ONLY GOD’S TRUTH: HIS WORD, WILL, AND WAY MATTERS

STOP LISTENING TO MEN’S LIES: IT’S ONLY WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT YOU, THAT MATTERS.

IN ORDER FOR YOU TO LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY, YOU MUST STOP LISTENING TO THE WORLD’S POINT OF VIEW AND OPINION OF WHAT YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE: IT’S WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT YOU OR ME, WHICH IS ALWAYS TETHERED WITH LOVE, NOT MAN, THAT MATTERS.

Stop listening to men’s lies! Men will promise you the world and then have you believe that you are nothing without following its, so called truths but in the end fail you on every turn. But God, our faithful and awesome Father, will promise all that you need to stand firm and true, then He will deliver you from man’s effort, your weakness, surrounding evil, and all your errors. So it is high time for you to conclude, for the sake of your soul and well-being, that what man says about you is really of no particular concerned, it holds no lasting value nor a rewarding and prevailing consequence (unless you give their word the power to come true); especially when it comes to the design and destiny God has for your life. Because your or others’ plan becomes null and void when God puts His mark on you: His will, will prevail.

(“We are God’s children, and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him” (Rom. 8:17).

(Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well).

It is not wise when we are concerned more about what people say than what God says for our life. Because when you do, your very existence becomes a game of toss-up, and the wind becomes your mode of movement; reasoning is your friend (not really) and mode of operation; common sense and sensibility takes a holiday. You become detached from God and His truth. This has become one of the biggest problems in the world today; being constantly concern with what others think or say about you rather than what God says. But when you do not need the approval from others, but know you have the approval of God, you become more powerful and because you know who you are and whose you are you: will stop apologizing for others mistakes, know what’s important to you, stop worrying about things and get out of your head, be fully aware of who you surround yourself with, learn to appreciate others individually and not as a group, stop allowing others to tell you how you feel and must act but take back control over your own feelings, remember that everybody makes mistakes and that includes you, develop your sense of self and build confidence, and a very important note: consider the source of information. (Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe).

If you are not careful people will lead you straight to hell. Some, not intentionally, because they do not know themselves what the Word (Bible) says, the will of God is, and definitely not the way (our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ). But they will still try and lead you, with illusions, lies, attacking the truth, and false teachings; ultimately astray. There are some that are just mean and evil (guided by the dark spirit) and do not want to know the goodness of the LORD. Nor do they want to live by the example of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ or be guided by the Holy Spirit. They will lead you into the darkness, knowing it is not right; if you are not sanctioned by the LORD, out of ignorance, you will follow.  This is the time you need to run to the Word, open it up and see what God has to say (and believe me He has a lot to say about every aspect of yours and my life). Listen, He will speak to you. You must listen because He will not shout and you need to hear His voice over all the excessive noise being produced, by the world’s evil intentions. (Hebrews 13:9 9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein).

So, do not allow people to cause you to sin by their criticizing and judging of you. God does not give others, the insight on what path He has placed each of on. It is okay to go to the ones who have experienced the very thing you are going through, to get their God endowed opinion, to see if it fits. But no one but He knows what awaits each on their individual journey. We tend to sit and wonder what purpose we are to play in God’s plan for our life but never stop to ask Him. God attempts, daily, through His Word and action to get you to see your special path. Understand this and keep it in mind the next time someone starts planning your life for you. People do not know which road God has allowed, is allowing, and will allow you to walk down to get to and through the seasons of your life; what process of reaching forth, to realization and revelation, of your purpose. Just know, for sure, that He has given you a chance to come out of slavery; of mind, heart, body, and soul, through the death and resurrection of His Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. And we must understand that when you have been placed in the will of God, no amount of work or worldly intervention, will go against His will for your life. (Proverbs 19:21 21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.). (Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:).

We are to be alert, now and always, as to how we go about living our lives; not following the crowd to destruction, but using the wisdom, God has given us, to decern, and accomplish that in which He will.  Every day His mercies and grace are new for us to take the opportunity to live a wholesome, godly life through prayer, praise, and the submission of our petitions to Him for answers; with the days being evil as they are, we need God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Father, when we submit to Him, brings to our attention our sin and faults, so He can instruct, and correct; the Son, to follow and mimic His pure and perfect ways; knowing that He, only, is the way to truth and life. And the Holy Spirit, Who guides us toward and glorify Jesus, He illuminates, and to draw our attention to Him. He does this by showing us the urgent need, for our hearts, to see and know the truth, righteousness, majesty, beauty, goodness, compassion, and love of Christ. God wants us to become alive with His Word, will, and way and live wisely every chance we get. Not as everyone else lives (according to the world’s standard) but according to His will. (Ephesians 5:14-17 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is).

So, no matter what is happening, in the world around you, keep loving, praying, praising, doing good, and laying your petitions at the LORD’s feet, not allowing anyone to lead you astray. You do this and God’s plan and your purpose, will be revealed.

GOD’S GOT IT NO WORRY NO FEAR.

CHRIST IS OUR REDEEMER: WE ARE REDEEMED

Christ is our Redeemer; we are redeemed. And with this redemption comes the permission to live a full and blessed life; authored by our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 62:12 And they will call them, “The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord”; And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.”

What does it mean, to be redeemed? The process has already happened. Our only part in it is to commit our life to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord and redeemer.

Redeemed: 1. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. 2. the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment or clearing a debt. Jesus, our Lord, and Saviour is our Redeemer, and He did this for us. He regained possession of our soul by going to the cross. He paid our debt, in full, when He went to the cross and exchanged His life for our sins. Therefore, now, and forever for those who are willing to come to Him, are redeemed; saved from sin, error and evil. (Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.”)

To truly know the sincere meaning of the word redeemed and the huge effect it has on your life, you must first believe that it is in the power of God’s Word, Jesus, our Lord, and Saviour. It is His protection, and His perfect process which it took to facilitate the covering of sin for all of our lives. It is through His death, with His blood He has overcome sin, evil, and the errors of our ways and the worlds wicked workings. We must understand that God’s love, grace, and mercy is so great toward us that He sent His only Son for this assignment. No amount of any other sacrifice, in any form, was pure enough for this job; to redeemed us. It is only through Jesus, that we are saved and as His children will know and declare, without reservation or hesitation, His name at all times.

The ones who are dangling on the outskirts of life, today, as it was in yester years, are looking at the ones who are professing to be God’s children. And to be honest we are the ones whom they are to look at and not only look but want what you have, a hope in Jesus; be loving, happy, joyous, kind, encouraging, and prosperous in spirit, mind, body, heart, and soul. Allowing our light within to shine without for others to see the redemption of our soul. But you must be willing to give up the fractured fictious life presented to you by the world, the devil. And be willing to accept God as your God and Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and believe what He did on the cross for you is true. Those of us, who get up every morning with the intention of letting our light truly shine, are inevitably faced with more obstacles than usual. This is when you bring back to memory the fact that you have Someone who cared enough about your past, present, and future transgressions to take care of them once and for all. Jesus did this for you. Just know, for sure, that He has given you a chance to come out of slavery; of mind, heart, body, and soul. All any of us must do is acknowledged the fact that we need God in all we think, say, and do. And to accomplish this we are to acknowledge the truth, that we need a correction of our mind so we will see that Jesus is the only redeemer. He accomplished this place of honor and glory by the shedding of His blood, on the Cross, bought, all that will come to Him, back out of slavery. (Leviticus 25:47-49 47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family: 48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: 49 Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself).

We are not redeemed with that which can perish but with the everlasting, pure, righteous blood of God’s Lamb, Yashuah, Jesus Christ. Aren’t you glad that Jesus became the redeeming Lamb for you and went through the redemptive process so that we would have a chance at life as God would have us to. And that we no longer would have to continue to make animal sacrifices, which suffers death; rot and decay. And because of our flesh, we would and still can’t go through this process; it warrants an undefiled body, one that no man possesses; it was meant, from the beginning, by our God Who is the Father, a task for our Lord and Saviour only, because He is the Son.  The ones who finally commits to the call of Christ and walk in this truth are now or will be soon, reaping the benefits of a redeemed life; love, peace, prosperity, and joy.

So, know that we have been redeemed with justice because our Lord and Saviour has taken away all of our sins (we only need to ask and submit). He has crowned us with His lovingkindness and compassion. And to those who repent, righteousness has been given. Also, the permission and power to move forward, by our God, through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, to live and walk in a life of abundance; knowing that He has redeemed you from all that comes against you, death, war, or the sword; He call you by your name. You have been redeemed! You are His!

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary.

Isaiah 63:4 “For the day of vengeance was in My heart, And My year of redemption has come.

Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.

Isaiah 1:27 Zion will be redeemed with justice. And her repentant ones with righteousness.

Job 33:28 ‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shall see the light.’

Psalm 103:4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

1 Peter 1:18 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,

Isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!

Job 5:20 “In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.

Galatians 3:14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Psalm 49:7 No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him—

Psalm 71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.

Titus 2:14 Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Psalm 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all his troubles.

Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—

Jeremiah 15:21 “So I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem you from the grasp of the violent.” Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,

Lamentations 3:58 O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause; You have redeemed my life.

Psalm 49:8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever—

1 Corinthians 6:20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Zechariah 10:8 “I will whistle for them to gather them together, For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before.

Isaiah 52:3 For thus says the Lord, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed without money.”

Psalm 55:18 He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me.

Isaiah 35:9 No lion will be there, Nor will any vicious beast go up on it; These will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there,

Revelation 5:9 And they *sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

Revelation 14:4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

Psalm 119:154 Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.

Isaiah 51:10 Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?

Isaiah 44:22 “I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

WITH A STRONG HAND…

WITH A STRONG HAND GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH ALL YOUR WILDERNESSES WHEN YOU RELEASE YOURSELF FROM THE BONDAGE OF YOUR EGYPT.

Exodus 13:9, 14, 21 and 22 and 14:25-31

We know that our situations and circumstances, troubles, trials, and tribulations are not the physical land of Egypt. Yet we know, that when it comes to any type of bondage, mistreatment, hatred, lies, and deception, it could be equated to it; all is the same; a direct hit at God’s love; His children. A type of Egypt is a place we find ourselves in; times, where you find that you and your mind are coming under a direct hit from Satan and is being controlled or trying to be controlled by someone or something other than God or yourself. It is a deceptive position, on your part, which gives you an illusion and a complacency “this is better than nothing” attitude toward life and the art of living it. But when you call on God (Hallelujah) and ask Him for the revelation of His purpose for you, with a strong hand He will bring you through everything you are going to face in and out of your Egypt. It is true that when you follow God’s law and accept His Word (Jesus), He will allow you to go in, but He will bring you out of all types of bondage (your Egypt). then lead us through the valleys and meet us on the mountain top. He will guide you day and night on the path He has set before you; the path of righteousness; the path that leads you out of your Egypt (wayward child, unstable marriage and mind, problem on job, financial worries, etc.). And on every day of your breakthrough, you should always acknowledge the hand of our LORD. You should be reminded, daily, of what God, through Jesus, has done for you. Observing the goodness of what God has done for us will be a sign for us to remember God’s law; never forgetting all that He has brought, is bringing, and will bring us through. With His strong hand He has redeemed you and me from sin, error, or evil – brought us out of Egypt.  (Exodus 13:9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt).

You see, the majority of us are like the children of Israel. We have become agitated with the way the life we live and have all but settled for, the lies we are told, and the course we have chosen. But instead of delving into the Word to get to know how much we are loved, by God, and how powerful God truly is toward and to us, we start murmuring and complaining about what we gave up in our Egypt (bondage); not realizing or accepting the abundance of life, through Jesus, our Father has set before us, with one choice, the choice to serve Him, YHWH, only, putting nothing or no other gods before Him. God gave this command and to prove the passion of His promises, He will turn away from us and allow us, like the children of Israel continue to wander through our wilderness (while steadily looking back at Egypt); even after being set free by God, from the Egyptians bonds, (the worlds bonds, todays bonds, are just as strong because they continued to maintain a bondage mind-set (so do most of us) until all who would not conform to the will of God perished. They perished because they had forgotten God, as it is today. Even after all the things He had done for them, the danger He had carried them through, hunger, weather, signs, and wonderful miracles God showed them and performed for their well-being, they still would not place all their hopes and fears at God’s feet and leave them there. So, is it with us today. We, due to lack of faith, have come to a place of uncertainty, brought on by the world’s point of view and our inability (since we refuse to see Jesus) to grasp our Lord Jesus by the hand and let Him lead us through.

