What more could He have done....

Hello Brothers and Sisters

I've been thinking about all the things the LORD has provided for us.  So many many things in so many ways.  All because He loves us so dearly.  He doesn't want to lose a one of us.  We are His children.  If you've ever had a child you know how much you love them and would do and give anything for that child to live and breathe in health and happiness for eternity.  I know this is how much our Heavenly Father feels for us. 

The Holy Bible, GOD's very word  (the LORD) to us as a record and a witness to show how much He loves us.  From His creation of our home and the path of His plans to guide us and show us Good and Truth so that we might see and hear.  That we might ingest the Good and Truth and live it and understand that it is that very thing that is life and life eternal.


The earth itself, the perfect orbit around the sun.  The moon and its perfect orbit around the earth.  All the planets in just our solar system and their orbits in perfect distance from each other and the sun with their moons in perfect orbit around them.  Not to mention the universe and the perfect order it abides in.  All planned and executed in perfection.
The earth, our home away from home is amazing all by itself.  From a chunk of rock floating in space GOD's power (the LORD) molded and formed this perfect home for us.  Over time He established all the right elements in just the right amounts to hold and sustain life. 
Then He created life to live in this beautiful world and provided all the means to sustain this life He had created.

Gen 1:1-2

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
 

Gen 1:29-31

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

 

At this point GOD had created man, male and female created He them. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 

This man is known as Neanderthal man.

 

 

Gen 2:4-5

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

 

Now why would the LORD say that there was not a man to till the ground???

 

The LORD had not a man to till HIS knowledge into the earth so it could be filled with Good and Truth and live.

 

Then the LORD formed out the dust of the ground a very special man.

 

Gen 2:6-8

But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

 

A mist went up from the earth and watered the whole earth,  this mist is the power of the LORD!  He watered the whole earth with His knowledge so every plant of the field, every herb of the field could grow.  Who told all these plants and herbs how to grow and what to eat to survive and thrive.  How to multiply and spread their seeds.  The power of the LORD did!!! 

 

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

 

A living soul..........The very breath of the LORD filled this special man and he became a human being.  With the soul this man, this human being had the vehicle to know the LORD intimately and till the ground of the earth.  To learn from the LORD His goodness and truth and to share this with all of mankind that existed on the earth.  To cultivate the whole of earth with GOD's goodness and truth so all the earth would grow and live in beauty and peace.

 

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Gen 6:5-6

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

 

Gen 6:8

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Gen 6:12-13

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

 

Because we chose and continued to allow and practice wickedness (sin),  like a systemic infection it grew and spread thru out all the earth.  One man and his family began again to multiply and replenish the earth with GOD's goodness and truth. 

 

GOD then began to bring forth a special people, a people from which He would use to bring forth His tables of stone with His covenant of Goodness and Truth.  The Ten Commandments of which gave all mankind an example of how to live in goodness and righteousness.

 

Gen 12:1-3

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

 

Gen 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

 

Gen 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

 

Abraham did these things in Gen 26:5 before the Ten Commandments were created by the very finger of the LORD God.

 

From Abraham to Isaac, to Jacob (Israel) and his twelve sons which are the twelve tribes of Israel the generations came and endured many trials and received many blessings from the LORD God.  This special people loved the LORD God and knew Him and followed Him.  As with all mankind they have had their times of falling away from the Good of God and following the practices of the heathen surrounding them.  The Old Testament of the Holy Bible is a history of these struggles.  The LORD God in his longsuffering and patience continued to guide and teach this special people so they could be a witness to all the world.

The land had a great famine and thru the hand of LORD God Joseph (11th son of Jacob) was placed as second in command of all Egypt.  Knowing and following GOD, Joseph had the wisdom to store food for this famine.  Jacob and all the tribes came to Egypt and lived in the land of Goshen.  There they grew many generations until the Egyptians felt threatened and put them under severe bondage.  The cries of the people came before GOD and He heard them.  The LORD God (Power of GOD) sent Moses to free His people. 

Exo 3:2-10

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

 

Exo 7:3-7

And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

 

The Glory of the LORD God came forth for all the world to see in the deliverance of His people by a mighty hand.  The LORD brought forth His armies which were the plagues of Egypt for a witness to all the world. Parting the Red Sea and destroying the army of Pharaoh. 

