Today's post will deal with our Endurance. Which in today's society is grossly lacking. Why is this so you may ask? Because the worlds religious churches are proclaiming anything but the True Gospel of Christ, the El in man restored. The gospel of the Psalms and Prophets some 800-700 years before GOD appeared as a man, the Em-anu-El, (of Isaiah 9:6) to bring mans Redemption and Salvation. When in the New Testament we see the "word" spoken of we must have this knowledge of understanding the words is El restoring His Grace within man and then working this same Grace to bring about His own character of Holiness and Godliness of Righteousness within us, as He was within the Adam of His creation. Now for our need of Endurance. Later we will find out about what is means to become an Overcomer and the warnings for those who turn away.
Endurance:
Matthew 10:15, 16--20, 21-23, 24-26 (Jesus is here speaking) "Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. (the city of Samaritans)
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues (religious institutions); And you shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony (witness) against them and the Gentiles. (heathen, idolatrous world) But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall (will) speak. For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in (and through) you.
Brother shall (will) deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And you shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily (truly) I say to you, You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known." Mark 13:1-8, 9-13 "As He went out of the temple, one of His disciples saith to Him, Master, (LORD) see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! Jesus answering said to him, See these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as He sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? Jesus answering them said to them, Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues where you shall be beaten: and you shall be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony (witness) against them. And the (My Truth the) gospel must first be published among all nations. But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you shall speak, neither do you premeditate: (plan on what to say, as in your own strength)) but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak: for it is not you that speaks, but the Holy Ghost. Now brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father his son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And you shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that shall endures to the end, the same shall be saved."
Hebrews 12:3-11 "For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest you be wearied and faint in your minds. You have not yet resisted to blood, (the death by) striving against sin. You having forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when you are rebuked of Him: For whom the LORD loves HE chastens, and scourges every son whom HE receives. If you endure chastening, GOD deals with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chastens not? But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but HE for our profit, that we might be partakers of HIS Holiness. Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of Righteousness in them which are exercised thereby."
James 1:5-11, 12-18 "If any of you lack wisdom, let Him ask of GOD, that gives to all men liberally, and upbraids not; and it shall be given him. Let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the LORD. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Blessed is the man that endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the LORD has promised to them that love Him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of GOD: for GOD cannot be tempted with evil, neither temps HE any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust is conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of His own Will HE begat us with the Word of Truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His (restored, renewed) creatures."
James 5:7-11 "Be patient therefore, brethren, to the coming of the LORD. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the LORD draws nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the LORD, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy."
1Peter 2:18-25 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thanks worthy, if a man of a good conscience toward GOD endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when you be buffeted for your faults, you shall take it patiently? but if, when you do well, and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is acceptable with GOD. For hereto were you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile (deception) found in His mouth: Who, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judges righteously: (as without partiality) Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed. For you were as sheep going astray; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls."
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Discovering the Great and Precrious Promises of GOD (the breath of GOD)
Well the LORD did it to me again this morning.....He changed the planned course of this blog. How? By His breath, the word given me to reveal. And as is my usual means of getting here I stopped off at me e-sword program to read what the daily thought in it had to say. And would you know it, it fits here. It reveals some interesting things about the Breath of GOD required for this New Spiritual Life we have been called to. This is written by Pastor Hoekstra:
"I commend you to God and to the word of His Grace, which is able . . . But as for you, continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for Salvation through Faith which is in Christ Jesus." (Acts 20:32 and 2Timothy 3:14-15)
The present verses again point us to our current theme, continuing in the word of God's Grace. Only the Grace of God is able to provide what is needed for the Life we are called to live. This necessary Grace is required for our learning and appropriating "the word of His grace." This Life-giving Grace is to be lived in day by day (ideally, from childhood through old age, in Proverbs 22:6).
Paul urged Timothy to continue in the biblical truth that he had been taught, truth about which he had become convinced. "Continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of." God's word not only instructs us in His ways, it also convinces us of their validity. In this process, God uses human instruments: "knowing from whom you have learned them." In Timothy's spiritual training, the LORD used the prophets of old (who were inspired to write the scriptures), as well as Paul (who discipled Timothy). Timothy's mother and grandmother were also a vital part of this process. "I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice" (2Timothy 1:5). Thus, his spiritual nurturing began in his childhood years. "From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures." It is the Will of GOD that children be raised upon the scriptures. "Do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4). If we were not raised upon the word, GOD wants to begin feeding it to us at our new birth. "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby" (1Peter 2:2). If we have never had a serious diet of the word, today is now the day to begin.
