Instruction and a Healthy Heart

 

I am always amazed at people who will not heed instructions, particularly those that can kill if not heeded! My husband and I had seen the warning of Tsunami for the west coast of the United States. Being that a volcano erupted in the Pacific Ocean, we pay attention to it. We were up early on Saturday to see what was in effect for our state. The station we sometimes watch for weather showed the beach and wave action at Seaside, Oregon. Now we have seen what will happen to that city in a big Tsunami. There have been people working on scenarios of crises for that city if a tsunami appears. We learned from watching those specialist is that most of the city will most likely be carried out to sea! Anyway, we watched and watched, and waited for some word, and suddenly the station tuned to the college basketball game already in progress.

Now I say something like: “What?” "What....a basketball game.....!!!!

Yeah, then we hear nothing. We see more pictures of the island of Tonga just south of the Figi Islands,  and watched the explosive volcano send out all those hot gases including much sulfur and how much of the land of Tonga was affected. We were amazed at the strength of the eruption and how all the island was covered with four inches of ash. Then you wonder who is alive with such a terrific blast that close and underwater,  and how would anyone get to them in that region to bring them some kind of relief!

Finally we see pictures last night, yes on Tuesday night and there is nothing but ash and no life seen. But the report out of Oregon for Seaside was a most jaw dropping, neck jerking, and awe inspired word for the journalist reported that some people of that city decided to check out the Tsunami and when they heard the blast for the WARNING, they marched toward the beach and not away from the water action coming. Yes, the Report was that if a tsunami of magnitude had occurred at that moment, it would have caused traffic jams with those trying to leave the city with those running to the ACTION just to get a look at the  BIG WAVE!

How many run to action to end up in the action and not live to tell about it? How many will not listen to instruction when there is a destructive thing occurring and can affect any coastal city on the west coast of America?  I wonder if there is any sanity left in America.

Remember, that our heart contains the motivations for what we do and why we do it. So I ask you today, is your heart healthy and instructed to know Tsunamis can kill you? Just as the body can’t function well without a healthy heart, neither can the Christian with a spiritual heart—we will be sluggish in our work, hard at hearing God’s word, and slow to recognize His presence. The consistent disciplines of the Christian faith of prayer, Bible study, and fellowship will keep our spiritual heart pumping strong toward our eternal destination.

So can you see a healthy heart is required to live long on the earth! Has anyone surrendered to know the truth of Tsunamis and how to stay out of one? But discipline is required whether you are born again unto the Lord, discipline to be taught how to raise your children, to be taught the wisdom to make it through life without meeting some devastating waves at your back door.

One of the best blessings in being a believer in Jesus Christ is the peace that rises above every life situation including Tsunamis or volcanic eruptions. While others are fretting with worry, believers have the power of the Holy Spirit to guard their hearts and minds with peace that has no human explanation. Having peace allows believers to continue to go through hardship and painful situations without regret. The key to having peace in our hearts is surrendering all our prayers to God and trusting in Him to take care of each one. We must be instructed by Him! We must be about His plan for our lives!

 

We have the abilities God placed in us before we were born. But we must seek out His wisdom, that purpose for our lives where His wisdom in that instruction leads us. We have this word given to us in Proverbs 17:22: “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” . When you and I have joy in our hearts, it will spill over and out to those who are around us. We bring the medicine of cheerfulness not because every situation is great, but because God is greater than any situation like Tsunamis. Our joy is renewed as we stay in the presence of God through prayer and Bible study. The key to having a joyful heart is to keep our minds stayed on God and His grace over our lives. Things occur! Everyday there is catastrophe in the world, but we should not meditate on those things. We are to meditate on the goodness of God!

One thought of someone who would run to see the Tsunami would be a person who is ruled by their own mind and heart. It is exhibited worldwide, regardless of culture.  Those who are self-centered rather than God-centered will end up in a world of hurt.

This is due to the underlying spirit beings who are at its heart and soul, being the key elements in communicating the course of this world into humanity. One illustration or example would be seen in Genesis 1:31. Genesis 1:31 reads, "Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day." God's statement of satisfaction in all He had made at the end of the sixth day of creation includes Adam and Eve's nature, as by this time they were already created.

