In Ezekiel, the leaders of Israel requested to hear a message from the Lord. What God said through Ezekiel sits on the same foundation as the message God also has for us. It's a message we all need to hear and share. Click on the link below to read today's post. #BibleStudy #Devotions #Evangelism #Ezekiel
Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
The Root
Hebrews 13:7-9 KJV
"7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation. 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. 9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein."
Brothers and Sisters, we have a problem. The World is changing and The World is Changing Whom We Serve. Verse 8 needs to be understood that Jesus, is the Same As The Father, that is, His Words, His Intent, His Will, His Ways will NOT CHANGE! But yet we live in a World that has made changes to Whom We Serve and How we Live Accordingly.
But, the main issue is this, The Church is changing to The Worlds Likeness…in most ways!
The World is changing The Word from Masculine to Feminist or Neutral, having no Gender Identification, but, God The Father, The Son and Holy Spirit are Masculine. The World is changing The Authority that God The Father has set since the beginning of time.
Genesis 1:26 KJV
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."
Genesis 2:7 KJV
"And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
There are many who would argue the point that God The Father made the Man and Woman equal, but Man was made First in the Gods Image and the Woman was made in God’s Image AFTER THE IMAGE Of MAN
Genesis 2:21-23 KJV
"21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
The World says that Men and Women are equal, but The Father says, Jesus says, The Holy Spirit says they are not! Even though there is two areas that Men and Women are equal, one is absolute, that is Salvation, the other should not have come to this point, that is, if a Woman does the very exact Work in every detail, then, she should get Equal Pay for her labor. Look back through Biblical History in the Bible and you find that Men where the Providers, but in that History, you will find occasion that Women had to provide, but it was a Force Of Action.
1 Corinthians 11:3 KJV
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God."
Ephesians 5:22 KJV
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord."
Colossians 3:18 KJV
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord."
1 Timothy 2:10-14 KJV
"10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression."
The World says that in a marriage there are a number of things that they say is acceptable, but God does not, nor will He accept them. First, the Man is The Head, he has the Last Word Of Authority not the Woman. Second, any type, and again I say ANY TYPE of Homosexuality is a Sin. In The World there are about 47 Different Terms for Sexual Orientation, refer to this article for further information: https://www.healthline.com/health/different-types-of-sexuality.
God The Father says that the only, ONLY Acceptable Sexual Orientation for Marriage is between a Man and Woman only!!!
[Leviticus 18:22-23 KJV]
"22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it [is] confusion."
[Leviticus 20:13-23 KJV]
"13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them. 14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. 15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them. 17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it [is] a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. 20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it [is] an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. 22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them."
[Romans 1:24-27 KJV]
"24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."
Within the church and The Church order is Not Of Jesus, but of men. Jesus setup Five Offices to govern The Church. The Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher. These are Not Man Made, these ARE God Made, Jesus specifically. Every Office has either been discharged as a onetime deal, a thing in the past and the others have been changed to Accommodate Man and Satan. The only somewhat Office that is left is the Pastor and most have not been truly Called By Jesus. Most think that going to some Christian college gives them The Authority Of Jesus and it does NOT!!!
Ephesians 4:11-14 KJV
"11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;"
The main two Offices in most churches, Man and Satan made sure to get rid of first…do you know why? They are The Apostles and Prophets, they are the Most Important of all The Offices, they are the very Foundation Of Our Walk. All of the other Offices are Built on them. But instead have Boards and Committees to decide Jesus Will in The Church, who are Ungodly!
Ephesians 2:19-22 KJV
"19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone]; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."
The Root will NEVER CHANGE. Man and Satan can do whatever they want, but God is God and will never submit or change to The Worlds ways. Throughout Scriptures we are told to separate ourselves from those who oppose Gods Ways, but instead, just like the Hebrews many times, the church and The Church have bowed their knee to The God Of This World.
Satan and Man mean to Destroy anything dealing with Jesus. They do not care how or with what.
The True Church of Jesus must Stand and be Unmovable, enduring to the end. Jesus knew that the World in which we now live in would be as it is, but we who are The Blood Bought are not to be like the World.
