loving Jesus

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die:

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Romans 8:13
King James Version (KJV)
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

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As a Born Again Christian I understand that I should be dead to sin.  As a man I war with sin continually.

To mortify the body, how hard can it be?

1 Corinthians 5:7
Names of God Bible (NOG)
Remove the old yeast of sin so that you may be a new batch of dough, since you don’t actually have the yeast of sin.

Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

The first step is to accept Jesus as Savior, then we make Him Lord by removing the old yeast of sin.

Easy right?  Some sins are easily removed, some are our favorites,  we hide them, try not to feed them but never really purge them, remove them from our lives.

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The soundboard of my life B. C.

Colossians 3:5-8
King James Version (KJV)
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Who among us has rid himself from all these?

Sometimes,  I covet someones lifestyle,  ask what do you do for work?  (How can you afford all this?)

Filthy communication is not above me.  I  don’t even want to touch on the others. 

My soul before Jesus, looked like the picture of the soundboard, filthy, dirty, discolored the carnal man is not pretty.

Who will save me from this wickedness?

Christ has saved us, if we would only allow Him.  The key to victory in Christ in this life is  letting the Spirit mortify the flesh.

We let the Spirit reign by walking with Jesus,  learning of Him, allowing the Spirit to rule and reign.   As we walkwith Him we will see ourselves cleaned up.

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The soundboard of my life A.D.

Colossians 1:13
God has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, whom he loves.

Colossians 3:1
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Lord,  help us to seek you, to hunger and thirst after righteousness,  to love you.

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The soundboard of my life A. D.

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The soundboard of my life A.D.

The soundboard of my life A. D.

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The soundboard of my life BC:

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The soundboard of my life B. C.

The soundboard of my life B. C.

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station 2 /23/15

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Deuteronomy 5:9-10
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Do you love or hate God?

For years I wondered if my life was such a mess because of my parents or grandparents sins and missdeeds.   I  am here to tell you an unequivocal; “maybe”.

My Dad and his parents were practicing Catholics,   they believed Jesus came to earth, God became man, died and rose again to save us from sin.

They never knew Him in a personal way.  In fact, did not believe anyone could know Him personally.   Why not?  They never understood the truth because it was never revealed to them.

Is this the fault of their priests or the fault of God Himself?

Since I came out of that background and found a relationship with Jesus, I must blame the people who sit under the teaching and do not look deeper themselves.

We are definitely affected by the beliefs of those before us….an unbeliever does condemn his children to deal with his sins.  We learn, act out and believe, what we have seen and received in our youth.

As a child growing up Catholic,  I believed in the Bible,  it just was not relevant in my life.   Jesus is in heaven.   Big deal,  the Spirit? ??

I don’t remember being taught much about the Spirit,  it is possible, a lot was said and not much remembered.   I  know the Spirit, was not something I believed in,  there may have been ghosts, black magic,  demons but nothing holy.

Where these believing Catholics saved?   “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. “

They believed and practiced those beliefs, so I  believe they are saved and living on the outskirts of heaven.  Why?  They believed.  Believe and be saved.   Is that all there is? Yes and no.

Yes it is all we need, believe;  no, in that there is so much more available.  It is up to us, individually to seek more of God, read His Word,  hunger and thirst for His Righteousness.

We can learn of Him,  by walking with Him,  spending time in Praise, Prayer, Fasting and Worship but most important of all, in obedience to Him. 

When we recognize His will; Act on it. Speak out against injustice,  feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick….Jesus healed all that were afflicted and told us to do the same and more,

According to your faith. ….look behind, anything following?

Lord, help us to know You, walk with You, be used by You. That You would be Glorified.

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station

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I keep making the same errors.   I  just give scriptures,  trying to prove my point.  Boring.

My question for you is are you walking with God?  (Jesus ).  Or are you walking before The Lord? (Jehovah the Father ).  Do we have a choice?

I believe Pastors are given the Spirit of God  (Jesus ).  They are infused with Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge and Skill  to build the church of God. 

Wheather a church of 20 or 200….the people need to be instructed in Praise, Worship, Prayer and Fasting, Faith, Bible study….obedience,  tithing, giving and shareing.