As we are learning the word of GOD, its ability is unleashed in our lives. Saving grace is the first great matter the LORD wants to bring to us through the scriptures: "which are able to make you wise for Salvation." People can be exceedingly foolish concerning Salvation, until they are enlightened through the word (breath) of GOD . Some think they do not need to be saved. Others think they can somehow save themselves. The Bible reveals the necessary path for all: "through faith which is in Christ Jesus."
Now for the word Breath given to me earlier this morning.
Breath of GOD, the power of:
2Samuel 22:17-27 "He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. "The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my GOD. For all His rules were before me, and from His statutes I did not turn aside. I was blameless before Him, and I kept myself from guilt. And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. "With the merciful You show Yourself merciful; with the blameless man You show Yourself blameless; with the purified You deal purely, and with the crooked you make Yourself seem tortuous."
Job 4:7-11, 12-17 "Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. By the breath of GOD they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed. The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions are broken. The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
"Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: 'Can mortal man be in the right before GOD? Can a man be pure before his Maker?"
Isaiah 11:1-5 "There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. And His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what His eyes see, or decide disputes by what His ears hear, but with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His waist, and faithfulness the belt of His loins."
Isaiah 30:27-30 "Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with His anger, and in thick rising smoke; His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a devouring fire; His breath is like an overflowing stream that reaches up to the neck; to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction, and to place on the jaws of the peoples a bridle that leads astray. You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. The LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of His arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and hailstones."
The Breath of Life is imparted by GOD:
Isaiah 2:12-22 "The LORD of Hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low; against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan; against all the lofty mountains, and against all the uplifted hills; against every high tower, and against every fortified wall; against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the beautiful craft. And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away. And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth. In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth. Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?"Ezekiel 37:1-6 "The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And He led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know." Then He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD." Daniel 5:17-23 Then Daniel answered and said to the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation. O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. And because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled. But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High GOD rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom HE will. And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, but you have lifted up yourself against the LORD of heaven. And the vessels of His house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the GOD in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored."
Acts 17:22-31 "Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The GOD who made the world and everything in it, being LORD of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek GOD, and perhaps feel their way toward Him and find Him. Yet He is actually not far from each one of us, for "'In Him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your own poets have said, "'For we are indeed His offspring.' Being then GOD's offspring, we ought not to think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance GOD overlooked, but now HE commands all people everywhere to REPENT, because HE has fixed a day on which HE will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom HE has appointed; and of this HE has given assurance to all by raising Him from the dead."
"I commend you to God and to the word of His Grace, which is able . . . But as for you, continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for Salvation through Faith which is in Christ Jesus." (Acts 20:32 and 2Timothy 3:14-15)
The present verses again point us to our current theme, continuing in the word of God's Grace. Only the Grace of God is able to provide what is needed for the Life we are called to live. This necessary Grace is required for our learning and appropriating "the word of His grace." This Life-giving Grace is to be lived in day by day (ideally, from childhood through old age, in Proverbs 22:6).
Paul urged Timothy to continue in the biblical truth that he had been taught, truth about which he had become convinced. "Continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of." God's word not only instructs us in His ways, it also convinces us of their validity. In this process, God uses human instruments: "knowing from whom you have learned them." In Timothy's spiritual training, the LORD used the prophets of old (who were inspired to write the scriptures), as well as Paul (who discipled Timothy). Timothy's mother and grandmother were also a vital part of this process. "I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice" (2Timothy 1:5). Thus, his spiritual nurturing began in his childhood years. "From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures." It is the Will of GOD that children be raised upon the scriptures. "Do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4). If we were not raised upon the word, GOD wants to begin feeding it to us at our new birth. "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby" (1Peter 2:2). If we have never had a serious diet of the word, today is now the day to begin.
As we are learning the word of GOD, its ability is unleashed in our lives. Saving grace is the first great matter the LORD wants to bring to us through the scriptures: "which are able to make you wise for Salvation." People can be exceedingly foolish concerning Salvation, until they are enlightened through the word (breath) of GOD . Some think they do not need to be saved. Others think they can somehow save themselves. The Bible reveals the necessary path for all: "through faith which is in Christ Jesus."