You, me, and everyone else have found ourselves, at one season in our life or another, have found the need to choose in our walk with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, which direction we are to go. When you are coming out of a bondage situation and embarking on an unknown journey, the amazingly awesome one with Christ, it is looking back at the previous stress, strain, tiredness, topped with fear and frustration we, as the children of Israel, began to crumble. So, instead of welcoming the refreshing love of God to surround us and keep us, we steadily allow our Egypt (finances, marriages, children, church, jobs, etc.) to cause us to look back, to relapse. But we must refrain from the old habits of worrying, anger, disappointment, stress, and put all of our hope and trust in God, through our Lord Jesus. Following Jesus, whom God sent for an example to us, keeps you from doing, feeling, or indulging in something and especially from following a passing impulse which you know are contrary to God’s Will; the ones that are thrown at you daily by the world; it happens when we do not put our hope and trust in Jesus. The foundation of our faltering should not be re-visited to stay but to reconnect with the Holy Spirit, our guide and then with an urgency move forward; not follow behind those who are not trying nor will ever try to do the will of our Father. God is the only one who should be the captain of your soul and He will lead you all the way to heaven. Amen. (Numbers 14:1-4 1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! 3 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? 4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt).

(Deuteronomy 30:17-20 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them).

So, we must not hang around the tables of Egypt (those that have done us wrong) waiting for another crumb of false hope, which keeps our eyes opened to lies and close to the truth. We must be committed to our calling and the purpose that has been presented to us by God. Since we are being fought with the threat of bondage on every side, (mind, body, heart, and soul) and if we do not put our hope and trust in the LORD, we will become subjugated to sin and evil every day; seeing it as a norm. It is getting worst. But God will be our strong hand and only He will bring us out of our Egypt (Exodus 13:14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:)

Many have become so entangled in this world’s lifestyle, that the wilderness has shut them in and away from the Word, Will, and Way of God. But God says for us to hear, speak, walk, and honor His Word (Jesus) and He will bring us out of our Egypt (whatever it may be) and heal our sin-sick minds, bodies, hearts, and souls, while guiding us lovely, into the land He promised us. Amen. (Exodus 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee).

GOD’S GOT IT NO WORRY NO FEAR.

THE DIVINE WRATH OF GOD

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

When you read or talk about God’s wrath and how it is defined in the Bible, we see His divine wrath as the right and righteous response of God to sin; as it was when Mosese destroyed the first Ten Commandment Tablets because of the Children of Israel’s disobedience and worship of the golden calf. It is God’s holy action where those who do not heed God’s commandments, (the offender) but continue in the way of darkness, receives a punishment for their crime, in proportion to or similar to the offense they commit. In the eyes of the LORD, Who is the only one Who can exact such punishment, it is deserved and it warrants such a severe punishment, from The Father; whose actions deserve eternal condemnation. (What is sown will be reaped, what goes around comes around. These sayings sound corny but are so true). With all the benefits of His glory, freely given to us, He has enlightened us with righteous wisdom and knowledge so we will not be given up by Him to wallow in the lusts of our heart’s impure ways. This is the reason He shared His love with us, so that we will not sin and when we do are able to repent and move away from it so as not to find ourselves in the path of our Father’s wrath. Positively speaking, wrath, as it pertains to GOD, is in perfect harmony with all of his other divine attributes, i.e. His Aseity (independence), Eternity, Goodness, Graciousness, Holiness, immanence, the list goes on. God has a whole lot of reasons to be angry with us. (21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (Romans 1:23-25 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen).

The children of Israel felt the wrath of God, on their way to the land God promised them, when they responded poorly toward His method of deliverance (not only in speech but also in action. And YHWH, God, due to their lack of faith in Him (sounds like those who profess to be His children today) caused them to wander in the wilderness for forty years (an eleven-day journey) until all who opposed His word, will, and way were no more. (Joshua 5:6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey).

Even though God was angry with them He still took care of them. It is with us today, as it was with the Israelites. We want the land of milk and honey, but we do not want to follow God; He gives us the directions and has provided the guide and protector. But we, because of ignorance and stupidity (wanting to have our cake and eat it too) seem to have an ongoing desire to do evil; we incur His wrath. Yet through it all He still wants to take care of us. All we have to do is love, honor, trust, believe, and worship Him only and when we call on Him, in all honesty, humble ourselves, repentance, and truly trust, Him, His wrath (anger) toward us will be lifted. (Psalm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning).

You see, our sole purpose in this life is to serve God with all our hearts, mind, body, and soul and in return His promise to us, He will keep and we will reap the rewards of life abundance and life eternal with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. God created man to bring Him glory, through his love and his service. But when you or I step out of our intended purpose and decide to do it our own way, it is as if we are saying I don’t believe, trust, nor need God; this would upset any parent who truly love His/her child(ren). Because His purpose, for you, is built on the foundation of love; working with all the good and righteousness found in Him. But with our anxious and immoral thoughts and intentions we want to live according to our way (which goes against God’s Word (Jesus), will, and way). And it is with this mindset, all your hopes are rerouted and connected or reconnected to the energy of the world, negating your belief in YHWH God and His Son, our Saviour, Yashuah, Jesus. And as the believer who has become an unbeliever and stepped back into the world, you set out on a course, not charted by the Holy Spirit, and your destiny becomes that of a child “of wrath.” This, as you may have noticed, causes all sorts of mayhem, malice, and mischief in your life. This display of disobedient and disrespect becomes the object of God’s wrath which is synonymous with His anger. (Numbers 14:22 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:)

God has all the rights and reasons, He sees fit to have, to be upset and angry with man; for His creation in today’s world have morphed to a disobedient, mean, evil, greedy, and selfish people. They have gotten this way through, like the children of Israel, fear, and lack of faith; not calling on YHWH, God, in Yashuah, Jesus’ name, in their time of need or praising Him just because He is God, He is good, and His mercies and grace endures forever, but call on man who has limited power and no real authority to do anything; only what God allows him to do. (Ecclesiastes 8:8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it).

But God has an answer for those who refuses His wisdom through His word, will, and way; those who chooses darkness rather than light and constantly seek out ways to deceive. This behavior kindles God’s anger. But know this, that when you find yourself falling into this category, we can be sure that this is an indication of those who are going contrary to God’s Word, Jesus, he is coming or will come under judgment (feel His wrath) due to their acts (thoughts too). Before we accepted our Lord and Saviour, Christ, we all shared the same fate; being under a common judgment that exists upon us all.  And His wrath will remain upon those who continues to flirt with God’s will. But when we commit to God, through Jesus, we are saved from His anger (wrath) by the Blood of Christ. (John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.) (Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath [of God] through him).

