Abide!

It’s true joy to know how wonderfully and tremendously God loves us and we partake of perfect peace when we chose to live in His love. Now “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace…” and when we have these three we are empowered to walk in the rest “…patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Gal 5:22-23) Who doesn’t like a person who is full of love, joy, peace? Someone who abides in God’s love, joy and peace will be patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and exercise self-control. And when we “Abide” we feel awesome and amazing and when we don’t agonized and angry. We weren’t created to criticize, complain and condemn, that’s not how God is and therefore not how we are. We are to “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Eph 5:1-2) So it’s time know and believe in the love God has for us and rejoice and make the steadfast choice to abide in His glorious and victorious love. God’s Love will surely never ever fail so those who live in Love will prevail!

Gal 5:22-23
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
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1 John 4:16
6 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
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Rom 14:17-18
7 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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John 14:16-18
16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
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1 John 4:13
13 By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
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John 15:4-13
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.

11 "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. 12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
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What manner of spirit you are you of?

If you could purchase perfect peace how much would you pay? It cost Jesus His life and then He gave it to you! (Col 1:20, Jn 14:27, Isa26:3) Now that you have access to the peace of God how do you think it will affect your life if you choose to live in it. Peace in your household, your relationships, your finances, your workplace, your community – can you imagine, “perfect peace”? The source is God’s Spirit, His peace flows into your spirit, then saturates your soul and finally is reflected in your body and upon your whole life.

“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” 1 Thess 5:23-24 NKJV

Now the fruit of the Spirit is peace and if we yield to God’s influence we will bear it. But there are also other spirits out there working so we have to make a choice.

James 3:13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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1 John 4:2-5
By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
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The spirit that’s in the world at large is “is earthly, sensual, demonic” it’s the spirit of the Antichrist and it’s anti-Christ. It’s against the Prince of Peace and works to cause envy, division and strife. But you are not of this spirit, “because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” “The God of Peace Himself” has come to live on the inside of you and wants to “sanctify you completely.” And if you’ll yield to Him, He “will do it.” (1 Thes 5:23-24) And if you don’t He won’t. So the question is, what spirit are you yielding to? Are you like the “sons of thunder” or the “Prince of Peace”?

Luke 9:54-56
54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?"

55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them." And they went to another village.
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Do you know what manner of spirit you are of? Just look at the fruit in your life, what kind is it? God’s will is “perfect peace” but you must pay the price of committing to live a life of love. You must keep your mind fixed on Him and yield to the Greater One within. You must refuse the evil and choose the good and “[Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]” John 14:27AMP The great price for peace has been paid and now it’s up to you to enforce it. It’s not going to be legislated by world governments or brought into being by charity organizations. But it starts with the Spirit of Peace Himself dwelling in and flowing forth from the heart and mind of every committed believer.

Isa 9:6-7
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
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Rom 14:17-18
17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
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Rom 15:13

13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Rom 15:33
3 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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Gal 5:22-26
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
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Rom 16:19-20
19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
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Rom 16:19-20
…Don't be gullible in regard to smooth-talking evil. Stay alert like this, 20 and before you know it the God of peace will come down on Satan with both feet, stomping him into the dirt. Enjoy the best of Jesus!
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Love Rich or Strife Poor

If you keep the commandments of the Lord, chiefly love you will prosper and if you don’t you won’t. Its “through faith and patience that we inherit the promises” and “faith is activated and energized and expressed and working through love.” (Heb 6:12, Gal 5:6AMP) So if you don’t walk in love don’t expect your faith to work or to inherit the promises of God. It doesn’t matter how hard you try to believe if you don’t love it won’t work. But if you will make love your highest priority God has promised to make all His blessings come upon you and overtake you.

Isa 48:17-18
17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
"I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you by the way you should go.
18 Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!
Then your peace would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
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Deut 8:11-19
11 "Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, 12 lest — when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; 16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end — 17 then you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.'

18 "And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
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Prov 28:25
25 He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.
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Prov 28:25
25 He who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the Lord shall be enriched and blessed.
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James 3:16
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
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Isa 1:19-20
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword";
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
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Deut 28:1-14
8 "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

3 "Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

4 "Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

5 "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

6 "Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.

7 "The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

8 "The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

9 "The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. 11 And the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. 14 So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
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Harmonize with Heaven!

Praying in the Spirit gives us peace and assurance. We seem to be created with the inherent knowledge that prayer is powerful. It’s an awesome privilege to have access to speak with the Almighty. It’s especially wonderful when we know that He loves us and said that He would always be there to help us. They say, “Good help is hard to find these days.” But the best and most powerful help; that is God himself is always as close as our next breath. We have access to unlimited power but we don’t know exactly how to orchestrate it. When we ask God for things we must realize that He will manifest the answer in a way that’s harmonious with the balance of everything in the universe. In other words it’s not His desire to answer the prayer of one person to the detriment of others. That would be counter productive in His great plan because His will is for the good of all. He’s not just the agent of solo singers but the Author of everything. When we ask Him to make our melody He doesn’t stop the whole show but begins to work us into the symphony with perfect precision. Many times we wonder why our prayers don’t get answered “exactly the way that we thought that they should” but surely we must realize that we are not the only people on earth. Imagine what a mess it would be if the Conductor started following the “conductees”.

