April 13, 2014

STUDY FOR THE TRUTH MY FRIENDS, PLEASE STUDY!!

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 (KJV)

TRUTH the original Greek word meant alétheia in religious matters; So what is TRUTH in things appertaining to God and the duties of man and a Child of God in today’s society where man has decided His own interpretation of things pertaining to God, instead of allowing  the Spirit of God and His word to Guide.

When Christianity was first introduced in the period after the death of Christ you had The GNOSTIC which appeared similar to CHRISTIANITY. GNOSTIC “is a knowledge from experience, especially experience of divinity or that which is beyond the five senses.

The word Gnosis does not refer to knowledge that we are told or believe in. Gnosis is conscious, experiential knowledge,” But what I need you to focus on today is the fact that the GNOSTIC had a form of Christianity or “having a form of godliness but denying its power.”

Like the wheat and tares, the similarity is the same. Matt 24:11-12 (KJV) tells us that “many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”

I believe those text were put together because a false prophet is one who claims to speak from God, and claims power in what he is prophesying But in reality is led by the god of this world. So to deceive in the name of God is cold and heartless.

So TRUTH my friends is what we all should seek, if you also seek God’s kingdom. But with so many voices claiming to speak in the name of the Lord. Where, or who do we go to for the TRUTH.

John tells us in John 16:13 (NKJV) “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.”

And as we Study Gods word it “is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Heb. 4:12 (NKJV)

So as God’s chosen, if I follow the councils of God in His word, while allowing the Spirit to lead, a Child of God will never be lead astray by false prophets. But we must seek Salvation with a Passion like Jeremiah When God’s words (come to us, we must eat them;) they (must be our joy, and heart’s delight,) Jer. 15:16 (NIV)

As we “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2Tim 2:15 (KJV) “God has been pleased to communicate His truth to the world by human agencies, and He Himself, by His Holy Spirit, qualified men and enabled them to do this work.

He guided the mind in the selection of what to speak and what to write. The treasure was entrusted to earthen vessels, yet it is, nonetheless, from Heaven. The testimony is conveyed through the imperfect expression of human language, yet it is the testimony of God;

and the obedient, believing child of God beholds in it the glory of a divine power, full of grace and truth. In His Word, God has committed to men the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are to be accepted as an authoritative, infallible revelation of His will.

They are the standard of character, the revealer of doctrines, and the test of experience. “Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness; that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV) (E.G. White Great Controversy)

Remember friends what Christ says of Satan “there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it….(and that includes false Prophets.) He who is of God hears God’s words;” John 8:44-47 (NKJV)  So STUDY MY FRIENDS PLEASE STUDY

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

BREAKING NEWS!! BREAKING NEWS!! “THIS IS THE DAY.”

THIS IS THE DAY which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Ps 118:24 (KJV)

My friends I am sure we all can begin to “Count the years as months Count the months as weeks Count the weeks as days any day now We’ll be goin’ home.” I remember as a kid once Thanksgiving came you knew Christmas was right around the corner.

The waiting, and anticipation as the days got closer and closer. Today as I look back on that time I even miss the anticipation of the wait. And then that day came and my parents never disappointed us. I can here my mother beating that pan with a spoon at five in the morning “THIS IS THE DAY.”

They always made sure that day was everything to us and more. Today I fill that anticipation for Christ return because I can say with some assurance that as a child of God we all can begin to “count the weeks as days.” I know, it aint over until God says it’s over.

But friends we are at the threshold. I know we must keep fighting, praying, as we continue to build our faith and endurance for the victory is ours. Satan is on the ropes, and He’s about to fall never to be a component in our life, or Salvation ever again.

“… For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” James 3:13-14

Yes our life as we move closer to that day is like vapor that appeareth and then vanish but soon the “Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:

And the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

Dr. F.W. Boreham tells a story about his stay in a cottage in England occupied by a minister’s widow. She had given him her bedroom, in the morning when he pulled up the blind, he saw that into the glass of the windowpane had been cut the words: “THIS IS THE DAY.”

He asked the elderly lady about it at breakfast. She explained that she had had a lot of trouble in her time and was always afraid of what was going to happen tomorrow. One day she read the words of the text in Psalm 118:24 “THIS IS THE DAY the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

It occurred to her that it meant any day, this day. “Why should I be afraid of the days if He makes them?” So the widow scratched the words as well as she could in the windowpane, so that every time she drew her blind in the morning she was reminded that “THIS IS THE DAY.”

