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childofchrist1983 · 1 year

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And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. - 1 Samuel 18:6-9 KJV

Jealousy is a terrible sin. Saul was so jealous of David's popularity that he watched and waited for opportunities to kill him. In spite of this, David so respected God's choice that he refused to kill Saul, even knowing Saul's intent.

I hope that you have never been the focus of someone's envy or jealousy. Though I'm sure we've all been guilty of it as well as victim of it at some point in our lives. It happens to children in school, to workers in all fields and positions, even to neighbors. Children can be bullied for being too smart, too attractive, for having better clothes, etc. Workers may find that others take credit for what someone else has done. Neighbors have been known to vandalize the property of those they envy. People have been fired when a jealous employee made up stories about misbehavior.

God has given each of us the gifts that we need to accomplish the mission He has planned for us. We do not need to measure ourselves against anyone else. Someone will always be better looking or more intelligent, or wealthier, than you or I. That does not mean that God loves that other person more. It does not make that person better. God made each of us in His image and likeness – not some of us. Let us all look to ourselves and see how we can be the best person we can be. Let us examine all the ways in which we can grow in our knowledge of God so that we can follow Jesus Christ more closely.

The only one our lives need to be pleasing to is God, and He already knows the gifts we have been given and He also knows how we can use them for our good and the good of others. God has given us all we need to live and to serve Him and fulfill His mission for us. Let us look to Him in gratitude and pray for guidance in using our God-given gifts to the fullest, and not live for the world nor compare ourselves to others.

May we make sure that we give our hearts and lives to God and take time daily to seek and praise Him and share His Truth with the world. May the LORD our God and Father in Heaven help us to stay diligent and obedient and help us to guard our hearts in Him and His Word daily. May He help us to remain faithful and full of excitement to do our duty to Him and for His glorious return and our reunion in Heaven as well as all that awaits us there. May we never forget to thank the LORD our God and our Creator and Father in Heaven for all this and everything He does and has done for us! May we never forget who He is, nor forget who we are in Christ and that God is always with us! What a mighty God we serve! What a Savior this is! What a wonderful Lord, God, Savior and King we have in Jesus Christ! What a loving Father we have found in the Almighty God! What a wonderful God we serve! His will be done!

Thanks and glory be to God! Blessed be the name of the LORD! Hallelujah and Amen!

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sociallyawkward--fics · 9 months

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hi xy time for what is becoming my annual checkin! how are u! i feel like since its been abt a year i have to infodump abt all my character development hold on i'll speedrun it. my pronouns r it/its zhey/zhem or (less preferred) they/them. and i have settled on those. it/its is the only one thats ever given me gender euphoria, took 4 years but i got there. ummm realized i have autism (undiagnosed). love the stimming and the being insane abt fictional characters the rest isnt that great. got anxiety meds!!!!! oh my god xy!!!! life is so good now antidepressants r a girls best friend. also. hold on ur never gonna believe this. i have adhd meds now. the crowd goes wild. was like yea doc idk i just think the anxiety meds r not improving my ability to focus what was that u said abt adhd^__^ n she was like hmmmm ok i cant diagnose u but i can give u this adderall u dont need a diagnosis for n if its like glory hallelujah we'll just assume u have it and GLORY HALLELUJAH. ive cleaned my room like more times in the past few months than i have my entire life im WINNING. i cant rly feel if its working but i'll sit down to write or smth n i wont get distracted every 5 seconds n the mental block that keeps me from doing things is gone!!!!! life changing stuff just wish i had it before my grades fuckin woooo splat. um my gpa is 2.2 weighted im like. ok well now that i have adhd meds im working on it -H (i feel like. ok i think tumblr made it so ur asks can be longer but fuck all those liberals n their woke agenda (joke) i am all abt tradition babey i'll be back for a pt 2 rq)

ummm rly into books love books. "thats old news h everyone knows that" but like im being wonderfully unnormal abt them<3 there was this one series the ascendance trilogy n i was fucking OBSESSED w it when i was younger n i learned there was a 4th n 5th book recently so like. the trilogy thing was a fuckin lie. but i obviously had to reread the series so i could read the new books n im still so obsessed w the series its so banger for a middlegrade series. got so unnormal abt it i made a 7hr playlist for the main character bc everyone elses sucked so much ass i just had to. still in the process of rereading but yeah. also theres this OTHER series the raven cycle i read recently n im also obsessed w that these series r all like my ideal books they hit all my favorite tropes. yeah just being rly unnormal abt books thats my current obsession. also. drawing. im so good at it u wouldnt believe. next fuckin van gogh right here. n honestly i dont even care abt going off anon it just bothers me bc my ROUTINE. the TRADITION. its just not the same. but i'll go off it just for u to show u some of my banger art. at a stage where im pretty frustrated at my limitations but that doesnt mean i cant recognize that im fucking awesome ok hold on again -H but yea ok to finish up what have u been up to! tempted to just ask what shows/game/etc uve been into but also i am exerting a little of my brain power to realize some ppls lives dont revolve around those. so just liek what have u been spending a lot of time doing. how is writing going! wait what r ur drawing skills just out of curiosity draw smth for me (if ur comfy ofc n dw i completely understand if it fuckin sucks taht was me just over a year ago) -H (when i was younger i used to think that ppl couldnt be good at writing n drawing they had to choose one. exerted my baby brain power to be like. it takes too long to get good at them u can only do one. then saw a book w the cover art credited to the author n i was like woahhh this is fuckin crazy living my younger selfs pipe dream)

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The way I have had a reminder on my phone to answer these asks for MONTHS but my executive function has been GARBAGE i am so sorry my friend it was not intentional to leave this sitting for so long i am so sorry!!! (also between the two of us this got Long so i am putting a read more so i don't take up a big block of people's dash in my return from the dead lol)

thank you for pronouns update! congrats on meds!! i gotta get me some of those so i can Detroit: Become Functional lol. I am rooting for you with your GPA!!! Also lol, love that we are following tradition of multiple asks still even with the tumblr updates letting asks be way longer now lol, it is just Familiar To Us

I will have to look into the ascendance trilogy!! My sibling is also obsessed with the raven cycle, but i have not read it yet (still debating if i want to or not, have been for YEARS lol, because i keep hearing "author problematic" and then never remember Why because i have Goldfish Memory). I will not post your off-anon ask with the artwork unless you want me to (want you to feel comfy on the blog and sending asks and I know you prefer anon!), but i will say that your art is AWESOME, my friend!! you are SO good and you're only going to keep getting better! I am glad you enjoy it!

Also bestie. This is a neurodivergent space lol, my life also revolves around shows/games/books/etc. they are the only thing that make the monotony of life and job-having under a neurotypical capitalistic society bearable lol. I actually have been getting back into reading ACTUAL BOOKS lately which feels GREAT (because reading Actual Books when i am so tired and Non-Functioning all the time is Hard lol), i am finally going through my seemingly-endless TBR and also have reread some old faves this year. Games-wise, the only thing i ever think about is still the Dragon Age games, Alistair is the love and light of my life lol. Show-wise.... i am in Limbo because of the Exhaustion, tragically, and also just waiting on new seasons (OFMD). Witcher has a new season out, but i have not watched it yet because Energy and also i have no motivation to because the last season they put out was so bad (even if i hear this one is good, i have lost trust lol)

Writing is. Not quite going lol. I have not finished a fanfic in ages, and also have made little to no progress on any of my original work attempts either, tragically. Hopefully things look up for me soon cuz I wanna get stuff DONE again lol, this blog has become so quiet and near obsolete because i cannot FINISH anything and it is TRAGIC.

Also, I have little-to-no drawing skills, but I also unfortunately do not have much energy to apply to drawing you a picture atm :(( maybe someday. Sometimes I can draw something that makes me go "omg i am not Awful, maybe I could actually put thoughts and energy into learning this as a skill" and other times it is like "i will never put pencil to paper (or stylus to screen) ever again" lol. Maybe someday when i am doing Better again i will hopefully have the energy to draw you something!!

#ask #anon #H anon #oh also fun fact i am teaching myself like. how do you say it in a way that makes sense lol. like how to make resin crafts n such

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pooma-bible · 1 year

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Olusola Babarinde

Praise God. It's another hour of refreshing. Let us prepare out hearts for God's word.. Welcome to another exciting moment in God's presence.

Let us pray.

Father we thank you for another grace you have given us to learn at your feet. Lord we thank you for your constant help. Father we pray that you will illuminate us and help us to apply the lessons. Thank you for answering us, in Jesus name we pray.

The topic is: Your identity and position in Christ as a believer.

For better grasp of the christian life, understanding of the Epistles is important. The Epistles give us the blueprint of all we need to know for us to live a victorious christian life.

The Epistles are life application of the doctrines of the christian life.

You will lack knowledge of who you are and what you have in Christ as a believer when you are not acquainted with the Epistles. Epistles give us the blueprint of how the gospel can be applied to our day today life.

(A) Your identity in Christ (who you are in Christ)

This is the bedrock of abundant life in Christ. It begins with know who we are in Christ. Having the knowledge of who we are in Christ Jesus.

Your knowledge of who you are gives you access to what you have. When you know that you are a king, you will understand that you have access to dominion.

But you may have right to riches but ignorance can make you to live in poverty - abject poverty.

Who are you in Christ?

