Fervent Heat and Much Noise

God’s Promise is NOT Slack: 2 Peter 3:9-13 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to the promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

1.      We should be found living in godliness and faith

2.      His promise are great and precious, trustworthy, proven and inspired by the Holy Spirit

3.      We should be looking forward to the day of His kingship and rule on earth as it is in Heaven

From verse 10 we are told that the heavens will pass away with a great noise. All will be burned up on earth. Nothing will remain of it!

I would hope people would realize many decisions of the 60’s of the last century came through others than Baby Boomers. Many boomers were just ten or twelve when many in suits were raging against WAR!

Today:

1.      We worship not God but the Almighty Green Back Dollar.

2.      Greed has become the national motivator in America.

3.      Sex is the “obsession”. Wearing garments is seen as taboo!

4.      Gambling is the National Pass-time. I know folks who have lost their home due to gambling.

5.      Illegal drugs is consumed daily here in this nation, many dying much too soon.

6.      God is not allowed in schools and many churches.

7.      Kids are taught not reading, writing or math, but to be transgender and seek fantasy with green witches and magic wands.

8.      Babies are not welcome in the womb.

9.      Homosexuality is highlighted in this nation! Legalized same-sex marriage reigns.

10.  We are the moral polluter of planet earth. Does that make your skin crawl?

Plain and simple truth is America is a nation rejecting Christian heritage replacing it with the crude, rude, and paganized culture. We are a rebellious people. We thumb our nose at the great Creator God who has showered us with unparalleled blessings for over 300 years. God is expelled and the result is a society of wanton violence against others.  Believe me Jesus told us about Hell and it is a place to avoid.

As the Church grows increasingly weak from its internal rot, society continues to plunge into darkness. We are presented with a REAL and Present DANGER: NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST!

Peter Pry the executive director of the federal EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security, some years back had told Congress at that very time period that a major EMP could cause widespread "starvation, disease, and societal collapse" that could lead to the deaths of tens of millions of people. The Obama administration on hearing this released a multi-agency battle plan to study and defend against what many scientists consider the most likely source of EMPs: solar storms, which Bill Murtagh of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy calls "a real and present danger." ( again this was awhile ago.)

We are closer now than ever to that “nuclear blast”! Acts 3:19 Repent therefore & be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.

A Refreshing: a recovery of breath; to be revived ( NT 404: an—aps’—ook—sis)

Thayer’s Lexicon states: to recover from the effects of heat …to be refreshed in one’s spirit, refreshed by fellowship, by consolation, kindnesses: 2 Timothy 1:15-16 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.

1.         Might show: N.T.  1731 & 1722 ( en---dike’---noo---mee) to indicate by word or deed

2.         Pattern: NT 5296  (hoop-ot—oop’---o—sis) imitate

3.         Believe: N.T 4100 ( pist---yoo—o) meaning to credit our faith in Christ Jesus and not of the world

365 days a year, we should indicate by word or deed imitate with a credit of our faith in Christ Jesus…. The refreshing that came was by mercy of God! This mercy was not a passive emotion but an active desire to remove the cause of distress in others. We have opportunity through Jesus to come into the presence of God Himself!   Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is the fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

1.         We must be living above our senses…..no drama queen, no pouty face

2.         A joy that appears as being gleeful; A rejoicing with laughter and ease with much peace

3.         Distress is removed; aiding one with sympathy in our heart

4.         Revived in the Lord: we are pulled out of fear, apprehension & worry

5.        It is about being refreshed receiving forgiveness of our sins.

Godly People delight in doing Good:  Proverbs 21:15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.  It is joy for the righteous man to do justice ; participating with God in His kingdom to regard His rights by His righteous nature for truth, love & peace.  The Bible tells us in length that “the way of the transgressor is hard” found in Proverbs 13:15…in that we see those who get drunk have hangovers to display their hard life, lack of money because it is spent on that which does not profit anything but only produces a really bad hangover.  Choosing to wreck their health with drink is a bad choice!

Psalm 89:13-18 NKJV 13 You have a mighty arm;  Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;  Mercy and truth go before Your face.

15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!  They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.

