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The Mustard seed and the Mulberry tree
Luke 17: 6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed,
ye might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and
be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
I have explained before of why faith is compared to a mustard seed.
People think because the size of the seed and the size of the plant it
grows into. Firstly the mustard seed is not the smallest seed the orchid
seed is and secondly the mustard plant that grows in the Middle East is
max 8 feet to 10 feet tall which is less for small tree therefore put in
the category of herbs. Mustard is among the smallest herb seeds but
among the biggest herb trees.
Jesus used the mustard as an example for faith because of the uniqueness
of that seed. Unlike other seeds the mustard seed has no air pocket
inside it. Jesus was trying to specify, when we have even little faith
but a strong faith without doubt then we can move mountains.
Coming to second and more interesting part, which I came to know only today.
The Greek word translated as Mulberry tree actually refers to the Ficus
Sycomorus tree - common name - False Sycomore Fig, a kind of fig tree
that grows up to 20 m tall and 6 m wide.
It is a tropical tree indigenous to East Africa and Yemen. It grows in
Israel mainly in places with shallow underground water. Although this
species of fig requires the presence of the symbiotic
wasp
to reproduce sexually, and this
insect being extinct in Israel and Egypt it was manually reproduced by
planting cuttings. No doubt that Egypt was "the principal area of
sycamore fig development" for the caskets of the mummies inEgypt
were made from the wood of this tree.
The tree originally produces numerous seeds and reproduces regularly
with the help of its pollinator (symbiotic wasp). There are obligatory
(each party necessarily needs the other), mutual relations between the
syconium and its pollinator. The pollinator being not present in Israel,
therefore the tree does not produce seeds at all. It is reproduced only
by cuttings. It appears that every False Sycomore Fig in Israel was
planted by man as a cutting. They were grown by farmers for their shade,
fruit, and especially for their timber. In ancient Israel the wood was
held in higher esteem than the fruit, the latter consumed chiefly by the
poor who could not afford the more expensive kinds.
So what we see is this tree was not meant for a terrain like Israel for
it was not a tropical terrain and also the requirement for this tree to
flourish naturally did not exist in Israel so this tree was always
reproduces by man by planting cuttings of it. The Jews belief was
infested with the traditions of the Egyptians due to their exile in
Egypt many years back.
Another point to be aware of is that no land tree can grow in the sea.
The sea being deep and having salt water will cause any tree to drown
and perish.
Jesus is telling us if we have true faith which was without doubt even
if it was little faith, then we have the authority to bring to nil the
great worldly system made by mankind. We have to only command the
worldly system to perish and it will perish, but for this we need to
have true faith, a faith without doubt. We do not need to be scholars in
scriptures or have total understanding of all scriptures. Even the
little we know of the Bible but if we truly believe in the little we
know, we can bring to nil the manmade worldly systems.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we thank You for the authority You have given as our faith matures
in You. Lord You call us Israel - as one having power and authority in
You. Lord we pray we grow in our faith and overcome the doubts that
shake our faith. We pray that we bring to nil this worldly manmade
systems and free the people who are under the bondages of these systems
so that they give glory to You...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 17:19-20
19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we
cast him out?
20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and
nothing shall be impossible unto you.
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SavedbyFaith.info - Daily Mail
Appointing of the Twelve Apostles
Mark 3:13-15 - And he goeth up upon a mountain, and calleth to him whom he
would: and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, that they should be
with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have
authority to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons:
We see Jesus was a Man on a Mission during His life of earth even as a
small child He was focused on the purpose He came as man, in other words to
do the work what He Father had assigned Him.
He Himself studied scriptures according the Jewish system and became a
Rabbi but He did not guide His disciples to follow the system which He had
to. He did not teach them the Jewish way nor taught them what the Jewish
system had taught Him. Every time they heard Him they would be baffled at
what He taught them and were also baffled at the way He taught them which
was with power and authority, demonstrating practically what He spoke.
The Church thinks Jesus chose the twelve to set them as authority over the
whole Church. In today’s message it is clear Jesus set them for 4 things -
one was be in Him, second to preach, third to heal and lastly to cast out
demons. About having authority or to administer the Church, we see Jesus
concentrated on only 3 of the twelve they were John, James and Simon
(Peter). Later these 3 were joined by Paul and Barnabas. That is why we see
after the twelve were made bold in spirit and in understanding, most
dispersed to different parts of the world. In the start we see they were
stuck up with the number 12 thus they added Matthias after Judas died. But
later they broke up and the number 12 was never given importance, all
because they understood what the 12 symbolized and its purpose. Paul did
not select 12 chosen disciples, nor did Peter or any other of the twelve.
The twelve whom Jesus selected were called Apostles; the word in Greek is
apostolos and comes from the word apostello which is made of 2 words apo
and stello which together mean to send fourth (outwards). Apostleship is a
Calling, no doubt the 11 (excluding Judas) had the Calling of Apostleship
but that was a matter of coincident (planned by God) that they all had
that, since Jesus was setting the foundation of New Church, He needed
people with that Calling (Lord had used Abraham to set the first Church by
the circumcision of His people). The twelve were called Apostle mainly not
because they had the calling of Apostleship but because they were chosen to
go forth and do the mission which Jesus set them to do which was to grow in
understanding of the Word of God and in relationship with the Holy Spirit,
preach the Gospel and the Word of God, to heal the sick in body and the
weak in spirit, and deliver people from evil spirits and bondages.
After Jesus resurrected He gave this same mission to all those who believed
in Him. Now it is not just twelve but thousands and millions who are called
to be Apostles. We all who believe in Jesus Christ and call ourselves His
disciples are called to go forth to the world and do the 4 part mission
that is to grow in Him, preach, heal and deliver.
Jesus came as man in this world at the perfect time, if He had come an era
before or after, then the story would not have been what it is and Kingdom
of God would not have succeeded. One of the important aspects of His timing
was language. Before Jesus, when the Greeks ruled during the time of
Alexandra, the empire spread across a large portion of the world. Later the
Romans took over this empire and spread further. They too spoke the same
language of the Greek so we see when Jesus send forth His Apostles they
could go to various parts of the world and since they knew Greek they were
able do the mission they were set for. That is why we see the group rewrote
the Gospels from Aramaic to Greek so that the Gospels would help in the
mission they were commissioned for. Thus we see the Lord not only selected
the right people but also set them in the right time.
Today the Lord is talking to us Christian; He is asking us can we
Christians who call ourselves disciples of Jesus Christ, call ourselves
Apostles of Christ? If we have to call ourselves Apostles of Christ we need
to be doing the 4 fold mission which Christ has commissioned us to do. We
are not called to do our mission to only the people around us, or in our
neighbourhood, or in our city, or in our country. We all given a territory
as to where to do the mission we are commissioned for and that territory is
the whole world.
So let us start doing what we are called to do and let us stop thinking
small but let us start thinking as to what the Lord has set for us.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we thank You that You have chosen us for the Mission You started and
which is most dear to You. We thank You for calling us not just to know You
but to be your Apostles. Lord, we pray You increase the fire and anointing
within us that we give glory unto You like none ever did...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Mark 16:15-18
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel
to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they
cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it
shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
recover.
Galatians 2:9 - And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,
perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas
the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they
unto the circumcision.
SavedbyFaith.info - Daily Mail
Luke 17: 6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed,
ye might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and
be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
I have explained before of why faith is compared to a mustard seed.
People think because the size of the seed and the size of the plant it
grows into. Firstly the mustard seed is not the smallest seed the orchid
seed is and secondly the mustard plant that grows in the Middle East is
max 8 feet to 10 feet tall which is less for small tree therefore put in
the category of herbs. Mustard is among the smallest herb seeds but
among the biggest herb trees.
Jesus used the mustard as an example for faith because of the uniqueness
of that seed. Unlike other seeds the mustard seed has no air pocket
inside it. Jesus was trying to specify, when we have even little faith
but a strong faith without doubt then we can move mountains.
Coming to second and more interesting part, which I came to know only today.
The Greek word translated as Mulberry tree actually refers to the Ficus
Sycomorus tree - common name - False Sycomore Fig, a kind of fig tree
that grows up to 20 m tall and 6 m wide.
It is a tropical tree indigenous to East Africa and Yemen. It grows in
Israel mainly in places with shallow underground water. Although this
species of fig requires the presence of the symbiotic
insect being extinct in Israel and Egypt it was manually reproduced by
planting cuttings. No doubt that Egypt was "the principal area of
sycamore fig development" for the caskets of the mummies inEgypt
The tree originally produces numerous seeds and reproduces regularly
with the help of its pollinator (symbiotic wasp). There are obligatory
(each party necessarily needs the other), mutual relations between the
syconium and its pollinator. The pollinator being not present in Israel,
therefore the tree does not produce seeds at all. It is reproduced only
by cuttings. It appears that every False Sycomore Fig in Israel was
planted by man as a cutting. They were grown by farmers for their shade,
fruit, and especially for their timber. In ancient Israel the wood was
held in higher esteem than the fruit, the latter consumed chiefly by the
poor who could not afford the more expensive kinds.
So what we see is this tree was not meant for a terrain like Israel for
it was not a tropical terrain and also the requirement for this tree to
flourish naturally did not exist in Israel so this tree was always
reproduces by man by planting cuttings of it. The Jews belief was
infested with the traditions of the Egyptians due to their exile in
Egypt many years back.
Another point to be aware of is that no land tree can grow in the sea.
The sea being deep and having salt water will cause any tree to drown
and perish.
Jesus is telling us if we have true faith which was without doubt even
if it was little faith, then we have the authority to bring to nil the
great worldly system made by mankind. We have to only command the
worldly system to perish and it will perish, but for this we need to
have true faith, a faith without doubt. We do not need to be scholars in
scriptures or have total understanding of all scriptures. Even the
little we know of the Bible but if we truly believe in the little we
know, we can bring to nil the manmade worldly systems.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we thank You for the authority You have given as our faith matures
in You. Lord You call us Israel - as one having power and authority in
You. Lord we pray we grow in our faith and overcome the doubts that
shake our faith. We pray that we bring to nil this worldly manmade
systems and free the people who are under the bondages of these systems
so that they give glory to You...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 17:19-20
19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we
cast him out?
20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and
nothing shall be impossible unto you.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
SavedbyFaith.info - Daily Mail
Appointing of the Twelve Apostles
Mark 3:13-15 - And he goeth up upon a mountain, and calleth to him whom he
would: and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, that they should be
with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have
authority to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons:
We see Jesus was a Man on a Mission during His life of earth even as a
small child He was focused on the purpose He came as man, in other words to
do the work what He Father had assigned Him.
He Himself studied scriptures according the Jewish system and became a
Rabbi but He did not guide His disciples to follow the system which He had
to. He did not teach them the Jewish way nor taught them what the Jewish
system had taught Him. Every time they heard Him they would be baffled at
what He taught them and were also baffled at the way He taught them which
was with power and authority, demonstrating practically what He spoke.
The Church thinks Jesus chose the twelve to set them as authority over the
whole Church. In today’s message it is clear Jesus set them for 4 things -
one was be in Him, second to preach, third to heal and lastly to cast out
demons. About having authority or to administer the Church, we see Jesus
concentrated on only 3 of the twelve they were John, James and Simon
(Peter). Later these 3 were joined by Paul and Barnabas. That is why we see
after the twelve were made bold in spirit and in understanding, most
dispersed to different parts of the world. In the start we see they were
stuck up with the number 12 thus they added Matthias after Judas died. But
later they broke up and the number 12 was never given importance, all
because they understood what the 12 symbolized and its purpose. Paul did
not select 12 chosen disciples, nor did Peter or any other of the twelve.
The twelve whom Jesus selected were called Apostles; the word in Greek is
apostolos and comes from the word apostello which is made of 2 words apo
and stello which together mean to send fourth (outwards). Apostleship is a
Calling, no doubt the 11 (excluding Judas) had the Calling of Apostleship
but that was a matter of coincident (planned by God) that they all had
that, since Jesus was setting the foundation of New Church, He needed
people with that Calling (Lord had used Abraham to set the first Church by
the circumcision of His people). The twelve were called Apostle mainly not
because they had the calling of Apostleship but because they were chosen to
go forth and do the mission which Jesus set them to do which was to grow in
understanding of the Word of God and in relationship with the Holy Spirit,
preach the Gospel and the Word of God, to heal the sick in body and the
weak in spirit, and deliver people from evil spirits and bondages.
After Jesus resurrected He gave this same mission to all those who believed
in Him. Now it is not just twelve but thousands and millions who are called
to be Apostles. We all who believe in Jesus Christ and call ourselves His
disciples are called to go forth to the world and do the 4 part mission
that is to grow in Him, preach, heal and deliver.
Jesus came as man in this world at the perfect time, if He had come an era
before or after, then the story would not have been what it is and Kingdom
of God would not have succeeded. One of the important aspects of His timing
was language. Before Jesus, when the Greeks ruled during the time of
Alexandra, the empire spread across a large portion of the world. Later the
Romans took over this empire and spread further. They too spoke the same
language of the Greek so we see when Jesus send forth His Apostles they
could go to various parts of the world and since they knew Greek they were
able do the mission they were set for. That is why we see the group rewrote
the Gospels from Aramaic to Greek so that the Gospels would help in the
mission they were commissioned for. Thus we see the Lord not only selected
the right people but also set them in the right time.
Today the Lord is talking to us Christian; He is asking us can we
Christians who call ourselves disciples of Jesus Christ, call ourselves
Apostles of Christ? If we have to call ourselves Apostles of Christ we need
to be doing the 4 fold mission which Christ has commissioned us to do. We
are not called to do our mission to only the people around us, or in our
neighbourhood, or in our city, or in our country. We all given a territory
as to where to do the mission we are commissioned for and that territory is
the whole world.
So let us start doing what we are called to do and let us stop thinking
small but let us start thinking as to what the Lord has set for us.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we thank You that You have chosen us for the Mission You started and
which is most dear to You. We thank You for calling us not just to know You
but to be your Apostles. Lord, we pray You increase the fire and anointing
within us that we give glory unto You like none ever did...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Mark 16:15-18
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel
to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they
cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it
shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
recover.
Galatians 2:9 - And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,
perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas
the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they
unto the circumcision.
SavedbyFaith.info - Daily Mail
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Re: R.D SOUZA Saved by faith
Admin Thu 21 Aug 2014, 10:24 pm
Man worships false gods
Daniel 11:38 - But in his estate shall he honour the god of forces: and
a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver,
and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
God knows how to deliver a message to His people whom He loves. Before
He gave me this message today He had me experience 2 incidents, one
yesterday and one today with 2 people concerning today's message. So
when I got this message I knew what I was supposed to share.
Yesterday I was speaking to a Muslim Shite who was wearing many rings on
his finger some with stones. When I asked him why he told me one was for
protection, one was for health and so on. He belonged to a sect which
more inclined towards traditions. They believed on the verbal handed
down of scriptures and traditions more than the written text. They know
the Islamic books were tampered with over the years therefore do not
trust them and thus trust man more than text (ironically these text were
written by man), basically they do this so that they have freedom to
change things as an when they want. They do not want to be restricted in
any way. That is why we see so many variations in the culture and belief
of this sect according to the different parts of the world they live.
They have infused various local traditions and beliefs into their main
belief.
Today I was in communication with a Catholic who was quoting me the
Quran as proof for his belief. He was also boasting about his suffering
which kept him close to God (he was trying to justify it with Paul's
thorn which kept Paul humble before God, he did not have any idea what
Paul spoke of). He too comes from a sect of Christianity which gives
traditions more importance than the Word of God. Since they have no
knowledge of the authenticity of scriptures and believe more in manmade
stories therefore do all the wrong things. They are opposite of Muslim
Shites who know the problems with the Islamic text thus justify their
way of belief in various things as gods (gods, since they rule their
lives), but a Catholic out of ignorance thinks there is a problem
therefore rejects the Word of God as true and does traditions of man and
has made humans has his or her gods.
In today's message God is telling us because man lacks faith (trust in
God's Word) man has fear of worldly things. This fear has caused man to
honour a false god. Even though his ancestors worship this god yet they
all do not know who this god is. They use worldly ways and means like
traditions, sufferings and offering material things to honour this false
god.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord your people are ignorant of the Truth therefore have fear and
believe in false gods and do foolish things in name of religion. Lord,
we pray your people grow in faith and understanding of scriptures so
that they come to worship You the True and only God...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Jeremiah 13:10 - This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which
walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to
serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is
good for nothing.
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
16Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn
aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
17And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the
heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit;
and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your
soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as
frontlets between your eyes.
19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou
sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou
liest down, and when thou risest up.
20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon
thy gates:
21That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in
the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the
days of heaven upon the earth.
Acts 7:40-42
40Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this
Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is
become of him.
41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the
idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it
is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye
offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in
the wilderness?
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
SavedbyFaith.info - Daily Mail
Daniel 11:38 - But in his estate shall he honour the god of forces: and
a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver,
and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
God knows how to deliver a message to His people whom He loves. Before
He gave me this message today He had me experience 2 incidents, one
yesterday and one today with 2 people concerning today's message. So
when I got this message I knew what I was supposed to share.
Yesterday I was speaking to a Muslim Shite who was wearing many rings on
his finger some with stones. When I asked him why he told me one was for
protection, one was for health and so on. He belonged to a sect which
more inclined towards traditions. They believed on the verbal handed
down of scriptures and traditions more than the written text. They know
the Islamic books were tampered with over the years therefore do not
trust them and thus trust man more than text (ironically these text were
written by man), basically they do this so that they have freedom to
change things as an when they want. They do not want to be restricted in
any way. That is why we see so many variations in the culture and belief
of this sect according to the different parts of the world they live.
They have infused various local traditions and beliefs into their main
belief.
Today I was in communication with a Catholic who was quoting me the
Quran as proof for his belief. He was also boasting about his suffering
which kept him close to God (he was trying to justify it with Paul's
thorn which kept Paul humble before God, he did not have any idea what
Paul spoke of). He too comes from a sect of Christianity which gives
traditions more importance than the Word of God. Since they have no
knowledge of the authenticity of scriptures and believe more in manmade
stories therefore do all the wrong things. They are opposite of Muslim
Shites who know the problems with the Islamic text thus justify their
way of belief in various things as gods (gods, since they rule their
lives), but a Catholic out of ignorance thinks there is a problem
therefore rejects the Word of God as true and does traditions of man and
has made humans has his or her gods.
In today's message God is telling us because man lacks faith (trust in
God's Word) man has fear of worldly things. This fear has caused man to
honour a false god. Even though his ancestors worship this god yet they
all do not know who this god is. They use worldly ways and means like
traditions, sufferings and offering material things to honour this false
god.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord your people are ignorant of the Truth therefore have fear and
believe in false gods and do foolish things in name of religion. Lord,
we pray your people grow in faith and understanding of scriptures so
that they come to worship You the True and only God...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Jeremiah 13:10 - This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which
walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to
serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is
good for nothing.
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
16Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn
aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
17And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the
heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit;
and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your
soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as
frontlets between your eyes.
19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou
sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou
liest down, and when thou risest up.
20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon
thy gates:
21That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in
the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the
days of heaven upon the earth.
Acts 7:40-42
40Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this
Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is
become of him.
41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the
idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it
is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye
offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in
the wilderness?
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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Re: R.D SOUZA Saved by faith
Admin Tue 19 Aug 2014, 10:19 pm
He mounts the colt which no man has yet sat
Luke 19:30Saying, Go ye into the village opposite you; in which at your
entering ye shall find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose
him, and bring him here.
Luke talks of just the colt (young of the donkey) while Matthew and
Zachariah speak about both the colt and the donkey (ass). Luke was not
making a mistake while writing, if you see he starts his recording
stating he was complementing the Gospels already written. Luke wanted to
highlight things that were not highlighted in the previous Gospels.
Luke wanted to show that Jesus did not sit on the donkey but sat on the
colt even though the donkey tagged along. Luke also specified the age of
this clot. A colt is usually sandaled after it is 2 years old so this
colt which Jesus sat on was just 1 year old thus it wasn't sandaled.
That is how the disciples knew which colt Jesus spoke of, they did not
have to ask the owner or the colt if any man had mounted it before. The
disciples then had to put their clothes on the colt for Jesus to sit
since it was not sandaled.
Another fact is that a donkey carries comfortably about 20 to 30 percent
of its weight depending if it is dead or live weight. Jesus was a
33years old man when He mounted the colt, now His weight would surely
have been more than 30percent of the weight of the colt. A full grown
donkey is about 480kgs so this less than 2 year colt was surely carrying
about half its own weight nearly 50percent. Even with this weight the
colt carried it is not recorded that the colt struggled to carry Jesus
(this also shows Jesus was not over weighted).
Surely this sight was an amusing sight a full grown man sitting on a
small colt, that too with a full grown donkey tagging along with no one
sitting on it. People saw it and were amused but then they knew a
prophecy was fulfilled. Jesus did this not only to fulfil a prophecy but
also for another reason.It may seem foolish a full grown man sitting on
a 1 year old colt but Luke gives the reason Jesus choose to do such a
thing and the reason is since no man had mounted on it.
If one reads Revelation the ones who are closest to the Heavenly Throne
of the Lord, who worship Him with a New Song are those who are not
defiled (virgin). When I read this scripture I was already married and I
thought had I known this before I would not have married, I would have
chosen a life of chastity dedicated to the Lord, but later the Lord made
me understand it was nothing to do with virginity of the body but
virginity of the spirit.
The Lord is telling us those whom have not let any idol or god or any
desire to be their god and rule their lives are the ones He will choose
to mount and come in glory. They are the ones who will see the power of
God in their lives.
If you have any idol in your life, or think there exist any god, or have
made your human desires like success or provision or desire for any
person as most important in your life then cast them off your mind and
put the Lord over them. The Lord will not be seated along with other
things in your life; so either have them rule your life or have the Lord
King over your life.
To have worldly desires (surely not evil desires like lust, hatred,
un-forgiveness) is not evil but these desires need to be controlled and
never let to ride your life, you can tugthem along (pull behind), but to
ride your life you should allow only the Lord. Also note too many things
you tug along will slow down your spiritual life so even if the Lord is
seated make sure you have the least amount of desires tugged along.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray open our eyes and show us the objects, people or desires
that are taken the focus of our lives. Lord, we pray You strengthen us
and give us the ability to cast them off our backs let You alone be King
over our lives. May You come in glory in our lives...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Luke 19:29-36
29And it came to pass, when he had come near to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30Saying, Go ye into the village opposite you; in which at your entering
ye shall find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose him, and
bring him here.
31And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say
to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32And they that were sent went, and found even as he had said to them.
33And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why loose
ye the colt?
34And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the
colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
Matthew 21:
2Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway
ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring
them unto me.
3And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of
them; and straightway he will send them.
4All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, saying,
5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek,
and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and
they set him thereon.
8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut
down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter
of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having
salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of
a donkey.
Revelation 14:2-5
2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping
with their harps:
3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the
four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the
hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.
These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were
redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault
before the throne of God.
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Luke 19:30Saying, Go ye into the village opposite you; in which at your
entering ye shall find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose
him, and bring him here.
Luke talks of just the colt (young of the donkey) while Matthew and
Zachariah speak about both the colt and the donkey (ass). Luke was not
making a mistake while writing, if you see he starts his recording
stating he was complementing the Gospels already written. Luke wanted to
highlight things that were not highlighted in the previous Gospels.
Luke wanted to show that Jesus did not sit on the donkey but sat on the
colt even though the donkey tagged along. Luke also specified the age of
this clot. A colt is usually sandaled after it is 2 years old so this
colt which Jesus sat on was just 1 year old thus it wasn't sandaled.
That is how the disciples knew which colt Jesus spoke of, they did not
have to ask the owner or the colt if any man had mounted it before. The
disciples then had to put their clothes on the colt for Jesus to sit
since it was not sandaled.
Another fact is that a donkey carries comfortably about 20 to 30 percent
of its weight depending if it is dead or live weight. Jesus was a
33years old man when He mounted the colt, now His weight would surely
have been more than 30percent of the weight of the colt. A full grown
donkey is about 480kgs so this less than 2 year colt was surely carrying
about half its own weight nearly 50percent. Even with this weight the
colt carried it is not recorded that the colt struggled to carry Jesus
(this also shows Jesus was not over weighted).
Surely this sight was an amusing sight a full grown man sitting on a
small colt, that too with a full grown donkey tagging along with no one
sitting on it. People saw it and were amused but then they knew a
prophecy was fulfilled. Jesus did this not only to fulfil a prophecy but
also for another reason.It may seem foolish a full grown man sitting on
a 1 year old colt but Luke gives the reason Jesus choose to do such a
thing and the reason is since no man had mounted on it.
If one reads Revelation the ones who are closest to the Heavenly Throne
of the Lord, who worship Him with a New Song are those who are not
defiled (virgin). When I read this scripture I was already married and I
thought had I known this before I would not have married, I would have
chosen a life of chastity dedicated to the Lord, but later the Lord made
me understand it was nothing to do with virginity of the body but
virginity of the spirit.
