Bible Hugger

maybe PROJECT 52 :D

2010-12-08T08:32:00.001-08:00

haha so OBVIOUSLY a picture a day didnt work out for me. so im gna go with a picture a week LOL sigh there is soooo much going on in my spiritual (wo)man this week. God is really doing a work in me and drawing me closer to Him and His Word is speaking to me. there is so much that i want to scream from the rooftops to people about what His Word says! things such as Job, a man who according to Job1:1 was upright and eschewed evil. he was a man who did not have the blood of Christ to cover his sin’s and keep him from sin and yet he was a Godly holy man who hated evil just as God did. Yet we have Christians who have the Blood of Christ and the power of the Holy Ghost within their grasp and they claim they MUST sin – this is a lie from hell. Satan would have you believe that you must sin because he desires your soul. he desires you to be in hell where those who continue in sin will be for eternity. God please speak this to them the way you spoke it to me! Holy Ghost – have YOUR way.

My blessing for this week:

yesterday she choked on a jaw breaker, yeah im a good mom – let my 2 year old have a jaw breaker. well lets just say never again.. ! and all i could do was pray, i felt so helpless – what could i do for her? i baby heimliched (sp?) her to the best of my ability and prayed and to see that orange ball come out of her mouth was the most relieving thing ive ever felt. man – God is good!

Psa 119:58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

Project 365 - God's Blessings Captured

2010-12-02T14:51:00.000-08:00

so idk if you have ever participated in a Project 365. it seems they have them for about everything! :) im going to take a picture a day, of a blessing in my life.

This morning i woke up and there was ice everywhere, our first freeze. to me - the white-ness was just beautiful.. this Florida winter scene made me smile.

Gen 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat,

and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

2010-11-15T14:51:00.000-08:00

Psa 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

i am just dabbling in photography <3

..And Followed Him.

2010-07-16T10:24:00.001-07:00

Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mat 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Mat 4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
Mat 4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Mat 4:22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

first we see that Jesus preached repentance. Anyone who denies that they are not required to repent but say they love the Lord, they are not speaking the truth and not living in the light of God, because the light of God said to REPENT.

Next, we see here a scene of some men. regular men, doing their regular routine. and Jesus called out to them, Follow Me. Simply put, Follow me. and verse 22 says – IMMEDIATLY they left and followed. let me say it more detailed, immediately they left their FATHER and followed him. When he called they followed, leaving it all behind. Nets, their family, their life.

So lately the devil has been trying to hinder me. pulling me saying – u are neglecting your family. you are so busy with church stuff, that they are talking about you, “.. how you can do all this for God, all this for Christ, all this for the church – and we are sitting here and you can even make time to do anything for us.”

In the bible. Jesus said, He who loves his father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me. (Matt 10:37) He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. (matt 10:38)

And so when Simon Peter and Andrew heard the call of Christ, they followed. When James and John heard the call they followed. I have heard the call – and ive followed. i will follow, where so ever he leads. i will take the cross of rejection, shame and ridicule – and i will follow Christ down the straight and narrow path with him by my side.

Now granted at the cost of some. i will have to choose to leave behind people, and things. But if they are left its only by their choice because this call is given to all. Anyone can choose to follow Christ, it is not Gods will that ANY should perish but that all would come in to repentance. (2Peter 3:9) yeah back to that repentance thing. thats what it takes, repent from your sins. and its drilled into certain denominations repentance, turn from your sins – but they dont do it and they thing they are ok. back to that old lie of satan “you shall not surely die..” yeah you surely will if u are living in sin.

but thats not my point. my point is that i have choosen to follow. and if you are going to be upset, or if u feel neglected, know that it is by your own choice. because the same call i heard – is being called out to you. and he so deeply desires to have you follow. he so deeply desired to give you new life. (Rom 6:4) He desires for you to be pulled from darkness, translated into his Glorious light, into the kingdom of his Son. (Col 1:3) He wants us all to have the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16)that we might all glorify the father (matt 5:16) and live so abundantly (john 10:10) that our joy and love overflows. (1 pe 1:8)

Love, the need of the ages

2010-07-01T09:02:00.001-07:00

Mar 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mar 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

i sit here and i wonder .. Why is LOVE the greatest commandment? Not because i dont think it should be, but because i want to ponder and dig into why God would say love to be the greatest commandment.

