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Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!
My Brothers Keeper
Titus 2:1-5 KJV
"1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."
Brothers and Sisters are You, Your Brother’s, thy Sister’s Keeper? Your Actions, Your Words, Your Beliefs would say that you are not and by doing so you have allowed Satan, you have allowed False Doctrine to bring The Church, to be trodden under foot by Man and Satan.
Too many of you Think, Believe that YOU Do Not have to watch out for Your Brother or Your Sister, but you cast them all to a church, thinking that it is Not Your Responsibility. What a Fallacy!!! Because of this, there are those who are to be Administers Of The Word, that are Liars, who Fleece The Sheep, Flesh Indulgent, that have change The Word into False Doctrine, that the Sheep, being dumb, have consumed and live in houses full of disease, sickness and death! The Corrupted House Of God!!!!
Scriptures Teach us that in order to keep Order In Gods House, meaning You as a person and the place of Worship and Prayer, that Strict, Structural Living Must take place. Moses is the First one to set this in Gods People, by the council of his father-in-law.
Exodus 18:19-26 KJV
"19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee [so], then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves."
This was carried out through many generations, but most people miss the one of the most important things about this, that is, they became Thy Brothers Keeper. The count went from those Men who Feared God, Sound Men, a Thousand down to Ten. That means that for every Ten People there was a God Fearing Head over them, Watching Them in how they Lived.
What most people Do Not Understand is this Godly Structure which Is Part Of The Foundation until Jesus comes. Now there are many that would argue that, one, it is not needed because times have changed, the way we do things have changed…uh, those two things are part of the problem for today’s Blood Bought. Two, some would say, it is Not anyone’s business what I do outside of the church and I say to them, then you are Living Ungodly!! Third, if no one is paying any attention how anyone is Living, then who is Instructing Godly Living…Sunday School! That has and is a joke for most places. Most churches find a warm body, hand them a book, tell what to teach and not to teach and tell them when to meet, they are not even Called As A Teacher. There is No Investigation to whom these people really are! But most of the teaching that goes on, has nothing to do with How DO I Live As A Blood Bought, most is Historic!
Now, let us jump to the day Jesus Set another layer to this Foundation.
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."
Ephesians 4:10-16 KJV
"10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 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; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
If you put what Moses did with what Jesus setup, The Church should not have gone astray!!! But no one is willing to Follow Gods Structural Foundation, but man have created for themselves Their Own Foundation to please the flesh!
The Third part of My Brother’s Keeper involves Church Discipline. Do you know that there is supposed to be a Godly Church Government that is to make sure that, WE, The Blood Bought, Live Godly Lives.
Matthew 18:15-17 KJV
"15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16 But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican."
Now, if you not paying attention you will miss what the Trespass Is, most think it deals with the Flesh only, but it deals with the Life Of One Living As A Blood Bought. We know this by verse 17, which says if they do not Hear The Church that they are to be Removed and Treated As A Heathen. Uh, the only ones that are counted as Heathens are those who do not Live Godly Lives. Also, another part that most miss is this is a Brother or Sister In Christ!
But see, the church is not being The Church, there is no Brother’s Keepers, which also goes to the Sisters as well. For most, tell me the last time a Brother, who is Truly Called By Jesus, came and visited your home AND inquired about your Personal Living Habits, allowing them to see your Whole House? For most, the only time they speak to anyone that Jesus has set is in a church, just to let it be known that they were there. Most of you would not Allow the Anointed to come and see how you Live, you have too many things to hide.
If, most, anyone needs any Godly Living Help, from food to marriage counseling, it is only sought when things have gotten out of hand, for most, this is too late! It is the Individual that has to Seek and the Truth of the matter most will not Seek, but will deal with it on Their Own Terms, this is a Catastrophic Failure Of The Church!!!
Where Is My Brother’s Keeper? Who Is Watching Over My Life?
