How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of those who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" Isaiah 52:7 NASB
Wonderful dear Callie, best wishes for our commentors, Calliopesgirl and Robplum. Love and Prayers! GBY!!
Amen, wonderful dear Calmheartseeks, bless you with a real hunger for this word! Much love and prayers!!
... that of your inner self, the unfading Beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3:4 (NIV)
We are the ones deciding the course of the battle! We are the ones controlling the tide of battle according to our decisions & what we think, what we do, what we say‚ whom we obey.
God [the Empire] has left the choice up to us up to a certain point where He finally steps in & cries, "Foul! Penalty! Stop the game!" And because the other side is doing wrong, they forfeit the game & we win, because we made the right choices, we listened to the right voices, we obeyed the right commands, we did the right things.
The battle is for the souls of men & their actions & their deeds & their words & attentions & all that sort of thing, & which way goes the World. (See my blog, "The Spiritual Warfare Depends on Us!"
Thank you dear Callie for clarifying further and the high lights of Mercy and being a Blessing to others. God bless you!
The subject matter prompt me to share a testimony on this regards:
My children all grew up in the Mission field work, they were the Stars of every community we lived. In January of 83' we were excommunicated when members we cared for teamed up against us for private gain. Thus, for the next 6 years my kidz stayed faithful to perform those things that were in-breaded; till the need for compromise was apparently taking its toll though His love remained faithful to lead and guide.
I couldn't find a helpmate to carry on with the ministry, most of my time was absorbed in her fundamental structuring--and my children started to slide from my lack of diligence and losing the edge of application that could have helped--the testing, purging, and being made white became the center theme then, till the faithfulness of His love helped me to rise above the obstructions, obscurities--the Gauntlet that led through the "Narrow Paths".
Never the less, I've learned some wonderful lessons through it all and will continue to learn until my graduation or Rapture. PTL!
So getting back to the "I will repay" or "Reparations of War": Aside from the many gifts the Lord has endowed upon me and the heights of ministry obtained: recently, along side the "Forensic Reports" I carry to His throne of Glory; my last vivid dream revelation shared that "All my Children had beautiful homes in the "Better part of Town", and was ready to show me their places where I put a pause, till my next visit amongst the "Heavenly City and Citizens". TYJ! (See Acts 2:17 & Revelation 21:24) KJV
vs. 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.Proverbs 14:16 & 22-27 KJV
My youngest son Jonathan graduated to Heaven in his early 20' from the incident, got swept away by the heavy currents of compromise; my oldest son fell into condemnation when his brother passed on, and my 4 daughters were all flattened when their faith's were tested and the need to compromise is taking them through the School of Laban (the School of Hard Knocks).
Seeming Defeats Greater Victories!
Yes, His love has been faithful to keep me in touch with their Spiritual condition, as well as their eternal blessings! His love will more than repay for your expenditures!
Wonderful dear XuanMai Bà R?a-Vung Tàu, Ho Chi Minh Vietnam; c?m on b?n và Thiên Chúa chúc lành cho b?n! (Thank you and God bless you!) Love and Prayers!!
"ON GUARD!"
It's a fight, beloved! It's a battle! The Enemy of your soul just needs a little time of compromise to get close enough to strike you some mortal blow below the belt! This is the grave danger of the unguarded moment!--Just a moment in unguarded danger can put you in your grave!--Except for the mercy of God!
We are in a serious warfare and you had better be constantly on your guard, ready at all times to fight any attack of the Enemy, who is just waiting for your unguarded moment. That's why you need to stay very close to the Lord and be very Spirit-led, not leaning to your own understanding but in all your ways acknowledging Him, and then He'll direct your paths (Pro.3:5,6). If you don't, you're apt to fall into one of the Devil's traps!
Help us, Lord, to realize we're in a constant battle and we must keep on Thy whole armor day and night and never let down our guard! Keep us all close to You, obedient, wise as serpents, harmless as doves, constantly in prayer, constantly dependent upon Thee, Lord, prayerful and careful and cautious. Help us to give You all the cooperation we can. Keep us in the hallowed protected center of Thy Will. In Jesus' name, amen!
Beautiful dear Honebee of Barcelona, Spain; thank you for the kisses that transcends our Earthly Bounds! Love and Prayers!! Happy New Years!!!
WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH JESUS IN HIS THRONE!
"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne" (Rev.3:21).
That's really a rather odd picture!--Us sitting with the Lord in His Throne, meaning we'll share His power! It almost seems improper, Him letting us share His Throne!--Unless we see ourselves as He sees us, like little children! That's much more understandable, thinking of ourselves as little children sitting beside Him in His Throne. Thrones aren't normally big enough for two grown people, but they're always big enough for a child or two on the lap or beside one adult. The Father picks us up and puts us in His throne or sets us on His knee.
