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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Judges 2:19
The Word:
But when the judge was dead, they turned back and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, following and serving other gods, and bowing down to them; they did not cease from their practices or their stubborn way.
- Judges 2:19
Whether you keep The Way of The Lord to walk In It or not, God Will Have His Way with you and the rest of the World! Every knee Will bow and Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ Is Lord! The choice is ours and the decision Must be made in this life-time, before we All pass into Eternity. It is appointed unto mankind, once to die and then, the Judgement.
Each One of us has a date with Destiny, an appointment with The Judge of Every Heart and Soul, The Lord God Almighty.
We were Planned For God's Pleasure before the foundations of this World had been laid, so why is it that so many of us have missed The Mark?
Are you walking in The Plan that God laid out for you? Is your Life Pleasing to Him or is It corrupted by death, sin, a judgemental spirit, back-sliding, following and serving other gods (whoever or whatever is exalted above or takes the place of God, The Creator of Heaven and Earth), bowing down to them or coming into submission to things other than God's Perfect and Acceptable Will and Way in Life for you In Christ Jesus, According to His Holy and Precious Word? Are you being stiff-necked, stubborn or hard-hearted towards others? What ever you have done to the least of these, My Brethren, Jesus says, You have done it Unto Me!
Notice how God's Word to us Today says, They did not cease from their practices or their stubborn way. As Believers In Jesus as The Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One of God, we are Called upon to Pray without ceasing! Keith Green wrote, Make my Life a Prayer To You. Is that your heart's desire or are you practicing, repeating the same old mistakes over and over again and being persistent in going your own stubborn way? Jesus came from Heaven to Earth to show us The Way, He Is The Way, The Only Way to God, Our Heavenly Father and there is No Other Name (His Is The Name Above All Names) under Heaven by which we Must Be Saved! Whatever situation, trial, tribulation or temptation you may find your"self" in Today, God AlWays Provides The Way out, but the question is, Will you Take It? Think about It... The Word of God tells us that a Will only comes into effect after the person who writes It dies. Are you "Willing," able to allow your own Will and Way to die, Live the Crucified Life and Receive The Abundant, Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus?
Our Father Who Art In Heaven wants nothing, but the absolute best for you In Jesus. He wants to raise you up, deliver you from the power of sin and death, out of the hands of your enemies, move you in His Way, stop the oppression and vexation of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength. The Spirit and The Bride say, Come! Let Us Reason Together! Are you listening? This is not a game to play, but a serious battle in the spiritual realm over your Eternal Soul! Obey The Commandments of The Lord and Live!
Satan comes to rob, kill, steal and destroy, but The Spirit of The Lord Comes In Power to Bring Healing, Restoration, Comfort, Freedom and SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much More!
Are you feeling like The Anger of The Lord is kindled against you, plundered, robbed and as if you were sold into the hands of your enemies? Apart from Christ, you can do Nothing! You are either for Him or against Him, there is No neutral ground! Are you a Friend of The Lord Jesus? Abraham Believed God and It was accredited, counted to him as Righteousness. By Faith, Belief, Hope, Trust In and Reliance On Jesus, His Life, death, Resurrection from the dead, Ascension Into Heaven and outpouring of His Holy Spirit upon All flesh, we are Friends of God and found to "Be" In Right Standing, In a Right Relationship (Sonship) with God, Holy, Pure and Blameless.
Do not forsake The Lord, bow down, serve others or do evil In His Sight, but Come to Know, Recognize, Understand The Work Which He Has Done! It Is and should alWays "Be" Marvelous In our eyes! Judgement Day Is Coming for both the quick and the dead, so let those of us who Know The Truth, Go to All Nations and Peoples with The Good News, The Gospel. Repent, turn and think differently, cleanse your hearts and minds, Follow The Good Shepherd, Serve The King of Kings, Come and Adore Him, Bow down before Him, cease from practicing your own stubborn and evil ways. Enter Into Real Life, God's Way, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: The Reason For Everything: Isa. 43:5-7
The Word:
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east [where they are dispersed], and gather you from the west; [Acts 18:10.]
I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Keep not back; bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth, Even everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, whom I have made.
- Isaiah 43:5-7
You "Are" Precious In God's Sight, Honored, and Loved By Him! Jesus wants to open up the eyes of All who do not see and unstop the ears of those who do not hear what The Holy Spirit Is Saying to The Church Today (Yes, The Church)! He wants All Nations and Peoples gathered together As One In His Name. Let The Truth be known by All, The Blood of Jesus has Justified us In The Eyes Of God and He Is Calling us to "Be" Witnesses of His Goodness, Mercy and Grace. [Ps. 123:3, 4.] As Servants of The Most High God, we are to Know Him, Believe and remain Steadfast In Him, Understanding Who He Is and who we "are" In Jesus! He Is Lord and beside Him there is no Savior. Only He holds the future In His Hands, so put your complete and total Faith, Hope and Trust In Him.
Perfect Love casts out All fear! When you walk In Love, you "are" more than a conqueror. Our Lord, Jesus Is The Root and The Offspring of David and In Him, we "are" The Offspring of God. You "are" A Child of The King! God has taken our sin (the sins of the World) and cast them to the wind, as far as from the east is to the west. He wants to gather All who are scattered (as sheep without a shepherd), dispersed among the nations and is saying, "Come on Home, Children."
Give up, whatever it is that is keeping you from a Pure, Holy and Blameless Life In Jesus. Don't hold back! Let it go! Find release, Deliverance, Help and Healing from the worries and pressures of this World. Receive Shalom, Peace, Fullness, Wholeness and Blessings In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Because you "are" Sons and Daughters of God, He has sent forth The Spirit of His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus into our hearts, crying, "Abba, Father (which means, Daddy)!"
Our Father, Who Art In Heaven, wants us to echo His Praises throughout the universe. He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise!
Are you Called By His Name? It Is The name above All others! Were you created In His Image, Body, Soul and Spirit? All of mankind "Is" Created EQUAL! Has God All Mighty Formed you, Made you?
Each and Every One of us were knitted together By Him in our Mother's womb and we "are" fearfully and wonderfully made.
Open our eyes Lord, we want to See Jesus!
Open our ears Lord and teach us to listen!
Hear, O Israel! The Lord, Our God, The Lord Is One! Jesus prayed that we would be One with Him as He Is One With The Father. Do you honestly think or believe that God did not hear and answer All of Jesus's Prayers? Our Job as Christians, True Believers, Followers and Disciples of Christ Is The Great Commission!
We "are" Commanded By God to Go! Will you Obey, take heed and do what He Is Calling us to? Forsake not The Assembling of The Brethren! Read that sentence again. Go ahead and "Really" chew on that one for awhile, think and meditate about what The Spirit Is saying to The Church Today, The Body of Christ here on Earth.
Let All The Nations Be Gathered Together, and Let The People Be Assembled!
- Isaiah 43:9a
What's your destiny? What's your reason for being here? To Live and Move and Have your Being In and Through Him. To Go and Do and Be All that He has Called you to In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Reason For Everything: 1 Chronicles 16:24
The Word:
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all peoples.
- 1 Chronicles 16:24
It has been and alWays shall be (until Jesus Comes Again and establishes His Kingdom here on Earth) the expressed plan and purpose of this Ministry to reach All Nations and Peoples with The Love of God and The Good News, The Gospel of Jesus Christ! This "Is" The Great Commission of God to us and should be the main focus of Each and Every Believer who wears The Name, Christian!
The Word of God Declares, "Sing to The Lord, All the Earth!" It has been said, "He who sings once, prays twice." Without equipping All of The Saints for Service (we are All Called to "be" Servants of The Most High God) In The Kingdom of God, which "is" Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost and Every Member of The Body of Christ Jesus here on Earth working together as One In The Unity of The Holy Spirit, In Love and respect for one another, we can not and will not fulfill our duty and obligation to Our Master, Lord and Savior. I want to show forth His Praises from Day to Day, Image to Image, Glory to Glory, Grace to Grace and from Strength to Strength (The Glory of The Lord "Is" Our Strength) and bring Salvation to All! Don't you? Won't you join us Today and make a conscious effort Every day to pray and Seek The Lord as to what it is that He would have you to do In His Holy and Precious Name?
Around the World there are millions of gods being bowed down to and worshipped daily, but we serve The One True God. Great "Is" Our Lord, and greatly to be praised! He also is to be reverently feared (the Fear of The Lord "Is" The Beginning of Wisdom, Knowledge and Power of The Holy One working In and Through our Life) above all so-called gods. If you "are" a confessing Christian, A True Believer In Jesus as Lord and Savior of your Life, Born Again, Spirit Filled, A Child of The King, then you "are" God's Chosen, His Anointed, a vessel fit for His Use. Our Heavenly Father's Protective Hand "is" over us, so that no one and nothing can do us any harm. [Gen. 20:7.] Are you leaning on His Everlasting Arms?
Honor and Majesty are [found] In His Presence; Strength and Joy are [found] In His Sanctuary.
Ascribe to The Lord, you families of the people; ascribe to The Lord Glory and Strength.
Ascribe to The Lord the Glory due His Name; bring and offering, and Come Before Him; Worship The Lord In The Beauty of His Holiness and In Holy Array.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27-29
Love Him with All of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, Love One Another and Love your neighbor as yourself. Worship Him In Spirit and Truth
In Jesus' Name.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Isaiah 60:1
The Word:
ARISE [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you; rise to a new life]! Shine - be radiant with the glory of the Lord; for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you! [Zech. 8:23.]
- Isaiah 60:1
The Lord has an eye upon All of mankind as upon All the Tribes of Israel. His Holy and Precious Word tells us that many people and strong nations shall come to Jerusalem to seek, inquire of and require [to fill their own urgent need] the Lord of hosts, and to pray to the Lord for His favor. What "Is" The Lord's Favor? His Grace, His Mercy and His Goodness (in other words, His Glory)! God says, Ten men, out of All languages of the nations, shall take hold of Him Who Is A Jew, for we have heard that God Is With You.
Jesus, A Jew was Born of God to reconcile the World back to Their Creator and we, as Christians (Born-Again Believers) are Called of God, "given" The Ministry of Reconciliation to Go to All Nations and Peoples with The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus! God In Christ and Jesus In us are to bring the World back to Our Heavenly Father, but are we doing just that?
How will they hear if we do not go and tell them? Hear! O Israel, The Lord, Our God Is One and we are Called to "Be" One With Him In Christ Jesus! Christ In us "Is" The Hope of Glory and The Holy Spirit Living, Moving and Having His Being In us makes us the Hope of the World! You and me "have" God With us to reach out and touch The Nations (Each and Every Individual Soul on The Planet), so that None will perish, but All Will Come to repentance In Jesus' Name.
Hope Will not disappoint us, but we must work together as One and Walk In Love.
Do you pray daily, entreat, inquire and seek The Favor of The Lord? Apart from Him, we can do Nothing! He Is Our Stronghold [Which "Is" Impregnable], Our Savior and we shall not "be" moved, afraid or shaken when we put All of our Trust and Faith In Him as Lord. He Is The Husband of Our Heart and Soul! We "are" The Bride of Christ and He has His Eye on us at All times. He Love you, He Love me, He Loves us, Hallelujah! Jesus Will cast out All of the powers of darkness, dispossess them and devour them By Fire, His Holy Holy Spirit Fire, because He "Is" The Light of The World. Light was meant to shine in the darkness and God's Word says, "You are The Light of The World, so let your Light SHINE!" Be confident, expectant and take your courage In Him, because we "have" The Victory In Jesus and shall not be put to shame.
The pride of the nations shall be put to an end, because pride comes before a fall!
God Will take down the idols, bring Unity and Purpose to His People, Surround Them, Encamp about Them, Guard Them, Merge Them as One, so that no one, no thing shall over-run Them again, for His Eyes "are" upon us. Jesus proclaims to us Today, "I Am With you AlWays, Even to the end of the ages!"
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout Aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
Lo, Your King Comes To you.
- Zechariah 9:9a
Your fasts shall be turned to times of Joy and Gladness, and Cheerful Appointed Seasons; therefore [in order that This may happen to you, as the condition of Fulfilling The Promise] Love Truth and Peace. God Is Love, His Word Is Truth and Jesus Is Our Peace! The Lord "Is" Risen Upon YOU, [O Jerusalem], and His Glory shall be seen on you. [Mal. 4:2; Isa. 60:19-22; Rev. 21:2, 3.] Nations shall come to your Light, and Kings to the brightness of your rising. [Isa. 2:2, 3; Jer. 3:17.] The Path of The Righteous Shines Ever Brighter until the Full Light of Day!
Lift up your eyes around about you, and See!
Everything "Is" Coming Together! See and "Be" Radiant! Let your heart thrill and tremble with Joy [at the Glorious Deliverance] and "be" Enlarged! Jesus "Is" Your Lord, Savior and Deliverer, The Mighty One of Jacob! He "gives" us gold for bronze, silver for iron, bronze for wood, and iron for stones [instead of the tyranny of the present]. Peace "Is" Our Officer, Righteousness our taskmaster, Salvation is our wall and Praise our gate, because The Lord is our Everlasting Light, God is our Glory and Beauty, and the days of mourning shall be ended. The Word of The Lord says, "I Will Hasten It In Its Appointed Time."
The Spirit of The Lord "Is" Upon YOU, so ARISE and Shine for your Light Has Come! The Law of God is written inwardly in your heart, His Words "are" in your mouth [Rom. 11:26, 27; Gal. 3:29; Heb. 12:22-24.], so tell the World Their Redeemer, Messiah Has Come and their transgressions are forgiven In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Isaiah 6:3, 4
The Word:
And one cried to another and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
- Isaiah 6:3, 4
There is something to be said of Isaiah's Vision here in chapter 6 of his book. First off, when the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, this was one of the only complete manuscripts found which was penned 800 years before the birth of Christ and It confirmed the accuracy of God's Holy and Precious Word. Second, like Isaiah, we too look to others, such as he did to King Uzziah, but God wants to show us His Glory. If we Look Unto Jesus As The Author And Finisher Of Our Faith, we Will See The Vision of His Glory! The Lord Is Sitting Upon His Throne High And Lifted Up. [John 12:41.]
The seraphim and All The Hosts Of Heaven are constantly praising and worshipping Him In Spirit and Truth singing, "Holy, holy, holy! Lord, God Almighty! Heaven and Earth "are" filled with Your Glory!"
Do you See God This Way? If you do (and you should) then you will humble your"self" In His Sight as Isaiah did and He Will Lift you Up! Are you undone, ruined, of unclean lips and dwelling in the midst of a people of unclean lips? We are Called of God to "Be" in the World, but not of It! If we confess our sins, He Is Faithful and Just to forgive us our trespasses, lead us not into temptation, but Deliver us from evil for His "Is" The Kingdom, Power and Glory both now and Forever. Amen. God touched Isaiah's mouth, his lips; took aWay his guilt and iniquity, and his sin was completely atoned for and forgiven. This Is Good News for All who Will Come To Him!
The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God!
His Word tells us that the whole Earth "Is" Full of His Glory, His Goodness (God Is Good All the time), His Mercy (His Tender-Mercies are renewed for us Each and Every Single Morning) and His Grace (God's Favor towards us who Believe).
Whom shall God send, and Who will go for Him? Jesus Commands us to Go! He sends us to All Nations and Peoples, but do we obey? The Lord says, "If you Love Me, you'll obey My Commandments." Are you saying, "Here am I; send me."?
Jesus Is The Foundation of The Church and He has Called us as Living Stones to "Be" His Voice, crying out in the wilderness, to build up, Edify The Body of Christ, so that He can fill Each and Every Member up to overflowing with His Holy Presence and show His Glory to The World! He has "given" us Everything we need to Live our Life (Eternal, Everlasting and The Abundant Life) Unto Him. His Desire Is for us to Tell The Good News (The Gospel) to All, so that none would perish. He wants Every One to Hear what The Spirit Is Saying! God wants us to Understand Him and His Way, to See with our Spiritual Eyes and apprehend the Things of God with The Mind of Christ which He has "given" us. We should be speaking from our hearts to the hearts of others, opening their eyes to See and their ears to Hear, so that they would turn, repent and "Be" Healed!
All Believers (confessing Christians) Everywhere are The Holy Seed of Israel.
As the deer panteth for the Living Waters, so our Soul should long after a close, personal relationship with Our Heavenly Father. We are to be planted deep besides His Stream of Life, rooted and grounded In His Holy and Precious Word and rising up to The Son! Are you growing from Grace to Grace, Image to Image and Glory to Glory In Christ Jesus? God tells us,"Be Holy as I Am Holy!" Are you pure, Holy and blameless In His Sight? The only Way you can "Be" Is In Jesus! Live the crucified Life In Christ, die to "self," set your Life aside for His Use, be sanctified and He Will Let your Light Shine, so that you can show The World that He Is Holy and The Whole Earth Is Full of His Glory In Jesus' Name!
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Gen. 3:8
Worship:
GOD OF WONDERS
INTRO
Lord of heaven and earth.... (x2)
VERSE
Lord of all creation
Of water, earth and sky
The heavens are Your tabernacle
Glo - ry to the Lord on high
CHORUS
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Lord of heaven and earth
Echo -- (Lord of heaven and earth)
Lord of heaven and earth
VERSE 2
Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
And when I stumble in the darkness
I will call your name by night
(repeat chorus)
BRIDGE
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
CHORUS
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Precious Lord, reveal Your heart to me
Father, hold me, hold me
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
CHORUS
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
holy, holy
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth (Repeat)
The Word:
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
- Genesis 3:8
Have you ever heard "The Sound Of The Lord"? As Believers, we are to be in a constant "walk" and relationship with God, Our heavenly Father. Enoch walked with God and was no more! Are you hiding your "self" from the Presence Of The Lord? Our "Life" Is To Be "Hid" In Christ Jesus and not from Him. Like the Psalmist, our heart's desire should be to behold the Beauty of the Lord, Inquire of Him In His Temple (we "are" The Temple, The Church, The Dwelling Place of the Holy Ghost and should be listening to the Voice of His Holy Spirit) and bask in The Presence of His Pure and Righteous Light. The Word of God tells us that Today Is The Day Of Salvation, so it Is Time for us as Christians to get back to The Garden.
The Scriptures say that the eyes of Adam and Eve were opened and they knew they were naked when they sinned, disobeyed God's Commands and fell from His Grace. Because of sin in the World, our eyes are blind to The Truth of His Word, Goodness and Mercy. Our witness is marred, we are lame and poor, but In Jesus, we "are" able to see, can walk The Walk, talk The Talk and Live The Abundant Life In His Holy and Precious Name! God, Our Heavenly Father has clothed us In The Righteousness of Christ, Girded us In His Truth and He Is constantly Calling us Unto Himself. Draw near to God and He Will Draw Near To you!
The very first question In The Bible Is, "Where are you?" Have you come to The Garden alone? Is God's Voice, His Word, what you hear whispering in your ear? Do you walk with God and talk with Him?
Has He told you that you "are" His Own?
The Joy you'll share when you tarry there is like none other you or anyone else on this planet could ever Hope to Know apart from a personal relationship with Jesus. When He speaks, The Sound Of His Voice should be heeded. There is no reason what-so-ever for you to fear or hide your "self' from Him, because He Loves you and sent His One and Only Begotten Son to die on The Cross of Calvary in your stead. God provided Him"self," The Lamb Of God to take aWay the sins of the World and "grant" us His Peace to overcome sin and death.
Don't hide your "self" from Him, but confess your sins one to another and you shall be Healed! Repent, turn and think differently about your "life," come into a right relationship with Him by Faith In Jesus and you will have Eternal, Everlasting Life In His Holy and Precious Name! Do Not Listen to the lies of the enemy, the devil, but come and eat of the Tree of Life In Jesus.
We "are" The Bride Of Christ and Jesus (The Second Adam) Calls us to Himself.
He longs to Walk With you, hand in hand In The Garden Of God. Feel the cool, gentle breeze of His Holy Spirit blowing In and Through you. Nothing is hidden from Him, because He Is The All Seeing and All Knowing God, so it is foolish for anybody to even try. Tell Him your deepest, darkest secrets, your wildest Hopes and dreams. Delight your "self" In The Lord and He Will "Give" you the desires of your heart. You Can Completely and Totally put your Trust and Faith In Him! He Will NEVER leave or forsake you. He Promises to "Be" with you alWays and you will not be disappointed. Listen to and follow His Word, Will and Way for God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
Let Us Enter Into His Presence singing!
He Is Calling us to Unity, to "Be' One In Him and With Him. He wants us to tell the World of His Love, so that All would Come Unto Him and not hide from Him.
The captives must be set Free and he who The Son sets Free Is Free Indeed!
We have got to get our"selves" back to The Garden and Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One Is The Only Way, so let's Go to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Holy Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Genesis 33:18-20
Worship:
DID YOU FEEL THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE
VERSE 1
Did you feel the mountains tremble?
Did you hear the oceans roar?
When the people rose to sing of
Jesus Christ, the Risen
One
VERSE 2
Did you feel the people tremble?
Did you hear the singers roar?
When the lost began to sing of
Jesus Christ, the Saving One
CHORUS 1
And we can see that, God, You're moving
A mighty river through the nations
And young and old will turn to Jesus
Fling wide, you heavenly gates;
Prepare the way of the risen
Lord
BRIDGE
Open up the doors; let the music play
Let the streets resound with singing
Songs that bring Your hope; songs that bring Your joy
Dancers who dance upon injustice
VERSE 3
Do you feel the darkness tremble
When all the saints join in one song
And all the streams flow as one river
To wash away our brokenness
CHORUS 2
And here we see that, God, You're moving A time of jubilee is coming
When the young and old turn to Jesus
Fling wide, you heavenly gates;
Prepare the way of the risen
Lord
The Word:
When Jacob came from Padanaram he arrived safely and in peace at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, and pitched his tents before the [enclosed] town.
Then he bought the piece of land on which he had encamped, from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money.
There he erected an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel (God, the God of Israel).
- Genesis 33:18-20
Like Jacob, we All are on a Spiritual journey, looking for a "place" to dwell, to tabernacle, to Live, build our"self" a house and make it a home. Where your heart is, there your treasure will be and Jacob found his Home In God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth! He found favor, Grace In The Sight Of His Lord, Who "Passed Over" before him (as The Good Shepherd goes before His Sheep), led him on, governed (showed consideration for) his Life, set the pace before him and gave him the endurance to press on as a Servant Of The Most High God.
Sometimes in this journey, we call "Life," we come across situations and circumstances that are above and beyond our control. Jacob had his twin brother Esau, who he contended with from time to time and shortly after this Scripture reading, his daughter Dinah went out [unattended] to see the girls of the place, was seized, laid with, humbled, defiled and disgraced by Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite. Many times when we are attempting to "Do The Right Thing" in this World, the enemy comes in like a flood, brings hurt, confusion and disappointment, but God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Through it All, we "are" more than Conquerors In Christ Jesus and He Will Work Everything Together for Good!
Jacob arrived safely and In Peace!
Through many years you can travel the Straight and Narrow Way. The Road can be long, leading you in the dry and weary desert, up to the top of the mountains, down into the deepest, darkest valleys, but whether you go through the fire or flood, Jesus Is With you to bring you forth as gold. He Is our Hiding Place, our Peace, our Joy, our Deliverance! The Son has come to dwell, "tabernacle" In our hearts! Jacob pitched his tent before God and man and paid a price for his dwelling place, the land on which he encamped.
God Loves Sacrifice. His Holy Spirit Fire does not fall on an empty altar!
Have you ever erected an Altar of Love before the Throne of God, your Heavenly Father? Are you building your World around Him, In Him, Through Him and To Him? Our Life, though the outter man is fading aWay, although our tent, tabernacle, body of human flesh shall be taken down and pass aWay, is the Temple of God's Holy Spirit. We are to offer up our"self" as a Living Sacrifice. He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise!
Pour out your Life as a Love Offering before God and man. No matter what it might cost you in this present, temporal Life, whatever you may go "through" in the here and now will be worth it In and Throughout Eternity with and In Him!
Death to "self" Is Everlasting Life In Jesus Christ. Your prayers and Love Offerings are a sweet smelling aroma, a beautiful savor, like incense unto The Lord God Almighty. Lay it All down, lay your Life down, your Hopes, your Dreams, your Visions at the foot of The Cross and rise up to the Abundant Life, His Life In you, which Is The Hope Of Glory!
Jesus Is The Hope Of The World, The Hope Of Israel! He gave up His Life, died and paid the price for the sins of the whole World, so that we could have a right relationship with God, our Heavenly Father. Let us make the journey together, spreading the Love of God and telling the Good News to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Exodus 40:33-38
Worship:
LET US GO
Let us go (echo)
Let us go (echo)
Let us go into the house of the Lord.
(repeat)
We can praise Him, we can worship the Lord.
He is worthy, He is worthy of praise
He has taken us from death unto life
He has taken us from darkness unto light!
The Word:
And he erected the court around about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging or screen at the court gate.
So Moses finished the work.
Then the cloud [the Shekinah, God's visible presence] covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle! [Rev. 15:8.]
And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud remained upon it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
In all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the Israelites went onward;
But if the cloud was not take up, they did not journey on till the day that it was taken up.
For throughout all their journeys the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.
- Exodus 40:33-38
The Word of God tells us, as Believers, not to forsake the assembling of the Brethren. Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise!
Moses and Aaron had to wash their hands and feet before entering the tent of meeting or came near the altar as the Lord commanded. God spoke to Moses out of the tent of meeting and told the Israelites to bring offerings from their herd or flock. The burnt offering was to be offered at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord. [Rom. 12:1; Phil. 1:20.] Laying both hands upon the offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the victim], it was an acceptable atonement for him [1 Pet. 1:2; Heb. 13:15, 16.] and present the blood, dashing it round about upon the altar.
The Chosen People Of God were no longer being treated as sinners (like when God spoke to Moses from the burning mountain), "but as being already brought into a new relationship, even that of fellowship, on the ground of a blood-sealed covenant" (J. Sidlow Baxter, in Exploring the Book). It was necessary that the offerer should spiritually die, put his soul into a living fellowship with the Lord, bring his bodily members within the operations of the gracious Spirit of God, renew and sanctify [separate for holy use] both body and soul and enter into union with God (Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament, Martin tr., 11, 291).
Although God gave the blueprint for the tabernacle, Moses had to erect it and finish the work. Jesus has "given" us His Name, His Holy Spirit and His Precious Word (God has "given" us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him) and He Who has begun a Good Work In you, Shall Complete It! Without Faith it is impossible to please God, but Faith without works is dead. We are commanded of God (In His Word) to work out our Salvation with fear and trembling.
Christianity is a "doing" relationship with God, In Christ by The Holy Spirit working In and Through our Life In Him.
The Shekinah, God's visible presence (Christ In you Is The Hope Of Glory) should cover and fill you up to overflowing, so that the World and The Church sees Jesus' Life manifest In yours.
Moses spoke with God "Face to Face," but he was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud remained upon it and the Glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. As Children of The Most High God, He Dwells In us, In The Tent of our bodies, because we "are" The Temple of The Holy Spirit. We are told to go boldly before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy!
What Is The Glory Of The Lord? God's Glory Is His Goodness, Mercy and Grace.
God Is Good, All The Time, His Tender-Mercies "are" Renewed Every Morning and His Favor "Is" Sufficient For us. He "gave" us His Holy Spirit to lead and guide us into All Truth and Understanding. Listen to The Voice Of The Spirit! Hear! O Israel, The Lord Our God, The Lord "Is" One and we "are" Called to "Be" ONE With and In Him! As The Good Shepherd, Jesus goes on before us and as His Disciples, we "are" to follow Him onward and upward. We are to walk with Him, but when we have done Everything we can to stand, we are to stand therefore. The battle is His and we "have" The Victory In Jesus!
The Spirit of The Lord Is Upon you, His Holy Spirit Fire Is Burning In the very depth of your heart and soul and in the sight of All the House of Israel, we are to bring the Glory of The Lord, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
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Subject: OT Post!
The Word:
When the priests had come out of the holy place, the cloud filled the Lord's house,
So the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.
Then Solomon said, The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.
I have surely built you a house of habitation, a settled place for you to dwell in for ever.
- 1 Kings 8:10-13
The Lord made a Covenant with you, me and All who would come to Him by Faith In Jesus, that He would come to dwell in our heart. Christ In you "Is" The Hope of Glory! He dwells, has settled, pitched His Tent in the darkest places of our innermost being. The Lord inhabits the Praises of His People, He created us In His Image, made us earthen vessels to hold This Treasure of Eternal, Everlasting Life and "given" us the Gifts and Talents to pour out The Abundant Life In Christ in and on a dry and weary land. You've got a mansion waiting for you In Glory, because Jesus went before you to prepare a place for you to "Be" and Dwell With and In Him Forever! He said that He would build His Church and we "are" The Living Stones He'll Use (as we submit our Life To Him) to Accomplish His Perfect Will.
When the first Temple was built by King Solomon, he turned and blessed All the Assembly of Israel after The Glory of The Lord filled The Holy Place. God has Chosen us to "be" His House (You "are" The Temple of The Holy Ghost), He has "given" us His Name, His Presence, His Spirit and His Holy Word to Go, Do and Be All that is necessary for us to fulfill His Calling on our Life and His Purposes.
We (Each and Every Believer, All confessing Christians Everywhere on the face of this planet, Earth) "are" Called of God to "be" Kings and Priests! In this portion of Scripture, we are told that the priests had to come out of the Holy Place, they could not stand to minister, because of The Cloud, The Glory (His Goodness, Tender-Mercy, Loving-Kindness and Grace, Favor) of The Lord, His Holy Presence filled The House, Dwelt In the thick darkness, Made His Habitation and Settled In That Place.
As Believers, we are told to sanctify ourselves, set ourselves aside for God's Use and to be Called out from the World. After we have done All that we can to stand, we are Called to stand therefore.
God wants to fill us up to overflowing with His Holy Presence, so that even those outside the camp (the whole World) will see and know of His Love In and Through us. As much as He Is Our Hiding Place, we are to find our Rest In Him, "be" settled down and "have" His Peace, so that we can overcome the World!
After attending Church services on Sunday or any other Christian activities within the four walls of your congregation, we are to go outside "The Camp" and bring God's Holiness to All Nations and Peoples! His Holy and Precious Word is what brings Spirit and Life (The Eternal, Everlasting and Abundant Life) to All who would come to Believe In Jesus By Faith! I Believe that God has built each and every one of us (as individuals and The Corporate Body of The Church) to Minister before Him and the World, so that they would see and come to know His Goodness, Mercy and Grace! As we go forward In Him, we must Preach, Teach and Heal In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject: OT Message
The Word:
So all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the Lord was completed.
Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the Lord's house.
- 1 Kings 7:51
Most people do not realize the details involved in the building of God's Tabernacle in the wilderness by Moses and the very first Temple constructed by Solomon, King David's son. God would not allow David to build His Temple, because he was a man who shed too much blood in his lifetime, but from my point of view (outside of Bathsheba's husband) he was just following through on God's orders. What I have alWays found interesting was that Solomon was not David's actual "first-born" son. King David's first-born son was conceived in sin at the time of his adulterous affair with Bathsheba and died shortly after his birth. Even through All that, God says that David was a man after His Own Heart. He promised David that his son would rule and reign on the throne forever and God alWays keeps His Promises (All God's Promises "are" Yes and Amen [so be it] In Jesus)!
Do you remember how the blind man cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, Have Mercy on me!" The whole World knew (whether they liked the idea or not) that the Promised Messiah, The Christ, The Anointed One would come to The Nation of Israel, that He would bring Healing and Restoration to His People (God's Chosen Ones), bring Peace, Shalom and rule Forever! I know that God works All Things together for His Good (God Is Good All the time) and if you look over the genealogy of Jesus, you'll find some pretty shady characters there. From prostitutes, a Moabite, to the absolute worst King whoever sat on the Throne of Israel came The Son of The Living God, Pure, Holy and Blameless. He came to build God's Church, to bring His Goodness, Mercy and Grace (God's Glory) to All Nations and Peoples!
Moses poured out his Life to bring deliverance to God's People and build The Tabernacle according to the directions, God's Blueprint, because It represented the exact replica of what was going on In Heaven. King David poured out his Life, so that his people would "be" Free (The Truth shall set you Free, but he who The Son Sets Free "Is" Free Indeed) and have Peace All about them.
Do not think for one single second that Solomon, many others who came after him and before us did not pay a price to accomplish God's Perfect and Acceptable Will and Way, According to His Holy and Precious Word. We also "are" Called of God to pour out our Life In Jesus, before Him and our fellow man (All of mankind) to be fishers of men, living stones and build up The Body of Christ!
The First Adam sinned and died (he brought death to All who were in him and came after him), but The Second Adam, Jesus became sin for us (died in our place, our stead) and paid the price for our Redemption, our Healing and our Restoration unto The Father (God has "given" us All The Ministry of Reconciliation)! In Him we Live, Move and "Have" Our Being. Not by might or by power, but by His Holy Spirit In us we can do our part in human history to shine our Light in the darkness and bring Healing to The Nations! Pray to Our Father, Who Art In Heaven, offer up your prayers as incense before His Throne of Grace and Mercy. Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise.
Together, we can finish The Work that Jesus has placed before us In His Holy and Precious Word, so Encourage one another while It Is Called Today, Love one another In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2003,
Subject: TODAY'S QUOTE AND OT MESSAGE
"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell."
- Harry Truman
WORSHIP:
WORTHY IS THE LAMB WHO DIED FOR YOU AND ME
Worthy, wor..thy, worthy, worthy,
worthy, wor..thy, worthy,
Worthy is the Lamb that died for you and me Worthy is he.
Holy, Ho..ly, Holy, Holy,
Holy, Ho..ly, Holy,
Holy is the Lamb that died for you and me Holy is he.
Jesus...
Risen...
Yeshua...
THE WORD:
Listen to Me [says the Lord], O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by Me from your birth, carried from the womb:
Even to your old age I am He, and even to hair white with age will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry and will save you.
- Isaiah 46:3, 4
Here this Word of the Lord to each and every one of us Today! God Is So Faithful and True!
He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise! None of us are accidents and believe it or not God has us right here where we are right now to serve His Purposes, His Will and His Way according to His Word! Nobody said things were going to be easy, but we have the Blessed Assurance that Jesus Is Ours and we "Have" the Victory In His Holy and Precious Name! Forgetting that which is behind us let's take God at his Word and by Faith go forward!
Let God through His Holy Spirit speak to your heart, mind and soul Today. The natural man, Jacob has needs and He promises to provide for All of them according to His Riches In Glory, but the Spirit man within, Israel also has needs that can only be met by daily communion and fellowship with the Father, through the Son by the ministry of the Holy Ghost active and present In Our Lives. His Word Is Spirit and Life! Before we were knit together in our mother's womb He knew us in the most intimate of Ways and His Word goes to the very bone and marrow of our being. Not only as Believers are we born-again of the Spirit of God, but we are "borne" of God, carried and uplifted by HIm from the womb into All Eternity when we put our Faith, Hope, Love and Trust In Jesus! He bears us up and saves us from this World which can so easily beset us. In this World we will have tribulation, but "Be" of Good Cheer, for Jesus Has Overcome the World! His Peace He Has Given To Us, His Joy Is Our Strength and His Love never gives up, never loses Faith, is AlWays Hopeful and Endures Forever!
[Earnestly] remember the former things which I did of old; for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end and the result from the beginning and from the ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure and purpose,
- Isaiah 46:9, 10
Like footprints in the sands of time look back and see (remember hind sight is 20/20) the many trials and tribulations God has brought you through In Victory.
Sure it hasn't all been a bed of roses, but God uses everything for good and will redeem that which was lost. He Is Our God, Our Savior, Our King, Our Shepherd, Our Husband and He Loves Us So Much! Draw near to Him and let Him draw ever closer to us All!
I bring near My righteousness [in the deliverance of Israel]; it shall not be far off, and My salvation shall not tarry; and I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel My glory - yes, give salvation in Zion and My glory to Israel.
- Isaiah 46:13
Jesus Is Our Righteousness, Our Defense, Our Deliverer, Our Salvation, Our Glory and the Lifter of Our Heads!
After you have done all you can to stand, stand therefore! Our God goes before us, He has given us His Word (He can not and will not lie), so put your complete and total Trust In HIm, because my dear Brothers and Sisters in the name of the Lord Jesus, WE SHALL NOT FAIL! Amen and Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: TO BE INHABITED: OT SERVICE
WORSHIP:
TREES OF THE FIELDS (by Stuart Dauermann)
You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace, The mountains and hills will break forth before you, There'll be shouts of joy and all the trees of the field Will clap, will clap their hands.
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands (clap, clap) The trees of the field will clap their hands (clap, clap) The trees of the field will clap their hands (clap, clap) As you go out with joy.
THE WORD:
For thus says the Lord Who created the heavens, God Himself Who formed the earth and made it, Who established it and created it not a worthless waste; He formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord, and there is no one else.
- Isaiah 45:18
We are saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; we shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.
[Heb. 5:9.] God has not spoken in secret, in a corner of the land of darkness; He did not call us [to a fruitless service] saying, Seek Me for nothing [but promises us a just reward]. The Lord speaks righteousness - the truth [trustworthy, straight forward correspondence between deeds and words]. He declares the things that are right. [John 18:20.] You are not an accident!
God has spoken, His Word Is His Revealed Will and Way In Which We Are To Go! The Word Of God tells us that God Has Spoken To Us In These Last Days Through His Son, Jesus!
"This Is My Beloved Son, Listen To Him!"
God says to each and every person on the face of the earth. He alone created the heavens, the earth, things which are seen, unseen and In Jesus All Things Are Held Together. Are You In Jesus?
Through the fire, flood or whatever your situation He Will Hold You Together and See You Through! He Who formed the earth and made it, Who established it and created it Is The One True God Who forms the hearts of All!
He created you and me In His Image, His Likeness and not to be a worthless waste! He formed Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed Life Into Him, so that All Mankind would be inhabited by His Holy Spirit! We are the Temple of the Living God! Come Holy Spirit Fill This Temple! Praise His Holy Name, because the Lord "Inhabits" the praises of His People! The Son Has Come To Dwell In Our Hearts! There Is No One Else! No one, no body, no person, no place, no thing, no nothing what-so-ever can satisfy or fulfill your hopes, dreams, visions, wants, needs, desires, cravings, but Jesus! He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Praise and Honor Due His Holy Name!
If there is anything in your life that is holding you back from fully, totally and completely receiving God's Best For YOU then lay it down at the feet of Jesus, give it up to Him, repent of your own way and follow Him In His Way. For anyone who has never ever made a personal commitment to accept Jesus' forgiveness of sin, maybe you've done all the right things that your religion demands of you, but still are empty inside, because you never asked Him to give you His Holy Spirit, to fill you up to overflowing with His Love, His Joy, His Peace, His Will for your Life then just "ask and receive" by Faith In Jesus' Name. Let Him In To "Inhabit" Your Life Today! He will lead you in His Will and Way, so that your Life will "Be" All that He created and formed you to "Be In Him!" Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: OT Message: What Drives Your Life? Job 5:2
Worship:
Bless The Lord - Psalm 103:1
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Bless the Lord, O my soul
And all that is within me
Bless His Holy name!
The Word:
For vexation and rage kill the foolish man; jealousy and indignation slay the simple.
- Job 5:2
The word "fool" in the Old Testament seldom, if ever, means feeble-minded, imbecile, idiot, or moron. Rather, it always has in it the meaning of a rebel, especially against God and the laws of order, decency and justice. Notice in Proverbs how many such characteristics are listed against the fool, and God's attitude toward them.
In the fool's own mouth is a rod to shame his pride, but the wise men's lips shall preserve them.
- Proverbs 14:3
The word "simple" denotes one who is morally deficient. Wisdom is the opposite of foolishness as building up is to tearing down. Walking uprightly before the Lord in reverential and worshipful fear of God is quite the contrary to those who are devious in their ways and despise Him.
Where no oxen are, the grain crib is empty, but much increase of crops is by the strength of the ox.
- Proverbs 14:4
The workman is worth his wages, but if a man doesn't work he doesn't eat. As we all go out into the fields to do a good days work together we will bring in the sheaves of the harvest which are ripe for the picking. The more seed we plant by spreading the Good News of Jesus and the Love of God, the more souls we bring into the Kingdom of God, the greater strength we have in unity and purpose to fulfill God's Calling upon us. Taming the tongue, allowing God to touch us and anoint our lips preserves, keeps and prepares us for His use and sets us aside, sanctifies us for His Will to Be Done In and Through our lives by the Ministry of The Holy Spirit, but the Word of God is clear that the "fool" says in his heart, "There is no God!" What do you say?
Jesus was certainly a "Rebel" in His Day (and with a cause to boot :), but He never, ever was against God or the laws of order, decency and justice! Rather, He was (and still Is) "One" with The Father, fulfilled All the Law and the Prophets, everything He said and did was done decently and in complete order. It is He Who Rules, Reigns, will bring the final judgement and Justice for All according to His Holy Word!
CALL now; is there any who will answer you and to which of the [angels] will you turn?
Where else can we go when Jesus has the Words of Eternal Life? We are to be like trees planted by the Living Waters of Life, rooted and grounded In His Holy Word, dug down deep into His rich soil and reaching up towards the Son drinking up His Light of Life, so that we can bear fruit, much fruit, lasting fruit for His Kingdom and bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy and Precious Name!
You may see the wicked prospering in the World, but they are fools taking root [and outwardly prospering]; but suddenly their dwelling will be cursed and his doom is certain. Jesus said He would come as a thief in the night, suddenly and without notice!
Being angry and sinning not is quite different from the rage of the fool that kills him along with the jealousy and indignation that slays the simple. Being angry at God or at each other instead of dealing with every situation as it comes along can cause utter chaos and confusion, but know and understand that there is nothing that comes your way that God does not allow it. He sees it coming, goes before you, is in it with you and promises that His Goodness and Mercy shall follow you All the days of Your Life!
He works Everything together for His and Our Good. He is Jealous In His Love for you and will do whatever it takes to keep you safe, but don't think His Jealousy is as the simple who covet and do anything, any way they can to have their will be done and not God's Will To Be Done! The choice is ours and it alWays is, because God has given us all the free will to choose this day and every day who we will serve. Life, death, right, wrong, His Way or my way? Choose Wisely In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Amen.
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Subject: OT Message: Unholy Fire
Worship:
Revelation 19:6, 7
Hallelujah, for the Lord thy God, the Almighty, reigns. Hallelujah, for the Lord thy God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad, and give the glory unto Him. Hallelujah, for the Lord thy God, the Almighty, reigns.
The Word:
AND Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censor and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange and unholy fire before the Lord, as He had not commanded them.
- Leviticus 10:1
Have you ever said or done anything, at anytime, anyplace, anywhere or anyWay in your "Christian" walk and relationship with God as He had not commanded you?
Let us all lower our heads and beat our chest as the sinner who stood outside the Temple and cry, "Lord, Have Mercy!
Christ, Have Mercy on a poor sinner like me!" Few of us choose to associate ourselves with the likes of Nadab and Abihu, but let the Truth be known that we All have sinned and fall short of God's Glory! Their sin was not just failing to follow the letter of The Law for priests (we also are called to be kings and priests), but trying to please the Lord their way instead of His Way. Obedience brings blessings, but the wages of sin is death! They were banished from The Father's Presence and every one of us would do well to learn from their mistakes.
Every Believer does well to recognize the importance of being entirely surrendered to "God's will; nothing more; nothing less; nothing else; at any cost."
It does not pay to make an unholy alliance in thought, business, marriage or anything else for that matter and then try to adjust it to Gods will.
Nadab, Abihu and ourselves, like children of a great painter, attempted to work on Our Heavenly Father's Priceless Canvas, instead of on the tablet assigned to us and the pallet we have to work with was given to us In His Love and Wisdom, so that the ultimate purpose of our Creation would bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy Name! We "are" His Workmanship, Created for Good Works in Christ and He Calls us to offer up ourselves a living sacrifice according to His Word, Will and Way (not our own).
Brothers and Sisters, We are sons and daughters of Abraham, Children of Faith, purchased with the Precious Blood of Jesus, adopted into the Family of God and Children of The Most High! It is the Pure, Clean, Holy Spirit Oil that burns within our soul, The Flame of God, The Light of the World that shines inside us and out upon the hills and valleys of this planet we call Earth. Your prayers go forth as incense before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy! Your Life brings the Essence of Christ, a sweet smelling aroma which brings Life to All who choose to accept It! Why pretend when you have "The Real Deal" living, moving and having His Being In YOU? Surely God created you to be "YOU" and has given you gifts and talent, so that you can bear good, lasting fruit for His Kingdom! Look to Jesus as the Author and Finisher of your Faith, see Who He Is and who you "are" called to "be" In Him!
Cain offered up the fruit of his own labors to the Lord, but his sacrifice was unacceptable to God. God gave His Son as a sacrifice for us, so what do we have to offer Him? We can only present ourselves to Him In The Name of Jesus, cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World, putting on the Lord Jesus Christ, clothed In His Righteousness alone and sealed with His Holy Spirit until the Day of Redemption. I know Whom I have Believed and am persuaded that He Is Able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that Day! Let us strip off our own garments, our own works, our own plans, our own visions, our titles, our positions, our social, political and financial status, for there is nothing that matters in this life or the Life to Come, but God's Life, God's Way! Let us all work together In the Unity of The Holy Spirit to keep the Temple's Holy Spirit Fire Burning Ever Brighter Until the Full Light of Day! There is an unholy fire that we need to avoid or we and others will get burned along the way, so let us be diligent In God's Word, His Will and His Way In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: OT Message: What Drives Your Life? Isaiah 49:4
Worship:
Psalm 34:1-4
I will bless the Lord at all times
His praise will be continually be in my mouth My soul shall make her boast in the Lord The humble shall hear thereof and be glad
O magnify the Lord with me
And let us exalt His name forever
I sought the Lord and He heard me
And delivered me from all my fears.
The Word:
Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in empty futility; yet surely my right is with the Lord, and my recompense is with my God.
- Isaiah 49:4
It is difficult to know positively to whom the Lord is speaking in these next verses, whether (1) to the Messiah, (2) to Israel, or (3) to Isaiah.
The large majority of early authorities favored (1), the later incline toward (2).
We do know that All Scripture Is God Breathed and directed personally to All Believers Everywhere! If this portion of God's Word was specifically given to Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One, then know and understand that we are the Body of Christ Jesus and He Is The Head, so keep, weigh and ponder these things (sayings) in your heart. If directed to Israel, the Nation, His Chosen People or God's Spiritual Church, Congregation, His Temple (of which we are of the Living God), then keep closely and persistently these things in your heart. Say this Scripture was spoken to Isaiah, God's Prophet (one who speaks forth the things of God, the Truths of His Holy Word), then as God's Servants we should take heed and obey.
Ever feel like all of your labor is in vain (empty and futile, like blowing up a balloon with hot air until it explodes into nothingness)? What drives you, makes you tick, gets you moving? Feeling spent, poured out, used up? First off, let me say that we are to be walking by Faith and night feelings (although, God has given us our emotions, so they certainly can be an indication of what is going on in your spirit man), by Faith and not by sight!
Whatever works are done in the flesh will wear down our physical bodies and come to an end some day, but those things that are done In The Spirit (The Works of God which were created for us to do In Christ Jesus before the foundations of the World were laid) will be tested, tried in the fire and come forth shining as gold Into All Eternity to the Glory, Praise and Honor of the One Who Called us! If we pour ourselves out as living sacrifices unto God, as offerings of Love, then He will continually fill our cups up to overflowing (with His Holy Spirit) in the presence of our enemies.
The Lord says to us, "You are My Servant, Israel (Why Israel? Cause, Israel strove with Him, wrestled with God and man and prevailed) In Whom I Will Be Glorified." In my Life Lord, Be Glorified, Be Glorified. In my Life Lord, Be Glorified Today! Yes! God says that He wants to Glorify Himself In You (therefore, you shall be glorified before men)! Love conquers All and according to Jesus, the World will Know that we "are" Christians by our Love for Him and each other. Are you a contender? Do you have power with God and man? Have you prevailed?
While we once were supplanters, schemers, tricksters and swindlers like Jacob, we now "have" The Word of God, God's Blessings, His Face shining down upon us and Eternal Life In Jesus' Holy Name! We may be God's Peculiar People, but In Him we "are" Holy (and should be wholly) to the Lord Our God as He has spoken!
God has formed each and everyone of us together in our mother's womb to be His Servants! He has "given" us All the Ministry of Reconciliation to bring the World back to communion and fellowship with Our Heavenly Father. Like a mother hen, Our Lord Jesus longs to gather His People under the shadow of his wings and unto Himself, to gather up All that are scattered, like sheep without a shepherd (Their Good Shepherd). When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord sets up a standard (and His Banner over us Is Love) against him, so that His People are not swept aWay by the storms of life (we must be rooted and grounded In Him, because He Is Our Sure Foundation). Honor the Lord! He Is Our Strength, Our Song and He also has become Our Salvation!
God does not just call us His Servants, but His Friends! Not only does He want us to raise up His People, restore them, deliver them from judgement, but He "gives" us His Light (and His Light Is the Light of Life), so that we can be a Light to the Nations, that His Salvation may extend to the end of the Earth In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
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Subject: Purim: What's Your Lot In Life?
Worship:
Psalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will song, I will sing.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
With my mouth will I make known
Thy faithfulness, thy faithfulness.
With my mouth will I make known
Thy faithfulness to all generations.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing, I will sing,
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
The Word:
The Book Of Esther
Funny how on the one day that I have spent most of my time working on correspondences to both India and Africa that we would be delving into the only book in the Bible that does not even mention the Name of God, but is read year after year to celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Purim!
IT was in the days of Ahasuerus [Xerxes], the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces.
- Esther 1:1
Every year congregations around the World read the Book of Esther in its entirety and some even perform a play or skit based on the story, complete with all kinds of fun props and audience participation. Why? Because, much like this King of Shushan or Susa [the capital of the Persian Empire] made a seven day feast for all the people present, both great and small in the court of the garden of the palace, the Nation of Israel Today has much to celebrate and be thankful for to God Who "gives" of His Royal Wine (the outpouring of His Holy Spirit upon All flesh) in abundance according to His liberality as Our Heavenly King!
In the meantime, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women (somewhat of a separation of Church and State sort of thing :) On the seventh day the king commanded that she come before him with the royal crown, to show the peoples and princes her beauty; for she was fair to behold, but she refused and Ahasuerus was enraged (Perhaps she was just resting on this "seventh day" or could it be that she was one of the original founders of NOW and a women's libber?).
On any account the Word of God tells us that the king spoke to the wise "men" who knew the times (if they only could see the Way things are Today) and all they could say was that Vashti did wrong, would make all husbands contemptible in the sight of their wives and wrath in plenty would arise, so she was to be divorced, come before the king no more, her royal position should be given to another better than her and then all wives will give honor to their husbands, high and low. The king sent letters to all his provinces saying that every man should rule in his own house, speak in the language of his own people and if he had a foreign wife, let her learn "his language". Getting the picture here?
Enter Mordecai and Hadassah, that is Esther who was beautiful and lovely (both were Jewish, but had not made known her nationality or kindred).
Women were gathered from all over, and had 12 months of beauty treatments, 6 with oil and myrrh and 6 with sweet spices and perfumes (come on now lades, you know you'd love this). When it came Esther's turn to go before the king, she did not choose her own clothes to wear, but asked the king's attendant, the keeper of the women to suggest what would be best. Can we come before Our Heavenly King on our own? No! We must be clothed in the Righteousness of Christ Alone and are commanded to put on the Lord Jesus! The king loved Esther more than all the women, obtained grace and favor in his sight, so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen. Our King takes us as His Bride and by His Grace sets a golden crown upon our heads, so that we can rule and reign with Him, seated In Heavenly Places at the Right Hand of God The Father, In Heaven with Christ by the Holy Spirit! Esther continued to fear God and execute His commands in obedience to Mordecai just as when she was being brought up (Bring up your children in the Way they should go and when they are older they will not depart from It). With Esther on the inside of the palace, Mordecai sat outside at the king's gate, found out about two men wanting to assassinate the king, reported it to Esther who told the king, the plot was foiled and it was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
As the plot thickens the king promotes Haman who had all the people bow down before him, but Mordecai refused to do him reverence which made Haman not only want to kill Mordecai, but all Jews everywhere, so he caused Pur, that is lots, to be cast before him day after day to find a lucky day for his venture (remember, there's no such thing as luck), month after month from the first to the twelfth.
Then Haman approached the king about these "certain people" scattered abroad, dispersed among the people of all the provinces whose laws were different from every other people and it was not in the kings best interest to tolerate them (Sounds almost Hitler like, doesn't it?
Trust me, it is of the same spirit). The king told Haman to do what seemed good to him and letters were sent to destroy, slay and do aWay with All Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, to seize their belongings as spoil , the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed [at the strange and alarming decree].
Some of you will recall a king who wanted all the newborns killed (3 years old and under) when the three wise guys from the east showed up at his door to ask where the King of the Jews was born (so much for the spirit of anti-Christ being active in the World Today). As Rachel wept over her children, so the nation of Israel, every Jew in every province was in great mourning, fasting, weeping, wailing and laying in sackcloth and ashes. Mordecai sent a copy of the decree to Esther, charged her to go to the king, make supplication and plead with him for the lives of her people, but anyone who went into the king without being called would be put to death.
Esther was asked, "Who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion?
She rose to the challenge, asked for a 3 day fast without food or drink and though it was against the law she would go to the king; and said, "If I perish, I perish."
What trials and tribulations are you facing Today? God Is Still On The Throne And Prayer Changes Things! Rise Up!
Take That Step Of Faith! What's the down side?
What have you got to lose? We have come to the Kingdom of God for such a time as this Today! The World apart from Messiah is going to perish and we are Commanded to Go to All Nations and Peoples with the Love of God and the Good News of Eternal Life In Jesus' Name!
ON the third day of the fast Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the royal or inner court of the king's palace opposite his [throne-room] and when the king saw her, she obtained favor in his sight, he held out to [her] the golden scepter that was in his hand and she drew near. We are told to go boldly before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy! When we draw near to God He draws near to us! Knowing that the Way to a man's heart is through his stomach, Esther invited the king and Haman to dinner and Haman went home boasting about this invitation to his wife and friends who suggested he take advantage of this opportunity, erect a gallows to hang Mordecai on and speak to the king about it when he goes in merrily to have dinner with him (so much for the best laid plans of mice and men).
Ever have one of those nights when you just couldn't sleep no matter what you did? Well, even the king couldn't catch any z's, so he ordered the book of the chronicles to be read to him, found out about Mordecai, asked what had been done to him for saving his life earlier and found out nothing, so he called in Haman and asked him, "What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?" Now Haman said to himself (he was certainly a man controlled by "self"), "To whom would the king desire to honor more than me?" Pride comes before a fall and Haman's time had come for sure! Put on this man the king's royal clothes, let him ride on the royal horse, set a royal crown on his head, conduct him through the open square of the city and proclaim before him, "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!"
The king said, "Make haste, do so to Mordecai the Jew and leave out nothing you have spoken!" Haman (humiliated) did as the king commanded, hasted to his house mourning and spoke to his wife and friends once again who told him that he would not prevail against Mordecai, but would surely fall, then the king's attendants came and hastily brought Haman to his "last supper."
Just as Judas was exposed at the Passover Feast by Jesus, so Esther exposed Haman before the king. "Let my life be given me and my people at my request, for we are sold to be destroyed, slain, and wiped out of existence!"
Esther exclaimed to the king and he responded, "Who dares to presume in his heart to do that?"
(The heart is deceitful and wicked! Who can know it? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks!) Haman knew he was in trouble deep, he fell upon the couch where Esther was to plead for his life, but the king had spoken, the servants covered Haman's head and they hanged him on the gallows he intended for Mordecai. So much for what goes around comes around. Haman's house went to Esther the Queen, Mordecai came before Ahasuerus the King (knowing now who he was to Esther), received the signet ring from the king, wrote to the Jews in the king's name to defend their lives; to destroy, slay and wipe out any armed force that might attack them and take the enemies' goods for spoil. The Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor, a feast and a holiday. Many among the people of the land submitted themselves to Jewish rite and became Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them. Whatever you're facing Today, God can turn your situation around. He works All Things Together for Good (His and Yours)! When God shows Himself on your behalf, others will notice and want what you have (Eternal Life In Jesus' Name)!
In the twelfth month, on the very day that the enemies of the Jews planned to massacre them, everything was turned to the contrary and the Jews had rule over those who hated them, the man Mordecai became more and more powerful, the Jews smote All thier enemies with the sword and the ten sons of Haman were killed (they were hanged on the gallows).
The Jews had a day of feasting and gladness, a holiday, and a day for sending choice portions to one another, Mordecai commanded they keep the day yearly, the days they got rest from their enemies, the month which was turned for them from sorry to gladness, from mourning into a holiday and they should give gifts to the poor. Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name Pur [lot], because Haman plotted against the Jews and had cast Pur, that is the lot, [to find a lucky day] to crush, consume and destroy them! No weapon formed against us shall prosper! God Is Our Defense and we shall not be moved!
"Remember these days [imprint them on your minds], keep them throughout every generation, in every family, province and city; and these days of Purim should never cease from among the Jews or their descendants." says the Word of God!
Mordecai was next to King Ahasuerus, great among his people, a favorite of his brethren; for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to his whole race. God is with us, His Holy Spirit is called along side to help, He desires to do Great Things among His Chosen People, we "have" His Favor, His Grace, He Will Take Care Of YOU and He Commands us to Go Speaking His Peace to the Whole Human Race In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: OT Message! Lift Your Vision:
Nahum 1:7
Worship:
Lift Your Vision
Lift your vision high
We're in a way we've never been before
Lift your vision higher
And you will see the glory of the Lord
For without a progressive vision
We dwell carelessly
Without a progressive vision
We dwell carelessly.
Lift your vision high
And you will see the glory of the Lord
The Word:
The Lord is good, a strength and stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows - recognizes, has knowledge of and understands - those who take refuge and trust in Him. [Ps. 1:6; John 10:14, 27; Hos. 13:5.]
- Nahum 1:7
Without Vision (God's Vision) we perish!
Our Heavenly Father, Our Creator Knows us better than we could ever possibly know ourselves (inside and out). He recognizes that we have certain wants, needs and desires in order for us to be satisfied in this present World we live in, but with The Lord as Our Shepherd, we shall not want, My God shall supply All of your needs According to His Riches In Glory, as we delight ourselves In Him, He Will "Give" us the desires of our heart, leaving us completely and totally satisfied In Jesus, because Only In God Is Our Soul At Rest and In Him Is Our Salvation! God Is Good, All The Time! The Joy of the Lord Is our Strength, He Is our Stronghold and our Saviour, so we should not be afraid at all. He is a very present help in our time of need and trouble. When the enemy comes in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord sets up a standard against him. Jesus says, "Let not your hearts be troubled. You Believe In God, Believe Also In Me!" He knows exactly what you're going through in your Life right now. How? Because, He's All Knowing, living within you by His Holy Spirit, going before you in All Things and His Goodness and Mercy (which is new every morning) shall follow you All the Days of your Life In Him! God Is our Strong Tower, our High Tower and we can take our refuge In Him. Trust and Obey, for there's no other or better Way to be Happy (Joyful, Blessed, blithesome, Joyous, enviably Fortunate, to be envied, Spiritually Prosperous [that is, in that state in which the Born-Again Child of God enjoys His Favor with Life-Joy and Satisfaction in a Happiness Produced by Possessing the Happiness Produced by Experience of God's Favor and Especially Conditioned by the Revelation of His Matchless Grace and Salvation, regardless of your outward conditions].
Believe On and In the Lord Jesus Christ and you Shall Be Saved!
Jonah was the last person to speak to the people of Nineveh and they repented (much to his disappointment :( After hearing what the Lord had told him to say to the people and spitting him out of the belly of the great fish the whole city turned to God including their king, but some 150 years later they had forgotten and become hopelessly godless. While Jonah was sent to preach, "Repent!"
