greetings to my brothers & sisters in the Lord;
We are now in mid February. I had written a blog in Jan. but it evidently did not post, nor can I find it saved? So; HAPPY NEW YEAR a little late. :)
The Lord has been and continues to be so AWESOME. Ha~ and I continue to BE AMAZED by Him. Isn't it amazing in itself, that we as His children are 'amazed' by His love, protection, direction and correction in our lives??? We recognize that He IS thee one eternal God, so why are we soooo amazed?? He has promised us He is love, and if we obey Him, accept Jesus, whom He sent to save us from our sins, we would indeed spend eternity with Him... NOW THAT IS AMAZING!!
WOW factor right!!
Ok, so moving on;
for a few months now, (yes I'm abit slow on the uptake at times, but He is patient and teaches without anger or sarcasm.. as some human teachers would) the Lord has been dealing with me about digging deeper into His word, learning about His character, who He is... and who I am IN HIM. That's an important thing many of us do not see, or acknowledge, who we are in Him.
He has given us His power to overcome the enemy. Yet we listen to the enemy tell us we are so undeserving... this is true, BUT; praise be to God, who loved us even then! AND PROVIDED A WAY OUT OF BONDAGE OF SIN. (which is our fleshly inheritance since the fall of Adam & Eve years ago). God has given us, (those of us that have accepted His son, Jesus) a heavenly inheritance that will not rust, rot or be taken away. For no-one can snatch His children from His hand. Therefore, we ARE SAFE in Him. :) how cool is that!! thank you Father for loving me even when I was filthy covered in my sins. Thank you for washing me clean, and giving me the robe of Jesus to cover my sins so that you may look upon me.
In digging deeper into His word, OBEDIENCE to His word is a continuous thread through out all that I read in the Old Testament and New. There is punishment for dis-obedience and rewards for obedience both for the saved & the un-saved. We ALL shall stand before the Lord God and bow down, and have our lives examined by Him who has the power of life & death in His hand. Our souls are eternal just as He is. But our flesh is not. Our eternal souls live in a flesh house called the 'body'. When the body dies, the soul lives on... for eternity. Now the question is this: will your eternity be WITH the God of Love? or with out the God of Love? He gives us a choice. He can not abide sin, He can not look upon sin for He is Holy. (sanctity or purity, consecrated or set aside as sacred. standing apart from sin and evil; He is PURE)
So, it comes back around to obedience again. God has given us HIS Word, His word is alive, still applicable TODAY in our culture... in any culture.. for He is alive and knows the human heart and how evil we are. He loved us enough to send His ONLY son, Jesus into a world fallen to sin, knowing He would suffer, but He loved us enough to allow His son to die in our place. Jesus loves his Father, God enough to OBEY Him, even to death on the cross. (which at that time was the WORST punishment for the worst people) Jesus was punished for obeying God in direct opposition of the 'religious' leaders of the day. The religious leaders were more interested in their power and position in society, instead of being concerned about the people knowing the one true God. The religious leaders made their own 'traditions' and did not follow the commands of the Lord. Jesus defied them, they hated Jesus for being obedient to God and exposing them as false leaders.
Now;
if God would allow His very son to be punished for us, does that not SHOW US that He loves us??
so again; why am I so 'amazed' when He reveals Himself to me or shows favor on me? do I STILL have unbelief in my heart?? I pray not. For I desire to serve the One true Living God all the days of this life on earth. I thank Him this is not my home, but my home is with Him for eternity.
This life here, is but a breath in the big scheme of things, a short pilgrimage in a foreign land... I look to the sky for His return.
Psalm 121:7-8 (NTL STUDY BIBLE)
7; The Lord keeps you from all harm and watchers over your life.
8; The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
I encourage you to read His word, ponder His word, apply His word to your life.. ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU & He will for He says:
Pro 8:17 NKJV - I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.
Jer 29:13 NKJV - And you will seek Me and find [Me], when you search for Me with all your heart.
Rev 22:21 NKJV - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
in Him;
Kim
We are now in mid February. I had written a blog in Jan. but it evidently did not post, nor can I find it saved? So; HAPPY NEW YEAR a little late. :)
The Lord has been and continues to be so AWESOME. Ha~ and I continue to BE AMAZED by Him. Isn't it amazing in itself, that we as His children are 'amazed' by His love, protection, direction and correction in our lives??? We recognize that He IS thee one eternal God, so why are we soooo amazed?? He has promised us He is love, and if we obey Him, accept Jesus, whom He sent to save us from our sins, we would indeed spend eternity with Him... NOW THAT IS AMAZING!!
