Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 08:57
Faith 2 of 7
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{{ Matthew 5,6 through 7:27 is what has been labeled “The Sermon on the Mount” The words of Jesus to His followers on how to live and the answers to much of life. }}
Matthew
6:30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!”
{{{ as most of you who have been here for some time know I like Mark 5,6 and 7
Because i have been brought to believe they show us through the words of Jesus how we should live, and then the rest of Matthew give us examples of what Jesus has said being lived out.
Let’s take a look at Mathew 6:25-34 }}}
Matthew 6:25-34
¶ “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? And why are you worried about clothing?
Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you?
You of little faith!
Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you.
So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
{{{ Christ Jesus gives us the cure for Anxiety; and the answer to living a peaceful life.
As to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. As a believer in and follower of the Lord Jesus, He lets us know our Heavenly Father will provide all we need.
Being anxious can and most likely, will bring about doubt, mistrust, distress, fear, anger, want, discontent, hording, greed, convexness, bitterness anxiety can even bring about hatred and war.
And all these bring about week or no faith in Christ Jesus (GOD). Christ Jesus tells us our heavenly Father knows that we need all these things.
But we are to first seek His kingdom and His righteousness, and by doing that all these things will be provided by the Father for us.
So, we are not to worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Through having faith in GOD with out doubting Him He will take care of all our needs,
By trusting in Him our faith can and will grow.
If we can learn to live in contentment with what the Lord has provided for us, not striving for more and more He will not only give us what we need but much more, His desire is to take care of us and for us to flourish in the life He has given us.
And for this to happen through Him not through us pushing for things to happen not for us to strive, to manipulate things to happen.
i think about the most dangerous attribute of anxiety is greed.
Greed is an insatiable desire for material gain or social value, such as status, or power.
Greed has been identified as undesirable throughout known human history because it creates behavior-conflict between mankind.
Greed leads one away from faith in Christ Jesus and leads to hearted and war. And as followers of Christ, we are to the light of the world
Matthew 5:14-16
¶ “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
“You of little faith!”
It seems imposable to grow faith in Christ, but Father will help your faith grow if you will first seek His kingdom and His righteousness first, first not after you seek for everything ells but first. Yes above refers to food, drink and clothing, but this truth fallows through every aspect of our lives in Christ Jesus.
Jesus said if you, lake anything, “ask in My name”
John 14:13 “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” John 16:26 “In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; Here are the remaining matches.”
John 14:14 “If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”
John 15:16 “You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.”
John 16:23 “In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.”
John 16:24 “Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.”
Understand Jesus is talking to those who have chosen to except His free gift of salvation and are seeking the kingdom of GOD and His kingdom and His righteousness first. FIRST. If this is you and your faith week or nonexistent?
Then ask for your faith is week,
Than ask it to be made strong, and over abundant.
But remember this when you ask, do not doubt. }}}
Monday, January 15, 2024, 08:58
Daniel 6:16
Then the king gave orders, and Daniel was brought in and cast into the lions' den. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you constantly serve will Himself deliver you.”
{{{ Interesting the King who was not a follower of the one living GOD Makes the statement
“Your God whom you constantly serve will Himself deliver you.”
Your God whom you constantly:
this is the key to having the Lord GOD on your side when evil plots and comes against you.
To be constantly serving Him. Read the recall of Daniel and the lion’s den below, or better yet get take the time to pick up a bible get off by yourself, pray and ask the Lord GOD to open your heart and mind to the truth of what the Bible is telling us, and then read Daniel 6 )))
Daniel 6:20 When he (the King) had come near the den to Daniel, he (the King) cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
{{{ And yet aging the non-follower of the only living GOD makes the statement “Daniel, servant of the living God “,
“whom you constantly serve”
What God do your serve?
And how often do you actually serve it or Him?
Do you spend more time with your phone, tablet, laptop or computer tv, sports you name it, rather then with the only living GOD?
If so then you might reconsider what or who your GOD is, and who or what you are or serving. }}}
Daniel 6:24
The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions' den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
{{{ just like with those who maliciously accused Daniel, because of Him constantly serving the only living GOD, know that if you are constantly serving the Lord GOD He will do the same in your life.
i was reminded of
¶ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who is against us?
We are not being accused by man alone but rather by the evil that he serves and allows to control him, this is who is against us, he is against us because we serve the one most high GOD and serve Him and Him alone.
Conclusion: This world hold nothing for me, my home is not here on earth but in Heaven. i will not fear mankind who can only kill the body, but only Father GOD who can not only kill the body but can send the soul to the pit of hell.
Father GOD wills that no man should parish and go to hell, by sending His Son to earth to hang on a cross for us to take our place and pay our debt for all the sins we have committed, to return to life three days later victories over death, hell and the grave, holding the keys to all three, He has set us free.
It is your choice to except His freedom He has purchased for you.
i chose to except that gift and to constantly serve Him, will you.? }}}
Here is Daniel 5, and the account of what lead up to Daniel being thrown in to the lion’s den. And what happened afterwards. Take the time to read and see what the Holy Spirit may show and say to you.
Daniel 6:1-5
¶ It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom, and over them three commissioners (of whom Daniel was one), that these satraps might be accountable to them, and that the king might not suffer loss.
Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps because he possessed an extraordinary spirit, and the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom.
Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.
Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God.”
Daniel 6:6-9
¶ Then these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: “King Darius, live forever!
“All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ den.
“Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document so that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.” Therefore, King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction.
Daniel 6:10-13
¶ Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.
Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king’s injunction, “Did you not sign an injunction that any man who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be cast into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.”
Then they answered and spoke before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps making his petition three times a day.”
Daniel 6:14-15
¶ Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel; and even until sunset he kept exerting himself to rescue him.
Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Recognize, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be changed.”
Dan 6:16-18
¶ Then the king gave orders, and Daniel was brought in and cast into the lions’ den. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you constantly serve will Himself deliver you.” A stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing would be changed in regard to Daniel.
Then the king went off to his palace and spent the night fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
Daniel 6:19-24
¶ Then the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and went in haste to the lions’ den. When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever!
“My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also, toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So, Daniel was taken up out of the den and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Daniel 6:25-28
¶ Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language who were living in all the land: “May your peace abound!
“I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel;
For He is the living God and enduring forever,
And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,
And His dominion will be forever.
“He delivers and rescues and performs signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has also delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”
So, this Daniel enjoyed success in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
{{{ Why don’t you dedicate or rededicate your life to the Lord Christ Jesus? Living to constantly serve Him instead of the ways of this earth, man or yourself, and see what He will do for you. }}}
at least take the time to look at what lions den you may be in.
think about who you are serving,
make the choice of who you will serve, the choice is up to you, it is yours GOD will not break your will.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 04:12
1Timathy 6:20-21 1995 NASB
¶ O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge” which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you.
Falsely called “knowledge” which in the 1599 Geneva Bible is called science
20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed unto thee, and avoid prophane and vine babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called,
21 Which while some profess, they have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee, Amen.
The point to take from First Timathy 6:20-21 looks to be;
As believers in / followers of Christ the Lord, Jesus.
We should avoid prophane and vine babblings, worldly and empty chatter.
Arguing about things that are not in line with the word of GOD, weakens the faith of the believer.
For by doing so you open yourself up to doubt, to question things concerning the teachings of the word of GOD, by doing so you can go astray from the faith.
This is why it is a good thing to except the Holy Spirit’s leading and teaching.
John 14:26
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
2Timathy 1:13-14
Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.
1Timathy 1:8-11
¶ But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
2Timathy 2:14-19
¶ Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.
Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”
The word of GOD means just what it says. The things listed in
1 Timathy 1:8-11 are things that are not of Godly way.
Most have been excepted by many of the so called organized Churches and so called Christians now days,
(as it was in the days of Noah)
Having worldly conversations about such things opens the door of your heart, mind and soul to worldly concepts, and so-called truths.
Remain in the faith by clinging to the words of Father God and the Lord Jesus,
constantly listening to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit, your teacher.
Sunday, December 31, 2023, 07:02
freed from the metrics
are we the remnant?
Or are we the blinded?
Do we strive to be greater in the world or do we aim to be in the will of the Father?
Do we give or do we take?
Is our desire for monetary value more sought than our treasure in heaven?
Are we more interested in personal gain?
Or is our interest in heavenly gain?
Where your heart is, is also where your treasure is; these words are true no mater how much we may not want them to be.
In this country our whole lives we have been taught success is to have, but the word of GOD says to have nothing is to have everything.
To give one’s life for another is the greatest gift of all.
But yet we gather to our self’s and hold back from truly caring for others.
Human nature:
“A dollar in my pocket is better than one in yours.”
The reality:
A Christian whose body dies with all the wealth the toys, fame and fortune: dies with nothing.
A Christian whose body dies with nothing, enters heaven with great riches.
Matthew 7:21
¶ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.”
This new year could be the last year the United States will be seen on the face of the earth,
And Christianity could become a crim.
Will we be so planted in the ways of Christ, will be so committed to Him and His teachings we are willing to give of ourselves to trust and fully depend on Him instead of our own ways?
These are choices each of us will have to make. Will we choose wisely, or will we as normal follow the ways of man, the ways of this world, in the path of sin, in other words will we continue on the path we are on or repent and turn to GOD?
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Sunday, December 24, 2023, 08:39
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Luke 2:9-14 9
And lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone about them, and they were sore afraid.
Then the Angel said unto them, Be not afraid: for behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people,
That is, that unto you is borne this day in the city of Dauid, a Sauiour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign to you, Yee shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger.
And straightway there was with the Angel a multitude of heavenly soldiers, praising God, and saying,
Glory be to God in the high heavens, and peace in earth, and towards men good will.
{{ On that day Christ the Lord GOD came to earth to give His life for us.
Being GOD but also being man, He walked this earth teaching the will of His Heavenly Father, Father GOD.
We are given a promise that whom soever believes in the name of Christ the Lord, Jesus, shall not parish but have everlasting life.
This means to have everlasting life with Christ in heaven.
For every man will have everlasting life it is just that those who do not believe in the Son of GOD will spend their eternity separated from the presents of Christ the Lord.
To be separated from Christ the Lord and His love throughout eternity, is to be in hell. }}
John 3:16-21
For God so loved the world, that He has given his only begotten Son, that who soever believes in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world, that He should condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
He that believes in Him, is not condemned: but he that believes not, is condemned already, because he has not believed in the Name of that only begotten Son of God.
And this is the condemnation, that, that light came into the world, and men loved darkness rather then that light, because their deeds were evil.
For every man that practices evil, hates the light, neither comes to light, least his deeds should be reproved.
But he that practices truth, comes to the light, that his deeds might be made manifest, (to be made visible; to make clear) that they are wrought (molded, shaped changed, transformed) according to God.
{{ do you selibrate Christmas for the right resions?
is it because He (Christ the Lord) is your Lord ??
think about it }}