Change...

Change the world wants you to think it is hard. But is it?

You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Or can you?

Change is constant through our whole living lives from birth right to the doorstep of death. So why does the world want us to be so resistant to change? Are you resistant to change? Lets examine the scripture for examples of change...

EXAMPLE #1

The first example that jumps into my head is the story of Jonah the Prophet. The book is only 4 chapters long, but a lot happens in those four chapters. A brief summary; Chapter 1 - Jonah is sent to Nineveh; he rebels and is punished. Chapter 2 - He repents and is saved from certain death. Chapter 3 - Preaches God's word in Nineveh. Chapter 4 - Becomes angry at God's mercy towards the people of Nineveh. The story ends with a lesson in compassion.

"Justice without Compassion is no justice at all!"

Quote/Bruce W. Moar about mans justice system.

EXAMPLE #2

The second example that jumps to mind is the story of Gideon. An unassuming man that God transforms from a meek coward hiding his threshing efforts to a valiant man of war. A brief summary; Judges chapter 6:11-24, Gideon is called by an angel. Judges chapter 6:25-32 Gideon destroys Baal's altar. Judges chapter 6:36-40, Gideon's call from the Lord is confirmed with a fleece. Judges chapter 7, Gideon's miraculous victory over the Midianites. Judges chapter 8:4-21 Gideon takes revenge on Succoth and Penuel. Judges chapter 8:22-28 Gideon refuses kingship. Judges chapter 8:29-35 Gideon fathers seventy-one sons and dies. The story ends with a fact of how quickly we forget the lessons of the past.

"I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you."

Quote/Gideon Judges 8:23

So the question is have we forgotten the lessons of the past and now do what displeases God?

I say yes, what with so many Christian denominations and hostility and judgement of believers towards each other I think we need to change and change quickly.

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And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
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Knowledge...

We live in an age where knowledge is just a a Google away. Last night I was at Starbuck's and ordered a Caramel Machiato. I like to mis-pronounce the fancy smansy beverages on purpose and when the fella making it asked me to clarify I said "the actual proper way to say it is Muchalato and that Starbucks had it all wrong". He say's "what's in a name" I say "interesting where did, what's in a name saying come from?" Not knowing he asks his colleague and she say's I think it was Shakespeare I asked her why she thought that and she say's "I don't know first thing that popped into my mind". So, while buddy is preparing my hot delicious beverage she comes back and say's "I Googled it, it was the Shake from Romeo and Juliet where Juliet says ""What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet."

Knowledge is available to anyone that will take the liberty and freedom they possess to search for it. However with great knowledge comes great responsibility. Consider that if you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that a truck was going to hit the blind man whistling and cane waving across the road right in front of you, at what point would you after yelling to him to be aware, and still he continues on his merry way whistling and waving, unaware of his ultimate demise, at what point do you get physical and move him from harms way?

Consider this verse JOHN 6:44

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Interesting verse isn't it? Now lets look at the verses to either side of that one.

43. "Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered.

44. "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

45. It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

What were they grumbling about and why did Jesus say what he did and who were they? In order to find out you must read the whole chapter. Please get your bible or go here and read the whole chapter JOHN CHAPTER 6

Alrighty then, all done, lots of information there huh? Now in order to grab an even better understanding one must read the whole book of John. The theme of the book of John is; Knowing God by believing in Jesus Christ. So go ahead open up and begin reading before you continue reading here. If you don't have a bible, then here are several ways to get one into your computer for free.

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Now lets go back to the original verse JOHN 6:44 and consider what exactly Jesus is saying there. Is he saying that only those the Father selects and draws may be converted? I think that, that is exactly what he is saying, so none can boast.

There are other passage that can help us to understand such as;

EPHESIANS 2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.

ROMANS 3:11-12 - there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.

JOHN 5:39-40 - You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

JOHN 15:18 - If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.

Next Post; Self-Control...

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The Christian Pedestal II...

Continuing to correct persons that choose to use the Lord's name in vain is unfortunately a never ending opportunity that requires prior preparation. The last thing you want to do is get into an argument with them. So using tact and finesse is the key. Scripture tells us at MATTHEW 10:16;

I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.


So the next time you hear someone say "Jesus Christ" meant as a swear word you can add;

• Is The truth, The Way and The Life
  
• Was the Son of God
• Was a Jew
• Is the Word
• Is the Savior of all mankind
• Has the ability to forgive sins

Every now and then you will be engaged about what you interjected which is the opportunity to spread the gospel to that person that feels convicted by their use of God's name as a swear.