During their 40 years in the wilderness the Hand of God fed them with manna from heaven.  Literal food and the meat of His word to bring them back into the Goodness which is GOD.  A generation had to pass to purge the influence of Egypt from their hearts.

 Moses had a face to face with our LORD God on Mt Sinai during this time when the LORD God came down and wrote with His very finger the Ten Commandments ( a covenant with us) to give us a way to live in His Goodness.

GOD has always and will always provide a way for His children.  Is it so very hard to accept His love for us and follow His ways???  Is it so very hard to understand that His Goodness and Love and enduring Mercy are all for us???  How can anyone being truly honest with themselves turn away from these things.  Turn from the things of the flesh and never look back.  I promise you will never be sorry.

What more could He have done???

Love and Blessings in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!

 

 

Judgment Day...

Greetings Brothers and Sisters

Judgment Day........Seems very final and it is.  The day all things are revealed and judgment is passed for reconciliation of all creation.  Think of the beginning of the creation of earth and all that God has done in making this amazing home for us to dwell on.  Creating human beings in His image to live and enjoy all that He has brought forth for our pleasure and His.  All this was done in His Goodness and His Godliness which is His being.  Setting forth a boundary and explaining the concept of freewill and choice.  Explaining consequences of freewill and choice.  Making sure we had all the tools necessary to be able to understand all that was presented before us.

Adam and Eve chose to listen to temptation and allow the lust of their flesh to overcome them into desiring the knowledge of the Tree of Good and Evil more than trusting what the LORD had told them what would be GOOD for them as well as what the consequences of this choice would bring.
Thou shalt surely die. 

The evil knowledge released on that day has grown to infect all the earth and we see the consequences of this fatal infection.  But...............this tree is knowledge of GOOD and evil.  Both are now in our lives and we choose which we will partake of by our daily choices.  Our lives from beginning to end are about learning of this knowledge and the consequences of it.  It is very evident to us all the results of GOODNESS.  This choice brings forth love and life and the goodness that comes with that for all creation not just mankind.  If practiced in full there would be no death or disease or separation from the GOODNESS which is GOD.  All creation would prosper and grow and glow with the glory of our Father in Heaven.

Unfortunately mankind has allowed the temptation of evil knowledge to arouse desires within his heart that only want things for himself and have no thought of what his desire will do to his brother or all of creation in the long run.  Choice and freewill are not something GOD will infringe upon.  He loves us enough to allow this for our own good.  We must see what these choices we make manifest into for all creation not just for ourselves. 

The root of this tree of knowledge comes from the first created angel Satan.  He has lived a very,  very long time and has perfected his subtlety in deception on many,  many planets thru out GODs universe.  He knows also the wages of sin is death and will stop at nothing to make sure as many of GOD's children as possible will not discover this truth and will die an eternal death as he will.

But...........we being loved so very much have been provided a WAY for forgiveness of evil being.  By real repentance and that means to turn from evil and go and sin no more and the GRACE that is our LORD JESUS CHRIST.  His blood will atone for our evil for those that love and have faith in HIM.  There is no forgiveness for those that disregard the GOODNESS that is GOD.

When we truly believe in our creator and truly begin to understand who HE is thru his Word and earnest seeking from our heart and soul,  judgment begins within you at that moment.  He will come and indwell you with HIS Holy Ghost that will begin to show you that which is GOOD.  HE will show you.......This is the Way, walk in it.  As you feed this spirit within you with study and prayer and practice of HIS GOODNESS, it becomes stronger within you until you can experience the fullness of CHRIST the living GOD. 

Each time we stray by letting that which is of this world overtake our thoughts.  Worries and confusion become our state of being.  The Holy Ghost will help you to stop and refocus on that which is Truth within you.  Remember....this is all GOD's creation and nothing happens in it without HIS permission.  HIS promises are real and true.  GOD is not a man that HE should lie.  All things are possible.

Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark 10:27

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

 

This gift of life... in the beginning of it I should say,  is a school or trial for this knowledge of Good and evil to be put before each and everyone of us.  That we may see it for what it truly is and see the consequences of each choice made.  Not just by us individually but of all mankind.  The ripple effect of each choice goes out into the world and does it job.  Either for GOOD or for evil.  The sufferings of each of us and all the world are a result of our choices.  The beauty and joy of each of us and all the world are also a result of our choices.  Choose GOD and HIS GOODNESS and we will live in the garden that GOD in HIS GLORY intended for us from the very beginning.

 

King Solomon was honored by GOD with wisdom beyond all man because he asked:

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

 

1Kings 3:11-14

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

 

GOD is so patient and long suffering for us.  HE would that none would fall, that all HIS children would desire the GOODNESS that is HIM and eternal life.  This trial is now,  all the evidence and witness of our own lives, every thought and action or in some cases no thought and no action, being put forth by us as individuals is before GOD.  We will reap what we sow.  If we have no desire for that which is GOOD here and now,  there will be no desire there either.  GOD will have only that which is GOOD in HIS kingdom.  Evil attempts to kill and destroy all that which is GOOD and it will not prevail.  GOD will not have it!!!

 

Rom 1:32

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Rom 2:2

But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

 

Rom 5:18

Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

 

2Cor 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

 

1Tim 5:24-25

Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

 

Heb 9:26-28

For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

 

Jas 2:13

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

 

2Peter 2:4-22

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

 

The trial is on my Brothers and Sisters...........Choose ye THIS DAY!!!

 

Jos 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

 

Be Blessed in the LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!

And I will give you rest...

Hello Brothers and Sisters

Mat 11 25-30
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

²⁶ Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

²⁷ All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Warning and Invitation
Matthew Chapter 11 : 28

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Col 3 1-17
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

² Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

³ For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

⁴ When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

⁵ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

⁶ For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

⁷ In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

⁸ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

⁹ Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

¹⁰ And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

¹¹ Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

¹² Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

¹³ Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

¹⁴ And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

¹⁵ And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

¹⁷ And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

 

Whenever anything begins to disintegrate your life with Jesus Christ, turn to Him at once and ask Him to establish rest.  Never allow anything to remain which is making the dis-peace.  Take every element of disintegration as something to wrestle against, and not to suffer.  Say...Lord, prove Your consciousness in me, and self-consciousness will go and He will be all in all.  Beware of allowing self-consciousness to continue because by slow degrees it will awaken self-pity, and self-pity is evil.  Well, I am not understood;  this a thing they ought to apologize for;  that is a point I really must have cleared up.  Leave others alone and ask the Lord to give you His consciousness, and He will poise you until the completeness is absolute.

A true child of God is not conscious of the will of God because he is the will of God.  When there is the slightest deviation from His will,  we begin to ask....What is Your will?  A true child of God never prays to be conscious that God answers prayer,  he is so restfully certain that God always does answer prayer.

 

Mat 8 26

And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

 

When we are in fear we can do nothing less than pray to God, but our Lord has a right to expect that those who name His Name should have an understanding confidence in Him.  God expects His children to be so confident in Him that in any crisis they are the reliable ones.  Our trust is in God up to a certain point, then we go back to the elementary panic prayers of those who do not know God.  We get to our wits end, showing we have not the slightest confidence in Him or His government of the world.

What a pang must have shot through the disciples.  What a pang will go through us when we suddenly realize that we might have produced downright joy in the heart of Jesus by remaining absolutely confident in Him, no matter what lays ahead.

 

There are many stages in life.  Some when there is no storm, no crisis, when we do our human best; it is when a crisis arises that we instantly reveal upon whom we rely.  If we have been learning to worship God and to trust Him,  the crisis will reveal that we will go to the breaking point and not break in our confidence in Him.

 

We have been talking about walking with God, sanctification........what is it all going to amount to??

It should work out into rest in  God which means oneness with God, a oneness which will make us not only blameless in His sight, but a deep joy to Him.

 

The little things that happen in our lives, the temptations that we overcome one at a time are joyous moments in heaven.  What a honor it is to please our Father in heaven.

 

Love your Brothers and Sister....

 

God Bless you in the name of our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST!!!

 

Soul Searching...

