ARE ALL CHRISTIANS HOMOPHOBIC? ABSOLUTELY NOT = THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH!

Do Christians hate or fear homosexuals?  No!  Is it a sin?  Yes but so is lying!  Sin is sin is sin.  

For all have SINNED and fallen short of the glory of God.  Romans 8:28.  We are ALL in need of a Savior, Christ Jesus.  There is no sin that cannot be forgiven.  Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit CANNOT be committed unless you die without receiving Salvation!  

We do not hate, fear or wish harm on gays.  I have a very dear relative who is gay that I love dearly.  So please go to this link to listen to this man's TRUTH on what a TRUE CHRISTIAN believes and what those who do not live by His Principle's believe AND how to tell the difference.

God loves us all.  Be blessed and love in Christ Jesus!

The Truth About TRUE Christians and Homosexuality

BATTLE FOR THE MIND - By: David Peterson

Battle for the mind

“And be renewed in the spirit of your mind”; Ephesians4:23

“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” Philippians 2:5

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”. 2 Timothy 1:7 

A sound mind and a carnal mind are not the same. 

“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not 
subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be”. Romans 8:7

Most of what is produced is quite carnal, sinful, blasphemous, and is designed to make you think, that you thought something, that they actually implanted in your mind through the programming. Changing your mental makeup and corroding your spiritual connection to God. Why do you think Evolution, Atheism, and LGBT related things are constantly all over the TV, Movies, kid shows, video games, and even apart of school curriculum? 

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2

This world actively participates in many of the activities that we watch. Programming is designed to change you into the thing God abhors. Can’t we see this is setting us up for the Anti-Christ? To create a type of Hive mind like bees for example. For those who study the Alien/Demon agenda this is quite familiar. These devils are influencing folk to think that we must all think alike and share the same sinful ideologies and engage in sinful behaviors. Is this biblical? 

“These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast”. Revelation 17:13
Scientist are working on ushering in the Anti-Christ right now. “Scientists find you can reduce peoples' belief in God by directing magnetic energy into the brain” Quote from an article. Follow hyperlink or copy and paste in your browser.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11935492/scientists-reduce-belief-god-hostility-immigrants-magnets.html

“(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)” Philippians 3:18-19
We profane or defile the temple when we drink in this filth, same with secular music. Remember the definition of witchcraft? The manipulation of objects, images, sounds, words…to achieve an altered state of consciousness.

“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not”. Proverbs 1:10 
Another scripture says:

“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” Proverbs 4:14

“As pertaining to holiness Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing”. Philippians 3:16

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:6

How can this be achieved if the enemy has a foothold in our minds and hearts and homes through secular programing under the guise of entertainment? You watch this stuff and it opens you up to demonic influence because you are becoming unclean. 

How long can you eat and drink with the world and what the world eats and drinks before as the scripture says God giving you over to sinful nature. 

“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;” Romans1:28

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” 1 Corinthians 6:19 - 

Just in case any have been misled to believe the whole “Once Saved, Always Saved False doctrine.
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 3:17

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”. Galatians 5:1

You can but don’t have to backslide. Stay clean. Don’t be caught back up in sin for temporary pleasure. 
“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;” 1 Peter 1:13

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:” Hebrews 8:10

Are you not having enough victory in your life? Situations? Sins? No prayer or fasting breakthrough? 
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear Isaiah 59:2

Try spending less time being entertained and stretch out on God, Focus on building a much better relationship with Him through Prayer, Fasting, and Reading the Word of God consistently.
Romans 13:14 - But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].
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“Because it is written, Be ye ho; for I am holy.” 1 Peter1:16 – 

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1 

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. Romans 14:5

If others still watch sinful stuff, don’t fret. You be saved! You strive to enter in at the straight gate!
Romans 1:1-32 - Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Read More...)

2 Corinthians 7:1 - Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things”. Philippians 4:8

As an after thought : These words are mentioned in the bible numerous times. Must be a reason.
Prayer 128 times, Mind (and other forms of the word)137 times 

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26:3
“Pray without ceasing”. 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Jesus Loves You, I love you, & May We All Draw Closer To Christ In Spirit & In Spirit & In Truth!


Everyone wants and needs friends. But not all friendships are created equal—some are true and some are toxic. What if our friends are really hurting us?

Friendship is important to everyone. We seek friends very early in childhood; and if we are lucky, some of those early friendships may stay with us for life!

King Solomon wrote, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” (Proverbs 17:17).

Unfortunately, not all friendships are created equal. Some friendships produce a very positive impact on us, while others do not. It is the difference between one that is a true friend and one that is not.

What makes a true friend, and how do you know when you have one or are one? Is it possible to have a friendship that is actually hurting you?

A toxic friendship can cause a lot of damage, emotionally, mentally, even physically. Here’s how you can tell the difference.

