What KIND OF PEACE?

HOW many kinds of peace exist?
Is there just the one kind or are there many kinds of God's peace?
I had read recently of a peace of God, is one that is active in maintaining peace. I had this vision of the word "peace' dressed in military camouflage.
We can pray for people to have the "peace" of God and many take His promise and hold it close. But others have His peace as their "badge of honor"!
But God's peace is so much more than we can wrap our heads around.
There are those who bless God and then turn their thoughts over to how they might fix a "situation" that calls for God' s intervention.

In writing on peace, I always think of that Jesus spoke about in John 14:27...His peace. John 16:33............33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."    NKJV

I guess the one I really love is this one:


Isaiah 32:17-20
17 The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places,
19 Though hail comes down on the forest,
And the city is brought low in humiliation.
20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters,
Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey.
NKJV

To me, that work of righteousness in peace is like wrapping up in warm sheets taken from the dryer. And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever, is like being wrapped again in a warm comforter over the warm sheets.

Heard of this disease. Did not know it even existed? But a part of the brain can be affected and that makes the brain unable to rest or allow the body to rest. So the body just keeps operating without sleep. What a terrible situation for people with that dreadful disease.

I like coming to the end of the day. It is the sun giving its final salute to the blackness of night. And it the night, finding that place that I rest in quiet, rest in Who God is, I find peace. In thinking on Him, I abide. And in that abiding I find the security of His Word holds me in a place of strength, joy and much love.

Wrapping up in God, is that we sound like Him and look like Him.

2 Peter 1:2-7  Amplified Bible:

2 May grace (God's favor) and peace (which is perfect well-being, all necessary good, all spiritual prosperity and freedom from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts) be multiplied to you in [the full], personal, precise, and correct] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). 4 By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, to that through them you may escape [by flight] from moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakes) of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith  to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy) and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge, (intelligence)

6 And in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control, and in [exercising] self-control [develop] steadfastness (patience, endurance) and in [exercising] steadfastness [develop] godliness (piety). 7 And in [exercising] godliness [develop] brotherly affection, and in  [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love.

Our staying in peace, look a lot like how much we love our neighbor.

And in a lot of grocery stores, one sees another try to run down the other shopper while shopping for the "organic" label.

L-O-V-E is woven throughout the Bible. It is woven throughout lives by those who loved so much, their lives changed dramatically. Can we love another without expecting our way to be done? After all, we are talking about being led out into the peace of God, right?

It was seen as " a humbling", as a sacrifice, as something to help another, and the fruit is remembered to this day. Joshua and Caleb saw giants, but remained in faith and love toward God and His plan.

What kind of peace...did they have?

What kind of peace.....did Mary have when Joseph was wanting to put her away privily?

What KIND OF PEACE did Jesus have on the Cross?

Matthew 1:18-25

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

KJV

What KIND of PEACE is seen in your life and mine?

What kind of peace is evident, or is it?

What fruit is evident in our lives? Does anything speak of us?

1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.  NIV

May the Lord make our love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else. May He strengthen our hearts so we will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. 

May our hearts be the behaving and on the look-out for our Lord's imminent return. Being led by His Presence, we allow the Holy Spirit to lead us. We become intentional in pursuing God and in finding those perfect relationships to help us grow in the Lord. We have the active goal of spreading the knowledge of His glory to other nations. And we are the restored to the new in and by the Holy Spirit. Being grateful, we find Him standing in Peace. Expressing our joy to be in His peace, we find ourselves leading a parade of the goodness of God for our lives and for others.

2 Peter 3:14  Amplified Bible ...So beloved, since you are expecting these things be eager to be found by Him [at His coming] without spot or blemish and at peace [in serene confidence, free from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts.

Father, in Jesus' name we have seen the wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil, but soon passed away and was no more. Though we looked for him he could not be found. Father consider the blameless man, observe the upright. There is a future for the man of peace. (Psalm 37:35-40) 

Our salvation has come from the LORD. He is our stronghold in time of trouble. Our refuge is in the Lord. Father, thank You for Jesus and the Blood of the Lamb. We are thankful to YOU for salvation and for YOUR grace and mercy.

May Your divine message be in our hearts. And may we even here and now, Your children resemble You. As Your children, we abide and remain with You Lord, having a perfect confidence (boldness and assurance) and not ashamed or shrink from His presence. Come Lord Jesus Come. Amen.

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EXCUSES!

HAVE you heard any new "excuses" as to why one cannot do the will of God? I thought I had heard them all.

Genesis 3:8-15
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?"

10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

11 And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"

The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this,

"Cursed are you above all the livestock
and all the wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
NIV

We know this excuse really well. "Well, he did it,"...."well, she did it...." oh my...EXCUSES!

Then we find this excuse in Jeremiah 1. And the prophet is telling the LORD, that he is but a child....."only a child".(verse 6)

Jeremiah 1:1-19

1:1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. 

4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 

5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,before you were born I set you apart;I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." 