Now for the word Breath given to me earlier this morning.
Breath of GOD, the power of:
2Samuel 22:17-27 "He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. "The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my GOD. For all His rules were before me, and from His statutes I did not turn aside. I was blameless before Him, and I kept myself from guilt. And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. "With the merciful You show Yourself merciful; with the blameless man You show Yourself blameless; with the purified You deal purely, and with the crooked you make Yourself seem tortuous."
Job 4:7-11, 12-17 "Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. By the breath of GOD they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed. The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions are broken. The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
"Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: 'Can mortal man be in the right before GOD? Can a man be pure before his Maker?"
Isaiah 11:1-5 "There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. And His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what His eyes see, or decide disputes by what His ears hear, but with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His waist, and faithfulness the belt of His loins."
Isaiah 30:27-30 "Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with His anger, and in thick rising smoke; His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a devouring fire; His breath is like an overflowing stream that reaches up to the neck; to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction, and to place on the jaws of the peoples a bridle that leads astray. You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. The LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of His arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and hailstones."
The Breath of Life is imparted by GOD:
Isaiah 2:12-22 "The LORD of Hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low; against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan; against all the lofty mountains, and against all the uplifted hills; against every high tower, and against every fortified wall; against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the beautiful craft. And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away. And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth. In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth. Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?"Ezekiel 37:1-6 "The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And He led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know." Then He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD." Daniel 5:17-23 Then Daniel answered and said to the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation. O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. And because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled. But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High GOD rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom HE will. And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, but you have lifted up yourself against the LORD of heaven. And the vessels of His house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the GOD in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored."
Acts 17:22-31 "Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The GOD who made the world and everything in it, being LORD of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek GOD, and perhaps feel their way toward Him and find Him. Yet He is actually not far from each one of us, for "'In Him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your own poets have said, "'For we are indeed His offspring.' Being then GOD's offspring, we ought not to think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance GOD overlooked, but now HE commands all people everywhere to REPENT, because HE has fixed a day on which HE will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom HE has appointed; and of this HE has given assurance to all by raising Him from the dead."
Friday, December 4, 2015
Discovering the Great and Precrious Promises of GOD (warnings of abuse of our liberty)
In my last post I covered GODS Liberty. Now I will cover the Warning of Abuse against that Liberty. Like with GODS many Promises His Liberty has also warnings against its being abused. GOD says I will do this or that, IF you do this or that. But how many of us really hear those conditions and then stick to them, not many. Why? Because we usually only hear and learn about them through the mouth of another. Instead of hearing it from the Holy Spirit within us and again why is that. Many of our churches and religious denominations and their institutions of higher learning are not equipped with Spirit led men and women, is why.
Warnings against the Abuse of Liberty:
1Corinthians 8:7-13 "However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. Food will not commend us to GOD. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble."
Galatians 5:13-15, 16-17 "For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do."
1Peter 2:13-17 "Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by Him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the Will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear (reverence only) GOD. Honor the emperor."
Warnings against the Abuse of Liberty:
1Corinthians 8:7-13 "However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. Food will not commend us to GOD. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble."
Galatians 5:13-15, 16-17 "For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do."
1Peter 2:13-17 "Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by Him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the Will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear (reverence only) GOD. Honor the emperor."
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Discovering the Great and Precrious Promises of GOD (liberty)
Early this morning I asked the LORD during me pray time with Him what He wanted me to share in this study. And some time after I received Liberty. When I was preparing for this posting I did not find Liberty among the areas I had already prepared for. So I researched my material and did not miss it because this word was not listed in any of those areas. I have a feeling that GODS Liberty is not mans liberty, that said lets take a look to find out what GODS is.
Liberty:
From the Spiritual aspect is a mark of the New Dispensation, the age of Grace:
Isaiah 42:5-9 "Thus said GOD the LORD, HE that created the heavens, and stretched them out; HE that spread forth the earth, and that which came out of it; HE that gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am the LORD: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them."
The Mission of Christ to Proclaim:
Isaiah 61:1-4 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the meek; HE has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that HE might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolation's, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolation's of many generations."