If you are unsure about what to say try praying before you start your day and ask God to give you the words to say and the opportunities to share His love and words with others throughout the day.

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And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
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College Scholarships Search Engine...

Hey folks I get several requests per week that usually are just designed to direct traffic from my end of the internet to another vector. Most of those requests are not worth even looking at but I do anyway. I got an email from Suzane Smith asking if I would post this address for her. I said yes but let me check it out first which I did. Man, it is one awesome resource for University students if you need scholarship resources.

Education is good it is the difference between entry level positions forever and the dream job of doing what you were designed to do. If you are looking for scholarship resources this site is a mother lode of scholarship search engines. Although it is mostly for the US the difference in population alone makes sense.

“Top 45 Websites to Look for Christian Scholarships”

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What Denominations Believe...

The belief of any denomination is central to their doctrine such as;

The Nicene Creed (325) or profession of faith which says;

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten of the Father [the only-begotten; that is, of the essence of the Father, God of God], Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father;

etc...

Missing is what happens when someone is saved and dies. The popular belief is that we go to heaven (is it a denominational heaven?). Why does Peter say this of King David a man after God's heart and that Jesus is the only one to ascend to heaven?

Acts 2:29-35

"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

"The Lord said to my Lord:

"Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

So the big question is are the souls of men immortal?

I say NO because we did not eat from The Tree of Life but only from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. And that eating from that tree has caused us to try to derive life from it, through denominational divergence, ever since. "Denominational Divergence" is sin that can be drawn back to the very beginning of sin in our world at the fall of man.

Consider; John 3:13-15

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

Please notice the everyone who believes in Him, may have eternal life, it does not assure it. For without repentance, there is no salvation. The Law makes you aware of your sin, the Son sets you free.

Consider what the Apostle James says; "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder/tremble. Our belief, our faith and our Christian Walk must be more then that of demons. If it is to be believable by those that are watching for they will know we are Christians by our LOVE...

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Church Salvation...

Belonging as a card carrying member of a Christian denomination, has nothing at all, to do with your salvation. Because "Denominational Divergence" is sin.

Allow me to reiterate that statement...

Belonging as a card carrying member of a Christian denomination, has nothing at all, to do with your salvation. Because "Denominational Divergence" is sin.

Jesus never commanded us to follow any man's teachings over the word of God...

In fact Jesus was against the organized religion of his time and so should we...

Consider; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Cephas"; still another, "I follow Christ."

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul? I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, so no one can say that you were baptized into my name. (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Also consider;

"You may remember the story of how Satan and a demon of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground, look at it, and put it away in his pocket. The demon said to Satan, 'What did that man pick up?' 'He picked up a piece of the truth,' said Satan. 'That is a very bad business for you, then,' said his demon minion. 'Oh, not at all,' Satan replied, 'I am going to help him organize it.' says Satan 'We will use money as the lure and make it irresistible to the greedy, we will build a theocracy that will stand the test of time.'

Some would say but we need to be organized in order to defeat the Devil in the world. News flash, Jesus Christ already did that for us. All we need do is as believers is spread the gospel and allow others to know we are Christians by our love. Gathering is of course biblical and there is a good example in Acts as to how we should gather.

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The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
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Unity...

Is unity a pipe dream within the body of Christ?

Some say yes and some say no! What do you say? Have you ever thought about it?

Consider; Ephesians 4:1-6

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Have we lived worthy of the calling we have received?

Are we completely humble and gentle?

Have we been patient and bearing with one another in love?

Have we made every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through a bond of peace or is the body at war within itself?

"Denominational Divergence" is antithetical to scripture, yet it is the norm of the Christian existence upon this earth. How can this be tolerated?

Consider;

"You may remember the story of how Satan and a demon of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground, look at it, and put it away in his pocket. The demon said to Satan, 'What did that man pick up?' 'He picked up a piece of the truth,' said Satan. 'That is a very bad business for you, then,' said his demon minion. 'Oh, not at all,' Satan replied, 'I am going to help him organize it.' says Satan 'We will use money as the lure and make it irresistible to the greedy, we will build a theocracy that will stand the test of time.'

Things that make you go Hmmmmmmmmmmm?

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Persistence Overcomes Resistance...

The Parable of the Persistent Widow - LUKE 18:1-8

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "

And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

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The Mystery of Sin & Deception...