Our weakness is revealed, “We do not know what to pray for as we ought” (Rom 8:26) just like musicians don’t know what to play as they ought. Each person only knows their part but God is the Orchestrator of everything. So He helps us pray in the Spirit and intercede according to His will so that “all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Rom 8:28) Not that some things would work together for the good of the ONE, but so that all things work together for the good of ALL who are called according to His purpose.

So this brings up the subject of praying in the Spirit. Like music is the language of the soul praying in tongues is the language of the Spirit. Good music doesn’t generally come from the mind nor do you interpret it with your mind likewise good prayer does not come from the mind but from the spirit and in interpreted by the same. Most people would like to have the gift to play well, to move the soul, but only some do. However every child of God can receive the gift to pray well, to move and be moved by the Spirit of the Almighty. Praying in the Spirit is the like song of the Spirit and the main requirement is a desire to “sing.”(Jn 4:24) This gift has become uncomfortable and controversial to some because the enemy would rather have us, “JUST SHUT UP!” Because singing lifts the soul and praying in the Spirit edifies and lifts the Spirit. And it also helps us pray in perfect harmony with God’s will and gives us peace and assurance knowing our requests are being “written in” by the Author of everything.

If you desire to receive this great gift you may if you are a child of God. When you received Jesus as Lord you were also equipped with the ability to pray in the Spirit. If you will receive the gift of His Spirit He will enable you to pray in this supernatural way. You simply say, “Lord I receive your Spirit now please help me pray.” Then you yield to the sounds that come from within. When you pray in the Spirit your spirit prays so these sounds are coming from your spirit not being formulated in your mind. You don’t pray in English or whatever you natural language is any more than you play music in English, these are the sounds of the Spirit. It’s the language of heaven. You don’t comprehend it with your mind but you understand it by the Spirit. And like music moves your soul this prayer moves your spirit and you harmonize with the whole of heaven!

1 Cor 14:2-3
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.
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1 Cor 14:14-16
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.
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Acts 2:4
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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1 Cor 14:2-3
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.
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1 Cor 14:14-16
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.
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Acts 2:4
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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Jude 20-21
20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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1 Cor 2:6-16
6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, 8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written:

"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For "who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
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If you have questions about this or want help with it then send me an e-mail. Have a great day and be blessed in every way!

Hot Pizza or Cold Cat Food?

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.” Isa 7:14-15 NKJV

Our happiness can be greatly increased simply by being disciplined to refuse the bad thoughts and choose the good ones. There’s a lot of “stuff” floating around out there to worry about but Jesus said not to. (Mt 6:25-34) Evil thoughts are like worms on hooks and if you take the bait your mind will soon be running away with you. But there’re also plenty of good things to think about and you constantly get to choose. If you refuse the evil and chose the good life will seem good and if you choose the evil than life will seem bad. It’s the same life but the difference in how you think about it. Many things you can’t change but you can control how you think. So I say why torment yourself? If you have a choice between eating hot pizza or old slimy cold canned cat food which one will you choose? Many thoughts will be placed before you today so what will you “eat”? Some things just give you a stress stomach ache so don’t partake. God’s got the good stuff so think like Him and, “…taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” Ps 34:8

2 Cor 10:3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. NKJV

Rom 8:5-7
5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
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Rom 12:21
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Rom 16:19-20
19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.
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Col 3:1-3
3 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
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Col 3:2
2 Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ — that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.
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Catch-22

What I need today is motivation without condemnation.
I must pray so I can itemize, prioritize and strategize the right way.
Many times I feel driven but I can only work with the time I’m given.
If I don’t ask God I’ll attempt to do more than I’m able to and end up frustrated and feeling blue.
When I overload myself I get behind, and in distractions to become entwined.
I feel like I’m never going to get “all my stuff” finished anyway so from my purpose I begin to stray.
After procrastination comes condemnation, if I’m not fulfilling “my obligation.”
In my stomach the butterfly’s flutter and in my mind I began to mutter.
Feeling compelled to perform and “get in a hurry” my gut is wrenched as I worry.
By the adversary I’ve been trapped and tapped and now my energy is being sapped.
This anxiety makes me pale and frail and I live my life as if on a rail.
Thinking soon the train will come and to despair I will succumb.
Set me free from this Catch-22 of being obsessed and driven or overdue.

We work better and are more productive when we have peace. But many times if we’re unaware our peace gets plundered. Any distraction will do the enemy just wants to divide us from our purpose. God leads and guides but the enemy drives. When we’re feeling pressed and prodded it’s a good indication that the enemy is working. He wants to drive us so fast that we crash or distract us to go so slow that we become easy prey. Either way it’s a Catch-22 because we don’t end up fulfilling Gods will and end up feeling angry, frustrated and condemned.

So what’s the answer? Just don’t do it! You have peace and God will set the pace as you walk with Him. Refuse to be like cattle being driven to the slaughter. But stand up for yourself and stomp the enemy. Say, “Hey! There’s no way I’m being driven by or following you! Get out of my face I live by God’s grace and in His peace I’ll finish my race!”