The complete stories in the Bible, brings us to the day when God will secure His righteousness on earth, as in heaven and deal with all evil fully, finally, and forever. For those who will follow His example, Jesus will take by the hands and lead them through this time (the day of wrath God’s Wrath), when God will institute reparation for every evil and bring to judgment every sin. God, because He is perfect in all He does and is, will do this in perfect justice. His wrath is done with full awareness of why He does it and how it is done. It is deliberate, decided with an open-minded, conscientious judgment, condemnation, and punishment. Unlike man’s so-called wisdom, whose emotional anger gets in the way and causes undue harm, God’s punishment for every sin will match the crime. God’s wrath is tethered to His Holiness. It reveals His holiness, envy, perfection, an intense hatred of rebellion, His righteousness, His justice, His power. It is not based on random choice or personal whim, but on His reason and system. Therefore, His wrath is righteous, and judgement is part of His perfection. So, all who know the truth in righteousness and those who understand unrighteousness will know of the things of God that He shows us to be true. For the Bible is the visible blueprint which He has given us to be clearly understood of all that are made, the eternal power He possesses and the Godhead so that we can walk circumspectly according to His Word (Jesus), will, and way. His Light of Love (JESUS) has been a constant beacon for us to follow in our life. And we have been given opportunities and chances to become a part of God’s family, yet most choose not to so, God will give you up to follow after the evil things of your heart. In the end, all will know Him, as He reveals Himself and deliberately judge them in the damnation of their soul; we are without excuse. (Ezekiel 35:11 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee).

 Romans 1:18-21 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

(Proverbs 15:1, “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”) GOD’S GOT IT NO WORRY, NO FEAR. AMEN.

THE EARTH IS GOD’S THRESHING FLOOR: JESUS IN THE WINNOWING FORK

God is separating His saints (those who are committed to following God) from the sinners (those that are committed to following the world); His sheep from the goats. This is done by allowing tests, trials, troubles, and tribulations, in many forms and degrees, to see how many are of Jesus’ righteous nature and will stand in the face of sin and evil or will fall prey to its unforgiving will.

“And as long as this world keeps on turning and man keeps on wanting, God will keep separating the sheep from the goats until the end of time as we know it.”

God’s separation process was made easy for all who will, through Jesus’ death. YHWH, God, through Yashuah, Jesus has equipped us with the ammunition to make wise and productive choices so that we can aggressively move forward toward the goal placed before us and the ability to stand still and listen to hear His directions. Jesus was tempted (as a man, in the flesh) by the devil. Yet He stayed His course and now He sits on the right hand of His Father, YHWH, our God, interceding for you and me so we can have a chance to make the wise choices it takes to be placed on the sheep side. (Roman 8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us). (Matthew 4:1-11 – Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil).

God wants us to understand that the way we live, or die is determined by the choices we make. And the choices we make stem from either studying and sticking, aggressively, (Satan is going to fight you with everything he has) to His word to get on and stay on the righteous path (sheep). Or we can study and stick to the world’s way and continue in it to follow the wrong path (goat). But because God is faithful, plenteous in mercy, full of grace, long suffering, and has this great compassion for us, (sometimes you wonder why) His creation. He wants us to allow Him to work through us (using Jesus as our example and for us to mimic Him in all we do), so that we can walk circumspectly while on earth and prepare ourselves to join Him and the others (the ones who have gone on before us) in heaven. So, make no mistake, in your understanding, that even though you go through temptations, trials, troubles, and tribulations, it does not mean you are destined for the goat side. It simply means that you have been called by our Father for a purpose, for yourself, one that can be as simple as smiling and saying hi every day or one greater than you can imagine, and you need to walk toward achieving it, holding on to God’s unchanging hand. Because when we stay our course of righteousness and are willing to bear whatever situation we find ourselves in God will provide. And as we become inseparable from the Word (Jesus) the winnowing fork, it becomes less fearful because we know how it works and why it is in place. (Romans 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified). (35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord).

Therefore, there is a need for you and me to step up and heed the Word of God. Because at one time or another all will be brought to the threshing floor of God, for Him to decide which way you will go. (Psalm 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth).

Our choices are the key to being placed on God’s right or left side. We must remember (while choosing to live a certain way), that the choices we make which lead to the right side or sheep side are made with the knowledge we have accessed from following Jesus’ example. And the choices we make which lead to the left side or goat side are made with a blind mind, eyes, and heart from following the illusions the world set before us, by the devil. It takes more than going to church, wearing religious jewelry, or brandishing a bumper sticker to get you to go in the righteous direction; it takes every Word of God being put in to practice, daily. And you may ask what is so bad about getting involved with some of the things the world is offering. Well, when you start turning your gaze in too many directions you will get confused and confusion will lead to sin; keep your eyes steady on the LORD; stay focused, think of where your mind and feet are taking you. You will not have time to stray when you stay on the straight path which causes you to look neither to the left nor right but straight ahead toward Jesus. You cannot serve two masters! (Proverbs 4:25-27 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil). (Matthew 6:24-34 – No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon).

You may ask what was that all about?  Well, I am going to tell you. It is a set up to allow you and me to understand God’s way of giving us the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding thereof, of how we can get in and stay in His will: the sheep side.

God gave us the ultimate Shepard to personally, guide us through the light and dark experiences of life; helping us to stay focused and strong. And with Jesus’ death and resurrection, we have been given, still, the exclusive on obtaining righteousness; the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use His way of living godly lives. This was done by way of the comforter, the Holy Spirit. God does not want us to continue our life, and then come to the end of it (with all this good guidance going for us: Jesus, Holy Spirit) as goats; we have no excuse. Or we can check out of the God-way of righteous, wholesome living and follow the sin-filled world’s lead. It is the process of separation, a determination made by God, (He knows your mind and see clear through to your heart, so you can’t fool Him) as to who will serve and reside with Him in heaven or serve and reside with Satan in Hell; after His day of glory. So, on the outside, the side facing the world, we tell a different story and just say what we want it to be and expect others to accept it, but the inside tells a different story; we must prove what we say. The world may take it for truth, but God knows the truth about each one of us; face value. (1 John 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things).