Ignorance is a double edge sword/word that is is used both in the sense that a person is unaware of certain knowledge or chooses to subjectively ignore facts that would make them aware of that particular knowledge. When used in the latter the word can become a descriptive adjective that is used to insult the ignorant person as in 'you are an ignorant so and so'.

Jesus said in Matthew 25 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'You may notice that in that passage that Jesus said; 'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

Nowhere in that passage did he say you argued on behalf of your denomination and I counted it as righteousness to you as if you spoke for God. Words are cheap and action is beyond price for it demonstrates your righteousness to others and your ability to give freely the joy of the Spirit which is given to each and every believer that accepts Christ as Saviour. When we practice our God given love towards others, we demonstrate the one thing that all humanity searches for which is perfection in our emotional lives especially our ability to give and receive love.

Picture if you will, two (2), long distance runners that are complete opposites one practices his ability to run long distances; by extending his ability daily through his training until he can run the full 26 miles needed to complete the marathon. While the other runner practices by running five (5) miles everyday. Which one do you think has a better chance at winning the race? If we first accept the love and joy that God gives us freely then we should also give of the love freely to others. But therein is the problem for just like the runners we must first practice and train to demonstrate our God given love for each other.

Where is the training ground that we should practice our love for each other first?

• Is it in our homes?
• Is it in our circle of friends?
• is it at church?
• Is it at school?
  
• Is it at work?

We have a rule in our home where we first practice our love for each other; we do not treat anyone outside of our home better than the people who live in our home. How much easier it is to love others, when we are first able to love each other by controlling our tongues with each other when we disagree. The other thing we practice is acknowledging that there is fear within anger and we explore what it is that is causing the issue and deal with the problem rather than the symptom. This is all against the stream of the norm of this world but then we are not part of this world that is passing away.

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The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
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Finding Solace in the Gospel and Christ

By Adrienne Carlson

Although I was never an atheist, I never really took the time or the effort to go to church regularly or even worship the Lord with my parents and siblings during those prayer meetings we had at our home. It was not that I did not want to pray, only that I had more important tasks to attend to. My dad would get mad at me and call me the black sheep of the family, but my mom never said a word against me. She was firm in the belief that I would come around someday and discover Jesus for myself, and that only when I took this major decision on my own would I truly appreciate and understand the gospel and Christ.

My teenage years rolled from high school into those I spent at college where classes, friends, social engagements and parties were my staple diet. There was no time for church or worship; until the day I was at the receiving end of a harsh emotional blow. My boyfriend of five years (we had both chosen to go to the same college in order to stay close to each other) found someone else to play around with, and stumbling into them by accident literally knocked me for a loop.

I was so stunned, my eyes were filled with tears, and I ran. I kept running till I ended up in a remote corner of campus where I spent the rest of the day, not even being aware of what I was doing and that it was getting dark and I was not safe being there alone at that time of the night. I made my way back to my dorm room and thanked my stars my roommate was away for a couple of days. I needed to wallow in my own sorrow alone and face it on my own without commiserations and pitying looks.

As I lay on my pillow, my cheeks touched the bible underneath – my mother made a habit of it ever since I had my own bed. I slowly flipped the pages, reading random scriptures and stories. A piece of paper slipped out, and on it were the few words that changed my life forever. Titled Footprints in the Sand, the anecdote spoke of a man walking along with Jesus through the path of his life. Christ is there with him through all the events of his life, and there are two sets of footprints to reflect this.

But, a closer look tells the man that there are only one set of footprints at certain points of his life, the points where he was at his lowest ebb and was very depressed. So he asks God why he felt it necessary to forsake him in his hour of need, and Jesus replies – Son, I did not forsake you. Those footprints you see are mine, not yours. You see, during your darkest hours, I carried you on my shoulders because you had no strength to walk on your own.

I cried when I read this, but the tears were cathartic because I knew that Jesus would see me through this pain and heartache no matter what. I also knew that I would hurt for a while, but with Christ on my side, I would survive and come out a winner. That was the day I discovered the power of the gospel and the strength of Jesus. I prayed regularly and made it a point to attend church on the Sabbath. And even though my life took a turn for the better, I never forgot the day I found Christ – it was the day I was born again.

By-line: This guest article was written by Adrienne Carlson, who regularly writes on the topic of Christian College Online

Adrienne welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: adrienne.carlson83@yahoo.com

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The Sabbath...

