What Has Love Got to Do with It?

Everything!!!

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

How much of His power really works in us, so we can ask Him for the impossible?

Was reminded today by the Lord, that I can pray about Him able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think, but how much power flows through us, to receive it?  In thinking of how many are breaking laws today, their love must be almost extinct.  I can pray for those who are breaking those laws, but cannot pray for those who are working toward death of others! If we go to that new place is it about really making your life better or just to steal from another person, just like you!

A good thought  should be that God-minded for His love and peace. We will walk today toward this day in whom we have believed. He can do for the righteous what He has said He will do. No doubt here on that scripture, I have seen Him do the miraculous. Seriously speaking though, do we know how much, if any power is in us?  Is your switch on or just low in the words of truth God has spoken?

We should know the Holy Spirit resides in us when we have received Jesus as Lord. But do we pay Him any attention throughout our day?

That power to complete something is an exertion. That power is something that enables us to accomplish that which He desires us to do for Him and His kingdom. It takes a cooperation on our part. How does that work? It works when we continue to take on His likeness and continue to enter His kingdom. Our searching His word strengthens us, and fortifies us to be established before any world storms are driven in our direction. God wants to counsel us and lead us by His Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:26-27..................26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. NIV

Upon entering a dark room at night, the instinct is to go over and turn the power on, right? Finding the light switch, especially if there is a wall switch that will activate the power on, is paramount when one is stumbling in the dark. But when the power comes on, surges through that light bulb and light fills the room, one relaxes knowing they can truly see without stumbling through the room.

I heard this story once about this wealthy Scottish lady who had a nice home. She was widowed for many years, but had extreme wealth. She had wanted lights in her home. She had lived at the turn of twentieth century and had the gas put in, and after a month, the gas people returned to see why she was not using her gas for lighting her home. They wanted to know if she was dissatisfied with the gas installed into her home.  The gas that powered heat and light into her home was available, but she did not activate it. So the gentleman from the gas company showed her again where the "switch" was to turn or activate the gas in her home. She had continued to use candles to light her home and had never walked over to flip "the switch" on!

To me, that was like using the microwave oven or any new thing on the market back in the late 70's. I had one but rarely used it. Had a dishwasher too, but rarely had use of it as the work appeared doubled in loading and unloading it when having two people to wash and dry, the work is done and move on to something else. Of course, you may not have someone who is willing to help in the kitchen right now, but the day will come when each of us has kitchen duty. Ask anyone who has lost a loved one, and had to learn how to cook or even heat something on the stove after the loved one is gone.

Some of the best conversations my sister and I had when growing up, was those at the sink, washing up dishes after a great meal our mother had prepared for us to enjoy. There were times of soap suds floating in the air, but joy and laughter could be heard throughout the house and probably outside as well. It was a moment in time that we came together to do something, not only for our mother, but for ourselves as well. We enjoyed doing something together. Although it could sound like a "fight" who was going to wash and who was going to dry, still today it brings a smile to my face!

POWER!

Being daily rooted and grounded in love:1 John 3:21-24

21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. NKJV

Know that love of Christ which passes knowledge = fullness of God:Psalm 61:6-8

6 Increase the days of the king's life, his years for many generations. 

7 May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him. 

8 Then will I ever sing praise to your name 

and fulfill my vows day after day.  NIV

Acts 2:28...28 You have made known to me the paths of life; 

you will fill me with joy in your presence.'  NIV

Knowing Christ in love, is dwelling in His holiness, His wisdom, knowledge as well.

We carry His presence wherever we go!

People are trying to plug into power, but they use some kind of wealth to propel them forward. And if they use it for an amount of time, they find they have bought too much, had way too many parties and never thought of what came next! They may intensify with an amount of wealth, they may use their status to push the envelope for power yet be terribly vulnerable when it comes to devil and his wiles.

For you and I, we must intensify in the presence and power of Jesus Christ. We are told that Paul prayed those believer’s would know

Christ living in them, that their hearts would be of faith in Him. That each would grasp God’s love at the spiritual level and beyond intellectual or theological knowledge and they would be filled with God’s fullness. Meaning this, that Holy Spirit would reveal the things of Christ (John 16) more fuller achieving God’s work in the earth. Each individual would and could be the un-hindered, the un-quenched and the un-grieved.

