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Friday, April 1, 2022

Settling for Literal Beans is Losing Out in Future


Genesis 25:34  NKJV  34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

In his quest for meat he foregoes the work to make a meal from what he has brought in. He chooses to live for the moment. His “bowl of lentils” came back to his behavior, for it revealed his belief. Participating in a behavior contrary to God’s standards, that behavior has become our “bowl of lentils”!

He was a man who sought out pleasing his flesh. He went against his parents will for him to marry within his people. In Genesis 26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.

 

So, what is our particular "bowl of lentils"? For what would we give up everything God has offered us? For what are we giving up for a righteous birthright? What sinful pattern of living could be keeping us from inheriting all things?

What would we put ahead of the very promises of God to inherit, but choose a bowl of beans!

It is that immediate gratification. No waiting, please, feed me now! He wanted the pleasures and satisfactions of the flesh. He revealed that in his hunting. Scripture tells us that he smelled like wild game. His father Isaac was relying on this truth, his son would smell like which would come out of the field, meat that was brought in by bow and arrow. (Genesis 27:3) Do you smell like where you spent some flesh time? Was thinking of those refusing Jesus and headed toward the wrath of God. They smell like smoke!

People with behavior set for sin, will always act out of that river of swift currents and much debris! Anything of sin, any behavior, any thought pattern, any g-o-d we place before the Holy One—anything that would keep us from receiving our birthright—is our bowl of lentils. 1 Thessalonians 5:22-26 Amp Bible 22 Abstain from evil [shrink from it and keep aloof from it] in whatever from or whatever kind it may be. 23 And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ ( the Messiah). 24 Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy and he will also do it [fulfill His call by hallowing and keeping you].

 

In this passage, verse 23 tells us the God of peace Himself sanctify us through and through, to separate us from profane things, making us wholly consecrated to God. And in this sanctification, we are built up in our spirit man so the flesh is not leading. All the ingrained patterns of life, we must overcome. And our flesh creature cannot not be leading us!

God, Jehovah M’Kaddesh, is the Lord our Sanctifier. He set us apart for Himself. Hallowed be His name.

 

We could be working so hard laboring for the meat that perishes that we ignore and neglect the spiritual food and promises God has offered us.  For Esau, being the eldest, he was to be the spiritual leader coming up in his walk with the Lord. But instead being led by flesh, he was motivated to walk through fields hunting all day long and was evidenced in his flesh nature. His leadership meant he would lead the entire family, but he resented the wisdom given him. He also married two women!

 Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, after it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. God disciplines!

Is it possible we are building relationships with others like a boss or caring so much for others but do not take time to talk with God for our heart issues? Are we rushing to other cities or other countries to feed and not relate to God, to converse with Him what is existing in our relationship with Him? Do we point out others mistakes but never attempt to hear God speak of our mistakes?  To know Him in truth, is to relate to Him in His goodness and His love for us and to us.

 

What are some typical bowls of lentils? Galatians 5:19-21, Paul's list of the "works of the flesh" is a good place to start.

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

In the conclusion of this passage, Paul writes: "those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God" seen in verse 21.

Drunkenness and revelries deals with what is given: the person drunk. That given in murders, envy, heresies, dissensions, selfish ambitions, outbursts of wrath, jealousies, contention and hatred deal with temper! Do you have an anger issue?  And that idolatry and sorcery deal with sins in connection to pagan religion.

 

Are we letting covetousness become a bowl of lentils? Have we chosen the god of "success" in place of the true God ?  Mark 4:18-19  NKJV Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the words, 19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in chokes the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

What fills our day that takes priority "1" over seeking the Lord and walking with Him?

Are there sins of the flesh, of sex, of hate, of worry, of envy that keep us from seeking our birthright diligently? Esau’s bowl of lentils proved a bad thing for him. He lost his place in the inheritance. He would not lead in the respect that God planned the men of that nation to lead.

We can learn from Esau. He settled for literal beans losing out on a great future with God. There will be many times when we will have that same decision: despise the birthright—or sacrifice, wait, endure, overcome, and put up with hardship. We have to make sure we choose properly: life (Deuteronomy 30:15-20).

Temporal is temporary, a moment of gratification will never measure up the the eternal rewards of God’s birthright promises.

No matter how temporarily enjoyable and satisfying any sin is in that moment, it cannot begin to measure up to the eternal rewards of God's birthright promises. Inheriting our birthright will not be easy. God wants to know beyond any doubt that we value it. That means we will be tested on this point repeatedly. It will take endurance, sacrifice, and keeping our focus on what is eternal and truly valuable.