You know I always had a problem packing up my little guys and rushing to church every Sunday morning to worship it always felt wrong to me. But I went along with it, until I actually started to use the mind God gave me and the eyes he gave me also, to actually read what the scripture says about the Sabbath day.

Keeping the Sabbath is the 4th Commandment that we find in Exodus 20 starting at verse 8 and ending at verse 11.

EXODUS 20:8-11

"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Nowhere in that passage does it say we are to worship on the Sabbath at brick and mortar buildings or anywhere at all for that matter. It says to rest as God did. For six days you shall labor and do all your work but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.

So whether you hold Sunday as the Sabbath or Saturday or any other day if you are going to church which is a labor unto itself, are you really keeping the Sabbath as commanded in the fourth commandment?

Now lets look further at the denominational divergence of the Sabbath. Those that choose Saturday argue that Sunday worshipers have it all wrong they reason that "Sun-day" comes from the pagan worship of the Sun God. The Sunday worshipers argue that Saturday derives from the Latin for "Saturn's day" a pagan day of worship of the planet Saturn. Who's right? Who cares?

If my salvation depended on what day I choose to worship or what denominational mess I belonged to, I would give up on religion completely and go the way of the Flying Spaghetti Monster folks and make it out to be a big joke. Thank goodness it is no joke for in Ephesians we find;

EPHESIANS 2:8-9

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.


By grace we are saved not by denomination thank the Lord almighty that our salvation is not dependent on what church we attend or what denomination we belong to.

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So what does Disciple really mean?

When you accept Christ as your Lord and Saviour you have become a disciple of Christ, a Christian if you will. And being a Christian, is to want to become Christ like. So what was Christ like?

Becoming like Jesus Christ is having an intimate knowledge of who He is and that knowledge exists in your bible. In order to understand Christ we need to start with our bibles and learn from the master. Through study, prayer, practice and application of our knowledge of Christ.

But, but, but I need help with this. I assure you that no matter what help you get nobody can read your bible for you, nobody can have the relationship with God for you, nobody can apply what you learn except yourself. Think of it this way we are ultimately only responsible for ourselves. there is no short cut here reading and learning and hanging out with God in prayer is the only way to becoming a true disciple of Jesus Christ.

Imagine if you will if every professing Christian did this, would there still be the denominational mess of 33,000 plus Christian denominations making the way muddier and muddier for those searching for the living God? Perhaps it could be as Paul stated in Ephesians if only;

EPHESIANS 4:14-16

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Each part does it's work and it is all done in Love with Jesus as the head and the rest of us as parts designed for what? Questions are part of the journey of true discipleship and when you have the answers then you can be assured of your task and go at it with a fervor that doesn't exist when one is unsure.

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The Lord make His face shine upon you,
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The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
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Waiting on a Bus...

Today I was waiting on the bus going downtown and written in black marker on the window of the bus shack was "Satan the churches best friend"

I thought wow the core of that statement had a ring of truth to it. Satan has divided the christian community completely. I looked at the guy standing beside me and asked; do you believe that statement and he went on a tangent about Christianity that sounded well awful.

Some points he made during his verbosity...

• It's 'big business'
• It's all about money
• Boards have replaced old fashioned values of helping ones neighbor
• Church is just a place to pretend your righteous
• It's not about God or meeting God

My youngest boy was with me and I put my hand over his head and asked the man whatever happened to the innocence of youth and our natural ability to love? Just like this little guy here he is so full of love and he is only five 'Big Dylan' who used to be 'Little Dylan' puts up his hand and says 'ya this many' I smiled.

The man then says what about when he becomes a teenager and starts doing bad stuff like all the other teenagers, were will his love be then? I countered with Sir where is your love, do you still have it? Have you nurtured it and allowed your love to grow?

Then the bus was sighted and we all proceeded to the stop with those last words echoing through eternity.

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The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
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THE ABOMINATION OF DENOMINATION

The abomination of the denomination, with over 33,000 plus Christian denominations out there and with at least 10,000 of them thinking they are the only way I would like to remind the reader of Jesus Christ's words. Jesus said in John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

What happened in between the time Jesus spoke these words and now?

If we believe Jesus' words, which I highly recommend, then being of any other denomination then the way of Jesus would put us in danger of not following the one true God. Does that scare you? Because it should... Consider Matthew 7:21-23

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'

Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

Are denominational differences in Christendom God's will?

Or is it the will of the enemy?

Has the enemy divided and conquered Christendom?

We who call ourselves Christian need to get back to God and walk in the victory of Christ and we need to remember the central prohibition of our faith is not to judge others for we are all sinners and all fall short of the glory of God...