This will include your walk with others including spouse and children. (socially) It will include your finances. It will include the physical body and the spiritual life with God.  It is used mentally. We are to be God inside-minded!

Jesus  spoke we are to never to worry about what’s going to happen tomorrow, because He has not given us the grace to bear up under tomorrow’s concerns until we get there. You cannot be in two places at one time, but He can. So we will not borrow worries from the future. We Will not borrow trouble from anyone.  People borrow trouble from the news network daily and why?   We are to invest in faith. To choose to look for God’s hand working on our behalf today—and trust Him, in simple faith, for our tomorrow and future.  Without faith we cannot move through life in the spiritual. Spiritual eyes see and spiritual hearts will speak…that is by prayer in the kingdom of God.

 

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Justified or Classified Waste

 

Am amazed in the truth, that one day we appear on the right path and some two days later, we ask this: "now which side am I on?" In seeing a news program early this morning, was made aware that churches in Portland, Oregon are ordering Trump to take hands off Venezuela. Now the country was not attacked: only the cartels were affected by this. Again what side are we on and do we really expect to see heaven when passing from this earth? The only war is the one of the cartels creating product to kill another! What about all those lives lost to drug use? Are people touched in their hearts when they hear another teen has lost their life due to "bad drugs." Heard a journalist rant on about why the officials did not take all of Maduro's men. In response it was Rubio who spoke they came in hot over the area known where Maduro resided as a military base in Venezuela. No life was lost and they took into custody two who were breaking the laws to make money. They can be known as the Cartel!

So what about Holiness today? Is it just a by-ward? Must be for many think they are holy and use curse words to express themselves.  Holiness is thought of less often than most curse words used today!

The Characteristics of Apostasy and Apostates: Jude was the half-brother of Jesus and a leader in the early church. In his New Testament letter,

1.      he outlines how to recognize apostasy and strongly urges those in the body of Christ to contend earnestly for the faith (vs. 3).

2.     The Greek word translated “contend earnestly” is a compound verb from which we get the word “agonize.” It is in the present infinitive form, which means that the struggle will be continuous.

3.      In other words, Jude is telling us that there will be a constant fight against false teaching and that Christians should take it so seriously that we “agonize” over the fight in which we are engaged. Moreover, Jude makes it clear that every Christian is called to this fight, not just church leaders, so it is critical that all believers sharpen their discernment skills so that they can recognize and prevent apostasy in their midst

After urging his readers to contend earnestly for the faith, Jude highlights the reason: ( He gives a firm account) “For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ” (vs. 4). In this one verse, Jude provides Christians with three traits of apostasy and apostate teachers.

First, Jude says that apostasy can be subtle. Jude uses the word “crept” (found in no other book of the Bible) to describe the apostate’s entry into the church. In extra-biblical Greek, the term describes the cunning craftiness of a lawyer who, through clever argumentation, infiltrates the minds of courtroom officials and corrupts their thinking. The word literally means “slip in sideways; come in stealthily; sneak in; hard to detect.” In other words, Jude says it is rare that apostasy begins in an overt and easily detectable manner. Instead, it looks a lot like Arius’ preaching in which, in a nonchalant manner, only a single letter differentiates his doctrine from the real teaching of the Christian faith.

We have seen evil turn for good and good has turned toward the evil. Describing this aspect of apostasy and its underlying danger, A. W. Tozer wrote, "So skilled is error at imitating truth, that the two are constantly being mistaken for each another. It takes a sharp eye these days to know which brother is Cain and which is Abel." The apostle Paul also speaks to the outwardly pleasing behavior of apostates and their teaching when he says, "For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light” ( 2 Corinthians 11:13-14). In other words, do not look for apostates to appear bad on the outside or speak dramatic words of heresy at the outset of their teaching. Rather than denying truth outright, apostates will twist it to fit their own agenda, but as pastor R. C. Lensky has noted, “The worst forms of wickedness consist in perversions of the truth.”

