Thursday, June 30, 2011

Come Together!

John 7:43 " So there was a division among the people because of Him".

Even when Jesus preached so sweetly his meek and loving doctrine there was division among the people.We may not hope to please everybody,however we must be true in our teaching.There will be division among those who do not follow.There will be division of believers and non-believers.There is a difference of opinon.Difference in trust as the non-believer relys on self and the believer trust in Jesus. Difference in love,obidence,character,and language.There is a difference in destiny as one is on the wide road traveling south and the other is going north on the narrow road.

Christ who is properly the author of peace, is, on account of the wickedness of men,the occasion of disagreement.There has never been one who has so deeply moved the hearts of men as Jesus Christ has done.He has changed the course of the world's history,his teachings are received by the foremost nations of the earth.Millions of people call themselves by His name.For His sake many have lived as no others were able or willing to live before His coming.Yet as much as some love and trust him with all they have,there are many who dispies His name and don't believe his person.Even though he die for all mankind,many a man will die to everlasting damnation because the refuse to believe.Because of Him many will be divided.The sheep will be divided from the goats, the wheat from the chaff, and the believer from the un-believer. 

The union of the saints results from union with Christ,as the loadstone not only attracts the particals of iron, but it also unites all the particles it attracts to one another.Let us lay aside all that makes us different and that which divides us and come together in the one thing that brings us all together,as jews and gentiles are one in Christ,and believers of all backgrounds make up one church.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Trust God's Word; It never Fails!

Acts 19:20 "So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed".

The word Of God; the power of God unto salvation.If we just once again trust in this word like the saints of old did what a wonderful world we would live in.In these times God's word is so badly needed yet we seem to share everything but the truth and purity of God's word.We agree and disagree with it as it relates to us and what we are doing or trying to do. If it goes against our agenda's we don't want anything to do with that part and will de-friend and remove people from our sights because we're convicted by God's word.How can we lead the lost to Christ when we who profess Christ can't follow one another to his truths.We must continue to share God's word and  we will see the Word of God grow and prevail. 

The gospel is the same as it ever was,God hasn't changed.There are still sinners in the world, the sins that need to be overcome are the same, and the Holy Spirit is just as mighty to convict and renew,but we have changed how we share this good news.We must understand it is a blessed time in the soul,a blessed time in the family,a blessed time in the congragation and in the country when the word of God grows mightily and prevails in the hearts of the people.But Faith comes by hearing,and hearing the word of God.But to many are sharing their books, motivies,ideals and philosophies over the truth of God's word, thus giving birth to so many faithless christians.It is a blessed time when the open sinner is seen leaving his sinful ways and seeking the salvation of the Lord.When men are seen giving up their unholy gains, and changed their lives to follow the word ,will and way of God.When the leaven of the gospel begins to work, there will be no need of  arguments to prove how unworthy it is for a christian to turn to the amusement of the books of the world or those who proclaim the messages of said books.

The grace of the gospel produces a new taste,it alters everything about us,our friends, our pursuits,and even that which we find entertaining.Is the word of God growing amoung us?If not why not?It is a living seed and it should grow,and will grow unless it is hindered or wrapped with the imagination of man.There is no other power in our ministry which will equal that which is produced when one hears the truth of God's word.If you plant it, it will grow;"So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed". It won't come back void! 

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Salvation,It is in the Word!

Acts 13:26 "Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham,and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent".

Paul and Barnabas first preached the gospel to the seed of Abraham, but they contradicted and blasphemed, and therefore,in verse 46, we see that they now were proclaiming the good news to the Gentiles.Let all heed to this warning, let us not refuse the gospel and find it taken away from us.Now is the acceptable day of salvation; when you hear his voice harden not your hearts."To you is the word of this salvation sent".

What is the word of this salvation? It is the testimony that Jesus is the promised Savior.The word which promises forgiveness to all who exhibit repentance of sin,and have faith in the Lord Jesus.In a word it is the proclamation of perfect salvation, through the risen Savior.It is a word, as being spoken by God,and as being his present utterance even at this moment.It is a word which reveals "the word", Jesus the living word of God.It is a word of salvation; for it declares,describes, presents and presses home salvation.It is a word sent, for the Gospel dispensation is a mission of mercy from God,the gospel message,Jesus the Messiah,and the Holy Ghost himself is sent to work salvation among men. Will you decidedly and honestly refuse it?Will you delay your acceptance of this Free gift?Will you play the hypocrite and pretend to receive it,while in your heart you reject it.Will you be a tempoary convert, or will you accept the word of salvation with delight?

Jesus Said, " Preach the gospel to every creature."But you might ask, shall it be offered to those who crucified him,to the soilder who stuck him in his side.Yes Jesus wants the gospel preach to everyone;the man who put the crown of thorns on Christ head, needs to know that their is a crown of life for him if he repents.He who stuck Christ in the side, into his very heart,he needs to know there is a nearer way to the heart of the savior.No matter how bad we might think they are Jesus shed just as much blood for the least of them as he did the greatest of them, and they deserve to hear the word."Christ came to seek and save that which was lost".Proclaim salvation to all, it is the Lord's will.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Positioned To Be Blessed!

Psalms 1:1 "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."

     I'm too blessed to stress; Blessed and highly favored: these are popular saying we throw around all the time.But are you really blessed? Truly blessed? The word of God says that "Blessed is the man that don't continue to walk in the advice of the wicked, or stand in the way of the sinner, or sits in the seat of the scornful.See the character and condition of a Godly man allows him to walk in the righteousness of God.

 God knows those that are his by name, but we only know them by character.The character of a Godly man is given by the rules he chooses to walk by and the advice he takes his direction from.The Godly man takes his direction from the word of God,  he meditates on it day and night. This keeps him on the narrow road, the staright path ,so he is blessed not to walk in the ways of the wicked.The ungodly are unsettled, they have no pacific goal or aim, they don't walk by no certain rule, as they stand for nothing and seem to fall for everything ,thinking they are free, they become slaves to many masters, they are at the command of every lust and the beck and call of every temptation.The Godly man sees them with a sad heart, but he does not do what they do, his character won't allow him to follow their advise, stand in their unrighteousness or to seek rest in their unbelief. He takes his rest in the word of God, and is blessed with a blessing which flows like a flowing river of water, and in all that the Godly man does, he  prospers.

   So if you think you're blessed now, just think of how blessed we would be if we meditated on the word of God day and night.If we truly trusted the Lord and loved him with all our heart soul and mind.If we worshipped him with our life and praised him with our living,then we would be blessed and a blessing.When we walk worthy of the name by which we are called,Christians, or Christ like.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Best Is Yet To Come!

Isaiah 64:4 "For since the beginning of the world, men have not heard, nor percieved by ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God beside thee, what he hath prepared for them that waiteth for him".