Two things came to my mind. and as elementary as they may be, they are on my heart and i just want to write it out – even if it be for my own good :)

one. When we *LOVE* God. when we truly love him, with our whole heart. our whole soul and our whole mind – Duet says with all of our might, when we put this much effort of ourselves into loving God, the rest will fall into place. it will be nothing to obey the commandments of God when we love God. when we love God it is nothing to serve him, to give things up for him, to forsake all things and run after him with a completely devoted heart. if u find yourself, not able to give something up. not able to let go of a particular thing, check your love for God. there is a reason this is the greatest commandment.

two. Sinner people are looking for love. it is something that, satan has definatly distorted. Humans, as being made in the image of God, desire and have a longing and a hole in their hearts for love. a God love. a Holy and divine love. a love that only God can provide. but satan has the world looking for this love in every avenue and angle that God is not in. So, Christ commands us to love. to show forth this love that he provides, people are dying and going to hell with out it. and we hold the answer. we hold the love they seek, we MUST show it to them.

possess your vessel

2010-05-28T08:24:00.001-07:00

Ive got a lot to express in this blog and it might get broken up into two. i just want to be open and straight forth in the power of the Word of God.

1 thess 4:1-8, i made it small cause it is so long – feel free to look it up so it can be bigger lol

1Th 4:1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
1Th 4:2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
1Th 4:3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
1Th 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
1Th 4:5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
1Th 4:6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
1Th 4:7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
1Th 4:8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

My first thought is from verse 1. “..that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God..” To begin with, how ye ought to walk. There is a way how you ought to walk! There is a way Jesus walked – and we are to be like our Creator, our Savior. Paul and the apostles walked this way. There are still those today who walk this way – and if u are a Christian, it is the way ye ought to walk! What is this walk? Its straight and narrow.(matt 7:14) Its separated from the world and consecrated wholly to God in holiness – without which NO MAN will see the Lord. (heb 12:14, 2 cor 6:17)

The second point i want to bring out is from verses 3 – 5. “3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:”

If sin is sin, if no sin is different than the other.. than we should take these verses to know that just because it says fornication doesn't mean it is limited to fornication. Your sanctification is the WILL OF GOD. Know how to possess your vessel in a way that honors the Lord. Do not carry yourself in sin as those who know not God!

Last for this set of scripture; verses 7 & 8. “7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God..” For those who say we do not have to live that straight – know and open your ears to hear – truly listen, that God has not called us to a life of uncleanness - BUT unto holiness.. and he who despiseth – despiseth not man – but God.

yeah so basically i re-read (wrote) what the scripture said right? well because God didnt make it very confusing when he wrote – live holy, if u dont like it – ur not despising those who do – but u are despising me.

ok ok so lets see a few more words that go along the same lines as despise.. look down on, abhor, abominate, look down nose at, flout, hate, have no use for, reject, renounce, repudiate, revile, scorn, shun.

I would not want to be one who is found with this attitude toward the Lord, especially if i am one who claims to be saved. Im not trying to beat n e one over the head. And i know there will always be those who choose their way over the Lords and will justify it.. im not talking to those. I am talking to those who truly love the Lord and who are deceived into thinking that they are on the right path – yet they have sin in their life and they think its ok. Open your heart to all the Lord has for you! Dont look down on me for the way i live just because you dont think its necessary, because ultimately u are looking down on Christ & telling him he isnt worth it. That there isnt enough power in his blood to keep you seperated from the world. There isnt enough power in his blood to free you from your addictions, or to crucify your flesh. I tell you there is .. and it begins with sanctification! It lives in Holiness!

are you willing?

