One Voice, One Loud, One Quiet and which Will We Hear?

John 12:27-31
Now My soul is troubled and distressed, and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour [of trial and agony]? But it was this very purpose that I have come to this hour [that I might undergo it]. 28 [Rather, I will say,] glorify (honor and extol)Your [own] name! Then there came a voice out of heaven saying, I have already glorified it, and I will glorify it again. 29 The crowd of bystanders heard the sound and said that it had thundered; others said, An angel has spoken to HIM! 30 This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake. 31 Now the judgment (crisis) of this world is coming on [sentence is now being passed on this world]. Now the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world shall be of this world shall be cast out (expelled).

This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake!
This spoken word is spoken right now, because it was proof by the "Father" that Jesus was the sent one, the "Messiah".
When a voice speaks words that are a comfort to those around us.........and not just to confirm us, because God has sent us to speak to the broken, the sick, the lame and see change come.
Glorify Your name God......extol YOUR name, so those who hear will know that God is glorified in this "thing" that has occurred. It is not because of any greatness in any one man, but because of the glory of God!
It is the true witness. It is that which testifies of the holy and against the profane.
And they which heard, heard a sound.
Jesus prayed a prayer!
Some heard, just like in Acts 9:7.....and Acts 22:9...  .

Exodus 19:16-25
16 Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. 19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. 20 Then the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. 21 And the LORD said to Moses, "Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the LORD, and many of them perish. 22 Also let the priests who come near the LORD consecrate themselves, lest the LORD break out against them." 23 But Moses said to the LORD, "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for You warned us, saying, 'Set bounds around the mountain and consecrate it.' " 24 Then the LORD said to him, "Away! Get down and then come up, you and Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest He break out against them." 25 So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.   NKJV

That blast of the trumpet was the VOICE OF GOD. And it came to warn. When there is a unison of many speaking the same words at the same time, can sound like a "loud trumpet" or even "many waters".

Ezekiel  1:22-28
22 The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. 23 And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. 24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. 

26 And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. 27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.

So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking. NKJV

For many, even today, it is by some unusual way they hear about Jesus for "the first time". In the passage from John 12, we have already visited the passages where Lazarus is raised from the dead. And in all those "miracles" that transpired proved Him (Jesus) to be God's Will and Word. They were to provide proof that He was to see believer's as in John 2:23; John 4:48, and in John 11:42.

In demonstration of God's power:John 5:30;John 6:38, and Hebrews 10:7.
In was to also confirm His Son-ship.......in John 5:17-19, and John 5:30-36. See also in Acts 2:32.
It was also proving that the kingdom of God was 'present" in that moment........1 Corinthians 4:20.
We were also to see the work of the Holy Spirit and His power active and operating.... Luke 4:18; John 3:34; Acts 1:4-8


So when the Jews rejected Jesus and His Son-ship, they rejected God....AND......the Salvation came to the Gentile. And in that we find that those in that region, Philip and Andrew came from, was a region where many of the Greek heritage were receptive to Jesus' teachings and they became those who would follow Jesus and help take the word of the Gospel to others. These who stood by heard the "voice" from heaven and why? 

Because they knew Jesus and recognized it to be God speaking. From the Cross the world was judged and the enemy, the evil one, prince of this world was cast out. When the Lord shows up: 1. you will know Him by what He speaks ( out of the pastor, prophet, teacher who gives the word of God) 2. the voice will be of God and not man, 3 will glorify God and not man 4 will be given and ......without doubt others will see and know of that God has entered the situation, the room and He is excited to let everyone know! His Presence will be tangible in every way possible. And 5, when we leave, everyone in the room is "the comforted, " they are the supported", " they are the joyful", they are the fired up ones for God, and they move into their evening and week with a great outlook on their life that God is with them!


