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Subject :Re:Footprints in the Sand..
07-03-2010 22:50:49
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Footprints in the Sand
Psalm 85:13 Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.
This scripture made me think of the footprints poem in a different way. If we are walking in His footsteps, as one who walks in the steps of one who has gone previously along the beach, then there is only one set of footprints. However, it is only when we walk in the very footsteps of our Lord Jesus that we walk in righteousness.
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Subject :Re:Introductions..
05-03-2010 18:51:00
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Subject :I am Enoch..
05-03-2010 18:48:28
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I belive in Jesus in 1997, I was born in 1979, married, no kids.
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Subject :Re:Footprints in the Sand..
27-02-2010 17:41:07
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Subject :Being Accepted by God..
22-02-2010 14:14:59
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Being Accepted by God
Being Accepted by God
When you think of being accepted, what does that mean to you? Does it mean you fit in with the crowd? Does it mean those around you love and care about you? Have you ever thought of what accepted means? Being accepted means that you are to come as you are and be a part of that “something”. So being accepted by God means you come to Him as you are and ask Him to accept you into His family, for Him to adopt you, He cleansed you from your iniquities and He will never leave nor forsake you, you’re His child for all eternity. Did you know that you don’t belong to this world and that we won’t feel as though we belong, we feel as outcasts or as though we’re invisible to the world. The world may not care about us but God does and He will always be there for us and He always hears our prayers. Of course He has His people or children to fellowship with other believers who do care about you, there are people who care about us and we need to do the same for others. 1peter 2:4-5 say v4 “As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen by God and precious to Him. v5 you also like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God though Jesus Christ.” Peter goes on to say in 1peter 2:9-10 v9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. v10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God, once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” So lets try not to be so concerned of what other people around us think or when others put us down. Just remember that the Lord thinks we are so special to Him, like the most precious jewel. He thinks you are worthy for Him. Lets look at what 1 john has to say about being God’s children in 1 john 3:1-3 v1” See what great love the Father lavished on us, that we should be children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. v2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has yet been made known, but we know that when Christ appears we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He sees us. v3 All who have this hope in Him purify themselves, just as He is pure.” In john 12:25 He says “Those who love their life will lose it, while those who hate thier life in this world will keep it for eternal life. As you read in 1 peter 2:4-5, Also says in Isaiah 53:1-12. That even Jesus was rejected; the people rejected Him to death on the cross. And Jesus was also despised besides being rejected by others. Of course the cross was His Fathers will to have eternal life with Him. Isaiah says in Isaiah 53:1-12
v1. “Who has believed out message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? v2. He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him. v3. For He was despised and rejected by others, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain, Like one from whom people hide their faces He was despised, and we held him in low esteem. v4. Surely He took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we consider Him punished by God, stricken by Him, and afflicted. v5. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed. v6. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. v7. He was oppress and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before it’s shearers is silent so He did not open His mouth. v8. By oppression and judgment He was then taken away. Yet who of His generation protested? For, He was cut off from the land of the living. v9. For He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death, though He had done no violence, nor any deceit in His mouth. v10. Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer, and though the Lord makes His life an offering for sin, He will see His offspring and prolong His days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in His hand. v11. After He has suffered, the Lord will see the light of life and be satisfied by His knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and He will bear my iniquities. v12. Therefore, I will give Him a portion among the great, and the will divide the spoils with the strong.”
Because He poured out His life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.” Jesus went through the most brutel suffering known to man for “you” because He loved “you” so much and He wanted “you” to accept Him into your life, when you do that you will be adopted into the family of God and you will be rich, you will be a prince/princesses and He is the king, we are also the church and His is the bridegroom. See how much Jesus suffered and was rejected? The Lord of the universe and His own people rejected and despised Him. He did this all so that you’d be accepted in Heaven to live with Jesus. I don’t think anyone has ever loved me the way my Jesus, my Heavenly Father loves me, He is our Abba Father, our daddy, and He loves us with agape love-unconditional love. We should take up our crosses daily and follow Him, we are His followers, and wherever He leads I’ll go. Like the song says, “Wherever He leads I’ll go”. v1. “Take up thy cross and follow me”, I heard my Master say, “I gave my life to ransom thee, surrender you’re all today.” Wherever He leads I’ll go, wherever He leads I’ll go, I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so, wherever He leads I’ll go. v2. He drew me closer to His side, I sought His will to know, and in that will I now abide, wherever He leads I’ll go, wherever He leads I’ll go, wherever He leads I’ll go, I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so, wherever He leads I’ll go. v3. It may be thro’ the shadows dim, or o’er the stormy sea, I take my cross and follow Him, wherever He leads I’ll go. Wherever He leads I’ll go, wherever He leads I’ll go, I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so, wherever He leads I’ll go. As I went to the hymnal to look up the page for the words to this song, I opened it right up to the song; my finger was on the song! I guess the Lord wanted me to use this song here in this writing. So you may be sitting there questioning why would someone do this act of grace for you? The answer is very simple; because He loves us so much! There is an invitation hymn that I like called “I have decided, to follow Jesus” v1. “I have decided, to follow Jesus, I have decided to follow Jesus, I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning back. v2. The world behind me, the cross before me, the world behind me the cross before me, the world behind me, the cross before me, no turning back, no turning back. v3. Tho none go with me still I will follow, tho none go with me still I will follow, tho none go with me still I will follow, no turning back, no turning back. v4. My cross I’ll carry, til I see Jesus, my cross I’ll carry, til I see Jesus, my cross I’ll carry, til I see Jesus, no turning back, no turning back.” So It is your choice, Have “YOU” decided to follow Jesus? Amen |
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Subject :Take Seriously..