What denomination was Jesus?

Was he a Baptist?

Nope!

Was he a Mennonite/Anabaptist

Nope!

How about a Methodist?

Nope!

I can go on at 33,000 plus times, I am sure you get the picture. the bible teaches us to repent of our sin and denominational differences is definitely sin. Repent of religion before you stand in front of Jesus.

May...

The Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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Clarity and Vision

Can you see your dreams?

When we can see our dreams we can achieve them! Nothing can stop a person with a vision of where they are going, because, just like a raging river so is a person with a dream...

Habakkuk 2:2 says write the vision down so others that read it may run with it.

Clarity of your vision allows for incredible staying power while waiting for God to provide all that is needed to insure success. It could be one person or a hundred, it could be one dollar or a million, it could be one step forward and three steps back because you missed something that was essential to the whole of your vision and being.

Trust and delight in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart so says the Psalmist in Psalm 37:3-4...


May...

The Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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Walking with God… Part Deux (2)

Before we get back to Saul lets take a look at the parallel sufferings of Job and Paul and how their suffering in and of itself may have strengthened them in their gift of faith in God the Father.

Job a man who had grown children, was very rich and was considered greatest of all the people of the East. He was a man who feared God and shunned evil.

Job 1:6 Satan, satan (sah-tahn) Strongs #7854: An opponent, the arch enemy of all that is good. Satan is a hater, a destroyer, an accuser, obstructer and adversary of God and all who would fear and obey Gods will.

Now the story of Job and Paul are both stories of real men in a real time, with real names, real feelings and the ability to think just like you and I. So if Satan felt compelled to bother them it was due to his wanting to stop what they were doing for God. That is why scripture continually tells us to count trials as honor in serving our God. Job had a fear of God that his sons may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts so he regularly offered intercessory prayer for them.

Satan came before God and God bragged about the righteousness of Job to Satan, (Job 1:8Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."). The response of Satan was to accuse Job saying “if God took away his hedge of protection from him Job would surely curse Him”. God then gives control (permission) of all Jobs possessions to Satan but he is not to harm Job physically. Now in perspective, the beauty of this passage and story is that not only did Job believe in God but God also believed in Job, isn’t that great, that God can believe in us as we do Him?

Job’s first response after losing all he had was not to question why but to accept it and to continue to praise God with this;

"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised."

Satan is really peeved now and again asks God for permission this time to affect Jobs health and physical wellness. God allows this too. Now just as God himself in Jesus Christ choose Paul when we would not have, we must not try to put anthropomorphic thinking (human attributes unto God) as a rule. Rather we should take comfort in the fact that God calls and equips us and believes in us with the same measure we do Him.

Ask yourself this Christian, how would you have faired in Job’s position, would you have cursed God for losing all your wealth even your health if in the same position? Do you trust the relationship you have with the almighty to be one that is unbreakable by you or Him because of your belief and faith in the strength and love that bonds the relationship? Have you pursued God first, as it is written “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you”? Back to 1Samuel 16:7 God does not see as we do his sight is deeper than surface as we are surface only. We cannot see the heart of any man except for our own hearts that is why scripture compels us to examine ourselves first.

God finally reveals himself as a whirlwind (Job 38:1-42:6) to Job and ends the argument of Job and his friends. God challenges Job to learn from his suffering as compared to the suffering we as humans think that we or others suffer due to something intrinsically wrong, that we must suffer penitently as opposed to educationally for furtherance of our minds, spirits and wisdom. God describes the greatness of the earth, the heavens and his awesome design of all creatures upon the earth. God then allows and challenges Job to directly question Him.

God further challenges Job by asking Job directly if he is the judge of God 40:8. We as humans feel that we must be judges and that is our original sin to judge. We judge God based on the actions of professing Christians, we judge God based on what he does or doesn’t do. We judge people based on their suffering thinking they must have done something wrong or are so full of sin to deserve their calamity or position in life. When if we do as Job did and spent the time of a trial holding fast to our innocence we would be justified and righteous for God believed that we are capable of such character.

However those who did not hold fast the confession of God were reprimanded and their fate put into the hands of the one who gave intercessory prayer from the beginning (Job 42:8-10). Job’s friends were ordered to humble themselves by giving a burnt offering and that Job the true servant of God would pray for them and forgiveness of their folly lest God deal with them according to their folly.

To Be Continued…Next Paul’s Thorn

May...

The Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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