Romans 12:1-2 reminds us of this: 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. 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.

We are to know His life giving word and then obey it. That is, living in honor toward God. Our mind is changed by prayer, by reading and meditating God's word, and worship all orchestrated by the Holy Spirit.

Do not settle for beans when God is everything, in all power overall things at all times and in all ways! Amen.

 

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Monday, September 20, 2021

Crushing the Serpent's Head

Was thinking on this early this morning from a teaching I had recently heard! I thought of when the enemy is divided!
Matthew 12:25-26  NKJV  25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26  If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

 

Jesus said that every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And you ask any spouse who became divided from their wedded spouse what desolation it has brought to them. Demonic activity is to stop man in the purpose God has for him. You can see that playing out in schools today: children not in school because of no bus drivers, the curriculum is wrong curriculum as to pornographic for a five year old ( really???), no one to clean the school, no  lunches accessible (shortage of food due to shortage of workers to gather food), no restroom facilities due to someone ripping them out, and the such! It is vax that, mask this, closed due to virus, or a scare tactic of “or else”. Domination is a ruler-ship according to some that only the strong survives and who is calling the shots. But I believe coming this winter, it will be those who lives through it who will have a position of speaking, standing and give faith in God! A friend Erica, just sent us this notice from the country of Canada in their paper, and the medical group writing the article was  pinpointing to that on Israel and United Kingdom where all those who took the vaccine are sick and in hospital right now. They listed what is coming out of those two countries and and most of the people in Israel and U. K. took that “vaccine”.  But those without the vaccine are all healthy whole going into the fall of the year! Yes, that speaks volumes!

You heard you need a vaccine, then it was to take two –seven years to gain access to that vaccine with the testing required, but then they attached something like a tale on donkey game, a vaccine not tested, but added to one that will be made available here in the country I live in the next couple of years.  It was like this “Taa---Daa” moment. We have something here to vax you up with! Still they speak one is approved, but they are not giving the approved vaccine but an experimental vaccine that has done terrible things to people. That is some tale to pin on some donkey who created it!!!

 Yet here you go down that way or path of human desolation and destruction. Started by a corona-virus thing, like something out of hell devised by the enemy himself to stop man in his walk with God, you can see desolation begin. You know if your children do not learn to read and write, they will never read the truth given in the Bible that has been protected for us to gain access to, to read, to learn and to know….yes understand about God Himself! Spiritual understanding is required to know we have an enemy and that he is spiritual, too!

Yes, the demons are a kingdom divided against themselves. As seen in Matthew 12:25-26, Jesus had a challenge that was given in that the demon He had just cast out of this person had been cast out by Satan. Jesus' argument is, "No, Satan would never cast out Satan." It would be stupid for Satan to cast himself out. He is not saying that under every condition Satan or other demons will not cast out other demons. Indeed, that does occasionally take place. Demons have activity to where they are very capable of doing signs and lying wonders. You can see that in Revelation 13! They will even have an entity which has power to do such those things! ( Lying wonders seen in 2 Thessalonians 2:9 and Deuteronomy 13:1)

 

Revelation 13:1-18 NKJV Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying “Who is like the beast?” Who is able to make war with him?” 5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the saints.

(Here you have an entity like the dragon Satan give power to have a throne and authority.)

11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 

Revelation 13:15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark of the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast for it is the number of man. His number is 666.

This is the fallen man, not the born again man! From verse 3 the mortally wounded is now alive again and the world is captivated. Understand this, that human beings, compared to God, are fundamentally untrustworthy, the weak. While people must be trusted from time to time in everyday life as to your parent or a spouse, in the most important matters, however, we cannot afford to lean on the broken crutch of human assistance.

If you have lived as long as I have, that to rely on an inconsistent person is relying on broken promises & much pain with heartache! Even the most well-intentional—will fail us. Human beings cannot be consistent, tend toward being inconsistent  & unable to help when needed the most!  But God has given us help! He has given us the life-saving grace, has declared what He will do when the human searches Him out. When reading the Bible, we gain understanding from the wisdom of God of what we face in that human condition! People can believe if you give them something out of the unusual.