In the beginning, mankind’s nature is designed and designated by our Creator God. And He stated: “it was very good.” But we also find in the Genesis 3 record that the episode that began the transformation of their basic nature to the extremes of self-centeredness we witness today. Man's nature was not created evil, but it became evil through the influence of another spirit - besides God - that Adam and Eve chose to follow without any interference from their Creator.

 Once they committed to that initial step, the course of this world began. It was only in the next or what was the second generation that murder had occurred (Genesis 4:8). You know Caine killed or murdered his brother Abel. And by the Flood where Noah was commanded to build a boat, that  men were so evil that they were "only evil continually" (Genesis 6:5). It is this same peak of evil toward which this world and its multiple courses are being driven. All of this takes place because of the communication, reception, and acceptance of evil concepts from an evil source.

2 Timothy 3:13  reveals a general principle still working as we "progress" toward the return of Jesus Christ: "But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived." Improving character and conduct in any given culture are temporary, indeed very brief, when observed within a survey of all of man's history. Yeah, men are growing into the worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. We must pay attention to what we spend time in seeing and hearing for what we put in our hearts will certainly spill over and touch other people's lives. And hopefully what is coming out of our hearts is not folly but the wisdom of God to make right decisions.

Moral deterioration that concluded with the Flood was quickly restarted shortly after its waters receded, and it persists to this day, as each person is born into this world and exposed to the same spirit and to the variety of courses that influenced Adam and Eve and all their progeny. Because we are made of flesh, we are born with a slight pull toward self, but not with the corruption that later develops and reveals itself in our conduct. Evil is passed on by the spirit of the age through the course of this evil world. It is transferred to us through the cultures into which we are born, all of which are carnal to the core. Yeah culture rated R and XXX you might say and causes death! Yikes. You can see that on the commercials.

Was thinking about Haman and Queen Esther. Haman wanted the Jews killed. He had come into some authority with the ring of the king and he built a gallows to hang people on it. In Esther 3 Haman plots against the Jews to kill them . Mordecai persuades Esther to intervene and then Esther solicits Mordicai’s help in chapter 4. In this, it is that Modecai is exalted and Haman hates it and talks about it much with his family. Haman plots to destroy Mordecai. But by chapter 7 it is Haman who is exposed and he himself with his sons are hanged on the gallows instead. By chapter 8 the king issues a decree to stop what Haman had started. The Jews defeat their enemies.

In this world, those who serve themselves will find trouble and much hurt. It was two who worked together to commit to pray and fast for a nation. Among hostile people, the Jews survived the plans of the enemy and saw them come to nothing.

If we receive instruction to a warning of destruction, should we not take it to prayer and to another with us who will pray alongside us to see God’s plan for our lives? Or will we jet out on the horn’s notice and be met next time by a 90 foot tidal wave? It is a choice indeed and a healthy heart is required in that it hears God and knows truth to live to 120 years. If Haman had a different heart, he might have lived longer in his life on earth.

Most certainly it is mankind and those represented by Adam and Eve, who have chosen to submit to Satan, and all of their descendants, including us, have also chosen to become evil under the sway of the same evil spirit that offered our first parents the choice. This creates and accounts for "the course of this world."

Was also thinking of David, who sent by his father to take cheese and bread to his brothers and those fighting the frontlines against the Philistines. David took his father's instruction and went the way to bring some food and comfort from home. But in his going, he met Goliath who held hate for God's people. David obeyed and found a cause worth fighting. He used that of his weapons used in the field against the lion and the bear. David would be victorious for he would slay the giant and remove his head too!

Tsunamis exist in this fallen world, and those world events will play out among the evil and the just, but many will be caught in the evil schemes to catch a glimpse of a wave started by a catastrophic volcanic eruption deep in the Pacific Ocean. And many will try to soothe their ego to have their will be done and be entertained by a great splash, but then they will only be lost to the depths of their ego, the unbelief that guards their heart and holds its display that a “foolish person “ might be present.

And if you should know one, remind them that God desires them to have long life, to follow His instructions where we are disciplined. The benefits in discipline is for each of us to be immersed in the word of God, to read the Scriptures daily so that God is revealed to us and our hearts. If we want to know and enjoy life, we must know Him who created life for us. In God, the place to begin is in God’s word.