Nahum's one "burden - the thing to be lifted up" is that Nineveh is to be destroyed - utterly. Today Is The Day Of Salvation! Each person from generation to generation has to answer to God for themselves, so Today if you hear His Voice, harden not your heart! God will alWays come to you as a God of Comfort (Comfort! Comfort My People!), but should you not heed to His Way then you place yourself in a position for God's Wrath and Judgement to fall upon you.
Nahum means Comfort. Please, take note that Jesus spent much of His Earthly Ministry in Capernahum (The City of Comfort) and even when He ascended on high He did not leave us comfortless, but sent His Holy Spirit (The Comforter) upon All flesh. The choice to receive or reject God's Comfort is ours. Who can stand before His indignation, stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by Him. In the Book of Revelation, the Word of God tells us that in the Last Days, men will cry out asking for the rocks to fall upon them and kill them, but they will not be able to die.
The Judgement of God Is Coming to this planet as sure as it came to Nineveh and we need to sound the trumpet of warning to All Nations and Peoples of Earth!
With an overrunning flood God made a full end of Nineveh's very site and pursued His enemies into darkness. Nah. 2:6 refers to this devastating flood, 3:13, 15 to the destruction of Nineveh by fire and the vivid descriptions of chapter 3 "are true to their records and their sculptures." We can have Peace Like A River or like Nineveh, refuse God's Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life In Him only to be swept aWay by His flood of Judgement as Nineveh was recorded in history by Diodorus Siculus when he refers to Arbaces the Scythian besieging the city in vain for two years, but in the third year the river Khosr during flood season carried aWay a section of the very great wall, and through this opening the besiegers gained entrance. With man some things are impossible, but with God, All Things Are Possible! Let's listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Churches Today and obey the Lord's Word and Will according to His Way In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Old Covenant, New: Job 7:6 What Drives Your Life?
Worship:
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, mighty
He will save and He will rejoice over thee with joy
He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, mighty, mighty
The Word:
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
- Job 7:6
There comes a time in everyone's life when we swim deeper into mystery, another step deeper into darkness, closer to the Light. Though young at heart and planning for the future, remember that your life (this temporal life) is but wind - a puff, a breath, a sob and someday your eye will see good no more in this land of the living where we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but we are to fear no evil if the Lord Is our Shepherd! We are just passing through, dealing with Spiritual Warfare and sometimes hard labor here upon Earth.
As Servants of the Most High God we long for the shade and evening shadows of His Wings, looking for the reward of our Works done In Christ. Some of us are allotted months of suffering, and long nights of misery, tossing to and fro till the dawning of the Day. Whatever has been appointed to you in this life, a New Day Is Dawning and the Son Is Coming Over the hill!
Job has alWays been an interesting Book for me (someone once commented how I shared the life of Job). Years ago when I was visiting Harvest Christian Fellowship in CA, Greg Laurie happened to be teaching through Job. I often like the banter that goes on among Job's (so called) friends and especially when God breaks through in Chapters 38-41 with His Questions and Demands. We would All do well to refresh our hearts, minds and souls with this Word of God and It's vital Revelation to us as believers Today!
What do we really know or understand?
The Greatest of Biblical Scholars has much to learn regarding the Things of God!
THERE was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who (reverently) feared God and abstained from and shunned evil [because it was wrong].
- Job 1:1
A man: This is the description that we have of Job. That man: blameless (The Word of the Lord names just 3 men who could stand before God in their own righteousness, Noah, Daniel and Job) and upright, who reverently feared his Maker.
The fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom! How wise are you? Why did Job abstain from and shun evil? BECAUSE IT WAS WRONG! How simple our life would be if we just concentrated on doing what was right and turned aWay from the things that are wrong according to the Lord's Word, Will and Way. So, here we are in the land of Uz (no, not the Emerald City), because "this man" is such a pick, the enemy comes along to take him down and God allows it to happen, but will not allow Satan to touch his soul.
From the highest of heights to the very depths of dispair, Job comes to loathe his life, loses everything and even his wife tells him to curse God and die! His flesh was clothed with worms and clods of dust; his skin was broken and had become loathsome, so that it closed up and broke out afresh. Job's life was fleeting by and the very man who exclaimed, "I know my Redeemer Lives and I will stand before Him on That Day in the flesh!" was now spending his days without hope. Never give up Hope! Hope will not disappoint you! Though It may be deferred and weeping last through the deepest and darkest of nights, Joy comes in the morning!
And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; After this he lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations, so Job died, an old man and full of days. [James 5:11.]
There is no pit so deep that God cannot go deeper still! Never give up! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Our Redeemer Lives! He has promised Never, Ever to leave or forsake us, so no matter what the circumstances you are in Today, put your trust In Him, In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Old Covenant, New: Job 7:16
What Drives Your Life?
Worship:
Let Your Breath
Chorus:
Let your breath be my breath
Let your love fill me
Let your death be my death
And resurrection life come in me
(End), come in me, come in me
1) Fill my lungs with the songs that should be sung And each breath I take shall be sweet
Let me sup from the self same loving cup That you drank when you died for me!
2) Let it grow
Let it blossom in my soul
'Till your life and mine are the same
3) Plant your seed
And until it's roots run deep
Let me thrive on the Spirit's rain.
The Word:
I loathe my life; I would not live forever.
Let me alone, for my days are a breath [futility].
- Job 7:16
Ever wish that God would just leave you alone? Remember Helen Ready singing, "Leave me alone, please, leave me alone, oh, leave me alone, just leave me alone, won't you leave me alone, leave me alone, just leave me, leave me!" One of the worst things in this World and the World To Come is to be completely and totally separated form the very Presence Of God. In Christ we have Light and Life Eternal, but apart from Him, we can do nothing, we are blind, deaf, dead, in darkness and should we choose (we are All Given a Free Will to Choose God's Way or reject Him) not to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we will be separated from His Love Forever and cast into outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
Do you feel like everytime you reach your comfort zone and are at ease that God's going to scare you, ruin your dreams or terrify you through visions, so that you would choose strangling or death rather than the life you're presently living in your bones? Life in general is full of questions and the most asked one (which is called the Jewish Question) is, "WHY?" It's okay to question God about anything, because He has All the answers and Jesus Is The Answer for the World Today! Above Him there's no other, Jesus Is The Way!
What is man, that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man, that You care for him?
- Psalm 8:4
God cares for you, He Loves You and wants nothing but the best for YOU. His thought towards you are more than All the grains of sand on the face of this Earth if you could count them! We serve The One True God Who Created the Heavens, the Earth and Everything In Them (including us, so Father Knows Best).
Our Heavenly Father has crowned us with His Glory and Honor (like the Trident commercials, "Chew On This" or That For A While)! He's "Given" us Dominion over All The Works Of His Hands and put All things under our feet. [1 Cor. 15:27; Eph. 1:22, 23; Heb. 2:6-8.] How Excellent (Majestic and Glorious) Is His Holy and Precious Name In All the Earth!
His Tender Mercies are New to us Every Single Morning of our Life In Him. Every breath we take is a "gift" and He Is Ever Watching Over us for our Good and His.
He Works All Things Together for His Glory! Jesus "has" Pardoned All of our sins, our transgressions and taken aWay our iniquity by dying in our stead on the Cross at Calvary, so that we can "have" Perfect Communion and Fellowship with our Heavenly Father. It's never too late to call On Him. We "are" appointed for Spiritual Warfare, sometimes hard labor upon this Earth and even though our life is but a breath, we "are" Precious in His Sight! God is moving us, making us, molding us from image to image, Hope to Hope (and Hope will not disappoint us), Grace to Grace and Glory to Glory. Being poured from vessel to vessel or being put in the Refiner's Fire can be a traumatic experience, but it is All for our Good, for we are being made into the Image of Christ, so that we can show the World the Father in the Same Way that Jesus did when He walked the face of this Earth.
Do not loathe your life (no matter what you may be going "through" at this time [the key thing to remember is that He Will Bring You "Through" It]), because if you are a Believer In Jesus then your Life Is Hid In Christ! Many great men and women of God never received the promises of God in their lifetime, but still believed and trusted In Him, so as to obtain Eternal Life and Enter Into The True Promised Land. Some despaired unto death yet, God delivered them, others denied Jesus and even doubted Him, but there is healing, Hope, restoration and reconciliation In His Wings. God was Most Merciful in the Garden of Eden in keeping Adam and Eve from the Tree of Eternal Life, so that they would not live for ever in their fallen state. He did not leave mankind alone, but sent His One And Only Begotten Son, Jesus to Redeem us Unto Himself Again and Poured Out His Holy Spirit, The Breath Of Life, The Breath Of God, so that our Life would not be futile, but "Be" Of His Breath, Abundant and Eternal In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Breathe Deep!
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New: What Drives Your Life?
Isaiah 26:3
Worship:
Let The People Praise You
Let the people praise you, O Lord
Let all the people praise you. (Repeat)
From the earth, the sky, the sea,
From him and her and you and me.
Let the people praise you, O Lord,
Let all the people praise you.
The Word:
You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You and hopes confidently in You.
- Isaiah 26:3
Are you or have you ever been committed? If you are guarding your heart then God Is Guarding You! If you are keeping His Word then He Sees You Perfect In Christ Jesus and Will Keep You In Constant Peace! Peace of heart and Peace of mind, because Jesus Who Is Our Peace has "given" us His Peace, so that we can overcome this present World in which we live. As Believers, we are commanded of God to renew our minds and be transformed from Faith to Faith and Glory to Glory! What are you inclined to think, speak and do? Does your character bring forth the Life of Christ Jesus In you which Is the Hope of Glory?
Every thought, word and deed is to be brought into submission to Christ.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His Wonderful Face and the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the Light of His Glory and Grace!
Is your mind's eye (your Spiritual Eyes) stayed, focused, fixed, looking unto Jesus as the Author and Finisher of your Faith? Are you committed to The Things of God, to God Himself, to His Word, Will and Way? Give Him your temporal life (lose your "self" In Him) and He Will "give" you Eternal Life, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life In Jesus' Name! Let the zeal for His House consume you, commit your ways Unto Him, He will set your path straight and they will come to pass. Lean on Him when you're not strong, because in your weakness you will find His Strength. He Is The Friend that sticks closer to you than any brother or sister, He will go before you in All things, He'll help you carry on when you feel like giving up, because He's in Everything with you and surely His Goodness and Mercy shall follow you All the Days of your Life In Him! Cling to Him, Trust In Him and Rely On Him for He Is Faithful and True! Be strong (In The Lord and In the Power of His Might) and courageous, have confidence In His Holy and Precious Word (God can not lie) and put your Hopes In Him, because Hope will not disappoint us and Jesus Never Fails!
As individuals and as a Nation we must be uncompromising, in right standing with God (this only comes with the Righteousness found by putting our Hope and Trust In Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior), keep the Faith, then we can enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise for He Is Our Beloved and we "are" Betrothed Unto God as His Bride. So Trust In The Lord with All of your heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength - commit your "self" To Him, Lean On Him, Rely On Him, Hope Confidently In Him - for ever and ever; for The Lord Is An Everlasting Rock - The Rock of Ages (cleft for you and me, so let us hide our "self" In Him)!
God Is Our Rock! Our God Is A Strong Tower, we "have" a strong city; The Lord sets up Salvation (there is Salvation in no other Name, but Jesus) as walls and bulwarks.
"You [Lord] have been to me a strong wall."
- The Dead Sea Scrolls
Be Glad and Rejoice for He has taken aWay the reproach of His People and from off All the Earth; for The Lord has spoken it! [2 Tim. 1:10; 1 Cor. 15:26, 54.]
Through prayer we can do damage in the Spiritual realm and tear down the strongholds of satan himself, because Jesus has trodden down, brought down the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city; He laid it low, laid it low to the ground; He brought it even to the dust by sheading His Blood on The Cross at Calvary and Resurrecting from the grave, so that we "now have" The Victory In Jesus' Name, because He Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God Our Heavenly Father!
We have been redeemed, delivered from our enemies and also the rebel powers of evil and darkness; His sharp and unrelenting, great and terrible swift sword will visit and punish the inhabitants of the Earth for their iniquities. The Lord's wrath, His judgement is coming, but our life is hid In Christ, we as His Chosen People can come, enter our chambers and shut the doors behind us; hide ourselves for a little while until the [Lord's] wrath is past.
God has ordained Peace [His Favor and Blessings, Temporal and Spiritual] for us.
Are you waiting (expectantly) for Jesus' Near Return? Is your heartfelt desire for His Name (All that He Is and and All that He Represents) and for the remembrance of Him? Does your soul yearn For Him in the night; your Spirit within you Seek Him earnestly?
The way of the [consistently] righteous - those living in religious and moral rectitude in every area and relationship of their lives - is level and straight; You, O Lord, Who are upright, direct aright and level the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous.
- Isaiah 26:7
Jesus Is The Way! Our Righteousness (our right standing and upright relationship with God) is found In Him Alone and It Is He Who makes Everything level and our paths straight on the narrow Way. As The Good Shepherd He leads us, guides us, directs us aright and we "are" found to be Just In Him! He Is Our God and we "are" The People of His Pasture, The Sheep of His Hand. Upon Him we have waited and hoped that He might save us and He Has!
This Is The Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
- Isaiah 25:9b
They that wait upon The Lord shall renew their strength! Jesus Is Our Strength, Our Guard, Our Keeper and In Him we "are" Made Perfect and In Constant Peace of heart, mind, soul and Spirit. Stay the course, commit your "self" To Him, because He Is Completely and Totally Committed To You! He "gave" His Life for you, so why don't we "give" our life To Him, All of it, why not? Lean on The Everlasting Arms, find your Hope and Confidence In Him! Jesus will not disappoint you and we should do our best not to disappoint Him either. Our Love For God Should Show In Our Love For Each Other! God has Called us to Go to All Nations and Peoples with His Love and Good News, so let us Go forward bringing His Peace to All In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New! Made To Last Forever:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Worship:
Praise The Name Of Jesus
Praise the Name of Jesus,
Praise the Name of Jesus,
He's my Rock, He's my Fortress, He's my Deliverer, In Him will I trust.
Praise the Name of Jesus.
The Word:
He has made everything beautiful in its time; He also has planted eternity in men's heart and mind [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun, but only God, can satisfy], yet so that man cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11
King Solomon in All of his wisdom and knowledge had seen the painful labor and business exertion which God had given to the sons of men in which to be exercised and busy. He knew that there was nothing better for them than to be glad and to do good as long as they lived; that every man should eat, drink and enjoy the good of All his labor, because it is the "gift" of God. With God and in God, there is a time for everything under Heaven and He "has" made Everything beautiful! When God created the Heavens and the Earth, He said, "It Is Good!" No doubt, you have heard it said, "God don't make junk!" Each and every one of us is created In His Image, His Likeness, so what's not to like? We are constantly being changed from Grace to Grace and Glory to Glory, but In His Eyes, we "are" perfect, whole, complete and beautiful.
Beautiful, Beautiful, Jesus Is Beautiful and Jesus makes Beautiful the Things of my Life.
Carefully, touching me, causing my eyes to see that Jesus makes Beautiful the Things of my Life.
Timing is everything with God. Jesus never, ever had to run or hurry anywhere!
When the fullness of time had come, God sent His One and Only Begotten Son into the World to save sinners! Why? To "give" us Beauty for ashes and the Oil of Joy, His Holy Spirit for our mourning.
Blessed, O how happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted! [Is. 61:2; Matt. 5:4.]
As the deer panteth for the waters, so my soul longeth after You! You Alone are my Hearts Desire and I long to Worship You.
You Alone are my Strength, my Shield. To You Alone may my Spirit yield!
We are to be planted as trees along the waters, rooted and grounded In The Things Of God. He Is The Vine and we are the branches, empty vessels through which His Life passes through and bears lasting fruit for His Kingdom, His Glory, His Honor and His Praise! He has planted in us [Divinely implanted], in our heart and mind, Eternity! Every human being on the face of this planet has a void that only God can satisfy and fulfill. Each of us has a Divine Plan and Purpose, a Destiny to accomplish In Christ Jesus!
Only In God does our Soul find rest and In Him is our expectation! Forrest Gump asked, "What's my destiny, Momma?" to which she replied, "You'll have to find that out for yourself, Forrest." Death is just a part of Life, but where do we go to find out the meaning and purpose of Life Itself? The Word of God tells us that Jesus Is The Author of Life, so it would do us All well to consult with The Author on a regular basis and read His Book daily. Jesus tells us, "My Word Is Spirit and My Word Is Life!" He has "given" us His Holy Spirit to lead and guide us into All Truth and understanding, so we should certainly listen to what The Spirit is saying to us as The Church Today!
Can mankind find out what God has done from the beginning to the end? Certainly!
Read The Book, The Bible, The Word of God, God's Love Letter To you! Come to Know (experientially) that He Is, Revere and Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
[James 1:17; Ps. 19:9.] Rejoice in your own works and Rejoice In The Lord AlWays, again I say, Rejoice! As Believers, it is our job, our Calling to comfort those who are oppressed.
"Comfort, Comfort My People!" says The Lord.
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
- Ecclesiastes 4:11
We are The Body of Christ Jesus and each Member is to function within the Body for the common Good of All. No man is an island! A threefold cord is not easily broken! When All the Members of The Body come together we "are" Beautiful. The Good Shepherd leads and guides us along The Straight and Narrow Way and "The path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." (Prov. 4:18, ASV.) Let us go forward, shining The Light of Life into the darkness of this World, so that God can continue to make All Things Beautiful In His Time! Let's sow the seed of God's Holy and Precious Word in Good soil, praying as we go, breaking up the fallowed ground, so that the planting of eternity in the heart and mind of All will spring forth an abundant crop unto Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Tuesday, May 6, 2003 Message!
Made To Last Forever: Ecclesiastes 7:2
Worship:
Therefore Being Justified By Faith
Therefore, being justified by faith,
We have peace with God,
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Because the love of God is shed abroad
In our hearts by the Holy Ghost,
Which is given, which is given
Unto us, unto us, unto us. (Romans 5:1-5)
The Word:
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness. [2 Cor. 7:10.]
- Ecclesiastes 7:2
Worldly grief [the hopeless sorrow that is characteristic of the pagan world] is deadly - breeding and ending in death, but godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret. When Paul The Apostle wrote his first letter to the Corinthian Church, he knew that it was painful and grieved them, though only for a little while; yet he was gladdened by the fact that they turned to God and suffered no loss or harm from what he said. What has repentance done for you, produced in you? To do justice, to Love Mercy and to walk humbly with our God is All that is required of us In Christ Jesus. We are cleared and guiltless of All sin and unrighteousness In Him! There is no condemnation for those of us who are In Christ Jesus. When God corrects us or disciplines us, it is because He Loves us as His Own, as His Beloved Children and His rod and staff comfort us. Whatever your situation, God raised The Lord to Life and He Will also raise us up by His Power! We must see and know that our bodies "are" Members (bodily parts) of Christ, The Messiah! We "are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord!
I definitely wouldn't say that King Solomon was one of the most positive writers, but when taken in the context of the entire Word of God, we can see the Wisdom and Knowledge that his words
present to us.
A GOOD name is better than precious perfume; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- Ecclesiasties 7:1
In Jesus, we have been "given" The Name Above All Names by which we Must Be Saved, because Salvation is found in none other! We "have" the Essence of Christ that goes everywhere with us to bring death to self and Eternal, Everlasting Life unto All who will Believe and put their Faith and Trust In Him. It was on "GOOD" Friday that Jesus was crucified for the sins of the World, became a curse by hanging on a tree and died in our stead. His day of death was better than His day of birth, because In His death and by His Resurrection from the grave, we 'Have" Eternal Life! Our death to self and our sinful ways, gives birth to New Life In Him, we become Born-Again, Born-Anew, Born From Above, Born of God!
It is appointed unto mankind once to die and then the judgement. When we attend a wake or funeral service we mourn for the loss, but take to heart the reality that this is the end of All mankind. This Life is but a breath and it is the decisions and choices that we make here and now that will last into All Eternity. Weeping may last for the night, but Joy comes in the morning!
We must open up our Spiritual eyes and see The Son, see The Light, for Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yes, more excellent it is for the living and Jesus Is The Son, The Light Of The World, The Wisdom Of God. We "are" Joint Heirs With Him and Live The Abundant Life In His Holy and Precious Name! What good does it do us to gain the whole World and lose our Soul? The Riches of God's Kingdom, to Possess The Holy Spirit, to bring Glory, Honor and Praise to His Name, to lack nothing for our Soul, to have the desires of our heart and to "have" the Power and capacity to enjoy them is The Gift of God! Jesus Is Our Fullness, Wholeness, Blessing and Peace / Shalom! If we refuse Him, we live a life of vanity
- emptiness, falsity, futility; it is a sore affliction!
[Luke 12:20.]
FOOTNOTE:
How impressive throughout Ecclesiastes is the evidence that, while Solomon is doing his utmost to prove that life is futile and not worth living, the Holy Spirit is using him to show that these conclusions are the tragic effect of living "under the sun" - ignoring the Lord, away from God the Father, oblivious of the Holy Spirit - and yet face to face with the mysteries of life and nature!
Godly sorrow is far better than the laughter from the heart of fools in the house of mirth and sensual joy. The Joy Of The Lord Is Our Strength! The Fruit Of His Holy Spirit takes us from death to Life Eternal, sorrow to real Joy, for when we are saddened by our sin, repent, turn, think differently about our lifestyle and way and look unto Jesus, His Life, God's Way, then He lifts up The Light Of His Countenance upon us and "give" us His Shalom / Peace, Love, Blessings of heart and Gladness In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Things From God's View:
2 Chronicles 32:31
Worship:
HERE I AM TO WORSHIP
VERSE 1:
Light of the World, You stepped down into darkness Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You
CHORUS:
So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down Here I am to say that You're my God!
(And) You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy Altogether wonderful to me
VERSE 2:
King of all days, oh so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came to the Earth You created All for love's sake became poor
BRIDGE:
And I'll never know how much it cost to
see my sin upon that cross
And I'll never know how much it cost to
see my sin upon that cross
The Word:
And so in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him to himself to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart. [Isa. 39:1-7.]
- 2 Chronicles 32:31
Sometimes, like King Hezekiah, God directs our hearts as a water course. He has promised us that when we are In His Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life, Everything we put our hands to will prosper In Jesus' Name! We "Are" His Workmanship, created In Christ Jesus for Good Works, Acts of The Holy Spirit working In and Through us for His Good Purposes, Good Deeds. Our Lives "Are" Engraved In The Palms of His Hands and Written In His Book of Life.
We are to see things through God's Eyes, using the Spiritual Vision that He has "given" us, for without "Vision" (His Vision) we perish! As Christians, we should be speaking forth the Things of God as The Spirit gives us utterance, moving in the Prophetic as Sons of The Most High God, Kings, Priests and Ambassadors for Christ. Jesus died, so that we could have Life, Eternal, Everlasting Life In His Name and when we die to our "self," we bring Glory and Honor to His Holy and Precious Name. He has delivered us from sin and death, so do not be mislead or deceived by the lies of the devil. We "Are" Saved by The Blood of The Lamb, from the hand of All our enemies, and He Guides us as The Good Shepherd on Every side. He has bestowed "Gifts" and "Talents" upon us, "given" us Everything we need to live our Life Unto Him, so that we can present our "selves" as living sacrifices To The Lord and Magnify Him in the sight of All Nations and Peoples! Let us Exalt His Name Together as One, Worshipping Him In Spirit and Truth!
This is a sick and dying World we live in, but when God's People humble them "selves" and pray, He answers us and heals our land. Are you looking for a sign? The Resurrection of Jesus from the grave, His Ascension Into Heaven where He Is Seated At The Right Hand of God Our Heavenly Father and the outpouring of The Holy Spirit upon All flesh are proof positive that God's Plan of Salvation for the whole human race was fulfilled and completed In Christ. Don't be proud of heart! Has there ever been such benefit done to us, such spectacular wonders performed on our behalf or response to our prayers? Turn to The Lord, humble your "self" Before Him, Draw Near to Him and His Blessings will be poured out upon you, so much so that you will not be able to contain them.
The Presence of God Is our Increase!
Great Wealth Is Found In Him. He Is our Shield! The Fruit of His Holy Spirit In us will be multiplied, the Oil of Gladness poured out upon us, filling us up as His Vessels for His Honor to overflowing will bring The Essence of Christ where ever we go. Almighty God Is our Provision, we "Are" His City on His Hill, His Holy Mountain and our Light should shine out into the darkness, so that it flees aWay!
Are you living the "Abundant" Life In Jesus? He Is our Inheritance and we should be dancing before Him with gladness and Thanksgiving in our hearts for All that He has done for us in Christ! I don't care if you are 12 years old or 112, but as A Believer, you should be serving The Lord and Loving Him with All of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength! We "Are" Called of God to bear fruit, lasting fruit for His Kingdom. If we Hearken (Hear O Israel!) Unto The Lord our God and "Are" Obedient to His Word, we will "Do" Good and destroy evil.
God hears your prayers, He Is Faithful and True, He'll build you up as you lay down your life and humble your "self" Before Him. Catch The Vision, His Vision!
Listen to His Voice, His Word, Will and Way. Ask Him to open up your Spiritual Eyes, so that you can see Wonderful Things In His Word and See Things as He Sees Them. Get The Heavenly Vision, God's Perspective, His View for we "Are" seated In Heavenly Places In Christ. What matters to God should matter to us, because we "Are" His Ambassadors and Represent The Prince Of Peace on Earth.
God sent His One and Only Begotten Son into the World to save sinners and Jesus has sent us to go forward and accomplish His Will. He did not leave us alone and comfortless, but "gave" us His Holy Spirit, His Word and His Name to lead and guide us into All Truth and Understanding, so that through us, others might come to "Know" Him in their hearts and "See" His Way by Faith In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Genesis 1:28
Worship:
OVERCOMING LOVE
by Phil Leonardelli
VERSE:
I see Your eyes, lookin' straight at me!
I feel Your love, surroundin' me!
You know my heart, You know my name.
One touch from You, I'm not the same.
CHORUS:
I believe, I believe
That Jesus my Lord is supreme!
I pray, Lord I pray
That Your healing and Love flow thru me.
VERSE:
I have no life, apart Lord, from You!
Submitting my will, Your power brings truth.
Worshipping You, guards my heart from sin.
Let Your river flow Lord, over and over again.
VERSE:
Minute by minute, I have a choice.
To worship and love You, and obey Your voice.
Empower my will Lord, by Your Spirit in me.
To give up control, of my life and be free!
Copyright 2003 by Phil Leonardelli
All Rights Reserved.
The Word:
And God blessed them, and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it [with all it's vast resources]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth.
- Genesis 1:28
In the beginning we were created, prepared, formed of the dust of the ground, framed, constituted and fashioned by God [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] In His Own Image, In The Image And Likeness Of Him He Created Us; male and female. [Col. 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9.] Every plant yielding seed that is on the face of All the land, Every tree with seed in it's fruit; He "gave" us for food, God saw Everything that He had made, and It was very Good - suitable, pleasant - and He approved It Completely. The Breath of Life or Spirit of Life was breathed into Adam's nostrils; man became a living being, a living soul [1 Cor. 15:45-49.] and God put him in Eden (meaning delight) with the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of [the difference between] Good and evil, and blessing and calamity. [Rev. 2:27; 22:14, 19.]
Jesus spoke of Isaiah the Prophet's words, "Seeing, they may not see and hearing, they may not hear." Unless The Lord builds the house, the laborers labor in vain and unless The Lord opens our hearts to Receive of His Love, minds to Understand, to have Wisdom and Knowledge, ears to hear His Word, The Voice of The Holy Spirit and our eyes to Really See Him for Who He Is, then we are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked. [Hos. 12:8.] In order for us to be [truly] wealthy, clothed in white to keep the shame of our nudity from being seen, and to have salve put on our eyes, so that we may see, we must pay the price! To die to self and be Resurrected Unto New Life In Jesus, we must give up this present life, this natural life and Receive His Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant Life that He Purchased for us on The Cross of Calvary. Those God Dearly and Tenderly Loves, He tells their faults, convicts, convinces, reproves and chastens - [that is] He disciplines and instructs, so that we will "Be" enthusiastic, earnest, burning with zeal, and repent - change our hearts, minds and attitudes. [Prov. 3:12.] If you Hear, Listen To, Heed His Voice and Open The Door, He Will Come In, Make you Victorious, you will Overcome and He'll "Grant" you to sit beside Him on His Throne, as He Himself sat down beside Our Heavenly Father's Throne of Grace and Mercy! This Is The Calling of God addressed to Every Believer like a war trumpet and what The Holy Spirit Is Saying to the assemblies (The Churches) Today!
We "are" Blessed, Commanded of God to "Be" Fruitful (to bear Good and Lasting Fruit for His Kingdom), Multiply, Fill the planet with The Love of God, The Good News, The Gospel of Jesus, subdue It and "have" dominion over Every living thing upon Earth! Only In Jesus, By God and the Ministry of His Holy Spirit active and working in and through our Life In Christ can we accomplish such a task. We Must lay our lives down as Adam did when God caused him to fall into a deep sleep. Our Baptism Into Christ Jesus symbolizes His death and Resurrection Unto New Life In His Holy and Precious Name! Out of our Life flows His Streams of Living Waters, The Essence of Christ bringing The Life of Jesus to All Nations and Peoples. A River flowed out of Eden, divided and became four river heads. The River of Life is to be flowing to the four corners of this present World through us.
We are to be rooted and grounded In Christ and His Holy Word, branching out to All, so that they can find rest and comfort in the shade, the shadows of His Wings. Man does not live by bread alone, but by Every Word that proceeds out of the Mouth of God. His Word Is Spirit and Life! Where else can people find the Words of Eternal Life? The True Bread From Heaven Is The Bread Of Life, Jesus!
He "gives" us food to eat that this present World knows nothing of. The Lord Is The Gardener and we "are" His Garden, His Delight. He tends to our Every need and when He Is Our Shepherd, we shall not want. Jesus died upon that Tree to bring us Life Eternal, so that we can Experientially Know Him, that He is Good All the time and wants us to "be" blessed, happy, blithesome, joyous, fortunate to be envied, Spiritually prosperous with life-joy and satisfaction in God's Salvation, Favor, His Grace, Goodness, Tender Mercies and Loving-Kindness! When Jesus met the Disciples in the Upper Room after His Resurrection, He told them that He was flesh and bone. In Him (as Adam said to Eve) we "are" One, bone of His bones and flesh of His flesh. We're taken out of the old man, the life of sin and death, leave our past behind, "are" United To Him, In Him and Through Him. Cleave, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On Him for Eternal, Everlasting Life and become One flesh, One Body, The Body of Christ Jesus here on Earth, His Church, His Chosen People. [Eph. 5:31-33.] Standing naked before Him we shall not be embarrassed or ashamed In His Presence or each other's. The serpent is subtle and crafty, but as we follow God's Will according to His Word, we shall Taste and See that The Lord Is Good and find our Way back to The Garden In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Exodus 24:17
The Word:
And the glory of the Lord appeared to the Israelites like devouring fire on the top of the mountain.
- Exodus 24:17
How does God, Your Heavenly Father appear to you? We do not approach Him as Moses did on the mountain amidst rumblings of thunder and lightning, but He Is The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever! Our God "Is" A Consuming Fire, but let us not confuse Him with the hell, fire and brimstone prepared for the devil and his angels. That fire will torment Satan and his followers forever and ever, but the Refiner's Fire which each and every confessing Believer In Jesus as Lord and Savior must pass through is to purify, melt and mold us Into His Image.
In our heart of hearts, The Holy Spirit dwells, burning with desire, leading and guiding us Into All Truth and Understanding In Christ. Although we may not like what we have to go through, we do not pass through anything in this lifetime alone! Jesus says, "I Will "Be" With you AlWays, even to the end of the ages!" He shall take you through the fire and the flood, but In Him you shall come forth as gold tried in the fire of affliction and Victorious In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name!
Just as Moses went up into the mountain, and the cloud covered it, as we go deeper and higher In Jesus, His Word, Will and Way, The Glory of The Lord, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace Will "Be" our Covering! Jesus commands us to be watchful and to tarry, because they that wait Upon The Lord shall renew their strength. Our God "Is" Good All the time!
His Tender-Mercies are renewed In and for us Every single morning of our natural life and into All of Eternity. God's Grace, His Unmeritted Favor and Blessings rest upon us, because of what Jesus did on our behalf upon The Cross of Calvary. He became sin for us and died in our stead, so that we could obtain The Abundant, Everlasting Life In His Holy and Precious Name! He rose again from the grave, overcame sin and death, ascended into Heaven, is now seated at the right hand of God, our Heavenly Father and poured out His Spirit of Grace upon All flesh, so that His Sons and Daughters could prophesy (the Testimony of Jesus "Is" The Spirit of Prophecy), speak forth the things of God to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name!
God created the World in six (I Believe to be literal) days and rested on the seventh. His Glory rested on Mount Sinai, The Cloud covered it six days and on the seventh day God called to Moses out of the midst of It.
Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and nights.
- Exod 24:18
Arise and Shine for your Light has come and The Glory of The Lord has risen Upon YOU! Go tell It (The Good News of Jesus) on the mountain, over the hills and Everywhere! Jesus Christ was Born, died and rose again, so that All could become Born-Again to "have" Eternal, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life by Faith In His Holy and Precious Name!
Each and Every One of us should Willingly and ungrudgingly with All of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength, offer up our"self" up To Him as a Living Sacrifice of Praise and Worship (This "Is" our Spiritual Service). He has given us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him, His Holy Spirit Oil to make us a Light To The Nations, to Anoint and Empower us for Service In His Kingdom (which "Is" Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost), our prayers are a sweet incense going before His Throne of Grace and Mercy and we "are" The Essence of Christ where ever we go. We "have" His Word and His Name which "Is" Above All! Let us make our Life a prayer To Him, so that we can bring Glory, Honor and Praise to His Holy and Precious Name.
The Glory of The Lord has appeared to All mankind and now dwells withIn us, so that we can take The Holy Spirit Fire to All Nations and Peoples from the mountains to the valleys In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Exodus 20:4-6
The Word:
You shall not make yourself any graven image [to worship it], or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, [Isa. 42:8; 48:11.]
But showing mercy and steadfast love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
- Exodus 20:4-6
NOTHING in our Life is to be above, before or besides God Almighty, He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise, Our Creator and The One Who brought us out of bondage to sin and death! Think about this... Did you ever make your"self" any image in your own mind, heart or spirit to worship? Some people in this World Today openly and honesty confess that they are gods. As Christians, Believers In Jesus as Lord and Savior of the World, we have been bought with a price, His Precious Blood, we "are" His Own (He purchased us at The Cross of Calvary), we "are" God's (His Property)! The Church, The Body of Christ Jesus here on Earth MUST Worship Him and Him Alone In Spirit and Truth! Don't get me wrong or misunderstand what I Am about to say here, but too many of us in our own congregations have crosses, Holy Spirit doves and pictures of Jesus hanging around that have come to represent Him more than us focusing on Him and Him Alone!
Isn't it great to sing long with the Church Choir or Worship Team? There's nothing like closing your eyes and envisioning All The Hosts of Heaven Worshipping The King around His Throne of Glory! Rejoice and Be Glad, but let you focus "Be" Upon Jesus In The Unity of His Holy Spirit and The Truth of The Gospel (Good News, Word) of God! O let The Son Shine In, allow His Living Waters to Flow, washing over you, cleansing you and carrying you to His Throne of Grace and Mercy! Do not ever find your"self" bowing down to Earth, wind or fire, but know that you are Created from dust, carried along by The Rushing Wind of His Holy Spirit and "given," Everlasting, The Abundant Life by His Eternal Flame of Fire burning deep within your heart, mind and soul.
Jesus says, "If you Love Me you Will Obey My Commandments!" What exactly is it that He requires of us? To Do Justly, to Love Mercy and to Walk Humbly With Our God! Loving God, your neighbor as your"self" and One Another as Christ
Loves us is not an easy task to accomplish, but it is The Love of God Working In and Through us that fulfills our obligations to Our Father Who Art In Heaven. If you hate Him He Will Visit the iniquities of our fathers upon us to the third and fourth generations, but if you Love Him with All of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, He Will Show His Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness (The Steadfast Love of The Lord Never Ceases and His Mercies Never Come to an end) to a thousand generations! The Choice Is ours, so choose Wisely. This is not a light or frivolous matter that can be dealt with in false affirmations or profanely; for The Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His Name, The Name Above All Names in vain. He Is Holy and deserves the utmost reverence and respect we have to give Him!
God has a Plan for His Pleasure and ours.
He has given us Everything we need to live our Life Unto Him, so why don't we follow according to His Word, Will and Way. He's Working All things Together for His and our Good! Know and Understand That!
Come and sing Praises to The Rock of All Ages! Come and sing Praises To Jesus Our Lord! Come and Adore Him, Bow Down Before Him! Come and sing Praises to Jesus Our Lord!
The Lord Inhabits The Praises of His People, so let us find our Hopes, Dreams and Visions In Him Alone. Worship Him In The Holy Spirit and The Truth of God's Word! Let us Love Him as One should and bring His Love to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Genesis 6:6
The Word:
And the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved at heart.
- Genesis 6:6
Was it that God made a mistake in the fact that He Created man on Planet Earth (What other Planet could He have chosen?) or that man messed up God's Perfect and Acceptable Plan for his Eternal Life? Certainly Each and Every One of us Will admit to the fact that we All have sinned and fallen short of God's Glory, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace.
The Word of God tells us to quench not the Holy Spirit, but we have, still do and most likely probably will.
Surely it grieves God to look at His Bride, broken, battered and worn. Look around you (Notice: I didn't say, "Look at Every One else around you."), who "are" we, what have we become, where are we going, when will we straighten up and fly right, why is The Church, The Body of Christ in such disarray? You "are" The Temple of The Holy Spirit! Are you reflecting His Love to All? SELAH: Pause and Think About That! Take a precious moment and ask God, Your Heavenly Father how He views you as His Child? Is the Way you are living your Life what Jesus died for? Ask The Person of The Holy Spirit if you have broken His Heart, quenched His Streams of Living Waters from flowing In and Through your Life In Christ Jesus or grieved Him in any Way, shape or form.
It's OK to be completely and totally opened and honest with God (He Knows Everything anyWay and Understands the makings of you better than you think you Know your"self"). I Am sure that every person reading this Message has something in their Life (before becoming a Born-gain, Spirit-Filled Christian, A True Believer In Christ or after) that they regret ever came up as a thought to their mind and heart or an action that was carried out in the flesh. It is fine to be grieved over what you have said or done, but God AlWays provides The Way out and It Is Through Repentance In Jesus' Name!
Confess you faults to God, ask Him to cleanse you with The Precious Blood of Jesus. That is the very reason He went to The Cross, to Redeem you, to buy back the "real" Life, The Abundant Life that God originally intended for Every Soul on the face of Planet Earth to have.
Wickedness and evil are All around us, but they does not have to enter into our being! The wages of sin is death. Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy. Hell was created for him and All who choose to follow him. God has given us Free Will, so the choice is ours. Choose you This Day Who you Will Serve! Choose Life! We can find Favor, Grace with God when we look unto Him and accept His Righteousness In Jesus as our own by Faith. In Him we "are" Justified (Just as if we had never sinned), Blameless and put into Right Standing with God, so that we can walk in habitual fellowship with Him. Such Bliss and Blessedness awaits us In Jesus. He wants to take you deeper, higher, longer and wider In Him! Do not cause God to regret or grieve over giving His One and Only Begotten Son's Life over to death in your stead. Wail and moan, cry or do whatever it is that you know you have to do to get Everything in your Life Right with Him! God Loves a Broken and Contrite Spirit, give your Life to Him Completely and He Will pour out His Richest Blessings upon you and your's, so that you will never have a broken heart again. Healing, Wholeness and Fullness can be yours Forever, Today In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure: 1 Kings 10:9
The Word:
Blessed be the Lord your God, Who delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel!
Because the Lord loved Israel forever, He made you king to execute justice and righteousness.
- 1 Kings 10:9
Are you Happy? Happy to serve, stand continually before The Lord and hear His Wisdom? Never, in All the history of The Kings of Israel had such an Abundance of spices, precious stones and gold (120 talents) been given, than when The Queen of Sheba came to The Promised Land. She could not "Believe" what she heard until her own eyes saw the exceeding Goodness of Solomon's Kingdom, but then she knew it was True.
The Word of God tells us, She was breathless and overcome at the skill of the house which he had built. All of The Queen's questions - problems and riddles were answered, The King had hidden nothing or failed to explain everything in her mind. The constant connection of the fame of Solomon with The Name of The Lord was proven and she Communed With Him in The Holy City, Jerusalem.
God, Your Father Who Art In Heaven wants to Bless you with The Abundant, Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus! He takes delight In us, because By Faith we "are" cleansed of All our unrighteousness, forgiven, pure, holy and blameless In His Sight! The One and Only Begotten Son of God died upon The Cross of Calvary in our stead, He became sin for us, so that we could "Be" The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus!
He "has" set us on The Throne of Israel, we "are" seated With Him In Heavenly Places In The New Jerusalem. The Lord's Loving-Kindness towards us "is" better than Life Itself, His Love lasts Forever, He'll never leave or forsake us. His passion for us will never grow cold, but The Holy Spirit's Fire, His Eternal Flame of Love (God Is Love) Will burn towards us Forever. We "are" The Apple of His Eye and He Who watches over Israel (us) Will neither slumber nor sleep. Enter Into Your Rest! He has made us Kings and Priests to execute His Justice and Righteousness to All Nations and Peoples!
You and I "are" Planned For God's Pleasure (God Is Good All The Time) and It "is" His Good Pleasure to See All Come To Repentance In Christ, He wishes that none would perish, so we have the World to reach In Jesus' Name, because there is no other Name under Heaven by which we MUST "Be" Saved!
What have you heard of Salvation, The Name of The Lord, His Preciousness, Communion and Fellowship With and In Him? God wants and desires for you to Come, Ask questions that are on your heart, mind, soul, spirit and Receive of Him, Prove Him! He'll hide nothing from you or fail to explain what you need to know and / or understand. Whatever you have seen or heard as a Christian (or not), Come to His Banqueting Table, be seated, eat, dine, drink of His Cup which will overflow with abundance and enjoy The Feast! Jesus said, I Will Build My Church, so let us Look and See what He Has Done. Is It Marvelous in our eyes?
Come, Let us Go Up to The Mountain of The Lord, to The House of The God of Jacob! Are you breathless and overcome? EXPERIENCE Him, Come to Know Him, Commune and Have Intimate Fellowship With and In Jesus! We are not talking religion here (the rules and regulations of man), but a Living, Breathing Relationship With and In The New and Living Way (Jesus Is The Way)! Are you looking, longing for that desire, feeling of complete and total fulfillment?
You Will Find "It" In Him! He "Is" The King of Kings and we "are" His Servants, The Sheep of His Hands. We were Created By and For Him, For His Good Pleasure. He has a Perfect and Acceptable Will and Way for our Life In Him, but like The Queen of Sheba, we must be Willing to Go To Him, Inquire Of Him and Receive All that He Has To Give us. Are you Willing? He Delights In you and Will Love you Forever, so why not "be" Happy and Joyful With and In Him?
Fulfill The Calling on your Life, execute Justice and Righteousness to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: Job 8:8, 9
Worship:
WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR HOLINESS
When I look into Your holiness;
When I gaze into Your loveliness;
When all things that surround
become shadows in the light of You;
When I've found the joy of reaching Your heart; When my will becomes enthralled in Your love; When all things that surround
become shadows in the light of You;
I worship You
I worship You;
The reason I live is to worship You
I wor - ship You
I worship You;
The reason I live is to worship You.
The Word:
For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and apply yourself to that which their fathers have searched out;
For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow.
- Job 8:8, 9
Jesus Christ "Is" The Same, Yesterday, Today And Forever! If you "are" a Born Again Christian, Born of God (Borne of God), Born From Above, Born Of His Spirit and washed In His Blood then you "are" Of Christ, Of Yesterday. All of the knowledge that this present World has to offer us is nothing compared to Knowing and Loving God! Our life Is but a breath, our days are All numbered, written in His Book, but when He breathes His Breath of Life, His Holy Spirit into our nostrils, we become a Living, Eternal Soul. When Christ, Who Is Our Life appears, we (also) shall appear with Him In Glory!
Although our days upon Earth are a shadow, we must know and recognize that there would be no shadow without The Light.
Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil; for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.
- Psalm 23:4
Your Life "Is" your "self" and God by His Holy Spirit and His Precious Word will lead you in paths of His Righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him - not for your earning it, but] for His Name's sake. He'll Shepherd, lead, feed, guide and shield you, so that you can lie down in (fresh tender) green pastures; beside the still and restful waters. [Rev. 7:17.] Jesus Is our rest and The Word of God declares His Righteousness to a people yet to be born, that He has done it [that it is finished]! [John 19:30.]
Job, considered by some to be the oldest Book of The Bible, tells us to inquire, pray, ask of the former age, and apply our "self" to that which our fathers have searched out. Some of us have had godly parents, many have not, but Our Father Who Art In Heaven, Is The Ancient Of Days, The All Knowing, All Seeing God Who Loves us and wants us to walk In His Will and Way. Though Job himself suffered within his own body and had tremendous losses on every side, God brought him through victoriously. We also may go through many hardships, dangers, toils and snares, but Jesus suffered and died on The Cross of Calvary (in our stead), so that we would overcome sin and death and "have" The Victory, Eternal, Everlasting Life In His Holy and Precious Name! Our job as Christians, as Believers is to Teach others, tell them The Good News, The Gospel Of God In Christ, let The Holy Spirit "give" us the utterance out of our heart [the deepest part of our nature], so that All Nations and Peoples will grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus, be rooted and grounded In Him, planted deep beside His streams of Living Water, have their sins forgiven and forgotten, have Hope and not perish, but Live The Abundant Life In His Name!
And though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.
- Job 8:7
God finds you where you are at and Loves you there. In the deepest, darkest times of your life, He "Is" There with you and He promises never, ever to leave or forsake you. The largest tree in the World started out as a tiny seed. Your life started out as a seed planted in your Mother's womb and in labor, she brought you forth into this world. Jesus, The Promised "Seed" Of Abraham, died for you, was buried and rose again from the grave, sprung up unto New Life as The Firstfruits of the dead unto God. The Holy Spirit, by Faith, "gives" us re-birth, newness of Life by planting His Seed into our heart and God brings the increase, so that we grow from Image to Image, Glory to Glory and Grace to Grace!
We are but of yesterday, know nothing (in and of ourselves) and our days upon Earth are a shadow, but He Who has begun a Good Work In you (we "are" His Workmanship, created In Christ Jesus for Good Works In His Name) will complete it! God Is Faithful and True, He makes us Right In His Eyes, because of what Jesus has done on our behalf. He Is Wise In Heart and Mighty In Strength. Jesus Is our Wisdom, The Living Word Of God.
We "are" to "Be" Strong In The Power of His Might and The Joy of The Lord "Is" our Strength! God will remove mountains, shake the Earth out of It's place, make the pillars of It tremble; command the sun, seal up the stars [from view]; stretch out the heavens and tread upon the waves and the high places of the sea to reach us with His Love and Provide The Way out for us to get through to Him. Jesus Never Fails! Our life is but a wind - a puff, a breath, a sob, but In Him we "have" Abundance of Life, nothing is empty, vain or puffed up, His Rushing Wind blows through our bodies (His Holy Spirit Temple) and even when weeping comes in the silence of the deepest, darkest night, His Joy is guaranteed to come to us in the morning.
Let us inquire of The Lord, pray, ask Him to allow us to apply our "self" and Fulfill His Great Commission In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure: 1 Chronicles 16:27
The Word:
Honor and majesty are [found] in His presence; strength and joy are [found] in His sanctuary.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27
What a time of Prayer, Praise, Promises, Prophecies, Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs! King David has just brought The Ark of God back to The Nation of Israel in Jerusalem and the streets are filled with Rejoicing! God's Glory, Honor and Power are once again manifested amongst The Offspring of Abraham and The Celebration has begun!
Ascribe to The Lord, O Mighty Ones.
Ascribe to The Lord, Glory and Strength.
Ascribe to The Lord, The Glory Due His Name and Worship The Lord In The Beauty of His Holiness. Come and Sing Praises to The Rock of All Ages, Come and Sing Praises to Jesus Our Lord.
Come and Adore Him, Bow Down Before Him, Come and Sing Praises to Jesus Our Lord.
To Him Alone is All Glory, Honor and Praise Due His Holy and Precious Name!
He Alone Is Worthy! Worthy Is The Lamb of God, Who Takes AWay the sins of the World. Let the Heavens Be Glad, the Earth Rejoice, the sea roar, the fields Rejoice and the trees of the wood Sing Out For Joy (The Joy of The Lord Is Our Strength), because The Lord Jesus has Come to Earth! Everything that has breath should Praise The Lord! We were Created By Him and For Him, to Do Good Works In and Through His Name. Not by our own might or power, but by His Holy Spirit Living, Moving and Having His Being In us! Are you, like Paul The Apostle exhorted us, Rejoicing In The Lord ALWAYS? In All Ways? Through each and every circumstance and situation that comes your Way?
Just as Jesus was placed here on this Earth to reveal The Father to us, so are we to show Our Father Who Art In Heaven to All Nations and Peoples!
Whatever we say or do in our Lifetime here on Earth, is to be done as Unto The Lord, For His Honor!
Majesty! Worship HIs Majesty! Unto Jesus Be All Glory, Honor and Praise!
Everything and anything you have ever searched for, needed or wanted in this Life, can Only Be FOUND In Him, In His Presence, His Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Favor and Grace! He Is Our Sanctuary, Our High Tower and In God Only Is Our Strength! Shalom, Fullness, Wholeness and His Blessings are Found In Jesus, He Is Our Peace! The Son has Confirmed God's Word To us, Established and Proven It To Be True! Sing To The Lord, Declare His Truth To The Nations, Speak Grace and Comfort to His People, His Creation In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Ezekiel 5:13
The Word:
Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My wrath toward them to rest, and I will be eased and comforted. And they shall know, understand and realize that I, the Lord, have spoken in My zeal, when I have accomplished My wrath upon them. [Ezek. 36:6; 38:19.]
- Ezekiel 5:13
As surely as The Lord God Lives, He Will diminish, withdraw from, spare not or have pity on any who choose to defile His Sanctuary (We "ARE" The Temple of The Holy Spirit). Sooner or later, Judgement is Coming and It Begins at The House of God! If you are not for Him, then you are against Him and therefore, He Will "Be" against you. Should we dare to rage against Him, refuse to Walk In His Statutes, Keep or Do according to His Ordinances, like The Nation of Israel in Ezekiel's time, we shall die of pestilence, be consumed by famine, fall by the sword, be scattered to the winds and God Will Draw out His Swift and Mighty Sword against us. As The Lord God has set Jerusalem in the center of The Nations and Countries are round about Her, the mountains are around Her and The Lord "Is" All Around His People. Are we Living a balanced Life In Jesus, with Just weights? Is our heart divided? Are we splitting hairs?
God's Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life In Him is not that we be a reproach, taunt, warning, horror or an astonishment to All Nations and Peoples, because of His judgement, anger, wrath, furious chastisement or rebukes towards us, but a reflection, a demonstration of His Grace, Favor, Tender-Mercies, Goodness, Loving-Kindness and Peace, His Shalom, Wholeness, Fullness and Blessings In Jesus Christ! He wants to loose us from the chains of bondage to sin and death, but if we refuse to accept His Deliverance and Salvation, instead of quenching the fiery darts of the enemy, He Will Bring destruction and send hunger to our very bones. If we hunger and thirst for His Righteousness, we Shall "Be" Filled!
Do you lack bread or water? Jesus Is The Bread of Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life that Came down from God out of Heaven, He was born in Bethlehem, The House of Bread and when He Rose Again from the grave, God Brought Forth The Bread from the Earth!
He Is The Living Water, so if you Cling To, Trust In, Rely On and Believe In Him, you Shall never thirst again. Have you (really and truly) allowed The Word of God to Come To you? Tear, cast down and destroy the alters and high places of idolatrous worship that are within your heart, mind, soul and spirit! Worship Him and Him Alone In Spirit and Truth! Give your heart, your Life, your ALL! The Son Has Come To Dwell In your Heart, to take aWay the desolation, guilt, waste, brokenness, destruction, false images and handiworks of man. He'll wipe aWay Every tear and blot out ALL traces of sin.
Come To Jesus and Know, Understand, Realize that He Is Lord! He Loves you, died upon The Cross of Calvary, so that you could escape God's Judgement, sword and wrath. If you are far off, He'll Draw you near, just Call Upon The Name of The Lord! The vilest stench of sin will be turned into The Sweet Incense of Christ when God stretches forth His Hand to Touch, Heal and Forgive. All you have to do is ask, Believe and receive.
The most desolate waste land and wilderness becomes a garden, ever green In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Old Covenant New / Genesis6:8
"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD." - Gen. 6:8
The name "Noah" means "rest". Although, looking back on all that he was to go through (building a boat in the desert, expecting a storm when it had never even rained, floating around with livestock in an enclosed ark for way too long, being one of the last 10 people surviving on the earth, all that...) you'd never think that this man would be destined to "rest". But, he was. You'd never think he would know "rest". But he did. Straight on through, I'm sure.
Through the torrential downpour, through watching neighbors, loved ones and even strangers be swallowed up in the flood, through the long, lonely unsure times while he was a farmer trying to yeild fruit to the near extinct human race, he knew rest through all of it.
How am I so sure? Because the Bible says that "Noah found grace in the sight of the LORD." and that "Noah walked with God."
And I think we can take this a little further...
Noah was the last of the ten generations from Adam. The last to see the old creation as it was bathed in continual evil. He found himself in a land of newness and new beginnings, and the reciever of a covenant from God
- a covenant of mercy, of life... brought through the flood - washed by the
water and the promise of God.
My, doesn't THAT sound familiar?
I believe with all my heart that the old covenant testifies to the new covenant, and in every act of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, is being Proclaimed. Absolutely.
God LOOKED upon the earth and
saw evil. He saw that it was evil. He JUDGED (and rightfully so) that it was evil. God judged. And God's judgment - death, destruction -was on it's way to deal swiftly with the evil that God saw.
But listen to this: In the midst of the Judgment, God said (God SAID) (S-A-I-D) (as in "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God...and the WORD became flesh...full of Grace and Truth. [Jn1])
(Got it???) God SAID: "I am bringing the floodwaters...but I will establish my covenant with you...you are righteous before me in this generation..."
Hmmm...Sounds like the Word of God to me. Sounds just like Jesus.
And we, like Noah, have been chosen by God out of the corruption of the world, and brought into a safe place by the WORD of God - drowned in the flood of baptism so that the death in us would die and we would be made a new creation. Though our judgment was inevitable, the WORD of God (Jesus) leads us safely home.
I've heard many ,many different teachings of just WHY Noah found grace in the eyesof the Lord -explainations ranging from geneology to genetic chemistry...many of which make perfect theological sense and cause deep,deep pondering...
But let me offer another meager explaination. This might not have blown the doors of the seminary, but it certianly did make me fall a little deeper in love with Jesus:
Why did Noah find grace with God? The same reason that WE find grace with God: He trusted in and submitted to the utterance of God toward him. He gave himself over to The Word of God.
It's in that and that alone can Anyone find salvation....
"He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God." (Rev 19:13)
And Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Jesus was with Noah in the boat.
Jesus was with Noah in the flood.
Jesus is with us in the onslaught of our storms and by His grace, we are made new and brought safely home. In the midst of judgement, he makes US righteous before him in our
generation...
and gives us "rest".
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Title. Subject: Old Covenant New - Is 29:13
(Old Covenant new) Is 29:13
(Mark will be away for several weeks and has blessed me with the task of bringing these messages to you. His are some pretty big shoes to fill, but God willing that same Spirit that moves so mightily through him will use me as well...for the furtherance of His Kingdom and for the glory of HIS name!
- Juliet)
"Therefore the LORD said: Inasmuch as these people draw near me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the commandment of men - therefore behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder, for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden." (Isaiah 29:13-14)
God spoke in visions and desired to give vision to His people...but because of their pride, their hearts were as closed to His words as illiterate eyes on sacred scrolls. In all their learnedness, in all their religiosity, and yes - even in their reverence - their motives were to have right appearance instead of right relationship.
Jerusalem had always been God's own - His Beloved, His Chosen Israel. His faithfulness to these people was fierce - His covenant constant. And for as bitterly as they grieved Him, still He couldn't retract His vow and leave them alone.
His Law, which had been given to define their need for Him, had become just a pedestal for their pride and sanctimony. But we see that even in His correction - even in His judgment - His grace abounds...
Inasmuch as they honored Him with their lips, He wrought in them the Seed of the Son, who they'd be beckoned to kiss. He knew that inasmuch as their hearts were far from Him, that they would be brought near by the blood of The Lover of Their Souls...
He knew that inasmuch as their fear of Him was taught by the commandments of men, that the perfect love of The Son of Man would cast their fear away and bring awe and reverence and sonship.
The marvelous work of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob perished the wisdom of the wise and hid the understanding of the prudent.
The marvelous work of God was this:
To come in the Flesh to those who gloried in the Flesh, so He could cut away their Flesh and birth Heaven.
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Is 29:13
"Therefore the LORD said: Inasmuch as these people draw near me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the commandment of men - therefore behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder, for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden." (Isaiah 29:13-14)
God spoke in visions and desired to give vision to His people...but because of their pride, their hearts were as closed to His words as illiterate eyes on sacred scrolls. In all their learnedness, in all their religiosity, and yes - even in their reverence - their motives were to have right appearance instead of right relationship.
Jerusalem had always been God's own - His Beloved, His Chosen Israel. His faithfulness to these people was fierce - His covenant constant. And for as bitterly as they grieved Him, still He couldn't retract His vow and leave them alone.
His Law, which had been given to define their need for Him, had become just a pedestal for their pride and sanctimony. But we see that even in His correction - even in His judgment - His grace abounds...
Inasmuch as they honored Him with their lips, He wrought in them the Seed of the Son, who they'd be beckoned to kiss. He knew that inasmuch as their hearts were far from Him, that they would be brought near by the blood of The Lover of Their Souls...
He knew that inasmuch as their fear of Him was taught by the commandments of men, that the perfect love of The Son of Man would cast their fear away and bring awe and reverence and sonship.
The marvelous work of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob perished the wisdom of the wise and hid the understanding of the prudent.
The marvelous work of God was this:
To come in the Flesh to those who gloried in the Flesh, so He could cut away their Flesh and birth Heaven.
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Subject: Old Covenant / Genesis 6:9b
"…Noah walked with God." -Genesis 6:9b
Enoch. Elijah. Adam. Noah. Not necessarily in that order, but these are the men who, the Bible tells us, walked with God. Look at the list again:
Adam. The first man, a sculpture by God own hand, saw God and walked with Him in the cool of the evening.
Enoch. He skipped the whole dying part and just went from here to the hereafter. He walked so closely with God that one day, he just kept on walking and "was no more, for God took him". Must have been SOME walk…
Elijah. Same thing. Except he didn't have to walk. God sent a chariot of fire.
Noah. Hmmm. The first we hear of him is right when God decided to wipe out all of creation with a flood. God warned him about the impending end of the world and told him to build a boat. He did, and floated around for a very long time with his family and all the animals.
He found dry land, became a farmer, grew some grapes, fermented them and got trashed. He blessed the sons who didn't mock him in his drunkenness and cursed the one who did. About a century and a half later, he died. That's all we know about him.
Except for this:
Scripture says that Noah was perfect in his generations (which, is a whole other message in itself-) and that he walked with God. Up to that point, we're not sure HOW he walked with God; we just know that he did.
Look at that list again. Remember that song from Sesame Street that went "One of these things is not like the others…"?
Enoch, Adam, Elijah…there was something about each of their lives that touched Heaven in a physical sense. They Literally saw the Divine with their earthly eyes and walked with God LITERALLY.
Then there's Noah. He sort of seems like the odd man out in this group. Or is he???
