I believed not the words: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Gods Natural progression to true belief, (faith).

~  Curiosity:

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomons fame, because he was blessed of the Lord,  and she came to see for herself, if it be true.
(1 Kings: 10:1)

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She heard and came to see.  So many of us today, hear of the great things of the Lord, but never, ever, venture close enough to see.

There is revival down the road.   A church in town is growing like mad.

The Outpouring of the Spirit of God, has multitudes gathering, seeking a touch from the Lord.

Our answer: 

I wish revival would happen at our church, why isn’t the Lord adding to our church?    How come, Lord?

We don’t go to see… It isn’t happening in a UMC, or Baptist Church, it’s happening in that non-denominational church.  

I’ll tell you what it is.

It’s all show,  they cannot be preaching the true gospel, (like we are), after all we have the truth. 

It’s just the excitment of the music, skits, signs and wonders… people just want to be entertained.

Really, have you gone to see why? 

No, of coarse not, those people are strange, they believe the Word of God was written for today.

Do we go and question their theology to see if it’s true? 

No, of coarse not, those people aren’t of our denomination.  How could their doctrine be truth?

Pastors afraid of losing their flock, they talk down the growing churches… 

SHAME ON YOU!

Pastor, have someone preach for you Sunday, go visit this growing church, hear the Word preached, study the Word see if it be true.

Get to know who they are   Question them.  Study to show thyself approved.  Are they preaching the TRUE GOSPEL?

Learn from them and teach it to your flock. Ask the Lord for His direction, walk in it.  Then you will see growth.

~ Curiosity Satisfied:

1 Kings: 10. 7.
“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.”

Pastor, the Lord is working through those, who allow Him to work through them.

Are you a WHOSOEVER,  do you allow Him to lead, direct and guide His people to a closer walk with Him?

Is that you?

There is a reason the Lord is working elsewhere and not in your church. 

YOU WON’T LET THE LORD LEAD.

1 Kings: 10. 24.
“And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.”

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Multitudes flock to the Lords presence.  To hear and learn of His Wisdom, not ours.  It only comes to us as we walk in obedience to Him.

I know you are preaching the truth you know.  If your church is not growing, maybe you need to learn more truth.

Lord, help us to let your presence flow through us.   Amen

The Sad State of My Country: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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I have strong Christian, Conservative veiws. 

This blog was birthed out of a desire to share the love, mercy and grace of my Lord.  I find it unfortunate, that this issue needs to be addressed.  I feel compelled.

In September of 1944, a young women asked Winston Churchill if he had any complaints about the United States.  He answered:

“Toilet paper too thin, newspapers too fat!”

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But First: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Luke 17:25
“But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.”

Matthew 6:33
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Have you ever looked at these two verses together? 

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Jesus, must first suffer many things and be rejected.   He did all that and more. 

What are we told to do first?  To suffer?  Be rejected?    These things will happen.   At the rate our country is falling away from God it will probably be sooner rather then later.

“But seek ye first”

Is how we will make it through any trials and tribulations we will encounter.  As a matter of fact He promises we will be persecuted for His Names sake.

So, I sincerely suggest we learn to:
“seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;”

How do we seek “the kingdom of God“?

He told us it is at hand, today, right here on earth, within us, without us, available to whosoever will.

We must turn our face towards God, learn of Him, Walk with Him, hunger and thirst for His Righteousness.  Desire Him, more than the air we breath. 

Request all He has for us.  Learn from and obey His Holy Spirit…Jesus healed all that were afflicted.   He has sent us to do the same.

His book is filled with promises.  They are ours today, if we will learn to touch the hem of His garment.  Take up His Yoke.  Learn to walk in the light.

I know I am a skipping record, playing the same song… So Be It. 

I do not care…  I long to be closer.  I long to be used.  I long to see souls saved, the sick healed, the dead raised.

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Jesus promised we would.  I am seeking this God, the God of Power, Might, Mercy and Love.

The Lord and Savior I love.  Help me Lord.
Amen

As David Walked: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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We can learn much about God by noting how different people interacted or walked with Him.  (With, in His ways, before)?

Confused?  
~  Enoch:  Walked with God, and received this testimony:  “that he pleased God.”  He knew God “IS“, (“is” alive, available and accessible today, now, in our  time of need), and is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.  (He is alive, with Jesus in heaven today).
~  Noah:  Walked with God, (Jesus), found grace in the sight of the Father, (the Lord), and became the heir of righteousness.  Saved with His family through the flood.

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~  Abram: The Father said:  “Walk before me and be ye perfect.”  He belived in the Father, (the Lord), and it was counted as righteousness.  A friend of God. (Jesus)
~  Moses:  “charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”  A friend of God.  (Jesus)
~  David:  “if thou wilt walk before me, (the Lord), as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:  Then I will establish”

David, Abraham, Moses, were all Warriors, who walked before or in the ways of the Lord, (the Father).  They heard:  “This is the way, walk ye in it.”

Enoch and Noah, were preachers of righteousness and Walked With God, (Jesus).

They took up the Yoke of Jesus, walked in harmony with Him, by His side, doing His will, His way.

There is someone else who walked yet differently from all others:

~  Levi:
Malachi 2
“And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.“

Levi Walked with the Lord, (the Father).  In reverence, peace and honesty.  He knew and taught the Law of the Lord.  He honoured the Lord.  His testimony turned many from sin and death.

He was not a warrior as such, but had killed to avenge the honour of his sister.  The tribe of Levi, became the priests of the Old Testament.  The protectors of the Word and teachers of the Will of God.

The Christians of the New Testament are the Levites and Priests of the Lord today.  Our job is to keep pure, and protect Gods word, and lead our fellow men to His Mercy and Grace.

How is your walk?  Do you walk in His ways?
Are you walking before, receiving His direction?

Or have you taken up His Yoke?  Are you walking in harmony with Him?  Are you seeing His will being accomplished?

Are those things He has revealed to us, active in our lives?   Do we see or recognize His Mercy, Grace, healing powers, signs and wonders?

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We should be.  That was His promise.

Jesus, may we walk with You.  Amen

Because God deprived her of wisdom: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Have you wondered how our country has progressed to the point that:

~Killers on death row should be kept alive, receive cosmetic surgery, sex change surgery, ect… while  Abortion of the inocent and sale of their parts is accepted and encouraged.
~A man is a hero, when he decides he really is a women, and boldly proclaims it.
~Marriage of a same sex couple is legal, and we must celebrate and accept this truth in spite of our religious and moral concerns or beliefs.
~Trans-gendered
     Trans-racial
     Trans-disabled
Are all accepted as normal, instead of delusional thinking.
~The theories of Evolution and man made Global Climate Change are now facts.
~That White popcorn is almost $8.00 a bottle.  (a family wide concern)

There is a reson we have progressed so far on this road to destruction.

Deuteronomy 7:9-10
King James Version (KJV)
“Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.”

We once had a country that believed in, followed after and even loved God and Godly principles. 

We have drifted farther from this standard with every Godless politician we elect to lead us.

We are reaping that which we have sown.

Job 39:16-17
King James Version (KJV)
“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her’s: her labour is in vain without fear;   Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.”

We have hardened our hearts, lost our common sense, we fail to exercise wisdom and understanding.

We must turn back to God.  It is our only hope for true change.

2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

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Amen