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The Truth of the Matter : The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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The Truth of the Matter is,  people no longer accept truth.  The Word is Truth.  How many do you know who don’t accept Jesus as Lord and Savior?   They say;  “That’s your truth, Not My Truth.”

“Don’t you force your truth on me, the sky is not  blue, grass isn’t green, up is down and wrong is right.”

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It  is hard to convince people of the Truth of the Gospel,  without the Power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish His will.

Too often we accept the Gifts of the Spirit of Teaching and Ministering, because they are easy, we just share what we have learned from the Bible and other books.

It is quite easy to impress low information Christians. They have accepted the Truth of the Gospel,  they are hungry for Righteousness,  they have experienced  some of its Cleansing Power, the Blood of Jesus covers a multitude of sin.

They understand the Freedom the Truth imparts.

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How do we reach the unbelieving?

That is our real calling.   The man that was called Legion,  was sent to tell all, what He knew.  All He knew was the Power of the Lord to make him clean, free and Righteous in Gods eyes.

No theological degree, no license to marry and bury, just Revelation Knowledge.

Accept the Bible as Truth,  ask Jesus to Reveal to you the Power and Love of the Holy Spirit.  Ask him to make you a vessel He can use.

READ THE WORD, ASK, SEEK, KNOCK.

The Lord will give you the Gifts of the Spirit that you will use for His Glory.  

I firmly believe,  we do not see a lot of Signs and wonders,  miracles  following;  because we cannot be relied upon to Give Him the Glory.

That is the problem in my heart and I wonder about all who Love and believe, do you think the Lord had an experation date on the Gifts or have we just left them on the shelve because our word is so powerful.

We haven’t really entered the Holy of Holies,  haven’t really Submitted ourselves to God,  Humbled ourselves, so we might be lifted up, used in a mighty way, becoming the Hands of the Lord, to heal the sick, lame, brokenhearted, those blind to the truth deaf to the Wisdom of God.

Saints, we must push into the Higher Calling, the World needs the Truth of God.

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Lord, help us to share Your Truth,  by the Power and Leading of Your Holy Spirit. Please help us to become useful vessels of Your Love.

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Is the Holy Spirit? 2 -The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“Have you received the Holy Spirit since you’ve believed?”
*”If I didn’t have the Spirit I couldn’t have believed. ”
“How about the 120 believers on the day of Pentecost or the others Paul met and asked?
*”Well I don’t know but I know without the Spirit, I couldn’t have gotten  saved”

All of that is true we receive a measure of faith and the Spirit, when we are saved but there is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit available to whosoever will.

Are you a whosoever will? Do you want all the the Lord has for you? Do you long to see signs and wonders following?  Do you think Jesus wants to heal the affected, comfort the brokenhearted, give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, make the lame walk?

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(Without the Spirit we are like these boats in dry dock…not providing the. Service we were meant to).
I  believe Jesus is disappointed in His Church,  His representatives on earth.  His words once again in:

John 14:12-18
” Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.  And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.  If ye love me, keep my commandments.   And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.  I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”

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(He wants us prepared and ready to launch out into the deep, to collect His harvest ).

He promised those who believe. …(is that you?), that they would do greater works, then He,  whatsoever we ask He will do.  If we love Him… (do you? ),  we need to keep His Commands.   (Love God, Love each other).  Jesus will pray the Father to give us the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth.  We should know Him for He dwells within us.

So what happened?  Why is today’s Church so weak?  We have misunderstood Matthew 25.

The Master in the story left money (Talents ) according to their abilities. They were to invest  (or use) these Talents to increase their Masters wealth.  They received praise or scorn.

Jesus went to a far Country,  and left us something,  The Holy Spirit.   He expects us to invest or use it to increase His wealth.
(Save Souls).

He gave us the tools to use.  The Gifts…the 9 in 1 Corinthians 12 and others.  What have we done with them?