16 In Your name they rejoice all day long,  And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

17 For You are the glory of their strength,  And in Your favor our horn (strength) is exalted.

18 For our shield belongs to the LORD,  And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

1.         Here we find truths: From v. 15 joyful sound, was the trumpet sound of jubilee, it was the            sound of setting captives free and restoration.

2.         Our refreshing is found in worship to Him who saved us! His holiness is imparted to us through Jesus Christ: it is in His mercy & truth where we walk in His light, His face is ever toward us and as we rejoice in His name, in His righteousness we are exalted

3.         It is a foundation set in God’s righteousness and His justice : it is led by the beauty of God in His kindness toward us….It is truth that is a stability that is established……it cannot be moved: Proverbs 12:3 A man is not established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous cannot be moved. Proverbs 10:25 When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

Refreshing place in Jesus: anchored in Him… in this, there is No Shaky Town: this is an inside Job …. Character Drives Our Purpose; Habits: strong or shaky; that is strong in the word of God’s truth or shaky in discipline that is of the world…stress will always point to true heart & character of a person!

1.         Being disciplined : in the Word, quick to follow instructions , obedient to parents, respecting them because the Word tells us to honor them. Seeking good habits for a healthy body /sound mind.

2.         From shaky city of the world…..do we just choose a way as we go / make our own way through haphazardly;  Lack of order is living aimlessly, without peace /without planning, one who is going somewhere to happen/ that can appear as destructive;    will we obey the rules of the road, eat the right kinds of food or just give it up for the anything goes lifestyle……???

3.         Multiplied behaviors: did you have two parents: did you grow up in America……or were you brought up in one nation to live in another????   It is the same as the born again person: we must submit to the rule of God in His kingdom. You cannot go from one nation bringing your own flag and symbols of that nation into the new nation. You must submit to the new nations laws and the rules of that land as in the United States, one nation under God, one nation with one language and one flag.  

4.         True character will be exposed when pressure is on you the person!

Each of us are responsible for spiritual warfare and anticipated victories. Things are literally heating up to a great explosion.  Flesh will melt. Even told that tongues will dissolve within the mouth, and that is horrific indeed. Yet even in this hour, the presence of evil struggles for survival.  We do battle in faith and with faithfulness to the Lord; it is His ultimate kingdom we live in; Holy Spirit is preparing us even now for these kingdom victories today: Daniel 7:21-22 NKJV “I was watching; & the same horn was making war against the saints, & prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, & a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the most High, &the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. God overrules all other thrones

The Divine or the Monster: one will choose life and another death. One will choose the straight path  and the other folly. One will choose peace and love of God and the other fire and brimstone.  In this hour, be faithful to Jesus when confronted with persecution and death. And when the opportunity arises to encourage a young believer, may they note the courage in your heart that gives praise to Him who lives forever! For we choose to obey God and not people! We choose to be faithful to receive the crown of life, to be dressed not only for salvation but in righteousness too! Today we receive this word of God that teaches Jesus is coming for us soon! Amen.

 

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Are We Seeing the Rain of Adversity, the Heat of Evil or the Rain of God's Love

 

Matthew 5: 38-48   Amplified Bible: 38 You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth [punishment that fits the offense, 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil [ who insults you or violates your rights], but whoever slaps you on the right chee, turn the other toward him also [ simply ignore insignificant insults or trivial losses and do not bother to retaliate---maintain our dignity, your self-respect, your poise]. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also [ for the Lord repays the offender]. 41 And whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks of you and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

( in this period, any military could ask regular people to help them carry their gear and to go as far as the military needed to travel.) So could you imagine telling someone you will not go help them and it is for Jesus’ sake? When we do anything, either for Jesus, our spouse, those we work with, do we draw a big line not to cross to help? Like some at the hospital where I was a couple of years ago, they could not help you with an issue that caused them to walk across your room at the time. I was told they were there for blood sugar checks but their hand held machine was not working. Don’t ask her to do anything else, she only gets paid for the blood sugar check!!!!! (The duty nurse was on another floor all day!)

