filled with challenges-but he wrote about it.

Funny enough Paul wrote to the ‘Churches’ as did the other apostles. In this day and age we have ‘digital media’, a much faster way to disseminate information. Technology is awesome, there are reasons that it can be used for wrong; but in essence that is ‘life’.

Let us review just what The Word says:

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
Jeremiah 29:11-14

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.
Psalm 118:6-9

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. …
Psalm 23:1-6

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. …
2 Corinthians 4:8-18

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18

For we walk by faith, not by sight. I am hoping that this shed light on that topic. In ending this diatribe something was brought to my spirit. A question and a challenge!

“Have you commanded the morning since your days began,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And the wicked be shaken out of it?
Job 38:12-13

So, in faith we can do so much.

Chapter 11

His-story

http://www.angelfire.com/ill/hebrewisrael/printpages/phys.html
Wow! Rather than write I will share:
http://www.angelfire.com/ill/hebrewisrael/printpages/phys.html
So much to say, a lot is made evident. Mixing had occurred. We are all one people! I am aware that there are differences. If you have realized I simply draw all from The Word. Yes, this is not The Word, but a historical ‘researched’ account of what is.

I am aware that this ‘chapter’ has primarily been about history, but as all of us have at times wondered- “why?” Or “Just how?”, the ‘how comes’ will be answered, probably not in this time or e e or even in this existence. The most awesome thing is when it does it will NOT matter!!! We might call this His-story, it really is. We are a key part of His-story. A lot might nod and say “We are…” But, let me point out that we are a part of His-story. We might seek to remain on the sidelines and watch ‘ the championss’ go by as we sit on the sidelines.

Wait! Let me get this straight! Name two incredibly famous or popular individuals! What makes them popular? Their abilities! Am I right? Sports, Music, Science, Art, Tecnology…The list goes on and is never ending. But just ‘what’ makes them ‘famous’, ‘popular’, ‘well known’? There desire to be. Whatever ‘talent’ is possessed by am individual-it is within you. Yes, I will not deny-many are ‘connected’, ‘lucky’, just happened to be at ‘the right place at the right time’. What ‘reasons’ will we give? Musicians practice, usually non stop until (and even afterwards) until they ‘make it; an engineer is always striving to improve her or his skills. It goes on in every one of life’s “potential” successes.

People who have, work for it and keep working; not being ready to give up so soon. We might have heard something to this effect “When you fall ‘dust’ yourself off and try again.” There are so many sayings that express this ’emotion’ or ‘thought’. What I am coming to realize is that there are those who are satisfied with having accomplished what they have and are ready to ‘sit still’. There are others who have accomplished and are still seeking more. I have to say, these are those to whom “The sky is the limit!” Of their dreams, accomplishments, who they are, what they do. Look around and realize that those ‘above’ you are always striving. Even if they stumbled on a piece of luck. When there, they strive for more.

A few examples, I am aware that we have wandered off from The Bible, heading back to it. We see that one individual who is commended for his actions is Job. We are aware that God built a wall around him and he flourished. Do we have a wall around us in the Spirit that is translated in very visible in the ‘physical’. The Word is for example and so that we can and will have direction.

Once again, let me stray off the ‘beaten path’ for a bit. After the coming of Jesus which changed all life, the times, His-story of the world. We are aware that even the calendar was affected by His coming. Yes, we can go back and see how dates are created/established in the interest of time: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_calendars
We are here because we were created for a purpose. Have we realized what that is? The how’s and why’s which make the “probably”- definite.

So, I throw yet another challenge, “why are you here?” I am aware that we Have done this before. I do it again with a realization that it needs to be said because you are here for a purpose. We might not have realized it yet. Just as I did prior, I state again “Time to realize ‘why’ you are here.” All have a purpose, few may realize it. There have always been ‘differences’ since the garden. Man does the work requiring what he has been blessed with. Woman the same.

I know that there are households that the roles are reversed. But isn’t this just what is defined? We are made in His image. I have continuously defined God as God. In terms of a Who God is, God is Spirit neither He nor Her; but IS. We are told in The Word that God is both a Father and a Mother. Funny, it is ‘safer’ to call God, God and leave all the rest in the wind.

Here, though I have stated that I will try not to. The beauty of the high Angel was breathtakingly awesome. We might ‘wonder’ how Jesus in his ‘faint’ body, put to the ultimate test by His fast realized that it was truly Lucifer. A lot of things are beyond our comprehension and I know that in a period they may come to be known or not known to us. And we can read here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/darrellcreswell.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/the-beauty-of-satan-if-i-were-the-devil-bible-verses-truth/amp/

So let me ask: “What is your story?” Yes, I understand your story is part and parcel of His-story. Are you going to ensure that it is so? When you reach the ‘end of the road’, what will your-story tell? Excuses? Reasons why??? I am sure it will be pointed out “Attempts made.” We have to ensure that we are where we need to be. Are you praying? Do you talk to God on a constant basis? Or is He your Sunday colleague? We have to ensure that we have a ‘relationship’ with our ‘Maker’.

To lay it out, there are suggestions on how this should be. Are you a believer? I have to ask, what does this mean? I didn’t ask if you were a ” Jesus-cian “, I am aware that it is saying the same thing. When you fill out a form, it usually asks for identification. Religion is one of these ‘identities’, we can see that it is divided into specific blocks Christian, Agnostic, Other (specify) here I am moved to say we make a decision to decide just what that is. In deciding do we not realize that even though we may not realize it, we are saying we believe- or do you? Yes; the same Word we have been quoting says “Do not judge!” We are not judging, but rather reaching for the actuality that defines you as what you are.

More importantly, the import of Love! We can ‘be’ so much, ‘do’ so much, we have shared the import of Love. In fact, in saying “I 1 Corinthians 13 you” is appropriate as we say. However if it lacks…. I will share.
“And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
1 Corinthians 13:2

Essentially if you are deeper than deep but have no Love, you are nothing and have nothing. Just what is Love? 1 Corinthians 13 says it all. Measure your acts up and ‘feel them out’, no one can be more ‘truly analytical’ than you. So even if you have ‘gifts’ that are possessed by few, they have to be underwritten and underridden with Love.

Chapter 12

Chapter 12
What we bear.

We are defined by our chacteristics. I will ask “As a Christian” either declared or undeclared, where is your heart? What makes you who and what you are?
But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-25

Let us take these one at a time: Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

We at this point have defined Love. There are ‘passions’ we might mistake with Love. To rewrite what has been said we can “1 Corinthians 13” it. Can we truly say we can say that? There is a list of the qualities. Let us go over them again, in this case can we literally wrote our names (for example place your name before the quality and see if we exhibit this, a definite learning point!) I will substitute your name as A. A is patient, A is kind, A is patient… And so on. It becomes key to do just this so that we understand It for just what it is.

1 Corinthians 13 is so beautiful. The one great need in our Christian life is Love, more Love to God and to each other. I much rather that we all would and we could all move into that love chapter and live there.’ As we stated and challenged a minute ago, we should place our names before Love and ensure that true Love radiates from our Spirit.

Let me be pesky! Can people literally say this about you. I am aware that much is said; we are aware that people are always talking. Let me state it this way “In your abscense, what do people state about who you are?” Is there jealousy on who you are, what you are, how you do things? This can be a point where we stand and decide that we start exhibiting who and what we truly are.

In 1 Corinthians 13 Paul takes us to Christianity at its source; and there we see ‘the greatest of these is love.’

God is love. We deceive ourselves if we think we can Love God and hate other people is that possible. I personally do not think that. If we truly Love God it means so very much. 1 John 4:20. Love should be number one on your spiritual priority list. It should be the main thing in your life. Love is, indeed, the greatest thing in the world. It is, in the words of St Paul, ‘the most excellent way’ (and literally in our ‘world’) 1 Corinthians 12:31).

Moving right and along joy. Just what is this? Happiness? Definitions are simply descriptions of the way people use words. Words don’t have intrinsic definitions. They are given definitions by the way people use them. When I say I want to define joy for you, I am asking, Whose joy are we talking about, or what use of the word are we talking about?

Christian joy is a good feeling in the Spirit, produced by the Holy Spirit, as He causes us to see the beauty of Christ in the word and in the world.

We can and will touch on this later. For this current description we are made to understand it it is not a ‘fleeting’ emotion, it is a way to be. It has been set forth in and for us as Christians. I will ask “Have you felt true joy?” I have to ask so that we can set our feet on the right path. There are some that may not realize that. Let is ‘break it down’.
Joy isn’t like happiness which is based upon happenings or whether things are going well or not. No, joy remains even amidst the suffering. Joy is not happiness. Joy is an emotion that’s acquired by the anticipation, acquisition or even the expectation of something great or wonderful. It could be described as exhilaration, delight, sheer gladness, and can result from a great success or a very beautiful or wonderful experience like a wedding or graduation but the definition of joy that the world holds is not nearly as amazing as biblical joy but joy is also gift.

Peace, just what does this mean? I am at ease on a permanent basis. That should be all we say, but we get to define this further, in this case let us go to the Webster dictionary-as you see I am staying in line with The Word but definitely keeping ‘current.
pēs/
noun
1. Freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility.
“you can while away an hour or two in peace and seclusion”
synonyms:tranquility, calm, restfulness, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quiet, quietness.

2. Freedom from or the cessation of war or violence.
“the Straits were to be open to warships in time of peace”

synonyms:law and order, lawfulness, order, peacefulness, peaceableness, harmony, nonviolence; formalconcord
“we pray for peace”
exclamation
1. Used as a greeting.
2. Used as an order to remain silent.

We can utilize these definitions comfortably. Let me point out the final description. There might be someone or some people who are speaking untruth that hurt us. We receive an order to stand down and do just what? At this point it is best to suggest that’s difficult as it seems it is best to ‘leave and let be.’ There is a reason they say those things. We truly have the greatest example this world has ever known. This dude Jesus, did nothing, said nothing untoward in any way but was ‘punished’ beyond the realms of punishment. Even the ruler at the time was aware of what He had been through and sought the relief of the people. He actually offered them a choice-Jesus or Barabas a known ‘criminal’.
Barabbas /bəˈræbəs/ or Jesus Barabbas (a Hellenization of the Aramaic bar abba בר אבא, literally “son of the father” or “Jesus, son of the Father” respectively) is a figure mentioned in the accounts of the Passion of Christ, in which he is an insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, instead of releasing Jesus.

Forbearance. Defined as ‘self-restraint.’
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and FORBEARANCE and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? Romans 2:3-4

Another challenge I am placing out there is can you truly see examples of this in your life? Take today for instance, how did we deal with everything in our day? Can we say that we kept the Word in its totality. Were all our actions Christ-like? I am aware that this is a challenge filled ‘chapter’. I would suggest taking it, acting on it and very possibly re-reading and constantly acting on the things that are challenged.

I might say this too often, but I was permitted back for a reason which gets more evident each passing moment. God is God of all. He created us for His purpose, can He find joy in you, your actions, your mind. Once again, did you radiate God in your life today?

kindness. We are getting somewhere. Hold fast! Almost done with this sharing.
The main problem in understanding kindness is the fact that it is one of a series ofterms that are overlapping and not clearly or consistently distinguishable in meaning.This is true not only in English (kindness, goodness, mercy, pity, love, grace, favor,compassion, gentleness, tenderness, etc.) but also in Greek (chrestos, eleemon, oiktirmon,charis, agape, splanchnon, epieikeia, etc.) and in Hebrew (hesed, tob, rahamim, hemlah,hen, etc.). Consider, for example, the relationship of love, goodness, kindness, and mercyin lu 6:35-36. Nevertheless, although distinctions are not consistent, kindness (likegoodness, love) tends to cover a broad range of meaning, with mercy and grace beingprogressively narrower.

Divine Kindness God’s kindness is presupposed or taught throughout Scripture.

It is manifest in what is called “common grace.” God is kind to all he hasmade ( Psalm 145:9 ),even when his creatures are ungrateful and wicked ( Luke 6:35 ; cf. Matt 5:45 ). Hiskindness is intended to lead to repentance, not to rejection of him ( Rom 2:4 ).

In the second place, it is the believer who can truly celebrate God’s kindness, even inareas of experience not directly related to salvation from the guilt and punishment ofsin. God’s kindness is seen in his deliverance of the believer from affliction, fear, andtrouble.

Third, God’s kindness is manifest in the full salvation that comes through Christ ( 1 Peter 2:3 ).Indeed, our salvation derives from the kindness of God ( Eph 2:7-8 ), and itis through continuing in his kindness that we are saved ( Rom 11:22 ).

What is true of God in general is also specifically attributed to Christ, who is gentle( Matt 11:29-30 ).In this connection, Jesus’ kind yoke might better be understood to speak of the fact thatit is gently and considerately laid upon his disciple rather than that it is easy toaccomplish.

Human Kindness The Scriptures also teach that divine kindness is to be reflectedin the human experience. Indeed, expressing kindness to other human beings is moreimportant than performing ritual sacrifice to God ( Hosea 6:6 ; Matthew 9:13 ; 12:7 ). Thus, we areto love kindness ( Mic 6:8 ) and to be children of the Most High, exhibiting his kindness and mercy ( Luke 6:35-36 ).Even more direct is the simple injunction to be kind Eph 4:32 . Kindness often finds a place in the lists of Christian virtues ( 1 Col 13:4 ; Col 3:12 ). Paul can take the injunction a step further and claim to exemplify kindness in his own life to a degree that commends his ministry as authentic 2 Cor 6:6.

Yet human imitation of God’s kindness does not come naturally. In fact, ultimately noone is kind ( Psalm14:3 ; Rom 3:12 ).It is only as the fruit of God’s Spirit that kindness can be a consistent part of thebeliever’s experience ( Gal 5:22 ).
http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/kindness/

Goodness. In this case, once again we go to the Websteresque definition:
good·ness
ˈɡo͝odnəs/
noun
1. The quality of being good, in particular.
exclamation
1. As a substitution for “God”

We can see that once again the ‘legal’ definition goes traipsing through.

Month 1

Sometimes I think of king David and I am touched. A man who served God in faith; with Goliath it didn’t even start there. While watching sheep he proved his bravery by fighting off the animals that sought to feed on his father’s flock.
I was reading and came across a verse that stated that the troops spoke against king David and sought to kill him. Let us read: “It happened when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev and on Ziklag, and had overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire; and they took captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great, without killing anyone, and carried them off and went their way. And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep. Now David’s two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters.” 1 Samuel 30:1-30

We can see that king David had problems, his people sought to slay him when he had lost his family too. If we read on, we can see that the Isrealites stood down and went to get their families, fighting for them.

