Showing posts with label blessed. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Out of Spiritual Death


“Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened up your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves.” Ezekiel 37:13
This is the greatest and most remarkable of all changes – to be brought out of the grave of spiritual death, and made to rejoice in the light and liberty of spiritual life. None could work this but the living God.
How well do I remember when I was in the valley full of dry bones! Blessed was the day when sovereign grace sent a man of God to prophesy upon me! Glory be to God for the stirring which that word of faith caused among the dry bones. More blessed still was that heavenly breath from the four winds that made me live!
My new life, even in its pinings and sorrowings, is clear proof to me that the Lord can kill and make alive. He is the only God, and my quickened soul adores Him as the great I AM. As long as I live I will praise Him. (By Charles H Spurgeon.)
In gratitude to my Lord and my Saviour...


Thursday, January 6, 2011

GOD'S PUNISHMENTS

The sixty promises to Abraham. This is to say, all of the blessings under the covenant that God made with Abraham, (Genesis 17:1,2 & 21) who by faith increased his headship as an authority in God’s true status of ordinances, through his willingness to be tested beyond all measure, by sacrificing his only dear son Isaac.

Abraham our father of faith, kept all the stipulations God The Father had assigned him, to have no other gods but Him alone, and to worship Him by sacrificing a bull or a ram as God had requested. By the sacrificial offering on a stone altar, the burnt carcass’s aroma would be a sweet smelling aroma, which delighted Father God. This form of a sacrifice was established through Abraham, throughout the ages leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ, which was an accepted form of worship used in the temples and synagogues, till no longer of practice in the time of Jesus’ resurrection, that He had become the sacrificial lamb God Himself provided, to bless His people to go to Him rather than for themselves by their own sacrifice of whichever animal they chose to burn on their altars – to The Lord.

God had provided His only begotten Son, for the sacrifice of His only way to Him for mankind, after the fall from grace of the men and women of the covenant God made with Abraham for the people’s benefit and His.

“My true purpose here is to tell you of the fall from grace – this happened within the first century of man – that I had to punish the earth’s inhabitants, for their wickedness – so I flooded the earth, and only one family survived to spread my true purpose for humankind – and that is to glorify the Lord their God with all their heart, and all their mind.”

This was to be accepted by them as friend and maker of the universe – their Father God Almighty, who always came to the people through His arisen prophets foretelling all God’s messages, as pre-warnings for the people’s justice.

“My heart has always been open to all who have seeked Me and tried with all their heart to obey Me and keep my statutes, which are – the principals of The Ten Commandments.

My true understanding was passed on to the people for the generations forthcoming, through the writings of The Bible as is today – for enlightenment on My – principals and terms of living under My blessings.

I will not pass any blessings onto the people who have been stubborn and hypocritical. But they shall receive much more for their disobedience, in not keeping My Laws – says the Lord.

I tell you – Yes I do punish all who do not love Me. (1 Corinthians 16:22 GNT)

“Whoever does not love The Lord – a curse on him.” (1 Corinthians 5:12-13 GNT)

My ordinances are as such – A curse upon him if he has not loved Me to obey Me.

The curses outlined in Deuteronomy 15 – are the punishment I will send to the fourth and fifth generations of the people who have rejected My Laws of The Ten Commandments, and all associated with them. I have not cursed man for the sake of punishment to just satisfy My needs and purposes – No – but because I love and want relationship with My creation, to live among them with their praises, I will bring everything to a place of harmony and tranquillity, if they prosper in keeping themselves true to Me, and abide in all My precepts.

The time that I did punish as a curse, was the city of Sodom and Gommorah, for their wickedness – I The Lord destroyed the lot, and let Lot’s family escape. For My covenant with Abraham – Lot’s uncle, was to be as a saving piece for his family. True to My word, I kept Lot from being destroyed too – only his wife who disobeyed, was turned into a heap of salt, as a reminder to all that I do punish.” (Genesis 14)

God’s punishment is so serious He did it to his wife and destroyed her forever, as a reminder to us all of how God is merciful – He warns many times – but after this, He keeps His word – for God cannot lie.

This episode is only one of many of hundreds of thousands of times that God – Yes, cursed His creation for abandoning His ways – so He abandoned them to the enemy’s pursuit for his own justice against God, for his own plight as an outcast from heaven too.

God did not release the plagues on Egypt, to just show that He could do anything, but only after He – through Moses, was disobeyed by the people receiving His message, through His man of God – Moses and Aaron his spokespersons.

True to His word – God will not allow the desecration of His true word, and so He does allow punishment to be used, to bring back His fold to enlighten them on the darkness of sin, apart from Him.

God The Father in Genesis 3, did plant the beautiful garden He named Eden, because he longed for a loving relationship with His creation man – Adam – whom was given a female mate, as his wife, for fellowship with God. He forgot God, when he just gave into Eve’s request alone – without consulting God his maker, and it got him into trouble, when he was seduced to believe what he would be doing was harmless – but the price to pay was so hard and so unaccepting by them, that they hid themselves from God The Father – who would fellowship with them in the cool of the day – each day – to see His beloved creations, enjoying in His abundances.

Adam and Even were immediately conscious of the error of judgement against their Father – God their creator, but without repentance they failed and were escorted from grace to hardships.