The Lord is telling us those whom have not let any idol or god or any
desire to be their god and rule their lives are the ones He will choose
to mount and come in glory. They are the ones who will see the power of
God in their lives.
If you have any idol in your life, or think there exist any god, or have
made your human desires like success or provision or desire for any
person as most important in your life then cast them off your mind and
put the Lord over them. The Lord will not be seated along with other
things in your life; so either have them rule your life or have the Lord
King over your life.
To have worldly desires (surely not evil desires like lust, hatred,
un-forgiveness) is not evil but these desires need to be controlled and
never let to ride your life, you can tugthem along (pull behind), but to
ride your life you should allow only the Lord. Also note too many things
you tug along will slow down your spiritual life so even if the Lord is
seated make sure you have the least amount of desires tugged along.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray open our eyes and show us the objects, people or desires
that are taken the focus of our lives. Lord, we pray You strengthen us
and give us the ability to cast them off our backs let You alone be King
over our lives. May You come in glory in our lives...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Luke 19:29-36
29And it came to pass, when he had come near to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30Saying, Go ye into the village opposite you; in which at your entering
ye shall find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose him, and
bring him here.
31And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say
to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32And they that were sent went, and found even as he had said to them.
33And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why loose
ye the colt?
34And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the
colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
Matthew 21:
2Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway
ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring
them unto me.
3And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of
them; and straightway he will send them.
4All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, saying,
5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek,
and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and
they set him thereon.
8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut
down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter
of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having
salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of
a donkey.
Revelation 14:2-5
2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping
with their harps:
3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the
four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the
hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.
These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were
redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault
before the throne of God.
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Good works
John 10:32 - Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shown you from
my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
If any person reads the Bible (New Testament), the person will not be
able to deny the good works Jesus did. But yet we see Jesus did nothing
like people like Mother Teresa did. If we compare the works of Mother
Teresa with the works of Jesus we can see the difference between their
works. Both had a heart for the poor, sick, the people in need but both
had different approaches to the problem.
We see Mother Teresa took the sick under her shelter and looked after
them either until they got well or until they died. But on the other
hand we see when sick approached Jesus He did not take them to a shelter
to look after them but healed them and sent them back home.
People with spirit problems in Mother Teresa shelters are helped by
psychiatrists who work with her institute. The success rate of them
getting well or manageable is very minute. When it came to Jesus, He
discerned the spirits in these people and using His authority He cast
them out, He immediately got these people to sanity.
The nuns that work with Mother Teresa' institute go along side railway
tracks, road sides and other places and bring the poor, hungry and
homeless to their shelter, feed them and look after them. For this
provision they depend on people who donate to their trust. Jesus on the
other hand as a Rabbi (Teacher of Scriptures) would receive money from
people (as part of their tithes); this money was kept in the money bag
which would mostly be in the hand of Judas. Even though Jesus was aware
of Judas' dishonesty yet Jesus did not take the money bag from Judas,
for Jesus did not depend on the hand-outs of the people, He depended
directly on God the Father for His provision. When people were hungry He
multiplied bread and fishes, and fed thousands. If He needed money He
would get it in supernatural ways like from a fish's belly. He did not
take the homeless home with Him but showed them how to depend on God for
their provision.
If you look even though both Mother Teresa and Jesus did good works yet
there was a great difference between their works. Even after 2000 years
the works of Jesus are known to billions of people including those who
are not His disciples (Christians). Mother Teresa on the other hand
became known only after she received the Noble Peace award or was award
by the government of India. Mother Teresa was lifted up by the people
and Jesus was lifted up by God.
The difference between the works of Mother Teresa and Jesus is the first
did works of righteousness and the later did works of faith. The former
did works in the name of God, the later let God do works through Him.
The Bible does tell us to reach out to the sick, poor and orphans but
tells us to let God work through us by our faith. If we lack faith or
are growing in faith, till then we should do whatever we can in human
ways but then we are not called to continue in human ways but are called
to do things in supernatural ways by growing in faith.
The Lord is telling us today, do people see the good works of the Father
in us? They may be seeing our good works but then these temporary good
works or works of righteousness is not what God requires of us as His
people. God desires we glorify Him by not helping people in their
situations but helping them by changing their situations.
Our God is a Living God a God of power and this power will manifest in
us only when we have faith and do the works of faith. Since we do not
know the Truth fully and are growing in our understanding, we are far
from doing works of righteousness according to God. When we do works of
faith it is God who does the works of righteousness through us and makes
us righteous and perfect, it is not we who make ourselves righteous.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, the world is blinded with the worldly understanding. Since they
are far from You and the Truth they are misled and do not experience
your Power. Lord, we pray your people grow in faith and pursue works of
faith and not works of righteousness...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Romans 3:27 - Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of
works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Galatians 2:16 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the
law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus
Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by
the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be
justified.
James 2:22 - Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works
was faith made perfect?
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John 10:32 - Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shown you from
my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
If any person reads the Bible (New Testament), the person will not be
able to deny the good works Jesus did. But yet we see Jesus did nothing
like people like Mother Teresa did. If we compare the works of Mother
Teresa with the works of Jesus we can see the difference between their
works. Both had a heart for the poor, sick, the people in need but both
had different approaches to the problem.
We see Mother Teresa took the sick under her shelter and looked after
them either until they got well or until they died. But on the other
hand we see when sick approached Jesus He did not take them to a shelter
to look after them but healed them and sent them back home.
People with spirit problems in Mother Teresa shelters are helped by
psychiatrists who work with her institute. The success rate of them
getting well or manageable is very minute. When it came to Jesus, He
discerned the spirits in these people and using His authority He cast
them out, He immediately got these people to sanity.
The nuns that work with Mother Teresa' institute go along side railway
tracks, road sides and other places and bring the poor, hungry and
homeless to their shelter, feed them and look after them. For this
provision they depend on people who donate to their trust. Jesus on the
other hand as a Rabbi (Teacher of Scriptures) would receive money from
people (as part of their tithes); this money was kept in the money bag
which would mostly be in the hand of Judas. Even though Jesus was aware
of Judas' dishonesty yet Jesus did not take the money bag from Judas,
for Jesus did not depend on the hand-outs of the people, He depended
directly on God the Father for His provision. When people were hungry He
multiplied bread and fishes, and fed thousands. If He needed money He
would get it in supernatural ways like from a fish's belly. He did not
take the homeless home with Him but showed them how to depend on God for
their provision.
If you look even though both Mother Teresa and Jesus did good works yet
there was a great difference between their works. Even after 2000 years
the works of Jesus are known to billions of people including those who
are not His disciples (Christians). Mother Teresa on the other hand
became known only after she received the Noble Peace award or was award
by the government of India. Mother Teresa was lifted up by the people
and Jesus was lifted up by God.
The difference between the works of Mother Teresa and Jesus is the first
did works of righteousness and the later did works of faith. The former
did works in the name of God, the later let God do works through Him.
The Bible does tell us to reach out to the sick, poor and orphans but
tells us to let God work through us by our faith. If we lack faith or
are growing in faith, till then we should do whatever we can in human
ways but then we are not called to continue in human ways but are called
to do things in supernatural ways by growing in faith.
The Lord is telling us today, do people see the good works of the Father
in us? They may be seeing our good works but then these temporary good
works or works of righteousness is not what God requires of us as His
people. God desires we glorify Him by not helping people in their
situations but helping them by changing their situations.
Our God is a Living God a God of power and this power will manifest in
us only when we have faith and do the works of faith. Since we do not
know the Truth fully and are growing in our understanding, we are far
from doing works of righteousness according to God. When we do works of
faith it is God who does the works of righteousness through us and makes
us righteous and perfect, it is not we who make ourselves righteous.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, the world is blinded with the worldly understanding. Since they
are far from You and the Truth they are misled and do not experience
your Power. Lord, we pray your people grow in faith and pursue works of
faith and not works of righteousness...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Romans 3:27 - Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of
works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Galatians 2:16 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the
law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus
Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by
the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be
justified.
James 2:22 - Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works
was faith made perfect?
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His Spirit is with us, fear not
Haggai 2:5 [KJV-AV (italics removed)] - the word that I covenanted with
you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye
not.
People have a very wrong understanding that only after one is baptized
one receives the Holy Spirit. If one looks at the case with the
Apostles, they did not receive the Holy Spirit on Pentecost for in John
20 after resurrection and before Jesus ascended again to Heaven He
breathe unto His disciples and said 'Receive ye the Holy Spirit'. So
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is not about receiving the Holy Spirit but
about surrendering and being led by the Spirit.
We can see this also in the shadow - books of Moses in the lives of the
Israelites. The Israelites had 2 Individuals (Divine ones) who
interacted with them throughout their walk in the wilderness; one was an
Angel of the Lord and the other Pillar of cloud/fire.
Paul states in his first letter to the church of Corinth that the people
of Israel were under the cloud (Pillar of cloud) and he also identifies
Christ as the Rock that followed them (although they had no actual rock
following them other than they having 2 encounters with rocks that gave
water). Paul says symbolizes their crossing through the Red Sea (Reed /
Weed Sea the Hebrews/Israelites named seas after the plantation around
it and the Egyptians according to the earth/sand around it). We also see
even before they crossed the Red Sea the Pillar of cloud protected them
and destroyed their enemies (the Egyptian army).
We need to understand that before we accepted Christ and were baptized
in Him, we had the Spirit of God in our lives. We may have not
experienced His presence until we saw His Hand of protection or healing
in an extraordinary event.
In today's message the Lord is reminding us that His Spirit dwells is
with us. Even though we may be struggling in our walk in Christ, His
Spirit will be with us and we should fear not for His Spirit protects
us. We may see situation around us that threaten our lives or our
wellbeing, yet the Lord is telling us since His Spirit is with us we
should not fear. Even if we are struggling in our spiritual lives and
are not perfect yet when we have Him as our God we should not fear.
Understand the Holy Spirit is here not only to protect us from things of
this world both natural and spiritual as a pillar of fire but also from
the wrath of God as a pillar of cloud, for a cloud not only provides us
with rain (mercy / grace) but also protects us from the harsh Sun (wrath
of God).
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, there are times we doubt ourselves and your Word. The guilt of our
sins tries to tell us You have disowned us and forsaken us because of
our sins. Lord, we thank You for your Word today assuring us that your
Spirit is with us to help, guide, protect and provide us even though we
struggle in our walk in You. Lord, we thank You for your Spirit. Holy
Spirit we pray your presence be manifested more and more in our lives as
we lean more unto You while overcoming our carnal nature...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
John 20:19-23
19Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when
the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the
Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, Peace be to you.
20And when he had so said, he showed to them his hands and his side.
Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father hath sent
me, even so I send you.
22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them,
Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
23Whose sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose sins ye
retain, they are retained.
Exodus 14:19And the Angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel,
removed and went behind them; and the Pillar of the cloud went from
before their face, and stood behind them:
Luke 12:54And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out
of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
1 Corinthians 10:1-2
1Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that
all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Haggai 2:5 [KJV-AV (italics removed)] - the word that I covenanted with
you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye
not.
People have a very wrong understanding that only after one is baptized
one receives the Holy Spirit. If one looks at the case with the
Apostles, they did not receive the Holy Spirit on Pentecost for in John
20 after resurrection and before Jesus ascended again to Heaven He
breathe unto His disciples and said 'Receive ye the Holy Spirit'. So
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is not about receiving the Holy Spirit but
about surrendering and being led by the Spirit.
We can see this also in the shadow - books of Moses in the lives of the
Israelites. The Israelites had 2 Individuals (Divine ones) who
interacted with them throughout their walk in the wilderness; one was an
Angel of the Lord and the other Pillar of cloud/fire.
Paul states in his first letter to the church of Corinth that the people
of Israel were under the cloud (Pillar of cloud) and he also identifies
Christ as the Rock that followed them (although they had no actual rock
following them other than they having 2 encounters with rocks that gave
water). Paul says symbolizes their crossing through the Red Sea (Reed /
Weed Sea the Hebrews/Israelites named seas after the plantation around
it and the Egyptians according to the earth/sand around it). We also see
even before they crossed the Red Sea the Pillar of cloud protected them
and destroyed their enemies (the Egyptian army).
We need to understand that before we accepted Christ and were baptized
in Him, we had the Spirit of God in our lives. We may have not
experienced His presence until we saw His Hand of protection or healing
in an extraordinary event.
In today's message the Lord is reminding us that His Spirit dwells is
with us. Even though we may be struggling in our walk in Christ, His
Spirit will be with us and we should fear not for His Spirit protects
us. We may see situation around us that threaten our lives or our
wellbeing, yet the Lord is telling us since His Spirit is with us we
should not fear. Even if we are struggling in our spiritual lives and
are not perfect yet when we have Him as our God we should not fear.
Understand the Holy Spirit is here not only to protect us from things of
this world both natural and spiritual as a pillar of fire but also from
the wrath of God as a pillar of cloud, for a cloud not only provides us
with rain (mercy / grace) but also protects us from the harsh Sun (wrath
of God).
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, there are times we doubt ourselves and your Word. The guilt of our
sins tries to tell us You have disowned us and forsaken us because of
our sins. Lord, we thank You for your Word today assuring us that your
Spirit is with us to help, guide, protect and provide us even though we
struggle in our walk in You. Lord, we thank You for your Spirit. Holy
Spirit we pray your presence be manifested more and more in our lives as
we lean more unto You while overcoming our carnal nature...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
John 20:19-23
19Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when
the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the
Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, Peace be to you.
20And when he had so said, he showed to them his hands and his side.
Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father hath sent
me, even so I send you.
22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them,
Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
23Whose sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose sins ye
retain, they are retained.
Exodus 14:19And the Angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel,
removed and went behind them; and the Pillar of the cloud went from
before their face, and stood behind them:
Luke 12:54And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out
of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
1 Corinthians 10:1-2
1Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that
all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Mistakes in Ignorance
Acts 3:17 - And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it,
as did also your rulers.
These past 2 days the Lord has been pulling up the Church leaders and
elders who are doing His Work but with either not the right attitude or
out of ignorance of knowing God and His purpose.
In today's message the Lord wants to talk to the congregation and tell
us even if the leaders are acting irresponsibly that does not let us go
off, blameless. The Lord is telling us He has given His Word through His
anointed ones and this has been written and this Word has been protected
by Him since thousands of years and is now with us. Even though the
leaders are irresponsible why are we not opening the Word and confirming
what the leaders are saying or doing?
Peter and John told the Jews at the temple that their leaders (synagogue
leaders) did things out of ignorance for they did not have the
understanding of scriptures. But Peter and John also blamed the Jewish
people of being ignorance.
Ignorance is not a disease like flu which one gets infected with without
one's will. Ignorance is a state of mind one chooses to be in. Each and
every one of us cannot getaway scout free saying 'Lord I did not know'.
With His written Word with us do we have an excuse for ignorance? It is
a choice you and I make to study or not to study His Word. If we can
spend a lot time of our lives studying things of this world then why not
study His Word? About the ability to understand, God says if we pursue
His Word with all our hearts, He will surely open the understanding of
it by His Spirit or by His anointed ones.
We as Christians are guiltier than the Jews for they did not receive the
promise of the Holy Spirit, but we as believers in Jesus Christ have
received the promise of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Truth (one of the
7 Spirits of the Holy Spirit) guides us through the understanding of
scriptures. So if we have the Author as our Teacher, do we have any
excuse? Even if we say we have difficulty in communicating with Him,
still God had set His anointed ones amongst us to help us bridge that
gap and give us that true understanding, which all we need to do is
verify by opening the scriptures.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, your people lack the desire for your Kingdom and its
understanding, therefore are misled by incompetent leaders. Lord we pray
You intervene in the lives of your people and fill them with a fire like
desire to know You and your Word. We pray they learn to discern the
preachers and leaders who are misleading them to destruction...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Acts 17:29-33
29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think
that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art
and man's device.
30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all
men every where to repent:
31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world
in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath
given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and
others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33So Paul departed from among them.
1 Peter 2:15-16
15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence
the ignorance of foolish men:
16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but
as the servants of God.
John 14:15-17
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever;
17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth
John 15:26 - But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you
from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father,
he shall testify of me:
John 16:13 - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you
things to come.
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Acts 3:17 - And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it,
as did also your rulers.
These past 2 days the Lord has been pulling up the Church leaders and
elders who are doing His Work but with either not the right attitude or
out of ignorance of knowing God and His purpose.
In today's message the Lord wants to talk to the congregation and tell
us even if the leaders are acting irresponsibly that does not let us go
off, blameless. The Lord is telling us He has given His Word through His
anointed ones and this has been written and this Word has been protected
by Him since thousands of years and is now with us. Even though the
leaders are irresponsible why are we not opening the Word and confirming
what the leaders are saying or doing?
Peter and John told the Jews at the temple that their leaders (synagogue
leaders) did things out of ignorance for they did not have the
understanding of scriptures. But Peter and John also blamed the Jewish
people of being ignorance.
Ignorance is not a disease like flu which one gets infected with without
one's will. Ignorance is a state of mind one chooses to be in. Each and
every one of us cannot getaway scout free saying 'Lord I did not know'.
With His written Word with us do we have an excuse for ignorance? It is
a choice you and I make to study or not to study His Word. If we can
spend a lot time of our lives studying things of this world then why not
study His Word? About the ability to understand, God says if we pursue
His Word with all our hearts, He will surely open the understanding of
it by His Spirit or by His anointed ones.
We as Christians are guiltier than the Jews for they did not receive the
promise of the Holy Spirit, but we as believers in Jesus Christ have
received the promise of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Truth (one of the
7 Spirits of the Holy Spirit) guides us through the understanding of
scriptures. So if we have the Author as our Teacher, do we have any
excuse? Even if we say we have difficulty in communicating with Him,
still God had set His anointed ones amongst us to help us bridge that
gap and give us that true understanding, which all we need to do is
verify by opening the scriptures.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, your people lack the desire for your Kingdom and its
understanding, therefore are misled by incompetent leaders. Lord we pray
You intervene in the lives of your people and fill them with a fire like
desire to know You and your Word. We pray they learn to discern the
preachers and leaders who are misleading them to destruction...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Acts 17:29-33
29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think
that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art
and man's device.
30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all
men every where to repent:
31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world
in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath
given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and
others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33So Paul departed from among them.
1 Peter 2:15-16
15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence
the ignorance of foolish men:
16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but
as the servants of God.
John 14:15-17
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever;
17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth
John 15:26 - But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you
from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father,
he shall testify of me:
John 16:13 - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you
things to come.
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Do not worship the God you do not know
Daniel 11:38 - But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and
a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver,
and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
I got this scripture yesterday but was not able to understand what the
Lord was trying to tell us so I delayed in sending the message. Today as
the Lord opened my mind I am writing this message.
The Lord is continuing the message we have been getting in today's
message. You may say brother what is King of Syria (Antiochus) events
prophesied during the times of Daniel to do with our topic of
incompetent Church leaders who do not pursue the understanding of God's
Word nor grow in relationship with Him.
The word Syria means exalted.
God is telling us many Church leaders are trying to establish a name for
themselves. They desire the praises of the people. In their desire of
self-praise they worship a God they do not know. It does not mean that
they worship a false god that does not exist, but means even though they
worship the one and only God yet they worship Him without knowing Him.
These people may sacrifice a lot of time, efforts and lots of pleasures
on their life for 'God's Work' but then these things do not please God
if they are not doing the same efforts to their own spiritual life. Then
come the main point. Since they do not please God they struggle more to
do the Work of God's Kingdom.
Let me explain. People struggle to increase their congregation, if one
looks in the book of Acts when the people pleased God; it was the Lord
who added people unto them. When we please God the favour of God falls
on us and our work in the Lord becomes easier.
Let me give you another example which actually shook my life. I had
personally met Mother Teresa more than one occasion and at one occasion
got time to sit and talk to her. I was very impressed with her in
person, left very humble. But when I studied the Word I realized she did
not know God very much even though she did so much and expressed the
love of God to people among the poor. But spiritually she struggle to
know God. What I came to know made me understand the difference between
works of righteousness and works of faith.
Paul says because man did not pursue the knowledge of God, they caused
religions to come to existence and tarnished Him image with things like
homosexuality, worship of animals, among other things.
God wants us not to remains children of God but grow into Sons of God
and we can only grow when we grow in Him, in the knowledge of Him and in
the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You desire your people know You, that is why You manifested your
image when You came as man. In Jesus Christ we could see the image of
the invisible God whom no living being has seen, a God whom only the Son
saw was made visible to corrupt man, who is lower than the Angels. Lord
we pray your people pursue the knowledge of You and grow in You...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Colossians 1:12-20
12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers
of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are
in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions,
or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to
reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things
in earth, or things in heaven.
John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which
is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Romans 1:20-32
20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God,
neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their
foolish heart was darkened.
22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like
to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping
things.
24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of
their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their
women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman,
burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which
is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error
which was meet.
28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God
gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not
convenient;
29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,
malignity; whisperers,
30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents,
31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,
implacable, unmerciful:
32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things
are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them
that do them.
Romans 10:2-3
2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according
to knowledge.
3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to
establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto
the righteousness of God.
Romans 15:14And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye
also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to
admonish one another.
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Daniel 11:38 - But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and
a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver,
and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
I got this scripture yesterday but was not able to understand what the
Lord was trying to tell us so I delayed in sending the message. Today as
the Lord opened my mind I am writing this message.
The Lord is continuing the message we have been getting in today's
message. You may say brother what is King of Syria (Antiochus) events
prophesied during the times of Daniel to do with our topic of
incompetent Church leaders who do not pursue the understanding of God's
Word nor grow in relationship with Him.
The word Syria means exalted.
God is telling us many Church leaders are trying to establish a name for
themselves. They desire the praises of the people. In their desire of
self-praise they worship a God they do not know. It does not mean that
they worship a false god that does not exist, but means even though they
worship the one and only God yet they worship Him without knowing Him.
These people may sacrifice a lot of time, efforts and lots of pleasures
on their life for 'God's Work' but then these things do not please God
if they are not doing the same efforts to their own spiritual life. Then
come the main point. Since they do not please God they struggle more to
do the Work of God's Kingdom.
Let me explain. People struggle to increase their congregation, if one
looks in the book of Acts when the people pleased God; it was the Lord
who added people unto them. When we please God the favour of God falls
on us and our work in the Lord becomes easier.
Let me give you another example which actually shook my life. I had
personally met Mother Teresa more than one occasion and at one occasion
got time to sit and talk to her. I was very impressed with her in
person, left very humble. But when I studied the Word I realized she did
not know God very much even though she did so much and expressed the
love of God to people among the poor. But spiritually she struggle to
know God. What I came to know made me understand the difference between
works of righteousness and works of faith.
Paul says because man did not pursue the knowledge of God, they caused
religions to come to existence and tarnished Him image with things like
homosexuality, worship of animals, among other things.
God wants us not to remains children of God but grow into Sons of God
and we can only grow when we grow in Him, in the knowledge of Him and in
the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You desire your people know You, that is why You manifested your
image when You came as man. In Jesus Christ we could see the image of
the invisible God whom no living being has seen, a God whom only the Son
saw was made visible to corrupt man, who is lower than the Angels. Lord
we pray your people pursue the knowledge of You and grow in You...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Colossians 1:12-20
12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers
of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are
in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions,
or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to
reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things
in earth, or things in heaven.
John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which
is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Romans 1:20-32
20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God,
neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their
foolish heart was darkened.
22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like
to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping
things.
24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of
their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their
women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman,
burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which
is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error
which was meet.
28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God
gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not
convenient;
29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,
malignity; whisperers,
30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents,
31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,
implacable, unmerciful:
32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things
are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them
that do them.
Romans 10:2-3
2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according
to knowledge.
3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to
establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto
the righteousness of God.
Romans 15:14And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye
also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to
admonish one another.
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Hearing the Voice of God
Acts 8:29 - Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and join thyself to
this chariot.
We see the Spirit of God was speaking to Philip and was enabling Philip to
do great and mighty things. If Philip had not heard the Voice of the Spirit
nor abided by it would he have done the mighty works? No.
What people call as ‘Word of Knowledge’ is in fact the Voice of God
speaking unto us in our hearts. This voice would be a thought, a vision or
even a vocal sound which only that person hears. It is not a gift but
something every Believer is capable of hearing. For that we need to be
still in our hearts (supress our thoughts and feelings) and be sensitive to
God.
God loves to talk to us for we are His lovers; that’s what He called
Abraham. We being seeds of Abraham through faith also become His lovers,
His bride. It is great to be sensitive to the Voice of God for when we hear
and abide in it we see great manifestation of God’s power.
