To Sweeten Our life and that of Others

Was hearing a teaching about a week ago. The teacher was speaking on Polycarp.

It was the city of Smyrna that contained a temple of the Olympian Zeus, with whose cult that of the Roman emperors was associated. Olympian games were celebrated here, and excited great interest in people who came from great distances.

The extreme interest excited by the games at Smyrna may perhaps account for the remarkable ferocity exhibited by the population against the aged bishop Polycarp. It was exactly on such occasions that what the pagans regarded as the unpatriotic and anti-social spirit of the early Christians became most apparent; and it was to the violent demands of the people assembled in the stadium that the Roman proconsul yielded up the martyr. They had to have something to culminate their hatred!

The letter of the Smyrnaeans, in which the account of his martyrdom is contained, represents the Jews as taking part with the Gentiles in accusing him (Polycarp) as an enemy to the state religion-conduct which would be inconceivable in a sincere Jew, but which was quite natural in those which the sacred writer characterizes as "a synagogue of Satan" (Rev 2:9).

Polycarp was executed before the mass of people with a great sword: a blade if you will.  In his dying, a great wonderful scent filled the area and out to the city which was the scent of the fragrance of the Lord. The Lord’s scent filled the atmosphere! And what would they speak? What captured them that day when Polycarp died?

2 Corinthians 2:12-17  12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia. 14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.  NKJV

Hosea 14:4-7    4 "I will heal their backsliding,  I will love them freely,

For My anger has turned away from him. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel;  He shall grow like the lily,  And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread;  His beauty shall be like an olive tree,  And his fragrance like Lebanon. 7 Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;  They shall be revived like grain,  And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.   NKJV

Song 4:9-12   9 You have ravished my heart,  My sister, my spouse;  You have ravished my heart  With one look of your eyes,  With one link of your necklace.

10 How fair is your love,  My sister, my spouse!  How much better than wine is your love,  And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices! 11 Your lips, O my spouse,  Drip as the honeycomb;  Honey and milk are under your tongue;  And the fragrance of your garments  Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.  NKJV

Psalm 45:8-9   8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad. 9 Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women;  At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.  NKJV

 

Our garments, the robes of righteousness, scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia. We are robed in righteousness. We take on His scents while spending much time with Him.  Displayed in Jesus ,we experience the beauty that He always gives. He is the self-less giver. We must abandon this world to know real love and real beauty!

That one purpose is to let God be Himself through us engulfed in the flames of holiness and released from all other afflictions. In the covenant keeping God, we are to come to His grace, consecrate ourselves not by taking it lightly, but a command of God for every believer……that our relationship is with Jesus, Our Husband!  ……..AS the body of believer’s it is a relationship and separated unto Him, we should know no other! God has spoken the language of love through His Son. And His Royal Son is coming for His Bride.

We give thanks, for it is Your presence that prevents deception or falsehood from taking hold:  Building our faith against all falsehood ….Psalm 101:7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.

By building our faith in these words of God, those who work deceit shall not dwell within our house. They will not continue in our presence. Another we speak is that We are NOT canceled but we do cancel threats of harm or property damage that belongs to God’s sons and daughters: Luke 4:28-30 NKJV So all those in the synagogue , when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. 30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.  WE also speak that those who would cancel us, that they would have an encounter with Almighty God: their hearts would be drawn to the truth of His Word, to the love that covers Him…leading to life to bring change to their hearts!                                                                                 

Acts 14:21-28 NKJV And they had preached the gospel to that city & made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, & Antioch, 22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, & saying, “we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” 23 So when they had appointed elders in every church, & prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed! From Acts 14: 21-22 Tribulations: Paul taught the kingdom of God. He also taught that ‘kingdom” people will suffer trials and tribulations. “ ……….we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”

Victory is available but not instant:2 Thessalonians 1:5 which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; 6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble, you, 7 & to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels.  God did not promise life without struggle; Dominion is being recovered by the presence of the King within us, ministered by the Holy Spirit’s power.