We are in and continue to go toward our revelation through God’s process of separation and will continue in this process until we have concluded, for self, which side we are going to be on. It is based on our choice to come, commit, and serve YHWH, God through Yashuah, Jesus, or go, reject, and serve Satan, that determines which side, after we die, we find ourselves on. So, we have been placed on God’s threshing floor. A place where the separation of a righteous and upright person, (one who braves the continuous onslaught of tests, troubles, trials, and tribulations that come against them; staying in God’s will no matter what is thrown your way) from one who refuses God’s Word (Jesus), will, and way begins. In other words, where the wheat, the sheep (God’s children) is separated from the chaff, the goats (Satan’s children). This process is one that only God can do. He has the love and care to orchestrate such unbiased act (free from all prejudice and favoritism: eminently fair) toward His creation, man. (Roman 18:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:)

In this process, you and I are given numerous opportunities to accept God’s choices (for us) to walk on the side of righteousness. Some do and some don’t, so He uses “His threshing floor” (the world) to separate the useless straw (those that don’t) to expose and collect the most valuable part of the crop, those that do. He will carefully and with the ultimate love, only He can give, do it with care, constantly trying to get “All” to come and be part of His family. As far as the threshing floor is concerned, it is the one place we all must experience. But while we are on this journey (moving through it), we can help ourselves by accepting God as the one true god, study His word, walk in His way, and do life according to His will.  

Now, to understand where we all stand, know that those who choose to work in God’s Garden of love, mercy, grace, and obedience; seeking righteousness and faithfully are on the right path and even though you fall sometimes, you must get up (with God’s help) and continue doing the best you can and ask God, in Jesus’ name to do the rest. He will because He promised, and we can be at rest in perfect peace with our creator and others. (Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us). (Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee).

We, as the sons and daughters of God, know and try our hardest to honor His word, heed His commandments and do what it says in scriptures. All this is done, by those who truly love God, to achieve the worthiness toward that which Jesus died and went up to heaven to prepare for us. And even though we cry, fall, and wallow around in the mud a while, we call out to the Father, in the name of the Son, Who help us with the Holy Spirit, to continue, in an honest effort to show love, while this world is experiencing God’s threshing. You must be strong in these  separating the goats from the sheeps, the wheat, from chaff, and those who prefer to get all they can get while here on earth. (Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire). Another interpretation of Matthew 3:12 says “ His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

You may want to scream “Take me off of the threshing floor Lord.” You feel it is too hard and you can’t go one more step. But God knows best, and He continues the threshing until all the unnecessary, obstructive, sinful, and evil stuff is blown away in the wind.  He then steps in with His winnowing fork (a tool similar to a pitchfork that would be used to lift harvested wheat up into the air into the wind for the chaff to blow away and the good wheat remain) which, in this case, is God’s WORD, Jesus. He “is” the last stage of the separation process before the burning. Let us revel in a great conclusion that, when you come to and through Jesus, and give your heart to God in all sincerity, your side has been chosen by you and our Father, God, YHWH, in Yashuah, Jesus’, name. Thus, He will say well done my good and faithful servant, come in and abound in joy, on the right side. (Matthew 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord).

Romans 18:31-46 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Jesus was and is more than a prophet, as some said and are still saying. And He has declared Himself to be more than a deliverer or activist in political affairs, and more than a king. He is the bridge between heaven and earth. He is the link between God and man. He is the portal that God has opened on earth, to give us direct access to heavenly realms. He is the winnowing fork that is instrumental in separating the sheep from the goats. AMEN.

GOD’S GOT IT, NO WORRY, NO FEAR.

SET YOUR MIND AND DON’T LET IT GET UP

Colossians 3:1-3 3 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God).

We know that the world is going through a horrible time, wars, hate, anger, greed, disobedience, putting right as wrong and wrong as right, all sorts of ungodly acts against the Word; the times are turbulent. This is the time where we, as the children, who professes to be God’s, come together in humility, praying, praising, and displaying a love so great (doing our part to help ease the suffering) by looking toward God, through Jesus for answers and setting our affection and mind on the heavenly things above. We cannot and should not want to remain the wishy-washy saints we have been, and some still are, in the past. And if we have to go kicking and screaming we must realize that it is time to set our minds and affection on that which is of God and don’t allow it to be taken every other day from us. Not that most of us don’t want to be sincere in our commitment to our Father, it’s just that, we are weak minded, we mess up all the time. Then we go back to wanting to serve God but again, when the least little wind of discontent or discouragement blow in our way there goes our minds. Peace and contentment go out the window. Love and affection say bye, bye. The thoughts of understanding and having compassion become past tense participles. All forms of sin, death, and destruction, to the saint’s mind, body, heart, and soul has been overridden by the Holy sacrificial Blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. That is why even though the way of the world has given us the wrong idea of righteousness, continuously trying to steer us off the Path of Truth, (it should not be this way) with the help of our LORD, we must set our minds and keep them set on His goodness. Because with Yashuah’s, Jesus’ death, as we are grafted into God’s family, we have been moved from the lower position of sin to a higher point in Christ, entitling us to the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding as to why and how; remaining steadfast in your conviction no matter what. (Proverbs 4:23-27 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil).

But we, must first choose to set our minds on the things that are higher than those of the world; forgetting what lies behind us, we understand that once we receive Jesus in our hearts and life, we have been redeemed from lying and wallowing in sin. Therefore, through setting our affection/mind (love, tender feeling, warm attachment, good will) on the heavenly things of God, we have come up in our walk with Jesus and are able to search out by any method, deemed necessary according to God’s way, the things which are above which Jesus gave us access to. (1 Chronicles 29:3, “because I have set my affection on the house of my God”).

 When you set your affection on the things of God and not on the things of the world or man’s way, you will begin to be more like and remain alive in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In order to do this, it (the intentional striving to walk, act, think, serve, and speak like Jesus) has to become your daily focus, and objective to keep your mind (which controls our will to do, say, and act) seated in God’s presence. Your ability to fulfill all that God has purposed for you, is attached to, and rooted in the fact that without Christ, our Lord and Saviour, all are dead to the life God has instore for us. Scripture says: “No one has ever seen this. No one has ever heard about it. No one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him, 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9.” And if we fail to set our mind on the godly things of heaven, we cannot experience the good and godly life here on earth; we remain dead in the dark and diseased mind, authored by the sinful spirit of this world. Because when we fail to think about righteousness, love, hope, trust, true belief, good fruit (the fruit in life worth bearing) but think constantly on the negative and don’t keep our mind seated in God, through Jesus Christ, it begins to wonder all about, becoming prideful and vain; creating greedy, selfish, scary thoughts, and imaginations which leads to sin. We began seeing, speaking, and going places contrary to the will of God; causing things to happen that should not be. (Proverbs 4:23-27 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil).