No one has to tell me that Tsunamis can kill nor can anyone tell me that earthquakes cause great damage and kills by violence. And a warning should be noted. I would rather not be in an earthquake nor a volcanic eruption, but I have been disciplined to know the “dangers” by reading and preparing since I have many volcanoes surrounding us where we live. We have viewed documentaries on T.V. to know the best action for safety and that is to get to high ground not sea level in view of a flood of tidal proportions.

 Never been in a volcanic event but have been in an earthquake. Yes, more than one have I experienced. and it was not a fun time. And I would rather avoid hot gases from a belching volcano ....thank you very much! 

Apart from the Bible, we cannot know what God is like. He is our Father, He has love for us and really wants to give us His wisdom for this life to live in despite of volcanoes, earthquakes, firestorms and polar blasts and heat waves! My husband and I have seen to having a healthy heart when something has gone amuck in this county, this state or country. We choose to pray and read the word of God. We choose to hear the Lord speak His instruction. And then we rehearse what is important if we are not together when an event occurs. We have planned what to do and how to get from point A to point B without many distractions and obstacles in safe and wise ways!

We must be awakened to truth, and disciplined for that which brings life. God never changes and He instituted instruction in His wisdom to live long. And we plan to do that, for His spiritual truth remains the same: yesterday, today and forever in Christ Jesus! And in Him are safe indeed, in the arms of a loving God! Amen.

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Healthy Whole

Good....true....healthy!

Two years ago I had done a teaching on healing for the body. I knew it was of the Lord and wanted to get it out for others to hear! I was reminded of it today!  Many times sickness just comes because we fail to recognize that our bodies need vital food that is real and not man-made! Like some diet drinks contain contaminates that can reduce vision. So anything that is a comprise to God's word and His ways for us, comprises the person: not only in their body, but in their mind both mentally and emotionally!

Mark 11:12-14………….12 Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13 And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. And when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 In response Jesus said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples heard it. NKJV

The 1^st or early figs became ripe by the end of June

The 2^nd crop or summer figs appeared in June and matured in August

The 3^rd crop or winter figs appeared in August and were ready in late October but would and could carry through the spring season when the early figs would again appear.

Jesus cursed the fig tree…Mark 11…., not because it was fruitless, (for the season of figs was not yet, and if it had been leafless He would not have sought fruit on it!  But the fig tree was boasting a falseness to its bold claims. With leaves appearing, fruit should be found under the leaves……again as to righteousness producing fruit worthy of giving out to others, or unrighteousness…are the dishonest, untrustworthy, separated from God

In this we find what is evil, versus good, the false against truth, so that what is showing, either by a mask or leaves is hypocrisy!

In Jesus’ speaking, the fig represented Israel, & it’s bold claims that it followed God was without merit.  From the early beginnings with men who followed God closely & held on to the promises of God, these in Jesus’ time had slipped into that un-fruitfulness that was deceptiveness.. They LIED! They believed they had no flaws!

Jesus saw the prolific display of leaves on the Fig Tree, and anyone who has cared for fruit trees knows the flower appears first & then fruit and leaves last. We know that Jesus addressed those Pharisees who operated by THIS  pretentious show and hypocrisy.

You and I can do something to improve our health. Everyday we must speak truth against any pretentious attitude that we are fine, our blood pressure is normal and we may only have a few pounds to lose when reality speaks like this fig tree did. Weight additions can mount up and blood pressure can change from normal to real "high" mark!

I know that between my husband and myself we made many changes and still seek to change some things. We have also found my blood pressure is back to normal like it was suppose to be. And yes, pounds are lost when avoiding that sweet high road of sugar and carbs!

 WE must be truthful about our body and make the needed changes:   The hypocrite does not discern his hypocrisy, for he cannot perceive flaws within himself.  He or she will NOT actually deal with the corruption in his heart. Since he seeks no mercy, he has no mercy to give; since he is always under God's judgment, judging is what comes through him. God resists the proud but His grace is drawn to the humble.

It is like speaking that you can eat all you want without limits. But in truth, eating ice cream daily will put on pounds of weight! Eating large volumes of food at bedtime will also amount to calories being stored instead of being burned.

A hypocrite can be a man or woman who excuses their own sin while condemning the sins of another. A hypocrite, can only impersonate righteousness but he fails to live by righteousness. They say at times they are confused when in reality they are trying to throw you into confusion.  WAS reminded of this young woman who died decades ago. She said she had no issues with food, but she only drank protein drinks! UNKNOWN to her friends, she also would binge on certain foods to throw it all up later. YIKES! So yes, these things wrecked havoc on a young person's body and she died not much past 16 years of age.

