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Sunday Morning Mix — Charity Gayle, Chris Tomlin, Hillsong Worship, Elevation Worship
God’s Armor
"And everyone assembled here will know that the Lord rescues His people, but not with sword and spear. This is the Lord’s battle, and He will give you to us!” ~ 1 Samuel 17:47
After young David, the shepherd boy, convinced King Saul to let him go out and fight Goliath, the first thing the king did was dress David in his own armor and bronze helmet. But David said, “I cannot walk with these” (1 Samuel 17:39). So David went out to face Goliath with his own “armor”: a tunic, a staff, a sling, five stones, and faith. For that task, that was all David needed to defeat his enemy.
When we face the giants that threaten us in our life, there is a temptation to put on “armor” God didn’t design for us to wear. It may be the armor of this world (position, power, education, wealth, influence) or it may be armor that we’ve seen a fellow Christian successfully wear. It may take a few battles for us to learn that God has provided all the armor we need: truth, righteousness, the Gospel, faith, salvation, Scripture, and prayer (Ephesians 6:14-18).
Face your giants today clothed in the armor of Christ.
Let God prepare you for battle, and you will be victorious.
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~ by David Jeremiah (https://www.davidjeremiah.org)
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This morning in my reading of Ezekiel 33, there was so much in there that really rang a bell with me.....Ezekiel, God appointed him to be a watchman, I wondered if in today's world if Christians were not also appointed to be watchmen, then the duties of a watchman, I wondered about the modern Christian, not judging just wondering, good thinking material. Then in there it speaks of iniquities. Some time ago I posted concerning "Sin---Iniquities--Transgressions----Yes all 3 are sin but ever so many places I read I keep running into that word iniquity, I have learned this word and many, many times looked it up, over & over again, thinking I may have misunderstood----simply put, "iniquity" is the twisting of God's word. Maybe this is why I choose to just believe the Bible as written , I do not need to change it. But I always wonder, not question, just wonder if the Modern Christian is not really like the ancient Hebrew children, we make the Scripture say what we want to hear, we twist God's word to fit our desires, then we sin because we think it is ok because God's word say what I think it means. A watchman for God is not to do this. A little example here if I may.....some years back I had a preacher who did not see eye to eye with my thinking of Scripture, I felt he preached what he thought folks wanted to hear or all on what he thought, not what God's word was----anyway---after many church services I would go home, pull out my Bibles and reference books and and start looking for answers......IMPORTANT thing here in doing this is: 1st--ask God for guidance --2nd I always looked for why I was wrong, what is it that I do not understand--3rd never once did I look for why another was wrong------God always answered my need, sometimes right away, sometimes a day or so later & sometimes way down the road when I least expected------INIQUITY---- a trap so easy for any of us to fall into, especially here in the USA, as a nation we are so blest that the twisting of the Scriptures gives us our hearts desires----think that is called greed, from my past experience I am well versed in this area of life. There was a time in my life where money was absolutely no problem---I wanted, I purchased, I almost instantly wanted more.....YEP I had money, my father-in-law said that everything I touched turned to Gold....I was active in church, I gave lot of money, I helped lots of people less fortunate, by any standard I was a "GOOD" person....PLEASE NOTICE----"I DID",-- not God's will but my will----heavy thinking here....I did and left God out. One day I had irritated God so much He kicked me out of the back of my trailer and put me out of work for almost 2 years-----Best thing that ever happened to me---all the pain, all the finical loss, all the struggles of life, all the disappointments....All that made me a better person, all of the bad stuff that fell on me was of my own making. I love our brother Tena's testimonies on how far removed he was from God, but my friends, taking nothing from Tenac here, If you practice iniquity you are as far removed from God as Tenac or I ever was----think on it & listen to the Holy Spirit, He is the only one who will lead you in the right path
GOD BLESS & have a faithful day
Thank you for the words of encouragement , Hope all is well this morning. Have a Blest day
Thank you sharing the great advice on prayer. I believe that prayer is one of those unknown areas of the Christian life that many non-believers are unable to wrap their heads around. And it would seem that many Christians may struggle with it as well. For me, I have certain things that I pray for almost repetitively: family, friends, lost souls, persecuted Church, born/unborn children, missionaries/pastors/evangelists, those suffering throughout the world, our nation and world leaders, etc. But also throughout my day I - like you - chat with God, albeit I need to do more chatting with Him. And I don’t believe that to be disrespectful at all. As Scripture instructs us:
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Y’all have a blessed Sunday!