Oblige me here for a minute…
God is not bound by time. Time is only needed to measure change, to measure how far something is from the beginning or the end. Since God doesn't change and since He has no beginning or end, Time does not apply to Him.
Adam, Enoch and Elijah, while in their flesh, all saw a new and Glorious place – full of the shining creative brilliance, and the presence, of the Almighty One.
But you know what? So did Noah. Not in the beginning of his journey like Adam – or at the end of his life like the other two – but somewhere between his beginning and his end, he had the opportunity to see a glorious new creation of promise.
He walked with God (okay, okay, maybe "boated" with God is more accurate) out of one world and into another.
(Yes, God would never stroll someone into a new creation if they weren't holy, so I understand that "walking with God" has mostly spiritual implications. HOWEVER, I've also come to understand that as far as God goes, the physical IS spiritual – as well as the other way around…)
So, I said all that to say this:
Don't be fooled. There's more to walking with God than the things that we feel in our prayer closets and in ministry…
Sometimes – if we do it right – we actually get to WALK with God!
Just offering another side of things…
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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"Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up." - J. Hudson Taylor
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Subject: Old Covenant New - Genesis 6:8
"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD." - Gen. 6:8
The name "Noah" means "rest". Although, looking back on all that he was to go through (building a boat in the desert, expecting a storm when it had never even rained, floating around with
livestock in an enclosed ark for way too long, being one of the last 10 people surviving on the earth, all that...) you'd never think that this man would be destined to "rest". But, he was. You'd never think he would know "rest". But he did. Straight on through, I'm sure.
Through the torrential downpour, through watching neighbors, loved ones and even strangers be swallowed up in the flood, through the long, lonely unsure times while he was a farmer trying to yield fruit to the near extinct human race, he knew rest through all of it.
How am I so sure? Because the Bible says that "Noah found grace in the sight of the LORD." and that "Noah walked with God."
And I think we can take this a little further...
Noah was the last of the ten generations from Adam. The last to see the old creation as it was bathed in continual evil. He found himself in a land of newness and new beginnings, and the
receiver of a covenant from God - a covenant of mercy, of life... brought
through the flood - washed by the water and the promise of God.
My, doesn't THAT sound familiar?
I believe with all my heart that the old covenant testifies to the new covenant, and in every act of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, is being Proclaimed.
Absolutely.
God LOOKED upon the earth and saw evil. He saw that it was evil. He JUDGED (and rightfully so) that it was evil. God judged. And God's judgment - death, destruction -was on it's way to deal swiftly with the evil that God saw.
But listen to this: In the midst of the Judgment, God said (God SAID) (S-A-I-D) (as in "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God...and the WORD became
flesh...full of Grace and Truth. [Jn1]) (Got it???) God SAID: "I am bringing the floodwaters...but I will establish my covenant with you...you are righteous before me in this generation..."
Hmmm...Sounds like the Word of God to me. Sounds just like Jesus.
And we, like Noah, have been chosen by God out of the corruption of the world, and brought into a safe place by the WORD of God - drowned in the flood of baptism so that the death in us would die and we would be made a new creation. Though our judgment was inevitable, the WORD of God (Jesus) leads us safely home.
I've heard many ,many different teachings of just WHY Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord - explainations ranging from genealogy to genetic chemistry...many of which make perfect theological sense and cause deep,deep pondering...
But let me offer another meager explanation. This might not have blown the doors of the seminary, but it certainly did make me fall a little deeper in love with Jesus:
Why did Noah find grace with God?
The same reason that WE find grace with God: He trusted in and submitted to the utterance of God toward him. He gave himself over to The Word of God.
It's in that and that alone can Anyone can find salvation....
"He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God." (Rev 19:13)
And Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Jesus was with Noah in the boat.
Jesus was with Noah in the flood.
Jesus is with us in the onslaught of our storms and by His grace, we are made new and brought safely home. In the midst of judgment, he makes US righteous before him in
our generation...
and gives us "rest".
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 8:20
The Word:
And Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean [four-footed] animal and of every clean fowl or bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
- Genesis 8:20
Does your Life bring "The Essence Of Christ" to the World around you? Is God smelling a pleasing odor, a scent of satisfaction to His heart when you offer up your"self" as a Living Sacrifice on "His Altar Of Love", which Is your Spiritual Worship? Without the shedding of Blood there is NO Forgiveness of sins, so when Noah, A Preacher Of Righteousness and his family finally landed on Mount Ararat [in Armenia] after the flood waters that drowned ALL in the then known World (water alWays rises to it's own level) subsided, he built an altar To The Lord and offered burnt offerings of EVERY "Clean" animal upon It as a sweet smelling savor To His God Of Grace And Mercy. This Pleased The Lord!
Why? Because, It was offered up To God By FAITH and without Faith, It Is IMPOSSIBLE To Please God!
What makes God smile? When we Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
Obedience alWays brings His Blessings.
How did God "Command" Aaron to Bless His People? May The Lord Bless you and Keep you, Cause His Face To Shine Upon you and Be Gracious Unto you, Lift Up The Light of His Countenance Upon you and Give To you His Peace, Shalom, Fullness and Wholeness. God wants SOOOOOOOOOO Much to Smile Upon His Chosen Ones (you and me), but He can not and Will not, when we are living in sin and disobedience to His Word, Will and Way! Although He Promised to NEVER again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination (the strong desire) of man's heart is evil and wicked from his youth; neither Will He ever again smite and destroy every living thing as He Did in "The Days Of Noah," but we are still ALL appointed once to die and then, The Judgement and The Word Of God says, "Judgement begins at The House Of God!"
Isn't the sight of "The Rainbow, God's Promise To ALL Of Mankind" a Comfort to God's People? Surely, God Is A Man Of His Word! A flood of water may not be coming, but His Consuming Fire Is and It Will Be Rained Upon ALL who reject Salvation In and Through His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus! Seedtime, harvest, cold, heat, summer, winter, day and night shall not cease while the earth remains, but we are ALL warned by Messiah Himself that as it was in "The Days Of Noah," so shall it be when The Son Of Man Comes Again! God Will NOT Be Smiling then and as sure as His Word Is Faithful and True, "The Wrath of The Lamb" and "The Supper of God" shall come to pass.
In the meantime, it is our job, our Calling, our task, The Great Commission to pronounce God's Richest Blessings upon ALL Nations and Peoples! Be Fruitful, Multiply and Fill The Earth with The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus!
God Wants, Is Willing and Desires to Establish His Covenant of Love, His Solemn Pledge With you ("Between Me, you and the Earth"), For ALL Future Generations and He Will Earnestly Remember His Everlasting Covenant.
Won't you accept This Token, This Sign For Every One, For Ever and Ever In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name? Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 6:22
The Word:
Noah did this: he did all that God commanded him.
- Genesis 6:22
What are you doing? The Word of God tells us that only Noah, Daniel and Job (Alone) could stand righteous before God! Think about that, check it ALL out for your"self" and let me know what you have to say in regards to such a statement of that coming from The Mouth of God. Noah did this! Did what? He Obeyed God!
AND the Lord said to Noah, Come with all your household into the ark, for I have seen you righteous, (upright, and in right standing,) before Me in this generation.
[Ps. 27:5; 33:18, 19; 2 Peter 2:9.]
- Genesis 7:1
Can you honestly stand there, open and naked before God and man, to tell me that God is not Calling you in the same exact Way? Come with ALL your household Into The Ark! God wishes that NONE would perish, but that ALL would Come To Repentance In Christ Jesus, your family, friends, co-workers (I suppose the politically correct Way to say that is, associates), neighbors and yes, even your enemies! Let me fill you in on a little Revelation that I got from The lord recently. The Ark of The Lord moved upon the face of the water, just as The Spirit of God did at Creation. The Ark of The Covenant walked across the Earth carried by The Levites, The Priests and The Word of God tells us that The Ark of God Is In Heaven, just as Jesus Is Seated At The Right Hand of God, Our Heavenly Father In His Spiritual, Glorified Body!
What's the "little" Revelation, you might ask? The Trinity is Ever Present In The Ark of God! On the Water (we are washed by The Water and The Word), on the Earth (man [Adam] was formed from the dust of the ground, just as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jesus had an Earthly Body and yes, even you) and In Heaven, In The Spirit, In God! You might want to roll over ALL of those thoughts in your mind.
Are you In The Ark, In The Spirit, In Christ, In God? How exactly do you think that God Sees you? Do not for One instance think that your opinion even matters! Approach these questions (and ALL questions that you might have in this Life) from God's Perspective, According to His Word, Will and Way. The Bible Says (That's a "Billy Graham" proclamation), You ARE The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus!
King James might ask you, Believest Thou THIS? Noah did THIS! He Believed, like Abraham (although Abraham [Our Father of Faith] had not yet even existed on the planet) and It (His Belief, His Faith In God, His Holy and Precious Word) was credited to him as Righteousness! This Is How God Sees YOU when you are walking by Faith In Jesus, In The Ark.
Believe it or not, the fact of the matter is that God Sees you upright, and in right standing with before Him In This Generation!
This Is Your Life! This Is Your Time to Shine! It is to THIS Generation you are to stand! Make your statement NOW and make it count, because you only go around once in this LifeTime. Sure, the Blood of Able cries out to ALL Generations and unfortunately, even Today, The Blood of The Martyr's cries out to God, but your Life is but a Breath.
Maybe, you'll be fortunate enough to write a book, compose a song or paint a picture that will speak to future Generations, ALL Nations and Peoples about The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus, but the reality of your Life counts NOW, what you say and do NOW will make a difference for you and others from THIS Time forth and into ALL of Eternity! I Am talking about your's. mine and our Ge-Ge-Ge-Generation (That was for ALL of you die-hard "Who" fans out there Who NOW Know WHO YOU ARE IN JESUS)!
Noah did THIS: he did ALL that God Commanded him. Jesus Did THIS too, for the whole wide World and NOW, In and Through Him, we can Come to rest In The Ark of God, In His Peace, In His Household and above ALL, In His Righteousness! NOW, let us ALL Go Before God In THIS Generation to Fulfill The Great Commission with His New Commandment to Love One another as Christ has Loved and Does Love us In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In "The Ark," Mark
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 2:4-6
The Word:
This is the history of the heavens and of the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, When no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up, the Lord God had not [yet] caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.
But there went up a mist (a fog-vapor) from the land, and watered the whole surface of the ground.
- Genesis 2:4-6
Welcome to Creative History Class 101!
God has just Created the heavens and the Earth, finished resting on The Seventh Day and is giving us a recap here of what's in play. Now that he has this vast domain, who is going to take care of it All? Man! Did you know that the same essential chemical elements are found in man and animal life that are in the soil?
You and I were formed by The Hands of God, of the dust of the ground, He breathed into our nostrils The Breath or Spirit of Life and we became a Living Being, a Living Soul. Where ever you live now or whatever the color of your skin, we "Are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord Jesus!
Because of man's sinful nature, Jesus had to come to Earth to straighten EVERYTHING out, but what I find really interesting is that He came to make us New Creations, died on The Cross of Calvary in our stead (on Good Friday) and ALSO RESTED on The Seventh Day before rising from the dead unto New and Eternal Life!
Do you really, truly and honestly think that God does not have a perfect plan for us ALL? Did He Create Heaven and Earth, only to realize that He forgot to put a man there to till the ground? He knows exactly what He's doing and why! We have been set apart for His Glory by the Precious Blood of Jesus! Hallowed Be His Name!
Jesus has gone before us Into Glory, so that we CAN Enter His Rest! We are NOT SAVED by our works, but because of our Faith In Jesus, we ARE His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus Unto Good Works In His Holy and Precious Name!
Take a few moments and look back over you own personal history (unsaved and saved).
God Is Working ALL Things Together for His and our GOOD! The Heavens Declare His Glory, but we are to bring Glory to Him right here on Earth. Are you planting the Good Seed, The Word of God in the field that He has given you?
Spring Up O Well Within Our Souls!
Spring Up O Well and Make Us WHOLE!
Spring Up O Well and Give to Us That Life Abundantly!
Let His Holy Spirit Rain Down Upon you!
Like a mist, allow The Holy Spirit to Rise Up Within you and Upon you, so that you can pour out streams of Living Water on the whole surface of the ground! Look unto the fields for they are ripe for the picking! You and I were placed here to till the ground until The Lord Jesus Returns for His Bride. Prepare your "self" and make ready the World around you! He Is closer now than when we first Believed.
We have been commissioned to Go to All Nations and Peoples, to cover the whole surface of the ground, The World with His Glory, so let's do what we were formed for In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Title. Subject: Old Testament Message: Hosea 6:6
Old Testament Message: Hosea 6:6
"For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."
Every person who has ever felt the truth of God's grace in their hearts, every person who has ever questioned the validity of religiosity without love, of morality without compassion and of obligation without vision, understands this blatant message written by the prophet Hosea.\
The letter of the law kills, but the Spirit gives life. A life of only sacrifice and burnt offerings is a life of futility. A life of yearning, yet never finding satisfaction. A life of performance for acceptance, of frustration and futility and failure. Why?
Because all the Law does is slam home the fact that it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God by our works. We can never be good enough, we can never be right enough, we can never be pure enough or giving enough or worthy enough. Never. Never ever ever. And the very attempt to be good enough for a Holy God is an act of gross pride in itself.
God does not want us to lay a dead animal on an altar for Him. He wants us to lay ourselves down for each other, in love. He does not want us to set a lamb on fire for him as a symbol of our contrition. He wants us to embrace the fire of His Holy Spirit and ache not only for contrition, but for the sanctification that follows…without which, repentance would have no fruit but tears.
Paul said that he wanted to KNOW GOD, in the power of His resurrection and in the fellowship of His sufferings… as a help meet for Him, as The Bride of Christ, working and standing shoulder to shoulder with the Lover of his soul. The Knowledge of God. Not just the knowing about God or the Knowing about His precepts…but Knowing God. Like Adam KNEW Eve, like the Bridegroom KNOWS his bride
on the night of their union. Intimacy.
More than burnt offerings, God desires us to KNOW Him.
The things that God desires, at the time of this being penned by Hosea, seemed impossible. For although there was the recognition of the need, there was no way for it to be attained.
But God is faithful. And Jesus is the Way. The truth. The life. The Bridegroom with whom we can KNOW God.
God NEVER requires of us anything that He is not willing to provide for us. Like Father Abraham, bringing Isaac to the mountain to bind him and lay him on an altar, still new in his heart that "The Lord will provide the sacrifice." And so he did.
Yes, immediately God provided a ram caught in the thicket, but ultimately, on that same mountain, God provided the ultimate sacrifice: Himself. The pure and holy Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
It was once said that the will of God will never lead us to where the grace of God cannot sustain us. God's will is mercy and the knowledge of Him. God's grace is Jesus Christ, who gives us the way (himself) to the arms of the Father. Who gives us the means to offer our LORD the desire of His heart:
Our hearts. Not ourdeeds. Our hearts please Him in Jesus, and of course, our deeds follow suit. And He brings all things together for good.
Just as He promised, just as He requires.
God is faithful and Jesus never fails.
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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"Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up." - J. Hudson Taylor
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 9:1, 3
The Word:
AND God pronounced a blessing upon Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and as I give you the green vegetables and plants, I give you everything.
- Genesis 9:1, 3
What a blessing! The Word of God tells us that He has given us EVERYTHING we need to live our Life unto Him. Think of the possibilities! For as long as the Earth remains, seedtime, harvest, cold, heat, summer, winter, day and night shall not cease. Never again will the ground be cursed; neither Will God ever again strike and destroy EVERY living thing as He did In "The Days Of Noah." As Christians, we are even promised ALL Of ETERNITY, because we Have Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In and Through The Blood of Jesus. The fear, dread and terror of us is upon EVERY beast of the land, bird of the air, ALL that creep upon the ground and ALL the fishes of the sea, because they are delivered into our hands by The Lord!
Long before Peter The Apostle had the vision of clean and unclean animals placed before his eyes By God, telling him to rise and eat, Our Father Who Art In Heaven Gave EVERY living thing as food for us! Sorry, to ALL of you vegetarian type folk out there, but THIS IS The Word of God. The only stipulation was that we not eat anything with "The Life, The Blood" In it.
Personally, I like a Good steak, medium rare (thank God that I Am not under The Law, but under His Grace :) Don't get me wrong! I'm not advocating that we ALL just eat, drink and Be merry, cause tomorrow is another Day. What ever we do should Be Done Unto The Lord and things not done By Faith are sin, so let each of us search our own hearts and minds, kneeling before Our Maker. My point here (and YES, I Do Have A Point) is that each and every One of us Is Blessed By God! The question is, "Are you Being Fruitful and Multiplying or bogged down by man-made rules and regulations?" He who The Son sets Free Is FREE Indeed (Word and Deed)! Those of us who confess to Be Believers In Christ as Lord and Savior of ALL should not be living a mediocre life of fear, dread and terror.
You and I have been put on this planet to rule and reign over EVERYTHING! Surely, we are accountable To God for our LifeBlood and any LifeBlood spilled or shed, but apart from that, We Are Free!
He has established His Covenant, His Pledge with us for ALL of Eternity and This New Covenant Is Established By The LifeBlood Of Jesus! He gave His Life, so that we could Have The Victory Over ALL In His Holy and Precious Name! Have you been washed in the flood? Are you cleansed By The Blood Of The Lamb?
Arise and Eat! Taste and See that The Lord Is Good! Go forward to tell ALL Nations and Peoples that God has Given us EVERYTHING In Jesus' Name.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Heart Of Worship: Jer. 29:11
The Word:
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace, and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
- Jeremiah 29:11
There are many (TOO Many) false Prophets in the World Today! They prophesy falsely, divine and deceive you In "The Name Of Jesus," preaching and teaching the doctrines of men, but God says that He Has NOT Sent them. The Word Of The Lord says, "I Will Visit (He Has Come, Dwelt and Tabernacled Among us) you and Keep My Good Promise (Jesus Is The Promise Of God Fulfilled To ALL Of Mankind) To you."
With ALL of the above said and done, God's Plan and Purpose was and Is to reconcile, draw, redeem and purchase us back to Himself In The Communion and Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit. He Loves each and every One of us and the whole wide World! He's causing us to repent, turn around, Go In The Right Direction (According To His Word, Will and Way), think differently and Come Back To Him.
His Desire Is that we get back to "The Place" He Intended for us To Be In from the very beginning of ALL time!
Jesus has gone to prepare "A Place" For us and although He's been gone for some 2,000 years now (A Day Is As 1,000 years To God), He Has Promised To Come Back Again For us SOON! God AlWays Keeps His Promises, He Can NOT lie and ALL His Promises found In The Bible, The Word Of God, His Good News (you should REALLY take the time to check them ALL out) ARE YES and AMEN In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Will He Find Faith on the Earth when He Returns? Have you Called Upon Him, Come and Prayed To Him? Is The Church, The Body Of Christ, Worshipping Him In Spirit and Truth (Are you)? If we seek, inquire for, require of [as a vital necessity] and search for Him with ALL of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength, He Will Be Found By us and we Will Be released from captivity, set free (he who The Son sets free Is FREE Indeed), gathered together as One from ALL nations and places where we were scattered and Be Brought Back Again To A Right Relationship With Our Heavenly Father!
Do you Know, Understand, Comprehend The Thoughts and Plans (His Divine Purposes) that God Has For you? He Has Revealed Them to us In "The Book" and Fulfilled Them In Christ Jesus!
Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him has been Given to us In Christ! He Alone Is Our Peace, Our Welfare (Well-Being) and Our Hope In Our Final Hour. Hear and take heed as to what The Holy Spirit Is Saying To us, His Church Today! "This Word" was Given to Jeremiah The Weeping (he had much to cry about) Prophet By God to ALL who are in exile (bondage of any kind), to the priests (we as Believers are ALL Called To Be Kings & Priests), prophets (The Spirit Of Prophecy Is The Testimony Of Jesus [Do you have a testimony?]) and ALL the people, male, female, slave or free!
God's Thoughts and Plans for you are NOT for evil, but should you choose not to accept, come along-side, obey, come in-line with them, you will certainly suffer the consequences of your "wrong" decision. Those who do wrong will reap their reward, the benefits of what they have sown, the sword, violence, pestilence, famine, vileness and countless other bad things, but those who Accept The Sacrifice Of Christ On The Cross Of Calvary (that paid for their sins and transgressions against God) Will Obtain The Abundant, Everlasting, Eternal Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: ALL NEW MAILING ADDRESS & Message: What Makes God Smile? Isaiah 45:9
The Word:
Woe to him who strives with his Maker! A worthless piece of broken pottery among other pieces equally worthless [and yet presuming to strive with his Maker]! Shall the clay say to him who fashioned it, What do you think you are making? or, Your work has no handles? [Rom. 9:20.]
- Isaiah 45:9
Who in Heaven, on Earth or in Hell do we think we are? Thinking we know and understand the Ways of the World better than The One Who Made It. He tells us to ask and Receive, Come let's reason together, doubt is forbidden and debate is certainly not what He requires of us, but to Do Justly, to Love Mercy (His Tender-Mercies are renewed each and Every morning) and to walk Humbly (Humble your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord and He Will Lift you Up) With Thy God! It is said, The Big "Jewish Question" Is, WHY? There is nothing wrong with asking, but to demand and command of God? Are the things to come concerning His Children, and concerning the work of His Hands for us to command?
I Love to ride horses, but even if you've never ridden One before most of us know the command to stop or halt is Woe! Two times in Isaiah Chapter 45 God exclaims, WOE!
Woe to him [who complains against his parents that they have begotten him] who says to a father, What are you begetting? or to a woman, With what are you in travail?
- Isaiah 45:10
He Made the Earth, Created man upon It with His Own Hands, stretched out the Heavens, and commanded ALL their starry host. God raises up, sets down, directs Ways, builds up, lets go the captives and Never takes a bribe! "I form The Light, Create darkness; make Peace [National Well-Being] and let the skies rain down Righteousness," says The Lord. ALL Pure, Spiritual and Heavenly-Life Possibilities Have their foundation In The Holy Being Of God!
Are you raised up In Righteousness [Willing In Every Way that which is Right and proper]? As Believers, we are Called of God to Be The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus!
Have you been listening to what He's got to say? Have you been locked up for a while?
Jesus died for you and He's showing you The Way. What are you going to do about Jesus? If you have any Bible knowledge at all your Spirit Will Bring To Mind (and Remembrance) The "Word" Of Jesus Christ (In The New Covenant) To The Scribes and Pharisees, "WOE!" Woe to the World for temptations to sin and influences to do wrong! Woe to the person on whose account or by whom the temptation comes! But woe to you, pretenders - hypocrites, blind guides, men, fools, the rich - abounding in material resources - you who are full now - completely filled, luxuriously gorged and satisfied; Woe to (alas for) you when everyOne speaks fairly and handsomely of you and praises you. Others should be Praising God, because of you! Woe to you, Chorizan, Bethsaida and Capernaum. Will you Be Exalted Unto Heaven? You shall be bought down to Hades (the regions of the dead).
Should we not ALL Choose (Everything In Life "IS" A Choice), rather than be bridled as a horse with a bit in our mouth to direct us along The Path of Life, but "Willingly (and Wantingly to) Choose" To Be Blessed and Fortunate - Enviably Happy, Blithesome, Glad, Supremely Joyous, Spiritually Prosperous [that is, in that state in which The Born-Again Child Of God Is In Enjoyment with Life-Joy and Finds Satisfaction In God's Unconditional Favor and Especially Conditioned By The Revelation Of His Matchless Grace and Salvation (there Is Salvation [Hebrew: Yeshua] In no other Name, but JESUS)? I can only Hope and Pray that The Answer (Jesus "Is" The Answer for the World Today), "Your Answer" to that exhaustive question Is, "YES!" Choose you This Day Who you Will Serve, because you're gonna have to Serve someBody. May you Choose Wisely and then bring that Choice to ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Heart Of Worship: Genesis 3:4,5
The Word:
But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die, [2 Cor. 11:3.]
For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be as God, knowing the difference between good and evil, and blessing and calamity.
- Genesis 3:4,5
Adam and Eve where thoroughly convinced of the difference between Good and evil, Blessing and calamity at the instant they both ate of the very tree In The Garden that God had Commanded them not to. The Serpent may be more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which The Lord God made, but that doesn't mean that we can not and Will not prevail and have The Victory over him. Resist the devil and he "MUST FLEE FROM YOU," says The Word Of God! Obedience to Gods' Holy and Precious Word, Will and Way, alWays brings His Blessings, but out and out, willingly disobeying Him surely brings evil, calamity, discord, nakedness, shame, guilt, condemnation, pain, loss, destruction, suffering and yes, even death. Jesus says, "If you Love Me, you Will Obey My Commandments." Do you Love Him with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength? This Is The Heart Of Worship!
I find it most interesting that This One Tree our first ancestors tasted of was in the middle of The Garden. Our Lord and Savior was crucified between two thieves upon The Cross at Calvary, He Redeemed the World, brought us ALL back into complete and total reconciliation with God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, but Is He Now The Very Center Of Your Life?
Have you tasted to SEE that The Lord Is Good? Evil only comes to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus has Come to Give Life and even That More Abundantly! Adam and Eve allowed death to enter into them, the then known World (and us, because we were in Adams' loins at the time) and though our Spirits died, we can Be Resurrected Unto Newness Of Eternal, Everlasting Life By Faith In Jesus' Name!
In Him there Is Freedom, because where The Spirit Of The Lord Is, there Is Freedom and he who The Son sets Free Is FREE INDEED, so Freely Eat Of His Tree Of Life Today!
Instead of tasting bad fruit, why not be engrafted into "The Vine" and as "The Branch", bear Good and Lasting Fruit Of The Holy Spirit to The Glory, Honor and Praise of God? Love conquers ALL (even sin and death) and that is what Gods' Love has done for us In Christ Jesus!
Should we not ALL "choose" to Worship Him In Spirit and Truth? Have you stretched forth your hand and touched The Lord (have you allowed Him to touch you, has His Word penetrated deep into your very bone and marrow) or are you still reaching out to touch the unclean things that will only defile the pure, Holy and blameless person that God Created you To Be? Rather than die a sinners' death, should we not die to "self" and Live our Life Unto Jesus? DO NOT BELIEVE "THE LIE!" Our Father Does Know Best and He has Given us His Word to Lead and Guide us along His Path Of Life, so Listen To Him! Hear, O Israel, The Lord, Our God, The Lord "IS" One! God said, "This "IS" My Beloved (The One and Only Begotten Of The Father) Son, Listen To (Take Heed, Cling To, Trust In, Rely On, Believe In, Obey, Love, Honor, Pray To, Follow, Praise and Worship) Him!"
Open your eyes To The Lord and By Faith you Will Become Sons and Daughters, Children Of The Most High God! Come To Him, Know His Goodness (God Is Good ALL the time) and Blessings. He Will Protect you from the evil one and speak Peace / Shalom To you, ALL Nations and Peoples. You were Created For Him (made suitable) and In Him Is Fulfilled ALL the REAL Pleasures (EVERYTHING Pleasant) of This Life and The Next!
Delight your"self" In HIm, you Will find the desires of your heart, ALL Wisdom, Knowledge, Spiritual Understanding and He Will Be The Husband Of Your Heart And Soul Forever and Ever! The Lord tasted of sin, became sin for us, so that we could become The Righteousness Of God In Christ, In Him, By Faith (In and Through The Holy Spirit) In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New Message:
The Heart Of Worship: Joshua 5:13-15
The Word:
When Joshua was by Jericho, he looked up, and behold, a Man stood near him with His drawn sword in His hand. And Joshua went to Him, and said to Him, Are you for us, or for our adversaries?
And He said, No [neither]; but as Prince of the Lord's host am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to Him, What says my Lord to his servant?
And the Prince of the Lord's host said to Joshua, Loose your shoes from off your feet; for the place where you stand is holy. And Joshua did so. [Exod. 3:5.]
- Joshua 5:13-15
FOOTNOTE:
The real character of this personage was disclosed by His accepting the homage of worship (cp. Acts 10:25, 26; Rev. 19:10), and still further in the command, `Loose thy shoe from off thy foot´ " (Jamison, Fausset & Brown´s Commentary). The New Bible Commentary supports this position, as do Lange, The Cambridge Bible, Ellicott, and many others, when it says, "We believe that this was the Son of God Himself."
The Manna (What Is `It´?) From Heaven ceased on the day after The Nation Of Israel ate of the produce of The Promised Land. ALL Good Things Come Down From God Out Of Heaven, so "This Word" stands quite clear since Jesus declares, "I Am The Bread Of Life That Came Down From God Out Of Heaven!"
Have you tasted to see that The Lord Is Good? When we Enter Into His Rest (By Faith), we "Experientially Know" The Living Water and Bread Of Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life! The unleavened cakes and parched grain would point us to the sinless Life of Christ, how He would be bruised for our transgressions, take the punishment of the World upon Himself on The Cross, be planted as a seed ("The Seed" Of Abraham), die and rise again as The First Fruits from the dead, so that we could Live The Resurrection Life! He Is Our Passover Lamb and the reproach of Egypt is rolled aWay from us, we are circumcised in the flesh, but very much alive In The Spirit!
Are you hearkening to The Word Of God or choosing to wander around in the wilderness for another forty years?
Listen to The Voice Of The Spirit (Hear, O Israel) and enter into the land flowing with milk and honey that He has Promised you! Look up, for your Redemption (Draweth Nigh) Draws Near! Joshua did and what did he behold, see?
JESUS! Look Unto Jesus as The Author and Finisher (Perfecter) Of Your Faith and He Will See You Through (Come, Let us Go To The Other Side). Are you for Him or against Him? There is no neutral ground! He is nearer now, closer to you than your next breath, thought, word, deed or heart beat and He's standing with His Swift and Mighty Sword (The Word Of God)! Will you Go To Him as Joshua did?
If you are not a friend of God, then you are a foe, an enemy and adversary, but if God Be For us, who can be against us?
With Jesus, we can not fail!
Prince of Peace and Lord of lords Is He!
Jesus Is Our Peace, The Peace Of Jerusalem, but are you praying for Him, to Him? Joshua fell on his face to the earth and said to Him, "What says My Lord To His Servant?" This Is "The Heart Of Worship"! Jesus Is To Be Our Focus, The Revelation Of God To ALL Of Mankind. "This Is My Beloved Son, Worship Him," says The Lord God Almighty! Are you a Servant of The Most High God? Jesus said, "The Greatest among you MUST Be "The Servant Of ALL!" Have you humbled your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord, so that He Could Lift You UP? God spoke to Moses and said, "Take off your sandals, for you are standing on Holy Ground." Are we not ALL standing on the same Earth that Jesus, The One Who Created this planet and ALL that surrounds It walked upon when he came from Heaven To Earth?
What did The Prince Of The Lord's Host say to Joshua? "Loose your shoes" and Joshua did so in complete and total submission.
John The Baptizer said that he was unworthy to even untie Jesus' shoes.
Who do we think we are? In Jesus, we come Home To The Father as prodigals, but He Welcomes us with Open Arms! He puts His Best Robe On Us, clothes us In His Righteousness and gives us new shoes to wear, so that we can stand and walk according to His Word, Will and Way. How Lovely ARE The Feet Of Him (Those Who ARE Of God) Who Bring Good News! Are you bringing The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus to ALL Nations and Peoples? Have you Put On The Lord, Jesus Christ? Put On The Full Armor Of God, for without It, you can NOT quench the fiery darts of the enemy!
Like Joshua, we Can "Have" The Victory and Enter Into The Promised Land, By God's Richest Blessings, Through Our Obedience To Him, In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Becoming Best Friends With God: Isaiah 33:22
The Word:
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; He will save us.
- Isaiah 33:22
Who Is "The Lord"? He Is Our God, Our Judge, Our Law-Giver, Our King and He Alone Will Save Us! There is NO OTHER NAME under Heaven By Which We MUST BE SAVED, but JESUS! Sometimes, Scripture, The Word of God is hard to swallow, there ARE "hard sayings", but let us not throw out the baby (The Christ Child) with the bath water (of Baptism, Cleansing, Washing, The Living Water Of Life and Purification). We are told to judge not, lest we be judged, but Paul The Apostle exhorts us NOT to take Christian Matters before The Worldly Courts! In The Old Covenant Raised Up Judges to rule and reign over The Nation Of Israel "In His Stead". Does not God's Holy and Precious Word declare, "YOU ARE GODS"? I personally think that you can take this portion of Scripture to ALL kinds of heights. YOU ARE God's Creation, bought, Redeemed with / by "The Precious Blood Of The Lord Jesus, The Lamb Of God". Just as Jesus Christ walked humbly along the face of Planet Earth, representing Our Father Who Art In Heaven, SO ARE WE! WE ARE His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus For Us To Do Good Works In Christ and offer up our"self" a Living Sacrifice.
Chew (Meditate) on that for a while...
God has Given Us EVERYTHING To Live Our Life Unto Him! It Is ALL There, in His Love Letter To You, His Word, Will and Way. We Have "The Mind Of Christ" and should Be Able (In and Through The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit) to judge things regarding the World and those within The Church, The Body Of Christ, His Church, His Bride properly, decently and in order, just as Jesus would, In True Christian, Godly Love, Compassion and Empathy. I Am NOT Speaking of a critical or judgemental Spirit (Satan Is The Accuser Of The Brethren), but judgement does begin at The House of God! It is quite clear that we are To Be "A House Of Prayer" (each and every Believer Is The Temple Of The Living God) and Living Stones In The Building Of God!
Wood, hay and stubble will not do, but Jesus Promises To Make Us (even to break us if necessary), His Disciples, Fishers Of Men, To Build His Church, His Temple.
God (of course) Is "The Great Law-Giver", but Jesus (in His Sermon On The Mount) expounded On His Word, took us ALL to New Heights, New Levels and A Greater Spiritual Plain (High Above the Ways of the World [although you are In the World, you are not to be part of It]), Into The Holy Of Holies and has seated us In Heavenly Places With Him! Jesus says, "You have heard it said, but I say Unto You... and A New Commandment I Give Unto You, `Love One Another As I Have Loved You.´" It is no Wonder that the Scribes and Religious Leaders of His Day were up in arms about Him. Who Is This? Who Does He Think (KNOW) He Is?
When asked (before The Crucifixion), "Are You The Christ, The Messiah, The Anointed One Of God?" Jesus responded, "I Am." What did God reply to Moses when questioned at The Burning Bush, "Who shall I say sent me?" God All Mighty, Maker Of Heaven and Earth said, "Tell them, `I AM´ Sent You." This Is The Same God (Yesterday, Today and Forever) that We Serve, The Great "I AM" and as The Father Has Sent Me (Jesus Says To His Disciples TODAY), "I AM Sending YOU!"
Jesus is either a liar, lunatic or Lord and if He Is "The Creator Of ALL," then He MUST Be, LORD OF ALL! He Is The Mighty One, Lord of Lords, Prince Of Peace, Our Wonderful Counselor, Our ALL IN ALL, The Christ Child, The Son Of Man and CERTAINLY, "King Of Kings!"
He Alone Will (He Is Ready, Willing and Able to do exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond ALL that you could ever Hope for, ask of Him, want, need or think about) SAVE us, SAVE YOU, He Is Our Salvation and above Him there is NO OTHER (should you Choose, By Faith, to Trust In Him with ALL of your Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit and Strength [with ALL that is within you, Praise His Holy Name]), so Humble your"self" In His Sight, Judge Properly, Obey His Word (Jesus says, "If YOU LOVE ME, You Will Obey My Commandments"), His Law Of Love, Make Him "The King Of Your Life" (Crown Him NOW With Many Crowns), "Become Best Friends With God" and you shall Be SAVED (He Will SAVE Us ALL) In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant/New Message:
Becoming Best Friends With God Isaiah 47:3,4
The Word:
Your nakedness shall be exposed, and your shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no man - none I encounter [will be able to resist Me],
Says our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 47:3, 4
This Word Is, was and sounds like a hard saying (not that we don't already know that Jesus said many a hard sayings), but God is giving His Chosen People A Word (His Holy and Precious Word) Of Assurance (Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine). Judah profaned God's Inheritance (like Esau sold his birthright, let us NOT do the same), so He gave them into the hand of Babylon and the Babylonians showed them no mercy; upon the old people their yoke was very heavy. Do you not yet understand that such conduct has a certain ultimate end? NOW HEAR THIS!
You who dwell safely, sit securely, love pleasures and are given up to them:
But these two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day, the loss of children and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their full measure in spite of the multitude of your claims to power given you by the assistance of evil spirits, and of the great abundance of your enchantments. [Rev. 18:7, 8.]
- Isaiah 47:9
Those who trust in their wickedness and say, No One Sees Me, will find out (ALL Too Quickly) that their own wisdom (which is foolishness to God), knowledge, heart and mind have led them astray! Evil, disaster and desolation will come, fall upon them suddenly that they will Not Be Able to "atone" for, know nothing or how to avert it. No One Will Save them [the astrologers or their kind]!
Those of us who are of The House Of Judah, Call Upon The Name Of Israel, Came Forth From The Seed Of Judah; Swear Allegiance By The Name Of The Lord, Make Mention Of The God Of Israel In Truth, Sincerity and Righteousness - Rightness and Moral Rectitude In EVERY Area and Relation
- Call Ourselves Citizens Of The Holy City and Depend On The God Of Israel "Have" The Lord Of Hosts and His Name. We "Have" The Victory In Jesus, Over
EVERY Situation and Circumstance Of Our Life In Him! God and His Word Have Declared From The Beginning the former things; they went forth from His Mouth, He Made Them Known; then Suddenly He Did Them, and They Came To Pass. Is He Not "The Same" Yesterday, Today and Forever? He Is Showing us (NOW) Specific NEW THINGS From This Time Forth, even hidden things - kept in reserve - which we have not known, but they "Are" Created, Called Into Being By His Prophetic Word!
God has been refining, trying and choosing you from the furnace of affliction (For His Name Sake). He's Calling, Drawing you Closer, Asking you to Listen, Come Near and Hear what His Spirit Is Saying To YOU Today! God Is TRYING to Teach you to Profit and Lead you by The Way that you should Go (into ALL the World to Preach The Gospel).
Hearken To His Commandments (Love God, Your Neighbor as Your"self" and One Another As Christ "Loves" YOU)!
Go forth out of Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing declare, tell this, cause it to go forth even to the end of the earth; say, The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob!
- Isaiah 48:20
He Causes His Streams of Living Water to Flow, split The Rock and Gushes Out In and Through the deserts. LISTEN and hearken To Him! He Is Our Redeemer, The Lord Of Hosts Is His Name, The Holy One Of Israel, so speak Peace To The Nations In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL, <')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New / Becoming Best Friends With God: Exodus 33:11, 17
The Word:
And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.
Moses returned to the camp, but his minister Joshua, son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the [temporary, prayer] tent.
And the Lord said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have asked, for you have found favor, loving-kindness and mercy in My sight, and I know you personally and by name. [Rev. 2:17.]
- Exodus 33:11, 17
I Am not much of a camper, although I do appreciate "The Great Outdoors," but I certainly could go for the pillar of cloud standing at the tent door, and ALL God's People Rising Up To Worship Him In Spirit and Truth! God had spoken to Moses saying, "I Know YOU By Name, and YOU Have Found Favor In My Sight," but Moses was concerned about bringing up The Lord's People without "another" Assistant. Taking God "At His Word," Moses replied, "If I Have Found Favor In Your Sight, Show Me NOW Your Way, that I may Know You [progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, perceiving and recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly] that I `may´ find Favor in Your Sight. And. [Lord, do] consider that this nation is Your People."
And The Lord said, "My Presence Shall Go With YOU, and I Will Give YOU Rest."
LISTEN TO THIS: YOU and I Have Found Favor, God's Grace In His Sight, by our Faith In Christ Jesus and ALL That He Has Done For US, so that WE "ARE" Distinguished from ALL other people upon the face of the Earth! IN JESUS, We Have Seen "The Glory (His Goodness, Mercy, Loving-Kindness, Grace and Favor) Of God"! Jesus Himself said to His Disciples, "If YOU Have Seen Me, YOU Have Seen The Father." God Made His Glory Pass Before (and Passover) Moses, Proclaimed His Holy and Precious Name, THE LORD, was Gracious, Showed His Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness! But, The Word Of God Tells US "TODAY" that WE HAVE A GREATER COVENANT, A More Intimate and Personal Relationship With GOD, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy Name!
ALL of this WONDERFUL and exciting stuff took place AFTER Moses broke the first set of "Ten Commandments" that God had written upon the tables of stone with His Own Finger and NOW, God was going to Call Moses up to The Mountain again.
FOOTNOTE:
The two tables of stone are believed to have been pocket-size, easily carried in One hand.
The pictures of Moses carrying the tablets of tombstone size are the result of the misconception of artists, and are NOT supported by The Bible.
The Church Today Has The Word of God (in most cases, easily available and at hand), but do we have the same Power in our everyday Life In Christ? Are we Praying Daily and Seeking God, Face To Face, Like Moses Did or Walking In The Obedience Of His Holy and Precious Word? THIS BOOK Is God's Loveletter To YOU, so Listen as His Spirit Speaks To YOUR Heart and LOVES YOU. It Is The Holy Spirit that Is Sent Along Side, Living, Moving and Having His Being In, Upon and Around US, so that we CAN Go, Do and Be ALL That God Created US To Be (and Re-Created US To Be) In Christ Jesus! He Has GIVEN US His Glory to take to ALL Nations and Peoples!! He Has Done ALL Things Possible (ALL Things ARE Possible With God) for Us In Jesus!!! Ask and Receive, Seek and Find. I was lost, but NOW I Am Found. I Have Favor, Loving-Kindness, Mercy In His Sight and Am Known Personally, By Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL, <')))>< Mark
Subject: Old Covenant, New Message:Becoming Best Friends With God/2 Chron. 20:7
The Word:
Did not You, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
- 2 Chronicles 20:7
This is an "age old question" that is still more than relevant, even Today (13 people lost their lives in Gaza). If God's Word "Is" Faithful and True and "If" God can NOT lie, what is ALL the fuss and fighting about? In God's Hand "Are" Power and Might, so that NONE is able to withstand Him! Is He not God In Heaven, Our Father, Lord of the Starfields and Over ALL of Creation? Why then did a young man from Pennsylvania just lose his Life in a terrible beheading that is being broadcast around the World on the internet? We are living in a sick and dying World, but it is when the night is at it's darkest point, that the stars shine their brightest! Arise and Shine, for Your Light Has Come and The Glory Of The Lord "Is" Risen Upon YOU!!
If evil comes upon us, the sword of judgement, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You, for Your name [and the symbol of Your presence] is in this house, and cry to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.
- 2 Chronicles 20:9
NOTHING of this Earth can drive us out of God's Possession, which He has given us to inherit! Keep your eyes fixed and set upon Jesus, because "Judgement Day" is coming, but know and understand that it begins at The House Of God!! Stand Before The Lord, Men, Women and Children Of The Most High God, then The Spirit Of The Lord Will Come Upon You In The Midst Of The Assembly (Forsake NOT The Assembling Of The Brethren) and He Will Say, "Be Not Afraid Or Dismayed At This Great Multitude; For The Battle Is Not Yours But God's." [2 Chronicles 20:15b.] 366 times in The Holy Scriptures God Says, "Fear Not" (that's One for EVERY Day Of The Year including Leap Year).
You shall not need to fight in this battle (we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities in The Heavenlies); take your position (In The Lord Jesus), stand still (after you have done ALL that you can to stand), (Taste) and see (that The Lord Is Good) the deliverance of the Lord [Who is] with you, for He Promises To Be With You For Ever And Ever, Until The End Of The Age, so Come, Let Us Worship and Bow Down To Him (In Spirit and Truth), Let Us Kneel Before The Lord, Our God, Our Maker, For He Is Our God and We "Are" The People of His Pasture, The Sheep Of His Hand! Stand Up and Praise The Lord Of Israel With A Very Loud Voice!! Rise Early In The Morning, Hear Him, Believe In The Lord Your God, You Shall Be Established, Remain Steadfast To His Prophets, and You Shall Prosper!!!
Sing A New Song, Give Thanks To The Lord, For His Tender-Mercies and Loving Kindnesses Endure For Ever And Ever.
Go Up To Jerusalem With Joy (The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength), Rejoice Over Your enemies with harps, lyres, and trumpets To The House Of The Lord and The Fear Of God (The One True God) Will Come Upon ALL The Kingdoms Of The Countries (ALL Nations and Peoples), for they Will Hear That The Lord Is Coming Again Soon To Fight Against The Enemies Of Israel.
Seek God with ALL your soul's desire, Dwell In Him, Let The Reverence and Fear Of The Lord Be Upon YOU, Take Heed, Take Charge, Be Faithful, Show Integrity, Deal Courageously (Be Strong and Do), and The Lord Will Be With The Good In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
Becoming Best Friends With God!
Genesis 6:8
The Word:
But Noah found grace (favor) in the eyes of the Lord.
- Genesis 6:8
Imagine God wanting to destroy, blot out and wipe aWay ALL of His Creation except for YOU. THIS Is The History Of The Generations Of Noah. He was a Just and Righteousness man, Blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with God. Do YOU?
God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, Loved YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much that He sent His One And Only Begotten Son to die on The Cross Of Calvary for your sins, so that you could Receive God's Forgiveness AND His Holy Spirit, The Spirit Of Grace, God's Favor! If you have "Found" Jesus, you have "Found" Grace (Favor) In The Eyes Of The Lord.
You too "ARE" Justified (Just As If YOU Had NEVER Sinned), Righteous (In a Right, an Up-Right Relationship With God, In Christ Jesus) and Blameless (Without Shame Or Fault) In this Present World of darkness. We have been Transformed AND Translated Into His Wonderful Kingdom Of Light. YES! You CAN Walk In Habitual Communion AND Fellowship With God.
I find it "MOST ironic" that too many Confessing Christians have a poor or very low self esteem, when we have been Redeemed By The Precious Blood Of The Lamb! YOU, My Dear, Sweet Brother, Sister In The Lord Jesus have been Purchased By The Son Of The MOST High God. He Has A Plan & Purpose For Your Life In Him! Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry and Evangelism are what you were meant, Made To Live For. To offer up Our-Self as A Living Sacrifice, to pour out Our Life To God IS Our Spiritual Service. Constant Communion and Fellowship With God In The Holy Spirit and with other True, Bible Believing Christians Is Essential to a vital Walk and relationship. Not only are we Called (Commanded Of God) to MAKE Disciples Of ALL Nations and Peoples, but we MUST Discipline our-self, Deny our-self, bring our bodies into Sub-Jection To God's Perfect And Acceptable Will! Humble your-self In His Sight, In The Eyes Of The Lord and He Will Lift YOU Up, so that YOU Can Minister, Be A Servant Of ALL, A Bond-Slave, Prisoner Of Hope, Of Christ Jesus, The Hope Of Israel and The Hope Of The World. Each and EVERY One of US (Confessing Christians) Are Called "To Do The Work Of An Evangelist!"
Jesus says, As It Was In "The Days Of Noah," So Shall It Be When "The Son Of Man" Comes and He Is Coming Again SOON! Shall we let "The World" Be?
Heaven Forbid! Let us Seek His Face and Find (According To His Word, Will & Way) God's Grace, His Favor In The Eyes Of The Lord, so that we can take The Love Of God and The Good News Of Jesus To ALL. We should NEVER cause regret or grief to The Heart Of God, but Press On To That Higher Calling In Christ Jesus. Let's Rise Above The Present Tide and Bid Others To Come Into The Ark Of God, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
Isaiah 41:8, 9
The Word:
But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, My friend; [James 2:23; Heb. 2:16.]
You whom I, the Lord, have taken from the ends of the earth, and have called from the corners of it, You are My servant; I have chosen you and not cast you off [even though you are exiled].
- Isaiah 41:8, 9
YOU, My Dear Brother and Sister In The Lord Jesus "ARE" God's Chosen One.
We "ARE" Servants Of The Most High God! Abraham Is Our Father Of Faith and God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit "Call" Us, My Friend. NEVER, EVER Look at The Old Covenant Scriptures and Believe for One split second that Each and Every Word Of God is not placed there for our EVERY Day use and application. Each of us has been taken from every corner of the globe, each tribe, nation and tongue. We have been Delivered, Redeemed from this present world of darkness, translated, transformed into His Kingdom Of Light and "HAVE" The Victory In The Holy And Precious Name Of Jesus!
Imagine yourself Receiving The Revelations and Visions Of God that were Revealed and Unveiled before the eyes of This Prophet, Isaiah. Now... Imagine yourself Receiving Salvation, The Revelation Of Jesus Christ as King Of Kings, Lord Of Lords and Seeing with the eyes of your Spirit, The Vision Of His Glory, His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Grace and Favor. Jesus has opened the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf, loosed the tongue of the mute, replaced our stony hearts, given us The Mind Of Christ, Healing Hands, streams of Living Water to flow from within us, so that His Life and Love can make this dry and weary wilderness an oasis. He Is The Hope Of Israel, The Hope Of The World and Hope Will NOT disappoint us, so whether you feel cast off or not, find yourself in exile, we MUST Walk By Faith and NOT by sight. Like Paul The Great Apostle, we should consider ourselves, Bond Servants Of God and Prisoners Of Hope!
I don't care what portion of Holy Script you are reading or listening to. AlWays Look to the before during and after Word!
God Is The God Of Yesterday, Today and Forever. He Is The First And Last, The Beginning And The End, The Alpha And Omega Of ALL! Do NOT Look to the carpenter who creates an idol and fastens it with nails so it cannot be moved, but Look Unto Jesus The Carpenter From Nazareth, Who Created The Whole Universe And EVERYTHING In It. YOU "ARE" His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus, Unto Good Works In His Holy And Precious Name! I want you to look beyond the norm as you presently see it and envision the future that God has planned for you. He Promises to Complete The Work that He has begun In You!
Fear NOT; [there is NOTHING to fear] for God Is With YOU. Do NOT Look around in terror or be dismayed, because He Is Our God. His Holy Spirit Will Strengthen and harden you [to difficulties]; YES, He Will Help YOU; YES, He Will Hold YOU Up and retain YOU with His Victorious Right Hand Of Righteousness and Justice. [Acts 18:10.]
- Isaiah 41:10
Behold, Gaze, Fix your eyes upon, Look and See that your enemies who enrage, inflame, war against and contend with you shall be put to shame, confounded, be as NOTHING at all and perish! For The Lord Our God, Holds us In His Right Hand and He Will Help us, Make us To Be New, Sharp, Threshing Instruments In His Hand and we shall scatter the enemy. We shall Rejoice In The Lord and Glory In The Holy One Of Israel. ALL of mankind Will Come To See, Know, Consider and Understand Together, be astonished, dismayed that the hand of the Lord has done this miracle, the Holy One of Israel has created it and It Shall Be Marvelous In Our Eyes, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New Message:
Becoming Best Friends With God/Genesis 5:22
The Word:
Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God after the birth of Methuselah 300 years, and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:22
I would have have to say that MOST people on "This Celestial Ball" know that Enoch walked with God and was no more, but do they understand, comprehend that he was in habitual, constant communication, communion and fellowship With Him for 300 years and then God took him [Home With Him]? Enoch was 65 years old when "His First-Born Son," Methuselah was brought into this World of darkness and little did he know then that this "New Birth" would shine Eternal, Everlasting Light (and Life) into his "Being." What God's Word tells us Today is that this man had a habit, we're not talking "The Flying Nun" type of outfit here, but a Daily (mental) thought, action, speech, (emotional) heart-felt, giving, physical and "Most Of ALL" Spiritual, step-by-step Walk With His Maker. Interestingly enough, Enoch lived 365 years, the EXACT # that coincides with the 365 days a year that EVERY "Bible Believing" Christian (Follower and Disciple Of Christ) on The Face Of Planet Earth should be Living, Moving and Having their "Being" With Our Father Who Art In Heaven - Hallowed "Be" His Name!
Because of faith Enoch was caught up ad transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him.
For even before he was taken to heaven he received testimony [still on record] that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God. [Gen. 5:21-24].
- Hebrews 11:5
WITHOUT Faith It Is IMPOSSIBLE (For ANY One) to please and be satisfactory to God! How did Enoch Do IT? BY FAITH!
How does any body Do IT TODAY? BY FAITH! Our God IS "The Same, Yesterday, TODAY and Forever," so why is it that we and every One else on Earth is looking for another Way? There is NOTHING More Pleasing or Satisfactory to God than you and me putting Our Faith In His One And Only Begotten Son. He Wishes That NONE would perish, but that ALL would Come To Repentance Unto [REAL] Life [After Resurrection] and Attain Through Christ, Salvation In His Kingdom!
Are you "Caught Up In The Things Of God" or is The Holy Spirit Of The Living, Most High God quenched, choked out of you by the worries of this present (natural) World? The Bible Says, YOU "ARE" Seated In Heavenly Places! Life has conquered death, so why do we choose to still catch a glimpse of it? We Once Were Lost, but NOW WE "ARE" Found (In Christ Jesus), because God has Translated us, transformed us Into His Image, from Glory to Glory, Grace to Grace. Understand, Know and See Who YOU "ARE" In Jesus, because you "put on The Lord," your Life "IS" Hid In Him!
Have you received Testimony?
ABSOLUTELY! "Still On Record" IS "THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD." YOU and I can Please God and Be Found Satisfactory, Just, Pure, Holy, Righteous (In Right Standing) and Blameless In His Sight, By Faith!
NO One has to wait 65 years to EXPERIENTIALLY Know "The Life Of Enoch," because we NOW Have Available to ALL, "The Life Of Christ." Even after this "New Birth" experience that lasted his entire lifetime, Enoch had other sons and daughters. You and I should "Go And Do Like-Wise!" Let us also Offer "New Life" to ALL and perhaps, like Enoch with Noah, in our "Spiritual" Family Line Will Be Righteous sons, daughters, grand-children, GREAT-grand-children, GREAT-GREAT-grand-children (onwards and upwards) until we too are Called Home To Be With God In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God Bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant / New! Becoming Best Friends With God / Job 29:1-6
The Word:
AND Job again took up his discussion, and said, Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me; [Eccl. 7:10.]
When His lamp shone above and upon my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;
As I was in the [prime] ripeness of my days, when the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent;
When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me; When my steps [through rich pasturage] were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
- Job 29:1-6
Do not say, Why were the old days better than these? For it is not wise or because of wisdom that you ask this.
- Ecclesiastes 7:10
How many times have you said, I wish I lived in the days when Jesus walked The Face Of The Earth. The Word Of God tells us, As Jesus "IS" On This Earth, So "ARE" WE. These "ARE" The Days Of Elijah, Ezekiel, Moses, Daniel, The Latter Days, The Last Days when we are ALL Called Of God To Declare The Name Of The Lord. Behold, He Comes, Riding On The Clouds, so DO NOT Say, The Old Days Were Better, because "TODAY" IS The Day Of Salvation, Yeshua, JESUS!
Y-O-U and I have A Message, THE Message Of Hope and EVERYTHING Old "IS" NEW Again, Born Again, Fresh and His Mercies "ARE" Renewed EACH & EVERY Morning.
There is NOT a single or married person on the face of Planet Earth that at some point or another in his or her life that can NOT relate to the life and times of Job.
ALL of us at least in one moment of time experience some form or another of trials, tribulations and temptations, The Good, the bad and the ugly. John Lennon wrote, "Nobody loves you when you're down and out, but everybody loves you when you're six feet in the ground." Job was in the deepest, darkest pit of his lifetime (and we're not talking Women's Television here :) but like Corrie Ten-Boom said, "There is NO pit SOOOOOOO Deep that God can not go Deeper Still." When you have hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to look, but up.
Jesus Will Take You Out Of Your Dispare and Set Your Feet (Like Hinds Feet In High Places) Upon "The SOLID Rock!"
Though we may be Walking THROUGH "The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death," we should fear NO evil, for Our God Is With us. There would be NO shadows at ALL if NOT for The Light Of Life, The Light Of ALL Mankind, The Light Of The World That SHINES EVER Brighter (In, Upon AND Through us) Until The FULL Light Of Day!
Are you longing for "The Good Old Days?" We may NEVER pass "This Way" again, so Make EVERY Moment Count! Neither of us know what tomorrow may bring, but God Holds Our Future In His Hands and According To His Holy & Precious Word, It's A BRIGHT One, so Let Your Light Shine Above & Upon Your Head as you walk Through This Present World Of Darkness. Whatever your age, weight, height, color of skin, eyes or nationality... Y-O-U "ARE" In The PRIME Time Of Your Life In Christ Jesus NOW!
He "IS" Calling Y-O-U NOW and tomorrow is NOT Promised to ANY ONE.
As Children & Friends Of The MOST High God, it is time to Listen To His ALL-Mighty Counsel, so that He Will Lead and Guide us, Step-By-Step and Inch-By-Inch, Into and Through Greener and Richer Pasturage. He "IS" The Good Shepherd, Who Washes us with The (Living) Water and The Word, In His Precious Blood, and He "IS" The SOLID Rock that was struck in the desert place, Who Pours Out For us STREAMS Of Living Water, The Well-Spring Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life!
COME, Holy Spirit, LET Your Fire FALL, Anoint Your Chosen People With Your Precious Oil, let It Run Down Upon us like It Did On Aaron's Beard, Priestly Garments and May It Be Lovely Upon The Mountains & Valleys Like The Feet Of Him, Who Brings The Good News, The Gospel Of God, In the Name Of Jesus.
Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Subject: Old Covenant - New! Becoming Best Friends With God / Exodus 34:14
The Word:
For you shall worship no other god; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous - impassioned - God,
-Exodus 34:14
MOST of us by now have SURELY Seen "The Passion Of The Christ" Movie by Mel Gibson, but have we gone from Believing to Knowing "The Burden Christ Suffered?" Dying Was His Reason For Living and in our very own Daily dying to "self," we experientially Come To Know The Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Christ Jesus, but what is it that drives us onward and upward In Him? He tells ALL of us who are Spiritually thirsty and hungry after His Righteousness, His Right Standing, Personal, One On One Relationship With God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, that we MUST "Worship Him In (The Holy) Spirit AND (The) Truth (Of The Gospel Message AND Messenger)! The Ancient Aramaic "Word" for "Passion" is "Sib-la'-tha." Does The Zeal For "His House" CONSUME "Y-O-U?" Our God "IS" A Consuming Fire and it SHOULD Be Our Love For Him that Drives us Ahead In Jesus' Holy And Precious Name.
The Lord, Whose Name "IS" Jealous, "IS" A Jealous - Im"PASSION"ed - God. Jesus set His Face "like a Flint" towards Jerusalem (The City Of Peace), so that NOTHING would separate Him From The Love Of God. He went to shed His Precious Blood On The Cross Of Calvary, because He KNEW The JOY that was Before Him! JESUS "IS" The Name Above ALL Names, By Which We MUST Be Saved and EVERY knee Will Bow and tongue Will Confess that Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One and ONLY Begotten Son Of The ALL-Mighty God "IS" Lord of Lords and Lord Of ALL. He LITERALLY Lived Out His Passion (Sib-la'-tha), Burden, Goal and Heart's Desire, EACH & EVERY Day Of His Human Life here on Planet Earth and we, My Dear Sweet Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus Are Called Of Him, By Him & For Him "TO DO" LIKE-WISE!
Before Our Lord met with "The Woman At The Well," The Word Of God tells us, "He MUST NEEDS Go To Samaria." Who is God Calling Y-O-U to? What is God Calling Y-O-U to?
Where is God Calling Y-O-U to? When is God Calling Y-O-U? RIGHT Here & NOW!
TODAY "IS" The Day Of Salvation, Yeshua, Jesus and His Voice "IS" Crying Out To Y-O-U as The Bride Of Christ, The Woman At The Well-Spring Of Life. Is it "Well" with Your Soul?
Why is it Today that SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY Confessing Christians are NOT Going, Doing & Being what Jesus Calls us to?
How is it that we out and out think that we can just go about our daily lives and NOT Be Responsible & Accountable To Him? He Has AND "IS" Calling us to Great & MIGHTY Things that He Has Prepared For us "To Do" In Christ Jesus from when the very foundations of Earth were laid. Christ Has Come, Christ Has Risen & Christ WILL Come Again SOON!
