iam_Godsown
male - 57 years, St. Petersburg, United States
Blog 42
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“We are not Cave Dwellers”
“We are not Cave Dwellers”
In today’s society of Christian believers, we find David’s original army, those in distress, in debt, and discontented still are alive and not so well, still in the discomfort of grumble mode. 1Sa 22:1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
1Sa 22:2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
We act like we’ve been beaten by the enemy, when in fact, we only beat ourselves up. Even the enemy is amazed and how good a job we’re able to do and completely without his help.
David had a secret, but his secret cost him a small price, he had to take the time to learn of God, some through the Torah and the rest through communion with God. When I say communion, I’m not referring to the bread and grape juice or wine a congregation does, periodically. I’m talking about talking with the Lord, today we call it praying.
1Sa 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
Through the Word, the Torah, David learned what and how the Lord His God saw him and thought of him and he used that to build himself up.
As children of the living God, the Father of lights, how can we be children of light, if we continue to dwell in our caves of darkness and depression. I’m about to say something that few people can appreciate, but none the less, it’s to close to His return to softsoap anything anymore. Saying things like, “but you don’t know what I’m going through” just doesn’t cut it in my book. I bear more scars of the learning process in the Lord than most preachers do today, and I’m grateful for everyone of them. One very important lesson I learned from God is, He is not the God of the ooey gooey love all the time. Sometimes He is a God of tough love and if that means taking you out to the woodshed and burning a little flesh with a hickory switch, then that’s what he’ll do.
He chastens those He loves, I don’t remember any chastening as a child being whipped cream and lollipops, so love can be painful at times.
So here goes, kindly pull up you big girl panties and grow up, face the music of the present dance no matter how much you dislike and and walk through it. Be like David, encourage yourself in the Lord your God, His Word is amazing and ALIVE. Get to know Him through His Word, then get to know who He knows you are through His Word.
In this, you will gain the leadership qualities that God has been trying to bring out of you, that He instilled in you in the womb.
These are hard words, but not from a hard heart, though I don’t know you, I love you!
God did that!
Now, come out of your cave, into His light, and shine, shine, shine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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God's Mighty Work
<b><i>What if God said, it's time for the small God fearing churches, to come together as one body, different members but functioning in love together. What if God said, I want my churches to come together in prayer, then I want them to go into the hospitals in there areas, and everyone they come in contact with, will be healed immediately and take up their beds and walk out. What if healthcare became a matter of the person(s) through the hand of God and the green god idol of doctors and medical staff was abolished? Wuth man, this is not possible;but watch the hand of God, for with God, all things are possible!
Will you be a part, will you become connected to the whole body, will you not worry about building your church and you kingdom and let God build His kingdom by His design?</i></b>
God has been doing just this very thing, using our small church as the spearhead for our area
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Are you a user or a giver?
My topic which occured to me a few days' back is in regard to the Two Main Classes of Human Quality ! Regardless of talents, intelligence, learning, physical and emotional beauty (or the lack of it ), popularity or financial or professional status, qualifications etc.
Broadly I wud simplify and place (though it may appear simplistic to some, but then again, this is not a scientific Treatise, but an observer/thinker's observation of People and Life (Living) People into 2 broad categories : 1) the Users (the selfish kind, the egoistically pragmatic, and shrewd, worldly-wise experts at manipulation to expediently USE others (by flattery, enticements, false, unhonoured promises, etc. to benefit or serve the User's own ends and objectives.
2) the Givers - People with an open heart and open hand, who carry the philosophy or religion of unselfishness and giving unto others (often to unworthy ones who 'bite the hand that feeds it' or worse !!). These group of folk transcend mere personal desire, and like to see others getting benefitted with good, (blessings, joy and happiness, recognition for works done) and good things (wealth, happiness, happy relationships, welfare and health).
The Users may come (usually do) with charming, pleasing, heart-warming and disarming overtures and gestures of seeming friendship/philanthropy/camaraderie and fellowliness, BUT ARE MOTIVATED BY ONE PRIME DESIRE - i.e. to USE others to further their own ends or benefits ! Sometimes, some modicum of compassion or mercy or limits in violation of moral principles and ethics might moderate the degree which these unfortunate excuses for the Divine Image - Mankind, would pursue or go . But for the overwhelmed by illimitable, excessive lusts for wealth/power/position/fame/ influence (people), all such scrupulous concerns are shrunken into a tiny element which hopefully still, will become one day, the redeeming factor for the aforesaid person (s).