We can see at times when God spoke like to Elijah in the still small voice, and to others He gave the direct warning as the trumpet blast to others as we read in Exodus 19:16-25.
We can people be comforted by what we speak, what we give when reading that Holy Word.
Yes, when we think about the Triune God-head do we consider that 1/3 of that God-head resides on our hearts? Do we consider that the same God who raised Jesus from the dead, is the same who comforts us in our day, in our week, helps us make godly decisions each day?



 How do we obtain that relationship?
Well, I think of Kathryn Kuhlman, who was a mighty woman for God. She had an exceptional relationship with the 3rd head of the God -Head. His name is the Holy Spirit.
We should be able to hear the "Voice", the "trumpet" giving warning," the quiet voice when maybe just tired, but we should hear them all.

In reading over her life I am so overwhelmed that one can be so taken over by the Spirit of God. Her love for God was so beautiful, was such a crucial part of who she became, and what a life of grace. The miraculous occurred because she sought the miracle worker! She honored Him and He honored her! If you have opportunity to read on one of the early Generals I would certainly read up on Kathryn Kuhlman.

So is it relationship or is is an acquaintance? 
And what constitutes knowing someone personally or on that intimacy level where only the "secrets" between two are the "known"?

In getting to know our baby, when she was born, was about knowing so much about her. She was the quiet. She slept all the through the night on her second night home. She was up at 6 am every morning. I will not share her favorite foods, but by the teenage years it was cold pizza and I will not mention when she wanted to eat it. We were more than her acquaintance, we were her parents. We knew her everyday of the week and weekend. She had some friends and closest ones would call her Candy, but that was not her name. In years after she left home and went to college, some found calling her Candance as the "thing" to do!  And in meeting some of them, I am not sure why they thought they deserved the familiarity of being a friend when they only talked a couple times a week and no one had cell phones. YIKES! NO CELLS PHONES!
Yes, on a more personal level, with one having a relaxed attitude toward another person, are they satisfied because "they want others to think they know her really well" or are they doing it and happy that they do not have to know anything else about her? And if we find out something about her, is it because her mother told you from first hand experience..........or is it "heard through the grapevine, kind of thing?"Today there is that Facebook society. They will give you all kinds of info on them, but how much is really truth? If you knew each one and spent time with them will they look like that Facebook page or seem more like a stranger?
With all the new technology people are still not meeting one another. With the advantage or disadvantage of the texting idea, many can text one another from the same house, and from the same room. What?
But we cannot text God or send emails!

My grand-parents can say they went to church but that did not make them a real believer in Jesus Christ. My mother took us to church every Sunday and saw to it that we had Sunday School for the youth bible studies, but that did not make us believer's either!
Purging ourselves of that which is not needed may leave us as the ones who only know Joe and know nothing about him, like where he lives, what his occupation is or where his family lives. YOU may not can recognize "Joe" on the street. Why? Well they only text one another!!!!
I guess the best thing I have heard at "church" was this: "well, everyone is jumping in, for the Spirit is here"....and people of the congregation have no idea what the pastor is even mentioning. And in truth most attending right now have not opened a Bible in how many decades? YIKES again!

When God enters the room, we should certainly know His presence. When God is speaking.........well no one else will need to say anything for God will give all we need. Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. (1 Corinthians 2:9-16) But God has revealed to us through His Spirit. For it is His Spirit that searches all things, the deep things of God...........to know the things freely given to us by God. And in speaking (verse 13) by the Holy Spirit speak the wisdom of God of the spiritual things.

If I will only read and pray the word, find God and speak as the child with the Father, then I recognize what the Father is saying, whether to correct me or to encourage me. In our approach to God that is not based on any religion, but it is a "personal " relationship with the Lord.........by finding out what pleases Him and what makes Him cry.......what makes HIM laugh and want to dance.