 

1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world----our faith.  We confess :Romans 8:31-32  What then shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?   We confess: Proverbs 21:31  The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the LORD.    We confess: 1 Corinthians 15:55-58 NKJV  O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? 56 The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Faith in God carried Polycarp through the valley of death. It brought him face to face with God. He held honor to God. His garments and body would have been strewn with dirt, blood and ruin, but while he was dying his scented life was a tribute unto God and no one can take that from him or you ever.

What will our last days be on earth? Will we see the Lord coming in His glory or will we face the valley of death….that place of sorrows? Should it come, it is not over and we are not done, we have the scent of the Lord as we continue in His presence to His place and to His glory forever. Amen and Amen.

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According to the POWER

Ephesians 3:14 -21 NKJV 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man 17 that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-----19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. It is all about the power of God to live in this hour!

 John 1:3 All things we made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions, principalities or powers. All thing were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

Even satan was created by God! Satan an instrument for praise and still the angel got it wrong. Still the power of God is available to them who believe in Jesus: the Way, truth and life!   In the counsel of His will, God’s eternal and unchangeable plan is revealed. He is strong in purpose and He is the ground, the foundation of truth. It is He Who has gathered the fragmented and the alienated and brought us into His kingdom purpose!

In car or truck engineering, parts are made. There is the engine, the transmission, a carburetor and what style you prefer, whether a car or truck, an SUV or a utility truck, power is looked upon for making a difference whether you want to get there on time or driving a 4 cylinder when you do not care what time you arrive!

I have written on this before about some seven years ago and thought to add it in your reading today. In my youth, muscle cars were supreme. The word we heard a lot around the school grounds or in the town was when there was going to be race to test those muscle cars. In my hearing, I heard PINKS all OUT! So anyone who had a really supped up car and willing to stand against another had to have some power under the hood and with the edge to win! Now that pink sheet would be given  over by owner of said car if they lost the race to the other racer. It would be a vehicle paid for and have a clear title.

 On arriving at their destination for the race, the drivers would raise their hoods to show the amount of work, and much money they had under that hood. The sight would reveal an engine enthusiast when chrome was revealed! Next the engine sound would be heard. Some thought this exhilarating, others thought it unwise indeed!  PINKS all Out meant they willing to give up that car if they lost, but that was not in their thinking at all. They knew the work they put into that car, how many hours of late night work on it and how much a loss could cause them that of having no ride anywhere!

 Do we ever think of the power we have when we put in God’s word in our heart, speak it out with authority knowing we have all of heaven backing us up by that word. His word will take us places we have never been and to do things we have never done! Just ask me!

Human will and the whole inner man’s life is involved in the renewal. If God is our Father: as Truth applies, then we are born again unto His kingdom.  Cultivating that relationship that is spiritual connects with the inner man:   Ephesians 3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man. 17 that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith; that you being rooted and grounded in love.

Connecting to the Holy Spirit by our inner man, we become mighty by His power, rooted in the kingdom of God, grounded on a strong foundation and to comprehend it by an experience, not simply just to understand by intellect!

Back in those days of street racing: one had to know how his car would run in a race. The person, male or female, would do a  lot of study and most likely would have had some machine shop class in their high school curriculum. There would have been a lot of reading on engines, transmissions, cylinders, carburetor, spark plugs, tires, and some wheel coverings and special paint!

Now when a child, I knew only 8 -cylinders amounted to power and the right way to go! And you could see that power in a vehicle when going over passes within steep mountainous regions going either east or west.  Now a cylinder for some who do not know, is a vital part of the engine. It’s chamber where fuel is combusted and power is generated. The cylinder consists of a piston and two halves at the top. It has an inlet and an exhaust valves. It is the piston which moves up and down, and its reciprocation motion generates power that moves your vehicle on the straight and narrow and up a mountainous region and over to see the plains of the mid-west!

So too, we are a vessel, that which can hold the power of God in our heart. Within this, the piston moves up and down. It is seen in us as in relation to the Father. It is in this relationship we gain strength and power. And we do not smell like gasoline as the engine runs. No, we have the scent of our Lord.

