The Great Divide

 In my lifetime, I always wondered from the Scripture how God would divide the tares from the wheat! I am seeing the answer today. And it is still a "wonder" how many people jump to separate from Him who gives life to all willing to receive Him! But those who leave Him cling to the world indeed!

Psalm 37:37-39 Amplified Bible  37 Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; there is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one's descendants]. 38 As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

Jesus is that one we know truly to be blameless, yet He took our sin to save us from hell. He the spiritually complete, He who walked in moral integrity, and took the blows of sin to prevail on Calvary. The only thing man-made in heaven is the scars Jesus bore from that day onward.

In the book of James, the perfect man is someone who demonstrates spiritual maturity. He is able to control his tongue---a real feat that signals comprehensive self-mastery. 

 From James 3:16….[For where envying and strife is]  has the meaning of an inflammatory passion, and contention-altercations about the different points of the law, of no use for edification; such as those mentioned in Titus 3:9.

READING Titus 3:8-11  NKJV  8 This a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.  9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. 10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.

The Jews were the most intolerant of all mankind; it was a maxim with them to kill those who would not conform to their law; and their salvation they believed to be impossible.

 From Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions and striving about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.                                                                                                       Laws are in place for a reason. One is safety for you and yours. 

 Influence of the Unkind: From James 3:15 good conduct done in wisdom…15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. ( it is of the flesh)

1.      But some operated out of the bitter envy: they are fierce, with the contemptuous spirit, while attempting or pretending to defend true religion but in truth have no religion.

2.      They profess by lying against the truth.

3.      God is not the author of worldly wisdom!  The world’s wisdom is bitter-not meek. They live for the moment……….that which is sensual!

4.      So their influence is demonically inspired, and maintained by the influence of the demons.

5.      That is the reason they call it demonic! It is self-seeking, confused and evil and they bring other evil with them!

6.      This is ultimately the devilish source indicating human cooperation.

 

NO Opinions: No Pushing the Envelope to Get our Way

1.      Will not be overbearing in conversation: Proverbs 14:16  NKJV A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident.

2.       Proverbs 21:24 NKJV A proud and haughty man---“Scoffer is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.

When a person says that they have no fear of evil in them; they do not care about living godly lives. There are no RULES! Many today claim to live as Christians but they do not fear God. They will give no honor or reverence to Him. But we are told to depart from evil!

From the word we find the "perfected"! Hebrews 26-28 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, un-defiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens, 27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.

He the perfected Sacrifice, for He brought a salvation lacking nothing! This was established by God. He sent His Word to earth. His name Jesus. Psalm 138:8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your Hands.

The Lord desires to perfect which which concerns you and me. In the perfect world He created, sin came on the earth to be marred. But He send Jesus His Perfect Son to redeem us and set us back on the path of perfection God desires for our lives.

God sets right lives that are marred by sin. He specializes in perfecting broken lives; God specializes in perfecting the flawed. He did not come to all people, but He states to the sick. He came to restore the broken. Like Abraham, we too, can live by faith in the Lord. We must speak what He speaks!

In John 4, we read of a woman living in shame. She had five previous husbands and was living with another man not her husband. She was in a scandalous nature. She avoided the public humiliation. She sought no public as she fetched water at the well at noon. But one day, Jesus appeared. He was waiting to give her the word of life. She knew Him as no ordinary person in His speech to her. He read her "mail"!  She saw Him as the gentle and kind. Receiving His words of life, the wisdom of God, He saw her transform as she left to bring many others to hear Him speak. Jesus perfected that which concerned her life.

Perfecting our lives come from God. It is the words of life that dispel the darkness bringing light to destroy scandal.   Regardless of what areas your life might cause you to struggle with, know and not be ashamed, it is God's desire to perfect that which concerns you too!

James 3:2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, He is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

WE live in a time when many companies are down-sizing. They are the fast food industry like Red Robbin or Wendy's. We also see Amazon laying off another 666 in California. Our economy is changing before our eyes. The nightmare has only begun as you notice from the grocery store to the gas station. Hey, Mister President our gas is till over $4 a gallon. Justice is turned upside down and people speak with loose lips to get their agenda done. We have a Blood Moon appearing next month. They are often associated with war. It is to appear on March 3 which is a Tuesday. It is to be seen  or visible by 31% of the world's population. About 2.5 billion people across this world's populated area will be North American, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia and the Pacific. This can be enjoyed with no special glasses but only your naked eye. 