1. You are a new creation man

This means absolute and complete restoration into glory Adam fell from when he sinned against God. You as a redeemed of God has access to newness (all round newness).

Text: Corinthians 5:17.

17,Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17..

This encompasses finance, spirituality, academics, health, etc.

2. You are a chosen priest.

You are part of the chosen ones. You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. 1 Peter 2:9 revealed this truth. This is one of the keys to victorious life in Christ Jesus.

Text: 1 Peter 2:9.

9,But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1 Peter 2:9.

Having the knowledge of who you are, you can now def into knowing your position in Christ, which is where you have been placed. Hallelujah.

What is your position in Christ.

1. You are sitting together with Christ in heavenly places

This means that you have access to heavenly intelligence which avails you the privilege of accessing some coded information about how the earth functions and some other divine intelligence. It means you can be a custodian of God's oracle simply because you have access to heavenly meetings. Note that word sitting. This means that:

1. you are wanted there

2. you were prepared for there.

Sitting is different from standing. You were planned for to be present in the heavenly assembly. You lack knowledge of your identity that is why you usually look down on yourself, think suicide and rubbish your own existence by your own very self.

Text : Ephesians 2:5-6

5,Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

6,And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 2:5-6.

2. You are far above principalities and powers, might, dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but also in the world to come

Since you are sitting with Christ, whatever Christ is above, you are above. See what Christ above and not just above but far above. Hallelujah

Text : Ephesians 1:19-22

19, And what is the exceeding

greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

20, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

22,And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Ephesians 1:19-22

Those forces mentioned are the custodians of limitation, sickness, failure, oppression, disappointment, sudden death, and other evils in the world, but if you are in Christ and you know your position in Christ, you are above them, not under them, thus can fully exercise authority over them, not they over you.

It takes revelation to access abundant life. If you apply this teaching and pray your right into reality, your life will be helped and that of those connected to your destiny. Will you act now?

Lord open my eyes to all that redemption had made available for me and help me to access them (Pray this for at least 5 minutes).

Closing prayer

Father we thank you for your word that came to us tonight powerfully, we bless you for your mercy towards us. Lord I pray that our eyes be opened to all that redemption has made available for us and help us to access them. Give us the grace to live the extraordinary life in you. Thank you Lord for answering us, in Jesus name we pray.. Amen..

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dalyunministry · 3 years

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Sister. Savita Manwani

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Praise the LORD! It’s time to receive the word of God. Greeting to all in Jesus name.

Let us pray: Heavenly Father, we thank you for this time. As we meditate on your word, you lead us to understand your word for your word is alive, active and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword that divides and pierces the soul and the spirit, the joint and the marrow. I pray today that let your word accomplish the purpose for which it is being sent and may our spirit be enlightened by your word. In Jesus name. Amen.

Topic - SPIRITUAL HOLINESS

No parents want their children to remain as babies though childhood is very exciting. So it is with our Heavenly father who desires that each one of his child grows in every area of his/her life because perpetual infancy is an embarrassment to Him.

The Bible repeatedly says: “do not be children….”

1 Corinthians 14:20 - Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.

Ephesians 4:14a - that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting.

The writer of Hebrews lamented perpetual infancy.

Hebrews 5:12, 13 - For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.

God’s will for us is not just growth but full growth.

Ephesians 4:13 - till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

The verse says “we all” that means every child of God.

But the tragedy in the Church today is that there are many spiritual dwarfs and the reason is that they are not taught the Biblical prescriptions for growth. The Stan has taken advantage of this situation and led people into stunted and twisted growth.

Spiritual growth is both our privilege and our responsibility. All that God has provided for our growth is our privilege and how we use them is our responsibility.

Remember, as God’s children, we grow into adulthood, as justified through faith we grow in sanctification; as saints we grow in saintliness.

Our spiritual growth has nothing to do with our acceptance before God, but it does increase our usefulness to Him.

Ephesians 4:15 says… but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—

We are to grow in all aspects. A multidimensional growth is required. We must not neglect any area.

The Apostles challenged the believers to grow in all aspects neglecting nothing.

2 Corinthians 8:7 - But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.

When we give attention to all areas, Apostle Paul points out God’s promise.

2 Corinthians 9:8 - And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Note: All grace, all sufficiency, all things…every good work….always

WOW! What a promise….Hallelujah

This multidimensional growth is seen in the lives of several Bible characters. But we will take just 2 examples:

1. Boy Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:26 - And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the LORD and men.

2. Boy Jesus – Luke 2:52 - And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

The word “stature” indicates physical growth

The word “wisdom” indicates intellectual growth

Favor with God indicates spiritual growth

Favor with men indicates social growth

Note the multidimensional growth of these two bible characters.

Here are few spiritual disciples and let us see what it means to grow in them.

1. Growing in Biblical understanding

The Bible is a book that contains law, history, prophecy, wisdom, doctrines, etc. in these there are promises, commandments, warnings, exhortations, etc.

It will be childishness if we only look for booklets listing “promises” of God. We need to look into the whole Bible for a better understanding.

“Wholesome growth is not possible without the “whole” Bible.

2. Growing in Prayer

It is not just asking God whatever we want but it is asking according to His will.

1 John 5:14 - Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

1 John 3:22 - And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

3. Growing in Worship

It is childishness to worship God for excitement and for just feeling good. It is not just giving thanks to God for what He has done for us but it is praising God for who He is! i.e. His worth.

Revelation 4:11 – “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”

Revelation 5:9 – And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

Revelation 5:12, 13 – saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!” And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”

Revelation 7:12 - saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

4. Growing in Holiness

To start with we should confess our sins and as we mature we should compare with God’s Holiness.

First, we should leave the sins of the Flesh. All those that are mentioned in Galatians 5:19-21. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Filthiness of not only the “flesh” but also the “Spirit”and must be confessed and be cleansed.

2 Corinthians 7:1 -Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Then, we should grow in the fruits of the Spirit. Those that are mentioned in Galatians 5:22.23 -love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

5. Growing in Obedience

It is said about Jesus that He “learnt” obedience.

Hebrews 5:8 - though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

He walked in obedience into the waters of baptism. He walked in obedience into the fire of suffering. He was always obedient and never yielded to temptations to disobey God. He was obedient even to the point of death.

As far as we are concerned the Bible says we are originally the children of disobedience.

Ephesians 2:1-3 - And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

Sometimes we are reluctant to obey, sometimes choosy to obey and sometimes we delay in obeying.

Friends, we need to grow into willing, wholehearted, delightsome, and instant obedience.

6. Growing in Forgiveness

Mathew 18:21, 22 - Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”

22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

First - seven times then, 70 x 7 times

7. Growing in Patience

Children are very impatient. They want everything instantly. But we need to grow in patience even when are prayers are delayed or God answers them differently.

8. Growing in Humility

Let us take the example of Apostle Paul

1 Timothy 1:15 -This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

As a sinner, he calls himself the “chief of all sinners”

Ephesians 3:8 - To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

As a saint, he considers himself “Less than the least of saints”

1 Corinthians 15:9 - For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

As an apostle, Paul considers self to be the “Least of all apostles”.

As far as we are concerned, many of us think we are somebody, then we find out that we are nobody but when we begin to grow spiritually we understand that God is everything and without Him we are nothing,

Finally, I would like to capsulate multidimensional spiritual growth like this –

• Its’ climbing higher in Holiness

• It’s digging deeper into the Scriptures

• It’s drawing nearer to God in prayers.

• It’s walking softer in behavior

• It’s opening our hands wider in accepting people.

• It’s working harder in work and ministry.

May God bless you all and may you grow more and more spiritually, strengthening the weak areas in your life so that your growth may be wholesome.

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dfroza · 3 years

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At the closing of Paul’s Letter to Titus

he points to the significance of the treasure we hold in the space of the heart (inside, Anew)

[Chapter 3]

And remind them of this: respect the rulers and the courts. Obey them. Be ready to do what is good and honorable. Don’t tear down another person with your words. Instead, keep the peace, and be considerate. Be truly humble toward everyone because there was a time when we, too, were foolish, rebellious, and deceived—we were slaves to sensual cravings and pleasures; and we spent our lives being spiteful, envious, hated by many, and hating one another. But then something happened: God our Savior and His overpowering love and kindness for humankind entered our world; He came to save us. It’s not that we earned it by doing good works or righteous deeds; He came because He is merciful. He brought us out of our old ways of living to a new beginning through the washing of regeneration; and He made us completely new through the Holy Spirit, who was poured out in abundance through Jesus the Anointed, our Savior. All of this happened so that through His grace we would be accepted into God’s covenant family and appointed to be His heirs, full of the hope that comes from knowing you have eternal life. This is a faithful statement of what we believe.

Concerning this, I want you to put it out there boldly so that those who believe in God will be constant in doing the right things, which will benefit all of us. Listen, don’t get trapped in brainless debates; avoid competition over family trees or pedigrees; stay away from fights and disagreements over the law. They are a waste of your time. If a person is causing divisions in the community, warn him once; and if necessary, warn him twice. After that, avoid him completely because by then you are sure that you are dealing with a corrupt, sinful person. He is determined to condemn himself.

I am sending either Artemas or Tychicus to you. When one of them arrives, try your best to make your way to me at Nicopolis (I plan to spend the winter there). Do what you can to get Zenas (the lawyer) and Apollos on their way; make sure they have everything they need. Our people must learn to get involved when a need arises, particularly when the need is urgent. Teach them to do what is good so they won’t become unproductive members of the community.