Hello Brothers and Sisters

Gen 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

 

Job 12:10

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

 

The soul of all human beings is most precious.  It is the means by which every instance of our lives is recorded.  Every thought, deed and action taken.  Every emotion, intent and desire felt.

It is you in your completeness.  Good and bad.  All encompassing. 

 

Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

 

GOD revealed much to us in the Book of Job about soul searching.  Job was a righteous man and perfect in his ways, yet GOD in HIS love for us wants the very best for us.  HE will refine us to get the very best we can be.  Job was tested beyond what I can even imagine.  He did some soul searching in that process that went into the very depths of the most inner part of himself.  When was the last time we went so deep inside of ourselves and look to see what our Creator LORD God sees.  HE knows what ails us and will give us the trials we need to refine us into pure gold.  I don't know if you have a Bible near where you are so I am going to post Chapter 33 of Job for you.  It is a beautiful chapter of GOD thru Elihu answering Job about his own self righteousness.

 

Job 33

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:

He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

 

Do you not see in these words of GOD how much HE loves us.  For HE speaketh once, yea twice.

Our LORD JESUS was the second and the ransom to deliver our souls from going into the pit.

GOD loves us with a pure love and if you will let HIM, the wisdom in the trails we face is pure.  If we know and believe in HIS love for us then we know that all things work for the good for those that trust in HIM.

 

Lev 17:11

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

 

The Blood of JESUS CHRIST upon the altar is the atonement for our very souls.

 

Psa 11:5-7

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

 

Psa 19 7-14

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

 

Who can understand his errors and secret faults?   This is what soul searching is all about.  Quiet time with yourself and the LORD.  No distractions and believe me they will come relentlessly.  Especially if you are truly searching for what is really within you.  You see... satan does not want you to do this.  He wants you to lose your soul.  He wants you to have to die as he will for his wickedness against all life.  GOD is life and it exists in love and purity and holiness.  It will compliment itself and all life surrounding it.  It will respect and promote goodness and positive growth forever.

 

Psa 23:3

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

 

Psa 24 4-5

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

 

Pro 27:7

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

 

If we ever feel that our heart and soul is full and we have need of nothing we are in danger.  Every bitter thing is sweet, this tells me that the trials our Father puts before us are for our betterment.  We need to look at these trials as a growing experience and thru the pain... grow and learn to trust in HIM for understanding of such things.  HE will never forsake us and will carry us thru these trials.

 

Isa 26:9-10

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

 

Lev 20 6-7

And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.

 

Isa 32:6

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

 

Isa 51:23

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

 

We pray for boldness from our LORD.  Let us not bow down our body to the ground as the street.  As children of the MOST HIGH GOD we are to stand up for HIS righteousness and holiness.  HIS power is all things and nothing is above it ever.  HE gives us HIS power to tread upon the wicked.

 

Luke 10:19

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

 

Mic 1:3

For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

 

Mal 4:3

And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

 

HOLD FAST Brothers and Sisters!!!   The LORD JESUS is with us!!!

 

Let us be diligent in our soul searching and ask our LORD to search our heart and soul for all uncleanliness according to thy truth.  Be willing O MY SOUL to face the truth that our LORD reveals in this search.  Let us turn from the ways that are not of you O LORD.

 

Thank you for listening,  May GOD Bless you and keep you!!!

Imaginations of the Heart...

Welcome Brothers and Sisters

The heart is the very core of our being.  Our hearts are truly who we are.  The thoughts of our hearts,  did we ever stop to think about this?  Our heart thinks??

Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Pro 6:18

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

 

Jer 7:24

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

 

Our heart is the inner man, our will, our soul, our understanding.  It is our mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, and memory.  It is our inclination, resolution, determination (of will).  It is our conscience, our moral character.  It is the seat of our emotions and passions.  A seat of courage and appetites.

 

Our heart is the central point of our blood and the seat of life.  Our hearts are filled with confidence, contempt, joy, sorrow, contrition, bitterness and despair.  Our hearts can become as stone and hard, rebellious, uncircumcised, stubborn and inflexible.

 

All these things are thoughts of our hearts. 