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Life, Hope and Truth - TOXIC FRIENDSHIPS

HEBREW WORD OF THE DAY

Today's Hebrew word is .... NIGHT

The Gospel According to Luke

The Apostle "Luke"

Luke, a physician, writes with the compassion and wrmth of a family doctor as he carefully documents the perfect humanity of the Son of Man, Jesus Christ.  Luke emphasizes Jesus' ancestry, birth, and early life before moving carefully and chronologically through His earthly ministry.  Growing belief and growing opposition develop side by side.  Those who believe are challenged to count the cost of discipleship. Those who oppose will not be satisfied until the Son of Man hangs lifeless on a cross.  But the Resurrection insures that His purpose will be fulfilled: "to seek, and to save that which was lost."  (Luke 19:10)

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Kata Loukan, "According to Luke," is the ancient title that was added to this Gospel at a very early date.  The Greek name Luke appears only thee times in the New Testament (Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11, and Philemon 1:24)

My Bible is very unique.  Before each Book, it gives a small bit of information on the book, who it was written by and general info on what it's about.  It's the BEST Bible I have ever owned.  I got it at the Dollar General for $11.  I almost didn't buy it and it was not where you would expect to find one but my 56 year old eyes just don't see well and the ONLY KJV Bible with "red letters" was small print and very hard to find.  It only costs $3.  Oh, I was grateful but ready to spend $30 on one.  They didn't have a large print, red letter KJV edition anywhere in a CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE!  All they had were these expensive "new" editions I wouldn't pay $1 for.  So each day, starting with the New Testament, I'll share this info.  I started with Mark but I will start over with Matthew.  You can find the information on Mark by clicking on my Archived posts.  God bless you all and so much LOVE in Christ Jesus.  Brenda Alexander

God's Blessing - Given, Accepted And Enjoyed (Genesis 12 & 13)

By:  Charlie Cameron (Click link below to join his community)

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The “land” was given to Abraham by God. It was to be the land of His “blessing” (Genesis 12:1-3). God’s gift of grace calls forth our response – “Abraham went, as the Lord had spoken to him” (Genesis 12:4). God had spoken. Abraham had acted upon God’s Word. Was it all plain sailing after that? No! There were trying times ahead of Abraham, times when he had to keep his eyes on the Lord. Receiving God’s gift of salvation does not guarantee that we will always walk with the Lord. We fall into sin – when we take our eyes off the Lord. “Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land” (Genesis 12:10). What are we make of this? What was going on here? Here are two different ways of looking at this situation – “Even when we are where God wants us to be, all will not necessarily go well for us materially – no matter what the prosperity gospel teaches. Abram was in the land God had sent him to, but that land was afflicted by famine (Genesis 12:10). The Lord does, however, guarantee to provide a way out. While there was famine in Canaan, there was enough food in Egypt and so Abram went there to wait till the famine in Canaan was over (Genesis 12:11)” (Africa Bible Commentary); “During a time of serious famine, Abram left the place of God’s choosing and fled to Egypt, a symbol of the world. This move bred trouble” (Believer’s Bible Commentary). Was Abram led by the Lord to go to Egypt? or Did he take a wrong turning? One thing we can say is this: When Abraham arrived in Egypt, he needed to be very careful. There’s a lesson for us here: We are not to rest content with receiving God’s gift of salvation. We are to press on from the beginnings of our faith. We are to press on to a greater enjoyment of our salvation. This growing joy in the Lord is more than looking back and saying, “There was a day in my life when I accepted Jesus as my Saviour.” We look back with thanksgiving. We say, “O happy day that fixed my choice on You, my Saviour and my God” – but we must not remain in the past. The life of faith is for here-and-now. The vow that we made to the Lord when we first came is to be renews day-by-day: “So God, who heard my solemn vow, in daily prayer shall hear my voice till in my final breath I bow and bless the day that fixed my choice” (P. Doddridge, this version - Jubilate Hymns). Abraham let the Lord down. He had accepted the Lord’s will for his life, and then he had lost his way. Did he lose his way by going to Egypt? or Did he lose his way once he had arrived in Egypt? Whatever may be said about Abraham losing his way, there is something we must not overlook: Abraham found his way back to the Lord. He learned from his mistakes.If his time in Egypt taught him anything, it taught him this: Be careful. Abram saw that “the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord” – and Abraham made sure that he kept well away from that place (Genesis 13:8-13, “Lot got grass for his cattle. Abram got grace for his children”, Believer’s Bible Commentary – Lot plunged into worldliness. Abraham progressed into holiness). We are not saved by our great holiness. We are saved by the grace of God – the God who gives to us His salvation. We receive this salvation through faith in Christ – “it is not our own doing, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). We need, however, to be reminded, again and again, that our joy in the Lord will only grow strong when we are learning to walk with Him on the pathway of holiness – “we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, for good works … ” (Ephesians 2:10).

