Archives for February 2014

Feb. 8, 2014

THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS HAS STARTED, ARE YOU READY!!!

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you ENDURED a hard struggle with sufferings………since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one? Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of ENDURANCE, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. For, “Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay” Heb 10:32-37

My friends when I am on top of the mountain I will praise the Lord. When I am in the valley I praise the Lord, because “I can only imagine, when that day comes, when I find myself standing in the Son! I can only imagine, when all I will do, is forever worship You! Surrounded by Your Glory, what will my heart feel? Will I dance for you, Jesus? Or in awe of You, be still? Will I stand in Your PRESENCE, or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing ‘Hallelujah!’? Will I be able to speak at all I CAN ONLY IMAGINE!”

That is why I am not afraid of  THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS THAT GOD HAS STARTED IN ME, because I CAN ONLY IMAGINE. But as God’s chosen generation why do most of us test God, while SEEKING A SIGN.

“You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. A wicked and adulterous generation SEEKS AFTER A SIGN,” My friends your sufferings and hardship should be all the signs you need because His promises to each of us are promises of GRACE, HOPE, and LOVE for all who desire to Live with GOD one day.

“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” Phil 1:6 that promise was not CONDITIONAL on whether you live a good life, or if it, RAINED or SNOWED when you were expecting sunshine.

My friends the road to SALVATION is not open for DEBATE, that is why it is a very narrow road, and only a few will find it. Conditions are tough, because it requires carrying your own cross and becoming a disciple of CHRIST. Matt. 16:24

“The Romans forced convicted criminals to carry their own crosses to the place of crucifixion, WHILE FACING RIDICULE ALONG THE WAY TO DEATH.” And today, that ridicule my friends are the trials and tribulation of this life that God places in our life for our DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS for our JOURNEY to the kingdom.

But none of this will be possible if we have not allowed God’s Spirit to transform us into the Character of Christ, as we allow self to die daily “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Gal 2:20

“TAKE UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW HIM” while COMPLETELY “DYING TO SELF.” My friends the Choice is not a difficult choice to make. Soon God will say IT IS FINISHED So “…..What good is it for a man or woman to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his soul?”

“All true obedience my friends must have a PASSION from within that our Savior “will so identify Himself with our thoughts and aims, so blend our hearts and minds into conformity to His will, that when obeying Him we shall be but carrying out our own impulses. The will, refined and sanctified, will find its highest delight in doing HIS SERVICE. When we know God as it is our privilege to know Him, our life will be a life of continual obedience. Through an appreciation of the CHARACTER of Christ, through communion with God, sin will become HATEFUL TO US. (E.G.White)

My friends remember “No weapon formed against you shall prosper,” because  God will never “leave or forsake” His TRUE and FAITHFUL WARRIORS. That is why we must never give up until THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS is over, and we are VICTORIOUS while remaining FOCUSED on our example “JESUS CHRIST, the AUTHOR, and FINISHER of our FAITH, who for the joy that was set before Him ENDURED THE CROSS.” Heb 12:2 SO MY FRIENDS ARE YOU READY!!!

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

“AN UNDIVIDED HEART” “ON ONE ACCORD” AS WE FINISH THE COURSE!!!

Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David with an UNDIVIDED HEARTS.1 Chronicles 12:33

My friends 50,000 soldiers from the tribe of Zebulun, one of the twelve tribes of Israel who served in David’s army, all, with UNDIVIDED HEARTS. My friends let’s take our focus first on AN UNDIVIDED HEART. This is what we must all seek as God’s chosen generation.

Singleness of purpose, not wavering on the standards of God’s precepts, not allowing any other gods to come before our Lord and Savior. “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with ONE ACCORD in one place.

“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:1-2 As God’s Children, oh what power God has promise each of us with UNDIVIDED HEARTS, who are on ONE ACCORD, as we finish the COURSE God has set before us.

“But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my COURSE and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” Acts 20:24 My friends We are only promised threescore and ten years to be on this earth.

So once we have allowed God’s Spirit to transform or lives into the image of Christ then it must become all about what God wants, and once this decision is made, it takes us to another level in our Christian experience, from what we are used to being at before Christ came into our life.

Now God’s PASSION to save, becomes our PASSION as we search each day for more ways to please the one who gave it all so that we may receive eternal life. “More about Jesus let me learn, More of His holy will discern; SPIRIT OF GOD, my teacher be, Showing the things of Christ to me.”

Yes my friends MORE ABOUT JESUS must be our PASSION. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-25

I realize at times in your life you ask yourself, in the midst of all the STORMS that you encounter, like Gideon did in Judges 6:11-14 when the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites.