We have ‘problems’ that weigh us down. We see from the above that even threatened with death when he lost too was something hard to believe. At times, we may meet problems that weigh us down. Let go, and let God. This has been shared, we share it again and point out that we are blessed to be in the perfect will of God.

There might be things that stress us to no end, did you pray? Take it to The Lord in prayer?

2.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Because we are in Jesus, He is Lord! We cannot say it enough, we learn it, believe it, know it. Jesus is Lord y’all. Because of Him we have peace, success, comfort and we are blessed to have Love in our lives, let Love be a part and parcel of who, what and where we are. Hallelujah!
Psalm 91:5-7

I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
2 Samuel 22: 4

3.
So, let me ask you a question. Are you a Christian? Easy to answer that; a quick “Yes!” Escapes your lips. Really? What does it mean to be Christian? Are you aware that the name of this ‘dude’ that was here 2000+ years ago is what people are ‘filtered’ or ‘seperated’ on. I guess many will call themselves ‘agnostic’, I guess my nickname for them will be ‘aggies’. There is a reason why we went into all this. I was reading a ‘definition’ of just what it means to be a ‘true’ Christian. And, we read:
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son (a part of Him-amazing huh?) in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. We were doomed from birth all because ‘Sin’ was passed down. Jesus then condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, more importantly who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
This is deep, read on:
Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires. But those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. Again, as has been shared, we have The Spirit within us, this embraces so much. What we think, feel, know, do is known by The Spirit. Even more importantly, we know it and shall give account.

As a quick aside, I thought judging all humanity must take eons. Hmm, I smile, because beyond, time does not exist. We have shared that in the place to be experienced after this, there is no time. Just existence. Where you are is what you experience. For a time, I thought it would only be for a time. Having visited, I realized how wrong I was. Decision is everything. Where will and do you stand?

I read recently a sharing of someone who passed away and came back. Essentially, the same experience as I had, but more so, the first part of my ‘dream’ was not his. He was ‘sick’ and had passed on and being told by The Lord he had seen, he was told it was not his time. In my case, prior to the accident; I had been exceptionally fine-a gym buff to be precise. I was doing awesomely well when I was in the accident and was unconscious when I hit the water of the river below the bridge I had crashed on. This of course is why I had no recollection or knowledge of where I was. Timelessness is a concept hard to understand when we are here alive. In our minds, we grow and age. Then we are no more, to some ‘re-generation’ is a belief. In speaking with someone who believed that fervently, I simply said “Why is it not a widely known of concept. If there were truth to that, it should be a big seller.” For example, wouldn’t billionaires stock up The money, so on the next ‘go-round’ it would be easier? But, I will leave that alone for right now. More important things to discuss.

The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.

This is an excerpt from The Word. I share: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8

So, a lot is said in the verses above. I promised to ‘share’ less and I think it is a great thing. I am aware that the shares were a little much previously. I have and do apologize.

Yes, let us pray.
Lord, Heavenly Father, Jesus our Savior and Holy Spirit within us. Glory and praise to You. We come before You with thanksgiving for our debts have been paid. Father, we know that You are Love. Yes it has in Your Word been defined. Thank You Lord for the no judgement, patience when I step off the way You have set. Father, I know that so many times I focus on things that are not of You or from You. Father, set my feet on Your path, I am throwing the doors of my heart open to You. Thank You Father for Your Love which is what I Live on. Thank You Father. I commit the rest of my days into Your holy hands. Direct, lead and if You have to push and pull me in the right direction. Lord, I Love You in Jesus’ name, Amen

4.
You are ordained by God to be outstanding in all your undertaking,
Dew of heaven will fall on the seed of greatness inside of you,
Every mountain standing between you and your divine heart desires shall become plain in Jesus name. Amen

Why do we follow The LORD?
The LORD make known to us the path of Life;
The LORD will fill me with joy in His presence,
with eternal pleasures at Your right hand Father.
Psalm 16:11

5.
✍ Today’s message
John 20:1
. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre
. 20:3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

🙏 Yesterday was Palm Sunday ; but today the first day of the week, every demonic stone covering your Glory, placed between you and your destiny helper or stand as an obstacle / barricade before you shall be rolled away in the mighty name of Jesus Christ

6.
PLEASE READ!!!

THE PARABLE OF THE THREE TREES

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said,

“Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty.”

Then the second tree said, “Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull.”

Finally the third tree said, “I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me.”

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said, “This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter” and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree a woodsman said, “This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard.” The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true.

One of the woodsmen said, “I don’t need anything special from my tree so I’ll take this one”, and he cut it down.”

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for.

The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.

Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree.

The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn’t think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said “Peace” and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it.

When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill.

When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don’t seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined.

We don’t always know what God’s plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.

Good pm beloved.

Have a great day and remain blessed.

Shalom

7.
And we sing 😀. This is a song waiting to be sung 💒 Preserve me, O God: for in Thee do I put my trust. O my soul, thou hast said unto The LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; But to the saints that are in the Earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Amen.
Thou maintainest my lot LORD. Thy lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have an awesome heritage in You. I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. I have set the LORD always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Amen Psalm 16:1-8

8.
Let us pray.
Yes You,
O Lord, are our Father.
We are the clay, You are the potter;
we are all the work of Your hand. Amen
Isaiah 64:8
Lord, Your desire in my Life do seek every moment, Father, You are all I need. You created me and have brought me this fat. Lord, I desire to walk with You. Be glorified Father in and through me. Spread Your Love through me. Thank You for each and every blessing. I tried to count them and I got lost. Father, Hallelujah! I cannot keep numbering, may my mouth grow weary from saying thank You every second. Lord put it in my Spirit. Thank You Lord.
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, I will seek. In Jesis’ name, Amen
Psalm 27:8

9.
Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was.
“The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
As we shared, Jesus knew exactly why He was here; his purpose, His future crucifiers. Even that Judas would betray Him. We have shared what this did to Him as the moment drew nigh. But still, when they came to take Him away from the garden at Gethseman, he performed one last miracle. The healing of the ear of one of the party of those who had come to arrest Him.

We remember the song “Everywhere He went, my Lord was doing good.”
“Everywhere He went
He was doing good
Almighty Healer
He healed the leapers
When the cripples saw Him
they started walking
Everywhere He went my God
was doing good”

Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?
If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. Luke 9:21-26

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Need for faith, before we read this let us assess how small a mustard seed is.
Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants. The seeds are usually about 1 to 2 millimetres in diameter and may be colored from yellowish white to black.Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants. The seeds are usually about 1 to 2 millimetres (0.039 to 0.079 in)
We can continually assess a mustard seed, but in the days when a good number farmed or were aware, this was what was used to teach.
I am sure we know where I am headed with this.

When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? (Jesus expressed His frustration at the early Churches-the disciples in this case, inability to do things in faith.)
And Jesus said “Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed- at that moment.
Afterward, the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
Jesus replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:14-20

We move right into the next commentary on this in The Word:
“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Trulyf I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Mark 11:22-25

We follow this by the very same quotation elsewhere, we see it again in Matthew 21:21-22 where Jesus says: “Truly I say to you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you shall not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it shall happen. And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.”

We are sharing about faith, have it and flourish! All your mountains will be as mole hills and in believing you will be blessed! Amen.
Father Lord, I come before You at this time I give You all Glory, honor and my heart is poured out in thanksgiving. Lord, Hallelujah for faith. Father, work in me the faith to move mountains in Your name and through you. Lord, thank You for Your presence in my life. Lord be glorified in Jesus’ name. To You I give all the GLORY. Be praised Father Lord, Your Spirit is within me, I give You all praise in Jesus name, Amen

11.
Need for faith, before we read this let us assess how small a mustard seed is.
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When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:14-20

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I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Amen
This is not just a verse I am sharing, but a prayer too. We so often realize that The Word is a prayer. Prayer is speaking to God, and by His grace our conversation is answered prayer. In The Word, so many of the prophets prayed without actually hearing or seeing The source of The Voice, but they did not allow that to prevent them from seeking time with The Lord.

The examples are numerous; I will just throw names out and challenge you to recall how they experienced God; Job, king Saul, king David, in the new testament Paul. For this last encounter, we must remember and recollect that Paul was doing what he thought right. Yet God saw Him and met him. This is an example of just what The Lord does and how.

We have testimonies. I say that because our Father is The same Yesteryear, today and for ever, Amen.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in a place of no hope; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Amen.

Thou wilt shew me the path of Life: in Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for ever more and in all my ways. We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen
Psalm 16:7-11

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“Hmm! You know what?”
“What?”
“I don’t know how to say this…”
“Just go ahead and say it! You are so full of drama!”
“Seriously though. You might say it is in my imagination or I just ‘lucked out'”
“Are you going to tell me? Or should I just leave now? And this better not be one of your Christian claims! I have had them up to here!” And the hand is raised head high to show just how much.
“Let me quiet then. I will keep it to myself, or better yet, you will see.”

The individual then walks away, thinking:”Wow! The bible is The Word of God and the promises so true. I was just reading this morning…Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. I am supposed to have a few memory verses….so that was in ahhh…Psalm 66:20 Yup!”

“My prayer is heard, it means so much; when I pray I may be at a loss for words, but God knows what I need and by His awesome grace, I have all I want and need. Even what I want and have prayed for, it is coming Hallelujah!”

Father LORD, I give You thanks this day. Father go before me in all I do. Direct my path, lead me. Lord, may I do Your will in my all in Jesus’ name Amen.

14.

Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22

We have an amazing promise! A down payment. We get to be in the palatial peace and GLORY that is The LORDS. We might for a second in temptation, trials, have needs, wants. It is all For the teaching. A deposit has been made, it is ours.

Stay the course, Love Him and when it comes to things of and in this world; “You have got to Love Him and leave it alone.”

Be blessed. Have a great time in His presence.

15.

We have an amazing promise! A down payment. We get to be in the palatial peace and GLORY that is The LORDS. We might for a second be in temptation, have trials, needs and wants. Brethren, that is in the here and now. By His grace, by God’s grace we have received the key to Glory, Alleluia. A deposit has been made, on our behalf. We wait with expectant Spirit for the coming of The LORD!

Stay the course, Love Him and when it comes to things of and in this world; “You have got to Love Him and leave it alone.”

Be blessed. Have a great time in His presence.

16.
Overcoming Bad Memories

‘Do not… ponder things of the past.’ Isaiah 43:18 NAS

To overcome bad memories you must:
(1) Reframe them. Looking back, Joseph said, ‘You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.’ (Genesis 50:20 NAS) (2) Reject them. The next time a bad memory resurfaces, refuse to entertain it. ‘Do not…ponder the things of the past.’
(3) Refocus your thoughts. ‘Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.’ (Philippians 3:13 NKJV) You say, ‘I can’t help remembering.’ If you can recall your troubles, you can recall your blessings.

The most effective way to overcome bad memories—is to replace them with good ones! And here’s some great news: every promise God gives you contains the power to fulfil it. So meditate on these words and personalise them: ‘Fear not…do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced; but you will forget the shame of your youth.’ (Isaiah 54:4 NAS) ‘The former things shall not be remembered or come into mind…be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create.’ (Isaiah 65:17–18 AMP) Notice the word create. God can create beauty out of ashes and order out of chaos—but it doesn’t happen overnight. You’ll do a lot of growing and forgiving along the way. In some cases you’ll forgive others; in other cases you’ll forgive yourself. You say, ‘But all those promises are from the Old Testament!’ Yes, but the Bible says, ‘He carries out and fulfils all of [His] promises, no matter how many…there are.’ (2 Corinthians 1:20 TLB) So bring your bad memories to God and let Him heal them.

SoulFood: Jer 41–44, Luke 22:24–38, Ps 25:16–22, Prov 10:4–706, April 2017

Overcoming Bad Memories

‘Do not… ponder things of the past.’ Isaiah 43:18 NAS

To overcome bad memories you must: (1) Reframe them. Looking back, Joseph said, ‘You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.’ (Genesis 50:20 NAS) (2) Reject them. The next time a bad memory resurfaces, refuse to entertain it. ‘Do not…ponder the things of the past.’ (3) Refocus your thoughts. ‘Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.’ (Philippians 3:13 NKJV) You say, ‘I can’t help remembering.’ If you can recall your troubles, you can recall your blessings.

SoulFood: Jer 41–44, Luke 22:24–38, Ps 25:16–22, Prov 10:4–7

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Are you made of The LORD? We have spoken about His promises. We are made for eternity, I know some of you may have expected “Made for life.” But, we speak a distinct tongue, our communication is not of this world, but on a higher plain..

I am aware the following is ‘quite’ a list, but lo and behold they hold true.
There are in the New Testament what are called the “one another commands.” These commands, when followed, are a source of correct Christian communication. The commands could be looked at as God’s code of conduct for Christian relationships. However, we do not naturally do the things that are commanded in the “one another’s.” Christian communication is a skill we must choose to learn by submitting to the Word of God and by applying it to our lives.

The following is a list of some of the “one another” commands found in the New Testament related to Christian communication:

Love one another – John 13:34 & John 15:12,17.
Forgive one another – Ephesians 4:32 & Colossians 3:13.
Be servants to one another – Galatians 5:13.
Show hospitality to one another – 1 Peter 4:7-10.
Pray for one another – James 5:16.
Build up (edify) one another – Romans 14:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:11.
Greet one another – Romans 16:16, 1 Peter 5:14.
Forbear one another – Ephesians. 4:1-2 & Colossians 3:13-14.
Do not judge one another – Romans 14:13.
Do not speak evil of one another – James 4:11.
Do not murmur against one another – James 5:9.
Do not bite and devour one another – Galatians 5:15.
Do not provoke and envy one another – Galatians 5:26.
Have the same care for one another – 1 Corinthians 12:25-26.
Receive one another – Romans 15:7.
Teach one another – Colossians 3:16.
Admonish (counsel) one another – Romans 15:14 & Colossians 3:16.
Submit to one another – Ephesians 5:21-22.
Confess your sins to one another – James 5:16.
Do not lie to one another – Colossians 3:9.
Be kind to one another – Ephesians 4:32.
Comfort one another – 1 Thessalonians 4:18, 5:11.

Quite a few commands! As we have shared they are based on one essential command “Love”. If our Father is Love. ‘Like Father, like child.’ I know I was supposed to use another word in that phrase, but if we even speak in the human standpoint for a second, daughters exist in the same footsteps as a father. But to cut it all down we (both Male and Female) are made in the likeness of them who dwell in Heaven.