Now most, if not all, would say that Jesus and The Holy Spirit are my Keeper, Watching Over My Life. This is a Half Truth Statement. Stop and think about it, if it was only Jesus and The Holy Spirit that was need to make sure that You Walk according to God’s Will, then we do not need a church, we do not need the Five Fold Ministry (Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher), we would not even need the Bible. On top of that the only statement of Faith you would need would be…
Romans 10:9 KJV
“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."
Approximately there are 783,137 Words in the King James Bible, the above is only 29 Words! There would be some that would say that it is that Individuals Responsibility to Read The Bible, it is THEIR Responsibility to Adhere to What they read and What THEY Understand… WHAT A Catastrophe!!!
I am My Brother’s Keeper, if I See or Hear of a Wrong Living, then it has become MY Responsibility to Say or Do something to Correct a Brother or Sister, for it is Jesus that will Hold ME Responsible for doing so! This also means that Jesus will HOLD Me Responsible for NOT Saying or Doing!!
Now to those who say “Judge Not…”, you are ignorant! You say and use this Scripture, but in yourselves you Judge according to you Not Judging, do you Judge, you just don’t want anyone to know you do!!
Jesus said that We, The Church, are to Judge, we are to Weigh All Manners Of Life, both Within and Without the body.
Matthew 7:16 KJV
“Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"
How can I know What Fruits they have unless I am paying attention to them? Judging them to What Fruit they bear? Then by Jesus, I am My Brother’s Keeper!!! What Jesus has said goes beyond just what you see with your eyes or hear with your ears when they come to church, it goes into Their Lives, both Physical and Spiritual!!! I AM My Brother’s Keeper!!!
This goes so much deeper than what I am saying here, but to those who are Called into an Office, rather you like it or not, You Are Your Brother’s Keeper, Physically and Spiritually, making sure that no one has an excuse to fall. To those who have not an Office, you are still Your Brother’s Keeper, Physically and Spiritually, keeping watch so that those whom you know do not fall.
As Timothy said, there is a day coming and is already here, that The Church will no longer Hear Sound Doctrine, but will find those who will agree with them, making up False Doctrine to Live By and here we are!
1 Timothy 1:10 KJV
“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;"
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;"
My Brother’s Keeper, is of Sound Doctrine and Bears Fruit that Jesus has Demanded that we Live By…are you Living By Sound Doctrine, are you being Your Brother’s Keeper?
Amen and Amen!!!
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The Watering Of The Word
Matthew 5:13 KJV
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men."
Brothers and Sisters do you Understand the Times we are now Living In? Do you even care?
For so many are looking for Jesus to come, to return and take His Bride away, but, we are living like the Five Foolish Virgins that were Not Prepared. Jesus said WHY do You Call me Lord but do not do what I tell you to do? This is a very, very Important Word that should shake those who Claim Jesus as Lord to the very bone.
Luke 6:46 KJV
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
If The Word has lost its Authority, If The Word has lost its Power, If The Word has been Altered then it causes the World Not to Believe, Not turn from Sin, They Will Not be Changed… because of US!!! If we do Not Live according to The Word, If we are Not Examples to those around us, then have we Walked into Disobedience, we have become Good For Nothing except to be Crushed by the World!
There are Two Reasons that people are leaving the church and there should be only one and in that it is Not Right. People leave the church because The Truth is Not being Spoken, Not being Taught, Not being Lived and they leave because of The Holy Spirit. The Second Reason, is that People are looking to find Agreement With Their Flesh. They leave because the Truth of The Word is too hard for them to bear, because Change Must be accomplished in order to be accepted.
2 Timothy 4:1-4 KJV
"1 I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 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."
Are you church, being The Church? Have you Watered Down The Word so that You Are Acceptable or have you Added To or Taken Away parts of The Word or have You created Your Own Fables that the simple have devoured for truth? Have you taken The Word changing its Foundational Meanings to Fit Society? Some top Foundational Meanings with falsehoods, saying that God is Feminist, Homosexuals are to be accepted, Women having Authority Over Man or making them Equal, that coming just as you are, needs No Change. These are only the very tip of the iceberg where there are so many, many other areas that have Lost Power and Authority Of God and now has the Power and Authority of Man and Satan!!!