Everyone with me sends his greetings. Greet all our friends in the faith. May grace be with all of you. [Amen.]

The Letter of Titus, Chapter 3 (The Voice)

Today’s paired chapter of the Testaments is the 5th chapter of First Chronicles that continues documenting the Family Tree of Israel:

[The Family of Reuben]

The family of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Though Reuben was Israel’s firstborn, after he slept with his father’s concubine, a defiling act, his rights as the firstborn were passed on to the sons of Joseph son of Israel. He lost his “firstborn” place in the family tree. And even though Judah became the strongest of his brothers and King David eventually came from that family, the firstborn rights stayed with Joseph.

The sons of Reuben, firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was the prince of the Reubenites.

Beerah’s brothers are listed in the family tree by families: first Jeiel, followed by Zechariah: then Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. Joel lived in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. His family occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that goes all the way to the Euphrates River, since their growing herds of livestock spilled out of Gilead. During Saul’s reign they fought and defeated the Hagrites; they then took over their tents and lived in them on the eastern frontier of Gilead.

The family of Gad were their neighbors in Bashan, as far as Salecah: Joel was the chief, Shapham the second-in-command, and then Janai, the judge in Bashan.

Their brothers, by families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz. Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.

The family of Gad lived in Gilead and Bashan, including the outlying villages and extending as far as the pastures of Sharon.

They were all written into the official family tree during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

The families of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men trained for war—physically fit and skilled in handling shield, sword, and bow. They fought against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. God helped them as they fought. God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. God answered their prayers because they trusted him. They plundered the Hagrite herds and flocks: 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also captured 100,000 people. Many were killed, because the battle was God’s. They lived in that country until the exile.

The half-tribe of Manasseh had a large population. They occupied the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon). The heads of their families were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel—brave warriors, famous, and heads of their families. But they were not faithful to the God of their ancestors. They took up with the ungodly gods of the peoples of the land whom God had gotten rid of before they arrived. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria) to take the families of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He deported them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan. They’ve been there ever since.

The Book of 1st Chronicles, Chapter 5 (The Message)

my personal reading of the Scriptures for monday, january 4 of 2021 with a paired chapter from each Testament of the Bible, along with Today’s Psalms and Proverbs

A post by John Parsons about a pure Seed:

Shavuah tov, chaverim. Recall that the Promised Seed of Israel was to be born of a woman (Gen. 3:15), to dwell in the “tents of Shem” (Gen. 9:26) and descend from the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Gen. 12-28). Furthermore, as Jacob’s prophecy makes clear, the tribe of Judah would be known as Gur Aryeh (גּוּר אַרְיֵה), a "Young Lion," who would be praised, made victorious, and rule over the other tribes of Israel (Gen. 49:8-9). Indeed, from the royal tribe of Judah would come the Messiah (המשיח), the anointed King of Israel, whose authority would ultimately expand into a worldwide dominion (Gen. 49:10). As later prophecies clearly foretell, the great “Young Lion of the Tribe of Judah” is none other than Yeshua, God the Son, unto whom every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess, that He is indeed the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings (Deut. 10:17; Josh. 22:22; Psalm 72:11; Psalm 110:1; Isa. 45:22-23; Phil. 2:10-11, etc.).

The word Jew comes from Judah (יְהוּדָה), from the root (יָדָה) which means to "thank." From the name Judah was derived the later term "Jew" (which first appears after the destruction of the First Temple, see 2 Kings 16:6, and was later used in the Aramaic books of Ezra-Nehemiah). Leah used a "play on words" regarding her birth of her fourth son when she said she would “thank the LORD” (אוֹדֶה אֶת־יהוה), and therefore named her son "Judah" (see Gen. 29:35). I think Paul alluded to this in Rom. 2:28-29 by saying that an "inward" Jew is "one who praises (or thanks) God," and therefore it may be said that all those who thank the LORD in the truth are “spiritual Jews.” If you are "blood-related" to God by the Messiah through faith, you are "grafted in" to the covenants, promises, and blessings originally given to ethnic Israel, and are therefore a member of "God's household" in full standing (see Eph. 2:12-22).

Ultimately the question of whether you regard yourself as a "Jew" concerns your faith in God's personal love for you... Do you understand that you are accepted as God's dear child? As is repeatedly promised in the Torah, the blessing of Abraham is imparted to all the families of the earth because of the gift of life given in Yeshua (Gal. 3:14). Learn to know yourself, then, as the Lord knows you in the heart of his salvation... [Hebrew for Christians]

https://hebrew4christians.com/

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Today’s message from the Institute for Creation Research

January 4, 2021

Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” (John 15:13-14)

Hymns sometimes lift our souls to heights undreamed of. Let us use the familiar hymn “Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners” these next few days to take us into scriptural truth. The refrain that accompanies each verse follows.

Hallelujah! what a Savior!

Hallelujah! what a Friend!

Saving, helping, keeping, loving,

He is with me to the end.

Hallelujah is sometimes translated “praise ye the Lord.” Praising God is a precious privilege to Christians. The Psalms often give praise to our great Lord and King, and this will continue throughout eternity. “And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God” (Revelation 19:1).

He is saving us from sin and its penalty. “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him” (Hebrews 7:25), helping us in our journey through life. “Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice” (Psalm 63:7). Through any peril, He is keeping us “by the power of God through faith unto salvation” (1 Peter 1:5) while loving us through it. In fact, “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

We can be confident that He will keep us for all time. “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen” (Jude 1:24-25). JDM

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thurisazsalail · 5 years

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Adventures in Getting Psychiatric Care:

- two meds badly interact with each other. both cause retention of potassium, meaning hyperkalemia. It is not well-controlled with diet. My diet dwindles to nothing very quickly. can't stop taking the one for bipolar disorder, although it really isn't working well anymore, but also can't stop the hormone therapy because without it, i’ll end up in the hospital AGAIN with cysts. the last one actually tore an ovary from the abdomen. the doc diagnosed it as indigestion, despite being able to literally see a baseball-sized cyst through my skin above my hip bone. it is EXACTLY as painful as it sounds. my heart almost failed from it. but also can’t risk hyperkalemia.

- try to call the psych. just give him a note, ask his advice. I was PRETTY SURE I did that last time I was at the office, but never heard back. phone disconnects immediately. - try to call again later. routed through various full inboxes before I could leave a voicemail that is never returned. - try to call AGAIN some days later, and finally get a person. on hold for over 45mins before I give up. - put in messages through their patient portal. problem is twofold: I *STILL* need help with autism-related ADHD, and the hyperkalemia issue. auto-response says I’ll have a reply in 24 hours.

TEN DAYS LATER. - no response. i put through another message. silence. - next day, call in the morning. hey, can you tell Doc I need these two things? they’ll get back to me. Okay, but when??? They’ll have someone call.

- Later someone FINALLY responds to the online message! GLORY HALLELUJAH. .... to tell me I should come in tomorrow. When I start a new job. Which is why I tried to start this process a month ago. More than that, from my last office visit. Which I had to drive 25 miles in person to get because of this EXACT communication issue. where they told me to use the online app. - i ask what time because I have to start that job, and I take a bus everywhere. so if I can’t be out well before that bus, given that there’s ~2miles of walking with fibro and degenerative hips, spinal injuries, etc. in the heat... guess what, I’m not wasting your time by saying yes and then not being able to show up. nothing. it says to wait 24 hours, automated response. i know it could actually be never.

- i call again to ask what time they’re talking about. had to leave a voice message

- they call me back. sweet lord, THREE responses in one day! ... to tell me that I don’t have an appointment tomorrow. YES, I know that. So why am I asking what time the appointment is??? ............ no, YOUR OFFICE offered me an appointment tomorrow, but did not specify a time. “There are no appointments open at all for Doc tomorrow.”

................................. so why did anyone offer?!

Now I’m actually getting pretty angry. I’m still not trying to take it out on anyone, but I have reiterated what I need multiple times by now and it’s like the very small sentences I use go in one of these people’s ears and out the other. No documentation process for patient calls, it’s CLEAR.

- They tell me they’re going to check something. Annnnd they hang up.

