in the midst of a raging storm chaos and trials in the valley discouragement comes slanderous accusations from the enemy fiery darts being shot at you , the enemy is aiming for a direct hit. things get more intense after the enemy misses , keep resisting he flees then comes back with a more severe attack in attempt to first distract your focus, he wants you to feel hopeless. a thief a killer out to destroy and devour because he knows the hour and his time is short. weak and weary saints in a race in a struggle to keep going hold on stay strong it wont be long and our strength will be renewed once you come through this trial then you will realize how much you grew. in trial in storm in the valley you may feel alone like in a cold dark alley, all the hits all the wounds to the natural eye may look like fatality questions arise hold on be still and listen a broken heart and contrite spirit the Lord will not despise, eyes of faith keep them fixed on Eternity, the journey may be getting harder because the enemy is throwing all of hell at those who resist and refuse to be moved from the faith , fear not he threw it at job but couldn't kill him. don't be discouraged thinking the Lord left you because you cant feel Him. don't give up don't back down give up or let up get on your knees pray and stand up. Jesus the calmer of the storm is there with you, trust Him lean on Him, pour out your heart and praise Him. take hold embrace Faith God is in control , we may see the circumstances but the Lord sees the other side, a renewed mind a heart that embraces Truth will reassure you, hold on don't let faith and fear collide , continue to abide in the Living word, call upon the Lord and lay aside the worries fears stress and doubts, step into your prayer closet enter into that quiet place to quiet down your busy mind and abide in your hiding place psalm 91 dwell in the secret place of the Most High abide under the shadow of the Almighty. this message is for you and its for me . pray on just a little while longer. we don't know the day or hour but we know that The King is Coming.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Fear of the Lord
God is Love, but He is also to be feared. The fear of the Lord is a Holy reverent respect for God that causes us to take Him very, very serious, realizing He is all knowing all-powerful , and completely holds our lives, our universe, our judgement, and our eternal destiny in His hands. To fear Him is to be soberly aware of His awesome Authority over us, not going around thinking we can do whatever we want without real side-effects or consequences. As a result, fearing the Lord keeps a child's and a man's desires and life in check. Fearing the Lord transforms our thinking. it is a blessing and a protection to us. it causes us to guard what we say and helps us make wise decisions about what we do. it motivates a person not to steal, sleep around, or abuse their body with drugs and alcohol etc..- because we know a Holy God is watching over us at all times and will Judge us one day for our actions.
Psalm 34:9 O fear the Lord, ye His saints:for ther...e is no want to them that fear Him.
Psalm 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me:I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 34:12-14) 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil,and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
a good understanding have all they that do His commandments:
His praise endureth for ever.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 8:13-14) 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Psalm 97:10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 34:9 O fear the Lord, ye His saints:for ther...e is no want to them that fear Him.
Psalm 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me:I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 34:12-14) 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil,and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
a good understanding have all they that do His commandments:
His praise endureth for ever.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 8:13-14) 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Psalm 97:10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
encouraging word for the Body of Christ.
Be equipped, be alert the battle is real the battle is raging. outside of Christ were finished in Christ it is finished. our victory is in Christ Amen ! Be sober be vigilant trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not to your own understanding, acknowledge Him in all your ways and HE will directs your paths. Take heed watch and pray the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. unbroken fellowship with the Lord is key, without prayer there is no communication, prayer connects us directly to the power source. The power of God is not weak or weary, His power is strong and Mighty. His fight is victorious. Christ conquered death hell and the Grave. its true He is the risen King the way the Truth and the Life. no devil or demon in hell shall prevail against His church, they fear and tremble at rebuke they flee . There is power in the Name of Jesus to break every chain to destroy every stronghold. in Christ alone we stand all other ground is s...inking sand. The Son of Man sent by God's love into all the world seeking to save the lost, to redeem heal and make whole. You and I were raised up crossed over from death to life, born again made new in Christ to walk in His Light , to fight this fight victoriously through Christ our refuge strength salvation rock and redeemer. You and I have been built baptized and filled up to be salt and light a city set on a hill that cannot be hid, we were framed in His image to be bold and courageous , humble and meek ,forgiving and merciful. filled with the Holy spirit empowered by the very power that raised Christ from the dead on the 3rd day. in Christ and through Christ lets stand on the rock that cant be shaken, lets fight the good fight walking by faith laboring together with Christ destroying the works of darkness. Amen ! our heart His home our body His temple. though our outward man perish our inward man is renewed day by day. we must abide in Christ and His word.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The heart is hardened through the deceitfulness of sin
The heart is hardened through the deceitfulness of sin
Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
if its not dealt with the sin will produce more fruit of sin. and that hinders us in our ability to hear God's voice. Our accuracy to see is then darknened....
sin hardens our heart just like alloys harden gold. there is a process in refining gold
the first step is grinding it into powder and then mixing it with a substance called flux. then the mixture is placed in a furnance and melted by intense heat. the alloys and impurities rise to the surface then the impurities are removed making the gold purer .