 

Our Lord has the scent of Lebanon. According to Hosea 14:4-7......4 "I will heal their backsliding,  I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel;  He shall grow like the lily,  And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread;  His beauty shall be like an olive tree,  And his fragrance like Lebanon. 7 Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;  They shall be revived like grain,  And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.   NKJV

Yes, we abide under the Shadow of the Almighty!

 

Song 4:9-12 9 You have ravished my heart,  My sister, my spouse;  You have ravished my heart  With one look of your eyes,  With one link of your necklace. 10 How fair is your love,  My sister, my spouse!  How much better than wine is your love,  And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices!

11 Your lips, O my spouse,  Drip as the honeycomb;  Honey and milk are under your tongue;  And the fragrance of your garments  Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.  NKJV

If the Lord really is our spouse, and we spend time with Him, then our scent should be what we just read. Our garments are the fragrance of Lebanon too! We would give a scent of beauty and nice to be around.

 Psalm 45:8-9 8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad. 9 Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women;  At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.  NKJV  We stand in a good place. We stand in a place of honor among the honorable women and yes, men too!

 IN that place where a fragrance of praise is presented to the ONE who saves, it is a place of fragrance where the oil of the olive is crushed and the scent of life of Jesus is in it.  In that scent we release His scent to others. It is not the scent of gasoline, nor is it the shiny chrome on your truck or what is under that hood of it, but what is under our hood, that which resides in our heart! Where we abide will reveal either a scent of life or of death.

 2 Corinthians 2: 10-17 … 10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, & a door was opened to me by the Lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia. 14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, & through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved & among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, & to the other the aroma of life leading to life.& who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

 

We find this in 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 Amplified Bible 8 For not only has the Word concerning and from the Lord resounded forth from you unmistakably in Macedonia and Achaia, but everywhere the report has gone forth of your faith in God [ of leaning of your whole personality on Him in complete trust and confidence in His power, wisdom and goodness]. So we [find that we] never need to tell people anything [further about it].

As a vessel charged up, our sound should be louder and clearer than  a 4-barrel carburetor or even in that new fuel injected system. Our sound is clear and strong in the words of truth and no lies!

Here in 1 Thessalonians 1: 9-10 Amplified Bible, it is Paul the Apostle who had a concern about the Thessalonians’ sexual practices. Within his proclamation of a gospel required people to turn from idols and to wait expectantly for God’s son from heaven. He ministered gently like a nurse but ministered by concern like a father for his children.  1 Thessalonians 9 For they themselves volunteer testimony concerning us, telling what an entrance we had among you, and how you turned to God from [your] idols] to serve a God Who is alive and true and genuine. 10 And [how you] look forward to and await the coming of His Son from heaven, Whom He raised from the dead----Jesus, Who personally rescues and delivers us out of and from the wrath [bringing punishment] which is coming [upon the impenitent] and draws us to Himself [investing us with all the privileges and rewards of the new life in Christ the Messiah].

To turn and be alive and genuine in God is to volunteer our testimony to others. It is to be a privilege to shine for Jesus, with a glow of our face and faith we speak. To sound like the Father is paramount and to give truth to the one in need. By the Holy Spirit, we have power. His willing and humble heart teaches us. And through that work and growth, we take a path, a road least traveled but much poop on it. Our sound should be heard that we would have the Gospel in our hearts and mouths, that sounds like a hum of an engine revved up in God and to move fast for His glory.

We ought to have a cherry exterior not of the world, but of love that spreads out like a river wherever we walk and live. And our scent will be that of the Lord where He leads us in triumph!

We are not the weary, but we check under the hood, to remind ourselves to check the thought processes of our heart, for God will certainly know our thoughts and see if there is any wicked way in us. Amen! What power is in you? And will we see you revealing what is in your heart for His glory and to His praise? The race is on, and we have a prepared vessel for honor to be with Him forever!