  This christian journey we have embarked upon has many unknowns.It is full of challenges, obsticals, opportunities,temptations, stumblings blocks, and barriers.It is a narrow road we must travel, and along the way we will slip,trip and fall. We will stumble, have doubts and sometimes even entertain the thought of giving up. But the word of God tells us to press on towards the mark of the high calling of God, so quitting is not an option.No matter where the journey leads us we must trust that Jesus will never fail.With every twist and turn with every peak and valley we overcome, it brings glory to God and salvation to a dying soul. Every obstical and challenge we are faced with is a opportunity for us to be molded,shaped and fashioned into that which God has called us to be.No matter what it is we are going thru it is working together with Gods purpose for our good.Whatever happens is part of God amazing plan of salvation, which he ordained from the foundation of the world.

   For since the beginning of the world men have not heard; they have not either by hearing or seeing come into the full knowledge of Gods goodness. No man has seen, nor can understand the provision made by God for the future happiness of holy souls. Neither seen by eye nor heard by any ear, nor has entered into the heart of any man, what God has prepared for them who love him; those that wait for him,that await the promise salvation designed for us.No eye has seen ,nor ear heard because it is hid in God.Our true happiness is bound up in the richness of Christ, obtainable only by his guidence and through his grace. The goodness God has prepared for us and preparing us for, are laid up in the riches of Christ for those that fear him and trust him.The goodness which awaits all believers; the things made available to all who commune with him in spirit and in truth,are laid up in Christ. What God has for those who work righteousness,for those who are cheerful in doing the whole duty, as he delights himself in the Lord. Those who obey him and submit to his will, making mention of him in all that we do, as we walk in a way worthy of the name by which we are called.

  For the eye hath not seen another God beside thee O God. A God who was accused of my faults, a God tried for my charges, a God convicted of my sins and yet he never said a mummling word; a God whipped for my transgressions, bruised for my iniquities, a God who served my sentence as he suffered bleed and died on a cross that I might have a right to the good things God has in store for me. Jesus the Christ the good thing God has for all who will believe.

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

A Walk of Faith

Deut. 1:21--"Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee;Go up and posses it, as the Lord God of the fathers hath said unto thee, fear not, neither be discouraged".

   The mission was complete, the twelve men had returned from their undercover surveillance of enemy territory. They now stood before their fellow country men. The report came in ; the land is good! But ten said it's impossible to possess, the people are too strong, its cities to well defended, and it's a land which eateth up the inhabitants. The people were swayed, they abandoned their invasion plans, and elected to return to the enslavement from which they had been delivered.

 Saints we live in a 24/7 media world; it consist of television, radio, internet,phones newspapers, books, magizines and the trusted word of mouth.It's a media which even when factual, it can be misleading, prejudicial and often very one sided.Its truth are generally based on the opinons of the ones telling the story.We have televison programs swaying people to believe certain lifestyles are acceptable;some of our music degrades ,defiles and encourages ungodly living. The secular media tells us "it's your life , life it your way to the fullest", while some religious media tells us"Jesus died for your sins so you can live any kind of life,and God understands".Thus many are swayed to abandon Gods perfect plan for our lives,and return to the enslavement of sin to which we have been made free.

  The word of God says "I can do ALL things through Christ who Strenghtens me",  who are we going to believe ?, The report of the world, or the word of God?We walk by faith in the promises of God's word,not by the sight of the lies the world shows us. The challengers might be strong but my God is stronger, the problems might seem like giants but our God is Bigger.We're are at the door step of our breakthrough, let us walk on by faith into the promised rest in the promised land that God has prepared for those who trust and believe him.We walk by faith not by sight.......................

Friday, June 24, 2011

The Power Of God's Word

Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is quick, and powerful,and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and the joints and morrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart:"


   The word of God is a name for Christ. It is the essential word that in the beginning was with God and was God.But it is also the scriptures, the written word of God, but the Lord Jesus is never separated from them.He indeed is the substance of the written word. Scripture is what it is because Jesus himself embodies himself in them.(He comes in the vol. of the book).So we have the word of God,which is the power of God and the sword of God.It is the sword of peace and rest, and also a sword of salvation and judgment. It is the instrumnet by which we are set free from the bondage of sin and death, but by this same instrument the world will be judged and condemed.  It is the truth which makes us free,yet because of unbelief all are not free, many wonder aimlessly in a vast wilderness, a prisoner of our own doubt not trusting or believing God's word.Many right now are wondering, lost in the wilderness of worry,because of unbelief,some are lost in a wilderness of dispear and depression, trapped by the cares of this world all because of unbelief.(Jesus said he overcame the world).

 See, the enemy takes our doubt, adds in deception,and with a little lie holds us captive in his kingdom of unbelief. But the word of God , which is our power, will not only cut down satans kingdom, but will set up the kingdom of Christ on the ruins of it.We have Gods word to fight the battle of truth, to destroy sin by piercing the heart and conscience of sinful man, destroying unbelief, as it arouses and awakens the conscience, convicts the heart and converts the soul. His word judges our thoughts,works,actions and everything about us,that we might experience his peace and enter his everlasting rest and salvation.The help we have from the Lord is his word, our sword,and power, but we must first reverence the word truly as spoken by God. Then his word is quick,and quicking it is life and it creates life wherever it comes. It is a living and incorruptable seed which can never be destroyed. It is powerful;it powerfully convicts,converts,comforts and  It pulls down strong holds.It has the power to raise us to great heights of holiness and happiness. His word is sharpe, it cuts all over, it cuts and wounds all who touch it; it kills self righteousness,sin and unbelief cutting going out and comming in.It cuts deep removing sinful habits away from the soul, that have become the nature of sinful man.It cuts ignorance from understanding,rebillion from the will, and hostility from the mind.It's piercing, forcing its way into the heart of man thru the smallest of opening even the dividing soul and spirit. Precision cuts, dividing the joints and marrow without damaging the bone. This word will cut the lust from the flesh, and like a lazor will remove the lust from the eye.

 This word is revealing, a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, revealing even the most secret thoughts and design. This word will turn a sinner inside out, and let him see all that is in his heart, turning a sinner into a saint. The word of God,our power,our sword. Jesus Christ,the power of God unto salvation

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Ready When Jesus Comes!

Matt.25:34 "Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand come,ye blessed of my Father;Inherit the Kingdom prepared For you from the foundation of the world".


  There was once a group of men on a ship traveling up the Deleware River; It was after dark, and they were just kicking back admiring the clouds which were illuminated by a great fire in the city of Philidelphia.When the ship docked, one of the men was handed a message which read "Your factory has been destroyed by a great fire". He had sat back and admired the blaze which destroyed his lively hood.

There are many today who are sitting back admiring the destruction of their lively hoods as they let the opportunity to accept Jesus in their lives pass away right before their eyes. See many are under the impression that we have forever to accept Christ, or that there will be a tomorrow.But the word of God says"The day you hear My voice, harden not your hearts". See none of us are promised a tomorrow so let us seek the Lord while he can be found, let us work while it is day.No man knows the day nor the hour when the son of man comes, so let us be ready when Jesus comes. The responsibility of repentence is on everyone who hears the Gospel of Jesus Christ; that is the appointed time of salvation,that is when Jesus is getting you ready for that great day.The gospel  is the power of God unto salvation to all who believes.Jesus said it shall be more tolerable for the wicked cities of Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judgement than for those who hear and reject the gospel.