Second, Jude describes the apostates as “ungodly” and as those who use God’s grace as a license to commit unrighteous acts. Jude describes 18 total unflattering traits of apostates. They are listed in verse 4 as ungodly, morally perverted and denying the Lord Jesus Christ. They are listed in verse 8 as one who defiles the flesh, the rebellious and people who revile angels and who are ignorant about God. in verse 10 they proclaim false visions and are self-destructive. They are listed as grumbles, fault finders, self-satisfying, and people who use arrogant words and false flattery in verse 16. They apostates are mockers of God in verse 18. They who cause divisions and are worldly minded in verse 19 including devoid of the Spirit of God ( that is, they are not saved).

Third, Jude says apostates “deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” How do apostates do this? Paul tells us in his letter to Titus, "To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed" (Titus 1:15-16), emphasis added).

It is through their unrighteous behavior, the apostates show their true selves.  Unlike an apostate, a true believer is someone who has been delivered from sin to righteousness in Christ.

3.   With Paul, they ask the apostates who promote licentious behavior, “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?” ( Romans 6:1-2) 

But the apostates’ false teaching also shows their true nature. Peter says, “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves” ( 2 Peter 2:1). Another aspect of true believers is that they have been delivered out of spiritual darkness into light ( Ephesians 5:8) and therefore will not deny core truths of Scripture like Arius did with the divinity of Jesus.

Ultimately, the sign of an apostate is that he eventually falls away and departs from the truth of God’s Word and His righteousness. The apostle John signifies this is a mark of a false believer: “They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us” ( 1 John 2:19).

Most certainly ideas Have Consequences: That God takes apostasy and false teaching seriously is evidenced by the fact that every New Testament book except Philemon contains warnings about false teaching. Why is this?

1.   Simply because ideas have consequences.

2.    Right thinking and its fruit produces goodness, whereas wrong thinking and its accompanying action results in undesired penalties. As an example, the Cambodian killing fields in the 1970s were the product of the nihilistic worldview of Jean Paul Sartre and his teaching. The Khmer Rouge’s leader Pol Pot lived out Sartre’s philosophy toward the people in a clear and frightening way, which was articulated in this manner: “To keep you is no benefit. To destroy you is no loss.”

3.   It should be remembered that Satan did not come to the first couple in the Garden with an external armament or supernatural weapon; instead, he came to them with an idea. And it was that idea that condemned them and the rest of humankind, with the only remedy being the sacrificial death of God’s Son.

The great tragedy is, whether knowingly or unknowingly, the apostate teacher dooms his unsuspecting followers. One of the most frightening verses in all of Scripture comes from the lips of Jesus. Speaking to His disciples about the religious leaders of His day, He said, “Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit” (Matthew 15:14), emphasis added). This verse is alarming because Jesus affirms that it is not only the false teachers that go to destruction, but their disciples also follow them. Christian philosopher Soren Kierkegaard put it this way: “For it has never yet been known to fail that one fool, when he goes astray, takes several others with him.”

Jim Jones in Jonestown, Guyana lead 900 people (men, women and children) to die in a mass (murder-suicide ) on November 18, 1978. He promoted socialist ideals and initially attracted a diverse following. His leadership was both increasingly authoritarian and abusive.

Some might relate to this: but was in  A.D. 325, the Council of Nicea convened primarily to take up the issue of Arius and his teaching. Much to Arius’s dismay, the end result was his excommunication and a statement in the Nicene Creed that affirmed Christ’s divinity: “We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of all things visible and invisible; and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten of his Father, of the substance of the Father, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten not made, being of one substance with the Father.”

I remember being present in many a Episcopalian service where we gave the Nicene Creed. In history,  Arius may have died centuries ago, but his spiritual children are still with us to this day in the form of cults like the Jehovah’s Witnesses and others who deny Christ’s true essence and person. Sadly, until Christ returns and every last spiritual enemy has been removed, tares such as these will be present among the wheat (Matthew 13:24-30) 

In truth we are told by Scripture apostasy will only get worse as Christ’s return approaches. “At that time [the latter days] many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another” (Matthew 24:10) We find that Paul echoes Jesus in his inspired writings as well. The apostle told the Thessalonians that a great falling away would precede Christ’s second coming (2 Thessalonians 2:3) and that the end times would be characterized by tribulation and hollow religious charlatans: “But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be . . . holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; avoid such men as these” (2 Timothy 3:1-2,5).