The dangerous part is, other than God there are others who also speak to
us, mainly our fleshy desires (carnal nature) and evil spirits. Our carnal
nature would be our worldly thinking or lustful desires or our corrupt
understanding. Evil spirits may not necessarily mean a demon talking to us
but would be thoughts that are influenced by demonic powers. Most of the
time it is the carnal nature and rarely evil spirits that speak to us. The
only way to distinguish between the Voice of God and others is scriptures.
We need to remember God does not change, He is the same eternally. The only
thing that chances of Him is His glory, which increases time by time. God
does not change for He is Eternal, Perfect, Holy, All-mighty and
All-knowing therefore He is the same always.
In Isaiah the Lord says ‘those who know righteousness’ then He goes on to
explain that it means those who have His Law in their hearts, they shall
hear Him and not be afraid of men and reproaches. Then in Matthew Jesus
states He (His Spirit) will speak to us in the darkness (secret place)
which we should bring to light and He speaks to us personally we let the
whole world know.
The Word of God tells us to prophesy but at the same time tells us not to
add to the Word of God or to subtract from it. When the Lord tells us to
prophesy it means speaking the Word of God / promises of God into our lives
/ situations or the lives of others.
What we see is the Word of God which is Truth does not / cannot be changed
nor does God deviates from it. Therefore when God speaks to us, it cannot
go against His Word. If any voice speaks to us and goes against the Word
then we can be sure it is not from God.
Yesterday at a service there are a preacher preaching things that were
contrary to the Word of God. When I approached the Pastor of that Church on
it, the Pastor (senior Pastor) was not sure of his understanding of the
Word of God. It in because of these reasons we see cults get formed and
destruction of souls.
In today’s message the Lord is telling us if we want to accelerate our
spiritual growth in His Kingdom we need to be sensitive to His Voice like
Philip was.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You an Almighty God who never changes. Like You, your Word too never
changes. Lord we pray that we still our lives so that we hear your Voice.
As we hear help us to discern your Voice from other’s voices. Give us the
courage to abide by your Voice and thus accelerate our spiritual lives...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Isaiah 51:7 - Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in
whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye
afraid of their revilings.
Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and
what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Luke 8:17 - For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither
any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen,
the seed of Abraham my friend [ahab - lover].
Acts 8:5-8, 26-40
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto
them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip
spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were
possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were
healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go
toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza,
which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of
great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge
of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias,
and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired
Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a
sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened
he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare
his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh
the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the
eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.
And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both
into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way
rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all
the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
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Acts 8:29 - Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and join thyself to
this chariot.
We see the Spirit of God was speaking to Philip and was enabling Philip to
do great and mighty things. If Philip had not heard the Voice of the Spirit
nor abided by it would he have done the mighty works? No.
What people call as ‘Word of Knowledge’ is in fact the Voice of God
speaking unto us in our hearts. This voice would be a thought, a vision or
even a vocal sound which only that person hears. It is not a gift but
something every Believer is capable of hearing. For that we need to be
still in our hearts (supress our thoughts and feelings) and be sensitive to
God.
God loves to talk to us for we are His lovers; that’s what He called
Abraham. We being seeds of Abraham through faith also become His lovers,
His bride. It is great to be sensitive to the Voice of God for when we hear
and abide in it we see great manifestation of God’s power.
The dangerous part is, other than God there are others who also speak to
us, mainly our fleshy desires (carnal nature) and evil spirits. Our carnal
nature would be our worldly thinking or lustful desires or our corrupt
understanding. Evil spirits may not necessarily mean a demon talking to us
but would be thoughts that are influenced by demonic powers. Most of the
time it is the carnal nature and rarely evil spirits that speak to us. The
only way to distinguish between the Voice of God and others is scriptures.
We need to remember God does not change, He is the same eternally. The only
thing that chances of Him is His glory, which increases time by time. God
does not change for He is Eternal, Perfect, Holy, All-mighty and
All-knowing therefore He is the same always.
In Isaiah the Lord says ‘those who know righteousness’ then He goes on to
explain that it means those who have His Law in their hearts, they shall
hear Him and not be afraid of men and reproaches. Then in Matthew Jesus
states He (His Spirit) will speak to us in the darkness (secret place)
which we should bring to light and He speaks to us personally we let the
whole world know.
The Word of God tells us to prophesy but at the same time tells us not to
add to the Word of God or to subtract from it. When the Lord tells us to
prophesy it means speaking the Word of God / promises of God into our lives
/ situations or the lives of others.
What we see is the Word of God which is Truth does not / cannot be changed
nor does God deviates from it. Therefore when God speaks to us, it cannot
go against His Word. If any voice speaks to us and goes against the Word
then we can be sure it is not from God.
Yesterday at a service there are a preacher preaching things that were
contrary to the Word of God. When I approached the Pastor of that Church on
it, the Pastor (senior Pastor) was not sure of his understanding of the
Word of God. It in because of these reasons we see cults get formed and
destruction of souls.
In today’s message the Lord is telling us if we want to accelerate our
spiritual growth in His Kingdom we need to be sensitive to His Voice like
Philip was.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You an Almighty God who never changes. Like You, your Word too never
changes. Lord we pray that we still our lives so that we hear your Voice.
As we hear help us to discern your Voice from other’s voices. Give us the
courage to abide by your Voice and thus accelerate our spiritual lives...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Isaiah 51:7 - Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in
whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye
afraid of their revilings.
Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and
what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Luke 8:17 - For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither
any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen,
the seed of Abraham my friend [ahab - lover].
Acts 8:5-8, 26-40
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto
them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip
spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were
possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were
healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go
toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza,
which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of
great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge
of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias,
and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired
Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a
sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened
he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare
his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh
the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the
eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.
And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both
into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way
rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all
the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
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Losses, recession and calamities
Haggai 2: 16,17 - Since those days were, when one came to an heap of
twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the winepress to
draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. I smote
you with blighting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of
your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
In today's message the Lord speaks of loses, recession and calamities.
We read this chapter starts with the Lord speaking through the Prophet
Haggai to both the social leader (government) and also to the spiritual
leader (Church). The Lord reminded the Church of the recession and loses
they faced then the Lord said He is going to shake the Heavens and the
earth, the sea and dry land also and the wealth of the nations will come
into the House of the Lord.
Today the Lord is telling us His Church has been seeing a time of
recession, a time of needs but now God is going to change all that. No
more will His Church lack. He is stretching His Hand to His people and
going to bless them abundantly. People are going to come from unheard
places and going to bless His people. The wealth of the world is going
to come into the hands of the Believers.
While the Lord gives this good news, He is also telling us there will be
an increase in calamities among nations. There will be an increase of
unrest among countries, and wars will increase.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are a Living God and what You have declared You bring to past.
Your Word speaks of all the calamities we are facing today and nothing
change what You have written. But even in these calamities that are in
this world Your favour falls on your people and your Hand of protection
keeps them safe. Those who are fence sitters are shaken for your wrath
is most on those who are lukewarm. Lord we thank You for your favor that
falls on your people and we trust You will keep them through this world
calamities...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Haggai chapter 2
Psalms 112:1-3
1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that
delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright
shall be blessed.
3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth
for ever.
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Haggai 2: 16,17 - Since those days were, when one came to an heap of
twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the winepress to
draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. I smote
you with blighting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of
your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
In today's message the Lord speaks of loses, recession and calamities.
We read this chapter starts with the Lord speaking through the Prophet
Haggai to both the social leader (government) and also to the spiritual
leader (Church). The Lord reminded the Church of the recession and loses
they faced then the Lord said He is going to shake the Heavens and the
earth, the sea and dry land also and the wealth of the nations will come
into the House of the Lord.
Today the Lord is telling us His Church has been seeing a time of
recession, a time of needs but now God is going to change all that. No
more will His Church lack. He is stretching His Hand to His people and
going to bless them abundantly. People are going to come from unheard
places and going to bless His people. The wealth of the world is going
to come into the hands of the Believers.
While the Lord gives this good news, He is also telling us there will be
an increase in calamities among nations. There will be an increase of
unrest among countries, and wars will increase.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are a Living God and what You have declared You bring to past.
Your Word speaks of all the calamities we are facing today and nothing
change what You have written. But even in these calamities that are in
this world Your favour falls on your people and your Hand of protection
keeps them safe. Those who are fence sitters are shaken for your wrath
is most on those who are lukewarm. Lord we thank You for your favor that
falls on your people and we trust You will keep them through this world
calamities...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Haggai chapter 2
Psalms 112:1-3
1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that
delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright
shall be blessed.
3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth
for ever.
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The Lord has not forsaken His people
Ezekiel 36:35 - And they shall say, This land that was desolate is
become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined
cities are become fortified, and are inhabited.
The moment someone gets this scripture they jump to conclusion that God
is going to rebuild the country called Israel, since this country is
made of mainly Jews therefore they are considered as the Jews / Israel
the Bible talks of in the Old Testament.
Just some time back before I got this message I was discussing with a
brother who had a heart for the suffering of the Palestinian people. He
kept calling the Israelites as Zionist. He was unaware what the word
means but used it because the Muslims use it. He used it as a curse word
not knowing it meant 'Protected by God' (Zion as an adjective means
'fortified city', David used it for Jerusalem even though there was no
walls around Jerusalem) or means 'citizens of Jerusalem' (used as a
noun, since it was used for Jerusalem).
I am putting this not to make fun of this brother but to show you how
people think. Like this brother most Christians think the word 'Israel'
(which means Prince of God / one who has power or authority with God)
used in the Bible refers to the Jewish nation. They may say 'look
brother, see how God has been working with this country and manifesting
His power with them'.
I like to tell this people to look at the Israelites in the Bible. When
the Lord bought them out of Egypt, He did great and might wonders for
them too and bought them out. But we see the Lord took them a long
journey in the wilderness for the Lord knew their hearts; through this
journey in the wilderness almost all leaving for 2 died. The Lord's Hand
was protecting them not because they were His people but because of
their coming generations and mainly because His Name was associated with
them.
If we look in the book of Ezekiel this scripture comes just before our
last message (day before yesterday). The Lord showed Ezekiel the vision
to explain to him who the real Israel is.
Bible teaches us through the Jews, even though we may call ourselves
Christian or believe in Christ but at the same time if we live our lives
void of the teachings of Christ, living a worldly lives yet God would be
going great and mighty wonders in our lives; this He would be doing not
because of us but because of our coming generations and mainly because
of His Name sake.
In today's message the Lord is continuing on our last message. He is
telling us once we take up the burden of Christ and let the Spirit of
God help us in carrying this burden, as we carry this burden we will see
our own lives getting renewed and we will see the Nature / Name of
Christ in us. Then we will be in Christ, and being in Christ all things
will be possible with us.
The Lord is telling us when the Nature of Christ will come in us we will
be protected by the Lord (Zion) and like with Jesus, not a hair of our
heads will be harmed without the will of God. If we read the later
scriptures the Lord says because He said it He will do it and we know
the Lord is a keeper of His Word.
If we read Luke 1:37 the English translation sates 'For God nothing is
impossible'. But when we get into the Greek manuscript the word
'nothing' is not there, instead there are 3 words 'na', 'pas', 'rhema'
which in English means no, each and every, spoken word respectively. In
short the Lord is saying whatever He has said, even the smallest of
smallest word He will fulfil and He is capable of performing them.
Let us believe in what the Lord is telling us and let us renew our lives
by surrendering to the Will and Spirit of God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord when man sinned the image of You in him was lost, then You came as
man and showed us the image of You again. You also made a way for way
for man to again gain that image in them. Lord we pray your people do
not be name sake Christians doing some rituals but let Christ come alive
in them. Let the world know the real Israel by see your Power in them...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezekiel 36:33-36
33Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you
from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities,
and the wastes shall be built.
34And the desolate land shall be tilled, though it lay desolate in the
sight of all that passed by.
35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the
garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become
fortified, and are inhabited.
36Then the heathen that are left around you shall know that I the LORD
build the ruined places, and plant that which was desolate: I the LORD
have spoken it, and I will do it.
37Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the
house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a
flock.
38As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so
shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know
that I am the LORD.
Luke 1:37 - For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Samuel 12:22 - For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great
name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto
himself.
Exodus 23:20 - Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the
way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Exodus 32:31-35; 33:1-3
31And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have
sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin --- ; and if not, blot me, I
pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
33And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him
will I blot out of my book.
34Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have
spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless
in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
35And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which
Aaron made.
1And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the
people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the
land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto
thy seed will I give it:
2And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the
Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite,
and the Jebusite:
3Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the
midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in
the way.
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Ezekiel 36:35 - And they shall say, This land that was desolate is
become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined
cities are become fortified, and are inhabited.
The moment someone gets this scripture they jump to conclusion that God
is going to rebuild the country called Israel, since this country is
made of mainly Jews therefore they are considered as the Jews / Israel
the Bible talks of in the Old Testament.
Just some time back before I got this message I was discussing with a
brother who had a heart for the suffering of the Palestinian people. He
kept calling the Israelites as Zionist. He was unaware what the word
means but used it because the Muslims use it. He used it as a curse word
not knowing it meant 'Protected by God' (Zion as an adjective means
'fortified city', David used it for Jerusalem even though there was no
walls around Jerusalem) or means 'citizens of Jerusalem' (used as a
noun, since it was used for Jerusalem).
I am putting this not to make fun of this brother but to show you how
people think. Like this brother most Christians think the word 'Israel'
(which means Prince of God / one who has power or authority with God)
used in the Bible refers to the Jewish nation. They may say 'look
brother, see how God has been working with this country and manifesting
His power with them'.
I like to tell this people to look at the Israelites in the Bible. When
the Lord bought them out of Egypt, He did great and might wonders for
them too and bought them out. But we see the Lord took them a long
journey in the wilderness for the Lord knew their hearts; through this
journey in the wilderness almost all leaving for 2 died. The Lord's Hand
was protecting them not because they were His people but because of
their coming generations and mainly because His Name was associated with
them.
If we look in the book of Ezekiel this scripture comes just before our
last message (day before yesterday). The Lord showed Ezekiel the vision
to explain to him who the real Israel is.
Bible teaches us through the Jews, even though we may call ourselves
Christian or believe in Christ but at the same time if we live our lives
void of the teachings of Christ, living a worldly lives yet God would be
going great and mighty wonders in our lives; this He would be doing not
because of us but because of our coming generations and mainly because
of His Name sake.
In today's message the Lord is continuing on our last message. He is
telling us once we take up the burden of Christ and let the Spirit of
God help us in carrying this burden, as we carry this burden we will see
our own lives getting renewed and we will see the Nature / Name of
Christ in us. Then we will be in Christ, and being in Christ all things
will be possible with us.
The Lord is telling us when the Nature of Christ will come in us we will
be protected by the Lord (Zion) and like with Jesus, not a hair of our
heads will be harmed without the will of God. If we read the later
scriptures the Lord says because He said it He will do it and we know
the Lord is a keeper of His Word.
If we read Luke 1:37 the English translation sates 'For God nothing is
impossible'. But when we get into the Greek manuscript the word
'nothing' is not there, instead there are 3 words 'na', 'pas', 'rhema'
which in English means no, each and every, spoken word respectively. In
short the Lord is saying whatever He has said, even the smallest of
smallest word He will fulfil and He is capable of performing them.
Let us believe in what the Lord is telling us and let us renew our lives
by surrendering to the Will and Spirit of God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord when man sinned the image of You in him was lost, then You came as
man and showed us the image of You again. You also made a way for way
for man to again gain that image in them. Lord we pray your people do
not be name sake Christians doing some rituals but let Christ come alive
in them. Let the world know the real Israel by see your Power in them...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezekiel 36:33-36
33Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you
from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities,
and the wastes shall be built.
34And the desolate land shall be tilled, though it lay desolate in the
sight of all that passed by.
35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the
garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become
fortified, and are inhabited.
36Then the heathen that are left around you shall know that I the LORD
build the ruined places, and plant that which was desolate: I the LORD
have spoken it, and I will do it.
37Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the
house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a
flock.
38As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so
shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know
that I am the LORD.
Luke 1:37 - For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Samuel 12:22 - For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great
name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto
himself.
Exodus 23:20 - Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the
way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Exodus 32:31-35; 33:1-3
31And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have
sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin --- ; and if not, blot me, I
pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
33And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him
will I blot out of my book.
34Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have
spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless
in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
35And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which
Aaron made.
1And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the
people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the
land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto
thy seed will I give it:
2And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the
Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite,
and the Jebusite:
3Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the
midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in
the way.
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00:15:29Does doing social service make you a Christian?
Isaih 58:7,8 - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou
shouldest bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest
the naked, that thou shouldest cover him; and that thou shouldest not hide
thyself from thy own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the
morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness
shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rear guard.
There are many Christians who think as a Christian we need to look after
the poor, the naked and the homeless. It is scriptures like the one we
received today that causes one to think so. We read in Matthew 25:35-37
Jesus directly tells us only when we feed the hungry, quench the thirsty,
clothe the naked, shelter the homeless and care for the sick will we go
heaven. James also speaks of faith without works is worthless. Such
scriptures have made some denominations to pursue Heaven not by faith but
by works. Thus they land up distorting the faith (Word) since it does not
value so much for them.
If we go by this understanding then a rich man who can donate money to feed
the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless etc. has better chance
to go to Heaven. But Jesus says otherwise, He says it is near impossible
for a rich man to go to Heaven. So it is the serving that is important and
not the providing?
To understand this we should look at people who are set as examples in the
Bible for us Christians. These examples include Jesus and His disciples.
We see Jesus did have a heart to the hungry, poor, sick etc. but He did not
pursue them, those He came across He did help. Jesus concentrated His
efforts on His ministry (teaching and spiritually building) more than doing
social service. The Apostles too did the same. They too concentrated on
preaching the Gospel and building people in the Lord more than doing social
service. Acts records an incident where the Apostles’ attention is drawn to
a problem in the free kitchen facility for the widows and orphans. We read
to this the Apostles said it was not good that they spend their time
helping in the kitchen or serving food but it was more important for them
to do the ministry. They were not foolish to deny doing social service and
thus deny themselves from going to Heaven. They had a good understanding of
scriptures thus knew what to do as priority. If one looks closely the
kitchen facility was not for all widows and orphans but only for the
Believer widows and orphans.
We as Christians are called to be merciful for our God is merciful. We are
called to help all people who are in need (even our enemies), but our
priorities are more spiritual than natural. We are called to help the
unbelievers but towards the Believers we are called to love like Christ
loved us, go all out (using wisdom). That means our priorities are greater
towards the Family members than towards the outsiders. We see even though
Jesus delivered the Canaan woman vexed with an evil spirit because of her
faith yet we see He uses the term bread of the children are not given to
the dogs. Jesus said He came for the lost sheep not for the lost goats or
lost dogs or lost wolves even though goats are part of His flock (believe
in Him).
We Christians on earth are here on a mission and our mission is to gather
our Family members and led them to Heaven as Christ leads us. This Family
is not our earthly family but our Heavenly Family. Our earthly family may
or may not be part of our Heavenly Family. We may give our earthly family
the Gospel and save them from Hell but we cannot be assured of them going
to Heaven unless their names are written in the Book of Life. That means
they need to keep the Word and grow in spirit that is why only the person
himself or herself can work his or her salvation, not anyone else can. This
work is not works of righteousness but works of faith (believing and moving
in that belief).
When Jesus said feed the hungry, quench the thirty, shelter the homeless,
clothe the naked and care the sick, He did not emphasize more towards the
natural but towards the spiritual for He himself did not do all this in the
natural. So we as Christians are called to feed the spiritual hungry,
quench the spiritual thirsty, clothe the spiritual naked, shelter the
spiritual homeless and care the spiritual sick and when we do that today’s
message says the light (understanding) of God will break forth in our life
as the morning, we will be both spiritually strong and naturally healthy,
righteousness (the Lord’s righteousness within us) shall go before us and
the glory of the LORD shall guard the areas that are not in our sight
(stated as rear because we being people of authority will have power to
defeat / overcome those in our vision).
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray your people have the heart of the Good Shepherd that is in
You. May they have the same love for your sheep as You have. May they know
the importance of oneness as You are one. Lord we pray that your people
reach out and serve each other as You showed us by becoming a Son of Man...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 25:31-46
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate
them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and
did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as
ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous
into life eternal.
Matthew 19:23 - Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you,
That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
James 2:20-26
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered
Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith
made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and
it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of
God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had
received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.
Matthew 15:22-28
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried
unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought
him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread,
and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall
from their masters’ table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be
it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that
very hour.
Acts 6:1-6
1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a
complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows
were being neglected in the daily distribution.
2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It
is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve
tables.
3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute,
full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen,
a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands
on them.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and
labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight
of God and our Father;
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Ezekiel 37:9 [KJV AV] - Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy,
son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the
four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
This scripture loses its real meaning because of the translation being not
perfect. The ESV and the NKJV does better on this verse.
Ezekiel 37:9 [ESV / NKJV] - Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath;
prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come
from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may
live.”
The word translated as breath is the Hebrew word ‘ruwach’ which is usually
translated as spirit. So in its true translation the scripture would be.
Ezekiel 37:9 [Translated] - Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the Spirit;
prophesy, son of man, and say to the Spirit, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come
from the four Spirit, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, that they may
live.”
One may wonder why the translators chose to use the word breath and wind
instead of Spirit. In the second part of the scripture the term four Spirit
is used thus they preferred to use the word wind and breath instead of
Spirit.
In the Bible like the number seven (seventy) the number four (forty) is
also considered a cardinal number. It is used frequently in both the Old
and New testimony. It is only through the understanding of Bible Numerics
does one understand scriptures like this. The term four Spirit does not
specify quantity, as in numbers of spirits but speaks of the state of the
Spirit that has come down like the Son did so that He could dwell amongst
man who is unworthy.
Understand the Spirit of God and the God the Son are God, and are Holy.
They are so Holy, that in their actual glorious state no living being that
is corrupt (like sinful man) can exist. If God the Son had not humbled
Himself then we could not existed before Him nor would He have been able
come between us to save us, the same is with His Spirit.
Today’s message is telling us to speak unto the Spirit of the Son (Spirit
of God the Son / Holy Spirit) Who was sent down for us. We are called to
ask the Spirit to bring life unto the dead bones so that an army of God can
come to existence.
Like the number four is symbolic here, the term bones is also symbolic. The
term is used here for the nature / character of the people (Israel). That
is why we see scriptures where God promises to protect the bones of His
righteous ones and we also see none of Jesus’s bone were allowed to be
broken. Like bones give shape to our bodies so also our nature gives shape
to our spiritual body. The perfect nature / image of God is what we see in
Jesus Christ.
Today’s scripture tell us to prophesy (ask with expectation since it is
written it will happen) that the Spirit work in the nature of His people
who speak and preach Christianity but lack Christ in them, therefore are
spiritually dead. God is saying do not pray but prophesy for He has written
/ promised it so He will bring it to pass. And once Christ comes alive in
the people they will become an indomitable army.
The Lord is telling us people are seeing situations around them and have
lost hope, they are feeling hopelessness. This hopelessness is like a grave
and God wants them to come out of these graves and experience His power
that is in them and this power will come only when they live their lives
like Jesus did with the power of the Holy Spirit.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord we speak unto you Spirit. Holy Spirit, fill into the bones of your
people. Work in them and bring Christ in them. Let the world see the power
and glory of God in your people like they saw the glory in Jesus Christ.
Let there be thousands and thousands of little Christs today...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezekiel 37:1-14
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of
the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of
bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them on every side: and, behold, there were
very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O
Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4 Again he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say to them, O ye
dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to
enter into you, and ye shall live:
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and
cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall
know that I am the LORD.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a
noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and
the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say
to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath,
and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and
they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of
Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are
cut off on our part.
12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O
my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come out of your
graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O
my people, and brought you out of your graves,
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place
you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it,
and performed it, saith the LORD.
Psalms 34:19-20
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him
out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken
Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; And good tidings
make the bones fat.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.
Isaiah 58:11 and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul
in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered
garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
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Isaih 58:7,8 - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou
shouldest bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest
the naked, that thou shouldest cover him; and that thou shouldest not hide
thyself from thy own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the
morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness
shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rear guard.
There are many Christians who think as a Christian we need to look after
the poor, the naked and the homeless. It is scriptures like the one we
received today that causes one to think so. We read in Matthew 25:35-37
Jesus directly tells us only when we feed the hungry, quench the thirsty,
clothe the naked, shelter the homeless and care for the sick will we go
heaven. James also speaks of faith without works is worthless. Such
scriptures have made some denominations to pursue Heaven not by faith but
by works. Thus they land up distorting the faith (Word) since it does not
value so much for them.
If we go by this understanding then a rich man who can donate money to feed
the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless etc. has better chance
to go to Heaven. But Jesus says otherwise, He says it is near impossible
for a rich man to go to Heaven. So it is the serving that is important and
not the providing?
To understand this we should look at people who are set as examples in the
Bible for us Christians. These examples include Jesus and His disciples.