Mark 11:20-26.........20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away." 22 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will come to pass, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

25 "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses." NKJV

People considering that they are the "saved" will venture into un-chartered territory of exotic foods and find stomach complaints and many other bad factors like diarrhea! In their thinking they have Jesus and His blood but....we must use His wisdom to know where we were born, what was raised as crops in that locale and eat those foods. I was raised where they grew great pecan trees and I still love them and eat them today. People who grew up where they planted almond trees also enjoy them without any harm. Still if you put a macadamia nut with chocolate all over it in front of a person who has neither seen one or eaten one, you might have a problem.
According to the scripture above we are to forgive others: like forgiving maybe your absent parents who worked through the evening meal and you tanked up on coke and popcorn! But we also must forgive ourselves when such things as overweight occurs or some sickness. For we truly have control at our fingertips if we do not touch the handle on the door of the refrigerator. We can turn down chocolate, even that rich chocolate one...... if we remember  a specific scene from the movie Charlie and Chocolate Factory.  You know that just the thought of that "kid" swimming around in that river of chocolate is enough to stop my walk and focus to any type in our house...indeed!

Fig tree: Withered away without the life of God.  It only had leaves but no fruit.  Not good for anything, AND was cursed. That Faith in God is where our trust must rely on…….AND anything that lifts itself up as a mountain…..is to be cast into the sea….

You and I are to be intentional to rid those things out of our thinking...........anything from a " wrong " core belief system as from our parents or in some doctrine we have heard other than the truth of God our Savior!

Ask anyone who has stepped into a weight-loss program and they will tell you it takes more than money to purchase the needed healthy items to get on the road of healthy whole.  One has to cooperate to eat less and not more food. God's word equips us to take the needed steps to change our thinking and to make our body line up with that TRUTH God has given us in the Holy Bible.
Choices are to be for the right things that produce more life not death.

On the road to Healthy Whole, we remember that this is the day the Lord has made for us.....WE ARE TO BE GLAD IN IT........Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Through salvation, God turned things around for us! We have the Holy Spirit to direct our way through what may appear as a maze of things that might confuse. But when we truly ask Him for help with our body in mind, He will direct our path into that which is of life.
I like what Charles Spurgeon wrote on Prayer and Spiritual Warfare. He said and I quote here: I write this with all reverence: God Himself cannot deliver who is not in trouble. Therefore, it is to some advantage to be in distress, because God can then deliver you. Even Jesus Christ, the Healer of me, cannot heal a person who is not sick. Therefore, sickness is not an adversity for us, but rather an advantageous opportunity for Christ to heal us. The point is, my reader, your adversity may prove your advantage by offering occasion for the display of divine grace.

May Divine Grace appear for you in your road to health. If you find you are in a darken place, depression seems to be everywhere you look, then you are focusing on the wrong thing. We must have a focus on what He has given us to run the race set before us! Depression can occur and many people experience it at some point in their lifetime, but we have HELP from the Holy One!

In making the decisions for life saving food preparations: May you know the Lord Jesus desires you to have the full measure of His joy within you. (John 17:13) Remember God brings comfort to the downcast. Isaiah 41:10 reminds us that we are not to fear. "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."
Start with small decisions and stick to them. Exercise is important and learn to take that walk out the door everyday. Get out and be glad in the day the Lord has made for you. In that gladness, you will find the thankfulness to speak to Him, about that day, and tomorrow and your future.

If you have had drastic situations done to your body in recent months, know God is all knowing. He is not surprised. Nothing catches Him off-guard.  Speak through in that distress, for Isaiah 63:9 tells us that when we are distressed God too is distressed for us. In that God will carry us . May He carry you into your tomorrow. May depression be removed from you. Take that walk outside, take that step into an adventure where He leads you into His paths of righteousness for His name sake. May you reside beside still waters and lie down in grass that is knee high.
May you know His comfort as you make the changes that bring more life into your being. May you know His love that will guard in that peace which is totally of Him.