We sit with our Father in His throne, so that makes us princes and princesses, children of the King!--And just as little children have power to influence their father when they sit with him in his throne, we've got power with our Heavenly Father too!
That's how the Lord loves you and me! He's going to let us sit down with Him in His throne, because we please Him and we love Him and He loves us! Isn't that a beautiful picture?
Love so Wonderful! Bless you my dear Bluelady, Georgia! Love and Prayers!! GBY!!!
"LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL DOING, FOR IN DUE SEASON WE SHALL REAP, IF WE FAINT NOT" (GAL.6:9).
Sometimes we don't mind beginning a good work, but when we see what the final cost is going to be, we don't want to complete it! But we just need to remind ourselves that the greatest men and women of God who've accomplished anything at all that the world has heard about were those who stuck to their jobs through thick and thin!--And there's just no limit to what God can do through us also if we'll just stick to it!
Well begun is half done, but if we don't finish it, nothing was done! We might as well have not begun it at all than leave it unfinished. We cannot begin a job for the Lord unless we finish it, or the whole thing was a failure! It would have been better if you had never started! The Lord said we'd better sit down and count the cost first before we start, so that we're either able to finish the building or win the war, or we shouldn't even start it (Luk.14:28).
Help us all, Lord, to remember that it's You that has begun a good work in us and you shall complete it till the end! (Phi.1:6)--And help us, Lord, to be faithful and stick to the task that You have given us, until it's finished or You tell us it's time to go!
Have a Beautiful Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!
Thank you Ken, hundreds of after life experiences is where we have gathered theses implements, along with scriptures that gives the word images. According to your faith! GBY!
Wonderful Johnny, thanks for your incentives, it reflects the light in God's great purpose for it all! God bless and keep you trusting!
HOLD ON!
Sometimes we wonder, "Why do we have to go through these breakings and trials, Lord?" But there are some things the Lord can't reveal to you in advance because you're not yet ready. You've got to go through some testings without even knowing what the future holds, to see if you can take it, to see how good your loyalty is, to see how strong you are, to see how faithful you are, to see if you will be willing to do whatever the Lord asks! If He told you the end from the beginning, that would be too easy, like giving you the answer to a guessing game or doing a puzzle for you. That would be no test.
Although in a way it hurts Him, He loves to watch you make it in spite of all the tests and trials. He loves to watch you win the race, endure the affliction and the battle and fight through and win!
If you can stand the test, God can use you for something greater than you've ever done before, in the center of His Will where He knows you fit best, the particular job He has for you, the thing God wants done the most.
So don't settle for anything less than His best! Hold on! It's just around the corner!--And it's worth it! Happy Christmas!!
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. Revelation 21:24 KJB
Thank you Ken, Yes, some Christian faiths believe they're going back to dust... don't like to specify beliefs here. According to their faith be it unto them! (Matthew 9:29) ESV God Bless!
... nothing like the warmth of friends and family around the Christmas light!
Wonderful dear brother Ken, thank you for sharing your friendship and neighborly lights with us! Have a beautiful Christmas and a Happy prosperous New Year!! God bless!!!
Dear fello CS members, No, we don't approve of the earlier doctrinal notes regarding your inquiry! That was changed way back in the early 80's! Sorry your pretense of slander and reproach is covered up by your supposed holiness doctrine of self-righteous "holier than thou hypocrite", dear Ken and BC... but you'll truly see the results of your perpetration if you don't seek God's forgiveness. Live and Let Live! Best of Love!!
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this-- not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way. I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Romans 14:13-15
Amen, dear BritishColumbian, Yes, He's continued to open my eyes! Be happy with those you've put your faith in. Here's showing love without partiality! GBY!
Aloha Conrade of Switzerland, made enough post about the general great men of the Bible who made murderous mistakes, yet was mightily used of God! David never taught anything that was not found in the Bible, always told us to check the scriptures and interpretations for ourselves. The same door we came in is still there if anyone wants to leave! God's Army is all volunteers, there's no draftees!! Best of Love!
Thank you Callie for your love and grace... I pray the on-readers can see and hear the difference. Slander is a serious crime in God's Halls of Heaven. Had some warnings to post, but I'd rather have mercy than sacrifice! (Hosea 6:6 Matthew 9:13) Happy Christmas! Much love and prayers!! Have Fun!!!
