ABBA...HEAR MY VOICE

 

O' ABBA...LET HOLY SCRIPTURE FLOW

Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, - "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.  - "O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. ~Joh 17:1-17-25

And He was saying, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will." - Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" ~Mar 14:36, Gal 4:6

For through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.   So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household,  having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord,  in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. ~Eph 2:18-22

For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, O LORD, are our Father, Our Redeemer from of old is Your name. - Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;  and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. ~Isa 63:16-Eph 5:1-2

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TRUST IN HIM---NOT THE WORLD

 

When they [The Governing Authorities] had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,  saying, "We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, [Jesus] and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."   But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. ~Act 5:27-29

Peter and those with him had been witnessing with a Gospel power and zeal effectively bringing many in Jerusalem to a place of real salvation.  Those in authority [The Priests] began to fret that if allowed to continue -- their way of life and stream of wealth and power would be in jeopardy.  The Apostles certainly had knowledge requiring them to obey the government. 

 Scripture is pretty clear about this; Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.~ Heb 13:17 

These PRIESTS who were conducting this inquisition had been compromised by those who are of the WORLD. I recall that Jesus called them "White Washed Walls"; looking pure and clean on the outside while being dirty as sin on the inside. [Mat 23:27]

When you witness, share or preach the Gospel,  Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.~ 1Jn 3:13   Do not love the world nor the things in the world.   If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.    For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.~ 1Jn 2:15-16

Yes, it is hard to be in this world and not be of it.   There are and probably will be times when you will face a situation like Peter and be in contention with authorities over our obligation to the Holy Scripture, church and our God. 

 Rest on the Holy Spirit as Peter did. Clear a path in you so that the Lord can do the speaking. I know that it is difficult for many, but it is imperative to keep Jesus focused center-most in your mind constantly, and keep the world at bay.   Lean on the Holy Spirit as your personal counselor.  Listen to him.   

When you are born again, your eternity has already begun, right here, right now. 

Live for HIM and not for the world!

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THE OVERCOMER

 

The Twentieth of January in the year 2021

The Overcomer

"To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." (Revelation 2:7)

No man may turn his back in the day of battle or refuse to go to the holy war. We must fight if we would reign, and we must carry on the warfare till we overcome every enemy, or else this promise is not for us, since it is only for "him that overcometh." We are to overcome the false prophets who have come into the world and all the evils which accompany their teaching. We are to overcome our own faintness of heart and tendency to decline from our first love. Read the whole of the Spirit's word to the church at Ephesus.

If by grace we win the day, as we shall if we truly follow our conquering Leader, then we shall be admitted to the very center of the paradise of God and shall be permitted to pass by the cherub and his flaming sword and come to that guarded tree, whereof if a man eat, he shall live forever. We shall thus escape that endless death which is the doom of sin and gain that everlasting life which is the seal of innocence, the outgrowth of immortal principles of Godlike of Holiness. Come, my heart, pluck up courage! To flee the conflict will be to lose the joys of the new and better Eden; to fight unto victory is to walk with God in paradise.

Blessings and courage to all and thanks to Charles H. Spurgeon and to Christian Art Gifts-USA.

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THE LORD REBUKE YOU SATAN!

 

Oh my goodness!! Will you look at all the turmoil in D.C., and other Satanic population centers in this great country. Oh, the USA is still a great country but it seems that those who would step out and defend her today seem to be cowering under the bed covers. Its a shame.

Those as old as me can remember the days when Americans of all stripes, colors, backgrounds would instinctively stand and salute the passing flag --singing the National Anthem with honor and pride. My bride and I served many years wearing the Army Green and did so with a sense of humility that we were a part of something so much larger than us. A greater honor was to bow the head in prayer, anywhere, anytime!  Our country and its leaders were successful ONLY because we knew that GOD and not us pointed the right direction.