God wants us to set our mind on His Word, Will, and Way and keep it there. We are to be encouraged and inspired by His Word (Jesus) to set our minds and hearts on the One who can make things right and not take matters in our own hands. But we do feel it necessary to handle it ourself, most often than not, and since God has given us free will (the chance to choose – help us LORD) some  profess anything, do anything, and say anything (that will imply that we are higher than we are) rather it is in-line with the Word or not, to those who will listen and are weak minded. You ask what does this has to do with the mind? Keeping your mind occupied with the Word, Jesus, leaves no room for Satan to fill it with sinful thoughts and imaginations. (Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many).

Now, while in your mind of higher-than-mighty, you can get too caught-up and entangled (become self-centered) in the recess of your mind. But if your mind disconnects from its own selfish, self-absorbed, deceitful reality and begin to wonder back into God’s Truth, ever so slightly, the truth slowly becomes apparent. That is why we must keep our mind stayed on Jesus, the Only One who remains without wavering, at the helm of the righteous path for our lives. When you have made the decision to serve Him and commit yourself to this way of life, your mind will be set in this direction and will correlate with your words. Because even though the heart is the seat, where love, mercy, and grace are, the mind has a tendency to override the heart (when the heart is not being guarded), causing all sorts of disfunctions. Because it will constantly roll over and over that which should have been released long ago but it doesn’t. Therefore, when it doesn’t, what comes out of your mind dictates to your mouth and becomes the author of your action and speech; this is an unrenewed, unregulated, wrongly overprocessed mind. We are to prepare it for all communication and action, giving it over to our Heavenly Father to deregulate the ties to evil and keep it set fully on His grace and mercy which will be revealed in Jesus Christ. (Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect). (1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ).

This part is not to scare, judge, or discourage you. It simply gives you a reason to keep your mind and focus on God’s Word, Will, and Way (all brought to you by and through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ) to help you get a simple understanding of how God works. In it, please collect and control your mind by leaning on the everlasting God of all hope, YHWH, in Yashuah’s name. And be consoled to know that our Father Who resides in heaven has and does wield all His capabilities and stand by His commitments to us, to come to earth and rectify any and all troubles, circumstances, and situations, when He deems necessary. He is still on His throne of righteous judgement; in due time He will reward all for whatever part they have played in this. But we must do our part and remain committed and steadfast in our hope in Him; praying with a clear, clean mind that is always stayed on Jesus. (Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee).

SO SET YOUR MIND ON JESUS AND DON’T LET IT GET UP; Stay focused on the WORD, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 4:23-27 CEB

More than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it. Have nothing to do with a corrupt mouth; keep devious lips far from you. Focus your eyes straight ahead; keep your gaze on what is in front of you. Watch your feet on the way, and all your paths will be secure.

God’s got it no worry no fear!

WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FOUR SEASONS OF OUR LIVES:LET’S GO THROUGH WITH JESUS

This is how I see the four seasons of our human lives:

Spring – The Season We Experience New Beginnings.

Summer – The Season Where All Is In Full Bloom.

Autumn – The Season In Which A Transformation takes Place.

Winter – The Season Where Reflection Is Done On The First Three.

Seasons come and they go. And for everything under the sun there is a season; regulating the course of our lives as it begins and ends. We can see the ritual of the seasons when looking at a beautiful sunshining welcoming day. The birds began chirping in the trees, or positioning themselves on fence posts, or roof tops to announce the beginning of spring, followed by summer. Then they go about finding nesting material, on the ground, to start their homes and families. There may be a slight chill in the air and a breeze blowing as winter still tries and holds fast to its position, reluctantly bowing out. But slowly and with an unwillingness to succumb, it begins to gather its last remnant of harshness, gloomy, and no/ or very little growth and fade into the memory, yielding to the vibrant, upbeat, life renewing, of spring. In other word like a lion, it roars emphatically one last time, to make room for the bright, fullness of life, growing, blooming, and multiplying seasons, spring, and summer. Knowing that after the cycle is completed, fall, with its Horatio horn blowing self, announces the end of energetic growth and follows spring and summer, it will return with its duties to perform. And it starts all over again. The spring, summer, fall, and winter seasons of our lives.

Like the seasons, put in place by God, which we experience yearly, seasons in our lives. They come and go and are sometimes beautiful and productive (spiritually and naturally) or they can be harsh, with no growth whatsoever (this is the time we must hold on extra tight to our Father’s unchanging hand. And we must respect these seasons of our life because God made them according to His purpose to help us render good works for Him (not of our own doing). These are the seasons of our lives as I see them, according to God’s Word. During whichever one we are in, we must stand firm, on the Word (Jesus) and know that we will learn how to adapt, navigate, and thrive in each one.

Spring is the time to prepare self for the new year; set down new outlook and focus on that which is important. It is a time to rework, repair, rejuvenate, and restore all that needs new attention and growth. If you think about it and become connected with Jesus (our Lord and Saviour), you will see that when we view our lives’ mission and purpose as God does, it will become apparent that we experience blooming, growth, regeneration, explosion of ideas, strength, enthusiasm, start new goals, and dream new dreams in this season. During this new beginning we are to seek without hesitation, the will and way of God, through our Lord Jesus Christ so that we will know what is expected of us and how it is to be done. This makes whatever obstacle, trial, trouble, or test, we must face, in any particular season, easier to bear as we go through it– doing it the way the LORD says do it. So, when the new spring in your life has sprung don’t fight against it but know that it is a good thing to start something anew. That it is time to set out on a new journey, exhibiting the strength, confidence, boldness, and conqueror mentality you have found in Christ. It is with the knowledge that your God, YHWH, has given you the provision, joy, peace, and patience to open up yourself to the other seasons, that will follow, which encourages these changes.

In the spring of our lives, we find that it is the beginning of that which is “new”. That which is coming did not exist before; it is made, introduced, or discovered most recently and now for the first time it will be revealed. New varieties will break away the bleakness of winter by bringing forth new growth: in life, love, hopes, dreams (spiritually and naturally). From the spring, we slip into the summer of our life where we experience (if seeds of love, faith, joy, trust; all the good fruits are planted) full growth; an abundance of new life, an excellent harvest. We secure our faith in love and proceed with continuous planting and nurturing. Sowing and getting in the mix of the idea of reaping that which will be produced by your faithfulness. We encourage what has been started both in our spiritual and natural life; cultivation of joy through Christ our Lord and Saviour.