God refines us with afflictions, trials, and tribulations, the of which separates impurities from our heart such as pride , unforgiveness, strife, envy, jealousy etc.. sin easily hides where there is no heat of trials and afflictions.
you cant see the impurties in gold before it is put in fire its after the fire that you see the impurities in gold. things that are hidden to us are visible to God, when the fire of trials hit us thats when our impurities surface. there is purpose in every trial we face.
for gold to be refined it is first grinded into powder and placed in a furnace with intense heat. here are some scriptures on my heart today
Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
1 peter 1:6-7
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ
our richest times are right in the middle of our hardest times of trials
God wants to "drive " out sin in every form and function, and He desires His people to be zealous with the same plans and purpose that He has.
The purging fire brings us under God's correction and it is the leadership of the Holy Spirit which guides us into all Truth. We are then sanctified in the Truth, for His Word is Truth.
JOHN 15:2 Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
sometimes there are hidden things in our hearts that we cant see. sometimes we develop wrong motives and mind sets and we need to be purged.
the word "purge" conveys a throwing up or vomiting of sin. Indeed, it is that which is internal which pollutes, not that which is on the outside.
2 Timothy 2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the Master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
if its not dealt with the sin will produce more fruit of sin. and that hinders us in our ability to hear God's voice. Our accuracy to see is then darknened....
sin hardens our heart just like alloys harden gold. there is a process in refining gold
the first step is grinding it into powder and then mixing it with a substance called flux. then the mixture is placed in a furnance and melted by intense heat. the alloys and impurities rise to the surface then the impurities are removed making the gold purer .
God refines us with afflictions, trials, and tribulations, the of which separates impurities from our heart such as pride , unforgiveness, strife, envy, jealousy etc.. sin easily hides where there is no heat of trials and afflictions.
you cant see the impurties in gold before it is put in fire its after the fire that you see the impurities in gold. things that are hidden to us are visible to God, when the fire of trials hit us thats when our impurities surface. there is purpose in every trial we face.
for gold to be refined it is first grinded into powder and placed in a furnace with intense heat. here are some scriptures on my heart today
Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
1 peter 1:6-7
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ
our richest times are right in the middle of our hardest times of trials
God wants to "drive " out sin in every form and function, and He desires His people to be zealous with the same plans and purpose that He has.
The purging fire brings us under God's correction and it is the leadership of the Holy Spirit which guides us into all Truth. We are then sanctified in the Truth, for His Word is Truth.
JOHN 15:2 Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
sometimes there are hidden things in our hearts that we cant see. sometimes we develop wrong motives and mind sets and we need to be purged.
the word "purge" conveys a throwing up or vomiting of sin. Indeed, it is that which is internal which pollutes, not that which is on the outside.
2 Timothy 2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the Master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
your life in your hands will only become more and more sinful, eventually burning up like wood, hay, stubble.
but by losing your life in Christ, your life becomes eternally valuable.
Matthew 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.
but by losing your life in Christ, your life becomes eternally valuable.
Matthew 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.
seasons
Yesterday as I was riding to a meeting , I was looking at all the trees and on this street I noticed all the leaves have fallen it was very windy yesterday and I noticed one tree still had this little brown leaf hanging on it was blowing in the wind but that leaf wouldn't fall. when I'm outside looking upon the beauty of God's creation, I look at things spiritually. and when I seen that tree with the one leaf holding on I thought of a few ways to look at it. one being that no matter how hard the wind blew and beat upon that leaf though it was shaken it did not fall and a couple scriptures came to mind ---> Matthew 7:24-25) 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Hebrews 12:25-29) 25 See that ye refuse not hi...m that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 26 whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
The other way that I looked at the tree with one leaf was sometimes we stubbornly hold on to things that need to be let go of , and sometimes we hold on to fear of stepping out and doing what we know God is telling us to do. that one leaf was shaking in the strong gust's of wind and it would not fall, there are so many ways to look at this spiritually speaking. sometimes we go through storms and it looks like everything around us is falling but like that leaf we hold on . sometimes we have that one stubborn sin our life that we hold on to even when we should be letting go, and we endure the chastening of the Lord and go through the refining fire to shake it out of us. when all the leaves fall the tree looks bare then winter comes the snow covers the branches everything washed in white snow. spring comes and the tree looks beautiful again, those old leaves that have endured the seasons have to fall away in order for new seasons to come along . its like in John 15 Jesus said every branch in me that beareth not fruit He takes away and every branch that bears fruit He purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Hebrews 12:25-29) 25 See that ye refuse not hi...m that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 26 whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
The other way that I looked at the tree with one leaf was sometimes we stubbornly hold on to things that need to be let go of , and sometimes we hold on to fear of stepping out and doing what we know God is telling us to do. that one leaf was shaking in the strong gust's of wind and it would not fall, there are so many ways to look at this spiritually speaking. sometimes we go through storms and it looks like everything around us is falling but like that leaf we hold on . sometimes we have that one stubborn sin our life that we hold on to even when we should be letting go, and we endure the chastening of the Lord and go through the refining fire to shake it out of us. when all the leaves fall the tree looks bare then winter comes the snow covers the branches everything washed in white snow. spring comes and the tree looks beautiful again, those old leaves that have endured the seasons have to fall away in order for new seasons to come along . its like in John 15 Jesus said every branch in me that beareth not fruit He takes away and every branch that bears fruit He purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
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