1 Thess 5:22-24: Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Transforming Hand Of The Potter
Isaiah 64:8: But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Complete Surrender to God
Psa 23:1-2: The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
- David acknowledged who His leader was.
No one wants to be under any person’s control
- A marriage can be affected if one or the other person
- Uses inappropriate control over the other
- Which can be demonic control
- In a cult, mind control can result in suicide (single or mass)
- Which is considered demonic control
- Drugs and alcohol can lead people
- To think they are in control and are not
- The substance is in control
- Many people want to be in control
- Some have a fear of losing control
- We need to turn all control over to the Lord
- Yes, the unknown is scary
- We are afraid of what may happen in future
EVERY BELIEVER NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO BE LED BY THE LORD
- God doesn’t take control; He leads
- As we give God control over our lives
- It is learning to trust the Lord
- And walk with Him
OUR ENTIRE BEING NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE LORD
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death: but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
- We have to learn the life led by the Holy Spirit
- Not by our old nature
- The old nature seeks to be led by our soul (mind, will, and emotions, what feels “right” to us)
- What feels right may not be what God wants
- True peace comes when we learn to be led by the Spirit of God
OUR ENTIRE BEING NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE LORD
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death: but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
- We have to learn the life led by the Holy Spirit
- Not by our old nature
- The old nature seeks to be led by our soul (mind, will, and emotions, what feels “right” to us)
- What feels right may not be what God wants
- True peace comes when we learn to be led by the Spirit of God
THE BIBLE CALLS US SAINTS: MEANING WE ARE SET APART FROM SIN AND SET APART FOR GOD AND ARE BEING SANCTIFIED
1 Corinthians 1:2: Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- The Blood of Jesus is what sanctified us initially
- In order the reflect the glory of God in our lives
- We should voluntarily give ourselves to Him and live for Him
THE WORD SANCTIFIED MEANS: TO CLEANSE OR SET APART FOR SACRED USE: TO DECLARE OR MAKE HOLY
- It takes time for us to let go of some things
- God works with us
- And we should work with God
- It is not just saying the prayer and doing what you want
- We seek to allow God to take control of our lives
SOME THAT COME OUT OF DEEP SIN WILL NEED JESUS TO BE THEIR DELIVERER
- To drive away from them those entities that drive their flesh
- That have them do things that the person does not want to do
- We don’t all have the same testimony
- Some of us may have had a darker past
- But we are made new by the Blood Jesus
- And Jesus works with us
- We all have individual needs
- It is a supernatural work of God in our entire being
Romans 12: 1 says, I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
The Heart of God is for His people to seek Him
God wants people to seek him
Ac 17:27
Also see: 1 Ch 16:11; 1 Ch 22:19; Ps 14:2; Ac 15:16–17; Am 9:11–12; Heb 11:6
People are called to seek God
Is 55:6–7
Also see: Ho 10:12; Am 5:4–6
The Lord promises that people will seek Him
Je 50:4
Also see: Ho 3:4–5; Ho 5:13–15; Zep 2:3; Zec 8:20–23
Find the promises of God by seeking Him
Pr 8:17
Also see: Deut 4:29–31; 1 Ch 28:9; 2 Ch 15:1–2; Is 45:19; Je 29:11–14; Mt 7:7–8
Take the opportunity to seek God in this life
2 Co 6:2
Also see: Lk 16:19–31
Seek God with all your heart
The seeking of God begins in the heart
Ps 27:8
Also see: 2 Ch 11:16
Seek the Lord wholeheartedly
Je 29:13
Also see: Deut 4:27–29; 1 Ch 22:17–19; 2 Ch 15:12–15; Ps 63:1
The priority of every Christian is to seek God and His Kingdom
Mt 6:33
Also see: Ps 27:4; Mt 13:44–46
People seeking God examples:
2 Ki 22:11–20 Josiah; 2 Ch 14:2–7
Jehoshaphat seeking God:
2 Ch 17:3–6; 2 Ch 20:1–4
Seeking God has good consequences
Seeking God leads to life
Am 5:4–6
Also see: Ps 69:32; Ro 2:7–8
Seeking God leads to forgiveness
2 Ch 7:14
Also see: 2 Ch 30:18–20; Is 55:6–7; Je 26:17–19
Seeking God leads to blessing
Ps 119:2
Also see: Ps 24:3–6; Is 65:9–10
Seeking God leads to provision
Ps 34:8–10
Also see: Mt 6:31–33
Seeking God leads to protection
Ps 27:4–5
Also see: Ezr 8:21–23
Seeking God leads to understanding and wisdom
Pr 28:5
Also see: Da 2:17–23
Seeking God leads to renewed strength
Is 40:30–31
Also see: Lk 22:42–43
Seeking the Lord leads to rejoicing
1 Ch 16:10
Also see: Ps 40:16; Ps 70:4; Ps 105:3
There are hinderances to seeking God
The hinderance of Unrighteousness
Ho 10:12–13
Also see: Is 59:1–2
The Hinderance of Pride
Ps 10:4
Also see: 2 Ch 26:16–18
The hinderance of putting trust in human resources
Is 31:1
Also see:2 Ch 16:12; Ho 5:13–15
The hinderance of Idolatry
Zep 1:4–6
Also see: Ro 1:21–23
Seek the Lord with you whole heart and you will find Him.
Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.
God Is The Only Saviour
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The work of salvation was started in the Old Testament and fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the only Savior and Deliverer for all of humanity.
Remove the Spiritual Mask
John 3:20: For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
JESUS FOUND US AND WE ACCEPTED HIS ETERNAL LIFE
Now Lord wants us to have an intimate and close relationship with Him and others
- Before the Lord, we showed people what we wanted them to see
- We hid our true selves
- We may not have been able to trust anybody
- We may have felt vulnerable and weak
- Vulnerable means: To be vulnerable is to be open to attack or damage (capable of being wounded).
- We have all felt unguarded, unprotected, defenseless, and powerless, and afraid of getting hurt
- We had barriers and walls up
WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THIS ROAD OF LIFE WITH JESUS
- The Lord wants us to show us His Love
- And break down those barriers
- Of mistrust and fears
- These type of barriers
- Hurt our relationships with others and with God
OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE HIDE THEIR TRUE SELVES BEHIND A MASK. THOSE MASKS CAN ALSO BE SPIRITUAL MASKS
- God wants to remove the mask
- Our sinful nature wants to have us try and hide from God
Genesis 3:9: And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
- But God knew all along where Adam was
- God was looking to fellowship because fot the close relationship that he shared with Adam
- But Adam was hiding because of His disobedience
- We try and hide our true selves and sin from God and others
- We hide our true selves behind a mask
THE WEARING OF A MASK CAN HINDER OUR DEVELOPING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH OTHERS.
John 3:20: For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
GOD SHINED HIS LIGHT AND OUR WALK WITH THE LORD BEGAN
GOD WANTS TO MAKE US NEW AS WE GROW IN THE LORD AND TRUST HIM
AND CRUSH THOSE WALLS OF WEAKNESSES, FEARS, AND VULNERABILITIES WILL COME TUMBLING DOWN
IT IS A LEARNING PROCESS TO LEARN TO TRUST IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH PEOPLE
- We need the Lord AND each other
- We learn and grow in the Lord’s love over time
- And our Guides are the Word of God
- And His Holy Spirit
- But also, His people and leaders in the Body of Christ
- Pray about who God puts you under
- Don’t hop from place to place : confusion will set in
- There is a way that seems right to us but may not be right in God’s eyes
Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- We learn to yield to the Spirit of God
- We make mistakes along the way
- But learning God’s ways is our goal
- Also learning to have a real relationship
- With Him and with others
THE LORD DESIRES A TO HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU
Mark 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.
DO YOU HAVE A BURNING DESIRE TO HAVE AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
Deuteronomy 4:29: But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD IS TO HAVE YOUR DEPENDENCE ON HIM ALONE
Psalm 62:2:2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
AN AWARENESS OF JESUS CHRIST LIVING IN YOUR HEART IS MUST FOR AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
Romans 6:6: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.
Merry Go Round Christianity
In Judges 2:11-12: we can see a summary of Judges
Judges 2:11-12: And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim: 12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. [Read more…]
Repentance Revival Healing
Psalm 85:6: Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Revival is to restore, recover, or to repair
• Restoration of joy, liveliness, and strength
• Restore hunger for truth and holiness of the Word of God
• To the believer, the Body of Christ
• So the world will know Jesus Christ is Lord
THE BIBLE TELLS US TO BREAK UP THE FALLOW GROUND
Hosea 10:12 says: Sow to yourself in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord till He come and reign righteousness upon you.
Jeremiah 4:3: For thus saith, the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Fallow ground:has once been tilled but has gotten hard, and now lies waste. This ground has to be broken up and cleared of thorns and weeds before sowing seeds in it again.
THESE PROPHETS ARE SAYING: Break off your evil ways, repent of your sins, cease to do evil, and then the good seed of the word will have room to grow and bear fruit.