I think of two scriptures I leave with you today:

2 Corinthians 3:17-18     17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. NIV

2 Corinthians 13:14    14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. NIV

Relationship is more than just one person talking all the time. God has much to say and when we spend time in His Word we will see how we measure up or fall really short of the mark of His Word. In the men and women of past centuries we reflect how victorious they lived life, not without mistakes BUT IN SPITE OF THEM, went on to do great things for God.  May the fruit of the Spirit that is humility be that which others will see and begin to know in us. For where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. We who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory and are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. And May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and with me.

May we, like children, humble ourselves and expect to hear from our Father as the Father to His son and the son to the Father. Amen.

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Only One Returned

Luke 17:17-19
17 So Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?" 19 And He said to him, "Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well."    NKJV

Amazing word given...........ten came..........ten were cleansed.........yet only ONE CAME TO GIVE GLORY TO GOD!

Did only one have the "grateful heart"?

Luke 17:11-19

11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. 13 And they lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" 14 So when He saw them, He said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. 17 So Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?" 19 And He said to him, "Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well."    NKJV

Having a faith in God.........being made well......made whole, delivered, the healed, the saved.

WE can see Jesus had gone to Jerusalem and was passing in the midst of Samaria and Galilee. When entering this village, it must have been in Samaria.........because by the time we get to verse 16, it states the healed one was a Samaritan. Only the foreigner would give glory to God! 

All had spoken together, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us, yet as they went and all healed, only one returned.

Have we not seen that before........the least likely to return,........was one who gave thanks. It  is the one so touched by God returns again and again to give thanks. They return to church to be with other believer's. Aah yes, there are many who come, and may speak like you can speak, but what is in their heart regarding the goodness of God?

Instead of this Samaritan obeying the letter of the law........he came to give thanks to God! Instead of the ritual and religion, he came to give thanks to Him who created him.

Mark 10:46-52

46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, "Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you." 50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. 51 So Jesus answered and said to him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" The blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." 52 Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. 

NKJV

In the above scripture passage, we see pretty much the same thing. We see the group going with Jesus and His disciples as they left Jericho. We find the blind man Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, by the road begging.

He can know it is Jesus because of what he hears the crowd speak. Because he heard, he was able to speak out, " Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Instantly there were those, you know who they are, probably seen them in church. They are the ones........who say.............."ssshhhh"..........or "be quiet". or they give a look, when you are yelling and giving praise to God...............giving a yell,........AND  those next to you, rolling those whites in their eyes, letting you know that you are offending them, by being OH SO "LOUD ABOUT JESUS".

COME ON NOW, I KNOW YOU HAVE SEEN THEM, RIGHT?

Then, after those try to quiet Bartimaeus above the "roar" of the "crowd", then Bartimaeus again speaks, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Yep, he did it again. THEN JESUS STOOD STILL. HE COMMANDED Bartimaeus to be called.

THEN, the blind man threw aside his garment...........while those with Jesus told him to come. He threw off that which stated, "he was the BLIND MAN", HE WAS THE SON OF A BLIND MAN. He threw off that which denoted a beggar in despair.

AND Jesus spoke to him..........."What do you want Me to do for you?"

And Bartimaeus answered..........."Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." AND IMMEDIATELY HE RECEIVED HIS SIGHT AND FOLLOWED JESUS ON THE ROAD.!

IN  a crowd of people there will always be a low roar, but even more so when there are people walking down the road together. Ever been to the Spaghetti Factory in Seattle......????......well, that is "a roar of people speaking like all at the same time." It can get pretty "loud" in there. I remember eating in there a couple of times, and each time I could not hear the people seated across from me or next to me while we all gathered to eat.

Matthew 23:5-12

5 "Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.' 

8 "But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.  11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.    NIV

Jesus taught us that those who were called Rabbi, surely like the title. They liked being greeted in the marketplaces and for those there to call them "Rabbi". But Jesus said His disciples were not to be called "Rabbi", but the one who was the Master, the Father in heaven, was the Teacher of all in Christ.

When Bartimaeus mentioned "Rabboni", he was calling him "Lord". He was speaking, 

"Jesus, "Son of a King" have compassion, mercy on me!"

