Being a useful vessel

When I cried thou answeredst me: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Psalm 138:3,6-8
King James Version (KJV)
“In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.   Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.   The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.”

Lord, is this not reason enough to Praise and Worship You. 
~I cry –  YOU ANSWER
~I am weak – YOU STRENGTHEN MY SOUL
~I am nothing – YOU SEE AND CARE FOR ME
~Trouble surrounds me – YOUR HAND PROTECTS AND SAVES ME
~YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MOLD AND MAKE ME IN YOUR IMAGE, YOUR MERCY AND GRACE WILL NEVER END.

I Praise, Worship and Thank You, Lord.

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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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

Come out of the holy place: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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They “Came out of the Holy Place,”  then the Glory and the presence of the Lord was experienced.

1 Kings 8:10-11
King James Version (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,  So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.”

If we aren’t experiencing the Lords presence it is because we have not faithfully, routinely, prayer fully experienced the Holy Place. 

Unfortunately, most of us will never find it, or learn  to enter. 

At the time of 1 Kings, the priests could not enter the Holy Place, (the exception, to bring the alter into the newly built Temple), but the High Priest alone, and only once a year could enter into the Holy of Holies.

Not so today:  
Hebrews 9
King James Version (KJV)
“The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:”

Hebrews 4:15-16
King James Version (KJV)
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

The throne of grace – The Holy of Holies.  Not just for the High Priest, once a year…We can enter today, we can find grace, obtain mercy, experience the presence of God.

What is the Holy Place? 

The Secret Place of the Most High:
Psalm 91:1-2
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.   I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”

Under the Shadow of His wings:
Psalm 17:8
King James Version (KJV)
“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,”
Psalm 36:7
King James Version (KJV)
“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.”
Psalm 57:1
“Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.”
Psalm 63:7
“Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.”

Waiting on the Lord:
Isaiah 40:31
King James Version (KJV)
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

By Prayer and Fasting:
Psalm 35:13
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.”
Daniel 9:3
“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:”
Matthew 17:21
“Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.”
Luke 2:37
“And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.”
1 Corinthians 7:5
“Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.”

Most of us love the Lord, but life and love for others prevent us from giving our all, and receiving Gods best for our lives.

To dwell with Jesus, simply means to Take His Yoke upon us, and walk with Him.

Will you seek Him and His Secret Place?

They all fall down: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Several months ago, a Baptist friend asked me, why do all these people fall down on TV, when the “Faith Healers” pray for them? 

He insisted that it didn’t happen in the Bible.

Matthew 2:11
fell down, and worshipped him:
Mark 5:33
fell down before him,
Mark 3:11
fell down before him,
Luke 5:8
he fell down at Jesus’ knees,
Luke 8:28
fell down before him,
Luke 8:41
fell down at Jesus’ feet,
John 11:32
she fell down at his feet,
Luke 17:16
fell down on his face at his feet,
Revelation 5:14
the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped
Revelation 22:8
I fell down to worship

Now, if I had given my friend these scripure verses, he would reply:

“Yes, but they were all in the presence of Jesus.”

I would say:  “My point exactly.”

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  (“Faith Healers” are Holy Spirit Dispensers).

These “Faith Healers” have paid the price to work in His Power and Presence.  We need to long to be in the presence of Jesus.  We need to learn to Worship, Work and Walk in His Power.

If you look up the word “worship”, in the Strongs Concordance, you might be surprised, to find, it means, to fall down, or bow down in reverence.

Are our Sunday Services really Worship Services?

We hear the Word, sing a few Hymns, but very rarely experience the full blown presence of Jesus.  (Multitudes found Him, can we?)

I know, in your church there is always a noticeable presence of God. 

(Good, you need read no more).

I wonder, seriously, have the rest of us, really experienced the presence of the Great “I AM“, since our salvation experience?

He is the Great “I AM.”  From the first mention of His Name, people fell down to Worship.