Yes my friends that must be how we live our lives each day. But it will only have meaning if we live it with Passion, and anticipation that “THIS IS THE DAY.” But if we don’t see the clouds open and Christ with his army of angels coming to take the redeemed home.

That only means we still have work to do as we spread the good news of Christ return with DRIVE and PASSION with the words forever on our lips. It wasn’t today, but it will be tomorrow, and as I wait, and work for Christ daily the “Lord, (will be) a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.” Ps. 3:3-5 because “BREAKING NEWS!! “THIS IS THE DAY.” Will soon be here.  

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

April 11. 2014

THE WORD OF GOD THAT LIVES INSIDE OF ME!!

The world was created by the Spoken Word of God. This world and the very existence of life was conceived by God in the spirit, “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Gen 1:2 (NKJV)

So what this should tell a  Child of God is that God’s Word brings about a transformation that can only come about when we “Study to show thyself approved unto God,” Gen 1:1 (KJV) tells us “In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth”

John 1:1 (NKJV) tells us “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

“The creative force that brought about the existence of our world is the Word, And the Word is God. The Word at the beginning of John 1 is linked by this passage to the first words spoken by God at the beginning, when he says “‘Let there be light’ and there was light.” Genesis 1:3 (NKJV)

Every command is a promise, accepted by the will, and received into the soul, and it also brings with it the life of the Infinite One. It transforms our nature, and re-creates our character into the image of God.”(Ellen G. White.)

And once our lives are transformed then we will begin to understand through faith in the Word of God, that a miracle has truly taken place in our lives. Paul says in 2 Cor 5:17-18 (NKJV) “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

All this is from God. who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation” And once we have completely given it all to the master we allow His full armor of righteousness to protect us against the forces of evil who’s only goal is to destroy us.

Remember my friends The Word of God is the foundation that transforms our lives, and when the mind is saturated with the Word, a transformed life brought on by the Word of God is the greatest confirmation of a true renewal of our character.

And when our character is rooted in the Word of God, and continues to be rooted, it is an experience that lasts throughout our lives here on earth, and will also carry us throughout the ceaseless ages of Eternity.

If we reject knowing the knowledge in Gods word, due to the fact that we allowed the things of this world to become detrimental to our salvation, because they were more important than studying the Word of God and doing His will.

There will then be “a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. Johm 12:48 (NIV)

Remember our “faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word about Christ.” who died in our place on Calvary so we could live with Him in His pure and holy kingdom.

Oh what love But it did not end with His death on the cross. He rose again and the word still lives! Yes He lives. “And I serve that same risen Savior because He is in my life today. I know that He is living in me, no matter what men may say. I know He lives inside of me, because I see His hand of mercy grace and love as I begin to truly hear, and feel God and His Word, while allowing my faith to grow in His grace. And once we continue to focus on Christ and His word. We will find that God will glorify Himself in us through His Word, and we have God’s assurance, which is based totally on His love for us and THE WORD OF GOD THAT LIVES INSIDE OF US!!

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

April 10, 2014

“WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH”

“May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passed knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. Eph. 3:18-19 (KJV)

My friends as I look at the world today I sit and wonder. What would make a sixteen year old kid stab 18 of his classmates killing one? Or a soldier who seemed to have had everything to live for. A career, lovely family, and then decides to kill his fellow soldiers, before he turns the gun on himself?

I wonder what was the last thought he had before he pulled that trigger that ended his life? Was there a VISION of  his lovely wife and child, or the parents who raised him, or the friends he played hide and seek with as a kid, maybe a favorite pet he love, or brother he adored, or a favorite teacher.

So many things could have flashed through his mind in a instant before that trigger was pulled. Everything except the glory of God, and our Savior entering through the clouds above. So my friends I can say with full assurance from the Savior who gave it all for my salvation.

If your life does not end in the mercy and grace of a risen Savior. All we have accomplished and done on this earth weather we have reached the PEAK of our dreams and become President of the USA, or beyond. it is all as dung, if Christ is not at the center of our life.

“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,” Phill. 3:8 (KJV)

350 years ago a shipload of travelers landed on the coast of America. They established a town site. And elected a town government. After being there awhile the town government made plans to build a road five miles westward into the wilderness.