Excess and abuse mostly,  just like the Corinthians.  What should we do now?

Ask forgiveness, for our lack of Faith. Ask to be filled  with the Holy Spirit.   Ask for the gift of the the Word of Wisdom and Word of Knowledge.

He gave out the gift of Tongues first because that is the easiest to use….it is the one that scares people the most. (” I don’t think we should have to speak gibberish.”)  When the Lord tells us it is our spirit talking directly to Him.  (1 Corinthians 14 :4,28).

That’s filling your lamp with oil, finding the Faith to do His will.

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That is where I’m restarting.  I  expect The Lord to bless any that come to Him in obedience and Faithfulness.

Thank You Jesus for filling us with Your Spirit of Love.
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The Shadow

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Psalm 107:13-15
King James Version
“Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

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Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!”

We know the shadow of His Word, Works and Ways.

We see  and understand but a shadow of His Grace.

Lord, take us beyond the fleeing shadows into Your marvelous light.

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The song that never ends:

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Find God, Serve God, ignore  God,  fall away, problems,  worse problems,  Call on God, Find God, Serve  God, ignore God,  fall away……

This is the song that never ends..

Sing a song of Triumph.  

Let Jesus lead you beside still waters and to paths of righteousness, you will find rest and peace for your soul.

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Why write?

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Shipwrecked :   Aground :

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That is why I write.  I am shipwrecked, stuck in one place, aground.   I  write hoping to touch hearts and lives for Jesus.  To bring people to a place where they can see the Lord without the vail of religion.

The only requirement is to love the Lord and each other.   How are we to do that?   I  find myself always trying to teach something and neglect to introduce the Lord.

He is not far away,  unknowable,  unapproachable.  The Kingdom of God is at hand.   The Good News of the Kingdom of God is now.  Since Jesus died and rose again.  He is knocking at the door of your heart.

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All we need do is:

Ask the Lord to forgive us.
     For what?
Selfishness, anger, hate, hurt, unbelief, doubt, pride…..ect.

Ask the Lord to help us change direction.
     Start walking towards the Lord…

Ask the Lord to Save you from your sin and be Lord of your life.

Accept His love and grace in your life.

Now you need to find a Fellowship or Church of believers.   We need to read the Word, make the Word not Church Doctrine the bottom line for our beliefs.

Talk about what you are learning,  if you don’t receive encouragement, discussion as well as correction, as needed, you are not in the right place.

Ask, Seek and Knock the Lord will help you find the place you should be.

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Lesson revisited – The Filling Station

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Twice I’ve written about Judges 1….. both possible answers but not the right answer.  Here is my third attempt,

The Hebrews asked, ” Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?”

The Lord answered:  ” Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

When Judah  asked Simeon to go with them is when they showed their evil heart of unbelief.

Praise alone was the means that the Lord would use to conquer the land.  They added to the Lords plan and failed to drive out the enemies who had  chariots with iron wheels.

Once again. ..we must check out the Word ourselves,  study to show ourselves approved.    I  so want to deliver the Word of Truth. …not error. So please know what you believe.   Test the Word and see if it is true.

Lord, put a guard on my lips, that none would be led astray.  That they would be perfect and complete in all Wisdom,  Knowledge and Understanding.

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Why sin abounds : The Fix-it Shop

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In reading and teaching the Old Testament,  some things really cause me to scratch my head.   In Deuteronomy we find the Lord commanding the Hebrews to destroy all the nations in the promised land.

Joshua brought them in and secured a foothold but they hadn’t yet conquered all.  Which brings us to the book of Judges. The first question in Judges is:  ” Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?”

The answer was Judah,  (Praise).  “ Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

If my reading of chapter 1 is correct,  Judah destroyed the Canaanites in most places :   ” And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.”

Do you wonder today, why we don’t see the victory?  

I believe the Lord has chosen Praise to lead us to victory,  some of us refuse to employ it.  We won’t allow the simple Worship of singing the Word to lift their hearts and minds above the problems of the day into the promise of tomorrow.