It gladens me to say that the basic “needs” will not be had when we go home. We will be in the Spirit and true Love will reign. Not because of how a person looks, but by who they are. I was about to say by what they believe, but on that day we will as a family be there as one. There by the grace of God shall we be in one Spirit.

We might say that we read that Heavenly beings mixed/mated with humans. This was not the will of God. At the time of the flood they were done away with. Let’s us review this quickly:
Genesis 6:1-4 refers to the sons of God and the daughters of men. There have been several suggestions as to who the sons of God were and why the children they had with daughters of men grew into a race of giants (that is what the word Nephilim seems to indicate).

The three primary views on the identity of the sons of God are
1) they were fallen angels
2) they were powerful human rulers, or
3) they were godly descendants of Seth intermarrying with wicked descendants of Cain. Giving weight to the first theory is the fact that in the Old Testament the phrase “sons of God” always refers to angels Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7. A potential problem with this is in Matthew 22:30, which indicates that angels do not marry. The Bible gives us no reason to believe that angels have a gender or are able to reproduce.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gotquestions.org/amp/sons-of-God.html

So, it is a rather ‘touchy’ subject. But what we can take from this is that just as Angels do not marry. There is no sexual disparity. We see in The Scripture that the angels were seen as beings from a different plane. As much as we use sex to define things in this world we do not see it in The Bible in terms of other worldly beings.

Satan is described in our culture as male. In The Bible it speaks of the majesty of his Spirit. The story of Lucifer’s fall is described in two key Old Testament chapters—Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14.
the king is portrayed as having a different nature from man (he is a cherub, verse 14); he had a different position from man (he was blameless and sinless, verse 15); he was in a different realm from man (the holy mount of God, verses 13,14); he received a different judgment from man (he was cast out of the mountain of God and thrown to the earth, verse 16); and the superlatives used to describe him don’t seem to fit that of a normal human being (“full of wisdom,” “perfect in beauty,” and having “the seal of perfection,” verse 12).
Our text tells us that this king was a created being and left the creative hand of God in a perfect state (Ezekiel 28:12,15). And he remained perfect in his ways until iniquity was found in him (verse 15b). What was this iniquity? We read in verse 17, “Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor.” Lucifer apparently became so impressed with his own beauty, intelligence, power, and position that he began to desire for himself the honor and glory that belonged to God alone. The sin that corrupted Lucifer was self-generated pride.
I state these things lightly, for in The Word we see not too much attention given to him. Just what we should know. Read this! 2 Corinthians 2:11

So having taken a shortcut to review some of what we shared earlier, we can move on. Satan who was then called Lucifer was neither Male nor Female. It was the definition of beauty and it went to his heart and he believed his was the Heavens. We are all cognizant of overthrows, coupes if we are to call them correctly. If we study the Word, we can see what is said here (for interest of time, I am sharing the site) https://bible.org/seriespage/3-satan-s-part-god-s-perfect-plan

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Are you made of The LORD? We have spoken about His promises. We are made for eternity, I know some of you may have expected “Made for life.” But, we speak a distinct tongue, our communication is not of this world, but on a higher plain..

The following is a list of some of the “one another” commands found in the New Testament related to Christian communication:

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Brethren and Sistren, The LORD lives, in Him we find solace, a place to rest. A place to praise Him for His awesome presence in our Lives. Praise The LORD! Can I get an “Amen”? This is the way it I’d supposed to be, to give Him thanks in all things.
All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; and Thy saints shall bless Thee.
Psalm 145:10
Are you a saint? We’ll bless The LORD O! My soul and all that is within me bless His holy name.
I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
May my meditation be pleasing to Him,
as I rejoice in The Lord.
Psalm 104:33-34

Sing of God’s Love.
“I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make Your faithfulness known through all generations” Psalm 89:1

Lord, we thank You and bless Your holy name. We are nothing before You, but Father You have Loved us. Lord shed and spread Your Love in our Lives and Father let it be known that we are yours by our walk. Keep us steadfast as our day goes by. Thank You for all You have blessed us with. Father be magnified! Holy Soirit, Hallelujah! Thank You for Your presence in my life. Father, I bless You for another testimony filled day. Thank you for healing me, thank You for Your completeness in Jesus’ name, Amen

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Kinda amazing, that the word Christian comes from ‘Christ follower’, to His example they will flock. We are Christ believers, followers of His example. Jesus is/was God in the flesh and He radiated Love every where He went. We should in no way be concerned with divisions that exist between denominations- we all serve one God.
Let God speak through you; want to be used by Him? Allow His presence to radiate from you. We have a prayer point in that.

Lord Heavenly Father, use me this day to bring Your Love, Your comfort to those in need of It. Touch me, fill me, heal me that I may do Your will in Jesus’ name, Amen

Don’t Let Complaining Creep In for
‘The Lord… has heard your grumbling against Him.’ Exodus 16:7

When you complain, God takes it personally. It shows a lack of faith in His Word that says, ‘God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love [Him] .’ Romans 8:28

Every thing save none. Think of it, lost your job, apartment, house, family member, Loved one… The LORD causes it all to work out for good. We must learn to thank Him in all circumstances. It is most amazing that He knows just what will happen in all situations. It is amazing that if we jump back a few steps when Jesus was told that Lazarus was ill, He stayed where He was; that God might be Glorified. Yes, if he went right back when they told Him, He could have raised Lazarus up. But He waited for days before He set out.

We might think this was weird. The human form of Jesus “wept” John 11:35 (the shortest verse in The Bible) and there is reason, seeing the weeping and mourning at the loss, Jesus wept. Aren’t we surprised that God in the person of Jesus openly wept? When He knew what He would undergo at Cavalry He experienced in His form bleeding from the sweat glands. A more intense form of weeping in respinse to a physical trauma. We see that He cared for the family; Mary, Martha and Lazarus- we can Imagine how though He knew just what would happen Jesus wept!

The Bible says that when ‘Pharaoh…let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led them in a roundabout way.’ (Exodus 13:17–18 NLT) God sees the end from the beginning, and He’s leading you in a roundabout way! Once you accept that, you can stop complaining.

When we ask why God tests us or allows us to be tested, we are admitting that testing does indeed come from Him. When God tests His children, He does a valuable thing. David sought God’s testing, asking Him to examine his heart and mind and see that they were true to Him (Psalm 26:2; 139:23). When Abram was tested by God in the matter of sacrificing Isaac, Abram obeyed (Hebrews 11:17–19) and showed to all the world that he is the father of faith (Romans 4:16).

In both the Old and New Testaments, the words translated “test” mean “to prove by trial.” Therefore, when God tests His children, His purpose is to prove that our faith is real. Not that God needs to prove it to Himself since He knows all things, but He is proving to us that our faith is real, that we are truly His children, and that no trial will overcome our faith.

When Israel grumbled, ‘the Lord’s anger blazed…and…He destroyed some of the people.’ Numbers 11:1
Dr Dale A. Robbins writes: ‘They refused to trust Him to provide, protect, and direct their lives…The whole premise of Christianity is Jesus becomes the “boss” of our circumstances. We’re in His hands. If believers complain, it becomes an accusation against the Lord to whom we’ve trusted our lives, and He “[hears] all your complaints against Him.”
Exodus 16:8

When you go through tough times, don’t resort to complaining. Praise God in spite of what’s happening. ‘Be thankful in all circumstances.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Thanksgiving is the opposite of complaining. It expresses appreciation for everything God has done and what He promises to do, and shows confidence that He’s in charge. The psalmist said, ‘Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and… in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.’ Psalm 50:14–15
Gratitude—not grumbling—motivates God to work on your behalf.

SoulFood: Jer 36:27–40:16; Luke 22:14–23; Ps 25:8–15; Prov 10:1–3

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I am not going to fill in the blank spots, rather encourage you to ‘keep up’. We are starting off at a snails pace pending when we gallop at ‘full engines.’

This is a verse that had much application in our lives. Do we show much Love?
We have been over a few of the million (literally) reasons to be grateful; you are partaking in this ‘sharing’, no?

Father Lord, I praise Your holy name. Father, allow me to be graced with Your presence. I thank You for going before me. Thank You for the testimonies that I can and will share about how awesome You are. In realizing Your awesome presence, I see why those You Love say “fear The LORD.” Lord, You alone be praised. I realize that there may be what I consider points of importance, but in Your sight, You wonder why I did not bring them to You. Cause me Lord to lay everything before You. Alleluia Father. At points where I stood in judgement, Lord, allow me to let those go. Father, in Your grace, I want to think, Love and be filled with Your Spirit. Lord all who have wronged me, I let it go much as You have let my sins go. Lord I forget in Jesus’ name. Lord, I thank You for going before me Father in Jesus’ name, Amen

Good Morning, we woke up this morning Testimony 1. We prayed this morning, Testimony 2. We are setting about our tasks, testimony three, our Loved awoke too, Testimony 4. If we are fasting, Testimony 5, If we eat breakfast Testimony 6. I just wanted to point out the innumerable reasons to give God thanks. I know I have said it before and sound like a ‘broken record’, but our testimony is ours and ours alone. How many people went to sleep and didn’t get up? We might have so much bothering us, but The Lord has it in His hands if we place it in His hands. So, Lord I thank You for in my moment of need I can call on You, praise You, magnify You. Lord, I thank You for being there and for the testimonies to Your awesome power in and on my life I see. Lord, be glorified in my Life all ways. My needs I praise You for, me wants, Alleluia Father, my life is a testimony to You. Father, I give You all praise in Jesus’ name, Amen

“I tell you, her sins – and they are many – have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.”
– Luke 7:47

Ok! Let us start this challenge like this:
1. Who made the comment? About who?
2. What were the person(s) doing?
3. Do we feel that our sin is ‘Less’ than other people(s)?

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The Lord gives each of us special gifts. How is He calling you to use them? Remember, God does not ask us about our ability or disability — but our availability.
The LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”
1 Samuel 3: 10

We all are aware of the story of Samuel? To refresh your memory he was born of Hannah, a product of faith. We see that even then she had challenges and sought The LORD to bail her out of the deep waters. She did try and have offspring, but her womb was sealed off, The Word says of The Lord.

To hurry this along she on a particular occasions went into the temple and wept bitterly before God. So much so that the church elder present thought she must be drunk. But he was wrong. Her trials had overtaken her Spirit and she showed her truest emotions to The LORD. Do we pray like that? In the privacy of our homes? In our ‘inner closets’?

And we read: “Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.” 1 Samuel 1:19

We at this time see a promise of The LORD:
The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
those who oppose the Lord will be broken.
The Most High will thunder from heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
1 Samuel 2:7-10

Hannah then went ahead after this and bore a son Samuel whom she dedicated to The LORD- A testimony; The LORD knew just what would happen. He allowed Hannah a chance to come before Him. We can see that the offspring of her prayer was Samuel who ended up being quite a prophet. The LORD knows just what we go through. When are you going to turn it 100% over to Him and give thanks?

And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:21

We can see that though The LORD may tarry. Those who trust Him fully will see His hand in and on their Live’s.

Whilst still a boy, Samuel heard a voice calling his name and thinking it was the temple elder-Eli. He would get up and go to where Eli was, and Eli realized what was happening, he told Samuel to say “Speak LORD, Thy servant hears.”
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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The Lord gives each of us special gifts. How is He calling you to use them? Remember, God does not ask us about our ability or disability — but our availability.
The LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”
1 Samuel 3: 10

And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:21

We can see that though The LORD may tarry. Those who trust Him fully will see His hand in and on their Live’s.

Samurai then heard His name again and heard from The LORD. Isn’t it amazing that The LORD has His eyes on those He will use. Might take a lot to realize that The LORD is the cause of all the trials and temptations. But, we must remember:
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken
Psalm 55:22

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Even further we read; The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. Psalm 33:13-15

Can we say “that person has it all, or “that person is ‘luckier’ than me”. Yes, I admit that some are born in a position we do not find ourselves. But do the have a different heart? What are your goals? What do you desire? Seek it in and through The Lord.

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Happy Friday, month ending. Time flies! First quarter done already! I guess that’s what it means to grow older.
‘Mr. Bible’ is at it again. Spreading The Word. And prayer comes with it too.

Welcome to this beautiful month to come (Spring is here) so it is my prayer that you have Spring in your step in Jesus name, Amen; the last day of the month and of the first quarter of 2017. All glory be to God and I am happy and elated this day because you and I are still standing.

As it’s impossible for the wicked ones to withheld this month of March to end today, so also it will be impossible for them to withhold the promises of God over your life in the mighty name of Jesus. The Lord will hasten the manifestation of His Word upon your life, Amen. Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear.
Isaiah 65:24
Your period of endless waiting is over. “Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.”
Daniel 10:12,13
Your expectations for this season and beyond shall not be cut off. Your breakthrough and miracles shall come earlier than expected in Jesus Mighty Name.

The Assured Word of the Living God shall speak goodness, favour and mercy into your life. You shall fulfill your destiny. You’ll never be cut short in your prime. You’ll never fall short of the GLORY of God. Your life will glorify the Name of the Lord. Your enemies will never have dominion over your life.

No weapon fashioned against you shall prosper. Isaiah 54:7 Every evil device aimed at you and your household shall go back to the sender in Jesus Name.
Have a blessed day and beautiful weekend. And definitely a wholesome month, and as we walk along the path to glory, may He put a song in your heart to sing. “O! Glory Hallelujah!” Shalom!

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We have shared that nothing goes unrecorded. Our minds remember, no? Even if we do our best to forget. We will stand witness to all our actions. We have memories, no? Make memories worth remembering with joy, for memories made within God’s will are everlasting memories. If we shall be rewarded for them; stock up now while you can. Even if we were not to be rewarded, doesn’t it feel great to show Love and care?

Well, this time I will share something that the above is a preamble to:

But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33:18-22

As believers, His eye is on us. We have shared that there are no secrets before The Lord.
For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:14

Our Lord taught repeatedly that sin bottled up on the inside, concealed from everyone else’s view, carries the very same guilt as sin that manifests itself in the worst forms of ungodly behavior. Those who hate others are as guilty as those who act out their hatred; and those who indulge in private lusts are as culpable as wanton adulterers. Matthew 5:21-30.

So Christians are not to think of secret sins as somehow less serious and more respectable than the sins everyone sees. Here are three reasons secret sin is especially abhorrent:

1. Because God sees the heart.

Scripture tells us “God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” 1 Samuel 16:7. No sin—not even a whispered curse or a fleeting evil thought—is hidden from the view of God. In fact, if we realized that God himself is the only audience for such secret sins, we might be less inclined to write them off so lightly.