We, Brothers and Sisters, are going to go through Hard Times dealing with Jesus and His Word and The Holy Spirit. Many cannot endure for multiple reasons, but we Must Understand that WE, The Church, are Not to Change for them, but that they Must Change to The Will Of God, through Jesus and The Holy Spirit, we are NOT to Compromise!
The Seed Sower gives us a look to what is happening.
Matthew 13:18-23 KJV
"18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."
The odds are not good in having someone follow Jesus In Obedience to the end. You, Brothers and Sisters, need to Understand this and stop chasing those who concede to sin after The Word has been presented to them. They have made Their Choice, Jesus gave them another way that they did not accept.
If, Brothers and Sisters, you belong to a Mega church, then sin abounds! We are our Brothers and Sisters Keepers, but if we do not get to Know Them, do not Dig into their Lives, if we do not Keep them in Check by The Word and Holy Spirit then have We, Brothers and Sisters allowed Man, Satan and Sin to be presented to them, that goes against The Word and Holy Spirit that can lead them astray.
The Church needs to Stand and Judge the affairs of The Church which includes those who enter in. We are not to Judge in Condemnation, for Jesus is the only one with that Authority, but our Judgment is according to The Word and Holy Spirit as one. Brothers and Sisters, we should not allow those who walk in sin of any kind to have any place in the affairs of The Church, but should be Holy Men Only, yes, NO Women, it goes against Scripture. Those who have any type of Authority over any area within The Church should be Walking as The Word says to, having been cleansed by Jesus Blood.
The Watering Of The Word has happened because of Disobedience To The Original Word and by allowing those who should not have authority, being given authority. I have seen Satan and Man walk in to a Church and destroy it inside out, all because of fleshly reasons.
The Word says that we are Not to give to Dogs that which is Holy or Cast Our Pearls before swine…but You Have!
Matthew 7:6 KJV
“Give not that which is Holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
We, The Church, are growing smaller and smaller each passing day, for we are outnumbered a 1000 to one. Those who Walk, Speak The Word are being shunned, cast out because we refuse to bend our knee to anyone other than Jesus Our Savior and Lord. I have been Black Listed, Black Balled, more times than I can count, but it matters not, I will Never Move from what The Word says, no matter the cost!
Jesus said that we Must Endure until the end, but I impose a question to you, what are you Enduring? Jesus said that we Must Endure to be Saved…
Matthew 24:13 KJV
“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
Are you Enduring The Truth Of God’s Word or are you Enduring because of Your Flesh? I Endure through and by God’s Word, I Stand against those who oppose His Word, who Water Down His Word, who do Not Live By His Word who Claim they are Blood Bought! My Flesh, is my flesh, it endures pain and hardship, but it will not change The Word that I Live By. There are those who Claim Hardship because of The Word, but most when found out, are going through Hardship to the Satisfying of The Flesh!!!
An Example or two, a church that is Begging for funds to build a Larger church, a member Begging for funds to go to a Camp, but there are many other examples of such things. First Understand this, Jesus Does Not Start something that He cannot finish, when Obedience is followed! This means that if Jesus said to go and do then He will Provide a way for it to come to past.
Philippians 2:21 KJV
“For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's."
Philippians 4:13 KJV
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
The key here is that you are doing things that are beyond The Word and expect it to happen by Manipulating The Word to Your Flesh. Whatever Jesus Says can come to Pass, if Obedience To The Word is at The Center, and Un-compromised!
Jesus Church, the building in this case, is to be a Store House, a Prayer House, and a Foundation Teaching House. It is Not a House Of Begging, Not a House Of Fleshly Gain!! The Purpose of the church, is Not The Church that Jesus died for. His Church abides by The Word without Compromise. If, both The Church Building and The Church Members abide by Jesus Word, then, all are in His Hands to Accomplish such things that we are in need of!!!