What is ahead? Another war, another rioting in the streets where words sound more like whines instead of the strength of the Lord! Will we see another illegal driving a semi who does not know the English language. Will another family member have to die according the wiles of the devil and his co-horts. Yes, the mountains are shaking, for a great divide is manifesting. People are choosing sides with that which will appear as anti-Christ. Be vigilant and speak as Jesus would speak. Know in whom you believe and stand in His power, might and strength.

When your spirit is weak, stand in the Spirit of God, for your hope is in His shield. He is your song in the night. He has been mine for a very long time. Forever I will stand with My Savior holding my hand. Stand with me, Please!

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Open Book Test

Yes, this may date the person writing this blog today, but there was a time when it was possible to have an open book test. I only remember experiencing this twice in elementary and junior high school. But for these two tests, the book we were studying was opened up to the specific chapter or chapters to be covered and the test began.
In one regard, this open book test was given to prove we were actually reading the text within those pages of our history class. On the other hand, it was a test given to an "already multi-tested group of individuals to discover our comprehension ability to work through and find a solution to the question asked us. So after all the comprehension testing, we opened our book once again to be tested with answers out of the book!

Now I was very familiar with the books that were given into my care for that 9-month period and each had been covered with  a paper book cover with my name written on the front cover specifying who was using it that school year. And though the book on the outside appeared clean, with no damage, I certainly turned each page to find out how they were titling each chapter and with regard to what the information was given in each chapter including their study and reference suggestions!

In my history book, one could see which part I read and returned to refresh and be reminded of what text was covered. The corners of those pages were rather gray in color instead of the pure white color it had been when I had received the book into my care. Yes, turning the pages and reading continually to know information for the coming test, I searched it out.  I found the main subject, what the body of information was and started making my notes, I would put the main heading and all that pertained to the subject.

The other class we had an "open book test" was for science. This subject matter proved easy especially when you had read the chapters many times before the actual test and then find out that it was for "open book" was a good thing in my thinking. In writing this, my husband had mentioned he had an open book test in his school years, but the teacher made note that for this class they could open their math book, but this was not a math test they were taking! So for whatever humor this guy had for his class, it was no joke on this day .....for each of those students had to know the information given.

We have a book we could open and I wonder if God gave the test today, where would we open it or would we even go near it to find out what is written. If a severe test of trial in the body came near, would we know where to look and where to read for comfort for the trial we are going through.  Now understand that God does not give sickness. There is no sickness in heaven! Everyday we have opportunity to open the Bible and find what is promised to us who believe in the name of Jesus Christ. ( John 1:12-13 NKJV But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, those who believe in His name, 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.)

God initiates this relationship and sent His Son to seal it! With His blood it brought a way where there was no way before Him. I was reading an article on Alaska and in one sentence that stood out to me was 'nobody comes to Alaska because it is easy'. 'They come because whatever the element they encounter there, they will thrive there'. I remember in our early years of marriage, my husband mentioned many times he wanted to go to Alaska. I told him I was not going that far north, and that according to my thoughts, Wyoming was plenty cold and as far north I had wanted to go from my birthplace in the south.  And living in that region, in those decades of extreme cold in the winter with strong winds and white-outs, to the other extreme of rainless summers and heated summers  I desired not to test the elements of Alaska with its wildlife of many bears, avalanches, earthquakes and sudden storms. Yes, to me Alaska was the harsher climate, meaning harsh in commuting to work, harsh in the terrain of which you lived and how many mosquitoes did they have in the month of May if it warmed up then? JUST how big were those mosquitoes, if they are came in the month of May, and how much blood would they suck from you? I do not like hitch-hikers!

John 3:21 tells us that he who does the truth comes to the light, that His deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God. If something does occur in our life, either with the family or our body, our book should be open and give answers to what has been provided to us through the written word of God.
What Jesus gave to us was a testimony of truth! And Jesus was equipped, as He Himself of divine origin taught of His own divine experience. He had received the Holy Spirit that He promised to us. So as Jesus had an unlimited source, we as obedient disciples can expect the same power in our lives.

Our parents were given an open book test and becoming parents for the first time and the second time and possibly that third time,  answers were available to them, for it is in the Bible that God had prepared the way for them and us......if we are choosing to walk in it. And many do not find it that way and is evident on the scene of many societies and cultures of today where there are those choosing their own identity instead of the one God gave them at their birth!