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A Heart that Wants YOU First

Being Valentine's Day, one sees the run on roses, chocolates and special cards at the store and in viewing those many commercials on television. Chocolates are awesome, not sure they were a god-idea but it is something that moves you for another taste, right?

Had prepared a teaching that I will give shortly and was worshiping the Lord for His faithfulness to us. While worshiping I continued to move toward the "words"....to sing in the valley ...to look toward Your goodness, My heart set on who You are....YOU 'RE the Light that consumes the dark......

Entering into His presence is the most wonderful experience I enjoy each and every day of my life since I have been saved. In that walk, I want Him for His goodness. I want Him first and to bring Him praise all for His glory and not mine!

Valleys appear at times, that trouble that comes when one might not be expecting it, but we enter into His presence, speaking of His goodness and bringing His light into that darkness. A heart that WANTS HIM first is the one saturated with His word of truth.
Every word we speak should be the same words Jesus spoke as he walked this earth.

Of the greatest love stories ever written about, the Bible holds the key to the everlasting life that is filled with His life for us. It is filled with WHO He is and how to abide in Him. Entering in, is that seeking to know Him even more. He died for me even before I was born. But He planned for me. He planned for YOU, too!

Let us not forget the greatest love of our life is Jesus. Let us not forget His faithfulness to the Cross. Let us not forget that He gave His all for you and for me. Let us set to magnify Him with more than words, may we magnify Him with our lives.

Roses are beautiful and oh so fragrant, but Jesus is the fragrance of aloes, myrrh and cassia to me. He is my healer, provider, my Prince of Peace. Jesus is worth more to me than anything. I enter into this writing with words of praise for His holy name. I write this with a heart that wants Him first and all for His glory.

Yes, I will give that teaching in a few hours and then will refresh with a meal with my husband. But first I give this to HIM all for His glory ....for He, Jesus rescued me, He saved me from myself!
May your heart beat with the sound for Him. May you know as I, that our weapon is the sound that we make for HIM. With our feet on the battleground, we will not be silent but speak and praise and dance in worship toward Him Who is oh so worthy to be given praise!

Sing this day, allow your soul to make an altar ....that place of worship....all for Him.................and then sing.............all for His glory indeed!

The dark shadows will fade away, and the birds will sing in your place of worship. You will see those open doors to new opportunities and will remember HIM Who is faithful.
Lord, today we lift our hands and sing....we enter into Your presence with thankful hearts and give voice to YOUR majesty. No one is like You.........who has brought life to us. While we live, we will praise the LORD; We will sing praises to our God while we have life in our being. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help. Whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth. The sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever. Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry . The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turns upside down. (Psalm 146)

Father thank You for that mercy and love to us. We praise Your holy name. We rejoice in our Maker. We have high praises in our mouths, and a two-edged sword in our hand,.......for we put the enemy on the run. We have put our feet on the battleground and we will not be silent! We come with that reckless praise all for YOUR glory and majesty. In this song we sing, we state our triumph.....all for Your glory!
All for Your glory.....Amen!

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A Kodak Moment or the "Son" Moment

I remember the Kodak camera era. What innovative equipment to capture a moment in your life! Yes, those Kodak moments were in the 20th century. I still have many of those moments of my life, my families live's captured for all time or till they fade, get wet or worse. Yet it is something to hold in your hand.

And sometimes I come across that which is not rightly focused on anything. I examine and think "what happened on this day"? I try to envision the day and what camera we might have used or what was available that did work. Well, it looks out of focus, yes, completely blurred and rather grainy!

Yes, those were the days. Today it is taking them and putting them on your laptop and printing them out yourself. Now that is a chore!
And with me choosing which one to print takes even longer and can take me hours to get just one job done!
Yeah, should be the faster, right, wrong!

