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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