Those who are walking in the Spirit of the Lord, are Warriors,  in prayer and praise, Spiritual as well as physical. (As our country keeps moving to the Godless left).

Isaiah 61
King James Version (KJV)
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

It is Yahweh that Annoints to preach, comfort the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom and deliver those in bondage.

Evangelists, healers, miracles, signs and wonders seem to happen more outside the regular worship services. 

We need to develop the Gifts of the Spirit that we are given.  Seek the wisdom and comfort of the Spirit,  He will lead, guide, protect and direct us in their use.

Take them off the shelf,  if you’ve hiden them, let them  multiply.  Be bold and of good Spirit the Lord will be pleased with your efforts.   

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the blessing of Judah: The Fix-it Shop

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Deuteronomy 33:7
King James Version (KJV)
7 And 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.

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Judah or praise is so important in our daily walk with the Lord.  We need to live Yoked to Jesus.

This seems hard or even impossible :

Matthew 11:30-28
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Sometimes it helps to mix things up.  Here Jesus tells us to be Yoked to Him is easy and light work. 

In my sordid past I did a lot of heavy and hard work.
It was rewarding and exhausting and frustrating.

When I  find myself actually doing my Father’s business I have the peace that passes understanding and joy unspeakable.

It is not hard or grievous,  heavy and exhausting.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

We need to continue on our walk by learning of Him.
This can’t be known by studying but by living Yoked to  and walking beside, experiencing His mercy and grace daily.

Going boldly to the Father,  covered in the blood and righteousness of Christ .  Knowing who we are in the Beloved.

Meek, lowly not considering ourselves, doing for and loving others, finding rest in His embrace.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

A promise we can rely on.  An invitation to experience the blessings of Judah. For it is a form of Praise to Walk with Jesus.

He will hear your hearts desire, bring you to your place, with a loving accepting people,  your hands will be sufficient , you will always have enough and He will help us, keep us from  our enimies.

Lord, I  long to live a life of Praise,  walking with You, learning and leaning on Your Everlasting Arms. 

Thank You for Your mercy and grace,  Your life and death, the power of Your blood and resurrection.

May You be glorified, magnified and exalted. 

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station – Exodus 24

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Exodus 24 The Promise Sealed with Blood

Yahweh said to Moses, “You and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 of Israel’s leaders come up the mountain to me and worship at a distance. Moses may come near Yahweh, but the others may not. The people must not come along with Moses.”

Moses sacrificed and sprinkled blood on the people :

Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 of Israel’s leaders. They saw the Elohim of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made out of sapphire as clear and blue as the sky itself. Elohim didn’t harm these leaders of the Israelites. So they saw Elohim, and then they ate and drank.

Moses Goes up the Mountain to Receive God’s Words Written on Stone

Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the teachings and the commandments I have written for the people’s instruction.”

Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up on the mountain of Elohim. He said to the leaders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Take all your disagreements to them.”

So Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered it. The glory of Yahweh settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day Yahweh called to Moses from inside the cloud. To the Israelites, the glory of Yahweh looked like a raging fire on top of the mountain. Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain. He stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights.

Exodus 25
Gifts for Use in the Tent of Meeting

Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to choose something to give me as a special contribution.
The Ark

“Make an ark of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. Cover it with pure gold inside and out, and put a gold molding around it.
The Table

“Make a table of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. Cover it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it. Make a rim three inches wide around it, and put a gold molding
The Lamp Stand

“Make a lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals must be hammered out of one piece of gold.
Make seven lamps, and set them on the lamp stand so that they light up the area in front of it.

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station – Exodus 21-23

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Exodus 21
Yahweh still speaking :
Laws Concerning the Treatment of Slaves : setting slaves free/bond servants
I hereby declare my love for my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to leave as a free man,’ then his master must bring him to Elohim. The master must bring him to the door or the doorframe and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his slave for life.
Laws Concerning Injury to People: cities of refuge
Whoever strikes someone and kills him must be put to death. If it wasn’t done intentionally, but Elohim let it happen, the killer should flee to a place I will set aside for you
Laws Concerning Property

Exodus 22
Yahweh speaking about theft
If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must be brought to Elohim to find out whether or not he took his neighbor’s valuables.  If there is a dispute over the ownership of a bull, a donkey, a sheep, an article of clothing, or any other lost property which two people claim as their own, both people must bring their case to Elohim. The one whom Elohim declares guilty must make up for his neighbor’s loss with double the amount.
The case between them must be settled by swearing an oath to Yahweh that the neighbor did not take the other person’s animal. The owner must accept the oath
Laws for Living as God’s Holy People
“Whoever sacrifices to any god except Yahweh must be condemned and destroyed.
“Never show disrespect for Elohim or curse a leader of your people.