The Givers may sometimes 'over-give' as to be poor book-keepers nor be realistic astute managers of their own assets. These basically "live by faith" or altruistic motives, living for the moment, heart poised to meet the needs of others more than their own. Such may prosper, or be left with straitened circumstances. .... ....... But fulfilled, nevertheless spiritually ?
Shall all examine themselves without fear or favour ? Honestly, closely, self-examiningly and scrutinisingly ? What are our motivations in living ? For purely selfish hopes and dreams, or to include beside the personal hopes and dreams - the benefits to others?
At least we will know where we personally stand in that classification of human worth: Selfishness vs Selflessness / USERS ? or GIVERS ? -
“Death Becomes Us”
“Death Becomes Us”
I have had the privilege of penning many sermon blogs, all wake up calls to the bride of Christ, the church. Few who have bothered to read them, have let the words of these sermon blogs, bear witness to the burden of God’s heart. He, God is jealous over His Word and for His church, His bride. Point blank and simple, the church is the harlot, the prostitute of Israel in a comparative, who chooses continually to break God’s heart! This message is not about quoting scripture or even trying to explain God’s Word to help all who are interested, to understand. This message is about; wake up, smell the roses and act like the bride, the betrothed, we have been called to be and not some cheap backstreet hooker! Isn’t it amazing how words get in the way of action and how we feel the need to control the words someone speaks, or even control the Words, God speaks.
I have been blessed to serve with some of the more mighty men of God in this day and age, but God has a question for you, and I have heard it come out of my mouth. Why didn’t you tell them all God said, why did you hold things back that God wanted spoken. If you’re prophesying over someone and God tells you there is something wrong with that persons life, who are any of us to dictate to God whether or not the person will receive the corrective word. How can God bless us the way He wants to bless us, if we’re not open to receive His correction or be made aware that we’ve been going the wrong way on a path of polluted or wrong thinking. Who gave us permission or authority of right to over-ride what God has to say, to His church or the individual members of His church? We proclaim, we’re the bride of Christ; but are we truly? Ask yourself a simple question, do you follow the whole Word of God, seeking daily to know the fullness of the Life of His Word and walking it? Is it your heart’s desire to please God the true Father, or do you pick and choose what you will follow or how you choose to follow His Word? I see it every day, the failure to follow His complete Word in its fullest intent, always accompanied by some feeble excuse, as to why we can’t or won’t obey. For those of you who think grace is a broad street in Heaven where excuses flourish, surprise, surprise, surprise, there are no excuses in Heaven! I am far from perfect, but I will do my best to live the Word of God the way it was intended, seeking His face and His heart everyday for the strength and the ability, to do so, with my “WHOLE heart” !
I have no excuses for my failures and one day in heaven when we all stand before the perfect judge of Israel, those who don’t know now or refuse to accept this fact, will know, in heaven, there are, I repeat for the sake of your soul, no excuses! Here is another thing, that bothers the Lord; how we try to control others lives in various measures, but we have no self control over our own lives. We fool and deceive ourselves thinking, we’re so wonderful and so perfect, all because of words. Well, the prophet told me this, the Pastor told me that, and everybody says how wonderful and bright a light I am. Man has the inept ability and capability to speak flattering words based on wrong teachings of the love of God and how to love one another, to bad man has forgotten about the tough love of God and the honesty of words projected therein. In the song, “Our God is an Awesome God”, it says God wasn’t playing when He kicked them out of Eden, what could possibly cause any of us to believe that He’s playing today? The God I know, never changed anything about His character and nature, He never got weary of His thoughts because people fail. I’ve never heard God say, well they can’t seem to do it this way, maybe I’ll make it easier for them. God knew then and knows now, all He said we are to do, can be accomplished with ease if we are willing to die to self and pay the price, remember; pain is but for a moment. If God ain’t playin’; then why are we playin’?