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THE BRAVE FRIENDSHIP OF GOD - My Utmost for His Highest (By: Oswald Chambers = 1874 - 1917)

"Then He took unto Him the twelve, and said unto them, 'Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be accomplished."  (Spoken by Christ Jesus)  Luke 18:31

Oh, the bravery of God in trusting us!  Do you say, "But He has been unwise to choose me, because there is nothing good in me and I have no value"?  That is exactly why He chose you.  As long as you think that you are of value to Him He cannot choose you, because you have purposes of your own to serve.  But if you will allow Him to take you to the end of your own self-sufficiency, then He can choose you to go with Him "to Jerusalem" (Luke 18:31 - see above).  And that will mean the fulfillment of purposes which He does not discuss with you.

We tend to say that because a person has natural ability, he will make a good Christian.  It is not a matter of our equipment, but a matter of our poverty; not of what we bring with us, but of what God puts into us; not a matter of natural virtues, of strength of character, of knowledge, or of experience --- all of that is of no avail in this conern.  The only thing of value is being taken into the compelling purpose of God and being made His friends (see 1st Corinthians 1:26-31).  God's friendship is with people who know their poverty.  He can accomplish nothing with the person who thinks that he is of use to God.  As Christians we are not here for our own purpose at all -- we are here for the purpose of God, and the two are not the same.  We do not know what God's compelling purpose is, but whatever  happens, we must maintain our relationship with Him.  We must never allow anything to damage our relationship with Him.  We must never allow anything to damage our relationship with God but if something does damage it, we must take the time to make it right again.  The most important aspect of Christianity is not the work we do, but the relationship we maintain and the surrounding influence and qualities produced by that relationship.  That is all God asks us to give our attention to, and it is the one thing that is continually under attack.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - September 1, 2016

Akumobi Kingsley

OWNER

Open Heavens Devotional  -  Yesterday 4:45 AM

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE: THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2016

THEME: NO ROOM FOR THE DEVIL

MEMORY VERSE:

Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1st Thessalonians 5:22

Bible Reading: Psalms 15:1-5

1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

MESSAGE:

‘Looking unto Jesus’ are three very important words of salvation, encouragement and direction for daily Christian living. Nicodemus, in his search for the true God and eternal life, approached Jesus for possible understanding. The Lord Jesus made the new birth very plain by using an Old Testament illustration of the fiery serpents of brass put on a pole for the Israelites to look upon as recorded in the book of Numbers 21:8-9.

The fall of Adam and Eve, and the temptation of Jesus Christ, exposes humanity to two important realities among many others. First of all, the devil is out to destroy all human beings without exception. Secondly, the devil cannot do a perfect Job at destroying a person without the consensual agreement of that individual. Consequently, the devil seeks the permission of an individual to have the access required to destroy his life. That is why the Bible in Ephesians 4:27, admonishes us not to give way to the devil.

Moreover, the devil does not make this request directly; neither does he require a clear answer from anyone. The language of the devil is always implied and shrouded in ambiguity, such that no one is ever fully aware of the implications of any transaction with the devil until reality dawns on them. For these reasons, children of God should be mindful of their responses to any proposal by the devil because ordinary interest is usually taken as consent or approval by the devil. Men and women who showed interest in various proposals of the devil in the past were soon captured and enslaved to the point of being addicted to such harmful practices like alcoholism, gambling, illicit sex, hard drugs, prostitution, etc. For these reasons, the Bible outlines several ways in which believers should respond to the devil. Evil is to be avoided at all cost as indicated in Psalms 1:1:
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful”

And in Proverbs 4:14:
“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.”

And 1st Thessalonians 5:22 says:
“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

Evil is to be hated with passion and resisted with everything we have in line with proverbs 1:10:
“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”

And James 4:7,
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Above all, children of God should pray every day in response to evil, Matthew 6:13 says,
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”

I pray that you will not be a victim of evil in Jesus’ name.

Prayer Point:

Father, please keep evil far away from me and my entire family in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 10-12 and Psalms 46

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: O LORD MY GOD

1. O LORD my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hand hath made;
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy pow’r throughout the universe displayed:

Chorus:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
And hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze:

Chorus:

3. And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die - I scarce can take it in:
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:

Chorus:

4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home - what joy shall fill my heart!
Then shall I bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God how great Thou art!

Chorus.

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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - September 1, 2016

Akumobi Kingsley

OWNER

Open Heavens Devotional  -  Yesterday 4:45 AM

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE: THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2016

THEME: NO ROOM FOR THE DEVIL

MEMORY VERSE:

Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1st Thessalonians 5:22

Bible Reading: Psalms 15:1-5

1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

MESSAGE:

‘Looking unto Jesus’ are three very important words of salvation, encouragement and direction for daily Christian living. Nicodemus, in his search for the true God and eternal life, approached Jesus for possible understanding. The Lord Jesus made the new birth very plain by using an Old Testament illustration of the fiery serpents of brass put on a pole for the Israelites to look upon as recorded in the book of Numbers 21:8-9.