In truth though I am led back to the Bible and handling those pages like I do those pictures. In those pages I see lives, men and women alike, and how they were changed from glory to glory in God!
I think that is why I love holding the pages of the Bible in my hands, feeling those pages and looking into those words that fill page after page with such exciting adventures of people who either loved God or hated Him. There were those who ran with His Word and His power to touch other people's lives and some just played the game never really knowing Him.
In the space of a couple of hours, I love to read over someone's life, like David's, or Jeremiah's and see what touched their hearts. There were so many qualities in them, and they had some failures as well, yet they knew God.
Coming on the time of His sacrifice, I am remembering my day to receive Him as Lord. And in receiving Him, we move to His realm. We must understand that the Word of God is spirit and truth..........and if our flesh man has not died, he must do it so the spirit man in us can rise in power.

Genesis 8:20-22
20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

22 "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat, Winter and summer,
And day and night
Shall not cease."  NKJV

Yes, SEEDTIME and harvest while the earth remains is paramount for God placed seed in us. In the moments before being conceived a sperm had to have persistence to find that egg. It had to keep moving, not understanding where it was going, but it was for destiny.
And it that destiny, a child is born. In that destiny found from the seed that God created long ago.

We find our way today with persistence, with and endurance that will never quit!

Our prayer time is to seek God's heart and hear Him give His heart on those things concerning us, our families, our neighborhood and community. Our prayers are to be that incense that is sweet aroma and is soothing to God. As we keep reaching, we change. In reaching and seeking we are allowing the Holy Spirit in our prayer time to water the "seed". In that time we call the "altar" time......with God, we allow the watering to begin. For the altar is surely the place to meet God. It is the opportunity to give time, and lean to Him to understand His ways of doing things.
For one like Abraham (Genesis 22) we see him always going to do what the LORD God asked him to do in that which involved the "sacrifice". Truly we are the "living sacrifices" and are to be those accepted by God.

Romans 12:1-2
12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 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.  NKJV

Our reasonable service: is that which is done according to the Word of God. And to do that, we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds to prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

His Word that is spirit and truth will lead us into His ways, thoughts that are so much higher than ours.

Isaiah 55:9

9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways 

and my thoughts than your thoughts. NIV

1 Peter 2:4-8
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,

"Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame."

7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient,

"The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,"  8 and

"A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense."

They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.  NKJV

1 Peter 2:8 Amplified Bible.....And, A Stone that will cause stumbling a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God's ] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined ( appointed) to do.

It is built in "the spirit" first and seen later in the natural. To those obedient keep hearing and keep seeking. We must start in prayer, receive His Word that grows us, strengthens us, and expands us to be a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Being established in that way, we are the precious in His sight. We will never be put to shame. We are to be the obedient!


2 Corinthians 2:14-17
14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.  NKJV

Now thanks be to God who leads us in triumph! When? ALWAYS!
AND in that walk, we are the diligent to keep working toward seeing His Word formed in our lives and seeing that we are victorious. We become the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.......an aroma..........and in that we "are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. It is to one person the aroma of death leading to death and to another the aroma of life leading to life. Those who operate in diffusing that aroma speak in the sight of God in Christ. Speaking in clarity and clearness is our role!
If someone is not receiving that Word, then are they operating in the "flesh" creature?

If we stay in His Word, we are the protected. When we speak as He did, we speak in clarity and clearness that is direct to His plan and purpose for our lives and those of others.



Ephesians 5:15-21
15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.  NKJV

We are to be about walking as the wise being attentive, and using the time diligently knowing the Lord's will.It is being about His plan. In being filled with the Spirit, we are speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. We are those who sing and make melody in our hearts to the Lord. It is giving thanks to Him for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Submitting to one another in the fear of God. That submitting is keeping the peace and love ruling. If it isn't doing that, then we need to find out why! We are to keep a walk of the Spirit. We are to stay in alignment with Him and abide in His peace. If we are the bumpy, the waddling, much like a vehicle out of alignment running down the road on 4 wheels, then we must find out why we are the ones out of alignment!
We may want to run with God, but end up on the bumpy roads, the rutted roads of the rigorous routines of previous leaders at home, in the church or even in certain ministries. But the bumpy roads can be removed when we stay with God.