6 "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." 

7 But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD. 

9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant." 

11 The word of the LORD came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?"

"I see the branch of an almond tree," I replied. 

12 The LORD said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled." 

13 The word of the LORD came to me again: "What do you see?"

"I see a boiling pot, tilting away from the north," I answered. 

14 The LORD said to me, "From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms," declares the LORD.

"Their kings will come and set up their thrones in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;they will come against all her surrounding walls and against all the towns of Judah. 16 I will pronounce my judgments on my people because of their wickedness in forsaking me,in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their hands have made. 

17 "Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land--against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD. 

NIV

Romans 1:18-26

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man--and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. 24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 

NKJV

Man is without excuse.

Even today, man can try to manipulate God, and in that find their own minds betraying them and becoming dark in their own imaginations, they are given up to their own thought process. Never mind God's word. What????

Could you tell God, sorry<"God, I have my own word for the day today". Thanks....but.....!

In conversation, I discovered quickly how fast one changes the will of God to their will of who they think will suffice in trouble.

In listening to the person speak, it was evident they were leading to that "I am okay, You are okay"....so everyone is okay...!" Wrong! The person was so wrong and could not see it or the whole plan they established for themselves and their family. And they will walk awhile on this "yellow brick" road for awhile and figure that they will be seeing Oz instead of God!

There is no excuse in God. God has no excuses. He is God.

On the other hand, we are human and certainly are bound to mistake avenue a couple or maybe three times this year. OH NO!

God's word should be our standard. It is His Word that should be held up and not anyone  person. Your auntie, or grandmother did nothing for my salvation.

Jesus bore all for me, and for you and the millions of others who will read this. Jesus took it all to the Cross so that I would receive mercy instead of wrath.

SEPARATE FROM ANY INFLUENCE OF THE WORLD

Separate from an influence that will compromise your walk with God

Separate from noise of life: God will speak to us but not from the noise of the world

Idols separate us from God and His plan: that is anything we worship with our time or money will be seen.

Self-pity is not being grateful about what God has done to separate you from the world and things

Hebrew 10:19-23    NIV

19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

James 4:8-10

8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

NIV

TRANSFORMATION by the Spirit of God

2 Corinthians 3:17-18     NKJV

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

  By the Spirit of the Lord we are led to the state of blessedness as believers entering through and becoming into His likeness, Christ’s

2 Corinthians 3:18;  (c) of the state of blessedness into which believers are to enter hereafter through being brought into the likeness of Christ, e.g., Romans 8:18,21

Our image is in Him: looking into His beauty and His strength

Looking at Him and His ways will determine our behavior

Looking at Him we will see our future

Romans 12:2      NKJV

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Being transformed in our thinking will turn us over to being spiritually minded.

1 Peter 4:5-6       NKJV

 6 For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

2 Timothy 1:7     NKJV

 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

If you think you are okay, then ask yourself this:

"if God be for me, then who will be against me?"

 Romans 8:31

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 

NKJV

                

God so merciful, that He gave His Son to die for me. He gave a Son to die for us all! What love! What beauty! Oh that He would be determined to die for me. If I am looking into His face, what comes to the surface? Is it more of the reflection of him in our lives. or is it of someone else in our lives? If I have set God's standard of His word in someone other than Jesus. then Mistake Avenue is just a short jump across too many gods alley. If I have placed, yes given my strength to another, then who have I given my strength to?

                                                                                                        

Proverbs 5:7-14

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me;

do not turn aside from what I say. 

8 Keep to a path far from her,

do not go near the door of her house, 

9 lest you give your best strength to others 

and your years to one who is cruel, 

10 lest strangers feast on your wealth 

and your toil enrich another man's house. 

11 At the end of your life you will groan,

when your flesh and body are spent. 

12 You will say, "How I hated discipline!

How my heart spurned correction! 

13 I would not obey my teachers 

or listen to my instructors. 

14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin 

in the midst of the whole assembly." 

NIV

If we do not like someone telling us what to do.........in say getting a routine in place and choosing say a goal, then we see someone who is really NOT involved in making some effort in living a life full of promise and hope that shines for the glory of God. Goal setting is something God did. He set His Rainbow not to flood the earth again. He set a rugged Cross at Calvary.

God placed His Son before us and in choosing life, we see His perspective on so much we so desperately need to know and understand about this life. Jesus is that Promise Keeper. In Him we find all we need. In Him we have our vision cast upon the waters of His Word and in the cover of the sky at night we have the trust revealed that God is more than enough for us.

In the passage above, we find a person who desired to give their wealth to another. They did not want any form of discipline in their life. They spurned correction and not hearing instructors, one within the midst of the whole assembly fell into utter ruin. Amazing to me, that it mentions who who fell in the midst of the whole assembly,  was UNTEACHABLE!

NO, it will be seen. There will be no fruit present. There will no halleljuah and Amen to God, for setting another in the Standard of God Himself is really selling oneself short. We will certainly meet Mr. and Mrs. I'm Okay, Your okay again down the road. Although I think they will reside in Ditch, U.S.A.