Bartimaeus cried, he SCREAMED OUT LOUDLY.........SON OF A KING HAVE MERCY ON ME!

What a glorious picture of that which was broken was now made whole! What was of the poor, the blind was now restored to run and jump AND YES SEE. He was restored to follow Jesus and not be led by anyone. May we all have that same type of life, to be the healed and restored to follow Jesus willingly and not be led!  May we all follow having an active part in seeing the glory of the Lord daily in our lives.
Will we return to give thanks or just be "one of the nine".......who were healed but not made whole like the "one"!

Father, we pray in Jesus' name to be men and women who will have the same courage to speak loudly in returning in giving thanks to You. As we do, we expect that light of Your Word to continue to bring us to Your glorious presence which is of the King, the rightful ruler of our hearts. We desire to submit willingly to Your authority and rule. Put that longing in our hearts to talk with You and hear Your voice. May we always be willing to step away from the "crowd" and give a  yell for Your goodness to us. We have seen restoration and life brought to us through believing. We pray to continue to have faith -filled lives. May we live each day with a leading by Your Holy Spirit.

Lord, please quiet those voices from the outside that represent to us the world and our five senses. Today we are the accepted in Jesus and we are free. We pray to follow You all the days of our lives and live in Your House forever and ever. You are the King of glory.Amen.

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ENDLESS, BLESSED, AND ACTIVE

In recent days, we had been with our grand-daughter, and one word, she kept speaking about in praying for others was "instruments" of God! That word is one that I relish. It means we are instrumental in accomplishing something, to be a part of, and see completion in that "something". Back in June, I had written a prayer for a blog called, "WHAT GREAT LENGTHS", and in it was the words for the kingdom of God that was to be endless, blessed and active.
Our lives certainly should depict that which is of the endless in eternal life with God, thoroughly blessed like Psalm 23 mentions.

Psalm 23:5-6......You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
Forever         NKJV

Has God ever blessed you so much, that everywhere you go, that goodness of God, that mercy is being seen by those who you just passed by, who just saw good from God overflow into their lives when you came into their life? For the verse above states, "that goodness and mercy shall follow me".....you.....us ......when we follow God and His ways. People will see our lives blessed and we are so blessed that we are distributing the overflow of good to others!

Exciting, right?

Philemon 6..............6 I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.  NIV

Being active for the kingdom of God, knowing that it has come, and we have a part in the end time of seeing the harvest of souls. We have our part as the instrument God will use!

That being blessed is receiving that Word of faith and having a trust that God will do what He has said He will do.

Ezekiel  36:33-36..... 33'Thus says the Lord GOD: "On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will also enable you to dwell in the cities, and the ruins shall be rebuilt. 34 The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. 35 So they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.' 36 "Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken it, and I will do it."                    NKJV

Receiving Jesus as Lord brought us up out of a pit and into marvelous Light of His love. In receiving Him, we receive all that He died on the Cross to give us. We moved from being the desolate land to being something of beauty. In a sense like from above, the garden of Eden. What was wasted and ruined in our lives was changed, and became fortified with the Word of God. The crooked places became straight. 

Luke 3:4-6..............."A voice of one calling in the desert, 

'Prepare the way for the Lord, 

make straight paths for him. 

5 Every valley shall be filled in, 

every mountain and hill made low. 

The crooked roads shall become straight, 

the rough ways smooth. 

6 And all mankind will see God's salvation.'"       NIV

Yes, it was in receiving salvation from God that the desolate became alive, living to be fruitful and see change, not only for ourselves but for others as well.

 In verse 36 of Ezekiel 36.....we see that others, nations (peoples) will see that it is the Lord who has rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate.  "I the LORD, have spoken it, and I will do it."

Walking with the Lord, hearing His commands and obeying them brings a blessed life.