It Is Imperative that The Body Of Christ SEEK Earnestly, PASSIONately and Submissively (Submittingly) after God's Perfect & Acceptable Word, Will & Way.
Revival MUST Come, but it MUST First Start With AND In us, NOT by our own might or power, but By The Spirit Of The Living God, Living, Moving AND Having His Being, Upon, In AND Working Through us, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings AND Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant - NEW! Becoming Best Friends With God / Jeremiah 9:24
The Word:
But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me (personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character), that I am the Lord Who practices loving-kindness, judgement and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, says the Lord. [1 Corinthians 1:31; 2 Corinthians 10:17.]
- Jeremiah 9:24
Want to "Delight" The Lord? Jesus says, "If Y-O-U Love Me, Y-O-U Will Obey My Commandments." To Do Justly, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly With Our God is "REALLY" ALL that This Christian Walk and Relationship is about. To Quote De-Lux, "It's NOT Hard." I sometimes (and ALL TOO Often) have to question how many "True Believers" there are that "Glory" in ANYTHING at all that pertains to REAL Understanding and Knowledge of The Lord Jesus Christ Himself. He Came From Heaven To Earth To Show us The Personal, Practical, Direct, Loving, Kind, Judgemental, Righteous, Delight-FULL "WAY" Of AND To The VERY Heart Of The Father and we would ALL Do Well to take note and heed The Way and His Calling us Unto Himself.
Jeremiah was pegged as "The Weeping Prophet" and it breaks my heart to know that there are too few confessing Christians who NEVER shed one sincere and honest tear over the state of The Church of Jesus Christ TODAY!
It is NOT the outward manifestations of Today's Churchianity that God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven is interested, but the inner workings of His Holy Spirit upon the heart, mind, soul and spiritual weaknesses that makes His Body Strong In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name, Representing Him In ALL that they think, say and Do. We ARE "Called Of God" To Be Doers Of His Word, Will & Way, To Bring His Preaching, Teaching and Healing to ALL Nations & Peoples! He did NOT say to build a building on every street corner and wait for people to come strolling in, but He COMMANDED us To Go Into ALL The World With The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus, Proclaiming The Gospel To ALL. It is when The Church, The REAL Temple Of The Living God "Lifts Up The Name Of Jesus" that ALL of mankind Will Be Drawn Unto Him. Jesus said, "I Will Build My Church (Assembly)."
As we Humble Our"self" In His Sight, He'll Lift us Up! TOO MANY of us "think" that we understand, but it is The Work Of God's Holy Spirit Upon, In & Through Our Life (In Christ Jesus) that leads and guides us into ALL Truth & Understanding, Pertaining To The Perfect & Acceptable Will Of God, Bringing ALL Things into sub-mission to The Spoken & Written Word Of God, so that we can accomplish The GREAT Co-Mission given to us By The Living Word Of God.
Understandeth thou these things? (KJV)
TOO MANY "Know-It-ALLS" do NOT REALLY (Experientially) Know The Person Of Jesus, Living, Moving & Having His Being Upon, In & Through us.
It is The Wisdom Of His Holy Presence that allows us the practical, discernment to recognize and act upon the attributes and character Of God. He Declares, "I Am The Lord Who Practices..." Do you Practice what you preach? Faith without Works Is DEAD and so, Works without TRUE, Spiritual Faith In The MOST High God Is DEAD TOO! You and I are to be "Working Out Our Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus" with (Reverential) Fear and Trembling, so that this present world of darkness can see The Light Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In & Through us.
The Bible says, "Judgement begins at "The House Of God," so let us take a TRUE Spiritual Assessment of the situation, according to God's Word, Will & Way. The axe is ALL-Ready at The Tree and if we do NOT Bear Good, Lasting, TRUE Spiritual Fruit For God's Kingdom, we shall be cut off. This Is The Word Of The Lord To us TODAY! Thanks Be To God? LORD, Have Mercy On us ALL!! He has given us EVERYTHING that we need To Live our Life Unto Him, so why is it that we fall short of His Glory? We Do NOT Apply (PRACTICE) His Way Of Love, Truth or Righteousness in the earth Today and therefore... we and others in this world suffer, instead of experience His Heavenly Delights.
Peter exclaimed, "THIS IS THAT" on The Day Of Pentecost, when God's Holy Spirit was poured out upon flesh. The Word Of God Tells us that Light was meant to Shine In the darkness, so why is it that we, The Light Of The World (As Jesus CALLED us) do NOT let Our Heavenly Light Shine, but hide it under a bushel?
The Love Of God Cries Out, "ARISE & SHINE For Your Light Has Come & The Glory Of The Lord `IS´ Risen Upon Y-O-U!" THIS IS THAT, which we as Christians, Believers, The Church Of The One True God should Be GLORYING In.
Our Names ARE Written In The Lambs Book Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life! It ONLY takes a spark to keep The Holy Spirit Fire BURNING, To Bring God´s TRUE Spiritual Revival To ALL Nations & Peoples, so why not stir up the flame within Y-O-U TODAY, say a Prayer for you, say a Prayer for me, say a Prayer for ALL Our Brothers & Sisters around the World and say a Prayer for ALL who do NOT yet Understand, Know, Discern or Recognize that they CAN Have a Personal, Practical, Direct, Loving, Kind, Righteous AND Delight-FULL Relationship With The Lord, In Jesus´ Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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ps. PLEASE, Pass ALL of Our Christian E-Fellowship Messages along to EVERY One that you Know and Love at this Most Wonder-FULL, Glorious Time Of Year. GBY!
Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2005
Subject:
Becoming Best Friends With God / Joshua 1:8 - Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.
- Joshua 1:8
Footnote:
This is the only place in the early English versions where the word "success" is found.
The secret of success is given in verses 5 to 9.
Joshua accepted Moses' place of leadership without misgivings. God's will for him was his will, and he did not hesitate. To be all-out for God was already habitual with him; it is the unfailing prerequisite of eternal success. (Deut. 6:3-5; Luke 10:25-28; Ps. 1:1-3).
Hear therefore, O Israel, and be watchful to do them; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase exceedingly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord - the only Lord.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart, and with your entire being, and with all your might.
- Deuteronomy 6:3-5
And then a certain lawyer arose to try (test, tempt) Him, saying, Teacher, what am I to do to inherit everlasting life - [that is,] to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom?
Jesus said to him, What is written in the Law?
How do you read it?
And he replied, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. [Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18.]
And Jesus said to him, You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live - enjoy active, blessed, endless life in the kingdom of God.
- Luke 10:25-28
BLESSED - happy, fortunate, prosperous and enviable - is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.
But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law - the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God - he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. [2 Tim. 3:16; Gal. 3:1-29; Rom 13:8-10.]
And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth his fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not fade or wither, and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity]. [Jer. 17:7,8.]
- Psalm 1:1-3
You shall not take revenge or bear any grudge against any sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself, I am the Lord. [Rom. 12:17, 19; Matt. 5:43-46.]
- Leviticus 19:18
Every Scripture is God-breathed - given by His inspiration - and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness [that is, in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose and action],
So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well-fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor - who practices loving others - has fulfilled the Law [relating to one's fellowmen], meeting all its requirements.
The commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet (have an evil desire), and any other commandment, are summed up in the single commandment, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. [Exod. 20:13-17; Lev. 19:18.]
Love does no wrong to one's neighbor - it never hurts anybody. Therefore love meets all the requirements and is the fulfilling of the Law.
- Romans 13:8-10
[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not see and fear when heat comes, but his leaf shall be green; he shall not be anxious and careful in the year of drought, nor shall he cease from yielding fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7, 8
Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest and proper and noble - aiming to be above reproach - in the sight of every one.
[Prov. 20:22.]
If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God's] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord. [Deut. 32:35.]
- Romans 12:17-19
Do not say, I will repay evil; wait (expectantly) for the Lord, and He will rescue you. [Rom. 12:17-19; 1 Thess. 5:15; 1 Pet. 3:9; 2 Sam. 16:12.]
- Proverbs 20:22
Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slide; for the day of their disaster is at hand, and their doom comes speedily.
- Deuteronomy 32:35
See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15
Never return evil for evil or insult for insult - scolding, tongue-lashing, berating; but on the contrary blessing - praying for their welfare, happiness and protection, and truly pitying and loving them. For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves inherit a blessing [from God] - obtain a blessing as heirs, bringing welfare and happiness and protection.
- 1 Peter 3:9
It may be that the Lord will look on the iniquity done me, and will recompense me good for his cursing this day.
- 2 Samuel 16:12
May you Prosper, Deal Wisely, Have Good Success & Become Best Friends With God in 2005!
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2005
Subject: Old Covenant, New - Becoming Best Friends With God / 1 Samuel 3:21
The Word:
And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, for the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh in the word of the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 3:21
So, ... Are you Loving The Lord Your God With ALL Of Your Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit & Strength Today? You ALL Should Be, because THAT "IS" What's Required Of us In Christ Jesus! We are WITHOUT Excuse, because it is The Love Of God That Is Shed Abroad In Our Hearts and we can ONLY Love Him In The Way He Desires By The Working Of His Holy Spirit Upon, In and Through us. The Son Has Come To DWELL, Tabernacle, Abide, Live, Move & Have His Being and CERTAINLY, He Loves The Father, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, so Hallowed Be Thy Holy & Precious Name!
Little Sammy was an answer to his Mother's Prayer, Dedicated To The Service Of God and Grew Up In The Grace (Favor) & Knowledge Of Him, but how can these things Be? THIS "IS" The Will Of God for you and me as well! You and I are to Be Holy, Sanctified, Set Aside For God's Use, His Glory, Honor & Praise. Are you Offering Up Your"SELF" As A Living Sacrifice To God? THIS "IS" Our Spiritual Service, The Way Of Worshipping Him In The Holy Spirit & His Truth! We are ALL To Be Going From Grace To Grace and Glory To Glory, so what is the hold UP? Are we Looking Unto Jesus As The Author & Finisher, Completer Of Our Faith, The Substance Of Things Hoped For? Does The Lord Jesus Christ CONTINUE To Appear To us, Giving us FRESH Revelation, Unveiling Of Himself To us EACH & EVERY Day? The Key Part Of Today's Holy Script is NOT that God wants to do this for ALL, with EVERY breath and heartbeat, but that we MUST Do Our Part in order for Him To Accomplish His Perfect, Acceptable Will & Way. How Can These Things Be?
THE Lord Continued To Appear & Reveal Himself To Samuel "IN THE WORD OF THE LORD," Israel Came To Know & Understand that He Was A Prophet Of God AND The Word Of The Lord Went Out To ALL! Why do you think that Jesus was so adamant about us Obeying His Commands? EVERYTHING MUST Be Done, Decently & In Order, According To His HOLY & PRECIOUS WORD, Will & Way and "IF" you Do THIS... THAT (His Will Shall) Will Be Done On Earth, As It "IS" In Heaven. O, Lord, PLEASE, Give us This Day (Today "IS" The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus) Our Daily Bread, The Bread Of Life! The Word Of God Tells us that Samuel grew; The Lord Was With Him AND Let NONE Of His Words Fall To The Ground. [1 Samuel 3:19; Cp. Joshua 23:14.] Is The Lord A Respecter Of Persons?
If we, as Believers would get Into The Word & Let The Word Of God Get INTO us, we and The World would SEE that Jesus Christ "IS" The Same, Yesterday, Today & Forever, He NEVER Changes, There "IS" NO Shadow Of Darkness In Him, Because He "IS" The Light Of The World AND Y-O-U "ARE" The Light Of The World In Him. We "ARE" One In The Holy Spirit & One In The Lord! His Word "IS" Spirit & His Word "IS" Eternal, Everlasting, ABUNDANT Resurrection Life, so where else can we go to get Complete & Total Satisfaction? There is NO OTHER Religion (True Religion is looking after widows & orphans) on the face of Planet Earth that can take aWay sin and the horrible guilt of it. ONLY Jesus can Truly Save us from our"self!"
SURE, Samuel was knit together in his Mother's womb, set apart and Called Of God to Enter Into His Glory, but I have Good News for Each and Every One of you Today, So "ARE" Y-O-U! JUST, Like Samuel, you and I MUST drink milk and Come to eat Solid Food. When we Look For God To Appear To us and Give us The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, Like The Vision John Saw, "In The Word Of The Lord", The Bible, when we Seek For Him With ALL Of Our Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit & Strength, We Shall Find Him, In ALL Of His FULLness & Glory (Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, [Favor] & Grace). Yes, My Dear, Sweet, Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus Christ, THIS "IS" The Will Of God For Y-O-U, In His Holy & Precious Name. This "IS" My Prayer for you (and I Am Sure, His As Well) To See You Come To The FULLness of The Stature Of The Man Christ Jesus.
Let us NOT falter and we shall NOT fail in this endeavor. IF you and I Continue (DAILY) "In The Word Of The Lord," He Will Appear To us and IF you and I Continue (DAILY) "In The Word Of The Lord," He Will Reveal Himself to us, Israel, ALL Nations & Peoples and Let NONE of our words fall to the ground In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love to ALL, According To His Holy & Precious Word, Will & Way,
<')))>< Your Brother & Friend In Him, Mark
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Date: Tue, Feb 8, 2005
Subject: Old Covenant, New / Becoming Best Friends With God - Job 23:12
The Word:
I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed and treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
- Job 23:12
Jesus set His Face like a flint and headed towards Jerusalem (The City Of Peace) to be crucified, to die in our stead, in our place. He NEVER went back from The Commandments Of His Father & God.
THIS "IS" what Hungering and Thirsting After His Righteousness Looks Like! God Knows our (necessary) needs even before we ask and He Promises To Provide Them ALL (Exceedingly, Abundant, Above & Beyond ALL That We Could EVER Think Or Imagine), According To His Riches In Glory, According To His Holy & Precious Word, Will & Way. EVEN The One & ONLY Begotten Son Of The Most High God got tired and had to rest in the back of the boat. Jesus thirsted in a dry and weary land and asked the Samaritan Woman At Jacob's Well, "Give Me A Drink?" and He Eagerly Desired to Eat The Passover Meal with His Disciples. The Lord Of ALL Creation LONGS to meet and sup with Y-O-U!
Have your feet held fast to The Footsteps Of The Good Shepherd? He wants to lead and guide you to greener pastures and still (Peace-FULL) waters. If we put our hand to the plow and look back, we will NOT Be Worthy Of His Kingdom! Have you kept His Way and NOT turned aside to the right or the left, but kept your feet and His Path Of Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost? God Has (and Shows) GREAT Concern, Appreciation and Pays (VERY Close) Attention to The Way that you take, your thoughts, words and deeds. His Desire And Goal is that we would ALL be tried in the furnace of affliction, trials, tribulations and that we would ALL "Come Forth" (Like Lazarus From The Tomb) as Refined Gold, Pure And Luminous. [Ps. 17:3; 66:10; James 1:12.] SEEK Him and Y-O-U Shall Find Him. Open Your Spiritual Eyes And Y-O-U Shall SEE His Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Grace, Favor and Y-O-U Will Know that He Watches Over Y-O-U, With His Hand Upon Your Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life!
God NEVER Changes, He "IS" The Same, Yesterday, Today & Forever, there is NO shadow of darkness In Him, because He "IS" The Light Of The World & The Light Of ALL Humankind! His Perfect & Acceptable Will Shall Be Done On Earth As It "IS" IN Heaven, but the REAL Question Of The Day "IS," Will Y-O-U Come Along Side Him To See That It "IS" Done? We "ARE" His Workmanship, His Handiwork, Created For Good Works In Christ Jesus. Are Y-O-U Working Out Your Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus? Does This Present World Of Darkness SEE The Light Of Life Upon, Working In & Through Y-O-U?
Job Did NOT Go Back From God's Commandments! TOO MANY Confessing Christians Today do NOT spend the Time DAILY to get into His Holy & Precious Word, The Living Water & Bread Of Life.
His Word "IS" Spirit & Life, yet we do not esteem Him & The Words Of His Lips.
The Word Of God says, Where Your Heart "IS," There Your Treasure Will Be, so I ask you Today, Where "IS" Your Treasure? Have you hidden His Word In Your Heart? THESE "ARE" The VERY (Living) Words, Spoken To us, From The Mouth Of God, Who Spoke ALL Of Creation Into Existence. Let he who has ears to hear, HEAR!
Many Dr.s and Nutritionists Today will tell you to drink at least eight to ten 8 ounce glasses of water EVERY Day and certainly we MUST eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly, but do we do it? How much MORE Important is it for us to feed our Inner Spirit Man (DAILY) with The Living Water & Bread Of Life? We are to be Washed By His Living Water & The Word and Transformed by It, so that we can renew our mind. Even Paul The Apostle wrote to Timothy, saying, Physical exercise is Good, but The Exercising Of Our Spiritual Muscles Is Far MORE Necessary, because we Wrestle NOT with flesh & Blood, but against Principalities & Evil Powers in Heavenly Places, so let us NOT go back from The Commands Of God's Lips, but esteem, treasure up The Words Of His Mouth MORE than our Necessary food In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2005
Subject: Old Covenant, NEW! Becoming Best Friends With God - Genesis 18:17, 18
The Word:
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do, [Gal. 3:8.]
Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed through him, and shall bless themselves by him?
- Genesis 18:17, 18
God, The GREAT "I Am," AlWays and In ALL Ways Blesses His People Who Live By Faith and Take Him At His Holy And Precious Word!
Not only "ARE" we "Children Of The Most High God," but The Word Of God Declares that Abraham "IS" Our Father Of Faith and without Faith, which "IS" The Substance, The REALITY Of Things Hoped For And The Evidence (that Will Hold Up In The Court Of God) Of Things Yet To Be Revealed, it is IMPOSSIBLE To Please Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Abraham Believed, Clung To, Trusted In and Relied On God and "It," His Faith was Credited To His PERSONAL (Spiritual) Account As Righteousness, A Right Standing (after you have done ALL you can to stand, stand therefore) One on One Relationship with God and that is the bottom line on what you and I are supposed to be doing each and every day of our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Christ Jesus! Faith MUST Be Put Into A-C-T-I-O-N, because Faith without (Spiritual) Works Is DEAD and (natural) works without Faith is even deader.
As God's BEST Friend, Servant Of The Most High and A Child Of The Father, He Will NOT hide from us what He "IS" Going To Do or as He Puts It, What "I Am Going To Do!" God AlWays Reveals to His Prophets, Those Who Speak Forth The Anointed Word Of God, what is about to unfold and take place In His Scheme Of Things, The Plans And Purposes Of His Heart. TOO Many men and women of God are quoting: "No Eye Has Seen Nor Ear Heard The Things Which He Has Prepared For Those Who Love Him (with ALL of their heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength)," but The Word Of God Says To Y-O-U and me CLEARLY Today, "But, He Has REVEALED THESE THINGS Unto us," so, READ THE BOOK!
You and I ARE "SURELY" Destined To Become A GREAT and MIGHTY Nation, ALL The Nations Of This Earth ARE To Be Blessed Through us AND We (you and
I) Shall Bless Ourselves By HIM! By WHO? "Surely" upon in and through the Faith of Abraham and The Blessings Of God To Abraham, but MOSTLY By Our Own Faith (put to Action) In Christ Jesus.
God has NOT hidden ANYTHING from us, His Truth Has Been Revealed To The World In The Revelation Of His One And ONLY Begotten Son, Jesus!
Blessed - Happy, To Be Envied, And Spiritually Prosperous [That Is, With Life-Joy And Satisfaction In God's Favor And Salvation, Regardless Of Their Outward Conditions] - Enviably Happy [With A Happiness Produced By Experience Of God's Favor And Especially Conditioned By The Revelation of His Matchless Grace], Blithesome, Joyous, Fortunate [That Is, In That State In Which The Born-Again Child Of God Enjoys His Favor And Salvation] "ARE" Y-O-U when you Believe, Cling To Trust In And Rely On God By Faith In Jesus Christ!
ALL Of God's Promises "ARE" Yes And Amen In HIm and ALL Of The Blessings Of Abraham "ARE" Ours, According To His Word, Will And Way, so let us Go Out With (The) Joy (Of The Lord), Go Forth With (The) Peace (Of God Which Passes ALL Human Understanding), Blessing ALL Nations And Peoples, Tribes And Tongues and In That "Going And Doing," We Shall Bless Ourselves In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
God's RICHEST Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Your Brother And Friend In Him, Mark
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Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2005
Subject: Daniel 2:19 / Becoming Best Friends With God - Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- Daniel 2:19
Do Y-O-U Know "The Solution" to the human problem, our condition? Daniel was in a fix, so he called upon his three friends (later to be thrown into the king's fiery furnace), so that they could ALL Petition The Lord Of Heaven and interpret the times in which they lived, moved and had their being. I honestly Believe that Each and EVERY One of us has been given a Hope, Dream and Vision Of, By and For God, but there is ONLY One answer to our longing and searching for the fulfillment of it and Jesus "IS" The Answer For The World Today! Even in the deepest, darkest hours of our souls, God Comes In And Shines His Glorious Light Of Life. Daniel had "Night Vision" and because, God Is No Respecter Of Persons, we Can TOO.
The Gospel of John, The Good News According to John was written, so that people would Come To Believe In, Lean On, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On The Lord Jesus Christ and The Truth Shall Set Y-O-U Free, but The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, also written by John The Beloved Apostle was a clear and precise Vision Of His Glory and The Word Of God Declares, He Who The Son Sets Free "IS" FREE In (Word &) Deed! Daniel was determined in his heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength to set himself, his friends and yes, even his enemies Free from the peril set before them, should they not be able to interpret the king's dream. Alas, God Revealed His Secret, The Mystery And Gave Daniel A Vision In The Night, Hope And A Future!
Jeremiah The Prophet said that God had A Plan, An Ultimate Purpose for Y-O-U and me. Paul wrote that This Mystery Has Been Revealed. MANY say that No Eye Has seen nor Ear Heard The Things That God Has Prepared For us, but I would say unto you Today, These Things Have Been Revealed To us In Christ Jesus. He Is The Revelation Of God To ALL Mankind!
NOW that Y-O-U Know THIS, will you, like Daniel, BLESS The God Of Heaven?
BLESS The Name Of The Lord For EVER And EVER, because His Glorious Name, JESUS, Is The Name Above ALL Others!
Wisdom (A Gift Of The Holy Spirit) and Might Are His, yet, He Chooses To Share His Glory With us. Jesus Has Made us ONE In The Spirit And One In The Lord God ALL-Mighty!
He changes the times and the seasons, but He EVER Remains The Same. He removes kings and sets up kings. He removes our sin, as far as the east is from the west and Calls us To Be Kings And Priests FOREVER To Rule And Reign With Him. He Gives us Wisdom and (The Holy Spirit Leads And Guides us Into ALL Truth and) Understanding, so that we can determine the times in which we live. [Dan. 4:35.]
He Reveals The Deep And Secret Things; He Knows What Is In The Darkness, And The Light Dwells With Him! [Job 15:8; Ps. 25:14; Matt. 6:6.]
- Daniel 2:22
God Has Given The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, The Vision Of His Glory To ALL who would Choose To Read, Listen To or Look At His Word Of Spirit And Life! The Bible Shows us The Deepest And Secret Things Of God, He Bares His Heart and also Reveals The Truth And Spiritual Condition of the heart and soul of man.
He Knows us BETTER than we know our"self" (after ALL, He Created us and knit us together [As One] in our Mother's womb). It is when we come to know our own spiritual darkness, see the need for salvation, deliverance and healing, that we repent, turn from our wicked ways and he Comes To Dwell, Tabernacle With us and Shines His EVER-Loving Light On, In And Through us for ALL To See.
Thank and Praise The Three In One, Our Friend, Hope, Dream, Vision, Secret And Mystery Revealed, Unveiled, so that we can NOW Enter BOLDLY Into The Holy Of Holies and Make Known To OTHERS "The Solution To Our Problem. NOTICE:
The Word "Problem" is singular! It is NOT your drinking, smoking, drugs, sex or ANY other "problem" that has separated you from The Love Of God, but it is your sin. The Sin "Issue" was taken care of, FULLY Paid For and settled On The Cross Of Calvary, so why Choose to walk in it any longer and stray farther from God? We can trade our worst in For His Best! He Will Give Y-O-U (His Glorious) Beauty for your ashes, The (Holy Spirit) Oil Of Joy for your mourning (His Tender-Mercies Are Re-Newed Each and EVERY Morning) and His Vision Of Light to dispel Any and ALL darkness.
Jesus "IS" The Mystery Revealed, The Very Heart Of The Father and He Has Made Known To us What it is That Shall Be (SOON) In The Latter Days - At The End Of Days. These Things Shall Come To Pass, so let us Take The Message Of God's Hopes, Dreams And Visions To ALL In Jesus' Name. Amen and Amen.
God Bless And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2005
Subject: Job 42:7 - Developing Your Friendship With God / Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
After the Lord had spoken the previous words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job has.
- Job 42:7
Considering "The Fact" that Judgement Begins At The House Of God, should we not ALL think before we open our mouth to speak? Job's "so-called" friends were basically "wind-bags" for their own discourses and NOT spokes-persons for The ALL-Mighty, ALL-Seeing, ALL-Knowing, EVER-Present God, Who Created Our Known Universe AND EVERYTHING In It. Take Note of The LONG-SUFFERING, Endurance & Patience Of God, while waiting for man (kind?) to Come Around, Support and Encourage Their Spiritual Brother Job In His Time Of Need. Yes, there were instances in The New Covenant where Our Lord And Savior CLEARLY stated that those who were ill or infirmed had brought such things on themselves, but when asked by His Disciples (which we are ALL Called Upon To Be), "Who sinned, this man or his parents?" Jesus Exclaimed, "NO ONE," but that particular man was born blind "For The Glory Of God To Be Revealed!"
After God Spoke To Job, he LOATHED his words, ABHORRED him"self" and REPENTED in dust and ashes. Has God (REALLY) Spoken To Y-O-U Lately? Have Your Spiritual Eyes Been Opened To (REALLY) SEE The True And Living God?
Eliphaz and his "Friends" (With friends like this who needs enemies?) had some repenting of their own to do "AND" there was CLEARLY Some Restitution To Be Made.
"My Servant Job Shall Pray For You, For I Will Accept [His Prayer] That I Deal Not With You After Your Folly," said God.
Imagine... Christians NOT Speaking Of God "The Things Which Are Right."
SURE, there are PLENTY of Eliphazs In This Present World Of Darkness Today, but we would ALL Do Well to Look Into God's Mirror (His Word, Will & Way) To REALLY See where we are standing. Are we firmly placing our feet on The Solid Rock or still playing childish games in the (shifting) sand box? Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar ALL had to offer up Sacrifices and Fellowship Offerings (According As The Lord COMMANDED Of Them) before The Lord Accepted Job's Prayer AND It Was Then (AND ONLY THEN) That God Restored Job's Fortunes (TWICE As Much As He Had Before :) The Lord Blessed "The Latter Days" Of Job MORE Than His Beginnings!
Are you Looking To Receive "The Latter Days" Blessings Of God? Are you WILLING to go Through The Distressing Calamities that "The Lord" Had Brought Upon Job? Oh Yes, James and John declared to Jesus that they Could Drink "The Cup" that He was about to take down to the very dregs. As Children of Abraham, Our Father Of Faith, are we (As His Seed) Willing To Fall Into The Ground And DIE? This "Is" what "Is" Required Of us, According To The Lord's Commandments! Job would NOT "Curse God And Die," as his wife told him to do, but he was willing to stand (or in this instance sit) and receive whatever The Lord would pass through His Hands and Allow to enter into Job's (Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection) Life. He Experientially Knew Who He Had Believed In AND Was Persuaded That He Would Stand Before His Maker (In The Flesh) Someday (On THAT Day), Face To Face. Are Y-O-U?
We MUST ALL Give An Accounting of what we have done. The Word Of God Declares that in the past, God Spoke Through Moses, but Today, Which "Is' The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua, God Has Spoken AND "Is' Speaking To us Through AND In His Son, Jesus! Are we READY, Willing, Wanting AND Able to Obey The Commands Of God? Jesus says, "If Y-O-U Love Me, Y-O-U Will Obey My Commands" AND He Has Also Commanded, Co-MISSIONed us To Go Into ALL The World, Teaching EVERY One to Obey ALL His Commandments!
Do Y-O-U Hear (O, Israel) What The Holy Spirit Of God "Is" Saying To His Church, The Body Of Christ Jesus Today?
God's (SOON & COMING) Wrath "Is' Kindled Against ALL (including our families and friends) who have NOT Spoken Of Jesus And The Things That Are Right, Regarding Him and Salvation, True Spiritual Faith In His Holy & Precious Name. There is No True Salvation without True Biblical Repentance (NOT Just Remorse). John The Baptizer Preached "It," Jesus Taught "It" and Peter brought Healing To The Nations (On The Day Of Pentecost) By Proclaiming "It," Repentance & Forgiveness Of Sins In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name! Believe In The (Written & Living) Word That He Has Spoken To us (In These Last Days) and Through His Word, Will & Way, we Shall Receive His Complete & Total Restoration & Blessings, The Fortunes Of God In These Latter Days. Submit To His Authority, Put Your"self" Under The Lordship Of Jesus Christ and Allow Him To Use WHATEVER Comes Your Way For His (and your) GOOD, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Date: Sun, Apr 3, 2005
Subject: Job 7:17-21 Developing Your Friendship With God / Old Covenant Message
The Word:
What is man, that You should magnify him and think him important? And that you should set Your mind upon him? [Ps. 8:4.]
And that you should visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
How long will Your [plaguing] glance not look away from me, nor You let me alone till I swallow my spittle?
If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done You, O You watcher and keeper of men?
Why have You set me as a mark for You, so that I am a burden to myself [and You]?
And why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity?
For now shall I lie down in the dust, and [even if] You will seek me diligently, [it will be too late, for] I shall not be.
- Job 7:17-21
What is man, that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man, that You care for him?
- Psalm 8:4
Hind site is 20/20, so let us see how "we" can answer Job (and the countless questions of Many others), without playing the fool like his friends. ALL of Hu-Man-Kind is God's Creation and YES, He "Is" Mind-FULL Of us. His Thoughts Towards us are MORE Than The Grains Of Sand On The Sea-Shores! God SO Loved This World that He sent His One And ONLY Begotten Son to die for EVERY One in it, As The Son Of (Earth Born Wo-) Man & The Son Of God. Does He Still Care For His Children? He Longs To Gather us Up Together Under The Shadow Of His Mighty Wings, Like A Mother Hen Gathers Her Chicks. We "ARE" The Sheep Of His Pasture, Under The Tender-Loving "CARE" Of The Good Shepherd Of Our Soul.
God so magnifies mankind (He Lifts us Up & Seats us In Heavenly Places With Him) that even The Angels Of Heaven long to look in on the things that God does with, in, upon, through and among us each and EVERY Day! How important are we? You are worth more than many sparrows. Even the very hairs (or lack there of) on your head are numbered. He Wishes (Above ALL Else) That NONE Would Perish, but that ALL Would Come To True Spiritual Repentance In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name!
Do you know that God visits you EACH & EVERY Morning? That's what The Word Of God Says To us Today. His Tender-Mercies are Renewed on a regular, on going, day to day basis!
Should we not ALL take FULL advantage of that? Trying sounds like such a harsh Word at times, but God says, "Taste And See That The Lord Is Good." The Holy Spirit wants us to Experientially Know that God Is Good ALL The Time! Try to out Give God and He Promises to Pour out Blessings From Heaven (ALL Good Things Come Down From God Out Of Heaven) that you can NOT Contain. Try using The Mind Of Christ that He Has Given you and see that you will grow in The Grace, Wisdom & Knowledge of Your Father Who Is Still Seated On Throne Of Heaven. Try Breathing In The Holy Spirit, The Breath Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life, Each & EVERY Moment and Experience The Truth Of God's Holy & Precious Word!
Don't Panic... Take A Good Swallow and Know that Jesus took ALL the curses and judgements of hell, your sins and mine, upon Himself At The Cross Of Calvary, so that we are No LONGER Under The Curses of The Old Covenant Law when we put our Faith In Him! It was King David who made it very clear that when he sinned, he not only caused offense against Bathsheba, but her husband, their child and most definitely God.
Watchman, What Of The Night? The Keeper Of Our Soul tells us that His Light has Banished the darkness and we can NOW Walk In His Glorious Light. Are you weak, weary and heavy laden? He Will Carry us, because Jesus has Hit "The Mark," so all we have to do is put our Faith & Trust In The Work That He Has Already Accomplished. He Has Completely & Totally Pardoned Our Transgressions & Taken AWay Our Iniquities through His Perfect, Sinless Life, Death and Resurrection POWER!
Jesus Came to Seek & Save The Lost. As long as we have this present life, There Is Hope, it's NOT To Late and should The Lord Tarry, He Will Raise ALL from the dead, from the dust of the ground and EVERY True Believer Shall Meet Together With Him In The Clouds And BE FOREVER With Him In Glory, because of The Holy & Precious Name Of Jesus. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Date: Wed, Apr 20, 2005
Subject:
Jeremiah 20:7
The Word:
[But Jeremiah said] O Lord, You have persuaded and deceived me, and I was persuaded and deceived; You are stronger than I and have prevailed; I am a laughing stock all the day; every one mocks me.
- Jeremiah 20:7
I beg your pardon, I NEVER Promised Y-O-U A Rose Garden! How many of you reading this are "Weeping Prophets?"
Imagine Preaching The Word Of God for ALL of your Spirit FILLed Life and NEVER Bringing a single convert To The Lord (people would SURELY Talk :) or crying out in the wilderness for God's People To Humble Them"self" Before Him and turn from their wicked Ways, but ONLY to find The Church Of God Divided (nearly destroyed) and His Chosen Ones sent off into bondage and captivity. You TOO just "might" feel unduely persuaded and slightly deceived, but I Am Persuaded That He Is Able To Keep That Which I Have Committed Unto Him Against "That Day!" Satan, The Accuser Of "The Brethren" Is The Deceiver, THIS IS CLEARLY Spelled Out In God's Holy And Precious Word, but even the best of us (The Very Elect) sometimes Still put the blame on a Righteous, Just And Holy God, Who Judges Rightly and Still Loves His Creation, so much that He Gave His One And Only Begotten Son, Jesus.
TOO Many Today Still "CHOOSE" Babylon, To Die And Be Buried (Alive Even), With ALL Their Friends (REALLY?), Living The Lie. Though True Believers, Men And Women Of God may still choose to "Speak The Truth In Love," there will ALL-Ways be complaints, shouting, violence, destruction, reproach and derision, the darkness trying to take over The Light, but these things shall NOT ALL-Ways Be, because The Prince Of Peace Shall SURELY Come SOON and bring the enemies of God to naught. For Those Of us Who Have The Burning, Consuming, Holy Spirit Fire Of God shut up in our bones; It Can NOT Be Contained Any Longer. Woe to us if we Preach NOT The Gospel Of God In Christ Jesus! After you have done ALL that you can to stand, "Stand There For" God, because He Will Surely See You Through The Fire And The Flood, Y-O-U Shall Come Forth as Gold. The Lord "IS" With us (EVEN To The End Of The Ages) As A MIGHTY And Terrible ONE (Hear O Israel); therefore our persecutors will stumble, and they will NOT overcome us.
They Will Be UTTERLY put to shame, for they will NOT deal wisely or prosper [in their schemes]; their ETERNAL dishonor will NEVER be forgotten! When you and I reveal and commit our cause To God, we Will SEE His Vengeance on the wicked (maybe not in this life, but surely in the eternal, everlasting, life to come).
Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the poor and needy from the hand of evildoers.
- Jeremiah 20:13
NOTICE: The Word Of God Says, "He HAS Delivered," THIS "IS" A REALITY
(MORE than ANY TV show could EVER present) that perhaps we have not yet seen, but through Faith, "It `IS´ The Substance Of Things Hoped For And The Evidence Of Things (YET) Unseen." Jesus went to The Cross Of Calvary 2,000 years ago to die in our stead and proclaimed, "Is `IS´ FINISHED!" Have any of you heard the fat lady sing yet? NO, but we do Look Up, because we Experientially Know that Our Redemption Draweth Nigh, Jesus "IS" Coming Again SOON and His "Re-Turn" To Planet Earth "IS" DEFINITELY Closer NOW than when we first Believed In, Leaned On, Clung To, Trusted In and Relied On His Holy And Precious Name. ALL Of God´s Precious Promises "ARE" Yes! And Amen! In Christ Jesus!
GOD Will Deliver ALL who call upon The Name Of Jesus and Restore ALL that the locusts have eaten, ALL of the treasures and precious things that the enemy plundered, seized, carried off, stole, killed or destroyed. Jesus "IS" The REDEEMER To The UTTERMOST and He "IS" Able To Do EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY, ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL THAT Y-O-U OR I COULD EVER ASK OR THINK! Believest thou THIS? The Lord Will Give ALL (that is necessary) Into Your Hands when you play The Game by His Rules and Regulations, Lock, Stock AND Barrel, so Come Into "The House Of The Lord," Listen Intently To His Prophetic Word, Will, Way and whenever Terror, whispering, defaming or slander seems to be on EVERY side, REMEMBER That God "IS" The Rock, The Firm Foundation Of Your (SURE) Salvation In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
God's Richest Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, May 3, 2005
Subject:
Developing Your Friendship With God - Ruth 1:20 / Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi [pleasant], call me Mara [bitter]; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
- Ruth 1:20
Sure, you may feel and think that Way now, but is The Lord God Almighty done with you yet? If things are not quite up to par with your standard of what a Christian's Life style should be like, then perhaps you should check out the lives of Job, Joseph, Naomi and others throughout God's Holy & Precious Word that may not have faired too good at some points during their earthly existences, but their final outcomes were well worth the wait, because whatever trials and tribulations came their Way brought them forth As Fine Purified Gold, Fit For The Kingdom. Here we have Naomi crying the blues to her two daughters-in-law (and at the time this story was written, they we certainly Under "The Law"), she clearly was not walking by Faith, but by sight, the Way her circumstances and situations looked to her and NOT According To God's Word, Will And Way.
I Am not going to dwell too much on Naomi here, but will tell you that her name change was NOT God's idea, plan or purpose. TOO Many Believers are I, me, mine conscious and they do NOT have The God Conscience, although The Word Of God Declares And Is VERY Clear On The FACT That We "HAVE" The Mind Of Christ. Perhaps the hand of playing cards that you have been dealt in this Game Of Life seems bitter (Mara) to you at this present time, but I Can Assure Y-O-U (WHOLE-Heartedly) that in "The End," when the last card in the deck has been played out, ALL Christians WIN!
The Inner Man (The Man Christ Jesus), Woman And Child Of The Most High God that Lives, Moves And Has His Being In you (God's Holy Spirit, The Holy Ghost), has been Given to you (You "ARE" Sealed Until The Day Of Redemption) as a down payment, The Blessed Assurance (The Hope Of The World, ALL Nations Tribes And Tongues & The Nation Of Israel) that Your Life (Here & NOW) Is To Be PLEASANT [Naomi] and you can AlWays Experientially Know The Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Of Christ, Each And EVERY Day Of Your Life From Here To Eternity.
The Word Of God Says To Each Of Y-O-U Today, Call NOT Your"self" bitter, but Pleasant In The Eyes Of God, Your Maker, Creator And Redeemer. How can these things be? Have we forgotten hat Jesus Came To Redeem The Lost and Restore what the locusts have eaten, the things that the enemy has stolen from us? Is it because we do not pay attention to what The Spirit Is Saying To The Church Of Jesus Christ Today?
As the story goes on from here, Ruth tags along (By Faith) with her Mother-In-Law and Just happens to be on time for the barley harvest. Did you know that the barley harvest starts in the spring, around April and lasts until October? Interestingly enough, The Word Of God tells us that NONE of the things recorded in Holy Script are Just there by happenstance, but ALL things In God's Owner's Manual For Humankind are written there FOR Us as examples.
NOW... what example are we to "glean" from This Message From Our Father Who Art In Heaven?
Ruth, The Widowed Bride, Is Redeemed By Boaz, Her Kinsman Redeemer. Y-O-U and I "ARE" The Bride Of Christ and He Is The (Anointed) One (Of God) Who Redeems us. As Boaz allowed Ruth to work the fields and glean from them Daily, Bringing In The Sheaves, so Has Our Lord and Savior Allowed Us The Privilege To Be Co-Laborers In His Fields (That Are Ripe Unto Harvest), To Go Into ALL The World and FULL-FILL His GREAT Co-Mission! I Sincerely Hope & Pray that Every One who reads This Word would Come To Know This Truth and Receive The Blessings Of Going, Doing & Being ALL That God Has Called Us To & Created us For. It was "In The Spring" that Kings went out to war. It was "In The Spring" that Solomon laid The Foundation For The Temple Of God. It was "In The Spring" that Christ, Our Passover (Greek / Hebrew meaning: To Spring) Lamb was crucified, died, buried and rose from the dead as The Firstfruits Of The Harvest! Are we (Spiritually and naturally) SEEING a pattern From God here? It IS "In The Spring" that This Message IS Being Written To Y-O-U, so Know & Understand that it was when the fig tree sprouts forth it leaves (In The Spring) that He Said, I Am Coming Again SOON!
Pray To The Lord Of The Harvest, Ask and Receive what He Would Have Y-O-U Go, Be and Do To Reap The Just Rewards Of His Sufferings For Him. You and I "ARE" Ruth and He has Given us a Beautiful Land (Beulah), so let us not fail or falter by looking at things the Way they might appear, but Look Unto The Author & Finisher, The Completer Of Our Faith, Seeing Things Through His Eyes and Being Obedient To The Call In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date:
Wed, May 18, 2005
Subject: Developing Your Friendship With God -1 Samuel 15:22 /Old
Covenant, New
The Word:
Samuel said, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
- 1 Samuel 15:22
HARSH Words Coming from The Prophet Of God to King Saul. There's something about that name, "Saul, Saul, Why Do Y-O-U Persecute Me?" Rebellion of ANY Kind (The Word Of God Declares) Is As the Sin Of Witchcraft, and Stubborness Is As Idolatry and Teraphim (Good Luck Images). How many times have we Rejected "The Word Of The Lord"? Saul was told, "HE Also Has Rejected Y-O-U From Being King." Do you fear the people and obey their voice, rather than Obey The Word Of God?
THIS Should NOT Be!
Jesus said, My Sheep Shall Hear My Voice. It is you and I, who should be Hearkening Unto The Voice Of God. As Kings & Priests, it is our job to "watch & wait" and Occupy Until Jesus Comes Again! God's Spirit shall NOT alWays strive with humankind, so let us not trample on The Blood Of Christ or take lightly The Commandments. NOTHING lasts, except The Grace Of God By Which we ALL Stand (As One) In Christ Jesus!
Delight your"self" In The Lord and He Will Give Y-O-U The Desires Of Your Heart. What is it exactly that The Lord Delights In? To Do Justly (Righteously), To Love (HIS Tender-) Mercy and To (PRAYER) Walk Humbly With Our God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven. He Who Has Ears To Hear, Let Them HEAR what The Spirit Of The Living God Is Saying To The Church Of Jesus Christ TODAY.
OBEDIENCE Brings God's COMPLETE & TOTAL Blessings! He's not interested in your burnt offerings (especially if it is by strange, unholy fire) or your sacrifices.
REALLY, What Have Y-O-U Given Up For God Lately? God Wants, He Desires us To OFFER Up Our"self" as A Living Sacrifice Of Praise, Worship & Thanksgiving Unto Him! Go ahead, examine your"self," your motives for serving and following after Jesus. Let us NOT Mourn for our dying "SELF," but FILL our Horn Up To OVERFLOWING With God's Holy Spirit Oil; for we "ARE" Sent, Anointed, Empowered, Enabled and Provided For, because God Has Provided HIM"SELF" A King, His One And ONLY Begotten Son. THIS Is Why Y-O-U and I "ARE" Kings & Priests, because of what The Lord Has Done For us On The Cross Of Calvary, Through His Resurrection From The Dead, His Ascension Into Heaven and Giving us The Holy Ghost!
We NOW "ARE" Sons & Daughters Of The Most High God, so let us bring MORE Sheep Into The Fold To Hear His Voice and Be Obedient To The Call, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jun 14, 2005
Subject:
Developing Your Friendship With God - Jeremiah 29:13, 14/ Old Covenant
The Word:
Then you will seek Me, inquire for and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me; when you search for Me with all your heart, I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will release you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you again to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
- Jeremiah 29:13, 14
More Jewish People Have Come To Believe, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On Yeshua / Salvation / Jesus (By Faith) as their Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One since 1960 than EVER in ALL Of World History! Could it be that we are Living In The Last Days and The Prophecies Of Jeremiah are Coming True? It was Jesus Who said, Seek And Y-O-U Shall (Will) Find [ME]. Was He Making Himself Out To Be GOD? He didn't have to make himself anything, because He Is Our EVERYTHING, Our ALL In ALL, The First And The Last, The Alpha And Omega, The Beginning And The End, The Corner-Stone And The Cap-Stone, The ONE Who Created ALL Things and The ONE Who Holds ALL Things Together, According To God's Perfect And Acceptable Word, Will And Way. How is it that we "miss the mark" and just don't get it, when He Has CLEARLY Spelled ALL Truth Out For Us In His Holy And Precious Word?
ALL of God's Promises are YES and Amen In Christ Jesus, but we do NOT take the time to search and find them (much to our own detriment). Call, Come and Pray To Me and I Will Hear and Heed Y-O-U! He Completely and Totally Knows the thoughts and plans that He has for Y-O-U, for welfare, Peace and Hope and He Desires To GIve Y-O-U Hope (and Hope Will NOT Disappoint us) In your final outcome, which Is GOOD, because ALL things are working together for our Good (and His), for those of us who are Called Of God, According To His Purposes. God Promised Jeremiah, "I Will Visit Y-O-U And Keep My Good Promises To Y-O-U." Has He not Visited The World In Christ? SURELY ALL Of His Word Will Come True, because God's Word NEVER Returns To Him Void! His Word Is ALWAYS Faithful And True.
The Words Of Jeremiah were sent to the prophets, elders, priests and ALL the people and NOW they have been sent directly to Y-O-U! What are we to do with it?
SEEK - inquire for, require and request - the Peace and welfare of The City In Which Y-O-U Live, Move and Have Your Being, and Pray (Daily) To The Lord For It; for in the welfare of the city in which you live you will have welfare.
- Jeremiah 29:7
THIS Is The Word Of The Lord To Y-O-U TODAY! T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N for you (as an individual), for The Corporate Body Of Christ (In The World Today) and to ALL who Will Call On Him In Spirit And Truth. He Longs To Commune And Fellowship With Y-O-U.
His Desire is that Y-O-U (Like Jesus) Will Go Out To Seek And Save The Lost, so that they may be Found In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Wed, Jun 8, 2005
Subject: Trinity (3-In-1 / Old Covenant, New & Psalms) Message!
The Word:
Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking.
But Jacob said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.
- Genesis 32:26
For all [these] things are [taking place] for your sake, so that the more the grace (divine favor and spiritual blessing) extends to more and more people and multiplies through the many, the more the thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to the glory of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
Why do You hold back Your hand, even Your right hand? Draw it out of Your bosom and consume them - make an end!
- Psalm 74:11
Jacob is facing his brother Esau ahead, so he stands at the river's edge and wrestles with God for "The Blessing" that was already obtained by him many years before. He left his home with NOTHING, but is now returning with two wives, MANY children, a multitude of servants and Much livestock. ALL the temptations, trials and tribulations that he endured were going to be worked together for his Good and God's Ultimate Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving and Praise! Would The Angel Of The Lord (Jesus) Hold Back His Right Hand (Where He Is Seated On The Throne In Heaven)? Oh, but that God would Go Before us In ALL Things, consume our enemies and make an end. Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus!
The Day Is Breaking, for we are Living In The Last Hours, perhaps just minutes or seconds until The End Of The Ages. Do NOT let go of The Hem Of HIs Garment unless He Declares, Proclaims His Blessing Upon Y-O-U, For Your Sake and The Sake Of His Holy & Precious Word!
We can ONLY extend, multiply and increase The Kingdom Of God, which is His Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost, by the level of His Divine Favor and Spiritual Blessing that His Holy Spirit, The Spirit Of Grace Bestowes Upon, In and Flows Through us. Thanks Be To God, Who Takes us From Glory to Glory, Vessel to Vessel and Grace to Grace!
Jesus Promised To Give us EVERYTHING that we need to Live our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Unto Him, so why do we doubt that He is EVER Looking out for Our GOOD? He has Promised NEVER to leave or forsake us, that He would Go Before us In ALL Things, He Keeps us In His PERFECT & Acceptable Will and His Goodness, Loving-Kindness and Tender-Mercies (which are Re-Newed Each & EVERY Morning) are going to follow us ALL The Days Of Our Life In Christ Jesus! It's a VERY Good Things that The Bible, The Word Of God says, "God CAN NOT lie," but will we Choose To Walk (DAILY) In It's Truth?
God Is Going To Make "An End" and It Is Written In The Back Of "THE BOOK," so know and understand, like Jacob (who became Israel), that Y-O-U and I are on The Winning Side! Note that I did NOT say, The Whining Side and unfortunately Today, there are TOO MANY Confessing Christians who o and awful LOT of whining and crying. Relax, cause God WILL Wipe aWay EVERY tear from your eyes, but that doesn't mean we have the right to exasperate each situation that comes our Way.
God wants to Cut Y-O-U Loose and NOT Hold Y-O-U Back, but we Certainly MUST Go About Things According To His Word, Will & Way. If we take Him at His Word (and we SHOULD), it's us who are Called Upon (By Him) To Break The Chains That Bind and Declare His Blessings Upon Others, ALL Nations, Peoples, Tribes & Tongues! Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, He has extended His Right Hand to us, Shown us The VERY Heart Of God and THIS IS The Consuming Fire, His Passion and Zeal, The ONLY Means To The End, so let us Go Forward To Accomplish His Work In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))><
Your Brother & Friend In Him,
Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jun 28, 2005
Subject:
Worship That Pleases God -1 Samuel 16:7 / Old Covenant, New Message!
The Word:
But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.
- 1 Samuel 16:7
So, What's On Y-O-U-R Heart Today? Can you imagine being rejected by God? Now, The Word here does not state that Samuel told Jesse's sons that they were rejected, but obviously they knew after a while that God had Chosen their youngest brother, David. We read later on that (Like Joseph, Jacob's [Israel's] youngest son at the time), young David was verbally abused by his brothers, but none of these problems or persecutions ever stopped him from Going Forward In The Lord. As a matter of fact, shortly after being ridiculed by his older brothers (who were on the battle line that was being taunted by The Philistines), David killed Goliath and gave The Nation Of Israel "The Victory" IN The Name Of God.
Let this lesson be a Word Of Encouragement to "The Underdog!" God will use you in spite of your looks, appearances, age (by natural birth or years In The Lord), nationality or past sins, because He Looks On The Heart.
How does The Lord See Your Heart, the attitude, pliability, your wanting and willingness to Obey? Are Y-O-U a man or woman (Of God) After His Own Heart?
THIS Is what Pleases Him and makes Him want to use Y-O-U to the utmost of His Abilities! When you offer up your"self," your entire Life unto Him as a Living Sacrifice Of Praise, The Word Of God Says, THIS Is Your Spiritual Worship, Your Spiritual Service Unto The King Of Kings & Lord Of ALL.
How Tall Are Y-O-U In Christ? What Is Y-O-U-R Spiritual Stature? Do you have the Spiritual Stamina, Stature and back-bone that is needed, necessary To Stand In and For The Lord, no matter what comes your Way? Will Y-O-U Remain Faithful & True, Enduring Until The End? Each and EVERY One of us have been rejected by some one at some time, some place or some where, but God Loves us ALL and He rejects No One, except those who reject Him, those who quench the moving of His Holy Spirit upon, in and through their lives, those who blaspheme against The Holy Ghost, The Third Person Of The Holy Trinity.
Jesus said, "If you accept Me, you accept The Father," but if you reject, cast off or move against His Holy Spirit (The Very One Who Leads & Guides Y-O-U Into ALL Truth & Understanding), you have come against The Very Way To The Father, Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Look To The Mirror, The Word Of God, The Bible and see how your heart matches up to the things of God. Our hearts are deceitful and wicked, so who can REALLY Know them, but God, Who Sees ALL Things and Knows ALL Things, the Good, the bad and the ugly. Like King David, we MUST Look To The VERY Heart Of God, Jesus Himself, The Living Word and as we Delight Our"self" In The Lord, He Will Give us The Desires Of Our Heart, because Our Heart and His Heart Will BE One as Jesus Prayed for you and me. Guard your heart with The Shield Of Faith, so that the fiery darts of the enemy will not prevail! Give your heart to Jesus and when God Looks at your heart, He Will See Y-O-U As The Righteousness Of God In Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One and you Will Appear Before Him, In The FULLNESS Of The Stature Of The Man Christ Jesus, In His Holy & Precious Name. So, let us Love Him with ALL of our heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Title. Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2005
Subject:
Worship That Pleases God - Ezra 3:11 / Old Covenant, New Message!
The Word:
They sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, For He is good, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid!
- Ezra 3:11
MUCH Work went into the laying of the foundation for God's Holy Temple (which Y-O-U are). ALL Believers are waiting for The New Jerusalem To Come Down From God Out Of Heaven, To Abide With us FOREVER, as His Chosen Nation And People, Israel! We "ARE" The Praise Of God and should be singing a NEW Song, Responding Constantly and Continually To The Beckoning and Calling, The Wooing Of His Holy Spirit. YES, we already (Experientially) Know that He Is Good, that His Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness Endure Forever, but do we (DAILY) Have A Heart Of Thanksgiving Towards Him For ALL That He Has Done (and IS Going To Do) on our behalf and "Express It TO HIM" in our (DAILY) Prayers, Spiritual Service and Worship? God's Thoughts Towards Y-O-U and I are MORE Than The Grains Of Sand On The Shores Of Planet Earth!
SHOUT To The Lord, ALL The Earth, Let us SING, With A GREAT SHOUT, because Jesus Christ "IS" Our (SURE) Foundation, The Rock Upon Which The Church, His Body Stands. It is the teaching of The Apostles that are the pillars, Y-O-U and I are The "LIVING Stones" and Messiah, The Anointed One "IS" The Chief Corner-Stone and Capstone that Tops Off God's Holy Temple. United we stand, but divided we fall! There is NO Jew or Greek, male or female In The Kingdom, because we are ALL One In His Holy Spirit and One In The Lord Jesus. Is He Y-O-U-R Foundation or are you still sinking in the sand?
This portion of Holy Script is referring to the second Temple Of God that was built in HIs Holy City, Jerusalem and although many who were there knew the beauty and majesty of Solomon's Temple wept, they still Shouted Aloud For JOY, because of God's Faithfulness, even when they were not alWays faithful to Him. We could talk ALL Day about The Garden Of Eden and ALL of It's Beauty and Splendor, but because of the fall of man, the past is DEAD and GONE!
Should we speak of the atrocities inflicted upon Jesus, how He Took On ALL the sins of the world and died in our stead upon The Cross? Horrible things have happened "in the past" and some of us for certain will face terrible things in our futures, but God "IS" AlWays Faithful and Promises To Be With us. We "HAVE" A (GOOD) Future Ahead And A HOPE (which shall NOT disappoint us), so lift up your eyes, head and heart To The Lord, for He "IS" Our Redeemer and Deliverance!
Sing Responsively AND Responsibly. DO NOT SHOUT at the devil, but SHOUT To The Lord, let your prayers go up to Heaven, because it "IS" He Who Will Rebuke the devourer For His Name Sake (and yours) and He Has Promised To Restore ALL that the locusts have eaten.
Perhaps (in this lifetime) the situations and circumstances may not live up to the par that we expect, but I Can (And Will) Assure you (with Blessed Assurance) that if you continually look unto Jesus as The Author and Finisher, Completer of your Faith, Y-O-U Will SEE His Promises FULL FILLED. Read Hebrews chapter eleven, know and understand that we may not see everything here and now, for we see through a glass darkly, but what tears of JOY shall be shed in Heaven, In God's Eternal Kingdom (which "IS" Righteousness, Peace And JOY In The Holy Ghost) and ALL Shall Be Wiped AWAY Forever By God, In Jesus' Name.
Amen And Amen.
God's Richest Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2005
Subject:
Worship That Pleases God - Nehemiah 8:6 / Old Covenant, New Message!
The Word:
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with faces to the ground.
- Nehemiah 8:6
NEVER underestimate The POWER Of Worship! The Reverential Fear Of The Lord Is JUST The Beginning of Wisdom.
When was the last (or first) time that you worshiped he Lord In (His Holy) Spirit and Truth? Here we have ALL of God's Chosen People, The Nation Of Israel Coming Together As One, gathered together as One Man (IN The Man Christ Jesus) and The WHOLE Assembly of "men and women" are listening to and hearing (Hear O Israel) The ENTIRE Book Of The Law Of Moses. This was NO one hour Church service, but a seven day long (continual) feast that closed on the eighth day with a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance of God's Holy And Precious Word.
King David said, Blessed The Lord, O My Soul And ALL That Is Within Me Bless His Holy Name. How exactly do we as everyday ordinary Christians fulfill such a task? We Serve A GREAT God, The One And ONLY True God, Who Created The Universe And EVERYTHING In It! He ALONE Is Worthy Of ALL Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving, Power and Praise, so let us lift His Name On High and BOLDLY Proclaim (SHOUT It From The Housetops) His Word. Can Y-O-U Openly and Honestly say, AMEN & AMEN?
When was the last (or first) time that you lifted up Holy Hands To The Lord? Paul The Apostle wished that ALL men (women and Children Of The Most High God) EVERYWHERE Lifted Up Holy Hands! Turn your palms downward to the ground and you symbolize that you're laying down whatever it is that keeps you from true, spiritual worship. Lift up your head, turn your eyes to Heaven, raise your hands to the sky and you offer up your"self" as a living sacrifice of Praise, which is your True, Spiritual Worship.
Bowing your head or your knee means absolutely NOTHING if your heart is Not in it, so bow your heart (in complete and total submission to The Word, Will And Way Of God) and lift up your heart To The Lord! In this portion of Holy Script we have the full assembly worshiping the Lord with faces to the ground, but The New Covenant says, Lift Up Your Eyes To The Lord, For Your Redemption Is Drawing Near (Closer NOW than when we first believed, clung to, trusted in and relied on Jesus). Ron Bell alWays closed his popular radio broadcast this Way, "Keep Looking Up!"
From early morning until noon EVERYDAY, Ezra read from The Book Of The Law Of Moses and ALL The People STOOD. Such Reverence and Respect For The Word Of God! TOO Many of us Today don't even spend ANY time each day In The Word or we barely ever choose to watch and wait for just one (sweet) hour in prayer, communion or fellowship with The Lover Of Our Souls.
The (God's) People remained in their places while others helped them to understand more fully what The Spirit was saying To The Church.
So they read from the book of the law of God distinctly, faithfully amplifying and giving the sense, so that [the people] understood the reading.
- Nehemiah 8:8
Today we have The Spirit Of The Living God to lead and guide us into ALL Truth and Understanding! The People wept when they heard the Words Of The Law, but Nehemiah, Ezra and the Levites taught them, This Day Is Holy To YOUR Lord. THIS "IS" The Day That The Lord Has Made, so let us Rejoice (Worship Him In Spirit And Truth) And Be Glad In It, for the Joy Of The Lord "IS" OUR Strength and Stronghold!
When God's People got Into His Word they found out what He Required Of Them. It was at this time that The Nation Of Israel FULLY Returned To Their God and CELEBRATED The Feast Of Booths, as it is written (so, let it be done) in Leviticus 23:39, 40. Did you know that according to The Book Of (The) Revelation (Of Jesus Christ) that we will ALL be Celebrating The Feast Of Tabernacles In Heaven? Do your"self" (AND THE WHOLE Body Of Christ) a BIG Favor and get into "The Book," let "The Word Of God" get Into Y-O-U, so that Each and EVERY One of us can Go, Do and Be ALL that He Calls us To In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
His Richest Blessings And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Judges 2:19
The Word:
But when the judge was dead, they turned back and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, following and serving other gods, and bowing down to them; they did not cease from their practices or their stubborn way.