 43 You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and Hate your enemy; [Le. 19:18; Psalm 139:21-22] 44 But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. [Proverbs 25:21-22] 45 To show that you are the children of your Father Who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and makes the rain fall upon the upright and the wrongdoers [alike]. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward can you have? Do not even the tax collectors do that? 47 And if you greet only your brethren, what more than others are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles (the heathen) do that? 48 You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of godliness in mind & character, having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Be perfect: as your Father in heaven…God is perfectly holy, perfectly good and pure. 1 Samuel 2:2 — "No one is holy like the Lord."

Complete in moral character:  Romans 12:2 A. Bible: 2 Do not be conformed to this world ( this age), [fashioned after & adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed ) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals & its new attitude]. So that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good, & acceptable & perfect will of God, even the thing which is good & acceptable & perfect [in His sight for you].

Please know the Lord gives what is wisdom in the ideals and new attitudes!

Job 37:7-13    Amplified Bible   7 God seals up ( stops, brings to a standstill by severe weather) the hand of every man [and now under His seal their hands are forced to inactivity], that all men whom He has made may know His doings (His sovereign power and their subjection to it).

8 then the beasts go into dens and remain in their lairs, 9 Out of its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. 10 By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is frozen over. [Ps. 147:17-18]

11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He scatters the cloud of His lightning. 12 And it is turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatever He commands them upon the face of the habitable earth. 13 Whether it be for correction or for His earth [generally] or for His mercy and loving kindness, He causes it to come. [Exodus 9:18, 23; 1 Samuel 12:18-19]

From verse 7 God stops, brings to a standstill by severe weather the hand of every man. It is severe weather that forces inactivity. It is for man to know God’s doings that is His sovereign power and man is to be subject to His power!

The fires in California have either stopped or completely slowed living there in some areas! It is a jumping through hoops to get the papers to rebuild their homes!

Proverbs 15:3  NKJV    3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.                                                                                  

In reading Job 37: 8-10 we know he is referring to winter type weather.  The animals find safety in their dens, in their holes where warmth or dry is needed.

Yet even now, we see this same thing occurring over the U. S. & around the world. Areas inundated with water like Hawaii, the areas of North Carolina by hurricane strength storm two years ago and neighborhoods were cut off by water around Mystic Camp in Texas last fourth of July.   

There are areas that have 120  degree weather one day or for two days and then drop back twenty to twenty five degrees to experience cold, wind and much rain. The weather person has said more than once that the weather appeared more like that of early winter. Interesting though they call winter type weather here with much snow and it is 70 degrees and thunder storms with lightning and much thunder.

There is an extreme marine heat wave simmering in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. This started forming at the end of last year but has worsened in recent weeks. The readings located from the Scripps Pier in La Jolla has broken more than 25 daily temperature records this years. We are just in the month of April. In this region surface water temp was 6,5 degrees and the sea bottom as 67.6 degrees. This related to the hottest on April 15 about 100 years. Significant things are occurring around us.  But……..

Are we looking at God in His power as much as we look at the power  say in the extreme of  11  inches of rain in an hour and half?  Or how about seeing whales, and the such wash up on shore due to the lack of food that is most likely dead or just gone from the area!!!

1.   As in this extreme, the flooding has curved tremendously the work man would do, but because of the massive run of rivers over land and businesses, man is stopped. There have been many casualties due to flooding.

2.   Stopped from all activities would include work, those in recreation and possible sports. If the beasts of the field find safety in their lairs, should we not also look for safety within the pages of God’s word?

3.   Thought: Even as the clouds are under the counsel of God, might our hearts do well to be led under His management? For whether it is for correction, for his land or for mercy, it is by the hand of God, like lightning that is designed to accomplish his purpose of mercy and justice. See Job 36:30

Executing  as in correction in Job 37:13: Genesis 7:11-12  Amp. Bible 11 In the year 600 of Noah’s life, in the seventeenth day of the second month, that same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up and burst forth, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened. 12 And it rained for forty days and for forty nights.

God said He would never flood the earth like He did then: Genesis 9:13 I set My bow [rainbow] in the cloud, & it shall be a token or sign of a covenant or solemn pledge between Me & the earth.