This portion takes place shortly after Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness where He was tempted with mans temptations. Luke 4:14-30 "Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered to Him the book of the prophet Esaias (Isaiah). And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written, 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because HE has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; HE has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the LORD.' And He closed the book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on Him. And He began to say to them, 'This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.' And all bore Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? And He said to them, 'You will surely say to Me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.' And He said, 'Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But to none of them was Elias sent, save to Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.' And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast Him down headlong. But He passing through the midst of them went His way."
The Truth the Instrumentality:
John 8:31-33 "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, 'If you continue in My word, then are you My disciples indeed; And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.
They answered Him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how say You, You shall be made free?"
Romans 6:15-19 "What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the Law, but under Grace? God forbid. Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants (slaves) you are to whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness? But GOD be thanked, that you were the servants of sin, but have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine (spiritual Light in teaching) which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity to iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to Righteousness to Holiness."
A New Law of Life Sets Free:
Romans 8:1-8, 9-11 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the Law of sin and death. (this being the original Laws of Moses because it does not have a way of redemption, escape within it.) For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, GOD sending HIS own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the Righteousness of the (New) Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be Spiritually minded is Life and Peace. Because the carnal mind is Enmity against GOD: for it is not subject to the (New and true) Law of GOD, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please GOD.
But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of GOD dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. (This person is enmity, and enemy, hostile to all that is GOD) And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit (in mans spirit) is Life because of Righteousness. But if the Spirit of HIM that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, HE that raised up Christ (notice the change which this brings about, spiritual Life is Christ centered) from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by HIS Spirit that dwells in you."
The Bondage of Sin Broken:
Romans 8:18-25 "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him Who has subjected the same in hope, because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man sees, why does he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
The Presence of the "Eternal Spirit" Secures:
2Corinthians 3:12-18 "Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished (terminated): But their minds were blinded: for until this day remains the same veil is not taken away in the reading of the Old Testament; which veil is done away in Christ. But even to this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the LORD, the veil shall be taken away. Now the LORD is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the LORD is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face (having clear perception) beholding as in a glass the glory of the LORD, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD."
Liberty:
From the Spiritual aspect is a mark of the New Dispensation, the age of Grace:
Isaiah 42:5-9 "Thus said GOD the LORD, HE that created the heavens, and stretched them out; HE that spread forth the earth, and that which came out of it; HE that gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am the LORD: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them."
The Mission of Christ to Proclaim:
Isaiah 61:1-4 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the meek; HE has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that HE might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolation's, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolation's of many generations."
This portion takes place shortly after Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness where He was tempted with mans temptations. Luke 4:14-30 "Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered to Him the book of the prophet Esaias (Isaiah). And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written, 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because HE has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; HE has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the LORD.' And He closed the book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on Him. And He began to say to them, 'This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.' And all bore Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? And He said to them, 'You will surely say to Me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.' And He said, 'Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But to none of them was Elias sent, save to Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.' And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast Him down headlong. But He passing through the midst of them went His way."
The Truth the Instrumentality:
John 8:31-33 "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, 'If you continue in My word, then are you My disciples indeed; And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.
They answered Him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how say You, You shall be made free?"
Romans 6:15-19 "What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the Law, but under Grace? God forbid. Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants (slaves) you are to whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness? But GOD be thanked, that you were the servants of sin, but have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine (spiritual Light in teaching) which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity to iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to Righteousness to Holiness."
A New Law of Life Sets Free:
Romans 8:1-8, 9-11 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the Law of sin and death. (this being the original Laws of Moses because it does not have a way of redemption, escape within it.) For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, GOD sending HIS own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the Righteousness of the (New) Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be Spiritually minded is Life and Peace. Because the carnal mind is Enmity against GOD: for it is not subject to the (New and true) Law of GOD, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please GOD.
But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of GOD dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. (This person is enmity, and enemy, hostile to all that is GOD) And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit (in mans spirit) is Life because of Righteousness. But if the Spirit of HIM that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, HE that raised up Christ (notice the change which this brings about, spiritual Life is Christ centered) from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by HIS Spirit that dwells in you."