There is much more in these chapters. …just trying to relay Yahweh speaking of Elohim.   Yahweh does the talking all the way to chapter 24, where He talks of the blood.

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station – Exodus 20

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Exodus 20

Elohim gives the 10 commandments. Elohim says He is Lord God, usually it is the Lord who proclaims He is the Lord God. The Two are one with different voices,

The Ten Commandments

20 Then Elohim spoke all these words:

2 “I am Yahweh your Elohim, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

3 “Never have any other god. 4 Never make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water. 5 Never worship them or serve them, because I, Yahweh your Elohim, am El Kanna. (Jealous God) I punish children for their parents’ sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. 6 But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.  (Continues the 10 commandments )

Yahweh speaks :

General Rules for Worship

22 Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you must say to the Israelites: You’ve seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven. 23 Never make any gods of silver or gold for yourselves. Never worship them.

24 “You must build an altar for me made out of dirt. Sacrifice your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, your sheep, goats, and cattle on it. Wherever I choose to have my name remembered, I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you build an altar for me made out of stones, never make it with cut stone blocks. If you use a chisel on it, you will make it unacceptable to me. 26 Never use stairs to go up to my altar. Otherwise, people will be able to see under your clothes.”

Both speak, burnt offerings most of the time are made to Yahweh. ..

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station – Exodus 19

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Exodus 19
Two months after the Israelites left Egypt, they came to the desert of Sinai. 2 Israel had moved from Rephidim and had come into the desert of Sinai. They had set up camp there in front of the mountain.

3 Then Moses went up the mountain to Elohim, and Yahweh called to him from the mountain, “This is what you must say to the descendants of Jacob. Tell the Israelites, 4 ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to my mountain. 5 If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise,[a] then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine. 6 You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words you must speak to the Israelites.”

Yahweh said to Moses, “I am coming to you in a storm cloud so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always believe you.” Moses told Yahweh what the people had said.

10 So Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to the people, and tell them they have two days to get ready. They must set themselves apart as holy. Have them wash their clothes 11 and be ready by the day after tomorrow. On that day Yahweh will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch. 12 Mark off a boundary around the mountain for the people, and tell them not to go up the mountain or even touch it.

16 On the morning of the second day, there was thunder and lightning with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram’s horn was heard. All the people in the camp shook with fear.

17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with Elohim, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because Yahweh had come down on it in fire. Smoke rose from the mountain like the smoke from a kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.

19 As the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking, and the voice of Elohim answered him.

20 Yahweh came down on top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up. 21 Yahweh said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to force their way through the boundary to see Yahweh, or many of them will die. 22 Even the priests who are allowed to come near Yahweh must set themselves apart as holy, or Yahweh will violently kill them.”

We have both voices of the Godhead recognized.

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station – Exodus 16 – 18

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Exodus 16

Yahweh  gives them manna

Exodus 17

The whole community of Israelites left the desert of Sin and traveled from place to place as Yahweh commanded them.

Yahweh answered Moses, “Bring some of the leaders of Israel with you, and go to where the people can see you. Take the staff you used to strike the Nile River. 6 I’ll be standing in front of you there by a rock at Mount Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.”

Moses did this while the leaders of Israel watched him.

7 He named that place Massah [Testing] and Meribah [Complaining] because the Israelites complained and because they tested Yahweh, asking, “Is Yahweh with us or not?”

Yahweh gave them water

God Defeats the Amalekites

8 The Amalekites fought Israel at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men. Then fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill. I will hold in my hand the staff Elohim told me to take along.”