- Judges 2:19
Whether you keep The Way of The Lord to walk In It or not, God Will Have His Way with you and the rest of the World! Every knee Will bow and Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ Is Lord! The choice is ours and the decision Must be made in this life-time, before we All pass into Eternity. It is appointed unto mankind, once to die and then, the Judgement.
Each One of us has a date with Destiny, an appointment with The Judge of Every Heart and Soul, The Lord God Almighty.
We were Planned For God's Pleasure before the foundations of this World had been laid, so why is it that so many of us have missed The Mark?
Are you walking in The Plan that God laid out for you? Is your Life Pleasing to Him or is It corrupted by death, sin, a judgemental spirit, back-sliding, following and serving other gods (whoever or whatever is exalted above or takes the place of God, The Creator of Heaven and Earth), bowing down to them or coming into submission to things other than God's Perfect and Acceptable Will and Way in Life for you In Christ Jesus, According to His Holy and Precious Word? Are you being stiff-necked, stubborn or hard-hearted towards others? What ever you have done to the least of these, My Brethren, Jesus says, You have done it Unto Me!
Notice how God's Word to us Today says, They did not cease from their practices or their stubborn way. As Believers In Jesus as The Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One of God, we are Called upon to Pray without ceasing! Keith Green wrote, Make my Life a Prayer To You. Is that your heart's desire or are you practicing, repeating the same old mistakes over and over again and being persistent in going your own stubborn way? Jesus came from Heaven to Earth to show us The Way, He Is The Way, The Only Way to God, Our Heavenly Father and there is No Other Name (His Is The Name Above All Names) under Heaven by which we Must Be Saved! Whatever situation, trial, tribulation or temptation you may find your"self" in Today, God AlWays Provides The Way out, but the question is, Will you Take It? Think about It... The Word of God tells us that a Will only comes into effect after the person who writes It dies. Are you "Willing," able to allow your own Will and Way to die, Live the Crucified Life and Receive The Abundant, Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus?
Our Father Who Art In Heaven wants nothing, but the absolute best for you In Jesus. He wants to raise you up, deliver you from the power of sin and death, out of the hands of your enemies, move you in His Way, stop the oppression and vexation of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength. The Spirit and The Bride say, Come! Let Us Reason Together! Are you listening? This is not a game to play, but a serious battle in the spiritual realm over your Eternal Soul! Obey The Commandments of The Lord and Live!
Satan comes to rob, kill, steal and destroy, but The Spirit of The Lord Comes In Power to Bring Healing, Restoration, Comfort, Freedom and SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much More!
Are you feeling like The Anger of The Lord is kindled against you, plundered, robbed and as if you were sold into the hands of your enemies? Apart from Christ, you can do Nothing! You are either for Him or against Him, there is No neutral ground! Are you a Friend of The Lord Jesus? Abraham Believed God and It was accredited, counted to him as Righteousness. By Faith, Belief, Hope, Trust In and Reliance On Jesus, His Life, death, Resurrection from the dead, Ascension Into Heaven and outpouring of His Holy Spirit upon All flesh, we are Friends of God and found to "Be" In Right Standing, In a Right Relationship (Sonship) with God, Holy, Pure and Blameless.
Do not forsake The Lord, bow down, serve others or do evil In His Sight, but Come to Know, Recognize, Understand The Work Which He Has Done! It Is and should alWays "Be" Marvelous In our eyes! Judgement Day Is Coming for both the quick and the dead, so let those of us who Know The Truth, Go to All Nations and Peoples with The Good News, The Gospel. Repent, turn and think differently, cleanse your hearts and minds, Follow The Good Shepherd, Serve The King of Kings, Come and Adore Him, Bow down before Him, cease from practicing your own stubborn and evil ways. Enter Into Real Life, God's Way, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: The Reason For Everything: Isa. 43:5-7
The Word:
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east [where they are dispersed], and gather you from the west; [Acts 18:10.]
I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Keep not back; bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth, Even everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, whom I have made.
- Isaiah 43:5-7
You "Are" Precious In God's Sight, Honored, and Loved By Him! Jesus wants to open up the eyes of All who do not see and unstop the ears of those who do not hear what The Holy Spirit Is Saying to The Church Today (Yes, The Church)! He wants All Nations and Peoples gathered together As One In His Name. Let The Truth be known by All, The Blood of Jesus has Justified us In The Eyes Of God and He Is Calling us to "Be" Witnesses of His Goodness, Mercy and Grace. [Ps. 123:3, 4.] As Servants of The Most High God, we are to Know Him, Believe and remain Steadfast In Him, Understanding Who He Is and who we "are" In Jesus! He Is Lord and beside Him there is no Savior. Only He holds the future In His Hands, so put your complete and total Faith, Hope and Trust In Him.
Perfect Love casts out All fear! When you walk In Love, you "are" more than a conqueror. Our Lord, Jesus Is The Root and The Offspring of David and In Him, we "are" The Offspring of God. You "are" A Child of The King! God has taken our sin (the sins of the World) and cast them to the wind, as far as from the east is to the west. He wants to gather All who are scattered (as sheep without a shepherd), dispersed among the nations and is saying, "Come on Home, Children."
Give up, whatever it is that is keeping you from a Pure, Holy and Blameless Life In Jesus. Don't hold back! Let it go! Find release, Deliverance, Help and Healing from the worries and pressures of this World. Receive Shalom, Peace, Fullness, Wholeness and Blessings In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Because you "are" Sons and Daughters of God, He has sent forth The Spirit of His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus into our hearts, crying, "Abba, Father (which means, Daddy)!"
Our Father, Who Art In Heaven, wants us to echo His Praises throughout the universe. He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise!
Are you Called By His Name? It Is The name above All others! Were you created In His Image, Body, Soul and Spirit? All of mankind "Is" Created EQUAL! Has God All Mighty Formed you, Made you?
Each and Every One of us were knitted together By Him in our Mother's womb and we "are" fearfully and wonderfully made.
Open our eyes Lord, we want to See Jesus!
Open our ears Lord and teach us to listen!
Hear, O Israel! The Lord, Our God, The Lord Is One! Jesus prayed that we would be One with Him as He Is One With The Father. Do you honestly think or believe that God did not hear and answer All of Jesus's Prayers? Our Job as Christians, True Believers, Followers and Disciples of Christ Is The Great Commission!
We "are" Commanded By God to Go! Will you Obey, take heed and do what He Is Calling us to? Forsake not The Assembling of The Brethren! Read that sentence again. Go ahead and "Really" chew on that one for awhile, think and meditate about what The Spirit Is saying to The Church Today, The Body of Christ here on Earth.
Let All The Nations Be Gathered Together, and Let The People Be Assembled!
- Isaiah 43:9a
What's your destiny? What's your reason for being here? To Live and Move and Have your Being In and Through Him. To Go and Do and Be All that He has Called you to In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: The Reason For Everything: 1 Chronicles 16:24
The Word:
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all peoples.
- 1 Chronicles 16:24
It has been and alWays shall be (until Jesus Comes Again and establishes His Kingdom here on Earth) the expressed plan and purpose of this Ministry to reach All Nations and Peoples with The Love of God and The Good News, The Gospel of Jesus Christ! This "Is" The Great Commission of God to us and should be the main focus of Each and Every Believer who wears The Name, Christian!
The Word of God Declares, "Sing to The Lord, All the Earth!" It has been said, "He who sings once, prays twice." Without equipping All of The Saints for Service (we are All Called to "be" Servants of The Most High God) In The Kingdom of God, which "is" Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost and Every Member of The Body of Christ Jesus here on Earth working together as One In The Unity of The Holy Spirit, In Love and respect for one another, we can not and will not fulfill our duty and obligation to Our Master, Lord and Savior. I want to show forth His Praises from Day to Day, Image to Image, Glory to Glory, Grace to Grace and from Strength to Strength (The Glory of The Lord "Is" Our Strength) and bring Salvation to All! Don't you? Won't you join us Today and make a conscious effort Every day to pray and Seek The Lord as to what it is that He would have you to do In His Holy and Precious Name?
Around the World there are millions of gods being bowed down to and worshipped daily, but we serve The One True God. Great "Is" Our Lord, and greatly to be praised! He also is to be reverently feared (the Fear of The Lord "Is" The Beginning of Wisdom, Knowledge and Power of The Holy One working In and Through our Life) above all so-called gods. If you "are" a confessing Christian, A True Believer In Jesus as Lord and Savior of your Life, Born Again, Spirit Filled, A Child of The King, then you "are" God's Chosen, His Anointed, a vessel fit for His Use. Our Heavenly Father's Protective Hand "is" over us, so that no one and nothing can do us any harm. [Gen. 20:7.] Are you leaning on His Everlasting Arms?
Honor and Majesty are [found] In His Presence; Strength and Joy are [found] In His Sanctuary.
Ascribe to The Lord, you families of the people; ascribe to The Lord Glory and Strength.
Ascribe to The Lord the Glory due His Name; bring and offering, and Come Before Him; Worship The Lord In The Beauty of His Holiness and In Holy Array.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27-29
Love Him with All of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, Love One Another and Love your neighbor as yourself. Worship Him In Spirit and Truth
In Jesus' Name.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Isaiah 60:1
The Word:
ARISE [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you; rise to a new life]! Shine - be radiant with the glory of the Lord; for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you! [Zech. 8:23.]
- Isaiah 60:1
The Lord has an eye upon All of mankind as upon All the Tribes of Israel. His Holy and Precious Word tells us that many people and strong nations shall come to Jerusalem to seek, inquire of and require [to fill their own urgent need] the Lord of hosts, and to pray to the Lord for His favor. What "Is" The Lord's Favor? His Grace, His Mercy and His Goodness (in other words, His Glory)! God says, Ten men, out of All languages of the nations, shall take hold of Him Who Is A Jew, for we have heard that God Is With You.
Jesus, A Jew was Born of God to reconcile the World back to Their Creator and we, as Christians (Born-Again Believers) are Called of God, "given" The Ministry of Reconciliation to Go to All Nations and Peoples with The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus! God In Christ and Jesus In us are to bring the World back to Our Heavenly Father, but are we doing just that?
How will they hear if we do not go and tell them? Hear! O Israel, The Lord, Our God Is One and we are Called to "Be" One With Him In Christ Jesus! Christ In us "Is" The Hope of Glory and The Holy Spirit Living, Moving and Having His Being In us makes us the Hope of the World! You and me "have" God With us to reach out and touch The Nations (Each and Every Individual Soul on The Planet), so that None will perish, but All Will Come to repentance In Jesus' Name.
Hope Will not disappoint us, but we must work together as One and Walk In Love.
Do you pray daily, entreat, inquire and seek The Favor of The Lord? Apart from Him, we can do Nothing! He Is Our Stronghold [Which "Is" Impregnable], Our Savior and we shall not "be" moved, afraid or shaken when we put All of our Trust and Faith In Him as Lord. He Is The Husband of Our Heart and Soul! We "are" The Bride of Christ and He has His Eye on us at All times. He Love you, He Love me, He Loves us, Hallelujah! Jesus Will cast out All of the powers of darkness, dispossess them and devour them By Fire, His Holy Holy Spirit Fire, because He "Is" The Light of The World. Light was meant to shine in the darkness and God's Word says, "You are The Light of The World, so let your Light SHINE!" Be confident, expectant and take your courage In Him, because we "have" The Victory In Jesus and shall not be put to shame.
The pride of the nations shall be put to an end, because pride comes before a fall!
God Will take down the idols, bring Unity and Purpose to His People, Surround Them, Encamp about Them, Guard Them, Merge Them as One, so that no one, no thing shall over-run Them again, for His Eyes "are" upon us. Jesus proclaims to us Today, "I Am With you AlWays, Even to the end of the ages!"
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout Aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
Lo, Your King Comes To you.
- Zechariah 9:9a
Your fasts shall be turned to times of Joy and Gladness, and Cheerful Appointed Seasons; therefore [in order that This may happen to you, as the condition of Fulfilling The Promise] Love Truth and Peace. God Is Love, His Word Is Truth and Jesus Is Our Peace! The Lord "Is" Risen Upon YOU, [O Jerusalem], and His Glory shall be seen on you. [Mal. 4:2; Isa. 60:19-22; Rev. 21:2, 3.] Nations shall come to your Light, and Kings to the brightness of your rising. [Isa. 2:2, 3; Jer. 3:17.] The Path of The Righteous Shines Ever Brighter until the Full Light of Day!
Lift up your eyes around about you, and See!
Everything "Is" Coming Together! See and "Be" Radiant! Let your heart thrill and tremble with Joy [at the Glorious Deliverance] and "be" Enlarged! Jesus "Is" Your Lord, Savior and Deliverer, The Mighty One of Jacob! He "gives" us gold for bronze, silver for iron, bronze for wood, and iron for stones [instead of the tyranny of the present]. Peace "Is" Our Officer, Righteousness our taskmaster, Salvation is our wall and Praise our gate, because The Lord is our Everlasting Light, God is our Glory and Beauty, and the days of mourning shall be ended. The Word of The Lord says, "I Will Hasten It In Its Appointed Time."
The Spirit of The Lord "Is" Upon YOU, so ARISE and Shine for your Light Has Come! The Law of God is written inwardly in your heart, His Words "are" in your mouth [Rom. 11:26, 27; Gal. 3:29; Heb. 12:22-24.], so tell the World Their Redeemer, Messiah Has Come and their transgressions are forgiven In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Isaiah 6:3, 4
The Word:
And one cried to another and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
- Isaiah 6:3, 4
There is something to be said of Isaiah's Vision here in chapter 6 of his book. First off, when the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, this was one of the only complete manuscripts found which was penned 800 years before the birth of Christ and It confirmed the accuracy of God's Holy and Precious Word. Second, like Isaiah, we too look to others, such as he did to King Uzziah, but God wants to show us His Glory. If we Look Unto Jesus As The Author And Finisher Of Our Faith, we Will See The Vision of His Glory! The Lord Is Sitting Upon His Throne High And Lifted Up. [John 12:41.]
The seraphim and All The Hosts Of Heaven are constantly praising and worshipping Him In Spirit and Truth singing, "Holy, holy, holy! Lord, God Almighty! Heaven and Earth "are" filled with Your Glory!"
Do you See God This Way? If you do (and you should) then you will humble your"self" In His Sight as Isaiah did and He Will Lift you Up! Are you undone, ruined, of unclean lips and dwelling in the midst of a people of unclean lips? We are Called of God to "Be" in the World, but not of It! If we confess our sins, He Is Faithful and Just to forgive us our trespasses, lead us not into temptation, but Deliver us from evil for His "Is" The Kingdom, Power and Glory both now and Forever. Amen. God touched Isaiah's mouth, his lips; took aWay his guilt and iniquity, and his sin was completely atoned for and forgiven. This Is Good News for All who Will Come To Him!
The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God!
His Word tells us that the whole Earth "Is" Full of His Glory, His Goodness (God Is Good All the time), His Mercy (His Tender-Mercies are renewed for us Each and Every Single Morning) and His Grace (God's Favor towards us who Believe).
Whom shall God send, and Who will go for Him? Jesus Commands us to Go! He sends us to All Nations and Peoples, but do we obey? The Lord says, "If you Love Me, you'll obey My Commandments." Are you saying, "Here am I; send me."?
Jesus Is The Foundation of The Church and He has Called us as Living Stones to "Be" His Voice, crying out in the wilderness, to build up, Edify The Body of Christ, so that He can fill Each and Every Member up to overflowing with His Holy Presence and show His Glory to The World! He has "given" us Everything we need to Live our Life (Eternal, Everlasting and The Abundant Life) Unto Him. His Desire Is for us to Tell The Good News (The Gospel) to All, so that none would perish. He wants Every One to Hear what The Spirit Is Saying! God wants us to Understand Him and His Way, to See with our Spiritual Eyes and apprehend the Things of God with The Mind of Christ which He has "given" us. We should be speaking from our hearts to the hearts of others, opening their eyes to See and their ears to Hear, so that they would turn, repent and "Be" Healed!
All Believers (confessing Christians) Everywhere are The Holy Seed of Israel.
As the deer panteth for the Living Waters, so our Soul should long after a close, personal relationship with Our Heavenly Father. We are to be planted deep besides His Stream of Life, rooted and grounded In His Holy and Precious Word and rising up to The Son! Are you growing from Grace to Grace, Image to Image and Glory to Glory In Christ Jesus? God tells us,"Be Holy as I Am Holy!" Are you pure, Holy and blameless In His Sight? The only Way you can "Be" Is In Jesus! Live the crucified Life In Christ, die to "self," set your Life aside for His Use, be sanctified and He Will Let your Light Shine, so that you can show The World that He Is Holy and The Whole Earth Is Full of His Glory In Jesus' Name!
Amen.
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Gen. 3:8
Worship:
GOD OF WONDERS
INTRO
Lord of heaven and earth.... (x2)
VERSE
Lord of all creation
Of water, earth and sky
The heavens are Your tabernacle
Glo - ry to the Lord on high
CHORUS
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Lord of heaven and earth
Echo -- (Lord of heaven and earth)
Lord of heaven and earth
VERSE 2
Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
And when I stumble in the darkness
I will call your name by night
(repeat chorus)
BRIDGE
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
CHORUS
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Precious Lord, reveal Your heart to me
Father, hold me, hold me
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
CHORUS
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
holy, holy
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth (Repeat)
The Word:
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
- Genesis 3:8
Have you ever heard "The Sound Of The Lord"? As Believers, we are to be in a constant "walk" and relationship with God, Our heavenly Father. Enoch walked with God and was no more! Are you hiding your "self" from the Presence Of The Lord? Our "Life" Is To Be "Hid" In Christ Jesus and not from Him. Like the Psalmist, our heart's desire should be to behold the Beauty of the Lord, Inquire of Him In His Temple (we "are" The Temple, The Church, The Dwelling Place of the Holy Ghost and should be listening to the Voice of His Holy Spirit) and bask in The Presence of His Pure and Righteous Light. The Word of God tells us that Today Is The Day Of Salvation, so it Is Time for us as Christians to get back to The Garden.
The Scriptures say that the eyes of Adam and Eve were opened and they knew they were naked when they sinned, disobeyed God's Commands and fell from His Grace. Because of sin in the World, our eyes are blind to The Truth of His Word, Goodness and Mercy. Our witness is marred, we are lame and poor, but In Jesus, we "are" able to see, can walk The Walk, talk The Talk and Live The Abundant Life In His Holy and Precious Name! God, Our Heavenly Father has clothed us In The Righteousness of Christ, Girded us In His Truth and He Is constantly Calling us Unto Himself. Draw near to God and He Will Draw Near To you!
The very first question In The Bible Is, "Where are you?" Have you come to The Garden alone? Is God's Voice, His Word, what you hear whispering in your ear? Do you walk with God and talk with Him?
Has He told you that you "are" His Own?
The Joy you'll share when you tarry there is like none other you or anyone else on this planet could ever Hope to Know apart from a personal relationship with Jesus. When He speaks, The Sound Of His Voice should be heeded. There is no reason what-so-ever for you to fear or hide your "self' from Him, because He Loves you and sent His One and Only Begotten Son to die on The Cross of Calvary in your stead. God provided Him"self," The Lamb Of God to take aWay the sins of the World and "grant" us His Peace to overcome sin and death.
Don't hide your "self" from Him, but confess your sins one to another and you shall be Healed! Repent, turn and think differently about your "life," come into a right relationship with Him by Faith In Jesus and you will have Eternal, Everlasting Life In His Holy and Precious Name! Do Not Listen to the lies of the enemy, the devil, but come and eat of the Tree of Life In Jesus.
We "are" The Bride Of Christ and Jesus (The Second Adam) Calls us to Himself.
He longs to Walk With you, hand in hand In The Garden Of God. Feel the cool, gentle breeze of His Holy Spirit blowing In and Through you. Nothing is hidden from Him, because He Is The All Seeing and All Knowing God, so it is foolish for anybody to even try. Tell Him your deepest, darkest secrets, your wildest Hopes and dreams. Delight your "self" In The Lord and He Will "Give" you the desires of your heart. You Can Completely and Totally put your Trust and Faith In Him! He Will NEVER leave or forsake you. He Promises to "Be" with you alWays and you will not be disappointed. Listen to and follow His Word, Will and Way for God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
Let Us Enter Into His Presence singing!
He Is Calling us to Unity, to "Be' One In Him and With Him. He wants us to tell the World of His Love, so that All would Come Unto Him and not hide from Him.
The captives must be set Free and he who The Son sets Free Is Free Indeed!
We have got to get our"selves" back to The Garden and Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One Is The Only Way, so let's Go to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Holy Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Genesis 33:18-20
Worship:
DID YOU FEEL THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE
VERSE 1
Did you feel the mountains tremble?
Did you hear the oceans roar?
When the people rose to sing of
Jesus Christ, the Risen
One
VERSE 2
Did you feel the people tremble?
Did you hear the singers roar?
When the lost began to sing of
Jesus Christ, the Saving One
CHORUS 1
And we can see that, God, You're moving
A mighty river through the nations
And young and old will turn to Jesus
Fling wide, you heavenly gates;
Prepare the way of the risen
Lord
BRIDGE
Open up the doors; let the music play
Let the streets resound with singing
Songs that bring Your hope; songs that bring Your joy
Dancers who dance upon injustice
VERSE 3
Do you feel the darkness tremble
When all the saints join in one song
And all the streams flow as one river
To wash away our brokenness
CHORUS 2
And here we see that, God, You're moving A time of jubilee is coming
When the young and old turn to Jesus
Fling wide, you heavenly gates;
Prepare the way of the risen
Lord
The Word:
When Jacob came from Padanaram he arrived safely and in peace at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, and pitched his tents before the [enclosed] town.
Then he bought the piece of land on which he had encamped, from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money.
There he erected an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel (God, the God of Israel).
- Genesis 33:18-20
Like Jacob, we All are on a Spiritual journey, looking for a "place" to dwell, to tabernacle, to Live, build our"self" a house and make it a home. Where your heart is, there your treasure will be and Jacob found his Home In God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth! He found favor, Grace In The Sight Of His Lord, Who "Passed Over" before him (as The Good Shepherd goes before His Sheep), led him on, governed (showed consideration for) his Life, set the pace before him and gave him the endurance to press on as a Servant Of The Most High God.
Sometimes in this journey, we call "Life," we come across situations and circumstances that are above and beyond our control. Jacob had his twin brother Esau, who he contended with from time to time and shortly after this Scripture reading, his daughter Dinah went out [unattended] to see the girls of the place, was seized, laid with, humbled, defiled and disgraced by Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite. Many times when we are attempting to "Do The Right Thing" in this World, the enemy comes in like a flood, brings hurt, confusion and disappointment, but God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Through it All, we "are" more than Conquerors In Christ Jesus and He Will Work Everything Together for Good!
Jacob arrived safely and In Peace!
Through many years you can travel the Straight and Narrow Way. The Road can be long, leading you in the dry and weary desert, up to the top of the mountains, down into the deepest, darkest valleys, but whether you go through the fire or flood, Jesus Is With you to bring you forth as gold. He Is our Hiding Place, our Peace, our Joy, our Deliverance! The Son has come to dwell, "tabernacle" In our hearts! Jacob pitched his tent before God and man and paid a price for his dwelling place, the land on which he encamped.
God Loves Sacrifice. His Holy Spirit Fire does not fall on an empty altar!
Have you ever erected an Altar of Love before the Throne of God, your Heavenly Father? Are you building your World around Him, In Him, Through Him and To Him? Our Life, though the outter man is fading aWay, although our tent, tabernacle, body of human flesh shall be taken down and pass aWay, is the Temple of God's Holy Spirit. We are to offer up our"self" as a Living Sacrifice. He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise!
Pour out your Life as a Love Offering before God and man. No matter what it might cost you in this present, temporal Life, whatever you may go "through" in the here and now will be worth it In and Throughout Eternity with and In Him!
Death to "self" Is Everlasting Life In Jesus Christ. Your prayers and Love Offerings are a sweet smelling aroma, a beautiful savor, like incense unto The Lord God Almighty. Lay it All down, lay your Life down, your Hopes, your Dreams, your Visions at the foot of The Cross and rise up to the Abundant Life, His Life In you, which Is The Hope Of Glory!
Jesus Is The Hope Of The World, The Hope Of Israel! He gave up His Life, died and paid the price for the sins of the whole World, so that we could have a right relationship with God, our Heavenly Father. Let us make the journey together, spreading the Love of God and telling the Good News to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Exodus 40:33-38
Worship:
LET US GO
Let us go (echo)
Let us go (echo)
Let us go into the house of the Lord.
(repeat)
We can praise Him, we can worship the Lord.
He is worthy, He is worthy of praise
He has taken us from death unto life
He has taken us from darkness unto light!
The Word:
And he erected the court around about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging or screen at the court gate.
So Moses finished the work.
Then the cloud [the Shekinah, God's visible presence] covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle! [Rev. 15:8.]
And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud remained upon it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
In all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the Israelites went onward;
But if the cloud was not take up, they did not journey on till the day that it was taken up.
For throughout all their journeys the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.
- Exodus 40:33-38
The Word of God tells us, as Believers, not to forsake the assembling of the Brethren. Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise!
Moses and Aaron had to wash their hands and feet before entering the tent of meeting or came near the altar as the Lord commanded. God spoke to Moses out of the tent of meeting and told the Israelites to bring offerings from their herd or flock. The burnt offering was to be offered at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord. [Rom. 12:1; Phil. 1:20.] Laying both hands upon the offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the victim], it was an acceptable atonement for him [1 Pet. 1:2; Heb. 13:15, 16.] and present the blood, dashing it round about upon the altar.
The Chosen People Of God were no longer being treated as sinners (like when God spoke to Moses from the burning mountain), "but as being already brought into a new relationship, even that of fellowship, on the ground of a blood-sealed covenant" (J. Sidlow Baxter, in Exploring the Book). It was necessary that the offerer should spiritually die, put his soul into a living fellowship with the Lord, bring his bodily members within the operations of the gracious Spirit of God, renew and sanctify [separate for holy use] both body and soul and enter into union with God (Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament, Martin tr., 11, 291).
Although God gave the blueprint for the tabernacle, Moses had to erect it and finish the work. Jesus has "given" us His Name, His Holy Spirit and His Precious Word (God has "given" us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him) and He Who has begun a Good Work In you, Shall Complete It! Without Faith it is impossible to please God, but Faith without works is dead. We are commanded of God (In His Word) to work out our Salvation with fear and trembling.
Christianity is a "doing" relationship with God, In Christ by The Holy Spirit working In and Through our Life In Him.
The Shekinah, God's visible presence (Christ In you Is The Hope Of Glory) should cover and fill you up to overflowing, so that the World and The Church sees Jesus' Life manifest In yours.
Moses spoke with God "Face to Face," but he was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud remained upon it and the Glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. As Children of The Most High God, He Dwells In us, In The Tent of our bodies, because we "are" The Temple of The Holy Spirit. We are told to go boldly before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy!
What Is The Glory Of The Lord? God's Glory Is His Goodness, Mercy and Grace.
God Is Good, All The Time, His Tender-Mercies "are" Renewed Every Morning and His Favor "Is" Sufficient For us. He "gave" us His Holy Spirit to lead and guide us into All Truth and Understanding. Listen to The Voice Of The Spirit! Hear! O Israel, The Lord Our God, The Lord "Is" One and we "are" Called to "Be" ONE With and In Him! As The Good Shepherd, Jesus goes on before us and as His Disciples, we "are" to follow Him onward and upward. We are to walk with Him, but when we have done Everything we can to stand, we are to stand therefore. The battle is His and we "have" The Victory In Jesus!
The Spirit of The Lord Is Upon you, His Holy Spirit Fire Is Burning In the very depth of your heart and soul and in the sight of All the House of Israel, we are to bring the Glory of The Lord, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
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The Word:
When the priests had come out of the holy place, the cloud filled the Lord's house,
So the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.
Then Solomon said, The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.
I have surely built you a house of habitation, a settled place for you to dwell in for ever.
- 1 Kings 8:10-13
The Lord made a Covenant with you, me and All who would come to Him by Faith In Jesus, that He would come to dwell in our heart. Christ In you "Is" The Hope of Glory! He dwells, has settled, pitched His Tent in the darkest places of our innermost being. The Lord inhabits the Praises of His People, He created us In His Image, made us earthen vessels to hold This Treasure of Eternal, Everlasting Life and "given" us the Gifts and Talents to pour out The Abundant Life In Christ in and on a dry and weary land. You've got a mansion waiting for you In Glory, because Jesus went before you to prepare a place for you to "Be" and Dwell With and In Him Forever! He said that He would build His Church and we "are" The Living Stones He'll Use (as we submit our Life To Him) to Accomplish His Perfect Will.
When the first Temple was built by King Solomon, he turned and blessed All the Assembly of Israel after The Glory of The Lord filled The Holy Place. God has Chosen us to "be" His House (You "are" The Temple of The Holy Ghost), He has "given" us His Name, His Presence, His Spirit and His Holy Word to Go, Do and Be All that is necessary for us to fulfill His Calling on our Life and His Purposes.
We (Each and Every Believer, All confessing Christians Everywhere on the face of this planet, Earth) "are" Called of God to "be" Kings and Priests! In this portion of Scripture, we are told that the priests had to come out of the Holy Place, they could not stand to minister, because of The Cloud, The Glory (His Goodness, Tender-Mercy, Loving-Kindness and Grace, Favor) of The Lord, His Holy Presence filled The House, Dwelt In the thick darkness, Made His Habitation and Settled In That Place.
As Believers, we are told to sanctify ourselves, set ourselves aside for God's Use and to be Called out from the World. After we have done All that we can to stand, we are Called to stand therefore.
God wants to fill us up to overflowing with His Holy Presence, so that even those outside the camp (the whole World) will see and know of His Love In and Through us. As much as He Is Our Hiding Place, we are to find our Rest In Him, "be" settled down and "have" His Peace, so that we can overcome the World!
After attending Church services on Sunday or any other Christian activities within the four walls of your congregation, we are to go outside "The Camp" and bring God's Holiness to All Nations and Peoples! His Holy and Precious Word is what brings Spirit and Life (The Eternal, Everlasting and Abundant Life) to All who would come to Believe In Jesus By Faith! I Believe that God has built each and every one of us (as individuals and The Corporate Body of The Church) to Minister before Him and the World, so that they would see and come to know His Goodness, Mercy and Grace! As we go forward In Him, we must Preach, Teach and Heal In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject: OT Message
The Word:
So all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the Lord was completed.
Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the Lord's house.
- 1 Kings 7:51
Most people do not realize the details involved in the building of God's Tabernacle in the wilderness by Moses and the very first Temple constructed by Solomon, King David's son. God would not allow David to build His Temple, because he was a man who shed too much blood in his lifetime, but from my point of view (outside of Bathsheba's husband) he was just following through on God's orders. What I have alWays found interesting was that Solomon was not David's actual "first-born" son. King David's first-born son was conceived in sin at the time of his adulterous affair with Bathsheba and died shortly after his birth. Even through All that, God says that David was a man after His Own Heart. He promised David that his son would rule and reign on the throne forever and God alWays keeps His Promises (All God's Promises "are" Yes and Amen [so be it] In Jesus)!
Do you remember how the blind man cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, Have Mercy on me!" The whole World knew (whether they liked the idea or not) that the Promised Messiah, The Christ, The Anointed One would come to The Nation of Israel, that He would bring Healing and Restoration to His People (God's Chosen Ones), bring Peace, Shalom and rule Forever! I know that God works All Things together for His Good (God Is Good All the time) and if you look over the genealogy of Jesus, you'll find some pretty shady characters there. From prostitutes, a Moabite, to the absolute worst King whoever sat on the Throne of Israel came The Son of The Living God, Pure, Holy and Blameless. He came to build God's Church, to bring His Goodness, Mercy and Grace (God's Glory) to All Nations and Peoples!
Moses poured out his Life to bring deliverance to God's People and build The Tabernacle according to the directions, God's Blueprint, because It represented the exact replica of what was going on In Heaven. King David poured out his Life, so that his people would "be" Free (The Truth shall set you Free, but he who The Son Sets Free "Is" Free Indeed) and have Peace All about them.
Do not think for one single second that Solomon, many others who came after him and before us did not pay a price to accomplish God's Perfect and Acceptable Will and Way, According to His Holy and Precious Word. We also "are" Called of God to pour out our Life In Jesus, before Him and our fellow man (All of mankind) to be fishers of men, living stones and build up The Body of Christ!
The First Adam sinned and died (he brought death to All who were in him and came after him), but The Second Adam, Jesus became sin for us (died in our place, our stead) and paid the price for our Redemption, our Healing and our Restoration unto The Father (God has "given" us All The Ministry of Reconciliation)! In Him we Live, Move and "Have" Our Being. Not by might or by power, but by His Holy Spirit In us we can do our part in human history to shine our Light in the darkness and bring Healing to The Nations! Pray to Our Father, Who Art In Heaven, offer up your prayers as incense before His Throne of Grace and Mercy. Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise.
Together, we can finish The Work that Jesus has placed before us In His Holy and Precious Word, so Encourage one another while It Is Called Today, Love one another In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2003,
Subject: TODAY'S QUOTE AND OT MESSAGE
"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell."
- Harry Truman
WORSHIP:
WORTHY IS THE LAMB WHO DIED FOR YOU AND ME
Worthy, wor..thy, worthy, worthy,
worthy, wor..thy, worthy,
Worthy is the Lamb that died for you and me Worthy is he.
Holy, Ho..ly, Holy, Holy,
Holy, Ho..ly, Holy,
Holy is the Lamb that died for you and me Holy is he.
Jesus...
Risen...
Yeshua...
THE WORD:
Listen to Me [says the Lord], O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by Me from your birth, carried from the womb:
Even to your old age I am He, and even to hair white with age will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry and will save you.
- Isaiah 46:3, 4
Here this Word of the Lord to each and every one of us Today! God Is So Faithful and True!
He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise! None of us are accidents and believe it or not God has us right here where we are right now to serve His Purposes, His Will and His Way according to His Word! Nobody said things were going to be easy, but we have the Blessed Assurance that Jesus Is Ours and we "Have" the Victory In His Holy and Precious Name! Forgetting that which is behind us let's take God at his Word and by Faith go forward!
Let God through His Holy Spirit speak to your heart, mind and soul Today. The natural man, Jacob has needs and He promises to provide for All of them according to His Riches In Glory, but the Spirit man within, Israel also has needs that can only be met by daily communion and fellowship with the Father, through the Son by the ministry of the Holy Ghost active and present In Our Lives. His Word Is Spirit and Life! Before we were knit together in our mother's womb He knew us in the most intimate of Ways and His Word goes to the very bone and marrow of our being. Not only as Believers are we born-again of the Spirit of God, but we are "borne" of God, carried and uplifted by HIm from the womb into All Eternity when we put our Faith, Hope, Love and Trust In Jesus! He bears us up and saves us from this World which can so easily beset us. In this World we will have tribulation, but "Be" of Good Cheer, for Jesus Has Overcome the World! His Peace He Has Given To Us, His Joy Is Our Strength and His Love never gives up, never loses Faith, is AlWays Hopeful and Endures Forever!
[Earnestly] remember the former things which I did of old; for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end and the result from the beginning and from the ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure and purpose,
- Isaiah 46:9, 10
Like footprints in the sands of time look back and see (remember hind sight is 20/20) the many trials and tribulations God has brought you through In Victory.
Sure it hasn't all been a bed of roses, but God uses everything for good and will redeem that which was lost. He Is Our God, Our Savior, Our King, Our Shepherd, Our Husband and He Loves Us So Much! Draw near to Him and let Him draw ever closer to us All!
I bring near My righteousness [in the deliverance of Israel]; it shall not be far off, and My salvation shall not tarry; and I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel My glory - yes, give salvation in Zion and My glory to Israel.
- Isaiah 46:13
Jesus Is Our Righteousness, Our Defense, Our Deliverer, Our Salvation, Our Glory and the Lifter of Our Heads!
After you have done all you can to stand, stand therefore! Our God goes before us, He has given us His Word (He can not and will not lie), so put your complete and total Trust In HIm, because my dear Brothers and Sisters in the name of the Lord Jesus, WE SHALL NOT FAIL! Amen and Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: TO BE INHABITED: OT SERVICE
WORSHIP:
TREES OF THE FIELDS (by Stuart Dauermann)
You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace, The mountains and hills will break forth before you, There'll be shouts of joy and all the trees of the field Will clap, will clap their hands.
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands (clap, clap) The trees of the field will clap their hands (clap, clap) The trees of the field will clap their hands (clap, clap) As you go out with joy.
THE WORD:
For thus says the Lord Who created the heavens, God Himself Who formed the earth and made it, Who established it and created it not a worthless waste; He formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord, and there is no one else.
- Isaiah 45:18
We are saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; we shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.
[Heb. 5:9.] God has not spoken in secret, in a corner of the land of darkness; He did not call us [to a fruitless service] saying, Seek Me for nothing [but promises us a just reward]. The Lord speaks righteousness - the truth [trustworthy, straight forward correspondence between deeds and words]. He declares the things that are right. [John 18:20.] You are not an accident!
God has spoken, His Word Is His Revealed Will and Way In Which We Are To Go! The Word Of God tells us that God Has Spoken To Us In These Last Days Through His Son, Jesus!
"This Is My Beloved Son, Listen To Him!"
God says to each and every person on the face of the earth. He alone created the heavens, the earth, things which are seen, unseen and In Jesus All Things Are Held Together. Are You In Jesus?
Through the fire, flood or whatever your situation He Will Hold You Together and See You Through! He Who formed the earth and made it, Who established it and created it Is The One True God Who forms the hearts of All!
He created you and me In His Image, His Likeness and not to be a worthless waste! He formed Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed Life Into Him, so that All Mankind would be inhabited by His Holy Spirit! We are the Temple of the Living God! Come Holy Spirit Fill This Temple! Praise His Holy Name, because the Lord "Inhabits" the praises of His People! The Son Has Come To Dwell In Our Hearts! There Is No One Else! No one, no body, no person, no place, no thing, no nothing what-so-ever can satisfy or fulfill your hopes, dreams, visions, wants, needs, desires, cravings, but Jesus! He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Praise and Honor Due His Holy Name!
If there is anything in your life that is holding you back from fully, totally and completely receiving God's Best For YOU then lay it down at the feet of Jesus, give it up to Him, repent of your own way and follow Him In His Way. For anyone who has never ever made a personal commitment to accept Jesus' forgiveness of sin, maybe you've done all the right things that your religion demands of you, but still are empty inside, because you never asked Him to give you His Holy Spirit, to fill you up to overflowing with His Love, His Joy, His Peace, His Will for your Life then just "ask and receive" by Faith In Jesus' Name. Let Him In To "Inhabit" Your Life Today! He will lead you in His Will and Way, so that your Life will "Be" All that He created and formed you to "Be In Him!" Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: OT Message: What Drives Your Life? Job 5:2
Worship:
Bless The Lord - Psalm 103:1
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Bless the Lord, O my soul
And all that is within me
Bless His Holy name!
The Word:
For vexation and rage kill the foolish man; jealousy and indignation slay the simple.
- Job 5:2
The word "fool" in the Old Testament seldom, if ever, means feeble-minded, imbecile, idiot, or moron. Rather, it always has in it the meaning of a rebel, especially against God and the laws of order, decency and justice. Notice in Proverbs how many such characteristics are listed against the fool, and God's attitude toward them.
In the fool's own mouth is a rod to shame his pride, but the wise men's lips shall preserve them.
- Proverbs 14:3
The word "simple" denotes one who is morally deficient. Wisdom is the opposite of foolishness as building up is to tearing down. Walking uprightly before the Lord in reverential and worshipful fear of God is quite the contrary to those who are devious in their ways and despise Him.
Where no oxen are, the grain crib is empty, but much increase of crops is by the strength of the ox.
- Proverbs 14:4
The workman is worth his wages, but if a man doesn't work he doesn't eat. As we all go out into the fields to do a good days work together we will bring in the sheaves of the harvest which are ripe for the picking. The more seed we plant by spreading the Good News of Jesus and the Love of God, the more souls we bring into the Kingdom of God, the greater strength we have in unity and purpose to fulfill God's Calling upon us. Taming the tongue, allowing God to touch us and anoint our lips preserves, keeps and prepares us for His use and sets us aside, sanctifies us for His Will to Be Done In and Through our lives by the Ministry of The Holy Spirit, but the Word of God is clear that the "fool" says in his heart, "There is no God!" What do you say?
Jesus was certainly a "Rebel" in His Day (and with a cause to boot :), but He never, ever was against God or the laws of order, decency and justice! Rather, He was (and still Is) "One" with The Father, fulfilled All the Law and the Prophets, everything He said and did was done decently and in complete order. It is He Who Rules, Reigns, will bring the final judgement and Justice for All according to His Holy Word!
CALL now; is there any who will answer you and to which of the [angels] will you turn?
Where else can we go when Jesus has the Words of Eternal Life? We are to be like trees planted by the Living Waters of Life, rooted and grounded In His Holy Word, dug down deep into His rich soil and reaching up towards the Son drinking up His Light of Life, so that we can bear fruit, much fruit, lasting fruit for His Kingdom and bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy and Precious Name!
You may see the wicked prospering in the World, but they are fools taking root [and outwardly prospering]; but suddenly their dwelling will be cursed and his doom is certain. Jesus said He would come as a thief in the night, suddenly and without notice!
Being angry and sinning not is quite different from the rage of the fool that kills him along with the jealousy and indignation that slays the simple. Being angry at God or at each other instead of dealing with every situation as it comes along can cause utter chaos and confusion, but know and understand that there is nothing that comes your way that God does not allow it. He sees it coming, goes before you, is in it with you and promises that His Goodness and Mercy shall follow you All the days of Your Life!
He works Everything together for His and Our Good. He is Jealous In His Love for you and will do whatever it takes to keep you safe, but don't think His Jealousy is as the simple who covet and do anything, any way they can to have their will be done and not God's Will To Be Done! The choice is ours and it alWays is, because God has given us all the free will to choose this day and every day who we will serve. Life, death, right, wrong, His Way or my way? Choose Wisely In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Amen.
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Subject: OT Message: Unholy Fire
Worship:
Revelation 19:6, 7
Hallelujah, for the Lord thy God, the Almighty, reigns. Hallelujah, for the Lord thy God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad, and give the glory unto Him. Hallelujah, for the Lord thy God, the Almighty, reigns.
The Word:
AND Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censor and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange and unholy fire before the Lord, as He had not commanded them.
- Leviticus 10:1
Have you ever said or done anything, at anytime, anyplace, anywhere or anyWay in your "Christian" walk and relationship with God as He had not commanded you?
Let us all lower our heads and beat our chest as the sinner who stood outside the Temple and cry, "Lord, Have Mercy!
Christ, Have Mercy on a poor sinner like me!" Few of us choose to associate ourselves with the likes of Nadab and Abihu, but let the Truth be known that we All have sinned and fall short of God's Glory! Their sin was not just failing to follow the letter of The Law for priests (we also are called to be kings and priests), but trying to please the Lord their way instead of His Way. Obedience brings blessings, but the wages of sin is death! They were banished from The Father's Presence and every one of us would do well to learn from their mistakes.
Every Believer does well to recognize the importance of being entirely surrendered to "God's will; nothing more; nothing less; nothing else; at any cost."
It does not pay to make an unholy alliance in thought, business, marriage or anything else for that matter and then try to adjust it to Gods will.
Nadab, Abihu and ourselves, like children of a great painter, attempted to work on Our Heavenly Father's Priceless Canvas, instead of on the tablet assigned to us and the pallet we have to work with was given to us In His Love and Wisdom, so that the ultimate purpose of our Creation would bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy Name! We "are" His Workmanship, Created for Good Works in Christ and He Calls us to offer up ourselves a living sacrifice according to His Word, Will and Way (not our own).
Brothers and Sisters, We are sons and daughters of Abraham, Children of Faith, purchased with the Precious Blood of Jesus, adopted into the Family of God and Children of The Most High! It is the Pure, Clean, Holy Spirit Oil that burns within our soul, The Flame of God, The Light of the World that shines inside us and out upon the hills and valleys of this planet we call Earth. Your prayers go forth as incense before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy! Your Life brings the Essence of Christ, a sweet smelling aroma which brings Life to All who choose to accept It! Why pretend when you have "The Real Deal" living, moving and having His Being In YOU? Surely God created you to be "YOU" and has given you gifts and talent, so that you can bear good, lasting fruit for His Kingdom! Look to Jesus as the Author and Finisher of your Faith, see Who He Is and who you "are" called to "be" In Him!
Cain offered up the fruit of his own labors to the Lord, but his sacrifice was unacceptable to God. God gave His Son as a sacrifice for us, so what do we have to offer Him? We can only present ourselves to Him In The Name of Jesus, cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World, putting on the Lord Jesus Christ, clothed In His Righteousness alone and sealed with His Holy Spirit until the Day of Redemption. I know Whom I have Believed and am persuaded that He Is Able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that Day! Let us strip off our own garments, our own works, our own plans, our own visions, our titles, our positions, our social, political and financial status, for there is nothing that matters in this life or the Life to Come, but God's Life, God's Way! Let us all work together In the Unity of The Holy Spirit to keep the Temple's Holy Spirit Fire Burning Ever Brighter Until the Full Light of Day! There is an unholy fire that we need to avoid or we and others will get burned along the way, so let us be diligent In God's Word, His Will and His Way In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: OT Message: What Drives Your Life? Isaiah 49:4
Worship:
Psalm 34:1-4
I will bless the Lord at all times
His praise will be continually be in my mouth My soul shall make her boast in the Lord The humble shall hear thereof and be glad
O magnify the Lord with me
And let us exalt His name forever
I sought the Lord and He heard me
And delivered me from all my fears.
The Word:
Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in empty futility; yet surely my right is with the Lord, and my recompense is with my God.
- Isaiah 49:4
It is difficult to know positively to whom the Lord is speaking in these next verses, whether (1) to the Messiah, (2) to Israel, or (3) to Isaiah.
The large majority of early authorities favored (1), the later incline toward (2).
We do know that All Scripture Is God Breathed and directed personally to All Believers Everywhere! If this portion of God's Word was specifically given to Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One, then know and understand that we are the Body of Christ Jesus and He Is The Head, so keep, weigh and ponder these things (sayings) in your heart. If directed to Israel, the Nation, His Chosen People or God's Spiritual Church, Congregation, His Temple (of which we are of the Living God), then keep closely and persistently these things in your heart. Say this Scripture was spoken to Isaiah, God's Prophet (one who speaks forth the things of God, the Truths of His Holy Word), then as God's Servants we should take heed and obey.
Ever feel like all of your labor is in vain (empty and futile, like blowing up a balloon with hot air until it explodes into nothingness)? What drives you, makes you tick, gets you moving? Feeling spent, poured out, used up? First off, let me say that we are to be walking by Faith and night feelings (although, God has given us our emotions, so they certainly can be an indication of what is going on in your spirit man), by Faith and not by sight!
Whatever works are done in the flesh will wear down our physical bodies and come to an end some day, but those things that are done In The Spirit (The Works of God which were created for us to do In Christ Jesus before the foundations of the World were laid) will be tested, tried in the fire and come forth shining as gold Into All Eternity to the Glory, Praise and Honor of the One Who Called us! If we pour ourselves out as living sacrifices unto God, as offerings of Love, then He will continually fill our cups up to overflowing (with His Holy Spirit) in the presence of our enemies.
The Lord says to us, "You are My Servant, Israel (Why Israel? Cause, Israel strove with Him, wrestled with God and man and prevailed) In Whom I Will Be Glorified." In my Life Lord, Be Glorified, Be Glorified. In my Life Lord, Be Glorified Today! Yes! God says that He wants to Glorify Himself In You (therefore, you shall be glorified before men)! Love conquers All and according to Jesus, the World will Know that we "are" Christians by our Love for Him and each other. Are you a contender? Do you have power with God and man? Have you prevailed?
While we once were supplanters, schemers, tricksters and swindlers like Jacob, we now "have" The Word of God, God's Blessings, His Face shining down upon us and Eternal Life In Jesus' Holy Name! We may be God's Peculiar People, but In Him we "are" Holy (and should be wholly) to the Lord Our God as He has spoken!
God has formed each and everyone of us together in our mother's womb to be His Servants! He has "given" us All the Ministry of Reconciliation to bring the World back to communion and fellowship with Our Heavenly Father. Like a mother hen, Our Lord Jesus longs to gather His People under the shadow of his wings and unto Himself, to gather up All that are scattered, like sheep without a shepherd (Their Good Shepherd). When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord sets up a standard (and His Banner over us Is Love) against him, so that His People are not swept aWay by the storms of life (we must be rooted and grounded In Him, because He Is Our Sure Foundation). Honor the Lord! He Is Our Strength, Our Song and He also has become Our Salvation!
God does not just call us His Servants, but His Friends! Not only does He want us to raise up His People, restore them, deliver them from judgement, but He "gives" us His Light (and His Light Is the Light of Life), so that we can be a Light to the Nations, that His Salvation may extend to the end of the Earth In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
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Subject: Purim: What's Your Lot In Life?
Worship:
Psalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will song, I will sing.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
With my mouth will I make known
Thy faithfulness, thy faithfulness.
With my mouth will I make known
Thy faithfulness to all generations.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing, I will sing,
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
The Word:
The Book Of Esther
Funny how on the one day that I have spent most of my time working on correspondences to both India and Africa that we would be delving into the only book in the Bible that does not even mention the Name of God, but is read year after year to celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Purim!
IT was in the days of Ahasuerus [Xerxes], the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces.
- Esther 1:1
Every year congregations around the World read the Book of Esther in its entirety and some even perform a play or skit based on the story, complete with all kinds of fun props and audience participation. Why? Because, much like this King of Shushan or Susa [the capital of the Persian Empire] made a seven day feast for all the people present, both great and small in the court of the garden of the palace, the Nation of Israel Today has much to celebrate and be thankful for to God Who "gives" of His Royal Wine (the outpouring of His Holy Spirit upon All flesh) in abundance according to His liberality as Our Heavenly King!
In the meantime, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women (somewhat of a separation of Church and State sort of thing :) On the seventh day the king commanded that she come before him with the royal crown, to show the peoples and princes her beauty; for she was fair to behold, but she refused and Ahasuerus was enraged (Perhaps she was just resting on this "seventh day" or could it be that she was one of the original founders of NOW and a women's libber?).
On any account the Word of God tells us that the king spoke to the wise "men" who knew the times (if they only could see the Way things are Today) and all they could say was that Vashti did wrong, would make all husbands contemptible in the sight of their wives and wrath in plenty would arise, so she was to be divorced, come before the king no more, her royal position should be given to another better than her and then all wives will give honor to their husbands, high and low. The king sent letters to all his provinces saying that every man should rule in his own house, speak in the language of his own people and if he had a foreign wife, let her learn "his language". Getting the picture here?
Enter Mordecai and Hadassah, that is Esther who was beautiful and lovely (both were Jewish, but had not made known her nationality or kindred).
Women were gathered from all over, and had 12 months of beauty treatments, 6 with oil and myrrh and 6 with sweet spices and perfumes (come on now lades, you know you'd love this). When it came Esther's turn to go before the king, she did not choose her own clothes to wear, but asked the king's attendant, the keeper of the women to suggest what would be best. Can we come before Our Heavenly King on our own? No! We must be clothed in the Righteousness of Christ Alone and are commanded to put on the Lord Jesus! The king loved Esther more than all the women, obtained grace and favor in his sight, so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen. Our King takes us as His Bride and by His Grace sets a golden crown upon our heads, so that we can rule and reign with Him, seated In Heavenly Places at the Right Hand of God The Father, In Heaven with Christ by the Holy Spirit! Esther continued to fear God and execute His commands in obedience to Mordecai just as when she was being brought up (Bring up your children in the Way they should go and when they are older they will not depart from It). With Esther on the inside of the palace, Mordecai sat outside at the king's gate, found out about two men wanting to assassinate the king, reported it to Esther who told the king, the plot was foiled and it was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
As the plot thickens the king promotes Haman who had all the people bow down before him, but Mordecai refused to do him reverence which made Haman not only want to kill Mordecai, but all Jews everywhere, so he caused Pur, that is lots, to be cast before him day after day to find a lucky day for his venture (remember, there's no such thing as luck), month after month from the first to the twelfth.
Then Haman approached the king about these "certain people" scattered abroad, dispersed among the people of all the provinces whose laws were different from every other people and it was not in the kings best interest to tolerate them (Sounds almost Hitler like, doesn't it?
Trust me, it is of the same spirit). The king told Haman to do what seemed good to him and letters were sent to destroy, slay and do aWay with All Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, to seize their belongings as spoil , the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed [at the strange and alarming decree].
Some of you will recall a king who wanted all the newborns killed (3 years old and under) when the three wise guys from the east showed up at his door to ask where the King of the Jews was born (so much for the spirit of anti-Christ being active in the World Today). As Rachel wept over her children, so the nation of Israel, every Jew in every province was in great mourning, fasting, weeping, wailing and laying in sackcloth and ashes. Mordecai sent a copy of the decree to Esther, charged her to go to the king, make supplication and plead with him for the lives of her people, but anyone who went into the king without being called would be put to death.
Esther was asked, "Who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion?
She rose to the challenge, asked for a 3 day fast without food or drink and though it was against the law she would go to the king; and said, "If I perish, I perish."
What trials and tribulations are you facing Today? God Is Still On The Throne And Prayer Changes Things! Rise Up!
Take That Step Of Faith! What's the down side?
What have you got to lose? We have come to the Kingdom of God for such a time as this Today! The World apart from Messiah is going to perish and we are Commanded to Go to All Nations and Peoples with the Love of God and the Good News of Eternal Life In Jesus' Name!
ON the third day of the fast Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the royal or inner court of the king's palace opposite his [throne-room] and when the king saw her, she obtained favor in his sight, he held out to [her] the golden scepter that was in his hand and she drew near. We are told to go boldly before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy! When we draw near to God He draws near to us! Knowing that the Way to a man's heart is through his stomach, Esther invited the king and Haman to dinner and Haman went home boasting about this invitation to his wife and friends who suggested he take advantage of this opportunity, erect a gallows to hang Mordecai on and speak to the king about it when he goes in merrily to have dinner with him (so much for the best laid plans of mice and men).
Ever have one of those nights when you just couldn't sleep no matter what you did? Well, even the king couldn't catch any z's, so he ordered the book of the chronicles to be read to him, found out about Mordecai, asked what had been done to him for saving his life earlier and found out nothing, so he called in Haman and asked him, "What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?" Now Haman said to himself (he was certainly a man controlled by "self"), "To whom would the king desire to honor more than me?" Pride comes before a fall and Haman's time had come for sure! Put on this man the king's royal clothes, let him ride on the royal horse, set a royal crown on his head, conduct him through the open square of the city and proclaim before him, "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!"
The king said, "Make haste, do so to Mordecai the Jew and leave out nothing you have spoken!" Haman (humiliated) did as the king commanded, hasted to his house mourning and spoke to his wife and friends once again who told him that he would not prevail against Mordecai, but would surely fall, then the king's attendants came and hastily brought Haman to his "last supper."
Just as Judas was exposed at the Passover Feast by Jesus, so Esther exposed Haman before the king. "Let my life be given me and my people at my request, for we are sold to be destroyed, slain, and wiped out of existence!"
Esther exclaimed to the king and he responded, "Who dares to presume in his heart to do that?"
(The heart is deceitful and wicked! Who can know it? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks!) Haman knew he was in trouble deep, he fell upon the couch where Esther was to plead for his life, but the king had spoken, the servants covered Haman's head and they hanged him on the gallows he intended for Mordecai. So much for what goes around comes around. Haman's house went to Esther the Queen, Mordecai came before Ahasuerus the King (knowing now who he was to Esther), received the signet ring from the king, wrote to the Jews in the king's name to defend their lives; to destroy, slay and wipe out any armed force that might attack them and take the enemies' goods for spoil. The Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor, a feast and a holiday. Many among the people of the land submitted themselves to Jewish rite and became Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them. Whatever you're facing Today, God can turn your situation around. He works All Things Together for Good (His and Yours)! When God shows Himself on your behalf, others will notice and want what you have (Eternal Life In Jesus' Name)!
In the twelfth month, on the very day that the enemies of the Jews planned to massacre them, everything was turned to the contrary and the Jews had rule over those who hated them, the man Mordecai became more and more powerful, the Jews smote All thier enemies with the sword and the ten sons of Haman were killed (they were hanged on the gallows).
The Jews had a day of feasting and gladness, a holiday, and a day for sending choice portions to one another, Mordecai commanded they keep the day yearly, the days they got rest from their enemies, the month which was turned for them from sorry to gladness, from mourning into a holiday and they should give gifts to the poor. Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name Pur [lot], because Haman plotted against the Jews and had cast Pur, that is the lot, [to find a lucky day] to crush, consume and destroy them! No weapon formed against us shall prosper! God Is Our Defense and we shall not be moved!
"Remember these days [imprint them on your minds], keep them throughout every generation, in every family, province and city; and these days of Purim should never cease from among the Jews or their descendants." says the Word of God!
Mordecai was next to King Ahasuerus, great among his people, a favorite of his brethren; for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to his whole race. God is with us, His Holy Spirit is called along side to help, He desires to do Great Things among His Chosen People, we "have" His Favor, His Grace, He Will Take Care Of YOU and He Commands us to Go Speaking His Peace to the Whole Human Race In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: OT Message! Lift Your Vision:
Nahum 1:7
Worship:
Lift Your Vision
Lift your vision high
We're in a way we've never been before
Lift your vision higher
And you will see the glory of the Lord
For without a progressive vision
We dwell carelessly
Without a progressive vision
We dwell carelessly.
Lift your vision high
And you will see the glory of the Lord
The Word:
The Lord is good, a strength and stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows - recognizes, has knowledge of and understands - those who take refuge and trust in Him. [Ps. 1:6; John 10:14, 27; Hos. 13:5.]
- Nahum 1:7
Without Vision (God's Vision) we perish!
Our Heavenly Father, Our Creator Knows us better than we could ever possibly know ourselves (inside and out). He recognizes that we have certain wants, needs and desires in order for us to be satisfied in this present World we live in, but with The Lord as Our Shepherd, we shall not want, My God shall supply All of your needs According to His Riches In Glory, as we delight ourselves In Him, He Will "Give" us the desires of our heart, leaving us completely and totally satisfied In Jesus, because Only In God Is Our Soul At Rest and In Him Is Our Salvation! God Is Good, All The Time! The Joy of the Lord Is our Strength, He Is our Stronghold and our Saviour, so we should not be afraid at all. He is a very present help in our time of need and trouble. When the enemy comes in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord sets up a standard against him. Jesus says, "Let not your hearts be troubled. You Believe In God, Believe Also In Me!" He knows exactly what you're going through in your Life right now. How? Because, He's All Knowing, living within you by His Holy Spirit, going before you in All Things and His Goodness and Mercy (which is new every morning) shall follow you All the Days of your Life In Him! God Is our Strong Tower, our High Tower and we can take our refuge In Him. Trust and Obey, for there's no other or better Way to be Happy (Joyful, Blessed, blithesome, Joyous, enviably Fortunate, to be envied, Spiritually Prosperous [that is, in that state in which the Born-Again Child of God enjoys His Favor with Life-Joy and Satisfaction in a Happiness Produced by Possessing the Happiness Produced by Experience of God's Favor and Especially Conditioned by the Revelation of His Matchless Grace and Salvation, regardless of your outward conditions].
Believe On and In the Lord Jesus Christ and you Shall Be Saved!
Jonah was the last person to speak to the people of Nineveh and they repented (much to his disappointment :( After hearing what the Lord had told him to say to the people and spitting him out of the belly of the great fish the whole city turned to God including their king, but some 150 years later they had forgotten and become hopelessly godless. While Jonah was sent to preach, "Repent!"
