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Wherefore my beloved: The Fix-it Shop – Filling Station

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Some sage advice from Paul and James.  Hearken Diligently to some Godly council.

1 Corinthians 10:14
“Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.”

Flee from idolatry.  The Lord means business.

Exodus 201-4
King James Version (KJV)
“And God spake all these words, saying,
I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.  Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”

The Lord is pretty clear.  He wants our undivided love and obedience.   We must learn to love, listen and obey Him. 

He has delivered us, gave His life for us.  His desire and direction for our life, will always be better then our own.

Philippians 2:12
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

Work out your own salvation:  Your own, is the key here, as much as we want everyone to know and love the Lord.  You are the one who counts.

As we grow in the Lord, we grow in the Fruit, people are attracted to tasty food.  The Lord should be a good taste in their mouths.

When they interact with us, our personality, honesty, trustworthiness, joy of and love of the Lord. Should draw them to ask, “what in our life, is different? ”  Why are we ….?

If we work on our selves,  others will notice.

“with fear and trembling”

Should we be in fear, trembling?  We should know the Lord wants us to be Holy, Separated unto Him, (sanctified), Consecrated,  (our lives dedicated to His Service).   Our minds renewed by the washing of the Word.  Our Faith increased by praying in the Holy Spirit.

Knowing the Lord, should relieve us, of Fear of Damnation and Hell….we are delivered from sin and death.  Our concern should be, of how we miss the mark.  Knowing we are forgiven, if and  when we realize it and repent.

James 1:19
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”

“swift to hear,”

How often have I heard what I wanted and not what was said, or meant? 

How often have we taken offense, where none was meant? 

Or Ingnored what we didn’t want to hear. 

The world refuses to hear and recognize the Love, Mercy and Grace of the Lord.  Pray that theirs ears are opened to the truth.

“slow to speak”

Boy, this is a lesson that is hard for me.  Like Peter, I am apt to say, “Not me Lord, I’ll never deny you.”   You know what happens.

Psalm 39:1
King James Version (KJV)
“I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.”

James 1:25-27
King James Version (KJV)
“But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.  Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

James 3:1-10
King James Version (KJV)
“My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.  For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.  Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!  And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.  Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”
Proverbs 6:2
“Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.”
12-14
” A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.  He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.”
16-19
“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,  A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”

Our tonuges, what comes out of our mouth, is often a problem.  It reveals what is in our hearts.  Is it truth and life or sin and death?

2 Peter 3:14
“Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things,  be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.”

“Such things”
2 Peter 3:13b
“look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”

We are looking for the promises of God, will we be found to be in peace, without spot, blameless?  Will we dwell in righteousness?

Again we must live a life of repentance.   Knowing when we miss the mark and be willing to turn from sin  to the Lord.

The only righteousness we have is given to us by the blood of Jesus.  He has bought and paid for all, only those who accept Him will profit.

If you want your friends and family to come to know the Lord,  do as I say, not as I did.  Love them in the love of the Lord.

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John 3:17
“He came not to condemn the world, but that through Him the world might be saved.”

Lord, open my eyes and heart, to obedience and service.

2 Peter 2:1 Study -The Fix-it Shop – Filling Station

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2 Peter 1 ends with a warning :19b-21
” ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”

We need to make sure we believe what the Word actually says.  All understanding of scripture should have 2 or more witnesses, (verses that agree), and all who prophesy, their words, need to agree with scripture.

Which brings us to:

2 Peter: 2. 1.
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”

How do we know who are false prophets and teachers?  Like the Treasury Department, (the Secret Service), we need to know the real deal, so we recognize the false.

We cannot rely on others,  we must have a basic working knowledge, so we we realize whether what we hear matches the Word.  There is no other God, then the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We must know them, walk with them, be led by the person of the Holy Spirit.  We need at least an overview of the Word.

Deuteronomy 13:1-5
King James Version (KJV)
“If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,  And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.  Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.”

We, in our sophisticated society, no longer believe in Spirits, Ghosts, Miracles, signs and wonders.  The Word clearly tells us beware.

Deuteronomy 18:20-22
“But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?  When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.”

False prophets can also perform signs and wonders.  The Lord allows it:

Deuteronomy 13
“for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”

So how can we tell what is truth?  We must know the Word, we  can’t rely on what we see, we must know the Lord.

Jude 1:4
King James Version (KJV)
“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Ungodly men: 
Men who claim, Holiness, Morality, Honesty are no longer applicable, we are forgiven. 

We need to repent, when we sin, ask forgiveness, live a Holy, Acceptable life,  become a Living Sacrifice knowing the good, acceptable and perfect will of God.

1 Corinthians 6:20
King James Version (KJV)
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

Once saved, always saved?
2 Peter: 2. 2.
“And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.”