We see Jesus did have a heart to the hungry, poor, sick etc. but He did not
pursue them, those He came across He did help. Jesus concentrated His
efforts on His ministry (teaching and spiritually building) more than doing
social service. The Apostles too did the same. They too concentrated on
preaching the Gospel and building people in the Lord more than doing social
service. Acts records an incident where the Apostles’ attention is drawn to
a problem in the free kitchen facility for the widows and orphans. We read
to this the Apostles said it was not good that they spend their time
helping in the kitchen or serving food but it was more important for them
to do the ministry. They were not foolish to deny doing social service and
thus deny themselves from going to Heaven. They had a good understanding of
scriptures thus knew what to do as priority. If one looks closely the
kitchen facility was not for all widows and orphans but only for the
Believer widows and orphans.
We as Christians are called to be merciful for our God is merciful. We are
called to help all people who are in need (even our enemies), but our
priorities are more spiritual than natural. We are called to help the
unbelievers but towards the Believers we are called to love like Christ
loved us, go all out (using wisdom). That means our priorities are greater
towards the Family members than towards the outsiders. We see even though
Jesus delivered the Canaan woman vexed with an evil spirit because of her
faith yet we see He uses the term bread of the children are not given to
the dogs. Jesus said He came for the lost sheep not for the lost goats or
lost dogs or lost wolves even though goats are part of His flock (believe
in Him).
We Christians on earth are here on a mission and our mission is to gather
our Family members and led them to Heaven as Christ leads us. This Family
is not our earthly family but our Heavenly Family. Our earthly family may
or may not be part of our Heavenly Family. We may give our earthly family
the Gospel and save them from Hell but we cannot be assured of them going
to Heaven unless their names are written in the Book of Life. That means
they need to keep the Word and grow in spirit that is why only the person
himself or herself can work his or her salvation, not anyone else can. This
work is not works of righteousness but works of faith (believing and moving
in that belief).
When Jesus said feed the hungry, quench the thirty, shelter the homeless,
clothe the naked and care the sick, He did not emphasize more towards the
natural but towards the spiritual for He himself did not do all this in the
natural. So we as Christians are called to feed the spiritual hungry,
quench the spiritual thirsty, clothe the spiritual naked, shelter the
spiritual homeless and care the spiritual sick and when we do that today’s
message says the light (understanding) of God will break forth in our life
as the morning, we will be both spiritually strong and naturally healthy,
righteousness (the Lord’s righteousness within us) shall go before us and
the glory of the LORD shall guard the areas that are not in our sight
(stated as rear because we being people of authority will have power to
defeat / overcome those in our vision).
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray your people have the heart of the Good Shepherd that is in
You. May they have the same love for your sheep as You have. May they know
the importance of oneness as You are one. Lord we pray that your people
reach out and serve each other as You showed us by becoming a Son of Man...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 25:31-46
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate
them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and
did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as
ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous
into life eternal.
Matthew 19:23 - Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you,
That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
James 2:20-26
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered
Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith
made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and
it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of
God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had
received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.
Matthew 15:22-28
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried
unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought
him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread,
and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall
from their masters’ table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be
it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that
very hour.
Acts 6:1-6
1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a
complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows
were being neglected in the daily distribution.
2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It
is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve
tables.
3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute,
full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen,
a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands
on them.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and
labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight
of God and our Father;
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Ezekiel 37:9 [KJV AV] - Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy,
son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the
four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
This scripture loses its real meaning because of the translation being not
perfect. The ESV and the NKJV does better on this verse.
Ezekiel 37:9 [ESV / NKJV] - Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath;
prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come
from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may
live.”
The word translated as breath is the Hebrew word ‘ruwach’ which is usually
translated as spirit. So in its true translation the scripture would be.
Ezekiel 37:9 [Translated] - Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the Spirit;
prophesy, son of man, and say to the Spirit, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come
from the four Spirit, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, that they may
live.”
One may wonder why the translators chose to use the word breath and wind
instead of Spirit. In the second part of the scripture the term four Spirit
is used thus they preferred to use the word wind and breath instead of
Spirit.
In the Bible like the number seven (seventy) the number four (forty) is
also considered a cardinal number. It is used frequently in both the Old
and New testimony. It is only through the understanding of Bible Numerics
does one understand scriptures like this. The term four Spirit does not
specify quantity, as in numbers of spirits but speaks of the state of the
Spirit that has come down like the Son did so that He could dwell amongst
man who is unworthy.
Understand the Spirit of God and the God the Son are God, and are Holy.
They are so Holy, that in their actual glorious state no living being that
is corrupt (like sinful man) can exist. If God the Son had not humbled
Himself then we could not existed before Him nor would He have been able
come between us to save us, the same is with His Spirit.
Today’s message is telling us to speak unto the Spirit of the Son (Spirit
of God the Son / Holy Spirit) Who was sent down for us. We are called to
ask the Spirit to bring life unto the dead bones so that an army of God can
come to existence.
Like the number four is symbolic here, the term bones is also symbolic. The
term is used here for the nature / character of the people (Israel). That
is why we see scriptures where God promises to protect the bones of His
righteous ones and we also see none of Jesus’s bone were allowed to be
broken. Like bones give shape to our bodies so also our nature gives shape
to our spiritual body. The perfect nature / image of God is what we see in
Jesus Christ.
Today’s scripture tell us to prophesy (ask with expectation since it is
written it will happen) that the Spirit work in the nature of His people
who speak and preach Christianity but lack Christ in them, therefore are
spiritually dead. God is saying do not pray but prophesy for He has written
/ promised it so He will bring it to pass. And once Christ comes alive in
the people they will become an indomitable army.
The Lord is telling us people are seeing situations around them and have
lost hope, they are feeling hopelessness. This hopelessness is like a grave
and God wants them to come out of these graves and experience His power
that is in them and this power will come only when they live their lives
like Jesus did with the power of the Holy Spirit.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord we speak unto you Spirit. Holy Spirit, fill into the bones of your
people. Work in them and bring Christ in them. Let the world see the power
and glory of God in your people like they saw the glory in Jesus Christ.
Let there be thousands and thousands of little Christs today...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezekiel 37:1-14
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of
the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of
bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them on every side: and, behold, there were
very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O
Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4 Again he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say to them, O ye
dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to
enter into you, and ye shall live:
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and
cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall
know that I am the LORD.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a
noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and
the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say
to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath,
and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and
they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of
Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are
cut off on our part.
12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O
my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come out of your
graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O
my people, and brought you out of your graves,
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place
you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it,
and performed it, saith the LORD.
Psalms 34:19-20
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him
out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken
Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; And good tidings
make the bones fat.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.
Isaiah 58:11 and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul
in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered
garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
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The Inner and Outer Boiling Places
Ezekiel 46:22 - In the four corners of the court there were courts
joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of
one measure.
We know about people and religions that give great importance to
numbers. In India the Hindus plan they life and business on based of
numbers. They even change their names if the number of digits in the
name is not auspicious or change their residence if the number
associated with their house is not auspicious to them.
The Muslims as you know give great importance to the number 786. They
give it as much importance to it as they give it to their god Allah (who
was one of the 360 pagan gods).
Western, modernised man too has numbers like 13 which due to some old
story has made it a number to be cautious of. The Christians are also
not far behind due to their lack of understanding they think any person
or thing associated with the number 666 is some way connected to Satan.
In the Bible God used numbers a lot not that they by themselves were
good or bad (good or bad are not people or things but good or bad are to
do with their deeds). Like all things God created are good so also all
numbers including 666 are good, but God used numbers in the Bible to
symbolize or explain the hidden things of God.
We see Jesus fasted for forty days, so did Moses, it is only through
study of numbers we understand what forty symbolized. This study is
called Bible numeric. I would not advice anyone to jump to this study
unless one has done the 3 previous levels of Bible Study i.e. Bible
Commentary, Scriptural Cross Reference Study and Biblical Word Study
(study of the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek words).
In today's message we see the numbers four and forty and these are
symbolically connected to the boiling place.
In his vision Ezekiel is shown 2 boiling (cooking/baking) places one in
the inner court and one in the outer court. The scripture shows as the
outer court is connected with the people. Ezekiel in the vision is
advice not to go out to outer court unless he is done with the
sacrifices in the inner court.
Note there are 2 types of sacrifices that are performed as mentioned
here, they are the guilt (trespass) sacrifice and sin sacrifice. The
sacrifice of guilt is a sacrifice which is offered for the sins one has
committed unknowingly, this was done only after the sin sacrifice, a
sacrifice offered for the sins one is aware of. We celebrate the guilt
sacrifice by the breaking of bread. That is why Paul says one should not
take part in the breaking of bread unless one has dealt with the sins
one is aware of at that time. Taking part in breaking of the bread and
eating of it without dealing with the sins one is aware of results in
mocking the guilt sacrifice and this angers God even more.
In today's message the Lord is telling us those who are called to lead
His people have to first deal with their own sinful life before they go
out to lead the people to come out of their sinful lives. The leaders
need to deal with both the sins which they are aware of and those which
they are not aware of.
One will understand today's message also by understanding why leprosy, a
disease of the skin and flesh was given so much importance and why there
were certain detailed procedures and sacrifices for reinstalling a
person suffering from leprosy back into the congregation.
Let us give God's work due respect and sanity. So let us sanctify
ourselves like a doctor disinfects himself before attending to his patients.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we thank You for finding us worthy to do your work so that we can
be blessed greatly in Heaven. Lord, we pray each one of us understands
the seriousness of doing your work and value the love You have for your
people. Lord we pray You lead each one of us to deal with our sinful
nature for which You already paid the price...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezekiel 46:19-24
19Afterward he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of
the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the
north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
20Then said he to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the
trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat
offering; that they bear them not out into the outer court, to sanctify
the people.
21Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass
by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the
court there was a court.
22In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty
cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
23And there was a row of building all around in them, around the four of
them, and it was made with boiling places under the rows on every side.
24Then said he to me, These are the places of them that boil, where the
ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
1 Corinthians 11:26-33
26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the
Lord's death till he come.
27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the
Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and
drink of that cup.
29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh
damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should
not be condemned with the world.
33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for
another.
Leviticus 4
Numbers 5:6-8
6Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any
sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Jehovah, and that soul
shall be guilty;
7then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make
restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part
thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.
8But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the
guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Jehovah shall be the
priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be
made for him.
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Guard your faith and love
2 Timothy 1
Key scriptures
13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in
faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost
which dwelleth in us.
Today I received not a verse but a chapter, which is the first chapter
of Paul's second letter to Timothy, advising him to guard his faith and
love.
Paul tells Timothy the fact being Christian life is not easy and worldly
people will persecute you. The suffering is not due to lack of
provisions or due to sicknesses but suffering is due to worldly people
hating you. There are some denominations of Christians who think
suffering is a blessing from God and therefore accept sickness and
poverty as a blessing and take pride in them. Then there is the other
lot who are on the extreme other end, they rebuke suffering and desire
abundance of this world, the very thing that the Lord said will deprive
a person from going to Heaven.
Jesus said we as Christians will be hated by the world not only because
we preach Jesus Christ as Lord but more because of the way we live our
life (witness Him), we will make the people of the world guilty of their
wrongs. We are not called to live in need for God is our provider nor
are we called to live in abundance of this world for our treasures and
hearts are in Heaven. We as Christians are called to live a sober life
and a life with all our needs met.
Paul tells Timothy to guard the understanding which we received from
Christ Jesus and also tells Timothy the way to guard it. Paul does not
tell Timothy to fast and pray to guard it, nor do any like of activity
for it. Paul tells Timothy to let the Holy Spirit who dwells in us to do
the guarding.
When I was just growing in the Lord I did not understand the concept of
God dwelling in us. As a person struggling with sin I would wonder how a
God so holy and mighty could dwell in me. I would think is there a room
inside me in which God would dwell? I knew God was omnipotent and there
is no place where God is not there so what was special with those
baptized in Christ?
It was later as my understanding grew and I came to know more of the
inner man, the main working field within us, I understood, the more we
desire the Kingdom of God and keep His Word the more the glory of God
grows in us. God is everywhere but yet Heaven is called His dwelling
place for His glory is more in Heaven than any other place. Therefore
when we claim God dwells in us then we need to see the glory of God in us.
Paul tells Timothy indirectly by letting God (Holy Spirit) work in us
and through us we will experience the glory of God and this will help us
guard our faith and love. In other world we will be like mini Heavens on
earth and thus dwellers of His Kingdom. If we are declaring the Lord as
King then let us make available a throne for the King and no better
throne then our hearts.
[Prayer Starters]
Lord You who are so mighty and powerful have found it worthy to let your
glory shine in us. Lord we pray that like Heaven is a glorious and holy
place so also our inner-man also becomes a temple wherein You dwell.
Help us Lord to make our hearts (inner-man) into your temple...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
2 Timothy 1:7-12
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of
love, and of a sound mind.
8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me
his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God;
9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to
our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given
us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel:
11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of
the Gentiles.
12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not
ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is
able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 - But let us, since we are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope
of salvation.
Titus 2:1-10
1But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:
2that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in
love, in patience:
3that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor
enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
4that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love
their children,
5to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection
to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:
6the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:
7in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy
doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,
8sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary
part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
9Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be
well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;
10not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the
doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
1 Peter 1:13-16
13Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your
hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the
revelation of Jesus Christ;
14as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your
former lusts in the time of your ignorance:
15but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in
all manner of living;
16because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
Matthew 19:23-26
23And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard
for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a
needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
25And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly,
saying, Who then can be saved?
26And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible;
but with God all things are possible.
James 2:5 - Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that
are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom
which he promised to them that love him?
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Ezekiel 46:22 - In the four corners of the court there were courts
joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of
one measure.
We know about people and religions that give great importance to
numbers. In India the Hindus plan they life and business on based of
numbers. They even change their names if the number of digits in the
name is not auspicious or change their residence if the number
associated with their house is not auspicious to them.
The Muslims as you know give great importance to the number 786. They
give it as much importance to it as they give it to their god Allah (who
was one of the 360 pagan gods).
Western, modernised man too has numbers like 13 which due to some old
story has made it a number to be cautious of. The Christians are also
not far behind due to their lack of understanding they think any person
or thing associated with the number 666 is some way connected to Satan.
In the Bible God used numbers a lot not that they by themselves were
good or bad (good or bad are not people or things but good or bad are to
do with their deeds). Like all things God created are good so also all
numbers including 666 are good, but God used numbers in the Bible to
symbolize or explain the hidden things of God.
We see Jesus fasted for forty days, so did Moses, it is only through
study of numbers we understand what forty symbolized. This study is
called Bible numeric. I would not advice anyone to jump to this study
unless one has done the 3 previous levels of Bible Study i.e. Bible
Commentary, Scriptural Cross Reference Study and Biblical Word Study
(study of the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek words).
In today's message we see the numbers four and forty and these are
symbolically connected to the boiling place.
In his vision Ezekiel is shown 2 boiling (cooking/baking) places one in
the inner court and one in the outer court. The scripture shows as the
outer court is connected with the people. Ezekiel in the vision is
advice not to go out to outer court unless he is done with the
sacrifices in the inner court.
Note there are 2 types of sacrifices that are performed as mentioned
here, they are the guilt (trespass) sacrifice and sin sacrifice. The
sacrifice of guilt is a sacrifice which is offered for the sins one has
committed unknowingly, this was done only after the sin sacrifice, a
sacrifice offered for the sins one is aware of. We celebrate the guilt
sacrifice by the breaking of bread. That is why Paul says one should not
take part in the breaking of bread unless one has dealt with the sins
one is aware of at that time. Taking part in breaking of the bread and
eating of it without dealing with the sins one is aware of results in
mocking the guilt sacrifice and this angers God even more.
In today's message the Lord is telling us those who are called to lead
His people have to first deal with their own sinful life before they go
out to lead the people to come out of their sinful lives. The leaders
need to deal with both the sins which they are aware of and those which
they are not aware of.
One will understand today's message also by understanding why leprosy, a
disease of the skin and flesh was given so much importance and why there
were certain detailed procedures and sacrifices for reinstalling a
person suffering from leprosy back into the congregation.
Let us give God's work due respect and sanity. So let us sanctify
ourselves like a doctor disinfects himself before attending to his patients.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we thank You for finding us worthy to do your work so that we can
be blessed greatly in Heaven. Lord, we pray each one of us understands
the seriousness of doing your work and value the love You have for your
people. Lord we pray You lead each one of us to deal with our sinful
nature for which You already paid the price...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezekiel 46:19-24
19Afterward he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of
the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the
north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
20Then said he to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the
trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat
offering; that they bear them not out into the outer court, to sanctify
the people.
21Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass
by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the
court there was a court.
22In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty
cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
23And there was a row of building all around in them, around the four of
them, and it was made with boiling places under the rows on every side.
24Then said he to me, These are the places of them that boil, where the
ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
1 Corinthians 11:26-33
26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the
Lord's death till he come.
27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the
Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and
drink of that cup.
29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh
damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should
not be condemned with the world.
33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for
another.
Leviticus 4
Numbers 5:6-8
6Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any
sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Jehovah, and that soul
shall be guilty;
7then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make
restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part
thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.
8But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the
guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Jehovah shall be the
priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be
made for him.
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Guard your faith and love
2 Timothy 1
Key scriptures
13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in
faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost
which dwelleth in us.
Today I received not a verse but a chapter, which is the first chapter
of Paul's second letter to Timothy, advising him to guard his faith and
love.
Paul tells Timothy the fact being Christian life is not easy and worldly
people will persecute you. The suffering is not due to lack of
provisions or due to sicknesses but suffering is due to worldly people
hating you. There are some denominations of Christians who think
suffering is a blessing from God and therefore accept sickness and
poverty as a blessing and take pride in them. Then there is the other
lot who are on the extreme other end, they rebuke suffering and desire
abundance of this world, the very thing that the Lord said will deprive
a person from going to Heaven.
Jesus said we as Christians will be hated by the world not only because
we preach Jesus Christ as Lord but more because of the way we live our
life (witness Him), we will make the people of the world guilty of their
wrongs. We are not called to live in need for God is our provider nor
are we called to live in abundance of this world for our treasures and
hearts are in Heaven. We as Christians are called to live a sober life
and a life with all our needs met.
Paul tells Timothy to guard the understanding which we received from
Christ Jesus and also tells Timothy the way to guard it. Paul does not
tell Timothy to fast and pray to guard it, nor do any like of activity
for it. Paul tells Timothy to let the Holy Spirit who dwells in us to do
the guarding.
When I was just growing in the Lord I did not understand the concept of
God dwelling in us. As a person struggling with sin I would wonder how a
God so holy and mighty could dwell in me. I would think is there a room
inside me in which God would dwell? I knew God was omnipotent and there
is no place where God is not there so what was special with those
baptized in Christ?
It was later as my understanding grew and I came to know more of the
inner man, the main working field within us, I understood, the more we
desire the Kingdom of God and keep His Word the more the glory of God
grows in us. God is everywhere but yet Heaven is called His dwelling
place for His glory is more in Heaven than any other place. Therefore
when we claim God dwells in us then we need to see the glory of God in us.
Paul tells Timothy indirectly by letting God (Holy Spirit) work in us
and through us we will experience the glory of God and this will help us
guard our faith and love. In other world we will be like mini Heavens on
earth and thus dwellers of His Kingdom. If we are declaring the Lord as
King then let us make available a throne for the King and no better
throne then our hearts.
[Prayer Starters]
Lord You who are so mighty and powerful have found it worthy to let your
glory shine in us. Lord we pray that like Heaven is a glorious and holy
place so also our inner-man also becomes a temple wherein You dwell.
Help us Lord to make our hearts (inner-man) into your temple...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
2 Timothy 1:7-12
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of
love, and of a sound mind.
8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me
his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God;
9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to
our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given
us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel:
11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of
the Gentiles.
12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not
ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is
able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 - But let us, since we are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope
of salvation.
Titus 2:1-10
1But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:
2that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in
love, in patience:
3that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor
enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
4that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love
their children,
5to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection
to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:
6the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:
7in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy
doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,
8sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary
part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
9Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be
well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;
10not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the
doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
1 Peter 1:13-16
13Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your
hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the
revelation of Jesus Christ;
14as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your
former lusts in the time of your ignorance:
15but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in
all manner of living;
16because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
Matthew 19:23-26
23And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard
for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a
needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
25And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly,
saying, Who then can be saved?
26And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible;
but with God all things are possible.
James 2:5 - Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that
are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom
which he promised to them that love him?
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What is His Name?
Acts 7:45 [KJV] - Which also our fathers that came after brought in with
Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the
face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
When I received this message I was a little confused seeing the name
Jesus connected to the Tabernacle of Moses, later when I saw other
translations I saw the name Joshua instead of Jesus!!
Acts 7:45 [ASV / ESV] - Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought
in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that
God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
To understand the truth of today's message took me a long time (a few
months, for I verify every understanding with all scriptures to confirm
it) a few years back.
We all know there is power in the Name of Jesus but all think it is in
the word 'Jesus'.
Jesus is the English substitute which came from the Latin translation of
the Greek word 'Iesous' (taken English equivalent of the Greek
alphabets). Greek language was official language of all the regions
under the Greek Empire, later Roman Empire (like English has become a
world language because of the British Empire). The Jews being people of
tradition, they did not speak Greek among themselves but spoke Aramaic
(since they spend many years in Babylon, where they picked up this
language alone with many of the Babylonian traditions), but when it came
to things concerning scriptures and temple activities it was usually
Hebrew. So the Jews at the time of Jesus spoke all the 3 languages
Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
In today's times a name across various languages remains constant like
'Tom' will be the name of the person in English, Hindi, Urdu, Malay etc.
the script will change but the pronunciation will not since we give
value to the phonics. One of the main reasons for importance of phonics
is many of the names we have today have no meaning; they are mostly
given because they sound good or taken from another language without
understanding. But during the times of Jesus and before that the people
gave names that had meanings. Thus we see the name Jesus did not sound
the same across the languages that existed during those times.
People debate on what is the right word for it is written in Acts 4:12
that there is salvation in no other name. But when one reads John 17:12
Jesus says to the Father that He has kept them in the Father's Name, the
Name which the Father has given Him. In another scripture Jesus says if
we have known Him, we will know the Father for in Him is the Father.
Jesus was referring to the Nature of the Father in Him. Thus if we know
the Nature of Jesus we will know the Father.
'Jesus' or 'Iesous' or 'Yeshua' or 'Joshua' or 'Jehoshua' they all mean
'God saves' / 'God my slavation'.
It is very important that we understand when we call on the word (name)
Jesus we are aware of what the name means and to who do we refer to.
Unless we do not understand the meaning of the name and do not know who
this Jesus was / is we will not experience the power that is in the
Name. The power is not in the word but in knowing the person to whom it
belongs and His purpose / mission.
In today's message we see the translators were confused as to who was
referred in the scripture and instead of Joshua the KJV translators put
Jesus. Let us not be confused with another Jesus by tagging on to the
word, but let us know the real Jesus and tag on to Him.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, there are many who call themselves Christians and claim they
believe in Jesus Christ but sadly they do not know the Name and the
Character of Jesus. They do not know the Nature of God the Son who
humbled Himself became a Son of God and came as Son of Man Jesus. Lord
we pray people experience the power that is there in knowing Jesus...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Acts 4:11,12
11This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which is become
the head of the corner.
12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name
under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.
John 17: 12 [ESV] - While I was with them, I kept them in your name,
which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has
been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
John 14:6-11
6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from
henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast
thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father;
and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the
words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else
believe me for the very works' sake.
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Acts 7:45 [KJV] - Which also our fathers that came after brought in with
Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the
face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
When I received this message I was a little confused seeing the name
Jesus connected to the Tabernacle of Moses, later when I saw other
translations I saw the name Joshua instead of Jesus!!
Acts 7:45 [ASV / ESV] - Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought
in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that
God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
To understand the truth of today's message took me a long time (a few
months, for I verify every understanding with all scriptures to confirm
it) a few years back.
We all know there is power in the Name of Jesus but all think it is in
the word 'Jesus'.
Jesus is the English substitute which came from the Latin translation of
the Greek word 'Iesous' (taken English equivalent of the Greek
alphabets). Greek language was official language of all the regions
under the Greek Empire, later Roman Empire (like English has become a
world language because of the British Empire). The Jews being people of
tradition, they did not speak Greek among themselves but spoke Aramaic
(since they spend many years in Babylon, where they picked up this
language alone with many of the Babylonian traditions), but when it came
to things concerning scriptures and temple activities it was usually
Hebrew. So the Jews at the time of Jesus spoke all the 3 languages
Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
In today's times a name across various languages remains constant like
'Tom' will be the name of the person in English, Hindi, Urdu, Malay etc.
the script will change but the pronunciation will not since we give
value to the phonics. One of the main reasons for importance of phonics
is many of the names we have today have no meaning; they are mostly
given because they sound good or taken from another language without
understanding. But during the times of Jesus and before that the people
gave names that had meanings. Thus we see the name Jesus did not sound
the same across the languages that existed during those times.