This can be easier said than done so just stop for second. Which system are you hooked up to; the world’s system of worry or the kingdom of God’s system of perfect peace? God is like a firewall, “a wall of fire round about” you. If you’re getting a bunch of ghoulish gluck you guard is down. It’s time to reset and it takes a minute to reboot. Turn everything off and wait on God for a moment.

“He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariot in the fire.

Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!

The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah “
Ps 46:9-11
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Rom 16:19-20
but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
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Rom 16:19-20
but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
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Isa 26:2-4
2 Open the gates,
That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.
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John 14:27-28
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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John 14:27
27 I'm leaving you well and whole. That's my parting gift to you. Peace. I don't leave you the way you're used to being left — feeling abandoned, bereft. So don't be upset. Don't be distraught.
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John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]
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Col 3:15-17
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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Col 3:15-17
15 And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].

16 Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with [His] grace in your hearts.

17 And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.
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What is Truth?

It’s easy to live a lie when you don’t know the Truth. But when Truth comes to abide within He purifies your soul. Living the double standard is the result of choosing anything to live by besides the Truth. When you choose your own standards you can do whatever you want and try to justify it but that still doesn’t make it right. There is only one Truth and He is the Standard and example for all else. He is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, the Almighty Creator of everything! Therefore He alone has the right and authority to establish Truth. And He has instituted and founded all things upon this immovable footing. If we know this Truth and establish our lives on it as we will also be unshakable and free! And if we don’t we wont.

John 18:37-38
37 Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?"

Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

38 Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?"
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1 John 5:6
And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
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Matt 7:24-27
24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

26 "But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."
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John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
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John 8:31-32
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
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John 14:15-18

15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
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John 15:26
26 "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
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2 Cor 13:8-9
8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
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Gal 5:7-10
7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
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Eph 4:20-24
20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
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Eph 6:14-16
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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1 Thess 2:13-14
13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
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2 Thess 2:13-14
13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Tim 3:15
15 but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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James 5:19-20
19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
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Eyes of Eternity

“For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” (James 4:14)

This life is short compared to eternity and when it’s over we don’t cease to exist but the spirit and soul move into another realm. When a person moves out of their body they vanish from the temporal and move into the eternal. It’s hard for us because we won’t get to see them again “for a while” but if they belong to God they really have moved on to a better place.

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:1-4

They have gone on ahead and also await our arrival in eternity. They have followed the path of life to Life Himself and in His presence “is fullness of joy” and at His right hand “are pleasures forevermore!” Ps 16:11

A person who dies in the Lord lives and is surely ecstatic beyond our comprehension. Those who have seen the other side look back form the perspective of eternity knowing that we also will be there in just a moment. For us it’s “the rest of our lives” but for them it’s a only vapor. Very soon we will also be ascending and will fulfill our hearts and enjoy the relationship forever. And then never ever again will death be able to separate us because it’s been defeated. And even tough they are absent from the flesh they are with us in the spirit like the Lord Himself.

Heb 12:1-2
2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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It’s like a one way mirror and we can’t see their side but they can see ours. When we get a glimpse from the scriptures we see them in perfect peace. And when they look back now from their eternal perspective what do they see? And it seems like they would say, “Don’t mourn for me I’m free!” “It’s not like you’re never gonna see me again.” It’s like when a kid goes off to college and the parents cry but the kid says, “It’s gonna be all right, I’ll see you again soon!” Now the Holidays become richer when we get together and for some who have graduated to the next realm we look forward eagerly to seeing them again at the ultimate celebration. God will gather all His in heaven and we will rejoice together at the marriage supper of the Lamb. We will live together forever because we are the family of the Father and He’s made the way to keep us all together. So for now we carry on and take comfort and courage knowing that this is our eternal destiny.

Rev 19:6-9
6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! 7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

9 Then he said to me, "Write:'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!'" And he said to me,"These are the true sayings of God."
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Rev 21:3-6
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

5 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."

6 And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
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Rev 22:1-5
22 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
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"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
John 11:25-26

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit,
rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ
Col 2:5

For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, 3 if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. 4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 2 Cor 5:1-8

You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Ps 16:11

You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
Ps 73:24

Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
Ps 84:10 NIV

51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed - 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?"
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Cor 15:50-58

But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thess 4:13-18

For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
Phil 1:19-23

Come Fort

When the storms of life are frigid and battles are raging it’s nice to have a good home and cozy comforter to snuggle up in. So it is with God, He is our safe place a refuge and a fortress and our Comforter. He not only protects but also abides and provides. No matter what happens He will not be shaken and can not be taken from us. We rest under His shadow knowing that nothing is greater than He. For in God we have come into the ultimate indestructible and supernaturally fortified fort and it’s in Him that we have comfort.