 

Jer 13:10 

This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

 

Rom 1:21 

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

 

2Cor 10:5 

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

 

This is why Jesus tells us to take captive our thoughts always.  If we keep GOD's word fully in our hearts at all times there would be no room for vain imaginations to creep in. 

 

GOD's Word is the seven spirits that surround HIS throne.  Wisdom and understanding, knowledge and fear of the Lord, counsel and might, Holiness, Truth, Grace and Life.  These are the things that should fill our hearts and leave no room for anything else.  When we abide in these things of Goodness which is JESUS we produce the fruits of the Spirit.

 

These fruits are Love, Joy and Peace of which is our relationship to GOD that we may pass these on to our brothers.  Longsuffering (patience), Kindness (Gentleness), and Goodness of which is our relationship with our brothers.  Faith, Meekness (Humbleness) and Temperance (Self-control, one who masters his desires and passions) of which is our relationship with ourselves.

 

2Peter 1-11 

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

 

Amen Brothers!!!

 

If our hearts are pure in GOD, HIS GOODNESS will fill us and we will be in one accord with HIM.

 

2Sam 22:21-28 

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight. 

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

 

Job 8:6

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

 

Psa 12:6

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

 

Pro 30:5

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

 

Pro 30:12

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

 

We ought to be very humble before our LORD.  Some of us feel we are righteous and pure before our LORD.  But what is the measuring stick?  Only our LORD JESUS will be the judge.  We will have a face to face. 

 

Mat 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

 

1Tim 5:22

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

 

Titus 1:15 

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

 

Jas 3:17 

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

 

Rev 22:1

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

 

The Heart... An amazing living beautiful creation in GOD.  Given to us to nurture and treasure and share with all life.  This world is beautiful beyond our comprehension and we fill it with the GOODNESS that is within us.  The Spirit of Life and Love is all powerful.  Let's spread it EVERYWHERE!!

 

May our LORD JESUS CHRIST Bless you and keep you!!!

 

The Spirit of Life...

Welcome Brothers and Sisters

Our temples (our bodies) are filled with spirit.  It is the spirit of life that is GOD.  We would not exist without this.  GOD is spirit.  He manifests HIS spirit thru HIS creations.  All living life exists because HE exists.  Living life is not just happenstance.  It has purpose and direction.  GOD is GOOD and all living life is created in HIS GOOD with a purpose and direction of GOOD.  As GOD is only GOOD so all living life can only exist as long as its purpose and direction are in one accord with HIS spirit.

GOD reveals HIS spirit to us thru HIS Word.  HE shows us HIS spirit in a physical manifestation has our Lord JESUS CHRIST. 

Job 33:4

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Romans 8:10

And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

 

2Cor 3:6

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

 

Gal 6:8

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

 

Rev 2:7

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

 

Rev 22:17

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

 

These scriptures are some examples of what our spirit is.  It does reside in a physical body of flesh.  The flesh is also a spiritual condition which battles with the spirit.  Our desires should be of GOOD and only GOOD,  for all living life.  Eternal existence will only be,  if this spirit of life has purpose and direction in one accord with our creator GOD.  GOD is eternal and all HIS GOOD creation in one accord with this spirit will also be eternally growing and spreading HIS GOOD thru out HIS universe.

Anything that is not of this GOOD purpose and direction will only strive for a short time.  It will not survive in the long run. If it is not of GOOD it will cease to exist.  It always destroys itself, for it is corrupt and tries to infect all it comes near to.  The physical flesh (our mind/the world) can be overcome with these desires of short term pleasures which are not of GOOD (sin).  This is why our LORD JESUS CHRIST warns us so much in HIS Word about overcoming these desires and to take captive our thoughts and our tongue.

 

Pro 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

 

This is why our LORD JESUS CHRIST physically came to earth, to show us we CAN overcome these desires which are not of the GOOD that is GOD,  as HE did.  The covenant of GOD (ten commandments)  shows us the GOOD that is GOD.  They give us the purpose and direction to conduct ourselves to be able to live in GOODness (GODliness) eternally.