Psalm 103:1-5.....Bless the LORD, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,

And forget not all His benefits: 

3 Who forgives all your iniquities,

Who heals all your diseases, 

4 Who redeems your life from destruction,

Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 

5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,

So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

NKJV

You and I  have received if we believe. It is His benefits that we have bodies healed, and we are the redeemed from destruction. We have eternity with God that is living in His Presence and not in hell, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Our lives have been crowned...........with His lovingkindness and tender mercies.....so every time we are blessed with more than enough, we can distribute.

 We are the satisfied with youth being restored to us daily when we read that Holy Word. Keeping it before our eyes and walking in those statues that are of righteousness, holiness, justice, and peace.

INSTRUMENTS!
When we think of an instrument, we think of sound. It is what we hear when a violin is being played or when someone strikes keys on the piano. But what happens when God touches our hearts? What sound do we make? When someone crosses our path are we the ACTIVE in sharing our faith in every good thing we have in Christ Jesus?
For what we do here on earth for the kingdom of God will be done for an eternity. We may not know the place, but we certainly know if we are those who pray..........who teach, who exhort, who sing, who give without holding back!
God has government and it is established on Jesus' shoulders. We may not see it right now, but it is still there in the spirit, it is in our hearts who adhere to His teaching, and it EXISTS! AND WHEN JESUS RETURNS, IT WILL COME INTO FULL VIEW!
As an instrument of Jesus, we can speak the word of God and believe that truth will prevail in our lives.  It may take a week, a month or even a few years for something we believe in to occur, but it will happen and will be on God's timing and not ours. He is never late, but always on time!


2 Timothy 2:20-21..........20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. 21 If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.       NIV

In closing: Our desire should be that which is of gold or silver, tried in the fire and used for glory of God. If we are the man cleansed from the ignoble things........cleansed from ....that which is unworthy, shameful, despicable....and become that instrument for noble purposes....we are the instruments for.......that which is righteous, virtuous, honorable,  the regal, the striking, the man or woman made in the image of God to live a purposed life. One that is instrumental in God's plan is one who will pray. They are those who submit to wisdom that is from above and begins with a holy life characterized by love. As those instruments, we live right with God and gather as families to communicate God's love to others. In being in the Word of God, we are reminded to put others first daily. Our priorities become those God has for us. AND IT IS DIRECTED TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD THAT IS ENDLESS, BLESSED AND ACTIVE.

NOW THANKS BE TO GOD THE FATHER, WHO ALWAYS CAUSES US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST JESUS. AMEN.

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RIGHT NOW ..........What is in YOUR HEART & What will it BRING TO YOU?

Deuteronomy 31:1-6...............31:1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. 2 And he said to them: "I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the LORD has said to me, 'You shall not cross over this Jordan.' 3 "The LORD your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the LORD has said. 4 And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. 5 The LORD will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you."
NKJV

Know anyone who is 120 years old? I have never met anyone who has lived to be that age. I have seen a few men and women on the news who have made the mark well over 100 years of age and many were in wheel chairs. That is not the way I would like to live my life in the latter years in or from a wheel chair.

Moses knew he was about to die. He could not cross over the Jordan River into the Promised Land. In the passage above, he gives encouragement and instruction to those who would go into the new land. He tells them that the LORD your God will pass over before you. He will do to those who stand in the Promised Land to be like Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites. He tells Israel to be strong and of good courage. Do not fear nor be afraid of them for the LORD your God, is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.

CONFRONTATION! Interesting that the instruction Moses gives is that the Lord is with us, and the LORD will do to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land. We are told that the LORD will give them over to us, that we may do to them according to every commandment. Sounds like somebody has to have someone close up time with those who we disagree with and need out of the land we are possessing. Is that not right?

Well that is a lot to take in. Okay, the land has kings who "occupy" and we have a God who goes with us. But we are to do to those kings according to every commandment which God has commanded us to do!