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A couple of weeks ago I had a person tell me that they just didn't know how to pray. I could tell that they felt really bad about this. I can only speak on this from my view point, just my opinion here. Prayer is talking with God just as you talk with a friend....You can tell God everything because He already knows everything, He just wants us to talk with Him about our life, the good, the bad & the ugly. Now if you struggle with the thought of prayer think back years & years ago, back in Jesus's time, His disciples had sat in on His many sermons, sat in on His many miracles, had walked with Him and had Him directly teach them, yet in Luke 11 we read that His disciples ask Him "to teach us to pray". I often say I have coffee & chat with God, some may say this is very disrespectful, but years ago when my earthly dad was still alive I would have coffee & chat with him, when I could. I try to think of my Father in heaven as I thought of my earthly father....I loved my dad, my dad was a good Christian man, but I chat with my Heavenly Father as I chatted with my earthly dad...Some years ago I explained this to a Marine vet who suffered from war stuff, but I also had to explain that if his earthly father was not a good man, talk with God like he wished his earthly father to be. You doubt, that is OK, Thomas the disciple was indeed a doubter. Sometimes we just have to say "GOD. !!" if you are there I need your help-----in sincerity not in testing----To me, Prayer is no more that just talking things over with God. There is a story in Mark 9 about a man who ask Jesus to help his son, cutting it short here, the man said to Jesus, with tears, "Lord I believe---Help my unbelief.!!"
Jesus healed this man's son------many mornings in my chat time with God I have to use this Scripture---"Lord, help my unbelief" or Lord, help me to strengthen my faith-----You don't know how to pray----Try this---Say you are sitting there with problems & you re up that creek without a paddle--Just say "GOD, I NEED TO TALK"-----keep it simple, God knows your heart
GOD BLESS
...i got my first motorcycle when i was 14...that was 1970. The reason i got it....was to be able to get around from farm to farm and make more money helping other farmers when i had the time in place of a bycycle getting around. That was my first year at SGHS. That was also the year that i started sippin on a little beer and smoking a little weed. That was the first year that i started listening to rock n roll. And probably the first year that i was smoking cigarettes regularly. That was the year that life started to change in so many ways for this simple country boy that had had a regular normal life up to this point in time...living in farm country here in Greene County TN...down at the foot of the mountain in the St. James...Cedar Creek area. And in those first fifteen years...Sunday morning and Sunday night...most Wednesday nights...we were in church. Now dont get me wrong...i didnt jump off the cliff all at once...even in my progressive helter-skelter life thru high school...the craziness came by bits and pieces. Me and my close friends we put money in our pockets in the hay fields and tobacco patches of family and most every farmer around...we worked hard. However...and as i said...we started with the beer and weed...and each year thru high school...got a little more intense with what we were doing. And by my junior year and that senior year...i guess you could say that i majored in drugs and minored in booze...or...vise versa! I had grown my hair long...doing uppers and downers...acid...angel dust...PCP...every drug under the sun to get high on...all the way to sticking needles in my arm. I dont remember ever taking part in school activities...never going to football...basketball games...my life at that early age was centered around getting high...the "Age of Aquarius". I was still living at home and working on the farm...but...was flying high most of the time from dope during the day and dope and booze at night. So think about that....i was a normal kid...so to speak...up until the age of 15....then...i jumped off the cliff and traveled a road of drugs and booze and the insanity of that lifestyle for the next 25 years...how does that happen? So my point this morning...never say never in the arena of drugs and booze. Think you cant get hooked...addiction is a monster that takes no prisoners...addiction will grab you up and swallow you whole and spit you out and you may...or may not survive...why take that chance! Ive been clean and sobor for 28 years now...and how did i do that....ill give myself a little pat on the back because ive struggled from time to time but thru the power of the Holy Spirit living in me and my walk with Jesus....ive been totally free of all the stuff and lifestyle...as i said for 28 years...and...i give Him all the credit and glory....because....like all things in life....it is that relationship with Jesus that makes all the difference! BUT....i have to say this...ive known a good many people that i have no doubt have been born-again...and at some point in time slipped back into the grasp of the demon of addiction...that is just how powerful it is....no...i did NOT say that it is more powerful than God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit....what im saying is that in our humanness...our flesh...our sin nature....addiction and satan and his demons and the world can push those buttons and drag us back into that dark mary clay of addiction in the blink of the eye....wrong place at the wrong time....right place at the right time....yes...i totally believe...that once a alcoholic or druggy always a alcoholic or druggy....but with a relationship with Jesus...we can conquer that demon....im living proof of that!