10 Joshua did as Moses told him and fought the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel would win, but as soon as he put his hands down, the Amalekites would start to win. 12 Eventually, Moses’ hands felt heavy. So Aaron and Hur took a rock, put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron held up one hand, and Hur held up the other. His hands remained steady until sunset. 13 So Joshua defeated the Amalekite army in battle.

14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this reminder on a scroll, and make sure that Joshua hears it, too: I will completely erase any memory of the Amalekites from the earth.”

15 Moses built an altar and called it Yahweh Nissi. 16 He said, “Because a hand was lifted against Yah’s throne,[a] Yahweh will be at war against the Amalekites from one generation to the next.”

I know it is hard for some to get their mind around this but I  feel Moses knew both Elohim and Yahweh and used the name of the one he meant.

For years the Lord God was like the first and last name of God to me. Now I realize it is two entity’s,  you would not say Bill told me and Cote said….but if Bill and  George are there it would be Bill told me and George said.

Two different,  distinct members of the Trinity.

Even Moses father in law recognized the Godhead :

Exodus 18
Names of God Bible (NOG)
Moses’ Father-in-law Visits Israel’s Camp

18 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything Elohim had done for Moses and his people Israel and how Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.

In this chapter we have one of the few times we see a sacrifice made to Elohim.

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to Elohim. Aaron and all the leaders of Israel came to eat the meal with Moses’ father-in-law in Elohim’s presence

Jethro give Moses advice :

When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “Why are you doing this for the people? Why do you sit here alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?”

15 Moses answered his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to find out Elohim’s will. 16 Whenever they have a disagreement and bring it to me, I decide which person is right, and I tell them Elohim’s laws and instructions.”

17 Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you’re doing is not good. 18 You and your people will wear yourselves out. This is too much work for you. You can’t do it alone! 19 Now listen to me, and I’ll give you some advice. May Elohim be with you! You must be the people’s representative to Elohim and bring their disagreements to Elohim. 20 You must instruct them in the laws and the teachings, show them how to live, and tell them what to do.

21 “But choose capable men from all the people, men who fear Elohim, men you can trust, men who hate corruption

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station 7-15

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Exodus 7-13:16

This is Yahweh’s show, Yahweh told Moses, Moses Moses told Pharaoh.  10 plagues.  Only Elohim’s thunder and hail. 9:24

In Exodus 13:17

We find Elohim leading them out of Egypt, the long way, into an impossible place.  Yahweh (Elohim ), a column of smoke or fire day and night to lead them.

Exodus 14 :  Yahweh still doing the talking at the Red Sea, Yahweh parting the waters. Elohim :

19 The Messenger of Elohim, who had been in front of the Israelites, moved behind them. So the column of smoke moved from in front of the Israelites and stood behind them 20 between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp. The column of smoke was there when darkness came, and it lit up the night. Neither side came near the other all night long.

Yahweh’s in charge,  Elohim protecting…..

Exodus 15:

The song of Moses also in Deuteronomy 31,32 and Revelation 15

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station 4 – 6

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The Filling Station : Exodus 4

In Exodus 4 we find Yahweh speaking :

Yahweh turns staff into snake and back, deseased hand, water from Nile into blood…..who made your tongue?

Tryed to kill Moses comming off the mountain :   Zipporah circumcised their son and Yahweh was fine. Aaron comes to help.

Exodus 5:

Pharaoh hardens his heart….Moses asked Yahweh why?

Exodus 6:

We see Yahweh Elohim working together :

Yahweh said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. I will show him my power, and he will let my people go. I will show him my power, and he will throw them out of his country.”

The Lord Tells Moses to Speak to Pharaoh Again

2 Elohim spoke to Moses, “I am Yahweh. 3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El Shadday, but I didn’t make myself known to them by my name, Yahweh. 4 I even made a promise[a] to give them Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners. 5 Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians hold in slavery, and I have remembered my promise.

6 “Tell the Israelites, ‘I am Yahweh. I will bring you out from under the oppression of the Egyptians, and I will free you from slavery. I will rescue you with my powerful arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 Then I will make you my people, and I will be your Elohim. You will know that I am Yahweh your Elohim, who brought you out from under the forced labor of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you to the land I solemnly swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your own possession. I am Yahweh.’”