But the people protested because they thought it was a waste of public funds to build a road five miles westward into a wilderness. Why is the question? Here were people who had the vision to see three thousand miles across an ocean and overcome great hardships to get there. But were not able to see five miles into the wilderness. (Lynn Anderson)

Why again we may ask? Because They had lost their vision to Go any further. Friends what about you as a child of God. Do you have a clear vision of what direction you are going to finish this journey God has placed us on. And does it end in the Kingdom.

Have we ceased to hope because of the god of this world? Have we lost sight of Christ and His promises in His word. “WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH” Prov. 29:18 (KJV) Without our VISION focused on Calvary we PARISH.

Without our VISION focused on the Saving power of our Savior, without our VISION focused on God’s Spirit, Without our VISION not focused on the promises in God’s word, WE PARISH. And it is impossible to move beyond our current boundaries at least those boundaries that leads to life eternal.

Friends, If we allow the forces of evil to lead us, our VISION will only lead to perdition. Deuteronomy 11:16 tells us to “Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.

Jesus  will keep our VISION focused on Him if we seek His Presence, For He will quench our spiritual thirst. But He must be the VISION and hope we seek daily, a PASSION, or A THIRST for what Our God is willing to give us if we have FAITH.

Psalm 42:1 & 2 (NKJV) says: “As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.” Today we need to recognize our need to THIRST for Christ like never before as we keep our focus and VISION on things above, and Not on the things of this world that one day will pass away. Remember “WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH”

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

April 9, 2014

“I WILL TURN ALL MY MOUNTAINS INTO ROADS”  (Isaiah 49:11)

“They shall neither hunger nor thirst neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them. I will make each of My Mountains a road, and My highways shall be elevated.” Isaiah 49:10-11 (NKJV)

“Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy on His afflicted.” “If you are a chosen vessel unto (God,) to bear (His) name before the Gentiles, and kings..” Acts 9:15 (KJV)

My friends the Mercy and grace of God has laid out a direction for our lives, a Road map that leads to Calvary which places before us the HEAVY LOAD and RESPONSIBILITY of the cross that Christ willingly carried to His death.

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Matt. 16:24 (NIV) So many situations, and circumstances each day try and keep us from getting to the top of that Mountain especially while trying to carry a cross at the same time we climb.

But our God’s promise that “He WILL TURN ALL OF OUR MOUNTAINS INTO ROADS” and My highways shall be elevated and each Mountain and stretch of highway on this Journey Christ has placed us on leads in only one direction, to His pure and Holy Kingdom.

As we enter those pearly gates I see our Savior with outstretched hands telling each of us I will take that now as he replaces our cross with the wings of angels, and a “white robe which is a symbol of purity which our Character is now.

And as pure as the one who Gave it all for our Salvation “and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.”1 John 3:2 (NKJV)

And a palm branch is then placed in our hands “which in Israel was a symbol of national liberation and blessing, and attended the First Coming of the King to Jerusalem” Jesus Christ. John 12:13 (NIV)

I can now only imagine in the case of the redeemed, it represents our liberation from the god of this world, a liberation for all eternity, at Christ second coming as he places a Crown on our head that represents the suffering of times past. As we remember the promises of His word while on earth that states.

“Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” Rev. 2:10-11(NKJV)

My friends that verse speaks for itself. Life eternal as we will forever be honored worthy “For (our) sake we (were) killed all day long; (for) we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

”Yet in all these things we are (now) more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For (we are now) persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, (nor anything that was ever created was) able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:36-39 (NKJV)

Once again I lay it out before you. A vision that gives each of us something to work towards but IT MUST BECOME A PASSION. A PASSION to give up everything in accordance with God’s will, and His precepts. Friends, now is the time to turn our life completely over to God’s Spirit.

As we seek the Presence of Christ, and allow Him to  transforms our Character in the very likeness of our Savior while preparing us for our new home for “Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” Heb. 9:28 (NIV)

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

April 8, 2014

“THUS FAR THE LORD HAS HELPED US.” 1 Samuel 7:12 (NKJV)

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” John 14:1-31 (ESV)

My Friends as I look back, at times the long distances down a highway, even as a kid traveling with my parents sometimes the stretch of road seemed endless. Every gas station, and rest stop there is a THUS FAR, as you get back into the car and continue.

Friends, This journey to the promise land is a long one so many stops along the way, so many “THUS FAR THE LORD HAS HELPED US.” in Sickness, death, heartache, pain, so many miles on life’s highway, but, THUS FAR we still see the SON shining and today He is as bright as ever.

Sometimes if we take a “moment to rest….to look back over the distance we have traveled, we realize we can only rest for a moment,…and we dare not linger” for the Journey has not ended.

“Every step in life should be that of faith, of love of consecration! We should walk in the light, as Jesus is in the light. Christ offers to walk with us through all the journey of life, and cheer our way by his presence. If we do not avail ourselves of his companionship, it is our own fault, our own loss.

If we grope in darkness, it is because we refuse the presence of the only one who can make our way bright and joyful. We need to cultivate that faith which works by love, and purifies the soul. Our greatest danger is in harboring unbelief, and neglecting to cherish the precious love of Jesus.” (E.G.White)

On this road we travel as we face trials and tragedies, highs and lows of life, ” we can always see our lives  being subject to two forces with a gradient wind representing everything changeable, unpredictable, and distressing.

“But operating simultaneously with these gusts of wind is another force that’s even more powerful. It is the sure movement of God’s wise and sovereign purposes, the deep flow of His unchanging love and the power of his Spirit and what that all means to a Child of God.”

Unlike Thomas who stated to Chris “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” If you seek Christ and His presence with a passion each day my friends you know where our Savior went when He left this earth the first time.

A Child of God knows our Savior left “to prepare a place for you” and we know in Rev. 21:21 (NIV) that John gives us a small glimpse of what He has prepared for us. “The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.”

And a Child of God knows Paul gives us another glimpse of what our Savior is preparing for His faithful in 1 Cor. 2:9 (NIV) “no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived the things God has prepared for those who love him.”

And a Child of God knows, if you are faithful and endure He will return to “take you with Him, that where He is, you may be also.” And a Child of God knows, when this journey is over that “God will wipe away every tear from (our) eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”Rev.21:4 (NKJV) my friends “THUS FAR THE LORD HAS HELPED US” to make it on this Journey. Let’s continue through our faith and endurance to not stop until we have crossed over into the promise land.

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

April 7, 2014

IT IS WHEN I AM WEAK THAT I AM REALLY STRONG!!!

“Yes, I am glad to have weaknesses if they are for Christ. I am glad to be insulted and have hard times. I am glad when I am persecuted and have problems, because it is when I am weak that I am really strong.” 2 Cor. 12:10 (ERV)

Thank you Lord for all of the trials and tribulation in my life. That doesn’t sound right, thanking God for that unbearable thorn in our life that seems to penetrate deeper and deeper until it has become almost unbearable. The story is told about the baptism of King Aengus by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century.

Sometime during the rite, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king’s foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, realized what he had done, and begged the king’s forgiveness. Why did you suffer this pain in silence, the Saint wanted to know. The king replied, “I thought it was part of the ritual.”

A Child of God. The trials we endure each day, would this be considered a ritual or a “Right of Passage” on this journey God has placed us on while enduring suffering with a passion of delight as long as it is for Christ and His purpose for my life. Definition of a “Right of Passage” tells us.

It is a Ceremony that marks an important transitional period in a person’s life, it usually involves ritual activities and teachings designed to strip individuals of their original roles and prepare them for new roles. That my friends is where I need you to focus at today. The quote “TEACHINGS DESIGNED TO STRIP INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR ORIGINAL ROLES AND PREPARE THEM FOR NEW ROLES.”

“And she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months in the river” Pharaohs daughter finds the child, and hires Moses Sister Marian to take care of the baby “When the child grew older, Marian took the child to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.”

When Moses was grown he kills an Egyptian who was fighting a Hebrew “When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian,…” Ex, 2,3 Then, Forty years later Moses was called by God to be the leader of the Israelite nation. Where he lead Israel 40 years, before his death.

“And Moses the servant of the LORD died there in Moab, as the LORD had said.” Deu. 34:5 (NIV) Now let’s move our attention to Jude 9:1 (NIV) “But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

Also Mark states in Mark 9:4 (NIV) “And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.” So Moses went from A fugitive baby, to Pharaoh’s adopted Grandson and future king of Egypt, too once again becoming a fugitive for the murder of an Egyptian, to exile in a foreign land for 40 years, to going back to Egypt and becoming leader of Israel for another 40 years until his death.

Then, Michael the archangel claimed his body and now he sits in the heavenly Realms of God’s kingdom. Paul tells us in Phill. 3:10 (NIV) “..and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.”

And that my friends is where all of our sufferings takes us. Because one day “by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be”1 Thess. 4:15-17 (NKJV)

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

April 6, 2014

“TILL DEATH DO US PART”

My friends, What God has united, many will put asunder for less than what Judas sold our Lord and Savior for, a measly thirty pieces of silver. Satan therefore is gaining much more success as he plants his banner in the marriage institution that same institution God implemented and blessed at creation, between man and woman, in the Garden of Eden.

But it has always been Satan’s plan to debase, demoralize, and pervert the marriage institution while weakening its sacredness, and commitment to the words that couples should make in the presence of God which states.

To be true to each other in good and bad times, to love and honor each other all the days of your lives, committing to have and to hold for better or worse for richer or poorer in sickness and health, to love and to cherish, from this day forward until death do us part.

And once repeated before God these vows should be with God’s grace, who is and should always be the foundation of the marriage and home. On this happy occasion Satan observes carefully each day, as he studies one’s heart, and mind, as he has with fiendish intensity for six thousand years.

He then points out most easily one’s character flaws that would cause each and everyone who takes their marriage vows to lose sight of Christ, while never willing to yield or compromise with one another thus bringing on unhappiness and most cases divorce.

But each, man and woman must have the Spirit of God and if the Spirit of God dwells in one’s heart there will be a type of heaven on earth in the home, and by God’s grace each will succeed in making the other happy till death do you part.

So as your marriage vows unites you as one, the wife is to respect her husband, the husband is to love and cherish his wife so their belief in Christ should make them as one in Him, while they seek to become more and more imbued with the Spirit of Christ.

Thus, allowing for a perfect harmony between the husband and wife who enter into a covenant with God. So today, let man and woman in the presence of God pledge themselves to love each other as God has ordained they should.

“Always remember that your affections are to complement each other’s happiness and individuality in other words, God should always be the focus of your individuality. Of Him you are to ask: What is right? What is wrong? How may I best fulfill your purpose in our union together?

For if we don’t place God at the center, Satan will be ever ready to take advantage when any matter of variance arises. Because it is at that point he moves upon the objectionable and different traits of character in husband or wife.

Now there is alienation between both parties who have united a solemn convenient before God. So always remember, in your marriage if the law of God is obeyed, and cherished, Satan will be kept out of the home and family, and compromise of interest for one another, will always take place, and no alienation of affection will be permitted.” ( E.G.White)

And as we move closer to Christ soon coming, Satan will work with all the powers he tempted ancient Israel, just before they entered the Promise Land. He will lay snares for those who claim to keep Gods commandments and as we are right at the heavenly borders he will use all powers, to destroy God’s children at their weakest point in their marriage.

But if you will stay focused on Christ abiding love, and endure through His word and Spirit while upholding those vows sacred you both made in His presence. what grace has begun, the glory of God will present with A victory crown one day, very soon, in His 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

April 5, 2014

IN TURBULENT WATERS, WILL YOUR ANCHOR HOLD?

“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:11-13 (ESV)

What is the purpose of an ANCHOR IN TURBULENT WATERS? Today let’s call the ANCHOR our FAITH. Which as a Child of God will prevent each of us from drifting out to sea or into this world due to the TURBULENT waters, and currents, or the god of this world making us an offer that sometimes sounds so good that we try and convince ourselves. We have to take it because it is the right thing to do.

A popular misconception is that the anchor itself acts as the main weight to “secure” the ship in its position. On an anchoring run, the ship would lay the anchor together with a length of its iron cables which we will call the HOLY SPIRIT on the seabed. The length to be released would depend on factors such as the depth of the water etc.

So it is not the weight of the anchor, but the weight of the huge iron cables connected to the anchor that “secures” the ship or secures our mind and body into the loving arms of Christ. The ANCHOR’S weight does play a role, but it is mainly used to grip or hook the iron cables to the seabed. My friends this is where I need you to focus today.

The word FAITH, and the fact, in order for the word itself  to have some meaning, we must first be connected to God, through His Spirit. He must have complete complete control. Because if that ANCHOR, or our FAITH ever breaks away from God’s Spirit, then Faith  becomes only a meaningless word with no value except to lay dormant at the bottom of the ocean, or in a world that has but a short time to exist.