Nahum's one "burden - the thing to be lifted up" is that Nineveh is to be destroyed - utterly. Today Is The Day Of Salvation! Each person from generation to generation has to answer to God for themselves, so Today if you hear His Voice, harden not your heart! God will alWays come to you as a God of Comfort (Comfort! Comfort My People!), but should you not heed to His Way then you place yourself in a position for God's Wrath and Judgement to fall upon you.
Nahum means Comfort. Please, take note that Jesus spent much of His Earthly Ministry in Capernahum (The City of Comfort) and even when He ascended on high He did not leave us comfortless, but sent His Holy Spirit (The Comforter) upon All flesh. The choice to receive or reject God's Comfort is ours. Who can stand before His indignation, stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by Him. In the Book of Revelation, the Word of God tells us that in the Last Days, men will cry out asking for the rocks to fall upon them and kill them, but they will not be able to die.
The Judgement of God Is Coming to this planet as sure as it came to Nineveh and we need to sound the trumpet of warning to All Nations and Peoples of Earth!
With an overrunning flood God made a full end of Nineveh's very site and pursued His enemies into darkness. Nah. 2:6 refers to this devastating flood, 3:13, 15 to the destruction of Nineveh by fire and the vivid descriptions of chapter 3 "are true to their records and their sculptures." We can have Peace Like A River or like Nineveh, refuse God's Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life In Him only to be swept aWay by His flood of Judgement as Nineveh was recorded in history by Diodorus Siculus when he refers to Arbaces the Scythian besieging the city in vain for two years, but in the third year the river Khosr during flood season carried aWay a section of the very great wall, and through this opening the besiegers gained entrance. With man some things are impossible, but with God, All Things Are Possible! Let's listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Churches Today and obey the Lord's Word and Will according to His Way In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Old Covenant, New: Job 7:6 What Drives Your Life?
Worship:
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, mighty
He will save and He will rejoice over thee with joy
He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, mighty, mighty
The Word:
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
- Job 7:6
There comes a time in everyone's life when we swim deeper into mystery, another step deeper into darkness, closer to the Light. Though young at heart and planning for the future, remember that your life (this temporal life) is but wind - a puff, a breath, a sob and someday your eye will see good no more in this land of the living where we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but we are to fear no evil if the Lord Is our Shepherd! We are just passing through, dealing with Spiritual Warfare and sometimes hard labor here upon Earth.
As Servants of the Most High God we long for the shade and evening shadows of His Wings, looking for the reward of our Works done In Christ. Some of us are allotted months of suffering, and long nights of misery, tossing to and fro till the dawning of the Day. Whatever has been appointed to you in this life, a New Day Is Dawning and the Son Is Coming Over the hill!
Job has alWays been an interesting Book for me (someone once commented how I shared the life of Job). Years ago when I was visiting Harvest Christian Fellowship in CA, Greg Laurie happened to be teaching through Job. I often like the banter that goes on among Job's (so called) friends and especially when God breaks through in Chapters 38-41 with His Questions and Demands. We would All do well to refresh our hearts, minds and souls with this Word of God and It's vital Revelation to us as believers Today!
What do we really know or understand?
The Greatest of Biblical Scholars has much to learn regarding the Things of God!
THERE was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who (reverently) feared God and abstained from and shunned evil [because it was wrong].
- Job 1:1
A man: This is the description that we have of Job. That man: blameless (The Word of the Lord names just 3 men who could stand before God in their own righteousness, Noah, Daniel and Job) and upright, who reverently feared his Maker.
The fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom! How wise are you? Why did Job abstain from and shun evil? BECAUSE IT WAS WRONG! How simple our life would be if we just concentrated on doing what was right and turned aWay from the things that are wrong according to the Lord's Word, Will and Way. So, here we are in the land of Uz (no, not the Emerald City), because "this man" is such a pick, the enemy comes along to take him down and God allows it to happen, but will not allow Satan to touch his soul.
From the highest of heights to the very depths of dispair, Job comes to loathe his life, loses everything and even his wife tells him to curse God and die! His flesh was clothed with worms and clods of dust; his skin was broken and had become loathsome, so that it closed up and broke out afresh. Job's life was fleeting by and the very man who exclaimed, "I know my Redeemer Lives and I will stand before Him on That Day in the flesh!" was now spending his days without hope. Never give up Hope! Hope will not disappoint you! Though It may be deferred and weeping last through the deepest and darkest of nights, Joy comes in the morning!
And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; After this he lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations, so Job died, an old man and full of days. [James 5:11.]
There is no pit so deep that God cannot go deeper still! Never give up! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Our Redeemer Lives! He has promised Never, Ever to leave or forsake us, so no matter what the circumstances you are in Today, put your trust In Him, In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Old Covenant, New: Job 7:16
What Drives Your Life?
Worship:
Let Your Breath
Chorus:
Let your breath be my breath
Let your love fill me
Let your death be my death
And resurrection life come in me
(End), come in me, come in me
1) Fill my lungs with the songs that should be sung And each breath I take shall be sweet
Let me sup from the self same loving cup That you drank when you died for me!
2) Let it grow
Let it blossom in my soul
'Till your life and mine are the same
3) Plant your seed
And until it's roots run deep
Let me thrive on the Spirit's rain.
The Word:
I loathe my life; I would not live forever.
Let me alone, for my days are a breath [futility].
- Job 7:16
Ever wish that God would just leave you alone? Remember Helen Ready singing, "Leave me alone, please, leave me alone, oh, leave me alone, just leave me alone, won't you leave me alone, leave me alone, just leave me, leave me!" One of the worst things in this World and the World To Come is to be completely and totally separated form the very Presence Of God. In Christ we have Light and Life Eternal, but apart from Him, we can do nothing, we are blind, deaf, dead, in darkness and should we choose (we are All Given a Free Will to Choose God's Way or reject Him) not to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we will be separated from His Love Forever and cast into outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
Do you feel like everytime you reach your comfort zone and are at ease that God's going to scare you, ruin your dreams or terrify you through visions, so that you would choose strangling or death rather than the life you're presently living in your bones? Life in general is full of questions and the most asked one (which is called the Jewish Question) is, "WHY?" It's okay to question God about anything, because He has All the answers and Jesus Is The Answer for the World Today! Above Him there's no other, Jesus Is The Way!
What is man, that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man, that You care for him?
- Psalm 8:4
God cares for you, He Loves You and wants nothing but the best for YOU. His thought towards you are more than All the grains of sand on the face of this Earth if you could count them! We serve The One True God Who Created the Heavens, the Earth and Everything In Them (including us, so Father Knows Best).
Our Heavenly Father has crowned us with His Glory and Honor (like the Trident commercials, "Chew On This" or That For A While)! He's "Given" us Dominion over All The Works Of His Hands and put All things under our feet. [1 Cor. 15:27; Eph. 1:22, 23; Heb. 2:6-8.] How Excellent (Majestic and Glorious) Is His Holy and Precious Name In All the Earth!
His Tender Mercies are New to us Every Single Morning of our Life In Him. Every breath we take is a "gift" and He Is Ever Watching Over us for our Good and His.
He Works All Things Together for His Glory! Jesus "has" Pardoned All of our sins, our transgressions and taken aWay our iniquity by dying in our stead on the Cross at Calvary, so that we can "have" Perfect Communion and Fellowship with our Heavenly Father. It's never too late to call On Him. We "are" appointed for Spiritual Warfare, sometimes hard labor upon this Earth and even though our life is but a breath, we "are" Precious in His Sight! God is moving us, making us, molding us from image to image, Hope to Hope (and Hope will not disappoint us), Grace to Grace and Glory to Glory. Being poured from vessel to vessel or being put in the Refiner's Fire can be a traumatic experience, but it is All for our Good, for we are being made into the Image of Christ, so that we can show the World the Father in the Same Way that Jesus did when He walked the face of this Earth.
Do not loathe your life (no matter what you may be going "through" at this time [the key thing to remember is that He Will Bring You "Through" It]), because if you are a Believer In Jesus then your Life Is Hid In Christ! Many great men and women of God never received the promises of God in their lifetime, but still believed and trusted In Him, so as to obtain Eternal Life and Enter Into The True Promised Land. Some despaired unto death yet, God delivered them, others denied Jesus and even doubted Him, but there is healing, Hope, restoration and reconciliation In His Wings. God was Most Merciful in the Garden of Eden in keeping Adam and Eve from the Tree of Eternal Life, so that they would not live for ever in their fallen state. He did not leave mankind alone, but sent His One And Only Begotten Son, Jesus to Redeem us Unto Himself Again and Poured Out His Holy Spirit, The Breath Of Life, The Breath Of God, so that our Life would not be futile, but "Be" Of His Breath, Abundant and Eternal In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Breathe Deep!
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New: What Drives Your Life?
Isaiah 26:3
Worship:
Let The People Praise You
Let the people praise you, O Lord
Let all the people praise you. (Repeat)
From the earth, the sky, the sea,
From him and her and you and me.
Let the people praise you, O Lord,
Let all the people praise you.
The Word:
You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You and hopes confidently in You.
- Isaiah 26:3
Are you or have you ever been committed? If you are guarding your heart then God Is Guarding You! If you are keeping His Word then He Sees You Perfect In Christ Jesus and Will Keep You In Constant Peace! Peace of heart and Peace of mind, because Jesus Who Is Our Peace has "given" us His Peace, so that we can overcome this present World in which we live. As Believers, we are commanded of God to renew our minds and be transformed from Faith to Faith and Glory to Glory! What are you inclined to think, speak and do? Does your character bring forth the Life of Christ Jesus In you which Is the Hope of Glory?
Every thought, word and deed is to be brought into submission to Christ.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His Wonderful Face and the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the Light of His Glory and Grace!
Is your mind's eye (your Spiritual Eyes) stayed, focused, fixed, looking unto Jesus as the Author and Finisher of your Faith? Are you committed to The Things of God, to God Himself, to His Word, Will and Way? Give Him your temporal life (lose your "self" In Him) and He Will "give" you Eternal Life, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life In Jesus' Name! Let the zeal for His House consume you, commit your ways Unto Him, He will set your path straight and they will come to pass. Lean on Him when you're not strong, because in your weakness you will find His Strength. He Is The Friend that sticks closer to you than any brother or sister, He will go before you in All things, He'll help you carry on when you feel like giving up, because He's in Everything with you and surely His Goodness and Mercy shall follow you All the Days of your Life In Him! Cling to Him, Trust In Him and Rely On Him for He Is Faithful and True! Be strong (In The Lord and In the Power of His Might) and courageous, have confidence In His Holy and Precious Word (God can not lie) and put your Hopes In Him, because Hope will not disappoint us and Jesus Never Fails!
As individuals and as a Nation we must be uncompromising, in right standing with God (this only comes with the Righteousness found by putting our Hope and Trust In Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior), keep the Faith, then we can enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise for He Is Our Beloved and we "are" Betrothed Unto God as His Bride. So Trust In The Lord with All of your heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength - commit your "self" To Him, Lean On Him, Rely On Him, Hope Confidently In Him - for ever and ever; for The Lord Is An Everlasting Rock - The Rock of Ages (cleft for you and me, so let us hide our "self" In Him)!
God Is Our Rock! Our God Is A Strong Tower, we "have" a strong city; The Lord sets up Salvation (there is Salvation in no other Name, but Jesus) as walls and bulwarks.
"You [Lord] have been to me a strong wall."
- The Dead Sea Scrolls
Be Glad and Rejoice for He has taken aWay the reproach of His People and from off All the Earth; for The Lord has spoken it! [2 Tim. 1:10; 1 Cor. 15:26, 54.]
Through prayer we can do damage in the Spiritual realm and tear down the strongholds of satan himself, because Jesus has trodden down, brought down the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city; He laid it low, laid it low to the ground; He brought it even to the dust by sheading His Blood on The Cross at Calvary and Resurrecting from the grave, so that we "now have" The Victory In Jesus' Name, because He Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God Our Heavenly Father!
We have been redeemed, delivered from our enemies and also the rebel powers of evil and darkness; His sharp and unrelenting, great and terrible swift sword will visit and punish the inhabitants of the Earth for their iniquities. The Lord's wrath, His judgement is coming, but our life is hid In Christ, we as His Chosen People can come, enter our chambers and shut the doors behind us; hide ourselves for a little while until the [Lord's] wrath is past.
God has ordained Peace [His Favor and Blessings, Temporal and Spiritual] for us.
Are you waiting (expectantly) for Jesus' Near Return? Is your heartfelt desire for His Name (All that He Is and and All that He Represents) and for the remembrance of Him? Does your soul yearn For Him in the night; your Spirit within you Seek Him earnestly?
The way of the [consistently] righteous - those living in religious and moral rectitude in every area and relationship of their lives - is level and straight; You, O Lord, Who are upright, direct aright and level the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous.
- Isaiah 26:7
Jesus Is The Way! Our Righteousness (our right standing and upright relationship with God) is found In Him Alone and It Is He Who makes Everything level and our paths straight on the narrow Way. As The Good Shepherd He leads us, guides us, directs us aright and we "are" found to be Just In Him! He Is Our God and we "are" The People of His Pasture, The Sheep of His Hand. Upon Him we have waited and hoped that He might save us and He Has!
This Is The Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
- Isaiah 25:9b
They that wait upon The Lord shall renew their strength! Jesus Is Our Strength, Our Guard, Our Keeper and In Him we "are" Made Perfect and In Constant Peace of heart, mind, soul and Spirit. Stay the course, commit your "self" To Him, because He Is Completely and Totally Committed To You! He "gave" His Life for you, so why don't we "give" our life To Him, All of it, why not? Lean on The Everlasting Arms, find your Hope and Confidence In Him! Jesus will not disappoint you and we should do our best not to disappoint Him either. Our Love For God Should Show In Our Love For Each Other! God has Called us to Go to All Nations and Peoples with His Love and Good News, so let us Go forward bringing His Peace to All In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New! Made To Last Forever:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Worship:
Praise The Name Of Jesus
Praise the Name of Jesus,
Praise the Name of Jesus,
He's my Rock, He's my Fortress, He's my Deliverer, In Him will I trust.
Praise the Name of Jesus.
The Word:
He has made everything beautiful in its time; He also has planted eternity in men's heart and mind [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun, but only God, can satisfy], yet so that man cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11
King Solomon in All of his wisdom and knowledge had seen the painful labor and business exertion which God had given to the sons of men in which to be exercised and busy. He knew that there was nothing better for them than to be glad and to do good as long as they lived; that every man should eat, drink and enjoy the good of All his labor, because it is the "gift" of God. With God and in God, there is a time for everything under Heaven and He "has" made Everything beautiful! When God created the Heavens and the Earth, He said, "It Is Good!" No doubt, you have heard it said, "God don't make junk!" Each and every one of us is created In His Image, His Likeness, so what's not to like? We are constantly being changed from Grace to Grace and Glory to Glory, but In His Eyes, we "are" perfect, whole, complete and beautiful.
Beautiful, Beautiful, Jesus Is Beautiful and Jesus makes Beautiful the Things of my Life.
Carefully, touching me, causing my eyes to see that Jesus makes Beautiful the Things of my Life.
Timing is everything with God. Jesus never, ever had to run or hurry anywhere!
When the fullness of time had come, God sent His One and Only Begotten Son into the World to save sinners! Why? To "give" us Beauty for ashes and the Oil of Joy, His Holy Spirit for our mourning.
Blessed, O how happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted! [Is. 61:2; Matt. 5:4.]
As the deer panteth for the waters, so my soul longeth after You! You Alone are my Hearts Desire and I long to Worship You.
You Alone are my Strength, my Shield. To You Alone may my Spirit yield!
We are to be planted as trees along the waters, rooted and grounded In The Things Of God. He Is The Vine and we are the branches, empty vessels through which His Life passes through and bears lasting fruit for His Kingdom, His Glory, His Honor and His Praise! He has planted in us [Divinely implanted], in our heart and mind, Eternity! Every human being on the face of this planet has a void that only God can satisfy and fulfill. Each of us has a Divine Plan and Purpose, a Destiny to accomplish In Christ Jesus!
Only In God does our Soul find rest and In Him is our expectation! Forrest Gump asked, "What's my destiny, Momma?" to which she replied, "You'll have to find that out for yourself, Forrest." Death is just a part of Life, but where do we go to find out the meaning and purpose of Life Itself? The Word of God tells us that Jesus Is The Author of Life, so it would do us All well to consult with The Author on a regular basis and read His Book daily. Jesus tells us, "My Word Is Spirit and My Word Is Life!" He has "given" us His Holy Spirit to lead and guide us into All Truth and understanding, so we should certainly listen to what The Spirit is saying to us as The Church Today!
Can mankind find out what God has done from the beginning to the end? Certainly!
Read The Book, The Bible, The Word of God, God's Love Letter To you! Come to Know (experientially) that He Is, Revere and Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
[James 1:17; Ps. 19:9.] Rejoice in your own works and Rejoice In The Lord AlWays, again I say, Rejoice! As Believers, it is our job, our Calling to comfort those who are oppressed.
"Comfort, Comfort My People!" says The Lord.
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
- Ecclesiastes 4:11
We are The Body of Christ Jesus and each Member is to function within the Body for the common Good of All. No man is an island! A threefold cord is not easily broken! When All the Members of The Body come together we "are" Beautiful. The Good Shepherd leads and guides us along The Straight and Narrow Way and "The path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." (Prov. 4:18, ASV.) Let us go forward, shining The Light of Life into the darkness of this World, so that God can continue to make All Things Beautiful In His Time! Let's sow the seed of God's Holy and Precious Word in Good soil, praying as we go, breaking up the fallowed ground, so that the planting of eternity in the heart and mind of All will spring forth an abundant crop unto Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Tuesday, May 6, 2003 Message!
Made To Last Forever: Ecclesiastes 7:2
Worship:
Therefore Being Justified By Faith
Therefore, being justified by faith,
We have peace with God,
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Because the love of God is shed abroad
In our hearts by the Holy Ghost,
Which is given, which is given
Unto us, unto us, unto us. (Romans 5:1-5)
The Word:
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness. [2 Cor. 7:10.]
- Ecclesiastes 7:2
Worldly grief [the hopeless sorrow that is characteristic of the pagan world] is deadly - breeding and ending in death, but godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret. When Paul The Apostle wrote his first letter to the Corinthian Church, he knew that it was painful and grieved them, though only for a little while; yet he was gladdened by the fact that they turned to God and suffered no loss or harm from what he said. What has repentance done for you, produced in you? To do justice, to Love Mercy and to walk humbly with our God is All that is required of us In Christ Jesus. We are cleared and guiltless of All sin and unrighteousness In Him! There is no condemnation for those of us who are In Christ Jesus. When God corrects us or disciplines us, it is because He Loves us as His Own, as His Beloved Children and His rod and staff comfort us. Whatever your situation, God raised The Lord to Life and He Will also raise us up by His Power! We must see and know that our bodies "are" Members (bodily parts) of Christ, The Messiah! We "are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord!
I definitely wouldn't say that King Solomon was one of the most positive writers, but when taken in the context of the entire Word of God, we can see the Wisdom and Knowledge that his words
present to us.
A GOOD name is better than precious perfume; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- Ecclesiasties 7:1
In Jesus, we have been "given" The Name Above All Names by which we Must Be Saved, because Salvation is found in none other! We "have" the Essence of Christ that goes everywhere with us to bring death to self and Eternal, Everlasting Life unto All who will Believe and put their Faith and Trust In Him. It was on "GOOD" Friday that Jesus was crucified for the sins of the World, became a curse by hanging on a tree and died in our stead. His day of death was better than His day of birth, because In His death and by His Resurrection from the grave, we 'Have" Eternal Life! Our death to self and our sinful ways, gives birth to New Life In Him, we become Born-Again, Born-Anew, Born From Above, Born of God!
It is appointed unto mankind once to die and then the judgement. When we attend a wake or funeral service we mourn for the loss, but take to heart the reality that this is the end of All mankind. This Life is but a breath and it is the decisions and choices that we make here and now that will last into All Eternity. Weeping may last for the night, but Joy comes in the morning!
We must open up our Spiritual eyes and see The Son, see The Light, for Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yes, more excellent it is for the living and Jesus Is The Son, The Light Of The World, The Wisdom Of God. We "are" Joint Heirs With Him and Live The Abundant Life In His Holy and Precious Name! What good does it do us to gain the whole World and lose our Soul? The Riches of God's Kingdom, to Possess The Holy Spirit, to bring Glory, Honor and Praise to His Name, to lack nothing for our Soul, to have the desires of our heart and to "have" the Power and capacity to enjoy them is The Gift of God! Jesus Is Our Fullness, Wholeness, Blessing and Peace / Shalom! If we refuse Him, we live a life of vanity
- emptiness, falsity, futility; it is a sore affliction!
[Luke 12:20.]
FOOTNOTE:
How impressive throughout Ecclesiastes is the evidence that, while Solomon is doing his utmost to prove that life is futile and not worth living, the Holy Spirit is using him to show that these conclusions are the tragic effect of living "under the sun" - ignoring the Lord, away from God the Father, oblivious of the Holy Spirit - and yet face to face with the mysteries of life and nature!
Godly sorrow is far better than the laughter from the heart of fools in the house of mirth and sensual joy. The Joy Of The Lord Is Our Strength! The Fruit Of His Holy Spirit takes us from death to Life Eternal, sorrow to real Joy, for when we are saddened by our sin, repent, turn, think differently about our lifestyle and way and look unto Jesus, His Life, God's Way, then He lifts up The Light Of His Countenance upon us and "give" us His Shalom / Peace, Love, Blessings of heart and Gladness In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Things From God's View:
2 Chronicles 32:31
Worship:
HERE I AM TO WORSHIP
VERSE 1:
Light of the World, You stepped down into darkness Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You
CHORUS:
So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down Here I am to say that You're my God!
(And) You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy Altogether wonderful to me
VERSE 2:
King of all days, oh so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came to the Earth You created All for love's sake became poor
BRIDGE:
And I'll never know how much it cost to
see my sin upon that cross
And I'll never know how much it cost to
see my sin upon that cross
The Word:
And so in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him to himself to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart. [Isa. 39:1-7.]
- 2 Chronicles 32:31
Sometimes, like King Hezekiah, God directs our hearts as a water course. He has promised us that when we are In His Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life, Everything we put our hands to will prosper In Jesus' Name! We "Are" His Workmanship, created In Christ Jesus for Good Works, Acts of The Holy Spirit working In and Through us for His Good Purposes, Good Deeds. Our Lives "Are" Engraved In The Palms of His Hands and Written In His Book of Life.
We are to see things through God's Eyes, using the Spiritual Vision that He has "given" us, for without "Vision" (His Vision) we perish! As Christians, we should be speaking forth the Things of God as The Spirit gives us utterance, moving in the Prophetic as Sons of The Most High God, Kings, Priests and Ambassadors for Christ. Jesus died, so that we could have Life, Eternal, Everlasting Life In His Name and when we die to our "self," we bring Glory and Honor to His Holy and Precious Name. He has delivered us from sin and death, so do not be mislead or deceived by the lies of the devil. We "Are" Saved by The Blood of The Lamb, from the hand of All our enemies, and He Guides us as The Good Shepherd on Every side. He has bestowed "Gifts" and "Talents" upon us, "given" us Everything we need to live our Life Unto Him, so that we can present our "selves" as living sacrifices To The Lord and Magnify Him in the sight of All Nations and Peoples! Let us Exalt His Name Together as One, Worshipping Him In Spirit and Truth!
This is a sick and dying World we live in, but when God's People humble them "selves" and pray, He answers us and heals our land. Are you looking for a sign? The Resurrection of Jesus from the grave, His Ascension Into Heaven where He Is Seated At The Right Hand of God Our Heavenly Father and the outpouring of The Holy Spirit upon All flesh are proof positive that God's Plan of Salvation for the whole human race was fulfilled and completed In Christ. Don't be proud of heart! Has there ever been such benefit done to us, such spectacular wonders performed on our behalf or response to our prayers? Turn to The Lord, humble your "self" Before Him, Draw Near to Him and His Blessings will be poured out upon you, so much so that you will not be able to contain them.
The Presence of God Is our Increase!
Great Wealth Is Found In Him. He Is our Shield! The Fruit of His Holy Spirit In us will be multiplied, the Oil of Gladness poured out upon us, filling us up as His Vessels for His Honor to overflowing will bring The Essence of Christ where ever we go. Almighty God Is our Provision, we "Are" His City on His Hill, His Holy Mountain and our Light should shine out into the darkness, so that it flees aWay!
Are you living the "Abundant" Life In Jesus? He Is our Inheritance and we should be dancing before Him with gladness and Thanksgiving in our hearts for All that He has done for us in Christ! I don't care if you are 12 years old or 112, but as A Believer, you should be serving The Lord and Loving Him with All of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength! We "Are" Called of God to bear fruit, lasting fruit for His Kingdom. If we Hearken (Hear O Israel!) Unto The Lord our God and "Are" Obedient to His Word, we will "Do" Good and destroy evil.
God hears your prayers, He Is Faithful and True, He'll build you up as you lay down your life and humble your "self" Before Him. Catch The Vision, His Vision!
Listen to His Voice, His Word, Will and Way. Ask Him to open up your Spiritual Eyes, so that you can see Wonderful Things In His Word and See Things as He Sees Them. Get The Heavenly Vision, God's Perspective, His View for we "Are" seated In Heavenly Places In Christ. What matters to God should matter to us, because we "Are" His Ambassadors and Represent The Prince Of Peace on Earth.
God sent His One and Only Begotten Son into the World to save sinners and Jesus has sent us to go forward and accomplish His Will. He did not leave us alone and comfortless, but "gave" us His Holy Spirit, His Word and His Name to lead and guide us into All Truth and Understanding, so that through us, others might come to "Know" Him in their hearts and "See" His Way by Faith In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Genesis 1:28
Worship:
OVERCOMING LOVE
by Phil Leonardelli
VERSE:
I see Your eyes, lookin' straight at me!
I feel Your love, surroundin' me!
You know my heart, You know my name.
One touch from You, I'm not the same.
CHORUS:
I believe, I believe
That Jesus my Lord is supreme!
I pray, Lord I pray
That Your healing and Love flow thru me.
VERSE:
I have no life, apart Lord, from You!
Submitting my will, Your power brings truth.
Worshipping You, guards my heart from sin.
Let Your river flow Lord, over and over again.
VERSE:
Minute by minute, I have a choice.
To worship and love You, and obey Your voice.
Empower my will Lord, by Your Spirit in me.
To give up control, of my life and be free!
Copyright 2003 by Phil Leonardelli
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The Word:
And God blessed them, and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it [with all it's vast resources]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth.
- Genesis 1:28
In the beginning we were created, prepared, formed of the dust of the ground, framed, constituted and fashioned by God [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] In His Own Image, In The Image And Likeness Of Him He Created Us; male and female. [Col. 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9.] Every plant yielding seed that is on the face of All the land, Every tree with seed in it's fruit; He "gave" us for food, God saw Everything that He had made, and It was very Good - suitable, pleasant - and He approved It Completely. The Breath of Life or Spirit of Life was breathed into Adam's nostrils; man became a living being, a living soul [1 Cor. 15:45-49.] and God put him in Eden (meaning delight) with the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of [the difference between] Good and evil, and blessing and calamity. [Rev. 2:27; 22:14, 19.]
Jesus spoke of Isaiah the Prophet's words, "Seeing, they may not see and hearing, they may not hear." Unless The Lord builds the house, the laborers labor in vain and unless The Lord opens our hearts to Receive of His Love, minds to Understand, to have Wisdom and Knowledge, ears to hear His Word, The Voice of The Holy Spirit and our eyes to Really See Him for Who He Is, then we are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked. [Hos. 12:8.] In order for us to be [truly] wealthy, clothed in white to keep the shame of our nudity from being seen, and to have salve put on our eyes, so that we may see, we must pay the price! To die to self and be Resurrected Unto New Life In Jesus, we must give up this present life, this natural life and Receive His Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant Life that He Purchased for us on The Cross of Calvary. Those God Dearly and Tenderly Loves, He tells their faults, convicts, convinces, reproves and chastens - [that is] He disciplines and instructs, so that we will "Be" enthusiastic, earnest, burning with zeal, and repent - change our hearts, minds and attitudes. [Prov. 3:12.] If you Hear, Listen To, Heed His Voice and Open The Door, He Will Come In, Make you Victorious, you will Overcome and He'll "Grant" you to sit beside Him on His Throne, as He Himself sat down beside Our Heavenly Father's Throne of Grace and Mercy! This Is The Calling of God addressed to Every Believer like a war trumpet and what The Holy Spirit Is Saying to the assemblies (The Churches) Today!
We "are" Blessed, Commanded of God to "Be" Fruitful (to bear Good and Lasting Fruit for His Kingdom), Multiply, Fill the planet with The Love of God, The Good News, The Gospel of Jesus, subdue It and "have" dominion over Every living thing upon Earth! Only In Jesus, By God and the Ministry of His Holy Spirit active and working in and through our Life In Christ can we accomplish such a task. We Must lay our lives down as Adam did when God caused him to fall into a deep sleep. Our Baptism Into Christ Jesus symbolizes His death and Resurrection Unto New Life In His Holy and Precious Name! Out of our Life flows His Streams of Living Waters, The Essence of Christ bringing The Life of Jesus to All Nations and Peoples. A River flowed out of Eden, divided and became four river heads. The River of Life is to be flowing to the four corners of this present World through us.
We are to be rooted and grounded In Christ and His Holy Word, branching out to All, so that they can find rest and comfort in the shade, the shadows of His Wings. Man does not live by bread alone, but by Every Word that proceeds out of the Mouth of God. His Word Is Spirit and Life! Where else can people find the Words of Eternal Life? The True Bread From Heaven Is The Bread Of Life, Jesus!
He "gives" us food to eat that this present World knows nothing of. The Lord Is The Gardener and we "are" His Garden, His Delight. He tends to our Every need and when He Is Our Shepherd, we shall not want. Jesus died upon that Tree to bring us Life Eternal, so that we can Experientially Know Him, that He is Good All the time and wants us to "be" blessed, happy, blithesome, joyous, fortunate to be envied, Spiritually prosperous with life-joy and satisfaction in God's Salvation, Favor, His Grace, Goodness, Tender Mercies and Loving-Kindness! When Jesus met the Disciples in the Upper Room after His Resurrection, He told them that He was flesh and bone. In Him (as Adam said to Eve) we "are" One, bone of His bones and flesh of His flesh. We're taken out of the old man, the life of sin and death, leave our past behind, "are" United To Him, In Him and Through Him. Cleave, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On Him for Eternal, Everlasting Life and become One flesh, One Body, The Body of Christ Jesus here on Earth, His Church, His Chosen People. [Eph. 5:31-33.] Standing naked before Him we shall not be embarrassed or ashamed In His Presence or each other's. The serpent is subtle and crafty, but as we follow God's Will according to His Word, we shall Taste and See that The Lord Is Good and find our Way back to The Garden In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Exodus 24:17
The Word:
And the glory of the Lord appeared to the Israelites like devouring fire on the top of the mountain.
- Exodus 24:17
How does God, Your Heavenly Father appear to you? We do not approach Him as Moses did on the mountain amidst rumblings of thunder and lightning, but He Is The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever! Our God "Is" A Consuming Fire, but let us not confuse Him with the hell, fire and brimstone prepared for the devil and his angels. That fire will torment Satan and his followers forever and ever, but the Refiner's Fire which each and every confessing Believer In Jesus as Lord and Savior must pass through is to purify, melt and mold us Into His Image.
In our heart of hearts, The Holy Spirit dwells, burning with desire, leading and guiding us Into All Truth and Understanding In Christ. Although we may not like what we have to go through, we do not pass through anything in this lifetime alone! Jesus says, "I Will "Be" With you AlWays, even to the end of the ages!" He shall take you through the fire and the flood, but In Him you shall come forth as gold tried in the fire of affliction and Victorious In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name!
Just as Moses went up into the mountain, and the cloud covered it, as we go deeper and higher In Jesus, His Word, Will and Way, The Glory of The Lord, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace Will "Be" our Covering! Jesus commands us to be watchful and to tarry, because they that wait Upon The Lord shall renew their strength. Our God "Is" Good All the time!
His Tender-Mercies are renewed In and for us Every single morning of our natural life and into All of Eternity. God's Grace, His Unmeritted Favor and Blessings rest upon us, because of what Jesus did on our behalf upon The Cross of Calvary. He became sin for us and died in our stead, so that we could obtain The Abundant, Everlasting Life In His Holy and Precious Name! He rose again from the grave, overcame sin and death, ascended into Heaven, is now seated at the right hand of God, our Heavenly Father and poured out His Spirit of Grace upon All flesh, so that His Sons and Daughters could prophesy (the Testimony of Jesus "Is" The Spirit of Prophecy), speak forth the things of God to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name!
God created the World in six (I Believe to be literal) days and rested on the seventh. His Glory rested on Mount Sinai, The Cloud covered it six days and on the seventh day God called to Moses out of the midst of It.
Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and nights.
- Exod 24:18
Arise and Shine for your Light has come and The Glory of The Lord has risen Upon YOU! Go tell It (The Good News of Jesus) on the mountain, over the hills and Everywhere! Jesus Christ was Born, died and rose again, so that All could become Born-Again to "have" Eternal, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life by Faith In His Holy and Precious Name!
Each and Every One of us should Willingly and ungrudgingly with All of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength, offer up our"self" up To Him as a Living Sacrifice of Praise and Worship (This "Is" our Spiritual Service). He has given us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him, His Holy Spirit Oil to make us a Light To The Nations, to Anoint and Empower us for Service In His Kingdom (which "Is" Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost), our prayers are a sweet incense going before His Throne of Grace and Mercy and we "are" The Essence of Christ where ever we go. We "have" His Word and His Name which "Is" Above All! Let us make our Life a prayer To Him, so that we can bring Glory, Honor and Praise to His Holy and Precious Name.
The Glory of The Lord has appeared to All mankind and now dwells withIn us, so that we can take The Holy Spirit Fire to All Nations and Peoples from the mountains to the valleys In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Exodus 20:4-6
The Word:
You shall not make yourself any graven image [to worship it], or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, [Isa. 42:8; 48:11.]
But showing mercy and steadfast love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
- Exodus 20:4-6
NOTHING in our Life is to be above, before or besides God Almighty, He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise, Our Creator and The One Who brought us out of bondage to sin and death! Think about this... Did you ever make your"self" any image in your own mind, heart or spirit to worship? Some people in this World Today openly and honesty confess that they are gods. As Christians, Believers In Jesus as Lord and Savior of the World, we have been bought with a price, His Precious Blood, we "are" His Own (He purchased us at The Cross of Calvary), we "are" God's (His Property)! The Church, The Body of Christ Jesus here on Earth MUST Worship Him and Him Alone In Spirit and Truth! Don't get me wrong or misunderstand what I Am about to say here, but too many of us in our own congregations have crosses, Holy Spirit doves and pictures of Jesus hanging around that have come to represent Him more than us focusing on Him and Him Alone!
Isn't it great to sing long with the Church Choir or Worship Team? There's nothing like closing your eyes and envisioning All The Hosts of Heaven Worshipping The King around His Throne of Glory! Rejoice and Be Glad, but let you focus "Be" Upon Jesus In The Unity of His Holy Spirit and The Truth of The Gospel (Good News, Word) of God! O let The Son Shine In, allow His Living Waters to Flow, washing over you, cleansing you and carrying you to His Throne of Grace and Mercy! Do not ever find your"self" bowing down to Earth, wind or fire, but know that you are Created from dust, carried along by The Rushing Wind of His Holy Spirit and "given," Everlasting, The Abundant Life by His Eternal Flame of Fire burning deep within your heart, mind and soul.
Jesus says, "If you Love Me you Will Obey My Commandments!" What exactly is it that He requires of us? To Do Justly, to Love Mercy and to Walk Humbly With Our God! Loving God, your neighbor as your"self" and One Another as Christ
Loves us is not an easy task to accomplish, but it is The Love of God Working In and Through us that fulfills our obligations to Our Father Who Art In Heaven. If you hate Him He Will Visit the iniquities of our fathers upon us to the third and fourth generations, but if you Love Him with All of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, He Will Show His Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness (The Steadfast Love of The Lord Never Ceases and His Mercies Never Come to an end) to a thousand generations! The Choice Is ours, so choose Wisely. This is not a light or frivolous matter that can be dealt with in false affirmations or profanely; for The Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His Name, The Name Above All Names in vain. He Is Holy and deserves the utmost reverence and respect we have to give Him!
God has a Plan for His Pleasure and ours.
He has given us Everything we need to live our Life Unto Him, so why don't we follow according to His Word, Will and Way. He's Working All things Together for His and our Good! Know and Understand That!
Come and sing Praises to The Rock of All Ages! Come and sing Praises To Jesus Our Lord! Come and Adore Him, Bow Down Before Him! Come and sing Praises to Jesus Our Lord!
The Lord Inhabits The Praises of His People, so let us find our Hopes, Dreams and Visions In Him Alone. Worship Him In The Holy Spirit and The Truth of God's Word! Let us Love Him as One should and bring His Love to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Genesis 6:6
The Word:
And the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved at heart.
- Genesis 6:6
Was it that God made a mistake in the fact that He Created man on Planet Earth (What other Planet could He have chosen?) or that man messed up God's Perfect and Acceptable Plan for his Eternal Life? Certainly Each and Every One of us Will admit to the fact that we All have sinned and fallen short of God's Glory, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace.
The Word of God tells us to quench not the Holy Spirit, but we have, still do and most likely probably will.
Surely it grieves God to look at His Bride, broken, battered and worn. Look around you (Notice: I didn't say, "Look at Every One else around you."), who "are" we, what have we become, where are we going, when will we straighten up and fly right, why is The Church, The Body of Christ in such disarray? You "are" The Temple of The Holy Spirit! Are you reflecting His Love to All? SELAH: Pause and Think About That! Take a precious moment and ask God, Your Heavenly Father how He views you as His Child? Is the Way you are living your Life what Jesus died for? Ask The Person of The Holy Spirit if you have broken His Heart, quenched His Streams of Living Waters from flowing In and Through your Life In Christ Jesus or grieved Him in any Way, shape or form.
It's OK to be completely and totally opened and honest with God (He Knows Everything anyWay and Understands the makings of you better than you think you Know your"self"). I Am sure that every person reading this Message has something in their Life (before becoming a Born-gain, Spirit-Filled Christian, A True Believer In Christ or after) that they regret ever came up as a thought to their mind and heart or an action that was carried out in the flesh. It is fine to be grieved over what you have said or done, but God AlWays provides The Way out and It Is Through Repentance In Jesus' Name!
Confess you faults to God, ask Him to cleanse you with The Precious Blood of Jesus. That is the very reason He went to The Cross, to Redeem you, to buy back the "real" Life, The Abundant Life that God originally intended for Every Soul on the face of Planet Earth to have.
Wickedness and evil are All around us, but they does not have to enter into our being! The wages of sin is death. Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy. Hell was created for him and All who choose to follow him. God has given us Free Will, so the choice is ours. Choose you This Day Who you Will Serve! Choose Life! We can find Favor, Grace with God when we look unto Him and accept His Righteousness In Jesus as our own by Faith. In Him we "are" Justified (Just as if we had never sinned), Blameless and put into Right Standing with God, so that we can walk in habitual fellowship with Him. Such Bliss and Blessedness awaits us In Jesus. He wants to take you deeper, higher, longer and wider In Him! Do not cause God to regret or grieve over giving His One and Only Begotten Son's Life over to death in your stead. Wail and moan, cry or do whatever it is that you know you have to do to get Everything in your Life Right with Him! God Loves a Broken and Contrite Spirit, give your Life to Him Completely and He Will pour out His Richest Blessings upon you and your's, so that you will never have a broken heart again. Healing, Wholeness and Fullness can be yours Forever, Today In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure: 1 Kings 10:9
The Word:
Blessed be the Lord your God, Who delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel!
Because the Lord loved Israel forever, He made you king to execute justice and righteousness.
- 1 Kings 10:9
Are you Happy? Happy to serve, stand continually before The Lord and hear His Wisdom? Never, in All the history of The Kings of Israel had such an Abundance of spices, precious stones and gold (120 talents) been given, than when The Queen of Sheba came to The Promised Land. She could not "Believe" what she heard until her own eyes saw the exceeding Goodness of Solomon's Kingdom, but then she knew it was True.
The Word of God tells us, She was breathless and overcome at the skill of the house which he had built. All of The Queen's questions - problems and riddles were answered, The King had hidden nothing or failed to explain everything in her mind. The constant connection of the fame of Solomon with The Name of The Lord was proven and she Communed With Him in The Holy City, Jerusalem.
God, Your Father Who Art In Heaven wants to Bless you with The Abundant, Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus! He takes delight In us, because By Faith we "are" cleansed of All our unrighteousness, forgiven, pure, holy and blameless In His Sight! The One and Only Begotten Son of God died upon The Cross of Calvary in our stead, He became sin for us, so that we could "Be" The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus!
He "has" set us on The Throne of Israel, we "are" seated With Him In Heavenly Places In The New Jerusalem. The Lord's Loving-Kindness towards us "is" better than Life Itself, His Love lasts Forever, He'll never leave or forsake us. His passion for us will never grow cold, but The Holy Spirit's Fire, His Eternal Flame of Love (God Is Love) Will burn towards us Forever. We "are" The Apple of His Eye and He Who watches over Israel (us) Will neither slumber nor sleep. Enter Into Your Rest! He has made us Kings and Priests to execute His Justice and Righteousness to All Nations and Peoples!
You and I "are" Planned For God's Pleasure (God Is Good All The Time) and It "is" His Good Pleasure to See All Come To Repentance In Christ, He wishes that none would perish, so we have the World to reach In Jesus' Name, because there is no other Name under Heaven by which we MUST "Be" Saved!
What have you heard of Salvation, The Name of The Lord, His Preciousness, Communion and Fellowship With and In Him? God wants and desires for you to Come, Ask questions that are on your heart, mind, soul, spirit and Receive of Him, Prove Him! He'll hide nothing from you or fail to explain what you need to know and / or understand. Whatever you have seen or heard as a Christian (or not), Come to His Banqueting Table, be seated, eat, dine, drink of His Cup which will overflow with abundance and enjoy The Feast! Jesus said, I Will Build My Church, so let us Look and See what He Has Done. Is It Marvelous in our eyes?
Come, Let us Go Up to The Mountain of The Lord, to The House of The God of Jacob! Are you breathless and overcome? EXPERIENCE Him, Come to Know Him, Commune and Have Intimate Fellowship With and In Jesus! We are not talking religion here (the rules and regulations of man), but a Living, Breathing Relationship With and In The New and Living Way (Jesus Is The Way)! Are you looking, longing for that desire, feeling of complete and total fulfillment?
You Will Find "It" In Him! He "Is" The King of Kings and we "are" His Servants, The Sheep of His Hands. We were Created By and For Him, For His Good Pleasure. He has a Perfect and Acceptable Will and Way for our Life In Him, but like The Queen of Sheba, we must be Willing to Go To Him, Inquire Of Him and Receive All that He Has To Give us. Are you Willing? He Delights In you and Will Love you Forever, so why not "be" Happy and Joyful With and In Him?
Fulfill The Calling on your Life, execute Justice and Righteousness to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: Job 8:8, 9
Worship:
WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR HOLINESS
When I look into Your holiness;
When I gaze into Your loveliness;
When all things that surround
become shadows in the light of You;
When I've found the joy of reaching Your heart; When my will becomes enthralled in Your love; When all things that surround
become shadows in the light of You;
I worship You
I worship You;
The reason I live is to worship You
I wor - ship You
I worship You;
The reason I live is to worship You.
The Word:
For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and apply yourself to that which their fathers have searched out;
For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow.
- Job 8:8, 9
Jesus Christ "Is" The Same, Yesterday, Today And Forever! If you "are" a Born Again Christian, Born of God (Borne of God), Born From Above, Born Of His Spirit and washed In His Blood then you "are" Of Christ, Of Yesterday. All of the knowledge that this present World has to offer us is nothing compared to Knowing and Loving God! Our life Is but a breath, our days are All numbered, written in His Book, but when He breathes His Breath of Life, His Holy Spirit into our nostrils, we become a Living, Eternal Soul. When Christ, Who Is Our Life appears, we (also) shall appear with Him In Glory!
Although our days upon Earth are a shadow, we must know and recognize that there would be no shadow without The Light.
Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil; for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.
- Psalm 23:4
Your Life "Is" your "self" and God by His Holy Spirit and His Precious Word will lead you in paths of His Righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him - not for your earning it, but] for His Name's sake. He'll Shepherd, lead, feed, guide and shield you, so that you can lie down in (fresh tender) green pastures; beside the still and restful waters. [Rev. 7:17.] Jesus Is our rest and The Word of God declares His Righteousness to a people yet to be born, that He has done it [that it is finished]! [John 19:30.]
Job, considered by some to be the oldest Book of The Bible, tells us to inquire, pray, ask of the former age, and apply our "self" to that which our fathers have searched out. Some of us have had godly parents, many have not, but Our Father Who Art In Heaven, Is The Ancient Of Days, The All Knowing, All Seeing God Who Loves us and wants us to walk In His Will and Way. Though Job himself suffered within his own body and had tremendous losses on every side, God brought him through victoriously. We also may go through many hardships, dangers, toils and snares, but Jesus suffered and died on The Cross of Calvary (in our stead), so that we would overcome sin and death and "have" The Victory, Eternal, Everlasting Life In His Holy and Precious Name! Our job as Christians, as Believers is to Teach others, tell them The Good News, The Gospel Of God In Christ, let The Holy Spirit "give" us the utterance out of our heart [the deepest part of our nature], so that All Nations and Peoples will grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus, be rooted and grounded In Him, planted deep beside His streams of Living Water, have their sins forgiven and forgotten, have Hope and not perish, but Live The Abundant Life In His Name!
And though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.
- Job 8:7
God finds you where you are at and Loves you there. In the deepest, darkest times of your life, He "Is" There with you and He promises never, ever to leave or forsake you. The largest tree in the World started out as a tiny seed. Your life started out as a seed planted in your Mother's womb and in labor, she brought you forth into this world. Jesus, The Promised "Seed" Of Abraham, died for you, was buried and rose again from the grave, sprung up unto New Life as The Firstfruits of the dead unto God. The Holy Spirit, by Faith, "gives" us re-birth, newness of Life by planting His Seed into our heart and God brings the increase, so that we grow from Image to Image, Glory to Glory and Grace to Grace!
We are but of yesterday, know nothing (in and of ourselves) and our days upon Earth are a shadow, but He Who has begun a Good Work In you (we "are" His Workmanship, created In Christ Jesus for Good Works In His Name) will complete it! God Is Faithful and True, He makes us Right In His Eyes, because of what Jesus has done on our behalf. He Is Wise In Heart and Mighty In Strength. Jesus Is our Wisdom, The Living Word Of God.
We "are" to "Be" Strong In The Power of His Might and The Joy of The Lord "Is" our Strength! God will remove mountains, shake the Earth out of It's place, make the pillars of It tremble; command the sun, seal up the stars [from view]; stretch out the heavens and tread upon the waves and the high places of the sea to reach us with His Love and Provide The Way out for us to get through to Him. Jesus Never Fails! Our life is but a wind - a puff, a breath, a sob, but In Him we "have" Abundance of Life, nothing is empty, vain or puffed up, His Rushing Wind blows through our bodies (His Holy Spirit Temple) and even when weeping comes in the silence of the deepest, darkest night, His Joy is guaranteed to come to us in the morning.
Let us inquire of The Lord, pray, ask Him to allow us to apply our "self" and Fulfill His Great Commission In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure: 1 Chronicles 16:27
The Word:
Honor and majesty are [found] in His presence; strength and joy are [found] in His sanctuary.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27
What a time of Prayer, Praise, Promises, Prophecies, Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs! King David has just brought The Ark of God back to The Nation of Israel in Jerusalem and the streets are filled with Rejoicing! God's Glory, Honor and Power are once again manifested amongst The Offspring of Abraham and The Celebration has begun!
Ascribe to The Lord, O Mighty Ones.
Ascribe to The Lord, Glory and Strength.
Ascribe to The Lord, The Glory Due His Name and Worship The Lord In The Beauty of His Holiness. Come and Sing Praises to The Rock of All Ages, Come and Sing Praises to Jesus Our Lord.
Come and Adore Him, Bow Down Before Him, Come and Sing Praises to Jesus Our Lord.
To Him Alone is All Glory, Honor and Praise Due His Holy and Precious Name!
He Alone Is Worthy! Worthy Is The Lamb of God, Who Takes AWay the sins of the World. Let the Heavens Be Glad, the Earth Rejoice, the sea roar, the fields Rejoice and the trees of the wood Sing Out For Joy (The Joy of The Lord Is Our Strength), because The Lord Jesus has Come to Earth! Everything that has breath should Praise The Lord! We were Created By Him and For Him, to Do Good Works In and Through His Name. Not by our own might or power, but by His Holy Spirit Living, Moving and Having His Being In us! Are you, like Paul The Apostle exhorted us, Rejoicing In The Lord ALWAYS? In All Ways? Through each and every circumstance and situation that comes your Way?
Just as Jesus was placed here on this Earth to reveal The Father to us, so are we to show Our Father Who Art In Heaven to All Nations and Peoples!
Whatever we say or do in our Lifetime here on Earth, is to be done as Unto The Lord, For His Honor!
Majesty! Worship HIs Majesty! Unto Jesus Be All Glory, Honor and Praise!
Everything and anything you have ever searched for, needed or wanted in this Life, can Only Be FOUND In Him, In His Presence, His Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Favor and Grace! He Is Our Sanctuary, Our High Tower and In God Only Is Our Strength! Shalom, Fullness, Wholeness and His Blessings are Found In Jesus, He Is Our Peace! The Son has Confirmed God's Word To us, Established and Proven It To Be True! Sing To The Lord, Declare His Truth To The Nations, Speak Grace and Comfort to His People, His Creation In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Planned For God's Pleasure:
Ezekiel 5:13
The Word:
Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My wrath toward them to rest, and I will be eased and comforted. And they shall know, understand and realize that I, the Lord, have spoken in My zeal, when I have accomplished My wrath upon them. [Ezek. 36:6; 38:19.]
- Ezekiel 5:13
As surely as The Lord God Lives, He Will diminish, withdraw from, spare not or have pity on any who choose to defile His Sanctuary (We "ARE" The Temple of The Holy Spirit). Sooner or later, Judgement is Coming and It Begins at The House of God! If you are not for Him, then you are against Him and therefore, He Will "Be" against you. Should we dare to rage against Him, refuse to Walk In His Statutes, Keep or Do according to His Ordinances, like The Nation of Israel in Ezekiel's time, we shall die of pestilence, be consumed by famine, fall by the sword, be scattered to the winds and God Will Draw out His Swift and Mighty Sword against us. As The Lord God has set Jerusalem in the center of The Nations and Countries are round about Her, the mountains are around Her and The Lord "Is" All Around His People. Are we Living a balanced Life In Jesus, with Just weights? Is our heart divided? Are we splitting hairs?
God's Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life In Him is not that we be a reproach, taunt, warning, horror or an astonishment to All Nations and Peoples, because of His judgement, anger, wrath, furious chastisement or rebukes towards us, but a reflection, a demonstration of His Grace, Favor, Tender-Mercies, Goodness, Loving-Kindness and Peace, His Shalom, Wholeness, Fullness and Blessings In Jesus Christ! He wants to loose us from the chains of bondage to sin and death, but if we refuse to accept His Deliverance and Salvation, instead of quenching the fiery darts of the enemy, He Will Bring destruction and send hunger to our very bones. If we hunger and thirst for His Righteousness, we Shall "Be" Filled!
Do you lack bread or water? Jesus Is The Bread of Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life that Came down from God out of Heaven, He was born in Bethlehem, The House of Bread and when He Rose Again from the grave, God Brought Forth The Bread from the Earth!
He Is The Living Water, so if you Cling To, Trust In, Rely On and Believe In Him, you Shall never thirst again. Have you (really and truly) allowed The Word of God to Come To you? Tear, cast down and destroy the alters and high places of idolatrous worship that are within your heart, mind, soul and spirit! Worship Him and Him Alone In Spirit and Truth! Give your heart, your Life, your ALL! The Son Has Come To Dwell In your Heart, to take aWay the desolation, guilt, waste, brokenness, destruction, false images and handiworks of man. He'll wipe aWay Every tear and blot out ALL traces of sin.
Come To Jesus and Know, Understand, Realize that He Is Lord! He Loves you, died upon The Cross of Calvary, so that you could escape God's Judgement, sword and wrath. If you are far off, He'll Draw you near, just Call Upon The Name of The Lord! The vilest stench of sin will be turned into The Sweet Incense of Christ when God stretches forth His Hand to Touch, Heal and Forgive. All you have to do is ask, Believe and receive.
The most desolate waste land and wilderness becomes a garden, ever green In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Old Covenant New / Genesis6:8
"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD." - Gen. 6:8
The name "Noah" means "rest". Although, looking back on all that he was to go through (building a boat in the desert, expecting a storm when it had never even rained, floating around with livestock in an enclosed ark for way too long, being one of the last 10 people surviving on the earth, all that...) you'd never think that this man would be destined to "rest". But, he was. You'd never think he would know "rest". But he did. Straight on through, I'm sure.
Through the torrential downpour, through watching neighbors, loved ones and even strangers be swallowed up in the flood, through the long, lonely unsure times while he was a farmer trying to yeild fruit to the near extinct human race, he knew rest through all of it.
How am I so sure? Because the Bible says that "Noah found grace in the sight of the LORD." and that "Noah walked with God."
And I think we can take this a little further...
Noah was the last of the ten generations from Adam. The last to see the old creation as it was bathed in continual evil. He found himself in a land of newness and new beginnings, and the reciever of a covenant from God
- a covenant of mercy, of life... brought through the flood - washed by the
water and the promise of God.
My, doesn't THAT sound familiar?
I believe with all my heart that the old covenant testifies to the new covenant, and in every act of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, is being Proclaimed. Absolutely.
God LOOKED upon the earth and
saw evil. He saw that it was evil. He JUDGED (and rightfully so) that it was evil. God judged. And God's judgment - death, destruction -was on it's way to deal swiftly with the evil that God saw.
But listen to this: In the midst of the Judgment, God said (God SAID) (S-A-I-D) (as in "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God...and the WORD became flesh...full of Grace and Truth. [Jn1])
(Got it???) God SAID: "I am bringing the floodwaters...but I will establish my covenant with you...you are righteous before me in this generation..."
Hmmm...Sounds like the Word of God to me. Sounds just like Jesus.
And we, like Noah, have been chosen by God out of the corruption of the world, and brought into a safe place by the WORD of God - drowned in the flood of baptism so that the death in us would die and we would be made a new creation. Though our judgment was inevitable, the WORD of God (Jesus) leads us safely home.
I've heard many ,many different teachings of just WHY Noah found grace in the eyesof the Lord -explainations ranging from geneology to genetic chemistry...many of which make perfect theological sense and cause deep,deep pondering...
But let me offer another meager explaination. This might not have blown the doors of the seminary, but it certianly did make me fall a little deeper in love with Jesus:
Why did Noah find grace with God? The same reason that WE find grace with God: He trusted in and submitted to the utterance of God toward him. He gave himself over to The Word of God.
It's in that and that alone can Anyone find salvation....
"He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God." (Rev 19:13)
And Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Jesus was with Noah in the boat.
Jesus was with Noah in the flood.
Jesus is with us in the onslaught of our storms and by His grace, we are made new and brought safely home. In the midst of judgement, he makes US righteous before him in our
generation...
and gives us "rest".
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Title. Subject: Old Covenant New - Is 29:13
(Old Covenant new) Is 29:13
(Mark will be away for several weeks and has blessed me with the task of bringing these messages to you. His are some pretty big shoes to fill, but God willing that same Spirit that moves so mightily through him will use me as well...for the furtherance of His Kingdom and for the glory of HIS name!
- Juliet)
"Therefore the LORD said: Inasmuch as these people draw near me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the commandment of men - therefore behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder, for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden." (Isaiah 29:13-14)
God spoke in visions and desired to give vision to His people...but because of their pride, their hearts were as closed to His words as illiterate eyes on sacred scrolls. In all their learnedness, in all their religiosity, and yes - even in their reverence - their motives were to have right appearance instead of right relationship.
Jerusalem had always been God's own - His Beloved, His Chosen Israel. His faithfulness to these people was fierce - His covenant constant. And for as bitterly as they grieved Him, still He couldn't retract His vow and leave them alone.
His Law, which had been given to define their need for Him, had become just a pedestal for their pride and sanctimony. But we see that even in His correction - even in His judgment - His grace abounds...
Inasmuch as they honored Him with their lips, He wrought in them the Seed of the Son, who they'd be beckoned to kiss. He knew that inasmuch as their hearts were far from Him, that they would be brought near by the blood of The Lover of Their Souls...
He knew that inasmuch as their fear of Him was taught by the commandments of men, that the perfect love of The Son of Man would cast their fear away and bring awe and reverence and sonship.
The marvelous work of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob perished the wisdom of the wise and hid the understanding of the prudent.
The marvelous work of God was this:
To come in the Flesh to those who gloried in the Flesh, so He could cut away their Flesh and birth Heaven.
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Is 29:13
"Therefore the LORD said: Inasmuch as these people draw near me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the commandment of men - therefore behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder, for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden." (Isaiah 29:13-14)
God spoke in visions and desired to give vision to His people...but because of their pride, their hearts were as closed to His words as illiterate eyes on sacred scrolls. In all their learnedness, in all their religiosity, and yes - even in their reverence - their motives were to have right appearance instead of right relationship.
Jerusalem had always been God's own - His Beloved, His Chosen Israel. His faithfulness to these people was fierce - His covenant constant. And for as bitterly as they grieved Him, still He couldn't retract His vow and leave them alone.
His Law, which had been given to define their need for Him, had become just a pedestal for their pride and sanctimony. But we see that even in His correction - even in His judgment - His grace abounds...
Inasmuch as they honored Him with their lips, He wrought in them the Seed of the Son, who they'd be beckoned to kiss. He knew that inasmuch as their hearts were far from Him, that they would be brought near by the blood of The Lover of Their Souls...
He knew that inasmuch as their fear of Him was taught by the commandments of men, that the perfect love of The Son of Man would cast their fear away and bring awe and reverence and sonship.
The marvelous work of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob perished the wisdom of the wise and hid the understanding of the prudent.
The marvelous work of God was this:
To come in the Flesh to those who gloried in the Flesh, so He could cut away their Flesh and birth Heaven.
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Subject: Old Covenant / Genesis 6:9b
"…Noah walked with God." -Genesis 6:9b
Enoch. Elijah. Adam. Noah. Not necessarily in that order, but these are the men who, the Bible tells us, walked with God. Look at the list again:
Adam. The first man, a sculpture by God own hand, saw God and walked with Him in the cool of the evening.
Enoch. He skipped the whole dying part and just went from here to the hereafter. He walked so closely with God that one day, he just kept on walking and "was no more, for God took him". Must have been SOME walk…
Elijah. Same thing. Except he didn't have to walk. God sent a chariot of fire.
Noah. Hmmm. The first we hear of him is right when God decided to wipe out all of creation with a flood. God warned him about the impending end of the world and told him to build a boat. He did, and floated around for a very long time with his family and all the animals.
He found dry land, became a farmer, grew some grapes, fermented them and got trashed. He blessed the sons who didn't mock him in his drunkenness and cursed the one who did. About a century and a half later, he died. That's all we know about him.
Except for this:
Scripture says that Noah was perfect in his generations (which, is a whole other message in itself-) and that he walked with God. Up to that point, we're not sure HOW he walked with God; we just know that he did.
Look at that list again. Remember that song from Sesame Street that went "One of these things is not like the others…"?
Enoch, Adam, Elijah…there was something about each of their lives that touched Heaven in a physical sense. They Literally saw the Divine with their earthly eyes and walked with God LITERALLY.
Then there's Noah. He sort of seems like the odd man out in this group. Or is he???
Oblige me here for a minute…
God is not bound by time. Time is only needed to measure change, to measure how far something is from the beginning or the end. Since God doesn't change and since He has no beginning or end, Time does not apply to Him.
