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Are we Full Of Faith? Or Excuses?: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
Faith, Trust and Obedience the legs upon which we rest, our Christian Doctrine.
Is our life full of Faith and Power? Do we really trust and obey?
Or do we live a life of excuses, explaining why the Lord doesn’t answer our prayers?
Sometimes the answers seem far away, through a dark place, it’s scary and we try to comfort.
We attempt to explain the workings of God.
We give Excuses for Gods, seemingly non-action. He didn’t answer my prayer, there must be a reason.
“If I’m not healed today, I know that when I shut my eyes in death, I will be healed in heaven”.
“If it be Thy will, Oh Lord.”
“I know I will be healed in Gods time.”
Jesus gave two answers, when His Diciples asked:
“Why could not we cast him (the evil spirit), out?”
Jesus answered:
“Because of your unbelief:”
“This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.”
Lack of Faith, and fasting and prayer.
We are all given a measure of Faith.
1 Samuel 2:35a
“And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind:”
To become that Faithful priest, we must build our Faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit. (Jude 1:20). By reading, memorizing, meditating, speaking and hearing the Word of God. (Romans 10:17)
Fasting and Prayer also builds our Faith, by drawing us closer to God. He sees our desire to have more of Him, He understands we are serious. He rewards those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)
Our unbelief is the major reson for un-answered prayer.
“He did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”
“He marvelled because of their unbelief.”
“He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart,”
He said of Abraham:
“being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead,”
“being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”
(Romans 4)
Are we fully persuaded?
Abraham believed God and it was counted to him, as righteousness. (Romans 4:3)
We must avoid the “evil heart of unbelief.”
Hebrews 3:12
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief,”
“They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.” (Hebrews 3)
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”
“So we see that they could not enter in (to His rest), because of unbelief.”
We must believe.
Jesus healed all that were afflicted, when they came to Him. Not later, it didn’t take time, He did it NOW, TODAY. He said we would do this and more.
Both the Faith of one praying, and the one needing prayer can be a reason for healing, or lack thereof.
Acts 14:8-10
King James Version (KJV)
“And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.”
The one seeking healing must have Faith and the one praying must be bold, full of Faith and able to speak and pray an effectual fervent prayer.
(James 5:16)
This is complicated by the fact that God, although always there, sometimes tests us. We cannot always sense His Presence.
Song of Solomon 5:6
King James Version (KJV)
“I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.”
Lamentations 3:8
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“Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.”
Lamentations 3:44
King James Version (KJV)
“Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.”
He is testing us. We must continue to seek His face. How badly do we need and want Him.
Lamentations 3:26
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“The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:40-41
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“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”
We also need to realize that God can and does what He pleases. Godly people can be sick for Gods reasons.
Philippians 2:13
King James Version (KJV)
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
Philippians 2:27
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“For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.” (Speaking of Timothy)
We must learn, in everything to give thanks.
Do not give excuses for Gods lack of action, they are not Biblical.
If you do not see the answer you would like, continue to lift it to the Lord, in thanksgiving and prayer.
Our job is to believe and act on that belief. It is up to God to comfort those we pray for.
We should not try to explain. We have no idea what He is doing in their lives.
SO DO NOT, GIVE EXCUSES FOR THE LORD NOT ANSWERING YOUR PRAYER.
It is between them and God, teach them to seek His face.
He may be doing a more important work, within them. Trust and Obey.
Lord help us please, to have Faith in You. Amen
The Isolated (dying) Church: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
Why are our Churches dying? Too many of them are closed (isolated), systems.
The Baptists only listen to and learn from other Baptists.
Methodists with Methdists, ect…
We stay within our Denominations and Doctrines.
Or worse, the only teaching our Church receives is from it’s Pastor. (No guest speakers, teachers, other voices).
This is somewhat understandable.
Our Pastors, are mandated, by God to lead and grow the flock. It is an awesome responsibility. They must guard against error.
Unfortunately, that can squelch growth in the knowledge of, and the working of, the Spirit.
A healthy Church us one that is growing in Wisdom and Knowledge, always moving closer to Godly principles, desires and Gods power.
(Sorry, Jesus healed all that were afflicted, multitudes flocked to Him, is He present in your services? Are people yearning to learn? Is the Holy Spirit changing lives?)
If your Church isn’t growing, the people are not receiving the food, needed for growth.
Is your church an isolated system?
The internal energy of an isolated system stays constant. The entropy of an isolated system tends to increase.
If we don’t allow new Biblical revelation to be explored, if all we can share is:
“This is what I’ve been taught, and by God, that’s all there is. That is all we need.”
We are starving ourselves, and our flocks, we are not allowing the Holy Spirit freedom to lead.
Sadly, our church is not receiving the meat of the word. We must always seek more of God, expect His Holy Spirit to lead us to all truth.
Luther, the Wesleys, Billy Graham, like the Pope, did not and do not have all spiritual knowledge.
We all see through a glass darkly, only the Holy Spirit can open our eyes to truth and then, only when we allow the light of truth into our lives.