Two in one….Yahweh says I am Elohim.
Elohim says I am Yahweh.   They are always in agreement but we can hear their Natures in their speech.

Yahweh : I will show him my power.

Elohim : Tell them I will bring you out, I will rescue you, make you my people, I will bring you to on promise.

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Being a useful vessel

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Good food draws a crowd.

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What’s it mean, to Walk with God: The Fix-it Shop

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For all of my Christian life,  my desire has been to walk with God.   I know I am not alone.  The story of Enoch is incredible.  Oh that I could just walk home with God.  Be done with the trials and struggles, the sins and snares of this life.

Here is the rub, I walk with Him, I’m close to Him, obedient to Him. Until I’m not.   The old man within doesn’t want to get with the program.  The roaring lion is attempting to devour me.  When I submit myself to the Lord, the devil must flee.  When I submit myself to the Lord…..I am walking with God.

We must learn to allow Gods Spirit into our lives.   If we look at the Spirit of God,  we find a Spirit  of Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge, workmanship and the Spirit of Prophesy.  

Exodus 31:
Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,  To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,  And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

Acts 2:
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

All of these gifts were given to build His Tabernacle in the old Testament, where He resided and His Church in the New. He now resides within us.  He will give us the Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge and skill to build His body here on earth.

When we allow His Spirit to teach and guide us we can walk with God.  Enoch walked will God 300 years and is in heaven today, because God took him, he had this testimony he believed God is and is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him ….he also  prophecied of the 2nd comming of Jesus.

Noah walked with God,  found Grace. In the eyes of the Lord.  In reverential fear build an ark and saved his family.   Peter tells us he never failed to be a preacher of righteousness. Noah walked with God for 950 years.

So why is it hard for us to walk longer thsn 15. Minutes?   We allow to much other stuff in our lives.  TV, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MUSIC, GOSSIP. …We need to set our faces like flint towards the son and walk in the light.  Allowing God to lead and guide us in His ways.

We need to leave the pleasures of the world to the world and find our joy in the Holy Spirit.  The Lord will build His Church by His Spirit in those who Walk with Him.

The only way we can walk with Jesus is to take His Yoke upon us.   Most of the great Fathers of our faith walked  before the Lord.  They were warriors for the Lord.

The two that walked with God, were preachers of righteousness.  If we long to walk with Jesus, we must don His Yoke, do His will.  Preach the gospel of the Kingdom.  

How did Jesus preach the gospel?    With signs and wonders following. ….

Jesus sent the Spirit to teach and guide us, comfort and empower us.  The Spirit gave us gifts, we have neglected to press into the Holy of Holies, to submit ourselves to God, to become useful vessels, vessels He can trust and relie on to give Him the glory and praise.

Lord Jesus, please help me to be a set apart, obedient servant that you can trust with your power and grace.  I long to see people saved, set free, healed and on fire to serve You.

Lord, make me a useful vessel.

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Who then shall be saved? – The Fix-it Shop

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“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

I am a simple guy, I tend to believe what is written.  This verse promises that my belief covers my family.   A lot of Christians take issue with that.

If we look in the Old Testament we find this truth in the life of  Noah, again at the first passover, Abraham’s prayer  for Lot had the angels of the Lord, grabbing the hands of Lot, his wife and two daughters and leading them to safety. 

We learn in Deuteronomy that the Lord had set aside land for Lots daughters and Esau and the Hebrews were to leave them alone.  They eventually  ended up losing that protection by harassing the Hebrews.

Exodus 20:5b-6
“I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;   And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”

Would He not be showing mercy by saving those you love?

In the New Testament we have the first verse mentioned and the verse in Corinthians that the wife doesn’t know if she will save her unbelieving husband.

Yet we have Jesus telling Nicodemus : ” Ye must be born again.”  There is no other Name by which we are saved.

“Whosoever calls upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved.”

As a one time pastor and talking to pastors, there is  some doubt that all in their flock are saved.  I  believe that more are saved than we think.

The only requirement of Salvation is belief on Jesus, confessing that belief and Baptism.   So many may be saved that we think aren’t living the life.

Well what does heaven look like?  If we take the Tabernacle in the desert as a guide, we have a multitude of people.  The Tabernacle is placed away from the crowd.

