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    You ever fall into the why me pit? You are walking before the Lord circumspectly, doing all you know to do, staying before the Lord and yet calamity befalls you. You declare you are walking in Job’s place. You look at the other Christians you know who live anyhow and yet blessing don’t miss them. You declare some of those blessings were yours and can’t figure out how they got them. The thought comes to mind that you should live anyhow also cuz it seems to work.

    Check yourself in the spirit. Have you been led up of the Spirit into this wilderness you are experiencing? (Cause you are not in calm waters cuz). Have you already fasted to gain strength, not to have God move what He gave you power to do? With fasting comes clarity and resolve. So you are ready for this battle. Is the voice of the tempter what you hear now with things like “it don’t take all that”? Or “you act like you are better than—holier than thou” or yet “God is love, He will forgive you for any sin committed”. Usually at this point one would fast and pray. But you already did that; now is the time to draw out your sword. You have to come out fighting using scripture pertaining to that situation. How do I know what scriptures to use you would say. Go into the back of your bible, usually before the maps, is your concordance. In alphabetical order you will find the name of your issue; alongside are the scriptures you can use to speak, speak out loud so the devil and his cohorts will hear and be pierced. Don’t tell the scriptures to the Lord; speak directly to problem/ “mountain” that is tormenting you.

    Example: Living right according to the word of the Lord. Rms 12:1,2 ” I present my body a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is my reasonable service. And I am not conformed to this world; but I am transformed by the renewing of my mind, that I may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Don’t let the enemy trip you up by telling you that you don’t believe that. Stay the course and keep speaking the word. Anytime you hear anything contrary and meant to lead you off your stance, set your face as flint and keep repeating your scripture(s). This is how you resist the devil so he will flee. Keep ready at all times by feeding yourself scriptures — the old school was all about memorizing the scriptures. Hide that word in your heart so that you may not sin against God, as the Psalmist wrote.

    Problem: we don’t give the word credit; we don’t do what it says to do. Solution: Speak to the mountain, not get into your prayer closet and cry out for God to do something. He has given us the keys to the Kingdom, and power to tread on serpents (slimy thoughts in most cases) and scorpions (poisonous imaginations), and over all the power of the enemy….

  • Raised for such a time as this.

    Raised for such a time as this.

    Continuing in the vein of “O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you?” churches are in trouble that they either do not see or ignore. As you find yourself in such an environment, do not be dismayed nor confused. At times our mission field is our very own church. Be that person that the righteous leaders can hold onto so they may do the work they are burdened with. You are called to hold up the hands of the man of God, similar to the account about Moses in the battle against Amalek. Remember that as long as Moses had his hand up the battle was for them, but when he got tired and his hand went down, Amalek would be winning. Aaron and Hur sat Moses on a rock while they each held a hand up. Victory was theirs because there was someone there to hold the man of God’s hands up. You are your pastor’s Aaron/Hur. Be prayed up and fasted to do this work because the enemy will come against you personally as he sees you steadfast in accomplishing your mission to keep the man of God strong and moving forward.

    There are plenty of preachers that have not bowed their knee to the devil. They preach the unadulterated word of God, thank God. These men surround themselves with those who have proven to be on fire for God and minister to God, enabling them to hold up the preachers’ “hands” so they can run this race they have been given. Not all is lost, but the fight just got real. Be real and lean not on your own understanding, rather put all your trust in the Lord. He will direct your steps, so you don’t miss a bit.

  • Who jumped ship? We comin’ for ya!

    Who jumped ship? We comin’ for ya!

    Thoughts: There are times when life does not make sense. I mean I did not see life in the way it presents itself. You know those moments you think to turn right to get to point A, but life turns you left. Confusion, trauma, anger, disappointment all come emotionally at once. What to do? These are moments that I plug in worship and praise music. Yes escape! I come out of my emotional state and just float with the music. Soon scripture comes forth that just calms me down. Put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, huh! Some musical ministers can land you in the very throne room of heaven. I can’t but help thinking that those that are worship leaders at church are to minister and bring one to the very throne room of God, instead most of the time they are performers who have no idea how to get to the throne room for themselves let alone take me there. Musing again……

    LESSON: Paul addressed the church with “O foolish Galatians who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?” He continued to berate them by saying “Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” Today we could say the same to those who are moving from church (faith in Christ) to ancestor worship or witchcraft. These people are drawn to where they experience the supernatural that they are not finding in the church. They learn to cast spells, (calling those things that be not as though they were), and see what they speak forth come to pass. People are hungry for the supernatural, what they were looking for in the church. Those who are endowed with powers by the dark side/satan are usually not chasing fame nor finances. Their interest is in the power afforded them by the demonic and will do whatever it takes for them to get those powers. When encountering these foolish ones, Paul says “if a man (person) be overtaken in a fault (leaving the faith), ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” We have to be like the Lord, go retrieve that one leaving the safe ones in house; but get our brother or sister from sure death.

  • Tired of the Fight?

    Tired of the Fight?