Ps 91:1-2
91 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust."
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Ps 94:17-19
17 Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
18 If I say, "My foot slips,"
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.
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Ps 119:76
76 Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
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Isa 51:3
3 For the Lord will comfort Zion,
He will comfort all her waste places;
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in it,
Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
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Isa 51:12-16
12 "I, even I, am He who comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
Of a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?
13 And you forget the Lord your Maker,
Who stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth;
You have feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
When he has prepared to destroy.
And where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed,
That he should not die in the pit,
And that his bread should not fail.
15 But I am the Lord your God,
Who divided the sea whose waves roared —
The Lord of hosts is His name.
16 And I have put My words in your mouth;
I have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
That I may plant the heavens,
Lay the foundations of the earth,
And say to Zion, 'You are My people.'"
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Isa 51:12-16
12 "I, even I, am He who comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
Of a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?
13 And you forget the Lord your Maker,
Who stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth;
You have feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
When he has prepared to destroy.
And where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed,
That he should not die in the pit,
And that his bread should not fail.
15 But I am the Lord your God,
Who divided the sea whose waves roared —
The Lord of hosts is His name.
16 And I have put My words in your mouth;
I have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
That I may plant the heavens,
Lay the foundations of the earth,
And say to Zion, 'You are My people.'"
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Acts 9:31
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
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Rom 15:4-6
4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Cor 1:3-5
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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2 Cor 7:6-7
6 Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7
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2 Cor 13:11
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
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2 Thess 2:16-17
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
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John 14:26-27
26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.
27 Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]
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John 15:26
26 But when the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who comes (proceeds) from the Father, He [Himself] will testify regarding Me.
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John 16:7
7 However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
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Arrogant or Example

Sometimes the hardest thing to take is a slice of your own advice. If you could see your situation from the outside what would you tell you to do? You have to separate yourself from the emotion of the moment and make your decision based on love and logic. It’s always easier to tell someone else what to do because you’re not feeling the pressure of their problems. But if you can un-relate with yourself for a moment you’ll probably know what exactly what to do. Usually the problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do but that you don’t really want to do what you know. It’s easy to dream but it takes discipline to actually achieve. In order to receive what you believe you have to pray and follow the Lord day by day. This is easier said then done because the Holy Spirit is your personal trainer and is usually more concerned with your results then your comfort and contentment. “Now you do what you have to, so later you can do what you want to.” This is sound wisdom but most people just want to do what they want to do without paying any price. Well if you don’t pay then who’s going to? Jesus did pay the ultimate price and gave His life but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing left for you to do. You could at least leave a tip and you can’t just mooch off Him forever. He gave you Life but now you have to live it. It’s true it’s a gift but you still have to operate it. If someone gives you a brand new car it doesn’t mean that there’s nothing left for you to do. You still must fill it, maintain it, drive it and follow the rules of the road. If not you’ll end up in a crash and wonder what happened to this “new Life.” Well you probably failed to steer expecting God to do it for you. But He’s not going to, He’ll’ do it through you and with you but not without. There’s no such thing as auto pilot, it’s our life and only you can live it. So the next time you’re thinking about sharing your great wisdom and solving everyone else’s problems why don’t you solve some of your own? Because it’s one thing to be a preacher and almost anyone can do it but another thing entirely to be an example.

John 13:12-17
12 So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. 16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
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1 Tim 4:12-16
12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
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Take Off the Headband of Hell

Be self-controlled and alert, vigilant so you don’t end up a victim. The enemy would like to eat your life for lunch and if you’re unaware you’re the perfect prey. He seems to be satisfied and consuming in crisis and feeding on fear. Beware of strife because it will slice like a knife and drain your life. You adversary has an agenda and vision to cause division so he can gobble up the pieces. But don’t you know he’s a defeated foe. But even a lame lion gets to sup on the slothful. His saliva is subtle so those who are spiritually sleeping don’t even know until it seems like “suddenly” they’re missing a piece of their soul. If you listen to his lies the toxins of his tongue will maim you mind and make you feel cheated and mistreated. When you begin to lash out at those you love you know something is wrong. You’ve been poisoned, injured and infected by the constrictor’s ill will - put under pressure, overwhelmed with trials and tribulation, it feels like you can’t get any air and you want give up… BUT WAIT! There is an answer!
Call upon God and He will come to your aid. Wake up! Take off the headband of hell. Shake off the affects of a delirious and demented foggy brain designed to restrain. If you think and act like the enemy then the outcome is evil but if you imitate God glorious and victorious. God Himself lives a life of love and will impart His goodness into your heart. By receiving His nature and paying attention to Him you become free form sin and the effects of strife and the wicked life. By God’s grace the enemy has no place, no right to bite, resist him in “steadfast in the faith” and He’s put to flight. To the slithering subversive snake don’t yield but to God’s wonderful Spirit submit and be fulfilled. It’s a choice you make many times a day, good or evil which is your way?

1 Peter 5:8-9
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith…
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1 Peter 5:8-9
8 Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. 9 Keep your guard up. You're not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It's the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith.
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1 Peter 5:8
8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
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1 Peter 5:8
8 Be careful-watch out for attacks from Satan, your great enemy. He prowls around like a hungry, roaring lion, looking for some victim to tear apart.
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1 Peter 5:8-9
8 Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
9 Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset — rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined]
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James 4:7-8

7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
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James 4:7
7 Be subject with implicit obedience to God at once and once for all. Stand immovable against the onset of the devil and he will flee from you.
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James 4:7-8
7 So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper.
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Rom 16:19-20
19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
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Rom 16:19-20
19 And so while there has never been any question about your honesty in these matters — I couldn't be more proud of you! — I want you also to be smart, making sure every "good" thing is the real thing. Don't be gullible in regard to smooth-talking evil. Stay alert like this, 20 and before you know it the God of peace will come down on Satan with both feet, stomping him into the dirt. Enjoy the best of Jesus!
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Rom 12:21
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Eph 5:1-2
5 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
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Worship Him Who is Wonderful!