There is a court yard, Holy Place and Holy of Holies.

I picture heaven as a giant football stadium.   The saved are in the seats….the people who have studied the word, pray, teach Sunday school, help around the church have purchased the best seats.

Those who just believe are in the nose bleed seats.

Then you have the playing field.  These are the people who are doing the work of God.  They live in the courtyard.  ( see Psalm 65 :4)

They enter the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies as they serve the Lord with gladness.

Is this Biblical? 

No but I believe those who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  It is the way I get my head around the mercy and grace of God.  Do not let this “Billism ”  hurt your faith, I hope it will draw you closer to the Lord.

Our God is bigger than our beliefs.   The Word is the final Word on what to believe.  Study to shew thyself approved unto God.

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Abram and Melchizedek (type of Jesus? ) – The Fix-it Shop

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When we were taught the Old Testament in Bible School it was said Melchizedek was a type of or maybe even was Jesus. (Genesis 14) I don’t think so.

Abram had just rescued his nephew from captivity. …The King of Salem and Melchizedek the priest  of God met with Abram. The priest blessed Abram, Abram blessed the priest.  Abram refused a share of the spoils and gave a tithe to Melchizedek.

If we reread the story of Abram we find this is the first time God was mentioned in his story.

A little later a deep sleep overcomes Abram and God appears in a dream and fortells the 400 years of captivity his decendants will endure.

It isn’t untill chapter 17 that the Lord comes to him and introduced  Himself as Almighty God.

If we read that pasage we find the Lord telling him walk before me and be ye perfect.  God says I  will make my covenant with you….no conditions.

We find when he meets Almighty God, he falls on his face to Worship  (never that reaction to the Lord).  His name is changed,  he gets circumcised  that day.

To me,  that is when he met Jesus.  We get a new name, circumcision of our hearts,  I fell down to Worship when I met Him.  How about you?

So to me, Melchizedek was just what he was called, a priest of God.  Almighty God is Jesus.

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The Lord said: Levi walked with Me…The Filling Station – 4

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image Levi the third son of Jacob from the unloved Leah.  His name means attached.   She had hoped  her husband would become attached to her but I  think his name is a fore shadow of the priests job.  To bring people to a saving knowledge of Christ. We really have very little knowledge of Levi, we only have one quote from him:  ” Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? “ His sister Dinah had been kidnapped and raped by this prince of a near by town.  The king came to Jacob to make a deal.  We will  trade and be as one tribe, marry one anothers daughters, buy and sell, ect… The sons of Jacob told them they could if they would all be circumcised.  They agreed and on the third day Levi and Simeon went into the town and killed all the men.  The other brothers came for the spoil. Jacob rebuked them and never blessed them with lands, just towns in their brothers lands. My “Billism” on this is they did the Lords work….You cannot treat a daughter of the Lord like that and get away with it.  Like Elijah,  Levi  acted as the Lord willed. We never hear the Lord rebuking Levi or Moses for murder.  Proverbs 6 tells us He hates “feet that shed innocent blood.”   If we look into Moses time…the golden calf….”All on the Lords side come to me.”  The Levites came and killed some 3000 who sinned. Phinious a Levite,  when the Hebrew sinned in front of all with the women. Ran them through with a spear….He did the will of the Lord. I believe that is why the Levites were chosen and why the Lord said in Malachi 2:4-7 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 5 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. 6 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. 7 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. Levi knew and preformed the will of the Lord.  He is the only man named to have walked with the Lord.  He was at peace with himself, turned many from sin…taught the truth…. Abraham, David, Solomon, Hezekiah all walked before the Lord, only Levi put on the Yoke and walked with the Lord. Just like Enoch and Noah put on the Yoke and walked with God.  (Jesus) Notice these men were preachers of righteousness. Levi was a man of war.  We are the Lords priests today, it is a Spiritual war we fight.  We must put on the full Armor of God and stand fast in our faith. The Kingdom of God is at hand.  You can know, love have a true relationship with Jesus today. Ask for forgiveness,  believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord of your life.  Find out what real peace and joy is. ….Jesus. Posted from WordPress for Android

Man and his Maker : The Filling Station 3

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Man and his Maker :  The Filling Station 3

I apologize,  I believe the Lord has given me a word about the Trinity in the Old Testament that dovetails with a word about walking with God.