Praise gave the victory but not totally.   Praise could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, they had chariots of iron.

What does this mean?

The chariots of iron, are those things we refuse to give up to the Lord.  Those peculiar things we love more than Him.  Our secret sin.  The parts of our past we continue to feed.

To attain total victory we must learn to Praise….quote the Word to the Word, Moses knew to remind the Lord of His promises.   Sing unto the Lord, lose yourself in Worship.   Discover the Lord inhabits the Praise of His people.

Then giving up that which hinders our walk will be easier.   Still a trial but total surrender will bring total victory.   At least for today.  Unfortunately tomorrow will have its own battles.

Lord, help us to understand and walk in Your victory.

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The Eyes of the Lord – The Filling Station

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“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:”

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“And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Yes Lord,  please help me to follow You.

 

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“Israel could not stand before their enemies,” – The Filling Station

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Israel hath sinned,

Joshua is now leading the Hebrews into the promised land.    Jericho has fallen by the miracle power of God.  Spies have checked out AI and recommended a small force, 3,000 men could defeat them.

The Warriors of AI ran the Hebrews all the way home….defeated.

Joshua fell on his face:  Lord, why bring us into the land to be defeated.   Our enimies will be empowered to come against us.

The Lords answer:  “Get up, Israel hath sinned, they have even taken of the accursed thing,”

” Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow:”

Someone had taken that which The Lord had said was His.   They would never win another battle till this was settled.

The man was found:  ” Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:”

” Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.”

All Achan had and loved, were stoned to death and stones heaped upon them, so all would understand the need for obedience.

Pretty brutal, right?

Today, because of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus,  we no longer are condemned to death because of sin or disobedience.  Jesus’s death and blood covers those who love and accept Him as Lord and Savior.

Those who accept Jesus as Lord are saved from sin and death, covered by His blood.

We are still sinners but when God sees us, His Son stands between us, He suffered so we wouldn’t.

Now it is our job to overcome the evil in our lives by accepting the Holy Spirits direction,  comfort and peace.  Repenting of the things that are not pleasing to a perfect God, turning from them and to God.

Find and access the peace that passes understanding.   Wallow in His Love.  Accept His Forgiveness.

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the eyes of them both were opened, – The Fix-it Shop

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“And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked;”

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This scripure is from Genesis 3….the fall of man, when he realized he was a sinner.

This blog has been written primarily to Believers, in hopes of inspiring them to a closer walk with the Lord.  I  have assumed a certain basic knowledge of the Word from my readers.

What of those who stumble across it, and just think it is religion, they haven’t experienced or recognized, the gentle knock at their hearts, of the Lord.

They may believe, believers to be weak, in need of a crutch….not as strong or intelligent as they.   Somehow less….

They have not recognized their nakedness.   Their eyes have not been opened.  

When I was first saved, I would almost beat them with the Word. 

As I realized people avoided and rejected me, I backed off till they didn’t recognize  I was a believer.  I  wasn’t showing Christ at all.

Failure on both counts.

I have learned, it is not my job to save them.  It is Christ, in me, the hope of glory.  My job is to sow, water and if I am blessed reap. 

I must walk worthy of His high calling.   Honest, upright,  loving, giving, caring.  Be different from the world, gracious, understanding, welcoming.  Willing to lead and teach.

Jesus wasn’t religious, He ate with publicans and sinners.  He did not share in their sin but showed them a more excellent way.

It is Gods job to open their eyes and our job, to show the more excellent way.

Lord, help us to recognize our part of Your plan.  To obey and realize You said, “it is finished “…..

We must rest in You as You bring people to Yourself by the Spirit, through our lives.

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Withal praying also for us, – The Fix-it Shop

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” Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ,   That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.”

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When we ask for prayer, should this not be at the top of our requests?   Are we effective witnesses for Christ?   If we prayed this simple prayer would we become bold?  Would we find hearts opening to receive His love?