I Have No Regrets About My Past...My Past Is Who I Am Today...Born Again!.....
Rick j Sane
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:18-19
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
Good Morn'g folks here on the Bible Board, Thank you Lord for another day here on earth-----Ranb2khz I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your post this morning. Yesterday in your post to me you said "I do believe you to be a righteous man." I got to thinking on that and did some look-up stuff, Too be righteous, I after reading much on this found just how short on this I came. It pestered the heck out of me that I appeared to be righteous while in truth I really missed the boat. Once again I woke up in the weird hours with the thought that "the righteous live by faith"----by faith God credits our account with righteousness. This is really deep subject, but, as Jesus taught, I knocked and it was opened, I sought & I found, I asked and it was given. There is so much in Scripture on this subject and over the years I have read & re-read this, now I get to live the meaning. The just will live by faith. I have known for years that I have a strong faith, in Romans 1 it says the "righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith ---there are many, many Scripture references on this, but I have come to believe that The Holy Spirit teaches us these Scriptures when God wants us to clearly understand or when we are spiritually mature enough to understand -- Like I said a big, big subject here, & once again thanks. Between you and Tenac you have your hands full keeping me half way straight
GOD BLESS and you folks here on the Bible Board have a beautiful day
A Credit Score
“Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.” ~ Genesis 15:6
God tells an elderly Abram that not only will he have an heir from his own blood but his legacy will be as countless as the stars in the sky. A hard thing to believe. But Abram does just that and God credits him with righteousness, just like an accounting entry. Just because Abram believed. Without him having to do anything else.
One of the reasons this story and this verse appear in the early Biblical writings is because this is the foundation of man’s relationship with God: Faith.
Righteousness can only be credited by God. And faith is all we can do to gain credit with God. This is the relationship between God and man. We have the incredible opportunity to believe Him, to trust Him, to follow Him, and to take Him at His Word. It’s all we can do toward God. That’s all He asks from us.
Just believe, and the Lord credits our account with righteousness. He calls us favored, His, set-apart, participants in His family and His Kingdom.
Our flesh tempts us to believe we control the accounting process. Society tells us to trust ourselves, to get the credit through what we do. To focus on what we see.
Through the kaleidoscope of voices swirling in our ears, there is one unavoidable choice we must make:
• Will we lean on our faith? Or will we perform to try to gain His acceptance?
• Will we believe He is the Great I Am, who has granted us His grace? Or will we treat Him like an idol we can manipulate with our parlor tricks?
God’s love and acceptance is an amazing gift.
How will your account be credited today?
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~ published by: Yellow Balloons
https://yellowballoons.net
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MAN !! You took all my thunder !! LOL.... When you were not posting early this morning at 1st I thought that maybe you took a day off and went somewhere , then later I was concerned and spoke with God, I didn't know what was up, but God knew, so He & I chatted a bit about you. Take care my friend and remember Philippians 4;13----actually starts in verse 11---God Bless my friend and I will remember you daily in my coffee & chat time with God. I speak only from my experiences, for me----nothing like the feeling of folks offering prayers for me. When I had a heart valve replaced and was right on the fence of stepping off into eternity, I honestly believe that the prayers for me is the only reason I am here today. Prayers from folks I never met, I wish I had or could find the words for all that I experienced during that time. Then, where I am concerned, nothing can ever replace the feeling I have learned concerning "peace"...A wonderful thing to know that all is OK, no need for me to worry about anything---God has it. .....Thank you for keeping this board chugging along over the past few years, you are one of the tools God keeps in His work bench.....
Insights from Job Part Seven: Knowing God
~ One of the earliest stories in human history, The Book of Job is a foundational exploration of what it means to be human, how to relate to an Almighty God, and how to navigate the challenging (sometimes tragic) circumstances of daily life. This is the seventh of a seven part series that explores insights from The Book of Job and how to apply them to what we decide today.
Scripture Reading: Job 42:1-6
Job thought He knew God. He was a faithful servant (God Himself lauded him as so), trusted deeply in God, and cared about His Maker immensely.
Throughout the book of Job, his faithfulness never wavers. But his knowledge does. What he thinks he knows, he soon realizes, is not the full extent of who God is.
When Job realizes he does not know God as well as he thought, it initiates the end of his long trial.
In Chapter 40, verse 4 (two chapters before today’s verse), Job confesses “I am vile”, which could also be translated, “I am small”. Job went from thinking he could win an argument with God to just saying, in essence, you are too big for me. Now that Job understands how vast God is, how unable he is to fully know God, he relents. Job stops trying to question God’s ways.
Knowing God means realizing God is so far beyond us. We might not be able to recognize His benevolent intent through all the fog of difficult circumstances. But it is that very thing that makes difficulty so ripe with opportunity. It allows us to see that God is so beautiful, so wonderful, so vast. He transcends our reason and our circumstances. He is in both but contained by neither.
In order to live in the fullness of life, we have to acknowledge that God is God and we are not. We are not equals at a negotiating table. He does not owe us an explanation. He is up to “more than we can ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20). The true call in our lives to know God is not about figuring Him out – it is about trusting Him. To believe that He has our best interest at heart, even when that seems impossible to fathom.
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~ published by: Yellow Balloons
https://yellowballoons.net
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Good morning plugger! I am off to a very slow start today - had a rough night last night - you’re not the only older gentleman with medical conditions around here 🤫. I would appreciate a couple of prayers though. The first Scripture verse that I read this morning was, no doubt, aimed right at me:
"Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.” ~ Romans 12:12
All be blessed!
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nobody around this morning? probably a 1st......SO !! God Bless and you good folks have a really good day, always think of others 1st
wheeeaa,. doggie. what a day---starts off with Heart-Rehab at 8a.m., I enjoy this time, often have the chance to make mention of God's goodness to other old guys doing rehab, then I cooked some Chicken Thighs, now going to get out my summer cloths but before this I thought I would check in on my Bible stuff---always like to share my day with God. Anyway I like keeping notes of things that grab my attention when I do my Bible reading/study....I came across this and thought, my, my, my, think I will open a can of worms----my note went like thins: "I do not understand but very little in Scripture----But I have learned to believe---learning to believe is a process---I THINK. ---at this time I was just starting over in my Scriptures and was at the beginning "Genesis"-----A note I made was : IMPORTANT.."I would never contradict John MacArthur, but I do look for answers to my thoughts," I believe the writings in the Bible, I also believe in science, I also believe they work together---the trick is to learn how. In my notes I have for me to get an understanding of Scripture I must 1st understand or believe that the Holy Spirit will teach me/us. A couple of things that rang a bell with me was---"Before starting take a moment and ask God to allow the the Holy Spirit to teach me---all at God's will. Then I have starting In Genesis 1---"In the beginning God did............." --In understanding & believing Scripture one must believe the "in the beginning part"----If I or one cannot believe this then all through Scripture I or another will constantly doubt and will listen to false teachers teaching how times have changed.
NOW....I do not know my exact intentions in writing this post, but the reason for my notes is quite simple, I am 80 yrs old, I have heart problems, I have cancer but I am doing way better than many younger than myself, and I know the end of this world is moving in on me and I pray that one day one of my kids or gran-kids will get looking through these notes and just maybe it could spark a little light in such a dark world, then it is nice for me to read some of the stuff I wrote and wonder why....and often I find stuff that strengthens my faith.....