Of the beast here in Revelation 13:1 and Revelation 13:8 is an entity called Thay-reon. He comes right out of the abyss. This demonic power is one with magical powers as a magician and can throw his voice as a ventriloquist. He is the troubler of the wind and waves Jesus spoke to in Mark 4:39! This is something the devil devises and uses lying wonders to trick people into believing. ( have you ever seen a magician who can throw his voice?) One thing to know is what Jesus taught and that is demons are divided against themselves. Because they are a kingdom with a the satanic rule, they are divided, because they are always in competition with each other. Just like Lucifer did in heaven, his pride developed into  more than just the music leader for God and heaven, being more as in taking God’s position, and that having more always spells ruin for anyone in the “me, myself, and I” mode of living. Because if you are in that position, you need real help from God!

Pick a country, any country and if God is not a part of its existence, then that government or governments are of human  (666) planning. It is humanity subjected and deceived by demons. They want human rules, human attitudes, human experiences to plan out by detail what others should follow in a human existence. Yet, God has given us His direction and guidance by His Holy Spirit.

 We can understand this when we recognize that the governments and most of humanity has been subject to and deceived by demons. Carnal or that human nature, is a reflection of the nature of Satan and his demons. Anyone born since Adam is a fallen creature. But those in Jesus are born-again unto God, to life and a family relationship.

From Revelation 13….the take away is two are rising for the tribulation. One is rising out of the sea and one is rising out of the land or earth. One is of the Gentile, that of the sea and the one of land or earth will be out of Israel. The only thing that keeps them unified is that at the head of this organization is a demon entity of a great  power but not like God Himself. This demon is able to whip those he rules into shape and line up with his whims in order to carry out his bidding. He does it by sheer force and his followers do not serve in love of or toward him. But they are the rebellious, and they will fall.

Of the sea, this does not describe a human political entity such as Rome. But this is one that describes the hideous, a satan-backed system of deception.. It would have idolatry that at any time express itself in that of human systems of the various kinds. You see that in Rome today. Here is Revelation 13, we find the hateful. This entity is the hateful, the blasphemous, the blaspheming and that hatefulness which produces in the intensified and devastating manifestations people will see. If you wrapped up all the horror movies you have seen in the last 50 years, this which will appear cannot be topped by any of them from those fifty year and will be appearing in full color and surround sound in the coming future!

The blasphemous healed and the wound of which was the fatal wound is the word in Greek with numbering 4435 meaning plague. Yes, another great cover-up by whoever sees the deathblow. Still, this creature lives. But human nature wants to rule, be number one, will try to win no matter the prize. But this is for keeps and involves hell!

All this ties back to Genesis 3:13-18 where the serpent’s head is wounded by her Seed. 

Genesis 3:13-18 and the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done? The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every beast of the field; on your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” 16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children; your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

As Satan used the woman against her husband and God, a virgin would give birth to the son of God and Satan would be bruised. A tree for a tree: the Cross proved a great blow to the adversary. The blood spattered Cross revealed a life given: His name Jesus! And He trampled Satan at the Cross for good!

Can you imagine having a conversation with a serpent? And yet there are most likely people having today a conversation with the serpent! And I wonder how much dust is in the serpent’s mouth as he speaks to human being!

Remembering Jesus’ Strong Admonition: Matthew 5:29-30 NKJV 29 "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out," or "If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off"

Is our faith of vigor, and is it determined in the strength of God to continue to walk with Him and overcome sin? Minimizing sin comes close to trampling the Son of God underfoot and putting His sacrifice to an open shame seen in Hebrews 6:6 if they fall way, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.; Hebrews 10:29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trample the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of Grace?

Scorning the Son of God by going back into a sinful life is a terrible punishment expected when one blasphemes the Holy Spirit. He who calls good evil and evil good, it one who will be punished. Do we have the sacrificial life that is holy unto God or just guilty of practicing sin like taking vices like smoking pot or drinking wine? ( pot kills brain cells and wine contains fungus that kills the body)

It was the Apostle John who wrote, "Whoever is born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God."

The seed in us is of God as seen in 1 John 3:9 whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. No, we are not characterized by lawlessness. But sin is natural to the children of the devil who has been sinning from the very beginning.

 Revelation 22:15, he adds, "But outside [the New Jerusalem] are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie." Such people will not be in God's Kingdom.

Here are “the dogs”, those who practice magical arts, sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters and liars. Again idolaters who practice witchcraft, practice doing drugs and creating them. They are those who accept sin readily. They think God will just have to be satisfied with them willing not to overcome. But this is living dangerously, for Revelation 21:7 speaks : “ He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. This is a broken fellowship and living in a dangerous place. We are to overcome…… For by grace for you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God1

Receive His gift of grace….He rescues you from an impossible situation!

 

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

THAT PLACE CALLED FAITH!