Will anyone pray this prayer for me?   Do you want it prayed for you?

Please advise.

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This I recall to my mind, : The Fix-it Shop

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Lamentations 3:21-23
King James Version (KJV)
“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.  It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”

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What I recall of my teenaged years is not pleasent.  I was rebellious,  drunk or stoned, as often as possible.   School was a trial,  work was better, free time, I don’t remember much.

My mother was afflicted with arthritis from her late thirties onward.   I’m pretty sure that during my teenage years she was high on pills to relieve her pain.  She didn’t complain.

I know I was loved, even in the midst of rebellion.   It troubles me now that I had little thought,  care or compassion for her or anyone else. 

The last time she visited here, I would be upset when she didn’t want to move….do things,  be with me while I played piano at Snug Harbor. (She was nearly 90) and in pain.

I  still didn’t understand pain.

“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

I still  didn’t have mercy or compassion,  I am not a nice person.   I have not learned to put others first.  Thank you Jesus, that Your mercy is new every morning.

I must remind myself;   I am a child of God, not because I am so good.   He is.   God is and He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

Lord, help me to seek Your face, to understand Your love and compassion.   Help me to see with Your eyes,  know Your heart,  do Your will.  Thank You.

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Set your hearts: The Fix-it Shop

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Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day;

I’ve not been in the Word or Prayer much the last month or so.  The Easter rush for piano tuning, company and Arthurs flare up, have distracted me from the important.

Martin Luther on his next days plans, said:
“Work, work, work, from early until late. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”

If I could only hold to prayer first, last and during I could become an overcomer.  To him that overcomes:

” He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”

Plus many other promises. ..so why is it so hard to focus when your busy or in pain?  Not sure, but am determined to get back into the swing of things.

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Be strong and of good courage : The Filling Station

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“Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

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The Lord sent this message in various forms to Joshua 7 times, 6 of them prior to crossing into the promised land.

I am not a man who gets a lot of visions or dreams but a few years ago I dreamed someone was carjacking me.  I woke up beating the clothes in my closet, with my reading lamp.

I was not letting someone steal from me.  This is the point the Lord was making to Joshua and His people.

They had been at this spot 38 years before.

It had taken them two years after crossing the Red Sea to learn how to serve the Lord.  They had built the tools, symbols, utensils  for Worship.  The Tabernacle was completed.  The Lords presence was there.   They had followed the tribe of Judah,  (Praise), as the Lord led.

The Lord said:  “ Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.”

They were ready, cross the Jordan, take the promised land.  He had given them a promise:

Deuteronomy 7
“When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, (He names them), seven nations greater and mightier than thou;  And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:”

The Lord promised to destroy the 7 Nations that inhabited the promised land.  They send in the 12 spies and an evil heart of unbelief, overtook them,  (they couldn’t believe Joshua and Caleb’s good report); and sentenced themselves to 38 more years, wondering.

So the Lord encouraged Joshua and the people 7 times.  ” Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

” for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
“go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn  to give them;.”
” bring the children of Israel into the land: and I will be with thee.”
” thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware to give them.”
“Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, shall be put to death: “
” for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.”
 
All these promises began or ended with:  “Be strong and of good courage “.

Today as we leave behind this body of sin and death, the Lord has promised to cast out the many Nations that have inhabited our promised land.

These may well be the 7 deadly sins:

Proverbs 6:
” These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,   An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,   A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”

Like the 7 Nations, the Lord will destroy these sins, if we smite them,  don’t let them linger and grow, we must show no mercy……cut them off.  Quit entertaining them. 

As we walk in the Promise of Salvation,  we must gain the victory over sin, with His help.  We cannot do it ourselves and He won’t do it with out our participation. 

So:  “Be strong and of good courage “.

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The Blessing of Judah 2: – The Fix-it Shop

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Deuteronomy 33.
” this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.”