These hardships were due to their disobedience, and you too can learn from their life, from Genesis 15 – the life they had now accepted, was God’s curse upon them and upon all they had. Like their son’s fate under God’s curse, which was to be the first murder ever to be recorded, of the brother who was kind and respectful into the hands of the deceiving brother Cane, who killed his brother Able out of sheer jealousy for what his brother did for God – he sacrificed his first harvest of all his fields to God in thanksgiving – which God was pleased and prospered him – but the curse being concurrent, left no place for the favour of God for His protection, and so the maligned brother took his revenge for God’s discord with him, in not giving of his first fruits – but only what he could spare to sacrifice for The Lord’s goodness.

God was not present for them to help and give His favourable blessings in protecting their family from harm’s way – so He allowed harm – which is the Devil’s attacks against God, through His creation – to hurt and inflict hardship in their lives.

“This is it – the plight of the evil, will result in hardships and hurts away from My covering. Under My covenant of blessings from Abraham to the present day, and for the future generations who love and honour and obey Me, the other is this – Blessed are those who search for Me and find Me in doing My ways of true love and honour for Me, within the guidelines of My Laws, The Ten Commandments – for they shall be blessed – their families shall be blessed, and their covering under My mighty hand for their protection and My favour.

This is true favour which I can always give freely and pass on My mighty covering of grace, through The Blood of The Lamb Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who is My beloved Son -

So from all peoples, this is what I require – Listen, learn and obey The Lord their only God.

Give me the pleasure of their gratitude, and give thanks before they have what they so desire, and I will reward all who seek Me with a repentant heart and with a heart to learn and do and put into action, what I have taught them through My Word – The Bible.”

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Blessed Are the Pure In Heart

To be blessed means to receive God’s favour upon any situations in your life. When we walk in harmony with what God wants for us, that is, according to His will, we shall see Him at work for us in the many different aspects of our lives. Matthew 5:8 NKJV “Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.”

We must begin by purifying ourselves and our hearts of anything unclean, including and especially in our thoughts; as our thoughts tend to dictate what comes out of our mouths. Matthew 15:18 NKJV “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.”

It is written in Proverbs 14:14 NKJV “The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.” From our hearts also come our intentions and motives and if we continue to operate from a perspective of anything unclean or impure, then God cannot and will not bless our actions. Psalm 19:14 NKJV “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.”

If you wish to have the life of your dreams, and to see the many plans that God has for you being fulfilled in your life, then you must continue to work hard at maintaining a purified heart. We must be diligent and continually monitor what is in our hearts. Be not afraid! God wants to bless you! Ask God to help you to overcome any obstacles. He will lead and guide you in His ways of righteousness. Psalm 51:10 NKJV “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

God’s plan for you is for you to prosper! He wants you to succeed in all areas of your life! Ensure that everything that is unworthy, or unfit for those who belong to God’s Kingdom is removed from your hearts and minds, and replaced with love and the honest desire to serve the Lord God Almighty, and you will soon see an outpouring of blessings upon you and your family, and your life will be transformed beyond anything you could ever imagine! Psalm 139:23-24 NKJV “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.” Glory to God!

PS 1 Timothy 6:11-16 “But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.”

All glory for these words as always goes to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.




Wednesday, April 14, 2010

A Life of Miracles

The wonderful thing about life in God’s Kingdom is that you will be witness to many miraculous occurrences all around you. Your life will never be the same as it was prior to you coming into the Kingdom! The Kingdom of Heaven can be experienced on Earth! Why wait until you get there when you can have it all here! Matthew 6:10 NKJV “Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

One of the things to remember is to always seek the Lord God Almighty in everything you do. This will put God in charge and bring your will into line with His perfect will. Matthew 6:33 NKJV “But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

One of the best ways to serve the King is to claim what’s rightfully yours! The Lord wants us all to receive everything that He has planned for us for our lives! He wants you to be fulfilled. He wants you to prosper. He is a God who delights in our prosperity! Psalm 35:27 NKJV “Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

It is our birthright to receive these blessings, and it is our responsibility to make sure the devil doesn’t steal them from us. He would like nothing more than for you to miss out on your inheritance. 1 Peter 5:8 NKJV “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”

When we come to realise who we are in Christ, we will certainly find out the true meaning of what it is to be blessed. He will show us the way to a life of success, with one miracle after another! He will literally turn your life around and give you a destiny greater than you could ever imagine! He knows the plans He has for us. He can see what is required for every piece of the puzzle to fit together in order to create the complete picture. Jeremiah 29:11 “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.”

The tapestry of life is such that it confounds even the wisest among us. Although there is much mystery surrounding life here on Earth, the one thing we can be sure of is God’s love for us. He will love us, protect us, guide us and heal us. We can be sure of this because He sent His precious Son Jesus here to walk amongst the people and humble Himself in order that man could experience the glory of God. He sent his only Son to die for us in our place, so that we could receive our Salvation. Our sins have all been forgotten – He will remember them no more! Jeremiah 31:34 “For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” What a gift to us.

He has given us His mercy, and allowed us the freedom to live, with the promise of life everlasting. John 3:16 NKJV “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

PS Psalm 100:5 NKJV “For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.” Amen.

All glory for these words, as always, goes to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.