Food for meditation:
1 Samuel 16:7; Proverbs 23:7; Proverbs 28:13; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 5:21-30; Luke 12:1-3; John 19:11; Romans 2:16; 1 Corinthians 4:5

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We can and should take all unto The Lord in prayer. Remember the song “Are ye weak and heavy laden? Burdened with a load of care? Take it to The Lord in prayer!” No matter what we go through, experience, want, desire…The Lord knows all. While we are still praying He is answering. Remember the song: “Are we weak and heavy laden? Take it to The Lord in prayer.”?
Here is the song to remind you of the words:
What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.
Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
Thou wilt all our burdens bear;
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
All to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright, unclouded,
There will be no need for prayer—
Rapture, praise, and endless worship
Will be our sweet portion there.

I have a testimony. I was sleeping and just as I was about in my dream to ‘step wrong’, I awoke. I know this might not sound like a testimony, but it is. It is key to be lined up with the will of God and not steer clear to the right or left. If it is something we desire, it is given. I will state that If we desire what is not in His will, it is our decision to pursue it, we might and end up seeing just what in that case will happen.

An example, we who have waited ‘Oh! So long’ for an answer to a prayer. We know that it is in God’s will for us. God has said “While you are still praying, I am answering.”

Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear.
Isaiah 65:24

We have an example. What I realize is that every word is written for a reason and included in The Word. If you can imagine, at the temple in those days, there were the writings passes down through time. In synagogues we still see the same In this present day and age. We can see just what I mean; when Daniel prayed and sent a request before The Lord, it was answered as he spake:

Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.
Daniel 10:12,13

Always there is ‘so much’ swirling around us: responsibilities, work, school, bills, health, transport…How can and do we make it work???
I can be a witness, in fact I am a witness. I have stated that I will steer clear of what I started with. But each day is a testimony. I shared what happened earlier. We are in the palm of God’s hand. God is aware of everything that goes on in our lives. No matter how small the tendrils. He is there, we have shared this before, but here it is essential:
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
Revelations 3:20

Wow! Sup with The Lord? The disciples at the last supper supped with The Lord, they were in an upper room and we have all seen paintings, we have seen the Michel Angelo painting. To imagine beside what the picture shows, in what they thought was a ‘private’ time with The Lord, they would have been reclining, giving a sense of ‘taking it easy’. No pressing throngs, people wanting, needing healing, deliverance and all. So, they would have been half lying, half seating as was the custom of the day. We are aware of the discussions that took place, in essence ‘familial banter’.

The most reproduced religious painting in history, Leonardo da Vinci’s famous depiction of the Last Supper, shows Jesus and the disciples sitting upright at a table as people do today. The truth, however, is that chairs (which were no doubt expensive) were not used AT ALL during Jesus’ final Passover meal with his disciples.

Based on Jewish law and tradition, those who observed Jesus’ last celebration of the Passover reclined around a low, long oval table. Each person would be lying on their left side and leaning on their left arm, with their feet behind them and their heads facing the table. This would mean that all those located on the left side of the table would have the front of their bodies somewhat facing the end of the table. Each of the disciples had a pillow to place under their left arm. This eating position during a meal like supper allowed the right arm to be free to use for eating.

Jesus’ saying “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.” Matthew 26:23 We get an idea of the banter. Again as shared earlier, He knew just who and he even gave him leave.
“Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”
Jesus answered, “You have said so.””
Matthew 26:25

Again we have wandered into The Word. I am aware that we started off saying that all we are faced with, He knows. Even before we say it. So, speak volumes! You have a ready ear.

Lord Heavenly Father, I praise and thank You for this day. You are in my life as my personal Lord andWe have shared that nothing goes unrecorded. Our minds remember, no? Even if we do our best to forget. We will stand witness to all our actions. We have memories, no? Make memories worth remembering with joy, for memories made within God’s will are everlasting memories. If we shall be rewarded for them; stock up now while you can. Even if we were not to be rewarded, doesn’t it feel great to show Love and care?

Well, this time I will share something that the above is a preamble to:

So Christians are not to think of secret sins as somehow less serious and more respectable than the sins everyone sees. Here are three reasons secret sin is especially abhorrent:

1. Because God sees the heart.

Food for meditation:
1 Samuel 16:7; Proverbs 23:7; Proverbs 28:13; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 5:21-30; Luke 12:1-3; John 19:11; Romans 2:16; 1 Corinthians 4:5
Savior. Father my heart is Yours, use me to do Your will. Bless me, fill me, direct me. Father You are my all, beside You there is none, beside You I have nothing. Hallelujah for my testimonies that continue with each passing second. Thank You for the fullness You give. Father, today is Yours. Guide me, lead me, protect me along Your path. Father, You said as I pray, You have answered. Teach me to pray and be filled with Your Spirit. Father, once again in and through Your grace, cause me to spill over and touch those in my life. My Loved once and even those I pass on the street, Father, in You I look for fullness of Spirit. Today and each day, be glorified in my Life. Jesus’ Hallelujah for coming to save me, I was cumbered with a load of care and You have relieved me of all my worries and incapacities. Lord, I lay them at Your feet. I cannot ever find a friend so faithful who will all my sorrows bear. Lord, I praise You and to the best of my ability I Love you. Lord I need You. Hold me,”touch me, move me. Holy Spirit You are in me, thank You for waking me up this morning, be praised. Father it is You in all Your forms that I pray to. Thank You. I am touched, blessed and filled with Your Spirit. Hallelujah Father. Thank You ever so much for today’s testimonies in Jesus’ name, Amen

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God, we pray for all those who have suddenly lost employment. There are many. We ask you to first give them peace and a settled confidence. Their natural response is to shock and then fear, and to begin questioning their abilities, the past accomplishments and their future prospects. Give them your encouragement today, and do so through surprising ways, both directly from your Spirit and through other people who come across their path. Build them up, as this situation has torn them down. Remind them of past victories, and awaken new dreams for their future. Give them – today – divine appointments with people who may be key in opening a new future for them. Give them hope; lighten their step; lift the anxiety from their body; give them sleep and an unexpected joy. God, you intend us to have a purposeful life. You give us work assignments to accomplish because you designed us to help you create and sustain your creation. We are not made for idleness or sloth. We need meaningful work. So for all those who have lost a job, today bring them one step closer to a new direction. Show them any areas in their own character that need to change in order for their destiny to be realized. Then give them the wisdom and power to make those changes, by your Spirit. Today is a new day with new possibilities. Let nothing stand in the way of your purposes in the lives of those who, without your assistance, cannot find their next course. We pray this in Jesus’ name, Amen

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Matthew 6:28-33

And we know that for those who Love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

29.
To continue where we left off, we were talking about king David and his fault in desiring and taking what was not his. To state again his wrongful actions, he had Bathseba’s husband killed by the enemy. But in every sense, it was him.

And now we contini.e.:
“‘Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!”’ 2 Samuel 12:7

I am challenging you to go read what was said prior to this and what king David’s response was.

Can you imagine the courage and integrity it took for Nathan the prophet to challenge king David? Again, challenge king David with just what?

Most of us tend to avoid confrontation because we fear being disliked and rejected. But when you avoid confrontation it often makes things worse. By hiding his sin, David was robbing himself of the blessing of the Lord. Looking back, he wrote: “If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my… prayer.”
Psalm 66:18–19

The tiny growth you don’t want to deal with now can end up becoming a cancer that consumes you in the future. That’s too high a price to pay. If you love (and I use the lower case “l”) someone, you will take your courage in your hands and confront them in Love.
Confrontation is an opportunity to help develop that person—provided you do it respectfully and with their best interest at heart.

Here are ten guidelines to help you confront someone in a positive way:

First and foremost, pray about it, seeking The Lord’s will.

1) Do it ASAP.
2) Address the wrong action, not the person.
3) Address only what the person can change.
4) Give them the benefit of the doubt.
5) Be specific.
6) Avoid sarcasm.
7) Avoid saying ‘you always’ and ‘you never’ because they are not true.
8) When it’s appropriate, tell them how you feel about what was done wrong.
9) Give them a plan to fix the problem.
10) Affirm him or her as a person and as a friend.
The Bible says, ‘The Lord corrects those He loves.’ Proverbs 3:12 and we must remember that we have not always been right. And more importantly, we might not be. Want that person to correct you in and with Love? Show Love first. Remember, we are The gospel, let others see it in us.

So if you Love someone, you’ll confront them in the right way. (With and in Love)

SoulFood: Jeremiah 25–27, Luke 21:1–11, Ps 72:1–11, Prov 9:1–6

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30.
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken
Psalm 55:22

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Psalm 40:2

We stand in awe at those The LORD has selected. We are all here for a reason. Have you truly found yours? We can look at all the people in The Bible that The LORD used, they all had a beginning. This of course has made me wonder about Mary the Mother of Jesus. She was born for a purpose, her history is not as important, but would be an awesome place to start in tracing the descendants of Mary. We know or have been told Mary was of The house of David. Thousands of years before when David was but a wee lad watching the flock. God knew what and where he would be and moved him for so.

Look at it this way; what would you do if challenged with a Goliath of troubles? Will you really believe? Trust that God truly is in charge? That He has your best interests at heart? It is a testimony, our Lives and what we do with them. I know we have pointed out just what the testimony is for your today: wake up, getting ready, setting out, classes, work it goes on and on, like I always point out, there are some who cannot or will not ever be able to say, sign or mouth it that would have been able to do so yesterday. Your being up is a testimony!

Father Lord, I thank You for each of us has a path that is determined by You. Father, thank You for arranging my life that I may live it in Your will. Father all the blessings that I see, allow me to give praise at every moment. Father, I am not worthy, but You Love me. Thank You for my today, my yesterdays and Hallelujah for the tomorrows to come. Father, I give You all praise, Yours is all the Glory. Father, yes there might be a source of challenges in this world, but you O! Lord are The source of solutions. I commit me today, tomorrow and forever into Your hands in Jesus’ name, Amen

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The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Proverbs 14:27

Fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalm 11:10

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Proverbs 1:7

I set out to do a bible study on the ‘concept’ “fear”, one thing came to mind. The word “fear” (can mean knowledge, understanding, respect and more) of The Lord is a start to so many things.

Fear: A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. the outward manifestation of this feeling: to pay reverence. a gesture indicative of deep respect; an obeisance, bow, or curtsy.
Fear of the Lord” generally refers to a specific sense of respect, awe, and submission to a deity, while Fear of God suggests apprehension of Divine punishment.

We have ‘shared’ and will once again, there are so many events in The Bible where the presence of God was so overpowering that people essentially were affected and effected. It brings one to their knees. Some examples:
(i) Mary (The sister of Martha who sat at the feet of Jesus after He raised Lazarus from the dead) – An Increasing Appreciation
(ii) Asaph – A New Perspective. Psalm 73 details Asaph’s experience, and the effect upon him of entering ‘the sanctuary of God’, v. 17. The psalm is divided by this verse. In the first sixteen verses, we see a man judging according to man’s estimation; in the closing verses we learn the effect of seeing the same conditions from the presence of God.
(iii) Elijah – A Fearless Testimony. A Fearless Testimony
According to 1 Kings 17.1, Elijah stands fearlessly before the wicked king Ahab because he recognizes that he is in the presence of the Lord God of Israel, He goes into the presence of one who has set himself to kill the prophets of the Lord, 1 Kgs. 18. 13, and leaves untouched and untraceable.
(iv) Moses – A Changed Image. In Exodus 34, we read of the second period of forty days that Moses spent in the mount with the Lord. At the end, we read, ‘Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone’, v. 29. The first part of the statement teaches us that the effect of spending time in the presence of God will not always be apparent to ourselves.

We must stop here and realize that the testimony of Moses goes far beyond this.
A friend loveth at all times…” Proverbs 17:17
Your best friend is the one who knows the worst about you, and loves you just the same, and that best friend is God, the Lord Jesus Christ who sticks closer than a brother. “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24
The true source, foundation, and example of friendship is found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We see that Moses would leave the ‘camp’ and meet and discourse with God.
I’m sure that we would love to know the experience of Adam and Eve. It says that His footsteps were heard and they hid.

I will further note that in His image we were created.
There is ‘wildlife’ to which we bear no resemblance. Yes, some might say that we bear a few similarities with baboons, apes and/or monkeys. They do not possess the ability to think and or do as we do. So, yes! We are created in the image of God

When I think of the Heavenly host, I am in my mind taken to a place where size does in no way account for anything/matter; in fact the more Spiritual minded we are and ‘exercise’ our faith, the ‘bigger’ spiritually we get.
When we are in Heaven, it is a different plane and we do not consume. In The Bible it speaks of ‘healing waters’: Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. Ezekiel 47:1

We can actually see that there are a ‘ton’ of other verses that say the exact same thing, and we read:
But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
John 4:14

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
Ezekiel 36:25

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
John 7:38

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation
Isaiah 12:3

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Revelation 22:1

They shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.
Isaiah 49:10

In the time to come, we will not ‘need’ to feed, we will be fed by and on The Glory of God. In the garden of Eden, because they were human, they needed to eat of the land, and they did as do we. To show you what I shared about the presence of God. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden Genesis 3:8
Not only that but Moses saw The Glory of The Lord:
Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.” Exodus 34:18-23

Isn’t it literally amazing and fantastic that Moses was deemed a ‘companion’ of The Lord. But even then, he slipped as we all do and something was taken away from him.
In leading the people of Israel to the ‘promised land’, Moses stepped wrong. Saw the promised land from a distance, but did not set foot there while alive. “I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey” Exodus 3:17. This promise wasn’t specifically to any one person, but the nation as a whole. But it never was a given that God would bring people no matter what. People were expected to obey God.

Moses and Aaron lost the privelege of the entering because they disobeyed God.

“Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” So Moses took the rod from before the LORD as He commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank. Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them” Numbers 20:7-12.

Moses made two mistakes: He added to God’s command by striking the rock even though God didn’t say anything about it. But worse, Moses said that he and Aaron were bringing forth the water. He did not give God the credit. Because of their sin, they lost the privilege of entering the land of Canaan.