The Word Standard they set up with a family member, will find them in deep hurt.

May our eyes truly be open to deceit and the well-crafted lie of the enemy. May our eyes see and understand that God is always truth and our protection. Anything off Security Lane, and His peace will reside someplace else.

 If we live by the Holy Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.----if by the Holy Spirit, we have our life (in God), let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.

Today, we bind OURSELVES to the life of God and His will. We bind any appetites to God, any diets, to His will and to His pattern for us. We loose us from any wrong attitudes about food and the strongholds around them. We loose wrong desires for food and the gratifications we may get from them. We bind ourselves to truth of God. We loose any wrong ideas, thoughts theories for living our life as others do. We bind ourselves to God’s way of living life to the full.

Father, we thank You for all the promises to us in Your Word. We thank You for the work You continue to do in us……..as Your Word does its work……….that You sent it to do, we pray Your Will be done in earth (in me) as it is in Heaven. Amen.

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Painting Ourselves into a Corner

I bring to you the passage of Peter walking on the water.
Well, he almost walked or did he?
Matthew 14:22-33
22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid." 28 And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." 29 So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!" 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God."
NKJV

Have you ever thought of the answer Jesus gave to Peter? Knowing Jesus speaks truth, Jesus told Peter to "Come."

Jesus was asked by Peter....."Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."

1. Peter asked "if" it is YOU...????

2. Peter told Jesus to COMMAND him

3. AND to come to Jesus on the water

If Jesus answered "NO" it was not Him......then no truth. Jesus told truth, but Peter the man wrapped up the whole water walking "thing" with COMMAND ME TO COME, AND TO COME TO JESUS ON THE WATER.

Problem? YES!

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid."
Peter just knew Jesus as friend to friend but really had no one-to-one with Jesus. Jesus had just spoke ;"BE OF GOOD CHEER! IT IS I; DO NOT BE AFRAID."
But Peter did not recognize His voice!

Water walking was accomplished in Jesus. They saw him do it. Yet what background did they have at the time to do that. Yet, we never read of them walking on water at a later date!

We read of Philip having a transportation met by being transported from one location to another to minister to a eunuch of Queen Candace. 

We can certainly see people do things for God that we would love to do. But most can not move away from the T.V., , or the demands of a hard day at work, or the demanding spouse or the demanding kids or the marketplace where all connect for some sense to life.

Jesus found His peace and kept it. It is in God! It is found no other place. Painting ourselves into a corner is a BIG PROBLEM we must try to avoid. Jumping on the bandwagon to try to display something for God must be God's doing and not ours.

Peter failed, but he did it by putting God in a box. He desired to have Jesus say "YES" to all that was on Peter's heart to do in front of the guys. It had no real foundation under him to do that.

Jesus in the midst of turmoil and blustery winds was nothing to Peter. But when Peter experienced the wet beneath his feet, then something changed. Fear took over Peter and he sank in his own plan to walk on water.

Our walk is our choosing. God will not force us. We choose each day who will serve.

In the choice of this day; let us not choose to try water walking without reading the Word, spending time in prayer and praying and reaching those who need a hand up. Touching God's heart is foremost to water walking time with Him.

Doubt is a terrible thing. It is unbelief and it will steal from you. Just like a sickness, unbelief is not believing God or that His Word is true.

And it is true for all situations, not just the hard ones', the ones we think me might handle in the flesh, NO, truly our confidence is to be in God!

Jesus said, "Be of good cheer, it is I....do not be afraid..."

We must be able to recognize His voice. We must not follow "strangers". Many are doing just that today. Many are following the voice of "compromise". They are following the voice of "violence".

Set your heart and hearing on His Word and to hear His voice. Set your heart so when the waves are above you and splashing you in the face, you will say, I know in whom I have believed and I am persuaded that He is more than able to keep what I have committed to Him till that day.

2 Timothy 1:8-12

8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, 10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 

NKJV

Stepping out of the boat has to be done when the Lord says "GO!" It is a good thing to do. But do it when You KNOW that You KNOW that You KNOW..that YOU KNOW THAT........you are going over, and not going under. Be persuaded and be the wise, speaking words that will build and encourage not drown you or cause you to live with frogs like Pharaoh did.
It takes a personal relationship with Jesus to know the "when" time begins!

Jesus does reach out His hand to save us when we make our daily walk with Him. He shows us light into the places He is directing us by His Holy Spirit.  But painting ourselves into a corner, certainly changes the rules and then limits us to the natural. Let's stay in the supernatural of our supernatural Father and see His will and His kingdom COME, into our lives. Amen.