The Bondage of Sin Broken:
Romans 8:18-25 "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him Who has subjected the same in hope, because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man sees, why does he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
The Presence of the "Eternal Spirit" Secures:
2Corinthians 3:12-18 "Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished (terminated): But their minds were blinded: for until this day remains the same veil is not taken away in the reading of the Old Testament; which veil is done away in Christ. But even to this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the LORD, the veil shall be taken away. Now the LORD is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the LORD is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face (having clear perception) beholding as in a glass the glory of the LORD, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD."
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Discovering the Great and Precrious Promises of GOD (an again afflictions continued)
Continuing on with the many Afflictions of GOD. In many of my prior posts on this blog I used the term "crisis" to describe what an Affliction seems to feels like. Why is it so? Because we have an inherit resistance to change of any kind. We want to cling to our favorite sin or sins as in being many in nature. But here is the best part after we actually come to our selves and senses we willingly surrender them to GOD because of the work of His Holy Spirit within our soul, as He is cleaning out all of the leaven hidden there.
Affliction:
All things work for the Believers Good:
Romans 8:26-27, 28-30 "Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. As HE that searches the hearts knowing what is the mind of the Eternal Spirit, because HE makes intercession for the saints according to the Will of God.
We know that all things work together for good to them that love GOD, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose. For whom HE did foreknow, HE also did predestinate (ordain) to be conformed to the image of HIS Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom HE did predesignate, them HE also called: and whom HE called, them HE also justified: and whom HE justified, them HE also glorified."
2Corinthians 4:13-15, 16-18 "We having the same Spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Knowing that HE which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by (through) Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sake, that the Abundant Grace might (work) through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are Eternal."
Sufficiency of Divine Grace:
1Peter 4:7-11, 12-19 "But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man having received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the Manifold Grace of GOD. If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which GOD gives: that GOD in all things may be glorified through Christ Jesus, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial (our light Afflictions, this is also seen in Matthew 11:25-30 as being the LORDS yoke and burdens) which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you: But rejoice, inasmuch as you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy. If you be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of GOD rests upon you: on their part HE is evil spoken of, but on your part HE is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify GOD on this behalf. For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of GOD:(this is within our body as His Temple, as HE indwells us) and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the (this) Gospel (revelation) of GOD? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let them that suffer according to the Will of GOD commit the keeping of their souls to HIM in well doing, as to a faithful Creator."
Membership in the Company of the Redeemed:
Revelation 7:9-12, 13-17 "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped GOD, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our GOD for ever and ever. Amen.
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of GOD, and serve HIM day and night in HIS temple: and HE that sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them to living fountains of waters: and GOD shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Final Deliverance from Sorrow and Pain:
Revelation 21:1-4, 5-8 "I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from GOD out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of GOD is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and GOD Himself shall be with them, and be their GOD.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And HE said to me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And HE said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of Life freely. He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his GOD, and he shall be My son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
Affliction:
All things work for the Believers Good:
Romans 8:26-27, 28-30 "Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. As HE that searches the hearts knowing what is the mind of the Eternal Spirit, because HE makes intercession for the saints according to the Will of God.
We know that all things work together for good to them that love GOD, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose. For whom HE did foreknow, HE also did predestinate (ordain) to be conformed to the image of HIS Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom HE did predesignate, them HE also called: and whom HE called, them HE also justified: and whom HE justified, them HE also glorified."
2Corinthians 4:13-15, 16-18 "We having the same Spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Knowing that HE which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by (through) Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sake, that the Abundant Grace might (work) through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are Eternal."
Sufficiency of Divine Grace:
1Peter 4:7-11, 12-19 "But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man having received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the Manifold Grace of GOD. If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which GOD gives: that GOD in all things may be glorified through Christ Jesus, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial (our light Afflictions, this is also seen in Matthew 11:25-30 as being the LORDS yoke and burdens) which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you: But rejoice, inasmuch as you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy. If you be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of GOD rests upon you: on their part HE is evil spoken of, but on your part HE is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify GOD on this behalf. For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of GOD:(this is within our body as His Temple, as HE indwells us) and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the (this) Gospel (revelation) of GOD? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let them that suffer according to the Will of GOD commit the keeping of their souls to HIM in well doing, as to a faithful Creator."
Membership in the Company of the Redeemed:
Revelation 7:9-12, 13-17 "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped GOD, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our GOD for ever and ever. Amen.