Hope one little thing in here mad you think a bit
GOD BLESS
Things I am thankful for: A.--- Woke up this morning
B.--- And here it is Wednesday and I do not need bail money
Those 2 things may sound silly, but both apply to many folks this morning......Each morning is a great thing to thank God for
GOD BLESS & Have a beautiful day
The Fear Of Death
“There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not experienced God's perfect love.” ~ 1 John 4:18
There are a few options for us during this brief, yet meaningful existence on earth. And one of the most popular choices is fear. Particularly, the fear of death. Not knowing what happens next bleeds into a general concern for what is around every corner.
Our two-minute-ride will one day end. That much we cannot avoid. There is no evading death. It is a natural part of life. But the inevitability of death does not have to destroy us. It could, if we so choose, motivate us.
Although there is not a way to avoid death, there is a way to defeat it. Jesus Himself did not avoid death. He was not afraid of its inevitability. He did not flee from it. Neither did He submit and just let death have its way. Jesus confronted death with courage, intentionality, and purpose. He turned it on its heels by taking away its power.
The only way death wins is when it intercepts life. The inevitability of death can cripple us. It can birth apathy. Or it can remind us of the unique importance of this brief existence and the opportunity of today.
Death is prowling, looking to steal our choices. Hoping to lull us to sleep with whispers of fear. But today is a new opportunity. A new chance to live this brief life as best we can, while we can.
We spend so much time trying to avoid death rather than trying to overcome it. We overcome death by living life. By taking away its power, refusing to allow fear to rule over us, define us, or disqualify us from the opportunity of today.
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~ published by: Yellow Balloons
https://yellowballoons.net
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Insights from Job Part Six: Perspective as Worship
Scripture Reading: Job 1:14-22
Key Verse: "Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, saying: 'Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh.' Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything." ~ Job 1:20-22
There is perhaps nothing more powerful than the ability to worship in the face of suffering. The entire book of Job is an ode to the power of worship. We often talk about Job as a book of perseverance. We talk about it as an example of faith. All of these are a byproduct of Job’s commitment to worship.
In the face of unbearable tragedy, Job’s reaction is praise. He finds a way to be thankful, to celebrate who God is. He grieves. He asks questions. He struggles. But he holds true to a perspective that does not waiver based on these circumstances, no matter how horrendous.
We think of perspective as a way we view the world, something simple and easy that can be adjusted, blown around by the wind. But perspective is the choice we make about what we accept as true.
This is an act of worship.
Declaring truth, clinging to it, and trusting in the journey it takes us on is a difficult enterprise. It is much easier to focus on “fixing” our circumstances. It is much simpler to fight for control, to demand our own way. The mystery of the Kingdom is difficult. Trusting God in all circumstances is challenging. Like Job, we have the ability to choose a perspective of thankfulness and adoration.
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~ published by: Yellow Balloons
https://yellowballoons.net/devotional/part-six-perspective-as-worship/
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Thank you……just hoping to touch another’s heart. Peace in our life is so important
I’m at a loss for words plugger. That is one of the most heart-felt posts I have read - perfect truth in perfect peace with the Lord equals blessed assurance - Jesus is mine. Thank you for sharing your peace with the world!