It is critical, now more than ever, that every believer pray for discernment, combat apostasy, and contend earnestly for the faith that has once and for all been delivered to the saints.

Worshiping in truth is knowing and following God's way of life. Worshiping in spirit can mean two basic things: 1) through and by means of the Spirit of God, and also 2) with sincerity, enthusiasm and zeal. Jesus intends us to understand His words in John 4 in the same respect. Those who worship God must do it in truth through His Spirit with sincerity and zeal. They follow a way of life and practice a religion that pleases God. And their lives reflect the great transforming power of God.

Know today, that the world is set on taking your stuff. They want "free stuff" and ready to swindle you at every turn. They want their agenda to come to fruition. They want their religion to rule over you and remove your head from your person. To them, they are justified and class your stuff as classified waste. But we are justified in God.  WE know the Lord as Savior and truth with bright light. We know our prayers touch the heart of God. Normal no longer exists. But God is our high tower. "He is our refuge and strength in time of trouble." (Psalm 46:1)

Let's enter into His gates with thanksgiving and much praise. We are not classified waste. We come to give honor to Him Who deserves much praise and worship. We are to know His heart, with our feet set on the battlefield, our voice is our weapon against the enemy. That voice carries His heart around this world.With  fervent fire we give place to godliness for His power is seen and never avoided!

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Gratitude Hope and Exertion

Gratitude and Hope: That Gratefulness will look back. Hope looks forward with desire and with reasonable confidence and expectation. By looking back, gratitude fuels forward-looking hope.

Being thankful….Psalm 100 :1-5 …Message Bible…on your feet now---applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into His presence. Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we did not make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep. Enter with the password: “Thank YOU!” make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever.

A reaching out with hope….in expectancy by giving praise to God!                

Luke 17:11-19…KJV…11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, & with a loud voice glorified God. 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks;& he was a Samaritan. 17 & Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed: but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 & he said unto him, Arise, go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. (financially, physically, socially, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally)

Sharpening others to become focused on their tomorrows. Grateful for the past victories but looking forward to a better tomorrow, a better future with clear focus of what is ahead.

Luke 1:39-40, 44….Amplified Bible…39 And at that time Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a town of Judah. 40 and she went to the house of Zachariah and entering in saluted Elizabeth…44 For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.                                                                                             

 Iron sharpening iron, with God’s word and not mere words of man..

Luke 1:46-56….KJV…..46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.                                                                                                                   

48 For He hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.  49 For He that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.  

50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.  51 He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.  54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 55 As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.  56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. exhortation by Mary was for both herself and Elizabeth…Elizabeth because of her age Luke 1:7 But they had no child for Elizabeth was barren; & both (she and Zachariah) were far advanced in years.

Mary would carry this word for exalting God into the birth of Jesus. Mary would find herself and Joseph far from family. They would find a town, but comfort was in a stable with animals.                                               

 Hopelessness or Misplaced Trust ; Proverbs 28:26….Amplified Bible..……He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident of his own mind and heart is a [self-confident] fool, but he who walks in skillful and godly Wisdom shall be delivered.

Despair looks at immediate realities; any despair is looking at hopelessness. The long term dilemma could seem never ending. And as difficult as it may appear… we have to know  God is telling us what to do in the midst of a troubling state of affairs. He continues to tell us to focus on Him and others; to think about Him, to pray to Him, and to think about Him again. It's not enough to just pray and pray BUT once we have actually prayed, it is  Paul Who tells us to think about the things of God and not what's bothering us. It's not easy; that's why it's called a battle. But the way we fight is to change what we're thinking about.

HOPE helps us see from God’s truths. Hebrews 10:35-36…..Amplified Bible…..35 Do not, therefore fling away your fearless confidence, for of it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward. 36 For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.

HOW will hope BE sustained?  It is in trusting— God.   Hope believes that God is not done. Romans 5:1-5 Amplified Bible   Therefore since we are justified  (acquitted, declared righteous and given a right standing with God)  through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [ the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah the Anointed One. 2 Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God's favor) in which we firmly and safely stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God. 3 Moreover [let us also be full of joy now! Let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.

