Burning embers fanned become high rising flames!

I was outside burning yard debris today. While playing around with the fire, I observed how the embers would glow red but really were not flaming up. With just a little bit of a breeze or blowing on them, the flames would rise ever so high. This brought thoughts of how we go through life just sort of glowing and every now and then we get excited about something and we flame up with activity or talking, etc.

Also, it made me think about when I study God's Word. I may have not had anything to say all day about his Word but after I begin reading and studying it, I want to share it right away. It's like the embers, I am just glowing but His Word of edification sets the flame to a full burn.

Isn't it awesome that God gave us the Bible so that we could know what he desires of us? It takes effort to open it, that includes using the internet Bibles. We have to go to them, begin reading and expect to learn something. I read the Bible off and on my entire young life but I did not expect to learn something. I read it because, well, you are supposed to. But as life passed and events happened, I came to a realization that something was missing.

I got back in Church, began socializing with other Believers of the one God in Heaven, and began reading and questioning what I was reading in the Bible. I desired to know God. Then my ears were opening to the non-truths being taught. For instance, in a sermon, the preacher was trying to teach that God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost are one. Now if Jesus Christ is God, how did he go sit at his own right hand? Also if Jesus was the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, why did he have to leave so it would come? If Jesus Christ always did his Father's will, how could he be his own Father? Was Jesus praying to himself in the Garden of Gethsemane prior to his capture or was he praying to his Father?

Jesus Christ and his Father are one means to be on one accord, they are as one in the same purpose. Not that they are one entity. When I realized this, I began to see the absurdity of what I had been taught in Sunday School and by preachers my entire life. I would never have seen this, however, if I had not wanted to learn more about God. As long as I took someone else's word for it, did not open my Bible and read and try to understand it, I was taking their word for what they thought the Bible said. Just going through life with a little ember burning, just enough to glow, letting someone else tell me what they thought.

But when I fanned the ember with a bit of truth, I burned hot for the truth of God's Word.

I read everything I could find, I took Bible Classes that taught me how to understand the Bible. Understanding that the bible is an oriental written book helps understand the examples given for us. Things like sitting at a persons feet to learn, plowing the oxen and kicking the pricks, burying one's dead and etc. have meanings that an American might not understand readily. I learned what scripture build-up was, how the scripture usually interprets itself if you know how to read it, and research it. I learned about certain figures of speech in the Bible and why they are important. All these things and more, I learned because my little ember got fanned with the truth.

It was awesome to have the flame burning in me to seek, find and enjoy all that God has for me. This same God desires for your ember to get fanned and for your fire to burn for the truth. Seek God. He is there waiting for you.

My wish for you

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2.

Believe (have faith) to receive:

Mat 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way ; and as thou hast believed , [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour...Mat 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great [is] thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt . And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Got Troubles? Way to Escape.

Got troubles?
1 Corinthians 10: 13 - 14 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

So what is idolatry?
Colossians 3: 5 tells us this: Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry... A little Bible research will usually help you find answers to questions.

Above the question is Got Troubles? We can quickly find out that our troubles and temptations are not unique to man and that no matter what the trouble is, there is a way to escape it. In the scripture above, it is noted that the instruction is to flee from idolatry.

Why is that an answer?
If you read the other passages before this one for scripture build up, you will see that it gives several examples of the children of Israel in the desert with Moses turned to idolatry and as a result lost their protection from God. So "wherefore, my dearly beloved..." God really does love us, but there are laws that he set forth that require us to do the work to stay protected. Our umbrella or our hedge of protection can only be there if we stay close to God. Therefore, flee from idolatry so that your protection will be there!

Build your understanding.
You may think of the idols (objects made by man)  in the Bible or from shows you have seen on TV. But, for certain, research it for a few minutes to really know what it means. Do not take someone else's thoughts on it. I did this by using the Lexicon in BlueLetterBible.org and found the verse that explains what idolatry is, as you can see in Colossians 3: 5 above. Now to go further with the research and to build your understanding, look up each of the words...fornication, uncleanness, etc. to discern fully what idolatry is. This will help you to strengthen your protection by removing any obstacles that are allowing troubles to enter your life.

Power against enemies.
Our loving Father in Heaven gave us his Word, The Bible, so that we can learn about Him and have power against our enemies. It is up to you to read it, study it and find the answers. And, of course, ask God (pray) for answers and deliverance in the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen?