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[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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In the Book of Isaiah, a huge army was about to close in on the city of Jerusalem. They faced a hopeless situation. King Hezekiah desperately needed to hear the voice of God and he did! You can too, in your time of need. Read about it by clicking on the link below. #BibleStudy #Devotions #Isaiah

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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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Put your trust in the Lord

Happy New Year! Have you resolved to make some changes? What happens with those resolutions? Mary Poppins described commitments of that sort as pie crust promises. Easily made and easily broken. Click on the link below to read about starting your year by putting your trust in the Lord. #BibleStudy #Devotions #Genesis #TrustGod

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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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Signs And Wonders From God

Moses was called upon by God to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt to the promised land. Through God's signs and wonders, Pharaoh finally decided to let them go. Does God still do signs and wonders today? Click on the link below to read all about it! #BibleStudy #Devotions #EndTimes #Exodus

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Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!!

 Proclamation To War

 Matthew 1:18-23 KJV

"¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. ¹⁹ Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. ²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. ²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. ²² Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ²³ Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."

It was and still is a Joyous Time of The Birth Of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior that we celebrate this day! For The Father was and is full of Mercy and Love towards us. We, Brothers and Sisters have been Saved By Grace and not of any works of man or of ourselves!!! Thank You Father for sending Your Son Jesus to take upon Himself Our Punishment that we deserve and for Raising Your Son to Give Us Eternal Life and Grace to Enter Heaven!!! What a Joyous Celebration this is!!!

We, Brothers and Sisters could live a Thousand Life Times and NOT even come close in repaying such a debt!!! Thank You Jesus for Your Sacrifice, Your shedding of Blood that makes Us Clean, Acceptable to be Presented to The Father!!!

Did you know that The Birth Of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior, was a Proclamation To War? It was not only a battle against Satan, but what was to come in the future. To start with the Jewish people were expecting Jesus to come as a Conquering King on their behalf. To fight against their enemies and the enemies of The Father, to set up His Kingdom here on Earth, to establish His Throne, being The Messiah.

There are many Jewish people that do not accept Jesus as The Messiah, because of looking for a Physical Presents and not a Spiritual Presents. When Jesus born the Proclamation To War started.

Matthew 2:3-4 KJV

"³ When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born."

Matthew 2:13 KJV

“And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

There were Prophecies of Jesus coming and all who knew, were all Watching and Waiting for His Coming. The following was Watched For and Awaited For, for about 700 Years.

Isaiah 7:14 KJV

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

Isaiah 9:6-7 KJV

"⁶ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. ⁷ Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

Jesus Birth brought Division, Worry, Anger from those who Feared His Coming. It starts with Herod a King…

Matthew 2:16 KJV

“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men."

We find that because of Jesus Birth, because He Is The Son Of God that the War Rages On since that time. We need to Understand that YES it was a Joyous Time of Jesus Birth and today many celebrate His Birth, we need to also Understand what His Birth meant. Jesus said that He had not come to bring Peace but War…

Matthew 10:34 KJV

“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword."

Jesus Birth, that Yes we should Honor, we should Celebrate, we need to See what His Birth was going to do. That Jesus Birth was the cause for War from the Heavens to Hell, that because of Jesus Birth, Satan would be defeated once and for all!

In this day, this time, too many celebrate for gain and not for the Grace and Mercy that The Father gave to us on the day Jesus was born. We have taken, the World and Christians alike, this day and celebrate to our own selves, making claim that we celebrate Jesus Birth.

It is a good thing that we Celebrate, giving gifts because of Love, Generosity but stop and think for just a minute, when you open your gifts, sing your songs, eat your food, where is Jesus? Is He truly Your Reason for Celebration?

Yes, The Proclamation To War continues, for we have Brother against Brother, Sister against Sister because of The Birth Of Jesus. Because of The Birth of Jesus there is more fighting, more deaths because of this day. See too many of you do not want to look at Reality, but would rather slumber in celebration of fleshly gifts, bring no Honor To Jesus!

The Celebration of Jesus Birth and His Death should be Every Day of Your Life, not just one time a year or when it is convenient to do so. There are those who only Celebrate Jesus on Christmas and Easter thinking they have done a good deed, that they have Honored Jesus by doing so.

Isaiah 29:13 KJV

“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:"

Let us Celebrate The Birth Of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior with a Pure Heart towards Him and not to ourselves or other people. The Father gave US Jesus because He Loves Us, should we not Return Our Love to Him?

Think on this day that we have chosen to Celebrate Jesus Birth, what does it really mean to you, Meditate on What Jesus Birth really means, the Depth and Width.

It Was and Is The Proclamation To War, the Beginning to an End, a Crack in Time that will never be forgotten. Jesus Birth Is The Beginning To Our Salvation, without it, Salvation would not be possible, we would all perish in our sins!

Psalm 2:11 KJV

“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling."

Psalm 9:2 KJV

“I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High."

Psalm 13:5 KJV

“But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation."

This Proclamation To War endures to this day,

it is the Battle From Within,

the Battle of the Flesh against The Spirit.

Amen and Amen!!!

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Website: ApostleLee.com

The Wolf And A Lamb In The Bible

Isaiah wrote that the wolf and the lamb will live together “in that day.” During the pandemic, the phrase "new norm' was mentioned a lot. "In that day" there will be a new norm like never seen before. Read about it by clicking on the link below. #BibleStudy #Devotions #EndTimes #Isaiah #Salvation

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For Joseph and Mary on the night Jesus was born, it must have seemed like they were all alone in the world. God, however, revealed His love to them in an unexpected way. He'll do the same for us as well. Click on the link below to read today's post and Merry Christmas. #316 #BibleStudy #Christmas #Devotions #John #Love 

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