Adam, Enoch and Elijah, while in their flesh, all saw a new and Glorious place – full of the shining creative brilliance, and the presence, of the Almighty One.
But you know what? So did Noah. Not in the beginning of his journey like Adam – or at the end of his life like the other two – but somewhere between his beginning and his end, he had the opportunity to see a glorious new creation of promise.
He walked with God (okay, okay, maybe "boated" with God is more accurate) out of one world and into another.
(Yes, God would never stroll someone into a new creation if they weren't holy, so I understand that "walking with God" has mostly spiritual implications. HOWEVER, I've also come to understand that as far as God goes, the physical IS spiritual – as well as the other way around…)
So, I said all that to say this:
Don't be fooled. There's more to walking with God than the things that we feel in our prayer closets and in ministry…
Sometimes – if we do it right – we actually get to WALK with God!
Just offering another side of things…
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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"Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up." - J. Hudson Taylor
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Subject: Old Covenant New - Genesis 6:8
"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD." - Gen. 6:8
The name "Noah" means "rest". Although, looking back on all that he was to go through (building a boat in the desert, expecting a storm when it had never even rained, floating around with
livestock in an enclosed ark for way too long, being one of the last 10 people surviving on the earth, all that...) you'd never think that this man would be destined to "rest". But, he was. You'd never think he would know "rest". But he did. Straight on through, I'm sure.
Through the torrential downpour, through watching neighbors, loved ones and even strangers be swallowed up in the flood, through the long, lonely unsure times while he was a farmer trying to yield fruit to the near extinct human race, he knew rest through all of it.
How am I so sure? Because the Bible says that "Noah found grace in the sight of the LORD." and that "Noah walked with God."
And I think we can take this a little further...
Noah was the last of the ten generations from Adam. The last to see the old creation as it was bathed in continual evil. He found himself in a land of newness and new beginnings, and the
receiver of a covenant from God - a covenant of mercy, of life... brought
through the flood - washed by the water and the promise of God.
My, doesn't THAT sound familiar?
I believe with all my heart that the old covenant testifies to the new covenant, and in every act of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, is being Proclaimed.
Absolutely.
God LOOKED upon the earth and saw evil. He saw that it was evil. He JUDGED (and rightfully so) that it was evil. God judged. And God's judgment - death, destruction -was on it's way to deal swiftly with the evil that God saw.
But listen to this: In the midst of the Judgment, God said (God SAID) (S-A-I-D) (as in "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God...and the WORD became
flesh...full of Grace and Truth. [Jn1]) (Got it???) God SAID: "I am bringing the floodwaters...but I will establish my covenant with you...you are righteous before me in this generation..."
Hmmm...Sounds like the Word of God to me. Sounds just like Jesus.
And we, like Noah, have been chosen by God out of the corruption of the world, and brought into a safe place by the WORD of God - drowned in the flood of baptism so that the death in us would die and we would be made a new creation. Though our judgment was inevitable, the WORD of God (Jesus) leads us safely home.
I've heard many ,many different teachings of just WHY Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord - explainations ranging from genealogy to genetic chemistry...many of which make perfect theological sense and cause deep,deep pondering...
But let me offer another meager explanation. This might not have blown the doors of the seminary, but it certainly did make me fall a little deeper in love with Jesus:
Why did Noah find grace with God?
The same reason that WE find grace with God: He trusted in and submitted to the utterance of God toward him. He gave himself over to The Word of God.
It's in that and that alone can Anyone can find salvation....
"He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God." (Rev 19:13)
And Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Jesus was with Noah in the boat.
Jesus was with Noah in the flood.
Jesus is with us in the onslaught of our storms and by His grace, we are made new and brought safely home. In the midst of judgment, he makes US righteous before him in
our generation...
and gives us "rest".
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 8:20
The Word:
And Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean [four-footed] animal and of every clean fowl or bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
- Genesis 8:20
Does your Life bring "The Essence Of Christ" to the World around you? Is God smelling a pleasing odor, a scent of satisfaction to His heart when you offer up your"self" as a Living Sacrifice on "His Altar Of Love", which Is your Spiritual Worship? Without the shedding of Blood there is NO Forgiveness of sins, so when Noah, A Preacher Of Righteousness and his family finally landed on Mount Ararat [in Armenia] after the flood waters that drowned ALL in the then known World (water alWays rises to it's own level) subsided, he built an altar To The Lord and offered burnt offerings of EVERY "Clean" animal upon It as a sweet smelling savor To His God Of Grace And Mercy. This Pleased The Lord!
Why? Because, It was offered up To God By FAITH and without Faith, It Is IMPOSSIBLE To Please God!
What makes God smile? When we Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
Obedience alWays brings His Blessings.
How did God "Command" Aaron to Bless His People? May The Lord Bless you and Keep you, Cause His Face To Shine Upon you and Be Gracious Unto you, Lift Up The Light of His Countenance Upon you and Give To you His Peace, Shalom, Fullness and Wholeness. God wants SOOOOOOOOOO Much to Smile Upon His Chosen Ones (you and me), but He can not and Will not, when we are living in sin and disobedience to His Word, Will and Way! Although He Promised to NEVER again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination (the strong desire) of man's heart is evil and wicked from his youth; neither Will He ever again smite and destroy every living thing as He Did in "The Days Of Noah," but we are still ALL appointed once to die and then, The Judgement and The Word Of God says, "Judgement begins at The House Of God!"
Isn't the sight of "The Rainbow, God's Promise To ALL Of Mankind" a Comfort to God's People? Surely, God Is A Man Of His Word! A flood of water may not be coming, but His Consuming Fire Is and It Will Be Rained Upon ALL who reject Salvation In and Through His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus! Seedtime, harvest, cold, heat, summer, winter, day and night shall not cease while the earth remains, but we are ALL warned by Messiah Himself that as it was in "The Days Of Noah," so shall it be when The Son Of Man Comes Again! God Will NOT Be Smiling then and as sure as His Word Is Faithful and True, "The Wrath of The Lamb" and "The Supper of God" shall come to pass.
In the meantime, it is our job, our Calling, our task, The Great Commission to pronounce God's Richest Blessings upon ALL Nations and Peoples! Be Fruitful, Multiply and Fill The Earth with The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus!
God Wants, Is Willing and Desires to Establish His Covenant of Love, His Solemn Pledge With you ("Between Me, you and the Earth"), For ALL Future Generations and He Will Earnestly Remember His Everlasting Covenant.
Won't you accept This Token, This Sign For Every One, For Ever and Ever In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name? Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 6:22
The Word:
Noah did this: he did all that God commanded him.
- Genesis 6:22
What are you doing? The Word of God tells us that only Noah, Daniel and Job (Alone) could stand righteous before God! Think about that, check it ALL out for your"self" and let me know what you have to say in regards to such a statement of that coming from The Mouth of God. Noah did this! Did what? He Obeyed God!
AND the Lord said to Noah, Come with all your household into the ark, for I have seen you righteous, (upright, and in right standing,) before Me in this generation.
[Ps. 27:5; 33:18, 19; 2 Peter 2:9.]
- Genesis 7:1
Can you honestly stand there, open and naked before God and man, to tell me that God is not Calling you in the same exact Way? Come with ALL your household Into The Ark! God wishes that NONE would perish, but that ALL would Come To Repentance In Christ Jesus, your family, friends, co-workers (I suppose the politically correct Way to say that is, associates), neighbors and yes, even your enemies! Let me fill you in on a little Revelation that I got from The lord recently. The Ark of The Lord moved upon the face of the water, just as The Spirit of God did at Creation. The Ark of The Covenant walked across the Earth carried by The Levites, The Priests and The Word of God tells us that The Ark of God Is In Heaven, just as Jesus Is Seated At The Right Hand of God, Our Heavenly Father In His Spiritual, Glorified Body!
What's the "little" Revelation, you might ask? The Trinity is Ever Present In The Ark of God! On the Water (we are washed by The Water and The Word), on the Earth (man [Adam] was formed from the dust of the ground, just as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jesus had an Earthly Body and yes, even you) and In Heaven, In The Spirit, In God! You might want to roll over ALL of those thoughts in your mind.
Are you In The Ark, In The Spirit, In Christ, In God? How exactly do you think that God Sees you? Do not for One instance think that your opinion even matters! Approach these questions (and ALL questions that you might have in this Life) from God's Perspective, According to His Word, Will and Way. The Bible Says (That's a "Billy Graham" proclamation), You ARE The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus!
King James might ask you, Believest Thou THIS? Noah did THIS! He Believed, like Abraham (although Abraham [Our Father of Faith] had not yet even existed on the planet) and It (His Belief, His Faith In God, His Holy and Precious Word) was credited to him as Righteousness! This Is How God Sees YOU when you are walking by Faith In Jesus, In The Ark.
Believe it or not, the fact of the matter is that God Sees you upright, and in right standing with before Him In This Generation!
This Is Your Life! This Is Your Time to Shine! It is to THIS Generation you are to stand! Make your statement NOW and make it count, because you only go around once in this LifeTime. Sure, the Blood of Able cries out to ALL Generations and unfortunately, even Today, The Blood of The Martyr's cries out to God, but your Life is but a Breath.
Maybe, you'll be fortunate enough to write a book, compose a song or paint a picture that will speak to future Generations, ALL Nations and Peoples about The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus, but the reality of your Life counts NOW, what you say and do NOW will make a difference for you and others from THIS Time forth and into ALL of Eternity! I Am talking about your's. mine and our Ge-Ge-Ge-Generation (That was for ALL of you die-hard "Who" fans out there Who NOW Know WHO YOU ARE IN JESUS)!
Noah did THIS: he did ALL that God Commanded him. Jesus Did THIS too, for the whole wide World and NOW, In and Through Him, we can Come to rest In The Ark of God, In His Peace, In His Household and above ALL, In His Righteousness! NOW, let us ALL Go Before God In THIS Generation to Fulfill The Great Commission with His New Commandment to Love One another as Christ has Loved and Does Love us In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In "The Ark," Mark
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 2:4-6
The Word:
This is the history of the heavens and of the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, When no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up, the Lord God had not [yet] caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.
But there went up a mist (a fog-vapor) from the land, and watered the whole surface of the ground.
- Genesis 2:4-6
Welcome to Creative History Class 101!
God has just Created the heavens and the Earth, finished resting on The Seventh Day and is giving us a recap here of what's in play. Now that he has this vast domain, who is going to take care of it All? Man! Did you know that the same essential chemical elements are found in man and animal life that are in the soil?
You and I were formed by The Hands of God, of the dust of the ground, He breathed into our nostrils The Breath or Spirit of Life and we became a Living Being, a Living Soul. Where ever you live now or whatever the color of your skin, we "Are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord Jesus!
Because of man's sinful nature, Jesus had to come to Earth to straighten EVERYTHING out, but what I find really interesting is that He came to make us New Creations, died on The Cross of Calvary in our stead (on Good Friday) and ALSO RESTED on The Seventh Day before rising from the dead unto New and Eternal Life!
Do you really, truly and honestly think that God does not have a perfect plan for us ALL? Did He Create Heaven and Earth, only to realize that He forgot to put a man there to till the ground? He knows exactly what He's doing and why! We have been set apart for His Glory by the Precious Blood of Jesus! Hallowed Be His Name!
Jesus has gone before us Into Glory, so that we CAN Enter His Rest! We are NOT SAVED by our works, but because of our Faith In Jesus, we ARE His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus Unto Good Works In His Holy and Precious Name!
Take a few moments and look back over you own personal history (unsaved and saved).
God Is Working ALL Things Together for His and our GOOD! The Heavens Declare His Glory, but we are to bring Glory to Him right here on Earth. Are you planting the Good Seed, The Word of God in the field that He has given you?
Spring Up O Well Within Our Souls!
Spring Up O Well and Make Us WHOLE!
Spring Up O Well and Give to Us That Life Abundantly!
Let His Holy Spirit Rain Down Upon you!
Like a mist, allow The Holy Spirit to Rise Up Within you and Upon you, so that you can pour out streams of Living Water on the whole surface of the ground! Look unto the fields for they are ripe for the picking! You and I were placed here to till the ground until The Lord Jesus Returns for His Bride. Prepare your "self" and make ready the World around you! He Is closer now than when we first Believed.
We have been commissioned to Go to All Nations and Peoples, to cover the whole surface of the ground, The World with His Glory, so let's do what we were formed for In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Title. Subject: Old Testament Message: Hosea 6:6
Old Testament Message: Hosea 6:6
"For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."
Every person who has ever felt the truth of God's grace in their hearts, every person who has ever questioned the validity of religiosity without love, of morality without compassion and of obligation without vision, understands this blatant message written by the prophet Hosea.\
The letter of the law kills, but the Spirit gives life. A life of only sacrifice and burnt offerings is a life of futility. A life of yearning, yet never finding satisfaction. A life of performance for acceptance, of frustration and futility and failure. Why?
Because all the Law does is slam home the fact that it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God by our works. We can never be good enough, we can never be right enough, we can never be pure enough or giving enough or worthy enough. Never. Never ever ever. And the very attempt to be good enough for a Holy God is an act of gross pride in itself.
God does not want us to lay a dead animal on an altar for Him. He wants us to lay ourselves down for each other, in love. He does not want us to set a lamb on fire for him as a symbol of our contrition. He wants us to embrace the fire of His Holy Spirit and ache not only for contrition, but for the sanctification that follows…without which, repentance would have no fruit but tears.
Paul said that he wanted to KNOW GOD, in the power of His resurrection and in the fellowship of His sufferings… as a help meet for Him, as The Bride of Christ, working and standing shoulder to shoulder with the Lover of his soul. The Knowledge of God. Not just the knowing about God or the Knowing about His precepts…but Knowing God. Like Adam KNEW Eve, like the Bridegroom KNOWS his bride
on the night of their union. Intimacy.
More than burnt offerings, God desires us to KNOW Him.
The things that God desires, at the time of this being penned by Hosea, seemed impossible. For although there was the recognition of the need, there was no way for it to be attained.
But God is faithful. And Jesus is the Way. The truth. The life. The Bridegroom with whom we can KNOW God.
God NEVER requires of us anything that He is not willing to provide for us. Like Father Abraham, bringing Isaac to the mountain to bind him and lay him on an altar, still new in his heart that "The Lord will provide the sacrifice." And so he did.
Yes, immediately God provided a ram caught in the thicket, but ultimately, on that same mountain, God provided the ultimate sacrifice: Himself. The pure and holy Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
It was once said that the will of God will never lead us to where the grace of God cannot sustain us. God's will is mercy and the knowledge of Him. God's grace is Jesus Christ, who gives us the way (himself) to the arms of the Father. Who gives us the means to offer our LORD the desire of His heart:
Our hearts. Not ourdeeds. Our hearts please Him in Jesus, and of course, our deeds follow suit. And He brings all things together for good.
Just as He promised, just as He requires.
God is faithful and Jesus never fails.
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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"Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up." - J. Hudson Taylor
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Subject: What Makes God Smile?
Genesis 9:1, 3
The Word:
AND God pronounced a blessing upon Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and as I give you the green vegetables and plants, I give you everything.
- Genesis 9:1, 3
What a blessing! The Word of God tells us that He has given us EVERYTHING we need to live our Life unto Him. Think of the possibilities! For as long as the Earth remains, seedtime, harvest, cold, heat, summer, winter, day and night shall not cease. Never again will the ground be cursed; neither Will God ever again strike and destroy EVERY living thing as He did In "The Days Of Noah." As Christians, we are even promised ALL Of ETERNITY, because we Have Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In and Through The Blood of Jesus. The fear, dread and terror of us is upon EVERY beast of the land, bird of the air, ALL that creep upon the ground and ALL the fishes of the sea, because they are delivered into our hands by The Lord!
Long before Peter The Apostle had the vision of clean and unclean animals placed before his eyes By God, telling him to rise and eat, Our Father Who Art In Heaven Gave EVERY living thing as food for us! Sorry, to ALL of you vegetarian type folk out there, but THIS IS The Word of God. The only stipulation was that we not eat anything with "The Life, The Blood" In it.
Personally, I like a Good steak, medium rare (thank God that I Am not under The Law, but under His Grace :) Don't get me wrong! I'm not advocating that we ALL just eat, drink and Be merry, cause tomorrow is another Day. What ever we do should Be Done Unto The Lord and things not done By Faith are sin, so let each of us search our own hearts and minds, kneeling before Our Maker. My point here (and YES, I Do Have A Point) is that each and every One of us Is Blessed By God! The question is, "Are you Being Fruitful and Multiplying or bogged down by man-made rules and regulations?" He who The Son sets Free Is FREE Indeed (Word and Deed)! Those of us who confess to Be Believers In Christ as Lord and Savior of ALL should not be living a mediocre life of fear, dread and terror.
You and I have been put on this planet to rule and reign over EVERYTHING! Surely, we are accountable To God for our LifeBlood and any LifeBlood spilled or shed, but apart from that, We Are Free!
He has established His Covenant, His Pledge with us for ALL of Eternity and This New Covenant Is Established By The LifeBlood Of Jesus! He gave His Life, so that we could Have The Victory Over ALL In His Holy and Precious Name! Have you been washed in the flood? Are you cleansed By The Blood Of The Lamb?
Arise and Eat! Taste and See that The Lord Is Good! Go forward to tell ALL Nations and Peoples that God has Given us EVERYTHING In Jesus' Name.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Heart Of Worship: Jer. 29:11
The Word:
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace, and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
- Jeremiah 29:11
There are many (TOO Many) false Prophets in the World Today! They prophesy falsely, divine and deceive you In "The Name Of Jesus," preaching and teaching the doctrines of men, but God says that He Has NOT Sent them. The Word Of The Lord says, "I Will Visit (He Has Come, Dwelt and Tabernacled Among us) you and Keep My Good Promise (Jesus Is The Promise Of God Fulfilled To ALL Of Mankind) To you."
With ALL of the above said and done, God's Plan and Purpose was and Is to reconcile, draw, redeem and purchase us back to Himself In The Communion and Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit. He Loves each and every One of us and the whole wide World! He's causing us to repent, turn around, Go In The Right Direction (According To His Word, Will and Way), think differently and Come Back To Him.
His Desire Is that we get back to "The Place" He Intended for us To Be In from the very beginning of ALL time!
Jesus has gone to prepare "A Place" For us and although He's been gone for some 2,000 years now (A Day Is As 1,000 years To God), He Has Promised To Come Back Again For us SOON! God AlWays Keeps His Promises, He Can NOT lie and ALL His Promises found In The Bible, The Word Of God, His Good News (you should REALLY take the time to check them ALL out) ARE YES and AMEN In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Will He Find Faith on the Earth when He Returns? Have you Called Upon Him, Come and Prayed To Him? Is The Church, The Body Of Christ, Worshipping Him In Spirit and Truth (Are you)? If we seek, inquire for, require of [as a vital necessity] and search for Him with ALL of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength, He Will Be Found By us and we Will Be released from captivity, set free (he who The Son sets free Is FREE Indeed), gathered together as One from ALL nations and places where we were scattered and Be Brought Back Again To A Right Relationship With Our Heavenly Father!
Do you Know, Understand, Comprehend The Thoughts and Plans (His Divine Purposes) that God Has For you? He Has Revealed Them to us In "The Book" and Fulfilled Them In Christ Jesus!
Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him has been Given to us In Christ! He Alone Is Our Peace, Our Welfare (Well-Being) and Our Hope In Our Final Hour. Hear and take heed as to what The Holy Spirit Is Saying To us, His Church Today! "This Word" was Given to Jeremiah The Weeping (he had much to cry about) Prophet By God to ALL who are in exile (bondage of any kind), to the priests (we as Believers are ALL Called To Be Kings & Priests), prophets (The Spirit Of Prophecy Is The Testimony Of Jesus [Do you have a testimony?]) and ALL the people, male, female, slave or free!
God's Thoughts and Plans for you are NOT for evil, but should you choose not to accept, come along-side, obey, come in-line with them, you will certainly suffer the consequences of your "wrong" decision. Those who do wrong will reap their reward, the benefits of what they have sown, the sword, violence, pestilence, famine, vileness and countless other bad things, but those who Accept The Sacrifice Of Christ On The Cross Of Calvary (that paid for their sins and transgressions against God) Will Obtain The Abundant, Everlasting, Eternal Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: ALL NEW MAILING ADDRESS & Message: What Makes God Smile? Isaiah 45:9
The Word:
Woe to him who strives with his Maker! A worthless piece of broken pottery among other pieces equally worthless [and yet presuming to strive with his Maker]! Shall the clay say to him who fashioned it, What do you think you are making? or, Your work has no handles? [Rom. 9:20.]
- Isaiah 45:9
Who in Heaven, on Earth or in Hell do we think we are? Thinking we know and understand the Ways of the World better than The One Who Made It. He tells us to ask and Receive, Come let's reason together, doubt is forbidden and debate is certainly not what He requires of us, but to Do Justly, to Love Mercy (His Tender-Mercies are renewed each and Every morning) and to walk Humbly (Humble your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord and He Will Lift you Up) With Thy God! It is said, The Big "Jewish Question" Is, WHY? There is nothing wrong with asking, but to demand and command of God? Are the things to come concerning His Children, and concerning the work of His Hands for us to command?
I Love to ride horses, but even if you've never ridden One before most of us know the command to stop or halt is Woe! Two times in Isaiah Chapter 45 God exclaims, WOE!
Woe to him [who complains against his parents that they have begotten him] who says to a father, What are you begetting? or to a woman, With what are you in travail?
- Isaiah 45:10
He Made the Earth, Created man upon It with His Own Hands, stretched out the Heavens, and commanded ALL their starry host. God raises up, sets down, directs Ways, builds up, lets go the captives and Never takes a bribe! "I form The Light, Create darkness; make Peace [National Well-Being] and let the skies rain down Righteousness," says The Lord. ALL Pure, Spiritual and Heavenly-Life Possibilities Have their foundation In The Holy Being Of God!
Are you raised up In Righteousness [Willing In Every Way that which is Right and proper]? As Believers, we are Called of God to Be The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus!
Have you been listening to what He's got to say? Have you been locked up for a while?
Jesus died for you and He's showing you The Way. What are you going to do about Jesus? If you have any Bible knowledge at all your Spirit Will Bring To Mind (and Remembrance) The "Word" Of Jesus Christ (In The New Covenant) To The Scribes and Pharisees, "WOE!" Woe to the World for temptations to sin and influences to do wrong! Woe to the person on whose account or by whom the temptation comes! But woe to you, pretenders - hypocrites, blind guides, men, fools, the rich - abounding in material resources - you who are full now - completely filled, luxuriously gorged and satisfied; Woe to (alas for) you when everyOne speaks fairly and handsomely of you and praises you. Others should be Praising God, because of you! Woe to you, Chorizan, Bethsaida and Capernaum. Will you Be Exalted Unto Heaven? You shall be bought down to Hades (the regions of the dead).
Should we not ALL Choose (Everything In Life "IS" A Choice), rather than be bridled as a horse with a bit in our mouth to direct us along The Path of Life, but "Willingly (and Wantingly to) Choose" To Be Blessed and Fortunate - Enviably Happy, Blithesome, Glad, Supremely Joyous, Spiritually Prosperous [that is, in that state in which The Born-Again Child Of God Is In Enjoyment with Life-Joy and Finds Satisfaction In God's Unconditional Favor and Especially Conditioned By The Revelation Of His Matchless Grace and Salvation (there Is Salvation [Hebrew: Yeshua] In no other Name, but JESUS)? I can only Hope and Pray that The Answer (Jesus "Is" The Answer for the World Today), "Your Answer" to that exhaustive question Is, "YES!" Choose you This Day Who you Will Serve, because you're gonna have to Serve someBody. May you Choose Wisely and then bring that Choice to ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: The Heart Of Worship: Genesis 3:4,5
The Word:
But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die, [2 Cor. 11:3.]
For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be as God, knowing the difference between good and evil, and blessing and calamity.
- Genesis 3:4,5
Adam and Eve where thoroughly convinced of the difference between Good and evil, Blessing and calamity at the instant they both ate of the very tree In The Garden that God had Commanded them not to. The Serpent may be more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which The Lord God made, but that doesn't mean that we can not and Will not prevail and have The Victory over him. Resist the devil and he "MUST FLEE FROM YOU," says The Word Of God! Obedience to Gods' Holy and Precious Word, Will and Way, alWays brings His Blessings, but out and out, willingly disobeying Him surely brings evil, calamity, discord, nakedness, shame, guilt, condemnation, pain, loss, destruction, suffering and yes, even death. Jesus says, "If you Love Me, you Will Obey My Commandments." Do you Love Him with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength? This Is The Heart Of Worship!
I find it most interesting that This One Tree our first ancestors tasted of was in the middle of The Garden. Our Lord and Savior was crucified between two thieves upon The Cross at Calvary, He Redeemed the World, brought us ALL back into complete and total reconciliation with God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, but Is He Now The Very Center Of Your Life?
Have you tasted to SEE that The Lord Is Good? Evil only comes to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus has Come to Give Life and even That More Abundantly! Adam and Eve allowed death to enter into them, the then known World (and us, because we were in Adams' loins at the time) and though our Spirits died, we can Be Resurrected Unto Newness Of Eternal, Everlasting Life By Faith In Jesus' Name!
In Him there Is Freedom, because where The Spirit Of The Lord Is, there Is Freedom and he who The Son sets Free Is FREE INDEED, so Freely Eat Of His Tree Of Life Today!
Instead of tasting bad fruit, why not be engrafted into "The Vine" and as "The Branch", bear Good and Lasting Fruit Of The Holy Spirit to The Glory, Honor and Praise of God? Love conquers ALL (even sin and death) and that is what Gods' Love has done for us In Christ Jesus!
Should we not ALL "choose" to Worship Him In Spirit and Truth? Have you stretched forth your hand and touched The Lord (have you allowed Him to touch you, has His Word penetrated deep into your very bone and marrow) or are you still reaching out to touch the unclean things that will only defile the pure, Holy and blameless person that God Created you To Be? Rather than die a sinners' death, should we not die to "self" and Live our Life Unto Jesus? DO NOT BELIEVE "THE LIE!" Our Father Does Know Best and He has Given us His Word to Lead and Guide us along His Path Of Life, so Listen To Him! Hear, O Israel, The Lord, Our God, The Lord "IS" One! God said, "This "IS" My Beloved (The One and Only Begotten Of The Father) Son, Listen To (Take Heed, Cling To, Trust In, Rely On, Believe In, Obey, Love, Honor, Pray To, Follow, Praise and Worship) Him!"
Open your eyes To The Lord and By Faith you Will Become Sons and Daughters, Children Of The Most High God! Come To Him, Know His Goodness (God Is Good ALL the time) and Blessings. He Will Protect you from the evil one and speak Peace / Shalom To you, ALL Nations and Peoples. You were Created For Him (made suitable) and In Him Is Fulfilled ALL the REAL Pleasures (EVERYTHING Pleasant) of This Life and The Next!
Delight your"self" In HIm, you Will find the desires of your heart, ALL Wisdom, Knowledge, Spiritual Understanding and He Will Be The Husband Of Your Heart And Soul Forever and Ever! The Lord tasted of sin, became sin for us, so that we could become The Righteousness Of God In Christ, In Him, By Faith (In and Through The Holy Spirit) In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New Message:
The Heart Of Worship: Joshua 5:13-15
The Word:
When Joshua was by Jericho, he looked up, and behold, a Man stood near him with His drawn sword in His hand. And Joshua went to Him, and said to Him, Are you for us, or for our adversaries?
And He said, No [neither]; but as Prince of the Lord's host am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to Him, What says my Lord to his servant?
And the Prince of the Lord's host said to Joshua, Loose your shoes from off your feet; for the place where you stand is holy. And Joshua did so. [Exod. 3:5.]
- Joshua 5:13-15
FOOTNOTE:
The real character of this personage was disclosed by His accepting the homage of worship (cp. Acts 10:25, 26; Rev. 19:10), and still further in the command, `Loose thy shoe from off thy foot´ " (Jamison, Fausset & Brown´s Commentary). The New Bible Commentary supports this position, as do Lange, The Cambridge Bible, Ellicott, and many others, when it says, "We believe that this was the Son of God Himself."
The Manna (What Is `It´?) From Heaven ceased on the day after The Nation Of Israel ate of the produce of The Promised Land. ALL Good Things Come Down From God Out Of Heaven, so "This Word" stands quite clear since Jesus declares, "I Am The Bread Of Life That Came Down From God Out Of Heaven!"
Have you tasted to see that The Lord Is Good? When we Enter Into His Rest (By Faith), we "Experientially Know" The Living Water and Bread Of Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life! The unleavened cakes and parched grain would point us to the sinless Life of Christ, how He would be bruised for our transgressions, take the punishment of the World upon Himself on The Cross, be planted as a seed ("The Seed" Of Abraham), die and rise again as The First Fruits from the dead, so that we could Live The Resurrection Life! He Is Our Passover Lamb and the reproach of Egypt is rolled aWay from us, we are circumcised in the flesh, but very much alive In The Spirit!
Are you hearkening to The Word Of God or choosing to wander around in the wilderness for another forty years?
Listen to The Voice Of The Spirit (Hear, O Israel) and enter into the land flowing with milk and honey that He has Promised you! Look up, for your Redemption (Draweth Nigh) Draws Near! Joshua did and what did he behold, see?
JESUS! Look Unto Jesus as The Author and Finisher (Perfecter) Of Your Faith and He Will See You Through (Come, Let us Go To The Other Side). Are you for Him or against Him? There is no neutral ground! He is nearer now, closer to you than your next breath, thought, word, deed or heart beat and He's standing with His Swift and Mighty Sword (The Word Of God)! Will you Go To Him as Joshua did?
If you are not a friend of God, then you are a foe, an enemy and adversary, but if God Be For us, who can be against us?
With Jesus, we can not fail!
Prince of Peace and Lord of lords Is He!
Jesus Is Our Peace, The Peace Of Jerusalem, but are you praying for Him, to Him? Joshua fell on his face to the earth and said to Him, "What says My Lord To His Servant?" This Is "The Heart Of Worship"! Jesus Is To Be Our Focus, The Revelation Of God To ALL Of Mankind. "This Is My Beloved Son, Worship Him," says The Lord God Almighty! Are you a Servant of The Most High God? Jesus said, "The Greatest among you MUST Be "The Servant Of ALL!" Have you humbled your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord, so that He Could Lift You UP? God spoke to Moses and said, "Take off your sandals, for you are standing on Holy Ground." Are we not ALL standing on the same Earth that Jesus, The One Who Created this planet and ALL that surrounds It walked upon when he came from Heaven To Earth?
What did The Prince Of The Lord's Host say to Joshua? "Loose your shoes" and Joshua did so in complete and total submission.
John The Baptizer said that he was unworthy to even untie Jesus' shoes.
Who do we think we are? In Jesus, we come Home To The Father as prodigals, but He Welcomes us with Open Arms! He puts His Best Robe On Us, clothes us In His Righteousness and gives us new shoes to wear, so that we can stand and walk according to His Word, Will and Way. How Lovely ARE The Feet Of Him (Those Who ARE Of God) Who Bring Good News! Are you bringing The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus to ALL Nations and Peoples? Have you Put On The Lord, Jesus Christ? Put On The Full Armor Of God, for without It, you can NOT quench the fiery darts of the enemy!
Like Joshua, we Can "Have" The Victory and Enter Into The Promised Land, By God's Richest Blessings, Through Our Obedience To Him, In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Becoming Best Friends With God: Isaiah 33:22
The Word:
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; He will save us.
- Isaiah 33:22
Who Is "The Lord"? He Is Our God, Our Judge, Our Law-Giver, Our King and He Alone Will Save Us! There is NO OTHER NAME under Heaven By Which We MUST BE SAVED, but JESUS! Sometimes, Scripture, The Word of God is hard to swallow, there ARE "hard sayings", but let us not throw out the baby (The Christ Child) with the bath water (of Baptism, Cleansing, Washing, The Living Water Of Life and Purification). We are told to judge not, lest we be judged, but Paul The Apostle exhorts us NOT to take Christian Matters before The Worldly Courts! In The Old Covenant Raised Up Judges to rule and reign over The Nation Of Israel "In His Stead". Does not God's Holy and Precious Word declare, "YOU ARE GODS"? I personally think that you can take this portion of Scripture to ALL kinds of heights. YOU ARE God's Creation, bought, Redeemed with / by "The Precious Blood Of The Lord Jesus, The Lamb Of God". Just as Jesus Christ walked humbly along the face of Planet Earth, representing Our Father Who Art In Heaven, SO ARE WE! WE ARE His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus For Us To Do Good Works In Christ and offer up our"self" a Living Sacrifice.
Chew (Meditate) on that for a while...
God has Given Us EVERYTHING To Live Our Life Unto Him! It Is ALL There, in His Love Letter To You, His Word, Will and Way. We Have "The Mind Of Christ" and should Be Able (In and Through The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit) to judge things regarding the World and those within The Church, The Body Of Christ, His Church, His Bride properly, decently and in order, just as Jesus would, In True Christian, Godly Love, Compassion and Empathy. I Am NOT Speaking of a critical or judgemental Spirit (Satan Is The Accuser Of The Brethren), but judgement does begin at The House of God! It is quite clear that we are To Be "A House Of Prayer" (each and every Believer Is The Temple Of The Living God) and Living Stones In The Building Of God!
Wood, hay and stubble will not do, but Jesus Promises To Make Us (even to break us if necessary), His Disciples, Fishers Of Men, To Build His Church, His Temple.
God (of course) Is "The Great Law-Giver", but Jesus (in His Sermon On The Mount) expounded On His Word, took us ALL to New Heights, New Levels and A Greater Spiritual Plain (High Above the Ways of the World [although you are In the World, you are not to be part of It]), Into The Holy Of Holies and has seated us In Heavenly Places With Him! Jesus says, "You have heard it said, but I say Unto You... and A New Commandment I Give Unto You, `Love One Another As I Have Loved You.´" It is no Wonder that the Scribes and Religious Leaders of His Day were up in arms about Him. Who Is This? Who Does He Think (KNOW) He Is?
When asked (before The Crucifixion), "Are You The Christ, The Messiah, The Anointed One Of God?" Jesus responded, "I Am." What did God reply to Moses when questioned at The Burning Bush, "Who shall I say sent me?" God All Mighty, Maker Of Heaven and Earth said, "Tell them, `I AM´ Sent You." This Is The Same God (Yesterday, Today and Forever) that We Serve, The Great "I AM" and as The Father Has Sent Me (Jesus Says To His Disciples TODAY), "I AM Sending YOU!"
Jesus is either a liar, lunatic or Lord and if He Is "The Creator Of ALL," then He MUST Be, LORD OF ALL! He Is The Mighty One, Lord of Lords, Prince Of Peace, Our Wonderful Counselor, Our ALL IN ALL, The Christ Child, The Son Of Man and CERTAINLY, "King Of Kings!"
He Alone Will (He Is Ready, Willing and Able to do exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond ALL that you could ever Hope for, ask of Him, want, need or think about) SAVE us, SAVE YOU, He Is Our Salvation and above Him there is NO OTHER (should you Choose, By Faith, to Trust In Him with ALL of your Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit and Strength [with ALL that is within you, Praise His Holy Name]), so Humble your"self" In His Sight, Judge Properly, Obey His Word (Jesus says, "If YOU LOVE ME, You Will Obey My Commandments"), His Law Of Love, Make Him "The King Of Your Life" (Crown Him NOW With Many Crowns), "Become Best Friends With God" and you shall Be SAVED (He Will SAVE Us ALL) In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant/New Message:
Becoming Best Friends With God Isaiah 47:3,4
The Word:
Your nakedness shall be exposed, and your shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no man - none I encounter [will be able to resist Me],
Says our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 47:3, 4
This Word Is, was and sounds like a hard saying (not that we don't already know that Jesus said many a hard sayings), but God is giving His Chosen People A Word (His Holy and Precious Word) Of Assurance (Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine). Judah profaned God's Inheritance (like Esau sold his birthright, let us NOT do the same), so He gave them into the hand of Babylon and the Babylonians showed them no mercy; upon the old people their yoke was very heavy. Do you not yet understand that such conduct has a certain ultimate end? NOW HEAR THIS!
You who dwell safely, sit securely, love pleasures and are given up to them:
But these two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day, the loss of children and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their full measure in spite of the multitude of your claims to power given you by the assistance of evil spirits, and of the great abundance of your enchantments. [Rev. 18:7, 8.]
- Isaiah 47:9
Those who trust in their wickedness and say, No One Sees Me, will find out (ALL Too Quickly) that their own wisdom (which is foolishness to God), knowledge, heart and mind have led them astray! Evil, disaster and desolation will come, fall upon them suddenly that they will Not Be Able to "atone" for, know nothing or how to avert it. No One Will Save them [the astrologers or their kind]!
Those of us who are of The House Of Judah, Call Upon The Name Of Israel, Came Forth From The Seed Of Judah; Swear Allegiance By The Name Of The Lord, Make Mention Of The God Of Israel In Truth, Sincerity and Righteousness - Rightness and Moral Rectitude In EVERY Area and Relation
- Call Ourselves Citizens Of The Holy City and Depend On The God Of Israel "Have" The Lord Of Hosts and His Name. We "Have" The Victory In Jesus, Over
EVERY Situation and Circumstance Of Our Life In Him! God and His Word Have Declared From The Beginning the former things; they went forth from His Mouth, He Made Them Known; then Suddenly He Did Them, and They Came To Pass. Is He Not "The Same" Yesterday, Today and Forever? He Is Showing us (NOW) Specific NEW THINGS From This Time Forth, even hidden things - kept in reserve - which we have not known, but they "Are" Created, Called Into Being By His Prophetic Word!
God has been refining, trying and choosing you from the furnace of affliction (For His Name Sake). He's Calling, Drawing you Closer, Asking you to Listen, Come Near and Hear what His Spirit Is Saying To YOU Today! God Is TRYING to Teach you to Profit and Lead you by The Way that you should Go (into ALL the World to Preach The Gospel).
Hearken To His Commandments (Love God, Your Neighbor as Your"self" and One Another As Christ "Loves" YOU)!
Go forth out of Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing declare, tell this, cause it to go forth even to the end of the earth; say, The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob!
- Isaiah 48:20
He Causes His Streams of Living Water to Flow, split The Rock and Gushes Out In and Through the deserts. LISTEN and hearken To Him! He Is Our Redeemer, The Lord Of Hosts Is His Name, The Holy One Of Israel, so speak Peace To The Nations In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL, <')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New / Becoming Best Friends With God: Exodus 33:11, 17
The Word:
And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.
Moses returned to the camp, but his minister Joshua, son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the [temporary, prayer] tent.
And the Lord said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have asked, for you have found favor, loving-kindness and mercy in My sight, and I know you personally and by name. [Rev. 2:17.]
- Exodus 33:11, 17
I Am not much of a camper, although I do appreciate "The Great Outdoors," but I certainly could go for the pillar of cloud standing at the tent door, and ALL God's People Rising Up To Worship Him In Spirit and Truth! God had spoken to Moses saying, "I Know YOU By Name, and YOU Have Found Favor In My Sight," but Moses was concerned about bringing up The Lord's People without "another" Assistant. Taking God "At His Word," Moses replied, "If I Have Found Favor In Your Sight, Show Me NOW Your Way, that I may Know You [progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, perceiving and recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly] that I `may´ find Favor in Your Sight. And. [Lord, do] consider that this nation is Your People."
And The Lord said, "My Presence Shall Go With YOU, and I Will Give YOU Rest."
LISTEN TO THIS: YOU and I Have Found Favor, God's Grace In His Sight, by our Faith In Christ Jesus and ALL That He Has Done For US, so that WE "ARE" Distinguished from ALL other people upon the face of the Earth! IN JESUS, We Have Seen "The Glory (His Goodness, Mercy, Loving-Kindness, Grace and Favor) Of God"! Jesus Himself said to His Disciples, "If YOU Have Seen Me, YOU Have Seen The Father." God Made His Glory Pass Before (and Passover) Moses, Proclaimed His Holy and Precious Name, THE LORD, was Gracious, Showed His Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness! But, The Word Of God Tells US "TODAY" that WE HAVE A GREATER COVENANT, A More Intimate and Personal Relationship With GOD, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy Name!
ALL of this WONDERFUL and exciting stuff took place AFTER Moses broke the first set of "Ten Commandments" that God had written upon the tables of stone with His Own Finger and NOW, God was going to Call Moses up to The Mountain again.
FOOTNOTE:
The two tables of stone are believed to have been pocket-size, easily carried in One hand.
The pictures of Moses carrying the tablets of tombstone size are the result of the misconception of artists, and are NOT supported by The Bible.
The Church Today Has The Word of God (in most cases, easily available and at hand), but do we have the same Power in our everyday Life In Christ? Are we Praying Daily and Seeking God, Face To Face, Like Moses Did or Walking In The Obedience Of His Holy and Precious Word? THIS BOOK Is God's Loveletter To YOU, so Listen as His Spirit Speaks To YOUR Heart and LOVES YOU. It Is The Holy Spirit that Is Sent Along Side, Living, Moving and Having His Being In, Upon and Around US, so that we CAN Go, Do and Be ALL That God Created US To Be (and Re-Created US To Be) In Christ Jesus! He Has GIVEN US His Glory to take to ALL Nations and Peoples!! He Has Done ALL Things Possible (ALL Things ARE Possible With God) for Us In Jesus!!! Ask and Receive, Seek and Find. I was lost, but NOW I Am Found. I Have Favor, Loving-Kindness, Mercy In His Sight and Am Known Personally, By Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL, <')))>< Mark
Subject: Old Covenant, New Message:Becoming Best Friends With God/2 Chron. 20:7
The Word:
Did not You, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
- 2 Chronicles 20:7
This is an "age old question" that is still more than relevant, even Today (13 people lost their lives in Gaza). If God's Word "Is" Faithful and True and "If" God can NOT lie, what is ALL the fuss and fighting about? In God's Hand "Are" Power and Might, so that NONE is able to withstand Him! Is He not God In Heaven, Our Father, Lord of the Starfields and Over ALL of Creation? Why then did a young man from Pennsylvania just lose his Life in a terrible beheading that is being broadcast around the World on the internet? We are living in a sick and dying World, but it is when the night is at it's darkest point, that the stars shine their brightest! Arise and Shine, for Your Light Has Come and The Glory Of The Lord "Is" Risen Upon YOU!!
If evil comes upon us, the sword of judgement, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You, for Your name [and the symbol of Your presence] is in this house, and cry to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.
- 2 Chronicles 20:9
NOTHING of this Earth can drive us out of God's Possession, which He has given us to inherit! Keep your eyes fixed and set upon Jesus, because "Judgement Day" is coming, but know and understand that it begins at The House Of God!! Stand Before The Lord, Men, Women and Children Of The Most High God, then The Spirit Of The Lord Will Come Upon You In The Midst Of The Assembly (Forsake NOT The Assembling Of The Brethren) and He Will Say, "Be Not Afraid Or Dismayed At This Great Multitude; For The Battle Is Not Yours But God's." [2 Chronicles 20:15b.] 366 times in The Holy Scriptures God Says, "Fear Not" (that's One for EVERY Day Of The Year including Leap Year).
You shall not need to fight in this battle (we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities in The Heavenlies); take your position (In The Lord Jesus), stand still (after you have done ALL that you can to stand), (Taste) and see (that The Lord Is Good) the deliverance of the Lord [Who is] with you, for He Promises To Be With You For Ever And Ever, Until The End Of The Age, so Come, Let Us Worship and Bow Down To Him (In Spirit and Truth), Let Us Kneel Before The Lord, Our God, Our Maker, For He Is Our God and We "Are" The People of His Pasture, The Sheep Of His Hand! Stand Up and Praise The Lord Of Israel With A Very Loud Voice!! Rise Early In The Morning, Hear Him, Believe In The Lord Your God, You Shall Be Established, Remain Steadfast To His Prophets, and You Shall Prosper!!!
Sing A New Song, Give Thanks To The Lord, For His Tender-Mercies and Loving Kindnesses Endure For Ever And Ever.
Go Up To Jerusalem With Joy (The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength), Rejoice Over Your enemies with harps, lyres, and trumpets To The House Of The Lord and The Fear Of God (The One True God) Will Come Upon ALL The Kingdoms Of The Countries (ALL Nations and Peoples), for they Will Hear That The Lord Is Coming Again Soon To Fight Against The Enemies Of Israel.
Seek God with ALL your soul's desire, Dwell In Him, Let The Reverence and Fear Of The Lord Be Upon YOU, Take Heed, Take Charge, Be Faithful, Show Integrity, Deal Courageously (Be Strong and Do), and The Lord Will Be With The Good In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
Becoming Best Friends With God!
Genesis 6:8
The Word:
But Noah found grace (favor) in the eyes of the Lord.
- Genesis 6:8
Imagine God wanting to destroy, blot out and wipe aWay ALL of His Creation except for YOU. THIS Is The History Of The Generations Of Noah. He was a Just and Righteousness man, Blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with God. Do YOU?
God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, Loved YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much that He sent His One And Only Begotten Son to die on The Cross Of Calvary for your sins, so that you could Receive God's Forgiveness AND His Holy Spirit, The Spirit Of Grace, God's Favor! If you have "Found" Jesus, you have "Found" Grace (Favor) In The Eyes Of The Lord.
You too "ARE" Justified (Just As If YOU Had NEVER Sinned), Righteous (In a Right, an Up-Right Relationship With God, In Christ Jesus) and Blameless (Without Shame Or Fault) In this Present World of darkness. We have been Transformed AND Translated Into His Wonderful Kingdom Of Light. YES! You CAN Walk In Habitual Communion AND Fellowship With God.
I find it "MOST ironic" that too many Confessing Christians have a poor or very low self esteem, when we have been Redeemed By The Precious Blood Of The Lamb! YOU, My Dear, Sweet Brother, Sister In The Lord Jesus have been Purchased By The Son Of The MOST High God. He Has A Plan & Purpose For Your Life In Him! Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry and Evangelism are what you were meant, Made To Live For. To offer up Our-Self as A Living Sacrifice, to pour out Our Life To God IS Our Spiritual Service. Constant Communion and Fellowship With God In The Holy Spirit and with other True, Bible Believing Christians Is Essential to a vital Walk and relationship. Not only are we Called (Commanded Of God) to MAKE Disciples Of ALL Nations and Peoples, but we MUST Discipline our-self, Deny our-self, bring our bodies into Sub-Jection To God's Perfect And Acceptable Will! Humble your-self In His Sight, In The Eyes Of The Lord and He Will Lift YOU Up, so that YOU Can Minister, Be A Servant Of ALL, A Bond-Slave, Prisoner Of Hope, Of Christ Jesus, The Hope Of Israel and The Hope Of The World. Each and EVERY One of US (Confessing Christians) Are Called "To Do The Work Of An Evangelist!"
Jesus says, As It Was In "The Days Of Noah," So Shall It Be When "The Son Of Man" Comes and He Is Coming Again SOON! Shall we let "The World" Be?
Heaven Forbid! Let us Seek His Face and Find (According To His Word, Will & Way) God's Grace, His Favor In The Eyes Of The Lord, so that we can take The Love Of God and The Good News Of Jesus To ALL. We should NEVER cause regret or grief to The Heart Of God, but Press On To That Higher Calling In Christ Jesus. Let's Rise Above The Present Tide and Bid Others To Come Into The Ark Of God, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
Isaiah 41:8, 9
The Word:
But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, My friend; [James 2:23; Heb. 2:16.]
You whom I, the Lord, have taken from the ends of the earth, and have called from the corners of it, You are My servant; I have chosen you and not cast you off [even though you are exiled].
- Isaiah 41:8, 9
YOU, My Dear Brother and Sister In The Lord Jesus "ARE" God's Chosen One.
We "ARE" Servants Of The Most High God! Abraham Is Our Father Of Faith and God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit "Call" Us, My Friend. NEVER, EVER Look at The Old Covenant Scriptures and Believe for One split second that Each and Every Word Of God is not placed there for our EVERY Day use and application. Each of us has been taken from every corner of the globe, each tribe, nation and tongue. We have been Delivered, Redeemed from this present world of darkness, translated, transformed into His Kingdom Of Light and "HAVE" The Victory In The Holy And Precious Name Of Jesus!
Imagine yourself Receiving The Revelations and Visions Of God that were Revealed and Unveiled before the eyes of This Prophet, Isaiah. Now... Imagine yourself Receiving Salvation, The Revelation Of Jesus Christ as King Of Kings, Lord Of Lords and Seeing with the eyes of your Spirit, The Vision Of His Glory, His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Grace and Favor. Jesus has opened the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf, loosed the tongue of the mute, replaced our stony hearts, given us The Mind Of Christ, Healing Hands, streams of Living Water to flow from within us, so that His Life and Love can make this dry and weary wilderness an oasis. He Is The Hope Of Israel, The Hope Of The World and Hope Will NOT disappoint us, so whether you feel cast off or not, find yourself in exile, we MUST Walk By Faith and NOT by sight. Like Paul The Great Apostle, we should consider ourselves, Bond Servants Of God and Prisoners Of Hope!
I don't care what portion of Holy Script you are reading or listening to. AlWays Look to the before during and after Word!
God Is The God Of Yesterday, Today and Forever. He Is The First And Last, The Beginning And The End, The Alpha And Omega Of ALL! Do NOT Look to the carpenter who creates an idol and fastens it with nails so it cannot be moved, but Look Unto Jesus The Carpenter From Nazareth, Who Created The Whole Universe And EVERYTHING In It. YOU "ARE" His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus, Unto Good Works In His Holy And Precious Name! I want you to look beyond the norm as you presently see it and envision the future that God has planned for you. He Promises to Complete The Work that He has begun In You!
Fear NOT; [there is NOTHING to fear] for God Is With YOU. Do NOT Look around in terror or be dismayed, because He Is Our God. His Holy Spirit Will Strengthen and harden you [to difficulties]; YES, He Will Help YOU; YES, He Will Hold YOU Up and retain YOU with His Victorious Right Hand Of Righteousness and Justice. [Acts 18:10.]
- Isaiah 41:10
Behold, Gaze, Fix your eyes upon, Look and See that your enemies who enrage, inflame, war against and contend with you shall be put to shame, confounded, be as NOTHING at all and perish! For The Lord Our God, Holds us In His Right Hand and He Will Help us, Make us To Be New, Sharp, Threshing Instruments In His Hand and we shall scatter the enemy. We shall Rejoice In The Lord and Glory In The Holy One Of Israel. ALL of mankind Will Come To See, Know, Consider and Understand Together, be astonished, dismayed that the hand of the Lord has done this miracle, the Holy One of Israel has created it and It Shall Be Marvelous In Our Eyes, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant, New Message:
Becoming Best Friends With God/Genesis 5:22
The Word:
Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God after the birth of Methuselah 300 years, and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:22
I would have have to say that MOST people on "This Celestial Ball" know that Enoch walked with God and was no more, but do they understand, comprehend that he was in habitual, constant communication, communion and fellowship With Him for 300 years and then God took him [Home With Him]? Enoch was 65 years old when "His First-Born Son," Methuselah was brought into this World of darkness and little did he know then that this "New Birth" would shine Eternal, Everlasting Light (and Life) into his "Being." What God's Word tells us Today is that this man had a habit, we're not talking "The Flying Nun" type of outfit here, but a Daily (mental) thought, action, speech, (emotional) heart-felt, giving, physical and "Most Of ALL" Spiritual, step-by-step Walk With His Maker. Interestingly enough, Enoch lived 365 years, the EXACT # that coincides with the 365 days a year that EVERY "Bible Believing" Christian (Follower and Disciple Of Christ) on The Face Of Planet Earth should be Living, Moving and Having their "Being" With Our Father Who Art In Heaven - Hallowed "Be" His Name!
Because of faith Enoch was caught up ad transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him.
For even before he was taken to heaven he received testimony [still on record] that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God. [Gen. 5:21-24].
- Hebrews 11:5
WITHOUT Faith It Is IMPOSSIBLE (For ANY One) to please and be satisfactory to God! How did Enoch Do IT? BY FAITH!
How does any body Do IT TODAY? BY FAITH! Our God IS "The Same, Yesterday, TODAY and Forever," so why is it that we and every One else on Earth is looking for another Way? There is NOTHING More Pleasing or Satisfactory to God than you and me putting Our Faith In His One And Only Begotten Son. He Wishes That NONE would perish, but that ALL would Come To Repentance Unto [REAL] Life [After Resurrection] and Attain Through Christ, Salvation In His Kingdom!
Are you "Caught Up In The Things Of God" or is The Holy Spirit Of The Living, Most High God quenched, choked out of you by the worries of this present (natural) World? The Bible Says, YOU "ARE" Seated In Heavenly Places! Life has conquered death, so why do we choose to still catch a glimpse of it? We Once Were Lost, but NOW WE "ARE" Found (In Christ Jesus), because God has Translated us, transformed us Into His Image, from Glory to Glory, Grace to Grace. Understand, Know and See Who YOU "ARE" In Jesus, because you "put on The Lord," your Life "IS" Hid In Him!
Have you received Testimony?
ABSOLUTELY! "Still On Record" IS "THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD." YOU and I can Please God and Be Found Satisfactory, Just, Pure, Holy, Righteous (In Right Standing) and Blameless In His Sight, By Faith!
NO One has to wait 65 years to EXPERIENTIALLY Know "The Life Of Enoch," because we NOW Have Available to ALL, "The Life Of Christ." Even after this "New Birth" experience that lasted his entire lifetime, Enoch had other sons and daughters. You and I should "Go And Do Like-Wise!" Let us also Offer "New Life" to ALL and perhaps, like Enoch with Noah, in our "Spiritual" Family Line Will Be Righteous sons, daughters, grand-children, GREAT-grand-children, GREAT-GREAT-grand-children (onwards and upwards) until we too are Called Home To Be With God In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God Bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant / New! Becoming Best Friends With God / Job 29:1-6
The Word:
AND Job again took up his discussion, and said, Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me; [Eccl. 7:10.]
When His lamp shone above and upon my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;
As I was in the [prime] ripeness of my days, when the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent;
When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me; When my steps [through rich pasturage] were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
- Job 29:1-6
Do not say, Why were the old days better than these? For it is not wise or because of wisdom that you ask this.
- Ecclesiastes 7:10
How many times have you said, I wish I lived in the days when Jesus walked The Face Of The Earth. The Word Of God tells us, As Jesus "IS" On This Earth, So "ARE" WE. These "ARE" The Days Of Elijah, Ezekiel, Moses, Daniel, The Latter Days, The Last Days when we are ALL Called Of God To Declare The Name Of The Lord. Behold, He Comes, Riding On The Clouds, so DO NOT Say, The Old Days Were Better, because "TODAY" IS The Day Of Salvation, Yeshua, JESUS!
Y-O-U and I have A Message, THE Message Of Hope and EVERYTHING Old "IS" NEW Again, Born Again, Fresh and His Mercies "ARE" Renewed EACH & EVERY Morning.
There is NOT a single or married person on the face of Planet Earth that at some point or another in his or her life that can NOT relate to the life and times of Job.
ALL of us at least in one moment of time experience some form or another of trials, tribulations and temptations, The Good, the bad and the ugly. John Lennon wrote, "Nobody loves you when you're down and out, but everybody loves you when you're six feet in the ground." Job was in the deepest, darkest pit of his lifetime (and we're not talking Women's Television here :) but like Corrie Ten-Boom said, "There is NO pit SOOOOOOO Deep that God can not go Deeper Still." When you have hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to look, but up.
Jesus Will Take You Out Of Your Dispare and Set Your Feet (Like Hinds Feet In High Places) Upon "The SOLID Rock!"
Though we may be Walking THROUGH "The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death," we should fear NO evil, for Our God Is With us. There would be NO shadows at ALL if NOT for The Light Of Life, The Light Of ALL Mankind, The Light Of The World That SHINES EVER Brighter (In, Upon AND Through us) Until The FULL Light Of Day!
Are you longing for "The Good Old Days?" We may NEVER pass "This Way" again, so Make EVERY Moment Count! Neither of us know what tomorrow may bring, but God Holds Our Future In His Hands and According To His Holy & Precious Word, It's A BRIGHT One, so Let Your Light Shine Above & Upon Your Head as you walk Through This Present World Of Darkness. Whatever your age, weight, height, color of skin, eyes or nationality... Y-O-U "ARE" In The PRIME Time Of Your Life In Christ Jesus NOW!
He "IS" Calling Y-O-U NOW and tomorrow is NOT Promised to ANY ONE.
As Children & Friends Of The MOST High God, it is time to Listen To His ALL-Mighty Counsel, so that He Will Lead and Guide us, Step-By-Step and Inch-By-Inch, Into and Through Greener and Richer Pasturage. He "IS" The Good Shepherd, Who Washes us with The (Living) Water and The Word, In His Precious Blood, and He "IS" The SOLID Rock that was struck in the desert place, Who Pours Out For us STREAMS Of Living Water, The Well-Spring Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life!
COME, Holy Spirit, LET Your Fire FALL, Anoint Your Chosen People With Your Precious Oil, let It Run Down Upon us like It Did On Aaron's Beard, Priestly Garments and May It Be Lovely Upon The Mountains & Valleys Like The Feet Of Him, Who Brings The Good News, The Gospel Of God, In the Name Of Jesus.
Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Subject: Old Covenant - New! Becoming Best Friends With God / Exodus 34:14
The Word:
For you shall worship no other god; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous - impassioned - God,
-Exodus 34:14
MOST of us by now have SURELY Seen "The Passion Of The Christ" Movie by Mel Gibson, but have we gone from Believing to Knowing "The Burden Christ Suffered?" Dying Was His Reason For Living and in our very own Daily dying to "self," we experientially Come To Know The Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Christ Jesus, but what is it that drives us onward and upward In Him? He tells ALL of us who are Spiritually thirsty and hungry after His Righteousness, His Right Standing, Personal, One On One Relationship With God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, that we MUST "Worship Him In (The Holy) Spirit AND (The) Truth (Of The Gospel Message AND Messenger)! The Ancient Aramaic "Word" for "Passion" is "Sib-la'-tha." Does The Zeal For "His House" CONSUME "Y-O-U?" Our God "IS" A Consuming Fire and it SHOULD Be Our Love For Him that Drives us Ahead In Jesus' Holy And Precious Name.
The Lord, Whose Name "IS" Jealous, "IS" A Jealous - Im"PASSION"ed - God. Jesus set His Face "like a Flint" towards Jerusalem (The City Of Peace), so that NOTHING would separate Him From The Love Of God. He went to shed His Precious Blood On The Cross Of Calvary, because He KNEW The JOY that was Before Him! JESUS "IS" The Name Above ALL Names, By Which We MUST Be Saved and EVERY knee Will Bow and tongue Will Confess that Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One and ONLY Begotten Son Of The ALL-Mighty God "IS" Lord of Lords and Lord Of ALL. He LITERALLY Lived Out His Passion (Sib-la'-tha), Burden, Goal and Heart's Desire, EACH & EVERY Day Of His Human Life here on Planet Earth and we, My Dear Sweet Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus Are Called Of Him, By Him & For Him "TO DO" LIKE-WISE!
Before Our Lord met with "The Woman At The Well," The Word Of God tells us, "He MUST NEEDS Go To Samaria." Who is God Calling Y-O-U to? What is God Calling Y-O-U to?
Where is God Calling Y-O-U to? When is God Calling Y-O-U? RIGHT Here & NOW!
TODAY "IS" The Day Of Salvation, Yeshua, Jesus and His Voice "IS" Crying Out To Y-O-U as The Bride Of Christ, The Woman At The Well-Spring Of Life. Is it "Well" with Your Soul?
Why is it Today that SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY Confessing Christians are NOT Going, Doing & Being what Jesus Calls us to?
How is it that we out and out think that we can just go about our daily lives and NOT Be Responsible & Accountable To Him? He Has AND "IS" Calling us to Great & MIGHTY Things that He Has Prepared For us "To Do" In Christ Jesus from when the very foundations of Earth were laid. Christ Has Come, Christ Has Risen & Christ WILL Come Again SOON!