I wanted to just preach about and focus on God and not myself or others but one of His chief characteristics is His love for us. When I find out what He’s like I find out what we’re like because we’re made in His image and likeness. His love and passion to redeem us and bring us to Himself is so great it seems to come up every time we communicate with Him. My desire is to intently focus and fellowship with Him and when I do I find that He is intently focused on us. This is truly amazing! “What is man that you are mindful of him?” Now for us to start acting like God we need stop paying so much attention to ourselves and pay attention to Him like He pays attention to us! He’s so much more awesome and interesting anyway. What an honor and a privilege to be loved by God, and it’s pure bliss to be in love with Him! This is the essence of our existence, it’s excellent and extraordinary to know and worship Him who is Wonderful!

Jn 3:16, 1 Jn 3:2, 4:17, Gen 1:26-27, Eph 3:17, Eph 2:4-8AMP, Ps 8:4, Prov 4:20-24, Ps 29:2, 95:6, Jn 4:24, Isa 9:6, 25:1, Ps 107:20-21, 111:4, 119:127

Deut 10:12-15
12 "And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? 14 Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.
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Matt 22:36-39
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"

37 Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and great commandment.
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Matt 22:37-39
37 Jesus said, "'Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.' 38 This is the most important, the first on any list.”
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1 John 4:19
19 We love Him because He first loved us.
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1 John 4:16
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
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The Secret Ingredient

You can appreciate what’s on the outside when you have peace on the inside. The creation looks better when you are filled with the Life of the Almighty Creator. There’s just something that happens to people when they acknowledge and abide in God’s presence. You can see His light and love reflected in their eyes and attitude. Colors seem brighter, food tastes richer, people seem better and stress and worries fade into the background. When we realize Who is with us, living in us, watching over us, manifesting His grace and glory through us and His mighty power upon us then life is considerably enhanced. We begin to live in high definition with surround sound. Like sugar sweetens coffee and cookies and spices make ordinary food delightful and delicious the presence of God is the secret ingredient to living the good life. How can life be bland when we fellowship with and understand that it’s actually God Himself within - the awesome, infinite, Almighty and most interesting being in the universe. The glory of the entire creation is only a mini marvel compared to the One who created it and “we haven’t seen anything yet!” The One who made mountains majestic, oceans awe inspiring and the sun and stars shine bright above, lives in you and fills your heart with love. He is unlimited in ability, surpassing greatness, glorious in splendor, superabounding with everything that’s right, good, excellent and enjoyable! And He’s chosen you to be the object of His affection, “the apple of His eye” His constant companion and created you to contain the very essence and nature of His divinity. You are able to yield and be filled with all the fullness of God Himself. And when you are everything else is also Awesome!

Eph 3:14-21
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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Eph 3:17-19
17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, 18 you'll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! 19 Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
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Eph 3:19-20
19 [That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!

20 Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams] —
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Rejoice!

There are millions of reasons to rejoice but all we need is one! You know the old saying “count your blessings” and it’s a good idea, when you realize how many there are you will never get done counting. God “has blessed us with every spiritual blessing” and He’s so good that it’s going to take not only this lifetime but also “the ages to come” to show us!

Eph 2:7
7 He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus.
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Phil 4:4
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
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The Secret Place of Perfect Peace

Acknowledging the Almighty harbors the soul and without it we drift to aimlessly to and fro. The external life is like liquid and constantly changes with the elements. There will always be storms and sandbars but with God there’s security. For within - in the realm of the spirit there is a bay containing a cove of constant compassion. It’s the secret place where we may hide and abide in the presence of the Most High and under the shadow of the Almighty. Mental, emotional, financial and political tempests may rage but we remain unchanged in the midst of the same. For we are not ruled and moved by the outside elements but are governed by our unchanging God. We well know that He has everything under control and there’s no situation or circumstance greater than Him. If we try to navigate the world’s waters on our own we will run aground or be in continual crisis crying for help. But if we realize that God is not only “our ever-present help in trouble” but also ever-present help to keep us out of trouble then we will weather the storms under His care and remain secure and undamaged in the midst of any adversity. He is our Everlasting Father our eternal security and Him there’s perfect peace. When we acknowledge we turn the wheel of our thoughts into His presence and with His guidance at the helm no violence or tempest can overwhelm because were aware of His realm. When His realm becomes our reality then we realize everything else is subject to change but He remains the same and we are “in Him!” This is the secret station a cove of constant compassion the place of perfect peace!

Acts 17:28
For in Him we live and move and have our being...

Mal 3:6
For I am the Lord, I do not change…
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Heb 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Isa 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
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Ps 91:1-6
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust."
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation."
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Why Would You Do That?