2010-05-12T07:15:00.001-07:00

1Ti 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
1Ti 2:10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

how do we get around this scripture? is it not plain enough?

1Pe 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
1Pe 3:4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

adorn (definition) - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc

let me first say that adorning is not the 'showering' of - its the putting on of even ONE ornament to make yourself more attractive. ONE. 1 Timothy says NOT with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.. so in essence not even one. Let your adornment be that of modesty. MODESTY.

modesty (definition) - freedom from vanity or conceit, designed to prevent inadvertent exposure of part of the body, simplicity; moderation

Adorn yourself with shamefacedness

shamefacedness (definition) - Extremely modest or shy; bashful.

Adorn yourself with sobriety

sobriety (definition) - seriousness, gravity, or solemnity
sobriety (thesaurus) - abstaining, abstemiousness, continence, moderation, refraining, self-restraint, soberness, teetotalism, temperance

i guess my question is, do u love the Lord enough to give up ALL your outward adornment, and put on the inward adornment of Christ? now, we say we are Christians - but are we really willing to be dedicated and consecrated to Christ in all areas? i do encourage you -

Mat 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

the prize of Christ, makes it worth it all!

ive been ashamed..

2010-05-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. Romans 6:21

those things of which now - i am ashamed.

what things could those be?

the drugs, the drinking, the tattoo's, the lasciviousness.. those things i am surely ashamed of now - and then, what fruit did i gain? what void did they fill? what happiness did they bring? the end of those things only brought me into death, eternal death. a living death! i was alive. i was breathing. i could walk and talk. but i was dead. my soul was dead. my heart was calloused & stone. i was dead in sin.

and a strange thought is - i didnt know i was dead until i became alive! alive in Christ. and the change was so real, so undeniable. such a grand and glorious feeling! (btw thats a hymn song)

but now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness and the end everlasting life. Romans 6:22

Who do you yield to?

2010-05-05T05:43:00.001-07:00

Romans 6:13 Do not continue offering or yielding your bodily members [and faculties] to sin as instruments (tools) of wickedness. But offer and yield yourselves to God as though you have been raised from the dead to [perpetual] life, and your bodily members [and faculties] to God, presenting them as implements of righteousness.

You don't have to Sin! U can choose with the help and grace of God to yield to righteousness. Offer yourselves.. Offering was compared to and it is, a form of worship. Give urself to the worship and service of Christ. Anything u have to give up, one isn't worth hanging on to n e way and two will be restored overflowing with riches in Glory! Not to be confused with worldly riches! But if heavenly riches are n e thing to b compare with spiritual blessing or nuggets here.. Whew! I will gladly give it all up for Jesus! My choice of clothes, my hair, my jewelry, the places I hang out! Even family and friends if they choose to reject me because of my love and devotion to Christ.. Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life

Holiness

2010-05-05T05:42:00.000-07:00

Rom 6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

what is holiness? websters says; 1. Applied to human beings, holiness is purity of heart or dispositions; sanctified affections; piety; moral goodness, but not perfect.

Do you not think that.. if u are in purity of heart - that it would flow outward to appearance? that it would flow outward to demeanor? holiness is a state of your heart - but it is also a lifestyle. sanctified affections.. what are your affections? are they pure? set on things of above? or are you attached to this world and the things thereof? this world is hell bound.. destined for destruction.. only those who love God with their WHOLE HEART SOUL & MIND will make it..

of His household..

2010-04-19T08:41:00.001-07:00

my thoughts today are going to come from Matthew 10:25

Mat 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

it is enough – for the disciple, that .. he be as his master.

enough; greek ; arketos From arkeō; satisfactory: - enough, suffice (-ient)

it is satisfactory, sufficient – for the disciple, that he be as his master

disciple ( greek; mathētēs From manthanō; a learner, that is, pupil: - disciple.

he be (greek;ginomai to cause to be that is, to become) as his is master (greek; didaskalos from didaskō; an instructor (generally or specifically): - doctor, master, teacher.)