And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, WHY THEN HAS ALL OF THIS HAPPENED TO US.”….. Then the LORD turned to him and said, “GO in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. HAVE I NOT SENT YOU?”

My friends “GO! HAVE GOD NOT SENT YOU?” has he not told you “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few….” Luke 10:2 But we must have an UNDIVIDED HEART. A heart that is forever FOCUS on the LOVE. MERCY, GRACE, and the SAVING POWER OF CHRIST and His needs.

Also with an UNDIVIDED HEART we can never lose sight of the cross that we must bear “And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” Matt.10:38 So my friends if your desire is be like Christ, and carry your cross, you must remember the COURSE is GRUELING and NARROW.

But VICTORY became ours on Calvary. But we must believe, and trust God that he is in control of our DESTINY if we will only give it all to Him. And then through GOD”S SPIRIT Our HEARTS will be UNDIVIDED, ON ONE ACCORD, as we allow Our DESIRES, our GOALS, our PASSION, our FOCUS, our FAITH, our ENDURANCE, our PRAYERS, and GOD”S WORD to take each of us To the  end of the COURSE, and then to ETERNAL LIFE in God’s pure and holy Kingdom.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Feb. 6, 2014

“BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE THAN TO CURSE THE DARKNESS”

“And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” John 3:19-21

Several people are associated with this familiar quote most famous of all the late President John F. Kennedy. So as a Child of God what meaning does this statement have to you? Well usually when we think of darkness we associate the word with evil, or with the Prince of Evil, or Darkness Satan himself.

So what this quote tells me is, it is “BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE which also to a child of God represents the pure holiness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Ephesians 5:8 says “For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light”

Paul also says in Romans 13:11-13 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day.”

My friends what I need you to focus on today is the clear and precise words of Paul when he tells us “IT IS HIGH TIME TO AWAKE OUT OF SLEEP;….THE NIGHT IS FAR SPENT, THE DAY IS AT HAND.”

We have wasted far too much time blaming Satan for our trials and tribulations instead of focusing on our deliverer Jesus Christ and what he may be trying to prepare us for on this journey He has placed us on. Remember my friends.

“There hath no temptation taken hold of you but such as is common to man. But God is faithful; He will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that which ye are able to bear, but with the temptation will also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Cor. 10:13

That is why Paul also tells us, PUT ON THE ARMOR OF LIGHT. Which is the saving power of Christ and His Spirit. As God’s chosen generation God has our back in every situation and circumstances in our life. Remember Satan is also a created being whose grace has run its course, he has no more chances to redeem himself.

On Calvary when Christ said it is FINISH, it was FINISHED for Satan, the war was won. Christ was VICTORIOUS, He CONQUERED sin, without sinning, and through Christ we can also be CONQUERS “Christ was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

And this was all done so we could forever eliminate the darkness out of our lives as we allow the transforming power of Gods Spirit to take complete control of our life. “And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16

So my friends Remember Satin’s only purpose as “the god of this world is to blind the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” 2Cor. 4:4

“Every gem of thought, every flash of the intellect, is from the Light of the world. In these days we hear much about “higher education.” The true “higher education” is that imparted by Him “in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:3 and “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4. “He that followeth Me,” said Jesus, “shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (White)

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

FEB. 5, 2014

“COMMUNICATING CHRIST IN THE CHAOS”

The theme at a convention for a group called (SAC). To me it says it all, because my friends there is the DILEMMA we all face as God’s chosen, being CENTER STAGE of this CHAOS and the great controversy between good and evil.

So how do we COMMUNICATE our message in the midst of the over saturation of technology, and the bombardment of the media on every level which has allowed the god of this world along with the habitation of demons, and unclean spirits,” to turn his world and all who follow after him into zombies who are easily manipulated by government and corporate advertisers who have told us to BUY, BUY, and to WATCH, WATCH.

My friends Satan’s only desire is that we all lose sight of Christ saving grace, while forgetting that life is too short to squander away on the things of this world. For we only have but a short period of probation, from birth to death in which to prepare, and to prepare others for God’s pure and holy kingdom.

Paul tells us “I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage that I may gain Christ. Phil. 3:8 Yes my friends it must be all about Christ and him crucified, and how do we get our message of the love and grace of a Savior who has prepared a place for all who believe that He forgives all sins.

Yes a place Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man”  Remember friends our responsibility and duty as Christians as we enter into the last phase of this life’s history before Christ soon return, is to “COMMUNICATE CHRIST IN THE CHAOS” make saving souls your No. one priority.