The Lord had me do an experiment one time dealing with a copy machine. I took a One Page article printed it out and then took it to the copy machine. The Lord said make a copy, then take the copy and make another copy and then take that copy and make another copy and to do this 50 times. By the time I got to the fiftieth copy a lot of the words were missing and most where unreadable. The Lord said this is what is going on in My House. But when I go back to the original word that was typed on the computer and print it out again, everything is legible, no change, no corruption, the wording on the computer and the printed copy were Identical! When I make one copy of the printed page, it is also Identical!!
The issue is The World wants to be Accepted Just As There Are, not willing to change and is Forcing everything, everyone to change to there ways…the church and The Church have complied!!!
Scriptures tell us not to be like The World, not to be like these people who are not willing to change for Jesus, but The Church has made Compromise after Compromise for The World to Accept Them!
2 Corinthians 10:12 KJV
“For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise."
2 Timothy 4:3 KJV
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
Jesus is Not going to change, The Father is Not going to change, The Holy Spirit is Not going to change, our Judgment will Not change and it will be by One Word, One Will that we are All Judged…Jesus!
Let us get back to The Root and stop grafting in other Doctrines, other Beliefs and the Worlds Ways. We are to be The Light to The World because they live in darkness, but if our Light is the same as theirs, then we will all stumble and fall! If we Walk As The Root we will Not Stumble, We Will Not Fall!!!
Proverbs 3:23 KJV
“Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble."
Proverbs 4:19 KJV
“The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble."
Isaiah 59:10 KJV
“We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if [we had] no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; [we are] in desolate places as dead [men]."
Amen and Amen!!!
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The Apostle John wrote First John to combat heresy being taught by false teachers. He said in 1:9 that we must confess our sins to the Lord. Today's post explains how that verse fits into our everyday lives. Click on the link below to read it. #1John #BibleStudy #Devotions #sin
Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
The Impossible God
Matthew 19:26 KJV
"But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."
Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Our Lord and Savior does the Impossible. There is No Situation, No Disease, No Death, No Person, Nor Satan that can Stop The Impossible With God! If we look back to many of the Impossible Situation that the Children Of God have had to face, we find God moving in Impossible Ways that only He could have done making them Possible. We, Brothers and Sisters Walk with the Same God!! All Power and Authority of The Father has been given over to Jesus His Son and we, The Blood Bought, saved by Grace, having found Mercy, must Walk In Faith, Believing that we can take All Things to Jesus and EXPECT an answer!
Romans 8:37-39 KJV
"37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Hebrews 11:6 KJV
"But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Brothers and Sisters we are the Only Ones that can stop Jesus from moving on our behalf, rather by a lack of Faith or Walking in Disobedience. There are many who are going through things that are Un-Understandable, that in your mind make no sense, find no cause, but, what Jesus does in Our Lives goes beyond comprehension unless He Reveals. We are Expected to Trust Jesus, Walk In Faith that All Things are in His Hands. We, Brothers and Sisters must take Our Understanding and Set It Aside, because Jesus is working in area’s that we Do Not Understand. When we go to Jesus Asking, Seeking and Knocking too many expect immediate answers, we expect the Drive Through Meal, when Jesus is going to bring us a Full Course Meal!!! The Work Jesus does may Require Time for changes to take effect, especially dealing with other people that are involved.
Isaiah 55:8-9 KJV
"8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Now, let us look at the Past that Our Future may be at rest. I will only bring up the Point I am speaking of, you will have to look up the Scriptures for the full story of each encounter of The Impossible God.
Noah was told to Build an Ark, to bring animals, male and female, two of each kind into the Ark because a Flood would wipe out mankind off the face of the earth. It took Noah 120 Years before this came to pass, but he continued in Faith despite Not Knowing The When.
Genesis 6:7-8, 19 KJV
"7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. ... 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every [sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with thee; they shall be male and female."
Hebrews 11:7 KJV
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."
…and it came to pass!
Abraham was 100 Years Old and Sara was 90 Years Old when Isaac was born…
Genesis 17:17 KJV
“Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?"
Genesis 21:2, 5 KJV
"2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. ... 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him."
Hebrews 11:11 KJV
“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised."