4 And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith & tried integrity) and character [of this sort] produces [the habit of joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. 5 Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts though the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.

 In verse 4…that character means I have a joy and confident hope of eternal salvation and will tell others…about the hope I have and about Jesus….no matter the trial or tribulation, voicing hope to others is paramount!  Suffering > Hope seeing Romans 5:3-5  3 Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] Let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. 4 And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character ( approved faith and tried integrity) and character [ of this sort] produces [ the habit of joyful and confident hop of eternal salvation.  5 Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.  Agape love is more a love by choice. But Phileo love is by emotions. Be sensitive to others in love. For in Godliness we are to prefer others. It is not in a form of abusive freedom. It honors others in the body of Christ.  Jesus' Suffering was not Peter's hope: Jesus was going to be suffering for mankind and He was rebuked by Peter: Matthew 16: 21-24 KJV  21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 

22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.  23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

The men of that day were wanting a conquering Messiah and get the Roman government out of their lives!

 Matthew 16: 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. The goal of everything, including suffering, is hope.  Losing hope during tribulation is not the answer. God intends for tribulation to produce hope…in us…… through faith.                                                                                                             

John 3 :31-36…………Amplified Bible..….31 He Who comes from above (heaven) is [far] above all [others]; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth, and talks the language of earth [his words are from an earthly standpoint]. He Who comes from heaven is [far] above all others [far superior to all others in prominence and in excellence].  32 It is to what He has [actually] seen and heard that He bears testimony, and yet no one accepts His testimony [no one receives His evidence as true].

33 Whoever receives His testimony has set his seal of approval to this: God is true.   [That man has definitely certified, acknowledged, declared once and for all, and is himself assured that it is divine truth that God cannot lie].

34 For since He Whom God has sent speaks the words of God [proclaims God's own message],

God does not give Him His Spirit sparingly or by measure, but boundless is the gift God makes of His Spirit!   35 The Father loves the Son and has given (entrusted, committed) everything into His hand.

36 And he who believes in (has faith in, clings to, relies on) the Son has (now possessed) eternal life. But whoever disobeys (is unbelieving toward, refuses to trust in, disregards, is not subject to) the Son will never see (experience) life, but [instead] the wrath of God abides on him. [God's displeasure remains on him; His indignation hangs over him continually.] [Hab. 2:4.]                                                                                    

WE ARE TO have Our Hope: Our Confession…… 1 Corinthians 1:30….”But of Him I am in Christ Jesus, who became for me wisdom from God----righteousness, and sanctification and redemption.  In this hope I go with God and I access His ability. I have accessed His wisdom, His love, His grace and yes His strength to meet everything I meet today. What I must confront, I love no matter what the provocation may be. I am not like the blind walking blindly or the blind leading the blind. Today, I keep pace with God and the momentum created from His Word, His breath in me and prayer. God is my sufficiency.  Hallelujah!                                                                                                     

Hebrews 3:14…Amplified Bible…14 For we have become fellows with Christ (the Messiah) & share in all He has for us, if only we hold our first newborn confidence & original assured expectation [in virtue of which we are believers] firm and unshaken to the end.

In Closing:    God’s thoughts ARE not man’s thoughts….. Matthew 16:22-24…..KJV….22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.  23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. ¶ 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.      

We are to know God’s thoughts for us:  WE are to deny ourselves and take up His cross. We are to deny our own plans and schemes. Making Jesus Lord of our lives was a confession of our mouth believing in our heart that God had raised him from the dead.

While our salvation is secure through the Savior, that daily walk takes effort.  The daily effort begins as soon as we get out of bed in the early morning hours. We must be constant on keeping our focus and that is holding God’s thoughts and purposes in our hearts. And speak as God would speak and hold on with hope in our hearts firm to the end much like we read of Mary and Elizabeth!

In a recent teaching we saw the word exertion. It is an exertion to seek out the Lord and His ways. It is an exertion to live in truth! Today we are to take it for granted that people giving news are giving truth but in reality, Christ died for us. He died washing away sins not just covering them. Our covenant is solid in Him. He took away the sin and gave us grace. Amen.

                                                                                               

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