Our daughter has been going through a trial and she never backs away from the fight. For in her, she has Jesus Christ the Lord of her life that strengthens her day by day. His word of truth is her stronghold and her shield. And when we submit to His authority there is the time to walk on through the trial, not set up a camp and live there, but continue to trust that the best is on its way when we truly set our heart of what is truth and life to us. As the parent I know I am always reading and looking for answers for health in body, soul and spirit. And together with my husband, we have looked for that which affects health and well-being for those we love. We can certainly change the foods we eat everyday, and we can change the way we look at exercise, but in a fallen world, our only answer is in God and in HIM we are to rely on no matter what is going on or what the trial may be He is with us and will show us the way in His light of truth!

If you are going through a trial or just came out of one, please be reminded that God is still on the scene. He never leaves us orphans.
May these words lift you and breathe life into you as you reflect on His goodness: The LORD is my strength and my shield, my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise Him. ( Psalm 28:7)  Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ( 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.....we give thanks as we go through, not for the trial, but because God is with us and is our HELP) The entrance of YOUR words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. (Psalm 119:130) But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. ( Isaiah 40:31) Jesus said in Mark 9:23......If thou can believe all things are possible to him that believes.  You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah. ( Psalm 32:7) I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O'Most High. When my enemies turn back, they shall fall and perish at Your presence. For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. (Psalm 9:1-14)

You can pass this test, the mountain has to move, our faith is in God and in Him we trust and believe and see our faith work as we walk through! Holy Spirit enable these readers to adhere to truth of God. As these dear ones adhere, their spiritual honesty of heart is revealed for Your goodness to flow like a river. May each who receive this word be energized and refreshed in their worship to YOU in the word of Your truth. In this open book test: we are transparent, we are sincere according to the path YOU have prepared for us to walk. It is in Jesus' name that we believe we receive health and wholeness today!

Father, we give thanks for Your word of truth that brings light unto dark places. In this day and hour, what appears is not what the world or man speaks but what You have given us through Your word that is of You, the God of perfection, holy, merciful, glorious, and to be magnified! Our earnest desire is to see Your kingdom come today in our lives, in our bodies and in our spirit man. We believe the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus to us and in that Bread of Life we receive more life, we receive abundantly above all that we may ask or think today. Thank You for mercy in sending Your only Son for us. We  give thanks with the grateful heart that we have His name and we have prayed in that precious name to receive healing, wholeness and Your peace in this life now. Amen!

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A SIGN AND A WONDER OR DRUG DEALER?

Should we not be a sign and wonder to those we come in contact with in our daily lives? Should people not see that we speak differently, act differently and do not carry the fear factor?

Great trials were put upon the Hebrew nation when they were under the rule of Pharaoh. And the LORD God reminded them of it!
This He spoke:
Deuteronomy 7:7-9, 11-21
The Lord did not set His love upon you and choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the fewest of all people. 8 But because the Lord loves you and because He would keep the oath which He had sworn to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations.
11 You shall therefore keep and do the instruction, laws, and precepts which I command you this day. 12 And if you harken to these precepts and keep and do them, the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love which He swore to your fathers. 13 And He will love you, bless you, and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your land, your grain, your new wine, and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock in the land which He swore to your fathers to give you. 14 You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. 15 The Lord will take away from you all sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt which you knew will He upon on you, but will lay them upon all who hate you. 16 And you shall consume all the peoples whom the Lord your God will give over to you; your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. 17 If you say in your [minds and] hearts, These nations are greater than we are; how can we dispossess them? 18 You shall not be afraid of them, but remember [earnestly] what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. 19 The great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out, So shall the Lord your God do to all the people of whom you are afraid. 20 Moreover the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. 21 You shall not dread them; for the Lord your God is among you, a mighty and terrible God. Amplified Bible

In that day and time, there were nations wanting more land and more power. They traveled to conquer others. They went prepared to go out with military might to take down and remove any who got in their way.
But the Lord cares for those who are His own. He cherishes with great love and though trials come, our trust is to be in Him.
In truth that still exists today. Oh no, you will not see them march across the desert with their leaders on the finest horse or camel. But they still exist today. Today they come selling their wares on the airwaves of the television:that big screen showing their wares for certain!

God was telling them not to remember of the defeat they experienced in the land, but for them to remember the signs and wonders by His Hand that brought them out of Egypt and out of bondage!

There are those who accept things that the world hands out. We are to be in the world, but not of it, right? John 17:14
14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.  NIV
The Lord God spoke to His people to say the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out, So shall the Lord your God do to all the people of whom you are afraid.
Now medical advancement has made great strides in bringing new strategies that help those who cannot walk without help of "the artificial leg" or the artificial arm or hand for use in everyday living life. And praise the Lord for His goodness. We have seen great strides forward in those areas of those who have gone through kidney transplants, and bone marrow transplants. For those of the bone marrow kind must remain away from people and their diseases (like cold, flu, and the such) for sometime and the robot has come on scene to help those youth in the area of their school work!

