After quite an absence, I think I am back. Anyone out there?
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Stolen Peace
I received a call from a furniture company for which I have no account. When I answered it the lady called me by name and asked me to have a certain person I know to call them back. I said I would try and I did. The problem with this situation is first, I didn't ask to be the hall monitor in life for another person's finances. So I am calling bull on this business practice. But in being a disciple the best thing in this situation that I can do is teach the person that used me as a phone number contact... wherein the problem lies.
The problem is that first you went into debt in the first place. It is better to sit on the floor than be in debt and become a slave to such as this. In the Bible we are told to owe no man (Roman's 13.8). Why do you want to owe someone money? That in essence makes you a slave to them. If you are late on a payment it not only brings harassment and your peace being destroyed, but also in common business practices, it brings harassment and disturbed peace of the person who you used as a "number to call".
I do want you to have the things in life that you desire. However, I do hope that you know the difference between a want and a need. Sometimes a want feels like a need but most times it is not. I learned this when I dug myself out of debt. I had to retrain my mind on the difference but as time went by it became easier and easier. Now I can discern the difference rather quickly, much to my granddaughters displeasure.
Now, since I said I want you to have your heart's desires, I will redirect you to the how-to. Tithe.
Simple but so hard for many to grasp. You can afford to tithe. It is the opposite that you cannot afford to do. You receive God's abundance when you tithe, otherwise...you are on your own. In the scenario you see above, being on your own is resulting in me being called regarding your lack of abundance in monetary matters. Look at Galatians 6:38(b)...for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. So how/when do you plant so you can sow what God expects? See 1Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Also, look at Luke 6:38 for when you give to God: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Now, look in Malachi to see the blessings of tithing when you do as God as instructed: Malachi 3:7-12
7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it]. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. [Mal 3:7-12 KJV]
So giving to God will open the windows of heaven. :). Genesis 14:19...the tithe of Abraham was one-tenth of all Abraham possessed. This set the standard. I have proven this (10%) works! I strongly urge you to do this as well. Prospering is a GOOD THING!
III John 2: Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. [KJV]
The problem is that first you went into debt in the first place. It is better to sit on the floor than be in debt and become a slave to such as this. In the Bible we are told to owe no man (Roman's 13.8). Why do you want to owe someone money? That in essence makes you a slave to them. If you are late on a payment it not only brings harassment and your peace being destroyed, but also in common business practices, it brings harassment and disturbed peace of the person who you used as a "number to call".
I do want you to have the things in life that you desire. However, I do hope that you know the difference between a want and a need. Sometimes a want feels like a need but most times it is not. I learned this when I dug myself out of debt. I had to retrain my mind on the difference but as time went by it became easier and easier. Now I can discern the difference rather quickly, much to my granddaughters displeasure.
Now, since I said I want you to have your heart's desires, I will redirect you to the how-to. Tithe.
Simple but so hard for many to grasp. You can afford to tithe. It is the opposite that you cannot afford to do. You receive God's abundance when you tithe, otherwise...you are on your own. In the scenario you see above, being on your own is resulting in me being called regarding your lack of abundance in monetary matters. Look at Galatians 6:38(b)...for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. So how/when do you plant so you can sow what God expects? See 1Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Also, look at Luke 6:38 for when you give to God: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Now, look in Malachi to see the blessings of tithing when you do as God as instructed: Malachi 3:7-12
7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it]. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. [Mal 3:7-12 KJV]
So giving to God will open the windows of heaven. :). Genesis 14:19...the tithe of Abraham was one-tenth of all Abraham possessed. This set the standard. I have proven this (10%) works! I strongly urge you to do this as well. Prospering is a GOOD THING!
III John 2: Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. [KJV]
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Prospering
Prospering
Here's a short take on a biblical teaching I listened to recently:
Wisdom,
Thanks for reading. Now go out and prosper!
Bible references accessed via Blue Letter Bible. Accessed 2 Feb, 2014. http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Jam&c=1&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
Here's a short take on a biblical teaching I listened to recently:
Wisdom,
- Proverbs 1:1-6, see the description of a "wise" man in verse 5.
- King Solomon was very wise (see why here: I Kings 3: 5-9; and because King Solomon believed and trusted in his heart note the "good fruit": I Kings 3:10-14 (now those are some tremendous good fruits!)). Solomon was very wise because with right knowledge he rightly applied the knowledge to the situation at hand and was renowned for it (I King 4: 29-34).
- in the Proverbs of Solomon we can learn what God says about wisdom: KJV Proverbs 8:10-11: Receive my [God's] instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
- Look here: James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him (see I King 3:9 Solomon asked God for a understanding (i.e. a hearing) heart).
- In James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Thanks for reading. Now go out and prosper!
