enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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It is probably safe to say, all Christians expect and want to hear the Lord say: Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the Lord.

I wonder how many of us will? As we read Matthew 25, consider are you a wise or foolish virgin? Is there extra oil for your lamp?

When we are first saved we usually burn the brightest. Our excitement of meeting the Lord is contagious. The joy of the Lord, peace and comfort of the Holy Spirit is alive in our lives until we find life on earth continues much like before.

Knowing Jesus doesn’t solve all our problems like magic. We still have consequences of our decisions and actions. The joy and freedom doesn’t seem to carry through. That is when we need to refill our lamps.

To be a wise bridesmaid we must continually renew our minds, to find the holy, acceptable and perfect will of God. That is when our lights burn the brightest.

That is how we will be ready for the day of His return or the day we leave this body.

How about the parable of the talents?
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

When Jesus went to sit at the Fathers right hand, He left us not money but the Holy Spirit. The comforter, teacher the one who will lead us to the truth. As those who believed waited for the promise the Holy Spirit descended and they began to speak in tongues.

The Holy Spirit has given the church gifts which most of the Churches have locked away in a closet.

Either they believe that they are not for today or are afraid they will not work as promised and they would be made the fool for believing.

Either way I believe they have hid their talents. If Jesus and His disciples needed signs and wonders to bring people to the Gospel who are we to think we can do it with out.

It is interesting to note:
1. Believers gathered waiting for promise
2. One accord, one place
3. Sound from heaven of a mighty rushing wind
4. Filled the house
5. Tongues of fire sat on them
6. They were filled with the Holy Spirit
7. They began to speak with other tongues

Another interesting verse:
Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit,  and the Gifts of the Spirit are the talents that Jesus has left for us to increase.    More in next post

 

I believe, help my unbelief. …..

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That is a prayer every believer has prayed since Jesus led his disciples.   What is our problem?

-Be not afraid, only believe.
-If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed,
-Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain,
– whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do,
-For every one that asketh receiveth;
– Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
-seeing their faith
– thy faith hath made thee whole.
– According to your faith be it unto you.
– great is thy faith:
– O ye of little faith,
– If ye have faith, and doubt not,
– Jesus saw their faith,
– how is it that ye have no faith?
– I have not found so great faith,
– Thy faith hath saved thee;
– Where is your faith?
– O ye of little faith?
– Increase our faith.
– but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass;
-when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
– I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not:
– Believe ye that I am able to do this?
– when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,
– these signs shall follow them that believe;
– O fools, and slow of heart to believe
– Woman, believe me,
– Now we believe,
– And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ,
– Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
-Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
– believe the works:
– Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God
– if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
– that they may believe
– all men will believe
– ye believe in God, believe also in me.
– Do ye now believe?
– that the world may believe

Our problem is we every are not close enough, or obedient enough, holy, set apart, available, willing and broken enough to totally relie on depend on, act on His Word.   What we know, disables our faith. Lord I believe,  help my unbelief. 

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Let no man deceive you. ..

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Let no man deceive you. ..

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no man deceive you by any means:

Paul was warning people not to be mislead about the Day of the Lord. …that people would fall away from the true Gospel and follow the false Prophet.

Today we need to be warned against non believing, believers.  Who are these people. …Those who have tried it all and not succeeded.   They love the Lord but really, “He doesn’t do that Biblical mumbo-jumbo anymore.   We are much too intelligent to believe in signs, wonders and miracles.

Speaking in tongues, holiness, morals, commandments. Continue reading →

God so loved the world; do you?

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God so loved the world

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.

God loved the world….not just those of us who have chosen to receive Him but everyone.  It grieves me when I hear the unsaved say a loving God wouldn’t send so many to hell.  My good out ways the bad.

How do we convince the World?
John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

If we learn to love as the Lord loves, perhaps we will see and experience His glory.

John 17:22-24
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:   I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

What is this glory….it is explained various ways:
●    Abundance, wealth, treasure, and hence honour
●    Honour, dignity
●    Splendour, brightness, majesty
●    The glorious moral attributes, the infinite
perfections of  God.
●    The bliss of heaven
●     “Give God the praise”  is an adjuration to confess. They    are equivalent to, “Confess that you are an impostor,” “Give God the glory by speaking the truth;” for they denied that a miracle had been wrought.   John 9:24  (they did not believe the healed blind man)

Give God the glory. …SPEAK THE TRUTH. ..live the truth. ..if we could learn to love like Jesus.   That means be willing to accept their sickness,  accept their fears, failures….love unconditionally.

Be willing to die for them.  (whosoever needs what we have to give).   Are you willing to die or get cancer be lame or blind.  When we are I believe we will see signs, wonders and miracles.

John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Lord help me to be that man.

