To God be The glory, Amen

Monday, December 25, 2017
10:30 AM

Merry Christmas y’all 😇
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Psalm 25:20

Sunday, December 24, 2017
12:16 PM

Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Psalms 31:24

Amen!   The year 2017 is coming to an end. Hopes, wishes, dreams, prayers fulfilled? We all started the year with hopes, I believe prayers too; Accomplished?

The most awesome part is that in The Word, time is counted as seasons and reasons. We can break this down.
A season of plenty it shall be, filled with promise of plenty as we focus our gaze on the Lord. Even if we stray, His Love beckons us back and what we have lost is regained in the name of Jesus. This is a declaration in faith, Amen

Reason:
1. We are Loved. For us, God sent a part of Him to redeem us. To gather us back into His fold. We were as sheep gone astray, in Love we are called. Hungy, thirsty we amble back.
2. We were created for a reason. It is your season to flourish. A humble tender of the garden has weeded, sown, cultivated and the crop is ready to flourish. Radiantly produce in God’s glory. The season is the reason for plenty.
3. It IS the time, the reason, the season. We have been gently told what to expect as we keep our gaze on The LORD. We are blessed, receive and flourish.

We are blessed to receive, what we have been given. Receive with open arms, it has been poured out in The Name of Jesus who paid our ransome. In Him, we are free and free indeed, Amen

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
Mark 10:27

What are our needs, wants, desires? Difficulties, loss of job, loss of Love, sorrow, mourning….the list is endless. With God all things are possible. All things!

Let us pray:
Father Lord, our El Shaddai you are our all. In you all things are perfect.  Thank You for all we do encounter and deal with in our lives — Your will be done, Amen.

With You, all things are possible, glory Father. Touch, fill, be with us in our all, in Jesus’ name, Amen

Saturday, December 23, 2017
12:16 PM

“All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.”
Psalms 25:10

We find so very much in all, and with each reading of the Scripture.

ALL paths of The LORD are true, tried,  tested, and as solid as The Rock on which we stand.

Knowing as believers on which we stand:  He’s solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, an impregnable castle: I’m set for life.

My help and glory are in God so trust Him absolutely, people; lay your lives on the line for Him. God is a safe place to be.
Psalms 62:6-8

A wonderful prayer in and for all our ways. A truism and a truth as we start the day:

All the paths of The LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. For Thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great, Amen.
Psalm 25:10,11

Pray always, without ceasing or season for in as such were we created. The LORD came to fellowship with MAN until the fall.  Should man have confessed his sin? Yes!  But instead he hid. The LORD already knew what had been done. The Definition of Love came down to the garden of Eden and GLORY shone around, but man hid. For man’s refusal to shine The Light on his wrong, he was punished. We can share a whole sermon on this.  But it remains as we are, all is known, even before we step off the path.  But in Love HE waits for us to confess our weakness, our wrongs and He forgives- giving us the will and strength to steer clear and grow in knowledge and wisdom.

Through God’s words we gain an understanding that God is the one who gives the gift of knowledge – that is an understanding or awareness of something. The Lord however, grants knowledge to those who have an honest relationship with him.  This collection of Bible verses gives insight to the value of knowledge and the path to gaining it and receiving the fullness that is of Him, Amen

• For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:6

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

• Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Psalms 19:2

• The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out. Proverbs 18:15

• The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly. Proverbs 15:14

 

Friday, December 22, 2017
10:00 AM

We, in faith, are the new Israel. People of the Most High God!

When we go out, by His grace, an angel goes before us. This for a second might put us in a state of concern. We are always on stage. The stage of life. To make it easier to sit, the stages  of life. Each stage is different: conditions, achievements, challenges and so on.

If we look at it this way; who are the best actors, the most renown? Those who “act right,” and bring the house down?  If we decide their performance was ‘outstanding,’ we bestow applause. Even in the most extreme of acting abilities, skill, or of their immersing themselves into their character, in adulation we give a standing ovation.

We, too are on stage…the stage of life. Who watches? We may have read, seen or experienced arriving home to the teeming of adoring numbers. Are you there? Where is home?

Let us look at the characteristics of Love:  Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast.  It is not proud. It does not dishonor others. It is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

These always bowl me over. Are those our characteristics? Are we loved? Do we show love? To hit all these characteristics, we must be superhuman.