This  correction : it is seen as that which sweeps away the works of men, to render the fields useless and cut off the wicked! Correction will hinder any production of a seed or of a crop!  This type is seen like Prejudice and the effects is of much flooding in many areas.                       

Prejudice: is animosity, bias, injustice, discrimination… Prejudice occurs to all colors of people, not just to a select few. Prejudice can also occur against those who worship God, the one true God who created the heavens and the earth. And it can happen for other distinct reasons like of race, sex or age . But prejudice should not prevail in the life of believer’s  if we really are  in Christ Jesus. Remember: Jesus was discriminated against and He was God! He also showed people how to receive healing and then work not wait for a hand out.

As believer’s in Christ Jesus, we are to be about putting aside fears, prejudices, resentments and hatred. In Jesus, we are to be giving God’s love & compassion for all people. In this then we are true followers of Him and carry the true mark for forgiving others. Any anger, any hatred, harsh words, retaliation and revenge only result in more of the same.   

It is sowing those seeds of violence, hate and revenge on others.

It is only in God’s love that we can conquer evil …….Romans 12:17-21  Amp. Bible…17 Repay no one evil for evil but take thought for what is honest & proper & noble [aiming to be above reproach] in the sight of everyone. 18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God’s ] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord. 20 but if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. 21 Do not let yourselves be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.

2.   Executing a productive land from Job 37:13,: it calls the timely rains. Any that belong to the Lord, he will cultivate as His very own: being faithful , the committed, submitted to God and His purposes for our lives.

 Psalm 24:1…the Earth is the Lord’s & the fullness of it, the world & they who dwell in it.

3.   For executing mercy from Job 37:13: that man might worship God. That just like the man Elihu who came to see Job, he regarded the supremacy of a mighty God and gloried in His majesty. It is that within God’s mercy, we would become more fruitful. Being people who give thanks and worship with praise on our lips.

God will have nothing to do with anyone who discriminates against another. We are to love our neighbors as ourselves!                   

Are we seeing by the impacts of the floods in so many areas, God speaking? Is He revealing that we must look toward Him and not for vengeance? Not for any prejudicial matter?

1.   What God has executed in regard to the workings of the weather, no matter the time of year, He holds them all by His power.

2.   Beasts of the field know enough to remain within their protective habitations.

3.   However calm and docile our days may seem, when the tempest blows, and rains fall in inches within an hour, does one take note?

4.   Will we not seek the Lord while He may be found?

Jesus is the Great Intercessor, and will pray for us. He will not frighten us or hold us in terror. But we are to fear the Lord …to hold Him in His majesty and glory. We are not thrown out of the covenant He has made with us. In His mercy we should be driven toward His mercy. Choosing Him for His commandments, truth, wisdom and grace, we are choosing life in Jesus.

In the time of the hospital stay, the Lord gave me words to encourage three young men for their future. The Lord had us to pray for the lady with her handheld machine. In the storm, or the calm, a wind of strength or darkness, the Lord's voice we seek to hear!

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Now How Many Lightbulbs Do I Need?

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Ever walk into a room, turn on the lights, and the light bulb burns out in the corner lamp or overhead?
Or have you ever turned on the lights in say the living room or dining room, walk to the back of the house to do something and return to the living room to find the "room seems somehow darker than when you left it just a few minutes earlier"?
 I can work in the office, and spend time reading, turn off the light when leaving the room and return an hour later, by flipping the wall switch on, the room does not appear as brightly clothed in light as it once did an hour earlier. Looking up to the ceiling, I find a bulb has gone dark and with only one bulb remaining, filling the room with some light appears less effective in producing that light. With the one darkened bulb, only one is left to do the job of two. (yeah, the room still appears dark, right?)

Turning on lights in a room during the day is really no big deal and to find the lights burn out simultaneously still is not a big deal unless you live in the northwest, and a marine push is blocking out the sunlight in the early part of the day!
I do not change those light bulbs out. I leave it for my husband to do. The covers on those light bulbs seem contrary in trying to release them from their ceiling mount. Yes, I leave that job for the engineer! It is not a pretty sight when I wrestle one of those down from it's high ceiling mount!
But seriously as the believer in Jesus, we are to be " a light" and to continue to burn for Him!
John 1: 6 -13  NKJV  6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness to bear witness of the Light, that all through Him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name; 13 who were born, not of blood, not of the will of the flesh, not of the will of man, but of God.