 Remember the ten virgins five were wise and five were foolish;five was ready and five thought they were ready.Are you ready? will there be oil left in your lamp when Jesus comes?Will you be in the darkness? Are you in the ark of safty?No matter what they though said or believed, all that was not in the ark when the floods came perished. So I ask you will you be on the right hand?Are you prepared to go home? 

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Jesus!The Gift Of God

Acts: 8:35 "Then Phillip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus";
 
During the 40 days following his resurrection, Jesus met with his disciples on numerous occasions. During these gatherings Jesus instructed them to preach the gospel message to a dying world.It is with this single message,that we can reach out and save a dying world.Everything we will ever need can be found in Jesus God's gift to mankind. Everything God wanted to say to man, everything he wanted to do for man, everything he wanted to give to man was accomplished when he gave us Jesus the Christ, the power of God.

  In Jesus is the fulness of life,he is the abundance of life God promised,and this the early saints understood.Even though they were smaller in number, they were big in faith,love, and they understood where their strength and power came from.They did more with less, while we are doing less with more.They didn't have the megga buildings but their church was built on the foundation of the gospel.They didn't have T.V., radio or the social networks,but they shared the truth of God's word everywhere they went. No matter what challenges ,trial , and/or tribulation came their way, they never lost focus as to what their mission was ,nor did they sway from their message,as they continued to reach out to a lost world.They didn't change the message to get the people, the people changed to get the message,they trusted God's word to do just what he said it would do.

When sin crept in, they reached out with the gospel, when envy raised its ugly head they reached out, preaching Christ and him crucified. When trouble tried to enter the body of believers thru murmuring, they never lost sight of their mission; even when faced with death(like stephen) they reached out with the love of Jesus, and prayed that the charge be not held against their enemies.They realized their strenght was in doing God's will, they were lead by  Gods spirit, and trusted in Gods word, and reached out with Jesus the Christ God's gift  to a dying world.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

He Still Saves!

Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ;the same yesterday, today, and forever"

 Christianty and religion; over the years these two words have come to mean something totally different than what they were intended. The corruption and misuse of one , has caused us to challenge the integrity of the other.With an ever increasing desire for power, prestige, and monitary gain, the dignity,character, and respect of christianity has been brought into question. The vainess of man's imagination, along with his new style religion, has polluted, distorted and corrupted the worlds view of a christian. The religions of today driven by the desires of the flesh, is no longer pure and undefiled. If you look hard enough you could find a religion to comfort, and which conforms to every attitude, belief, and lifestyle of man's imagination; complete with a doctrine, denomination and a congregation to follow a self proclaimed leader.

With our vain conversations, we have distorted, altered,and cheapened Gods perfect plan of salvation. Change seems to be optional,Salvation is now a game of chance, being sold, auctioned off, and some play lets make a deal with God, proclaiming he has changed so we don't have to. In our search for the ideal religion, we have gotten caught up in the treasures and pleasures of this world;we have closed our hearts to Gods revelation,and have opened our minds to man's imangination.But Jesus never changes, what was sin then is still sin now;what he spoke against then ,he is still speaking against now. Jesus didn't die to give us the right to sin, he died to save us from sin, and he rose to give us the power to live without sin.Jesus Christ ,the same Yesterday,today,and forever.Jesus is the same in the old testiment as he is in the new testiment. The Lord is my shepherd  I shall not want, David said it in the old testiment and Jesus said it in the new "I will supply your every need" It is Jesus who paid the cost to be the boss, it is about him and him alone. Jesus is  the bishop of our souls, if you want to be in position to prosper get with Jesus.

Jesus Christ the same Yesterday; Gods spoken word, by which all things made was made, the spoken word by which Abraham believed and it was counted as Righteousness(for faith comes by hearing) .Jesus Christ, the same today; the written word of God unchanged and uncensored, to rebuke, reprove,to correct and instruct us in righteous that we might be thourgly furnished unto every good work. Written that we might believe on the only begotten of God.Jesus Christ the same yesterday,today, and forever; The living word of God , yesterday the ram in the bush, today the lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world.Yesterday the way out of the firery furnance, today the way out of the fires of eternal damnation.Yesterday noah's ark, today the savior of all who enters his rest. Yesterday manna from heaven today and forever more the bread of heaven, yesterday the love of God , today the love from God to all who will believe...

Monday, June 20, 2011

Just A Little Talk With Jesus!

Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together,saith the Lord:though your sins be as scarlet,they shall be as white as snow;though they be red like crimson,they shall be as wool".

The sinful condition of men is terrible in the extreme.This is set forth vividly in previous verses of this chapter.They are altogether alienated from God. God himself interposes to produce a change.The proposal of peace is always from the side of God.See the matter is of a serious nature and demands a most serious discussion,and deserves it,for God,the soul, heaven,and hell are involved in it.No good can come to the man who neglects the invitation,it is one of those things that will not  drift the right way itself.

Our sins are like scarlet,we are double dyed,for we are all sinners by birth ,and sinners by practice.Yet by faith in Jesus Christ they shall be white as snow:by an interest in Christ's atonement,though our offences be red like crimson, they shall be as wool; that is they shall be as white as the undyed wool. So here we have God urging a conversation, he says "Come let us reason together", the conversation needs to be held at once , for he says " Come Now", for the danger is too great to allow for a moments delay. Today is the acceptable day of salvation; "the day you hear My voice harden not your heart".God message is urgent, let us not procrastinate with such an urgent need.Like dye, when sin enters the soul how can it be removed without destroying the life? With man this is impossible, but with God he is able to separate the sinner from the sin.He is able to destroy the sin while perfecting the sinner,saving his very soul."Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow", God calls the most glaring sinners to come to him, with the promise of reconcilliation.

Come let us reason together,God himself will remove the stain of sin from the hearts and conscience of all who come to him.He will forgive you,and so end the inner conflict. He will remove the offense perfectly,He will remove for ever the guilt of sin.He will discharge the penalty of sin.He will destroy the dominion of sin,and he will prevent the return of sin.He explains by his own word how this is done.See He offers free forgiveness obliterating guilt.Full atonement averting punishment,regeneration by the spirit breaking the power of sin.Constant santification forbidding sins return.Now the way to return to God is made easy,consider it carefully ,and have a little talk with Jesus at once, and he'll make you all right.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

When God Stops The Rain!

Isaiah 5:6b "I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it".

Rain is essential for growth of seed and fruit, and its withdrawal for a length of time a terrible temporal judgement,especially in hot climates.The spiritual rain of the Holy Spirit's influence essential to a spiritual life,in its beginning,growth, ripening, and perfecting.What does it mean when the spirit doesn't rain down; ministers preach with no power;assemblies gathered, but the Lord is not in the mist; the word read ,but there is no application to the heart.Formality of prayer kept up ,bit there is no pleading with God.The Holy Ghost restrained and grieved.This is the case of any church or person if sin is tolerated after warning.The clouds which are ordained to rain are commanded by God not to.