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Method or Madness

In the Method or Madness, one is looking into the methods for taking a dramatic role and making it believable. The operative word is to be heard at the back of any theater. The Method is to mumble. (that is practicing mumbling, and loud.)
The twist is for the actor to become the part they seek to play within the Theater.
In the practice of speaking, the actor must speak clearly to an audience of people filled auditorium or coliseum. In the Method there is set a pattern to follow. Some have listed it as a holy order. It is as though it to be a secretive pattern, correct and true and it is for those who follow it religiously to perform on stage. It to me is the going further to achieve something desired within the theater group.
But whatever its method, the technique, that is tried by many and is surely the strange, maybe bizarre to others who are on the outside of the "acting world".
In performing on stage, the main goal is the actor not get carried away by their emotions in doing the part. They say "Method" teaching is to help someone work out their part so well, it is believed and the actor is seen as the groomed and can aspire others as they give the scripted character their voice. In any form, should not the play present an art?
Although singing is added, and flair plus talent is a real incentive, yet one must exhibit the very character they are to act out on stage as their very own.

However a person gains a role in a play, you will see either a seasoned performer or someone just trying to act.  There are some who truly have the gift to be in theater, and others well, I am not sure why they chose that field.
I though have much respect for those who take on roles in plays and such. I have seen the hard work and even seen those who sing in a play work hours for months, to get the just right look, to get the just right sound and harmony with an entire singing team. Whatever people implement into their acting roles, it is their zeal for acting that should be seen. Of course, that is my opinion, please!
I am no specialist in those who act for a living or otherwise. But I am interested in how they achieve what they do to improve and to excel in their acting careers.
If the "method" is needed to help train another for their part, then where would be the madness? If you fall down a short hill and require some aspirin for a time, would  not that aspirin be helpful to you who just experienced every bump and rock of said "short hill fall" as you rolled?
The point of such techniques is to help one into their role and in that make the part their own. It is to be realistic, however the work on it appears hard.

In only doing one play in high school, I thought of it as work! And my thought was, "why did we need to perform a play to get a grade?"
I sensed a real problem when one only speaks the words without the full "me" being or portraying the girl next door.

What a person requires to perform before hundreds of people may not seem like a big deal till you must speak before the "big deal crowd of 300 people!
I compare acting with speaking or acting in plays, for we certainly must be those who will stand and speak about God and His love for all.

I remember always raising my hand to be first to do "the oral book report". Not sure they still do those, but in the day of the twentieth century and while in grade school, one had to actually read a book and report on it. Viewing the statistics today that few graduating from high school can read, I wonder what their actual achievement was in school. We must be able to read, like books, but also street signs, read to sign contracts, sign up for medical care, and the such. YOU must be able to read to take the Rules of the Road test for your driver's license. Or do they just hand those driver's licenses to anyone without a test today.  Whatever the situation, at some point reading will be needed and how will you do without reading?

Will our lives depict a method or a madness about it? Will our lives which should be taken as serious for an eternity be for His glory, poured out in a fruitful way to speak of His goodness?
The Bible gives us the studies on men and women who trusted God. Sprinkled through the pages, you also find those who had a madness about their life.
As in "method" acting, one sees the actor create what they desire to portray. It is not "a" game to them. For them it is their life, their joy. Just ask one who loves acting and donning those costumes for their newest part in that next great play!
Whatever their creation strategy, their professionalism shines through. Those who love the "stage" call it home!

Finding our place (our home) in the "Sun" is the place in the Lord that is righteousness and healing is available.

Malachi 4:1-4

4:1 "Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. 3 Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things," says the LORD Almighty. 

4 "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel.
NIV

It is not what we believe, for the demons believe----and tremble!

James 2:19-26
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe--and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. NKJV


Our faith, our trust is to be in God and not in some form of trying to get to God. God is here and He is NOW!
He came to EARTH.  He died for sinful man. We asked forgiveness for denying Him, and received unto us a salvation and life always being restored, renewed and expanding into His plan for each of us.

We walk through the valley of the shadow of death, not by strutting in arrogance, but in a faith belief that God is for us. It is His delight to give us the kingdom.

AS we walk out our door like Abraham did, we walk out and do what the Lord said do.

Never mind who might complain. Our approval will always be from God. YOU might get it from a man, but where will they be when the fire comes, when the storms blow and your place is moved to another place? No raves from man will profit anyone.

God did not call us to misery and lack, He called us to be one mind with Him.  In our righteousness and right standing with God we should be those who stand, not in the closet ....after praying.......and speak of the Lord, of His divine love, and our opportunity to escape the hellfire awaiting those who refuse HIM.

What James contended with in this passage, was people who cried up faith. They depended on their bare confession to comply. We apply our faith, yes by speaking, but then we go and do what we could not do before.
If you never have worked, then apply the word that you are more than a conqueror and fill out some applications for work on-line. Then you will see your fruit of faith in action.
Abraham spoke all the while of Isaac and taking the boy up to the place of sacrifice, but each time, as Abraham spoke, to the young men who went with them......"the boy and I will go up to worship and we will return to you."
See here in Genesis 22:5-14 ....NKJV... And AbrahAm said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you." 6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife and the two went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said "Here I am, my son." then he said, "Look the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" 8 And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two went together. 9 Then they came to the place of which God had told Him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order, and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." 12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son from Me." 13 The Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord- Will-Provide; as it is said to this day. "IN the Mount of THE LORD it shall be provided."