I  find myself wanting to list every scripture that supports my “Billism”, (a truth I see in the Word, that is not taught as such).

First off;  I firmly believe that the Lord in The Old Testament is Yahweh or Jehovah the Everlasting,  Existent One.  The Law giver, known as the Father in the New Testament.

God  the Creator / Supreme Ruler of the Old Testament is Elohim  or Adonai the Supreme Master who we know as Jesus  or Yeshua in the New.

As we look in The Old Testament we find most sacrifices made to the Lord, (because Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice ).   The Lord speaks of Job fearing God and hating evil.  The Lord sees Moses but God speaks.

Almost identical statements spoken by the Lord and then God.  The marked differences in the Spirit of the Lord and the Spirit of God. 

I can point you to these and many more verses but what is the point?  Does this mean anything to you and your walk with Jesus?

There are only two people named in the Old Testament that walked with God.  Enoch who walked with God and was not because God took him and Noah, who found grace with the Lord because he walked with God.

Both these men were preachers of righteousness.

Then we have Abraham,  David,  Hezekiah, Samson, Gideon who walked before the Lord or had the Spirit of the Lord come upon them. 

These men were all warriors for the Lord.

Moses walked the the way of the Lord.   He was and amazing prophet of the Lord.

Then we have Levi, whom the Lord Himself  said:  “Levi walked with Me.” 

That is the story I am struggling to tell.  Is anyone interested?  I believe I know why the Lord has  chosen Levi as His priest.

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Man and his Maker – The Filling Station 1

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Man and his Maker:

I’ve been a Christian for over 35 years and for the first 30, when I read the Old Testament, the Lord God was one member of the Trinity.

He was the Father God of the New Testament,  the Old Man frowning down at us from the throne. 

The Law giver and judge.  A scary God to be feared and obeyed.

Then I had a revelation:  I remembered the story of Moses and the burning bush:

Exodus 3:1-8. Names of God Bible:  (I use this Bible to emphasis the different names and Natures of the Godhead).

Moses at the Burning Bush

3 Moses was taking care of the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. As he led the sheep to the far side of the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of Elohim.

2 The Messenger of Yahweh appeared to him there as flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses looked, and although the bush was on fire, it was not burning up. 3 So he thought, “Why isn’t this bush burning up? I must go over there and see this strange sight.”

4 When Yahweh saw that Moses had come over to see it, Elohim called to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”

Moses answered, “Here I am!”

5 Elohim said, “Don’t come any closer! Take off your sandals because this place where you are standing is holy ground. 6 I am the Elohim of your ancestors,[a] the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at Elohim.

7 Yahweh said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering. 8 I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room for everyone. 

First off  let us look at the Names of God.  Elohim is Hebrew or Chaldee for God the Creator and Supreme Ruler of all.

Yahweh is Hebrew or Chaldee for Lord or the self Existent or Everlasting One.

So in the passage above we have Moses at the mountain of Elohim  (God).  When the Messenger of Yahweh, (The Everlasting One) appeared as flames of fire in a bush that was not consumed.

Whrn Yahweh noticed that  Moses was paying attention,  Elohim called out: “Take off your shoes this is holy ground”.

Elohim explained he was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and Moses hid his face.

Then Yahweh spoke:  “I have seen the misery and heard the cry of the people. I know how and why they are suffering and will rescue them and bring them to a land of milk and honey”.

Moses was the man who knew the Godhead best, he referred to them as Lord and God and Spirit, he knew the three faces or Natures of the Godhead  and spoke of them as individuals.

He told us Eve said the Lord gave her Cain and Able,  they gave offerings to the Lord, the Lord rejected Cains and Cain left the presence of the Lord.

Later she tells us God gave her Seth, Seth had a son named Enosh and then men began to call upon  the name of  (or Worship)  the Lord. 

That is what started my quest.  I have been  searching and studying the Word ever since,  determined to understand and share this, to me, a new truth,  or understanding of the Godhead.

I hope you will follow along and be blessed by the experience.

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