This is an important lesson for all of us. No one is so important that God must save the person. We are all promised a place in heaven. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16. But we are expected to be obedient to God. “For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

As an aside, we see so many places that the number 40 appears in The Scripture. Jesus fasted for 40 days and we read on the rest:
The number 40 shows up often in the Bible. Because 40 appears so often in contexts dealing with judgment or testing, many scholars understand it to be the number of “probation” or “trial.” This doesn’t mean that 40 is entirely symbolic; it still has a literal meaning in Scripture. “Forty days” means “forty days,” but it does seem that God has chosen this number to help emphasize times of trouble and hardship.

Here are some examples of the Bible’s use of the number 40 that stress the theme of testing or judgment:

In the Old Testament, when God destroyed the earth with water, He caused it to rain 40 days and 40 nights (Genesis 7:12). After Moses killed the Egyptian, he fled to Midian, where he spent 40 years in the desert tending flocks (Acts 7:30). Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights (Exodus 24:18). Moses interceded on Israel’s behalf for 40 days.

We have to be cognizant of the importance of this period. I share because it is something I noticed by ‘chance’. With The Lord, there is no time, we have time in our system, culture, world. We cannot take ‘time’ to The LORD, but rather pray for His will to be done In our lives. Amen.

Hope

Hope [N] [T] [E]

To trust in, wait for, look for, or desire something or someone; or to expect something beneficial in the future.

The Old Testament. There are several Hebrew verbs that may in certain contexts be translated “to hope” in English. One of them, qawa [h”w’q], may denote “hope” in the sense of “trust, ” as when Jeremiah addresses God, “Our hope is in you” ( Jer 14:22 ). He also uses a noun formed from the root qwh [h”w’q] to teach that the Lord is the hope of Israel (14:8; 17:13; 50:7), which means that Israel’s God is worthy of trust. Another noun from the same root, tiqwa [h”w.qiT], is often also translated “hope” meaning “trust.” Similarly, the verb qawa [h”w’q] is parallel to batah [j;f’B], “to trust, ” in Psalm 25:2-3.

A ‘Jealous’ God?

In my distress I prayed to the Lord and the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.” — Psalm 118:5-9 (NLT)

Share with each other any actions you believe God would like you to take. Pray together, asking God for boldness and strength. Spend time asking God for natural opportunities to share your faith with those around you. Then be alert, God will bring people across your path and present you with opportunities to help others and to tell then about Jesus.

This I received and wanted to share. It is worth taking a minute to allow it to sit in your Spirit.

The people of God have a His-story to relate. I was reading in Psalms of how The LORD is to be blessed for the victory of His people. Pointedly, it refers to a refusal/restriction of the progression to our goals. Let us go over, real brief, what this is about: striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory and put his army in array against them. The Israelites went forth against him to battle, and gained a complete victory. The Amorites were defeated; Sihon, his sons, and all his people were smitten with the sword, his walled towns were captured, and the entire country of the Amorites was taken possession of by the Israelites. Numbers 21:21-30 ; Deuteronomy 2:24-37

The country from the Jabbok to Hermon was at this time ruled by Og, the last of the Rephaim. He also tried to prevent the progress of the Israelites, but was utterly routed, and all his cities and territory fell into the hands of the Israelites.

We have a Psalm (136 to be specific) that refers to this; we read from verse 16: “To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever. Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever: And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:16-26

This brings many things to mind. We have been promised much — go out and possess! We have not read of a believer who sits still and receives, have we? It was said in the beginning of time; “Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”

Many things can be said here, many different paths but to stay focused we were created in a lower form of substance. There is God, His Spirit, His Son all one and the same. In reviewing from the old testament we pointed out that The Spirit was here on Earth before Jesus was here. It points out that truly Jesus was sent for a reason. He was sent to stand in for us.

At times, we step in and it is deep. We struggle to catch a breath. The Word hits us. Let me share “But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He came as an example, knowing what He would be up against He stood fast. Actually, at the time of the 3 temptations He was ‘offerered’ a ‘way’ out. He was able to stand firm because He stood in and on The Word. We can review again, but knowing The Word is important. Do you want to be a forward runner? The Word is a way to get grounded. This comes with a good dose of prayer.
Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. When an individual chooses to believe, they are free in deed. (I know what I said ‘both’ in deed and indeed.) Our deeds are led and directed by The Spirit indeed. There may be mild interference, but the message comes through- We are children of the most High.

We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commands. Whoever says, “I know Him,” but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.
1 John 2:1-4 paraphrased

The encouragement and advice:
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

The definite: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 11:9-10 (KJV)

And we are steadfast in His will for His mercy and wisdom shall be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Proverbs 3:22-26

We are blessed with wisdom! Hallelujah!

The encouragement and advice:
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

The definite: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 11:9-10 (KJV)

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6

“Uhh! I think I know just what to do!”
“Hmmm! Is it this way or that???”
“I wish there was someone here to show me exactly what to do…” These statements can go on for eons, but the fair commentary is to turn to God in our times of excellence, and trust in the times of trial it will be a step in fortitude and toward His grace, to be in The LORD Our God. Amen!
We are asked to “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” This says so much! Think about it, an awesome way to start each day, each conversation, each act in our lives. Old habits die hard, I am sure we have heard this at least once prior. By God’s grace you are made to be a prince/princess in God’s Kingdom! We were bought with a price, show it! To place it into more distinct terms we are who and what we are by The awesome grace of God!

It is amazing!!! I have been meditating on the way things were and are. God is on The Throne and will always be!!! Everything is as He willed it to be. He is God!!! There is nothing before Him. All is dust. Even angels that are termed the sons of God are His making.
To make it clearer, what is is. For He has willed for it to be.If it is raining struggle to sight a rainbow. There is His will! The beauty of His will. We see a beauty of ‘physics’, light funneled through the prism of crystals in the water. But, what made this ‘wonder’ of physics? Why aren’t there other such wonders? We can go through quite a few I am sure, but The Word tells us where this wonder is from.

A day before The LORD is as a thousand years, and a thousand years but a day. Methuselah almost lived a day in the sight of The LORD. Where and how God is, there is an abscense of time. Our cries for assistance for help do not fall on deaf ears. God hears us, knowing that we need Him is the first step in receiving His will-the good Grace of God.

What is time but a number? To us It is one day closer to our end. Our end here on Earth, the beginning of our existence in eternity. This life is a huge learning table, we are here to learn. I have come to realize that each experience, challenge, hardship, difficulty is a lesson of how not to do it any more. We are blessed! Blessed to be children of The most High God.

Our needs are met when we take them to Him in prayer. We are faced not with flesh and blood but with spiritual forces in places we could handle imagine. The battle for our soul rages on. We are the first to make the decision. “Jesus come into my life.” We say; a whole battle begins. God created our guardian Angels for a reason. There is no limit to Heaven. Look up at the sky- space right? Not as in space, the universe. But I mean untold area to dwell in.

We just discussed a parallel world, a thin veil between. Most are not aware of This, as we discussed; even our ‘secret’ activity is known. When The Word says “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:5 I have to admit that I only recently by The Grace of God knew what that means. “Your Father who sees what is done in secret…” Come again! Your Father who sees what is done in secret! We pointed out, there are no secrets with God, essentially on Earth. Especially in Heaven. Though I try and stay of this subject Lucifer the archangel plied a third of the angels to leave the other realm to create a new kingdom. We can read more about this in The Word. These angels, a good number were cast out from The presence of God.

To have a ‘realm’? We are aware that Earth has limits, to step down from The domain of God is a HUGE step down. Many are not aware of what this meant or means. Limitless to limited? Endless to constraints? A few have been given a glimpse beyond the realm. Many a time, it might not have been shared as it was meant to mean. There is an existence after life on earth. An existence! Life is a lesson! We are learning for something. I will admit that ‘ time wise’ some may have glimpsed for a segment of time, but for those who report the experience, it says there is an existence after Life.

By Tina A. Swain
Rebirth And Rejoice : The Beginner’s Guide, And a Testimony, To Living a Christian Life.

http://www.precious-testimonies.com/General/a-e/BornAgainIndex.htm

http://www.preceptaustin.org/a_testimony_to_gods_grace

Again, there are numerous! Frankly inestimable links. What I am aware of is what I experienced and share.
“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:23,24

In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. Genesis
Genesis 1:1

The two phases were divided, one to support life and one to house THE throne of The LORD. God separated the two, one to house LIFE and one in which immortality is standard

Our prayer when in need: Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies. And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Psalm 69:16,17

Been meditating on this “When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.”
Acts 13: 48

“All who were chosen”? I thought “Before time?” We are on a direct path by God’s awesome, all encompassing grace. We were chosen! I have to say “There are many of stubborn heart who no matter how they hear The Word will deny it.” We are chosen! And not just chosen, but believe The Word and it’s promises!

Why don’t we play a game? Share 5 promises with your Loved ones. They can be from any book in The Word. How about that?

“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
Jeremiah 17:10

We have shared, spoken about our being on a grand stage. To reverse and re-review, we are observed constantly from a different existence. We reviewed that as believers, we each have a guardian Spirit to watch over us. When Jesus fasted, He was the main ‘entertainment’ for spirits in a different plain. He knew the plain and acted accordingly, after the 40 days were over, He was taken to the height from which He was to try The Word of God. “Satan took Jesus to Jerusalem to stand on the temple. There Satan challenged Jesus to throw himself down. Although the exact spot is not given, Josephus recorded that Herod’s royal portico towered 450 feet over the Kedron Valley (Antiquities XV.412).

This was nowhere near the wilderness that Jesus fasted. We must be aware that we fight not against flesh and blood, but spiritual foes in lofty places. We are human, in coming and resisting temptation and being subject to the most despicable ongoing in His being derived, whipped, and hung by nailing on a cross. It blows the mind! But, He did This for you and me! He did not have to, Be in Heaven was the only begotten Son. Yet He came down so many wrungs and served! I will point out that He even washed the disciples feet! Thinkon this. Not only dust, but mud. The roads were not tarred in those days; not only did Hexstep down from a haloed position (to be a part of The Father.) But to be Man!!! Again this totally blows my mind.

If you were asked to step down from your position (especially if you are in the upper echelons) and serve. It would make you…(please finish this.) But, Jesus stepped way down for you and I. A great reason to be grateful. Funny, I was speaking today and I said “I thank God.” I was interrupted and asked “Why would you thank God for that?” The Word says, “Give thanks in all things, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18

So we see, in all things we must have gratitude.

But, to return to our discussion, we should not be surprised that Satan quotes scripture. He was there when these were spoken to man, he has had thousands of years to study and know The Word inside out. He attempted to use it in the three temptations.

Having lost the first challenge, Satan appeals to scripture by quoting Psalm 91:11-12. When isolated from other passages, this proposal seems reasonable. If Jesus were God’s Son, then scripture promised to save Him.

Deceptively Satan tried inciting Jesus to test the scripture. Jesus addressed the real issue by quoting another Scripture- Deuteronomy 6:16.
Jesus said to him in response, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'” – Matthew 4:7

We discussed the 3rd temptation that was spoken before Jesus-The Son of God banished Satan who left him be for a season. And folks “Angels came and ministered to Him” Matthew 4:11. So much could have happened. Jesus was in the wilderness, but was taken to the heights in Jerusalem. For the third temptation, much like we discussed, we are on a Spiritual stage. Our lives are an open book. We have discussed Jonah in the whales digestive tract- acid, a mulling, digesting organ, a scarcity of oxygen to breath. Let us read: Most importantly, the Lord Jesus Christ accepted the account as true. He said that the people of Nineveh repented of their sins as a consequence of his preaching (Matthew 12:41). He even said:

“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the Earth” (Matthew 12:40).

Thus Christ actually compared Jonah’s experience to His own coming death and resurrection, pointing out the miraculous nature of both. One cannot deny the factuality of Jonah’s experience, therefore, without charging the Lord Jesus Christ with either deception or ignorance, either of which is equivalent to denying His deity.

A MIRACLE

There is little question that the event was a miracle, but this fact certainly does not disprove it! The account, in fact, says as much:

“Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” -Jonah 1:17 (King James Version)
Later it says:

“And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.” -Jonah 2:10 (King James Version)
God was certainly able to accomplish this if He wished; to deny the possibility of miracles is atheism. The actual occurrence of this particular miracle is adequately attested by the very fact of its record in the Holy Scriptures, and is doubly confirmed by the testimony of Christ.

Whole animals as large or larger than a man have been found in the stomachs of the sperm whale, the whale shark and the white shark.

To return to our Scripture God examines us inside and out “To reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”

Are we being holy? We will discuss the true meaning of ‘holiness’ in the next sharing. But I will leave this here. Continue to be blessed in all your undertakings. Today’s challenge is to pray for two people. Keep it private, if you pray with your spouse; agree on what you pray on, establishing it in Heaven. But two people is the goal for this sharing.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the Love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38,39

In reading the book of Samuel, I was blessed with something we have discussed. We are on a stage constantly with an audience. Some of the audience are in our corner and definitely support us. Others not so much so. God created the Universe, nor just the earth. To align all, as we discussed, the earth is so far from the sun that light, heat are in a perfect balance. The Sun is but so far away that we receive its special qualities. Life was made on earth, the perfect place for life. We can go on, but this we have discussed.

To show again that all we ‘think’ and or so is known. Our actions come from thought and our will from pre-conception of the mind. Our acts or decided non action are known. Let us read 1 Samuel when God had stepped away from King Saul due to his management of God’scpwoplw then.
Samuel was instructed to go anoint a person of God’s choosing. He was asked not to dwell on the physical traits possessed by the sons of Jesse. Furthermore, if he were caught announcing a kingvwhilw Saul was still on the seat, he and the new king would have been summarily dismissed from this life. And we read:
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

In sharing this, where is your heart? Or I should ask, what are the desires of your heart? Our hearts desires are known. We might think in going to the gym, outward appearance is key but far more important is our inward selves, our hearts. The brothers of David were husky and built. This, Samuel was directed not to focus on because God knows the heart.

Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The Lord has not chosen these.” So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”

Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”
So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features.
Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”

Again, there is so much we consider when we wish to do things, make decisions. But our key example is The LORD who knows the heart.

Lord, we praise You for knowing me in my entirety. Lord, I will to be yours. Touch me and make me whole in Jesus’ name. There is no name above Jesus, Lord, I thank You for sending Him for me.
Father, You know all, cause me to think, feel and act as you have shown in Jesus’ name. You are my all, I thank You for this day and the testimonies that are held within it. Be Glorified in and through me in Jesus’ name, Amen

How do we identify/qualify/know those who are apart from us? Not us? We know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 1 Timothy 1 paraphrased. The fruits of The Spirit within us defines and describes us to a “J” in the might name of Jesus. And the fruits of The Spirit are these; love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Move then to lay yourself before the throne always (in the Spirit) as you physically begin to exceed all expectation and even our own goals in Christ. A huge question that was put to me since I have been back, it is very simple in The Lord complex in our human realm. Number 1, is definitely to be with The Lord in the presence of our Father, that has been my goal since day 1. Everything fallscway behind but, realizing

The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by The Spirit we cry, “Abba, Father.”
Romans 8:15 NIV

Ab·ba
ˈäbə/
noun
(in the New Testament) an intimate term for God as Father.