first, it is satisfactory for a learner, a student, a disciple – that he be as his master, teacher.

who is your teacher? who is your master? master in websters dictionary is 1. A man who rules, governs or directs either men or business.

who is ruling or governing your life? is it Jesus? is he your teacher? are you learning how to live your life from Him? it is satisfactory that you be as he is.

it is satisfactory that you become as he is. to be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you become so Christ-like that people dont even see you anymore.

they only see the Jesus in you.

now with that said.. if they have called the master of the house –Beelzebub (greek; Beelzeboul Of Chaldee origin (by parody upon [ba‛al zebûb]); dung god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan: - Beelzebub.)

Mat 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
Mat 12:23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

If they called our Master, a prince of the devils for His works. for His commitment to God. for His stand for holiness. if they called Him crazy. if they looked on Him with scorn. if they mocked Him. if they crucified Him.

“how much more – shall they call them of His household?”

two things i want to point out from this.

one. if u are receiving persecution for your stand in Jesus. know that Christ knew it was coming and he has supplied all you need in Him. i exhort you too continue in the race. God almighty is there for you and WILL NOT LEAVE YOU!

two. if u are not getting the scorn of the world – then maybe u should check how much you are learning from your Master. how much have you given up of yourself? it is SATISFACTORY for you to be as your Master. it is enough for you to crucify yourself and rise up a new creature in Christ.

the thought i leave you with taken from the Revival Hymn, “The world couldnt get along with the holiest Man that ever lived – how is it – that it can get along with you and me just fine?”

what He’s looking at ..

2010-04-08T07:04:00.001-07:00

so ive been reading in 1 Chronicles alot lately. about Davids reign as king and his leaving the building of the temple to Solomon.

i cant say that God has REALLY laid on my heart anything, and i guess i more or less dont want to leave my followers hanging and i dont want to lose my ‘zeal’ for this blog. ive been praying God would give me something to say, something God wants to say.

i have been looking in to David as i said and it just makes me so sad to see someone considered ‘A man after God’s heart’ falter. granted David didnt have the power of Christ to transform his sinful nature, he was considered to walk so close to God and yet he still made some very .. ungodly decisions. i know we are all human and fall short, and everyday we make decisions that hurt God.

but i just have been trying to see thru Gods eyes lately what this sin must look like to him, must do to his heart. to see little babies abused, sexual imorality, abortions, idolatry .. even the foul language. it breaks my heart that my God has to see it, that he has had to see it and that he will continue to see it.

it must be some great patience he has to put up with it for this long.. i pray that i will hold fast to him and do the best i can to be something pleasurable for God to look at when he see’s all the ungodliness around me.

Be ye separate!

2010-03-25T12:43:00.001-07:00

Maybe it is righteous indignation..

..but i tell you.. it gets deep under my skin to see a ‘Christian’ think they can flirt with the world and think they maintain their right to be a future inhibitor of the Heavenly Kingdom.

Psa 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

David didn't just say this because he thought it was the right thing to do. God said it thru His anointing of David and EXPECTS us to do this VERY thing.

The ‘Twilight’saga is of the darkness of this world. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is inspired purely of satan and don't for one second think that God had any part of their ‘talent’. If He did they surely aren't using it for the will of God.

God calls for holiness. (Heb 12:14) Separation from the world! (Romans 12:2, 2 Cor 6:17) Sanctified and made clean by the power of Christ. (Lev 20:7, 1 Peter 1:15 & 16)

I'm sorry if i seem like Jesus in the temple turning tables .. but you know – at least I'm striving to be like my Savior. I hope and pray that SOMEONE would have their spiritual eyes opened and see that satan has his vices and us Christians are supposed to be aware and away from them. be separated! be a peculiar people! that's the way to heaven! THE ONLY WAY. Its a race that we must endure! Its a fight and a struggle but the reward is well worth it!

Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

waiting on the Lord..