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PEACE----Do you understand Peace? I thought I did & reckon I mostly did----Me thinking I understood peace and actually 100% understanding peace is 2 different things. I know that makes no sense at all, can't help it, I am not the best communicator but bear with me. I struggle with how God can forgive me for all the bad things I have done over the past 80 years, I was a good servant of the devil himself. Then after I came to Christ and was granted forgiveness I still could not understand how a perfect God could just instantly wash all that bad stuff I did away and totally 100% forget it ----I suppose because that is my human side kicking in or maybe a "trick of the devil". Anyway, I was sleeping really good and woke up at 2a.m. with only one thing on my mind and that was the fact that I was at peace, I lay there for a good while trying to get my hands around this, I know inside me exactly what this all means, & I understand Biblical peace like I never before understood, but I do not really have the words to really explain all this. This morning after my coffee & God time and reading my Scriptures I got to looking up in various references books the word PEACE----all the scholars did a good job on writing about peace, but nothing can really explain the inner peace one has with God----a very strange thing. I do not know why I chose to post this other than I like sharing personal Christians experiences. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ into your heart you do not cannot experience the peace I learned about at 2a.m. this morning, If you are a Christian and struggle with your past, and it haunts you like a thorn in your side--- talk with God about your peace with Him----To be 100% at peace with God and the world, hey--A pretty good feeling and it can only be experienced through a relation with God, His Son, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
GOD BLESS & Have a beautiful day & Peace my friends
A New Day
“The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.” ~ Lamentations 3:22-23
There is something significant about the start of a new day. The deck reshuffles. The cycle of life starts anew. We awaken to new opportunity.
Each day has its unique challenges and frustrations. But each new day is a fresh start, a chance to begin again. In a world so full of imperfection, new days are welcome occasions.
Each new day starts with beauty, with promise. The sunrise paints the sky as dawn ushers in another opportunity to live our best life.
The thing that is so beautiful about each morning is the consistency of God and His love for us. We do our best every day.
But many sunrises go unseen. We make mistakes. We fall short. And instead of making a fresh start, perhaps we despair. But God promises we can begin anew. His forgiveness is limitless.
What might be cause for shame and frustration has been redeemed for joy, peace and freedom. What is required is for us to request it, receive it, and embrace it.
Our hope is in the Lord. And although we may not make the best choices every day, He is there to steady us with His Grace and to motivate us with His Love. He is consistent every day. And every day he offers us a fresh opportunity to make new choices. Better choices. Redeeming choices.
The sunrise is a daily reminder that today is a day we can begin anew, and make choices rooted in the reality we can gain from seeing life from God’s perspective, the perspective of a new dawn.
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~ published by: Yellow Balloons
https://yellowballoons.net
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I think to reply here would be to argue the Scriptures and I choose not to go there. You have your faith and I have mine....I respect your view and respect you posting here and I require the same respect from others towards me. Speaking of God, as I understand, the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob is the God of both Jew & Arabs.....actually Scripture states the God is the God of all folks, rich, poor, different nations, different colors......To go beyond that is to open a big ole can of worms. Years ago I was called to accept Jesus as my personal Savior, long story here, I'll just cut to the chase, I stood there in the presence of God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, I had a decision to make, I thought I could just step out in the hallway and do this later, in my personal time----I choose to go forward,-- I was forgiven of all my past and future sins----Salvation is past--present--future.....You spoke of a professor, when folks get to talking or teaching the give their opinions....The only "true opinion" is the opinion of the Holy Spirit. Scripture is the inspired Word of God, I search there and find my answers.
Like I said I will not argue Scripture, will not tell you are wrong, just voicing my belief----
TakeCare & Gd Bless
The Trouble Tree
"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” ~ 1 Peter 5:7
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
After opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward, he walked me to my car. We passed the tree, and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing for sure, troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning, I pick them up again."
"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
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~ published by: The Daily Encourager
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Let me help you out here , #1 the ancient Israelites may be considered as such but when Jesus Christ came onto the scene he brought forth a new direction. As General Patton said " I am familiar with the Lost tribes of Israel and they are just that lost to time and antiquity"
The Palestinians did not start the war , hostilities began when the state of Israel was and this is key "PARTITIONED FROM PALESTINE" against the will of the majority of its inhabitants. Prior to the partition if you care to research you will find that even the CIA reported that the primary hostilities ( rape , murder of unarmed civilians including children and babies ) were infact initiated by Jewish paramilitary groups , the stern gang ,the irgun gang members of which would latter form Israel's first government ...,see also the documentary " Tantura" for more info by the actual perpetrators .
To think that this started on Oct 7 is intellectually lazy . The Palestinians may not share my faith
( though some do) nor my culture and that's fine . As a God fearing human being I support all those who are forced to live under violent military rule .