…and it came to pass!
A city that could not be breached, was impossible to get into by Mans Ways, but, The Father Moved at His Children’s Obedience and Faith…
Joshua 6:4-5 KJV
"4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram's horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him."
Hebrews 11:30 KJV
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days."
…and it came to pass!
A metal axe head floating in water…
2 Kings 6:5-6 KJV
"5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither; and the iron did swim."
…and it came to pass!
I have only mentioned a few things that where the Impossible became Possible only at the Hands Of God. Things that are in Mans Eyes, in Man’s Understanding could not happen, should not have happened but did.
This is Whom We Serve!!! Those things, those situations that utterly Look Impossible through Your Eyes, Jesus has a Handle On Them and will move on Your Behalf to bring Himself Glory, Honor and Praise!!!
Jesus said I will take the Impossible and make it Possible, you Must Trust Me, Have Faith In Me and these things will come to pass. Again, we are the only ones that can stop Jesus from moving on our behalf. If there are those who Lack Faith such as Doubting Thomas…
Matthew 17:20 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."
John 20:24-25 KJV
"24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe."
Just Ask Jesus to help you with your Lack Of Faith, to give you Peace that surpasses Your Understanding… then STAND! There are many, many things I have seen and experienced in My Life that were Impossible and made Possible. Even with all of the time I have Walked With Jesus there are still times that doubt enters in because I face The Impossible in my eyes, my understanding and I Must Cry Out to Jesus to strengthen me during these times.
Our Minds, Our Physical Being rejects The Impossible and we think that Logic Rules, but in every case above and many that I did not mention, God was At The Helm, He Orchestrated and Did The Impossible.
Brothers and Sisters, during these times, do not be so Prideful not to ask for Prayer, to have other Brothers and Sisters be in War with you, helping you in Your Battle whatever it may be. You do not need to tell them every detail, but enough that whatever you are facing they will know to Seek Jesus The Impossible God for answers concerning you and your situation. But, I do throw caution here, not every Believer can Walk or Fight where you are at, but Jesus will lead you to those who can have some understanding and fight on your behalf along side with you.
Why do I say War, Battle and Fight? We are in a War …
Ephesians 6:12 KJV
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]."
John 10:10 KJV
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly."
1 Peter 5:8 KJV
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
We, Brothers and Sisters, are More Than Conquerors, WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD!!! If we Walk In Obedience, having Faith, who is Greater Than Our God?
Romans 8:31 KJV
“What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?"
Amen and Amen!!!
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Toward the end of the Tribulation, the light of the Lord will shine from Jerusalem for all the world to see. Right now Christians are called to let the light of Jesus shine out of their lives pointing others toward the Lord. Click on the link below to read more about it. #BibleStudy #Devotions #EndTimes #Isaiah
The focus of this devotion is always difficult to write about. The reason? The subject is sin which people don’t want to talk about. But it goes even deeper and talks about unintentional sin. Click on the link below to read the post. Let me know your thoughts on this subject. #BibleStudy #Devotions #Forgiveness #Leviticus #sin
[Elijah] sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.”1 Kings 19:4
Yesterday we looked at the first reality that can change your marriage: I am responsible for my own attitude. Today, we’ll see reality number two: Attitude affects actions. Attitudes are so important because they affect my behavior and words. I may not be able to control my environment or the issues I face—sickness, an alcoholic spouse, a teenager on drugs, a job loss, aging parents, and so forth—but I am responsible for what I do within my environment. My attitude will greatly influence my behavior.
The prophet Elijah gives us a vivid example of this. Fresh from defeating the false prophets of Baal in a showdown at Mount Carmel and proving that the Lord is God, Elijah fell into despair when his life was threatened by Queen Jezebel. His attitude of defeat led him to go into hiding by himself and essentially ask God to take his life. God refreshed Elijah, who then returned to his work as a prophet, but certainly at this point in his life, his attitude greatly affected his actions.
It’s the same with us. If I focus on the negative, I’m more likely to give my spouse critical, condemning words. My behavior will fall into one of two categories: I’ll do things to hurt my spouse, or I’ll withdraw and consider leaving my spouse.