Ever try to go into the new land to "occupy" and the "king" who occupies will not go willingly? Yikes! Problem on the horizon!

Deuteronomy 32:45-47................45 Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 and He said to them: "Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to observe--all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess."  NKJV

AND BY THIS WORD YOU SHALL PROLONG YOUR DAYS IN THE LAND......TO POSSESS!!!

Moses told the people to "set their hearts on all the words which was testified by himself and he commanded that the children of the people were to observe----all the words of this law. (the Word of God) By this word, our days are to be prolonged " in the land we are to possess."
Our days are to be prolonged:

to be unceasing
to be expanded
to be continued

Deuteronomy 6:6-9...............6 "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. NKJV

Setting that Word on our hearts and our children's heart is mentioned here in Deuteronomy 6.  We are to talk "the Word of God".

1. we do this in sitting in the house

2. walking outside or on our way

3. right before bed, when we are going to lie down to sleep

4. rising up, like at breakfast time

5. a sign on your hand

6. as frontlets, to keep before our eyes

7. written on the doorpost of our house and gates

It appears we need to be active in seeing that Word being spoken all day and into the night!

Reading the Word to our children is paramount. We have the opportunity to read it to our grand-child. She is ready to read it and has the help of some awesome aids today like her Kindle tablet. 

I like the part about sitting in the house. Imagine with the T.V. off,  and talking the Word of God with your children or grand-children!  What if we as adults, talked with our own parents or grand-parents if they are alive today, about the Word of God?

That sitting in the house might be as a family around the dinner table and enjoying some good food from the produce brought in from the store and good food from the Lord, that God-breathed word to fill us with His supernatural power!

 That walking outside or on our way could be driving somewhere or even taking a walk out-of-doors. Right before bed is always a good time to reflect on the goodness of God for that day and find the scripture passages or verses that line up with what we just experienced in seeing God that day in our lives. Reflection of what we are believing for in God always take first place at our house in the evening hours right before bed-time. 
That breakfast one is a serious one when you might send your child or grand-child off to school or vacation Bible school. They need a good breakfast..not just an instant drink mixture in milk.....to break the fast from overnight sleep and then be given some Word of life that will add to them and their day. That sign in the hand to me could be the Bible in your hand in either the actual book Bible or on your I-Pad or I-phone. I also like leaving notes from a sticky note pad on my desk or sometimes on the refrigerator the scripture verse I am believing for at the time. That doorpost and gates is one we have had. We had been given a wall-hanging from Numbers 6 and the blessing:

Numbers 6:24-26...........24 "'"The LORD bless you
and keep you;
25 the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
26 the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace." '  NIV

Some coming out or going in, we see the scripture written for our benefit.

Our days can be those like the people of Israel. Each of us may be moving into some new territory. We may be going to another level in the music industry, or sending a small child off to school for the first time. We may be taking on a new promotion in the workplace that requires different dressing and different kind of schedule. The leaders in the business place may be different than those of our family or previous work place.
We may be leaving a job after many years of work and service for a company or we may be taking over a new ministry, but one thing remains the same. We each have been given the Word of God to know that life comes from it and it alone. Jesus came to set captives from this world and see His kingdom come! Jesus fulfilled the Law and Prophets. 

JESUS WAS THE WORD MANIFESTED! EVEN MORE SO, SHOULD WE NOT CELEBRATE AND DANCE BEFORE THE  KING WHO  WAS, IS, AND IS TO COME!
He is the Word and He backs up His Word every time I speak it, declare it, sing it, announce it, and yell it out! I then see it manifested in my life! (Just take a look at the blog titled "High Risk")

WE stand, believing for a long life in the land promised to us. But we get there by believing, and having a trust that God is for us just as what has been given, written for our benefit, that we hold onto the commands of God. We speak in truth, and deal in truth. We look out for others in love, but we also know God has His plan for us as well. We take that Word and speak. We take that Word and believe, move and take the place we are to stand. And we continue to use that Word till we see it come to pass in our lives.