2010-03-22T13:58:00.000-07:00

it feels like its been forever since ive blogged. and i guess in blog land - a week prob is a long time. ive been heavy in the Lord and rly just trying to abide in him. i havent really felt the Lord leading me in any particular subject for my blog so im just patiently waiting on Him.

Psa 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

n e prayers offered up on my behalf would be greatly appreciated! i just want Gods will and blessing with my blog and life. i love yall and thank you so much for your support!

The Comparison

2010-03-13T10:28:00.001-08:00

Psalm 16:4 Their sorrow shall be multiplied that hasten after another god

Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

how can i say this how its on my heart? i have hastened (def. Moved rapidly; accelerated; urged with speed.) after other Gods. and its so true of a picture of idolatry. we run and accelerate to things that we think are going to satisfy us, its only a natural urge. but when we move toward these things - our sorrows only get multiplied.

do we REALLY comprehend what is involved when we say multiplied sorrows?

multiplied; Greek râbâh A primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect): - [bring in] abundance sorrows; Greek ‛atstsebeth an idol; also a pain or wound: - sorrow, wound.

Funny how, sorrows means idol and pain. multiplied idols mean multiplied pain. the root of the greek word used for sorrows is ‛âtsab A primitive root; properly to carve, that is, fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger: - displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest

Our idols – no matter what they may be; TV, drinking, tabacoo, fun, ANYTHING. our idols anger THE God. Our idols seperate us from THE God. to be seperated from God means satan has control over us. and satan puts us in a place of pain. emptiness. loneliness. our idols do NOTHING to fill the void inside. but we hasten after our other god and our sorrows are mulitplied. our greif is multiplied. our pain, worries, emptiness, they all are multiplied. then in turn our idols are multiplied because we are searching for more things to fill the void that gets bigger and bigger. ive been there. there is nothing ive written that i have experianced first hand. but there is a flip side.

Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

The path of life. whew, if u know God, if u walk with Him u can really get excited over just seeing the path of life written in the Word, because God really does show us what life is truely about. in His presence we have fullness of joy. all those voids that our idols pour into us are washed away and the blood of Jesus provides us with joy unspeakable and FULL of glory. even in the midst of trials. persecution. famine. death. God is right there and we have an unmovable rock to lean on and a peace that passes ALL understanding. who can understand it? who can understand how a child of God can take the biggest blow to their life and yet have their mind and their heart kept in peace by Jesus Christ. no wonder we yearn to serve him! no wonder we have this natural attraction to fill a void because we have in our reach the most amazing, powerful, willing King. praise God! halleluiah! i know why the saints of old would shout around the altar cause they got a hold of this!

At Gods right hand ..who is at the right hand? Jesus. in Jesus there are pleasures for evermore! isnt that what we are all looking for? pleasure? but im not saying that thats why we should serve God – we serve him because he is worthy.” Happiness is a BY PRODUCT of serving God – not a prime product.” (youtube - revival hymn)

i dont know where else to go with this. i hope that u can see the contrast and see where u are in relation to it. the idols wont hold up their end of the bargain – i assure you. trust in the Lord – there is no regret in that, i know from experiance.

this is love

2010-03-10T06:29:00.001-08:00

i hope before to long ill get to write about something as exciting as the joy of the Lord or heaven! until then i will with what the Lord gives me.. which is always amazing regardless!

2Jn 1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

i find myself back at the beginning. God has had his people from the beginning of the world.. the beginning of his Word – all the way back in Genesis, we are told to follow the commandments of the Lord. to walk in them. Adam walked WITH HIM (yeah I'm totally coveting the good things) and catch this one – the moment they stopped following the commandments, was the moment they stopped walking with God.

it hasn't changed. God hasn't changed. if you dont walk after the commandments of God you can not be his disciple. if you love God you will follow his commandments, it wont be hard to give anything up. i recently really tried to dig into the hair issue with the help of God. and i cant say that his word says for women not to cut their hair, just for it to be long. but i really dont think that i can cut it, its something so precious in my heart that i have with God, and i will face him one day and he may say; you didnt have too – but for me you did and I honor that. its no big deal to me if i dont have to do something - because i LOVE God. i dont say love capitalized as a way to say you dont, but as a big bursting love that i can not contain! and it is nothing of me – its a love that God gives me because i wholly dedicate my self, my life, my family to him. i want nothing of me, nothing of this world – i have to crucify it daily ofcourse but God refreshes it daily!