We need to constantly challenge our faith, grow in our faith, allow other points of view, into our Chuches, ask the hard questions of our Pastors, teachers, always comparing what we hear, to the Word, to see if it is true.
It is our responsibility to study to show ourselves approved unto God, rightly dividing the Word of truth.
Saints, a closed system is a stagnant system. It is impossible to grow and florish. We as individuals, need to go to Church to grow, our Churches need to be open to Biblical Revelation for growth.
Our Church needs to be an open system, allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us to all truth.
Lord, open the eyes of our hearts. Amen
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I say unto thee, Arise 4: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
This finally brings me back to my original thoughts and message of this scipture. Sorry it has been a long and tortures journey.
Jesus said:
Luke 7
King James Version (KJV)
“Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.”
“And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.”
Raising the dead, healing the sick, comforting the broken hearted. Jesus saw, had compassion, touched them, then spoke what they needed into existance.
From the beginning God said. In the New Testament, Jesus said:
“Are ye also yet without understanding?”
“It is written”
“Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.”
He directs us to truth, it is up to us to believe.
“Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”
“Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
“If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.”
Release unto God that which you hold in closest, let the Lord have that place in your heart.
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
“Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
“Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.”
“Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.”
“I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger;”
“Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.”
“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”
“Neither do I condemn thee:”
“If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”
Can we believe Do we believe? Are we resting in, trusting in, letting Him rule and reign in our lives.
Are you hearing Him speak to you, through His Word, acting apon in? Not only must we hear and act, we must learn to speak, His will, His words, His desire.
Matthew 17:20
King James Version (KJV)
“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.”
ONLY BELIEVE AND NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE UNTO YOU.
Faith is believing God IS, and believing HE IS a rewarder of those who seek HIM.
Lord, help us to seek Your face. Help us to speak Your will into existence.
I say unto thee, Arise 2: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
When I wrote the first post on this scripture, I got lost in compassion. I hope to bring out the other qualities Jesus displayed this trip.
Luke 7
King James Version (KJV)
“Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.”
Raising the dead, healing the sick, comforting the broken hearted. Jesus saw them, had compassion on them and “touched them“.
Matthew 8:3
“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
Matthew 17:7
“And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.”
Matthew 20:34
“So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.”
Mark 1:41
“And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.”
Mark 5:27
“When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.”
Luke 8:45
“And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?”
Luke 8:46
“And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.”
The touch of Jesus is what heals, saves and sets us free. He longs to touch all of us. He stands at the door of our hearts, knocking.
Have we let Him in? Have we let Him control our lives, our hearts, our minds? He reaches out to us.
He also recognizes when we reach out and touch Him. I believe this is the quickest route to receiving what we need.
Hebrews 4:16
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
Where is this throne of grace? AT THE FEET OF JESUS.
We must learn to sit at His feet, become one who loves Him. Learn to touch the hem of His garment. Lead us to those still waters Lord, please. Amen
I say unto thee, Arise 3: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
When I wrote the first post on this scripture, I got lost in compassion. I hope to bring out the other qualities Jesus displayed this trip.
Luke 7
King James Version (KJV)
“Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.”
Raising the dead, healing the sick, comforting the broken hearted. Jesus had compassion on them because “He first saw them.”
Mark 2:5
“When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.”
Mark 10:14
“But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”
Mark 12:34
“And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.”
Luke 13:12
“And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.”
Luke 18:24
“And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!”
John 5:6
“When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?”
It was opened eyes that led Him to compassion, we must learn to see, and recognize the Lords hand and plan.
Then we must learn to act.
Only then the world will see, know, consider and understand that our God is alive and able to do exceedingly abudantly above all we ask or imagine.
Isaiah 41:20
“That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.”
The Gifts of the Spirit were given to build His Church. Shouldn’t we see them and learn their use? Sign posts to the Kingdom, need to be read, to be understood.
Open our eyes, Lord. Amen
I say unto thee, Arise. The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
Luke 7
King James Version (KJV)
“Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.”
Raising the dead, healing the sick, comforting the broken hearted. “He had compassion on her.”
We keep seeing this:
com·pas·sion
noun
: a feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble, etc.
Jesus:
“He had compassion”
“he was moved with compassion on them,”
“Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.”
“I have compassion on the multitude,”
“Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.”
“Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.”
“Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.”
“Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them,”
“I have compassion on the multitude,”
From Abram, praying for the Righteous, in Sodom and Gomorrah, to Moses, praying for the Hebrews, when the Lord was ready to destroy them.
The Lord acts in and on the behalf of those with “compassion on others.” He gives “Words of Wisdom and Knowledge”, “Shall I hide this thing from Abram?” From those who care beyond themselves.
I firmly believe we would see miracles, signs and wonders, at the point of our having, true compassion for others.
When like Moses, we can say:
“Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin–; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.”
I have seen it in my own walk. Someone I cared for was sick, I asked the Lord, to heal her, to give it to me. I felt His power, she was healed. (I didn’t receive the sickness, God took it).