This hinders spiritual growth as their is no conviction or conversion as these are brought about by the spirit.There is no restoration of the backslider,withered plants are not revived when there is no rain.No refreshing of the weary,as strength and comfort comes by the dew of heaven.No spiritual activities,as the congregation moves about like people sleep walking.Everything suffers when there is a spiritual drought.This happens when the soul experiences no benifit under the word.When the person feels glutted with a false gospel and grows weary of the truth, causing one to neglect  the hearing of the truth.It can be prevented let us confess our sins to God as he might have with held his grace from us;let us come humbly, and look alone to Jesus, for he shall come down like rain,and let us use that blessing more diligently when it comes that we may bring forth fruit unto God. 

God's grace can save souls without any preaching: but all the preaching in the world cannot save souls without God's grace.The hearer sometimes complains that there is no food for his soul; when the truth is that there is no soul for the food.Without teh raining of the spirit, their can be no produced fruit in teh church.Let us pray for rain.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Promises; Cleansing and Holy Perfection

2 Corinthians 7:1" Having therefore these promises,dearly beloved,let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,perfecting holiness in fear of God".

Burning with strong emotions,kept by the love of Christ,and animated by the fellowship of all spiritual blessings,the apostle here strikes out an exhortation.He appeals to the noblest passions of the children of God,to their possession of divine lineage and their exalted destiny.He uses these as incentives to holiness of life.To stir up in us this godly ambition,he sets before us the promises of God.

He says "having these promises"; that God will dwell in us ,and he will be our God and we will be his people.The promise that he will walk with us that we are never alone.The promise that he will receive us, for whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.The promise that he will be our Father and we shall be his sons and daughters.His promise to provide our every need,so we can take no thought for the cares of this world.So let us cleanse ourselves, both body and mind from all filthiness.If God is going to dwell within us let us clean the house for so pure a God.We must set before us perfect holiness as a thing to be reached,and blame ourselves if we fall short.Let us strive for true perfection through Jesus Christ by living a life of total self denial.

Then let us perfect holiness in the fear of God.The fear of God cast out the fear of man and thus saves us from one prolific cause of sin, disobedience.The fear of God cast out the love of Sin,and if you pull out the root the fruit is sure to be destroyed.The fear of God works in and through love to him,and is a great factor of holiness.The fear of God is the root of faith,worship,obedience and so it  produces all manner of holy service.So Let us look to the promises of God and be cleansed and with holy reverence seek perfection in His beloved Son Jesus Christ.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Knowledge Revealed!

Eph:1:17 "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:"

They say knowledge is power, but is it? Because you know something is that power? If you are in darkness and know how to turn on the light but don't, where is the power. The power is in the applying of that which you know.God said "My people parish for a lack of knowledge".We deny him ,abandon him, forsake him, and at times sell him out, all because we lack knowledge of who he truly is.In Isaiah God says " My people are taken captive for a lack of knowledge". We remain prisoners of sin and guilt, held in the bondage of slavery to the flesh,and it's desires all because we lack knowledge as to who we are, and whose we are.

 We have been called to share with the world the blessings of God,s great plan of salvation.It is imperitive that we come to know the true God in the most personal and intimate sense, for it is through knowledge and understanding of who he is,that we fully grasp our call and realize our duty in this great plan of salvation.You can't fully understand whose you are if you don't truly know who he is.It is not just enough to know the word of God ,but we must also know the God of the word. We must pray to receive the spirit of revelation in the knowledge of God and His purpose for our life. We must seek God above anything else, and trust his Holy Spirit to reveal the deep spiritual things to us.As these truth are revealed the eyes of the heart are opened, for it is with the heart that a man believes.

 When the eyes of the heart is opened we come to know three things. (1)what is the hope of our calling:God calls us to stand perfect before him without spot and or blemish; we are not perfect, but our hope is that through the blood of Jesus and the revelation of the holy spirit we might be made perfect, as we are saved by hope.(2)That we might begin to know the riches of the glory of his inheritance;as informed christians we now reconize the priceless value of our salvation; We realize what a priceless treasure we are to God. And (3)When we come to the knowledge and understanding that we are his, it unleashes the power of God in our life, what God did for Jesus he will do for us, the resurrection of Jesus shows us that God has the power to give us new life and the power to live a new life before him.....Our perfection is in Jesus the Christ the power of God unto salvation

Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Truly Blessed!

Revelation 19:9 "And he saith unto me,Write,Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb".

This fact that men shall partake of the marriage supper of the Lamb, might seem to good to be true if it wasn't a promise of God.First the false harlot-church is to be judged,and then the true bride of Christ is to be acknowledged and honored.Those who are called to this glorious occasion, must possess the faith which is the price of admission.They love the bridegroom and the bride.They are prepared,dressed in the wedding garment of santification,and they watch day and night, with their lamps burning, having enough oil to carry them through the darkest hours of the night.Those who are called will be admitted, and those admitted will be married,and those married to Jesus will be the truly blessed.

How blessed it will be to those "called" ones to "sit down" at the "marriage supper of the Lamb". He who once hung so sad upon the cross for every one will look around that bright company and behold the fruit of His suffering.He will "see the travail of His soul ,and will be satisfied".It will be  the eternal union of God fulfilled in its deepest counsel: a people given to Christ that day, all chosen,all gathered, all washed, all saved, and not one of them lost.Not saying our Lord will love us more then than He does now,but He will indulge his love for us more;He will manifest it more,we shall see more of it, we shall understand it better.He will lay open His whole heart and soul to us,with all its feelings,and secrets,and purposes,and allow us to know them.The love of this hour will be the perfection of love.The marriage feast, will be the feast,the triumph, of love,the exalted Savior showing to the whole universe that He loves us to the utmost,and we loving Him with a fervor,a gratitude, an adoration, a delight, that are new, and if we are overwhelmed,God Himself will wipe the tears from our eyes.

The provisions made by Him for our enjoyment will astonish us.We shall find it a monarch's  feast.It will have delights for us,of which we have no conception;the pleasures we anticipate in it will be far higher and more abundant than our highest expectations.We will have provisions made for us,which will not befit our rank and condition,but according to the rank, condition, the greatness,and the magnificence, of a glorious God.All who are admitted will be truly blessed!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

First Things First!

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;and all these things shall be added unto you."
   
  We are living in very uncertain times. These days it is very hard for one to plan ahead, we have people in Washington who can't seems to come together on what is best for the American people. One side pulling this way and the other side pulling that way, and we are left in the middle full of doubt and uncertainties.We just don't know, will we have a job ,can we pay the bills, will we have a place to live, what will we eat and what shall we wear. We just don't know what we should do, yes  these are some tough times.But we have comfort in God's word. He says "take no thought",don't wrap yourself in the cares of this world. Take no thought for what you will eat, or wear for your father in heaven knows you have need of these things.Take no thought for tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself."But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and these things shall be added unto you."