We may not have children yet, and may not even be married, but we have the future before us. It is one that hold life or death for us. That future is a choice of living for God or dying to the world.  

We take the Word and tread on the "enemy"! We keep that Word morning, noon and night. We keep that Word for ourselves, for our children, grand-children and even for aging parents who may be moving pass the 80 year old mark. We look on in faith in the Word that delivers us to peace!

Wherever we walk today, wherever we stand, we take the Word of God and speak it like never before. We speak and say what the Lord has said about us and we expect to have our days prolonged and live in the land promised to our fathers and to us. Today, let us take up the Word and truly live for God.............looking like Him, ............sounding like Him,............and seeing the supernatural performed in our lives. Amen!

Was spending time with our grand-child over the weekend and one thing I noticed was we could do the Kindle thing and watch one of the Bible stories, with the reading parts or just the action parts. We could talk about it and either laugh or just take a serious moment on what we had just seen, heard and watched before our eyes. After a couple hours of reading some different books together, our grand-daughter wanted to pull up a story line on the Kindle. It was something about these three young ladies turning into mermaids when their feet touched the water. I asked her, "Why would you want to live out someone else's life that is probably not real, when you can take an active part in your own life."  Well, her dad was listening to what I asked her, and he agreed. I had continued to think about that today.  Why should we not want to take that an "active part in our lives" to see that long life that brings many years to us? Why would we not want to participate with God and see His best for us in the land of the living? So again I ask, "What is your life( your heart) right now and what will it bring to you? Will you live long and prosper or will you die suddenly at a young age and never see God's plan He has just for you? What will it bring to you today? Are you believing for long life with a healthy body or are you just expecting the sick one will get you through? Are we believing to be of an influence to other's or are we just wanting to catch that next episode of our favorite show on Tuesday nights?

I do not know about you, but I want to take an "active part" and say, meditate, know and share that Word of God that brings life so I can live long!
A CONFRONTATION WILL COME! Does not matter if it is with your son or daughter's teacher at school in regard to their six week assessment, the report on the medical test the Dr. just took, wanting to sale some property, a person wanting to cancel the contract you have with a company, that yearly job review and you have a new supervisor, or you are up for promotion, but the job is two thousand miles away in Podunck, Nowhere! Yes, confrontation will come. How will we possess that already occupied land?

Father, today we pray in Jesus' name. He was the Word manifested! We know the land YOU have promised to us has kings who "occupy" and we have a God who goes with us. Today help us to do to those kings according to every commandment which God has commanded us to do!

No problem is too big for YOU Father!
We desire to take an "active part" in confessing that powerful Word into our lives so that we have prolonged lives. Today,  like the prophets before us, we speak the words of God. We declare to others the words given to us in the "secret place". We pray for the love walk toward family members, associates at work, for our neighbors and those we pray for as we take possession in the new land YOU have given to us!

In the name of Jesus we withstand the enemy; firm in the faith. Today we thank You that YOU have empowered us through our union with YOU. We draw on that strength from YOU [a strength which Your boundless might provides], Your strength causes us to be steadfast and trustworthy.
 May our walk be dominated by our love for You. Father, we bless and pray for those who persecute us....those who are cruel in their attitude toward us. We bless and do not curse. Therefore our love abounds yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment. We approve things that are excellent. We are sincere without offense till the day of Christ. We are filled with the fruits of righteousness.

We ask help in seeing and knowing that gain of the world's treasures (Matt. 6:19-21) will lose the Father's spiritual treasures. And all of this world's treasures are not enough to purchase one's eternal life.

We surrender everything to YOU today. We deny self today so that we can keep our spiritual man growing, and to keep hearing YOU in the Word THAT YOU speak to us.

Thank You for hearing us as we pray.......we choose an active role in YOUR plan for our lives. Amen!

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