"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them!" Sorry loves, but I didn't come over to your blogs to attack your faith or lifestyle. We're supposed to be a dating community showing mutual respect for one another, not debating whose doctrines one should follow. None of you know hardly anything about my Christian fellowship nor my personal testimonies... the things you've accused me of are the very things that's flowing from your deceptive reproach. Please hold your differences and complains! I've tried to be cordial with everyone, but there comes a time when even God will stop speaking and start sending "strong delusions"!
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 2 Thessalonians 2:11
"HE SHALL REWARD EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORKS!" (MAT.16:27).
We don't earn Salvation, we can't work for Salvation, it's a gift. But we can earn special praise and special commendation from the Lord and we can work for rewards! God is no respecter of persons when it comes to Salvation. But when it comes to works and accomplishing something for Him in His Kingdom here on Earth, He is a great respecter of persons!
Heaven is not going to be a classless society. In Heaven, there will be all kinds of grades and levels of reward, just like there will be all kinds of grades and levels of punishment. There will be a different glory with which each person will shine, depending on how much they did for the Lord. Some of the Christians history has known have been saints, giving their lives in love that others might be saved! Where do they deserve to be?--At the Top near the Lord in His Court! But some Christians who served poorly and lived selfishly for themselves all their lives will be rewarded poorly!
Be steadfast, unmovable, work hard for the Lord, because your labors are not in vain! You'll be rewarded before long!--Amen?
See you on the other side if you've received Jesus as your personal Savior! Happy Christmas!!
Dear Ken, sorry to break the news to you, but here again your knowledge and understanding of what the Bible teaches have fallen short. "The Greater Love Principles of Sacrificial Love", that is found in the Bible is also found in other cultures and peoples who lived by them. Amen, according to your faith! GBY!
GOD GETS HIS GREATEST VICTORIES OUT OF SEEMING DEFEAT. Jesus said, "To whom much hath been forgiven, the same loveth much." David sinned a lot, but God called him a man after His own heart!--He was after God's heart!
YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO BAD FOR JESUS, ONLY TOO GOOD! And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased: and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted" (Mat.23:12). The Prodigal was closer to the Father when he was wallowing in the mire than he was when he was first at home, because in the mire for the first time he began to appreciate home!
THE GREATEST MEN IN THE BIBLE WERE GUYS THAT MADE TERRIBLE MISTAKES and realised they were sinners, that they needed God. Happy Christmas!!
Sorry to hear your statements, like I said, "I never looked back"!! See you all at the Judgement seat of Christ!! Please, have a wonderful Christmas!!! Much love and prayers--Keys
Dear Britishcolumbian, sorry my general response didn't reach home... to many that took me like a flood... please send me an email if you'd like to know specifics. God bless and keep you trusting in Jesus! Love and Prayers!!
Everybody's got their own unique ministry and something that only they can do, believe it or not! He designs the tools and He makes them for the job! God knows what you're best suited for and what He wants to use you for and what kind of tool you are, so you'd better do what He knows you can do best!
Find the job that God fitted you for, He made you for, He gifted you for. Seek the Lord and find His Will. If you haven't found it, find it! And if you have found it, for God's sake stick to it!
If everybody could only be willing and satisfied to fulfill their calling and not want any more or any less, the Lord could make them very happy. But we sometimes make ourselves unhappy by being dissatisfied with what the Lord has given us, because we haven't learned, as the Apostle Paul said, to be "content with whatsoever state we are in" (Phil.4:11). We all need to learn to be satisfied and thankful for the place and ministry God has given us.
Lord, Thy Hand is upon all of us according to Thy call for each of us, that we should each abide in the calling wherewith we are called. Help us each to find our place. Most of all, Lord, we just want to be as useful to You as possible! TYJ! DBB
"According to your faith be it unto you." Matthew 9:29 KJV
"Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin." Romans 14:22-23 KJV
Yea, I've been in the Faith that's in over 101 countries for 41 years and was brought up from birth in a Christian home.
Nay, Judas's, Prostates, Out Right Lies & Detractors are welcomed to their own opinion and findings.
Have some faith, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
Obviously the blog was a bit "Meaty", but you won't see what you missed by taking this reproach against His love and light! Don't worry about me, I've been through 100 times worst... many factors of your choices will be learned in God's good time. For now, please try to have a "Happy Christmas"! "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:35 KJV Best of Love!!!!!
Thank you Jim, just downloaded some samples of Dr. David J. vids from his lightsource-turningpoint ministry. Tell me the points you liked about his messages... GBY!
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A Christian Worldview for the 21st Century Pt. 2
How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of those who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" Isaiah 52:7 NASB
Wonderful dear Callie, best wishes for our commentors, Calliopesgirl and Robplum. Love and Prayers! GBY!!