 The word says "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and these things shall be added unto you".God has a "but" for everyone of our doubts and fears. God gave us everything we would need to live a peaceful abundant life when he gave us Jesus. So he says "seek ye first";This has to be the first thing on our agenda, let him who is first have the first: the first of our thoughts, the first of our day, the first of all our fruits, let all our waking thoughts be of God first, In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path. "seek ye first the kingdom of God" Let us truly seek him. Seek him like lost car keys,when we are about to be late to work. Turn over everything , move everything, move all things and people which might hinder you seeking and finding the kingdom of God.This action will bring you to a moment of self actulization, allowing you to see where you are, in contrast to where God needs you to be, if you truly him . He says" But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" When seeking the kingdom, make sure you also seek the righteousness of that kingdom; Jesus the righteousness of God, seek him diligently for he is a rewarder of them who diligently seek him.

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" When we put first things first, we can truly take no thought for the cares of this world.He said "all these things shall be added unto you" God promises us the things we have need of ,but we must put first things first.Then we can rest in the peace of our Lord and savior who told us "Be of good cheer for  I have overcome the world". When God gave us Jesus he truly supplied our every need.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Believe With Obedience To God!

Romans 10:16 "But they have not all obeyed the Gospel,For Esaias saith,Lord, who hath believed our report"?

Man is the same disobedient creature under all dispensations.We morn his rejection of the gospel,and so did Isaiah,who spoke in the name of the whole company of the prophets.It is one of the greatest proofs of the depravity of man's heart that he will no more obey the gospel than the law. Man disobeys his God, whether he speaks to him in love or in law.Men would sooner be lost than to trust in God.When any of us  receive the gospel,it is the work of grace:"the arm of the Lord is reveald."But when we refuse it,it is our own sin:"they have not obeyed the gospel."

The gospel comes with the force of a command,it is not optional to us to accept or refuse the gospel at our pleasure.(Acts 17:30) tells us "God now commandeth all men every where to repent".He commands them to repent and believe the gospel(mark 1:15).To refuse to believe is to incur a great sin(john 16:8). There is a death penalty attached to disobedience.As the prodical son was right in returning to his father, so would it be right for each of us to return to our father through our obedience to the gospel.The gospel calls us to have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, to renounce our self righteousness and confess our guilt. We must repent and be obedient to both teaching and to his example.This is how we show that we believe the report.There are way to many who say with their mouths they believe, but the life they live is one of doubt and disbelief.

The design of the gospel is to bring us into a union with the Son of God and to believe on him whom the father hath sent.Christ seeks to gather in souls for the Father,but through our disobedience we refuse to be gathered.To disobey the gospel is far worse than to break the law.For disobedience to the law,there is a remedy in the gospel,but for disobedience to the gospel no remedy can be found, for there is no more sacrifice for sin.Let us obey the gospel, this obedience is a grace of great value,and is a great force on the whole man;for when  the obedience is in the heart it works a conforming to the whole will of God.Be it life or death,one word from God will command the whole soul as soon as obedience has found admittance into the heart. 

Monday, June 13, 2011

"So Loved"

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

   Love ; the most powerful of all emotions, it has been the focal point and topic of a many movies, books, songs, plays,and poems over the years.Love is the one thing you can't live without. It is also the one thing to where there is no defense, you can't stop love ,there is no end to love, and there is no containing love.You can't kill,destroy or hurt love. True love is not just a word it is in fact THE WORD.

God so loved, He didn't just love He so loved.He so love that His love was a giving love, as He gave His only begotten Son. He so loved that His love was merciful as it forgives all who accepts His love.His love has power,when man's hatred hung Jesus on the cross,it was God's love that kept Him there . His love is alive, and it gives life. The very nature of  His love shows action. God's love does things, it tears down walls of division, because it's destructive,and it rebuilds lives because it's also constructive.It  makes things happen, it goes places and takes you places. God so loved that His love changes things, changing a sinner into a saint.His love is caring, and it providing.It helps you, it serves you and suffers for you.God so loved that His love is a sacrificial love. God so loved and His love is present in every good deed, and is the very power behind the forgiveness of every bad deed. His love is permanent, everything else comes and goes, but God's love is everlasting. It believes well of others, and when it can't believe well of others, it begins to hope for the best in everything, and will continue to hope as long as there is hope.

How wonderful this world would be if those who confessed Christ would display this devine love and obey the commandment given us by our savior;"To love one another as I have loved you". It is in love and with love that we will be able to come together as one unified body of Christ, and with one loud voice proclaim Gods love to a Dying world, Jesus the Christ, God's so love to a dying world, the power of God unto salvation!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

We Are One!

John 17:21-"That they all be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us; That the world may believe that thou hast sent me:


   Here we have Jesus  praying that we all be united,that we all be one. The standard of this unity is the oneness between Jesus and the Father.We must be one, it is an absolute for the spreading of the truth of the gospel message.The world has not been reached,there are millions walking in darkness, because we believers have not unified enough to penatrate the lies of the prince of this world with the truth of the God's gospel.The problem is not God, his will is that none should parish.But we believers stand divided,divided in denomination,purpose and message.See there are three essentials for men to become believers; 1) There is the messenger, the person who proclaims the word so that man can believe on the name of Jesus.2)There must be a message to proclaim,and since we are Gods messengers,the message we take into the world must be Gods word.3)There has to be belief, one messenger, proclaiming one message with one belief, that Jesus Christ is Lord.

  We who confess Jesus Christ as lord must lay aside our petty difference,and lift up the one thing  we  have in common.We must put aside our personal agenda, our denominations, religious differences,and prejudices, and lift up the name of Jesus.We the many members of His glorious body, comming together as one proclaiming a single message. Come together as Christ and the Father are one; having one mind , one heart, one purpose, of one characters and of one love ,with one mission and proclaiming a single message.One body proclaiming Gods only message to a dying world, Jesus Christ and him crucified.A body of one, perfected in unity and love, that the world may know that God sent Jesus into the world, and that through him the world might be saved.

The world  needs to experience a unified love more than anything else.Those in darkness needs to see a great demonstration of love from a massive multitude of people.Think of the power if all believers came together in a united love, sharing the good news of the gospel, in both word and deed.The world needs the love of God, a love that is patient, and kind, that bears all things,endures all things,and that believes all things, and we the servants of God must be the example of this devine love,and demonstrate it for all to see,that the world might believe that such a love exist.The world needs to believe there is  a love that will give everything that one might be saved.The sacrificial love of the Father and Son. So let us who confess the name of Jesus, become one with Jesus, sharing his Love and message,and let us walk worthy of the name by which we are called, that all in darkness might come into his marvelous light,and seek His glorious salvation. 