WOW factor right!!
Ok, so moving on;
for a few months now, (yes I'm abit slow on the uptake at times, but He is patient and teaches without anger or sarcasm.. as some human teachers would) the Lord has been dealing with me about digging deeper into His word, learning about His character, who He is... and who I am IN HIM. That's an important thing many of us do not see, or acknowledge, who we are in Him.
He has given us His power to overcome the enemy. Yet we listen to the enemy tell us we are so undeserving... this is true, BUT; praise be to God, who loved us even then! AND PROVIDED A WAY OUT OF BONDAGE OF SIN. (which is our fleshly inheritance since the fall of Adam & Eve years ago). God has given us, (those of us that have accepted His son, Jesus) a heavenly inheritance that will not rust, rot or be taken away. For no-one can snatch His children from His hand. Therefore, we ARE SAFE in Him. :) how cool is that!! thank you Father for loving me even when I was filthy covered in my sins. Thank you for washing me clean, and giving me the robe of Jesus to cover my sins so that you may look upon me.
In digging deeper into His word, OBEDIENCE to His word is a continuous thread through out all that I read in the Old Testament and New. There is punishment for dis-obedience and rewards for obedience both for the saved & the un-saved. We ALL shall stand before the Lord God and bow down, and have our lives examined by Him who has the power of life & death in His hand. Our souls are eternal just as He is. But our flesh is not. Our eternal souls live in a flesh house called the 'body'. When the body dies, the soul lives on... for eternity. Now the question is this: will your eternity be WITH the God of Love? or with out the God of Love? He gives us a choice. He can not abide sin, He can not look upon sin for He is Holy. (sanctity or purity, consecrated or set aside as sacred. standing apart from sin and evil; He is PURE)
So, it comes back around to obedience again. God has given us HIS Word, His word is alive, still applicable TODAY in our culture... in any culture.. for He is alive and knows the human heart and how evil we are. He loved us enough to send His ONLY son, Jesus into a world fallen to sin, knowing He would suffer, but He loved us enough to allow His son to die in our place. Jesus loves his Father, God enough to OBEY Him, even to death on the cross. (which at that time was the WORST punishment for the worst people) Jesus was punished for obeying God in direct opposition of the 'religious' leaders of the day. The religious leaders were more interested in their power and position in society, instead of being concerned about the people knowing the one true God. The religious leaders made their own 'traditions' and did not follow the commands of the Lord. Jesus defied them, they hated Jesus for being obedient to God and exposing them as false leaders.
Now;
if God would allow His very son to be punished for us, does that not SHOW US that He loves us??
so again; why am I so 'amazed' when He reveals Himself to me or shows favor on me? do I STILL have unbelief in my heart?? I pray not. For I desire to serve the One true Living God all the days of this life on earth. I thank Him this is not my home, but my home is with Him for eternity.
This life here, is but a breath in the big scheme of things, a short pilgrimage in a foreign land... I look to the sky for His return.
Psalm 121:7-8 (NTL STUDY BIBLE)
7; The Lord keeps you from all harm and watchers over your life.
8; The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
I encourage you to read His word, ponder His word, apply His word to your life.. ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU & He will for He says:
Pro 8:17 NKJV - I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.
Jer 29:13 NKJV - And you will seek Me and find [Me], when you search for Me with all your heart.
Rev 22:21 NKJV - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
in Him;
Kim
Hi Kim I enjoyed your blog, but I would say it's more of a beautiful prayer. You are right when you say that most church leaders are in it for power, position, and self glory, and too many people blindly follow them. We will be lost if we the children don't open out hearts and minds to see the truth!
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this is exactly where we are my sister!! our Pastor has been talking about the importance of being in the word, knowing the word, and understanding the word.. then I started going to a small group and guess what its really on?? being in the word.. at our womens meeting a couple weeks ago, our Pastor invited us to pray for a word for the year.. mine is revelatory.. I certainly didn't come up with it, but it found me.. actually several times over the next couple days.. not revelation or reveal, but always relevatory.. today God said, you will not get the revelation I want to give you if you are not in the word.. prayer and worship are good but my word gives life direction and purpose!!! I feel that this year is going to be a wild ride, and I better know how to see where I am going..
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