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of GOD, and serve HIM day and night in HIS temple: and HE that sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them to living fountains of waters: and GOD shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Final Deliverance from Sorrow and Pain:
Revelation 21:1-4, 5-8 "I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from GOD out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of GOD is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and GOD Himself shall be with them, and be their GOD.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And HE said to me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And HE said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of Life freely. He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his GOD, and he shall be My son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Discovering the Great and Precrious Promises of GOD (afflictions continued)
Continuing with what is considered as an unwelcomed obstacle and problem, because of the supposed evils of affliction. GOD in His infinite wisdom uses a supposed problem and obstacle to correct mans direction. One of the best illustrations of this is when after leaving Egypt the people of GOD wanted to return to Egypt rather than follow Moses to the lands of promise. GOD caused a negative on their part to manifest in Moses to develop and produce a man of righteousness who intercede for Israel to what could have been his own eternal pearl. All this said turning still to our afflictions with a better understanding what they are and how they are used to direct us to GODS ultimate end our Salvation. As it states in many places within the scriptures, "Hear what the Spirit is saying." To do so we must of necessity have cleansed our selves from our former way of life to acquire GODS.
Affliction:
Job 11:13-20 "If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward Him; If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tabernacles. (your body is the tabernacle spoken of here) For then shall (will) you lift up you face without spot; yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear: Because you shall forget your misery, (afflictions) and remember it as waters that pass away: And your age shall be clearer than the noonday; you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning. And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yes, you shall dig about you, and you shall take your rest in safety. Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall make suit to you. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost."
Brighter Days:
Psalm 30:1-5 In this Psalm David states the following: "I will extol You, O LORD; for You have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried to You, and You have healed (You are my physician) me. O LORD, You have brought up my soul from the grave (dispare within me): You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing to the LORD, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His Holiness. For His anger endures but a moment; in His favour (delight) is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning."Deliverance:
Psalm 34:18, 19-22 "The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD deliveres him out of them all. He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The LORD redeems the soul (spirit) of His servants: and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate."
Divine care in Sickness:
Psalm 41:1-3, 4 "Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: You will make all his bed in his sickness.
I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul (spirit); for I have sinned against You."
Psalm 50:13-15, 16 "Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the most High: And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and You shall (will) glorify Me.
But to the wicked God said, What have you to do to declare My statutes, or that you should take My covenant in your mouth?"
Psalm 94:12-15 "Blessed is the man whom You chastened, O LORD, and teach him out of Your law; That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dug for the wicked. For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance. But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it."
Psalm 138:6, 7-8 "Though the LORD be High, yet has He respect to the lowly (contrite of heart): but the proud He know afar off.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me: You shall stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand shall save me. The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: Your mercy, O LORD, endures for ever: forsake not the works of Your own hands."
Comfort comes from GODS Presence:
Isaiah 43:1-7, 8 "But now said the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and He that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon you. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you. Since you are precious in My sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you: therefore will I give men for you, and people for your life. Fear not: for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring My sons from far, and My daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears."
An Eternal Home:
Jesus is here speaking: John 14:1-6, 7 "Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. Where I go you know, and the way you know. Then Thomas said to Him, Lord, we know not where You go; and how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man comes to the Father, but by (through) Me.
If you had known Me, you should have known My Father also: and from henceforth you know HIM, and have seen HIM."
Affliction:
Job 11:13-20 "If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward Him; If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tabernacles. (your body is the tabernacle spoken of here) For then shall (will) you lift up you face without spot; yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear: Because you shall forget your misery, (afflictions) and remember it as waters that pass away: And your age shall be clearer than the noonday; you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning. And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yes, you shall dig about you, and you shall take your rest in safety. Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall make suit to you. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost."
Brighter Days:
Psalm 30:1-5 In this Psalm David states the following: "I will extol You, O LORD; for You have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried to You, and You have healed (You are my physician) me. O LORD, You have brought up my soul from the grave (dispare within me): You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing to the LORD, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His Holiness. For His anger endures but a moment; in His favour (delight) is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning."Deliverance:
Psalm 34:18, 19-22 "The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD deliveres him out of them all. He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The LORD redeems the soul (spirit) of His servants: and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate."
Divine care in Sickness:
Psalm 41:1-3, 4 "Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: You will make all his bed in his sickness.