Proverbs 2:12-15
12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,
13 who leave the straight paths
to walk in dark ways,
14 who delight in doing wrong
and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15 whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.
NIV

Staying in God's wisdom directs us away from wicked men whose words are the twisted speech. There is no clarity in them. They are those who leave the straight paths to walk in the dark ways delighting in doing wrong. Yes their paths are the crooked, the perverse..........and are the devious.
Make sure you know those who lead you in teachings and praying. Make sure you know God has sent them. Should any come and darken the gathering, who speak perverse language, then take it to the JUDGE!

Yes take it to the JUDGE! Just like the woman in Luke 18.


Luke 18:1-8

18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

4 "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'"

6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?" NIV

The woman kept going like we should in prayer. Keep going and asking what or on whose behalf you are praying. For He will not put you off! He is our justice! And He is the way that has straight paths. It is the unending way of truth leading us every forward into eternity.



In John 5, we find Jesus stating that the Father judges no one. So all was entrusted to judgment and the Son was to see over it. It was stated that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. See below:
John 5:22-23
 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.  NIV

It is better to obey God and heed His warnings. We are to pray and find what He is red flagging on that we must avoid. In our day to day and our work with others, the protection lies on that which is of Jesus Christ and He as the Judge. Pray! And let Jesus be the JUDGE in your day! Pray and water that "seed" that is a greatness in and through God and brings glory to Him.
It is that which is freedom but not to go and do all the wild and wrong things to glorify what?


In that moment of today, that rides out like a wild surf on the ocean water, are we bringing glory to God in our prayers and in our speaking to others.If we are riding high, is in His power and His might? Is it through the Holy Spirit?
Is there clarity in His word..........such a clearness that everyone hears and knows clearly that we represent God and Him alone.

If there is a moment being taken today of your life: will it appear clear and bright for God or will it be the out of focus, the dimly lit room, with nothing being viewed but completely blurred........distorted and of no use. It does not take a lot to distort a picture. Any false moves can cause distortion!
You ask me or anyone who just came from an eye appointment!

Yes I still have some of those blurred or out of focus pics and I keep a few them. One was of our baby daughter in her crib. And the others were of me and my husband. Still, God has a plan and it is for His glory and may we find our moment in the "Son"!

James 4:13-15
" 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. NIV



For it is in Him that we will live, move and have our being. If it isn't, then find out why!
And only you can do that. No one can do it for you! That relationship begins with talking to God in the name of Jesus. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit will guide you into His perfect love, peace and plan. The seed in you will grow and become what He intended for your life!

God will always do exactly what He as said He will do. He never changes. If we are joining the group, then what "role" has God told you to fill. He placed something in you from the foundation of the world. He also places people around us to help in determining that place, but we must be the those resilient to say, " I know God and He loves me." "He will bless me with all that I need." "I will embrace those God sends to surround me in His love, His peace and His plan!"

Jesus said this:

Luke 10:18-24
18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

22 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."   NIV


Jesus full of joy through the Holy Spirit spoke: "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was Your good pleasure."

We must come humble before the Lord, and ask His plan and direction for us. Are we not to be the demanding or even the scornful!  We are to look to Him for He has the plan for our lives. We must find how we fit in that plan.

"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see........for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."

Humble yourself. Come before His presence. Worship Him and pray. Seek His guidance. And hear from heaven, for He will direct your steps that are ordered just for you.

Psalm 37:23-24
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the LORD upholds him with His hand.  NKJV

That "steps" are companionship. The companionship of a good man.........is confirmed. And He favors the way with "conversation".
There must be some kind " of Kodak moments" or the "Son" moment.........to have time with God. To have history with Him, spend time is a companionship. It is costly!
That time of companionship will water you, and will give place to the "you" God has in His heart, and what He intended, and planned for. YOU are not here by mistake. God does not make mistakes! Get that focus on Him, be watered by the Word and by prayer in the Spirit. We will see you at the victory line in clarity and truth! Amen!

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