In her letter she was told to comply with helping in her community and they would be notified of her cooperation! Cannot say what else came from her, but one thing for sure, some desire something like money for free! (Did I say the lady looked like good health, no wheelchair and no canes.)
What is this that a group of people want something for free? Was reading a report today of those who are choosing to not make their payments of money they borrowed for college education.
Saw a news report on Newsmax showing a leader in Boston wearing sombrero and outfit depicting south of the border wear! She peeps around her sign and one other had a sign. The gentleman held up a signboard with Matthew 25:35
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.
Not sure why this man chose this scripture but it has to do with the Lord ushering judgment which will divide people! This judgment will be based on moral character, and the character is revealed by charitable deeds, or the lack of them. An outward evidence demonstrates inner righteousness or good character produces good work.
Cultivating a Matured Life in
Jesus: In 2
Peter, the letter begins with the content of cultivating Christian maturity.
Within this, he puts a foundation of experiencing God and Christ where our
influence is totally of God and not man! This first chapter deals with the
evidence that God and Christ are closely linked: 1:1,2 that God knows Christ as
His son in 1:17. He points to the activity that divine purpose is centered in
Jesus Christ and Him only. And the Holy Spirit is referred to in verse 21. The Holy Spirit is the power required for
possible growth in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:10-22
NKJV 10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and
election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to
you abundantly into the everlasting
kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 For
this reason I will not be negligent to
remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the
present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you 14 knowing that shortly I must put off my tent,
just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15
Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of
these things after my decease. After his departure, his exodus into another place like the
Hebrew nation leaving Egypt into the Promised Land…
From verse 15:
Peter was speaking of his concern that
Christians make their calling and election sure by meeting the terms of eternal
life. Each of our lives is on the “border of that eternal world”. Are we
leaving a legacy to friends, to the world….for it is not about how much we
accumulate but how much we leave by the means of giving and spreading the
Gospel to others.
Do we know that what Peter was emphasizing was more than just receiving Jesus as Lord?
16 For
we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power
and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. Peter, James and
John..they gave account of His glory and His coming reign as King for Israel
Peter reminds of the importance
of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. And he recalls the
majesty of Him. Do we recall seeing His works and telling of them in our lives
to others? That is, do we recount to others the good
the Lord has done for us….?
17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory; “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
What
these experienced at the sacred event on the mountain was confirmation of the
OT prophecies. These three men: Peter, James and John had access to see and
experience for a few minutes the glory of Christ’s kingdom that was future.
Still this glimpse added a new dimension to their thinking. It forced them into
future thinking.
IN F.W. Grant’s translation of
verse 19 we find very helpful….He put it this way:” to which you do well in taking heed (as to a lamp that shines in an
obscure place, until the day of dawn and the morning star rises) in your
hearts.” In this Mr. Grant noted with parenthesis. He linked the heed with “in
your hearts”
For you and I, we are to pay
attention, be alert in our hearts! Just
as the rising of the Morning Star, the picture would be that of keeping the
prophetic word before us, as a light in this dark world until the age is ended
and Christ appears.
2 Peter:20-21 knowing this first; that no
prophesy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never
came by the will of man, but holy men of
God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
D.T. Young wrote: “no prophecy of the Scripture represents an individual’s interpretation: men spoke as they moved by the Holy Ghost.”
It was not a matter of anyone’s opinion, it
was and by the Holy Spirit that the writings of the Holy Bible came. Was never
of man’s ideas, and not ever of man’s imagination, the truth came by the Holy
Spirit operating in them to speak and to do.
Within that…..We enter into His kingdom for eternal life! We are to have no opinions we are to only have the word of God. When Christ Jesus is settled in our hearts, then His word prevails. We are not to be seated on the fence of deciding if we be for Christ, but that He died for us to give us eternal life. With the hope in His return we look up for our Redemption Draws Near!
No opinions but only what Holy Ghost gives us to do! Much grief is caused in the world today by this same godless attitude. Deceived, warped souls blow themselves up along with innocent men, women and children in the name of their religion. They give a scripture that has nothing to do with the present.
Followers of Christ are of a different spirit, “For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” Jesus rebuked James and John. They still had much to learn.
We must turn to the
atmosphere of His word to understand His will. In it we recognize His way and
hear the voice of His Spirit. Psalm 119:18….Do not look for the great
earthquake or the great fire but the still small voice!
Do Not Fear Loneliness, nor Failure: Matthew 28:20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; & lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. Heb. 13:5b I will never leave you or forsake you. Luke 7:12-16 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of His mother; & she was a widow. & a large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her & said to her, “do not weep.” 14 Then He came & touched the open coffin & those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 So he who was dead sat up & began to speak. & He presented him to his mother. 16Then fear came upon all, & they glorified God saying, “a great prophet has risen up among us” and God has visited His people.”
Jesus
sympathizes with the Lonely: He was bullied because people said He was a
mistake his mother Mary made. But Jesus is the Son of GOD. No mistake here!
Joseph, the natural father on earth died early in his years. Loneliness is real and people
want to avoid, yet it is ever present! When
Jesus entered Nain, a widow was making her way to a tomb to place her son. Her
life would be one of loneliness and despair. Her hope for any substance in
living was gone. A widow stopped at the gate of Nain, and the “FEAR of the
LORD” appeared. The presence of God : it is the place where things change! Not
in an earthquake, not in a fiery violent fire, but Jesus placing His hand on
the open coffin. “Do not weep.”
Sickness causes one to come to loneliness. No one wants to help. They want free stuff! Just ask me! But what appears in some is there potential for oneself. They like what pleases them. Ask Jesus who came to the Cross that day. Many stayed away. Only those who care show up and pray! Only those who are helpers will be there in an instant!
Holy Spirit You want me to do what? Romans 5:6-14 Amplified Bible….6 Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the Holy Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever]. 7[That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God’s law; indeed it cannot. 8 So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him.
9 But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the
life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you
[directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the
[Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of his [he does not belong to Christ, and is
not truly a child of God. (Romans 8:14)
10 But if Christ lives in you [then although] your [natural] body is dead by reason of sin and guilt, the spirit is alive because of the righteousness [that He imputes to you]. 11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you. 12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the dictates of the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you are habitually putting to death ( making extinct, deadening) the evil deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Holy Spirit You are welcome here. Help us walk forward in the strength of the Lord. Storms will appear but we are not moved. We find strength in the bodies you have given us for your glory and praise. Help us to be all we are meant to be in Jesus. Amen and Amen.
I make this statement believing Jesus will not marry us in heaven. He said there is to giving away in that ceremony. Matthew 22:30-32) He expands us to His way of living.
Teaching at: Voice of Prayer
Uphill with Jesus Christ: The Witness that Glorifies God
Deceit and Deception