We are born in Love. I know most people can say that they were born in love. Nine months on average and there you were an apple in your parents eye. We are able to call out to God who has adopted us saying Haba Father, Hallelujah for my always through You, in You and with You. My all, I rest in You for I am invited and able. Father hold me close, all that is around me, I place in Your Loving arms. I am 100% Yours. An understanding of who and what I was had broken me, I am in You. Fixed to give You and only You praise, Glory and worship. Father You are my redeemed, I praise You for your words of Love. Without you, I am nothing. Hallelujah for the something You have placed in me. Lord, may I grow in You? My heart is open to you, see my heart and open me with Your forgivess. You are my all Lord in Jesus’ name, Amen

And Paul said to the churches “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.”
Phillipians 2:12-15

“It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” This is profound. Let us take it in as such “It is God which worketh in you…” His Spirit is in you. After Jesus, The Spirit was rained on the believers, and in believing now we are blessed with His Spirit, Amen. Thus The Spirit in us moves us to do His good will and give God the joy of seeing His children ‘right’, hallelujah!

We do live in a “crooked and perverse nation”, where each seeks Their own way and will. It is different when we seek and act on and in The will of God.

Profound people! We have His Spirit that resides in us. Be the light that you are, the more you are, people around will tell your testimony for you, and to God be the glory.

I thought we might start something new. You get the verse and tell me what book it is in. It differs from what we did a tad, but this is a sure banker to learn and recite The Word, and it will flow when we need it! “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” That is a 4:13 verse, book? Any takers??? We can do all things by His grace in us. Not some things, but all things in God’s will. So, hold this close people it is an awesome place to start.

To move on just a step;
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now we know in part by faith; then we shall know fully, even as we am fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12

This addresses some of our recent discussions. We are fully known it reads. Born in part, but fully. As discussed, we are on a wide open stage. Even in the belly of the whale, while being transported to where He was asked to go in and with his will; Jonah’s heart and experience were fully known. So much so that even half digested, he sought to return to whence he had come and was taught one final lesson (read up on it.) There is much reason to do as The LORD leads.

We are known, yes we might hide stuff from friends, family, colleagues but There is a presence we cannot hide it from!

“This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Please, Lord, please save us. Please, Lord, please give us success.” — Psalm 118:24-25 (NLT)

As we have discussed, praying as a team is important too. Turn today’s verse into a prayer. As you pray together, thank God for today, then praise Him and rejoice in this new day. Ask God to save you from any difficulties you are currently facing and then pray for Godly success in every area of your life.

This was a song sung at many a church service in Nigeria growing up. The second verse was left out, it was I believe on purpose. This was a song of praise. BUT, praise follows trials, no? More like “Thank You Lord, that is over!” Hallelujah anyone? “Don’t let that old one get you down, just lift up your hands and praise The Lord, Hallelujah anyhow!

I can remember yet another song we would sing in my youth. It started Hallelujah anyhow,
Never, never let your problems get you
down,
When life troubles come your way
Hold your head up high and say “Praise The LORD!”
Hallelujah anyhow.
I was blessed with these verses and thought I would share.

Have you been in The presence of The LORD? I ask this and many might say “I think so.” Others “Definitely yes!” I have to point out that both answers are Kind of correct. We have been in The presence of The LORD.
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 18:20 (NIV)

Are we gathered to give Him thanks? In all, we should feel a Spirit deep Hallelujah! For all He has done and is doing for you. God is! We have said it, we believe it, let us know it. Our reason is The LORD! Why? “The LORD!” How? “The LORD!” How come? “The LORD!” It should not even take a moment to declare fact!

I am cognisant that many and eye have not yet seen The LORD. Faith, that is what it is about. We can Hebrews 11:1 it! Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Do we experience God each and every day? Then it is testimony time!

Save me, O God, by Thy name, and judge me by Thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth; Lord in my heart are so many prayers that have not yet come to lip. Father, hear my pleas for You to stand in the gap for me. You are my testimony. LORD, the words “GOD is with you!” are mine in faith. Father, in Jesus named I pray.
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set You O LORD before them. Selah. Behold, God is mine helper: the LORD is with them that uphold my soul.
Psalm 54:1-4

Even our prayers become prayers for others who hold our hands in the flesh, but more importantly in the Spirit. There is strength in numbers. For needs and wants, share! A prayer offered up is triplicate and said time again, even at the most difficult times to imagine! You have hardships? Share them, an army of soldiers stand on your side.

The co-defendants in this life are scattered, we should bring them together by showing what strength is hidden in them. Agree as touching matters, it is done in Jesus’ name. Bind things, they stand captivated by the ropes of prayer. Loose words and things are set in play in Jesus’ name.

By the grace of God, we are warriors equipped for battle. To remind us we have the armour of God in the Spirit that covers all. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

This latter part is a blessing in disguise! Pray in The Spirit on all occasions, do we remember “Pray always.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17
I actually remember a few and we will see that thanksgiving comes with the requests and expectation that even before we ask, we have received.
– Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Philippians 4:6

– But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:6

– Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Ephesians 6:18

– And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 21:22

Colossians 4:2 – Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

– Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26

– After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Matthew 6:9-13

– Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Jeremiah 33:3

– Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:7

Faith is a gift! Oh! By God’s grace that we could give it, it is! Believing is the root! We stand blessed and able to know because we see, experience, feel. To be frank, can and do we have such reactions to that which ‘could be’ or is ‘probably there’? We have experienced and know in our hearts and Spirits that God is.

As for God, His way is perfect;
The Word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Psalm 18:30 NKJV
Hallelujah! We need not say more. Just to give praise to The source of our blessings! At times we may go through temptation, we grow thereby and therein. If we view back on life, what we encounter now would have been ‘unthinkable’. Now, we stand in and by His strength. Give God the praise for all, at each time/turn in the road. He will make your paths straight, to His glory. So, learn how to in all and at all times give thanks.

We see in so many places The Word says “Pray Constantly.”; “Give praise in all things.” We have a God who is always right there! He made the world! What tidbits do you have to right? In the beginning God did and saw that it was good. In your life, when you throw the doors open He will do the same in your life and in you. Revelations 3:20

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness. Isaiah 43:18,19

We are told to forget the former things. I look around and see what I had, where I was. A peep of desolation springs up, wait! Hold up!!! “What you had?” I hear. The people of Israel had everything, but they chose to stand wrong, and it was taken. I guess this sharing will be titled “Losses and gains.” Give God the glory! I am sure there are many who join us at this time with all being all but lost.

Lost? Really??? Or taken away waiting for you to realize what God does to make you realize what you had. It is very possible to state that you did not realize how much you had, till you ceased to have. Even then, at the place you stood you were stubborn and did not realize what you had lost or would lose. This might stir some resentment in some, but the truth smarts; doesn’t it? When you had, did you make it a habit to thank God for all?

Let me ask; “Did you in the mornings say “Thank You Jesus!” For what you had???” I will move that along, during the day, Did you give Him (Your Lord and Savior) time in your life? We can stand and realize that we are Christian, just what does that mean? Jesus, the Son of God separated Himself to speak with His Father always, no matter what.
– But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Luke 5:16

– Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35

-After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. Matthew 14:23

-One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. Luke 6:12

-He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. Luke 22:41-44

-So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” John 11:41-42

It was always a sole part of His life! Let me ask “When did you start praying?” Me bet is if it was when things were good, they would have gotten even better. At this point, I have to point something that was laid on my Spirit. Job, (in The Word) did as He was supposed to and still went through trials that are hard to imagine. His all were lost. Not his faith in God! We have shared on this, but the key is that he never turned from God, even when his ardent supporters suggested that he turn his face, he cursed the day he was born, but would not speak ill of The LORD. To end the question here, regardless of what trials he experienced he stood fast and firm in his faith.

God, do you get it? The creator of all. Perhaps more significant nomenclature-Jehovah Jireh our provider, Jehovah Nissi spoke highly of him. Does God speak highly of you? Perhaps the trials and temptations are to enable you arrive at the next stage in your development. All to the glory of God.

Above, we spoke of Jesus ensuring that He always spoke to The Father. Is and was this your habit? We must be clear, what are your habits? I am hoping that I hear “Prayer is the most important habit I have.” If it is, then pray harder and seek God’s will in and for your life.

To open a box full of important material- Thanksgiving. I am aware that in the Americas we habe a festival called “Thanksgiving.” But, I am referring to your giving thanks. Let us return to The Word and see what it shares about giving thanks. http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/thanksgiving-bible-verses/

http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/thankful-bible-verses/

Again to save time and room, the like have been shared for your perusal. I am making sure this is not too long with repetition of material that is already out there.

So, two major ‘issues’ we may have neglected Prayer and Thanksgiving. Did the advancement in roll get in your head or under your skin? A huge part is not realizing where you have received what you have. Then, we must be wary that humility goes a far way! We have often shared of Moses and his importance in bringing the Isrealites-The people of God then. Out of Egypt and to The promised land. What was a key attribute of Moses? In losing what we had, we must remember this- “Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the Earth.” Numbers 12:3

This is a point that needs to be driven home! Humility, what a central part it plays.

We all struggle with pride in life! Sadly, many of us do not realize the potential that waits for us if we just let go of our pride and move forward in God’s plan. In fact, the Bible goes so far as to warn us that God hates the sin of pride and will discipline the proud! Let us not see ourselves as “wise in our own eyes” but let us become humble and willing to learn from God and others! Memorize these Bible verses about pride to help you focus on being like Jesus Christ, our ultimate example of selflessness who gave Himself on the cross for us!

Many people who struggle with pride also struggle with greed. Study these Bible verses about greed to see how God’s blessings pour out on those who are generous!

Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else. Galatians 6:4

The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled) Isaiah 2:12

The LORD Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth. Isaiah 23:9

But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”James 4:6

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:10

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches. Jeremiah 9:23

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. Philippians 2:3

I am hoping that we are making a significant impact on some of these ‘little’ things that blossomed into major criteria in our existence. There are keys to living blessed! These are a few of what I was blessed with to share. We will definitely do more. Let us separate ourselves and go pray. A heartfelt, deep prayer for guidance and Foregiveness. So much is laying on this! Lets make it count.

Brethren, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. For with His Spirit within us we are directed as we should go, we live above condemnation through Jesus Christ our Lord. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1
For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 3;21,22

The bible flows! Is it not a blessing to pick up the book and be directed on a verse to read and our Spirit is led on? There is no end to studying, knowing and by His grace, acting his word, Amen.

It is actually like hahaha! funny. In his day Goliath was huge. In fact let’s go to the history books and look that up. It can be found in 1 Samuel 17. The Bible says he was a large man who fought as a champion for the Philistine army against God’s people, the Israelites.
Normally, we equate him with a giant, as most Bible translations state that he was over nine feet tall (1 Samuel 17:4, NIV). The Masoretic Text, the Hebrew text that has long been accepted by the Jewish people, states that Goliath’s height was “six cubits and one span.” Taking a cubit to be approximately eighteen inches and a span to equal six, this figures to a height of approximately nine feet, six inches. It seems Goliath may have had some Anakim blood in him (see Deuteronomy 9:2).

There is some disagreement about what the height was exactly. But, he was bigger than the other men on the battlefield. We are getting to our main goal here. I was blessed to read a verse about God giving us what we need, not what we want. There is a fine line between the two.

All ‘giants’ in our life in faith are taken out through faith. Amazingly, we do not need to bear the same ‘weapons’ of warfare. We are soldiers in God’s army adorned with all we need. This leads directly to the war we are thrown into. The war of wills and wants and needs.

One reason we don’t have what we want is that we don’t ask God for it. Yet, another important reason is that our motive is flawed. God’s interest in His children goes far beyond making sure they have pleasure. God is working in us to build strong and courageous men and women of God – fit to rule and serve in His kingdom.

“You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, and you can’t possess it, so you fight and quarrel to take it away from them. And yet the reason you don’t have what you want is that you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your whole motive is wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.” — James 4: 2-3 (NLT)

Time to move our focus away from what we want and trust God for what we need. Time to pray, asking God for insight into where and why we find ourselves where we do.

I in the process of healing was advised to read and learn the contents of Psalm 1 and 2. This I admit escaped my Spirit and I read and re-read them. What a blessing! A note to recite them all the day long. I have to say “Perfect submission, perfect delight…” When we have submitted our all at the feet of our creator His will is done; and we can start living the way He intended.

Not to take it too far back, but Adam and Eve had it made. To awake with all you can eat right there. A HUGE Hallelujah! Right there! I almost want to say at your neck and call; but, then there was no calling for food. They were vegans (yup! I know I have opened a pot of various feelings and emotions here.) I will state FACT, prior to the apple of the knowledge of good and evil being eaten, Man could eat of any tree, plant or produce in the garden. The first animal to be killed was an animal for its hide that was used to cover the nakedness of Adam and Eve. Admittedly, we can carry this any one of many directions. But let us see exactly what is said about that:
Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. Genesis 3:7 ESV
However, after God comes into the garden, He also makes clothing for them.

And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. Genesis 3:21 ESV
This is important as stated “loincloths” we are aware of cultures or traditions of not clothing the top half. This is truly His-story. We at some point started covering the top half and it has become culturally accepted as the ‘norm.’ I will admit that prior to going and reviewing that, I did not know the specifics.

But to focus on the topic of the moment, let us read: “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.” Psalm 1

There is a way for us to walk! The commandments placed as the tenement of our Father. There is written what exactly will occur, it is like everything a matter of time which to us is ‘limited’. Outside of this Earth there is no time. We have gone over this ad nauseum but there is no time. It is difficult to explain, one place I have read and bring up each time we discuss “time” it reads:

‘But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With The LORD a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The LORD is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.’ 2 Peter 3:8–9

‘Time’ is for us for so many reasons. If and when we walk as we were created to, there is the “learning curve.” We start off slow and low and aim high. I smile as I realize that we aim for Heaven!