I believe this to be an important ingredient to being allowed to exercise the power of healings, miracles, signs and wonders.
“compassion”
“Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,”
“whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”
“And of some have compassion, making a difference:”
“Compassion, may be the difference between life and death, sickness and health. Power and hot air.
Lord, help me to see, understand and have compassion on those in need of Your touch.
Neglected Caroline – 5/14/16
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A Simple Biblical Truth, Revisited: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
Romans 10:9-10
“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. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
A Simple Truth:
Believe and Confess/Confess and Believe. They go together like a horse and carriage, or love and marriage.
Which comes first?
Today it is anyones guess,… but historically; The horse pulled the carriage, Love led to marriage and believing leads to confession.
As Christians, belief and confession is the only, acceptable road to Salvation. I know of no other path to the Father except through the Son.
Taking this as truth, we should live this:
Mark 16:
“these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Jesus to believers.
Why do we see so few signs:
(: something (such as an action or event) which shows that something else exists, is true, or will happen). Websters definition.
We see very few wonders:
(: a feeling caused by seeing something that is very surprising, beautiful, amazing, etc.
: something that is surprising or hard to believe). Webster again.
“SHALL FOLLOW” Do they? IF SO; THEY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
For well over 35 years, I have been telling myself, these things are not happening because:
➤ “I cannot be trusted”:
1. To give Him the Glory.
2. To remain faithful and true.
3. To humble myself to His will.
➤ “I am not Spititual enough to be used”:
I am not walking in the light, life and in the power of His Yoke. I am not at rest in Him. I am not in tune with His will.
This all may be true, for me, but, what is your excuse?
IT IS ALL NONSENCE:
Jesus, did not give any conditions, or experation dates… THE ONLY CONDITION… IS BELIEVE.
As we must confess Jesus as Lord and Savior, to be Saved, we must confess His will and Word to see results.
Signs and Wonders, should be and must be the natural result of our belief. If we do not see them we have a problem with our belief.
The problem is if? If it is Your will? Really, did you not understant what He said?
“THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW”.
Who?
“THOSE THAT BELIEVE”.
That should be you and me.
We will see signs and wonders following, when we learn the simple truth. Believe and Confess.
Yes, that simple.. “Be healed in the Name of Jesus.” Be thou removed in the Name of Jesus.”
It is the Name of Jesus, that holds the power of resurection, healing, deliverance, recovery of sight, hearing, a sound mind.
We confess Salvation, because we believe.
We need to confess and believe to see…
Does it make sense? Not really, then again Salvation is a fact, and, still a mystery.
Start to stand on Gods Word, Believe Gods Word, ACT ON GODS WORD.
Saints, the Devil is in our (unspoken), Doctrine. Speak, Believe and See the Salvation of God.
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So foolish was I, and ignorant: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station
“So foolish was I, and ignorant:”
Psalms 73:22
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” – Benjamin Franklin
Were you, at some point, foolish, and ignorant, maybe even stupid?
For most of my life I was. Then I ran into, “The foolishness of God:” A life changing experience.
~ The preaching of the cross:
“The foolishness of God:”
And also, the Power of God.
~ We preach Christ crucified:
“The foolishness of God:”
A stumbling block to some, foolishness to others.
~ The foolishness of preaching:
“The foolishness of God:”
Is the Wisdom of God, to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians 1:25
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
The problem is not intelectual ignorance, but eyes that cannot see, ears that cannot hear, a mind that cannot comprehend the things of the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
We did not come into the saving knowledge of Christ until our Spiritual eyes were opened.
Once they were, we then knew to accept Christ as Lord and Savior.
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; ”
It took quite a while for me to understand that the lost I so longed to see saved, had absolutly no interest in anything to do with God.
I had to learn it was my job to inform, the Spirits to transform.
Which once again brings me to today:
“So foolish was I, and ignorant:”
I quite foolishly thought that once the Spiritual eyes had been opened, and Jesus accepted, that people would hunger and thirst for more.
Instead I find even more resistance:
Jeremiah 5:21
“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:”
So heart breaking; People who have a taste, but refuse the fulfillment of the promise.
They reject the very tools the Lord sent to increase His kingdom. The Talents, the Gifts of the Spirit.
Galatians 3:3
“Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?”
The simple answervis yes, yes, yes a hundred times yes. I hear:
“If God wanted me to speak in tongues He would have given it to me.”
“It’s not right to ask God to give me the Gifts of healing…. Wouldn’t I be taking too much on myself?”
How about: “But covet earnestly the best gifts:”
“He doesn’t tell us which is the best?”
How about the one you need right now, today.
If you are sick, you need to be healed, broke, a miracle, dying, the gift of faith. Sometimes just a Word of wisdom or knowledge.
He gave you a brain, use it.
We need to pray our churches have a Spiritual Awakening. We need to see our:”So foolish was I, and ignorant:” Replaced with: “The foolishness of God:”
We need to inform, and pray that the Spirit will Transform.
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