Bible references accessed via Blue Letter Bible. Accessed 2 Feb, 2014. http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Jam&c=1&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
Monday, October 28, 2013
Giving back and giving it happily
Do you give back? A happy giver gets much more back in return. How much should you give back? In the Bible, the tithe is 10 percent.
In the following verse, we see that Jacob determined to give 10 percent: Genesis 28:22...and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. Jacob prayed to God that whatever God gave him, he would give back a tenth. That is still true today.
I was suddenly curious as to why 10 and not 12 percent. So a bit of research later (Number in Scripture. It's Supernatural Design and Spiritual Significance. E.W. Bullinger. (See suggested reading in the right sidebar.)). The number 10 is a "perfect" number and signifies the perfection of Divine order. Ten marks the completeness of order, and implies that nothing is wanting; and the whole cycle is completed. For tithing the number 10 represents the whole of what was due from man unto God, and marks and recognizes God's claim on the whole.
Many people I have talked to over the years tell me they cannot afford to tithe 10 percent. I explain to them in order to be blessed, they should be happy to give 10 percent. I would not even think of not giving 10 percent now. But when I began to tithe I also did not think I had it to give. I was very burdened with debt and the paycheck was not big enough to pay all I owed. I decided that I must do what the Bible taught and begin tithing. Not to mention the 10 percent I started out giving would not help that much with the bills anyway, so I convinced myself that I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
And gain I did. From that point in time, I have not been without enough money to pay bills! It has been very comforting and peaceful to no longer be in debt as well. And not being in debt began with hearing the information about tithing and applying this principle to my life since it was obviously a principle set forth in the Bible.
If you want to give more than 10 percent, then you are abundantly sharing. This is way cool! ;)
So, the take home message, give back of what you receive at the minimum 10 percent. Oh and give it with a happy heart. 2 Chr 9:7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. I like, no love, that God loveth a cheerful giver :).
May you be blessed with all the blessings that God has to give. I pray this is the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Again I give thanks and reference to BlueLetterBible.org. It's the "go to" for my Bible references: http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Dan&c=6&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
In the following verse, we see that Jacob determined to give 10 percent: Genesis 28:22...and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. Jacob prayed to God that whatever God gave him, he would give back a tenth. That is still true today.
I was suddenly curious as to why 10 and not 12 percent. So a bit of research later (Number in Scripture. It's Supernatural Design and Spiritual Significance. E.W. Bullinger. (See suggested reading in the right sidebar.)). The number 10 is a "perfect" number and signifies the perfection of Divine order. Ten marks the completeness of order, and implies that nothing is wanting; and the whole cycle is completed. For tithing the number 10 represents the whole of what was due from man unto God, and marks and recognizes God's claim on the whole.
Many people I have talked to over the years tell me they cannot afford to tithe 10 percent. I explain to them in order to be blessed, they should be happy to give 10 percent. I would not even think of not giving 10 percent now. But when I began to tithe I also did not think I had it to give. I was very burdened with debt and the paycheck was not big enough to pay all I owed. I decided that I must do what the Bible taught and begin tithing. Not to mention the 10 percent I started out giving would not help that much with the bills anyway, so I convinced myself that I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
And gain I did. From that point in time, I have not been without enough money to pay bills! It has been very comforting and peaceful to no longer be in debt as well. And not being in debt began with hearing the information about tithing and applying this principle to my life since it was obviously a principle set forth in the Bible.
If you want to give more than 10 percent, then you are abundantly sharing. This is way cool! ;)
So, the take home message, give back of what you receive at the minimum 10 percent. Oh and give it with a happy heart. 2 Chr 9:7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. I like, no love, that God loveth a cheerful giver :).
May you be blessed with all the blessings that God has to give. I pray this is the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Again I give thanks and reference to BlueLetterBible.org. It's the "go to" for my Bible references: http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Dan&c=6&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Believe as Joseph of Arimathaea
Do you believe as big as Joseph of Arimathaea?
In a Bible teaching recently, I learned a great deal about a certain disciple of Christ Jesus. He was Joseph of Arimathaea. I hope I do this justice.
Joseph was a member of the Judean Counsel or Sanhedrin and was a believer of what Christ Jesus taught, therefore a disciple (a learner or pupil) of Jesus. In the following verses, one can discern that Joseph was rich or wealthy and an honorable counsellor and that he did not consent with the counsel to have Christ Jesus killed. He was a believer, however, was one secretly for fear of the Judeans. He himself was a Judean but he knew how dangerous it was at that time to be an open follower of Christ Jesus. But God tells us in two of the verses below that Joseph waited for the kingdom of God. He believed that which Christ Jesus taught. But, even though Joseph could not openly follow Christ Jesus, he believed wholeheartedly in his teachings. He also, when the Counsel took votes on to have Jesus killed, did not consent. Although, he did not vote to have Christ Jesus killed, his vote obviously did not prevent Christ Jesus from being killed. But Joseph went boldly to Pilate on the day Christ Jesus died to request his body and then Joseph buried him in his own sepulchre. He buried him in linen, the kind that rich people wore, and had the sepulchre covered.
Mat 27:57 KJV - When the even was come , there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple :
Mar 15:43 KJV - Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came , and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
Luk 23:51 KJV - (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
Jhn 19:38 KJV - And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave . He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Something you may notice in the above verses is that Joseph did not bury Jesus with spices which was the custom of the culture.
[55] And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. [56] And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. - Luk 23:55-56 KJV
[1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. - Mar 16:1 KJV
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. - Jhn 19:39 KJV
Why, do you suppose that Joseph of Arimathaea did not use the spices and ointments? He believed in what Jesus taught. That Jesus would be raised from the dead. That death would be defeated and God would do that which he had promised. He believed and waited for the Kingdom of God. But even though the women and Nicodemus loved Christ Jesus, they did not believe as big as Joseph and carried out the custom of the burial. Joseph would have known the burial custom and had the money to buy the spices that were the custom, but since Jesus was to only be in the grave a short time, there was no need.
That's the kind of believing I want to have. What a great believer was this Joseph of Arimathaea. Can't you just imagine how he rejoiced when he saw the risen Savior?
May you be blessed with all the blessings that God has to give. I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Again I give thanks and reference to BlueLetterBible.org. It's the "go to" for my Bible references: http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Dan&c=6&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
In a Bible teaching recently, I learned a great deal about a certain disciple of Christ Jesus. He was Joseph of Arimathaea. I hope I do this justice.
Joseph was a member of the Judean Counsel or Sanhedrin and was a believer of what Christ Jesus taught, therefore a disciple (a learner or pupil) of Jesus. In the following verses, one can discern that Joseph was rich or wealthy and an honorable counsellor and that he did not consent with the counsel to have Christ Jesus killed. He was a believer, however, was one secretly for fear of the Judeans. He himself was a Judean but he knew how dangerous it was at that time to be an open follower of Christ Jesus. But God tells us in two of the verses below that Joseph waited for the kingdom of God. He believed that which Christ Jesus taught. But, even though Joseph could not openly follow Christ Jesus, he believed wholeheartedly in his teachings. He also, when the Counsel took votes on to have Jesus killed, did not consent. Although, he did not vote to have Christ Jesus killed, his vote obviously did not prevent Christ Jesus from being killed. But Joseph went boldly to Pilate on the day Christ Jesus died to request his body and then Joseph buried him in his own sepulchre. He buried him in linen, the kind that rich people wore, and had the sepulchre covered.
Mat 27:57 KJV - When the even was come , there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple :
Mar 15:43 KJV - Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came , and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
Luk 23:51 KJV - (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
Jhn 19:38 KJV - And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave . He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Something you may notice in the above verses is that Joseph did not bury Jesus with spices which was the custom of the culture.
[55] And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. [56] And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. - Luk 23:55-56 KJV
[1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. - Mar 16:1 KJV
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. - Jhn 19:39 KJV
Why, do you suppose that Joseph of Arimathaea did not use the spices and ointments? He believed in what Jesus taught. That Jesus would be raised from the dead. That death would be defeated and God would do that which he had promised. He believed and waited for the Kingdom of God. But even though the women and Nicodemus loved Christ Jesus, they did not believe as big as Joseph and carried out the custom of the burial. Joseph would have known the burial custom and had the money to buy the spices that were the custom, but since Jesus was to only be in the grave a short time, there was no need.
That's the kind of believing I want to have. What a great believer was this Joseph of Arimathaea. Can't you just imagine how he rejoiced when he saw the risen Savior?
May you be blessed with all the blessings that God has to give. I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Again I give thanks and reference to BlueLetterBible.org. It's the "go to" for my Bible references: http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Dan&c=6&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
Monday, October 21, 2013
Because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
This verse was in a Bible teaching I heard recently: 1 Tim 4:9...because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
Have you ever thought about that the God in Heaven is a living God? What does that mean? Some of the examples that come to my mind is the "other God's" in the old Testament. In Genesis 31:30 we can see that Jacob's father-in-law referred to "his Gods":...yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? If you go back a few verses to Genesis 31:19 the Bible tells us that these so-called Gods were only figures and Jacob's wife Rachel had taken them: ... Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. In Exodus 32: verses 8 and 23 , you can read about the children of Israel making a god of a molten calf and asking for more gods to made of gold. They longed for the gods of Eygpt that they had grown accustom to during their captivity, ...For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us:...
Imagine calling something that is made by a human's hand a God? Foolish! Would you think that something I made and gave to you was capable of being a God? I hope not.
If you have doubts that there is a living God, you are not the first. In the same Bible teaching that I mentioned at the beginning of this post, it was said that there is nothing that we have to go through now that the believers and people in the Bible did not also go through.
There were doubters in the Bible that there was a living God. But just like today, once one hears or sees that God is real and lives, they can and will believe. Here's a good example of someone that became a believer of our living God...a King: King Darius.
King Darius had to have a servant he trusted thrown into the Lion's Den after he, the King, was devilishly tricked into keeping a decree he had made. He was very wrought over the situation but could not save Daniel from being thrown into the Lion's Den. However, the King knew that Daniel was a firm believer and did not waiver on his beliefs.
Daniel 6: 19 - 27:
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
So as you can see...the living God...who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe saved Daniel. And as Daniel was an example of a true believer, the King became a believer as well. Daniel did not waiver on his beliefs even in the life-threatening situation in which he was faced.
Wishing you all the blessings available to you by God! In Jesus Christ name I pray this, Amen.
Again I give thanks and reference to BlueLetterBible.org. It's the "go to" for my Bible references: http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Dan&c=6&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
Have you ever thought about that the God in Heaven is a living God? What does that mean? Some of the examples that come to my mind is the "other God's" in the old Testament. In Genesis 31:30 we can see that Jacob's father-in-law referred to "his Gods":...yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? If you go back a few verses to Genesis 31:19 the Bible tells us that these so-called Gods were only figures and Jacob's wife Rachel had taken them: ... Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. In Exodus 32: verses 8 and 23 , you can read about the children of Israel making a god of a molten calf and asking for more gods to made of gold. They longed for the gods of Eygpt that they had grown accustom to during their captivity, ...For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us:...
Imagine calling something that is made by a human's hand a God? Foolish! Would you think that something I made and gave to you was capable of being a God? I hope not.
If you have doubts that there is a living God, you are not the first. In the same Bible teaching that I mentioned at the beginning of this post, it was said that there is nothing that we have to go through now that the believers and people in the Bible did not also go through.
There were doubters in the Bible that there was a living God. But just like today, once one hears or sees that God is real and lives, they can and will believe. Here's a good example of someone that became a believer of our living God...a King: King Darius.
King Darius had to have a servant he trusted thrown into the Lion's Den after he, the King, was devilishly tricked into keeping a decree he had made. He was very wrought over the situation but could not save Daniel from being thrown into the Lion's Den. However, the King knew that Daniel was a firm believer and did not waiver on his beliefs.
Daniel 6: 19 - 27:
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
So as you can see...the living God...who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe saved Daniel. And as Daniel was an example of a true believer, the King became a believer as well. Daniel did not waiver on his beliefs even in the life-threatening situation in which he was faced.
Wishing you all the blessings available to you by God! In Jesus Christ name I pray this, Amen.
Again I give thanks and reference to BlueLetterBible.org. It's the "go to" for my Bible references: http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Dan&c=6&p=0&rl=0&ss=0&t=KJV
Thursday, April 25, 2013
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.
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.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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.
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?
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?
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Thursday, December 27, 2012
As unto a light that shineth in a dark place
In this day, time and hour, we are surrounded by trying times and much darkness. In other times, they had problems and issues also. Even though we face darkness, there will always be light that helps us find our way. On this blog I have tried to help you find the light. The light is God and he sent his son, Jesus Christ, to guide us to the light and rescue us from our Adversary, the devil, also known as Satan.
In the following verses from the King James Bible, Simon Peter, an apostle, teaches not to follow fables or false doctrines that were cleverly designed to misguide us but to follow his teachings and those of the other believers who had firsthand knowledge of Jesus Christ. Peter and the other apostles heard the voice from Heaven with their own ears when God proclaimed ''This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". How awesome would it have been to have heard that or to have been with Jesus Christ?
Peter teaches us to take heed or turn our minds to, give thought to, and put our attention to the teachings in order to gain understanding and wisdom until the "day star arise in your hearts" or minds. Hold on to the truth behind the teachings for it was God that gave the prophecy to the holy men to speak the words.
2 Pe 1:16-21 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.
In the following verses from the King James Bible, Simon Peter, an apostle, teaches not to follow fables or false doctrines that were cleverly designed to misguide us but to follow his teachings and those of the other believers who had firsthand knowledge of Jesus Christ. Peter and the other apostles heard the voice from Heaven with their own ears when God proclaimed ''This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". How awesome would it have been to have heard that or to have been with Jesus Christ?
Peter teaches us to take heed or turn our minds to, give thought to, and put our attention to the teachings in order to gain understanding and wisdom until the "day star arise in your hearts" or minds. Hold on to the truth behind the teachings for it was God that gave the prophecy to the holy men to speak the words.
2 Pe 1:16-21 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.
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