I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul (spirit); for I have sinned against You."
Psalm 50:13-15, 16 "Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the most High: And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and You shall (will) glorify Me.
But to the wicked God said, What have you to do to declare My statutes, or that you should take My covenant in your mouth?"
Psalm 94:12-15 "Blessed is the man whom You chastened, O LORD, and teach him out of Your law; That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dug for the wicked. For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance. But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it."
Psalm 138:6, 7-8 "Though the LORD be High, yet has He respect to the lowly (contrite of heart): but the proud He know afar off.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me: You shall stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand shall save me. The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: Your mercy, O LORD, endures for ever: forsake not the works of Your own hands."
Comfort comes from GODS Presence:
Isaiah 43:1-7, 8 "But now said the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and He that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon you. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you. Since you are precious in My sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you: therefore will I give men for you, and people for your life. Fear not: for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring My sons from far, and My daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears."
An Eternal Home:
Jesus is here speaking: John 14:1-6, 7 "Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. Where I go you know, and the way you know. Then Thomas said to Him, Lord, we know not where You go; and how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man comes to the Father, but by (through) Me.
If you had known Me, you should have known My Father also: and from henceforth you know HIM, and have seen HIM."
Monday, November 30, 2015
Discovering the Great and Precrious Promises of GOD (affliction)
So far we have covered just a small portion of GODS Promised and with the last one I asked Him what or which one He wanted me to do next. During the night watch I got my answer, Affliction was it. What I found was amazing and profound and once more the list rather long. So what I will do is list many of them with where they maybe found. It is GODS way of revealing to us ourselves and then His way of perfecting His Charter and image within us when He has been restored within us. The first person to experience this was Adam as seen in Genesis 3 and then all the way down through mans history. It is not a welcomed subject in the churches of our day but because this is true I will say this, if you take the time required you will benefit greatly from this study. If you have a good study reference Bible there should be a chain of study in it on this topic much like the one I have listed here. I happen to have several of them and they each have a lengthy list with other areas and subtopics or heading, so take up the challenge if you are up to it and enjoy.
Afflictions: hardships and trials designed to increase our spiritual obedience and understanding of GOD in us.
From GOD, visited on:
Israel in Genesis 15
Samson by the Philistines in Judges 16
Heman in Psalm 88
Judah in Lamentations 3
Israel by the world in Psalm 129
The Just by the wicked in Amos 5 and Hebrews 11
Christians by the world in 2Corinthians 1
The design of:
Show GODS sympathy in Isaiah 63
Make us to seek GOD in Hosea 5
Bring us back to GOD in Psalm 119
Humble us in 2Cronicales 33
Purify us in Isaiah 48
In the Christians life:
As a means of testing in Mark 4
A part of life in Matthew 24
To be endured in 2Timothy 4
Expected in 1Thessalonians 1
Must not be moved by in 1Thessalonians 3
Examples of in 2Timothy 3
Brief duration in 2Corinthians 4
Sometimes intense in 2Corinthians 1
Must be shared in Philippians 4
Can not separated us from GOD in Romans 8
Deliverance from promised in Psalm 34
Require prayer in James 5
Terminated by Christ's return in 2Thessalonians 1
Afflictions: hardships and trials designed to increase our spiritual obedience and understanding of GOD in us.
From GOD, visited on:
Israel in Genesis 15
Samson by the Philistines in Judges 16
Heman in Psalm 88
Judah in Lamentations 3
Israel by the world in Psalm 129
The Just by the wicked in Amos 5 and Hebrews 11
Christians by the world in 2Corinthians 1
The design of:
Show GODS sympathy in Isaiah 63
Make us to seek GOD in Hosea 5
Bring us back to GOD in Psalm 119
Humble us in 2Cronicales 33
Purify us in Isaiah 48
In the Christians life:
As a means of testing in Mark 4
A part of life in Matthew 24
To be endured in 2Timothy 4
Expected in 1Thessalonians 1
Must not be moved by in 1Thessalonians 3
Examples of in 2Timothy 3
Brief duration in 2Corinthians 4
Sometimes intense in 2Corinthians 1
Must be shared in Philippians 4
Can not separated us from GOD in Romans 8
Deliverance from promised in Psalm 34
Require prayer in James 5
Terminated by Christ's return in 2Thessalonians 1
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