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Who Does The Promised Land Belong To?

25 Apr

Genesis 13:  – 14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west. 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”

Nowhere in the Koran does it say the Jews don’t belong in the land they possess.  As we read in Genesis, God promised Abraham the land for his offspring.  There is no mention of Jerusalem in the Koran and it even states that Moses was told the land was for the Jews.

So how do we get to where Israel’s neighbors all want to annihilate all that live there and some even all the Jews on the planet?

That’s the way Satan works.  He prompted Hitler and others in the past to try and do the same thing.

Why?

Because he knows bible prophecy.  He knows his fate.  If someone told you that you were going to die in a plane wreck and you want to avoid it, what’s the first thing you do?  You don’t ride in any planes.

The devil hates the Jews, because God’s promises are being fulfilled.  Satan hates the Church because it reminds him of the defeat he suffered and we are Christ’s bride.  The devil doesn’t like anything that reminds him of the Lord.

One last rough go of it for the Jews in the Tribulation (because they still don’t recognize their true Messiah until the end of it), but they are there to stay.

Most of the liberal news media doesn’t teach this, what a shocker huh?  Biblically, I wonder which side they’re on?  

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Quote – Keith Green

23 Apr

All roads lead to the judgment seat of Christ.
Keith Green

This is a very important fact that most believers forget today.

Romans 14:10-12 – 10 You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written:
   “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
   every tongue will confess to God.’”
 12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

2 Corinthians 5:10 – 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

Salvation is a gift.  Your sins are forgiven.  However, the walk and relationship will still be evaluated.

The Judgment Throne for the unsaved and the Bema Seat for those who are.

We need to live for the Lord.  Salvation is not a get out of jail free card.

 
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The Passover Lamb

22 Apr

Yes it is that time of the year.  It is almost Resurrection Day.  The church has named it Easter, but the total significance of it was that God sent His one and only Son (one and only) to die for our transgressions once and for all.

Back in Exodus the Jewish people were told by the Lord to slay the lamb and paint the doorpost with its blood.  When they angel of death came looking to take the first born, death passed over that household.  They were covered by the blood.

However, like many things, it was symbolic of the ultimate Passover Lamb that was to come.

Luke 22:15 – 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

The Jews were getting ready to celebrate the ceremonial feast soon, but this particular year, the true Lamb, whose blood is sufficient to cover all that have sinned, was preparing Himself.

John 1:29 – 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

God was preparing the way for salvation from the very beginning.  Only the blood of God could wash away the sins of the world.

That’s the reason Jesus is the only way to the Father.  The blood is the only thing powerful enough to wash away our sins.  It’s not our good intention or good works.

Good intention or good works are as effective of washing away our sins as using dirt to clean a white tee-shirt that is covered in dried tar.

The reason man gets upset about the idea of there being only one way, God’s way, is because man has to have it his way.  Just more rebellion in another area.

Take this weekend and really focus on the great gift that was given about 1980 years ago.  There is no way to know all that our Lord had to go through on our behalf, but we know that it was the most loving thing He could do.

If you haven’t accepted Jesus as Savior and King, I have put a page over to the right column that will help you do so now.

Thank you Jesus and thank you God!  Thank you Holy Spirit for always being there.

 
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A Woman Who Loves And Focuses On The Lord Is A Blessing

21 Apr

Proverbs 31:30 – 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
   but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Women really dictate a home.  I see a lot of women who can still get to church rather their husbands make it or not.  I don’t see however, too many men that get there if their wives are staying at home.

A good woman helps build up her husband.  She helps lead from the heart position, while still keeping order in the household.  Solomon had enough examples to look at and had enough of them lead him astray.

Proverbs 12:4 – 4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
   but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

What is a wife that strengthens her husband in his faith, has loving control of her family, and walks with God?  She is the biggest gift a husband could ever ask for.  She is worth more than any other treasure on this earth.

I give glory to my Lord for blessing me with such a wife.  It’s just another way that God has shown me about how much He cares about me.

 
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The Acts Are Obvious

20 Apr

Galatians 5:19-21 – 19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

We just don’t take heed to the obvious.  As Christians we have to read and know the Word.  Once we know it, we have to care when we are warned.  If we struggle in any of these we have to battle.  We have to put on the Armor of God and look for Him in strength.

It’s never us.  Everybody reads over the words in the Bible and the warnings are never for us.  They are for those much worse off than I am.  Denial.  We have to strive to look at the word and allow the Light to shine in those dark places.  The devil wants us to think to ourselves, I don’t have any problems that are that bad.

If God is really that important to us, then we need to tackle sin one at a time.  Find His strength which comes from living in Him throughout the day and separating yourself from the sin that has a hold of you.

The consequences are serious.  We are being warned by Paul that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Repent means to turn away from.  We have to make the effort.   If we don’t make any effort, how important is God really to us?

 
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Psalm 34:1-3

19 Apr

Psalm 34:1-3 –1 I will extol the LORD at all times;
   his praise will always be on my lips.
2 My soul will boast in the LORD;
   let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the LORD with me;
   let us exalt his name together.

David was a man after God’s own heart.  Look at the praise he had for the Lord.  The Lord created us and He wants us to love Him.  Do you want the Lord to look at you and say, “There is one of my children that truly has a heart for Me.”  You can be one of those people.  What’s the secret?  The biggest one is to concentrate on the Lord and not yourself all the time.