Oh Father, answer us when we call to you, O our righteousness. O God...give us relief from our distress; be merciful to us and hear our prayer. (Psalm 4:1) In distress, we call to You, Lord; we cry to our God for help. From Your temple You hear our voice, our cry comes before You, into Your ears. (Psalm 18:6) Please hear Lord and answer us for our thoughts trouble us and we are distraught. (Psalm 52:2)
We give thanks for Your faithfulness to correct us. We will not despise the discipline of the Almighty. For our issues we have at one time or another wanted people to just leave us alone for we felt like our days had no meaning. BUT you O Lord would not leave us here on this earth a single day that was not meant to have meaning. Our lives have meaning. Please help us not to despise our lives or isolate others from it. YOU too Christ were the despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows & familiar with suffering. You were like the one who from whom men hide their faces. You were despised & we did not esteem You. ( Isaiah 53:5) YOU know exactly how we feel, we will put our trust in You.
We give a shout, we have the victory, God has heard and we see it come to pass in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Carving Out That Treasure

Thanksgiving is almost here!

Yes, those plans to make, a list to write out, making sure every desire for great food is listed and not left out. Even that big pan for the "bird" is important. Yes, that carving time will come for the turkey. It most likely will bring a smile to some, but not all at our table will be pleased. Hopefully our youngest member will have a desire for turkey this year, and if not maybe a burger will do!

 Being intent on serving healthy food, meeting most appetites with a choice of good things, and pondering on all the cook times and when to serve can mount quickly. And if you have more than one meat to prepare for the oven, not mention the other items requiring some oven time, one finds "the oven shuffle" a practice year after year will come close to a possible perfection.

But life is more than food and drink. And being disciplined is vital and is to be treasured when keeping a close walk with God.

Technology today has given most things to keep God's Word close at hand. They carry it with them either in the cell phone, the tablet, or some other device that they prefer. But keeping it close to hand does not mean that it is in our heart.

Carving out that time, just like carving that turkey starts with a grocery list. And in that list for life, it takes some discipline, certainly some time and much effort to do.

Meditating God's Word requires us to keep it active in our hearts and our minds. It must be a commitment. Connecting with God is meeting Him face to face. It is seeking Him and He is found.

My husband has been reading some commentaries on the Gnosticism that was considered the earliest enemy of Christianity. Gnosticism was that which held a certain belief that of the physical world, salvation was the release from the physical body. But physical to us is to mean face to face.

"Gnosticism" does not ask how one is saved from sin, but asks the one question of what the possible origin of sin (or evil) might be. Those who considered themselves gnostic would anxiously guard their secret sect. They regarded knowledge more important than faith. They carried within them the denial of the humanity of Jesus Christ.

What they believed and what they spoke was contrary to God the Creator!

Spending time in the Word gives us a clear picture of the Creator. Speaking out His Word, giving voice to His commands, we begin to think like our Father thinks. Mediating truth will bring multiplication to truth in other areas of our lives.

One specific I think of is that of "only surface" relationships. God presented Himself in His entirety. He gave us that which declares Who and What He has done. But when we first meet someone or see them maybe only a few times throughout the year, we will not actually "know " them, or will they just be a fantasy. A true relationship in fellowship- requires us to actually engage another.

To me it would be the same as driving a standard shift vehicle. You must engage that stick shift to move.

Ezekiel 36:26-28

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. 28 You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God.  NIV

Our salvation came through Jesus and we do have the Spirit of God living on the inside of us. And the more we apply ourselves to seek Him, spend time with Him, we move in greater power of His Spirit.

I do not know your encounters with a stick shift but I had many encounters. The teaching my mother had for me, proved to me to be loud, instructional and many tears. Along came my friend Loretta, and her desire to teach others to drive a standard shift car. That one was fun indeed. All I had to do was put about fifty cents worth of gas in her car, and we were off on a driving lesson.

I had to listen, but I also had to engage.

Encountering God, His deep love and His presence was electric to me. The more I looked for fellowship with other like-minded individuals, I too experience even more electrifying times with Him. He is more real to me than anything or anyone.

Each time we choose to declare Him, His Word and His love, we see manifested Jesus the Christ. And the Comforter, the Holy Spirit fills our tanks to the full line. His Presence in our lives transforms us and will cause us to take note that we too have been with the Spirit . of Prophecy. Jesus!  1 John 4:7-11 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.  8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. NKJV

Yes, we should love God more than we love turkey.