Here’s a thought, again based on words, you’re wearing your emotions and your world all over your face. To some that may not make sense, so here it is in a nutshell, This would someone (a prophet or a seer most likely) who shows the anguish of God on their face; but really doesn’t understand fully what they feel in their heart. In prayer and sometimes through a teaching or maybe a prophetic word, you’ll get it, you’ll understand what you’re feeling. It is the anguish of God! The Holy Bibile, the Word of God wasn’t written in corrective measure of words so it might sound pleasing to the ears, it is hard-nosed double edged sword designed to cut away the flesh. This is an example of the most recent occurance regarding this subject, that hopefully will help explain what I just said. The person who runs the sound booth asked me if the sound system had been turned off yet, my answer was no. They asked me again while I was on my way to turn the sound system off, if it had been turned off yet, again my answer was no. Keep in mind, they can clearly see me, again they asked me if the sound system had been turned off yet, once more I said no but I’m getting there. They then attempted to correct my answer by telling me the correct words to answer him with. I looked straight into the eyes of the Lord with the thought on my mind, how do I respond to this? These are the words that followed from my mouth, I said no, I was not rude, I was not demonstrative, and I was not rude, I simply said no. I heard the Lord say clearly, let your yay be yay and your nay be nay, for whatever else is spoken will come to evil, and it did. The words that were spoken next, came from his mouth, they were somewhat unflattering. That’s when the Lord said, here the point of what I said is proven and here is where the fault lies in man’s teaching of My Word. Men want to beautify my words to make them acceptable to the congregation, for fear that they might lose some of the tithe money that helps to line the preachers pockets. If you’re not speaking the hard truth of My Word, then you’re doing nothing more than tickling their ears and you’re guilty of perdition and lying. God is very clear in His Word regarding how He feels about lying, He calls it an abomination. When the men who penned the Holy Bible, put His Words down on paper, they used their words, I’m betting that no fool, jumped up in their face to say, that’s just mean, you need to write it this way! It would no longer be the Holy Word of God, but I wonder at that point would there be anyone left to hear it today. Maybe (NOT), definitely though, man should stop screwing around with the corrective measure of speak to me a certain way or I’ll find fault with you and grow up. If you don’t like the way someone speaks to you, it’s time to examine yourself, maybe God is using that or those persons to show you something He doesn’t like about you. Here’s a thought; if we’re on the field of battle and I tell you duck, are you going to stand there and try to tell me how I should speak to you, or are you going to obey the simple command and save your life?
God is tired of your childish self willed actions, and your desire for the pirty party, when Christ returns for His bride, the bride will be mature in nature. If you’re not part of the mature, over coming, faith living, bride; then to bad so sad, you’ll be part of the five virgins that got left behind. In this case, you will only be a virgin to the Word of God, you’ll still be the whore of the world, the Babylon bride.
Grow up church and stop demanding you way, start doing things God’s Way with your whole heart and feel the warmth of the repented heart. Taste the Lord and see that He is good!
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“No Ifs, Ands, or Butt’s”
I’ve never been known to keep things brief, but I have cut this way down, for those of you who choose to get bored easily. We all know the story of David and Goliath, but few of us know that the stone David slung at Goliath had a name. It was a smooth stone, water washed smooth, the very same way that the Living Water should work in our lives. The name of David’s stone was and still is; Truth! Jesus being the Word of Life, is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Before David even fired the stone at Goliath, he spoke; 1Sa 17:45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
What David spoke was Words of Truth based in and on faith in His God. This would be a good moment to take a simple note; anytime you have a giant in your life, speak God’s Truth in faith and watch the fall and demise of your giant(s). All through your life as a Christian, God’s Word says you must die daily to youself and the desires of your flesh, so that your spirit may rise. What I’m about to say, may upset some of you; but, I personnaly don’t care, especially if these words burn in you, bringing a desire for change in your life! Because, we want to pick and choose what we desire to walk in the Word of God, we are nothing more than self-righteous, self-proclaimed pretentious, ne’er do-wells, who in the end will hear; Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. God warned us in His Word, they would be destroyed for the lack of His Truth. Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Throughout the history of the nation of Israel, God warned His people; do not let anything other than My Truth enter into your midst or your lives. Do not attempt to alter or change the meaning of My Word, because if you changed the strict borders of My Word, you will contaminate it’s Truth and it’s defined meaning. Hos 5:10 The sarim (princes) of Yehudah were like them that remove the gevul (boundary stone); therefore I will pour out My wrath upon them like mayim.
Pro 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Pro 23:10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Deu 19:14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
God even warned us as individuals, to walk ONLY in the Truth of His Light Deu 27:2 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:
Otherwise, destruction should follow, leaving yourself out in the dark dry places. Lev 14:40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
God even warned us that He would find a people, living stones, to replace those who choose of their own freewill, to walk in their own understanding. Lev 14:42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
Here we are; Americans, chosen by the hand of God to cause the nation of Israel to come to jealousy, doing the very same thing that the nation of Israel did and may still be doing. We have poluted the Word of God, all because we think we’re smater than God and we can make Him into our image. Trust this, or don’t; but, God’s Word is very clear here as is ALL His Word; Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
There is hope though, for those who do the will of God; 2Ch 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
Remember, what has happened to the nation of Israel, can and will happen here if we don’t cut the CRAP! Lev 14:43 And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
Lev 14:45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
We are resposible in everyway to make known the Truth of God’s Word, to set up landmarks and borders, solely based on His Truth and nothing but the truth! Deu 27:4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.
