August 2007 - Posts
2 PETER 2:10 BUT CHIEFLY THEM THAT WALK AFTER THE FLESH IN THE LUST OF UNCLEANNESS, AND DESPISE GOVERNMENT, PRESUMPTUOUS ARE THEY, SELFWILLED, THEY ARE NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK EVIL OF DIGNITIES.
1)A REBEL IS ONE WHO MAKES WAR AGAINST OR OPPOSES CONSTITUTED AUTHORITES: OR OPPOSES LAWFUL AUTHORITY.
2)A DEVIL IS A EVIL SPIRIT AND CAN ALSO BE A VERY WICKED PERSON
WE ARE LIVING IN AN HOUR IN WHICH WE HAVE MANY REBELS AND DEVILS WORKING IN THE CHURCH. WHEN I SAY "CHURCH" I AM SPEAKING OF THE BODY OF CHRIST. I AM NOT SPEAKING OF A BUILDING OR CERTAIN GROUP BY NAME OR CREED. REBELS AND DEVILS ARE NOT PART OF THE BODY, JUST WORKING AMONG THE BODY. IF WE HAD MORE DISCERNING OF SPIRITS, RATHER THAN FAVOR OF FLESH THIS WOULD NOT BE SO. IN ORDER TO BE A PART OF THE BODY, ONE MUST BE BORN AGAIN (NO DEBATE)! JOHN 3:3... EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN, HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD. ONCE A PERSON IS BORN AGAIN IN HEART, WE BECOME A NEW CREATURE AND STARTS LIVING AND LEARNING OF HIM.
THERE ARE SOME REBELS WHO OPPOSE ALL LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH AND BODY OF CHRIST. LET ME SAY THAT CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH AND SANCTION IT!(MATT 16:18)
THERE ARE SOME THAT THINK THEY KNOW MORE THAN THE FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY (EPH 4:11-13). THEY THINK THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX GOD'S CHURCH. WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING BUT BREEDING HAUGHTY AND REBELLOUS SPIRITS. SHORTLY WE ARE GOING TO SEE A MOVE OF THE SPIRIT (NOT FLESH) IN THE BODY OF CHRIST AND THE WORLD. GOD HAS NOT PUT US OUT TO DRY SO TO SPEAK. SO BE ENCOURAGED BECAUSE REVIVAL IS IN THE AIR. GOD IS STARTING TO BLOW THE WINDS OF REVIVAL IN A MIGHTY WAY. IF YOU ARE NOT SEEING A MOVE OF GOD THEN YOU JUST MAY BE IN THE WRONG PLACE! REBELS AND DEVILS CONDEMNS AND COMPLAINS, WHILE SAINTS ARE CRYING OUT TO GOD TO DEAL AND HELP HIS CHURCH. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING LATELY? THE REBELS AND DEVILS REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE GOD MOVE, THEY LOVE CONFUSION. IN FACT THE MORE TROUBLE THE BETTER THEY LIKE IT! PROVERBS 4:16 FOR THEY SLEEP NOT EXCEPT THEY HAVE DONE MISCHIEF; AND THEIR SLEEP IS TAKEN AWAY, UNLESS THEY CAUSE SOME TO FALL.
WE MUST GET OUR EYES OFF THEM AND BACK ON THE GREAT PRIZE, CHRIST HIMSELF. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND AND WILL TILL HE TAKES US HOME.(GOOD NEWS) THE CLOSER WE GET TO THE LORD, THE FARTHER BEHIND THEY WILL BECOME AND THE LESS POWER THEY WILL HAVE!AMEN!
THE WORD TELLS US HIS CHILDREN -TO DO GOOD, HEB 13:16. EPH 4:27 NEITHER GIVE PLACE TO THE DEVIL. A PLACE IS A SPOT- OCCUPANCY- LOCATION (A LICENCE). WE MUST REVOKE HIS LICENSE, HIS SPOT AND HIS OCCUPANCY. THE BATTLE IS CLOSE TO BEING OVER, WE MUST PRESS FORWARD. SAINTS WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT, IF WE STAY CLOSE TO THE MASTER.
WATCH FOR THOSE THAT SPEAK OF THE BODY OF CHRIST (CHURCH) WITH CONTEMPT, MALICE OR JUST PLAIN FOOLISHNESS. GOD HIMSELF IS GOING TO STRAIGHTEN HIS CHURCH OUT, HIS BODY AND THE WORLD AS WELL. JUST REMEMBER IT AIN'T OVER YET! REV. 22:12 AND, BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY; AND MY REWARD IS WITH ME, TO GIVE EVERY MAN ACCORDING AS HIS WORK SHALL BE. AMEN
I AM A SOLDIER IN THE ARMY OF GOD! THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS MY COMMANDING OFFICER! THE BIBLE IS MY CODE OF CONDUCT! FAITH, PRAYER AND THE WORD ARE MY WEAPONS OF WARFARE!
I HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.TRAINED BY EXPERIENCE, TRIED BY ADVERSITY AND TESTED BY FIRE! I AM A VOLUNTEER IN THIS ARMY AND I AM ENLISTED FOR ETERNITY! I WILL EITHER RETIRE FROM THIS ARMY AT THE RAPTURE OR DIE IN THIS ARMY, BUT I WILL NOT GET OUT, SELL OUT, BE TALKED OUT, OR PUSHED OUT!
