Thursday, January 23, 2014
TODAY
Morning. Sunshine. Cold. God. Praise and thanksgiving. Rest. Blessings. New Mercies. Thoughts of God/Jesus. Pleasure. Study. The Word. Heart bursting with love and thankfulness. Not enough words to describe, praise and honor to God...forever. Continued blessings and love from above. Awesome God.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Are we like Job and claim our calamity is from God when it is from Satan?
Job 1
8 And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who [reverently] fears God and abstains from and shuns evil [because it is wrong]?
9 Then Satan answered the Lord, Does Job [reverently] fear God for nothing?
10 Have You not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have conferred prosperity and happiness upon him in the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
11 But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your face.
12 And the Lord said to Satan (the adversary and the accuser), Behold, all that he has is in your power, only upon the man himself put not forth your hand.
Job 2
6 And the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.
7 So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with loathsome and painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
8 And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, Do you still hold fast your blameless uprightness? Renounce God and die!
10 But he said to her, You speak as one of the impious and foolish women would speak. What? Shall we accept [only] good at the hand of God and shall we not accept [also] misfortune and what is of a bad nature? In [spite of] all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
So we see that we, like Job and his wife, blame God for the world's calamity, when it is Satan who fills our world with destruction and sickness.
And what else do we do? We blame the evil of people's lives for their calamity, saying like Job's friends that he has reaped evil for his evil. Yet that is not so. I agree that evil begets evil, but that does not mean that those who do no evil will still not receive evil in their lives.
How many times have people asked; why have good people fallen, or received death or evil in their lives?
We can see by God's Word that Satan causes destruction and not God.
It is for us to study God's Word and seek His wisdom and truth.
Will you?
Monday, December 30, 2013
How can I Bear Fruit?
Today as I did my daily devotional, one of the scriptures I read, John 15:4, which I am familiar with, struck a cord in my heart and mind.
One of the things I want to do in my life is become closer to God and be lead by the Holy Spirit to do God's will.
I want to share the truth of God and the Word~Jesus, with the world to draw others to Christ.
Let me start by sharing the scripture in context.
One of the things I want to do in my life is become closer to God and be lead by the Holy Spirit to do God's will.
I want to share the truth of God and the Word~Jesus, with the world to draw others to Christ.
Let me start by sharing the scripture in context.
John 15
New King James Version (NKJV)
The True Vine
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 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.
As many times as I have read this scripture, the words: "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."
I never let the last part: "unless you abide in Me." sink in to my heart and brain.
If I do not abide in Him, His Word, His Will which is His Word, I cannot bear the fruit.
I would be like a cut off branch that has no root, no nourishment, no life.
I felt so bad when I realized all the sermons I gave to others, I was not following the message God had given me. STUDY, PRAY AND SEEK HIM! How could I have expected the people to obey and listen if I was not doing the same.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
All these scriptures have one think in common, knowing God and living in that knowledge.
If I don't stay in His Word, in His presence, then I am nothing, have nothing and will be nothing.
God said:
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-10
This is true, but, we know His ways and His thoughts when we read His Word, learn His Word, and listen to His Word made flesh, Jesus Christ.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. "
2 Corinthians 5:17
When we study His Word, when we repeat His Word, when we live in His Word we become a branch that bears much fruit. And that fruit will lead us to being fulfilled in His Name.
To some of you this will be old knowledge, but to me it is Life more abundant.
In His Service, Always,
Susan
Monday, October 28, 2013
MY LORD and GOD
Wow! Life can take so many twists and turns, sometimes it is hard to stay focused on what is important in life.
This past week has been a struggle for me. I lost track of my priorities, and it was like falling down a hill and not being able to grab a hold on to anything, but before I hit the bottom of the hill, Jesus reached out to me and grabbed me by the hand and said, "Hang onto Me!"
I cannot help but give Him thanks and honor and glory for His faithfulness in my life. It is so easy to walk away from Him, and not realize you have done it. Have you ever been in the store shopping with your spouse or a friend, and realized you were standing alone? Thank God, He is actually right there all the time. We panic, and twist and turn and then realize He is right behind us all the time. He never left, but we have turned from Him.
Today He reminded me that He is there, always. Now I have to admit, I didn't walk away and fall into sin, but let my mind get so caught up in the daily living and doing and being, that even though I was still active in study and prayer, I lost sight of the One who matters, the One who cares and The Only One who is important.
It is so important for us to focus on Him, His Word, our relationship with Him. We let the fact that we cannot see Him in physical form, keep us from seeing Him otherwise. Now maybe this doesn't make sense to you, but to me it does. I love to hold my husbands hand, or have him hug me close. It is only natural that we desire these things, because of the body we live in. We relate to touch, sight, smell, feelings. Because God and Christ are Spirit beings we have trouble relating to them. We also are a Spirit being, and we have to practice living in the Spirit. One day that is how we will live, but today we have to adjust to speaking, seeking and living as Spiritual beings.
Now, I hope I have made sense to you. And I hope you will follow me on my journey. I know my posts have been few and far too much time between. But I will attempt to make them more often. So if you want you can follow me through my life with God and Christ, and maybe find a way to walk in yours too.