As Christians we must have a PASSION engrossed with love, and A Heartfelt and concentrated zeal for saving souls as we follow Christ mandate To take the “Gospel of the kingdom throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

And in so doing you have put before all who sees Christ in you, a road map to the source of all power which comes directly from God’s Holy Spirit. A power that is engrossed with love, as God loved. As God’s chosen, our course for this journey was set for us, by God on Calvary.

Our focused must never waiver it must be all about Christ and His will for us in spreading the good news of His soon coming to the World. For with each passing day there are family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers and a world that is losing sight of Gods saving grace, and mercy that we must be our our no. one priority.

Mrs. White speaks in her book “Early Writings” of  “A train of cars that were shown her, going with the speed of lightning. The angel bade her to look carefully. As she fixed her eyes upon the train. It seemed that the whole world was on board. Then he showed her the conductor, a fair, stately person, whom all the passengers looked up to and reverenced.

I was perplexed and asked my attending angel who it was. He said, It is Satan. He is the conductor, in the form of an angel of light. He has taken the world captive. They are given over to strong delusions, to believe a lie that they may be damned.

His agent, the highest in order next to him, is the engineer, and others of his agents are employed in different offices as he may need them, and they are all going with lightning speed to perdition. Then she asked the angel if there were none left. He bade me to look in the opposite direction, and I saw a little company traveling a narrow pathway.

All seemed to be firmly united by the truth. This little company looked careworn, as if they had passed through severe TRIALS and CONFLICTS. And it appeared as if the sun had just arisen from behind a cloud and shone upon their countenances, causing them to look triumphant as if their victories were nearly won.”

My Friends time is running out we only have a short time to “COMMUNICATE CHRIST IN THE CHAOS” as we rescue souls that are on that train to perdition.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Feb. 4, 2014

MY FRIENDS “GO FORWARD” IN FAITH!!!

And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today….. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to GO FORWARD.  But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it……Exodus 14:13-16

My friends let’s take our immigration back in time, as we take this same journey the Israelites are about to walk in Ex. 14 They have just left Egypt while terror was still in the hearts of their oppressors. Yes this generation of God’s chosen had just witnessed the all-consuming power of the great I AM.

The plagues, the Passover, there faith had been awaken after 400 hundred years of being in bondage in Egypt.  Yes there adventures would be talked about in the pages of God’s Word throughout all generations, until the Son of man shall appear Himself to take His faithful to the heavenly promise land.

Oh what excitement. “Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook. Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters, a pathway no one knew was there! You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep, with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.” Ps. 77:18-20 Yes my friends God’s chosen people did all that was asked in faith, and then they Saw once again the power of God as Moses stretched out his arm, and the waters departed.

But “Often the Christian life is beset by dangers, and duty seems hard to perform. The imagination pictures impending ruin before and bondage or death behind. Yet the voice of God speaks clearly, “GO FORWARD.” We should obey this command, even though our eyes cannot penetrate the darkness, and we feel the cold waves about our feet.

The obstacles that hinder our progress will never disappear before a halting, doubting spirit. Those who defer obedience till every shadow of uncertainty disappears and there remains no risk of failure or defeat, will never obey at all. Unbelief whispers, “Let us wait till the obstructions are removed, and we can see our way clearly;” but faith courageously urges an advance, hoping all things, believing all things.” (E.G. White Patriarchs and Prophets PP 290)

My friends these are the words I need you to focus on today. “Those who defer obedience till every shadow of uncertainty disappears and there remains no risk of failure or defeat, will never obey at all.” As  God’s chosen generation we have been called to serve where ever Christ needs us to go, as we  carry out the good news of the gospel to this generation before His soon appearing.

At times our FAITH will be taken to its limit, and at times it may not seem that God is listening. We may ask ourselves has he fallen asleep “Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.” Ps. 121:4-5

but my friends where is your Faith today “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you Then how can you contend with horses And if in the land of peace, In which you trusted, they wearied you, Then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?” Jer. 12:5

It’s amazing the power of FAITH, but it can  only be power if we allow the source of all power to control our life. He  must take lead on this journey if we are to finish, because it can only be accomplished by the workings of God’s Spirit as he transforms our lives each day and strengthens our faith as he encourages us to GO FORWARD “

You can do all things through Christ” but today my friends you must search your own Hearts and ask yourself  “Where is my faith?” am I prepared to GO FORWARD all the way with Christ even to the cross. “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Matt. 16:24 So“choose you this day whom ye will serve” But remember only one Master will lead you to ETERNAL LIFE so GO FORWARD in FAITH as you tell yourself “GOD OVER EVERYTHING”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Feb. 3, 2014

“DELIGHT IN THE LORD, DESIRES OF YOUR HEART, COMMIT AND TRUST”

Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART. COMMIT your way to the Lord, TRUST also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. Ps. 37:4-5

My friends first let’s dissect Ps.37:4-5 the Psalmist tells us to DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD. How does one DELIGHT him or herself in the Lord? Well it would seem like a person who just enjoy’s being in the PRESENCE of the Lord.