The fall of Adam and Eve, and the temptation of Jesus Christ, exposes humanity to two important realities among many others. First of all, the devil is out to destroy all human beings without exception. Secondly, the devil cannot do a perfect Job at destroying a person without the consensual agreement of that individual. Consequently, the devil seeks the permission of an individual to have the access required to destroy his life. That is why the Bible in Ephesians 4:27, admonishes us not to give way to the devil.

Moreover, the devil does not make this request directly; neither does he require a clear answer from anyone. The language of the devil is always implied and shrouded in ambiguity, such that no one is ever fully aware of the implications of any transaction with the devil until reality dawns on them. For these reasons, children of God should be mindful of their responses to any proposal by the devil because ordinary interest is usually taken as consent or approval by the devil. Men and women who showed interest in various proposals of the devil in the past were soon captured and enslaved to the point of being addicted to such harmful practices like alcoholism, gambling, illicit sex, hard drugs, prostitution, etc. For these reasons, the Bible outlines several ways in which believers should respond to the devil. Evil is to be avoided at all cost as indicated in Psalms 1:1:
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful”

And in Proverbs 4:14:
“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.”

And 1st Thessalonians 5:22 says:
“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

Evil is to be hated with passion and resisted with everything we have in line with proverbs 1:10:
“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”

And James 4:7,
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Above all, children of God should pray every day in response to evil, Matthew 6:13 says,
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”

I pray that you will not be a victim of evil in Jesus’ name.

Prayer Point:

Father, please keep evil far away from me and my entire family in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 10-12 and Psalms 46

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: O LORD MY GOD

1. O LORD my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hand hath made;
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy pow’r throughout the universe displayed:

Chorus:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
And hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze:

Chorus:

3. And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die - I scarce can take it in:
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:

Chorus:

4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home - what joy shall fill my heart!
Then shall I bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God how great Thou art!

Chorus.

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A GENERATION OF NEW CHRISTIANS

By:  Akumobi Kingsley

A Generation of Young Christians:

1. We are always right and we never accept correction. A corrector is seen as an enemy.

2. We love to sing in Church, but do not read our Bibleat home.

3. We are full of lust, sensuality and emotions and we call it love.

4. We want to have wonderful marriages, but by the time we are 25 years we've already spent almost ten years in relationships. Sometimes, we may have hadmore boy lovers and girl lovers than even our parents.

5. Sexual activities are now part of our relationshipscalling it romance.

6. We want to be rich in life, meanwhile, we spend all our finances on the latest ipads, iphone, laptops, cameras, smartphones, etc, which in many cases we uses less than 30% of their functions.

7. We do not pay our tithes and offerings claiming we are students.

8. We say we are Christian men & women but dress like hollywood stars and we call it fashion.

9. We love pleasures rather than God.

10. In Church you will see us with our hands lifted up singing slow songs which we call worship but on our phones in our pockets, you will see pics of naked and half naked women, hip hop, Antichrist, etc and we have a nice way of justifying it.

11. We are hardly convicted when we go to Church because our hearts have been hardened by the deceitfulness of sin and pride.

But God foresaw these and warned us in 2 Timothy 3 That In the last days men and women will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power.

We need to change our ways, we have no excuse on judgement day. You can forward if u want to. But I know u wouldn't because is not funny. share Jesus today to save yourself and the world at Large


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HEBREW WORD OF THE DAY - HALF

I just thought it would be fun to share my Hebrew words of the day with you all.  Be blessed and have a blessed Friday!

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ALONE WITH GOD? - MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: BY OSWALD CHAMBERS (1874 - 1917)

"And when He was alone, they that were about Him with the twelve asked of him the parable."  Mark 4:10

He is solitude with Us.  When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted desires, a broken friendship, or a new friendship --- when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then He begins to teach us.  Notice Jesus Christ's training of the Twelve.  It was the disciples, not the crowd outside, who were confused.  His disciples constantly asked Him questions and He constantly explained things to them, but they didn't understand until after they received the Holy Spirit (see John 14:26).

As you journey with God, the only thing He intends to be clear is the way He deals with your soul.  The sorrows and difficulties in the lives of others will be absolutely confusing to you.  We think we understand another person's struggle until God reveals the same shortcomings in our lives.  There are vast areas of stubbornness and ignorance the Holy Spirit has to reveal in each of us, but it can only be done when Jesus gets us alone.  Are we alone with Him now?  Or are we more concerned with our own ideas, friendships, and cares for our bodies?  Jesus cannot teach us anything until we quiet all our intellectual questions and get alone with Him.