Maybe it was a mistake. Multiline phones suck, and I’ve had bad days where I’m like “fuck, shit, just hit the wrong button from muscle memory...” No call back within 20 minutes. - I call AGAIN. And get forwarded to someone else. I explain the issue from the top, “Hey! I’m trying to get a message to Doc. Two of my meds badly interact, and I need help with the ADHD thing. I’ve been calling for over a month, AND using the messaging system. I was offered an appt tomorrow, but then was told there IS no appointments for tomorrow. Can you get Doc the message?” Okay, let’s check appointments. What was your appointment time for tomorrow? .................................................................. ................. ........ ....

i. don’t. have. one. i was offered one, with no time on it to say yes or no to. If I can’t get out by 10:15, I can’t say yes because I start a new job tomorrow. - they transfer me. fine, whatever. i start. from the top. again. look, just SEND DOC BROWN A FUCKING MESSAGE PLEASE.

you know what, at this point, fuck it, i’ll mail a postcard. i’ll take the bus out 25 miles and do the mile-plus walk and all that shit ffs just.... “Okay, sooo you say you’ve been having this issue, when did you start these meds?” One about two years ago, one last year. “Annnnd you waited til NOW to say there are side effects??” ................. noooo.... my dose went up a few months ago... and also there are new meds... and also OH YEAH I DID REPORT IT AT THE LAST VISIT AND ALSO I’VE BEEN TRYING TO CALL FOR A MONTH AFTER THAT VISIT BECAUSE IT ISN’T BEING CONTROLLED WELL THROUGH DIET CHANGES. BECAUSE DIET CHANGES ARE THE FIRST FUCKING DEFENSE AGAINST HYPERKALEMIA YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING SPACEWAFFLE. you lot is why misogynist men think we belong stupid, shut-mouthed, and in kitchens for our whole lives. fucking christ the level of basic comprehension in this medical office i just cannot. “no, i DID report it, but was forced to discontinue one of the meds to not be hospitalized. I NEED that med, though. SO I need to talk to him about this, and ALSO, the ADHD thing.” “You don’t need to talk to us that way, ma’am. We are TRYING to help you.”

are you? are you really, though???

apparently someone has taken my *slightly irritable tone* at this point to be the same thing as hostility. bitch, you ain’t seen me hostile. it takes a LOT to make me hostile towards ANYONE over ANYTHING. Last time I got *hostile* it was because some gross-ass man was trying to touch women on the bus. You have NEVER seen nor heard ME get hostile, bitch, so don’t fucking play. I sure the fuck don’t.

“Okay, we can give you an appointment Monday.”

that’s cool, but like I said, new job. I won’t even have a schedule until Monday.

“Then why are you calling if we can’t help you?”

.............................. you COULD have helped me by answering.... A MONTH AGO..........

I remind them of how long I’ve been trying to get ahold of literally ANYONE who works there. “Can you get the message to Doc, or not?”

somehow, miraculously, i get off the phone with them.

this is one of the BETTER offices I’ve dealt with in Florida.

#florida #psychiatry #medication #doctors #wtf #wtf is this shit #how even #gif warning

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haitianqueen123 · 6 years

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Deuteronomy 1:8 King James Version (KJV)

8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

2 Kings 6:15-17 King James Version (KJV)

15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

Matthew 6:33-34 King James Version (KJV)

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

2 Peter 1:1-4 King James Version (KJV)

1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Hebrews 13:5 King James Version (KJV)

5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Ok, stop understanding , and stop preaching “under” standing, what the Holy Spirit has FULLY COMPREHENDED In you!

GET THIS STRAIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL, and SHARE WITH ALL...............................................We don’t need GOD, GOD does not need us,and STOP wanting ALL things, as if we need to get anything when we already have , whom created all we see, and the power thereof RIGHT NOW!

We don’t need GOD,we HAVE GOD; and GOD’S Power,ALWAYS!

GOD HAS Supplied Our EVERY NEED , by Giving us THE POWER , that Manifested EVERYthing we could ask or think; RIGHT NOW, or when EVER we forget, that we have HIM, and decide to want, or need!

Matthew 6 , we had to seek Grace; JESUS; The Kingdom, NOW , we HAVE GRACE, JESUS=THE KINGDOM, so instead of possessing and RESTING, with No perspiration; AT ALL, we decide to SWEAT, wanting, hoping, seeking, etc etc etc etc etc so we can take credit, and have something to say to Da Church!

we keep walking in this circle over and over and over again!

Oh we’re good the first 6 months or so, in the body, but then we learn to work ,to look “good”walking in this stupid ass circle, 1, 10, 20,40, 50,60, 70,80, 90, years!!

For decades,we cruise what we think is safely suppling our need, home, work, to a avoid a “roaring” lion, who’s teeth have been KNOCK OUT, by GRACE!

We go to the second job , the fourth business, overtime , etc etc etc , some of us collect husbands, boyfriends, others wives,girls,to fill in the leftover work, we too tired to do, then go to church; our tired asses gotta at least “look” like we trust God, and LIE, about how God Gave it all to us, when really We “Worked it out”then say “ won’t he do it?!!” Cheesin, and straight Lyin!!!!

TRUTH:When God Gives , WORK IS OVER , VICTORY IS WON, and DONE, FINISHED!!

Truth told us,Truth,SAID, He has suppliED ALL OUR NEED VIA THE KINGDOM’S (JESUS)FULLY MANIFESTED GOODNESS! Truth SAID He GAVE us ALL Things that pertain to LIFE, and GODLINESS BECAUSE WE were, reconnect and EMPOWERED,to , and THROUGH,TRUTH, that bought us to TRUTH!

Truth told us plainly I DON’T NEED YOU, and if I did , do you really think I would ask you for ANYTHING? The cows on a thousand hills are mine!!!! HERE, y’all HAVE Them!!!

Joshua 18:3 King James Version (KJV)

3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?

2 Corinthians 12:9 King James Version (KJV)

9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

LOOK!!! The Kingdom has BEEN SUPPLIED!!!!

SHUT UP, already, and JUST GO!!!

BOLDLY,TAKE WHO GOD HAS GIVEN US, and Say “THANK YOU” this and ONLY This is “GOOD WORK”! AND THEN JUST SHOW UP, IT’S , all That extra “stuff” whatever , is YOURS!!!

2 Corinthians 9:8 King James Version (KJV)

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every GOOD WORK:

HALLELUJAH!!! GLORY IS HIS NAME, JESUS IS THE KINGDOM!!!

AMEN

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pooma-bible · 1 year

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Olusola Babarinde Nigeria

Praise God. It's another hour of refreshing. Let us prepare out hearts for God's word..Welcome to another exciting moment in God's presence.

Let us pray.

The topic is: Your identity and position in Christ as a believer.

For better grasp of the christian life, understanding of the Epistles is important. The Epistles give us the blueprint of all we need to know for us to live a victorious christian life.

The Epistles are life application of the doctrines of the christian life.

(A) Your identity in Christ (who you are in Christ)

This is the bedrock of abundant life in Christ. It begins with know who we are in Christ. Having the knowledge of who we are in Christ Jesus.

Your knowledge of who you are gives you access to what you have. When you know that you are a king, you will understand that you have access to dominion.

But you may have right to riches but ignorance can make you to live in poverty - abject poverty.

Who are you in Christ?

1. You are a new creation man

This means absolute and complete restoration into glory Adam fell from when he sinned against God. You as a redeemed of God has access to newness (all round newness).

Text: Corinthians 5:17..

17,Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17..

This encompasses finance, spirituality, academics, health, etc.

2. You are a chosen priest.

You are part of the chosen ones. You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. 1 Peter 2:9 revealed this truth. This is one of the keys to victorious life in Christ Jesus.

Text: 1 Peter 2:9.

9,But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1 Peter 2:9.

Having the knowledge of who you are, you can now def into knowing your position in Christ, which is where you have been placed. Hallelujah.

What is your position in Christ.

1. You are sitting together with Christ in heavenly places

Note that word sitting. This means that:

1. you are wanted there

2. you were prepared for there.

Text : Ephesians 2:5-6

5, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

6,And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 2:5-6.

2. You are far above principalities and powers, might, dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but also in the world to come

Since you are sitting with Christ, whatever Christ is above, you are above. See what Christ above and not just above but far above. Hallelujah

Text : Ephesians 1:19-22

19, And what is the exceeding

greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

20,Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

22,And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Ephesians 1:19-22

It takes revelation to access abundant life. If you apply this teaching and pray your right into reality, your life will be helped and that of those connected to your destiny. Will you act now?

Lord open my eyes to all that redemption had made available for me and help me to access them (Pray this for at least 5 minutes).

Closing prayer:

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childofchrist1983 · 2 years

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Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. - Hebrews 12:1-2 KJV

In these verses, Paul is telling the early Christians that they are surrounded by all those who went before them in faith, living and dying and giving witness to the power of God. Jesus Christ Himself is a witness to God's goodness as He did not reject His mission of salvation even though it led to His death on the cross. We, too, are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses.

Our own ancestors are witnesses to the faith that has been handed down to us. We are surrounded by those believers who testify to their faith everyday. They may be family members, co-workers, members of our church or community, or strangers who inspire us. We are also expected to be witnesses to others.

We are responsible for spreading the message of the Gospel within our families and our communities. People look to us as examples of God's love in the world. We were baptized to be disciples who are living images of Jesus in today's world. We are de facto God's hands, eyes, voices today. If we don't do it, who will? We each have a role to play. Just as each of the Apostles went in different directions so that more territory could be covered, we are called to bring Jesus and His Truth to our own territory: Our homes, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, etc. No one else can do the job for us. Will you and I be among the cloud of witnesses for those to come?

God has given us so many examples of faith to give us direction and also the courage we need to be witnesses in our turn. May we be ready to answer God's call daily. May we make sure that we give our hearts and lives to God and take time daily to seek and praise Him and share His Truth with the world. May the LORD our God and Father in Heaven help us to stay diligent and obedient and help us to guard our hearts in Him and His Word daily, May He help us to remain faithful and full of excitement to do our duty to Him and for His glorious return and our reunion in Heaven as well as all that awaits us there. May we never forget to thank the LORD our God and our Creator and Father in Heaven for all this and everything He does and has done for us! May we never forget who He is, nor forget who we are in Christ and that God is always with us! What a mighty God we serve! What a Savior this is! What a wonderful Lord, God, Savior and King we have in Jesus Christ! What a loving Father we have found in the Almighty God! What a wonderful God we serve! His will be done!