This is one of the many scriptures, that if taken at face value debunk that teaching. (Once saved, always saved),  If Cain could leave the presence of the Lord, (?), turn His back and walk away, then it is possible for us.

Hebrews 6:4-6
King James Version (KJV)
“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”

2 Peter 1:9
“But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.”

Forgotten his Salvation.  The Prodigal Son returned and his Father ran to meet him, if he had not returned, he was still a son, but lost to the Father.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?   If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”

We are indeed forgiven but we must be ready, willing and able to repent when we fall short of the Glory of God.

1 Corinthians 5:5
“To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”

A saint in sin, always has the option of repentance.  No repentance,  no forgiveness, sin seperates us from God.

You are welcome to disagree, but back it up with scripture.

“No one can snatch us out of His palm,”  but His hand is open, we can walk off.

Stand fast in your faith, and see the Salvation of the Lord.

Blessings
 

They Flock to the fields: The Fix-it Shop – Filling Station

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Do you ever wonder why the birds seem attracted to certain fields and not others?

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Have you noticed people seem to gather at certain churches and not others?

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     What does one have that the other lacks?
                
The amount of available food, determines the size of the gathering.  We need to be able to multiply our loaves and fishes.  We must feed the flock.

2 Peter 1:2 – Teaching Outline. – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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This post will not be so long but I  believe interesting nevertheless.

2 Peter 1:2
“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,”

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you”
Grace, Gods unmerited Mercy and Favor is the typical explanation of its meaning,  but looking from its first mention:

“Noah found Grace in the sight of the Lord”

To Paul and sin and Grace is sufficient,  I believe we could substitute Salvation for Grace in many places.

Peace, is the Peace of God in the midst of our problems, strife of life, hurts and bad health.  It is the “Peace that passes understanding.”

Multiplied. …really?

“through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,”

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2 Peter 1:1 – Teaching Outline -The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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As we look at 2 Peter 1:1,  We will try to understand his writings,  verse by verse, and sometimes word for word.   The common meanings and understandings can be different from how we perceive them.  So please allow me, to tell us, what we probably  already know.

2 Peter: 1. 1.
“Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:”

Peter starts out telling us who he is:
A servant:
When he says servant he isn’t talking about the guy who mows your lawn or the nice lady that comes in once a week to clean.

  The word used for Servant of Christ, means Bond Slave or Love Slave.  In Biblical times you could become a slave if you didn’t pay your debts,  and stay a slave for 7 years or until the debt was paid.

Sometimes people were treated so well, they asked to stay provided for, cared for, protected by their Master.  He would back them up to the edge of the door and make a hole in their earlobe with an awl.

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partakers of? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Do you realize how much we partake in, (share, take part of or become like), the things and qualities of the world, or of God?   We really need to become more aware of what is entering our minds, bodies and souls.

Is it life and truth or death and destruction?

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Peppermint Chap Sticks: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“Seek and ye shall find.”

My wife apparently loves Peppermint Chap Sticks,  she discovered them a few years ago. 

Unbeknownst to me, this year, she remembered she couldn’t find them last year.
(She thought).  Soooo…

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I hate to …?

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We are proud parents today.  Our daughter graduated from UNCW.  

We had a great time visiting with her, her boyfriend, Bette’s sister and husband.

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She has always been a great kid…..now a wonderful adult.   Please pray with us that she finds a job that is fruitful, satisfying and interesting.

She is hoping to go into library science.

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given unto us: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Given unto us:

Have you ever considered the wonders the Lord has “given unto us”?  In the Old Testament the Blessings were tangible, physical, observable.

“unto us is this land given in possession.”  

We see land promised and given to Gods people as a measure of the Lords pleasure.  If He was really pleased:

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Stir up thyself: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Stir up thyself

Do you know people who are always stirring things up?  Confusion, Strife, Upheavals, Discontent, all seem to be their best friends?

Do they seem angry, proud, full of wrath or hatred?   Do we?  Am I?

Proverbs 29:22
King James Version (KJV)
“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”

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Vain, me? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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I used to laugh at my brother as he aged and his hair and beard constantly went from grey to an unnatural brown.  How vain is he? I  thought to myself…..not me.

I was always skinny,  I could eat anything and not gain weight.  Then I  turned thirty and somehow a pot belly had appeared.   That’s ok, my wife married me anyway.

My grey, now, that implyed only wisdom,  not age.  No problem.

Then eating regular,  suddenly I was overweight.   An impossibly I was sure,  till I looked in the mirror or tried to see my feet. 

That was bad enough.

Then my belly erupted. …no hair dye would help, exercise, (not gonna happen), I was stuck and unhappy.   Then it got worse.

First, a foolish lift of a heavy piano, I felt it, something ripped. My beautiful dime sized belly button slowly evolved into a tennis ball attached to an already over sized waist.