Things might get a bit dicey over the next few days, weeks or even months. Satan's Team is warming up in the batting cage as I write. They are experts in foul balls, stolen bases--(literally)-- and sport an attitude that the rules just don't apply to them.   No one likes to play with them except those who make big bucks on the shady side deals they thrive on.  Don't get me wrong, there is enough of the Devil's players on both sides. This incoming team though worships POWER and CONTROL and Satan is right there pointing the direction.  So sad.  Their members were once honorable, honest, God fearing people. Not today.

None of this should come as a surprise. The Holy Bible has an accurate forecast of what we are in for. Let there be no doubt, our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ, the Messiah is very near.  Are you listening for the sound of the trumpet?  Are you ready?  Are you sure?

We did not arrive in this mess over night. This falling away from God, this apostasy has had nearly 50 years to slowly gnaw away the bark and expose the soft life giving innards of a stable God Fearing population.  We are a People of tough, independent, hard working Americans, followers of God!   Jud 1:4  For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.   Jud 1:7  Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.   Their evil intent comes from their love of themselves and wealth and power, and control, this is what they worship instead of the one True God.   We all saw it coming. Kinda like a slow moving freight train working its way to the crossing where the car is stalled on the tracks.   Its a helpless feeling.

First John in Chapter Five shows the contrast between a follower of Satan and one who has received salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ on that old cross; 1Jn 5:12-15  He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.  (13)  These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.  (14)  This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.  (15)  And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.   Bottom line, if you have God, you all are going to come through this. It is likely to not be pleasant nor easy, but He is with You, ALWAYS. Trust and Obey, that is the way! Let the Lord handle the battle.

Any chaos we might see or experience should be viewed through the lens of God's perfection.   Unlike humans,  (who truly are a lot like sheep),   God's plans ALWAYS work out in perfection.   ALWAYS! Knowing this we can look upon any such chaos and witness the perfection of His PERFECT plan in motion right before your very eyes!

Thank You Lord for loving us, protecting us, and allowing us to be part of Your team taking the field, being alert and prepared as short-stops!   In Christ, AMEN.

P.S. Pray for the other team; that their hearts would soften and their eyes would be opened and repent and accept or return to the Lord.

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YOU WILL NOT BE FORSAKEN

 

...I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. [Jos 1:5]

  Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass. - "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? [Jos 21:45-Num 23:19]

"Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;- He has given food to those who fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever. [Deu 7:9-Psa 111:5]

"Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. [Isa 49:15]

"The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. [Zep 3:17]

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TRUST IN THE LORD AND DO GOOD

 

What a good God we have. His method of communicating with us is well documented. We call it the Holy Bible.

Yesterday was a pleading to our Father, our Savior to HEAL this nation, to HEAL our hearts in the aftermath of events in Washington, D.C.. The closing line of yesterdays plea was to open our Bibles and pray on how to bring about healing. I thought to myself over night about how we might do that. This morning, I prayed on that same theme. Tonight, the Bible spoke and the guidance was sublime. These were the words that jumped off of the page and touched my very soul; TRUST IN THE LORD AND DO GOOD; HE WILL NOT FORSAKE HIS SAINTS.

Read with me now as we share the words of David in Psalm 37, verses 1 thru 11:

Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.  For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb.  Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.  

Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.  He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday.  

Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.  Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.  

For evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.   Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.   But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. [Psa 37:1-11]

No matter where you live on this globe, no matter which land or tongue, when you have Jesus, He will provide. As we opened, so shall we close;

TRUST IN THE LORD AND DO GOOD;

HE WILL NOT FORSAKE HIS SAINTS.

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O' LORD, HEAL THIS NATION

Father God, our hearts are broken this night over the events that took place this day in our Nation's Capitol, and the senseless death that resulted.  We don't have the answers that will bring healing to our national hearts, nor at this juncture do we have the will to repair the deep division of our people. We don't have what it takes to change the direction Lord.   But You do.   