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I am the Lord that healeth thee

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I am the Lord that healeth thee

Exodus 15:26
King James Version (KJV)
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

Do any of us realize what this scripture promises?  Can we truthfully say we walk in it?  I know I fail at it.

Diligently = characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking

Hearken = to give respectful attention

I am not always steady, earnest and energetic in my study of the Word.  I am afraid that I’m haphazard,  sloppy and slovenly in my study. Respectful attention?   Do I ever really hear His heart?  Then act accordingly?

I believe that we all are a little disappointing to the Lord.  He offers us the world and we settle for a postage stamp.  He offers us health and we suffer from unbelief.  Miracles, signs and wonders.

We wonder why He no longer acts.  We must learn to “hearken diligently”….Become serious about serving The Lords will…not our own.

Deuteronomy 28:1-14
King James Version (KJV)
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.  

And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.  And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow,  And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

Lord, please help me to be a man after your heart.  Help me to be obedient to Your will and walk in Your ways.  May I be a vessel that You can use to increase Your Kingdom.

That is my prayer for all who love Him…but so many of us live in the following 55 verses on this chapter.   Lord help us to “HEARKEN DILIGENTLY” to Your voice.

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Colossians 3:5,8

I do not know about you but sometimes I can be confused so I’ve in listed a few Websters definitions to help clarify how we are to live a holy life.

Colossians 3:5

King James Version (KJV)

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

Mortify: mor·ti·fy\ˈmȯr-tə-ˌfī\
1 : to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of
2 : to subdue or deaden (as the body or bodily appetites) especially by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort

Fornication:  for·ni·ca·tion\ˌfȯr-nə-ˈkā-shən\
: consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other — compare adultery

Uncleanness:
Ÿ 1 : morally or spiritually impure
Ÿ 2 : infected with a harmful supernatural contagion; also : prohibited by ritual law for use or contact
Ÿ 3 : dirty, filthy

Inordinate:  in·or·di·nate\in-ˈȯr-dən-ət, -ˈȯrd-nət\
Ÿ : going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper
Ÿ 1 archaic : disorderly, unregulated
Ÿ 2 : exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate

Affection:  af·fec·tion\ə-ˈfek-shən\
Ÿ : a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
Ÿ : feelings of love :  a person’s romantic feelings

evil\ˈē-vəl, British often & US also ˈē-(ˌ)vil\
Ÿ : morally bad
Ÿ : causing harm or injury to someone
Ÿ 1 a : morally reprehensible : sinful, wicked
Ÿ b : arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct

Concupiscence:  con·cu·pis·cence\kän-ˈkyü-pə-sən(t)s, kən-\
Ÿ : strong desire; especially : sexual desire

Covetousness:
Ÿ : feeling or showing a very strong desire for something that you do not have and especially for something that belongs to someone else
Ÿ 1 : marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another’s possessions
Ÿ 2 : having a craving for possession

Idolatry:     idol·a·try\-trē\
1 : the worship of a physical object as a god
2 : immoderate attachment or devotion to something
Colossians 3:8-9 King James Version (KJV)
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Anger:  anger
: a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed because of something wrong or bad : the feeling that makes someone want to hurt other people, to shout, etc. : the feeling of being angry
1 : a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism
2 : rage

Wrath:  wrath\ˈrath, chiefly British ˈrȯth\
: extreme anger
1 : strong vengeful anger or indignation
2 : retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement

Malice:  mal·ice\ˈma-ləs?
Ÿ 1 : desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
Ÿ 2 : intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse

Blasphemy:  blas·phe·my\ˈblas-fə-mē\
Ÿ : great disrespect shown to God or to something holy
Ÿ : something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something holy
Ÿ 1 a : the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God

Filthy:  filthy\ˈfil-thēy
: very offensive or disgusting and usually about sex
: very evil : morally wrong
1 : covered with, containing, or characterized by filth
2 a : underhand, vile
b : obscene

Communications:  com·mu·ni·ca·tion\kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən\
: the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else
: a message that is given to someone : a letter, telephone call, etc.
: the ways of sending information to people by using technology

Lie:  lie\ˈlī\
1 : to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive
2 : to create a false or misleading impression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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that they may not understand

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These were Gods words when He came down to see the city and tower the people were building.
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Lost NC. – Lost Souls

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/q3kyezbq14nc793/NC%20lost.pdf

When I see the once loved and cared for….I hope our Spirits are faring better.

 

Anyone guess what kind of farm this was?