Verses 6-8 speaks of John the Baptist.
John was bearing the light that Jesus was coming. And as the witness John the Baptist spoke of the true "LIGHT"! And the true Light is in Jesus!
I had written in recent days of KISSED HEAVEN and WENT TO HELL! In writing that, Judas was the one who kissed Jesus, had all the teachings that Jesus gave to the "disciples", still Judas went to hell. By betraying Jesus, he showed his true colors! He loved serving himself and getting his own gain but cost him "big" in his end. He might have been the accountant, but he took no thought on how much betraying Jesus would cost him!

I always think about people this time of year. Kids are out of school, summer has begun, and there is just so much activity outside to do. The "fun run" marathons, the three day vacation's to grandma's house (where you can eat anything you want), the splash in the pool is a great adventure especially for the young ones still learning to swim. But I also think about my husband and his hours busily preparing for the coming weather this winter. He is stocking up for sure,checking everything he might need in moment's notice of time, and writes down any items he should pick up at the hardware store.
Yesterday, he was out making room in the storage unit and giving it some new paint on those cabinets. He has been looking at prices on portable heaters and their cost, and what size room the heater will heat when sun shines somewhere else, the temperature readings have plunged to 20 degrees and Jack Frost came overnight to leave ice on the big pine tree.

Yes, I thought a lot about those who took to highways and by-ways, to take that special trip the last couple of days. Summer vacation has begun. But they will return, tired from their trip, a little less money in their pockets, and their focus turns to looking at school supplies, clothes and more money needed to supply for that all new adventures back to school;

Jesus brought light to a darkened world. Jesus brought His kingdom that the Father desired to bring to have His family with Him. But some will find other ventures, some time consuming, and will avoid possibly all teachings of the Lord. Each of us as the believer is to tell someone about Jesus. You could tell them by buying their next bags of groceries, you could shovel their driveway when the snow is too deep for them and their age limits their actions for doing pushing a snow shovel in 3 feet of snow.

It is not about "being God" to them, but showing them the love of God in you!
We had read on Judas and of his betrayal toward Jesus, the true LIGHT, we actually saw Judas had no light or life in himself.  His life was ruled by him for himself!

But we still have opportunity to spend time with the Lord, learn of His ways and prosper in that which He purposed for us to do. Ask yourself, "are you bringing light to the place you influence others"? "Do they see Jesus in you and experience God when you speak?" "Are you their only 'encourager'?"
We all will play a part in the last days mentioned in the Word of God!
What part will you play in these last days? For whatever time remains, we each have light if we have Jesus in our hearts. It will either be the bright light of day or the darkness of night, and I would rather choose to see. I would choose to see Jesus, experience His love for me and know my Father in heaven is looking down on me and God the Holy Spirit living within me gives us power to walk and do for God everyday..
As the believer, we were those released from that appointment of death. We have Jesus, and may His praise be on our lips. This is a new day, with the LIGHT of the LORD to direct our pathway. Will we not go with Him and find the really true adventure of a lifetime that will never end?
Summer will end and fall will begin....after that possible snow will come to cover highways and back roads and maybe your yard. Darkness will begin to come earlier, may your light shine for others to see. And may you know the way in which you are to walk!
For the ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them. (Hosea 14:9)

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AN EGG ON A HOT SIDEWALK

How awesome is the time to connect with family members who live so far away! You can find some things like the weather to laugh about. Although I know some traveling by plane have found the going slow with delayed or cancelled flights this Christmas holiday season. Yet, just making a phone call, you are there and connect with one hello!
In the time of reaching out to others on the east coast, I was reminded how much different the weather has been back there. Of connecting that day after Christmas, my sister reminded me that they had once again been in the 80's............not the 1980's but in the temperatures we think of as in the summertime around here. She told me how they had to run their air conditioning once again. And here we were seeing ice and sleet fall like ribbons on Christmas Day evening on our way back from a "country" Christmas. No, there was no John Denver tunes, but I should ask my daughter about that one. But we did hear Rockin' around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee. Yes, we were in the country hearing country type music and was certain joy to my heart.
But back to the east coast and the high heat warnings, that was something I was surprised to hear about that day after Christmas. Also, THEY ARE KNEE DEEP in water that will not evaporate...........it just stands there, and it rains another 5 inches to add to the existing rain already beginning to stagnate on the ground. No, not a good thing at this point, and my sister was concerned if more rain came in before this extra moisture was gone.