JESUS came to set the captives free.  The captives are you and me,  all the world.  We have been under the law and the bondage of this world view (Egypt)  JESUS showed us by HIS walk what freedom is.  HE showed us what this gift of spirit and soul can be when in one accord with its creator.
JESUS spoke of the faith of a mustard seed, even with that small amount of real faith we could move mountains.  When the woman with a blood issue twelve years knew (had faith) that if she could just touch HIS garment she would be made whole...she was.

Mark 5:25-34

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 

For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 

And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 

And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?  

And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 

But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 

And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

 

Luke 6:19

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

 

2Peter 1:3

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

 

2Peter 1:5

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

 

Phi 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

 

We are what we eat.  Be very selective about who or what is coming and going out of your mouth.

You as a creation of LORD JESUS CHRIST have HIS Spirit of Life within you.  FEED IT and the rest is HIStory.

 

Love you all and Be Blessed in our LORD JESUS!!!

 

Choices...

Welcome Brothers and Sisters..

Col 1:16-17

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

 

When I read this two words really jumped out at me.  Principalities and consist. 

 

Eph 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

In both these verses principalities means beginning or origin, that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause,  the first place, principality, rule, magistracy of angels and demons.

Consist means:  to place together, to set in the same place,to bring or band together, to stand with (or near) to set one with another, to put together by way of composition or combination, to teach by combining and comparing, to put together, unite parts into one whole, to be composed of, consist.

First I thought why would the LORD use the word consist instead of exist?  Knowing that every word of the LORD is purposed I looked it up.  It made me realize that our very being consists of HIM.  Of course we know this, but do we really??  I guess it made me pause a lot and really think about this.
By HIM are we.  Everything, all the ingredients of us are by HIM.  If you make a cake and leave out the eggs or the flour what do you have?  Oh how wonderful is our LORD.

Psa 139:14

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

 

Pro 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil

 

Isa 45:7

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

 

What it all boils down to is in the beginning Adam and Eve chose to be disobedient to GOD.  For this choice and since that day we are all exposed to the good and the evil.  We became knowledgeable about the duality of existence.  GOD's purpose for us is to bring that duality into one accord with HIM of whom we consist.  Pure goodness and light.

We have freewill with our gift of life and freedom to choose what we will do with this gift.

Scripture is full of the choices of man thru out time and the consequences of those choices.

GOD is all good and positive and ever moving in that direction.  We can realize this if we choose to.  Or we can choose to ignore that of which we consist and not care about the ever part of our very existence and deal with those consequences.  Every action has a reaction, every cause has effect.  No way around that one folks.  Use your actions and your causes for GOOD and our GOD of whom we consist of will become stronger within you and you will become of one accord with HIS purposes for you.

 

As we grow closer to HIS purpose within us I find HIM in my thoughts all the day long.  I become more aware of my thoughts and when a thought enters my mind that is not of HIM by HIS WORD I know it immediately.  I feel it in my spirit and know this is not of the goodness which is GOD.  Becoming aware of our own selves, our thoughts and actions is most important.

I realize my desire is to be like JESUS.  In everything HE did was displayed the purpose and beauty of existence.  The goodness and love in all things.  To care and nurture our brothers and sisters.  To bring light into all creation.

 

Trials and tribulations abound in this world of darkness also.  These are the consequences of our choices thru out time.  We are witnessing the results of choices made that are not of GOD.

Yes GOD created all things, but HE does not partake of evil.  We are not to partake of it either.

 

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

 

Job 30:26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness

 

The darkness does not want you to seek the light.  It will do anything it is allowed to do to stop you from your salvation.  It wants your soul condemned as its existence is condemned.  We have hope my friends.  As long as we live and breath there is hope for our salvation.  Praise Almighty GOD for giving us the time to realize these things.

 

Psa 5:4

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

 

Psa 26:5

I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

 

Psa 121:7

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

 

Matt 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

 

Luke 6:22 

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

 

Luke 6:35

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

 

Love our brethren

 

1John 3:14

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

 

1John 4:21

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

 

This world we live in now is the accumulation of all the choices of man thru out the life of earth.  We can see the effects of these choices before us.  Think about that and lets make a choice to serve GOD of whom we consist and the goodness HE is.  Will you answer HIS call??

 

Deu 30:19

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

 

Jos 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

 

Thank you for listening...

Love to all the Children of our LORD...