On the other hand, if I look for the positive in my marriage, then I’m more likely to talk positively, to speak affirming words to my spouse, and to do something that has the potential to enhance life for both of us.
Father, sometimes I tend to wallow in my despair and disappointment, much like Elijah did. That negative attitude seeps its way into my heart and affects my actions as well. Help me to keep my attitude under control before it negatively affects my behavior and my spouse.
Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
God Can Change His Mind
Brothers and Sisters we need to Understand that Jesus, whom we Serve, Can change His Mind on what He will or will not do in a person’s life or in the lives of many people. The absolute that we have, is, that when we Accept Jesus as Savior and Lord, Walking in His Ways, Heaven will be Our Home. But Understand this, things on Earth are as the Wind Blows or the Solidness Of Water, they move as they will. Also Understand this, Jesus IS IN Control Over Every Thing that touches Our Life, even in paths of Darkness.
We Need To Understand that every sorrow, every tear, every pain if Walked In Repentance is to Jesus Glory, even if we lack Understanding during these times.
In Repentance Jesus Listens for during these times that have No Understanding of the reason we are having to endure. It can be for you to Repent or it can be a Chance for others to Repent. Jesus does not tell us Our Complete Path, most, if they knew what they would have to endure, would never come to Jesus In Repentance.
Jonah, a man who Walked and Feared God shows us the Length He will go for Repentance. Jonah tried to Run away from the presents of God, from Walking In Obedience, but God knew exactly where Jonah was.
Jonah 1:1-3 KJV
"1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD."
Sometimes there have to be Storms in Our Lives or in Others Lives to bring a Truth Out, to bring that which is Unknown to Light for all to see. It is not fun, nor is it a easy road that Must Be Traveled in order for Jesus to receive The Glory He deserves. Understand this, You may be in Pain, in Sorrow, in Tears Of Despair, but whatever you are going through at the end will bring Jesus Glory!
Understand this Brothers and Sisters, Jesus will do anything it takes to get you or others to Repent and Obey…
Jonah 1:4-5 KJV
"4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep."
Jesus sometimes has to get Your Attention and Will Allow or even Do Things to do so, even put others in harm’s way. We cannot measure the Depths that Jesus will go to try and get us to Repent, to turn from Our Sinful Natures, to Walk In Obedience. We who Believe and have Accepted Jesus As Savior are in His Hands, at All Times, lest we walk away or try and run away to do Our Own Thing, Our Own Way.
Jonah 1:7-12 KJV
"7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil [is] upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what people [art] thou? 9 And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry [land]. 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest [is] upon you."
There is NOTHING HID that will not be revealed given time. In Jonah’s situation they cast Lots to see who on their ship was the cause of their dilemma and the lot fell a upon Jonah. By Jonah’s Confession, The Truth was revealed, but, he still did not Repent but was willing to die to save others from The Wrath Of God. Jonah had not hit bottom yet. Sometimes we want to run to the aid of others because we see what they have become or where they are at and by compassion we move to help them in their time of need. But sometimes, we are not to do anything to bring aid, but watch and wait to see what will manifest.
Jonah had to go through another dilemma, though he sought death for an answer, death would not come. God created a cage that would hold Jonah until he Repented, a Great Fish. Before anyone goes and says this had to be a whale, it was not, but it was a fish that The Father Created for this situation.
Jonah 1:17 KJV
“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."
Jonah 2:1-4 KJV
"1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple."
When we hit rock bottom, when it seems we can go no further and death we long for, time and time again Repentance is at hand to deliver us from our dilemmas. But, Understand this, it is Your Choice to Repent, not God’s. if we Choose to continue to Rebel then we will path the consequences and even others may pay the price for Your Rebellion. The full Repentance of Jonah is vs 2: 1 - 9
In Jonah’s case, he Repented, he Returned to that in which he know was right before God and by the Mercies of God, Jonah was Delivered from his dilemma.
Jonah 2:1-2, 10 KJV
"1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice. ... 10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land]."
But in God’s Mercy, His first Command was still relevant, Jonah still had to be Obedient in doing what God had told him to do in the first place. If Jonah had not Obeyed, God might have killed him and would have to answer for his Disobedience.