Saturday, June 11, 2011

The Guilty Confess

John 6:69 "And we believe and are sure that thou art the Christ, the son of the living God"

   Saints who hath believed our report?And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? Do you believe Will you confess and go on with Jesus, or will you deny him and go back, and walk no more with him.Have you made the commitment for a lifetime or are you a fair weather believer.Do you believe in your heart? Have you confessed with your mouth? Does the way you live your life, bear witness to your testimony that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God?Are you guilty of believing? Have you made your confession.
 Here in this chapter of John we have what can be called the revelation of Jesus Christ.In this chapter, Jesus reveals who he is,why he came, and our work in this great plan of salvation.Here in the story we have a great multitude following Jesus( all following Jesus were not followers of Jesus).Many followed seeking the miracles he performed and the food which they ate. There are many today seeking Jesus for the wrong reasons,he came to save us from sin not to save us in sin.In feeding the great multitude, Jesus reveals to us our work in this great plan of salvation.He took the loaves blessed them, then broke them and gave to the disciples, who then distributed them among the people.We are to take the blessed word of God and through the preaching ,teaching and sharing of the gospel, are to distributed it among the multitude that the broken lives might be taken up and brought to Jesus that none be lost.    
 Jesus reveals who he is, He is the bread of life ,the manna from Heaven which will substain us while we wonder through this earthly wilderness,for He said,"we must eat of his flesh and drink of his blood to enter the kingdom".He is the narrow roar we must travel, for there is no other way to the Father. He is the living word by which we shall have everlasting life. He is the abundant life promised us by God in His word. He is our way out of no way,our help in a time of trouble.He never said the road would be easy, a narrow road is never an easy road to travel. But he did promise, that he would never leave us nor forsake us,He promised us life more abundantly,and what can be more abundant, than a life with one who has all power.I confess, I'm guilty of believing that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.....

Friday, June 10, 2011

Tell It!

Revelations 12:11 "And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and the word of their Testimony:and they loved not their lives unto death:"

  Testimony;From the root word tetis, meaning to witness. Webster says testimony "is a statement of fact,A declaration of truth". Saints the bible is full of testimonies. Filled with statements of facts and truths; Testified of by kings, judges, prophets, priest, Apostles, disciples, and even God himself. It contains testimonies from the greatest of men ,to the lowest of people. We are taught, and we teach the many different experiences testified of by those of the bible. But to have a powerful testimony of our own, we must experience that which they testified about.( We must experience a Red Sea deliverence to know he is a way out of no way; we must come up against some goliaths, to know God will fight our battles, and have a damasscus road experience, to realize you've been born again).

 To have a powerful testimony, we must be true witnesses, that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God.See the book of Revelations was written  to encourage the lost to seek and find Christ and to encourage believers to endure and perserver thru persecution and suffering, knowing we already have the victory through Jesus Christ the captain of our salvation, thus giving us a powerful testimony to share with a lost world.   See even though the enemy has been defeated he will constantly put your testimony to the test.He will try your faith, and challenge your trust and belief in God.Every time you announce your alligence with God the tempter will come along to make a lier out of you. But it says "They overcame him with the blood of the lamb and the power of their testimony" This is past tense we've already won we just have to hold on and believe our testimony.By the blood of the lamb, we have been redeemed, made free, cleansed, washed ,and saved. Jesus has paid it all, the charges have been dismissed.We over came by the blood of Christ and our witness about Christ, our confession that he is the son of God.

The word of our testimony ,is our great weapon of war, our testimony breaks down strongholds, and destroys the defenses of the devil. Our testimony carrys us through the trials of life, reminding us of the power of God. It give you the courage and patience to endure the suffering, the strength to stand, and  the power to convience a dying world that Jesus is the Christ the power of God unto salvation. Sharing the good news of what God has done for you, is the power that will free another held in  bondage by the lies of the enemy,and the guilt of sin.
   

Thursday, June 9, 2011

An Ever Present Help!

Isaiah 41:10 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: Be not dismayed; for I am God: I will strenghthen thee; I will help thee; Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

    How do people handle going through life without God? God's promise to never leave or forsake us, is perhaps the best of all promises. In spite of our rebellious hearts toward God, with love he still tells us "I have chosen you and have not rejected you". Did we we earn this love? Do we deserve it?,Does the way we live our life ask for it? No. God is committed totally to his children, even when our walk with him is inconsistant and shakey. What would we do without God?
 Many seek solis in a number of false gods, many enter into bad relationships of all kinds, chase careers, money, material goods, sex, substance abuse and even religion.This are just a short list of the false gods we create and hold to in a false sense of security.But there is only one true God. He says" fear thou not", we have nothing to fear, for he offers his presence to support us in life, for he is with us, the Lord is our shepherd,so he provides for us, he is our provision, our hope, our guide, our direction and his two wonderful sheep dogs goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our life to protect and keep us.With Gods presence in our life we are never at a loss. He is God, so let us be grateful to him, and thankful for him, in our worship and praise to him,(not with an empty shouts of joy, or a ritulistic hand praise), But let us worship Him with our life, a life separated soley for the masters use.Let us praise Him with our living, by living a life before men, worthy of the name we bear.
We are children of the most high God, he is our strenght, so let us walk like it; he is our ever present help, so let us talk like it; and he upholds us with the right hand of his righteousness,so let us live like it.When we were lost in sin ,stuck in the muck and mire of darkness, Love lifted us,Jesus the Christ, the love of God, reached down into the gutters of life and lifted me,Jesus Christ the righteous right hand of God upholdeth all who believes.Live victoriously in Christ our ever present help.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Let Jesus Fix It

Luke 23:33  "and when they were come to the place, which is called Calvery, there they crucified him, and the malfactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left"
   
     There was this father and son, the father bought his son a shiney new toy car to play with. One day the boy broke his car and started to cry, he brought the wheel of the car to his dad and asked him to fix it, his daddy told him son i can't fix this. The boy cried louder took the wheel and walked away. He came back with another broken piece crying saying daddy fix my car ,his dad looked at his son and said  I want to fix it but I can't, see the boy didn't realize his daddy needed the whole car in order to fix it .

 I wish I could tell  you that I've been saved my whole life, but the truth is I haven't.See that thief that hung on the left of Jesus use to be me. I went to church, my mother taught me about God, when I messed up I would go to God and ask him to fix it, but like the boy I wouldn't bring him my whole life. I would take him parts of it. I would take him my personal problems ,but keep my financial affairs to myself, or i'd take him my mother get on my nerve complains, but my addictions I said I could handle. See I wanted him to fix me but I didn't want to give him my life.But after a 18 year crack addiction, when I was broken, and beaten,  when I had lost everything, my family,kids,self respect, job , and place to live, when I found myself trapped in the darkness of sin, sick and tired of being sick and tired, homeless, trapped in a  drug addiction, see all the things which promised me freedom was now my master. I couldn't see no way out, just when I was about to throw in the towel, Then came Jesus.

When I surrendered my whole life to Him ,he was able to fix my broken life. Jesus came between the old me and the new me. He separated us by time ,see the old me he called then and the new me he calls now.Through Him I died to th eflesh and its many lust and desires,and I was born into His spirit. I heard a voice say"This day you shall be with me in paradise,follow me, I am the way , believe in me, for I am the truth and obey me for I am the life". Jesus the man in the middle who separated the sinner from the sin,that through Him I might be called the righteousness of God. 

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

A Covenant Of Love!