Thanks and glory be to God! Blessed be the name of the LORD! Hallelujah and Amen!

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childofchrist1983 · 2 years

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And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. - Matthew 13:10-13 KJV

Jesus Christ spoke in parables to the people of his time as well as to us. Do we hear and understand what He is trying to tell us? We have heard and read the parable of "The Sower and the Seed" many times and have read the meaning of the parable, so we understand what Jesus was saying.

There are other parables such as the "Workers in the Vineyard", where everyone gets the same pay for very different amounts of work that sometimes make us shake our heads and wonder. The parables often speak of things we just don't have any experience with such as sowing seed, taking care of sheep, pruning vines, etc. Yes, those who live on farms understand, but those of us who are city-dwellers don't. However, we are meant to pay attention to the underlining truths. We learn from the Sower, that we need to prepare our hearts to welcome God's Word and continue to nurture it if we are to grow in our faith.

From the workers, God is generous and sometimes, we are not! I'm sure that each time we read the parables we learn something new, and that's what we're supposed to do. The important thing is to read and hear with eyes and ears of faith through the Holy Spirit. God has given us the ears to hear His Word and understand His message. Sometimes, He challenges us so that we might grow in our faith. May He graciously send His Holy Spirit to be with us as we listen to His Holy Word. May we make sure that we take time daily to seek and praise God. May the LORD our God and Father in Heaven help us to stay diligent and obedient and help us to guard our hearts in Him and His Word daily, May He help us to remain faithful and full of excitement to do our duty to Him and for His glorious return and our reunion in Heaven as well as all that awaits us there. May we never forget to thank the LORD our God and our Creator and Father in Heaven for all this and everything He does and has done for us! May we never forget who He is, nor forget who we are in Christ and that God is always with us! What a mighty God we serve! What a Savior this is! What a wonderful Lord, God, Savior and King we have in Jesus Christ! What a loving Father we have found in the Almighty God! What a wonderful God we serve! His will be done!

Thanks and glory be to God! Blessed be the name of the LORD! Hallelujah and Amen!

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childofchrist1983 · 2 years

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The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. - Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 KJV

Ecclesiastes is a fun book to read. About the only thing people recognize is in chapter three where we read about a season for everything – A time to live, a time to die, etc. – but we have much to learn from this book.

I'm sure you have heard the phrase, "Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it." This brief passage expresses the same idea. Just like the Israelites made the same mistakes over and over again, so do we. Yes, there are inventions today that we take for granted today that would never have entered into the imagination of peoples of earlier times, but they repeated the cycle of obeying God, enjoying prosperity, forgetting about God, doing their own thing, falling into the hands of the enemy, begging God for forgiveness, promising to do better, being forgiven by God and obeying – for a while, and so it went.

We fall into patterns and can't seem to remember the problems we get ourselves into when we don't diligently follow and obey Him. How many times do we promise God that we will do better, we will treat people better, we will be more honest in our dealings with others, work better with our communities for justice - if God will just give us what we need now. How long did the promise last once our prayers were answered? We fall into the same cycle as the Israelites, we do the right thing or say the promised prayers, or whatever we promised for a while and then fall into bad habits and wonder what went wrong.

Ecclesiastes is a short book, take some time and read it through. There's a lot to learn here. Not just to learn here, but in ALL of God's Holy Word!

God has given us rules to live by in His Word - the Holy Bible - that will bring us peace and happiness in our lives if we only are willing to follow them. Begin and end your days by seeking Him in prayer and His Holy Word and walking in His Holy Spirit and its fruits and exalting His holy name! Keep the faith and keep moving forward in your faith with Jesus! May the LORD help us to be faithful to His will and Holy Word. May He help us to do better to learn from our mistakes. May we never forget to thank Him for all this and everything He does and has done for us! May we never forget who He is, nor forget who we are in Christ and that God is always with us! What a wonderful Lord, God, Savior and King we have in Jesus Christ! What a loving Father we have found in the Almighty God! What a wonderful God we serve! His will be done!

Thanks and glory be to God! Blessed be the name of the LORD! Hallelujah and Amen!

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pooma-bible · 3 years

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Praise God.

Let us pray..

Father we pray that you speak to us all and help is to understand. In Jesus name we pray. Praise God.

It is another time for encounter.

May God minister to us all. Amen

The topic is: The Gift(s) of God..

You may know or you may not know, but if you are born again, you have gifts of God in you..Especially if you have the Holy Spirit..

That they are there doesn't mean that they will be discovered..

Many have died with undiscovered virtues and glory. May we not end like that in Jesus name..Whatever God wants us to do, he gives us grace to do.

God will not assign you a job and leave you to find the resources for it. Instead he:

Equips

Empowers

Energizes, etc

So, when God said be it holy. Is not a call to start looking for holiness, it is a call to fellowship.

He is Holiness. If you leave him, the farther you are to him, the farther you from holiness..

So when God said yea are the salt and light in Matthew 5, it is not a call to salt yourself or light yourself.

God himself is the one to light you..and salt you. .To that effect, he sends the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah. So the Holy Spirit is given to us, to make us salt and light. This point is crucial. If you miss this point, you may not understand. That is why Paul said, it is the Lord who walketh in us both to will and to do. Unto his good pleasure.

Note well pls. It is only that which God accomplishes through you that is an acceptable service unto him. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Philip 2:13..Whatsoever is not done by the Spirit of God is not well done..

Note well pls..

Something can be intelligently done but not well done before God..It can be flamboyantly done and is not well done..So God gave us the Holy Spirit. That was why God told the Apostles. Don't go out until He comes upon you.

Because he is all you are to be in the world.

These Salt and Light.. He is the source. In fact he is the Salt and Light..

So they waited, Meanwhile, if they had gone without him, they actually had story to tell but no impact to make...

Because the impart is the Holy Ghost..

Praise God. What am teaching us today, is a truth that many won't naturally teach. Because if you discover your purpose, they think it will threaten there own fame and ministry. Meanwhile, your rising won't affect mine just as mine can't affect yours. God can use all of us gloriously.

Also, leadership is not about sitting on people who are redundant, it is about influencing others to find their purpose and become leaders.. Meanwhile, if any of us hearing this rises up or apply this truth, and influenced millions, I will have part of the rewards..In this kingdom, selfishness has no gain. Hallelujah

And this is what Christ wants us to be in the world.

And to be it, he sent the Holy Spirit..So, Holy Spirit is given to us so that we can be

Salt - fruit of the Spirit

And

Light - gifts of the Spirit..

Now listen good..

If you are born again, you have in you some measure of the Spirit...

If you are baptized in the Holy Spirit, you have in you the activation of some or all the possibilities that Christ's death and resurrection makes available for the Church..

So, every believer in Christ Jesus has gift or gifts..

It may be dormant, Rusting, Unknown, Undiscovered, Untapped,

But it is there...See without grace and gift, Christian life is boring. Today you will discover your gift in Jesus name.. Those who have discovered it already will receive grace to make it a better use of it in Jesus name

While my certificate which I paid money to possess has not fetch me a dime, the gift of God upon me which I received free of charge from God had given me huge amount of money that I can't mention even without asking from those people.

You know why? The gift of a man makes room for him..But you must note that, God's gift is never for personal gain..But as you are serving the Lord with his gifts, he services you by moving men to communicate to you..

Hallelujah

Text: 1 Corinthians 12:7: But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

It is given, not only to Pastor, Bishop, Prophet, Apostle, etc. but to every man..And it is not to build empire but to build the body Christ......

Eternal father we praise you for this opportunity. Lord tonight speak to us. Thank you Lord, in Jesus name we pray..The gift of God is given to expand the kingdom of God.

God's purpose is advanced on earth by the gift(s) of God in the lives of people of God.

It is the resources given us to profit with..

God's gift is to be used to serve God's purpose and to advance his kingdom.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 1 Corinthians 12:7

This gift is sharpens and increased by putting it to use.

When you use divine deposit of God that is upon you to serve God, he increases his grace upon you.

Don't forget that have established that you have the gift of God upon you.

You may not know, but I tell you that you have the gift of God inside of you. That gift increases when you make use of it. Whatever God accomplishes through you must be used to expand his kingdom.

When God heals somebody through you, you must ensure that the person is linked with God. It is not about using gift of God for your personal gain but for expansion of God's purpose. Are you operating in the prophetic? Use it to expand God's purpose.

Are you a teacher of God's word, don't use it for selfish gain.

Why you won't have more is because heaven is not gaining from the one that had been released to you.

Is like a talent. Only those who utilizes it well will have more to trade with.

[15] And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. [16] Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. [17] And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. [18] But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. [19] After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. [20] And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. [21] His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. [22] He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. [23] His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. [24] Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: [25] And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. [26] His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: [27] Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. [28] Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. [29] For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. Matthew 25:15-29

If men will use God's gift to glorify God, the world will soon be convicted to the Lord's side.

It is because God's gift is not channeled towards God's kingdom, that is why we are not making much profits in soul winning. The charge today is simple but I pray that we all heed it.

It is about using with we have received from God to build the kingdom of God.

Don't monetize gospel.

Don't sell anointing oil.

Don't sell Apron.

Don't sell water.

Make all free because you were given free of charge.

Remember, it is called gift, so don't sell it....