Jonah decided, was persuaded to be Obedient, to do the task that God wanted in the first place. Some of you have been delivered out your dilemmas and still need to be Obedient To The Lords Command whatever it may be, else, death may come and you will have to answer for Your Disobedience.
Now, here is another Understanding that you need to grasp. We may be Obedient to what The Lord Jesus has told us to do, expecting things to go a certain way, to be in our favor and when it is said and done we find it did not turn out the way we expected it to.
Jonah 3:1-4 KJV
"1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey. 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown."
Jonah EXPECTED that in forty days Nineveh would be destroyed, taken over, crushed. That Death would come upon all who were in the city, but God changed His Mind because Repented with a True Repentance, turning away from their wickedness, being Obedient to God.
We can expect the same for us and others, that when we Truly Repent it can change Death in to Life!
Jonah 3:5-10 KJV
"5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered [him] with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands. 9 Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not."
There are times that we are going to get Angry at Jesus because WE Expected things to go a certain way and they do not. We do this because of a Lack Of Understanding Of Know Jesus, it is a Pride within the Flesh called Self Righteousness. We Must Repent of such things, humbling ourselves before Jesus and Allow Jesus to do things His Way, not ours!
Jonah faced this very issue, he was angry with God because He did not destroy Nineveh as He said He would. Jonah did not Understand that True Repentance Changes The Heart Of God and The Situations we are in or have been in. Jonah, like us, had to be Reminded Who God is, Who Jesus is, that He is a Merciful Loving God!
Even in Our Anger towards God, towards Jesus we can still find His Mercy to Repent.
Jonah 4:4-6 KJV
"4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry? 5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. 6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made [it] to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd."
Sometimes we have to be Reminded of God’s Mercy, of Jesus Mercy towards us and others. As James wrote, that we look into a mirror and see what manner of a person we are, but when we step away…we forget.
James 1:23-24 KJV
"23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was."
Jonah 4:7-11 KJV
"7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. 8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, [It is] better for me to die than to live. 9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death. 10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: 11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also] much cattle?"
It is Not Easy going through Trials, Tribulations, Dilemmas and we all go through them, but we Must Endure until the end whatever it may be.
We must remember that we serve a God Of Love, we Serve Jesus who hears our cries, sees our dilemmas, knows our pains and griefs, sorrows, even being in despair. Jesus will answer in His Time in His Way, He will deliver us to His Glory … if we Allow Him to do so. Jesus will go to great lengths to bring you to Repentance, to His Glory, to His Will. Do not ignore The Work Of Our Lord that is in Your Lives and for The Sake Of Others, for Jesus Does Care, Jesus Does Love YOU!!!
Amen and Amen!!!
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Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
Mercy Grace Forgiveness
Hebrews 4:16 KJV
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Brothers and Sisters we can come to The Throne of Jesus Boldly because of His Sacrifice, His Love for us and find a Continual Forgiveness. We can Ask, Seek and Knock in times of Need, in times of Trouble, in times of Despair, in times of Joy, in times of Love…All Times, All Situations, Night or Day it matters not, we Can come to The Throne of Jesus!
We Must come to The Understanding that Jesus is Preparing us for The Kingdom Of Heaven…
John 14:2-3 KJV
"2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also."
Brothers and Sisters we Find Mercy, Grace and Forgiveness when we Walk in those things, even as we have been given those things by The Father, Through Jesus His only begotten Son. This is Non-negotiable that what we Must Do is to Walk in Forgiveness to Obtain Grace and Mercy then, we can come Boldly to The Throne of Jesus to make our request.
Matthew 6:14-15 KJV
"14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
This is our Contract Agreement with The Father, with Jesus, with The Holy Spirit that cannot be altered in any fashion. We have No Excuse that will be acceptable, Forgiveness is literally a matter of Life or Death. Forgiveness brings forth Mercy and Grace to us and gives others a chance to change. Everyone of us have gone through this process and there is no other way into Heaven. Jesus Forgave us by His Sacrifice and by doing so, The Father Forgives us, so are we to be!
Matthew 6:7-13 KJV
"7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."