People debate on what is the right word for it is written in Acts 4:12
that there is salvation in no other name. But when one reads John 17:12
Jesus says to the Father that He has kept them in the Father's Name, the
Name which the Father has given Him. In another scripture Jesus says if
we have known Him, we will know the Father for in Him is the Father.
Jesus was referring to the Nature of the Father in Him. Thus if we know
the Nature of Jesus we will know the Father.
'Jesus' or 'Iesous' or 'Yeshua' or 'Joshua' or 'Jehoshua' they all mean
'God saves' / 'God my slavation'.
It is very important that we understand when we call on the word (name)
Jesus we are aware of what the name means and to who do we refer to.
Unless we do not understand the meaning of the name and do not know who
this Jesus was / is we will not experience the power that is in the
Name. The power is not in the word but in knowing the person to whom it
belongs and His purpose / mission.
In today's message we see the translators were confused as to who was
referred in the scripture and instead of Joshua the KJV translators put
Jesus. Let us not be confused with another Jesus by tagging on to the
word, but let us know the real Jesus and tag on to Him.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, there are many who call themselves Christians and claim they
believe in Jesus Christ but sadly they do not know the Name and the
Character of Jesus. They do not know the Nature of God the Son who
humbled Himself became a Son of God and came as Son of Man Jesus. Lord
we pray people experience the power that is there in knowing Jesus...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Acts 4:11,12
11This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which is become
the head of the corner.
12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name
under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.
John 17: 12 [ESV] - While I was with them, I kept them in your name,
which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has
been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
John 14:6-11
6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from
henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast
thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father;
and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the
words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else
believe me for the very works' sake.
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Set the order according to Him
Ezra 6:18 - And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites
in their courses, for the service of God, who is at Jerusalem; as it is
written in the book of Moses.
We read I the Bible the Lord had set a structure for the Priests (People
who serve the Temple of God / Body of Christ). Moses implemented it and
saw the glory of God. David implemented it and saw the glory of God. In
today's message we read Ezra too implemented it and he too saw the glory
of God what was impossible became possible, the greatest of enemies and
situations that came against them could not bring them down, they had
victory over every situation.
People may say this order was for the Jews according to their tribes. If
one understands what the 12 tribes symbolized and why God set the order
then one would realized Jesus bought out the same but with true
understanding and Paul wrote on it (that is why Jesus nor Paul nor any
Apostle spoke or wrote on the 12 tribes but yet Revelation speaks of
it). But one would not find everything in one verse or chapter or in one
book of the NT. One needs to put all the references together and super
impose them like a template over scriptures of the Old Testament to get
the true picture.
We see in today's Christian Churches, Satan has infused an order which
has its roots in the Catholic Church and the Bible credits this roots to
Nicolas, who was a Jewish heretic converted to Christianity but infused
his heretic teachings into the Christian Churches. Paul, Peter and
Revelation warn about this Anti-Christ spirit, but yet as prophesized
this spirit ruled the Christian Churches for hundreds of years
(1260years -- about 300AD to 1560AD approx. - Reformation). Today even
though we Believers have come out of many of the doctrines of that
Church yet we have not come to follow the order which God has set but
yet follow the order as defined by the Nicolaitans.
I have times and again heard Pastors and Preachers speak of authority of
Church leaders and how one needs to abide under the authority. It is sad
due to the lack of understanding and the blinds over their eyes they are
commanding Christians to become Nicolaitans, submit to an authority
which God has not set but set by man under satanic influence. The Church
does not see the glory of God and we ask God again and again why we
experience persecutions, why does not the enemy come to their knees
before the people of God?
The Lord is telling us doing our own things will let us experience the
glory of God. Do it His Way and see High Way, the glory of God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You made man as a being who has the image of You in Him. This
image was not only in the spirit but even the physical body has the
image in its design. In the understanding of the image we understand the
functioning of the Church as defined in scriptures. Lord, You made man
with 2 hand 2 legs and not with four legs as you made most of the
animals. You made man with multiple organs which work with each other as
a system depending on each other even though they work independently
unlike many creatures; all this for a purpose. But man has made a
Frankenstein of your body the Church doing their own things. Lord, may
the Church understand the working of your Body and that there is glory
only in your system as to the order You set...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
1 Corinthians 12:4-12, 27-29
4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which
worketh all in all.
7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the
word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by
the same Spirit;
10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
the interpretation of tongues:
11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to
every man severally as he will.
12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of
that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily
prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings,
helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers
of miracles?
Acts 13:1 - Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain
prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger,
and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod
the tetrarch, and Saul.
Ephesians 4:11-12
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers;
12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for
the edifying of the body of Christ:
1 John 4:3 - And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in
the world.
Revelation 2:6,14,15
6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans,
which I also hate.
14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them
that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a
stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed
to idols, and to commit acts of immorality.
15So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans,
which thing I hate.
Acts 6:5 - And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose
Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte
of Antioch:
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Ezra 6:18 - And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites
in their courses, for the service of God, who is at Jerusalem; as it is
written in the book of Moses.
We read I the Bible the Lord had set a structure for the Priests (People
who serve the Temple of God / Body of Christ). Moses implemented it and
saw the glory of God. David implemented it and saw the glory of God. In
today's message we read Ezra too implemented it and he too saw the glory
of God what was impossible became possible, the greatest of enemies and
situations that came against them could not bring them down, they had
victory over every situation.
People may say this order was for the Jews according to their tribes. If
one understands what the 12 tribes symbolized and why God set the order
then one would realized Jesus bought out the same but with true
understanding and Paul wrote on it (that is why Jesus nor Paul nor any
Apostle spoke or wrote on the 12 tribes but yet Revelation speaks of
it). But one would not find everything in one verse or chapter or in one
book of the NT. One needs to put all the references together and super
impose them like a template over scriptures of the Old Testament to get
the true picture.
We see in today's Christian Churches, Satan has infused an order which
has its roots in the Catholic Church and the Bible credits this roots to
Nicolas, who was a Jewish heretic converted to Christianity but infused
his heretic teachings into the Christian Churches. Paul, Peter and
Revelation warn about this Anti-Christ spirit, but yet as prophesized
this spirit ruled the Christian Churches for hundreds of years
(1260years -- about 300AD to 1560AD approx. - Reformation). Today even
though we Believers have come out of many of the doctrines of that
Church yet we have not come to follow the order which God has set but
yet follow the order as defined by the Nicolaitans.
I have times and again heard Pastors and Preachers speak of authority of
Church leaders and how one needs to abide under the authority. It is sad
due to the lack of understanding and the blinds over their eyes they are
commanding Christians to become Nicolaitans, submit to an authority
which God has not set but set by man under satanic influence. The Church
does not see the glory of God and we ask God again and again why we
experience persecutions, why does not the enemy come to their knees
before the people of God?
The Lord is telling us doing our own things will let us experience the
glory of God. Do it His Way and see High Way, the glory of God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You made man as a being who has the image of You in Him. This
image was not only in the spirit but even the physical body has the
image in its design. In the understanding of the image we understand the
functioning of the Church as defined in scriptures. Lord, You made man
with 2 hand 2 legs and not with four legs as you made most of the
animals. You made man with multiple organs which work with each other as
a system depending on each other even though they work independently
unlike many creatures; all this for a purpose. But man has made a
Frankenstein of your body the Church doing their own things. Lord, may
the Church understand the working of your Body and that there is glory
only in your system as to the order You set...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
1 Corinthians 12:4-12, 27-29
4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which
worketh all in all.
7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the
word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by
the same Spirit;
10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
the interpretation of tongues:
11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to
every man severally as he will.
12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of
that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily
prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings,
helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers
of miracles?
Acts 13:1 - Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain
prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger,
and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod
the tetrarch, and Saul.
Ephesians 4:11-12
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers;
12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for
the edifying of the body of Christ:
1 John 4:3 - And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in
the world.
Revelation 2:6,14,15
6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans,
which I also hate.
14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them
that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a
stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed
to idols, and to commit acts of immorality.
15So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans,
which thing I hate.
Acts 6:5 - And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose
Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte
of Antioch:
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Seek Him that you be hidden in day of the Lord's anger
Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have
performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye
shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Today's scripture needs a little correction in order to understand it
fully, the translation is not perfect.
Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye the LORD, all ye poor [needy] of the earth, who
perform [the tense is Qal which is casual - simple past] his judgment;
earnestly seek [grammar tense is Piel which means intensely]
righteousness, earnestly seek [grammar tense is Piel which means
intensely] meekness: it may be ye shall be hidden in the day of the
LORD'S anger.
Just before I sat to write this message I was posting a scripture on FB
- Mark 2:15-17 where Jesus sits with tax collectors and sinners, along
with His disciples in a house to eat and talk to them, so when the
Pharisees and scribes saw Him eating with them, they raised a question
as to why He was associating with them. To this Jesus said He came for
the sinners. Note Jesus did not just say that He came for sinners but
said He came for the 'sinners to repentance'. Many people omit the words
'to repentance'.
Understand unless one knows God and how Holy He is till then one will
never come to know how sinful one is and how unworthy one is to come
before Him. It is the knowledge of God that brings one to know and need
the Son, and then brings them to need the Holy Spirit so as to become
one with the Son. Therefore Jesus said baptize (bring then to know and
submit) in the Name of the Father, then the Son and then the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said He alone is the way and it is only via Him that we can return
to Heaven and have access to the Tree of Life to have eternal life.
Unless we do not know how unworthy we are we will not need Jesus and be
baptized in Him.
There are people who think they are good enough therefore do not need to
be deep into Jesus or surrender their lives to Him and His teachings.
They are comfortable here and think after death all will be good for
they follow a religion and their religious leaders tell them 'all is
well', 'God is merciful and loving and whatsoever they do if they say
sorry or offer some prayers or donation, God will forgive them'. These
people consider God to be a fool and a Being without principles or
values. They do not know the meaning of Righteousness an important
aspect of God.
God is surely merciful and love but He is also righteous. He is merciful
to those who know Him and even to those who do not know Him. His mercy
is surely more on those who know Him but He does not kill or destroy all
those who do not knowledge Him. He alone gives provision to all and life
and no one can live or die without Him will but people do not know that
He created this world as a stage to justify the destruction of evil and
we who overcome it will be blessed in Him. So those who love good will
come to Him and those who love evil will not. So at the end all who are
not pursuing His goodness will face His anger and will be destroyed.
Bible says those who believe in Jesus Christ will not be judged for
their sins since He paid the price for all our sins - past, present and
future and they will not go to Hell. But that does not mean all who
believe in Him will go to Heaven. Bible says they will be judged, not
for their sins but for keeping or not keeping His Father's Will.
One would say 'how is it possible to keep the Will of the Father, none
could before'. Understand we live in the grace of Jesus Christ so He
gave us His Spirit and it is the Spirit of God who enables us to keep
His Will; that is why only those who are baptized in Jesus and the Holy
Spirit will go to Heaven.
Today's message says those who know they are unworthy and seek to be
saved from the anger of God on Judgement day, from them those who
earnestly His righteousness and humility, and keep His Will, will be
saved from His anger. So what we all we need to know how serious the
matter would be on Judgement Day, then we need to be desperate to come
to God with the help of His Son and His Spirit, to seek to be like Him -
righteous and humble, keeping the Will of God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Creator and all life come from You alone. Towards You is
life and far from You is death. Even though people are far from You, yet
it is your mercy that keeps them alive but soon You will judge all. Only
those who seek your ways receive eternal life and the rest shall pay for
seeking death. Lord we pray all those who read this message and those
whom You have put in our lives will repent from their sinful ways and
seek You earnestly...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Mark 2:15-17
15And it came to pass, that, as Jesus was eating in his house, many tax
collectors and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples:
for there were many, and they followed him.
16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors
and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and
drinketh with tax collectors and sinners?
17When Jesus heard it, he saith to them, They that are well have no need
of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 12:40-41
40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so
shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the
earth.
41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and
shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and,
behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
John 5:26-32
26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to
have life in himself;
27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is
the Son of man.
28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are
in the graves shall hear his voice,
29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection
of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment
is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
which hath sent me.
31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the
witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
Romans 14:10-12
10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought
thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to
me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of
Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body,
according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Peter 2:9-22
Jude 1:14-16
14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying,
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly
among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed,
and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against
him.
16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and
their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in
admiration because of advantage.
Revelation 20:4-15
Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned.
John 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 1:12-13
12But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons
of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
Matthew 7:21-27
21Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in
thy name? and in thy name have cast out demons? and in thy name done
many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
24Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not,
shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was its fall.
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Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have
performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye
shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Today's scripture needs a little correction in order to understand it
fully, the translation is not perfect.
Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye the LORD, all ye poor [needy] of the earth, who
perform [the tense is Qal which is casual - simple past] his judgment;
earnestly seek [grammar tense is Piel which means intensely]
righteousness, earnestly seek [grammar tense is Piel which means
intensely] meekness: it may be ye shall be hidden in the day of the
LORD'S anger.
Just before I sat to write this message I was posting a scripture on FB
- Mark 2:15-17 where Jesus sits with tax collectors and sinners, along
with His disciples in a house to eat and talk to them, so when the
Pharisees and scribes saw Him eating with them, they raised a question
as to why He was associating with them. To this Jesus said He came for
the sinners. Note Jesus did not just say that He came for sinners but
said He came for the 'sinners to repentance'. Many people omit the words
'to repentance'.
Understand unless one knows God and how Holy He is till then one will
never come to know how sinful one is and how unworthy one is to come
before Him. It is the knowledge of God that brings one to know and need
the Son, and then brings them to need the Holy Spirit so as to become
one with the Son. Therefore Jesus said baptize (bring then to know and
submit) in the Name of the Father, then the Son and then the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said He alone is the way and it is only via Him that we can return
to Heaven and have access to the Tree of Life to have eternal life.
Unless we do not know how unworthy we are we will not need Jesus and be
baptized in Him.
There are people who think they are good enough therefore do not need to
be deep into Jesus or surrender their lives to Him and His teachings.
They are comfortable here and think after death all will be good for
they follow a religion and their religious leaders tell them 'all is
well', 'God is merciful and loving and whatsoever they do if they say
sorry or offer some prayers or donation, God will forgive them'. These
people consider God to be a fool and a Being without principles or
values. They do not know the meaning of Righteousness an important
aspect of God.
God is surely merciful and love but He is also righteous. He is merciful
to those who know Him and even to those who do not know Him. His mercy
is surely more on those who know Him but He does not kill or destroy all
those who do not knowledge Him. He alone gives provision to all and life
and no one can live or die without Him will but people do not know that
He created this world as a stage to justify the destruction of evil and
we who overcome it will be blessed in Him. So those who love good will
come to Him and those who love evil will not. So at the end all who are
not pursuing His goodness will face His anger and will be destroyed.
Bible says those who believe in Jesus Christ will not be judged for
their sins since He paid the price for all our sins - past, present and
future and they will not go to Hell. But that does not mean all who
believe in Him will go to Heaven. Bible says they will be judged, not
for their sins but for keeping or not keeping His Father's Will.
One would say 'how is it possible to keep the Will of the Father, none
could before'. Understand we live in the grace of Jesus Christ so He
gave us His Spirit and it is the Spirit of God who enables us to keep
His Will; that is why only those who are baptized in Jesus and the Holy
Spirit will go to Heaven.
Today's message says those who know they are unworthy and seek to be
saved from the anger of God on Judgement day, from them those who
earnestly His righteousness and humility, and keep His Will, will be
saved from His anger. So what we all we need to know how serious the
matter would be on Judgement Day, then we need to be desperate to come
to God with the help of His Son and His Spirit, to seek to be like Him -
righteous and humble, keeping the Will of God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Creator and all life come from You alone. Towards You is
life and far from You is death. Even though people are far from You, yet
it is your mercy that keeps them alive but soon You will judge all. Only
those who seek your ways receive eternal life and the rest shall pay for
seeking death. Lord we pray all those who read this message and those
whom You have put in our lives will repent from their sinful ways and
seek You earnestly...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Mark 2:15-17
15And it came to pass, that, as Jesus was eating in his house, many tax
collectors and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples:
for there were many, and they followed him.
16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors
and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and
drinketh with tax collectors and sinners?
17When Jesus heard it, he saith to them, They that are well have no need
of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 12:40-41
40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so
shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the
earth.
41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and
shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and,
behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
John 5:26-32
26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to
have life in himself;
27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is
the Son of man.
28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are
in the graves shall hear his voice,
29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection
of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment
is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
which hath sent me.
31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the
witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
Romans 14:10-12
10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought
thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to
me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of
Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body,
according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Peter 2:9-22
Jude 1:14-16
14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying,
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly
among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed,
and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against
him.
16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and
their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in
admiration because of advantage.
Revelation 20:4-15
Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned.
John 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 1:12-13
12But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons
of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
Matthew 7:21-27
21Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in
thy name? and in thy name have cast out demons? and in thy name done
many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
24Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not,
shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was its fall.
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For a few silver pieces
Matthew 27:5-7
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and
went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful
to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury
strangers in.
We read in today’s scripture how Judas who had for a few silver coins sold
his salvation, his Lord and Master, at the end regretted and threw those
coins at the people who gave him, the religious people and then being
shameful for his act he killed himself. The religious people also were
guilty of what they did so did not keep the money, they made excuses to
avoid keeping the money, so they bought the land which was of no use,
totally infertile and was used by potters for retrieving clay to make pots.
This land being inhabitable and of no use they allocated to bury strangers
(unidentifiable people). This they did so as to show their goodness to the
people and to justify their wrong doings to their own guilt.
We see both Judas and the religious people were aware they did wrong but
yet they both did not repent. Judas regretted his wrong doing and killed
himself; he lost not only his earthly live but also his spirit life. He
lost the pleasures of this life and went to hell to pay for the wrong
doings of his earthly life until his spirit life perishes (which is in
thousands of years). The religious people on the other hand being guilt
thought of a way to justify themselves both to the people and to their
guilt. They may not have gone to Hell because of their belief in Yahweh. If
they had gone to Hell they would pay for their sins, which would surely be
more than Judas who did not try to justify his guilt. And if they did not
go to Hell then surely they are in for a worse punishment on Judgement Day.
The worse enemies of God are religion and homosexuality. We read in the
Bible in both these cases when things went out of limits God Himself
intervened and destroyed them, for both these directly or indirectly mock
Him.
In my early years of spiritual life when I saw a ‘Man and Woman of God’
misleading people and destroying people spiritually I wanted to confront
them but the Lord restrained me warning me the self-righteous spirit in
them will cause me great harm. But later as I became spiritually strong I
was in a position to confront them.
Today God is asking us, is a few coins of silver worth the suffering that
we will pay for them?
You may wonder what few coins God is talking of?
Man via religion tries to justify his sinful life and enjoy the pleasures
of this world which is for a few years. These pleasures may not be monetary
or materialistic but may be pleasures of the mind like fame, power,
self-righteousness, worldly wisdom etc. God is telling us we can fool
people and fool ourselves but we cannot change the Truth nor fool God.
Let us not destroy our lives for a few coins of silver. Let us not pursue
the pleasures of this world or the things of this world at the heavy cost
of our spirit lives.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are without beginning and without end and your Kingdom too is
eternal. Man knows in You alone is life and yet just to enjoy the carnal
pleasures of this world willingly pay a heavy price after death. Lord, we
pray those who read this message that their eyes open and they realize the
price they pay for these few coins of silver...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
John 3:5-8
5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.
8 The wind blows where it wants, and you hear the sound thereof, but can
not tell from where it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is
born of the Spirit.
Romans 2:28-29
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that
circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the
heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men,
but of God.
Romans 8:1 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
9 Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?
Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extortionists, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 27:5-7
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and
went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful
to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury
strangers in.
We read in today’s scripture how Judas who had for a few silver coins sold
his salvation, his Lord and Master, at the end regretted and threw those
coins at the people who gave him, the religious people and then being
shameful for his act he killed himself. The religious people also were
guilty of what they did so did not keep the money, they made excuses to
avoid keeping the money, so they bought the land which was of no use,
totally infertile and was used by potters for retrieving clay to make pots.
This land being inhabitable and of no use they allocated to bury strangers
(unidentifiable people). This they did so as to show their goodness to the
people and to justify their wrong doings to their own guilt.
We see both Judas and the religious people were aware they did wrong but
yet they both did not repent. Judas regretted his wrong doing and killed
himself; he lost not only his earthly live but also his spirit life. He
lost the pleasures of this life and went to hell to pay for the wrong
doings of his earthly life until his spirit life perishes (which is in
thousands of years). The religious people on the other hand being guilt
thought of a way to justify themselves both to the people and to their
guilt. They may not have gone to Hell because of their belief in Yahweh. If
they had gone to Hell they would pay for their sins, which would surely be
more than Judas who did not try to justify his guilt. And if they did not
go to Hell then surely they are in for a worse punishment on Judgement Day.
The worse enemies of God are religion and homosexuality. We read in the
Bible in both these cases when things went out of limits God Himself
intervened and destroyed them, for both these directly or indirectly mock
Him.
In my early years of spiritual life when I saw a ‘Man and Woman of God’
misleading people and destroying people spiritually I wanted to confront
them but the Lord restrained me warning me the self-righteous spirit in
them will cause me great harm. But later as I became spiritually strong I
was in a position to confront them.
Today God is asking us, is a few coins of silver worth the suffering that
we will pay for them?
You may wonder what few coins God is talking of?
Man via religion tries to justify his sinful life and enjoy the pleasures
of this world which is for a few years. These pleasures may not be monetary
or materialistic but may be pleasures of the mind like fame, power,
self-righteousness, worldly wisdom etc. God is telling us we can fool
people and fool ourselves but we cannot change the Truth nor fool God.
Let us not destroy our lives for a few coins of silver. Let us not pursue
the pleasures of this world or the things of this world at the heavy cost
of our spirit lives.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are without beginning and without end and your Kingdom too is
eternal. Man knows in You alone is life and yet just to enjoy the carnal
pleasures of this world willingly pay a heavy price after death. Lord, we
pray those who read this message that their eyes open and they realize the
price they pay for these few coins of silver...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
John 3:5-8
5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.
8 The wind blows where it wants, and you hear the sound thereof, but can
not tell from where it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is
born of the Spirit.
Romans 2:28-29
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that
circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the
heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men,
but of God.
Romans 8:1 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
9 Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?
Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extortionists, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
Two of the Gospel writers took lots of pain to record the genealogy of
Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Matthew was written long before the Gospel of
Luke. Matthew had recorded the ‘official’ genealogy of Jesus through Joseph
and Luke wrote the genealogy through Mary that is why we see a difference
in lineage after David.
One may say what purpose do these genealogies serve?
The genealogy serves many, many purposes; firstly that Jesus on earth was a
human and had human ancestors. Although Bible confirms He was born before
Mary married Joseph and had relationship with her, yet as per municipal
records Jesus was recorded as the son of Joseph the carpenter (actually the
Greek word means builder, some Jewish records state he was into
construction of houses).
The genealogy of Jesus through Mary exposes the Mary whom the Catholic
Church calls as ‘Mother Mary’ is not the mother of Jesus for the parents of
that Mary do not match with the Mary in the Bible who is the mother of
Jesus also the Bible states Mary was a virgin until she gave birth to Jesus
and after that she had relationship with her husband and had children from
him, while the Mother Mary of the Catholic Church claims to be virgin even
after the birth of Jesus. One needs to know a Jewish marriage (in fact any
marriage) is not complete until the couple had physical relationship with
one another. Thus this ‘Mother Mary’ makes the Bible as a book that is
trying to lie about her marriage.
Everywhere we see Mary the daughter of Heli was called the mother of Jesus,
but one thing we see Jesus directly did not call His mother as ‘mother’ but
refers to her as ‘woman’, leaving for one place when He talks to ‘loved
one’ (many think this person as John but study point him to be James His
younger brother to whom He handed over the responsibility to care for her,
all the disciples had forsaken Him until His death as prophesized). Did
Jesus not respect His mother? If He had not He would have disobeyed the Law
but scriptures say He obeyed fully the Law and was without blemish.
We need to understand when Jesus said do not call anyone your Father it did
not go against the Law of God which states every person needs to honour
their parents. It simply meant even though we are born of our parents yet
our parents are not our creators or providers. The Greek word translated as
father also means creator and provider. We are created by God and put into
this world through our parents (before birth we are in the loins of our
fathers and bought into the flesh in the womb of our mothers). As long as
we dwell in the flesh our relationship with our parents exist, the moment
we Believers exit the flesh we are the same void of earthly relation (as
brethren / spirit being / Angels). So what remains of our ancestors is not
our relationship but only their testimonies and that is the same with us.