Today I was putting the dishes away, all the clean ones were done and there was one dirty dish left in the sink so I thought, “I’ll just leave that one for later” immediately followed by another thought “Why would you do that?” The first thought was just me being lazy and the second one was the Lord helping me examine my motives. Usually what we do or refrain from doing is not as important as why. Does it really matter if I leave one dirty dish in the sink? Nobody in the world is probably going to care and it’s surely not a sin so what’s the big deal and why is God talking to me about the dishes? - Probably because He’s more concerned with my inner attitude than my every action. By leaving one dish undone I’m cultivating an attitude of laziness. I’m conditioning myself to accept leaving things undone, I’m being inconsiderate of someone else and in this case would also be ignoring the voice of the Lord. Does this mean that I should be obsessive and compulsive about doing every dish all the time? That would be over correction and the dish really isn’t the issue it’ the attitude. The Lord knows that if I’m lazy, inconsiderate, ignore His voice and leave things undone that I will not succeed in life. If I’m not faithful with little then I won’t be faithful with much and that’s how I get big problems. The big things are really just a bunch of small things and if neglect the little then pretty soon I’ll have problems with the large. So the question to ask yourself is, “Why would you do that?” or “Why am I doing this?” If you do the right things for the right reasons you will end up “living right” and be successful but if you neglect to do the right things for the wrong reasons you will fail. Changing your life starts with the small stuff and you can do it and if you don’t you will never see big changes because the big stuff is just a bunch of small stuff. What you need to do is not some super-spiritual miraculous and elusive revelation and inspiration that’s way beyond your reach. It’s simply doing what you know you need to do at the right time and for the right reasons. If you do this you will foster the attitude of an overcomer and end up attaining. The road to victory is run one small step at a time and if your small steps are bad then your race you will ruin. So don’t be that way but do everything with excellence and display and convey an attitude of victory every moment of everyday!


Song 2:15
Catch us the foxes,
The little foxes that spoil the vines,
For our vines have tender grapes.
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Luke 16:10
He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. NKJV

Luke 16:10-12
10 Jesus went on to make these comments:

If you're honest in small things,
you'll be honest in big things;
11 If you're a crook in small things,
you'll be a crook in big things.
12 If you're not honest in small jobs,
who will put you in charge of the store?
MES


Luke 16:10-12
10 No! For unless you are honest in small matters, you won't be in large ones. If you cheat even a little, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities.

Peace Invincible

For the unbeliever perfect peace is as elusive as treasure hidden in the shifting sands of a massive and deadly dessert. But those who know God and fix their thoughts on Him have a perpetual oasis. Water brings forth life in the dessert like faith causes the believer to flourish. No matter how harsh the conditions you have the ability not only to survive but also thrive in the midst adversity. The Vital Source, Living Water, Perfect Peace abide eternally inside the children of the Almighty. When we focus on God in faith, acknowledge His Truth and are aware of His presence we find the true treasure that so many are seeking – Perfect Peace! Can you imagine its value and outstanding effect? When it is manifest we are enabled to live and love like God Himself! Glorious in grandeur it remains always untainted by evil. No trouble, turmoil or tragedy can overcome it because it’s the very peace of God Himself. And no matter how dark the days or wily the wicked God is always greater. Those things will change and fade away but the peace of God abides forever. While the whole world and all its systems are bound to fail the peace of God is ever present and will prevail. Even when the very mountains are shaken and taken we will remain at rest knowing we’re secure because our life is in God’s hands and from them we will never be removed! The peace of God that obtains our eternal security is surely enough to get us through our daily duties. The choice is ours, by our own mental process we will be steeped in the world’s woes or fix our thoughts on God and rest in His repose.

Isa 48:22
"There is no peace," says the Lord, "for the wicked."
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Isa 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
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Jer 17:5-8
5 Thus says the Lord:

"Cursed is the man who trusts in man
And makes flesh his strength,
Whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert,
And shall not see when good comes,
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
In a salt land which is not inhabited.

7 "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.
8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
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Isa 54:10
10 For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed, yet My love and kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you.
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Ps 46:1-5
6 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
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4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
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John 14:27-28
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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Phil 4:6-7
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Acts 10:36
36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ — He is Lord of all
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Eph 2:14
14 For He Himself is our peace…
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Heb 13:8-9
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Perfect Pace Perfect Peace!

What do I do with symptoms of OCD and ADD? Sometimes I find myself trying to do multiple things at once and do them all perfectly. Of course they don’t all get done and inevitably pure perfection is elusive. If I’m not careful I get frustrated and stressed because it’s taking “too long” to do everything right and I’m not meeting my own self imposed expectations. Things either aren’t perfect or I don’t get enough done in a day so I start to feel driven with a belly full of disappointment. When I put to much on my schedule its like eating too much before exercise it actually hinders the progress but the most annoying thing is just not feeling good. I hate those driven days where no matter how much you do or how fast you go it there is no peace because you perpetually feel like your behind. And nobody wants to be a behind. Making your own test too hard and feeling like a failure is a trap.

So the Lord seems to be saying to me, “Don’t be driven!” Be motivated, proactive and purposeful and live in the moment. While you’re “getting everything done” don’t be so stressed about the future that you forget to live and have fun. Don’t be so distracted thinking about all the things that you have to do, that you don’t really do what you’re presently doing with excellence and enjoyment. It’s the enemy that drives and distracts but I lead and guide. Ignore him and pay attention to Me. When you acknowledge Me in the midst of any situation I give you perfect peace and when you have peace you will be more productive. So don’t be like a rabbit with OCD and ADD but simply follow Me and be free from self imposed condemnation and compulsion.