Dont for one second think that God ‘knew’ that we can ‘never make it without sinning’ and thats why he sent Jesus to die on the Cross. There is POWER in the Blood. Power to heal, power to save & power to keep us from sin.

Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

John wouldnt have said in 1 John 2:1 ‘that ye SIN NOT’ under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost if it were indeed imposible for you NOT to sin. u CAN make a conscious to NOT do something and with the help of Jesus you WILL not do it.. we fall. we falter. we fall short. but in those moments praise God we have an Advocate with the Father, but we dont HAVE to fall, or HAVE to fall short – the Glory of God can keep us! Jesus sent the woman away saying – sin no more. He would not of said that if she were incapable of sinning no more.

Mat 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

something on my heart..

2010-03-08T14:58:00.001-08:00

it weighs to heavily on me, to see people who truly love God – be deceived in a false doctrine. oh the potential God see’s in you!

Once saved always saved is not the biblical case! Yes, John 10:28 means no MAN can take your salvation from you – but you surely can walk away from it!

Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

yes we are under grace.. no we CAN NOT earn our salvation, but that does not mean we can go about sinning and retain the free gift!

Rom 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid

Joh 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

do you think you can be a servant of sin and a servant of Christ? you can NOT serve two masters..

it breaks my heart to know there are self proclaimed Christians out there who believe and are lead to believe that they are saved with sin in their lives.

dont you believe that the Blood that was shed, that precious life giving blood was shed for more than that? dont you believe there is more power in the blood than to leave you in your sinful state?? or is it that you love your sin to much to allow him to change you?

unless you are changed you WILL NOT receive the great reward of heaven.. they can preach you in to heaven all they want at your funeral but it doesnt change the reality of it.. GOD HATES SIN – why would he allow you to keep it in your life – and still call you his child?

oh sinner – be saved from your sin. let redemption have her way and cleanse you! you can overcome ANYTHING with Christ! Rom 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Christ’s blood can cleanse you, can keep you, can save you! dont for one second believe that you have to stay in your sins..

Rev 21:7 He that overcometh (STRONGS to subdue (literally or figuratively): - conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory.)

shall inherit all things;

and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

the beginning

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1Jn 2:24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

The Beginning. im not eloquent with words and my punctuation and grammar may not be correct, but i am in prayer and study about what i put on here.

let that - therefore - abide in you. (menō ; greek- abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry) let it abide in you that which you have heard from the beginning. if that which ye have heard - remain in you - you will continue in the Son and in the Father.

what have you heard? what beginning is tarrying in your heart? is it the beginning founded by Christ? or by man?

the beginning by Christ is the only way to continue in Christ. i encourage you sister, brother - search the scriptures! know the way that you are abiding in and let God lead you into the way of everlasting.

2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

you wont be little forever..

2010-03-04T10:35:00.000-08:00

whew, been surfing the web like crazy trying to get my blog out there! The Lord has laid something on my heart and i pray he helps me to get it out the way that he wants, because thats the ONLY way to touch lives! its His Word, His anointing, His blessing that i need!

1Jn 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

i wanna focus on the second part about the young men..

when john talks here commentary has showed me that when he mentions fathers, young men and little children in this and the few verses before it - that he is refering to different levels of a walk with God. like fathers being those who have matured and he specifically says those who believed from the beginning. little children the fresh starters - the new ones to the faith, God tells you thru John that your sins ARE forgiven! (1Jn 2:12) hallelujah! i encourage a personal word study into little children in vs 12 & 13 cause the greek words are different..

but oh to be a young man!! to be past that rough stage between fresh start and over comer! i mean tell me if you agree! there is a place where u have hit a wall! Your newness in Christ wears off and your in a place where - u either persevere or you fall away. i encourage you brother, sister - to run the race!!! this valley maybe low but - God is awaiting!! you will grow out of the little child stage and be transformed into a young man! you will be strong in the Lord, you will have the Word of abiding in your heart! and the devil will be cast down. you will have won victories! you wont be a helpless baby getting fed milk but you will by the grace of God begin to receive strong meat!