Evaporation! I thought in all this time, that all you needed was some heat to evaporate the extra water on the ground, but she said they need the sunshine (like direct sun shining), and they only get really cloudy skies each day.

So I think about this scripture:

Exodus 16:13-21

13 So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. 14 And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. 15 So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat. 16 This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: 'Let every man gather it according to each one's need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent.' " 17 And the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. 18 So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one's need. 19 And Moses said, "Let no one leave any of it till morning." 20 Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. 21 So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted. 

NKJV

This is one of my favorites in that God fed them from that dew that fell overnight. Like a frost on the ground, the small round substance was something to eat. It was like bread.......and one was to gather to those living in each household but no more. They gathered according to their need. They had to eat it when it was available to eat and if not eaten........every bite........then any part of it was rotten......spoiled.........not good to eat and then it would breed worms.

Yes, evaporation........!

Let's look at the word condensation........

a process whereby a gas or a vapor becomes a liquid. Condensation is that which appears on the inside of the window in the winter time.........like when boiling a liquid on the stove and the condensation appears. Like today, I can see water droplets or those beads of water appear on the glass window. It has occurred because of the humid air reaching the cold surface of the window.

But what about too much water...........that accumulates..........standing water with no place to go or how about water that dries up and remains dry.......to produce the results of a"drought"?

In our walk with the Lord, we too, can suffer from evaporation. When we begin to think our walk is A-okay! When we miss some services because it is the "holiday" time and you know I read that scripture or studied that before! Or, I do not need to go, as I am really busy and I have ministry tomorrow.........and wow, that is a lot to ask of me right now!

Evaporation!

As my sister spoke of the accumulation of rain water from the last few weeks, it was evident that it was not draining well. And I had always thought they might have an under ground spring running rather parallel to their property in the country. So the whole 5+ acres has water. She laughingly referred to the "sinking" and I told her to watch for those bubbles coming up to the surface. Yes, she laughed but I have continued to think on that for it can affect people who walk with the Lord.

If we become to lax in our daily lives, and can blow a dozen or so services every six months, then what does they say about us?

When we think about any "selfishness" and we are talking about the one who just chooses to skip the service, skip that time together for all leaders. In that act of being selfish is the basis of all immorality.  In thinking of our salvation and all that came through  Jesus was by no selfish act. He was bent on that outgoing love.

When we see that big puddle of water on the roadway, and see it become smaller everyday, it is either because there are many vehicles driving through it or there is a bright sun shining overhead. In that direct heat of light, that water evaporates. As the breeze starts to blow over that puddle, that which was wet is now becoming something else entirely.

Back in the late 1960's we took a trip to Disneyland. In all that work and effort to make an amusement park, we had a really good workable schedule of planning where and when we would have our meals. Of course, our one morning was in the midst of Phoenix, Arizona and on that early morning light, we drove to the nearby Denny's for breakfast. In our delight, we saw the one cook outside, breaking eggs onto that hot sidewalk, and we watched them cook those eggs. No was not interested in eating them from the sidewalk, but I had seen what the temp over 110 degrees plus a hot sidewalk with asphalt all around caused a high heat of nearly 126 degrees in that morning light could do to an egg on a hot sidewalk. Yes, it was fry city!

If we do not replenish in that liquid and refuel with the word of God that brings wisdom to us, then how can we make it to the end of this "run"? 

Job 14:1-13

14:1 "How frail is man, how few his days, how full of trouble! 2 He blossoms for a moment like a flower-and withers; as the shadow of a passing cloud, he quickly disappears. 3 Must you be so harsh with frail men and demand an accounting from them? 4 How can you demand purity in one born impure? 5 You have set mankind so brief a span of life-months is all you give him! Not one bit longer may he live. 6 So give him a little rest, won't you? Turn away your angry gaze and let him have a few moments of relief before he dies. 