Let us take a step back; these characteristics, if expressed, well we can just imagine the adulation. Stepping into the spiritual, we start to be as our Father. We can break it down, not as Him; but distantly mimicking His characteristics.

Are we forgiven? Did we do wrong?
“Who is a God like You, Who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; You will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.”
Micah 7:18,19

This gives us something to note, to keep our hearts clothed and cloaked in. What then do we do?

We will lift up our eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh our help. Our help cometh from the LORD, Which made Heaven and Earth. Our Father will not suffer a foot of those who lay in and on Him to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.

https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/437-biblical-concept-of-time-the

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Cor. 4:18

Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

2 Peter 3:8–9 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.’

The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Psalms 121:1-8

Everyday, we can rest in this. In sharing we can see that we are constantly on stage, whether sleeping or awake.

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8

https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-our-thoughts/

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
9:53 PM

Fulfill ye the joy of true believers (https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-do-you-define-joythat) that you be likeminded, having the same Love (as your Father is LOVE; Like Father, like son/daughter), being of one accord, of one faith, mind and Spirit.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind and humility in Spirit.  Let each esteem one another better than themselves.  Look not every person on his/her own things, but every one of you also on the things of others.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, Amen
Philippians 2:2-5

To start off in reverse, are you perfect? To be honest, marriage- is about settling down. The age old adage says: “Settling down.” Once things are established,  biblically you move from your mother and father’s home to be “settled.” It is a point the is what it is! 

Think! “Is she/he settled?” You are setting down a home, a career a relationship…

So many things have the same ‘ring’, setting out, setting your roots in career, setting down a homestead in which to be established.

Everything has its beginnings somewhere. We may look at the world’s best known relationships and learn from them. To water it down, the Clinton’s were in school together, so were the Obama’s. You meet someone, any person, THE person. How does it start? You see, are introduced to or meet someone- The seed is sown, a friendship develops. Just what establishes a ‘relationship’? 

Similarities, common interests, common goals, shared wants, desires… This becomes frighteningly real! Why do you “fall in love?” That person is an extension of you! Check this out! As the bible says, you two become ONE. Incredibly this was stated by Jesus! “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”  Mark 10:7-9

I know that I sound and have become mister bible. Many points. Even if I seem to derive so many things from The Bible, amazingly it has been called The book of Life.  All we encounter, are, experience is in it. I dare challenge anyone to point to something that is not referred to in one way or another. Funny enough, we study and read when we want to be established in FACT. What do we go through that has not already been done, experienced or gone through. In the basic form- in school, we have textbooks. In life, there are newspapers.  Yes, there may be some news coloured in by the attitude or opinion of the writer. But if the same thing is repeated by different authors in different times, it lends credence to what is shared. 

Amazingly,  we have The Bible! This was put together: This table summarises the chronology of the main tables and serves as a guide to the historical periods mentioned. Much of the Hebrew Bible or the Protocanonical Old Testament may have been assembled in the 5th century BCE. The New Testament books were composed largely in the second half of the 1st century CE.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_the_Bible

I know that this is a long and complex answer to simple question. The question is not so simple.

In ending this diatribe, you stated “No-one can be another person’s perfect?” I can answer that EXTREMELY easily. ARE YOU PERFECT? A myriad of responses. You work on yourself daily, why would that ever change?

Here, I can step outside of the ‘religious path’ we beat and share what we can refer to as fact: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/sex-and-intimacy/the-role-of-friendship-in-marriage/twelve-steps-to-a-deeper-friendship-with-your-spouse

For the most part, I think that answers your questions. More so, PRAY! I cannot stress that enough, in The book I refer to at all times- The Bible, it says pray without ceasing, give thanks in ALL things. In so doing we are established and rooted right where we are and were meant to be. 

A long response, but hopefully it helps map out your course.

In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Isaiah 54:14

The top is where we are destined to be. We are more than conquerors in and through Christ Jesus, Amen

Good Morning,
“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how the LORD had visited His people in giving them bread.”
Ruth 1:6

Naomi migrated with her family because of hardship, and lost her husband and two sons in the process.  She was absent when God’s blessings arrived.

God, the Source OF All blessings, will visit you this Season!

You will not hear from a distance!
You’ll be a direct beneficiary and partaker of God’s Mighty Supply!

You’ll no longer look up to others!
Others will now look up to you!
In Jesus Mighty Name!!!

Beloved, enjoy a blessed day and wonderful seasons of Songs of Victory of Hallelujah in Christ Jesus. Amen!!!