Heb 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

the narrow path

2010-03-02T07:17:00.000-08:00

You can not live like, in, or part of this world to spend eternity with Jesus.

1Jn 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1Jn 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1Jn 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Dont be deceived! Unless you are striving (to make strenuous efforts toward a goal) for the Kingdom, STRIVING for the straight gate - you shall NOT enter in. Unless you are doing the will of God - which he makes plain to us in His Word, you will not make it in.

Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

you think i walk TOO strait? strait is the way! its clearly right there in Luke, also Matthew 7:13&14. i noticed that in these verses it is spelled STRAIT rather than STRAIGHT. This strait is only used these three times in the greek form; stenos - narrow (from obstacles standing close about): - strait. Whew hallelujah! a strait NARROW path that we must take, the path is narrow because there is obstacles standing close.. the world and its pleasures, persecution, compromise, sin .. but none of that can stand in front of us. none of that can block the path - only press in, but if we stay on that narrow path, that strait path - Jesus is waiting for us at the end.

i tell you in love people! you can not sin and go to heaven, you can not sin AND have a relationship with Christ. if u do not have a relationship with Christ - what makes you think you will have a place at his supper table??? the day of the feast is FAST approching! Matthew 24:4-8 These earthquakes in diverse places, wars, rumors of wars - its all in the Word of God, take heed! heed–verb (used with object)1.to give careful attention to Im going to end with the scripture from Matthew; and notice Jesus finishes this group of verses saying that all these are the BEGINING of sorrows.. haiti felt NOTHING compared to what is to come on the children of disobidience..

Mat 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Mat 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mat 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mat 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Mat 24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

if it were not so ..

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i just want to touch on some of my thoughts from Romans 11:21-23. So many of us battle with the whole theory of "Once Saved Always Saved. I myself battled for it was what i was taught my whole life and i just did not believe that it wasnt true. After spending time with God tho in prayer and study - He reveals to me how its just not something that His Word supports.

Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
We stand on faith in Christ Jesus for our salvation. Yes. Israel was broken off time and time again - not because they didnt believe in God, they believed he existed - they knew. They were broken off because of their unbelief in the fact that they did not live the way God told them too, they didnt believe God when he told them to separate themselves from the nations around them. They grieved the heart of the Lord and turned to idolatry.. The God of Heaven - who they saw in a pillar of fire lead them, who won all their battles, who PARTED A SEA for them to cross - they rather .. made a cow to worship. God gave Israel specific words to live by, and if they would have stayed pure and whole and completely devoted to the Lord - they surely would have saved themselves alot of heartache. Now, the point i believe Paul wants to make is, dont get arrogant because we stand on faith in Christ for our salvation - but fear the Lord your God. dont tremble in a corner because big scary Almighty might walk by - but live in reverence to God. " It does not mean terror or horror, but it denotes humility, watchfulness, and solicitude to abide in the faith." (Barnes)

Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
The natural branches we should know - are the Israelites. And they were 'spared not'.. they wandered 40 years in the wilderness - could not go to the promised land till all from that generation had died. Even Moses.. did not get to enter the promised land because of his sin. Where does that leave us?? MOSES! One of Gods most powerful tools, he saw God! Now - we stand on faith in Christ, if we sin, we have an advocate with the Father. Moses didnt have Jesus sitting at the right hand of God pleading his case. We do - praise the Lord. Gods grace made a way! "Should we then sin that grace may abound?? GOD FORBID" Romans 6:1-2 Paul said it under the annointing of the Holy Ghost - take heed lest he also spare not thee.. i think that means that, with sin in our life - we will not enter in.

Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
The goodness & severity. God will use sever measures. Whether to get our attention or to .. cut us off. He is a just, holy & righteous God. However - there is goodness. Sweet, blissful goodness toward us - if we continue in it. *IF* if .. stipulation .. if WE <-- an action we must persue. If we continue - otherwise .. we shall be cut off. we are not above missing out on that other shore. That heavenly shore. Few shall enter in .. the way is narrow and few shall find it! Not everyone who says Lord, Lord shall enter in - He may not know you! does He KNOW you today? does the Lord know you? do you talk to the Bridegroom? Do you worship the God you say you serve with a heart always connected to the throne room? its hard no doubt - but Jesus Christ broke any power that can keep you from doing it on calvary's hill.

Rom 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
its sad to say that currently still Gods chosen live in unbelief toward their messiah. Christ Jesus came for the Children of Israel, to save them from the cycle of apostasy. But as their way - unbelief. But they are not to far gone, as with us. Gods ABUNDANT mercy is able to pull us in, to pull them in. Praise the Lord.

Slow to Anger

2010-02-10T12:10:00.000-08:00

Psalm 103:9

sometimes its hard to remember that God is slow to anger. we think so human-ly when it comes to slipping that we fail to remember God isnt like us.. He doesnt go into an all out rage when we make a bad decision. I know he is a righteous judge and he will show vengeance on the children of disobedience but he also knows how hard it is for us as humans - Christ was there!! i just praise God for his mercy and his willingness to pick us up when we make a mistake and love on us a little and just let us know its ok. i praise God that he doesnt stay angry with us forever and that he DOESNT give us what we deserve! Psalm 103:10 & 11

living with cannanites

2010-02-10T03:35:00.001-08:00

While reading in Judges ch 1, the thought came to me about living with Canaanites. Now i know this is probably pretty elementary but Lord help me to obey him! The Israelites were told to completely drive out from among them the Canaanites. i don't quite understand why they wouldn't just do it.. but i guess their are a lot of their trials and even some of my own why i just don't understand why we don't just do what God asked.

vs 30 and 33 say that the Canaanites became 'tributaries' to them. Strongs definition for tributaries is 'properly a burden (as causing to faint)', these Canaanites didn't help them in anyway. they became a burden to them, a oppression, a hinderence - so much as to cause them to faint - to falter in their walk with God.

Why does God tell us to drive out our own canaanites? Only for our benefit! not so that we have to be mean, or so we have to 'do with out'. we look to the old testament and the accounts (accounts not stories) given and learn. what happened when isreal didnt obey? they felt a miserable exsistance! what happens when we dont? what happens when i dont?? i KNW how i feel when i dont and its miserable.

Thank God that he is so merciful. when we catch ourselves hanging on to these canaans He so graciously catches us when we run to him and hand him the pieces we've left ourselves with.

Crucifying the Flesh

2010-02-09T06:13:00.000-08:00

i know i cant be the only struggler here. i know i cant be the only one who deeply desires for this flesh to be gone, to be one with my Christ and to just live daily with His mind and Spirit with me constantly - but it is hard! i truely feel like Paul when he struggled with his flesh in Romans 7, when he wants to do good but before he realizes it he's doing bad again!! but praise God that before he is done he says;

Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Rom 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

the law which was 'flesh deep' couldnt reach the heart of man. but when Christ came - the law of the Spirit of life went deeper to the spirit of man, to the point where we can be changed .. transformed! (Rom 12:2) now we knw its more than feeling that youve crucified the flesh (and im talking to myself here) we have to come boldly (Heb 4:16) and have faith in the name of Christ, in the action of Christ, in the purpose of Christ - that He is gonna do what He came to do! and one of those things is to glorify Himself which he would be doing if we would allow Him to transform us. the Spirit would not tell us to crucify the flesh (Gal 5:24) if it were not possible. so let us put the devil under our feet and know that God made the way and we need not complicate it! lets get on our knees and trust the Lord.

Psa 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.