In the fall of your life, you take stock in the newness you have started and for that which you do not see as a help for your dreams, goals, and coming up higher in the LORD, you begin to shed away. This season is the time for getting rid of all that is hindering, or have become a burden to you, finish goals; walk around your garden of life and get rid of the weeds (hatred, anger, disappointment, projects that are not going anywhere, etc., in other words clean out your closet) and began to prepare for the next season, winter – the season of rest and reflection.

Winter is the season to calm down and take stock of your life’s circumstances and situations and prepare (with the help of the Good Lord) to do what it takes to overcome them. It is the time to rest from all the hustle and bustle of life; being content, but not stagnant; still working for the kingdom of God but not in a worldly way; sharing and caring for others. And take into consideration your health, mind, body, heart, and soul by striving for true love, happiness, peace, in every season of your life. Because even in the twilight of our last season, we must not give up or give in to the whims of this world. But stick to the plan YHWH, God, has for us, through His Son, our Lord and Saviour. Because God has given those who trust, believe, and hope in Him, the wisdom and knowledge to know and understand His reasoning for the seasons of our lives. Yet no man, unless revealed, can fathom what God, according to the separation of life’s seasons, has done, is doing, and will do from the beginning to the end. He has made everything beautiful (bad, good, or ugly) in His time; to work according to His will.  Let’s therefore, enjoy every season of our lives and go with God’s flow, in Jesus’ name!  GOD’S GOT IT, NO WORRY, NO FEAR.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 3 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

THE ART OF WAR AND WHO IS IN CONTROL

THE ART OF WAR AND WHO IS IN CONTROL:LET GOD FIGHT OUR BATTLES WHETHER IT IS WITH ANOTHER NATION, A PERSON, OR SELF.

It is with great sadness that we cannot or choose not to believe that our God has His world under control and wants the best for us. But man has a way of putting a wrench in the mix of God’s work. He thinks that when it is not going fast enough or the way he thinks it should, he must step in and try to initiate, fix, or reconfigure on the things YHWH, God, through our Lord Yashuah, Jesus, has created, is doing, and put in place. And even the things which God allows to continue, to come to be or not to be man try and alter. It is with this determination, of man, to play gods themselves, that today we see the unrest of so many countries; our beautiful world in which God alone, created. But because of man’s greed, selfishness, and ignorance, war has become an ongoing thing, a way of life; a way to destroy life and cause man’s own self-destruction. (Acts 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things), (Ecclesiastes 8:9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt). (Please read Revelation 11,18 it references the coming of the wrath of God against all those who have mistreated and pronounced an unrighteous judgment against His servants).

Yes, in the past, war was always on the horizon for one reason or another, but most were but a thought; worked out through man’s humanistic nature. But now, at the drop of a hat and out of greed and vying for control, it is inevitable. When taking into consideration all that has happened in past decade, we see that the main reason that there is so much confusion and animosity between the countries of the world, is due mainly to the fact that they have taken YHWH, God out of their equation of life; how to guide themselves much less than a nation. Now they find themselves with the inability to deal with or understand the complicated mess that has been created which no one is taking responsibility for their misuse of the power God entrusted them with. This really doesn’t matter because YHWH God, is holding them unaccountable for every act of anger and hate committed toward His servants and the world He created, and man will receive his punishment for such. Yes, it has always been some skirmish or another but not like today; now everywhere you turn some countries are at war or threatening to go to war. And the leaders are proving themselves to be spoiled children, fighting over toys or the grandeur of their own imagination. So, now, everywhere you look, there is a war going on or about to happen. These are unnecessary acts, causing all nations to experience extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain, especially the innocent people; especially the children. (Revelation 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth).

Every move man seems to make these days, is attached to the mighty dollar. If it does not have a price affixed to it, it is not worth the effort.  So, he engages, over and over, in one of the largest big-ticket items there is, which makes lots of money, the wars of this world. They are money makers and life takers.  They make money for the ones that have money already, ensuring a lifestyle of luxury and no wants (when it comes to material things) even though most miss out on the most important thing (a close relationship with God and their fellow man). Yet they take the money from the poor to finance their efforts, leaving the less fortunate with a heavy burden to bear; fighting and supporting a cause they did not ask for. And this is the life-destroying gist of it all, that without our permission, we are being used to coddle another man’s (men) ego (s); giving them the false impression of greatness. (2 Timothy 3:2-5 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away).

But God has a plan. And if we, as His children) pray, praise, and prostrate ourselves before Him, everything will work out according to His plan for our lives. (Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose). Not because we willed it to be but because God said it would be so. In bringing this revelation to pass we must show ourselves approved for our commitment to Father, God through the study of His Word, to stay in His Will, and walk in His Way. Because if you don’t know how you will not know why, when, or where; why there are wars and rumors of wars; when and how strategically they are planned, by God, to take place along His timeline; the locations they are to develop in and play out. Only in His word will we be able to decern these truths. (2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth). Then we will see that His plan is to weed out all the faithful, loyal, and loving from the unfaithful and disobedient; all the while giving them a chance, even in war, to lay down their armor, recall their armed forces, and come to Him. He is calling all of us to set around the table of peace and offer an olive branch and a hand of love, not hate, to the ones we call our enemies; really, in the eyes of our Father, they are our sisters and brothers. So, every person, of every nation, should stop and take a good look around and listen to the still small voice of our LORD. He is crying out to us in every event that He allows to happen, even the ones with destruction and death, telling us to come to Him in time of our troubled minds and hearts and He will guide, and give us rest and peace. (Matthew 11:28-30 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”)

War is war, whether it is in a foreign land, your household or in your soul only God can cause the rest we seek. You see, there is no need to fight battles that are not yours, whether you are a nation, an individual or yourself. Because what God has promised, He will supply, and He will take care of your enemies. (Joshua 21:43-45 43 And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand). 45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

GOD’S GOT IT NO WORRY NO FEAR.

FOLLOW GOD NOT PEOPLE

LOOK FOR THE GODLY THINGS OF GOD IN JESUS’ NAME; NOT THE EVIL THINGS OF MAN IN MAN’S NAME

Luke 21:25-28

26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

It is high time we consider our surroundings and who occupy them, as well as our associates and what type of circumstances and situations we find ourselves in when with them. We also, must consider who are we looking to for the power and strength we need to survive in today’s world; looking to God or evil. Our only hope for a safe and satisfying life is to follow God in Jesus’ name.

