Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Fruit of the Spirit
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23
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16, 1, 20, 9, 5, 14, 3, 5
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Make a mirror image of "Goodness"
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"Not others" - "To hold back"
Last word Galatians 5:22
Friday, June 4, 2010
Covenant
What is a covenant?
The word "covenant" occurs over 200x in scripture.
Only one time is it in reference to marriage:
"And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive [it] with goodwill from your hands. Yet you say, "For what reason?" Because the LORD has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant.
But did He not make [them] one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
"For the LORD God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one's garment with violence," Says the LORD of hosts. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously." Mal. 2:13-16
Here the word "covenant" literally means: (1) covenant (cutting) (2) promise & precepts (3) herald, messenger or sign (example: circumcision)
The word "covenant" occurs over 200x in scripture.
Only one time is it in reference to marriage:
"And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive [it] with goodwill from your hands. Yet you say, "For what reason?" Because the LORD has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant.
But did He not make [them] one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
"For the LORD God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one's garment with violence," Says the LORD of hosts. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously." Mal. 2:13-16
Here the word "covenant" literally means: (1) covenant (cutting) (2) promise & precepts (3) herald, messenger or sign (example: circumcision)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
I do not know you
When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you, where you are from,'
then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.'
But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.' (Luke 13: 25-27)
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (John 1:12)
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. (John 15:16)
Jesus said, "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are].
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare [it], that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them." (John 17: 6, 11, 12, 26)
let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:10 & 12)
To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins." (Acts 10:43)
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,and [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:9-11)
The name!! It is THE only name under heaven by which man can be saved...it is THE ONLY narrow way, the only door into heaven. And when that day comes that the Father shuts that way, closes that door, removes that name...there will be no chance left for mankind. And if a man comes to God by any other name...He will say depart from I never knew you...no matter that he may have followed God even to death, no matter that he lived out his life in the temple God, followed every letter of the law of God...unless He knew by THAT NAME...Jesus Christ...not Jehovah, not Muhammad, not Buddha, no other name will gain mankind access to heaven.
If Christians want to see people saved, the church revived, sin quenched, the world changed...they MUST begin to manifest THAT NAME!!! All their scare tactics, good deeds, programs and projects will not SAVE anyone.
then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.'
But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.' (Luke 13: 25-27)
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (John 1:12)
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. (John 15:16)
Jesus said, "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are].
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare [it], that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them." (John 17: 6, 11, 12, 26)
let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:10 & 12)
To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins." (Acts 10:43)
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,and [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:9-11)
The name!! It is THE only name under heaven by which man can be saved...it is THE ONLY narrow way, the only door into heaven. And when that day comes that the Father shuts that way, closes that door, removes that name...there will be no chance left for mankind. And if a man comes to God by any other name...He will say depart from I never knew you...no matter that he may have followed God even to death, no matter that he lived out his life in the temple God, followed every letter of the law of God...unless He knew by THAT NAME...Jesus Christ...not Jehovah, not Muhammad, not Buddha, no other name will gain mankind access to heaven.
If Christians want to see people saved, the church revived, sin quenched, the world changed...they MUST begin to manifest THAT NAME!!! All their scare tactics, good deeds, programs and projects will not SAVE anyone.
Monday, May 31, 2010
What The World Needs Now Is...
A greater revelation of Jesus Christ!!
First sign of trouble: "...Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God..."
Then Cain caused himself much grief and he "...went out from the presence of the Lord..." and dwelt outside of paradise.
Then we don't read of the presence of the Lord again until 1 Chronicles & it is trees that recognize His presence and sing out as He comes to judge the world.
Then the people prepared a house for God's name & recognized His presence dwelt there because of that name & that if they stood in that presence because of that name and cried out He would hear them and save them. (II Chrons. 20:9) God exalted Jesus giving Him that name which is above every name. (Phil. 2:9)
The next time we see someone in the presence of the Lord it is Satan! ( Job 1:12; 2:7)
But in the psalms, David (a man after God's own heart) understood the presence of God and He had a revelation of Jesus Christ. "Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence." (Ps. 140:13.)
Then the prophets began to speak of the presence of The Lord as God revealed His plan.
"Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD [is] at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests." (Zep 1:7)
No mention of the presence of God in the gospels, because He was made flesh and dwelt among us....a greater revelation.
"For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" (Hebrews 9:24)
Where does Christ dwell...within us...in that holy place not made with human hands...we are the temple of the living God. We are the presence of the Lord God on earth today. But, how can we reveal Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world when we have not had a greater revelation of Him ourselves.
Jesus asked Peter, 'who do you say that I am?' What is your revelation of me Peter? And Peter said, "You are the Christ (messiah), the son of the living God!" And Jesus told Peter he was blessed because man had not revealed that to him, but the Heavenly Father had and that it would be upon this revelation of Christ that He would build HIS church! Who's church are we attending? If we are not having a greater and greater revelation of Christ...
He warned them that many would come saying they were Christ and deceive many & people would say there He is or He is over there, but don't believe them.
The coming of the son of man will be obvious as He is revealed in His people, from His Holy Temple...when people begin to have a greater revelation of Jesus Christ they will see what has always been from before the foundation of world and will always be forever...
Paul had a greater revelation of Jesus Christ. He knew who Jesus was and only when man truly knows who Jesus is can he begin to fully understand who he is and then walk in his greatest potential. Paul walked on a higher ground. He lived above his circumstances. He lived in the very center of grace.
Not everyone has the same calling or purpose, but whatever it is you will know it because you will have God's grace to fulfill it and deep satisfaction in doing so. And in fulfilling it you will be the head and not the tail. You will abound in every good work. You will have to give. You will know the blessing and the favor of God and you will continually have a greater revelation of Jesus Christ.
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