So, big question. Being planted by God, what season are you in? Your fruits? I would say let us not ask or say, by Gods grace time and His glory will reveal just what harvest we pulled in. We are not made to be blown away, our foun-da’-shun:

In Hebrew the words for “foundation” are mostly derivatives from yacadh, “to found,” and in Greek two words are used:

one, katabole, of “foundation of the world” (Mark 13:35; 15:34; Luke 11:50; John 17:24, etc.); the other, themelios, of the foundation of a building (Luke 6:48,49; 14:29; Acts 16:26, etc.), in which sense it is also used metaphorically in various connections (Christ the foundation of the church, 1 Corinthians 3:11; or the apostles and prophets the foundation, with Christ as corner-stone, Ephesians 2:20; the foundation of repentance, Hebrews 6:1, etc.). In Psalms 11:3, “if the foundations be destroyed,” the Hebrew word is shath. In Jeremiah 50:15, the Revised Version (British and American) reads “bulwarks” for “foundations”; conversely in Psalms 89:14; 97:2, for the King James Version “habitation,” the Revised Version (British and American) reads “foundation,” and in Isaiah 6:4 for the King James Version “posts,” reads “foundations.”

The verse says so much, just like every verse and passage we have read and will read. So, I will stop here and we will be blessed. God bless you in Jesus’ name, Amen

Jesus said “You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. This is my command: Love each other.” — John 15:16-17 (NLT)

To share a verse that again means so very much and we should start living it: For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21

A bit deep today. Just a mild warningvbefore we delve into The Word. Let us proceed:
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in Love, which we have defined: ‘Love never gives up [‘Love is patient’, NIV]
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first”,
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back, But keeps going to the end’ (vv.4–7, MSG).

As Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

“The Greek word for ‘fornication’ (porneia) could include any sexual sin committed after the betrothal contract. …In Biblical usage, ‘fornication’ can mean any sexual congress outside monogamous marriage. It thus includes not only premarital sex, but also adultery, incest, remarriage after un-Biblical divorce, and sexual acts with animals, all of which are explicitly forbidden in the law as given through Moses (Leviticus 20:10-21). Christ expanded the prohibition against adultery to include even sexual lusting (Matthew 5:28).” and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks and we can see thanksgiving as a daily need we can refer to: http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/thanksgiving-bible-verses/.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience, we have been led what we must do to remain within the will of God, The Father of all. Be not ye therefore partakers with them in uncleanliness of Spirit, for ye were in darkness, but now have been exposed to light in the Lord: Therefore, walk as children of light. Ephesians 5:1-7 (paraphrased to The Glory of God.)

Lord, I thank and praise you for your amazing Love for me. Thank you that your Love endures forever. Thank you that your Love is the source of my Love for you and for others. Help me to enjoy your Love today and each day ongoing. I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen

What I realized is even our thoughts are known. For real, we are observed in our going out and coming in; our thoughts are known! Temptation comes through what we see. Our hearts respond as we will. Now that is saying a lot. When our will is in line with God’s Word, Hallelujah! We are in a position of blessing. To put it mildly- “Blessing Unlimited!” Our wants, needs, desires all taken care of by He who is Love.

So saying this let us see what it says about our thoughts and desires:

Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 4:23

“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
Luke 6:45

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7

Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
Proverbs 4:25

We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:5

We have curtailed just a fraction of the teachings on thoughts which for the most part speaks about what leads to desires. Desires are what we want. Let us take a peek about “desire.”

Psalm 37:4 gives a promise that can often strike us as too good to be true when it says, “Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.” But it is Scripture, it is given by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and it is God’s personal promise to each of His children. One of Satan’s greatest and most frequently used lies to believers and unbelievers alike is that God is a cosmic killjoy. In other words, his assertion is that God does not want to give us what we want, and by implication, He will not give us what we want. Therefore, in order for us to get what we want, we would need to go and get it by ourselves, by our own means, by our own power, and by our own ways. Of course, anytime we do this we will come to regret it as we recognize that God’s ways are the best ways and that He tells us not to sin because He doesn’t want us to hurt ourselves or anybody else. Psalm 37:5 gives a complementary truth to verse 4 saying, “Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.” The idea is that God wants us to trust Him by committing the entirety of our lives, desires, and hopes to His care and perfect timing, planning, and giving. He doesn’t want us to do things our own way, walking by sight and human wisdom but rather by faith and the wisdom which only He can supply. As we trust Him, we can be sure that God will do what is good, right, and pure.

We started this out to be a brief diatribe, The Word Lives! We may start of talking about one subject, but by His grace, drift into another. Truth? At times people need it. What we know them to need, The holy Spirit knows all, being led we by His grace hit the nail on the head.

There are many times when people are wrong and drift on without prayer. Stop them! In fact, curtail them by directing a word of prayer. In every situation where there are believers, we should all say a word of prayer. In my impression, this is the way it was and is meant to be.

Alright, a quick word of prayer and we are done.

Father Lord, Hallelujah! There is none like You! Awesome in Holiness and giving in grace. We are subject to You. You created us, we praise You for Your Love. Each second we have, we commit into Your Loving arms. Father, where time does not exist; You are. At times we may ask, we know by Your grace we receive, You know Father- the timing is right. We may ask, we are aware that at times our blessings are held up. Father, it via more reason to thank You, for with a heart of praise Our blessings rain down. Soak me Lord, with Your plenty. Father, where I stand in need of forgiveness-make me whole by Your grace. Thank You Father, I praise and glorify You. Lord, go before me! I pray that in my all, You be glorified in Jesus’ name, Amen

Definitely a promise; and we read:
I will worship toward Thy holy temple, and praise Thy name for Thy lovingkindness and for Thy truth. We have been witnesses to the fact that He says it and it is: for Thou hast magnified Thy word above all Thy name, we have a Father Whose name cannot be uttered, we describe Him for What He is. I even steer wrong. In Heaven, there is no male/female. There is beauty, brilliance, peace and wonder.
In the day when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul, Amen.

All the kings of the Earth shall praise Thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of Thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.

Though the LORD be high, yet hath He respect unto the lowly: but the proud He knoweth afar off. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thou shalt stretch forth Thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and Thy right hand shall save me, Amen.

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of Thine own hands, we pray in Jesus’ name, Amen
Psalm 138:2-8

Lord, I am lost, let down, don’t know what to think or do. I cannot say I am frustrated, just taken aback by what I just heard. In my life LORD, Your will be done. LORD may I do all to YOUR Glory. I have learned that it is not what I want, but what You desire for me that ends in Your awesome will in my life. LORD I commit myself to you in entirety thoughts, emotions, wants, needs. Touch me LORD, full me LORD. Every vacuum fill with Your Spirit. LORD, grant me YOUR Joy. Fill me with blessings, LORD cause me to radiate YOUR Love. It will in me, no longer be what I want, buyt through YOU, what I need in Jesus’ name, Amen

The LORD is my strength, and He is the saving strength in me His anointed. Save me O LORD, and bless thine inheritance: feed me also with Your Spirit, and lift me up for ever. Psalm 28:8

*Wow! Such a creative way of presenting Jesus!*

*My CV*

*Personal Details*

Name : JESUS CHRIST
Address : Ephesians 1:20
Phone : Romans 10:13
Website : Bible
Keywords : Christ, Lord, Savior and Jesus

My name is Jesus – The Christ. Many call me Lord! I’ve sent you my CV because I’m seeking the top management position in your heart. Feel free to read my details below.

*Qualifications*

🔺I founded the earth and established the heavens, (see Proverbs 3:19)

🔺I formed man from the dust of the ground, (see Genesis 2:7)

🔺I breathed into man the breath of life, (see Genesis 2:7)

🔺I redeemed man from the curse of the law, (see Galatians 3:13)

The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant come upon your life through me, (see Galatians 3:14)

*Occupational Background*

🔺I’ve only had one employer, (see Luke 2:49).

🔺I’ve never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful.

My employer has nothing but rave reviews for me, (see Matthew 3:15-17).

*Skills and Work Experiences*

Some of my skills and work experiences include: empowering the poor to be poor no more, healing the brokenhearted, setting the captives free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and setting at liberty them that are bruised, (see Luke 4:18).

🔺I am a Wonderful Counselor, (see Isaiah 9:6). People who listen to me shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil, (see Proverbs 1:33).

Most importantly, I have the authority, ability and power to cleanse you of your sins, (see I John 1:7-9)

*Educational Background*

🔺I encompass the entire breadth and length of knowledge, wisdom and understanding, (see Proverbs 2:6).

In me are hidden all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, (see Colossians 2:3).

My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp unto your feet and a lamp unto your path, (see Psalms 119:105).

🔺I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart, (see Psalms 44:21).

*Major Accomplishments*

🔹I was an active participant in the greatest Summit Meeting of all times, (see Genesis 1:26).

🔹I laid down my life so that you may live, (see II Corinthians 5:15).

🔹I defeated the archenemy of God and mankind and made a show of them openly, (see Colossians 2:15).

🔹I’ve miraculously fed the poor, healed the sick and raised the dead!

There are many more major accomplishments, too many to mention here.

You can read them on my website, which is located at: http://www.the BIBLE.

You don’t need an Internet connection or computer to access it.

*References*

Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healings, salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration, supernatural guidance Bro Shine can testify to that.

*Summary*

Now that you’ve read my CV, I’m confident that I’m the only candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart.

In summation, I will properly direct your paths, (see Proverbs 3:5-6), and lead you into everlasting life, (see John 6:47).

When can I start? Time is of the essence, (see Hebrews 3:15).
JUST ASK ME TO START FROM YOUR HEART AND I PROMISE TO START IMMEDIATELY.(Rom. 10:9-10)
God bless you all as we invite Lord Jesus into our heart everyday.
🙏🙏🙏

We have been over this before, but a few key things were revealed in my spirit. We do have a calling! Let us read:
After Man was created in the likeness of God “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:15-17

To wander off the beaten path all was created before man. The ‘days’ are periods in creation. Subsequent transLatinos decribed the periods as days. We thus realize dinosaurs of which there is undeniable proof was in the period when the animals of the Earth were created. I am somewhat hesitant to say that as things were being perfected they died off. Now, creation is quite an accomplishment; time as we know it went on. We can look in texts and realize that when they were; man was not yet.

In perfecting things God created more and finally Man was created to work the garden and care for it. We have a function, which today we all accomplish in caring for each other and the Earth. Even though we were tricked out of the position of sole carers of The Earth, we have our functions. Let us fast forward, after the first sin in not following orders for God said of all you see but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you must not eat or you will die.

In the periods before Man, animals did pass away. Amazingly Angels were created to Exist period If the did The will of God, they continued in Heaven. If for some disobedience, they were cast out of His presence. In the garden of Eden, there was the tree of Life. Had Man stayed true to The Word of God, he would have eaten of it. Hallelujah! In God’s Kingdom parallel to this world the streams of water renew life, the fruit sparkle existence. In Psalms it speaks of just what knowledge of God in all His Greatness does.

Man, not knowing of this had not eaten of The tree of Life. What was revealed to me is that knowing from The Bible where the supposed territory of the garden is, there have been many who have sought it for many reasons. In reading, The tree of Life is there. I am want to say that the great flood in the days of Noah would not have affected this area. If we break it down, this was paradise.

But returning to the topic at hand Adam and Eve were made to leave, now with a limit on life. We are made in God’s image. Just as angels were caused to be, we are created in God’s image. A little complex, but within us is us. A permanent fixture just as Angels do not “age”. We grow in knowledge, this I realize. Each day, hopefully to The GLORY of God we learn and gain wisdom. We discover what to do, not do and in doing right, by His Word we are rewarded.
(For reference read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_Eden) In no way did I wrote from there, but it is excellent to have studied scholars describe what they know.

When we think about it, someone was lead to write the book of Genesis, we are aware for the most part the individuals that wrote or were led to pen the other books of The Bible. Amazing that in the new testament, they were encouraging letters penned to the individual ‘Chuches’. Aren’t we blessed to have The Word?

To the woman He said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.”
To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’
“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food
until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”

In our doing, it has been said what we shall do. As things are, we do exactly what was said that we would do. The most blessed thing to realize is that Jesus changed much of that. We are provided for as true believes by The Grace of God.

I will state again in His image we are made. God is a Spirit, we are in His image. It is baffling to see that animals are not made in His image. As hard as it is to say, at home, there are Angels with wings, Cherubim, Seraphim and over all God’s Glory.

What is happiness? We will discuss this, but first what was Man told to do? We will discuss this.

Shy of proclaiming what makes you Special, different, full of hope? Calm in times of turmoil? We in these cases and more! Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
We are filled and overpour, we in Him can ‘season’ others! Share the flavor, you have tasted the hope of The eternal, what an Awesome flavor! It leads us to savour that which we know, but as yet have not seen! Taste on! We cannot wait to drink of the pool of Healing and sup off the fruit of the tree of life which bears its fruit each season! Amen
For we read “Down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.” Revelations 22:2

Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the LORD our God.
Psalms 20: 7

The LORD is our strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.
Psalm 28:8

In the New Testament, the writer of Hebrews said, “See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. He could bring about no change of mind, though he sought the blessing with tears” (Heb. 12: 16-17). There is clearly a link between Esau’s birthright that he sold and the blessing he missed later in life. Even when his father realised he had blessed Jacob “by mistake,” one would thought that he would regret what he did, but he said, “I have blessed him – yes, and he shall be blessed” (Gen. 27: 33). Words of blessing cannot be withdrawn. Jacob remained blessed and Esau – in despair, cried bitter tears.

Do we sell or share away what we have been blessed with? This is a new dispensation, we need to stand firm and realize what we have. There should in fact be no trending away from our focus! We have a definite focus! And as ‘childish’ as this sounds, it is factual! We have a Heaven sent, always with us reminder of our gifts.

At times we hear about ‘living in the Spirit.’ Not too much to that is there? We have been blessed with The Spirit. There are ways of showing it. Some might speak in tongues, some see ‘revelations’, in face let us break and read the gifts of The Spirit, them we shall return to this sharing. In this we should Galatians 5:22 it, here goes: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

And back to our message, Esau’s experience shows that previous life· decisions and actions can come back to haunt us. Having spurned his birthright, he lost the blessings that went with that birthright also. As Christians we must stay focused in our commitment to God and not blame God or Satan for consequences of wrong decisions and actions that we take; Remember, the decision always lies with us.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I dedicate myself afresh to you today. Help me to be serious with You so that I will not run out of grace. I pray in Jesus’ Holy name, Amen

We just shared “Making a new song unto The LORD.” Not only in it will Hallelujah’s rain forth from our Spirit. I was led once again to a prayer that is awesome in its provision for us in faith. Without carrying on, let us read Psalm 13, a deeply symbolic prayer when we are in need.
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Amazing, Huh? If we think of just what king David underwent, we are struck by how much this is current for us. When in times of difficulty and even in times of plenty raise your eyes, your Spirits to God almighty. I am touched by how ‘current’ this is! Do you have difficulties that have beaten you down? This speaks of The extremes. Yes, we serve a God of extreme goodness, kindness and Love. In faith the blind have seen, the deaf hear, the cripples walk. Is it not your turn?