When we die we will be no longer earthly beings but will be spirit beings
and when we resurrect on the coming of Christ we will be exactly like the
Angels who are called Sons of God. All that remains of us in this world
after our earthly death are our testimonies.
History confirms all the so called ‘good’ people are also hated people for
as many love them, there are also that many who hate them. Our testimonies
hold no good unless our testimony is in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus the human had a genealogy but as Lord / God He was without a human
father or mother, that is why He referred to His mother not as mother
directly but as woman. People mistake Paul in his letter to the Hebrews
Paul spoke of Melchisedec as being without father and mother. Paul actually
states Melchisedec (which means ‘king of righteousness’) who was king of
Salem (which means ‘peace’ an ancient name for Jerusalem) represented the
real King of Righteousness and King of Peace which is the Lord Jesus
Christ. It was the Lord Jesus Christ who was without father and without
mother and not Melchisedec, for we see Paul continues stating He was
‘without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but
made like unto the Son of God’. It confesses the humbling of God the Son as
Son of God and coming as man. Jesus the son of man was Prince of Peace but
the Lord Jesus Christ as God the Son was King of Peace.
The Lord is telling us we who are in Christ and led by His Spirit are less
of humans in the flesh and more Spirit beings. He also says all Believers
as Spirit beings are one family and we are to be one like the Heavenly
Family (Godhead). The Son came from the Father and their Spirit is the same
so they are ONE. We too should remember we all came from God and share the
same Spirit for we are led by the Spirit of the Son.
Let us overcome our earthly gender (male and female) and overcome our
earthly relationships, our genealogies but let us live more in spirit led
by the Spirit of God and be ONE.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You alone are God and You are Spirit. Man in all his wisdom cannot
understand You for he does not understand the basic elements of the Spirit
Kingdom. His lack of knowledge and understanding has blinded him from
having faith and overcoming this corrupt world, not the world You created
but the world that was corrupted by the knowledge of evil. You gave us your
Word so that by our faith in your Word we may overcome this corruption.
Lord we pray we live by faith and not by sight. We may know who we really
are; that we may live more and more in the Spirit and less in the flesh,
that we may be one as You are ONE...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen...
[Reference Scriptures]
Luke 3:23 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being
(as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli,
Matthew 1:16 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 1:19-25
19 Then Joseph her husband [‘aner’ - man], being a just man, and not
willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away secretly.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to
take to thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is by the
Holy Spirit.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken from
the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
bidden him, and took to him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he
called his name JESUS.
Matthew 7:24 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them, I will liken him unto a wise man [‘aner’ - man], which built his
house upon a rock:
Matthew 1:18 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother Mary was espoused [fiancee] to Joseph, before they came together,
she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrew 7:1-3
1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who
met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by
interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem,
which is, King of peace;
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither
beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God;
abideth a priest continually.
John 17:11 - And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world,
and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom
thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:22 - And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that
they may be one, even as we are one:
Matthew 22:29-32
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that
which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Matthew 23:9 - And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your
Father, which is in heaven.
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Two of the Gospel writers took lots of pain to record the genealogy of
Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Matthew was written long before the Gospel of
Luke. Matthew had recorded the ‘official’ genealogy of Jesus through Joseph
and Luke wrote the genealogy through Mary that is why we see a difference
in lineage after David.
One may say what purpose do these genealogies serve?
The genealogy serves many, many purposes; firstly that Jesus on earth was a
human and had human ancestors. Although Bible confirms He was born before
Mary married Joseph and had relationship with her, yet as per municipal
records Jesus was recorded as the son of Joseph the carpenter (actually the
Greek word means builder, some Jewish records state he was into
construction of houses).
The genealogy of Jesus through Mary exposes the Mary whom the Catholic
Church calls as ‘Mother Mary’ is not the mother of Jesus for the parents of
that Mary do not match with the Mary in the Bible who is the mother of
Jesus also the Bible states Mary was a virgin until she gave birth to Jesus
and after that she had relationship with her husband and had children from
him, while the Mother Mary of the Catholic Church claims to be virgin even
after the birth of Jesus. One needs to know a Jewish marriage (in fact any
marriage) is not complete until the couple had physical relationship with
one another. Thus this ‘Mother Mary’ makes the Bible as a book that is
trying to lie about her marriage.
Everywhere we see Mary the daughter of Heli was called the mother of Jesus,
but one thing we see Jesus directly did not call His mother as ‘mother’ but
refers to her as ‘woman’, leaving for one place when He talks to ‘loved
one’ (many think this person as John but study point him to be James His
younger brother to whom He handed over the responsibility to care for her,
all the disciples had forsaken Him until His death as prophesized). Did
Jesus not respect His mother? If He had not He would have disobeyed the Law
but scriptures say He obeyed fully the Law and was without blemish.
We need to understand when Jesus said do not call anyone your Father it did
not go against the Law of God which states every person needs to honour
their parents. It simply meant even though we are born of our parents yet
our parents are not our creators or providers. The Greek word translated as
father also means creator and provider. We are created by God and put into
this world through our parents (before birth we are in the loins of our
fathers and bought into the flesh in the womb of our mothers). As long as
we dwell in the flesh our relationship with our parents exist, the moment
we Believers exit the flesh we are the same void of earthly relation (as
brethren / spirit being / Angels). So what remains of our ancestors is not
our relationship but only their testimonies and that is the same with us.
When we die we will be no longer earthly beings but will be spirit beings
and when we resurrect on the coming of Christ we will be exactly like the
Angels who are called Sons of God. All that remains of us in this world
after our earthly death are our testimonies.
History confirms all the so called ‘good’ people are also hated people for
as many love them, there are also that many who hate them. Our testimonies
hold no good unless our testimony is in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus the human had a genealogy but as Lord / God He was without a human
father or mother, that is why He referred to His mother not as mother
directly but as woman. People mistake Paul in his letter to the Hebrews
Paul spoke of Melchisedec as being without father and mother. Paul actually
states Melchisedec (which means ‘king of righteousness’) who was king of
Salem (which means ‘peace’ an ancient name for Jerusalem) represented the
real King of Righteousness and King of Peace which is the Lord Jesus
Christ. It was the Lord Jesus Christ who was without father and without
mother and not Melchisedec, for we see Paul continues stating He was
‘without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but
made like unto the Son of God’. It confesses the humbling of God the Son as
Son of God and coming as man. Jesus the son of man was Prince of Peace but
the Lord Jesus Christ as God the Son was King of Peace.
The Lord is telling us we who are in Christ and led by His Spirit are less
of humans in the flesh and more Spirit beings. He also says all Believers
as Spirit beings are one family and we are to be one like the Heavenly
Family (Godhead). The Son came from the Father and their Spirit is the same
so they are ONE. We too should remember we all came from God and share the
same Spirit for we are led by the Spirit of the Son.
Let us overcome our earthly gender (male and female) and overcome our
earthly relationships, our genealogies but let us live more in spirit led
by the Spirit of God and be ONE.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You alone are God and You are Spirit. Man in all his wisdom cannot
understand You for he does not understand the basic elements of the Spirit
Kingdom. His lack of knowledge and understanding has blinded him from
having faith and overcoming this corrupt world, not the world You created
but the world that was corrupted by the knowledge of evil. You gave us your
Word so that by our faith in your Word we may overcome this corruption.
Lord we pray we live by faith and not by sight. We may know who we really
are; that we may live more and more in the Spirit and less in the flesh,
that we may be one as You are ONE...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen...
[Reference Scriptures]
Luke 3:23 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being
(as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli,
Matthew 1:16 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 1:19-25
19 Then Joseph her husband [‘aner’ - man], being a just man, and not
willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away secretly.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to
take to thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is by the
Holy Spirit.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken from
the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
bidden him, and took to him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he
called his name JESUS.
Matthew 7:24 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them, I will liken him unto a wise man [‘aner’ - man], which built his
house upon a rock:
Matthew 1:18 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother Mary was espoused [fiancee] to Joseph, before they came together,
she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrew 7:1-3
1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who
met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by
interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem,
which is, King of peace;
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither
beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God;
abideth a priest continually.
John 17:11 - And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world,
and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom
thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:22 - And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that
they may be one, even as we are one:
Matthew 22:29-32
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that
which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Matthew 23:9 - And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your
Father, which is in heaven.
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Making men with authority
Mark 3:14,15 - And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and
that he might send them forth to preach, And to have authority to heal
sicknesses, and to cast out demons:
Today’s message says Jesus selected twelve that they may preach to the
world and that they may have authority to heal sickness and cast demons.
But we see they did not do any such things the very next moment in fact
from this moment onwards Jesus started their training. He started teaching
them the understanding of scriptures and took them along with Him as He
moved around from place to place so that they get a hands-on practical
training.
We see people become Pastors and Preachers even though they do not have a
proper understanding of scriptures. Just because they start operating in
the gifts of the Holy Spirit of they do the works of the community does not
mean they are ready to minister to people. It is by God’s grace that a few
do not get consumed by this world but many get lost in this world, for
their foundation in the Kingdom of God is not strong. Soon or later their
value system change and they start to justify their worldly desires as
spiritual desires.
The Lord is telling us to take caution. The Apostles did not put mighty
anointed men like Stephen, Philip among the seven others to preach directly
but perfected them with giving them duty like feeding the widows and
orphans, managing the kitchen along with their spiritual training and
scriptural study.
Just sitting in a classroom studying scriptures and praying will not make
anyone a person a Preacher, a Pastor and a person of authority. Jesus said
when we know the Truth and be His disciples then only we will be free from
this worldly corruption.
Surely we may not have perfect Pastors, perfect Preachers, but surely we
will have strong Pastors, strong Preachers, people who exercise authority
in the Spiritual world.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray the leaders of the Church do not get influenced by those
crowd pullers and commission them as Pastors and Preachers, but be led by
your Spirit and train them like Jesus did before commissioning them...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Acts 5:1-8
1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied,
there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their
widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said,
It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 Why, brothers, look you out among you seven men of honest report, full
of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of
the word.
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a
man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid
their hands on them.
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples
multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were
obedient to the faith.
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles
among the people
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Mark 3:14,15 - And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and
that he might send them forth to preach, And to have authority to heal
sicknesses, and to cast out demons:
Today’s message says Jesus selected twelve that they may preach to the
world and that they may have authority to heal sickness and cast demons.
But we see they did not do any such things the very next moment in fact
from this moment onwards Jesus started their training. He started teaching
them the understanding of scriptures and took them along with Him as He
moved around from place to place so that they get a hands-on practical
training.
We see people become Pastors and Preachers even though they do not have a
proper understanding of scriptures. Just because they start operating in
the gifts of the Holy Spirit of they do the works of the community does not
mean they are ready to minister to people. It is by God’s grace that a few
do not get consumed by this world but many get lost in this world, for
their foundation in the Kingdom of God is not strong. Soon or later their
value system change and they start to justify their worldly desires as
spiritual desires.
The Lord is telling us to take caution. The Apostles did not put mighty
anointed men like Stephen, Philip among the seven others to preach directly
but perfected them with giving them duty like feeding the widows and
orphans, managing the kitchen along with their spiritual training and
scriptural study.
Just sitting in a classroom studying scriptures and praying will not make
anyone a person a Preacher, a Pastor and a person of authority. Jesus said
when we know the Truth and be His disciples then only we will be free from
this worldly corruption.
Surely we may not have perfect Pastors, perfect Preachers, but surely we
will have strong Pastors, strong Preachers, people who exercise authority
in the Spiritual world.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray the leaders of the Church do not get influenced by those
crowd pullers and commission them as Pastors and Preachers, but be led by
your Spirit and train them like Jesus did before commissioning them...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Acts 5:1-8
1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied,
there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their
widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said,
It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 Why, brothers, look you out among you seven men of honest report, full
of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of
the word.
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a
man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid
their hands on them.
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples
multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were
obedient to the faith.
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles
among the people
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Align with The Stone or be destroyed
Matthew 41:44 - And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken:
but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
In today's message the Lord is not talking of a small stone. The Greek
word for small stone is Petros (Peter); the stone mentioned here is
lithos and refers to the builder's corner stone (v42). When some build a
house they used small stones (brick size) but when they build a huge
structure like a pyramid or castle they used large stones (like blocks).
Now imagine a Stone used for building the Kingdom of God how large would
that Stone is.
Jesus rebuked the Jews and told them since they rejected Him, they were
rejected by God and the Kingdom of God was taken away from them and
given to the Gentiles. That means anyone who is Jew (follows the Jewish
traditions and laws) will not go to Heaven. People think a Jew who
accepts Christ will go to Heaven; surely anyone who accepts Christ will
get to go to Heaven but a Jew who accepts Christ cannot still remain a
Jew that means he or she needs to give up the Jewish way of life (life
full of traditions and human laws) and live a life led by the Spirit of
God (Christianity - Christ like). Like there is no Muslim Christian,
Hindu Christian, Buddhist Christian so also there is not Jewish
Christian for Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism do not go alone with
Christianity. Even Catholicism and Christianity also do not go alone.
One can be either Catholic or a Christian but cannot be both. A Catholic
is a person who follows Catechism of the Catholic Church which rejects
Jesus Christ as Saviour and the only way to God, so indirectly it
rejects His sacrifice.
The scripture says those who do not align with the Builder's Corner
Stone will see destruction. Either the Stone will cause them to stumble
(fall on the Stone means stumble against it) and become pieces (speaks
of unbelievers) or the Stone will fall on them and completely destroy
them that is grind them like dust (speaks of those who believe and yet
do not align fully - Stone falls on them here means they come under its
judgement).
The Lord is warning us all, do not mix worldly religion with
Christianity and say I will be saved and will go to Heaven. God is
telling them either follow His Will (Word) completely or face His wrath.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are the giver of life to all things even though all things are
created by You for your glory yet all things will not be part of You to
enjoy eternal life. Lord, when You made man You knew sin would come into
man and who among them will turn their hearts to You, to them You gave
the seed of faith. A seed that enables them to believe in You. Even
though all who believe will be saved from Hell yet everyone that
believes will not go to Heaven but only those who let the seed to die
and bear fruit will. Lord, help us to die to ourselves and surrender
fully and completely to You and your Word so that the Stone (your wrath)
will not fall on us or we fall on the Stone (stumble - reject You) and
be destroyed.
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 21:42-46
42Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner:
this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
43Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you,
and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
44And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomever
it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they
perceived that he spoke of them.
46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude,
because they regarded him as a prophet.
Isaiah 8:14-15
14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for
a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a
snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be
ensnared, and be taken.
Hebrews 2:2-3
2For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression
and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the
first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them
that heard him;
Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold,
this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and
for a sign which shall be spoken against;
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He forsakes not His saints, but...
Psalms 37:28 - For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his
saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be
cut off.
We hear of persecution of Christians in various parts of the world and
yet we have scriptures like today's message.
Today's message talks of the Lord being a Righteous God and He will not
forsake His saints. That means He takes total care of them and without
His will not even the hair of His saints can anyone touch. But at times
we see He allows them to be slayed at the hands of the enemy and we see
by their death they witness God and cause people to come to God by the
thousands.
During the time of the Apostles the Lord allowed all the Apostles to die
as martyrs leaving for John whom the Lord saved miraculously, he was
thrown in a pot of boiling oil to die. We read during these times even
though the Christians were thrown to the lions or nailed on crosses they
were singing praise to the Lord. These deaths did not go vain they
caused the hearts of many to change and turn to God.
At the same time we have heard of many miracles where Christians have
been saved miraculously from the hands of death like a few Christian was
saved when terrorist struck Mumbai. This happened in Cama hospital when
the Pakistani terrorist asked a family of 3 men their religion and when
they confused proudly they were Christians they were told to lie down
and the terrorist placed their guns on the back of their heads to shoot.
These men were worshipping God and not crying for their lives. But when
they pulled the trigger at least 3 times the guns got jammed and did not
work. At that time some police men arrived and started shooting so in
the commotion the terrorist left then and ran. Their guns later were
working. In the court room when these Christians were called as
witnesses the terrorist acknowledged the incident.
On the other hand there are times when God was angry with His people
that He caused disasters to fall upon them like He did to the Jews after
the death of Jesus. Bible says the disasters which the Jews saw is
little to the disasters the people of the false Church will see. When I
understood this scripture many years back I could not imagine how this
would happen in parallel to the great things that would happen in the
Kingdom of God and today I can see how things are unfolding.
In today's message the Lord is telling us His Hand is not short that He
cannot save His people. When people repent and turn to Him to led a holy
life, He calls them His saints and He brings them under His wings. But
those who know Him, yet live a life void of Him and bring His Name down,
on those He causes destruction to fall. His wrath is so harsh that He
does not stop there even their generations' face His wrath unless they
repent and lead a holy life.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray that we do not fall on the wrong hand of your judgment.
That we pursue holiness and be called your saints and remain under your
wings. Lord we pray for mercy on those who live a life void of You even
after knowing You, that their hearts change, they turn to You and see
your glory...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen
[Reference Scriptures]
2 Thessalonians 5:5-7
5Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6And now you know what withholds that he might be revealed in his time.
7For the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he who now lets
will let, until he be taken out of the way.
Ezekiel 23:2-34
2Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
3And they committed prostitutions in Egypt; they committed prostitutions
in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised
the teats of their virginity.
4And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister:
and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. Thus were their
names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
5And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her
lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
6Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them
desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
7Thus she committed her prostitutions with them, with all them that were
the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all
their idols she defiled herself.
8Neither left she her prostitutions brought from Egypt: for in her youth
they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and
poured their prostitution on her.
9Why I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of
the Assyrians, on whom she doted.
10These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters,
and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they
had executed judgment on her.
11 And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her
inordinate love than she, and in her prostitutions more than her sister
in her prostitutions.
12She doted on the Assyrians her neighbors, captains and rulers clothed
most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.
13Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,
14And that she increased her prostitutions: for when she saw men
portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
15Girded with girdles on their loins, exceeding in dyed attire on their
heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the
Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted on them, and sent
messengers to them into Chaldea.
17And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled
her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her
mind was alienated from them.
18So she discovered her prostitutions, and discovered her nakedness:
then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from
her sister.
19Yet she multiplied her prostitutions, in calling to remembrance the
days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
20For she doted on their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of
asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
21Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth, in bruising
your teats by the Egyptians for the breasts of your youth.
22 Therefore, O Aholibah, thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise
up your lovers against you, from whom your mind is alienated, and I will
bring them against you on every side;
23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and
all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains
and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding on horses.
24And they shall come against you with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and
with an assembly of people, which shall set against you buckler and
shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and
they shall judge you according to their judgments.
25And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal furiously
with you: they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your remnant
shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters;
and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.
26They shall also strip you out of your clothes, and take away your fair
jewels.
27Thus will I make your lewdness to cease from you, and your
prostitution brought from the land of Egypt: so that you shall not lift
up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.
28For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver you into the hand
of them whom you hate, into the hand of them from whom your mind is
alienated:
29And they shall deal with you hatefully, and shall take away all your
labor, and shall leave you naked and bore: and the nakedness of your
prostitutions shall be discovered, both your lewdness and your
prostitutions.
30I will do these things to you, because you have gone a whoring after
the heathen, and because you are polluted with their idols.
31You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her
cup into your hand.
32Thus said the Lord GOD; You shall drink of your sister's cup deep and
large: you shall be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it contains much.
33You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of
astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.
34You shall even drink it and suck it out, and you shall break the
shards thereof, and pluck off your own breasts: for I have spoken it,
said the Lord GOD.
Revelation 17-18
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Matthew 41:44 - And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken:
but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
In today's message the Lord is not talking of a small stone. The Greek
word for small stone is Petros (Peter); the stone mentioned here is
lithos and refers to the builder's corner stone (v42). When some build a
house they used small stones (brick size) but when they build a huge
structure like a pyramid or castle they used large stones (like blocks).
Now imagine a Stone used for building the Kingdom of God how large would
that Stone is.
Jesus rebuked the Jews and told them since they rejected Him, they were
rejected by God and the Kingdom of God was taken away from them and
given to the Gentiles. That means anyone who is Jew (follows the Jewish
traditions and laws) will not go to Heaven. People think a Jew who
accepts Christ will go to Heaven; surely anyone who accepts Christ will
get to go to Heaven but a Jew who accepts Christ cannot still remain a
Jew that means he or she needs to give up the Jewish way of life (life
full of traditions and human laws) and live a life led by the Spirit of
God (Christianity - Christ like). Like there is no Muslim Christian,
Hindu Christian, Buddhist Christian so also there is not Jewish
Christian for Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism do not go alone with
Christianity. Even Catholicism and Christianity also do not go alone.
One can be either Catholic or a Christian but cannot be both. A Catholic
is a person who follows Catechism of the Catholic Church which rejects
Jesus Christ as Saviour and the only way to God, so indirectly it
rejects His sacrifice.
The scripture says those who do not align with the Builder's Corner
Stone will see destruction. Either the Stone will cause them to stumble
(fall on the Stone means stumble against it) and become pieces (speaks
of unbelievers) or the Stone will fall on them and completely destroy
them that is grind them like dust (speaks of those who believe and yet
do not align fully - Stone falls on them here means they come under its
judgement).
The Lord is warning us all, do not mix worldly religion with
Christianity and say I will be saved and will go to Heaven. God is
telling them either follow His Will (Word) completely or face His wrath.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are the giver of life to all things even though all things are
created by You for your glory yet all things will not be part of You to
enjoy eternal life. Lord, when You made man You knew sin would come into
man and who among them will turn their hearts to You, to them You gave
the seed of faith. A seed that enables them to believe in You. Even
though all who believe will be saved from Hell yet everyone that
believes will not go to Heaven but only those who let the seed to die
and bear fruit will. Lord, help us to die to ourselves and surrender
fully and completely to You and your Word so that the Stone (your wrath)
will not fall on us or we fall on the Stone (stumble - reject You) and
be destroyed.
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 21:42-46
42Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner:
this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
43Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you,
and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
44And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomever
it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they
perceived that he spoke of them.
46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude,
because they regarded him as a prophet.
Isaiah 8:14-15
14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for
a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a
snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be
ensnared, and be taken.
Hebrews 2:2-3
2For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression
and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the
first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them
that heard him;
Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold,
this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and
for a sign which shall be spoken against;
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He forsakes not His saints, but...
Psalms 37:28 - For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his
saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be
cut off.
We hear of persecution of Christians in various parts of the world and
yet we have scriptures like today's message.
Today's message talks of the Lord being a Righteous God and He will not
forsake His saints. That means He takes total care of them and without
His will not even the hair of His saints can anyone touch. But at times
we see He allows them to be slayed at the hands of the enemy and we see
by their death they witness God and cause people to come to God by the
thousands.
During the time of the Apostles the Lord allowed all the Apostles to die
as martyrs leaving for John whom the Lord saved miraculously, he was
thrown in a pot of boiling oil to die. We read during these times even
though the Christians were thrown to the lions or nailed on crosses they
were singing praise to the Lord. These deaths did not go vain they
caused the hearts of many to change and turn to God.
At the same time we have heard of many miracles where Christians have
been saved miraculously from the hands of death like a few Christian was
saved when terrorist struck Mumbai. This happened in Cama hospital when
the Pakistani terrorist asked a family of 3 men their religion and when
they confused proudly they were Christians they were told to lie down
and the terrorist placed their guns on the back of their heads to shoot.
These men were worshipping God and not crying for their lives. But when
they pulled the trigger at least 3 times the guns got jammed and did not
work. At that time some police men arrived and started shooting so in
the commotion the terrorist left then and ran. Their guns later were
working. In the court room when these Christians were called as
witnesses the terrorist acknowledged the incident.
On the other hand there are times when God was angry with His people
that He caused disasters to fall upon them like He did to the Jews after
the death of Jesus. Bible says the disasters which the Jews saw is
little to the disasters the people of the false Church will see. When I
understood this scripture many years back I could not imagine how this
would happen in parallel to the great things that would happen in the
Kingdom of God and today I can see how things are unfolding.
In today's message the Lord is telling us His Hand is not short that He
cannot save His people. When people repent and turn to Him to led a holy
life, He calls them His saints and He brings them under His wings. But
those who know Him, yet live a life void of Him and bring His Name down,
on those He causes destruction to fall. His wrath is so harsh that He
does not stop there even their generations' face His wrath unless they
repent and lead a holy life.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we pray that we do not fall on the wrong hand of your judgment.
That we pursue holiness and be called your saints and remain under your
wings. Lord we pray for mercy on those who live a life void of You even
after knowing You, that their hearts change, they turn to You and see
your glory...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen
[Reference Scriptures]
2 Thessalonians 5:5-7
5Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6And now you know what withholds that he might be revealed in his time.
7For the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he who now lets
will let, until he be taken out of the way.
Ezekiel 23:2-34
2Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
3And they committed prostitutions in Egypt; they committed prostitutions
in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised
the teats of their virginity.
4And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister:
and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. Thus were their
names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
5And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her
lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
6Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them
desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
7Thus she committed her prostitutions with them, with all them that were
the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all
their idols she defiled herself.