7 "For there is hope for a tree-if it's cut down, it sprouts again and grows tender, new branches. 8 Though its roots have grown old in the earth, and its stump decays, it may sprout and bud again at the touch of water, like a new seedling. 10 But when a man dies and is buried, where does his spirit go? 11 As water evaporates from a lake, as a river disappears in drought, so a man lies down for the last time and does not rise again until the heavens are no more; he shall not awaken, nor be roused from his sleep. 13 Oh, that you would hide me with the dead and forget me there until your anger ends; but mark your calendar to think of me again! 

TLB

When we die, then we die. There is no last minute fitting several decades of life into a few minutes. Even in my age, I think of who can do several things and still keep going, yet it is to be in God's plan and not my own plan. As I read over what is given here in Job, I think of that water evaporating from a lake and how the river disappears in drought. That when man lies down to rise no more, he will mingle with that which is of the ground, that which is of no life.

Our time is now. It is a moment in which we can as individuals and as team members make a difference for the kingdom of God. It is not in the "sweet by and by" ....it is in the "here and NOW"!

With evaporation, we see.........dehydration! Without the supply of water, we see a firm ground, but may be in drought. It could have the appearance of cracks, and disappearance of what may be around the land area that is dry in drought. There may be no plants, no trees, no life of any kind sustained for any amount of time. With the disappearance of water, one will see the exodus of wildlife from that region. Yes, all life from before would just fade away!

In my recent health issues, one thing kept popping up.........and the questions by the doctors was this: "are you staying hydrated?"

Yes, drinking 6-8 big glasses of water a day.........but on the flip of that......is " are your cells absorbing the water that is available to them?" 

So two things: yes I had water but the opposite was the cells were not doing their thing in the right way for health for me.

In that state, one can become depressed, run a fever, and all for lack of NOT absorbing the needed water given through the mouth and to be used all the way down to the cellular level. We can be flushed, irritable, tired and fatigued, well,...........you get the idea here.

We should watch over our bodies and drink plenty of water daily, but we also must put the water of God's Word into our bodies. We must fill up and fill up and then spend time in corporate worship with those who are like minded in the things of God. 

John 15:13-17

 14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. 17 These things I command you, that you love one another.

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John 16:12-15

 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. 

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Father, thank You for Jesus. We are no longer foreigners and aliens but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household. We are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the chief cornerstone. In Him the whole building is joined together and rises to become the holy temple in the Lord. (Ephesians 2:19-22)

Father, we have been appointed to go and bear fruit and that our fruit should remain, that whatever we ask You in Jesus' name may be given us. And we are commanded to love one another.

Thank You for the Holy Spirit Who is active and operating in our lives today. We give thanks that we can hear Him speak and declare to us the things that are ours. And we are thankful we hear today and are lead in that pathway that is even ...without .......pits.

We understand that from Proverbs 28:9 ...that he who turns away his ear from hearing the law [ of God and man], even his prayer is an abomination, hateful and revolting [to God]. If we regard iniquity in our heart, the Lord will not hear us. For we understand that according to Proverbs 15:9-10...that the way of the wicked is an abomination, extremely disgusting and shamefully vile to the Lord, but he loves him who pursues righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation.) And that there is severe discipline for him who forsakes God's way; and he who hates reproof will die [physically, morally, and spiritually].

Father, we desire not to end up in that "hot spot" like an egg on an overheated sidewalk........fry out all the liquid in seconds and be done for good.........when just filling up with Your life and wisdom will take us where we need to go in Your safety, peace, and love. Our desire is to please You and walk in the way that will bring glory to Your name. We pray to be those who will not stop because it is a "holiday", but keep going in the way of righteousness that is life and health. Father, in Jesus' name we desire to not be wise in our own eyes; we fear the LORD and depart from evil. It is health to our flesh and strength to our bones. (Proverbs 3:7-8)

Asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father may give to us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that we may know HIM better. That our eyes of our heart be enlightened in order to know the hope to which He has called us. Amen.

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