I AM FAITHFUL, RELIABLE, CAPABLE AND DEPENDABLE! IF MY GOD NEEDS ME, I AM THERE! IF HE NEEDS ME TO TEACH CHILDREN IN SUNDAY SCHOOL, TO WORK WITH YOUTH, HELP ADULTS, OR JUST SIT AND LEARN, HE CAN USE ME, BECAUSE I AM THERE!
I AM A SOLDIER! I AM NOT A BABY! I DO NOT NEED TO BE PAMPERED, PETTED, PRIMED, PUMPED UP, PICKED UP, OR PEPPED UP! NO ONE HAS TO CALL ME, REMIND ME, WRITE ME, VISIT ME, ENTICE ME, OR LURE ME!
I AM A SOLDIER! I AM NOT A WIMP! I AM IN PLACE, SALUTING MY KING, OPEYING HIS ORDERS, PRAISING HIS NAME AND BUILDING HIS KINGDOM! NO ONE HAS TO SEND ME FLOWERS, GIFTS, FOOD, CARDS, CANDY, OR GIVE ME HANDOUTS! I DON'T NEED TO BE CUDDLED, CRADLED, CARED FOR OR CATERED TO!
I AM COMMITTED! I CANNOT HAVE MY FEELINGS HURT BAD ENOUGH TO TURN ME AROUND! I CANNOT BE DISCOURAGED ENOUGH TO TURN ME ASIDE. I CANNOT LOSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME TO QUIT! WHEN JESUS CALLED ME INTO THIS ARMY. I HAD NOTHING! IF I END UP WITH NOTHING. I WILL STILL BREAK EVEN!
I WILL WIN! MY GOD WILL SUPPLY MY NEEDS! I AM MORE THAN A CONQUEROR! I WILL ALWAYS TRIUMPH! I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST! DEVILS CANNOT DEFEAT ME! PEOPLE CANNOT DISILLUSION ME! WEATHER CANNOT WEARY ME; SICKNESS CANNOT STOP ME! MONEY CANNOT BUY ME! GOVERNMENTS CANNOT SILENCE ME! AND HELL CANNOT HANDLE ME!
I AM A SOLDIER! EVEN DEATH CANNOT DESTORY ME, FOR WHEN MY COMMANDER CALLS ME FROM THIS BATTLEFIELD, HE WILL PROMOTE ME TO CAPTAIN AND THEN BRING ME BACK TO RULE THIS WORLD WITH HIM!
I AM A SOLDIER IN GOD'S ARMY. I WILL NEVER SURRENDER TO THE ENEMY! I WILL NEVER TURN BACK! I AM A SOLDIER MARCHING HEAVENWARD, CLAIMING VICTORY AS I GO!
HERE I STAND! WILL YOU STAND WITH ME? author unknown
DEAR SAINTS, I FELT LEAD TO POST THIS. IT'S A WAR CRY TO OUR GOD AND ENEMY THAT WE ARE GOING FORTH IN FAITH AND VICTORY. DOES THIS NOT MAKE YOU WANT TO CRY OUT- PICK UP THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT (HIS WORD) AND RUN FORWARD INTO THIS BATTLE. IT DOES ME, BECAUSE AS IT SAYS "
I AM A SOLDIER
Psalms 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living
14) Wait on the Lord, and be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart, wait I say on the Lord.
Wait= to remain in expectation, to stop or remain stationary until the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience
My oldest daughter was around 3 or 4 years old and the city bus route came by our house. She wanted to ride the big bus. I told her fine and you would have thought she was going to a theme park. On the day of the big bus ride, we waited in front of our house. She played and looked up every little bit for the bus. She had no concerns or worries, because her father had said she was going on a bus ride. She was trusting her daddy’s word. When the bus arrived she just jumped on it and gave no thought that a fare had to be paid. She ran and found a seat and her Father paid the cost.
I believe this is the way we are to wait on God. Not to get all bent out of shape, tremble with fear, what if and so forth. If our Father promised it, then it shall surly come to pass. Habakkuk 2:3… though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Now what do we do from the promise to the possession of the promise? From the time frame till it crosses from the spiritual realm to the natural realm. We wait with expectation, we remain stationary until the arrival and we rest in patience. May I say to someone it’s on its way just hold on! My daughter had no concerns- she believed what her earthly father said!
The enemy will try all sorts of things to get us ahead of God. Lets not forget Sarah and Abraham, when Sarah thought she could help the Lord out. There are some real befits in waiting for God. The enemy says you should be doing something WE ARE –WAITING ON GOD AND HIS PROMISE! I want to share two things that will not happen while your waiting on God. 1) You will not die; no matter how many times the enemy says so. Psalm33: 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 20) Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and shield. God is going to sustain us in this famine, where everyone else is getting blessed. It seem as if nothing is going to work out for us. God will not let us die; he is our help and shield.
The 2nd) thing that’s not going to happen is we are going to become weak and fail! The text said he would strengthen thine heart, and God is not a man that he should lie. AMEN. We are not dying or weak or failing God, but trusting him, believing him. Oh for the perfect timing of the Almighty God. Not my timing or your timing, but God’s. He does not watch a clock like you and I. Remember he has his own timetable, a 1,000 years is but one day with the Lord. When we look at it like that we not been waiting that long. So many of us are in a transition period. We are not where we were; yet at the same time we are not where we are going. So we must wait upon the Lord Isaiah 40:31. David the writer of our text knew what it was to wait upon the Lord. God uses times of waiting to refresh, renew and teach us. Make good of your waiting times by discovering what God may be trying to teach us in them. Remember His plan may just be bigger that we can comprehend; I know it was for my life.