John 15:4-8
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.   NKJV


1 John 5:1-5
5:1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 
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Seems easy, does it not, that when we abide in Jesus, and all the words He gave us.........that when we ask with that righteous desire, we will see what we have asked for according to that Word?  (John 15:7-8) And when we keep His Words, those commandments are not burdensome. That is the place that looks like faith, and overcomes anything the adversary may throw up at you or me! 

TO me, it is like following a recipe. In following say something for a beef stew, we look at all the ingredients. We look at the amount needed to make a stew that will, of course, have meat, a potato, and some veggies in it as well. Now I am not one for that tomato type broth in my stew, but one that is meaty and full of flavor with onions and beef. Yes, it must be brown in color!  I like the meat tender and fully browned on both sides of the meat and the broth should not be runny and soup like but richly thick.....but not where a spoon put IN WOULD JUST stand straight up in it. No, it must be thickened just enough to create a flow when stirring. Now that is a just "right" stew.

Well, the Lord desires us to have that continual flow of faith. Whatever may come into our day or week, we are to have that continual flowing of faith, and not only for ourselves, and families, but for others as well as when we pray and believe. And that believing is based on truth that Jesus is the Son of God.
If I spend all day writing and not spending time with the Lord, my faith is not established. Just like that stew.......if, I leave out the meat, then it is just vegetable soup.


John 7:37-39
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
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Faith is like a flowing river.........of living water..........when we believe. In believing, we speak out what we believe for, not just for us, but for others, too!

Ephesians 5:8-11
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.     NKJV

Finding out is half the fun.........it is finding Who the Father is, What Jesus did for us...........and what is pleasing..........that which is acceptable to the Lord.


Romans 12:1-20
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. 

3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. 20 Therefore

"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head."  NKJV


That faith is a measure given by God. But it is expanded the more we put His Light on it. That faith is spiritual. It moves mountains, and cast things into the deepest oceans never to be seen again. When God said, " Let there be light" and there was light. (Genesis 1:3) It was good. And that Light was divided by God..........from darkness! When we allow His word into our lives, we are allowing, Light to separate us out of the darkness........out of ignorance and into glorious Light! That faith gives us the edge to prophesy.....in proportion to our belief in Jesus, the Son of God. Ministry was given for ministering to others in a measure of faith, just as the he who teaches, he who exhorts or even for the giver...........who gives liberally without another thought of "all that money" for the kingdom. No, it is about our faith in believing HIS Blood was shed for us............it was given in Love and by Love..........it is knowing we can lead others when we set our faith in motion to hear God speak to us about the next thing we are to do............not because of "just doing" because of our belief in the One Who GAVE IT ALL FOR US!


1 Thessalonians 5:5-11
5 You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.   NIV

Putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and hope of salvation as a helmet............we live together with Him. 
2 Timothy 1:13-14
13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.  NKJV

Paul told Timothy to hold to the pattern of sound words which Timothy had heard from Paul. In faith and love in Christ Jesus.............a good thing that is kept by the Holy Spirit WHO DWELLS IN US!

Yes, I like easy. I like an easy Stew Recipe.........It has to look a certain way, taste like beef and stir like a "SMOOTH RIVER" of thickness. SO too, keeping that good thing God has in us when we first believed is by the Holy Spirit. The Comforter, our Teacher and Guide. He will bring to our remembrance all that Jesus said.............what was spoken to bring to our remembrance what is about to happen for our good.

The Holy Spirit teaches us God's will........grants us the fear of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:2-5), gives us a new heart, not of stone, but of pliable tissue to obey the Written Word of God. Like David, we too, can see the Holy Spirit developed into our lives. We are to depend on HIM and hear Him speak the Father's thoughts toward us.
Jesus told those in the synagogue that "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me"...........He was saying the Lord God was overseeing His ministry and guiding the whole thing in a process! And in the time of Peter and his fasting and prayers, he being sent to Cornelius, gave the word that the Spirit was being given to others......to.......those who would believe in Him and be saved.

Acts 10:25-48
25 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man." 27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together. 28 Then he said to them, "You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 29 Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?" 30 So Cornelius said, "Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 31 and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.' 33 "So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God." 

34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all-- 37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, 41 not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. 43 To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins." 

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, 47 Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days. 
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Filled with power.........to that which pleases the Father........abiding in Jesus, Who was and is and is to come the WORD OF GOD .....sent to accomplish His plan on earth and in our lives. May we glorify God today as we speak in faith that Jesus is Lord over our lives! AMEN!

Continue now IN PART 2 as we look into that faith walk............in MUDDY BOOTS??......

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