Do you support as the Nazis or Stalin did the murder of innocent civilians at the hands of a fully mechanized military ?
As an American I am held by patriotism and love of country to stand against any nation that after all we've done for dare to steal and attack us ( see the USS LIBERTY and Jonathan Pollard)
I am not an historian if the topic interests you please review Professor Norman Finkelstein's work an actual historian of the matter.
We give the Israeli ( a population of 7 million ) billions upon billions year after year ,decade after decade that allows them to enjoy an advanced high tech military with the latest in weapons and protective gear that is primarily used against a civilian population that has no Army ,No Air Force , No Navy or heavy armoured divisions.
This is essentially like using the full force of the U.S. military might in leveling LA under the guise of going after gang members the world would rightfully see that has utterly barbaric .
I implore you to go visit Israel and try and preach the gospel...,you will be spat upon immediately the only people the Israeli hate more than Muslims are Christians. In America the primary reason the evangelical support Israel is because they believe Christ will return to liquidate all the Israeli who don't convert to Christianity.... I call that a blood lust .
Even president Truman said of the Israeli ( I fear the underdog has become the overdog) and it's been nothing but bloodshed since . The region and the world would be better off with a Free and Democratic Palestine with equal representation of the three faiths than an nuclear armed ethno religious centric Israel ...,if you believe in the Chosen people narrative then certainly you would agree that it was up to God to allow their return not western governments .
Again if you want an intellectual understanding of the Israeli see professor Norman Finkelstein's work
Can someone explain why all the college campus protests against Israel??? Palestinians started this war Oct 7 against God's people! Do the Palestinians believe in God?
He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword!
If you have came across this board this morning and you are reading a few post out of curiosity because you are searching for something ...maybe you have no ideal what you are looking for...Maybe you have lost all hope....Are you strung out on booze or drugs...Is someone in your life mistreating you...Maybe you have no friends or family...Have you thought about ending your life?
Or...maybe you have everything in this life that a person could want or need when it comes to money and stuff or maybe all that money and stuff just dont seem to tickle that itch like you once thought it did. Maybe you dont have a clue why your are sitting here reading this stuff yet here you are. Whatever the case... as bad off or as well off as you might be as far as earthly things and your life goes...You know there is something missing...you are searching for something...Well let me say to you...you have come to the right place...you are not here by mistake...it is all part of Gods plan for you to find the Joy...Hope...Peace and Contentment that is lacking in your life. If you could only know the earthly hell that i was living just 28 years ago with 25 years of self inflected hell from booze and drugs under my belt until age 40 and all the difference that has been made in my life since i saw the error of my ways and responded to a light that shined on my path. Nothing that i have done myself....I owe everything...including my very life....to the same person that could and can very well change and save you. That person is JESUS.
However i dont want you to just sit there and say a few words or pray a short prayer just for the sake of trying to grasp ahold of something....Yes...salvation is free and JESUS is more than willing to give it to you right now...Yes...right this very minute. But you cant just pray a prayer from your mouth and hope for the best. You have to prayer a prayer from your heart...and mean it like nothing you have ever said to anyone before. JESUS is always there...just waiting for you to ask for forgiveness of your sins and wicked lifestyle....But to receive salvation full and free...you must ask from the bottom of your heart with true repentance....then JESUS will come into your life and heart and soul and make changes in you that you also will not be able to believe....im not saying that all these things will happen all at once...it will take time...and im not saying that all your problems will disappear like right now....But the Peace and Joy and Contentment and Love that will come into your life...you will know it...and as time passes...you will know it more and more....JESUS is Love and He is everything you need to help you find all the things that are lacking in your life at this very moment!
In John 14:6, JESUS said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.”
To reach God and live in heaven after you die, you must accept JESUS as your personal Savior and Lord.
If you feel like you are ready to accept JESUS into your life right now...just pray this simple little prayer from your heart...and he will start you on that narrow road that leads to your heavenly home some day!