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these signs shall follow them that believe; (Really?) 2

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Signs that should be following you, me and everyone else who believes that Jesus Christ is Lord:

  • We should cast out devils
  • Lay hands on the sick and they shall recover
  • Speak with new tongues
  • Take up serpents
  • Drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them

Wow, what a list….since I’ve been saved. I speak with new tongues,  I have laid hands on the sick….most have recovered….some have gone on to the Lord.   Continue reading →

these signs shall follow (Really? )

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There are a lot of promises in the Bible that, as Christians, we want to believe and walk in but it is hard to when we rarely see results.
Here are a few of the troublesome  scriptures:
Mark 16
“these signs shall follow them that believe;
Mark 11
Have faith in God.   For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Luke 8
Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
The common denominator is BELIEVE:
We believe that Jesus is the Son of God,  He died for my sins and rose from the dead to save us.   That is good, it means we are saved but it is not enough.
So what does Jesus say?
Matthew 17:20-21
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.  Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Because of unbelief;   how can this be?  I believe,  help my unbelief.   Confusing isn’t it, if we fast today all we hear is be careful,  drink plenty of water…..you can’t go with out food, it’ll make you sick.
Let me say most of this is good advice.  Does it line up with the word? No.  The scriptures tell us of Moses, at least twice going 40 days without food or water.
Daniels twenty-one day fast.  Jesus,  40 days, also 3 day, 14 day fasts.
How can this be?
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
We are the people God has chosen, He will cause whosoever will to draw near and those who do will be satisfied with Gods goodness.  So we find Gods supply to those who draw close.
I’ve fasted, prayed and I find that alot of things are still impossible for me.  Something is wrong with my belief. ..Gods word is true….why isn’t it working? Does He no longer watch over His Word to proform it?
This series will endeavor to unravel the mysteries.

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King Saul and Samson – men of God? Nope

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When we think of these two men,  who were used mightily by the Lord.  It is natural to think of them as Godly men.   After all one was the first King of Israel, who led them to many victories   and the other was one of   Israels  most famous Judges, who did many mighty exploits.

They were not Mighty Men of God but men God used mightily.    Let me explain:

Samson s parents were approached by an angel of the Lord,  told though barren, they would have a child.  A Nazarene,  don’t ever cut his hair, eat only special food and drink.   They were obedient,  the child grew, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and he did mighty exploits.   He delivered Israel from many enemies.

Then we have King Saul,   made the first King of Israel because of his hight and looks.  Anointed of the Lord who made him a new man, while God gave him a new heart.  He led Israel to many victories.

You might ask, why are these not great men of God then?

Neither of these men had a real personal relationship with the Lord and did not realize when the Spirit of the Lord left them.   Their concerns were being dissed and revenge.

When we study the life of David, we find a man after Gods heart.   Who when confronted with his sin,  cried out:  “Take not your Holy Spirit away from me.”

A truly Godly man knows and fears grieving the Spirit.  He is quick to repent and longs for the fellowship of the Lord.

 

Signs of an Apostle

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2 Corinthians 12:12 King James Version (KJV)

12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

The signs of an Apostle:    What a concept?   Is there a way to prove if someone is an Apostle?  What are these signs?

◆      Something that is recognized by people (seen)

◆     Something done with patience (love, the fruit of the Spirit)

◆     Signs (supernatural)

◆     Wonders (unknowable)

◆     Mighty deeds (beyond human ability) Continue reading →

II The True Church

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The true Church is first:

◆   Built on the revelation knowledge that Jesus is the only       begotten Son of God, He is alive and well today and sits at the right hand of the Father.

◇   We are saved by His blood and grace

What is the purpose of the Church?

◆  As with the Prophets of old…teach and Continue reading →

Christian,  who can you trust?

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A nameless Man of God, (MOG), Only mentioned in one chapter of the Bible is our subject today.   He appeared in 1 Kings 13.

 

God sent him from the tribe of Judah to speak with the King of Israel,  Jeroboam: whose name means “he that opposes the people. ” or one who leads his people to sin. Continue reading →

Are you a usefull vessel?

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Or just useless.

Warning:  A not so subtle message for Christians.

I know I am a Christian because:

  • I was born in America
  •   baptised and raised in church
  • The good I do, out ways the bad
  • I don’t drink, smoke or chew, or run with women that do.

If this is you?  You are not a Christian, or useless.   You are just like a multitude of church people who want to serve the Lord but do not

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Why do you believe in Salvation? 

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Romans 10:9

King James Version (KJV)

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

 

This Scripture is the cornerstone of our Salvation. We believe Jesus was a virgin born, God/man, who lived a sinless life.  Died on a cross for our sins, buried and three days later rose from the dead.  Is in heaven now at the right hand of the Father. Through Jesus the Father finds us guiltless and sons of God.

 

It is no wonder the non-believers think we have a few screws loose.  After all didn’t Paul himself tel Continue reading →