Brothers and Sisters The Kingdom Of Heaven is to be Manifested here on Earth as The Father Is In Heaven, so are we to be in our daily walk. With all the evil that is in the World today, Forgiving is a Task. For we are faced with a Double Edge Sword in that we are Not to Compromise The Word or bring Compromise to The Holy Spirit and yet we Must Forgive those who Walk In Sin.
We cannot accomplish this on our own, but it is Our Choice. The Holy Spirit will bring the Strength, Knowledge, Wisdom to be able to Forgive, but again, We Must Choose to Agree or Disagree with The Holy Spirit who is The Fathers Will in us. To have Forgiveness means to not hold against them what they may deserve and in doing so we Must give Grace giving them Mercy. This three strand, Mercy, Grace, Forgiveness is Bound By The Father, Manifested In Jesus and Carried Out Through The Holy Spirit in Our Lives.
There is, in us, no limit to this, but only God can limit. Why would we say this? God does have a Limit to His Forgiveness, His Grace and His Mercy. We find Ananias and Sapphira had reached a Limit…
Acts 5:1-11 KJV
"1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy [to it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it] at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried [him] out, and buried [him]. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by her husband. 11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things."
They were given Mercy and Grace to Repent and They Chose not to but Retained Their Lie, finding No Forgiveness because of that lie and died because of it…there is a Limit!
We cannot walk around having Mercy showing Grace and Forgiving whom WE CHOOSE but let us all Walk in such to all people, letting Jesus have His Limits Manifested. Again, this does not mean we Compromise, Obedience to The Word and The Holy Spirit are above all things rather we understand or not.
We find in Scripture by doing these three, that Justice will prevail against our enemies…
Romans 12:19-21 KJV
"19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."
No matter how evil this World becomes, we Must continue to Walk In Mercy, Grace and Forgiveness! No matter what you Must Endure, we Must continue to Walk In Mercy, Grace and Forgiveness!
Above all, the walls that are built against Brother to Brother, Sister to Sister Must come down, as they are built in Unforgiveness obtaining no Mercy or Grace. The Scriptures tells us that The World will know, Will Know, WILL KNOW that we are The Disciples Of Jesus by having Love towards one another, meaning that this Love Must have Mercy, Must have Grace and Must have Forgiveness.
John 13:34-35 KJV
"34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
If we say that we have The Love of God within us, then, Mercy, Grace and Forgiveness Must be Active IN OUR WALK…Everywhere and at All Times! This is what allows us to come to The Throne Of Jesus Boldly with our request, how we Obtain Mercy and Grace through Jesus Forgiveness towards us. For What God The Father gave to us, must also be Walked Out and Return to God The Father through our Actions, through The Blood Of Jesus Our Savior!!!
Brothers and Sisters, as in All Things, we Must Choose to Walk In Mercy, Grace, Forgiveness, we will not be forced to do so, it Must be of Our Own Free Will that we do so.
For many have found Salvation through these actions…
Including You!!!
Amen and Amen!!!
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Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
Our God
Hebrews 13:8 KJV
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
John 10:30 KJV
“I and [my] Father are one."
John 8:28 KJV
“Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things."
It is a New Year, for some it will be the same issues, same problems, but, let the Issues and Problems be Resolved In Jesus, Our Lord, Our Savior, Our God! For us who have Accepted Jesus let there be a Change this Year to Draw Closer to Jesus, His Word and Walk In The Spirit, Led By The Holy Spirit!!!
Brothers and Sisters we do not know what tomorrow holds for us, but we do Know that Jesus sits upon a Throne, having been given All Power, All Authority over Heaven, Earth and Hell and there is Nothing that He Can Not Do!!!
Hebrews 10:12 KJV
“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;"
1 Peter 3:22 KJV
“Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him."
Matthew 28:18 KJV
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."
Revelation 4:11 KJV
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
I Remind you of Whom We Serve, knowing this, that we Must Understand to Whom We Must Obey! The Word tells us that as The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are ONE, so must we be also being ONE with Them, bring us ONE with each other. Jesus said that if a House Is Divided it will fall…
Matthew 12:25 KJV
“And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:"
Let there be No More Diversity among us! Our God is not Divided, what The Father, Jesus and The Holy Spirit Say Agree, they are One, there is No Varity within them! Our God has Order and there is No Chaos in Heaven, so must we be also. It is past time that the Walls that divide us come down, be broken, be crushed…be No More!