Please keep in mind that the Jordan river was known as the river of filth, and Ebal was the mountain of curses. Basically, this means that if you make the freewill choice to walk only a protion of God’s Word and not the whole of it, then you’ve expanded your borders to include the ways and filth of the world. If you can’t find reasons to walk completely in His Truth and praise and worship Him in the fashion He set forth;
Luk 19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
God refers to us in His Word as living stones and His reference here would be to your destruction, while the true remnant of God rejoices over the destruction of those who serve the father of lies and the oppression of His remnant.
We are not to touch His Truth in attempt to polish, beautify, or manipulate God’s Truth of His Word in any way! Deu 27:5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
Even God declares whoredom as a filthy stone as a symbol of whoredom. Stones that are smoothed by the washing of washing are relative to stones of Truth, but; jagged stones cut and when continuously rubbed in the same spot on flesh, they cause scar tissue to form. This in effect has the same result as one who has had their conscious seared. Jer 3:9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
Imagine if you will, a man’s face that glows brightly, but the illumination is not a natural brilliance of light; but rather, the supernatural from being in the presence of the Living God. A man who is surrounded in and by the love of the Lord and who carries His Truth to the world , even as Moses did. 2Co 3:7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
Did you ever wonder what would poses Moses to want more of the Lord and less of his fellow men and man’s ways? I can only tell you from my experiences, but I find it hard to imagine much difference between how Moses felt and how I feel! There is nothing so gloriously perfect, peaceful, full of love, bright to the spirit, and joyously uplifting as being in the the presence of the Lord. There is nothing that can cause the hunger of the soul and the desires of the heart, to rise with such profound and incredible want; as to spend even just one moment in His perfect presence. More and more, daily my voice, my heart, and my soul cries out for more of the Lord, more of His presence, to even the place where I can no longer stand. It is my hope, (tikvah), that here is the place you truly desire, because when it happens, miracles will begin to happen on a worldwide plain, and the Glory of the Lord will shine, once again, the way it was always meant to shine!
Next time you think you’re in the right place, doing the right thing, examine yourself to see if there is any hurtful or wicked way in what you’re about to do. You never know which one(s) of God’s chosen children you’re messing with, that just might bring your spiritual death and destruction; Php 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
1Pe 3:17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
There is much that has taken place over the past several months, not only in my church, but also in the nation, that proves, God’s Word, to be pure Truth, spoken ahead of time, let the mind of Christ be in you and stop all the stupid foolish put downs. Give satan no foothold and watch the Lord raise you up in His gGlory and righteousness, and not your own!
God bless this to your soul! -
Awake!
There is a battle cry going on in the spiritual realm, for some strange reason the Lord has been keeping His prayer warriors up all night praying. Sometimes He wakes them to pray in the Spirit for things they don't know or understand, but loast night was very different. The Lord woke me and I got up very very thirsty, but immediately started praying in the spirit, then went and drank cold milk. It seemed weird as if, the thirst had been temporarily satisfied and He let me return to bed and back to sleep. Then a couple of hours later, He woke me again and I was extremely thirsty, again I began to pray, then drank more cold milk and fell asleep again. He woke me early this morning and as usual I spend my mornings with Him, seeking His face and reaching out for His heart, then He said to me, this nation and all peoples need to be hungry and thirsty for more of God. Then He said, pray this in, that all people would be hungry and thirsty for the things of God and would repent of their selfish ways, get on their knees and ask forgiveness and watch My hand at work in their nation, government, leadership, and control factions!