Sin played a big role in that of pharaoh in Egypt. He worshiped the river, and he got frogs, millions of them. For what people worship, they will gain millions of problems like pharaoh. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt had no regard for the God of the Hebrew nation. He regarded those Egyptian gods and with each he regarded highly came to him in the form of a plague. It was each plague that carried out to show God was the "only true God" and the Egyptian gods and their pharaoh were powerless before Him.


Everyday if we spend anytime watching a football game, a favorite "who done it" type mystery or even a kids' movie on a made for children TV station, one is inundated, yes swamped, downright bogged down into that which is regarded as the "next best medicine", the next best "cure" on the market. "Call about it today", is their request.  Are we the sign and wonder or just the drug dealer who deals out that which brings harm?
There was a day when "drug dealers" were hunted down and put in jail or prison, but today it is broadcast into every living room in America. We certainly try to record that which we desire to watch and go past that which deals "drugs" into the home at least every 5 of 13 commercials between the maybe 13 minutes of a show or mystery, detective type show you watch. Did you count them at Christmas time? Yikes!


Deuteronomy 7:25-26
25 You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing. NKJV


We are to watch over our heart with all diligence. We are to visit those scriptures and passages Jesus spoke about and did all for the glory of God. When we take for ourselves those things that are an abomination to us, we become the doomed. Not because we do not love God, but because a snare was put on the body of the believer. What we put before our eyes can be that "hook" that will pull you in little by little, till you are trapped. Ask any who have been healed of taking drugs for many years. Our Father is one who is to be recognized and that we are to know and understand that He is love, and He is the faithful. He desires the good for us.
There is no sickness in heaven so why should we so readily receive sickness here? And everyday there is another virus, and another strain of something for sin is still rampant, right?
When something does come your way, is it easier to just go to the Dr. or is it in the best interest first to consult God on the matter? Is faith geared toward the Dr. than for what God has already done for you through His Son Jesus?

 Following the Lord and His direction, will keep us close to hear HIM speak about such things. He gives us the measure of faith to trust Him, but do we activate our faith toward His speaking, and His truth or into that which the world advertises for your good like: that new car, that new house, that new truck that you must have. Certainly we have need of transportation, but some folks just need to move closer to their job and not the 2 hour commute that seems to have been going on for decades now.

Those that followed Pharaoh, the king of Egypt followed him into a great and tragic death. Moses did not pity him and he was not about to serve his gods, those things that pharaoh took pleasure in.

The nation of pharmaceuticals is making money by the ship loads from those who do not know how to dispossess them. And much we can do today, is to look for better ways of eating healthier and caring for our bodies like exercise and drinking plenty of water. There are times one must have a vaccination due to low immunity, but always seek God first and to His plan for you! He cares and wants to be involved in your healthcare!

 Our Father wants you around for a long time to declare His goodness to you, so that you will declare it to others. Will we tell others about Jesus and His life for us through His death on the Cross or are we more likely to talk about the latest new "drug fad"?
Yes, a lesson indeed is learned here, when we know trials and tribulations can come to hurt the body, but taking something that can cause a million and one other problems, is like having Pharaoh as your leader, which leads to destruction.
Proverbs 4:23-27
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from  you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; remove your foot from evil. NKJV


Father, in Jesus name, we stand "our watch in prayer" today against that which desires to hook us into that which can kill. That is against Your plan to make us a nation which follows God and gives voice to His glory. It is our prayer today to have the healthful body that comes from our diligence of seeking out the right healthy foods and to drink plenty of water, and have the hours of sleep we need each night.
Help us Holy Spirit to guard that which tries comes into our homes. Help us and lead us away from that which will be destruction to us and our families. We pray today that wisdom is found on our lips who has understanding that You our Father is God and no one else. We do not desire any other "gods" in our lives. As we look toward tomorrow, may our steps be established in that which is truth and safety for us and our children and their children. May we be those who always seek Your guidance first in prayer and time with You before grabbing that next best thing the world may offer.
Help us to see those who just want to lead but have no experience with You. Help us to see those who are after our hurt for their gain. We believe our feet are removed from evil today. Thank You Lord for Your goodness today. We glorify Your name. May we be a sign and wonder to those who walk this way through the world and may they see and know we as the different and the wise who have One God, One Creator and His Name is Jehovah, our Stronghold in the time of trouble (tribulation).(Psalm 37:39).

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