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."
Matthew 28:18 KJV
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."
Let me make something clear, there is a difference in letting a Need be known and Begging for something to happen. But again, Jesus has All Power and Authority to get things done when we Walk in Obedience, but, if Disobedience has happened then things change. Example, The Lord wanted me to start a Church, it started in our home and without me asking, The Lord brought in someone who was to be the Financial Giver for The Church, that whatever needs we were to have they were to supply the funds for. At the beginning everything went as The Lord commanded, but then this member, the Financial Giver started walking in Disobedience and instead of using the money they were Blessed with for The Church, they consumed it upon their flesh. Because of this two things happened, The Church fell apart and the Financial Giver was taken home. My point is this, if we are Obeying Jesus Word, then there is no lack, but, because of Man Walking in Disobedience to The Word will bring lack that was not intended.
I’ve used this example many times before and will use it here, The Lord showed me this vision of Disobedience and its Effects. There was a water line that was coming through the back yards of three home owners, but it was their responsibility to dig the trench and lay the pipe. The one on the left dug his trench and laid the pipe, the neighbor on the right did the same, but the neighbor in the middle refused to do anything. The neighbor on one side got water, but the neighbor on the other side did not because of Disobedience of the neighbor in the middle. There are those who are supposed to Act, supposed to do things that Jesus has commanded and they refuse and because of Their Disobedience others will suffer.
Some could say well if it is truly The Lords Will then He will find another way, this Can Be True, but more times than not The Lord will not do anything because Judgment is at hand. Brothers and Sister be not ignorant! Judgment can be in The Flesh as well as in Spirit as well as when we Stand before Jesus in the Final Judgment. If The Word is Disobeyed, then it forces Jesus to act upon His Authority and Power. Some Judgments will not happen until Heaven, but others can happen here on Earth as well. Some of these Judgments here on Earth that will carry into Heaven is The Watering Of The Word that has caused countless of people to go astray, even to have a final judgment of the Lake Of Fire.
We are our Brothers and Sisters Keepers Of The Word, I do not care who likes it or not, it is a fact! I do not care if you like me or not, I will not Compromise What The Word Says, if it says to do, then we must do, if it say we are not to do, then we must not do it RATHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE!!! This very Word that we Stand on, that is the Original Word, we, Brothers and Sisters will be Judged By, your Walk By The Word will determine your destiny!
John 14:6 KJV
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
John 1:1, 14 KJV
"1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ... 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Brothers and Sisters, stop Watering Down The Word to please others, to please your own flesh, but repent, turn back to The Word and be Obedient!!!
Amen and Amen!!!
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Odd Balls
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 KJV
"26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence."
Psalm 147:3 KJV
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
We, Brothers and Sisters are the Foolish that Jesus has chosen, We, Brothers and Sisters are the Weak Things of this World that Jesus has chosen. But in that we are Foolish and Weak will become Mighty In Jesus if We allow Him to do so. Jesus will take your Broken Heart, the Foolishness that created a Broken Vessel and through your Brokenness Jesus will Create a Master Piece worth more than anything in the World!
In order for this to happen, We Brothers and Sisters must Surrender to The Hand Of Jesus and Allow Him to make changes that we do not understand.
Sometimes we Must be Broken in order to Live, in order for Our Lives to Glorify Jesus. We must Understand that the Brokenness, the Foolish things may for a time seem to destroy us, seem to lead us to devastation with no answers to the why. Jesus see’s the Beginning and the End of every path, every situation that We, Brothers and Sisters will encounter. Then at times we question the Why. Why did I have to Suffer, Why did I have to go through this Situation, Why must I go through to receive a Broken Heart, Why…Lord?
If we look for an answer in the Flesh, we will not find the answers we are looking for, but instead we will find confusion and rejection towards Jesus. We Must Trust Jesus that there is a reason that sometimes goes beyond Fleshly Understanding and we Must Walk In The Spirit of God in Hope and Faith.