We need to get this message out, loud, clear, concise and to everyone everywhere
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The Vision
I was taken to a crossroads and as I looked ahead of me, I saw a single lane road of dirt that was over grown. The grass was about 3 inches high and a thin path of lightly trodden grass was the only mark of a path. To the right of this path was a splitrail fence, and an open field full of green grass and beautiful wildflowers, beyond the field past the grass and flowers was a rich green hill, I asked the Lord, what am I seeing? He boldly told me, this is a field of grace, where anyone may come to rest at the base of my Holy hill, the trees in the field offer shade for whatever the need. I pondered on this; but the question that kept coming to my mind; why is there no one there? It looked and saw a thin path in the grass that looked as if only one had stopped. So I asked the Lord, why is there only one set of tracks going into the field, He said; the people race through their days with their minds in a haze, never taking the time to sit at my feet and drink of the water and the bread of life. As I looked forward again, I saw a tree to the left and just beyond the tree was the crossroads. This road was worn to the point that you could see the dirt. My attention was brought back to the tree, I asked the Lord what tree is that I see, He said; that is the tree of life where the people sup on the fruit. I walked up to the tree and there at the base of the tree was a pile of fruit, perfectly ripe and with teeth marks in each piece, so I asked the Lord, what does this mean? He said; this is the fruit of wisdom and understanding, when they bit into the fruit, they found it sweet to the taste; but bitter to their bellies, it is here where many have turned aside, gone astray of the path of righteousness. Here they discovered in their partaking of the fruit, they did not like what they tasted or the things I showed them about themselves. To some, I sent my prophets to tell the the same things over and over again, to these things; their esponse was, God didn’t tell me that. I sent my prophets to confirm what I had been speaking to their spirit and yet they turn away. Then the Lord said, I also sent my prophets to help them understand that I will not be controlled by them , but rather they would need to see that I do things my way, because I am perfect and know how to get things done to accomplish my tasks, so that I might use them to help build my kingdom. To often, they leaning to their own understanding, consoled one another in all the wrong directions, rather than council one another. They have let their words go beyond yeah yeah or nay nay bringing evil to the picture and call I’ve laid before them. In the pile of fruit, I saw where no bite of the fruit was taken, only teethmarks braking the rind of the fruit, so I asked the Lord if there was a difference. The Lord said, yes! There is a huge difference, the teethmarks belong to those who won’t go any further or do anything for the kingdom, they’re to lazy to finish what they start. Then the sun got brighter and suddenly it seemed as if the a great yellow cloud was descending to earth from the heavens and as it began to cover me, I found myself in a cattle car, looking out through the slats as the cloud grew thicker, darker and yet more brilliant. What is this Lord and why am I in this cattle car? The Lord said; this is my glory that I wish to shine on all men, but the church hides itself from my glory. The church knows that when my glory shines bright that all their hidden sins will be exposed, they’re more afraid of what man thinks of them, than what I think of them. I wanted to go sit in the field in the shade of a tree, but I found myself wondering who went on before me, the Lord said go, I want you to see. As I started on that untrodden path, I began to wonder if there was a significance to this path, without me asking, without me saying a word, the Lord said; He heard the question in my heart and this path is known as righteousness. At His answer, I began to wonder if I belonged here, again without saying a word or asking my question, The Lord told me, I do belong on this path because I have come to the place where I love Him enough to bow my heart in worship and surrender. Excited at the words that the Lord encouraged me with, I hurried my steps, I wanted to see who was ahead of me. Suddenly in the distance, I could see a couple, as I drew closer I thought I recognized them, I said to the Lord, it looks like Pastor Dan and Pastor Karen, the Lord said this is so. Then The Lord said, do you remember all the times that you asked me for a Godly mom and dad, I said yes because I do remember, yes Lord I remember. The Lord said, these are your spiritual parents, they are true family for they do the will of your Lord. Then the Lord said, listen carefully, I want you to tell them something very important, then He said; tell them this. The lord said to tell you Pastor Dan that He finds you a man after His heart and He finds you faithful and true. Then the Lord said, tell Him one more thing, tell him I have found him to be trustworthy, from my studies in the Word of God, this is something that the Lord has seldom told any of His servants. Then the Lord said, I want you to tell Pastor Karen, she truly is the perfect helpmate, she is bone of His bone and flesh of his flesh and they work together for the furthering of the kingdom and I, the Lord am proud of both of them.
The Lord said to deliver this message, with the music to Holy Holy Holy, because there is one more thing He wants spoken. He said; tell them, if they truly understood my Holiness, the words of this song would not be merely words that are sung or spoken, but they would be words sung from their hearts, you have not yet learned to worship me with your whole heart. There are no excuses for not coming to My house, for not seeking My presence, for not wanting to fall in My Glory, not sickness, not tiredness, not failure to walk before Me, there are no excuses. Then the Lord said; all that I have spoken to the people, out of their refusal to examine themselves instead of backbiting, for not following My direction given them, even from my prophets, for not letting My Word have it perfect work in them, for not leting the Holy Spirit have His way in all things they’ve been taught, they border on blasphemy. Then the Lord said remind them, they live everyday of their lives in the valley of Shechem, will they choose life and blessings or cursings and death?