We are justified by faith when we are the obedient to follow His instructions and those who He has placed around us as leaders.
It is not looking at the LIST of to DO....and marking them to do later..........much L...A.....T.....E.....R......!

Abraham had to leave his tent and follow the instructions. We have to be obedient to follow through with what we desire to happen in our lives. YOU cannot search for a job from the easy chair. And God will test. He did test Abraham. And Abraham was not found wanting. He obeyed, even if it cost him his son. But GOD!

It is not enough to just confess, but take action. If you need new smoke detectors, then have them replaced. They have expiration dates on them, you know, right?
It is not enough to just confess, and not do what the Lord asked you to do. If it is to write, then write. Just put something down. Ask the Lord for His thoughts for you today and write them, and then write what they mean, and then write your heart!
I do not do to gain the favor of a man but to please My Father in heaven. 2 John 4-6...It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. 5 And not dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. 6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you heave heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. NIV

The MESSAGE states this: I can't tell you how happy I am to learn that many members of your congregation are diligent to living out the TRUTH, exactly as commanded by the Father. But permit me a reminder, friends and this is not a new commandment but simple a repetition of our original and basic charter: that we love each other. Love means following his commandments, and his unifying commandment is that you conduct your lives in love. This is the first thing you heard and nothing has changed.

UNITY WITH GOD....is not madness. Unity is one heart, one thought (His thoughts) and holding fast to them and then act them out .................yes, in real life. No we are not actors, we are living without dress rehearsals. We are expected to not sit with the scornful, nor take counsel of the ungodly nor stand in path of sinners. Being planted is being planted in His thoughts, His character not by emotions to give a performance of the flesh creature, but living life that is fruit that which builds, and creates a place where others comes to partake of God's goodness.
God spoke to Abraham in the tent, and in the field. He spoke to him on the mount. Where will He speak to you? It will not be while you text, but when you pause, listen for His voice, and obey.

For me, I desire to obey no matter what. And speak what He wants me to speak. I write what He places on my heart. It will minister for it is Word that prevails. It will go forth and be performed not by magic mirror or smoke or waving a wand, but will be performed by His power the Holy Spirit. The WIND IS BLOWING! HIS WORD IS GOING FORWARD! WILL YOU BE FOUND TO RECEIVE THAT WHICH GOD WILL DO, AS HE DID FOR ABRAHAM?

Praying we will be found in obedience! Receiving the Message with great eagerness is so important and like the Bereans we are to examine the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul ( a pastor) said was true. (Acts 17:11)

Hebrew 13:15-19
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably. 19 But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
NKJV

Allow a praise to come. Speak or prophecy to that which your heart desires. Whether is to be a new bride, a new manager, a new business owner, a new ministry to youth or a new you. Speak those verses and scripture that speak to where you desire to go and grow. Become what He desires and what He APPROVES FOR YOU! There is no method or madness. It is being true to follow Him where He sends and do What He desires. Living in His love is honorable and is the place of blessings and security. Amen

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Standing Before the Lord

Jeremiah 15:19-21
19 Therefore thus says the LORD:

"If you return,
Then I will bring you back;
You shall stand before Me;
If you take out the precious from the vile,
You shall be as My mouth.
Let them return to you,
But you must not return to them.
20 And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall;
And they will fight against you,
But they shall not prevail against you;
For I am with you to save you
And deliver you," says the LORD.
21 "I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked,
And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible."
NKJV

Could you imagine being a mouthpiece for God? What about in this day and time, to speak truth that the Lord desires to deliver? Have you considered being a mouthpiece for God?

IN verse 19 of Jeremiah 15, the Amplified Bible states this:

Therefore thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah]: If you return [and give up this mistaken tone of distrust and despair], then I will give you again a settled place of quiet and safety, and you will be My minister; and if you separate the precious from the vile [cleansing your own heart from unworthy and unwarranted suspicions concerning God's faithfulness], you shall be My mouthpiece.[But do not yield to them.] Let them return to you-----not you [to the people].

Interesting to note here, is that the Lord told the prophet to reveal to the people to return back to stand before Him. And they had to take disparaging words (criticizing) out of their speaking. In looking that word up (disparaging) I also saw it had a disrespectful attitude toward another and came out sounding like arrogance and or low estimation.

The second thing I noted here, was the Lord told those in hearing this not to return to the people.

How many times do we love to "return to the people" , those who look like us, sound like us.........and make us feel most comfortable with all the time?

I then was reminded of this from verse 17....of 2 Corinthians 6.

2 Corinthians 6:11-18

11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. 12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. 13 As a fair exchange-I speak as to my children-open wide your hearts also. 

14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."  

17 "Therefore come out from them 

and be separate, 

      says the Lord. 