14-02-2010 21:42:07
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Luke 12:39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 40 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
Knowledge of the time would lead to vigilance. But since the time is not known, constant readiness is essential.
Luke 12:41 Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, ?46? the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Jesus described a variety of categories of servants. Several responses from faithfulness to blatant disobedience are described in this passage.
The issue is who lives life in a way that looks for, and takes seriously, the return of Jesus.
1 John 2:28 And now, little children, abide (live, remain permanently) in Him, so that when He is made visible, we may have and enjoy perfect confidence (boldness, assurance) and not be ashamed and shrink from Him at His coming.
2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
May we live and remain permanently in fellowship with Him so we will not be ashamed at His coming. May we be always ready for His return, taking seriously His return. Let not the things of this world distract you. Keep your eyes fixed on the eternal.
John 8:31 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.”
Abide means to remain, to continue. A believer who continues to obey the Word is a disciple, a learner.
One who abides in the Word of God knows the truth.
Obedience to the Lord means fellowship with Him, protection from sin and experiencing His love.
To remain in constant fellowship with Him is to live a life of obedience
While reading John 12 I came across another cross reference to 1 John 2:28.
John 12:42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
These men were genuine believers. Their problem was that they feared the opinions of fellow leaders. Such believers will be ashamed at Christ's return.
May we not fear the opinions of others.
I came across something more in regards to Luke 12.
46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
The note in my study bible under these verses says..
Unbelievers are those who did not take seriously the consequences of judgement.
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. |
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Subject :Defied..
14-02-2010 20:57:40
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Defied - To refuse to submit to or cooperate with, to be unaffected by; resist or withstand.
Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
2 Samuel 23:8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. 10 He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.
Eleazar defied the Philistines, as they by Goliath, had defied Israel, but with better success and greater bravery; for when the men of Israel had gone away, he not only kept his ground, but arose, and smote the Philistines, on whom God struck a terror equal to the courage with which this great hero was inspired. His hand was weary, and yet it clave to his sword; as long as he had any strength remaining he held his weapon and followed his blow. Thus, in the service of God, we should keep up the willingness and resolution of the spirit, notwithstanding the weakness and weariness of the flesh—faint, yet pursuing (Jdg. 8:4), the hand weary, yet not quitting the sword.
Not quitting the sword, holding onto our sword which is the word of God and fighting the good fight.
Judges 8:4 Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.
It's a battle and sometimes we are exhausted but we must continue in our walk using the sword of the Spirit and defying the enemy. Choosing not to co-operate with him, refusing to submit to him.
Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. |
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Subject :Footprints in the Sand..
14-02-2010 20:49:15
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Footprints in the Sand
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”
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Subject :Introductions..
14-02-2010 20:27:08
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Subject :New Format..
14-02-2010 20:21:12
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We encourage you to introduce yourself in the welcome section of the forum. That we may grow as a community among the nations encouraging one another and looking forward to the day where we will worship together from every tribe, tongue and nation.
Colossians 3:16 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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Subject :Justice Follows Truth..
14-02-2010 19:57:44
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Justice Follows Truth
Jesus is valiant in battle.
To be valiant is to be courageous and determined. Are we determined to defend the word of truth no matter the cost?
Jeremiah 9:3 “And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
Go into their solemn meetings for the exercises of religion, for the administration of justice, or for commerce—to church, to court, or to the exchange—and they are an assembly of treacherous men; they are so by consent, they strengthen one another’s hands in doing any thing that is perfidious. There they will cheat deliberately and industriously, with design, with a malicious design, for (v. 3) they bend their tongues, like their bow, for lies, with a great deal of craft; their tongues are fitted for lying, as a bow that is bent is for shooting, and are as constantly used for that purpose. Their tongue turns as naturally to a lie as the bow to the strong. But they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth. Their tongues are like a bow strung, with which they might do good service if they would use the art and resolution which they are so much masters of in the cause of truth; but they will not do so. They appear not in defence of the truths of God, which were delivered to them by the prophets; but even those that could not deny them to be truths were content to see them run down. In the administration of justice they have not courage to stand by an honest cause that has truth on its side, if greatness and power be on the other side. Those that will be faithful to the truth must be valiant for it, and not be daunted by the opposition given to it, nor fear the face of man. They are not valiant for the truth in the land, the land which has truth for the glory of it. Truth has fallen in the land, and they dare not lend a hand to help it up, Isa. 59:14, 15. We must answer, another day, not only for our enmity in opposing truth, but for our cowardice in defending it.
Isaiah 59:14 Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter. 15 So truth fails, And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.
Every time we speak and defend the word of truth (James 1:18) we are establishing justice. Justice follows truth.
Jeremiah 9: 23 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; 24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
We must not deviate from the truth.
Joshua 1:7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. 8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. (New Living)
It’s interesting to note how God told Joshua to be strong and courageous to not deviate from the word of truth.
The success we will have when we meditate on God's word day and night is that we will not deviate from it. We will be kept from deception. We will have what we need for the battle against our enemy. This is true success.
If it’s not in the word of God reject it.
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