Then the Lord said, I want their whole heart in all they do! -
“The Day the Lord Cried”
Normally my blog sermons are long, but this one is not. A couple of weeks ago, I began to feel an emptiness inside me that I could not figure out, I believed that I was under some strnage spiritual attack, because I choose to fight the good fight. Then I began to hear about others that also were feeling this same sensation, all experiencing the same exact symptoms. These are all battlescarred warriors for the kingdom of God, none slack in their servanthood or brevity for the Lord or in their love of the Lord. Though there were prayers lifted by our Pastor that day for each of us, that any spiritual bondage be broken, still there remained a feeling or sensation, something was out of order. Each of us felt the release through the prayers of our Pastor, but we continued to sense or feel something, silently strange. A prophet came to our church, a seer, a man of God who took witness of the vision we all felt but could not describe. God has remove His hand and His covering off this nation, more or less because this nation, including it’s Christain population, has failed to honor God and His ways. The divorce rate in the church is almost 3 times higher than the world, the drug and alcohol dependancies in the church is as high as the world, and the church has become the world in it’s thinking. Instead of finding a solution to a problem and then make the better product, let’s just throw it away and start with something newer and prettier. The things and the people of the church, have become just as disposable as they have in the world’s thinking. If it, or they don’t live up to our expectations, then let’s toss it away and start with something new and fresh. If God did that, then where would any of you be today? The world didn’t want you because you didn’t meet their standards for acceptability, what if God took on the same thought pattern as the world, where would you or I be then?
We the people of this country chose willfully to go against God’s mandate, rules, and laws and put a man in office in the presidency of this nation, who openly stands for everything that goes against God’s will. When all begins to go bad, we the people will scream out that we want his impeachment, forgetting that we chose him. The Cristian community was given a choice in this matter, humble yourselves, get on you knees and pray for forgivenenss and God’s devine intervention and see the goodness of the Lord as He brought healing to our land. Instead we chose to be complacent, thinking the almighty dollar is greater than our God and voted our choice based on our wallets instead of our hearts and the Word of God! I’m not saying that all Christians failed, but I am saying that if there is power in multitudes, then the result shows the choice and the choice was wrong! Only the remnant of God, who stood up for and stand up for God’s will and principle’s will make it through what is about to happen. It is my hope that you are part of the remnant, but remember, even the remnant wnet into captivity. Even in their captivity, they came to know freedom if they never lost sight of God and His will and His Theocratic government.
During our worship, this past week, one of our singers was to sing Holy Holy Holy andWorthy, very expressive and prominent songs by Paul Wilbur, giving the Lord high reverence. As this singer began to end the 1st verse of the songs, his heart began to cry and tears fowed from his eyes, needless to say, he never made it through the second verse, he began crying out prophetically to od for forgivenenss. He said he felt like the Lord had taken his insides out and was filling him with the tears God is shedding for His people, because His people who are called by His name, have failed time and again and inspite of all the warnings. God has continuously poured out into this nation His love and blessings, but like everything else in our lives, if it wasn’t up to our standards or expectations, we rejected it and threw it in the trash. We have become a nation of selfish people, thinking that our efforts are so good and acceptable and that our efforts will get us into heaven. Like the choices you have made for the president. You live in a deluded state and frame of mind, that will only serve to take you straight to hell. God is looking for a repentant heart, what choices will you make now? -
For my Friend
The problem here is that the Christians or non Christians, when they say with a smirk or a grin or askew smile, it is becoz they think still that sin is a funny and not serious business. The devil has deceived and is deceiving people today that he does not exist or that he is not as bad as he is "supposed to be" ! Many religionists of the modern spiritualist movements tend to believe the devil and demons are "mere forces" of obstruction for one to conquer and rise above (the vanity of the concept, from ego, of personal conquest over evil and temptation and sin.). We have many movies that even portray Satan as somehow "loveable and pitiable" - that is the devil's and demons' deception and strategy, to trick, as confidence tricksters do (that is where they derive the deceitful qualities from, the devil !) by appealing to the compassionate, pitying side of mankind, who is blind spiritually and ignorant, oblivious of the devil's ploys to deceive and enslave ! I have seen such teachings in Established Spiritual Movements of the Modern kind ! And you have these deceived, 'sophisticated souls' feeling pity for the devil ! who if they but knew his and the demons' relentless cruelties and mercilessness, wud not presume to think that we as imperfect, immoral, selfish humans could outdo God in the mercy and compassion and forgiveness department ! I have personally been thru much torment of these evil spirits and the devil for many long years of my life, and have only recently been set more free of their (devils') attacks. Due