Touch no unclean thing, 

and I will receive you."  

18 "I will be a Father to you, 

and you will be my sons and daughters, 

  says the Lord Almighty."   NIV

We must stand for truth and honor.

The Amplified Bible states this:

Verse 11-18 Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians [we are hiding nothing, keeping nothing back], and our heart is expanded wide [for you]! 12 There is no lack of room for you in [our hearts], but you lack room in your own affections [for us]. 13 By way of return the, do this for me-----I speak as to children-----open wide your hearts also [to us]. 14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers [do not make mismated alliances with them or come under a different yoke with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership have right living and right standing with God with iniquity and lawlessness? Or how can can light have fellowship with darkness? 15 What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial [the devil]? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?

16 What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with  and among them, and I will be their God and they shall be My people. 

17 So come out from among [unbeliever's], and separate (sever) yourselves from them, says the Lord, and touch not [any] unclean thing; then I will receive you kindly and treat you with favor. 18 And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

A crowd should be forming, but it is for the "believer". And our walk with God should be noticed. If we truly walk in His power and His anointing of the Holy Spirit, the "people" should be coming to join us and not us running to join up with them.

Leaving the crowd to form another may seem less likely to happen to some. But if our hearts are set on God and His plan, we cannot help but see the lost come to salvation to where we stand with God. In standing for truth and honor, we stay before our God. We take our stand to not run with "a crowd" but make sure the line starts for a crowd where we are gathered in His Name.

Our trust is to be in Him. Our speaking is to lift His holy Name, and speak of His goodness. But do we see it today?

God must be our Father. Jesus must be our "Savior". And the Holy Spirit ,must be our Comfort and our Guide.

The world did not die for me. And the crowds of people who wander search for life. But it is not found in other people, fancy automobiles, fancy homes, ornate jewelry or in entertainment. Only one thing occurs each time, and that is to remove, to subtract, yes divide a person. The world can and will separate you from good health, separate you from your money, your job, your family and even your life.

We must want to have a desire to know the Father, stand before Him, and give a report of faith that He is good. To be that son or daughter and to have His favor is far BETTER for us!

1 Peter 3:17-18

17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,  NKJV

May the line form where you stand. May God be in the midst and may your foundation be established in truth and in honor. Amen.

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Toning Down our Actions

What is the actual "intent of our heart"?
Is it really for the God-thing that is His life, love, peace, joy and power? Or do we still have some heart issues that will be revealed in the next blow on the emotions. People are all around you. People can and will bring problems to another. What amount of control do we still desire to have over others? Do we check ourselves on that issue of the heart?

From 1 Thessalonians we find the Apostle talking from chapter 2 of no hidden agendas.
1 Thessalonians 2 3-20       Message Bible
God tested us thoroughly to make sure we were qualified to be trusted with this Message. Be assured that when we speak to you we're not after crowd approval-----only God approval. since we've been put through that battery of tests, you're guaranteed that both we and the Message are free of error, mixed motives, or hidden agendas. We never used words to butter you up. And God knows we never used words as a smoke screen to take advantage of you. Even though we had some standing as Christ's apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren't aloof with you. We took you just as you were. We were never  patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way another cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.

You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn't have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God's Message. You saw with your own eyes how discreet and courteous we were among you, with keen sensitivity to you as fellow believers. And God knows we weren't freeloaders! You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life. And now we look back on all this and thank God, an Artesian Well of thanks! When you got the the Message of God we preached, you didn't pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God's true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!

Friends do you realize that you followed in the exact footsteps of the churches of God in Judea, those who are the first to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ? You got the same bad treatment from you countrymen as they did from theirs, the Jews who killed the Master Jesus (to say nothing of the prophets) and followed it up by running us out of town. They make themselves offensive to God and everyone else by trying to keep us from telling people who've never heard of our God how to be saved. They've made a career of opposing God, and have gotten mighty good at it. But God is fed up, ready to put an end to it.
Do you have any idea how very homesick we became for you, dear friends? Even though it hadn't been that long and it was only our bodies that were separated from you, not our hearts, we tried our very best to get back to see you. You can't imagine how much we missed you! I, Paul, tried over and over to get back, but Satan stymied us each time. Who do you think we're going to be proud of when our Master Jesus appears if it's not you? Your're our pride and joy!

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Paul wrote from his heart. His heart intent was to this group of believer's as the father with his children. His heart was fixed on their good, not to their demise, not their eternal hurt, but was tuned into their life with God.

What attitudes do we carry against another? What action presents itself when "said" person you have attitude against walks in the room?

If they caused some friction within us, then that is "our" character that is rising up in featuring or giving that appearance to the thing we do not like about "said person". So a heart issue remains in the heart, and it is given a nice room to "exist".  In that room of our heart, is it given the accommodation of a standard room, or maybe the executive room or how about the Deluxe?