Like Mary who just enjoyed sitting at the feet of the Master. Because once you are in His Presence you should never want to leave because His PRESENCE means you have placed all of “your burden upon the LORD” and then your FAITH in all of the promises of God allows you to become.

“Steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that what you do for Christ will never be in vain” 1 Cor. 15:58 But what our God really seeks from His Children, is for you to let His Spirit transform your heart and body into His Image.

because He knows once we become like him that is when we will only want to be in His PRESCIENCE  as we “lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, while running with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith… Heb 12:1-2

So my friends this is why I wanted to dissect Ps. 37:4-5 because most of us all we here is the part of the verse that talks about Him giving you THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART. And this is where I need you to focus today, because once we DELIGHT IN THE LORD His DESIRES will be our DESIRES and our DESIRES will only be the things that will praise God and give Him all the glory and honor.

So if a new car, house, job, marriage, education etc. etc. will give Him the praise, honor, and glory, He will be more then willing to give us the DESIRES OF OUR HEART. but it must be all about God because “ONLY WHAT WE DO FOR CHRIST WILL LAST”

1 Thess. 5:16-18 tells us to “Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards us.” and then we come to verse 5 of Ps 37 where it tells us to COMMIT your way to the Lord, TRUST also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

COMMIT my Friends we must give it all to the Master. Our only purpose in life should be to SERVE God and “Trust in the Lord with all our heart And lean not on our own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct our paths. Prov. 3:5-6

But my friends we must never forget that the Path or Journey that Christ has placed us on is a very narrow path. For “the Gateway to Life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.” Matt 7:14 and that is because the only way we will get through that narrow road is when we have decided to GIVE IT ALL TO THE MASTER.

Even those “SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE SINS” that so easily ENSNARES us the ones that the god of this world tells us that they are not really sins. It’s not really a sin if you buy that bootleg tape, or buy a stolen item from someone, or cheat just a tiny bit on your income tax, or watch something on TV that dishonors God and His values.

And that is probably about 98 % of what comes on our TV’S’. My friends “If the Angels could pull back the curtain and we could see how close we are to God ‘s second coming.” But you do “know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” Matt. 25:23

So today my friends lets TRUST, and COMMIT it all to God so each of us one day will be able to here those words from the MASTER “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Matt. 25:23

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Feb. 1, 2014

“IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL SEE THE GLORY OF GOD”

John 11:37-40 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL SEE THE GLORY OF GOD?”

My friends the scene is at the house of Christ friends Mary and Martha whose brother during Christ delay in getting to their house had died and now four days had passed since his death. “When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.

“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. BUT I KNOW THAT EVEN NOW GOD WILL GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU ASK” then Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN ME WILL LIVE, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

My friends where I need you to focus on today is the enormous power that we have which is in the source of all power which is in Jesus Christ our advocate who has designated His POINT MAN the Holy spirit to take lead for his Fathers children here on earth.

I Looked up the meaning of  POINT MAN. Webster tells us, it is a soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat. My friends we are in combat, and the battle continues to rage on each day, and what is at stake is our Soul Salvation.

But my friends Christ tells each of us like he told Mary, and Martha “IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL SEE THE GLORY OF GOD” but like the unbelieving mourners, Satan is telling you, yes Christ was able to rescue others from my grasp, but you have been Spiritually dead way to long for Him to help you. It just an’t happening.

But my friends Christ tells us to “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 “for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

But only “IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL SEE THE GLORY OF GOD.” But first you must give it all to the Master. Everything must be on the table, nothing can be held back, not our Heart, Body, time, money, or talents, and if you give it all to Christ, then He will decide how it is to be used for His Glory and Honor.

Remember my friends God’s Word is like a mirror to our lives. but we must realize as we look into that mirror today, how far short we have fallen from the glory and purity of God and of the high standard set for us, which is the cross.

The believer who longs for a personal revival clings to what can be personally painful and difficult in the cross of Christ. Carrying a cross “confronts ungodly attitudes, carnal living, and selfish motives.” because It keeps us in line with what Jesus want’s to do in our lives.

The secret of true obedience is having a close and personal relationship with God. Any other attempts to do otherwise will only amount to failure. We must have total access to the abiding fellowship and love of Jesus Christ, and that only comes through continuously Studying His Word while allowing God’s Spirit to completely transform our Character into the Character of Christ. But my friends it can only happen “IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL SEE THE GLORY OF GOD”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY