Do you know that you are deficient and require replenishment each day with the LIVING WATER?

Don't hate, Educate YOURSELF

People with iron deficiency (Fe on the periodic chart) are known to consume ice in abundance. When this is done it is called PICA. It is not that there is a deficiency of the other forms of water (liquid water and steam) in the body. The body merely craves ice, The body does not crave steam which in  the gas form which generates electricity for man and is required for lattes, or liquid water which is required for birth and life of man. All are available to man for his and her use. We have it in America on tap and ofttimes take all the forms for granted unless craving them

In a similar way due to our duality of flesh and Spirit (instinct and Godliness), with a soul interface, we in our sanity crave God and Spiritual things. Sermons involving and Study of  the Word of God at Church fulfill that need while actions toward our fellow man spread the Good News. Actions cuch as inviting people to church allow for  that masked need to be met. We need God as Spirit, as Son(Word) and as Father 

 Yet like water we take for granted these gifts given each week. We do not drink enough water because we do not generate enough work to develop a thirst. We do not crave the ice because our deficiency is maskedEven Jesus (the Word in whom God was truly pleased) required a public water baptism and a filling each day by the Father being restored by the Spirit daily THIRSTING FOR THE FATHER, as does a deer panting for water.  It becomes similar to pulling hen's teeth getting volunteers from the church. Volunteerism and ministry falls second to selfism in time management.  Why is this.so? Is your church like this? Has growth been stifled by bad attitudes of faithful members turning off prospective new members?

Pastor Doctor Johnson speaks on this question in this message which I am sure you will receive with joy. We will repost this again for the sake of those too busy to listen and share it with others asking questions. For those of you have listened and responded with prayer and action we thank you

Celebrate Jesus' today and each day. Celebrate His going and His coming back also

Zechariah 8:13c (NLT) Now I will rescue you and make you BOTH a symbol and a SOURCE of blessing. So do not be afraid . Be strong and get on with building the Temple!

The word now gives reference to what had been. In previous verses the object of this verse (Judah and Jerusalem),  had become symbols of a cursed nation. But NOW. ......you get double for your trouble. You do not sacrifice being a symbol you do a 180 degree change. This is akin to Job who with a prayer for his "friends" prophesied in chapter 42 went from appearing to be cursed to being a symbol of being blessed. (kids, family,cattle, goats, Camels,ect). Family returned. There was a celebration, after repentance.
 This  change is good going from appearing to be cursed and needing to be hunted and killed on the street not far from your home to appearing to be blessed. You go from being someone who is not wanted "because you are down and out",  as Harry the Hippie , scandalized in the newspaper  to "My Girl" in the eyes of God or the girl sung about in "Since I Lost My Baby". Wake up on this Christmas day of 2014 entering 2015 as the Mighty Black nation that you have been and are.

 In addition to "appearing" to becoming an icon of someone who is a blessing having fame and fortune, you give out good advice and actually BECOME  a source of the blessing.like Steve Harvey here lately, driving off in a Bentley. You become a source instead of a co-dependent like the woman at the well in John 4 who had many husbands who was looking for the source in. You plant seeds of jobs, and capital, Word of God, with education like some of the great educators you have been exposed to out and in the church.  You cease to be a consuming nation and become a producing nation. I ask you to WAKE UP you mighty Black nation!. Become a source. You were the source in slavery appearing to be cursed. How could cotton be made a $3 billion a year crop without you before the cotton gin was produced? Yes surprise I got that in.

 You can later give to your have not white brothers the WORD and material also having more to spare.You become a source because you are the source like Jesus, who appeared to be cursed on the cross, but who by Grace of God became the gift, as we celebrate this day. He became the source making His Father happy by making His Father in Heaven our Father in Heaven(John 17). He made us family where previously we were kicked out of the garden, getting the world cursed.  God stated (Luke 3:22 "thou art my beloved Son: IN THEE I AM WELL PLEASED" . Jesus bridged the gap generated centuries ago by Adam in yielding to Eve's voice. Pray to God to reverse the curse for you and for all people not having this Word and dying for lack of WIsdom. It will catch on like a brushfire. It is TIME now.

So get out of that pity-party room. Get in the Word. Put down the downers and uppers. Put down that excessive alcohol. PUT DOWN ANYTHING THAT BURNS. Hook up with the Source. Please ! You have time, I don't care what they say. I know you are numb from having two many blessings in things flesh and material to cathex (not really love)

 Share this encouragement with all you see especially the pan-handler on the street. Cook some bacon  or chicken and eggs and biscuits and give them away on the streets. When you do you will appear to be blessed and become the source of a blessing as you do what the ONLY REAL SOURCE would do.......Jesus. As you do you will build your relationship with Him. This is akin to rebuilding of the Temple. You rebuild the relationship fractured by sin. He never left you!

Celebrate His coming into the world today and do it at least on each 25th, That way you will hit the correct month in spite of the naysayers. Don't stop with celebrating birth which the Koran and Bible agree was by a Virgin,. Continue to serve with obedience by asking for the Source of strength and motivation  in the Holy Spirit. Celebrate the death of your sin on the cross as well as the resurrection, the ascension, and HIS COMING BACK SOON. Will you be ready? This world as we know it is on its way out. You can get on the mother ship as depicted by Bootsy Collins I believe or the Matrix or in the Word which is truth. Then we will fly away with Jesus.

Jesus' birth life, death, resurrection and coming back points to FAMILY

Jesus' birth may have been in the Spring, but it is good to celebrate the birth, life death, resurrection each season. It is good to remain MINDful of His return also each day.

Our message from our Pastor Doctor Johnson dealt with something that was on his heart for 2 years. We were blessed by his references to responsibilities of Fathers and Parents and the duty of the children.

 Both are prophetically related to our relationship with Family. The first reference to this is in Genesis ironically. Therefore shall a man LEAVE HIS FATHER,  .... AND CLEAVE UNTO HIS WIFE. Is this not what Joseph did even though Jesus was not his baby?

 We as the church are referred to as the BRIDE OF CHRIST. When Jesus returns He will SAVE His bride. He will find her spotless and pure and not just virgins in law, but one with Him in Wisdom having oil ready in their lamps in the DAYTIME, when it is time to work, We should not be scrambling around trying to find or buy some after sleeping which we know we will do each day by grace of God. Are you a part of this wedding?

Are you a child of the King ready each day to make your Father in heaven happy not grieving the Spirit of the ONE TRUE LIVING GOD? In making Him happy you Glorify Him. Did not the Father say of the Son, "In him I am Truly Pleased". did not the Son say in John 17 " I have glorified thee on the earth.......  How can you glorify anyone without making him happy. Are not these two words synonymous in a sense? May God be praised for our PastoO r?  Thank God for Jesus our EVERLASTING FATHER (Isaiah 6)

 Was not the son given to the world, such that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life? Was not the Child born. Were these two events simultaneous? Yes in an actuarial sense, but the sacrifice on the cross required the GIVING. No one but He who was worthy could open the scroll, and be sacrificed for the sin of the World.

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Faith Trust and Wisdom

For those of us who do not need to read in the paper the details of your being wrongfully abused, we need to trust He who controls all that we are being positioned to serve and glorify God. We must trust that God is putting on a path that we would not pick to meet a person or persons that will be necessary to cooperate with. The attitude of Joseph must be exercised and 

But please do not forget to purge with forgiveness

ARE YOU PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY?

Sustainability. We hear this on the morning investment talk shows on the Houston Media Channel when speaking of investments in companies. Are they sustainable? Do they utilize electric cars for their fleets?  The City of Houston speaks about being green by having a "ride the bike to work day". Organizations that are charitable also strive to utilize recycling. In other words there is no violating of the “principles” of taking care of the earth with respect to pollution. The organizations are sustainable in utilizing recycled materials, and going to websites to prevent paper waste and utilize solar energy generation as well as heat their own water without water heaters. Sustainability in these days and times means LONG TERM PROFITABILITY for our progeny.

Yet we as individuals are sometimes less than sustainable in not exercising, overeating, failing to exercise our spiritual body in fellowship with the saints or not taking notes from sermons. We then suffer from spiritual malnourishment by failing to snack and eat main meals of the WORD OF GOD, sometimes quickly running out to participate in veiled pornographic rituals  watching for the cheerleaders at games.  In essence, we fail to follow what we know is our home training and church training given in our youth. It is like failing to brush our teeth in the morning for months. Then we seek dental cosmetics. WE BECOME LESS THAN SUSTAINABLE, GOING INTO DEBT FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. We may find ourselves  obese, and wanting to do drugs to lose weight only to have it backfire in more obesity, and heart disease.

The whole earth groaneth due to the sin of Adam, and the curse placed upon it , awaiting its undoing when Jesus comes back. Do not make the earth groan more and or the Holy Spirit by neglecting one of the above necessary exercises. Slow down on those highways and byways. Pollute less air. In general try to sin less.

 Jesus in John 15 gives us the ultimate instructions on sustainability. Stay grafted. Without staying in the vine (listening to sermons reading, studying  and doing the Word) we become less than sustainable. If we bear no fruit we are taken away. If we bear fruit we are purged.  Be ready. Have you been purged lately? This is a check, ONLY A CHECK.

Jesus is the LIFE. Abiding in Him and telling others to, especially in this season will backfire in a positive way by making you more sustainable.

Prayer:

Lord, please allow me to stay in the vine. Allow me to expect purging and not complain as this is your plan for MORE FRUIT. I love you Lord, and help me to have patience on these highways by following the existing speed limit. Allow me the strength to stay away from those things that are not good for my sustainability with you like drugs, the number one being alcohol AND ANYTHING SMOKED.  Allow me to sustain the body by seeking those that do not look like me to help physically  and give financial gifts to, especially in this season. May you be praised and glorified for the outcome

Everlasting Father?Emmanuel? Who is this?

                EVERLASTING FATHER?   EMMANUEL?

I am perplexed by the passage in Isaiah 9:6  “ A child will be born and a son given. And His name shall be ……..Eternal Father. Yes you know the other names Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace. But Eternal Father, and (Isaiah 7:14) (I)Emmanuel? I never remember Jesus being called EMMANUEL or Immanuel during His life. How can this ever be? Were the aforementioned expanded definitions of the Messiah given by Peter ?I understand eternal, but Father?  I understand Son but Jesus is at the right Hand of the Father so how can he be with us forever as an Emmanuel? Paul gives a commentary on this all inclusive “baby” from Isaiah’s prophetic words written centuries before Jesus’ actual birth.  Before this He was the second part of the Trinity, possibly being spoken into existence with “Let there be light” spoken by God. Of course as the Sabbath which was made for man according to Jesus .

First of all we are included into the “family” of God after having been thrown out of the Garden by God himself. We were banned from Him , and at enmity with HIM,  having a gulf between us placed as a consequence of our disobedience. The one-time sacrifice of Jesus obviated this gulf along with His prayer of John 17, when linked with our obedience to belief in the perfect sacrifice. In anticipation of His death the prayer reestablished a family relationship with our Father who art in heaven. Yet how could he be claimed as FATHER and be a son, and a wonderful counselor, and Emmanuel?

Paul sheds light on these questions with the  concept of reconciliation in Colossians 1 In verse 15. He is the firstborn of creation (light) in order to participate in it. Then in vs. 19 , for it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the FULLNESS should dwell. If ALL still means all then the Father is in the Son as well as the Holy Spirit. For God to dwell among us, He does so as Emmanuel the mighty counselor. This of course could not happen until Jesus murder on the cross for the sin of you and me. He promised us a Comforter I believe in Emmanuel, but this could be a part of the definition of the Christ that Peter acknowledged. 

Are you taking shortcuts on God?

There are no shortcuts to reentry" is the slogan of the City of Houston's Reentry Program's (CRNP) program. After possible years of being programed as worthless,the majority of former inmate's desire is to immediately assume action with  a purpose given by God, as well as getting a job  Yet there are no shortcuts to anyone who is trying to achieve anything this worthwhile. It takes time and planning

One example is in Jesus who was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.  After he fasted for 40 days, He was challenged by the accuser to take a shortcut other than the cross.Yet there was a plan written by major and minor prophets that was a part of him as In the beginning was the Word.  The Word was with God and the Word was God. The first messianic prophecy was written when God addressed Eve after she took the bait (early Genesis 3) of a shortcut to "knowing " with the Gen 3:15 " And I will put enmity between thee and the woman , and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel" (Namely the calcaneus - the largest bone composing the heel)

We are challenged daily to take shortcuts by the world and by our flesh. This is sin. We want the milk without buying the cow sometimes in our youth. If and when we get to know someone, we are concerned more about the outer person that we are or that our prospective partner is, as opposed to the inner person that we must live with if we are to marry. We fail to carry out the plan to check their credit, and their relationship with their mother and father. We consider ourselves "super man and woman' neglecting to get out of the telephone booth or we never go in to change. We did it before and we try to take the shortcut again as an unwise decision. We fail to plan. Therefore we plan to fail and pay the consequences later for years of not sticking to the plan of even asking God about the person that we initially desire to be with.

 We must remember that nothing is given by taking the easy way out. We must prepare ourselves with prayer and a plan in order to anticipate the attack of the enemy and the inevitable onslaught of the temptation to take a shortcut. We must then daily avoid the temptation to throw out the plan  and stick to it at all costs, especially avoiding the temptation to take a shortcut.

This is probably how Jesus recognized the accuser when he was coming . This is how we should recognize him as our enemy. He will offer a shortcut. He will offer a better way when your business and or  relationship with Jesus was not broken and did not need fixing.

Eunuchs :To be or not to be. Daniel had no choice according to Josephus. This allowed him to be as a child... OF GOD

Matthew 19:12 gives 3 classes of EUNUCHS. One class was born as such, another group was "made so by men" and for a third group there was a choice made by individuals who "made themselves" eunuchs.

Imagine this, a single man who had a girl he liked. Would he be able to  get into someone's head telling them what they were dreaming then interpret the dream if he kept the girlfriend? Would he have projected the Spirit of peace instead of fear enough to calm a group of hungry lions with a wife who he was supposed to take care of?

Since we do not have a Biblical record of wives and children for Daniel, but do have a perfect record of him as representative and one who glorified God with his actions, we can see the trade off. God was his wife, mother , father , children, nephew, niece, grandson and grandaughter. Think about it. God as your all in all as he was for Daniel.

Did not Jesus himself chose to be a eunuch for the sake of doing the will of the Father in dying for the sin of humanity two of which ironically are fornication and adultery?

Let us consider the grace given us before we were saved and in some cases after we were saved in being faithful to our spouses no matter how much we outgrew them, and not choosing the route of adultery and or repenting from it prior to exposure. We chose not to adopt a para-religious cult, Mormonism or Islam tenet of being married to more than one wife and or concubines at a time.  We as kings need to adopt the law of not having but one wife, avoiding charges of bigamy. This is obvious, but to take it a step further we can practice a tenet of worship in Spirit and truth (next part of chapter 19) of our time. In fact their is a ministry of celibacy that is seldom mentioned. Paul alludes to it when he mentions marry, burn or contain your vessel. He chose the 3d option. The third option is available to women also.

Be careful young men who you pick for your wife.  Make sure your "picker" is working for the lady to have your children and who you will need to keep through years of possible obesity after child bearing. She must be "picked" with your ministry in mind. Will she be supportive? Will she be a stumblingblock?  Those who are older should  not put a spiritual monkey-wrench into the spiritual engine of your ministry by choosing some eye-candy for a night of fun. It will inevitably lead to an adulteration of your relationship with GOD and everything else that you stand for including drug addiction.

Thus as the chosen in grace , choosing to be as  children, we are allowed to practice our Spiritual gift and have the power to practice it not grieving the Holy Spirit by choosing to be as eunuchs outside of marriage. As children who do not have sex at all hopefully, we are allowed to have spoken of us "for such is the kingdom of heaven" (vs. 14). You may not be able to preach as well as Rev. Manson B. Johnson, but your teaching will be with power without confusion with self and chaos.

Babe, adolescent or adult in Jesus Christ. It depends on your local church.

Are you a babe an adolescent or an adult in Jesus Christ as a member of your church?

The Book of James tells us that faith without works is dead (useless). Yet Paul tells us that it is by faith that we are saved and without faith we can not please God. Which great writer is correct? THEY BOTH ARE.

Paul by grace of God was allowed to articulate the maintenance activity necessary to "work out your salvation". He through the unction of the Holy Spirit tells of Spiritual Gifts and Fruit.. He gives us a MODEL of how it should go in identifying member parts neither of which are more important than the other. He in fact states that their should not be two tongues operating their gift at the same time and that tongues should not be heard unless there is an interpreter to  give meaning to the tongue speaking in order for new members to not think the church is crazy. He goes on to tell us that the member (appendage ) of the member should not be utilized in sin. The word member is functional and important to Paul. He who began a good work in you shall be faithful to complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. The gifts of God are without repentance.

  Did this mean that one needs to work with their members for salvation ? No. but like all 10 virgins slept, not all 10 had a desire or worked with their members to fill their lamps IN FAITH awaiting the return of the groom.  Paul by grace of God was allowed to live long enough to be under house arrest and later actual imprisonment while he wrote about Spiritual gifts, and fruit ( the greatest of all is LOVE.We still do not know all until Jesus returns from the books lost like the actual  II Corinthians. We are given a peek in how it should go for "members" of the local and universal church. The book of Revelations tells us that the minority of churches were doing the right thing to keep their lampstands. Yet some by being lukewarm were worthy of being spit out, or who were called to repentance due to losing their first love. This is obviously the unwise virgin. Is this you being pulled from your adolescence into the adulthood of pride, lust of the flesh or eye by the magnet of the world?

Those who are inactive and sometimes irascible looking for "their" seat on the pew,  and who lack altruism even if they have  been "in" the church for 50 years, could possibly be lacking something. Few of the model Christian leadership led protestant churches and none  of the Catholic churches whose "services" we model have a  ministry to develop the "member " to do service with their members within  the local body.  I came from a church spending 25 plus years not realizing this principle . We should be  looking forward to doing this more intensely for the children women and men who are not as active and no under small group ministries AS WELL AS THE WEBSITE AND TRICASTER. Remember a mother and father;s first ministry is to the children in the home, Websites under the direction of your local Pastor  have  the great potential to allow this "Extra Church Curricula " to come to fruit, within the home INSTEAD OF TELEVISION.

The average person when he or she joins other especially large churches is given a number to be able to donate. Their service is in giving monetarily and not "bodily". In most churches there are opportunities as deacons and Sunday School teachers but very few opportunities to identify Spiritual gifts unless the person knew what it was  along the lines of their vocation.or hobby. Most of the nonactive babes in Christ do  not have a desire to give of themselves in Spirit and truth unless they prioritize their time with the goal in mind to save souls and edify the saints ALONG THE LINES OF ACTIVATING THEIR SPIRITUAL GIFT AND ACTUALIZING IT ALONG THE LINES OF A MINISTRY AS A MEMBER OF THE BODY. Even then Marilyn Hickey tells of of the offending older member who chases away spiritual gifts with their tongue .

So giving works within a ministry is not complicated. It is a process. Ultimately this is the anointed  work or lack thereof respectively that James in Chapter 2 speaks of. SIMILAR TO  BUILDING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IT IS A PROCESS FORM THE BASEMENT UP. It should not be done out of anything but Spirit Truth and FAITH in Jesus' death, resurrection for our sins, and also His return. This is the point of salvation. He will save us from God's wrath . The ministry of development of gifts must be provided with the help of prayer and discernment as early as the time of joining. The good thing is that we are provided a model with BODY PARTS, and not a commandment by the Holy Spirit to follow in order to identify, and then assist the member to actualize  it as adolescents then adults in Christ from babes.

It is what it is

It is what it is. Haggai's advice

 

 

READ IT!

Are you condemning or praying, giving then RESTING?

I know it is difficult to imagine. A God who as the IMAGE of the invisible God the firstborn (Col 1:15) by and THROUGH Him the things seen and unseen were created (We are talking photons and protons, mountains, valleys sweet potatoes for pies, grapes for wine as well as water as a molecule) In other words as the second component of the Trinity in the Son He created everything we see and do not see in in six days, yet we as a human race behold Him not (not looking) we do not recognize Him. (Homework time in Isaiah and John). WE do not rest in Him either as He did on the 7th day.

A Father God, who so loved the world that He Gave His Son who created the Heavens and the Earth, such that whoever believes (death and resurrection for our sin) in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Yet He did not come to condemn but through Him the world might be saved. Who have you condemned lately in contradiction to what God does, yet you carry His name? Who are you challenging to a stumble in saying things that you really do not mean. Things that do not represent reality? On the other hand who are you encouraging, and or even given the GOSPEL mentioned above. Why are you waiting on the Reverends Why?. HAVE YOU EVER PASSED OUT EVEN A Gospel TRACT?  Are you recognizing Jesus in the poor, widow or stranger? We are not even talking about friends and children.

In this same spirit if you are going through something you just may be like Job who as God spoke to his "friends" while suffering in Chapter 42, after His wrath was kindled " You have NOT spoken of me what is right AS my servant Job has", now go do a sacrifice and watch how " My servant Job will pray for you"

Are you on the condemning side today or the praying and giving side of this equation? If you are going through something as we all do, are you praying for your family and giving to friends ( and those not like yourself) who you feel are kinding the wrath of God? Or are you going tit for tat with them in defending yourself?

TAKE TIME OUT AND ASK FOR THE MOTIVATION TO EVANGELIZE IN THESE LAST DAYS! PRAY GIVE AND ABOVE ALL REST IN FAITH AND PEACE. 
Help in the work if you are asked by Him to (like Noah). Most of us do not have Noah's ministry, we are too caught up in the world.


                   Wait for your double for your trouble like job received.

BEEFING ,CHAOS, CONFUSION, WILLIE LYNCH, AND ANGER

James has been called the Proverbs of the New Testament. One of the verses that I love is in chapter 4.  "we have not because we ask not, and when we ask we ask amiss"  This says to me that when my "gimmes' to God are not lined up with his will for me there is going to be trouble. (vs. 1-3).and chaos.

The sin of adultery (physical or Spiritual) is blamed by James to be responsible for the ENTRY of this chaos and lack of peace. This is the antecedent, the precursor, the enzyme and the heat that brings on the chaos or lack of peace according to James (4-7). He gets more specific when he says friendship with the world is enmity with God. You can not serve the world and God at the same time

These verses are also replete with good information to practice. If I find myself beefing or angry with somebody, what is it that they have that I do not or vice versa.

The proceeding verses (chapter 1) give information about anger. We know that we are to sin not but where does it spring forth from in the first place?  The very next verse after the advice tells us that we must "get rid of all the filth and evil in our lives, and humbly accept the WORD that God has planted in your heart(s), for it has the power to save your souls.

The very person that you are angry with or who you find yourself arguing with may have the key Spiritual Gift to bring the church to a new level especially with respect to Missionary Evangelism which is what we ALL are supposed to be about. John MacArthur said on 11-19 " I never saw, chaos, arguments and strife among BABY CHRISTIANS, THEY ARE TOO FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT THING"

PRAY FOR THOSE IN Blindness. Those who do not COMPARE SPIRITUAL THINGS, HATING ALL THE TIME!

Something caught my eye and ear over the last few days regarding sight and understanding or the lack thereof. What factors influence understanding and sight ?. I had a particular problem with a member of the band that I was playing with as he did not play the part given in rehearsal, and the leader of the band was looking at me to admonish him to play what was rehearsed. This was not the first time.He has been put out of the band before I got there and has been admonished several times by the Music director.  I got an angry look and shout "DO NOT DO THAT AGAIN, I am looking at the singers". I took it to the  brother later  first telling him I love him in Jesus BUT.  Then I took it to the group to try to admonish the brother.. For the first time the following scripture relative to rebellion and = witchcraft came to mind (I Samuel 15:23 ) as well as the following scriptures:

From I Corinthians 2:7,8,12-14

NONE of the princes of this world knew hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our Glory, for if they knew it , they would not have crucified the LORD of Glory.. 

We have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit which is of God, which things also we speak, not in the words that man's wisdom teach, , but by which the Holy Ghost speaks , COMPARING spiritual things with spiritual,

But the natural man receiveth NOT the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them because they are SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED.

I John 2: 11 tells us that a brother hating another is IN the darkness (Greek 4653) and IN the darkness WALKS (Greek 4043) not knowing (1492),where he is going . The darkness blinded (5186), the eyes (3788) of him..

II Corinthians 3: 12, 13,14

in plainness of speech we have hope, not as Moses
who put a veil over his face, the children of Israel could not steadfastly look, but their minds were BLINDED .

In these last days let us pray for those who hate us and would crucify and shoot us as messengers because of our representing truth in our admonitions in love. Let us pray for their hardened attitude and Blinding Viel be removed as they become more faithful to their relationship with Jesus Christ, or that they establish one in the first place coming out of being carnal Christians to a Spiritual Trusting one in Jesus Christ.

 Let us pray that they hear the plain speech of each Man of God behind the pulpit as well as studying the Word on their own

Out of Egypt

Given for ransom and used to bring the Chosen One then the Holy One in Jesus OUT OF as a little child

TEMPORAL, FOR A SEASON OR OCCASION PLEASURES

WORD FOR TODAY.

For a time (Greek 4340-PROSKAIROS, from 4314, and 2540, meaning for the occasion ONLY ie temporary, for a season, temporal)
Come , Come to Jesus. While you have time. Chose ye this day to get right accepting the call of God on your life to look like Jesus in Love in order to spread the Gospel. These worldly pleasures are fleeting.
You should not make your preacher carry the load alone. Deny yourself as some of us did in our last season of denial. Quit smoking. Quit the jack Black, or Crown Royal.  Keep that stuff out of your nose. Put that joint down. Give something up for GOOD that is not good for your time management, and your temple - Soap operas, horoscope readings  WAKE UP EARLIER AND WORK OUT INSTEAD. Be unselfish to the "yourself of the future".

The Scripture tells us that Moses chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin ( Hebrews 11:25) on his way to the Promise land. You do not have to go to China or to the Middle East like Oswald Chambers, but you also can chose a season of denial , which will be a determined step towards fulfilling the Great Commission. Remember you also are on your way like a wise virgin toward being called, possibly while living, to be changed in the twinkling of an eye, after the dead in Christ are raised first.
Come to Jesus and be prepared to help the widow, orphan, and stranger with your material here in Houston. Then you will have an opportunity to reveal the Good News of Jesus Christ, because you will begin to pray for it!

It is ironic that the scripture (Hosea 11:1) also tells us that out of the Mother Land and in particular Egypt, I called my son.

Are you choosing to be a part of this irony like Moses and Jesus or apart from it?  It can only happen by your freewill choice. Chose you this day the way the truth the light in Jesus Christ with your loving ministry, Chose His way while you have time. Do not be afraid.

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Both of these clips are compliments of a God given invention called Bibleboost. This invention is over 7 years old now. I want to thank God for its ability to penetrate darkness. May Jesus be praised as well as the Holy Spirit who strengthens and enlightens to do all we do

Both Abraham and Noah are mentioned also in the Koran. Let us pray for conversion of just one Muslim and just one Jew while doing  something about it in finding things that we agree upon.  All
three of us can agree on the existence of Noah, Abraham and Jesus. Let us start the ball rolling to find likenesses, then get into the heavy part like virgin birth (agreed upon by 2), death then resurrection, getting real heavy on salvation (agreed upon by 2) , and Jesus' coming back

You are a Veteran and a Soldier in the army as a Christian

First of all give thanks to all Veterans today, who fought for our country to their death or severe injury to limb, against the evil of tyranny. This includes the tyranny of such as all who claim economic, and religious privilege including those  of the Aryan race, or lighter skin and hair color, regardless of their religion.

We heard an excellent appropriately timely message on the whole armour of God yesterday.  A local pastor was appropriate for the time with tomorrow being Veterans Day in speaking on the Whole Armor of God. The sealing with the secret weapon of prayer In the message was also a good reminder. He spent time on the helmet being an important part of your functioning as you "dress up" with it.

How is your thought life so far today?. Have there been many negative thoughts? Can you function as one of God's soldiers with inappropriate thoughts towards those in your house or outside of it? This is what makes the church of today impotent.

How is your thought life so far today?. Have there been many negative thoughts?  Can you function as one of God's soldiers with inappropriate thoughts towards those in your house or outside of it?

How do you distinguish between  those thoughts of God and of elsewhere? According to Paul in Philippians 4:8," Finally Brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are PURE. whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if there any praise; THINK ON THESE THINGS. (This is why I like JAZZ. It is all of those things, especially if combined with Gospel Lyric as GAZZ)

You will not be able to do this as expeditiously watching  the morning news and your horoscope.. If you read your Word you will be able to be given a heads up on what to expect today anyway and have faith that God will get you through. Be a wise virgin in living your life as if Jesus will return today.

Pray that God takes away the desire to be better than others who are victims of the adversary seeking who he may devour  seen on the news, since he was defeated when Jesus got up from death. Pray for the imprisoned a few of whom are victims of modern day piracy. The battle is over. All you see are skirmishes similar to those waged up to this day after the Civil War by the Copperheads .

No weapon formed against you can prosper. Count on this promise. Pray instead of watching the news as you dress up yourself, and your children and possibly your grandchildren. See each part being put on. Use your secret weapon against your enemy. If you are prayed up you will not have to worry about chickens coming home to roost for others or yourself. You will not spend your productive time on nonsense.

As a believer in Christ, you should be a veteran of local wars- with your enemy the accuser. Suit up. In particular go through the motions of putting on your helmet first in order to protect the executive function  -your thinking. Then do not forget the seal after you use the Word on the situation, as well the belt and the shoes and the shield which Paul says is ABOVE ALL.  IF YOU PUT ON THE HELMET YOU WILL BE ABLE TO THINK SOBERLY AND PERFORM YOUR OTHER APPROPRIATE DRESSING UP!

Who anointed you?

Is all anointing authentic? Who ultimately legitimizes a ministry with an anointing? If we look at Enoch, Samuel, David,Isaiah, Jerimiah, Elijah, Elisha,James, Paul and God-Man himself in Jesus we see all but Enoch having their walk with God put to question.

People in power will tend to do that and out of fear and insecurity do things to present obstacles to their perceived competitors ministries. Nevetheless, in the Kingdom of God there are no competitors. As Jesus said in commentary to those baptizing in His name "You are either for me or against me"

Are you breaking covenant by making PROVISIONS for the flesh

An obviously majority culture 80 year old woman was crying out on a recent "call in for prayer night" on KHCB less than a week ago. She said that her husband who was an upstanding member of the church and was starting to lose his memory , told her to "mind your own business" when she asked him what he was watching on the internet. Statistics have shown that even the church has an amazing statisti...c (past 50%) of those who regularly view pornography in this internet age.

Men and women, are you finding yourselves making provisions for the flesh in your more than casual looks at poronography? This can do nothing but damage your walk with Jesus no matter what your stage or age as a Christian. This is a deal killer no matter what your ministry and no matter how you were anointed.

In the last verse of Malachi it states. "He will restore the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children toward their fathers." Our enemy has used the same tricks in our post- Adamic age including in Egypt offering idols of Egyptian nature to thwart the pre-slavery Isrealites, pulling them into a conundrum of idol-worship and fornication/adultery. This is mentioned in Ezekial 20. God continued to give His grace until there were disparaging remarks made against him and complaints of being delivered from Egypt. A complete generation of the chosen did not see the promised land due to God's wrath.

Do you need to renew your mind toward Jesus asking Him to create a clean heart in you and restored Spiritual mind against pornography today? To thine own self be true. We have not strength as an overcomer, because we ask not for strength to be an overcomer. Are you part of the remnant, or are you still comfortable in your rebellion?

Are you Recognizing Jesus as you see Him? do you actualize the POWER that is within you?

We say in jest to our kids that we were doing this or that ". before you were even thought about". God on the other hand, makes many references to His ability to provide for our needs out of His love for us in choosing us "before the foundation of the earth" (Ephesians 1:4).
Let us not skip over this too quickly over this WORD before. THE BOOK OF GENESIS TELLS US there was only darkness over the face of the deep with the Spirit of God hovering over i...t when God said with His Word "Let there be light" He then separated the light from the darkness. This created time which is the denominator of most principles of Physics, as well as figures in the theory of relativity. This was the beginning of time. Whose time?

Oh yes the beginning, for who? God has no start or end. You are right and correct. the beginning for you and me.
Yes for you and me. Yet in the fullness of time (Gal 4), that Word which was spoken forth, that Word that was there when God said "Let Us go down", THAT WORD THAT ISAIAH SAYS WOULD NOT be RECOGNIZED BY US OR HIS OWN, that Word that Isaiah says would have no stately majesty that we should look on Him, nor appearance that we should look upon Him, despised not esteemed, and forsaken, that Word that which was the "mystery' as Paul puts it came forth as the baby Jesus, to later teach and preach and REVOLUTIONIZE THE WORLD, then die for your sins and mine, and be RAISED yes by His power raised again.
So you see, God has not changed. He still takes the you that is weak to demonstrate His strength in daily miracles, just as He did from the beginning in creating the universe out nothing. THIS HAPPENS THROUGH THE SAME RESURRECTION POWER. We need to HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE THE MIGHTY HAND OF GOD, as Peter says. We just need to believe in Him. We need to believe that we were chosen for such a time as this to do these miracles mentioned: through Him.
Yes we will be able to do these miracles guided by His Spirit until He comes back to initiate His wrath against those who do not believe He is coming back to make the crooked way straight and the high the low. and the first the last.

Where are you sitting with respect to your relationship to Jesus Christ?

Psalm 99 : 1 The Lord is King, Let the nations tremble! He SITS on the throne between the cherubim.Let the whole earth quake 2. The Lord SITS in majesty in Jerusalem. Operative Word here is SITS.. We hear of Him being witnessed standing only at the martyr of Stephen in Acts 7. He will be sitting until He comes back.

If you are in true covenant with Him (Your mind being renewed each day with respect to you. It is immutable and permanent with Him) . Are you asking for your marching orders to fulfill the Great Commission today to keep from sitting? Are you seeking His walk in your ministry? Do you know that you do have a gift of the Spirit with a corresponding Ministry? The Lord can SIT at the right hand of the father because of we who do His work.

Yes we are to sit only when we are trying to do something on our own in a revengeful sense.We are to know that the Battle is the Lord's. He sends His angels to fight for us in this case.

Sit = Hebrew 3422 Yashab

According to Paul's writing under the Holy Spirit, in Ephesians CHAPTER 2, We are seated with Him POSITIONALLY with the Christ Jesus in heavenly places. Yet in the physical sense we are His workmanship CREATED to do good works and do His will , We are SAVED FROM GOD'S WRATH, not by these works because it was a gift.

THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO SEEK HIM EACH DAY. THIS ACT MAY BE TO SIMPLY FORGIVE YOUR ENEMY

Are you listening to the music? Are you aliterate in not reading the SCORE

PS. 92:2 It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning and your faithfulness in the evening.

3. ACCOMPANIED BY  the ten-string harp and the melody of the harp

Well many times in my self- life I was less likely to emphasize and for that matter do the proclaiming, and praising (vs.1).  I was more likely to try to accompany without KNOWING THE KEY, or playing the harp without being SHARP enough to realize that the song is about Him NOT me.  This was not an accompaniment but a solo.

 I am humbled by practice on my instrument and have praised Him for giving me a good ear to play as well as eyes to know when to rest. You see  the music of this life played by God has less to do with the notes that I play, but in following the SCORE with all the instruments in order to know when to get soft or play louder, play the flute or pull out the baritone sax notes played in a subtone, OR SIMPLY LISTEN AND PARTICIPATE VOCALLY IN THE PRAISE

IT ALL TAKES PRAYER AND PRACTICE TO TRULY PRAISE HIM FOR THE MUSIC  HE IS PLAYING IN YOUR LIFE, AND TO KNOW WHEN TO LISTEN AND NOT PLAY AT ALL,LISTENING FOR THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS . FINALLY TO LISTEN FOR EVERYONES SILENCE AT RESTS FOR HIS STILL SMALL VOICE  LET US NOT IN OUR HASTE AND SELF GO DEAF TO THE VOICES, THAT PRAISE AND HIS STILL SMALL VOICE.

conformed

CONFORMED : Word for the day Greek 4964 SUSCHEMATIZO (from Gr. 4862 + Gr. 4976) 
Romans 12: 1-2 Be ye not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.

Able AND Willing. You are able! Are you Willing?

Might  ( Greek 2480   ishuo), to be able

I Peter 2:24
 and He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross so that we might die to  sin and live to righteousness. ...

Which side of MIGHT are you on today?. Do you love Him? Ask Him for the strength today to BE ABLE in your prayer. You are ABLE simply by the action of Jesus in dying to our sin and our belief in this act. Start a relationship of love with He who has done so much for us

Holman Street Baptist: The Spiritual Brothers Johnson

The Word of God was delivered by the Spiritual Brothers Johnson and what a Word it was! We got blessed today. Please also check out the Facebook page.

From Start to Finish we will try to post sequencially : Here is the choir preparing at rehearsal

 

Is someone waiting on you for the Great Commission ?

A new beriyth- COVENANT

A new covenant (Hebrew 1285 -beriyth - pronounced ber-eeth0 is what Jeremiah promises us of God's Word in chapter 31 today." I will make a new covenant" . Similar to restoration aforementioned a new covenant is promised to the chosen ones. Have you been chosen? To do what one thing to glorify Him?

This was after saying that He (God) watched over as a HUSBAND their being  "plucked up,broken down,thrown down, destroyed and had calamity brought to them (chosen ones).for the sin of idolatry and oppression of the poor.

 In contrast he tells us of His watching us  being built up and planted.. The new covenant will have been built on their "inward parts and I will write it on their hearts" to the point of "I will be their God and they will be my people".

Have you done a  covenant check today, an inward part chek today. Is your oil level OK, and transmission been checked. We know you are not burning oil leaving clouds of pollution behind you and leaving big spots on the driveway, nor knocking at higher speeds.

Confess sin and ask Him to create in me a clean heart and renew the right spirit in me. Ask to renew the covenant of blood with God through Jesus Christ. Love him again by being obedient in worship casting your cares upon Him as well as your worship. In addition renew your temple which houses HIM

RESTORE

Word for today is restore. All throughout the 31st chapter of Jeremiah we are told that Jerusalem ( the chosen city) be restored. Captivity will be made captive. What do you need the Lord to restore to you to you today?
RESTORE = HEB. 7725 -SHUWB. . The best answer if to give me a clean heart and restore the RIGHT Spirit in me.. ALL ELSE WILL FOLLOW TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WILL

Obey out of LOVE

Verses for today:   

Isaiah 1: 14-19

Our thoughts, speech and action, often though not worthy of God's time and forgiveness as idle as we seek idol things, produce sin.  It is incumbent upon us to prepare to confess our sin to God, In addition we should ask God to create a clean heart in us and to renew the right spirit in us. We need to stay serious with God even though September is over.

  Yet God even in our sinful state is willing to show grace to us in giving us His Word (Son) and His Spirit for the understanding and empowerment to DO the WORD. Verse 18. "  though our sin be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow". This is after He tells us He knows of our sin and struggle as maturing Christians.He provides for us a route back to him in saying COME LET US REASON.(Hebrew 3198- yakach) Let us BRIDGE THIS GAP BETWEEN US. Let me start you again on a route to righteousness. STOP THIS FALSE WORSHIP. OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE.. Verse 19 IF YE BE WILLING and OBEDIENT

MINISTRY/Evangelism: What is hindering you? Do not say the devil kept me from doing it

Verse for today. "but satan HINDERED us" I Thessalonian 2:18 This word has fascinated me for over a decade. How can the metaphysical giant like Paul who had an ultimate relationship with the Son of God, the Holy Spirit and the Father himself be hindered.

This word is from the Greek 1581 , to cut off, frustrate. He is talking about his goal to return to the Thessalonians who he loved for their giving, faith and love for Jesus and Paul who brought this Good News, a new focus on Jesus Death for our sins and His resurrection.

The word is ekkopto from 1537 (ek or ex a primary preposition denoting position/movement or point from WHENCE the action originates and 2875 (kopto - to beat the breast, cut down, or grieve)

Nevertheless as Paul was so greatly detached from the world and we are not, it is likely that satan has no involvement with us. In fact we are in the way of our Spiritual breakthroughs most times. We are so busy hiding our worldly desires of the flesh, pride and pursuits that we see, that there is little lift for altruism.

A hardheartedness exists to neglect the despised, broke, elderly, lonely, imprisoned and sweep them out of site and out of mind. Yet Jesus tells us to beware of this. Beware and keep watch yet all virgins did the natural thing of SLEEP. ALL WERE NOT PREPARED FOR HIS RETURN? WHY It was because only half 5 had taken time to read their Word and ask God to do it in our lives BEFORE THEY Went TO SLEEP. Their relationship was sensitive enough to prepare themselves to divorce themselves from this world AT ANY SECOND, LET ALONE IN THEIR SLEEP. NOW RUN AND TELL THAT! WHO IS THE FOOL? YOU HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING. ONLY GOD DOES AND HE WILL PLUCK UP THE TARES WITH THE WHEAT. REJOICE IN READING THIS TO KNOW THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK TO BE WHEAT FOR SOMEONE. DO NOT WAIT.

The others were not detached from the world having taken time to get off their horse of pride, pray and, then chewing it again like the cows cud in meditation on IT, THEN DOING IT!  The doing it was the buying of the oil before they went to sleep knowing that they would sleep. Yet outer darkness and gnashing of teeth still allows hope, I believe in those you left to do what you did not do due to your stimulation of them. Will your relatives grieve without hope or know EXACTLY what to do to taking up where you left off.

Do you consider the Pastor the only one to do this? Have you gone to a funeral lately considering self-eschatologic issues. Is he or she the only one to bring your understanding to the immediency of the matter? You better not wait on him to do it. Pray now! Lord prepare me for your coming back. Let me give as if you were coming back tonight, let me read your word as if ... Let me not party as if, Lord let me not curse as if.... Lord let me hug my children as if.... Nuf said  I predict that there will be no NHL, NBA, World Cup or NFL worship in heaven.

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