As we come to the end of another year, may I as a spiritual mother speak words of wisdom. As I speak this out and type the words of God's wisdom, may you see revealed to your heart God and what He has planned for you. May you believe for the "new in God". God our Father always desire us as His children to keep believing, trusting and expect what He has planned.

Ps 24:7-10

Lift up your heads, O you gates!

And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!

And the King of glory shall come in. 

8 Who is this King of glory?

The LORD strong and mighty,

The LORD mighty in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, O you gates!

Lift up, you everlasting doors!

And the King of glory shall come in. 

10 Who is this King of glory?

The LORD of hosts,

He is the King of glory.

NKJV

I speak the opening of heavenly gates and ancient doors that will bring us into deeper relationship with  God. May you know Jesus in greater ways. In that may you always be renewed in strength to soar with God. (Isiah 40:3)  God rewards those who will come to practice justice in all their dealings with others. In the written words of the prophet Amos 5:24, it says this: "let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream." Speaking this all injustices must end.

Come to the spiritual refreshing. Come out of the wilderness and drink from the river of His delights.  John 4:10....10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." 

NKJV

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." (Isaiah 43:18-19)

 In this way you (they) will lay up treasure for  yourselves (themselves) as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that you (they) may take hold of the life that is truly life. (1 Timothy 6:19) (italics mine)

 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) Engage Jesus, engage the life we have through Him, and expect much life to be lived through Him, now and in this hour!

Amen.

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Twilight Zone, Outer Limits and....Star Trek

Was reminded today that when I was a youth, I was regularly following my mother and father's schedule. That was priority and covered everything under the roof that they owned. All those early years the thought was always at the forefront of my mind to make my own schedule. You know like stay up late was number one on MY LIST!
Second, was not drinking all the soda pop I wanted .....no! What I desired was to watch Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, and oh yes.....Star Trek!
Well, today my priority is far from those things. We certainly choose to go to bed earlier when we should. We try to stay with a healthy diet,and particularly eat no fruit after 7 p.m. and we will walk or exercise when we can!
Seriously though, our growing up into the man or woman that God has created for us to do, certainly takes the stage of the most important priority!

Today we have grown to know the word of God and explore all of His generous riches to us. In our life we have seen those things to avoid. In finding God and truth, takes a humble spirit, one willing to be taught and to know that God is greater than all.  Humility does not mean weak! Jesus was  humble and teachable of the things of God. When we have His word, we gain this confidence in God and it will show when we speak out for His glory and His praise. No, it is not in praising us for what we speak about us, but what is giving as glory to God Himself. It is our testimony.

Yes, those sci-fi features certainly turned my head, but God causes me to know that in all the vastness of the universe and of that it might contain, still He is mindful of me. He is mindful of you!
Willing to admit mistakes is a benefit to us. And when we willing admit to the Father, He hears.

Where God has gone, and done is an unknown territory for me and most likely for you. We must leave the familiar behind and seize that which lies before us. As we grow in Him and embrace each new level, our capacity increases for more of His kingdom. It is taken by faith in our spirit man. Oh yes, did I mention it is hidden from those prideful eyes?

No sci-fi features have a hold on me anymore. I look toward Him and no one can stand against Him!
Proverbs 30:5-6
5 Every word of God is pure;riches,
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
6 Do not add to His words,
Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
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Psalm 145:17-21
17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways,
Gracious in all His works.
18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
20 The LORD preserves all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name
Forever and ever.
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God our Father needs no help from us. He does well as the Creator of the Heavens and Earth. He knows our end from the beginning.

Isaiah 46:9-13

9 Remember the former things, those of long ago;

I am God, and there is no other;

I am God, and there is none like me. 

10 I make known the end from the beginning,

from ancient times, what is still to come.

I say: My purpose will stand,

and I will do all that I please. 

11 From the east I summon a bird of prey;

from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.

What I have said, that will I bring about;

what I have planned, that will I do. 

12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted,

you who are far from righteousness. 

13 I am bringing my righteousness near,

it is not far away;

and my salvation will not be delayed.

I will grant salvation to Zion,

my splendor to Israel. NIV

His purpose has stood. He sent His son and we have salvation. He sent His love to bring us closer to Him. His splendor is His glory. His beauty, well, it takes my breath away. 

John 6:29

"This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent."

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Yes, the Lord reigns. He is clothed with majesty. He is girded with strength.

Psalm 93

The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty;

The LORD is clothed,

He has girded Himself with strength.

Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved. 

2 Your throne is established from of old;

You are from everlasting. 

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From everlasting to everlasting is a long time! Have any idea what you might do in that length of time.......that which is in God is a place in Him with no time clocks, Listen now and watch closely, the Lord, the King of Kings is on His return. Clothed in His glory, we will rule with Him. He remembers those who are His! Not one of them is lost!

Now is not the time to sit idle. Now is the time to be done with that warrior attitude. Take His word and mount on His wings. Our hope is in the LORD. We renew our strength daily, and we soar. With Him we will run and not be weary. With Him we will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

The true, the eternal of God is life given us through His son. Quality of life will not be found in anything less. Faith in Him, is knowing Who He is, What He has done for humankind and calls us to take serious notice.

In a self-evaluation, have we truly given our lives to Him Who SAVES? In that which coming to pass shortly, will we be found with Him, Who is life, beauty, strength, and Who is from everlasting?

Let go of those who have hurt you in the past. Be convinced God has a godly purpose for you. Ask Him to help you see from His perspective. You are valued. Allow His image to be reflected in you.

Adventures will come, and time, well, it will not matter, because it is His heart that we are after, right? So let us be found with Him. Amen!

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High Risk!

It is late afternoon, and a white-tailed deer moves from the wooded area into the thicket. It is overflowing with high green grass and foliage to feast on. Yet, the deer peers around the surrounding open field, and steadily makes one step forward at a time into the inviting environment of beauty and food. As the deer raises it's head again to look around all the while sniffing for danger as he goes, he finds it safe to make another step into the center of the overgrown field to find his meal waiting. High risk!

A mother duck moves her young little ducklings in behind her and she walks to shore line of the river, but stopping abruptly, she raises her head and does a 180 degree check of the water and shoreline. Sensing danger, she quickly backs up her ducklings and heads them across the dry land as quickly as she can. High risk!

In another region of the world, a husky white polar bear comes over the dry land to look for fresh eggs and hatched young birds to feast on. He is very hungry and has not eaten in some time. The little birds, and owls are so small, so vulnerable,  and are in plain sight for the bear to see. The bear moves closer and closer to the round mounds of medium sized rocks that hold the nests for the little bird's babies, all the while the mama birds fly above and make a dive at the polar bear's nose to bring blood. After a two minute warning, and the bear's nose bleeding, he moves from the area filled with baby birds and fledglings. Yes, the babies are safe for now. High risk!

What in our lives do we consider high risk? Is there in any part of day of our lives that we would see as "high risk" and have a desire to try to avoid?
Of recent, I had to have blood drawn and I knew there was a possibility of some things going on with my blood. The blood I had, was known as having warm antibodies. But getting to the answer for the problem seemed clear. Blood is drawn, and the diagnosis is made clear. It was a diagnosis of severe anemia and no matching blood anywhere. High risk!
High risk became apparent because of the warm antibodies my blood carried!

But living in the kingdom of God is one that causes us to live by faith and not on the world's standards. My faith is in a God who is Alive and is for me!
With some tests out of the way, the one admitting Dr. comes into the hospital room at 3 a. m. to tell me the dangerous high risk of submitting to a blood transfusion. "There is no match" , he said. He used words like dangerous, detrimental, and HIGH RISK!

 I told him that he offered no other solutions and I needed the blood and I replied, " the paper was signed hours ago." He left the room and I praised God for His goodness to me in the darkness of the night, and I knew the sun was going to shine and bring a miracle to me!
Overnight and as hours and hours went by while men at the blood bank worked on building a blood from two different donors to get a blood to work for me, a nurse came in to say they were ready with a slow transfusion about 9 a.m.  Yes, it was truly a slow transfusion, as they had to run it for about 30 minutes at first, then take another blood draw to make sure I could take the new blood. They then started the transfusion again. And later that day I had been given both sets of blood without any side affects and problems to my body or my life!

Just one week ago, I experienced a miracle and continue to give God glory for His goodness to me in the land of the living. People would keep coming in to check on me and "see how I was doing'! They asked if I had any pain or side affects. I would respond "NO", "I feel wonderful" and "refreshed". I got up and walked and walked. I praised God everywhere I went and ministered to those in the hospital. The nurses, the blood technicians and even the CNA'S would come in and just watch me. It was an exciting time to show God in all His glory!
Just two days later and all tests out of the way, I am a healthy woman and looking forward to a long life. Just a walk through now with some meds, but it will end shortly and I know I will just become stronger and healthier each day because of God's guidance in His Word and His love for me!