Then a kidney removed. I thought I would have a indentation,  nope, a small ripple, a roll was on my side.  Now 7 years later it is a soccer ball.  

I find myself a side show,  pay your 25 cents and see the deformed human.  I am really ashamed of my shape.  Even if I, at this late date, exercised and lost a lot of this belly,  I would still have a tennis and soccer ball with me at all times.

Vain? You bet.  Ashamed? Absolutely.  Wanting to hide?  Yep. 

Vain and ashamed incorporated.   Forgive me Lord.

“and they followed vanity, and became vain”

Lord, help me to follow You.

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the Lord preserved David: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.”

Four times the Bible tells us the the Lord protected, promoted and propelled David ahead of all others.  Wherever he went and whatever he did.  The way was made straight for him. 

Why?  Because he was a man after Gods own heart.  David understood how a Godly ruler, exercised supreme authority.

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Proverbs 29:2
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”

David was a righteous man.  Who can find a righteous man?

“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:”

“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast:”

“A righteous man hateth lying:”

Can any of us live up to these Testimonials of A Righteous Man?  Are our Words a well of life?  Do we hate lying?  Do we take care of that which serves us? 

God promoted David, because David promoted Godly virtues and character,  he stood with and before his people.  The people rejoiced in his service.

The law wasn’t given because of men like David,  Noah, Enoch, Abraham or Moses.  

No the law was given for the likes of you and me.

1 Timothy 1:9-10
King James Version (KJV)
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”

Without Jesus, I am all of  the above,  even with Jesus,  my carnal self wars with the Spiritual, and all too often, wins.

We must constantly agree with James if we are to be effective,  consistent and promoted servants of the Lord.

James 5:16
King James Version (KJV)
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

David lived a life a life after Gods own heart, a life that included repentance, remorse, a heart seeking to be Holy, Acceptable unto God. 

David knew this to be but his reasonable service.  He also knew:

“the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.   And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.”

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David decided to fill himself with Godly principles, wisdom  and intent.

We, like this empty jug, can be made  full.   What are we full of? 

Micah 6:8
King James Version (KJV)
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

Hasn’t God shown us?  Can we not understand, believe, and walk in His will?

Lord, help us to be useful, effective servants.  People deserving of promotion, protection and of being propelled to lead Your chosen.

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in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Or:  “Help me get this beam out of my eye!”

I am a Right Wing, Spirit Filled, Conservative Christian.  I have spent the last 5 years in a church that loves the Lord but doesn’t believe the things of the Spirit are  for today.

They believe :
“Jesus died for me, saved me from eternal hell fire, but lied about the Gifts of the Spirit,  Signs, Wonders and Miracles being for me.”

Why do they believe this instead of what the Bible clearly states?   
What they have been taught, seen and heard all their lives.  PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

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mightily grew the word of God: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Acts 19:20
“So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.”

Is the Word growing mightily in you?  Is the Word truth?  Is the Word winning the fight between the Carnal and Spiritual man within?

In my life the Carnal man gets the victory all too often.   Why?

My Carnal man lacks nothing,  I supply almost all it desires and deny  it very few pleasures.  It is the side of me I am concerned about, pay attention to, I treat it like a crying baby.

Meanwhile my Spiritual man is starving.  I go to church once a week, I don’t read the Bible regularly.   I only pray when in crisis and wonder why my prayers only reach the ceiling.

The problem is not God or His Word.

It is the lack of both,  that allowed the Carnal man to control and  lead me astray.

The Word  can grow mightily and prevail. 

It will when I feed it, love it and watch over it .

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Will I?  Will you?

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A Sun and Shield: Psalm 84 : 11-12 – 4 – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Psalm 84:11-12

King James Version (KJV)

” For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.  O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.”

The final phrase:

“O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.”

     》O Lord of Hosts:
He is no longer telling us who and what the Lord God is and does.  Now he is speaking  to the Lord Himself.  Letting Him know that the Psalmist recognized the blessings of God, that are available to those who trust Him.

     》Blessed is the man:
Blessed,  happy, fortunate, to be envied is the man, the individual, that knows the Lord enough to trust Him.

     》Trusteth in Thee:
O Lord,  that we would learn to trust, to rest in You, to believe You are and You are a rewarder of them that diligently seek You.

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Lord, I thank You for Your Blessings,  Your provision, Your Mercy and Grace.

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A Sun and Shield: Psalm 84:11-12 – 3 -The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Psalm 84:11-12
King James Version (KJV)
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.  O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.”

The Lord God IS:

I believe this to be  one of the biggest stumbling blocks, we have as the body of Christ.  We Believe the Power, Salvation, Sanctification, Word of Christ,  was and will be but isn’t for today.

When we learn and sing a song like this, we encourage ourselves in the Lord,  we become stronger as we sing of His Glory.

Today let’s look at :

“no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”

     》No good thing:
Is there a definition of Good Things?

Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

I believe good things are those things that cause us to seek a closer walk with God.

Psalm 34:10
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”

Psalm 92:1 (another great song of prsise)
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:”

Romans 7:18
“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not”

Some may think getting a big blessing of money would be wonderful,  and it would, if we could handle the money correctly.   Would you?

We  inherited, for us a good sum of money,  it only took us ten years to fritter it away, did we invest, nope,  spent on daily needs and desires.

It could have been a wonderful blessing, longterm.    Instead it is gone.  

We should be looking for Spiritual blessings, instead of worldly.  Good things for eternity.   That Iines up with the rest of this thought.

“no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”

     》from them that walk uprightly.

Always a catch, I love you, you must love Me.  How do we do that?  By walking uprightly,  in Him, in His Yoke.  Doing His will and touching those He has chosen.

Do not cast your Pearls before swine, but be ready to share Gods love as He directs.  Sometimes a single word, of His, will bring results where our Words sounded hollow,  empty.

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We must be instant in season and out, ready to explain our love and trust.

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A Sun and Shield: Psalm 84:11,12 – 2 -The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Psalm 84:11-12
King James Version (KJV)
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.  O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.”

One of my favorite songs and Psalms.   Lively, upbeat, hopeful, the Word. Truth, for today.

Do you believe it?  Today let’s look at what the Lord has promised us.

“the Lord will give grace and glory:”

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A Sun and Shield: Psalm 84.11,12-1 – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.   O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.”     Psalm 84:11-12

This scripture  has been my recurring song of  praise the last few months. 

Such a promise, a beautiful tune…it tells what God is, what the Lord gives, His promise of all good things to those who walk uprightly, (in His ways).  He blesses those who trust in Him.

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gift of God -The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Have we received the Gift of God?  Do we realize all that phrase entails?   Salvation,  the Gifts of the Spirit in Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12,  the Baptism in the Holy Spirit,  abundance. …

The phrase the “Gift of God” is most often used concerning Salvation:  Here we find the Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus asked her for a drink.  She was incredulous, Jewish people aren’t supposed to interact with Samaritans.

In John 4:20
“Jesus said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God,  thou wouldest have asked and he would have given thee living water.”

What?  This is crazy.  Living Water?   She would come to understand.

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Galatians: 2. 20.
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

Salvation is the living water.

John: 4. 14.
“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”

John: 7. 37-39
“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.  He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”

Acts: 13. 48.
“And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.”

Ephesians 2:8
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”

Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

So it is sad when we neglect such a gift.  Every man is given a measure of faith, the Salvation measure,  will you believe and receive?

Jeremiah: 2. 13.
“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”

Salvation,  the most Important Gift of God to whosoever will receive.  There is more, Salvation is not the only Gift of God,  here Paul is speaking about remaining single…..not my gift.

1 Corinthians 7:7
“For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”

How do we receive our particular  Gift?   Timothy received his by the laying on of hands.

2 Timothy 1:6
“Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.”

Here we learn again we must do something, first we must repent and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior,  after that we must stir up the Gift of God.  

How do we stir up the Gift?   We build our faith by reading and doing the Word, praying in the Holy Spirit. 

We stir up our gift, (ministry, encouragement, comforting, teaching, healing, listening, Pastor, Prophet. ..ect), by doing.

We find some trying to receive the Gift of God, for their own Glory.

Acts 8:20
“But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”

The Gift of God cannot be purchased but the Gift of God can be abundance of wealth and lands….  The poor are not any more Holy or obedient or blessed by God, it could be they cannot be trusted with more.

People receive according to their abilities.   God continues to bless us with enough and a bit more than enough, to pay our bills and enjoy life.

The few times we have had excess, inheritance, we have not increased it, but slowly spent it away.  Truth does indeed hurt.

Some are better stewards and can enjoy the fruit.

Ecclesiastes 3:13
“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 5:19
“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. ”

Hebrews 13:5
King James Version (KJV)
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

1 Timothy 6:8
King James Version (KJV)
“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”

Philippians 4:11
King James Version (KJV)
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”

So, you don’t have a ministry preaching to thousands, or you don’t lay hands on the sick and they recover? Maybe you aren’t leading all you meet to the Lord?
You mean signs and wonders aren’t following?
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Be a witness to the one you are with, in times of trouble, grief, hardships and even in times of joy. LET THE LOVE OF CHRIST SHINE THROUGH. The Gift of God is best received by sharing.

What about that guy? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“Lord, what shall this man do?”

The universal problem with people.  What about that guy?  He isn’t following the same  rules I do.  Why is He doing so well, have so much?  Why does everyone love Him?

Waa, waa, waa….

Envy, covetousness, greed, dissention,  back biting, bitterness, sloth, lying. …ect.

The human condition.  DISSATISFACTION, WANT, JEALOUSY.

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