Closing prayer:

Lord we are grateful once again that you are still lenient with us. We thank you for your patience.

Lord we pray that in all the areas we have misused your gift, Lord we are sorry.

Lord we pray that you help us to correct our ways. Thank you for your mercy. In Jesus name we pray...Thanks to the Admin. Till next week. God bless us all. May God open our eyes to God's gifts inside of us and help us to use it for his glory. Awareness is the first and that is what God is helping me to do. Once that consciousness is there, knowing it and using that gift of God for his glory will not be a problem. I pray that God give us understanding of this reality.

Lord I thank you for this revealed truth, I pray that all hearers receive ability to glorify you with that which you have deposited inside of them. Lord I pray that you will impart those who don't have gift yet with gifts and those have before, you give more. And help us all to glorify you with it. Thank you Lord. In Jesus name we pray.

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TOPIC: HOW PREPARED ARE YOU FOR GODS JUDGMENT Or ARE YOU IN PREPARATION TOWARDS GODS JUDGMENT

¶ By. ERNEST AMEWUGAH

The Life Expectancy for man keep declining.

From 969 to 120 to 70 to daily. So David Said Lord Teach us to number our day so we may apply our Heart to Wisdom.

Psalm 90:12, NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRY TO LIVE: DEATH is CERTAIN TO US ALL

PSALM 89:48 says, WHO CAN LIVE AND SAY HE WILL NOT DIE. IF REALLY IT IS TRUE THAT ONE OF THIS COMING DAYS WE WILL MEET DEATH. THEN WHAT TURNS TO HAPPEN.

HEBREWS 9:27

FOR IS APPOINTED UNTO MAN ONCE TO DIE THEN AFTER DEATH JUDGMENT. WHAT THEN MUST I DO IF THERE IS GOING TO BE JUDGMENT ON MY LIFE.

PREPARE!!!!

AMOS 4:12 SAYS, PREPARE TO MEET YOUR GOD, OH ISREAL.

PLEASE NOTE, GOD CAN NOT HIDE HIS JUDGEMENT FROM HIS CHILDREN. EVERY JUDGMENT OF GOD IS IN HIS WORD.

AND THUS WHY ICORIN 11:31 SAYS

IF YOU CAN JUDGE YOUR SELF YOU WILL ESCAPE JUDGMENT. WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT IF YOU CAN DEFEND YOUR SELF BY DOING WHAT GOD REQUIRE OF YOU. THEN THERE IS NO NEED OF YOU TO BE JUDGED.

HENCE GET READY!

HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH

THERE ARE MANY BUT WILL LIKE TO TALK ON...

¶ 10 DIFFERENT KINDS OF ISSUES YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO FACE THE LORD ON THE JUDGMENT DAY.

• POSSIBLE ISSUES TO LOOK OUT FOR ON THE JUDGMENT DAY.

1. THE ISSUE OF INCOMPLETE SERVICE. (UNFINISHED WORK)

Jesus! At the tale end of His Death said IT IS FINISHED. The Apostle Paul also said I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE. What will You also be Saying the day of breathing your Last?>May People Have forgotten that we have been entrusted with work to do by God. And God is Counting on us to finish the Work.

YOU SHALL BE HELD LAIBLE IF YOUR SERVICE TO GOD IS INCOMPLETE.

PLEASE NOTE, GOD CAN NOT HIDE HIS JUDGEMENT FROM HIS CHILDREN. EVERY JUDGMENT OF GOD IS IN HIS WORD

AND THUS WHY ICORINTHIAN 11:31 SAYS,

IF YOU CAN JUDGE YOUR SELF YOU WILL ESCAPE JUDGMENT.

WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT IF YOU CAN EXAMINE AND DEFEND YOUR SELF BY DOING WHAT GOD REQUIRE OF YOU. THEN THERE IS NO NEED OF YOU TO BE JUDGED. HENCE GET READY FOR SOME POSSIBLE ISSUES TO BE BROUGHT UP ON THE JUDGMENT DAY

HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH.

In Matthew 25:1-13,

10 AND WHILE THEY WENT TO BUY, THE BRIDEGROOM CAME, AND THOSE WHO WERE READY WENT IN WITH HIM TO THE WEDDING AND THE FOOR WAS SHUT. 11 AFTERWARD THE OTHER VIRGIN CAME ALSO, SAYING, LORD, LORD OPEN TO US. BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID, I DO NOT KNOW YOU. WATCH THERFORE...

SINCE YOU BECAME BORN AGAIN. AND YOU HAD A NEW JOB. YOU GOT MARRIED & ETC

HOW HAS BEEN YOUR SERVICE TO THE GOD.

YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN OCCUPIED. YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN AFTER MONEY. YOUR LIFE IS FULL OF EXCUSE AFTER EXCUSE. GOD CAN NOT FIND PLACE TO USE YOU ANY MORE. THE ASSIGNMENT YOU STARTED FOR GOD HAS BEEN DESERTED.

WATCH CAREFULLY. BECAUSE YOU ARE BECOMING LIKE THE FOOLISH VIRGIN WHO COULD NOT LEFT THEIR OIL. GOD WILL JUDGE WILL JUDGE YOU ON WHY YOU COULD NOT FINISH YOUR WORK. WHAT EVER WORK YOU ARE DOING AS YOUR CIRCULAR WORK. NEVER FORGET YOUR WORK FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

BECAUSE!! ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT IT IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER YOU FINISHED YOUR CIRCULAR WORK. RATHER WHETHER YOU FINISHED YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD. MAY THE HEAVEN DOOR NEVER BE SHUT ON YOU BECAUSE YOU LEFT YOUR OIL FOR OTHER ASSIGNMENT.

BE BLESSED AS YOU ACCOMPLISH YOUR ASSIGNMENT IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

OUR LIFE TIME GIVEN TO US ON EARTH IS MUCH LIMITED THAT, WE MUST BE UP TO THE TASK GOD HAS ASSIGNED UNTO US.

BY REDEEMING THE TIME AND DOING WHAT IS REQUIRED OF US. WE WILL BE IN THE POSITION TO EXCAPE THE JUDGMENT OF GOD.

JOHN 9:4 JESUS SAID I MUST WORK THE WORK OF HIM THAT SENT ME WHILE IS DAY.

GOD HAS SENT AS ALL ON EARTH ON AN ASSIGNMENT. IF WE FAIL TO FULFIL THIS ASSIGNMENT. HE WILL JUDGE AS FOR DISOBEDIENCE. THERE IS ONE BIG QUESTION WE MUST KEEP ON ASKING OURSELVES.

FOR WHAT PURPOSE DID THE CREATOR PUT AS HERE ON EARTH?

ONCE WE ANSWER THIS QUESTION. WE WILL BE IN THE POSITION TO ESCAPE THE JUDGMENT OF GOD.

1. THE JUDGMENT OF INCOMPLETE SERVICE. Matthew 25:14-25

2. THE JUDGMENT OF INCOMPLETE SERVICE. Matthew 25:1-13

3. THE JUDGMENT OF NOT CARING FOR THE POOR & NEEDY. ASIDE THE FACT THE THE MESSAIH CAME TO SEEK AND SAVE THE LOST. HE ALSO FED THE POOR AND GAVE TO THE NEEDY. A CLEAR EXAMPLE IS THE EXPERIENCE IN MATTHEW 14:21. WHERE JESUS FED 5000 MEN BESIDE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. BELOVED!! THERE IS A CALL ON AS ALL TO FEED THE POOR AS A FULFILMENT OF LIVING A RIGHTEOUS LIFE.

DO NOT SAY: WHAT IF I DO NOT HAVE. BUT IT IS ABOUT YOUR INTENT TO DO WHAT JESUS DID.

IN 2CORINTIAN 8:9

FOR HE BECAME POOR SO WE BECOME RICH. SO DONT ALLOW YOUR STATE TO DEFINE YOUR INABILITY. RATHER LET YOUR STATE DEFINE THE GLORY OF GOD.

CONSIDER THE POOR, BY HELPING

THEM. BY GIVING TO THEM AND PROVIDING FOR THEM.

Psalm 41:1 Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him......

AND AS BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS WE ARE NOT EXEMPTED BUT COMMISSIONED TO DO LIKEWISE AND EVEN GREATER ACCORDING TO JOHN 14:12.

SEE THE EXAMPLES OF GOD'S JUDGMENT ON PEOPLE WHO FAIL TO FEED THE POOR AND HELP THE VULNERABLE.

MATTHEW 25:31-46.

VERSE 44. THEN SHALL THEY ANSWER HIM SAYING. LORD, WHEN SAW THEE HUNGRY, THIRSTY, A STRANGER OR NAKED, SICK OR IN PRISON AND DID NOT DO UNTO YOU.

45. THEN SHALL HE ANSWER THEM SAYING. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU. INASMUCH AS YOU HAVE NOT DONE UNTO THE POOR YOU HAVE NOT DONE UNTO ME.

46. AND THESE SHALL BE CAST INTO EVERLASTING PURNISHMENT.

PLEASE GET IT. YOU ARE SAVED BECAUSE OTHERS NEED TO ALSO BE SAVED. GOD WANT US TO BEAR FRUIT THROUGH EVANGELISM. THIS IS WHY HE HAS COMMISSION THAT WE GO TO THE UTTER MOST PART OF THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL. MATT 28:20.