    Thoughts: Do you pray? Why do you pray? Is your prayer answered? How do you know your prayer is answered? Do you have evident power when you rise from prayer than when you went down? How are you shaking the world around you because you prayed? Lots of questions on prayer! Jesus said His Father’s house is a house of prayer. We do more preaching than praying in God’s house of prayer. Ramblings again I know……

    God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has abundant mercies for us. How do we know this for sure? The word tells us that God Himself has brought about a lively hope we can hold onto, by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead. The result is that God has brought us into an incorruptible inheritance; one that cannot be defiled, cannot be erased, nor fade away. Where do we find this inheritance? It is reserved in heaven for you and is to be revealed in the “last time” (end of the world). Your job is to be kept by the power of God thru faith, the faith that brought you into salvation.

    You may find yourself in a terrible season as you read this, battles that seem impossible to win. Shake yourself and tell yourself this is a trial of your faith. Faith is a day-to-day battle, not something done once and you have made it; fight the good fight of faith. It is a good fight because you daily win!! Hold on to your faith and work it so you will be found praiseworthy and honorable at Jesus Christ’s appearing.

  • Flesh Issues?

    Flesh Issues?

    Lesson: You ever fall and just give in to that thing you know the Word says not to be in or even associate with people that are into that thing? Then guilt and shame overwhelm you when you come back to your senses? We all want to prevent the fall, but if you don’t, then what?

    The answer? ” This I say, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” I’m guilty of thinking this verse is talking about sextual sins one can fall into only. But really it covers much more. The word clarifies what the deeds (lusts) of the flesh are; ” Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witch craft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders, drunkenness, raveling, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. We who are the sons of God once walked in such manner intentionally and joyously. But having been saved we now shun such behavior. When we do fall we know to pick ourselves up and remember that there is now no condemnation for them that are in Christ Jesus, enabling us to keep walking this narrow path we are on.

    To fortify our resolve to stay saved and stay away from all of the above that we are weak in, we have to learn to walk in the Spirit. But what exactly is walking in the Spirit? I used to think abstract was the way to go, you know basically meditating. But when meditating I would sit thinking, then get up and do what I thought. Am I the only one? Ok. But walking in the Spirit means going into the word each time you have a doubt, or wonder; or thinking what should I do in this case. You have to take the time to get your counsel from the word. It covers all things that we come face to face with and directs on how to handle the matter. In this way you will ” live a life guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit (Ghost). Reading what the word has to say about your situation is you actively seeking and following the Spirit’s lead. You no longer rely on your impulses or ideas to traverse this world. So confidently walk in the Spirit.

    Thought: today’s bible says God is a Spirit (confining Him). When I first learned that scripture it said God is Spirit, able to be everywhere at the same time. satan is a spirit, confined to being in a place like we as individuals—but not in every place at the same time like God. And I have heard some say God is not in Hell, but the word says He is everywhere. He is not consumed in what hell does. Ramblings? Think about it. The bible is being tweaked, words missing, words added. That is why it is important to have the Holy Ghost teaching you as you read the word. Ask old people to recite verses that they memorized as young people and see if this is not so.

  • Selah

    Selah

    “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:”

    The whole of Psalm 42 is me today. I’m not even going to say I relate to the writer, I am in this instance the writer. Day to day the battle rages with me sitting in my dug out trench, but some days it is hand to hand combat with my invisible enemy. I can whisper within me “in the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. My feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.”

    I was greatly distressed: but I have encouraged myself in the LORD my God.

    Selah

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    Today’s thought:” many are called but few are chosen”. We are all called, but there are those that are chosen (handpicked for particular purposes). This brings to mind the 12 disciples and Paul. The 12 walked with Christ while He was here on earth as we all know. But don’t forget Paul was also handpicked by Christ after Christ ascended to the Father. Yeah, I know you know. Are you among the chosen? Among those who gave up everything to gain the Kingdom of God? Those who ended up not getting wealth, fame or even a like — but regardless they set their faces as flint to spread the word to humankind. A word that would gain anyone who dared believe eternal life (not being separated from) and being reunited with the heavenly Father. That is what this thing is all about– gaining reconciliation with Abba Father. I enjoy my wondering thoughts….

    Back to the subject matter- the last gift set (put in the church gatherings) is that of “diversities of tongues”. Again, notice that there are those given the ability of speaking in divers kinds of tongues, now it is married to the divers tongues being in the body. These tongues are not just babblings that no one understands. Remember Paul said the tongues spoken in church—- (you know that is when someone stands in the congregation and utters in a different language that is actually spoken in some part of the world, and someone in the congregation totally understands what the person said as if they are fluent in that language–) should come with interpretations. Paul writes “if any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course: and let one interpret.” This show of tongues is primarily for the unbeliever to demonstrate the power of the Lord. But keep in mind, tongues is not to be used as a teaching method. Paul further emphasizes, “yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”

    This is another gift I do not see in the church of today. Do you experience it when you attend services? Maybe not all the time, but occasionally?

    Are there parts of the bible that are done away with before the coming of the perfect one? Which ones? I know at the top of the list is the belief that we do not have apostles, and prophets. I don’t; see too many evangelists; it appears as though pastors and teachers are what is left to the body. I just don’t see where the others were done away with in scripture.