The Lord will hear the voice of Praise.
        Judah led in the desert. …Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah…Judah means Praise.
Bring Praise back to the people. …
         The church needs to relearn Praise.  Make a joyful noise…enter His gates with.           
           thanksgiving and His courts with Praise.
Let his hands be sufficient and be a help with his enimies.
          As he is obedient to Your will, help, protect and provide.

This is the blessing to those who Praise. Claim it today by lifting your hearts to the Lord.  Love Him, obey Him, learn to sing, play and Worship,  beginning with Praise.

 
       

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2 views of life:

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I found this on Google +  Conrad Carriker @
ConradRocks.net

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Persistence : The Fix-it Shop

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Sitting at the waterfront, half listening to Car Talk, watching the sea gulls and praying in and  as the Spirit directs.

There is one particular sea gull, working so hard at getting his meal out of a whelk.  He picks and pokes for the longest time. Suddenly he picks it up flies out over the water, up, up, up, back over land and drops the shell.  CRACK!!!

Back on it like white on rice…he doesn’t quit until he has gotten every morsel, he leaves an empty broken shell…He leaves satisfied.

This is how we should feed on the Word.    Pick, poke, prode, crack it open until  we are satisfied,  filled with Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge, the faith to believe.  If we could  only believe. ….

Be converted and become as a child…. ask, seek and knock, enter the Holy of Holies, receive  grace and mercy in our time of need.

Do not quit, persist. …..children ask and believe you can supply their every want, need or desire.
The Lord Would have us Believe in Him that way as well.   He is able….Only  Believe.  Know the Word, so you Knew His will…believe and receive.

Lord, help our unbelief.

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Neglected Caroline – 3 / 24 / 15

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Neglected Caroline

I post these pictures of Neglected Caroline because I believe they represent the state of our Spiritual lives.

The Church does not display the Power, Signs and Wonders or Miracles that Christ promised would follow those who believe.

The reason it doesn’t, is we have buried the Talents the Master left to whosoever will.  

We need to practice,  invest these Talents,  the Gifts of the Spirit.   Our Words are not all we have.

There is Power in the Gifts, seek to be one He can trust with this Power.

Teach them, accept them, practice them.

He sent them for His Glory.   May He be Glorified.

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Was Peter right? – The Filling Station – Was Lot righteous?

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2 Peter 2:7-8
King James Version (KJV)
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;)

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Was Lot a righteous man?  Peter says he was.  Does this line up with Moses writing?   Let’s examine the Scriptures.  

“Billism ” coming,  You must:  “Study  to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 

Do not take my word…..you are responsible,  search the Scriptures.

    *   Lot went with Abram
    *   Strife in the camp, Abram gave Lot first choice of land
    *   Lot chose well watered plain – they separated

    *   Lot and his family enslaved
    *   Rescued by Abram

    *   The angels in Sodom, after Abrams prayer
    *   Lot gives them refuge
    *   Lot  goes out to save them

To me this is the only moment Lot, showed himself righteous, and full of Faith.

  
    *   the angels saved Lot, asked after His loved ones.

Note: sons in law did not believe – Lot, Lots wife and two daughters saved.

     *   angels saved them… (pulling them away from the fire)
     *   angels directed them to run far….Lot chose nearby town.
     *   God remembered Abraham

Note – Lord sent angels, God in agreement with the Lord, destroyed the towns; God  remembered Abraham and saved Lot and those he loved.

” it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.”

Lots daughters got him drunk, laid with him, had  children. ….God gave them land and protected their decendants until many years later, they joined with others who were against Israel.

Then the Lord ordered their tribes destroyed.

God saved Lot, because He remembered Abraham and his prayer.  His children were saved because (like Moses and Jesus ) he once stood up (risked his life), to the unrighteous around him to protect the men he invited into his home.

God blessed the children until they walked out of His protection by joining Israel’s enimies. (Psalm 83).

    

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