Acts 4:7-12...................7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, "By what power or by what name have you done this?" 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the 'stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.'  12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." NKJV

When Jesus saved us, He saved our bodies............He sent His healing to us!
The Cross is the power of God for those who are being saved......1 Corinthians 1:18.

In receiving Jesus, we are regenerated into life and out of death. As we put on the "New Man" and being renewed in our minds to God's Word and His ways and thoughts, we come out of the grave of death, and defeat and move into the realm of Victory and are people who live by faith with trust in our God!
It is taking God's Word on healing, and raise the standard of our health. When we have sought out His word on healing as for salvation, our condition changes. WE reach forward by faith to receive what we are expecting!
It is a daily walk and receiving that Word that will build us up to receive that which we are expecting.

David said of the Lord; “My times are in Your hand;” (Psalm 31: 15). “Times” here means in the Hebrew; event, experiences, fortunes, occurrences, occasions, permanency, continuing future, ancient (used of past time), forever (used of future time; used of continuous existence)..forever (used of God's existence)

We are a mist, a moment in time, and all of our times are in His hand. All of my future and all of your future conditions, any occurrences are known to Him. It is so vital to stay close to the Creator, the one true God!

Psalm 62:5 ............    Find rest, O my soul, in God alone ;

my hope comes from him. 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation

he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. 7 he is my mighty rock, my refuge. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

11 One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, 12 and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done. 

Psalms 66........................Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!

3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!

So great is your power

that your enemies cringe before you.

4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you,

they sing praise to your name." Selah 

5 Come and see what God has done

how awesome his works in man's behalf!

6 He turned the sea into dry land,

they passed through the waters on foot--

come, let us rejoice in him.

Whatever the situation, the circumstance is under our feet! We can cross on dry land and continue to rejoice in Him!

Nothing escapes His watchful eye. (Hebrews 4:13) God is familiar with all of our ways. Before a word is on our tongue He knows it. (Psalm 139:4) Our past, our current and our future, God holds it all in His capable, eternal  hands. He holds it all in His healing capable hands. 

Being reminded of the coming time of Passover and Good Friday, I think on His nail scared hands, and body shredded by blows to wound and to kill, that clearly displayed to us His inexpressible love, grace and forgiveness when we have gone our own way!  Truly our times are in His hand.
We cannot glorify God in a sick body, but we certainly can glorify Him walking through to victory and keep an expectant heart for "THE MIRACLE". 

I am thankful and give Him my praise for truly He has saved me, delivered me and healed my body!

Be encouraged today and know God is on your side. Just stay close and He will show you the way in which you are to walk! "A MIRACLE IS ON ITS WAY TO YOU TODAY!" I BELIEVE THAT HONESTLY AND TRULY.

Father, I love You and thank You that You are my Father God. It is Your Word that gives me life! It gives me strength, and builds me up to guide me every day of my life! Your Word is settled in heaven forever. YOUR Word is lamp unto me feet and a light unto my path. It is in Jesus' name that I pray for all who read this and may need a helping hand into victory today. Lead all into Your perfect love and peace as You are our shield and glory, the Lifter of our heads. It is You Who sustains us and Your blessing is upon us. Father, to me the higher risk is not following YOU!

 So right now, we praise with joyful lips and rejoice in YOU! Today in prayer we magnify You with thanksgiving and rejoice at the healing Word of God. For we have truly found a great treasure in Your Word. Thank You for Your unfailing love. A love that is unconditional. Thank You that we might know how vast Your love truly is to us. We are thankful for the shed Blood of our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ! We are thankful for the Son You sent to us so we could be a part of Your family. For whatever sins we hold, we repent right now and ask Your forgiveness. We come to give You glory and give thanks for all that You are doing in our lives. We pray that we would be men and women who would hold onto You and by faith receive the promise we are believing for right now!

Father, You deserve our praise, and we say Amen to HIM who has given us life in abundance. We say Amen to HIM who created us with a plan and purpose for life and not for death and sickness. Amen to Jehovah Adonai, Who is same yesterday, today and forever. Amen.



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