Genesis 17:1-3
King James Version (KJV)
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,”

He fell on his face, his name was changed, he was circumcised.  He had met Jesus.

We recieved a new name, in heaven, a circumcision of our hearts, and most probably fell down and worshiped at meeting “The Great I AM, JESUS.”

Moses, had to take off his shoes, as he was on Holy Ground:  (Exodus 3)
“And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.” 

Jesus, when arrested, answered “I AM” and they fell down before Him.

In the time of the dedication of Solomons Temple, God made His presence known.

1 Kings: 8. 10,11
“And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,  So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.”

To me this is what we should be aiming for, to experience the presence, power and the glory of the Lord.

How do we coax Gods Power, His healing, His miraculous signs and wonders, His Glory into our midst?

It isn’t easy.

We look at the Giants of the Faith as being above us in a place and time, impossible for us to attain.

In reality, they are a road map, written so that whosoever will, can find that place of Faith.

In that one verse from 1 Kings we see a

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key.  Can we learn to use it?  Do you see what it is?

Lord, help us to seek and find Your face.  That we might truly know You and the Power of Your Resurrection. 

That we be made into Your image.  Worthy to be trusted and used by Your Spirit.  That signs and wonders will follow.   Amen

NC’s HB2 or The Bathroom Bill: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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I had posted on FB, a post supporting protecting our children in public bathrooms from sexual predators.

A cousin responded with this:
~”This is horrible propaganda”
me:
~“really? ? ?”
A Christian friend replied:
“I completely agree with this photo!!”

An other relative responded:
~”Can understand why some feel this way, but a man who dresses as a woman is not automatically a danger to children.  In fact, many are fathers themselves. What a lot of people don’t know is many cross dressers are heterosexual. But even if they are not, chances are they are not a danger. (Most pedophiles seem to be hetero anyways. But being a cross dresser doesn’t make them one.)”

My cousin sent a post with a video from this Gov. and asked me to watch it.

~”In response to a wave of anti-transgender legislation in several states around the country, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell stands up for transgender equality and combats the misinformation and scare tactics being utilized by proponents of these discriminatory bills. Gov. Markell is the only sitting governor to have signed both sexual orientation and gender identity protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations.

Thanks to the office of Gov. Markell, Equality Delaware, and the Center for American Progress.”

I could not include video, I am sure you could find it on a FB.  I replied to my cousin:

~”Cousin,
I love you, but boy parts belong in the boys room.  Bruce Jenner is not brave, a hero, or a women, he is just a confused man, hiding from reality.

Elizabeth Warren is not an indian, the  white girl who claimed to be black was not and never will be black.  These people have rejected who they are  and we do them no favors by allowing their delusions.

What you think of as progress, will lead to no good. 

Again, I love you.

What is happening to our country, will destroy us if it continues.”

This brought on these replies:  My replies will be in bold.  Others are different people.

~”Shame Bill, I see you are unfettered by education or wisdom. Hope you get that sorted.”

~”The LGBT unnecessary hostility about my desire to avoid having a man in my daughters shower room is what scares me.”

~”It’s not LGBT hostility. People of all sexuality, races, religion, and gender disagree with this bathroom issue.

People are tired of hate and being put down for differences. Throughout history decency always wins eventually. This will be resolved one day. No soul should have to deal with that.

Have you had to deal with hate in your life Bill? I have to question if you truly have. If you did I like to think you’d understand how it feels. You’d be more sympathetic to those that endure it on a daily basis.

I’m a  cis woman (Born female). I am a woman. I cannot imagine being born into the wrong body. That’s hard enough of a thought without adding hateful and close minded attitudes into the mix. Fearing for ones life due to being different.

What is happening to the country will eventually unite it. When people start looking through other eyes and not only through their reality and limited knowledge.”

~”Thank you for the reasoned reply.  “I cannot imagine being born into the wrong body.”   Is where we part ways. 