The above Scriptures, along with the Whole Bible, should be Spoken, Read and Lived equally the same among All The Brothers and Sisters who have Accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord. There is no difference to what country you are in or what city you are in, we are to be as it is in Heaven…
Matthew 6:10 KJV
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven."
It is Not My Kingdom, nor is it Your Kingdom, but it is God’s Kingdom. That means that the Order, the Laws, the Actions that are in Heaven should be the same carried out here among us. So, there is Not to be Diversity on How We Are To Live. Whatever we Read in the Word, the same is Echoed in Heaven and should be Echoed within us.
Our God has had The First Say on how to Live and God has The Last Say on how we are to Live, but the First and Last are equal!!!
The same God that told Israel to march around Jericho is the same God who tells you to march through this World, in both bring The Manifestation Of God to those who do not know Him. The same God who allowed Job to go through trials, will also allow you to go through trials to bring Satan to his knees, to bring Glory To God. The same God who gave us His only begotten Son to shine forth His Mercy and Grace towards us, is the same God who beckons us to allow Him to shine through us to a dying World, showing Mercy and Grace.
The Word tells us that The World will know that we Belong To God, because of The Love that is between us, but do you Understand that?
John 13:35 KJV
“By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
Too many think that the Love here is, “I love you because you Accepted Jesus…”, but that is to your ignorance! It is Not with just three words, but it is Your Whole Being that speaks The Love Of God, which means, we have to Agree with one another.
Does the Word Not Say that there is One Father, One Baptism, One Spirit, One Jesus, One Word that is Equal Among Us?
Ephesians 4:2-6 KJV
"2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all."
Our God says that the ONLY Diversity there is among us, is the Gifts and Callings, but in those Gifts and Callings they Must Agree, they Must Be One with The Father. So then, how we are to Live Our Lives is always the same. The Gifts and Callings are the only Diverse thing that should be among us. As our Brother Paul said “Are we All…”, No we are not, but there is Diversity in The Same Spirit that Must Agree With The Father.
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 KJV
"4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."
1 Corinthians 10:17 KJV
“For we [being] many are one bread, [and] one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread."
1 Corinthians 8:6 KJV
“But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him."
Our God is One in Three Persons, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, all in which have their Own Jobs, Duties, Performance, Task, Power and Authority but ALL AGREE IN ONE ACCORD! We are to be as Our God is, for as they agree in All Things, in All Words, in All Actions then we are to be the same. It is NOT good enough to say, “Well they believe in Jesus that’s all that counts…”, it goes way beyond that. It is in Our Life Styles, Our Words, Our Actions, that what I do here where I live should be the same in the next city, county, state, country, there should be NO Difference!!!
Our God, is God, the Same God Around The World, Who Made The World and Us! There should not be “Well I’m a Baptist and I Believe…”, “Well I’m a Catholic and I Believe …”, “Well I’m a…” these are all Diversities of Men and Satan NOT GOD!!!
2 Corinthians 10:12 KJV
“For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise."
2 Timothy 4:3-4 KJV
"3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
There is only One Interpretation of God and it is God’s Interpretation that we should Live By regardless what anyone else says. There is not, In God, Differences Of Interpretations to His Will, but Only One.
It is like a True Teacher, Called by Jesus, there may be Different Depths of a Teaching, but no matter how deep you go, the Beginning and End will always agree as One. Example, you may teach a child “This is a Cup”, then you say “Use The Cup to get a Drink of water”, then say “You can use The Cup to drink many different Liquids”, then say “You can use The Cup to Eat soup from”, they say “You can use The Cup to Dig In The Earth”, but, it is Always The Same Cup, it did Not Change! If you go around the World and ask anyone, anywhere about a Cup they can tell you the same thing, it did not change!!!
Our God, Wants to be Your God, Having You Do His Things, His Way…NOT YOURS!!!
Amen and Amen!!!
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