Turn to The LORD. A God of miracles, Amen! We by His grace shall be made whole. What holds you back??? We are not in a congregation of believers, but at this time, in our own private space and time. Yes, there is an audience. But, more so for us to thank God for our trials, our tribulations.

A HUGE question is where are they from? God, we claim that is You do not hear us, we cry out in anguish for the wrongs that have been done (state them) Lord, as I was ok in You presence, ease this burden, cause it to be taken away. Lord, you suffered for me at cavalry. The whipping, the dehydration, the mocking-Lord they took it all from You. Lord, they tried to take your dignity, but rise You did to a place beyond any thing has ever reached. You have the name above every name, heal me Lord, I pray in Your name Lord Jesus, Amen

One brief share is that Satan in all his beauty and glory (given him by God) appeared to The LORD Jesus after His fast. To behold such beauty! But rather than minister to Him, Satan be an quoting The Scripture. Wrongly, but he did. We speak of being in The Scripture as often and deeply as you can. Even in the human form, The Lord Jesus was in the know. Imagine! Not having eaten or had liquid to drink, on the verge of dementia, He still held fast to what He knew. At times we are struck with much to bear, we need to hold on to The Word.

Do not let beauty ‘disarm’ you, but rather- hold on to what is true! Amen.

Psalm 100 is alive!!! Let’s go over it in Spirit y’all:
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

We have discussed ‘singing’ before The LORD. Hallelujah! This sharing says “Make a joyful noise unto the LORD!” We are set free to worship as we are able, Amen.
Let me hear an Hallelujah! Give Him GLORY! Make a joyful noise! We understand that He is our creator Who made all this! In His displeasure, it would have been ended, but He saw a man (Noah) and his family. They tried to convince others, it did not happen. When the floods came and the sky opened and poured all was vanquished in His will.

We know we came initially from Adam and Eve, but in a sense we are products of Noah and family. Having been led to ponder this, I have attempted to study this.

Sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth
Shem’s name means “name” or “fame”. …
Ham is the forefather of Cush, Egypt, and Put, and of Canaan, whose lands include portions of Africa, Arabia, Syria-Palestine and Mesopotamia. …
Japheth is apparently the youngest son, although his line is given first.
To save time and space, read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generations_of_Noah

http://www.bible-history.com/maps/2-table-of-nations.html

Amazing to learn? No? But the question that arises is when was the tower of Babel? Given that the descendants were all of one tongue, it is he leaves that this occurred 400 years later after the flood. We read: https://answersingenesis.org/tower-of-babel/was-the-dispersion-at-babel-a-real-event/
I know I have stated this before, but we are His-story. Will we make a dimple in the fabric of time? We have touched on this; prayed on this point. Let us praise God and realize that it is all connected. One entity created all. It is wise to realize this and know where we stand.
In browsing the book of Revelations the last verses say how it is going to be.
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give youa this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.”

I was led to see how things will be, I pray in The name of Jesus, that things will be as God has said, as we have read “Nothing shall be added or detracted to The Word of God.” There are penalties, so I sat this with much humility and prayer.
Reading the book of Revelations what it points to is the destruction of the Earth as we know it. The Universe will be destroyed and all in it. We can speculate at what will be. But in truth, we will be in the Spiritual realm and a new Heaven and existence will be where God dwells with all His chosen. It says that in this new realm if there is a tear shed, it will be wiped by God Himself.

The writing of Revelations was through a vision seen. In reading The Word, what is written is by the leading of The Spirit. I personally can make no claims, but in writing; I am unable to pause till it is all out.

In reading Revelations, the fact that we have repeatedly spoken about was made. God created The Universe and placed Earth where Earth was in relation to the other planets. It says so much, we will attempt to break it down. But, notably what we have spoken about in terms of the ‘days’ of creation as we discussed were periods. This is undoubtedly confirmed in Revelations the 16th Chapter verse 18 “Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake.” The definition of the period of creation is confirmed in a book at the end of The Word! This also confirms the fact that a force could have acted on Earth before the Garden of Eden when man came to be. All the theories about evolution fall flat. Yes, there could have been creations like Man, but until Man was created there was no Man on Earth. If there were evervan earthquake of this magnitude, it has not been since the dawn of man on Earth.

We have kind of mentioned the way the Universe was created, the alignment of the planets. In reading Revelations, the change in nature suggests when the time comes the Universe will cease to be. We read: “One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”

Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. The name written on her forehead was a mystery:

BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.

“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while. The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.

“The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
It goes on in Revelations 17. A new world order is being set up even now as I write. The crown of the major world power is seen as a force that is to be reckoned with. Things that are not yet will b3. When it is mentioned that a mark will be placed on your forehead or right wrist, it will seem innocuous. If that identification is not possessed, you may not buy or sell, we are fast moving to the point where ID becomes ‘scanable’, presently it is on cards, but it shall be simplified to have the chip placed to allow identification, purchases, buying or selling, even immigration. To come to ‘the land of plenty and ‘peace”, to escape the lands of turmoil, will an identification not be accepted as the moment be identified by a chip that means you belong? Think, I am not writing this because I want to, I am being led to do so.

Even when this was viewed by apostle John, it might have seemed improbable for centuries. Yet, we see tendrils of it’s being come into existence in our time. Read Revelations, all that is written will come to pass.

God is God! The Creator of all! David had a story. It started in faith, got sidetracked by what we deal with everyday. Let me show exactly what I mean. But first the point I am trying to share is found in the book of Revelation to be specific Chapter 22:16 “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”
We spoke of young David, a couple of stones to defeat a warrior? Frankly had not been done. His brothers andcthw people of Is real looked to ‘scrape’ him off the battleground. They must have readied the professional ‘mourners.’ But, we have read how things went, and the victory over the Philistines on that day.

But we turn to the part of his-story, when David was full of himself and gazed over the wall of his palace and saw a woman bathing. Lust? A most definite “Yes!” “I want what I should not have?” How many of us deal with this ‘concept’ on a daily pattern. That job? That rank? That position? The name??? I could go on, but we get the idea. He saw and he wanted, sent for her, seduced her and impregnated her. A big “Whoops!” Her husband was away fighting a battle for Israel, which David was not at! I will point out, The Word explains why; “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.”

Her husband was sent for with the hopes that he would sleep with his wife; “Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my commander Joab and my lord’s men are camped in the open country. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and make love to my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!” If he had followed the hopes of David a huge pending calamity could have been avoided. But, being that his allies were in the field, he did not go into his spouse but slept outside as was the custom of the day. This man was getting pesky! So, in a fit of an attempt to save his hide, David posted him to a point where the battle was most fierce, “In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. In it he wrote, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.”
So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.” He died! Whew! David must have thought. But….

It was seen! Everything that was done was seen and known. We follow: “When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord.”

We have shared that we are on a stage being watched by both sides. His actions were known, by both sides. One must have felt “Aha! Finally, he has done wrong! Our man Goliath should have ended it all before it began. A cause for celebration- his word had that man killed! About time.” On the other side “It cannot be believed, but…”

God sent a prophet who had recieved knowledge from the “Spectators” in a different realm: “The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
“Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”

David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”
Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’

“This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”

We see that what is supposedly done in secret is known. To wrap this up, David repented, but The LORD had spoken, and we read: “After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.

On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”

David noticed that his attendants were whispering among themselves, and he realized the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” he asked.
“Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.”

Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.”

We see what he did. When wrong, do we seek the Face of God? Or do we hide away and pretend all is right? This story is fast coming to an end, but there is a major point we cannot and should not miss. David had stepped aside from God’s perfect will, but he repented. Yes, we may be so moved to ‘pray away’ the bad in our life, but simply asking for forgiveness and acepting the fruit of our wrongdoing is a key to doing things as God wills.

Bathseba did have another child, can anyone name the child or describe what happened. Moreover, being in the perfect will of God is key to not just success, but good success.
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:1-4

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
James 4:10

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. .
Matthew 6:25-33

So, we have shared quite a bit, the homework I will give you is “Meet The LORD, confess your faults, ask Him for forgiveness and invite Him in.” I feel there is a Moses among us! Alleluia! And there are quite a few David’s and Bathseba’s. Our previous lives are no issue in Our salvation! When God lets it go. It is gone!

“Why is that person so relaxed?”
“Did you hear what happened to…” And points.
“If only I had that…”

It seems like they are forever driving piddling holes in a character. Have you “Jesus’ized” today?
😀 There is “Jazzercise”, Aerobics, Yoga, Weight training, Resistanc bands…an endless list!

But how are we in Spiritual weight lifting or weight bearing? Actually, let me ask one question “What makes you, You?”
Conditions might amount to quite a bit, we have been blessed with…”The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7

Time to connect with The Lord. Lost a job? Got laid off? Challenged? Pray!!! And…
“…whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” John 4:14

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6

His will?
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

And we learn a few things:
“It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality.” 1 Thessalonians 4:3

We can break this down, there are blessings, but there are rules. You want to be blessed? No problem at all! To be blessed, do… And do not… Then you will be blessed to realms that surpass your understanding.
Ephesians 1:3 says that we have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ. What are these spiritual blessings, and what do they do for us? Contrary to some beliefs, they are not some mysterious power or cosmic connection reserved for a select few. They are the key benefits of a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

The word blessing in Ephesians 1:3 is a translation of the Greek word eulogy,and it means “to speak well of.” Since God is the one acting in this verse, we can say that God has spoken good things about us, or pronounced good things for our benefit. The good things that God has decreed for us are probably beyond our ability to number, but we can outline a few by looking at the verses that follow the statement (Ephesians 1:4–13).
The first blessing listed is the election as saints. Ephesians 1:4 says that He has “chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” God has chosen to make us holy and blameless, and all because of His love, His good pleasure, and His grace (verses 5–6). What a blessing, that “even when we were dead in sins” (Ephesians 2:5), God chose to extend His grace to us and offer us salvation. This is even more amazing when we realize that He made that decision before sin even entered into the world.

We have been chosen! We were chosen before the foundation of the World. The difficult thing to understand is “Why do some people insist on ‘not believing’, can we state that we, not them were chosen? God created Man for a purpose, we were selected before time. God had plans for Man, but they stepped off the carpet, and things changed. We were created not to die, and if we ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, we would surely die. We were like all Spirit, we were the cause of limits to being alive. Not ‘living’. A bit confusing, the body dies, “dust to dust…” But the Spirit goes on. Where do you want to be in the Spirit?

We read above about “…whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” John 4:14
Ok, I will step quickly aside, if there is untold amounts of Living water. There is a place where there is none. Contrary, no water, no joy, no Love…Nothing good. Choices! “I wish I listened, had paid more attention…” Well, I am sharing now! You can make the decision.

Much earlier, I described it as throwing the dice. It is not so ‘tricky’, what side will you be on? It comes down to you and what you decision!

Let us pray, right quick. And may God be Glorified. Just a few seconds: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. We are done.
– Psalms 19:14

Let us pray: We by the awesome grace of The LORD are becoming prayer warriors! Pick up your shield and stand firm! Your sword in your dominant hand! Hallelujah!
“Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him alone, and I am helped, Amen. In His grandeur, my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him. For He has put a song in my heart to sing! And now I can shout Alleluia! When we are down Jesus lifts us up! We stand in Him! Glory Alleluia!
The LORD is my strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.

And we pray: Save thy people, and bless Thine inheritance O LORD our God! Feed us with the exuberance of Your Glory LORD, and lift ud up for ever. We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen
Psalm 28 paraphrased
Be blessed and have a testimony filled day!

And Jesus said to His disciples: “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
‭‭John‬ ‭9:4-5‬ ‭KJV‬‬
http://bible.com/1/jhn.9.4-5.kjv

Good morning folks. We shall have a testimony filled day in Jesus’ name, Amen
Let us follow what was shared by king David of who’s familial lineage is the human form of our Lord Jesus!
We should remember that king David was blessed beyond measure by simply following The will of God. My challenge today is to read and remember how he stepped afoul of the boundaries set, but came back in line with The will of God.

May the LORD answer us when we are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. Amen
May He send you help from The sanctuary and grant you support from His throne.
May He remember all your sacrifices and accept your thanks and desire to serve Him.
May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. To this we say a definite “And so may it be” in The Name of He who conqured death and changed the course and curse of His-story!
May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. For He has placed a song in our hearts to sing and now we can sing and shout Hallelujah! For Jesus lifted us! O Glory Hallelujah God our Father, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit have restructured the essence of our Lives.
May the LORD grant all your requests. Amen!
Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to His anointed, of which we are!
He answers His annointed from His Heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of His right hand.
For some may trust in man made and concocted paraphenalia, some in might and strength, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. For in His arms we take refuge.
Those who trust in their own stregth are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm in Jesus, our Lord, Amen!
So let us get praising and thanking! Have a blessed day, Amen

Psalm 20 paraphrased by God’s grace.In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.” — Psalm 118:5-9 (NLT)

This I received and wanted to share. It is worth taking a minute to allow it to sit in your Spirit.

The people of God have a His-story to relate. I was reading in Psalms of how The LORD is to be blessed for the victory of His people. Pointedly, it refers to a refusal/restriction of the progression to our goals. Let us go over real brief what this is about: striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory, and put his army in array against them. The Israelites went forth against him to battle, and gained a complete victory. The Amorites were defeated; Sihon, his sons, and all his people were smitten with the sword, his walled towns were captured, and the entire country of the Amorites was taken possession of by the Israelites ( Numbers 21:21-30 ; Deuteronomy 2:24-37 ).

We have a Psalm (136 to be specific) that refers to this; we read from v16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever. Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever: And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:16-26

This brings many things to mind. We have been promised much-go out and possess! We have mot read of a believer who sits still and receives, have we? It was said in the beginning of time; “Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”

Many things can be said here many different paths but to stay focused we were created in a lower form of substance. There is God, His Spirit, His Son all one and the same. In reviewing from the old testament we pointed out that The Spirit was here on Earth before Jesus was here. It points out that truly Jesus was sent for a reason. He was sent to stand in for us.