“WE” that is “God and me” will get everything done today that we need to get done and “everything else” will just have to wait its turn. I will not be rushed by the things on my list like a bunch of little impatient children pushing in line. And the ones that scream the loudest may just have to wait the longest. I won’t freak out and follow fear because I already have a Leader. I take authority over my life and all this “stuff” can just sit down and shut up! I will put things in the order the Lord leads me to and live my life knowing that I’m walking in His perfect will. I will not run so fast that I wear myself out and end up haggard and disappointed unable to finish or get distracted and go so slow that I end up a behind. But I determine to live in sync with God and find the perfect pace to may run my race with joy and enjoy every step!

Isa 26:3
3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
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1 Cor 9:24
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
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Heb 12:1-2
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Col 1:10-13
…strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy.

You’ve Got Mail! …and it’s on Fire!

Check the inbox of your heart and you will see God has messages for you. He also likes to IM and is always online. You can ignore the communication or open up a dialogue with Him. If you open it won’t contain any viruses but it is full of life, health, peace and power. His grace enables you to download any software you need to accomplish anything that He puts on your heart. It’s truly awesome and amazing! You have an unlimited connection with the Almighty!


Rev 3:20-22
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

22 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."'"
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Heb 4:7
7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, "Today," after such a long time, as it has been said:

"Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts."
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Deut 4:36-37
36 Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.
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Heb 12:28-29
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom (Within – Lu 17:20-21) which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire. NKJV

In the Old Covenant God wrote His Words on Tablets but Now He puts His Living Word upon your heart!

Ex 32:16
16 Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets.
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Heb 8:10-12
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them.
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2 Cor 3:3
3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
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Now He has given you the “Spirit of Wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” (Eph 2:17) He opens your hearts and gives you understanding that so you can comprehend the scriptures. (Lu 24:27,45) When you open up the lines of communication you will know His passion. He will reveal Himself to you and your heart will burn within! His Spirit will engulf you from the inside out and you will be a sign like the burning bush! You are His Holy Temple on fire from the inside out yet not consumed. (1 Cor 3:16 6:19, Exo 3:1-5, Mt 3:11-12, Ac 1:8) A bright and shining light with passion you will live and fight, blazing bright no longer subject to the night!

Luke 11:33-36
33 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. 34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light."
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Matt 5:14-16
14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
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John 12:46-47
46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
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Eph 5:8
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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1 John 1:5-7
5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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Rev 21:23-24
23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
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Rev 22:5
5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
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God is Light! Brighter and mightier than the sun in all it’s brilliance! He Himself lights the whole of heaven and He lives in you!

Meet Your Maker!

God’s with us and we’re with God and with God all things are possible. But greater than the “things” that are possible is the fellowship the Father the Creator of everything. He is Life and it’s when we acknowledge Him that we truly live! He is always present but when we take the care to be aware we are quickened from within. His Word is like sweet song to our souls. It lifts us up and sets our heart on fire. There’s an awesome excitement in communication with the Almighty. Talking with Him we can not help but experience His excellence, glory and greatness. His abundant love makes us feel like we’re the most valuable treasure in the universe. And indeed out of everything He’s ever made He chose us to be the object of His affection. It’s only mankind that He made in His image and His likeness and only us that He’s united with to live within!

It’s a truly awesome thing to meet your Maker and you have an appointment every moment of every day!

“…truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.”
1 John 1:3 NKJV

Fellowship - A state of being together; companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest. [1913 Webster]

1 John 1:1-4
From the very first day, we were there, taking it all in — we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands. 2 The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we're telling you in most sober prose that what we witnessed was, incredibly, this: The infinite Life of God himself took shape before us.

3 We saw it, we heard it, and now we're telling you so you can experience it along with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 Our motive for writing is simply this: We want you to enjoy this, too. Your joy will double our joy!
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Superabundance!

God wants us to have life to as He has it Himself. Abundant, everlasting, God quality of life! He sent only His Son to be the One to give us the Gift and now it’s up to us to receive it. (Jn 1:12, 1 Jn 5:12, Rom 5:17) And He said to pray, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matt 6:10) So what’s God’s will on the earth?

Deut 11:18-21

18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
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John 10:10
…I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
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Eph 2:10
10 For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].
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I alone came in order that they might be possessing life, and that they might be possessing it in superabundance.
Jn 10:10 Wuest

The Extravagant Reward

The best thing you can do in life is fulfill God’s will. It’s what you were made for and ultimately will bring the most satisfaction. True success is defined by Gods standards, not mans and anyone can have it because it comes from God. He created you to be victorious all you need to do is find out where you’re supposed to be and do what you’re gifted to do. When you abide in God’s presence you’re in His good graces then you’ll have favor in other places. The key to enjoying life is to realize that you have Life, and not just a bit but “an abundant supply! God Himself lives in you and He’s extravagant!

Gen 15:1
I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
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Gen 15:1
I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great.
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Heb 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
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When you seek Him you will find Him and when you find Him you will have your Reward! He is the Living Treasure! Infinitely more supreme than all the riches of the universe, full of grace and truth, glorious in splendor, majestic and everlasting!