Walk with Him, talk with Him, and seek Him all the time.  Care about what He cares about.

Praise Him.  Boast about Him with your lips to others.  Glorify His holy name.

Do you think He cares if you do?  Do you think He cares if you don’t?  If you don’t think He cares, then you don’t know the Lord. 

David was a man after God’s heart.  What did he do?  He loved God and made Him the focus of His life.

 
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We Must Work While It Is Still Day

18 Apr

To continue on John chapter 9…

John 9:4-5 – 4 As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Jesus is the Light.

John 1:4-5 – 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

In chapter 9, Jesus said we must do the work of Him who sent me.  It doesn’t say I must do the work.  He says I am the Light and He is the Light.  So He is saying WE need to do the work as Christians.  Now that we have the Holy Spirit, He dwells within us so we may still do the work shining His Light.

When is the night coming that he is referring to?  I believe it is still to come.  I believe he is referring to the end of the church age.  When is the end of the church age?  I believe it is the rapture.

Will people still get saved?  Yes.  I believe that is the tribulation saints you read about in Revelation.

I look at these verses in 2 Thessalonians when Paul is talking about the man of lawlessness.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-10 –1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

 5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, 10 and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

The lawless one is the antichrist and these passages talk of one who holds him back.  Who else could this be besides the Holy Spirit?  The Holy Spirit isn’t taking off and allowing the lawless one to be revealed without taking believers with Him.

Night is coming and it’s coming soon.  We need to work before the midnight hour is up.  It’s time for us to grab our tool which the Word of God and keep on sharing the Good News.

 
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Quote – A W Tozer

16 Apr

The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian.
A W Tozer

How important is the Word of God?  Three times when the devil tempted Jesus, He said, “It is written.” 

Also to pick and choose what one wants in the bible is worth nothing.  It’s like picking a couple of things in your job description and not doing the others.  The Word of God is our manual to get back to being the type of person that we are supposed to be before the fall happened.

It’s easy to pick a couple of things that come naturally to us.  Even people who don’t know the Lord can do that.

Use the Word of God as a living manuscript that helps guide you towards a closer relationship with the Lord.

 
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He Has Plans For Us To Prosper And Knows Our Future

15 Apr

Jeremiah 29:11 –11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

My Pastor’s favorite verse.  God Bless you Skip and Gale.  You continue to preach God’s Word right on track, while at the same time the church as a whole in this country is not.

As humans we seem to have our eyes on the present.  The future is as long as I am alive on this earth.  God sees you as an eternal being.  Your future is continuous.  If you’re one of His children that are seeking Him, you have a promise above.  The plan the Lord has for us started before we even knew of our own existence and goes on forever.

That’s powerful.  That means He is looking over us right now and if we choose his sacrifice and salvation, forever and ever. 

We can’t get hung up on our wants.  Why?  As sinful creatures, our wants our more than likely not the same as the plan God has for us.

I can tell you the more I concentrate on the Lord and His Word, the more I know He has plans for me.  I know by reading the Word that this life isn’t about me, it’s about the Lord and what we can do to be servants.

Challenging?  Difficult?  It sure is for me in some areas more than others.  The more I study the word of God the more lacking I realize I am.  However, the strength comes from the Lord.  Any strength we can muster needs to be put into Him and then allow Him to work through us.

Worldly prosperity has proven to be a hindrance for most people in their life with the Lord.  Let’s focus on our relationship with the Lord and let the prosperity stem from that.  No one will harm us even on this earth unless the Lord has a plan and says it’s okay.  If He says it’s okay and you’re living for Him, then He has you taken care of ultimately.  One will be rewarded for suffering in His name on this earth.  One example is the martyr’s crown.  Paul also speaks on being rewarded for his suffering in the Lord.

I can tell you that our own selfish ambitions are not part of God’s plan.   I don’t think Paul, the disciples, and the early church had selfish ambitions and if they did, we’d all be in trouble. 

We have a hope and a future thanks to our Lord.

 
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Our Circumstances Can Always Be Used To Glorify God

14 Apr

I am going to do a number of posts that were inspired by John Chapter 9.  It’s the chapter that Jesus healed the blind man.  All the way through the chapter are things that stood out.

The first one is where the disciples asked Jesus who sinned to cause the man in this story to be blind.

John 9:1-3 –1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

   3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

You see God didn’t punish anybody ahead of time concerning this man’s condition.  He has a plan for all of us.

Jeremiah 29:11 –11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Many choose not to have anything to do with his plan.

The miracle of Jesus to this man’s blindness has been recorded in the bible and read by billions.  Think about that.  Wow.  This man had a condition that ultimately glorified God. 

Joni Eareckson Tada was paralyzed after a water diving accident when she was 17 and broke her neck.  After building her relationship even stronger with the Lord, she has become a blessing with her ministry.  She could have quit, she could have become bitter, but she got closer to the Lord. 

He has plans for us.  We have great examples like Joni, who have revealed what one can do by seeking a passionate relationship with the Lord.  If you haven’t read her story, please Google her name.  I think you will be blessed by her story.

No matter what our circumstance, even if you have put yourself in a bind, can be corrected with the help of God.  At that point you can stay in line with the Lord and glorify Him on taking care of you.

Always trust in Him, no matter what.  Seek Him through all things.  Your life can be used no matter who you are, but we do need to make Him the center.  He is the Vine and we are the branches.

 
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