It Is Imperative that The Body Of Christ SEEK Earnestly, PASSIONately and Submissively (Submittingly) after God's Perfect & Acceptable Word, Will & Way.
Revival MUST Come, but it MUST First Start With AND In us, NOT by our own might or power, but By The Spirit Of The Living God, Living, Moving AND Having His Being, Upon, In AND Working Through us, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings AND Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark
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Subject: Old Covenant - NEW! Becoming Best Friends With God / Jeremiah 9:24
The Word:
But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me (personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character), that I am the Lord Who practices loving-kindness, judgement and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, says the Lord. [1 Corinthians 1:31; 2 Corinthians 10:17.]
- Jeremiah 9:24
Want to "Delight" The Lord? Jesus says, "If Y-O-U Love Me, Y-O-U Will Obey My Commandments." To Do Justly, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly With Our God is "REALLY" ALL that This Christian Walk and Relationship is about. To Quote De-Lux, "It's NOT Hard." I sometimes (and ALL TOO Often) have to question how many "True Believers" there are that "Glory" in ANYTHING at all that pertains to REAL Understanding and Knowledge of The Lord Jesus Christ Himself. He Came From Heaven To Earth To Show us The Personal, Practical, Direct, Loving, Kind, Judgemental, Righteous, Delight-FULL "WAY" Of AND To The VERY Heart Of The Father and we would ALL Do Well to take note and heed The Way and His Calling us Unto Himself.
Jeremiah was pegged as "The Weeping Prophet" and it breaks my heart to know that there are too few confessing Christians who NEVER shed one sincere and honest tear over the state of The Church of Jesus Christ TODAY!
It is NOT the outward manifestations of Today's Churchianity that God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven is interested, but the inner workings of His Holy Spirit upon the heart, mind, soul and spiritual weaknesses that makes His Body Strong In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name, Representing Him In ALL that they think, say and Do. We ARE "Called Of God" To Be Doers Of His Word, Will & Way, To Bring His Preaching, Teaching and Healing to ALL Nations & Peoples! He did NOT say to build a building on every street corner and wait for people to come strolling in, but He COMMANDED us To Go Into ALL The World With The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus, Proclaiming The Gospel To ALL. It is when The Church, The REAL Temple Of The Living God "Lifts Up The Name Of Jesus" that ALL of mankind Will Be Drawn Unto Him. Jesus said, "I Will Build My Church (Assembly)."
As we Humble Our"self" In His Sight, He'll Lift us Up! TOO MANY of us "think" that we understand, but it is The Work Of God's Holy Spirit Upon, In & Through Our Life (In Christ Jesus) that leads and guides us into ALL Truth & Understanding, Pertaining To The Perfect & Acceptable Will Of God, Bringing ALL Things into sub-mission to The Spoken & Written Word Of God, so that we can accomplish The GREAT Co-Mission given to us By The Living Word Of God.
Understandeth thou these things? (KJV)
TOO MANY "Know-It-ALLS" do NOT REALLY (Experientially) Know The Person Of Jesus, Living, Moving & Having His Being Upon, In & Through us.
It is The Wisdom Of His Holy Presence that allows us the practical, discernment to recognize and act upon the attributes and character Of God. He Declares, "I Am The Lord Who Practices..." Do you Practice what you preach? Faith without Works Is DEAD and so, Works without TRUE, Spiritual Faith In The MOST High God Is DEAD TOO! You and I are to be "Working Out Our Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus" with (Reverential) Fear and Trembling, so that this present world of darkness can see The Light Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In & Through us.
The Bible says, "Judgement begins at "The House Of God," so let us take a TRUE Spiritual Assessment of the situation, according to God's Word, Will & Way. The axe is ALL-Ready at The Tree and if we do NOT Bear Good, Lasting, TRUE Spiritual Fruit For God's Kingdom, we shall be cut off. This Is The Word Of The Lord To us TODAY! Thanks Be To God? LORD, Have Mercy On us ALL!! He has given us EVERYTHING that we need To Live our Life Unto Him, so why is it that we fall short of His Glory? We Do NOT Apply (PRACTICE) His Way Of Love, Truth or Righteousness in the earth Today and therefore... we and others in this world suffer, instead of experience His Heavenly Delights.
Peter exclaimed, "THIS IS THAT" on The Day Of Pentecost, when God's Holy Spirit was poured out upon flesh. The Word Of God Tells us that Light was meant to Shine In the darkness, so why is it that we, The Light Of The World (As Jesus CALLED us) do NOT let Our Heavenly Light Shine, but hide it under a bushel?
The Love Of God Cries Out, "ARISE & SHINE For Your Light Has Come & The Glory Of The Lord `IS´ Risen Upon Y-O-U!" THIS IS THAT, which we as Christians, Believers, The Church Of The One True God should Be GLORYING In.
Our Names ARE Written In The Lambs Book Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life! It ONLY takes a spark to keep The Holy Spirit Fire BURNING, To Bring God´s TRUE Spiritual Revival To ALL Nations & Peoples, so why not stir up the flame within Y-O-U TODAY, say a Prayer for you, say a Prayer for me, say a Prayer for ALL Our Brothers & Sisters around the World and say a Prayer for ALL who do NOT yet Understand, Know, Discern or Recognize that they CAN Have a Personal, Practical, Direct, Loving, Kind, Righteous AND Delight-FULL Relationship With The Lord, In Jesus´ Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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ps. PLEASE, Pass ALL of Our Christian E-Fellowship Messages along to EVERY One that you Know and Love at this Most Wonder-FULL, Glorious Time Of Year. GBY!
Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2005
Subject:
Becoming Best Friends With God / Joshua 1:8 - Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.
- Joshua 1:8
Footnote:
This is the only place in the early English versions where the word "success" is found.
The secret of success is given in verses 5 to 9.
Joshua accepted Moses' place of leadership without misgivings. God's will for him was his will, and he did not hesitate. To be all-out for God was already habitual with him; it is the unfailing prerequisite of eternal success. (Deut. 6:3-5; Luke 10:25-28; Ps. 1:1-3).
Hear therefore, O Israel, and be watchful to do them; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase exceedingly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord - the only Lord.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart, and with your entire being, and with all your might.
- Deuteronomy 6:3-5
And then a certain lawyer arose to try (test, tempt) Him, saying, Teacher, what am I to do to inherit everlasting life - [that is,] to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom?
Jesus said to him, What is written in the Law?
How do you read it?
And he replied, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. [Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18.]
And Jesus said to him, You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live - enjoy active, blessed, endless life in the kingdom of God.
- Luke 10:25-28
BLESSED - happy, fortunate, prosperous and enviable - is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.
But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law - the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God - he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. [2 Tim. 3:16; Gal. 3:1-29; Rom 13:8-10.]
And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth his fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not fade or wither, and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity]. [Jer. 17:7,8.]
- Psalm 1:1-3
You shall not take revenge or bear any grudge against any sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself, I am the Lord. [Rom. 12:17, 19; Matt. 5:43-46.]
- Leviticus 19:18
Every Scripture is God-breathed - given by His inspiration - and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness [that is, in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose and action],
So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well-fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor - who practices loving others - has fulfilled the Law [relating to one's fellowmen], meeting all its requirements.
The commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet (have an evil desire), and any other commandment, are summed up in the single commandment, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. [Exod. 20:13-17; Lev. 19:18.]
Love does no wrong to one's neighbor - it never hurts anybody. Therefore love meets all the requirements and is the fulfilling of the Law.
- Romans 13:8-10
[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not see and fear when heat comes, but his leaf shall be green; he shall not be anxious and careful in the year of drought, nor shall he cease from yielding fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7, 8
Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest and proper and noble - aiming to be above reproach - in the sight of every one.
[Prov. 20:22.]
If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God's] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord. [Deut. 32:35.]
- Romans 12:17-19
Do not say, I will repay evil; wait (expectantly) for the Lord, and He will rescue you. [Rom. 12:17-19; 1 Thess. 5:15; 1 Pet. 3:9; 2 Sam. 16:12.]
- Proverbs 20:22
Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slide; for the day of their disaster is at hand, and their doom comes speedily.
- Deuteronomy 32:35
See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15
Never return evil for evil or insult for insult - scolding, tongue-lashing, berating; but on the contrary blessing - praying for their welfare, happiness and protection, and truly pitying and loving them. For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves inherit a blessing [from God] - obtain a blessing as heirs, bringing welfare and happiness and protection.
- 1 Peter 3:9
It may be that the Lord will look on the iniquity done me, and will recompense me good for his cursing this day.
- 2 Samuel 16:12
May you Prosper, Deal Wisely, Have Good Success & Become Best Friends With God in 2005!
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2005
Subject: Old Covenant, New - Becoming Best Friends With God / 1 Samuel 3:21
The Word:
And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, for the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh in the word of the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 3:21
So, ... Are you Loving The Lord Your God With ALL Of Your Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit & Strength Today? You ALL Should Be, because THAT "IS" What's Required Of us In Christ Jesus! We are WITHOUT Excuse, because it is The Love Of God That Is Shed Abroad In Our Hearts and we can ONLY Love Him In The Way He Desires By The Working Of His Holy Spirit Upon, In and Through us. The Son Has Come To DWELL, Tabernacle, Abide, Live, Move & Have His Being and CERTAINLY, He Loves The Father, Our Father Who Art In Heaven, so Hallowed Be Thy Holy & Precious Name!
Little Sammy was an answer to his Mother's Prayer, Dedicated To The Service Of God and Grew Up In The Grace (Favor) & Knowledge Of Him, but how can these things Be? THIS "IS" The Will Of God for you and me as well! You and I are to Be Holy, Sanctified, Set Aside For God's Use, His Glory, Honor & Praise. Are you Offering Up Your"SELF" As A Living Sacrifice To God? THIS "IS" Our Spiritual Service, The Way Of Worshipping Him In The Holy Spirit & His Truth! We are ALL To Be Going From Grace To Grace and Glory To Glory, so what is the hold UP? Are we Looking Unto Jesus As The Author & Finisher, Completer Of Our Faith, The Substance Of Things Hoped For? Does The Lord Jesus Christ CONTINUE To Appear To us, Giving us FRESH Revelation, Unveiling Of Himself To us EACH & EVERY Day? The Key Part Of Today's Holy Script is NOT that God wants to do this for ALL, with EVERY breath and heartbeat, but that we MUST Do Our Part in order for Him To Accomplish His Perfect, Acceptable Will & Way. How Can These Things Be?
THE Lord Continued To Appear & Reveal Himself To Samuel "IN THE WORD OF THE LORD," Israel Came To Know & Understand that He Was A Prophet Of God AND The Word Of The Lord Went Out To ALL! Why do you think that Jesus was so adamant about us Obeying His Commands? EVERYTHING MUST Be Done, Decently & In Order, According To His HOLY & PRECIOUS WORD, Will & Way and "IF" you Do THIS... THAT (His Will Shall) Will Be Done On Earth, As It "IS" In Heaven. O, Lord, PLEASE, Give us This Day (Today "IS" The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus) Our Daily Bread, The Bread Of Life! The Word Of God Tells us that Samuel grew; The Lord Was With Him AND Let NONE Of His Words Fall To The Ground. [1 Samuel 3:19; Cp. Joshua 23:14.] Is The Lord A Respecter Of Persons?
If we, as Believers would get Into The Word & Let The Word Of God Get INTO us, we and The World would SEE that Jesus Christ "IS" The Same, Yesterday, Today & Forever, He NEVER Changes, There "IS" NO Shadow Of Darkness In Him, Because He "IS" The Light Of The World AND Y-O-U "ARE" The Light Of The World In Him. We "ARE" One In The Holy Spirit & One In The Lord! His Word "IS" Spirit & His Word "IS" Eternal, Everlasting, ABUNDANT Resurrection Life, so where else can we go to get Complete & Total Satisfaction? There is NO OTHER Religion (True Religion is looking after widows & orphans) on the face of Planet Earth that can take aWay sin and the horrible guilt of it. ONLY Jesus can Truly Save us from our"self!"
SURE, Samuel was knit together in his Mother's womb, set apart and Called Of God to Enter Into His Glory, but I have Good News for Each and Every One of you Today, So "ARE" Y-O-U! JUST, Like Samuel, you and I MUST drink milk and Come to eat Solid Food. When we Look For God To Appear To us and Give us The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, Like The Vision John Saw, "In The Word Of The Lord", The Bible, when we Seek For Him With ALL Of Our Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit & Strength, We Shall Find Him, In ALL Of His FULLness & Glory (Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, [Favor] & Grace). Yes, My Dear, Sweet, Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus Christ, THIS "IS" The Will Of God For Y-O-U, In His Holy & Precious Name. This "IS" My Prayer for you (and I Am Sure, His As Well) To See You Come To The FULLness of The Stature Of The Man Christ Jesus.
Let us NOT falter and we shall NOT fail in this endeavor. IF you and I Continue (DAILY) "In The Word Of The Lord," He Will Appear To us and IF you and I Continue (DAILY) "In The Word Of The Lord," He Will Reveal Himself to us, Israel, ALL Nations & Peoples and Let NONE of our words fall to the ground In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love to ALL, According To His Holy & Precious Word, Will & Way,
<')))>< Your Brother & Friend In Him, Mark
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Date: Tue, Feb 8, 2005
Subject: Old Covenant, New / Becoming Best Friends With God - Job 23:12
The Word:
I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed and treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
- Job 23:12
Jesus set His Face like a flint and headed towards Jerusalem (The City Of Peace) to be crucified, to die in our stead, in our place. He NEVER went back from The Commandments Of His Father & God.
THIS "IS" what Hungering and Thirsting After His Righteousness Looks Like! God Knows our (necessary) needs even before we ask and He Promises To Provide Them ALL (Exceedingly, Abundant, Above & Beyond ALL That We Could EVER Think Or Imagine), According To His Riches In Glory, According To His Holy & Precious Word, Will & Way. EVEN The One & ONLY Begotten Son Of The Most High God got tired and had to rest in the back of the boat. Jesus thirsted in a dry and weary land and asked the Samaritan Woman At Jacob's Well, "Give Me A Drink?" and He Eagerly Desired to Eat The Passover Meal with His Disciples. The Lord Of ALL Creation LONGS to meet and sup with Y-O-U!
Have your feet held fast to The Footsteps Of The Good Shepherd? He wants to lead and guide you to greener pastures and still (Peace-FULL) waters. If we put our hand to the plow and look back, we will NOT Be Worthy Of His Kingdom! Have you kept His Way and NOT turned aside to the right or the left, but kept your feet and His Path Of Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost? God Has (and Shows) GREAT Concern, Appreciation and Pays (VERY Close) Attention to The Way that you take, your thoughts, words and deeds. His Desire And Goal is that we would ALL be tried in the furnace of affliction, trials, tribulations and that we would ALL "Come Forth" (Like Lazarus From The Tomb) as Refined Gold, Pure And Luminous. [Ps. 17:3; 66:10; James 1:12.] SEEK Him and Y-O-U Shall Find Him. Open Your Spiritual Eyes And Y-O-U Shall SEE His Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Grace, Favor and Y-O-U Will Know that He Watches Over Y-O-U, With His Hand Upon Your Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life!
God NEVER Changes, He "IS" The Same, Yesterday, Today & Forever, there is NO shadow of darkness In Him, because He "IS" The Light Of The World & The Light Of ALL Humankind! His Perfect & Acceptable Will Shall Be Done On Earth As It "IS" IN Heaven, but the REAL Question Of The Day "IS," Will Y-O-U Come Along Side Him To See That It "IS" Done? We "ARE" His Workmanship, His Handiwork, Created For Good Works In Christ Jesus. Are Y-O-U Working Out Your Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus? Does This Present World Of Darkness SEE The Light Of Life Upon, Working In & Through Y-O-U?
Job Did NOT Go Back From God's Commandments! TOO MANY Confessing Christians Today do NOT spend the Time DAILY to get into His Holy & Precious Word, The Living Water & Bread Of Life.
His Word "IS" Spirit & Life, yet we do not esteem Him & The Words Of His Lips.
The Word Of God says, Where Your Heart "IS," There Your Treasure Will Be, so I ask you Today, Where "IS" Your Treasure? Have you hidden His Word In Your Heart? THESE "ARE" The VERY (Living) Words, Spoken To us, From The Mouth Of God, Who Spoke ALL Of Creation Into Existence. Let he who has ears to hear, HEAR!
Many Dr.s and Nutritionists Today will tell you to drink at least eight to ten 8 ounce glasses of water EVERY Day and certainly we MUST eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly, but do we do it? How much MORE Important is it for us to feed our Inner Spirit Man (DAILY) with The Living Water & Bread Of Life? We are to be Washed By His Living Water & The Word and Transformed by It, so that we can renew our mind. Even Paul The Apostle wrote to Timothy, saying, Physical exercise is Good, but The Exercising Of Our Spiritual Muscles Is Far MORE Necessary, because we Wrestle NOT with flesh & Blood, but against Principalities & Evil Powers in Heavenly Places, so let us NOT go back from The Commands Of God's Lips, but esteem, treasure up The Words Of His Mouth MORE than our Necessary food In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2005
Subject: Old Covenant, NEW! Becoming Best Friends With God - Genesis 18:17, 18
The Word:
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do, [Gal. 3:8.]
Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed through him, and shall bless themselves by him?
- Genesis 18:17, 18
God, The GREAT "I Am," AlWays and In ALL Ways Blesses His People Who Live By Faith and Take Him At His Holy And Precious Word!
Not only "ARE" we "Children Of The Most High God," but The Word Of God Declares that Abraham "IS" Our Father Of Faith and without Faith, which "IS" The Substance, The REALITY Of Things Hoped For And The Evidence (that Will Hold Up In The Court Of God) Of Things Yet To Be Revealed, it is IMPOSSIBLE To Please Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Abraham Believed, Clung To, Trusted In and Relied On God and "It," His Faith was Credited To His PERSONAL (Spiritual) Account As Righteousness, A Right Standing (after you have done ALL you can to stand, stand therefore) One on One Relationship with God and that is the bottom line on what you and I are supposed to be doing each and every day of our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Christ Jesus! Faith MUST Be Put Into A-C-T-I-O-N, because Faith without (Spiritual) Works Is DEAD and (natural) works without Faith is even deader.
As God's BEST Friend, Servant Of The Most High and A Child Of The Father, He Will NOT hide from us what He "IS" Going To Do or as He Puts It, What "I Am Going To Do!" God AlWays Reveals to His Prophets, Those Who Speak Forth The Anointed Word Of God, what is about to unfold and take place In His Scheme Of Things, The Plans And Purposes Of His Heart. TOO Many men and women of God are quoting: "No Eye Has Seen Nor Ear Heard The Things Which He Has Prepared For Those Who Love Him (with ALL of their heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength)," but The Word Of God Says To Y-O-U and me CLEARLY Today, "But, He Has REVEALED THESE THINGS Unto us," so, READ THE BOOK!
You and I ARE "SURELY" Destined To Become A GREAT and MIGHTY Nation, ALL The Nations Of This Earth ARE To Be Blessed Through us AND We (you and
I) Shall Bless Ourselves By HIM! By WHO? "Surely" upon in and through the Faith of Abraham and The Blessings Of God To Abraham, but MOSTLY By Our Own Faith (put to Action) In Christ Jesus.
God has NOT hidden ANYTHING from us, His Truth Has Been Revealed To The World In The Revelation Of His One And ONLY Begotten Son, Jesus!
Blessed - Happy, To Be Envied, And Spiritually Prosperous [That Is, With Life-Joy And Satisfaction In God's Favor And Salvation, Regardless Of Their Outward Conditions] - Enviably Happy [With A Happiness Produced By Experience Of God's Favor And Especially Conditioned By The Revelation of His Matchless Grace], Blithesome, Joyous, Fortunate [That Is, In That State In Which The Born-Again Child Of God Enjoys His Favor And Salvation] "ARE" Y-O-U when you Believe, Cling To Trust In And Rely On God By Faith In Jesus Christ!
ALL Of God's Promises "ARE" Yes And Amen In HIm and ALL Of The Blessings Of Abraham "ARE" Ours, According To His Word, Will And Way, so let us Go Out With (The) Joy (Of The Lord), Go Forth With (The) Peace (Of God Which Passes ALL Human Understanding), Blessing ALL Nations And Peoples, Tribes And Tongues and In That "Going And Doing," We Shall Bless Ourselves In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
God's RICHEST Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Your Brother And Friend In Him, Mark
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Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2005
Subject: Daniel 2:19 / Becoming Best Friends With God - Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- Daniel 2:19
Do Y-O-U Know "The Solution" to the human problem, our condition? Daniel was in a fix, so he called upon his three friends (later to be thrown into the king's fiery furnace), so that they could ALL Petition The Lord Of Heaven and interpret the times in which they lived, moved and had their being. I honestly Believe that Each and EVERY One of us has been given a Hope, Dream and Vision Of, By and For God, but there is ONLY One answer to our longing and searching for the fulfillment of it and Jesus "IS" The Answer For The World Today! Even in the deepest, darkest hours of our souls, God Comes In And Shines His Glorious Light Of Life. Daniel had "Night Vision" and because, God Is No Respecter Of Persons, we Can TOO.
The Gospel of John, The Good News According to John was written, so that people would Come To Believe In, Lean On, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On The Lord Jesus Christ and The Truth Shall Set Y-O-U Free, but The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, also written by John The Beloved Apostle was a clear and precise Vision Of His Glory and The Word Of God Declares, He Who The Son Sets Free "IS" FREE In (Word &) Deed! Daniel was determined in his heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength to set himself, his friends and yes, even his enemies Free from the peril set before them, should they not be able to interpret the king's dream. Alas, God Revealed His Secret, The Mystery And Gave Daniel A Vision In The Night, Hope And A Future!
Jeremiah The Prophet said that God had A Plan, An Ultimate Purpose for Y-O-U and me. Paul wrote that This Mystery Has Been Revealed. MANY say that No Eye Has seen nor Ear Heard The Things That God Has Prepared For us, but I would say unto you Today, These Things Have Been Revealed To us In Christ Jesus. He Is The Revelation Of God To ALL Mankind!
NOW that Y-O-U Know THIS, will you, like Daniel, BLESS The God Of Heaven?
BLESS The Name Of The Lord For EVER And EVER, because His Glorious Name, JESUS, Is The Name Above ALL Others!
Wisdom (A Gift Of The Holy Spirit) and Might Are His, yet, He Chooses To Share His Glory With us. Jesus Has Made us ONE In The Spirit And One In The Lord God ALL-Mighty!
He changes the times and the seasons, but He EVER Remains The Same. He removes kings and sets up kings. He removes our sin, as far as the east is from the west and Calls us To Be Kings And Priests FOREVER To Rule And Reign With Him. He Gives us Wisdom and (The Holy Spirit Leads And Guides us Into ALL Truth and) Understanding, so that we can determine the times in which we live. [Dan. 4:35.]
He Reveals The Deep And Secret Things; He Knows What Is In The Darkness, And The Light Dwells With Him! [Job 15:8; Ps. 25:14; Matt. 6:6.]
- Daniel 2:22
God Has Given The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, The Vision Of His Glory To ALL who would Choose To Read, Listen To or Look At His Word Of Spirit And Life! The Bible Shows us The Deepest And Secret Things Of God, He Bares His Heart and also Reveals The Truth And Spiritual Condition of the heart and soul of man.
He Knows us BETTER than we know our"self" (after ALL, He Created us and knit us together [As One] in our Mother's womb). It is when we come to know our own spiritual darkness, see the need for salvation, deliverance and healing, that we repent, turn from our wicked ways and he Comes To Dwell, Tabernacle With us and Shines His EVER-Loving Light On, In And Through us for ALL To See.
Thank and Praise The Three In One, Our Friend, Hope, Dream, Vision, Secret And Mystery Revealed, Unveiled, so that we can NOW Enter BOLDLY Into The Holy Of Holies and Make Known To OTHERS "The Solution To Our Problem. NOTICE:
The Word "Problem" is singular! It is NOT your drinking, smoking, drugs, sex or ANY other "problem" that has separated you from The Love Of God, but it is your sin. The Sin "Issue" was taken care of, FULLY Paid For and settled On The Cross Of Calvary, so why Choose to walk in it any longer and stray farther from God? We can trade our worst in For His Best! He Will Give Y-O-U (His Glorious) Beauty for your ashes, The (Holy Spirit) Oil Of Joy for your mourning (His Tender-Mercies Are Re-Newed Each and EVERY Morning) and His Vision Of Light to dispel Any and ALL darkness.
Jesus "IS" The Mystery Revealed, The Very Heart Of The Father and He Has Made Known To us What it is That Shall Be (SOON) In The Latter Days - At The End Of Days. These Things Shall Come To Pass, so let us Take The Message Of God's Hopes, Dreams And Visions To ALL In Jesus' Name. Amen and Amen.
God Bless And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2005
Subject: Job 42:7 - Developing Your Friendship With God / Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
After the Lord had spoken the previous words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job has.
- Job 42:7
Considering "The Fact" that Judgement Begins At The House Of God, should we not ALL think before we open our mouth to speak? Job's "so-called" friends were basically "wind-bags" for their own discourses and NOT spokes-persons for The ALL-Mighty, ALL-Seeing, ALL-Knowing, EVER-Present God, Who Created Our Known Universe AND EVERYTHING In It. Take Note of The LONG-SUFFERING, Endurance & Patience Of God, while waiting for man (kind?) to Come Around, Support and Encourage Their Spiritual Brother Job In His Time Of Need. Yes, there were instances in The New Covenant where Our Lord And Savior CLEARLY stated that those who were ill or infirmed had brought such things on themselves, but when asked by His Disciples (which we are ALL Called Upon To Be), "Who sinned, this man or his parents?" Jesus Exclaimed, "NO ONE," but that particular man was born blind "For The Glory Of God To Be Revealed!"
After God Spoke To Job, he LOATHED his words, ABHORRED him"self" and REPENTED in dust and ashes. Has God (REALLY) Spoken To Y-O-U Lately? Have Your Spiritual Eyes Been Opened To (REALLY) SEE The True And Living God?
Eliphaz and his "Friends" (With friends like this who needs enemies?) had some repenting of their own to do "AND" there was CLEARLY Some Restitution To Be Made.
"My Servant Job Shall Pray For You, For I Will Accept [His Prayer] That I Deal Not With You After Your Folly," said God.
Imagine... Christians NOT Speaking Of God "The Things Which Are Right."
SURE, there are PLENTY of Eliphazs In This Present World Of Darkness Today, but we would ALL Do Well to Look Into God's Mirror (His Word, Will & Way) To REALLY See where we are standing. Are we firmly placing our feet on The Solid Rock or still playing childish games in the (shifting) sand box? Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar ALL had to offer up Sacrifices and Fellowship Offerings (According As The Lord COMMANDED Of Them) before The Lord Accepted Job's Prayer AND It Was Then (AND ONLY THEN) That God Restored Job's Fortunes (TWICE As Much As He Had Before :) The Lord Blessed "The Latter Days" Of Job MORE Than His Beginnings!
Are you Looking To Receive "The Latter Days" Blessings Of God? Are you WILLING to go Through The Distressing Calamities that "The Lord" Had Brought Upon Job? Oh Yes, James and John declared to Jesus that they Could Drink "The Cup" that He was about to take down to the very dregs. As Children of Abraham, Our Father Of Faith, are we (As His Seed) Willing To Fall Into The Ground And DIE? This "Is" what "Is" Required Of us, According To The Lord's Commandments! Job would NOT "Curse God And Die," as his wife told him to do, but he was willing to stand (or in this instance sit) and receive whatever The Lord would pass through His Hands and Allow to enter into Job's (Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection) Life. He Experientially Knew Who He Had Believed In AND Was Persuaded That He Would Stand Before His Maker (In The Flesh) Someday (On THAT Day), Face To Face. Are Y-O-U?
We MUST ALL Give An Accounting of what we have done. The Word Of God Declares that in the past, God Spoke Through Moses, but Today, Which "Is' The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua, God Has Spoken AND "Is' Speaking To us Through AND In His Son, Jesus! Are we READY, Willing, Wanting AND Able to Obey The Commands Of God? Jesus says, "If Y-O-U Love Me, Y-O-U Will Obey My Commands" AND He Has Also Commanded, Co-MISSIONed us To Go Into ALL The World, Teaching EVERY One to Obey ALL His Commandments!
Do Y-O-U Hear (O, Israel) What The Holy Spirit Of God "Is" Saying To His Church, The Body Of Christ Jesus Today?
God's (SOON & COMING) Wrath "Is' Kindled Against ALL (including our families and friends) who have NOT Spoken Of Jesus And The Things That Are Right, Regarding Him and Salvation, True Spiritual Faith In His Holy & Precious Name. There is No True Salvation without True Biblical Repentance (NOT Just Remorse). John The Baptizer Preached "It," Jesus Taught "It" and Peter brought Healing To The Nations (On The Day Of Pentecost) By Proclaiming "It," Repentance & Forgiveness Of Sins In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name! Believe In The (Written & Living) Word That He Has Spoken To us (In These Last Days) and Through His Word, Will & Way, we Shall Receive His Complete & Total Restoration & Blessings, The Fortunes Of God In These Latter Days. Submit To His Authority, Put Your"self" Under The Lordship Of Jesus Christ and Allow Him To Use WHATEVER Comes Your Way For His (and your) GOOD, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Date: Sun, Apr 3, 2005
Subject: Job 7:17-21 Developing Your Friendship With God / Old Covenant Message
The Word:
What is man, that You should magnify him and think him important? And that you should set Your mind upon him? [Ps. 8:4.]
And that you should visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
How long will Your [plaguing] glance not look away from me, nor You let me alone till I swallow my spittle?
If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done You, O You watcher and keeper of men?
Why have You set me as a mark for You, so that I am a burden to myself [and You]?
And why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity?
For now shall I lie down in the dust, and [even if] You will seek me diligently, [it will be too late, for] I shall not be.
- Job 7:17-21
What is man, that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man, that You care for him?
- Psalm 8:4
Hind site is 20/20, so let us see how "we" can answer Job (and the countless questions of Many others), without playing the fool like his friends. ALL of Hu-Man-Kind is God's Creation and YES, He "Is" Mind-FULL Of us. His Thoughts Towards us are MORE Than The Grains Of Sand On The Sea-Shores! God SO Loved This World that He sent His One And ONLY Begotten Son to die for EVERY One in it, As The Son Of (Earth Born Wo-) Man & The Son Of God. Does He Still Care For His Children? He Longs To Gather us Up Together Under The Shadow Of His Mighty Wings, Like A Mother Hen Gathers Her Chicks. We "ARE" The Sheep Of His Pasture, Under The Tender-Loving "CARE" Of The Good Shepherd Of Our Soul.
God so magnifies mankind (He Lifts us Up & Seats us In Heavenly Places With Him) that even The Angels Of Heaven long to look in on the things that God does with, in, upon, through and among us each and EVERY Day! How important are we? You are worth more than many sparrows. Even the very hairs (or lack there of) on your head are numbered. He Wishes (Above ALL Else) That NONE Would Perish, but that ALL Would Come To True Spiritual Repentance In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name!
Do you know that God visits you EACH & EVERY Morning? That's what The Word Of God Says To us Today. His Tender-Mercies are Renewed on a regular, on going, day to day basis!
Should we not ALL take FULL advantage of that? Trying sounds like such a harsh Word at times, but God says, "Taste And See That The Lord Is Good." The Holy Spirit wants us to Experientially Know that God Is Good ALL The Time! Try to out Give God and He Promises to Pour out Blessings From Heaven (ALL Good Things Come Down From God Out Of Heaven) that you can NOT Contain. Try using The Mind Of Christ that He Has Given you and see that you will grow in The Grace, Wisdom & Knowledge of Your Father Who Is Still Seated On Throne Of Heaven. Try Breathing In The Holy Spirit, The Breath Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life, Each & EVERY Moment and Experience The Truth Of God's Holy & Precious Word!
Don't Panic... Take A Good Swallow and Know that Jesus took ALL the curses and judgements of hell, your sins and mine, upon Himself At The Cross Of Calvary, so that we are No LONGER Under The Curses of The Old Covenant Law when we put our Faith In Him! It was King David who made it very clear that when he sinned, he not only caused offense against Bathsheba, but her husband, their child and most definitely God.
Watchman, What Of The Night? The Keeper Of Our Soul tells us that His Light has Banished the darkness and we can NOW Walk In His Glorious Light. Are you weak, weary and heavy laden? He Will Carry us, because Jesus has Hit "The Mark," so all we have to do is put our Faith & Trust In The Work That He Has Already Accomplished. He Has Completely & Totally Pardoned Our Transgressions & Taken AWay Our Iniquities through His Perfect, Sinless Life, Death and Resurrection POWER!
Jesus Came to Seek & Save The Lost. As long as we have this present life, There Is Hope, it's NOT To Late and should The Lord Tarry, He Will Raise ALL from the dead, from the dust of the ground and EVERY True Believer Shall Meet Together With Him In The Clouds And BE FOREVER With Him In Glory, because of The Holy & Precious Name Of Jesus. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Date: Wed, Apr 20, 2005
Subject:
Jeremiah 20:7
The Word:
[But Jeremiah said] O Lord, You have persuaded and deceived me, and I was persuaded and deceived; You are stronger than I and have prevailed; I am a laughing stock all the day; every one mocks me.
- Jeremiah 20:7
I beg your pardon, I NEVER Promised Y-O-U A Rose Garden! How many of you reading this are "Weeping Prophets?"
Imagine Preaching The Word Of God for ALL of your Spirit FILLed Life and NEVER Bringing a single convert To The Lord (people would SURELY Talk :) or crying out in the wilderness for God's People To Humble Them"self" Before Him and turn from their wicked Ways, but ONLY to find The Church Of God Divided (nearly destroyed) and His Chosen Ones sent off into bondage and captivity. You TOO just "might" feel unduely persuaded and slightly deceived, but I Am Persuaded That He Is Able To Keep That Which I Have Committed Unto Him Against "That Day!" Satan, The Accuser Of "The Brethren" Is The Deceiver, THIS IS CLEARLY Spelled Out In God's Holy And Precious Word, but even the best of us (The Very Elect) sometimes Still put the blame on a Righteous, Just And Holy God, Who Judges Rightly and Still Loves His Creation, so much that He Gave His One And Only Begotten Son, Jesus.
TOO Many Today Still "CHOOSE" Babylon, To Die And Be Buried (Alive Even), With ALL Their Friends (REALLY?), Living The Lie. Though True Believers, Men And Women Of God may still choose to "Speak The Truth In Love," there will ALL-Ways be complaints, shouting, violence, destruction, reproach and derision, the darkness trying to take over The Light, but these things shall NOT ALL-Ways Be, because The Prince Of Peace Shall SURELY Come SOON and bring the enemies of God to naught. For Those Of us Who Have The Burning, Consuming, Holy Spirit Fire Of God shut up in our bones; It Can NOT Be Contained Any Longer. Woe to us if we Preach NOT The Gospel Of God In Christ Jesus! After you have done ALL that you can to stand, "Stand There For" God, because He Will Surely See You Through The Fire And The Flood, Y-O-U Shall Come Forth as Gold. The Lord "IS" With us (EVEN To The End Of The Ages) As A MIGHTY And Terrible ONE (Hear O Israel); therefore our persecutors will stumble, and they will NOT overcome us.
They Will Be UTTERLY put to shame, for they will NOT deal wisely or prosper [in their schemes]; their ETERNAL dishonor will NEVER be forgotten! When you and I reveal and commit our cause To God, we Will SEE His Vengeance on the wicked (maybe not in this life, but surely in the eternal, everlasting, life to come).
Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the poor and needy from the hand of evildoers.
- Jeremiah 20:13
NOTICE: The Word Of God Says, "He HAS Delivered," THIS "IS" A REALITY
(MORE than ANY TV show could EVER present) that perhaps we have not yet seen, but through Faith, "It `IS´ The Substance Of Things Hoped For And The Evidence Of Things (YET) Unseen." Jesus went to The Cross Of Calvary 2,000 years ago to die in our stead and proclaimed, "Is `IS´ FINISHED!" Have any of you heard the fat lady sing yet? NO, but we do Look Up, because we Experientially Know that Our Redemption Draweth Nigh, Jesus "IS" Coming Again SOON and His "Re-Turn" To Planet Earth "IS" DEFINITELY Closer NOW than when we first Believed In, Leaned On, Clung To, Trusted In and Relied On His Holy And Precious Name. ALL Of God´s Precious Promises "ARE" Yes! And Amen! In Christ Jesus!
GOD Will Deliver ALL who call upon The Name Of Jesus and Restore ALL that the locusts have eaten, ALL of the treasures and precious things that the enemy plundered, seized, carried off, stole, killed or destroyed. Jesus "IS" The REDEEMER To The UTTERMOST and He "IS" Able To Do EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY, ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL THAT Y-O-U OR I COULD EVER ASK OR THINK! Believest thou THIS? The Lord Will Give ALL (that is necessary) Into Your Hands when you play The Game by His Rules and Regulations, Lock, Stock AND Barrel, so Come Into "The House Of The Lord," Listen Intently To His Prophetic Word, Will, Way and whenever Terror, whispering, defaming or slander seems to be on EVERY side, REMEMBER That God "IS" The Rock, The Firm Foundation Of Your (SURE) Salvation In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
God's Richest Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, May 3, 2005
Subject:
Developing Your Friendship With God - Ruth 1:20 / Old Covenant, New!
The Word:
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi [pleasant], call me Mara [bitter]; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
- Ruth 1:20
Sure, you may feel and think that Way now, but is The Lord God Almighty done with you yet? If things are not quite up to par with your standard of what a Christian's Life style should be like, then perhaps you should check out the lives of Job, Joseph, Naomi and others throughout God's Holy & Precious Word that may not have faired too good at some points during their earthly existences, but their final outcomes were well worth the wait, because whatever trials and tribulations came their Way brought them forth As Fine Purified Gold, Fit For The Kingdom. Here we have Naomi crying the blues to her two daughters-in-law (and at the time this story was written, they we certainly Under "The Law"), she clearly was not walking by Faith, but by sight, the Way her circumstances and situations looked to her and NOT According To God's Word, Will And Way.
I Am not going to dwell too much on Naomi here, but will tell you that her name change was NOT God's idea, plan or purpose. TOO Many Believers are I, me, mine conscious and they do NOT have The God Conscience, although The Word Of God Declares And Is VERY Clear On The FACT That We "HAVE" The Mind Of Christ. Perhaps the hand of playing cards that you have been dealt in this Game Of Life seems bitter (Mara) to you at this present time, but I Can Assure Y-O-U (WHOLE-Heartedly) that in "The End," when the last card in the deck has been played out, ALL Christians WIN!
The Inner Man (The Man Christ Jesus), Woman And Child Of The Most High God that Lives, Moves And Has His Being In you (God's Holy Spirit, The Holy Ghost), has been Given to you (You "ARE" Sealed Until The Day Of Redemption) as a down payment, The Blessed Assurance (The Hope Of The World, ALL Nations Tribes And Tongues & The Nation Of Israel) that Your Life (Here & NOW) Is To Be PLEASANT [Naomi] and you can AlWays Experientially Know The Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Of Christ, Each And EVERY Day Of Your Life From Here To Eternity.
The Word Of God Says To Each Of Y-O-U Today, Call NOT Your"self" bitter, but Pleasant In The Eyes Of God, Your Maker, Creator And Redeemer. How can these things be? Have we forgotten hat Jesus Came To Redeem The Lost and Restore what the locusts have eaten, the things that the enemy has stolen from us? Is it because we do not pay attention to what The Spirit Is Saying To The Church Of Jesus Christ Today?
As the story goes on from here, Ruth tags along (By Faith) with her Mother-In-Law and Just happens to be on time for the barley harvest. Did you know that the barley harvest starts in the spring, around April and lasts until October? Interestingly enough, The Word Of God tells us that NONE of the things recorded in Holy Script are Just there by happenstance, but ALL things In God's Owner's Manual For Humankind are written there FOR Us as examples.
NOW... what example are we to "glean" from This Message From Our Father Who Art In Heaven?
Ruth, The Widowed Bride, Is Redeemed By Boaz, Her Kinsman Redeemer. Y-O-U and I "ARE" The Bride Of Christ and He Is The (Anointed) One (Of God) Who Redeems us. As Boaz allowed Ruth to work the fields and glean from them Daily, Bringing In The Sheaves, so Has Our Lord and Savior Allowed Us The Privilege To Be Co-Laborers In His Fields (That Are Ripe Unto Harvest), To Go Into ALL The World and FULL-FILL His GREAT Co-Mission! I Sincerely Hope & Pray that Every One who reads This Word would Come To Know This Truth and Receive The Blessings Of Going, Doing & Being ALL That God Has Called Us To & Created us For. It was "In The Spring" that Kings went out to war. It was "In The Spring" that Solomon laid The Foundation For The Temple Of God. It was "In The Spring" that Christ, Our Passover (Greek / Hebrew meaning: To Spring) Lamb was crucified, died, buried and rose from the dead as The Firstfruits Of The Harvest! Are we (Spiritually and naturally) SEEING a pattern From God here? It IS "In The Spring" that This Message IS Being Written To Y-O-U, so Know & Understand that it was when the fig tree sprouts forth it leaves (In The Spring) that He Said, I Am Coming Again SOON!
Pray To The Lord Of The Harvest, Ask and Receive what He Would Have Y-O-U Go, Be and Do To Reap The Just Rewards Of His Sufferings For Him. You and I "ARE" Ruth and He has Given us a Beautiful Land (Beulah), so let us not fail or falter by looking at things the Way they might appear, but Look Unto The Author & Finisher, The Completer Of Our Faith, Seeing Things Through His Eyes and Being Obedient To The Call In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date:
Wed, May 18, 2005
Subject: Developing Your Friendship With God -1 Samuel 15:22 /Old
Covenant, New
The Word:
Samuel said, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
- 1 Samuel 15:22
HARSH Words Coming from The Prophet Of God to King Saul. There's something about that name, "Saul, Saul, Why Do Y-O-U Persecute Me?" Rebellion of ANY Kind (The Word Of God Declares) Is As the Sin Of Witchcraft, and Stubborness Is As Idolatry and Teraphim (Good Luck Images). How many times have we Rejected "The Word Of The Lord"? Saul was told, "HE Also Has Rejected Y-O-U From Being King." Do you fear the people and obey their voice, rather than Obey The Word Of God?
THIS Should NOT Be!
Jesus said, My Sheep Shall Hear My Voice. It is you and I, who should be Hearkening Unto The Voice Of God. As Kings & Priests, it is our job to "watch & wait" and Occupy Until Jesus Comes Again! God's Spirit shall NOT alWays strive with humankind, so let us not trample on The Blood Of Christ or take lightly The Commandments. NOTHING lasts, except The Grace Of God By Which we ALL Stand (As One) In Christ Jesus!
Delight your"self" In The Lord and He Will Give Y-O-U The Desires Of Your Heart. What is it exactly that The Lord Delights In? To Do Justly (Righteously), To Love (HIS Tender-) Mercy and To (PRAYER) Walk Humbly With Our God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven. He Who Has Ears To Hear, Let Them HEAR what The Spirit Of The Living God Is Saying To The Church Of Jesus Christ TODAY.
OBEDIENCE Brings God's COMPLETE & TOTAL Blessings! He's not interested in your burnt offerings (especially if it is by strange, unholy fire) or your sacrifices.
REALLY, What Have Y-O-U Given Up For God Lately? God Wants, He Desires us To OFFER Up Our"self" as A Living Sacrifice Of Praise, Worship & Thanksgiving Unto Him! Go ahead, examine your"self," your motives for serving and following after Jesus. Let us NOT Mourn for our dying "SELF," but FILL our Horn Up To OVERFLOWING With God's Holy Spirit Oil; for we "ARE" Sent, Anointed, Empowered, Enabled and Provided For, because God Has Provided HIM"SELF" A King, His One And ONLY Begotten Son. THIS Is Why Y-O-U and I "ARE" Kings & Priests, because of what The Lord Has Done For us On The Cross Of Calvary, Through His Resurrection From The Dead, His Ascension Into Heaven and Giving us The Holy Ghost!
We NOW "ARE" Sons & Daughters Of The Most High God, so let us bring MORE Sheep Into The Fold To Hear His Voice and Be Obedient To The Call, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jun 14, 2005
Subject:
Developing Your Friendship With God - Jeremiah 29:13, 14/ Old Covenant
The Word:
Then you will seek Me, inquire for and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me; when you search for Me with all your heart, I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will release you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you again to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
- Jeremiah 29:13, 14
More Jewish People Have Come To Believe, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On Yeshua / Salvation / Jesus (By Faith) as their Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One since 1960 than EVER in ALL Of World History! Could it be that we are Living In The Last Days and The Prophecies Of Jeremiah are Coming True? It was Jesus Who said, Seek And Y-O-U Shall (Will) Find [ME]. Was He Making Himself Out To Be GOD? He didn't have to make himself anything, because He Is Our EVERYTHING, Our ALL In ALL, The First And The Last, The Alpha And Omega, The Beginning And The End, The Corner-Stone And The Cap-Stone, The ONE Who Created ALL Things and The ONE Who Holds ALL Things Together, According To God's Perfect And Acceptable Word, Will And Way. How is it that we "miss the mark" and just don't get it, when He Has CLEARLY Spelled ALL Truth Out For Us In His Holy And Precious Word?
ALL of God's Promises are YES and Amen In Christ Jesus, but we do NOT take the time to search and find them (much to our own detriment). Call, Come and Pray To Me and I Will Hear and Heed Y-O-U! He Completely and Totally Knows the thoughts and plans that He has for Y-O-U, for welfare, Peace and Hope and He Desires To GIve Y-O-U Hope (and Hope Will NOT Disappoint us) In your final outcome, which Is GOOD, because ALL things are working together for our Good (and His), for those of us who are Called Of God, According To His Purposes. God Promised Jeremiah, "I Will Visit Y-O-U And Keep My Good Promises To Y-O-U." Has He not Visited The World In Christ? SURELY ALL Of His Word Will Come True, because God's Word NEVER Returns To Him Void! His Word Is ALWAYS Faithful And True.
The Words Of Jeremiah were sent to the prophets, elders, priests and ALL the people and NOW they have been sent directly to Y-O-U! What are we to do with it?
SEEK - inquire for, require and request - the Peace and welfare of The City In Which Y-O-U Live, Move and Have Your Being, and Pray (Daily) To The Lord For It; for in the welfare of the city in which you live you will have welfare.
- Jeremiah 29:7
THIS Is The Word Of The Lord To Y-O-U TODAY! T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N for you (as an individual), for The Corporate Body Of Christ (In The World Today) and to ALL who Will Call On Him In Spirit And Truth. He Longs To Commune And Fellowship With Y-O-U.
His Desire is that Y-O-U (Like Jesus) Will Go Out To Seek And Save The Lost, so that they may be Found In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Wed, Jun 8, 2005
Subject: Trinity (3-In-1 / Old Covenant, New & Psalms) Message!
The Word:
Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking.
But Jacob said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.
- Genesis 32:26
For all [these] things are [taking place] for your sake, so that the more the grace (divine favor and spiritual blessing) extends to more and more people and multiplies through the many, the more the thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to the glory of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
Why do You hold back Your hand, even Your right hand? Draw it out of Your bosom and consume them - make an end!
- Psalm 74:11
Jacob is facing his brother Esau ahead, so he stands at the river's edge and wrestles with God for "The Blessing" that was already obtained by him many years before. He left his home with NOTHING, but is now returning with two wives, MANY children, a multitude of servants and Much livestock. ALL the temptations, trials and tribulations that he endured were going to be worked together for his Good and God's Ultimate Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving and Praise! Would The Angel Of The Lord (Jesus) Hold Back His Right Hand (Where He Is Seated On The Throne In Heaven)? Oh, but that God would Go Before us In ALL Things, consume our enemies and make an end. Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus!
The Day Is Breaking, for we are Living In The Last Hours, perhaps just minutes or seconds until The End Of The Ages. Do NOT let go of The Hem Of HIs Garment unless He Declares, Proclaims His Blessing Upon Y-O-U, For Your Sake and The Sake Of His Holy & Precious Word!
We can ONLY extend, multiply and increase The Kingdom Of God, which is His Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost, by the level of His Divine Favor and Spiritual Blessing that His Holy Spirit, The Spirit Of Grace Bestowes Upon, In and Flows Through us. Thanks Be To God, Who Takes us From Glory to Glory, Vessel to Vessel and Grace to Grace!
Jesus Promised To Give us EVERYTHING that we need to Live our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Unto Him, so why do we doubt that He is EVER Looking out for Our GOOD? He has Promised NEVER to leave or forsake us, that He would Go Before us In ALL Things, He Keeps us In His PERFECT & Acceptable Will and His Goodness, Loving-Kindness and Tender-Mercies (which are Re-Newed Each & EVERY Morning) are going to follow us ALL The Days Of Our Life In Christ Jesus! It's a VERY Good Things that The Bible, The Word Of God says, "God CAN NOT lie," but will we Choose To Walk (DAILY) In It's Truth?
God Is Going To Make "An End" and It Is Written In The Back Of "THE BOOK," so know and understand, like Jacob (who became Israel), that Y-O-U and I are on The Winning Side! Note that I did NOT say, The Whining Side and unfortunately Today, there are TOO MANY Confessing Christians who o and awful LOT of whining and crying. Relax, cause God WILL Wipe aWay EVERY tear from your eyes, but that doesn't mean we have the right to exasperate each situation that comes our Way.
God wants to Cut Y-O-U Loose and NOT Hold Y-O-U Back, but we Certainly MUST Go About Things According To His Word, Will & Way. If we take Him at His Word (and we SHOULD), it's us who are Called Upon (By Him) To Break The Chains That Bind and Declare His Blessings Upon Others, ALL Nations, Peoples, Tribes & Tongues! Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, He has extended His Right Hand to us, Shown us The VERY Heart Of God and THIS IS The Consuming Fire, His Passion and Zeal, The ONLY Means To The End, so let us Go Forward To Accomplish His Work In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))><
Your Brother & Friend In Him,
Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jun 28, 2005
Subject:
Worship That Pleases God -1 Samuel 16:7 / Old Covenant, New Message!
The Word:
But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.
- 1 Samuel 16:7
So, What's On Y-O-U-R Heart Today? Can you imagine being rejected by God? Now, The Word here does not state that Samuel told Jesse's sons that they were rejected, but obviously they knew after a while that God had Chosen their youngest brother, David. We read later on that (Like Joseph, Jacob's [Israel's] youngest son at the time), young David was verbally abused by his brothers, but none of these problems or persecutions ever stopped him from Going Forward In The Lord. As a matter of fact, shortly after being ridiculed by his older brothers (who were on the battle line that was being taunted by The Philistines), David killed Goliath and gave The Nation Of Israel "The Victory" IN The Name Of God.
Let this lesson be a Word Of Encouragement to "The Underdog!" God will use you in spite of your looks, appearances, age (by natural birth or years In The Lord), nationality or past sins, because He Looks On The Heart.
How does The Lord See Your Heart, the attitude, pliability, your wanting and willingness to Obey? Are Y-O-U a man or woman (Of God) After His Own Heart?
THIS Is what Pleases Him and makes Him want to use Y-O-U to the utmost of His Abilities! When you offer up your"self," your entire Life unto Him as a Living Sacrifice Of Praise, The Word Of God Says, THIS Is Your Spiritual Worship, Your Spiritual Service Unto The King Of Kings & Lord Of ALL.
How Tall Are Y-O-U In Christ? What Is Y-O-U-R Spiritual Stature? Do you have the Spiritual Stamina, Stature and back-bone that is needed, necessary To Stand In and For The Lord, no matter what comes your Way? Will Y-O-U Remain Faithful & True, Enduring Until The End? Each and EVERY One of us have been rejected by some one at some time, some place or some where, but God Loves us ALL and He rejects No One, except those who reject Him, those who quench the moving of His Holy Spirit upon, in and through their lives, those who blaspheme against The Holy Ghost, The Third Person Of The Holy Trinity.
Jesus said, "If you accept Me, you accept The Father," but if you reject, cast off or move against His Holy Spirit (The Very One Who Leads & Guides Y-O-U Into ALL Truth & Understanding), you have come against The Very Way To The Father, Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Look To The Mirror, The Word Of God, The Bible and see how your heart matches up to the things of God. Our hearts are deceitful and wicked, so who can REALLY Know them, but God, Who Sees ALL Things and Knows ALL Things, the Good, the bad and the ugly. Like King David, we MUST Look To The VERY Heart Of God, Jesus Himself, The Living Word and as we Delight Our"self" In The Lord, He Will Give us The Desires Of Our Heart, because Our Heart and His Heart Will BE One as Jesus Prayed for you and me. Guard your heart with The Shield Of Faith, so that the fiery darts of the enemy will not prevail! Give your heart to Jesus and when God Looks at your heart, He Will See Y-O-U As The Righteousness Of God In Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One and you Will Appear Before Him, In The FULLNESS Of The Stature Of The Man Christ Jesus, In His Holy & Precious Name. So, let us Love Him with ALL of our heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Title. Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2005
Subject:
Worship That Pleases God - Ezra 3:11 / Old Covenant, New Message!
The Word:
They sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, For He is good, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid!
- Ezra 3:11
MUCH Work went into the laying of the foundation for God's Holy Temple (which Y-O-U are). ALL Believers are waiting for The New Jerusalem To Come Down From God Out Of Heaven, To Abide With us FOREVER, as His Chosen Nation And People, Israel! We "ARE" The Praise Of God and should be singing a NEW Song, Responding Constantly and Continually To The Beckoning and Calling, The Wooing Of His Holy Spirit. YES, we already (Experientially) Know that He Is Good, that His Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness Endure Forever, but do we (DAILY) Have A Heart Of Thanksgiving Towards Him For ALL That He Has Done (and IS Going To Do) on our behalf and "Express It TO HIM" in our (DAILY) Prayers, Spiritual Service and Worship? God's Thoughts Towards Y-O-U and I are MORE Than The Grains Of Sand On The Shores Of Planet Earth!
SHOUT To The Lord, ALL The Earth, Let us SING, With A GREAT SHOUT, because Jesus Christ "IS" Our (SURE) Foundation, The Rock Upon Which The Church, His Body Stands. It is the teaching of The Apostles that are the pillars, Y-O-U and I are The "LIVING Stones" and Messiah, The Anointed One "IS" The Chief Corner-Stone and Capstone that Tops Off God's Holy Temple. United we stand, but divided we fall! There is NO Jew or Greek, male or female In The Kingdom, because we are ALL One In His Holy Spirit and One In The Lord Jesus. Is He Y-O-U-R Foundation or are you still sinking in the sand?
This portion of Holy Script is referring to the second Temple Of God that was built in HIs Holy City, Jerusalem and although many who were there knew the beauty and majesty of Solomon's Temple wept, they still Shouted Aloud For JOY, because of God's Faithfulness, even when they were not alWays faithful to Him. We could talk ALL Day about The Garden Of Eden and ALL of It's Beauty and Splendor, but because of the fall of man, the past is DEAD and GONE!
Should we speak of the atrocities inflicted upon Jesus, how He Took On ALL the sins of the world and died in our stead upon The Cross? Horrible things have happened "in the past" and some of us for certain will face terrible things in our futures, but God "IS" AlWays Faithful and Promises To Be With us. We "HAVE" A (GOOD) Future Ahead And A HOPE (which shall NOT disappoint us), so lift up your eyes, head and heart To The Lord, for He "IS" Our Redeemer and Deliverance!
Sing Responsively AND Responsibly. DO NOT SHOUT at the devil, but SHOUT To The Lord, let your prayers go up to Heaven, because it "IS" He Who Will Rebuke the devourer For His Name Sake (and yours) and He Has Promised To Restore ALL that the locusts have eaten.
Perhaps (in this lifetime) the situations and circumstances may not live up to the par that we expect, but I Can (And Will) Assure you (with Blessed Assurance) that if you continually look unto Jesus as The Author and Finisher, Completer of your Faith, Y-O-U Will SEE His Promises FULL FILLED. Read Hebrews chapter eleven, know and understand that we may not see everything here and now, for we see through a glass darkly, but what tears of JOY shall be shed in Heaven, In God's Eternal Kingdom (which "IS" Righteousness, Peace And JOY In The Holy Ghost) and ALL Shall Be Wiped AWAY Forever By God, In Jesus' Name.
Amen And Amen.
God's Richest Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2005
Subject:
Worship That Pleases God - Nehemiah 8:6 / Old Covenant, New Message!
The Word:
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with faces to the ground.
- Nehemiah 8:6
NEVER underestimate The POWER Of Worship! The Reverential Fear Of The Lord Is JUST The Beginning of Wisdom.
When was the last (or first) time that you worshiped he Lord In (His Holy) Spirit and Truth? Here we have ALL of God's Chosen People, The Nation Of Israel Coming Together As One, gathered together as One Man (IN The Man Christ Jesus) and The WHOLE Assembly of "men and women" are listening to and hearing (Hear O Israel) The ENTIRE Book Of The Law Of Moses. This was NO one hour Church service, but a seven day long (continual) feast that closed on the eighth day with a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance of God's Holy And Precious Word.
King David said, Blessed The Lord, O My Soul And ALL That Is Within Me Bless His Holy Name. How exactly do we as everyday ordinary Christians fulfill such a task? We Serve A GREAT God, The One And ONLY True God, Who Created The Universe And EVERYTHING In It! He ALONE Is Worthy Of ALL Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving, Power and Praise, so let us lift His Name On High and BOLDLY Proclaim (SHOUT It From The Housetops) His Word. Can Y-O-U Openly and Honestly say, AMEN & AMEN?
When was the last (or first) time that you lifted up Holy Hands To The Lord? Paul The Apostle wished that ALL men (women and Children Of The Most High God) EVERYWHERE Lifted Up Holy Hands! Turn your palms downward to the ground and you symbolize that you're laying down whatever it is that keeps you from true, spiritual worship. Lift up your head, turn your eyes to Heaven, raise your hands to the sky and you offer up your"self" as a living sacrifice of Praise, which is your True, Spiritual Worship.
Bowing your head or your knee means absolutely NOTHING if your heart is Not in it, so bow your heart (in complete and total submission to The Word, Will And Way Of God) and lift up your heart To The Lord! In this portion of Holy Script we have the full assembly worshiping the Lord with faces to the ground, but The New Covenant says, Lift Up Your Eyes To The Lord, For Your Redemption Is Drawing Near (Closer NOW than when we first believed, clung to, trusted in and relied on Jesus). Ron Bell alWays closed his popular radio broadcast this Way, "Keep Looking Up!"
From early morning until noon EVERYDAY, Ezra read from The Book Of The Law Of Moses and ALL The People STOOD. Such Reverence and Respect For The Word Of God! TOO Many of us Today don't even spend ANY time each day In The Word or we barely ever choose to watch and wait for just one (sweet) hour in prayer, communion or fellowship with The Lover Of Our Souls.
The (God's) People remained in their places while others helped them to understand more fully what The Spirit was saying To The Church.
So they read from the book of the law of God distinctly, faithfully amplifying and giving the sense, so that [the people] understood the reading.
- Nehemiah 8:8
Today we have The Spirit Of The Living God to lead and guide us into ALL Truth and Understanding! The People wept when they heard the Words Of The Law, but Nehemiah, Ezra and the Levites taught them, This Day Is Holy To YOUR Lord. THIS "IS" The Day That The Lord Has Made, so let us Rejoice (Worship Him In Spirit And Truth) And Be Glad In It, for the Joy Of The Lord "IS" OUR Strength and Stronghold!
When God's People got Into His Word they found out what He Required Of Them. It was at this time that The Nation Of Israel FULLY Returned To Their God and CELEBRATED The Feast Of Booths, as it is written (so, let it be done) in Leviticus 23:39, 40. Did you know that according to The Book Of (The) Revelation (Of Jesus Christ) that we will ALL be Celebrating The Feast Of Tabernacles In Heaven? Do your"self" (AND THE WHOLE Body Of Christ) a BIG Favor and get into "The Book," let "The Word Of God" get Into Y-O-U, so that Each and EVERY One of us can Go, Do and Be ALL that He Calls us To In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
His Richest Blessings And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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