In Christ's love and fellowship, Susan
This past week has been a struggle for me. I lost track of my priorities, and it was like falling down a hill and not being able to grab a hold on to anything, but before I hit the bottom of the hill, Jesus reached out to me and grabbed me by the hand and said, "Hang onto Me!"
I cannot help but give Him thanks and honor and glory for His faithfulness in my life. It is so easy to walk away from Him, and not realize you have done it. Have you ever been in the store shopping with your spouse or a friend, and realized you were standing alone? Thank God, He is actually right there all the time. We panic, and twist and turn and then realize He is right behind us all the time. He never left, but we have turned from Him.
Today He reminded me that He is there, always. Now I have to admit, I didn't walk away and fall into sin, but let my mind get so caught up in the daily living and doing and being, that even though I was still active in study and prayer, I lost sight of the One who matters, the One who cares and The Only One who is important.
It is so important for us to focus on Him, His Word, our relationship with Him. We let the fact that we cannot see Him in physical form, keep us from seeing Him otherwise. Now maybe this doesn't make sense to you, but to me it does. I love to hold my husbands hand, or have him hug me close. It is only natural that we desire these things, because of the body we live in. We relate to touch, sight, smell, feelings. Because God and Christ are Spirit beings we have trouble relating to them. We also are a Spirit being, and we have to practice living in the Spirit. One day that is how we will live, but today we have to adjust to speaking, seeking and living as Spiritual beings.
Now, I hope I have made sense to you. And I hope you will follow me on my journey. I know my posts have been few and far too much time between. But I will attempt to make them more often. So if you want you can follow me through my life with God and Christ, and maybe find a way to walk in yours too.
In Christ's love and fellowship, Susan
Saturday, April 27, 2013
TEACHING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Everyone these days has a difference of opinion about what we should teach our children.
Like everyone else I have an opinion. Here is mine:
I believe we should teach our children the ten commandments of God, because under law or not, they tell children what is right and what is wrong.
In this day, we live in, many would prefer children go their own way. Unfortunately many have, and they have learned the wrong things and think they can do what is wrong with no punishment. Shootings, rapes, murder, stealing and even bullying have become the norm. Many innocent children and people have suffered because of this.
The original Ten Commandments state:
Those of us who are "born-again" and have been sealed by the Holy Spirit unto salvation, still know the importance of living a good life. Sins still cause destruction to our body and mind and those around us.
Simple..yes, true... I believe so.
What do you think?
Like everyone else I have an opinion. Here is mine:
I believe we should teach our children the ten commandments of God, because under law or not, they tell children what is right and what is wrong.
In this day, we live in, many would prefer children go their own way. Unfortunately many have, and they have learned the wrong things and think they can do what is wrong with no punishment. Shootings, rapes, murder, stealing and even bullying have become the norm. Many innocent children and people have suffered because of this.
The original Ten Commandments state:
The Ten Commandments
20 Then God spoke all these words, saying,
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]slavery.
3 “You shall have no other gods [b]before Me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself [c]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for theLord will not [d]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
8 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of theLord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who [e]stays with you. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
13 “You shall not murder.
14 “You shall not commit adultery.
15 “You shall not steal.
16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Even if only the last 6 commandments were taught, it would make a difference in how people act and live.
Simple..yes, true... I believe so.
What do you think?
Friday, April 19, 2013
CREATION OF THE WORLD: GOD OR SCIENCE(FICTION) ?
THE TRUTH:
Genesis 1:1-13 (ASV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Confirmation #1
John 1:1-5 (ASV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
John 1:14 (ASV)
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
Confirmation #2
Hebrews 1:1-3 (ASV)
1 God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,
2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;
3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Confirmation #3
Hebrews 11:1-3 (ASV)
1 Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
2 For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
PROOF: YOU KNOW IT IS TRUE IN YOUR HEART AND MIND, TO DENY IT IS TO DENY YOUR GOD AND CREATOR. WATCH AND SEE WHEN JESUS TAKES HIS CHURCH AWAY VERY SOON, AND THEN AGAIN WHEN HE COMES BACK TO JUDGE THE REST OF THE WORLD.
SCIENCE: THE BIG BANG THEORY IS NOTHING BUT SCIENCE~FICTION
CAN NOT BE PROVEN, CAN NOT BE BACKED. ITS FALLACIES WILL BE KNOW SOON.
Genesis 1:1-13 (ASV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Confirmation #1
John 1:1-5 (ASV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
John 1:14 (ASV)
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
Confirmation #2
Hebrews 1:1-3 (ASV)
1 God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,
2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;
3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Confirmation #3
Hebrews 11:1-3 (ASV)
1 Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
2 For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
PROOF: YOU KNOW IT IS TRUE IN YOUR HEART AND MIND, TO DENY IT IS TO DENY YOUR GOD AND CREATOR. WATCH AND SEE WHEN JESUS TAKES HIS CHURCH AWAY VERY SOON, AND THEN AGAIN WHEN HE COMES BACK TO JUDGE THE REST OF THE WORLD.
SCIENCE: THE BIG BANG THEORY IS NOTHING BUT SCIENCE~FICTION
CAN NOT BE PROVEN, CAN NOT BE BACKED. ITS FALLACIES WILL BE KNOW SOON.
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