We have character! That is: we can be loving and the loyal. Or we can be the unloving and disloyal. We can be kind or down right rude! We can be disrespectful, impatient, the angry, showing no mercy, and grumpy.
Saw recently of driver on an interstate highway, driving a couple off the road in a road rage, because they were not going as fast "as he wanted to travel" on that interstate highway! Yes, they are still looking for the perpetrator who would do such a thing to another. Heart Issues???

Met any grumpy people lately? Or how about some controlling folks?

The heart can house the most amazing things. And people may not know "they exist" till they come across that trigger from another person who sets it off, even with alarm sounds. 

God's Message, is the Message of Love. And to receive it, we must have an open heart to it. AND HE WILL CORRECT WHEN CORRECTION IS NEEDED!

We are to make room in our hearts for the Holy Spirit. It is surely that anointing which empowers us to be like Christ and to do good works. It is the Holy Spirit HIMSELF, and He is passionate to accomplish something very specific in us-------------to conform us to the image of Jesus Christ. The more room we make for HIM in our lives, the more He puts His power and revelation to work for that purpose. He is the One who reveals what the Father is doing and saying and then equips us to do and say it.

Communication with the Spirit was the secret to Christ’s ministry and it is the secret to ours. The testimonies of God teach us what the Holy Spirit is like and how to move with Him. They keep us aware of God. They teach us how He invades the impossible when the perspectives of those around us are focused only on the temporary, and the physical circumstances.

Without a constant awareness of God and the testimonies that speak of His nature, we will inevitably reduce our vision! Not only that we can reduce a ministry down to what we can accomplish with our gifts and our own strength is amounts to very little of anything. 

It is not by might nor by power but is by the Spirit of God we accomplish all He purposed for us to do.
What we start with flesh will have to be worked out in the flesh. But with God all things are possible to them who believe!

The Holy Spirit can show us where or when we overload with an emotion in one or maybe several areas. He can show us the answer and how to cancel out the humanness of it and stay within the Spirit of the Living God to see the needed RESULT come for us!

GOD IS THE COMMUNICATOR!

COMMUNICATOR:

Matthew10:27-28….27 "Whatever I tell you in the dark,

speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on

the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body

 but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able

 to destroy both soul and body in hell. NKJV

Matthew 10:18-20

18 You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake,

as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they

deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should

speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should

speak; 20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your

Father who speaks in you. NKJV

  

John 10:27-28…...27 My sheep hear My voice,

and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them

 eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone

 snatch them out of My hand.   NKJV

GOD IS MERCIFUL!

MERCIFUL:

Luke 6::35-36……...35 But love your enemies, do good,

and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your

reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High.

For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father

also is merciful.

NKJV

 Romans 9:14-16………..14 What shall we say then? Is there

unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 15 For He

says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will

 have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever

 I will have compassion."  16 So then it is not of him

 who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

NKJV

 GOD IS TRUTH!

TRUTH:

Psalm 119:160………...160 The entirety of

Your word is truth,

And every one of Your righteous

judgments endures forever.

NKJV

 John 1:17……17 For the law was given through Moses,

 but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

NKJV

 GOD IS LIFE!

 LIFE:

John 5:21……. 21 For as the Father raises the dead

and gives  life to them, even so the Son gives life

to whom He will.

NKJV

  

John 6:35, 47-51……….35 And Jesus said to them,

"I am the bread of life.   He who comes to Me shall never

 hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me

 has everlasting life. 48 I am the bread of life.

 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven,

 that one may eat of it and not die.

51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

 If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;

 and the bread that I shall give is My flesh,

which I shall give for the life of the world." NKJV

  

John 11:25-27….25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection

 and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die,

he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me

 shall never die. Do you believe this?" 27 She said to Him,

"Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God,

 who is to come into the world."

NKJV

GOD IS VICTORIOUS!

VICTOR:

  

Proverbs 21:30-31...30 There is no wisdom or understanding

Or counsel against the LORD.      31 The horse is prepared

for the day of battle,    But deliverance is of the LORD.   NKJV

 HE IS OUR HOPE!

 HOPE:

Isaiah 40:28-31……..28 Have you not known?  

Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD,

The Creator of the ends of the earth,  

Neither faints nor is weary. 

 His understanding is unsearchable.  29 He gives

power to the weak,   and to those who have no might

 He increases strength.  30 Even the youths shall faint

And be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall,

31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles, 

They shall run & not be weary, They shall walk

And  not faint.  NKJV

1 Peter 1:3…...3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy

 has begotten us again to a living hope through the

resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, NKJV

The intent of our heart will be seen. YOU can hide it for awhile, but in the end it will show itself very much alive, housed in a very nice compartment of the heart. When we apply God's mercy, His love, His faithfulness, His truth and life into our speaking, it cleans up that heart issue or issues. Decorating our heart with HIS Word, will change our lives dramatically.  It can take some time, but God is in no hurry. He cares for you much like we saw with Paul in those in Thessalonia. You can know God has your best interest at heart.  Then those triggers will no longer be there. The more we apply HIM into our hearts and speaking we are truly the NEW MAN IN CHRIST JESUS!