Creator of all things, Master of the universe, these events are way above our human pay grade and we collectively lift this prayer to You.   We pray that it be Your will to heal this nation. Change the character of our hearts and minds. Guide us, grow us, show us, teach us, reach us.  We pray that it be Your will to do so, and that YOUR WILL BE DONE.  In the name above all names, Jesus the Christ, AMEN.

PLEASE OPEN YOUR BIBLES TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT AND PRAY FOR HEALING, Amen and AMEN

 

RUNNING THE MOUTH---FLAPPING THE LIPS

 

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. --Psa 141:3

If there was ever a Psalm that absolutely NAILS me, 143:3 is it! Of all the imperfections of mine, a loose mouth and quick tongue is my biggest and most frequent partner in getting me in trouble! Is there anyone out there who shares this space with me? If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?--Psa 130:3 Especially me O' Lord!

Never being much of an acid-tongue, my errors were with what I felt was humor. Year after year what my brain thought was funny was shared by only three other people on the planet! Often, my words would hurt or offend. Where I saw humor, others did not. My dad used to say, "never pass up the opportunity to keep you mouth shut!" Alas, I was a slow learner. In life as an adult I have been moderately successful when adhering to this adage: If you want to be seen, stand-up. If you want to be heard, speak-up. If your desire is to be respected, SHUT-UP!

Our Lord Jesus spoke to a group of Pharisees in Matthew 15:11, he said;  "It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." - A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends [and]  there is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.--Pro 16:28, Pro 12:18  Wisdom.....that is what has been missing!

[James, half brother of Jesus says]: But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.   With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;  from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.--Jas 3:8-10 

 James is the GO-TO text for those who suffer the daunting task of harnessing the loosened lips of pain. It is incredible to consider how very damaging our words can be to others. A lifetime of anguish can be unleashed to a child or an adult through the power of the tongue. Once the toothpaste has been squeezed out of that tube, it is nearly impossible to put it back again. I know. I have tried! Don't be so quick with your witt my friend.

But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.  Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,- And no lie was found in their mouth; they are blameless.--Col 3:8-9, Rev 14:5 

 Even SILENCE can speak!

 

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PRAYER INTO 2022

 

O' Thou Most High, we come before You with humble hearts and with great thanksgiving for the multitude of blessings granted us during this past year of 2020. By Your wondrous grace, unmerited, all of the worldly challenges, especially those of Satan, were met and overcome due to Your intervention and intercession.

We bow before Your throne, Father, and admit that we are unable to even influence or change any worldly event except it be through You. With You in prayer, all things become possible and nothing remains impossible as it is by Your hand all things begin and end, as Your will is expressed and sent out by the Word, all things return to You with its purpose accomplished.

We witness the conclusion of one year and the instant start of another. This cycle of seasons was ordained when You spoke in the beginning and the Word was the cause of creation. Another New Year is embarking upon us.  Just like many New Years before it.  Once again the Lord will turn the page from 2020 to 2021.  How many more pages are left for the Lord to turn? Only You know, Sovereign Author, only You know.

Our duty as this New Year unfolds is to focus constantly on the Majesty of this great TRINITY keeping You Father, You Lord Jesus, You Holy Spirit as our first and most hallowed priority. All of our actions, thoughts, desires must begin and end with You. It is our desire to reflect Your LIGHT with confidence and in such a manner to make You proud of us Mighty Father.

If we have found favor in Your eyes, Lord, may we pray for the following in hopes that these will be Your Will to permit;

Israel must absolutely be protected and supported throughout this year and all years we have remaining.

That EVIL expressed be turned back against those expressing that EVIL and every attempt began be caused to fail.

That Pestilence be permitted to depart if it is Your will Lord

That the many, many precious souls living that have a personal and direct relationship with JESUS be kept strong, courageous, bold and humble in their remaining days on this earth no matter their place or position, that their hearts remain pure and devoted to following in the footsteps of the Creator of all that is or that will ever be.

All of this we pray in the name above all names, Our King, Our Savior, Our Lord Jesus the Christ, The MESSIAH, AMEN.

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