Matt 13:44-46
44 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
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When you give your all and “sell out to God” you get Him and He is “more than everything,” He is the Creator and Animator of life itself. He doesn’t just have what you need but He is Who you need. When you find Him you discover the eternal treasure that all seem to be driven to seek. Truly priceless, ever-increasing and abiding forever!

2 Cor 4:7
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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Col 2:2-3
…being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Heb 11:24-26

24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
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Gen 15:1
“I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
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Get High and Be Glad!

What makes life so wonderful? Why do some seem to be so happy all the time? It’s the proper perspective that gives us peace and the proper perspective is from above. When we see things from below we get down, distressed and “under the weather.” I got discouraged for a few days at the end of last year and I lost my vision. I couldn’t see what God was doing because I stopped looking. I didn’t do it intentionally; I just woke up late for a few days and missed my prayer time and the panorama of peace. Even though God warned me and I even preached against it but I still got hacked by the holidays. I hate being down; pessimism is my pet peeve and ironically only one of the few things that I’m negative about. I felt wounded and was wondering what was wrong and I realized that some people feel like this often. How horrible, I’m so sorry! So I was seeking and the solution was simple. I had to get my eyes off myself and back on God, His Word and helping others and now I’m “high” and happy again. People never seem to be happy when they’re focused on themselves and it’s hard not to when you gotta live with yourself all the time. But you don’t have to look at yourself all the time. That’s like taking a ride through the majestic mountains and looking in the vanity mirror on the sun visor the whole way. Everyone else may be in awe and enjoying the awesome view but not you. Even though you’re in the same place it’s the perspective not the position that’s the problem. Look up and you will see that there’s something and Someone greater than thee. The creation can be inspiring and so much more is the Creator - the Most High in His Majesty! Prayer and fellowship with God is vital for victory, by it we “Get High!” and it changes the way we see everything.

Eph 2:4-8
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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Eph 2:4, 6 AMP
4 But God — so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us, … And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere… (and WO! What a view!)

Ps 2:4
He who sits in the heavens shall laugh…
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Ps 126:1-3
1 When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
"The Lord has done great things for them."
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are glad.
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Ps 126:1-3
1 It seemed like a dream, too good to be true,
when God returned Zion's exiles.
2 We laughed, we sang,
we couldn't believe our good fortune.
We were the talk of the nations —
God was wonderful to them!"
3 God was wonderful to us;
we are one happy people.
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Ps 16:8-11
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
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Ps 21:1-7
21 The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 You have given him his heart's desire,
And have not withheld the request of his lips.
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3 For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
4 He asked life from You, and You gave it to him —
Length of days forever and ever.
5 His glory is great in Your salvation;
Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
6 For You have made him most blessed forever;
You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
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Ps 35:27-28
27 Let them shout for joy and be glad,
Who favor my righteous cause;
And let them say continually,
"Let the Lord be magnified,
Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant."
28 And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness
And of Your praise all the day long.
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Ps 40:1-3
40 I waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
3 He has put a new song in my mouth —
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.
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Ps 40:16
16 Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let such as love Your salvation say continually,
"The Lord be magnified!"
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Ps 64:10
10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him.
And all the upright in heart shall glory.
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Ps 118:24-25
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
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John 20:19-20
19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
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Acts 11:23
3 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
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Acts 13:32-33
32 And we declare to you glad tidings — that promise which was made to the fathers. 33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm:

'You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.'
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Acts 13:48
48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
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Rom 10:15
15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:

"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!"
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By Nature

God’s will is awesome! If you want to walk in it you will first need to know what it is and then apply yourself daily to doing it. It’s not that complicated, it comes naturally if you don’t try too hard because it’s what you were made for. Just like animals know what to do, they don’t go to universities to learn how to live they just know. So Christians are created with the instincts to follow God and do what’s right. It’s so simple a child can do it and most of them do. It only gets messed up when someone comes along and tries to teach you how to “live right.” It’s like telling a dog how to be a dog and that they better keep the dogma if they want to be great in dogdom. But the dog knows its doctrine because it’s taught by instinct and not by law. A dog is a dog and a Christian is like Christ by nature. Will you do what’s right and fulfill the law? You can do it, if you just follow your God given instincts it comes naturally. Forget about all the legal eagles teaching beagles to be beagles and just follow your heart. You know what’s right so just walk with God and be His loyal and faithful companion. You were created to be ‘God’s best friend’ and so much more even one with Him.

…for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts….
Rom 2:14-15 NKJV

…I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them… Heb 8:10-11 NKJV

Eph 2:3-10 AMP(Caps. added0
3 Among these we as well as you once lived and conducted ourselves in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by our corrupt and sensual nature], obeying the impulses of the flesh and the thoughts of the mind [our cravings dictated by our senses and our dark imaginings]. We WERE then by NATURE children of [God's] wrath and heirs of [His] indignation, like the rest of mankind.

4 BUT GOD — so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us,

5 Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved ( delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation).

6 And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

7 He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that YOU ARE saved ( delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;

9 Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]

10 For WE ARE God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].
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2 Peter 1:2-4(Caps. added)
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine NATURE, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
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