WE do not come with our own opinions, we come to deliver the Message, the Word of God that will prevail in your life. Amen.

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Feeding on Ashes or God's Word

Psalm 102:8-11

8 My enemies reproach me all day long,

Those who deride me swear an oath against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping, 

10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;

For You have lifted me up and cast me away. 

11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,

And I wither away like grass.  NKJV

Sitting in grief, one finds themselves eating on ashes. Many people move into a depression and it is hard for them to come out. But in those times we must remember God is truth and the devil is the liar.

The devil was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is not truth found in him. And he certainly speaks his native language. (John 8:44)

We must discern when the devil is out to harm.

We are to be sanctified by the truth. God's Word is truth. (John 17:17)

We should acknowledge when we have fed on ashes. Turning to God's Word will always lead us into life and health. Holding onto anything of which is a security to us is a lie. Believing in things which are not true, as to in our own selves is a delusion. Our freedom from self is in Jesus. WE are to be changed into His image.

Colossians 3:9-10..........NIV
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

 Situations can happen. People can pass away. People can hurt us and people can just do the unusual that can affect us in some harmful way, but we are not to live in the hurt, not in the pain of loss or look upon those situations that cause grief as anything to fear or doubt. Change will always come to our lives, but we must be willing to keep moving and not stop.

Submitting to God and His authority means all else falls beneath, is carried in the debris pile, swept away by winds that caused the diversity and never to be seen. 

Scripture tells us by the prophet in Micah that our sins were cast into the depths of the sea. 

Micah 7:18-20

18 Who is a God like You,

Pardoning iniquity 

And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?

He does not retain His anger forever,

Because He delights in mercy. 

19 He will again have compassion on us,

And will subdue our iniquities.

You will cast all our sins 

Into the depths of the sea. 

20 You will give truth to Jacob 

And mercy to Abraham,

Which You have sworn to our fathers 

From days of old.   NKJV

Truth was given to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham.

Our sins were subdued ............and in the blood of Jesus we are the redeemed. The redeemed act joyful. They are the submitted to God and His authority and not to depression or anything else the devil might throw up in your face.

Today submit your dreams to Him as you are submitted to HIM in the authority of His Word. I ask the Lord God to give you God-ordained goals showing you how to invest in your future. I also pray that you who would read this  that you would also be active in service to the Lord all the days of your life. 

Today depression leaves your life. Rise and see your purpose that God has for you. May you be anchored there by the Holy Spirit who is steadfast and true. Be planted in the Lord and be fresh and flourishing and bearing fruit into old age. 

We believe for your transition into His grace of peace and love. We believe for your valleys and high mountains to be  smoothed out.  We believe for level paths for your feet as you walk with HIM.

YOUR future is in Him.

The STAR came out of Jacob. Num 24:17

17 "I see Him, but not now;

I behold Him, but not near;

a Star shall come out of Jacob;

a Scepter shall rise out of Israel,

And batter the brow of Moab,

And destroy all the sons of tumult.  NKJV

God's mercy to us is new every morning. 

Lamentations 3:22-24

22 Through the LORD's mercies we are not consumed,

Because His compassions fail not. 

23 They are new every morning;

Great is Your faithfulness. 

24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul,

"Therefore I hope in Him!"  NKJV

Please don't drink to sadness today. God is smiling on you. He desires to get down and visit with you one to one. Tell Him how you treasure Him and I am certain He will draw you into the comfort of His loving arms and tell you, your best is yet to be. Come out from beneath the covers of despair. Jesus is Lord, A new day is coming and it will be in the brightness of His glory. Amen.

Let's meditate on Jesus who gave us beauty for ashes. In Him we live, In Him we abide in the beauty of His life.

Isaiah 61:2-3....to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion--
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor. NIV

The Message Bible states it this way:
God sent Isaiah to declare the message:
to comfort all who mourn, to care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion. to give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom. A praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them "Oaks of Righteousness" planted by God to display his glory.

Staying in Jesus, abiding in His peace and love, we stay away from anything that would perish. Leaving the world behind, we leave behind that which is worthless, and we seek that which is priceless.
For He is the pearl of great price.
Woven into the tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then we  will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. And we have been shown the mystery! (Message Bible:Colossians 2)

Continue to pursue things with the life Christ gave us. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Leave the idols behind. don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, be alert to what is going on around Christ. that is where the action is. See things from His perspective. Your old life is dead, Your new life, which is your real life----even though invisible to spectators----is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up too----the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity,  like Christ. ( Message Bible: Colossians 3)

Now commanded to live in peace, we live in accordance with those around us. You might have fed on ashes but today you feed on His Word that is life and peace. Wholly committed we move into a life of real living that is fruitful and a benefit to others. Blessed are those who hear and obey this word today. Even better are those who actually live to practice this very word. Amen.

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