I speak of Faith a lot in my devotionals because it is the only way if we are connected to God’s Spirit to survive IN TURBULENT WATERS and Finish this journey. So many of God’s Children fill that they still have mountains in this world they need to climb. But my friends that mountain is only worth climbing if we are doing it for Christ.

We tell ourselves I got to make so much money, or get to a prominent position at my job, or go to England or china. I need a bigger house, or a bigger car. friends they are all great ambitions. But all of our ambitions

only make sense in God’s sight if they are based on our relationship with Him and His needs, and how will my ambitions, and needs in life benefit God in this controversy between good and evil.

We are too close to Christ second coming for any decision to be made in our life without us asking the questions how this will benefit my Lord and Savior. Remember “only what we do for Christ will last” everything else is futile and void. As Christians we believe that a resurrected Christ has conquered death, and therefore death will never pose a barrier to his ability to lead and guide his people who trust him for His grace and salvation.

As we trust his word to guide us in all that we do each day please, keep trusting even when at times it seems all you do is pray to God To take the storm away, but instead of it going away when we think it should, all you hear Him say is: My grace, My grace is sufficient. But friends if we have faith, and allow God’s Spirit to stay attached even in IN TURBULENT WATERS.

Than, His grace truly is sufficient, because He is always “preparing us who have faith for something we cannot handle right now, He is always making each of us ready Just because He cares,” while He provides us the armor we need IN TURBULENT WATERS to carry out the next matter in our life, and finish this race here on earth, and enter his 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

PAUSE!!! WHY HAVE YOU BROUGHT NO FRUIT TO MATURITY?

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Ps. 46:10 (NKJV)

Kids, Husband, Wife, Grandchildren, Church, School, Daycare, Work, and the list goes on in regards to our everyday responsibilities. Go, here, Go there!!!! Now my friends this is where I need you to focus today.

As you look back over the last 24 hours of your life, and hit the PAUSE button. As you form a distinct and striking mental image in time as you allow you life to play out in slow motion as we place it all in perspective.

First, we can now say without a doubt that God woke us up this morning. He gave us the ability to do all that we have done but of course “He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Matt. 5:45 (KJV) so  no big deal.

But as a child of  God, A chosen vessel. We have to make God unique for our lives, and what He does for us daily as we place him in every situation, and circumstances. We cannot generalize God or just take Him for granted. Because sooner than we think.

“we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”  2 Cor. 5:10 (NIV) So everyone will have his or her own unique set of circumstances of why out of a 24 hour day no time was spent to serve Him.

Surely, there is no misunderstanding on what our Savior has done, and continues to do in our life. While some never PAUSE to acknowledge God’s presence, thus never feeling the importance to serve him in any way.

“The story is told of a devout king, disturbed by the ingratitude of his royal court. He prepared a large banquet for them. When the king and his royal guests were seated, by prearrangement, a beggar shuffled into the hall, sat down at the king’s table, and gorged himself with food.

Without saying a word, he then left the room. The guests were furious and asked permission to seize the tramp and tear him limb from limb for his ingratitude. The king replied, “That beggar has done only once to an earthly king what each of you do each day to God.

You sit at the table of life, and gorge upon the things of this world until you are satisfied. Then you walk away without ever PAUSING, and acknowledging God, His Presence, or what can I do to repay him for all He has done for me.

“A sower went out to sow his seed…. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it…….Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, AND BRING NO FRUIT TO MATURITY. Luke 8:14 (NKJV)

Why my friends HAVE YOU BROUGHT NO FRUIT TO MATURITY that is all God ask of us.  A God who loves us so much that “He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (NKJV)

Understand my friends, to PAUSE is very difficult when you live in the 21 century, high tech, got to have it now society. But what is the price that we are paying not to PAUSE, and enter the throne room of our Savior as you recognize the Presence of God.

We must seek with passion today while asking. ” Not my will, but thy will be done,”  as you Pause long enough to allow the Spirit to transform every thought and attitude, that will allow you to give it all to the Master. Once Again my friends.

“When you reach that final sunset, and you look into His eyes, will the tears you shed be tears of joy or would they be your last goodbye,” it would be a tragedy to get to that day that you have waited for all of your life, and realize that all you have accumulated and accomplished on this earth “COULD NOT COMPARE TO ETERNAL LIFE”

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