As a Christian, I believe we all are fearfully and wonderfully made.  Before we were formed in the womb He knew us.

We were made as He planned,  man and woman. 

Am I closed minded, probably, do I care whether you are LGBTG, or any other initial, color or creed?  Nope.  Do I hate any of the above?  No I do not.

I wish all would know the peace and joy of salvation.  I know most will not, this is a  sad reality.

So, do what you like, just don’t scare the horses. 

In other words, do not force others to accept and rejoice your beliefs anymore then you want to accept mine.

Thanks.”

~”Your unnecessary concern over other people’s genitals, and insistence on pushing your bigotry and religious delusion on the rest of us is what is destroying our country.”

~”Bill, what a beautiful responce! As a Delaware resident, and an Agnostic, I am always gladdened to hear reasonable discussion about religious beliefs. It fills me with joy when my religious friends wish me a blessed day, because the very best in them, is wishing the very best in me, joy.
You should never be forced to be apart of another’s belief system, but neither should you force your own beliefs tenets on another. 
We the people are all so very different. I would not want it any other way. Can’t we just all treat each other as equals, and let life sort itself ot from there? Equality sometimes means standing next to someone from another culture at the lunch counter who is very different from you.
I don’t believe that we should afford that person any less of an opportunity because they are different. We all just need to be better neighbors, and look out for one another. Worry less about a person’s personal life choices or expressions of self, and focus more on building relationships with those in your community, whether you approve of them or not.”

~”Bill Theunfetteredpreacher Cote what about all those lesbians in your girls bathroom? Why can’t men just keep their paws to themselves?...”

~”lesbians are often angry, but no threat to young women… now women school teachers and young men… trouble…  lol”

So you see, lots of opinions.  Tell me your thoughts.

Confused(?): The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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I am just a simple guy, I don’t know nothin- bout-nothin… but it apears to me, that some kind of evergreen tree is growing inside this hardwood tree.

Interesting.  How could this be?

Using my usual hunt and peck system in my search engines, I found nothing. 

My dear wife suggested, the insides of the hardwood, might be rotting, thus giving fertile ground for the evergreen.

I do not know, how or why but,  something foreign is springing forth from a willing host.

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            (Maybe inside, it looks like this?)

Whatever the cause, it is unnatual, unusual and unhealthy.

I look at it and cannot help thinking of the foolishness that is going on in my country.

People are confussed, men think they are women and long to use the womans restrooms and showers. 

Our government has legalized and legitimized sin. 

Now people who object to this sin, are being fined for not accepting and celebrating this new world view.

It isn’t infectious, but it is insidious, It is the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. 

It is not from God.

It is the absence of God in our homes, our entertainment and education.  We are reaping what we have sown.

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Lord, please lead us to Repentance.  Forgive us our sin.  Cleanse our unrighteousness.
Lord, Save us Please.   Amen

This one thing:… (Really?) The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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You would think that one thing, would be one thing.  Not so, there are several, one things, that the Lord desires we understand, know, and need to do and even some we lack.

~  “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,”  (2 Peter 3:8)
Here Peter is giving us a Spiritual Truth:  “Gods ways are not our ways”, His Timeline, Mercy and Grace, His Love is beyond our understanding. 
Deuteronomy 29:29a
“The secret things belong unto the Lord our God:”
We need to concern ourselves with the truths the Lord has revealed to us and do His will.

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For I had not known lust: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“For I had not known lust:”

This portion of Romans 7, has caused me concern and confusion for 35 years.  I have always thought of “lust”, as a sexual problem and not much else.

In my studies lately I’ve discovered “lust” is an “I” problem.  In my post:  MY LUST SHALL BE SATISFIED:  I tried to explain.

Exodus 15:9
“The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.”

All these “I’s”, spell nothing, but “selfishness”.

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(We build large monuments in hopes to be remembered).

I realized we  are born this way.  Try taking a toy from a child:  Mine, mine, mine… Is the familiar refrain.

It is the way of Natural Man.  It was the beginning of original sin.  The lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life.

We again find “selfishness”, “lust” and “envy”, raising it’s ugly head in the desert, God had  given them Manna.  They didn’t need to prepare the soil, weed, water or plant. 

Just harvest.   Yet they wanted more.  (We always want more).   Flesh.

“He heareth your murmurings”

“This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him:”

God answered their request.

Psalm 106:14-16
King James Version (KJV)
“But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.  And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.  They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.”

They “lusted exceedingly”, “envied Moses and Aaron”.  He sent leanness into their soul.

Romans 7:7
King James Version (KJV)
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”

We must learn not to “covet”, to “lust” after or to “envy” others.  Be content with our lot in life, with our mate, our ministry, our calling, our gifts.

Be faithful in all things, honest, upright, just.  Trusting as we walk in the Spirit, that the Lord will deliver us from our “lust”.

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Timothy 4:18
King James Version (KJV)
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

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They do the work of the Lord.   They know Jesus.

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Satan hath desired to have you: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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It was time for the Passover meal.  Jesus had this Word of Knowledge for Peter.

“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”

We need to consider it as a word of warning for us today.  Satan has a desire, to make us doubt, question, wonder, and walk away from the love of God.   Satan sifts us, and the Lord allows it.

Why?

So we consider, understand and know how strong our love is for the Lord and His for us.   He already knows the outcome.

He allows us to be tested so we understand the depth, width, length and breadth of  our love and trust for Him. 

He wants us to know and agree with the three Hebrew children, that the true God is able to deliver us from our fiery furnace.

“If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.  But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.” (Daniel 3)

God is able to deliver, God will deliver, If God doesn’t deliver, we will still serve Him.  What a testimony.

Jesus did not stop at the warning though, He also added:

“But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.”

Know this; in the midst of the fire, Jesus never leaves us or forsakes us, He walks with us, even carries us in that furnace. 

As we look to Him, the Author an finisher of our faith we become stronger, able to strengthen others, in their times of need.

When tested, it seems there is no end, it is hopeless, we are lost, alone in a hell that is forever. 

Look to the hills from whence comes our help.  Lord, open our eyes to see Your mighty army that surrounds and fights for us.

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There is light and life at the end of the tunnel. Keep your eyes on Jesus, trust in Him to see you through.  He is FAITHFUL.

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MY LUST SHALL BE SATISFIED : The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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MY LUST SHALL BE SATISFIED:

The problem, since Adam, of the whole earth, lies herein.  LUST.

This is the first mention of LUST in the Bible.

Exodus 15:9
“The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.”

(So said the Egyptians, as they followed the Hebrews, into the Red Sea).

Most of us think of LUST as being a  SEX only, problem.  It is not.  It  is an “I“ problem.

I will, I will, I will, MY, I will, MY.

“I”, has been the problem from the Garden on:

1 John 2:16
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

Such a simple thing:  Do not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

“I think, it looks tasty, I think, it will make us wise, I think, it will make us like God.”

I MUST, SATISFY MY LUST FOR MORE:

For us to conquer the LUST problem,  we must  conquer the “I” problem.

WE MUST:
<  Realize, (know), our un-Godly desires.
<  Believe, the Lord will help us.
<  Understand, the victory over "I" is ours.

The Lord promises in Isaiah:

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

The Lords counters our “I” problem, with the Truth and Power, of the GREAT I AM,  not the LUST of man.

I am, I am, I will, I will,I will:

with you, thy God, stregthen you, help you, uphold you.

Lord, help me to Submit to You and flee the LUST OF MY EYES, LUST OF MY FLESH AND THE PRIDE OF LIFE.

These are the temptations of the natural man, my desire is to be the Spiritual Man You have called me to be.

Lord, hear my plea!!!  LORD HELP!!!

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choose you this day – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“choose you this day whom ye will serve;”

The choice that affects our eternal residence.  The most important choice, we will ever make.  To serve God or self.  (Joshua 24:15)

It’s our other choices, the little things, that cause us daily grief or give us peace and joy.

I wonder how the choices we made today will affect our tomorrow. 

Choices I made just after finding Christ, (35+ years ago), are the root of my concerns today.

Pauls confession from Romans 9:1-2, could be my own today.

“I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,   That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.”

He was concerned over Isreal, who had not understood that Christ had redeemed them from the law of sin and death.

My concern is more personal.  “The sin that so easily besets me.”

A tiny thing, secretly holding on to something that displeaed my Lord and Savior. 

Such a small thing, who  thought it would be:  “a root of bitterness springing up to trouble, and thereby defile; – and it also laid upon me hard bondage:”
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This little thing, all grown up, and choking the life, joy, peace and hope out of me.
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Saints, don’t let the little foxes, “the little foxes, that spoil the vines:”  grow up to steal your victory. 

When the Lord delivers you, DO NOT HOLD ON TO ANYTHING…   Give it up to God, let Him have it.  You really do not need it, it will hurt you in the end.

“choose you this day”

Choose to give your all to the Lord, choose to follow Him.  Let Him have it all now, life will be better in the future.

2 Corinthians 1:10
King James Version (KJV)
“Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;”

He will continue to love and deliver us, as long as we are willing.  He can deliver us totally at the first, if we allow Him.  Over time, if He must.

He promises to keep us blameless.

1 Corinthians 1:8
“Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless

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in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Lord… help….

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The Tree of Life: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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We may have to experience a dark place, but the Tree of Life is there for those of us who believe.

John 3:16-17
King James Version (KJV)
“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.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

Thank You, Jesus

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My Question is not Who, but When? The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Like Paul, I have a sin that so easily besets me.  Unlike Paul, I often, enjoy it.

Like Paul, I have often cried out, even proclaimed the Lords deliverance:

~ “deliver us from this present evil world”

~  “be delivered from the bondage of corruption”

~  “the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work”

Romans 8:2
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”

Like Paul, I know who delivers me, I do know who will set me free, and that I must be set free from the law of sin and death.

Like Paul, I cling to the words of the Lord:  for I am weak.

2 Corinthians 12:9
“My Grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”

2 Timothy 4:18
King James Version (KJV)
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

Shall deliver, … will preserve….. WONDERFUL….   How about my battle today?

2 Corinthians 1:10
King James Version (KJV)
“Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;”

Unfortunately, deliverance is apparently an ongoing process, like sanctification, We are delivered, We are daily being delvered, We will be completely delivered at some point.

This saddens me.  I long for complete deliverence, complete submission, and total reliance on the Holy Spirit.

The Lord has a lot to do in my life.

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Change me O, Lord….

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the ability which God giveth: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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As a young man, I was sure I would become a rich, famous and much loved, musician.

In reality, I have supplemented my income, for 50 years by playing  piano.  The painful truth is, no one comes specifically to hear me play.

If you happen to hear me play, you might recognize the tune and hum along, but I wouldn’t  dazzle you with frills or cause chills to run up your spine.

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I never worked beyond the basic skills I acquired as a child.  As a result, I make a pleasent, un-remarkable noise.

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Why reject Gods Plan for MANS: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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There are good resons we tend to go with our MAN PLAN,  rather then Gods.  Evan after we are Saved, we are more old man, then new.

Salvation is just the start of our Sanctification, (separation unto Gods service). 

We need to deliberatly draw closer to God, to allow the Holy Spirit to change us from our innermost man.

We tend to shy away from change.

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The MAN PLAN: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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What is the MAN PLAN, and why is it so distructive?

First off, the MAN PLAN can be summed up in one sentence.

“It’s ok God, I’ve got it from here.”

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(Yes, I know a good plan when I see it.  Hey somebody let me down).

When ever we take over for God, death and destruction follow.  So how do we take over?…and “death and destruction, really?”

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