WE AS THE BODY OF CHRIST AND AS A NATION NEED A REVIVAL
Acts 3:19: Repent ye, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
• To have that refreshing
• The prophet John the Baptist said:
• Bring forth fruits meet for repentance: Matt 3:8,
o Or Bring forth fruits worthy of repentance
o Or to show that you are repentant
o Repentance is a turning away from
• Jesus said: His followers are known by their fruit – Matt 7:20
• The fruit of the Spirit is in Galatians 5
o Violence and fighting are not among the fruits of the Spirit
o They are works of the flesh
Romans 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. Vs. 5. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. Vs.7 Because the carnal mind is enmity(hostile) against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Vs.8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
• The flesh or carnal nature of people is hostile
• The flesh not subject to the Law of God
THE BIBLE TELLS US TO PRAY FOR THE LEADERS OF OUR COUNTRY THAT WE MAY LIVE IN PEACE
1 Timothy 2: 1-4: 1 I exhort (encourage) therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;2 For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.3 For this [is] good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
• Doesn’t say if you agree or like them to pray for them
• The encouragement is to pray for them.
o “that we may live a quiet and peaceable life.”
o Presently in our Nation, we have not experienced peace or quiet
• NOWHERE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT ARE CHRISTIANS TOLD TO:
Physically fight for the cause of justice and peace
Any Christian that becomes part of physical violence:
• Promotes it
• Or glad that it happens
• Or thinks it needs to happen
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET ON YOUR FACE IN PRAYER AND FASTING BEFORE THE LORD
• Get right with Jesus
• He is coming soon!
He is coming like a thief to those that are not looking for Him
OUR ENEMY IS SPIRITUAL WE FIGHT WITH SPIRITUAL WEAPONS
2 Corinthians10:3-5:For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;)5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
USE THE NAME OF JESUS ANOTHER POWERFUL WEAPON
Proverbs: 18:10: The name of the Lord is a strong tower the righteous runneth into it and is safe.
Matthew 28:18:And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
JESUS GAVE US AUTHORITY TO USE HIS NAME
Mark 16:17-18: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.
Prayer and Fasting Rocket Booster
1 Corinthians 9:27: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
PRAYER AND FASTING ARE SUPERNATURAL AND BENEFIT US AS HUMAN BEINGS WHILE ON THIS EARTH
• But Stay in the Bible
• Or you may get on the wrong road
• DON’T SEEK THE SUPERNATURAL
o The Devil can give it to you
• SEEK JESUS NOT THE SUPERNATURAL
• Many a Christian has gotten messed up
o With Angels of Light
o False Holy Ghost voice
o Another Jesus and Another Gospel
2 Corinthians 11:4: For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
Galatians 1:6-9 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:7 Which is not another, but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
JESUS ENCOURAGED US TO GENUINE AND SINCERE WHEN DOING SPIRITUAL THINGS
JESUS ENCOURAGED US TO PRAY IN
Matthew 6:5-6: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you; they have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
• This verse is not against praying in Public
• The issue in these scriptures is not where but why
• We do spiritual things towards the Lord
• Not for recognition or praise of people
• This type of recognition or praise is your “reward.”
JESUS ENCOURAGED US TO FAST IN:
Matthew 6:17-18: But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face;18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
The rest of those verses say: vs.19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
• Is our focus on the treasures and pleasures of this earth?
• Things that make us feel good
• Things that taste good
FASTING IS ABOUT DENYING OURSELVES FOR PERIODS OF TIME
• Some of these pleasures and treasures
• And focus on our spirit man and our relationship with the Lord
• Not for a selfish reason like “losing weight.”
• But to get closer to the Lord
Proverbs 25:28 – He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.
Mountain of Sin Crushed
AFTER JESUS WE ARE NO LONGER SUPPOSE TO BE SLAVES TO SIN
Romans 6:6: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye, not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? (reprobate: having or showing no moral principles, corrupt, hardened, perverted, sinful, lewd, rude)
• We cannot change all by ourselves
• Only Jesus can make the change from inside out
• Only Jesus can change our friends and family
o We can’t fix them – Only Jesus can
We have to rely on the Lord and His righteousness
Philippians 3:8-9: Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
• Don’t let guilt from the evil one hold you back
• If you feel that you have failed God
• He is there to pick you up again
• BIG SIN may have bound you
• Jesus Blood paid the price for it all
SIN WILL MAKE YOU FEEL SEPARATED FROM GOD
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
THE BIBLE SAYS DYING IN SIN IS ETERNAL SEPARATION FROM GOD
Rev 20:15: And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
• Don’t sin because you have forgiveness
• Quickly get your sin under the Blood of Jesus
• Repent and turn from your sin
• Don’t let sin a mountain of sin build up
1 John 2:1-6 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.3 And hereby we do know that we know him if we keep his commandments.4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth, not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
BECAUSE OF BEING BORN IN SIN, WE NEED TO BE BORN AGAIN
John 3:3: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
• We are spiritually dead before Jesus
• And cannot receive the New Life
• We ask Jesus for this new life
Romans 10:9: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.