1Samuel 18:3 "Then Jonathan and David made a covenant,because he loved him as his own soul".
Jonathan and David made a covenant,because Jonathan loved him.The covenant was made, not so much because of their mutual love,but because Jonathan loved David.Jesus also made a covenant with us, not so much because of our love for him, but because of His love for us."For while we were yet sinners Christ died for us".While we were rebellious against Him ,he was loving toward us.He entered our nature to represnt us,and he pledged Himself to redeem us by becoming a sacrifice for us.He took us  into union with himself making us one with Him and members of His glorious body.

Christ and the believer that love Him, live as if they have but one soul between them. "Lovest thou me", "feed my sheep". Jesus the friend,asks three times and then appoints the duty: Peter out of sincere love answers three times, and renders the life long duty.Saints are to look upon themselves as wholly the Lord's possession in opposition to all other competitors.The Lord will not share us with rival"I am a jealous God".If we accept the salvation of the Lord ,all others must go.We belong to Him, giving up all authority to Him, as self has become a dethroned tyrant.Our soul becomes His soul and His spirit becomes our spirit.Our Soul until it comes into the covenant with the Lord, is in a restless state.It is like a bee going from flower to flower or a bird from bush to bush;but when it is married to Christ,it is settled with Him and it rest in perfect peace.

The covenant we have entered into is a offensive and defensive league.We are to have common friends and common enemies with the Lord.His people must be our people,and His enemies our enemies.We have opened our mouth to the Lord and we can't go back.We must be His without end or interruption. There will be stumbling among the best of us,but a renewal of the covenant is the antidote to the poison of backsliding.He who has truly made this covenant with the Lord, has given himself entirely to Christ without reservation,and like Paul has asked, "Lord what will thou have me to do".This is a covenant bound by love.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Our Way Maker

Matt. 27:51 " And behold; the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake and the rocks rent"

  "I am the door, by me if any man enters in he shall be saved.Here we have the greatest event ever recorded in history. A night when the world witnessed the evil in man , and beheld the love of God. A night when the sin of mankind came face to face with the salvation of the world, when all was revealed from behind the curtain.A night when a way was made out of no way, that man could once again dwell in the presence of God.It was the night they crucified my savior.This precious lamb of God shedding his blood for the remission of sin, so man could be reconciled back to God.Jesus perfecting his glorious body, preparing a people for his prepared place. Jesus the love of God ,giving us the word of God that we might be led by the spirit of God.A perfect sacrifice for an imperfect people, a lamb without spot and or blemish, taking on the sins of the world; Jesus making himself a curse,freeing us from the curse.

Behold the man, hung high between heaven and earth, like he is unworthy or either but the creator of both. Behold the man in the mist of two thieves, separating the old man from the new;behold the man, God stretch out like a bridge over troubled water, bridging the gap reuniting fallen back to a saving God.Behold the man, Gods word made flesh, mans healing, mans deliverence, mans salvation.The work now complete, and Jesus cries with a loud voice, that all the world should hear,a loud voice that his death should be proclaimed out loud to all the world, a loud voice that we may know that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the Ghost, and the veil was ripped. Jesus died and behold heavens doors were opened, Jesus gave up the Ghost and the veil was torn, the veil of sin the flesh, which separated man from God now destroyed,making a way back to God.

Behind the curtain was the golden censer, his name was Jesus, the way by which sinful mans prayers could be heard by a holy God. Behind the curtain was the manna from heaven, his name is Jesus bread of life which man is to feed upon. Behind the curtain was the mercy seat, his name was Jesus, Gods mercy on fallen man,Not giving man what he deserved but blessing him with what he needed.Behind the curtain was the covenent , his name was Jesus, he made a way past the flaming cherubin that man now had access to the tree of life. From behind the curtain  came Gods perfect plan of salvation.Man was on his way to hell and God gave him Jesus that he might be our way out of no way.Jesus our way maker.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Christ Like Living!

Luke 6:27-28 "But I say unto you which hear,Love your enemies,do good to them that hate you,bless them that curse you,and pray for them which despitefully use you".

    What would happen if, as Christians, we started actually living out what Jesus taught us?Jesus teachings on love attacks several traditions and misinterpretations of scripture that we sometimes use to justify our sinful and unloving nature.While we have learned to love thy neighbor, we sometime seem to exclude our enemies. But Jesus shatters this line of thinking by instructing us to love and do good to our enemies. The love Jesus instructs us to love with, does not result from any merit or attractiveness in the other person, but comes solely from the heart of the one loving, and we are to seek the best interest of that person, despite their behavior toward us. Now this love does not result from a weakness or failure to stand up for truth or justice, it is a purposeful love that flows from a strong heart that seeks the eternal salvation of others. This sacrifical love demonstrates that our purpose for living is larger than ourselves.
Jesus commands us to pray for and bless those that offend us. Our natural responce is to strike back when mistreated, but Jesus teaches us to do the opposite. Jesus gave two illustrations to show the extent of how far our love for others should go, there is a blow to the face and stolen clothes, in such cases we are not to strick back.The purpose is to reach out in love instead of satisfying ourselves through revenge.
Our love must be strong and purposeful in accepting mistreatment,as it shows our trust in the Lord and his ability to use the situation for his Glory. Jesus not only taught us our love must be strong and purposeful when mistreated, but we must also be merciful to others in our daily lives, as the Father daily pours out new mercy on us.

The standard of sacrificial love goes beyond what others might do or what we might feel we should do, but it is what Jesus teaches us to do, it is what he did.The prime example of selfless giving is our heavenly Father himself, who showed kindness to all humanity regardless of how they treated him, as he gave His only begotten Son that we might have everlasting life. When we love others the way Jesus instructed us to, we show the world we are his.We often ask WWJD, well now you know, will you follow! 

Saturday, June 4, 2011

The Strong leading the Weak!

Hebrews 12:13 "And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way;but let it rather be heald".


     Every shepherd would love to have a flock where all the sheep are fleet of foot ,and have a joyous spirit. But the truth is that in every flock there are weak, lame and feeble sheep; yet all belong to the shepherd.Sheep are liable to many diseases which make them weak and feeble, some become weak through a bad diet, eating contaminated food, giving them foot rot hindering their ability to walk upright. Then some are lame from birth, weak by nature(called the runt of the litter),these are the sheep the good shepherd will take pitty on and seek to heal and strengthen. We the saints of God are also subject to diseases which can cause us to become weak and feeble.(worldly concerns,inward conflicts,trials tribulation all effect our walk).This has moved God with great compassion for the weak and feeble of his flock, in fact he rebukes those who neglect the diseased and sick of his flock, his word says" the diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye heald that which was sick".Saints the strong have a responsibility to the weak and feeble of the flock It is our duty, to with courage and in faith to help one another forward on the way to heaven, to help the weak and feeble thru their afflictions that they might be strengthened to a greater degree of holiness, as trials are ment to make us , stronger.(we should do for other what others did for us in our growth).