It is so amazing that we do not honor nor accept God as our God or Jesus as our Savior until we get into trouble or trouble get in us then we wonder why God don’t just wave His all-capable hand and get rid of this mess man has created and still insisting that it is the right way to go.  Well, because our God is such a loving and faithful God, Jesus (His one and only Son, Who was chosen to set us captives free) has chosen to tarry a little longer; giving us time to get it right so that we will be able to sit in the presence of our Father God. Therefore, instead of just coming and correcting this mess, signs, in all God’s creations (sun, moon, stars) have begun to escalate; coming in all forms and fashions; trying to get our attention and to show us Who is the true and living God and His expectation of us toward Him and others. (1 Peter 4:3-5 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: 4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: 5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead).

Jesus gave us the perfect formula for living the life that we are supposed to live and have it to be a prosperous, spiritually, and naturally. You see, God’s expectation of us, toward Him, is for us to love Him first, with all our heart, minds, body, and soul; next to love others as we love ourselves (sometimes we can love ourselves too much and neglect to love our God or others) so that His promises to us through the adaptation of His Word, will be fulfilled.  When all this fail, the lack of love, so does the foundation of life. (Matthew 22:36-40 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. It is at this junction in life and with this invaluable knowledge where we will be able to understand and look past our present state of madness, mayhem, and uncertainties, and see the glorious and bright Light of the coming of our new day, full of God’s promises and are recognized. So, with that said we are to respect and give Him all the honor and glory for all good and righteous (and even the not so good) things that happen in our lives; and take none (become puffed up, proud, vain, nor pretentious) for ourselves. And should be constantly reminded that, even though things are rough, if it weren’t for His love, grace, and mercy we would not be able to stand in His glorious righteous presence but sit in the evil doings of this world. And through it all, as we continue to hang on to every word of His mouth and hold on to His righteous right hand, we will get to the point that when you are not able to stand, you have learned to kneel. Because it is He who made us as a brand-new creation (each one a perfect specimen unto Him). (Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture). GOD’S GOT IT NO WORRY NO FEAR

TODAY’S TROUBLED WATERS

YES, GOD HAS ALLOWED THE WATERS TO BE TROUBLED: BUT WE ARE TO FEAR NOT BUT HAVE FAITH BECAUSE JESUS IS OUR BRIDGE.

Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:

In the Bible there are several accounts where the waters, which can represent many things, like barriers and obstacles (sickness, loss of loved ones, anger, hopelessness, the list could go on and on) of life was “troubled.” But in the aftermath of it all, we learn that God did, does, and will do it to guide us toward the glory of knowing and honoring Him and His Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ; to  mature us in His word, and give hope and healing to those who wants/needs it and have faith or want to have faith in Him (which in this case represents nourishment, or refreshment, or cleansing .

Troubled water is also used to reference the ones who are stirring up the evil and morally wrong side of life; those who are unhappy, greedy, mean, selfish and self-centered. These are the ones who cannot see good in anyone, so they go looking for closet experiences (those which you do not wish to share) of others and if there is anything to be found they quickly bring it to the surface to try and discredit or disqualify others. BUT GOD! Isaiah 57:20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Most all are familiar with the well-known spiritual “Wade in the Water”. This song came about during slavery. And it represented freedom to those who were fortunate enough to get in the water to escape. This also can be regarded as the freedom found for those of us who love and worship the LORD, our God, in Jesus’ name. Because we are protected by God’s love and presence through Jesus, in our daily lives. The line that says “God’s gonna trouble the water”, means that in this world we, as the sons and daughters of God, will be subjected to many adverse things (which are totally contrary to God’s word, will, and way). John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world). God’s water of life, Yashuah, Jesus, allows and initiate changes in our lives to free us from the bondage of sin.  But as a bridge over the troubled water or the water that leads to life, our God has designed it so that when we drink from His well of life, we will not spend our time worrying about when, where, and how often the waters are troubled or whether they will come at all. But will know that Jesus is our bridge between us and the waters of life we will have to cross (or wade in) to accomplish our life’s purpose. And we (because of God) will have our thirst (fears, concerns, hopes, and dreams) continually quenched by Jesus’, Who is the water of life and the bridge over it, when He decides to trouble it. And if we truly believe, His water of Life will repair and restore all the unrighteous ripples and rifts that has, is, and will happened to us. The ripples and rifts could be a new job, new relationship, welcoming new members to the family, mending a tear with a family member, freedom in your finance, health, and happiness, and your praise for your children’s efforts, even the smallest things we do not think of but He knows; giving you the peace and patience to see all the most positive results from Him creating and allowing those things which you thought would drown you but it affords you the life of abundance, He promised. John 4:13-14 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

God wants us to remain learn to remain steady in Him. And when the world is falling apart, all around you, you don’t become alarm, depressed, and disoriented but pray, praise, and persevere and stand. You will be surprised but relieved, when you reach this point in your life, that whether the water rises over your head, remain at wade-level, or is just a trickle, you are cutout to handle it because you are a child of the Most High God; we have come into and maintain the peace (His peace) that passes all understanding which only He can supply. (Philippians 4:6-7 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus).

To reach this place, we will go through many troubled waters as we go from one season to the other, growing in our relationship with YHWH, God, through His Son, our Saviour, Yashuah, Jesus. But understand this. God sent His Son to lay down His life, on the cross, as a bridge over our troubled waters (all that is taking place in the world today that directly and indirectly affect you and me) and to this day He is still our bridge, even though He came down from the cross; all us captives were set free and through His blood, we still are. Now, it is our responsibility to ready ourselves for troubled waters through reading God’s word, study it, and understanding why we face adversities, then we will know His truth; that His love for us is so great and that He is always with us. So, we must learn to trust our Lord and Saviour, Yashuah, Jesus, no matter what we are going through, no matter what happens to us in our lifetime because Jesus will always be here for us; He is our strength, He is, forever, our bridge over our troubled waters. He will never leave nor forsake us. So, no matter how high the water rises or how low they go (how difficult the waters of this world get) you will not drown nor die of lack because Jesus is with you. But we must step out in faith and trust Him so that we have the courage to stand in the face of our troubled water (with Him at the helm) and when the time come to cross over to be with Him. (Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee).

(Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee).

GODS GOT IT NO WORRY NO FEAR.

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