to circumstances beyond my control when i was a child, my late father, was an idolator, and was deceived into mediumship, and i the beloved only son of my earthly father, was picked as the victim to distress all in the family, especially my parents, and also me, whom every one, had deemed a good and innocent soul. (at least by human standards, not God's by which all fall short of His holy glory !) And the attempts by myself to escape my worldly misery and attacks, bullyings, and tormenting by people used by the Ruler of this world, the evil One.......... by trying out all those paths of meditation of oriental nature led to even greater bondage and the increased power of the unseen enemy to torment me as much as possible ! I CAN TELL ANYONE CATEGORICALLY ! THAT SATAN AND HIS EVIL SERVANTS, THE DEMONS, HAVE NOT ONE SHRED OR IOTA OF COMPASSION OR RELENTING OF EXTREME CRUELTY. ! THEY ARE BEINGS (THE DEVILS) OF DARKNESS, COMPLETELY DEVOID OF ANY HUMAN - LIKE COMPASSION ! AND WHAT THEY BEST DO IS TO DECEIVE, MANIPULATE ETC. THRU SEEMING EXPERIENCES OF THE "PSYCHIC" OR PSEUDO FALSE "SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES" ! GAINED THRU THESE PAGAN SPIRITUALISTIC PRACTICES OF MYSTICAL PRACTICE OF MEDITATION, BREATH CONTROLS ETC ETC. ETC.
JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (ETERNAL ) ! -
“Strange Fire - Eish Zarah”
Lev 10:1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Num 3:4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
Num 26:61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
Strange fire in the Hebrew old text refers to an unauthorized act, in the Hebrew new text it refers to a profane or whorish act of self of self will. This however is not the whole truth, in God’s Word, the Lord refers to obedience and sacrifice; 1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Here we come to a place where God pits the art and act of listening, against the act of sacrifice, the word obey actually means to hear or to listen intently and then act upon what you’ve heard. The word sacrifice in the old Hebrew (zevach) refers to an act of paegan worship, and today’s body of Christ is full of that very act.
I choose at this time to present one more scripture, hopefully as an identifier in yourself examination, to show you the difference between obedience and your strange fire. Mat 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.
So often we think that we should be given more, but the odd thing is the thought pattern that follows; God promoted me to this position, now I don’t have to do the little things from where God promoted me. How stupid is this thought pattern, where in the Word of God does it say anything that could even be misconstrued as such an idiotic thought. My Pastor, even though he is relieved by God’s Word from doing anything except being attentive to learn and teach the truth of God’s Word, still cleans the bathrooms when no one is around! He is the only one in the church or body of Christ that is excused, by God’s Word from engaging in the small duties of the church, and yet in continued selfless acts, he still does what needs to be done. Nowhere in the Word of God, is anyone excused from filling or fulfilling a need, any need, in the body. I’m not talking about just your supposed calling; I’m talking about any need. Maybe people in general have a blindsided view or thought pattern that says, only the elect, that would be the very few who respond to the call of God, are suppose to do it all. Newsflash people, if Jesus Himself thought it not belittling to get on His knees and wash the feet of His disciples, what do you think makes you and better, different or greater than Jesus? What makes you think you don’t have to get out of your seats, off your blessed assurance and do something for the Lord? 1Pe 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
When a parent refuses to strongly bring correction to a child’s life that is disruptive, out of control, and or rudely disobedient, this is strange fire. The parent doesn’t want to be a parent to the child but; rather a friend, in so doing; they blow off their responsibility to God and that child. They use terms like, I don’t want to be too hard on them, oh, it’s just a phase their going through, or, they’ll grow out of it, these are mere words of self justification. These are the words of a murderer! Jesus made a strong point when He said, if you say you love your brother; 1Jn 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Generally speaking, this parent didn’t like the way they were brought up, so they vowed a vow, swearing they wouldn’t treat their child like they were treated. Whether it was their father or mother or even both parents, they show they hated them for bringing correction into their lives, mother or father is still a brother. By this parent not bringing the strong correction into a child’s life from a vow based on hatred toward the parent(s), they are murdering their own child. They use the term love, as their means of sanctifying and justifying what they do, but God said; Pro 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
2Sa 7:14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
Parents in modern day society have taken on the thought patterns of Dr. Spock, the self proclaimed world’s greatest child psychologist. My question in this thinking is simply this, if Dr. Spock was such a great child psychologist, then why did his son commit suicide, siting his father to blame for never punishing or spanking him when he needed it. There is hope though, God’s Word from the knowledge and wisdom of the almighty says this; Heb 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
If God’s Word says do, then why do we feel the need to disobey, leaning to our own understanding, not only condemning our children, but ourselves as well. When we pick and choose which of the commandments God laid out for us, we offer Him strange fire.