  There are many on their way to heaven, who yet walk lame and weak, but they still try to stay the course, many who are in need of spiritual strenght, having fallen hands and weak knees,but still are pressing toward the mark of the high calling of God.So let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us,(some hands have fallen and knees are weak because we carry things God wants us to leave behind).Let us with prayer and supplication bear one anothers burdens with patience ,that we might all reach this journeys end.(Gods will is that none shall parish).Lift up the hands that hang down, and strenghten the feeble knees which can depress and discourage many on this walk.Let the strong first make sure the paths are straight for our feet, that we might better run this race and stay the course. straight paths by staying away from crooked customs, religious rituals and self serving doctrines which trip up many on the way.Strait paths thru faith that God is; with the patience that God will, and the holy courage to stand firm in your faith, having an undying Joy in the Lord.This will make your walk steady and prevent wavering and wandering along this journey.Let us encourage and not discourage others that are traveling in the same way, for this may cause the lame and weak to turn away.( when christians fight among each other it causes doubt and distrust amoung the weak and unstable of the flock)Those with little hope, limited faith,living in doubt and fear, as they might begin to backslide,neglecting the grace of God.They might give in to the evil influences of others,listening to haters, neysayers,and non believers.We can't let the weak parish thru neglect, forgetting Christ died for them too, we can't dispise them as though they are worthless as the blood of Christ was shed for them also.So let us not lose hope and give up on them. We must strengthen them with comfort, relieving them their distress, showing them the love of God and assuring them they are never alone;we must restore them, rebuild their hope ,faith and trust in God through the power of our testimony and the truth of Gods word.Jesus the Christ , the good shepherd, the door to the sheep, who will bless us comming and going. So let us lead them in THE WAY;feed them with THE TRUTH, and expose them to THE LIFE; Jesus Christ the way,truth and the life...........Got Jesus? tell a friend change a life

Friday, June 3, 2011

Victory is in His word

John 17:17 "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth".

God's promises are sure.God's commitment to allow a new generation to  inherit a land he had promised them was a solid agreement.The disbelief of the older generation did not  hinder God's faithfulness to carry out His promise he had made to their fathers.He had given this land to His children back in the time of Abraham and Jacob.Before the foundations of the world, he promised us everlasting life with Him ,and now it is time for us to lay claim to it.

The Canaanites were a formidable enemy,However God said "Israel you will drive the canaanites from the land. He assured Joshua" I will be with you".The presence and power of God guaranteed the land was theirs, it wasn't Joshua's wisdom, militaries abilities, or strategies.It was in the truth of God's promise, and the power of His word that brought this to pass.Sin also is a formidable enemy,it uses various weapons to defeat us in this present life.Through the lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life, we are often defeated in our quest to live holy unto the Lord.But God's word has already given us the victory,we just have to do like the children of Israel and step out in faith and lay claim to everlasting life with our Savior.In His word he tells us "He has power over all flesh". His word tells us to be of  good cheer ,"He has overcome the world".His word tells us that those he has been given he has lost none. And His word tells us we have a new life in Christ,as we have died to the ways of the flesh and the old man.Like with Joshua, he gave us several resources to help lead us to the promised land.

He gave us a clear set of instructions that we must follow to be victorious.He told us to always pray.You can't give in to the temptations of this world if you are always praying.He told us to esteem other higher than ourselves.It is hard surrender to the lust of the flesh if you always have anothers best interest at heart.He told us to love one another like Christ loved us, thus always making a sacrifice of yourself for the salvation of others.He then gave us a promise ,that if we followed His instructions we would be rewarded and would have everlasting life.He promised to be with all the way.And God told us to be successful we would have to be strong, courageous, and have the determination to follow the path He has laid out for us.Jesus Christ, the way laid out by God that we must travel, Jesus Christ the word of God made flesh, in whom we have the victory. 

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Come Back To God!

Judges 10:16 " And they put away strange gods from among them,and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel".

How many time have we prayed and asked God to get out out of a situation with a promise that we would change our lives if he did, only to go back to our old ways as soon as the danger was gone. Through the years we believers can become complacent in our relatioship with the Lord.We often begin to take Christ's sacrifice and God's daily grace for granted.Daily meditation in God's word, prayer,and communion are all reminders of the new covenant He has made with all who believe in Him.

Because God understands the nature of His people,He instructed Israel to remember on the day they came out of Egypt,out of their bondage that it was the Lord who set them free.He wants us to remember our delieverance from the bondage of sin, and know that it is by His grace and mercy that we have a right to the tree of life.When we lose sight of God we begin to focus on the inhabitants of this world.We begin to be drawn to serve and worship the gods of this world, and hold to the false hopes and empty promises we are presented with.We have made a covenant with God and at times we break our promises and are lead away into the captivity of sin.It is then we begin to cry out to the true God.

But unless you repent you are not reconcilled back to God.Repentance starts with the heart, and a acknowledgement of truth of what we have done, and a deliberate turning away from sin.Then we must make a conscious decision that we will love the Lord with all your heart,soul, and mind,and serve Him only. Sadly, like Israel, we often cycle in our relationship with the Lord; we can be hot, luke warm and sometimes even cold. Israel's example should warn us of the danger of taking our worship of God and giving it to another.Jesus said seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness was the first step to having our needs met and to walking in peace.He helps us maintain perspective on how we prioritize or focus.To come back to God we must acknowledge and turn from their sin, and we must turn to God in faith through Jesus.Only in Christ Jesus is there forgiveness of sin and everlasting life with our creator....Come back to God!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Teach to serve God always!

Judges 2:13 "And they forsook the Lord,and served Baal and Ashtaroth".


Before Joshua died,the children of Israel made a covenant with the Lord, but shortly after his death they broke it.They turned to the idols they were suppose to destroy,and gave honor to and requested favors from the multiple Baal-gods of the sun, moon, rain,and harvest.They also worshiped Ashtoreth,the mother goddest of love,war,and fertility.This worship of the false Canaanite gods included child sacrifice and temple prostitution.This greatly dishonored God,who highly regards children and demands sexual purity from His people.The book of Judges pictures graphically the family ups and downs of Israel.But like Israel, parents of the day sometimes fail to teach their children how God wants His children to Live.We must realize that if we don't teach them how to live for our God,the world will teach them how to live for the gods of the world.Through television, radio, the social media it teaches them values and moral that go against the word of God.

This causes the younger gerneration to drift towards the modern day Baals of constant entertainment,the pursuit of wealth and self serving philosophies.The Canaanite religion was extremely attractive.The   Israelites could worship the fertility gods of the land and satisfy their sexual desires with temple prostitutes.Next  to this easy lfestyle,the true God seemed like a harsh task master.The religion of this world makes the way of life desired by the true God harsh and no fun,But God loved us so much instead of asking us to sacrifice our children,He sacrificed His only begotten son, that we might live with Him in eternity.We want the easy way of the worlds religions,but when crisis hits we seem to seek the Lord in droves.The first Sunday after September 11th, churches all across this country was full, but shortly after they begin to be empty once again, as the people once again were blinded by the gods of this world.

The Lord shows mercy when we turn back to him.Turning to Him is the only way that we ourselves can break the cycle of sin that so easily entraps us.When we are drawn away and enticed,we must seek Him to resist temptation.Let us train up our children in the way of the true God, that in that evil day they might be able to stand.Teach them,so they will know rather times are good or bad, they will serve the true God always................