4. THE ISSUE OF WHY YOU NEVER PREACHED THE GOSPEL AFTER YOU GOT SAVED.

JOHN 15:1-3. Me

I am the Vine and my father is the husbandman.

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit is taken away

6 If a man abideth not in me. He is cast off as a branch, and is withered, and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned.

THE REASON WHY YOU GOT SAVED IS FOR OTHERS TO ALSO BE SAVED. IF YOU ARE NOT TELLING ANYONE ABOUT JESUS THEN

- YOU DONT VALUE YOUR SALVATION

- YOU DO NOT CARE FOR THE LOST WHO ARE TO PERISH IN HELL

- YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH.

HENCE YOU HAVE BECOME ON FRUITFUL. AND BECAUSE OF THAT. THE BIBLE SAYS YOU SHALL BE GATHERED AND CAST INTO THE FIRE AND BURNED.

WATCH CAREFULLY, THAT YOU ARE NOT JUDGE BECAUSE YOU NEVER PREACHED THE GOSPEL TO OTHERS.

Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; ......

HOLINESS IS ABSTAINANCE FROM SIN. AND SIN IS DISOBEDIENT TO THE WORD OF GOD.

PEOPLE DO NOT LIVE A HOLY LIFE BECAUSE OF DISOBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD.

ICORINTHIANS 6:9 SAYS, DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THE UNRIGHTEOUS(ON-HOLY) WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

5. THE JUDGMENT OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS AND ON-HOLY LIVING.

HOLINESS OR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS A MINDSET. HOW YOU PROJECT IT. DETERMINES HOW FAR YOU PRACTICE.

1Pet.1.15 - But as the One Who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all your conduct and manner of living.

IF IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE LIVING A LIFE OF HOLINESS!!! GOD (SCRIPTURES) WILL NOT HAVE REQUIRE US TO LIVE IT.

Once we change our mindset we can live a Holy Life and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

2Corinthian 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, *let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

STOP SAYING GOD WILL JUGDE MY HEART(INWARD) BECAUSE HE LOOKS AT THE HEART. THE SCRIPTURE ABOVE CLEARLY STATES THAT, WE SHOULD PERFECT HOLINESS BY CLEANSING OUR FLESH (BODY) AND SPIRIT(HEART). WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT THE HEART. LETS LOOK AT FEW THINGS WE MUST PERFECT ON OUR FLESH WHICH IS THE BODY.

TODAY WE WANT TO CONTINUE ON THE JUDGMENTS.

6. THE JUDGMENT OF KNOWING THE RIGHT THING AND NOT DOING IT. OR KNOWING MUCH AND DOING LITTLE.

LUKE 12:42-48.

47. AND THAT SERVANT, WHO KNEW HIS MASTERS WILL AND DID NOT PREPARE HIMSELF OR DO ACCORDING TO HIS WILL. SHALL BE BEATEN WITH MANY STRIPES. BUT HE WHO DID NOT KNOW, YET COMMITTED THINGS DESERVING OF STRIPES, SHALL BE BEATEN WITH FEW. FOR EVERY ONE WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED. AND WHOM MUCH AS BEEN COMMITTED OF HIM. THEY WILL ASK FOR MORE.

LET BE PREPARED FOR SUCH JUDGMENT.

HAVE YOU NOT NOTICE THAT SOME TIMES YOU ARE IN THE MIST OF A TROUBLE THAT YOU HAVE THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT STILL REFUSE TO OWN UP FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED.

MANY ARE THE PEOPLE GOD HAS GIVEN MUCH WISDOM TO HELP IN SOCIETY.

TO HELP AT THEIR WORK PLACE.

TO HELP THE HELPLESS.

TO HELP IN AN URGENT NEED WITH JUST AN INFORMATION BUT JUST BY SELFISHNESS YOU HAVE REFUSE TO BE OF HELP.

THE REASON WHY YOU KNOW THAT MUCH. IS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MUST BENEFIT FROM THE WISDOM THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO YOU. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO KNOW RIGHT THING EVEN SOME ARE AS OUR PASTORS IN THE CHURCH.

THEY KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT TO HELP THE CHURCH MEMBERS TO GO TO HEAVEN.

BUT HAVE KEPT THE RIGHT INFORMATION BEEN INDEBTED TO FEAR OF PEOPLE LEAVING AND STOPPING THE CHURCH.

INSTEAD OF TELLING CHURCH WHAT IS HELPFUL AND NEEDED FOR THEIR SALVATION. WE GO ABOUT THE PROPHETIC PROPHETIC. PAY YOUR TITHE GOD WILL BLESS YOU. AND MANY OTHERS. AND WE TURN TO LEAVE THE TRUE SALVATION MESSAGE OF GOD. SOME OF US GOD AS ASK US AS PASTORS TO PREACH AS CERTAIN PLACES.

RIGHT BOOKS

SHARE WISDOM

AND MANY OTHERS

YET WE HAVE IGNORED DOING ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD.

REMEMBER!! THE BIBLE SAYS, YOU SHALL BE BEATEN WITH STRIPES. GOD WILL JUDGE YOU WHY YOU KNEW THE TRUTH AND NEVER PREACH THE TRUTH OR WHY YOU KNEW MUCH AND DID LITTLE. GO DEEP INTO YOUR SELF NOW. AND ASK YOUR SELF. WHAT AS THE LORD ASK OF YOU AND YOU ARE NOT DOING.....

WILL WE REALLY BE JUDGE ON OF THIS COMINGS DAYS. THIS SHOULD BE EXPECTED QUESTIONS THAT BELIEVERS SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT FOR AS THEY PREPARE TO MEET THEIR MAKER.

ONCE WE HAVE COMMITTED IN FOLLOWING CHRIST. THEN WE SHOULD BE READY FOR HIS JUDGMENT.

THE BIBLES OUR WORKS WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE.

6. THE ISSUE OF NOT RECEIVING THE PEOPLE THAT GOD SENT TO YOU.

MATTHEW 21:33-43

HEAR ANOTHER PARABLE: THERE WAS A HOUSE HOLDER, WHICH PLANTED A VINEYARD, AND HEDGE IT ROUND ABOUT. AND DIG A WINEPRESS IN IT, AND BUILD A TOWER, AND LET IT OUT TO THE HUSBANDMEN, THAT THEY MIGHT RECIEVE IT FRUIT OF IT. THE THE HUSBAND MEN TOOK HIS SERVANT, AND BEAT ONE, AND KILLED ANOTHER, AND STONED ANOTHER. AGAIN HE SENT OTHER SERVANTS MORE THAN THE FIRST. AND THEY DID UNTO THEM LIKEWISE.....THEY WILL SAY UNTO HIM, HE WILL MISERABLY DESTROY THOSE WICKED MEN. THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE OF JUDGMENT THAT WILL BE BROUGHT UP.

IN THIS JUDGMENT GOD WILL BE ANGRY WHY YOU REJECTED THE PEOPLE HE SENT INTO YOUR LIFE. THERE ARE PEOPLE GOD SENDS INTO OUR LIFE AT ONE POINT JUST TO BE A BLESSINGS.

SOME OF THIS PEOPLE COME INTO OUR LIFE AS RESCUE MISSIONARIES ONLY TO RECUSE US AT A PARTICULAR PERIOD BY IMPACTING OUR LIFE.

SOME OF THESE RECUSE MISSIONARIES ARE

- COUNSELORS

- PASTORS

- ADVISORS

- BOSSES AND MANAGERS

- SERVANTS

AND MANY OTHERS. NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCEPT THEIR MESSAGE AND CONSIDER IT A BLESSING IN OUR LIFE.

TAKE FOR INSTANCE THE COMMANDER NAAMAN. A SERVANT TELLING HIM TO GO AND DEEP HIMSELF IN THE POOL SEVEN TIME TO HAVE HIS LEPROSY HEALED.

HOW SHOULD NAAMAN CONSIDER THIS ADVISE. YET GOD WAS AT WORK FOR A GOOD COURSE. FRIEND, DO NOT TURN DOWN BY DESPISING THE PEOPLE GOD SENDS INTO OUR LIFE. THEY HAVE A MISSION. LET THEM COMPLETE IT. IT IS FOR YOUR BENEFIT IN A CERTAIN PERIOD

IT YOU GO ABOUT BEATING THEM, STONING THEM AND KILLING THEM. GOD WILL JUDGE YOU FOR MISCONDUCT.

BEWARE!!!!!

7. THE ISSUE OF WORKING FOR GOD YET DO NOT KNOW HIM.

MATTHEW 7:15-23

BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHET, WHO COME IM SHEEPS CLOTHING, BUT INWARDLY THEY ARE RAVENOUS WOLVES. YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS....

NOT EVERY ONE WHO CALL ME LORD LORD, SHALL ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. MANY WILL SAY TO ME IN THAT DAY, LORD, LORD, HAVE WE NOT PROPHESIED IN YOUR NAME, CAST OUT DEMONS IN YOUR NAME AND DONE MANY WONDERS IN YOUR NAME. AND I WILL DECLARE UNTO THEM, I NEVER KNEW YOU DEPART FROM ME. YOU WHO WORKETH LAWLESSNESS.

THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE TO BE BROUGHT TO JUDGEMENT. CHRISTIANS AND GODS SERVANT WHO ARE WORKING FOR GOD. YET ARE WORKING IGNORANTLY. SO THE BIBLE DESCRIBE THEM AS FALSE TEACHERS AND PROPHETS. SOME IN THEIR LINE OF WORKING FOR GOD. HAS SUCCUMB TO SATAN'S DECEPTION. THEREFORE BECOMING AGENT NOT OF GOD BUT THE DEVIL.

THIS ONCE TURN TO BE FAMOUS, LOOKING FORWARD FOR RICHES AND POPULARITY INSTEAD OF KNOWING GOD FOR THEM SELF.

JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE OBTAIN A LITTLE ANOINTING. THEY FELL THEY HAVE ARRIVED AND THEREFORE NEVER DO THEY LOOK FORWARD TO WAIT ON GOD AGAIN.

THE APOSTLE PAUL SAID IN PHILLIPIANS 3:10 .. THAT I MAY KNOW HIM AND THE POWER OF IS RESURRECTION.

WAITING ON GOD MORE IS THE KET TO KNOWLEDGE. BUT THE IGNORANCE OF THIS SERVANT AND PROPHETS GIVE SATAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANCE IN THEIR LIFE. HENCE WORKING FOR GOD YET IN RULLERSHIP OF THE DEVIL.

8. THE JUDGMENT OF IDOL WORSHIPPING.

1JOHN 5:21

LITTLE CHILDREN. KEEP YOURSELF FROM IDOLS.

IDOLS IN OLD TIMES WERE IMAGES THAT PEOPLE RENDER MINISTRATION UNTO THEM.

YET! NOT DO WE ONLY SEE IDOLS TODAY AS DEITIES OF IMAGES BUT ANY THING THAT REPLACES GOD'S TIME IN YOUR LIFE.

AN IDOL CAN BE MONEY, WORK, CAR, SPOUSE, TRAVELLING ABROAD, TELEVISION AND MANY OTHERS.

YOUR WEAKNESS OF MAKING THE ENEMY TAKE AWAY GODS PRECIOUS TIME IN YOUR LIFE WILL BRING THE JUDGMENT OF GOD ON YOUR LIFE.

SEE TO IT THAT KNOW IDOL REPLACES GOD TIME IN YOUR LIFE LEST YOU FACE THE WRATH OF GOD.

GOD WILL JUDGE SUCH YOU FOR NOT KNOWING HIM PERSONALLY THOUGH YOU DID WORKED FOR HIM.

THE ISSUE OF JOB, FAMILY, PROPERTY AND MONEY ARE PRIMARY INFLUENCE FROM THE DEVIL.

AND IF YOU LEAST BECOME UNCAREFUL. THOUGH SUCH THINGS ARE BLESSINGS, SATAN WILL TURN THIS BLESSINGS AND MAKE THEM A CURSE IN YOUR LIFE.

WHY DO YOU MAKE WHAT GOD HAS BLESSES YOU WITH AS A MEANS OF EXCUSES TO THE KINGDOM.

EXCUSES DESTROYS FRIENDSHIP.

IMAGINE GOD IS INVITING YOU FOR DINNER WITH YOUR NAME LABELED AT THE TABLE. THAN JUST WHEN THE DINNER STARTED IT WAS REALISED YOUR SEAT IS EMPTY. HOW WILL THIS EMPTINESS LOOK LIKE TO YOU.

NOTHING THAN A DISGRACE RIGHT. THIS IS HOW IT WAS WHEN THE PEOPLE GAVE EXCUSE TO JESUS BECAUSE OF THEIR FAMILY, JOB, MARRIAGE AND PROPERTIES.

EXUSES ARE COSTLY.

9. THE ISSUE OF YOUR JOB, PROPERTIES, FAMILY AND MONEY.

LUKE 14:15-24

... BLESSED IS HE WHO SHALL EAT BREAD IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. THEN HE SAID TO HIM A CERTAIN MAN HAD GREAT SUPPER AND INVITED MANY. AND SENT HIS SERVANT AT SUPPER TIME TO SAY TO THOSE INVITED, COME FOR ALL THINGS ARE READY. BUT THEY ALL IN ONE ACCORD BEGAN TO MAKE EXCUSES....

THE FIRST SAID I HAVE BOUGHT FIVE YOKE OF OXEN...

FOR I SAY UNTO YOU NONE OF THOSE MEN WHO WERE INVITED SHALL TASTE MY SUPPER.

ANY THING MAKING YOU TO GIVE EXCUSE FROM RENDERING YOUR SERVICE TO GOD WILL AROUSE THE HUNGER AND WRATH OF GOD ON YOU ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT.

BEWARE

ROMANS 2:1 SAYS O, MAN BE THOU INEXCUSABLE.

IF YOUR JOB, IS THE REASON YOU CANNOT GO TO CHURCH. GET READY FOR GOD'S JUDGMENT.

IF YOUR MARRIAGE IS THE REASON WHY YOU CANNOT UTILISE THE GIFT OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE. GET READY FOR GOD'S JUDGMENT

IF YOUR PROPERTIES ACQUIRED IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE LIMITED TIME FOR GOD IN HIS PRESENCE. GET READY, HIS JUDGMENT IS COMING.

IF MAKING MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU THAN THE FELLOWSHIP YOU MUST HAVE WITH GOD. GET READY. HIS JUDGMENT IS COMING.

ANY THING MAKING YOU TO GIVE EXCUSE FROM RENDERING YOUR SERVICE TO GOD WILL AROUSE THE HUNGER AND WRATH OF GOD ON YOU ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT.

BEWARE!!!!

AS I CONCLUDE.

Romans 14:12 says we shall give an account to God himself.

GET READY FOR GODS JUDGMENT, YOU WHO IS NOW A CHILD OF GOD.

I PRAY FOR ALL OF US THAT THE LORD OUR JEHOVAH WILL HELP US ACCOMPLISH EVERY ISSUE BROUGHT UP SO WE WILL NOT GO THROUGH THIS JUDGMENTS. (1CORINTH 11:31)

GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. AMEN

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Salvation for the world

By. Matthew Oladipupo Ogunsola

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All praises, adorations and thanksgivings are due to Almighty God for preserving our lives to witness yet another day. This is neither by our might nor by our power!

I would also like to appreciate the minister-in-charge of this forum for the privilege to share God's word here. It is my prayer that you and others taking charge will not lose your reward in Jesus name, amen.

It is time for opening prayer. Let us pray! Heavenly Father, thank you for your abiding love, mercy, grace, goodness, favour and what have you upon our lives. We know that we have not been consumed because of your concern for us. As your gospel is being proclaimed, it is my prayer that the Holy Spirit minister life to the world by your word in Jesus name, amen!

Today, we want to look at the message titled : SALVATION FOR THE WORLD.

God's unconditional love for the world has perfect representation in His will, purpose or plan to save mankind from eternal damnation. Our text is taken from the book of John 3:16-18 (KJV); 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life; 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved; 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Sin engendered the separation of humanity from God as initially committed by our first parents, Adam and Eve from whom the world inherited the nature of sin. Indeed, we thank God for giving the second Adam in the person of Jesus Christ to the world to atone for our sins. Jesus Christ came to resolve the disconnect which sin caused between God and mankind. He made the single biggest sacrifice of paying with His life at Calvary to save the world. No wonder, His name was exhalted far above every other name. He paid the highest price to redeem the world and He got the biggest prize. Hallelujah !

Jesus Christ has given us an example. To be conquerors & reign with Christ both on earth and in heaven, there is absolute need for self denial. He denied Himself of all the glory, honour, adoration, praises and majesty in heaven to suffer and die at calvary in order for our eternal Salvation to be purchased.

Individually, we have got to do away with besetting sins, worldly pleasures, sexual immorality, drunkenness, lies or deception, rape, violence etc. The world is in crises today because of self will as against God's will. Jesus Christ is God's will for the world.

What defined Jesus should and must define the world before it can overcome the myriad of problems in it. God's master plan for the world because of His undying love for the people therein is Jesus Christ who brought Salvation to it. This is to salvage those who believe in His death and resurrection from eternal damnation. And those who do not believe are condemned already according to our scriptural text.

Hence, the necessity for every born creature to have a second birth experience known as being born again in order to overcome the inherited nature of corruption (sin). Nicodemus sought clarification from Jesus Christ regarding this crucial subject matter in the text below: John 3:1-7 (KJV)

3 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus 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.

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 unto thee, Ye must be born again.

In the book of 1 Peter 1:3, the Bible says:

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

Jesus Christ says : “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him.” Revelation 3:10.

Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self in repentance and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to make us what He wants us to be i.e His will for our lives. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for your sins is not salvation. Nor is it to have an emotional experience. You receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.

You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer. Prayer is communication with God. He knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words. He is more interested in the state of your heart wether it is ready to receive Him or not.

You can pray thus: Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. Thanks to God for your resurrection, I open the door of my life and receive You as my Saviour and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Let your will for my life be fulfilled in Jesus name, amen.

In the book of 1 John 1:9 (KJV), the Bible says: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Romans 10:9-10 (KJV) further assures us:

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved; 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

Let us have a closing prayer! Heavenly father, thank you for the gift of Jesus Christ being the sacrificial lamb that took away the sins of the whole world once and for all. It is my prayer for the world to understand that He is the only solution to the problems and confusion in it in Jesus name, amen.

Thanks and God bless everyone in Jesus name, amen !

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