God has called everyone in the church to do their duty, and even more. Mat 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Mat 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
There is no more excuse for not getting off your blessed assurance and do something for the Lord, God didn’t call the equipped, He called all, that He might equip them to do not only their calling, but also the work of the ministry. 1Co 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
There are some in the body who feel they don’t have to do anything to help out except what they believe their calling is; this is a fallacy and if they continue on in this fashion, they offer strange fire to the Lord. In some churches, there are men who are called to catch people when the minister is praying over them, but they choose to blow this portion of their call off, by saying, I’m not screwing up my back. I feel no pity for you, but rather a sense of anger, you lean unto your own understanding rather than putting your trust in the Lord. I myself have had my back broken twice and my neck broken once, but nowhere in God’s Word does this alleviate me from the responsibility to minister to others. I trust God to keep me safe and not let anything outside of Him rule or encumber me. When someone has the audacity to worry about themselves and not trust God to keep them, they offer up strange fire. The ladies can be doing something as well, some churches use clothes to help maintain the dignity of someone who has fallen out in the Spirit, while God is ministering to them. The woman can place those clothes over the people, while God is doing what God is doing in that person’s life. Some churches use cameras, most use sound systems, some use viewers for the words of the worship songs; these are all areas of service that could use some help. Most churches have nurseries and Sunday schools for the babies, children and teens; these are areas that need teachers and workers to help out, all the time. Some churches have coffee houses and welcome centers, to help visitors and church members to fellowship together, bringing in unity to the body of Christ and making one another feel welcomed and even loved; this ,too is an area that needs help. If you’re not doing something for God and thinking you’re OK, this is strange fire.
There are those in the body that believe, if they give money to the church, they have a right to say what goes on in the church and where the money should go. This is so far from the truth, it is strange fire to the Lord. There are those who show up for a Sunday or a Wednesday service, believing they don’t need to come the rest of the time. They then begin siting some poor excuse, as their means of justifiable excuse for not being there, this is strange fire to the Lord, the Word of God is clear about which choice you should make; Jos 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Keep in mind that God gives no rewards for attendance, either be active, not only in your attendance but also in every Word God laid before you, to do! If you insist on choosing wrong, God’s Word warns us about the outcome of such choices; Deu 30:19 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:
If you’re of the belief that God doesn’t expect you to serve, then perhaps you can explain away, this next verse; Jos 9:27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
God told Joshua, to give everybody a task of helps, this was and is to establish the simple fact that no one is exempt or immune to being called into action by God and expected of God to follow through. Anything less than willingness without griping or complaining is nothing more than strange fire.
Num 32:11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
There it is, in God’s very own Words, if you’re not about being, giving and doing with your whole heart, you will never see the promised land!
Lev 9:8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
Lev 9:9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
Lev 9:10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Lev 9:11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.
Lev 9:12 And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
Lev 9:13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
Lev 9:14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
Lev 9:15 And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
Lev 9:16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner.
Lev 9:17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
Lev 9:18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
Lev 9:19 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
Lev 9:20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
Lev 9:21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
Lev 9:22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
Lev 9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
Lev 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
This is the act of obedience that God demanded, giving glory alone unto Him, it didn’t matter how small or insignificant the job, or even how disgusting the job might seem, as long as God alone got the glory, that His glory might shine out over the people. There were two that thought they could add to God’s glory, when in fact they were seeking their own glory, did God tolerate it? Do you think that God tolerates it today? Remember what took place, when these two young men offered up strange fire; Lev 10:1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Lev 10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
It is time to examine yourself, keeping in mind, how easy it is to be deceived and deceiving yourself.
Will you take a lesson from the Word of God and repent of your ways and your understanding, and serve the Lord with your whole heart and stand up and fill any open place in the ranks that satan can and will take advantage of. Or will you continue to offer strange fire, believing you’re safe from God’s destruction, turning grace to grease and slipping through. Choose this day whom you will serve, will you serve and worship the God of creation with your whole heart, or will you continue in yourself serving acts?