We need to Understand Brothers and Sisters that sometimes the Sorrow, the Grief, the Situation we are going through are because of How We Are Living, that it is Us who brought this about and Not Jesus, we need to Repent.
Isaiah 59:2 KJV
“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear."
Sometimes we go through situations, having No Understanding because we can only See what is in front of our eyes, like not being able to see a single tree, but a forest. But if we Trust Jesus that He has Our Best Interest at hand, then when we get to the end we will find an answer to our prayers.
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."
Psalm 119:105 KJV
“NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
Proverbs 3:5 KJV
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."
Sometimes we are told to do something without understanding and when we are done, We question did I hear Jesus correctly, because we see No Reason. But then we find that Days, Weeks, Months or Years later that the action we took played a part in the future, that may or may not affect you directly.
There was once a time that I taught a class in church for boys and there was one boy that was unruly, stubborn, but out of Obedience I continued to teach this boy along with the other boys. A Few years later I left that church and got established in another, about Ten Years later, I had a knock at the door and when I opened the door here stood this one boy, the unruly, stubborn boy all grown up. He began thanking me for being his teacher and what a difference it made in his life that I took the time to teach him, he was Walking as a Born Again Believer because of my Obedience to Jesus Without Understanding.
There have been many times in my Life that The Lord told me to do things that I had No understanding behind why I was doing them and in most cases I found out later in time Why I did those things.
But what about the Hard Times? Sometimes as mentioned above it is because of Our Sin, Our Disobedience that has caused the Hard Time and we need to repent. Sometimes Hard Times come at the hands of others, even from those whom we have trusted and we ask Jesus to help us during those times…and there is… silence or there is “Trust Me”. This may go on for Days, Weeks, Months, even Years before an answer comes. But the one hidden part that we sometimes fail to Understand is that in order for some things to change it takes time or that whatever you have prayed needs to be Created for your situation.
Sometimes going through the Hard Times is bringing Change into Your Life that could only happen by going through those Hard Times, to bring a Greater and Closer Relationship between you and Jesus. Sometimes we go through Hard Times because there is Someone Watching, Learning whom is this Jesus We Serve.
Our Brother Paul gives us a the best passages of Hard Times…
2 Corinthians 11:22-30 KJV
"22 Are they Hebrews? so [am] I. Are they Israelites? so [am] I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so [am] I. 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 24 Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one. 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 [In] journeyings often, [in] perils of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] countrymen, [in] perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren; 27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities."
Paul’s Hard Times were for Three Reasons, one for the sake of others to be saved, two because of suffering in his own body that The Lord would not heal, but used them to keep Paul Humble and third, which is above all the other reasons, to bring Glory To Jesus.
We, Brothers and Sisters are the Odd Balls Of God! The World, Satan and even those who are sheep in wolves clothing would have us do things differently, to take matters into our own hands. But we, who are The Blood Bought go through such things in Love and Obedience to Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. We Walk in Faith not always seeing what lies ahead, nor having understanding why we must go through such things, but if we Endure to the end, we will find the Blessings of Jesus, The Glory Of The Lord in our midst!!!
My Brothers and Sisters think not that you are alone in your times of a Lack Of Understanding, but first know that Jesus knows your situation and will answer in His Time, His Way. Also Understand that others in the World go through times of a Lack Of Understanding as well and must also Endure to the end.
1 Peter 5:8-10 KJV
"8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you]."
1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it]."
We are The Odd Balls not accepted by the World, but should be by the Brothers and Sisters bought by The Blood Of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior.
We Walk, We Stand, We Obey, We Wait
In Christ Jesus!!!
Amen and Amen!!!
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When James talked about the power of prayer he said that we should confess our sins to each other. Why? It can't be for the forgiveness of our sins. In 1 John it says we must confess our sins to God and He will forgive us. Click on the link below to read today's post. I believe you will be enlightened by it. #BibleStudy #Devotions #James #sin
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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