8Neither left she her prostitutions brought from Egypt: for in her youth
they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and
poured their prostitution on her.
9Why I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of
the Assyrians, on whom she doted.
10These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters,
and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they
had executed judgment on her.
11 And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her
inordinate love than she, and in her prostitutions more than her sister
in her prostitutions.
12She doted on the Assyrians her neighbors, captains and rulers clothed
most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.
13Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,
14And that she increased her prostitutions: for when she saw men
portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
15Girded with girdles on their loins, exceeding in dyed attire on their
heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the
Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted on them, and sent
messengers to them into Chaldea.
17And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled
her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her
mind was alienated from them.
18So she discovered her prostitutions, and discovered her nakedness:
then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from
her sister.
19Yet she multiplied her prostitutions, in calling to remembrance the
days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
20For she doted on their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of
asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
21Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth, in bruising
your teats by the Egyptians for the breasts of your youth.
22 Therefore, O Aholibah, thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise
up your lovers against you, from whom your mind is alienated, and I will
bring them against you on every side;
23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and
all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains
and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding on horses.
24And they shall come against you with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and
with an assembly of people, which shall set against you buckler and
shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and
they shall judge you according to their judgments.
25And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal furiously
with you: they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your remnant
shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters;
and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.
26They shall also strip you out of your clothes, and take away your fair
jewels.
27Thus will I make your lewdness to cease from you, and your
prostitution brought from the land of Egypt: so that you shall not lift
up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.
28For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver you into the hand
of them whom you hate, into the hand of them from whom your mind is
alienated:
29And they shall deal with you hatefully, and shall take away all your
labor, and shall leave you naked and bore: and the nakedness of your
prostitutions shall be discovered, both your lewdness and your
prostitutions.
30I will do these things to you, because you have gone a whoring after
the heathen, and because you are polluted with their idols.
31You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her
cup into your hand.
32Thus said the Lord GOD; You shall drink of your sister's cup deep and
large: you shall be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it contains much.
33You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of
astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.
34You shall even drink it and suck it out, and you shall break the
shards thereof, and pluck off your own breasts: for I have spoken it,
said the Lord GOD.
Revelation 17-18
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The Hand of God
Ezra 7:8,9,10 - And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in
the seventh year of the king. For upon the first day of the first month he
began to go from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came
to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. For Ezra had
prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach
in Israel statutes and judgments.
We read in today’s message Ezra gets unexpected permission from the king
and was able to go to Jerusalem with a team of people and the credit to do
this Ezra gives to the ‘Hand of God’.
We see this phrase ‘Hand of God’ also used in the book of Nehemiah and few
other books. Most of them speak of mighty good works connected to the Hand
of God but there are some incidents like in 1 Samuel 5:11 and Job which
talks of great disaster connected to the Hand of God. In Samuel we find a
whole city is destroyed by the Hand of God and in Job he claims his
suffering was due to the Hand of God.
In the New Testament we find only 2 references to the Hand of God one in
Acts and the other in Peter. Most of the other places it speaks of the
right hand of God which refers to the Righteous side of God since God is
not a man to have hands. So what then what does the phrase ‘Hand of God’
meant?
If we read Ezekiel chapter 8 Ezekiel is shown a vision and in the vision he
starts with the ‘Hand of God’ falling over him and later he uses the term
‘Spirit’ for the ‘Hand of God’.
The Spirit of God is the Hand of God and in the book of Moses also called
Finger of God. When the Spirit of God is on us we can do incredible feats
but we should also realize at times the Spirit of God tests us like He did
to Job to take us to the next level of blessing. There are also times when
the Spirit of God can cause great destruction for the Spirit of God is God
and has the Power of God.
The Word of God says all things were created by the Spirit of God for the
Son. In the Old Testament the Spirit of God was on a few and at time only
for a mission. Jesus as man claimed the Spirit of God on Him. He alone was
the first to be called Christ which means the One on whom the Spirit of God
dwells. Even though before Jesus we had Men of God on whom the Spirit of
God dwelled, yet we see Jesus was the first to be called Christ. That is
because when we say Spirit of God it refers not to just 1 but refers to the
7 Spirits of God who are still 1. The Spirit of God was depicted in the Old
Testament Tabernacle by the candle stand with the 7 candles sticks.
We who are in Christ (believe in Jesus Christ) have the promise of the Hand
of God over us but yet we do not see all operating under the Hand of God.
In today’s message Ezra explains the reason the Hand of God was over him
and that is because he desired to know and study the Law of God.
We too who desire the Kingdom of God and His Word are assured the Hand of
God over us. That means we need to have a desire to know and study the Word
of God for His Word is His Will His Law unto us.
So let us all be filled with a desire to study the Word of God and let us
see the manifestation of the Hand of God on our lives.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, your Word says when your Hand was over your people your glory
manifested through them. Things which were impossible became possible. It
also says your Hand caused destruction to those opposed You and at the same
time it was your Hand that moulded your people to grow in You and be
blessed more in You. Lord we pray that we be filled with a desire to know
and study your Word so that your Hand increase on us and your glory
manifest through us...
We make this prayer in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezra 7:28 - And has extended mercy to me before the king, and his
counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was
strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered
together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
1 Samuel 5:11 - So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it
go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there
was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very
heavy there.
2 Chronicles 30:12 - Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one
heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of
the LORD.
Ezra 7:6 - This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the
law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted
him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God on him.
Ezra 8:18 - And by the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of
understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
Ezra 8:31 - Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of
the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and
he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by
the way.
Nehemiah 2:8 - And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that
he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which
appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house
that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good
hand of my God on me.
Nehemiah 2:18 - Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good on
me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let
us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
Job 19:21 - Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends; for the
hand of God has touched me.
Job 27:11 - I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the
Almighty will I not conceal.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 - There is nothing better for a man, than that he should
eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor.
This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 9:1 - For all this I considered in my heart even to declare
all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the
hand of God: no man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Ezekiel 8:1-3
1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth
day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before
me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there on me.
2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the
appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even
upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of my head;
and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought
me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that
looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy,
which provoketh to jealousy.
Acts 7:25 - For he supposed his brothers would have understood how that God
by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
1 Peter 5:6 - Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
Luke 4:18-19
18 The Spirit of the Lord is on 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,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luke 10:22 - All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows
who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he
to whom the Son will reveal him.
Psalms 104:30 - You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew
the face of the earth.
Exodus 31:18 - And he gave to Moses, when he had made an end of communing
with him on mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written
with the finger of God.
Deuteronomy 9:10 - And the LORD delivered to me two tables of stone written
with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words,
which the LORD spoke with you in the mount out of the middle of the fire in
the day of the assembly.
Luke 11:20 - But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come on you.
Jeremiah 31:33 - But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel; After those days, said the LORD, I will put my law in
their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
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Surely I will remember thy wonders of old
Psalms 77:11 - I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will
remember thy wonders of old.
We may be disheartened due to the problems that surround us or things
not going our way. The Lord is telling us not to be saddened and loose
hope. He is telling us to remember the things He has done in our life
and the things He has done in the lives of people before.
Surely every one of us would be having some testimony of how God has
changed situations in our lives, bought us out of deep problems. Even if
we are not able to remember them the Lord is saying remember those He
has done in the lives of others, these He is able to do in or lives. If
we still fail then remember the Bible is a complete book. It is like a
library by itself that has all things needed for our salvation (only
excluding our willingness). We can always refer to the great wonders God
has done in the lives of His people as recorded in the Bible.
God is telling us our darkness is not dark enough to hold back His light
from shining in our lives.
You may say brother why is then God not breaking through my darkness?
Understand when an egg is broken from the outside life perishes but when
it is broken from inside it brings forth life in fullness.
For us to break our dark shell we need either have faith or worship or
thanksgiving. By exercising our faith we can break forth our shell of
darkness, by worshiping God for who He is we can break forth our shell
of darkness, and as the Lord is telling us today if we continually thank
Him for all that He has done in our lives, we can break the shell of
darkness around us.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are a wonderful God and You are awesome. You have done awesome
wonders in the life of your people as recorded in the Bible. The are
many among us who can witness the great wonders You have done in our
lives. We thank You Lord for your mercy and grace in our lives. We
surely know that even today You able do great wonders in our lives. Help
us not to lose hope and perish...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Psalms 77:9-14
9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender
mercies? Selah.
10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the
right hand of the most High.
11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy
wonders of old.
12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
14Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength
among the people.
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Ezra 7:8,9,10 - And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in
the seventh year of the king. For upon the first day of the first month he
began to go from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came
to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. For Ezra had
prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach
in Israel statutes and judgments.
We read in today’s message Ezra gets unexpected permission from the king
and was able to go to Jerusalem with a team of people and the credit to do
this Ezra gives to the ‘Hand of God’.
We see this phrase ‘Hand of God’ also used in the book of Nehemiah and few
other books. Most of them speak of mighty good works connected to the Hand
of God but there are some incidents like in 1 Samuel 5:11 and Job which
talks of great disaster connected to the Hand of God. In Samuel we find a
whole city is destroyed by the Hand of God and in Job he claims his
suffering was due to the Hand of God.
In the New Testament we find only 2 references to the Hand of God one in
Acts and the other in Peter. Most of the other places it speaks of the
right hand of God which refers to the Righteous side of God since God is
not a man to have hands. So what then what does the phrase ‘Hand of God’
meant?
If we read Ezekiel chapter 8 Ezekiel is shown a vision and in the vision he
starts with the ‘Hand of God’ falling over him and later he uses the term
‘Spirit’ for the ‘Hand of God’.
The Spirit of God is the Hand of God and in the book of Moses also called
Finger of God. When the Spirit of God is on us we can do incredible feats
but we should also realize at times the Spirit of God tests us like He did
to Job to take us to the next level of blessing. There are also times when
the Spirit of God can cause great destruction for the Spirit of God is God
and has the Power of God.
The Word of God says all things were created by the Spirit of God for the
Son. In the Old Testament the Spirit of God was on a few and at time only
for a mission. Jesus as man claimed the Spirit of God on Him. He alone was
the first to be called Christ which means the One on whom the Spirit of God
dwells. Even though before Jesus we had Men of God on whom the Spirit of
God dwelled, yet we see Jesus was the first to be called Christ. That is
because when we say Spirit of God it refers not to just 1 but refers to the
7 Spirits of God who are still 1. The Spirit of God was depicted in the Old
Testament Tabernacle by the candle stand with the 7 candles sticks.
We who are in Christ (believe in Jesus Christ) have the promise of the Hand
of God over us but yet we do not see all operating under the Hand of God.
In today’s message Ezra explains the reason the Hand of God was over him
and that is because he desired to know and study the Law of God.
We too who desire the Kingdom of God and His Word are assured the Hand of
God over us. That means we need to have a desire to know and study the Word
of God for His Word is His Will His Law unto us.
So let us all be filled with a desire to study the Word of God and let us
see the manifestation of the Hand of God on our lives.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, your Word says when your Hand was over your people your glory
manifested through them. Things which were impossible became possible. It
also says your Hand caused destruction to those opposed You and at the same
time it was your Hand that moulded your people to grow in You and be
blessed more in You. Lord we pray that we be filled with a desire to know
and study your Word so that your Hand increase on us and your glory
manifest through us...
We make this prayer in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Ezra 7:28 - And has extended mercy to me before the king, and his
counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was
strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered
together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
1 Samuel 5:11 - So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it
go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there
was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very
heavy there.
2 Chronicles 30:12 - Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one
heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of
the LORD.
Ezra 7:6 - This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the
law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted
him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God on him.
Ezra 8:18 - And by the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of
understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
Ezra 8:31 - Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of
the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and
he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by
the way.
Nehemiah 2:8 - And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that
he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which
appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house
that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good
hand of my God on me.
Nehemiah 2:18 - Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good on
me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let
us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
Job 19:21 - Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends; for the
hand of God has touched me.
Job 27:11 - I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the
Almighty will I not conceal.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 - There is nothing better for a man, than that he should
eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor.
This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 9:1 - For all this I considered in my heart even to declare
all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the
hand of God: no man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Ezekiel 8:1-3
1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth
day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before
me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there on me.
2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the
appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even
upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of my head;
and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought
me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that
looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy,
which provoketh to jealousy.
Acts 7:25 - For he supposed his brothers would have understood how that God
by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
1 Peter 5:6 - Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
Luke 4:18-19
18 The Spirit of the Lord is on 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,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luke 10:22 - All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows
who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he
to whom the Son will reveal him.
Psalms 104:30 - You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew
the face of the earth.
Exodus 31:18 - And he gave to Moses, when he had made an end of communing
with him on mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written
with the finger of God.
Deuteronomy 9:10 - And the LORD delivered to me two tables of stone written
with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words,
which the LORD spoke with you in the mount out of the middle of the fire in
the day of the assembly.
Luke 11:20 - But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come on you.
Jeremiah 31:33 - But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel; After those days, said the LORD, I will put my law in
their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
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Surely I will remember thy wonders of old
Psalms 77:11 - I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will
remember thy wonders of old.
We may be disheartened due to the problems that surround us or things
not going our way. The Lord is telling us not to be saddened and loose
hope. He is telling us to remember the things He has done in our life
and the things He has done in the lives of people before.
Surely every one of us would be having some testimony of how God has
changed situations in our lives, bought us out of deep problems. Even if
we are not able to remember them the Lord is saying remember those He
has done in the lives of others, these He is able to do in or lives. If
we still fail then remember the Bible is a complete book. It is like a
library by itself that has all things needed for our salvation (only
excluding our willingness). We can always refer to the great wonders God
has done in the lives of His people as recorded in the Bible.
God is telling us our darkness is not dark enough to hold back His light
from shining in our lives.
You may say brother why is then God not breaking through my darkness?
Understand when an egg is broken from the outside life perishes but when
it is broken from inside it brings forth life in fullness.
For us to break our dark shell we need either have faith or worship or
thanksgiving. By exercising our faith we can break forth our shell of
darkness, by worshiping God for who He is we can break forth our shell
of darkness, and as the Lord is telling us today if we continually thank
Him for all that He has done in our lives, we can break the shell of
darkness around us.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are a wonderful God and You are awesome. You have done awesome
wonders in the life of your people as recorded in the Bible. The are
many among us who can witness the great wonders You have done in our
lives. We thank You Lord for your mercy and grace in our lives. We
surely know that even today You able do great wonders in our lives. Help
us not to lose hope and perish...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Psalms 77:9-14
9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender
mercies? Selah.
10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the
right hand of the most High.
11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy
wonders of old.
12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
14Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength
among the people.
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Why does God do that?
Daniel 1:2 - And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand,
with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the
land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into
the treasure house of his god.
When we see all the suffering that Christians are going through in
various places there are different reactions from various people.
Majority of the Christians feel sad and pray for the people suffering.
Ironically from these a large number actually lift up Satan and evil
powers. They feel helpless towards these evil powers and put these
powers even to the level of God and ask God to fight them. Is God a man
to fight another man or an Angel to fight a fallen angel? They fail to
know who God is and fail to know the powers God has given us.
The question then comes if God is indeed Almighty God and nothing can
happen without His consent then why does God allow such events to happen
to His people. The best way to understand this is to see it through the
Bible which is a book that answers all.
The Bible says those who will enter the gates of Heaven, their names are
already written in the Book of Life. So we see everything is known to
God including the past, present hidden things inside us and also our
future. Although all are created by God yet all are not children of God.
The Word of God says those who have the seed of faith in them are
children of God. That does not mean all who have the seed of faith
(believe in Him) will go to Heaven. Scriptures say those who bear fruit
of this seed are the ones who will go to Heaven. That means one needs to
die to one's self and be born again like a seed dies so as to germinate.
Just dying to oneself is not called being born again; to be born again
one needs to also live after the dying, but this living is living for
the Kingdom of God (God and His people), like after the seed dies a
plant spouts out of it and the sapling grows against all odds to develop
into a mature plant / tree that bears fruit, this is the same with our
spirit and inner-man (soul) have to bear and grow the Fruits if the Holy
Spirit.
Now that we know the desired result let us understand the current events.
When man eats fruits like an apple he eats it with the skin, for the
maximum taste, proteins and vitamins of the apple is in its skin. But
when man eats a banana he peels out its skin to eat it, he discards the
skin even though the skin has great amounts of proteins and vitamins. If
one tells a person that the banana peel contains organic potassium,
magnesium and phytates (which cause increase in bone density) yet they
will not eat it. It is actually good not to eat it for the peel also has
Saponins (which paralyses the sensory system), Oxalates (which causes
kidney to decrease intake of calcium and thus cause kidney stones) and
Hydrogen Cyanides (a poisonous substance).
When one knows the later part, one would feel happy they do consume the
banana peel. Even though the harmful substances exist in the peel it
does not affect a person or animal that consumes a few peels but will
affect a being who regularly consumes them. Man even though did not know
these facts yet avoided consuming the peel. But God who is all knowing
does all things with knowledge. We who know little may feel things are
good or bad but God who is all knowing is the best judge.
Bible shows we who know God are loved and protected by God but we are
also judged by God more than those who are ignorant of Him. As man sees
more the glory of God the judgement of God also increases in quickness
and in effect. We see sinful man sees greater mercy of God but a Man of
God who backslides sees harsh judgement of God quickly. Those who are
given more, more is expected of them.
Bible also shows to save a soul or to give it an increase, God at times
puts them through disasters like in the case of King Saul and Job
respectively. That is why when we see Christians suffering we cannot
point a finger and state they suffer for their evil for other than God
and they themselves can be the best judge.
The Lord is giving us this message not to sit and ponder on very small
thing (for we have a limited knowledge and understanding) that happens
but to be spiritually aware that nothing just happens and even when
things happen God is still God and He is still in control.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord You are Almighty God who is all knowing and your wisdom is
immeasurable. In the Bible You warned us of disastrous events long in
advance and You also said when these events happen not to fear for You
would do the needful. Lord, help us not to lose heart but to praise You
in all things for You do all things for the good of those who love You.
You alone know all things and their purpose...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Deuteronomy 28:47-52
47Because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and
with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
48Therefore shalt thou serve thy enemies which the LORD shall send
against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in lack of
all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he hath
destroyed thee.
49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of
the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose language thou
shalt not understand;
50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of
the old, nor show favour to the young:
51And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land,
until thou art destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either grain,
wine, or oil, or the increase of thy cattle, or flocks of thy sheep,
until he hath destroyed thee.
52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and
fortified walls come down, in which thou didst trust, throughout all thy
land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy
land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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Daniel 1:2 - And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand,
with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the
land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into
the treasure house of his god.
When we see all the suffering that Christians are going through in
various places there are different reactions from various people.
Majority of the Christians feel sad and pray for the people suffering.
Ironically from these a large number actually lift up Satan and evil
powers. They feel helpless towards these evil powers and put these
powers even to the level of God and ask God to fight them. Is God a man
to fight another man or an Angel to fight a fallen angel? They fail to
know who God is and fail to know the powers God has given us.
The question then comes if God is indeed Almighty God and nothing can
happen without His consent then why does God allow such events to happen
to His people. The best way to understand this is to see it through the
Bible which is a book that answers all.
The Bible says those who will enter the gates of Heaven, their names are
already written in the Book of Life. So we see everything is known to
God including the past, present hidden things inside us and also our
future. Although all are created by God yet all are not children of God.
The Word of God says those who have the seed of faith in them are
children of God. That does not mean all who have the seed of faith
(believe in Him) will go to Heaven. Scriptures say those who bear fruit
of this seed are the ones who will go to Heaven. That means one needs to
die to one's self and be born again like a seed dies so as to germinate.
Just dying to oneself is not called being born again; to be born again
one needs to also live after the dying, but this living is living for
the Kingdom of God (God and His people), like after the seed dies a
plant spouts out of it and the sapling grows against all odds to develop
into a mature plant / tree that bears fruit, this is the same with our
spirit and inner-man (soul) have to bear and grow the Fruits if the Holy
Spirit.
Now that we know the desired result let us understand the current events.
When man eats fruits like an apple he eats it with the skin, for the
maximum taste, proteins and vitamins of the apple is in its skin. But
when man eats a banana he peels out its skin to eat it, he discards the
skin even though the skin has great amounts of proteins and vitamins. If
one tells a person that the banana peel contains organic potassium,
magnesium and phytates (which cause increase in bone density) yet they
will not eat it. It is actually good not to eat it for the peel also has
Saponins (which paralyses the sensory system), Oxalates (which causes
kidney to decrease intake of calcium and thus cause kidney stones) and
Hydrogen Cyanides (a poisonous substance).
When one knows the later part, one would feel happy they do consume the
banana peel. Even though the harmful substances exist in the peel it
does not affect a person or animal that consumes a few peels but will
affect a being who regularly consumes them. Man even though did not know
these facts yet avoided consuming the peel. But God who is all knowing
does all things with knowledge. We who know little may feel things are
good or bad but God who is all knowing is the best judge.
Bible shows we who know God are loved and protected by God but we are
also judged by God more than those who are ignorant of Him. As man sees
more the glory of God the judgement of God also increases in quickness
and in effect. We see sinful man sees greater mercy of God but a Man of
God who backslides sees harsh judgement of God quickly. Those who are
given more, more is expected of them.
Bible also shows to save a soul or to give it an increase, God at times
puts them through disasters like in the case of King Saul and Job
respectively. That is why when we see Christians suffering we cannot
point a finger and state they suffer for their evil for other than God
and they themselves can be the best judge.
The Lord is giving us this message not to sit and ponder on very small
thing (for we have a limited knowledge and understanding) that happens
but to be spiritually aware that nothing just happens and even when
things happen God is still God and He is still in control.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord You are Almighty God who is all knowing and your wisdom is
immeasurable. In the Bible You warned us of disastrous events long in
advance and You also said when these events happen not to fear for You
would do the needful. Lord, help us not to lose heart but to praise You
in all things for You do all things for the good of those who love You.
You alone know all things and their purpose...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Deuteronomy 28:47-52
47Because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and
with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
48Therefore shalt thou serve thy enemies which the LORD shall send
against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in lack of
all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he hath
destroyed thee.
49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of
the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose language thou
shalt not understand;
50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of
the old, nor show favour to the young:
51And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land,
until thou art destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either grain,
wine, or oil, or the increase of thy cattle, or flocks of thy sheep,
until he hath destroyed thee.
52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and
fortified walls come down, in which thou didst trust, throughout all thy
land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy
land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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Faith and unbelievers
2 Kings 4:24, 25 - Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant,
Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
So she went and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to
pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his
servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
In this incident between Elisha and the Shunammite woman which is
recorded in chapter 4 of the second book of Kings we read of the great
miracle where in Elisha brings back to life a dead boy. If one has a
close look at the Shunammite woman she was not a person who believed
directly in Yahweh / God. She was either a heathen or one who had very
little faith in God, but she respected Elisha a lot as a Man of God for
he was famous in the land.
We see among heathen they run after godmen more because of their fame.
They are blinded by mass effect; they think if many are following then
it should be right. They also think if any belief has been there since
long then it should be right. This is not the thinking of the
unbelievers but also among Believers it is the same story. If any famous
Preacher gives any doctrine every one laps it up without question. Also
if a doctrine has been in existence in the Church since a long time no
person can question it and if any person does he or she is branded as a
deceiver, a false prophet, a wolf, an antichrist etc...
Faith is simply defined as believing in the Truth. Everything exists
according to situation or perishes over time nothing is forever other
than the Word of God and God Himself. The Word of God is eternal, till
time exist God's Word is unchangeable like God Himself. Therefore faith
simply means believing in God and His Word. God and His Word do not
contradict each other therefore one reveals the other. Man cannot see
God but His Word is given unto us and through the Word we can see / know
God. So Faith directly or indirectly stands on believing the Word of God.
There is deference between hope, trust, belief and faith. The others can
be rooted on something not defined or something changeable, the others
are steps that lead to faith which comes once the person knows and
understands the Word of God.
What is interesting is faith is just a step in our journey of faith in
God. This journey starts with hope and ends with authority. Faith is all
about knowing the Power of God but authority is about having the Power
of God. Faith comes when we know God but authority is when we become
like God (His Sons), when His image is manifested in us.
We as Christians are saved when we hope in the salvation through Jesus
(Gospel) and start to believe in it which is faith, through faith we
receive grace. Thus Bible says we are saved by grace through our faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ. But it also says only those who are led by the
Spirit becomes Sons of God and it is only those who become Sons go to
Heaven. That is why the Word of God says Jesus Christ came to give power
unto those who believe in Him to become Sons of God.
Let us not be deceived to think unbelievers have faith and secondly let
us not also be fooled to stop at faith and say all is well. Let us
understand we need to not just have faith but have authority by
exercising our faith regularly.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord You alone are eternal and only in You and through can any being
live eternally. Lord, even though by sinning man chose death by
distancing himself from You yet Lord You gave us your Word so that
through your Word we can come back to You and have eternal life. Lord we
pray man realizes the value and power on your Word and start to have
faith and we also pray that they do not just stay at having faith but
have authority and become Sons...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
2 Kings 4:8-11, 27-30
8And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great
woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft
as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
9And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an
holy man of God, who passeth by us continually.
10Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, with walls; and let us set
for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a lampstand: and it
shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in there.
11And it fell on a day, that he came there, and he turned into the
chamber, and lay there.
27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the
feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said,
Let her alone; for her soul is sorrowful within her: and the LORD hath
hid it from me, and hath not told me.
28Then she said, Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not
deceive me?
29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy
hand, and go thy way: and if thou shalt meet any man, greet him not; and
if any shall greet thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the
face of the child.
30And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
John 1:12 - But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God.
Luke 9:1 - Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them
power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
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2 Kings 4:24, 25 - Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant,
Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
So she went and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to
pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his
servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
In this incident between Elisha and the Shunammite woman which is
recorded in chapter 4 of the second book of Kings we read of the great
miracle where in Elisha brings back to life a dead boy. If one has a
close look at the Shunammite woman she was not a person who believed
directly in Yahweh / God. She was either a heathen or one who had very
little faith in God, but she respected Elisha a lot as a Man of God for
he was famous in the land.
We see among heathen they run after godmen more because of their fame.
They are blinded by mass effect; they think if many are following then
it should be right. They also think if any belief has been there since
long then it should be right. This is not the thinking of the
unbelievers but also among Believers it is the same story. If any famous
Preacher gives any doctrine every one laps it up without question. Also
if a doctrine has been in existence in the Church since a long time no
person can question it and if any person does he or she is branded as a
deceiver, a false prophet, a wolf, an antichrist etc...
Faith is simply defined as believing in the Truth. Everything exists
according to situation or perishes over time nothing is forever other
than the Word of God and God Himself. The Word of God is eternal, till
time exist God's Word is unchangeable like God Himself. Therefore faith
simply means believing in God and His Word. God and His Word do not
contradict each other therefore one reveals the other. Man cannot see
God but His Word is given unto us and through the Word we can see / know
God. So Faith directly or indirectly stands on believing the Word of God.
There is deference between hope, trust, belief and faith. The others can
be rooted on something not defined or something changeable, the others
are steps that lead to faith which comes once the person knows and
understands the Word of God.
What is interesting is faith is just a step in our journey of faith in
God. This journey starts with hope and ends with authority. Faith is all
about knowing the Power of God but authority is about having the Power
of God. Faith comes when we know God but authority is when we become
like God (His Sons), when His image is manifested in us.
We as Christians are saved when we hope in the salvation through Jesus
(Gospel) and start to believe in it which is faith, through faith we
receive grace. Thus Bible says we are saved by grace through our faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ. But it also says only those who are led by the
Spirit becomes Sons of God and it is only those who become Sons go to
Heaven. That is why the Word of God says Jesus Christ came to give power
unto those who believe in Him to become Sons of God.
Let us not be deceived to think unbelievers have faith and secondly let
us not also be fooled to stop at faith and say all is well. Let us
understand we need to not just have faith but have authority by
exercising our faith regularly.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord You alone are eternal and only in You and through can any being
live eternally. Lord, even though by sinning man chose death by
distancing himself from You yet Lord You gave us your Word so that
through your Word we can come back to You and have eternal life. Lord we
pray man realizes the value and power on your Word and start to have
faith and we also pray that they do not just stay at having faith but
have authority and become Sons...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
2 Kings 4:8-11, 27-30
8And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great
woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft
as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
9And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an
holy man of God, who passeth by us continually.
10Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, with walls; and let us set
for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a lampstand: and it
shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in there.
11And it fell on a day, that he came there, and he turned into the
chamber, and lay there.
27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the
feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said,
Let her alone; for her soul is sorrowful within her: and the LORD hath
hid it from me, and hath not told me.
28Then she said, Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not
deceive me?
29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy
hand, and go thy way: and if thou shalt meet any man, greet him not; and
if any shall greet thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the
face of the child.
30And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
John 1:12 - But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God.
Luke 9:1 - Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them
power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
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There is no place for fools in God's Kingdom
Psalms 107:43 - Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even
they shall understand [consider diligently] the lovingkindness [mercy]
of the LORD.
There are many who are deceived to think that the Word of God is simple
and one does not need to go deep into scriptures to study it. These are
the people who live a beggar's life even though they own a property that
has immense treasure buried within it.
Today's message talks of the mercy of God and it says those who have
wisdom and observe the Laws of God will see His mercy. It talks of two
things wisdom and dedication (desire with persistence) to receive in
fullness the mercy of God.
Word of God says even when we did not know God He had mercy on us, but
to receive this mercy in its fullness (grace) God gave us His Spirit
(Spirit of Truth / Wisdom) through the sacrifice of His Son. It is only
through the Spirit of God (Spirit of Truth) that we have come to
understand the value of the Word of God and importance of keeping it and
as we keep it we see spiritual growth within us. We receive more wisdom
which allows us to understand more, implement more of God's Will in our
lives and thus grow more. This growth will one day mature us from
children of God and make us Sons of God. That is why scripture says
those who are led by the Spirit of God will become Sons of God.
Understand Heaven is a place for Sons of God and not children. When
Jesus said one needs to be like a child to enter the Kingdom of God He
spoke of being innocent and not about being childish. Very precious
things are not given to children but given unto mature sons only.
Wisdom is very essential aspect of being Christian; Christ Himself with
the help of the Holy Spirit grew in wisdom as a small child. The wisdom
that God warns us of is the wisdom of this world which is based on the
knowledge of this world. Bible says Satan is the ruler and inductor of
the knowledge and understanding of this world like God is the ruler and
inductor of the knowledge and understanding of the Kingdom of God.
Satan likes to distort the Truth so that we neither know God nor have
wisdom of His Kingdom. Satan knows if we come to know the Truth he would
be totally defeated and his end will come.
Let us not become victims of Satan and be consumed by his tricks. Let us
pursue the knowledge and understanding of the Kingdom of God so that we
grow in the Lord and be blessed in Him.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, this world is deceived and full of yeast they do not know the
value and power of Truth. The deceiver has put the yoke of untruth on
their neck and put the bonds of foolishness on them. They do not know
who they are because they do not know You. Lord, we prayer that your
people be filled with wisdom and understanding of your Kingdom and
become overcomers...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems
to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous, and a drunkard, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with
God and man.
Luke 11:49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them
prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Romans 11:31-34
31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they
also may obtain mercy.
32For God has concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy
on all.
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!how
unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34For who has known the mind of the Lord? or who has been his counselor?
1 Corinthians 1:17-21
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with
wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but
to us which are saved it is the power of God.
19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this
world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God,
it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Luke 24:30-32
30And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and
blessed it, and broke, and gave to them.
31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of
their sight.
32And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while
he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Luke 1:3 - It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding
of all things from the very first, to write to you in order, most
excellent Theophilus,
Philippians 4:7 - And the peace of God, which passes all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:7Consider what I say; and the Lord give you understanding in
all things.
John 14:16-21
16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever;
17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
sees him not, neither knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with
you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
19Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me:
because I live, you shall live also.
20At that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and
I in you.
21He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me:
and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him,
and will manifest myself to him.
John 16:13-14
13However, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into
all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he shall
hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
14He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it
to you.
Matthew 13:44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to treasure hid in a
field; the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy thereof
goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
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Psalms 107:43 - Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even
they shall understand [consider diligently] the lovingkindness [mercy]
of the LORD.
There are many who are deceived to think that the Word of God is simple
and one does not need to go deep into scriptures to study it. These are
the people who live a beggar's life even though they own a property that
has immense treasure buried within it.
Today's message talks of the mercy of God and it says those who have
wisdom and observe the Laws of God will see His mercy. It talks of two
things wisdom and dedication (desire with persistence) to receive in
fullness the mercy of God.
Word of God says even when we did not know God He had mercy on us, but
to receive this mercy in its fullness (grace) God gave us His Spirit
(Spirit of Truth / Wisdom) through the sacrifice of His Son. It is only
through the Spirit of God (Spirit of Truth) that we have come to
understand the value of the Word of God and importance of keeping it and
as we keep it we see spiritual growth within us. We receive more wisdom
which allows us to understand more, implement more of God's Will in our
lives and thus grow more. This growth will one day mature us from
children of God and make us Sons of God. That is why scripture says
those who are led by the Spirit of God will become Sons of God.
Understand Heaven is a place for Sons of God and not children. When
Jesus said one needs to be like a child to enter the Kingdom of God He
spoke of being innocent and not about being childish. Very precious
things are not given to children but given unto mature sons only.
Wisdom is very essential aspect of being Christian; Christ Himself with
the help of the Holy Spirit grew in wisdom as a small child. The wisdom
that God warns us of is the wisdom of this world which is based on the
knowledge of this world. Bible says Satan is the ruler and inductor of
the knowledge and understanding of this world like God is the ruler and
inductor of the knowledge and understanding of the Kingdom of God.
Satan likes to distort the Truth so that we neither know God nor have
wisdom of His Kingdom. Satan knows if we come to know the Truth he would
be totally defeated and his end will come.
Let us not become victims of Satan and be consumed by his tricks. Let us
pursue the knowledge and understanding of the Kingdom of God so that we
grow in the Lord and be blessed in Him.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, this world is deceived and full of yeast they do not know the
value and power of Truth. The deceiver has put the yoke of untruth on
their neck and put the bonds of foolishness on them. They do not know
who they are because they do not know You. Lord, we prayer that your
people be filled with wisdom and understanding of your Kingdom and
become overcomers...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems
to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous, and a drunkard, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with
God and man.
Luke 11:49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them
prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Romans 11:31-34
31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they
also may obtain mercy.
32For God has concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy
on all.
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!how
unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34For who has known the mind of the Lord? or who has been his counselor?
1 Corinthians 1:17-21
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with
wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but
to us which are saved it is the power of God.
19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this
world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God,
it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Luke 24:30-32
30And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and
blessed it, and broke, and gave to them.
31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of
their sight.
32And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while
he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Luke 1:3 - It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding
of all things from the very first, to write to you in order, most
excellent Theophilus,
Philippians 4:7 - And the peace of God, which passes all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:7Consider what I say; and the Lord give you understanding in
all things.
John 14:16-21
16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever;
17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
sees him not, neither knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with
you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
19Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me:
because I live, you shall live also.
20At that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and
I in you.
21He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me:
and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him,
and will manifest myself to him.
John 16:13-14
13However, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into
all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he shall
hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
14He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it
to you.
Matthew 13:44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to treasure hid in a
field; the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy thereof
goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
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SRCSU to prayer
Isaiah 41:1 - Keep silence before me, O isles; and let the people renew
their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come
near together to judgment [cause].
If we read the scriptures that follow today's message we see the Lord is
opening their minds to all that He had done, things that they did not
see or know. It is after He opens their mind to understand they set
things right and firm.
We pray because we do not receive even though God has said He has
supplied all our needs. We pray because have problems in our lives even
though God says He is out protector, our Shepherd. We pray because we
get sick even though the Lord says He is our Healer and life comes from
Him. Ultimately if we understand prayer is not about getting something
from God but it about getting ourselves into a position wherein to
receive what God has already given, or provided.
In today's message God gives us some simple tips on how to set ourselves
to successful prayer -- I have put it in the acronymSRCSU.
keep Silent
be Renewed
Come near
Speak
Understand
The Lord is telling us if we just blabber our problems, our needs when
we pray our prayer will not be fruitful. We need to know before whim we
are coming therefore first need to keep silent. We need to silent our
hearts, our thoughts, our anxiety, etc. It is only when we silence
ourselves we will be renewed in strength and it is only after we are
renewed in strength we will be able to come near Him. It is only after
we come near Him we should speak.
Imagine we are going to the palace of the King to put forth our
grievance; will we start to shout our grievance at the entrance of the
palace gate? That is what people do when they pray they start with
putting their problems even before they have acknowledged before whom
they are putting their problems, even before they have drawn themselves
near to Him.
When we come to the door of the King's palace we wait at the door and
recheck are we dressed properly, we look well and the way is clear for
us. It is only after we walk near to the throne that we will start to
put forth our problems, our grievances.
Our God is King of Kings. He is not human to make mistakes nor lacks
wisdom or foresight. He knows all, is omnipresent and omnipotent. Thus
our putting forward our grievance is not for the reason that He sorts
them but is more for the reason that we know how He has already sorted
it so that we remove the hindrances we had put which stopped us from
receiving.
About all this there is one thing that the Lord tells us as most
important towards our prayer getting answered and that is we need to
approach Him as an Island. An island is a small piece of land surrounded
by water on all sides.
Before we sit to pray we need to first acknowledge that we are nothing;
that is why we see scriptures where Men of God have called himself as
tiny worm or dust of the earth before God. We need to not just humble
ourselves but we need to offload our burden at the gate so that we get
the burden sorted out when we are before the King. Remember it will be
very difficult to enter the palace gate while holding on to our burdens.
Even though our burdens are the purpose of our coming before our King
yet we need to disconnect from then before we come to our Kings. This is
where praise, worship and thanksgiving comes very handy.
When we praise, worship and gives thanksgiving to the Lord it enables us
to forget our burdens for that short time and thus helps us enter the
gates of the King's palace.
Let us not forget this secret that the Lord has given us everything we
sit for prayer. If we want to have successful prayer, prayers that are
powerful and effective let us follow these steps and not be foolish of
running into blabbering our problems to God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we praise and worship You for You alone are Almighty God. Lord,
You love us and tiem and again have tried to give us precious gems of
your Kingdom. We thank You Lord for today's gem on how to pray. Lord,
there are many times we start our prayer with just blabbering our
problems to You, we forget before whom we come and forget the respect
and sanity of the place we enter when we pray. Lord help us remember
these steps that You have given us every time we sit to pray...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen,
[Reference Scriptures]
Isaiah 41:1-7
1Keep silence before me, O isles; and let the people renew their
strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near
together to judgment.
2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot,
gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them
as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
3He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not
gone with his feet.
4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the
beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew
near, and came.
6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother,
Be of good courage.
7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with
the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the
sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
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Isaiah 41:1 - Keep silence before me, O isles; and let the people renew
their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come
near together to judgment [cause].
If we read the scriptures that follow today's message we see the Lord is
opening their minds to all that He had done, things that they did not
see or know. It is after He opens their mind to understand they set
things right and firm.
We pray because we do not receive even though God has said He has
supplied all our needs. We pray because have problems in our lives even
though God says He is out protector, our Shepherd. We pray because we
get sick even though the Lord says He is our Healer and life comes from
Him. Ultimately if we understand prayer is not about getting something
from God but it about getting ourselves into a position wherein to
receive what God has already given, or provided.
In today's message God gives us some simple tips on how to set ourselves
to successful prayer -- I have put it in the acronymSRCSU.
keep Silent
be Renewed
Come near
Speak
Understand
The Lord is telling us if we just blabber our problems, our needs when
we pray our prayer will not be fruitful. We need to know before whim we
are coming therefore first need to keep silent. We need to silent our
hearts, our thoughts, our anxiety, etc. It is only when we silence
ourselves we will be renewed in strength and it is only after we are
renewed in strength we will be able to come near Him. It is only after
we come near Him we should speak.
Imagine we are going to the palace of the King to put forth our
grievance; will we start to shout our grievance at the entrance of the
palace gate? That is what people do when they pray they start with
putting their problems even before they have acknowledged before whom
they are putting their problems, even before they have drawn themselves
near to Him.
When we come to the door of the King's palace we wait at the door and
recheck are we dressed properly, we look well and the way is clear for
us. It is only after we walk near to the throne that we will start to
put forth our problems, our grievances.
Our God is King of Kings. He is not human to make mistakes nor lacks
wisdom or foresight. He knows all, is omnipresent and omnipotent. Thus
our putting forward our grievance is not for the reason that He sorts
them but is more for the reason that we know how He has already sorted
it so that we remove the hindrances we had put which stopped us from
receiving.
About all this there is one thing that the Lord tells us as most
important towards our prayer getting answered and that is we need to
approach Him as an Island. An island is a small piece of land surrounded
by water on all sides.
Before we sit to pray we need to first acknowledge that we are nothing;
that is why we see scriptures where Men of God have called himself as
tiny worm or dust of the earth before God. We need to not just humble
ourselves but we need to offload our burden at the gate so that we get
the burden sorted out when we are before the King. Remember it will be
very difficult to enter the palace gate while holding on to our burdens.
Even though our burdens are the purpose of our coming before our King
yet we need to disconnect from then before we come to our Kings. This is
where praise, worship and thanksgiving comes very handy.
When we praise, worship and gives thanksgiving to the Lord it enables us
to forget our burdens for that short time and thus helps us enter the
gates of the King's palace.
Let us not forget this secret that the Lord has given us everything we
sit for prayer. If we want to have successful prayer, prayers that are
powerful and effective let us follow these steps and not be foolish of
running into blabbering our problems to God.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, we praise and worship You for You alone are Almighty God. Lord,
You love us and tiem and again have tried to give us precious gems of
your Kingdom. We thank You Lord for today's gem on how to pray. Lord,
there are many times we start our prayer with just blabbering our
problems to You, we forget before whom we come and forget the respect
and sanity of the place we enter when we pray. Lord help us remember
these steps that You have given us every time we sit to pray...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen,
[Reference Scriptures]
Isaiah 41:1-7
1Keep silence before me, O isles; and let the people renew their
strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near
together to judgment.
2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot,
gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them
as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
3He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not
gone with his feet.
4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the
beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew
near, and came.
6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother,
Be of good courage.
7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with
the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the
sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
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It is now our turn to say IT IS FINISHED
Luke 24:13 - And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about sixty furlongs.
To give you an idea a furlong is about 185meters so the distance spoken
here is about 11,100meters about 11kms. This trip towards Galilee was
not a casual trip but a planned trip, Jesus told His disciples about
this even before His death. We also read when the women went to the tomb
to attend to the body of Jesus they were told by the Angel that He had
risen and was on His way to Galilee.
We need to note Jesus after his resurrection showed His ability to pass
through walls and just appear at different places without physically
travelling to that place, so why did He go on this long walk and mainly
why did He plan it before His death?
One reason was Jesus chose to meet His disciples at Galilee for it was
the place He had appointed them and secondly Jesus even after His
resurrection had to complete some of the sacrifices for the salvation of
man. Resurrection was breaking of the curse of Hell which was on man.
After breaking that curse Jesus did continue to perform other
sacrifices, one of them was the forgiveness of the sins of Priests
wherein the Priests laid their hands on the sacrificial animal and the
animal was sent into the wilderness, other than that was the final
sacrifice was wherein the blood was offered to the Throne. That is why
Jesus after His resurrection did not Mary the Magdalene to touch Him
because He had not risen to the Father, but later that evening allowed
His disciples to touch Him. All the sacrifices ended when Jesus ascended
to Heaven that (Sunday) evening to offer His blood to the Throne of God
in Heaven.
In today's message the Lord is telling us 2 things.
Firstly He is telling us He brings us from a place and teaches us about
Him and His Kingdom and when it comes to do His mission He desires we
start from the place He appointed us from.
We see many preachers have this crazy to go to a foreign country to
preach especially to the rich countries. The people of these countries
are like cows for them to milk their finances needed for their
ministries or personal wants. These preachers preach about God but do
not trust Him fully. They think God always gives through his people thus
they go directly to the people. They need to understand Manna never fell
in the towns and cities but only in the wilderness. If they wanted God
to give in a supernatural way they need to be in the wilderness, the
place of least expectation of provision.
Secondly Jesus said 'it is finished' on the Cross the Greek word 'teleo'
means 'fulfilled' and Jesus fulfilled His part of dying on the Cross for
us. If you see the word 'finished' is used with Jesus many a times
according to the various stages of His mission. Like it is used after He
finished preaching to the common people wherein He spoke in parables. It
is used after He completed His teaching His disciples all that they
needed to know on the Mount of Olives and also after He finished His
teaching to His core disciples - the Apostles.
The Lord is saying now it is our turn to say 'it is finished' when we
fulfil the purpose of God in our lives and again when we fulfil God plan
in this world that is when His Kingdom comes in glory here on earth.
Let us fulfil the Word of God like our Lord Jesus Christ did.
[Prayer Starter]
Father God, let our lives be like the life of Jesus Christ. We pray that
we become instruments to fulfil your plans in our own lives and in the
lives of your people. Lord let us come to that stage that we open our
mouths and say 'IT IS FINISHED' before we close our eyes to sleep in You...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 26:32 - But after I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee.
Matthew 28:7 - And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen
from the dead; and, behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there shall
you see him: see, I have told you.
Matthew 28:16 - Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a
mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
John 20:17 - Jesus said to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended
to my Father: but go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my
Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Luke 24:32-40
32And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while
he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
33And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found
the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
34Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.
35And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known
of them in breaking of bread.
36And as they thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the middle of them, and
said to them, Peace be to you.
37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had
seen a spirit.
38And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do thoughts arise
in your hearts?
39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see;
for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.
40And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet.
Matthew 13:53 - And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed there.
Matthew 19:1 - And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea
beyond Jordan;
Matthew 26:1 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, he said to his disciples,
John 17:4 - I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work
which you gave me to do.
John 19:30 - When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It
is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the spirit.
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Luke 24:13 - And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about sixty furlongs.
To give you an idea a furlong is about 185meters so the distance spoken
here is about 11,100meters about 11kms. This trip towards Galilee was
not a casual trip but a planned trip, Jesus told His disciples about
this even before His death. We also read when the women went to the tomb
to attend to the body of Jesus they were told by the Angel that He had
risen and was on His way to Galilee.
We need to note Jesus after his resurrection showed His ability to pass
through walls and just appear at different places without physically
travelling to that place, so why did He go on this long walk and mainly
why did He plan it before His death?
One reason was Jesus chose to meet His disciples at Galilee for it was
the place He had appointed them and secondly Jesus even after His
resurrection had to complete some of the sacrifices for the salvation of
man. Resurrection was breaking of the curse of Hell which was on man.
After breaking that curse Jesus did continue to perform other
sacrifices, one of them was the forgiveness of the sins of Priests
wherein the Priests laid their hands on the sacrificial animal and the
animal was sent into the wilderness, other than that was the final
sacrifice was wherein the blood was offered to the Throne. That is why
Jesus after His resurrection did not Mary the Magdalene to touch Him
because He had not risen to the Father, but later that evening allowed
His disciples to touch Him. All the sacrifices ended when Jesus ascended
to Heaven that (Sunday) evening to offer His blood to the Throne of God
in Heaven.
In today's message the Lord is telling us 2 things.
Firstly He is telling us He brings us from a place and teaches us about
Him and His Kingdom and when it comes to do His mission He desires we
start from the place He appointed us from.
We see many preachers have this crazy to go to a foreign country to
preach especially to the rich countries. The people of these countries
are like cows for them to milk their finances needed for their
ministries or personal wants. These preachers preach about God but do
not trust Him fully. They think God always gives through his people thus
they go directly to the people. They need to understand Manna never fell
in the towns and cities but only in the wilderness. If they wanted God
to give in a supernatural way they need to be in the wilderness, the
place of least expectation of provision.
Secondly Jesus said 'it is finished' on the Cross the Greek word 'teleo'
means 'fulfilled' and Jesus fulfilled His part of dying on the Cross for
us. If you see the word 'finished' is used with Jesus many a times
according to the various stages of His mission. Like it is used after He
finished preaching to the common people wherein He spoke in parables. It
is used after He completed His teaching His disciples all that they
needed to know on the Mount of Olives and also after He finished His
teaching to His core disciples - the Apostles.
The Lord is saying now it is our turn to say 'it is finished' when we
fulfil the purpose of God in our lives and again when we fulfil God plan
in this world that is when His Kingdom comes in glory here on earth.
Let us fulfil the Word of God like our Lord Jesus Christ did.
[Prayer Starter]
Father God, let our lives be like the life of Jesus Christ. We pray that
we become instruments to fulfil your plans in our own lives and in the
lives of your people. Lord let us come to that stage that we open our
mouths and say 'IT IS FINISHED' before we close our eyes to sleep in You...
This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 26:32 - But after I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee.
Matthew 28:7 - And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen
from the dead; and, behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there shall
you see him: see, I have told you.
Matthew 28:16 - Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a
mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
John 20:17 - Jesus said to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended
to my Father: but go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my
Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Luke 24:32-40
32And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while
he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
33And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found
the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
34Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.
35And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known
of them in breaking of bread.
36And as they thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the middle of them, and
said to them, Peace be to you.
37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had
seen a spirit.
38And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do thoughts arise
in your hearts?
39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see;
for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.
40And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet.
Matthew 13:53 - And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed there.
Matthew 19:1 - And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea
beyond Jordan;
Matthew 26:1 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, he said to his disciples,
John 17:4 - I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work
which you gave me to do.
John 19:30 - When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It
is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the spirit.
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