Dear God, I know that I’m a sinner and that my sin separates me from You. I realize that I can’t do anything to earn my way into heaven. I believe that JESUS took the punishment for my sins by dying on the cross and coming back to life. I accept You JESUS as my Savior and Lord. And I will try my best to please You all the days of my life. Forgive me of my sins and fill me Holy Spirit to help me and guide me thru the rest of my life here on earth. Thank You for forgiving me and saving me now. In JESUS name i praise You.... Amen.
If you accepted JESUS CHRIST as your Savior, then you can be sure He heard you. The Bible says,
“Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).
You have just begun a relationship with God and you will definitely spend eternity in heaven with Him!
If you dont have a church...find a good Bible preaching and teaching church and go.....Talk to the preacher and tell him what you have done....that you are a new born-again believer. As a matter of fact....go and tell everyone!
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If you like ill be more than happy to call you by phone and we can talk about your NEW life in Christ!
JESUS Saves!
The Beauty of God’s Word
~ Sometimes all we need in the chaotic moments of life is a little time to hear from our Father.
Scripture Reading: Psalm 19:7-8
The world we live in is loud — even deafening at times. But the peace of God’s Word turns down the noise, offering tranquil truth and beauty in place of clamor.
Psalm 19:7-8 is a reminder that Scripture provides us with wisdom and clarity by:
1. Restoring the Soul.
God’s Word has everything our wounded and weary souls need. When life’s struggles wear us down, it brings restoration by providing comfort, hope, and renewal.
2. Making Wise the Simple.
The insight and guidance contained in Scripture surpass worldly knowledge. God’s wisdom is not exclusive to the educated or elite, but is offered to anyone willing to receive it.
3. Rejoicing the Heart.
The precepts of the Lord are right, reminding us of our identity and purpose in Christ. This brings lasting joy in a world filled with temporary pleasures.
4. Enlightening the Eyes.
The commandment of the Lord is pure and teaches us spiritual truths. When we seek God’s guidance in His Word, we gain clarity and perspective, which help us navigate through confusion and darkness.
God’s Word is truly a precious and beautiful gift — it is a source of strength and a light for our path.
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~ published by: In Touch Ministries
https://www.intouch.org/read/daily-devotions/the-beauty-of-god-s-word
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Maturity in Christ Jesus
"Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ."
"Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every kind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of His body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love."
~ Ephesians 4:11-16 (NLT)
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well put......you mentioned the "pesky flesh, getting us to do wrong".....in my study of Romans in chap. 7: starting around verse 13 (I think) anyway Paul speaks of what he does is not what he is suppose to do.....now if a writer of a good part of the New Testament struggled with doing right and constantly walking the Christian walk, if he struggled what would ever make a 2024 Christian think they were free from the struggle. None of us are made perfect until we die and go to heaven, then we are perfect in God's eyes and WHY? all to do with Jesus Christ. Several places in the Scriptures it says we are to believe and that's it, just believe.... HUMMM, now many will just say I believe so I am saved.....what in Scripture does "believe " mean: ?-- from my Scofield Study Bible
"believes is more than an intellectual assent to a fact. The word (Greek pistes, noun; piste, verb; means adherence to, committal to, faith in, reliance
upon, trust in a person or object, and this not only involves the consent of the mind, but an act of the heart and will of the subject. "Whoever believes in Him". is equivalent to whoever trust in or commits himself to Him (Christ). "
Think of believe as glue.....we say we believe in Jesus--- but are we stuck to Christ as glue holds objects together
Jus say'n
Hey...i went back and counted and i have one post left...wink...so....this is what i like Ranb2khz...being up front...man to man...in a kind and gentle way of Jesus....explaining the reason for your actions! This is part of what walking the walk is all about....This is what life a few decades ago was like here in the United States...like the times when a hand shake was a binding and legal document...so to speak. I believe that most...the majority of social media is totally of satan....many people hiding behind monitors saying anything and everything with no repercussions of their actions...no fear of being taken behind the wood shed...which im sorry...not really...i totally believe in. So with that said...ill close with good job in being open and honest with love and compassion.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
Y'all have a awesome weekend!
I reckon not that it really matters but yet it does....i just want to say....i usually make time to post on IHUB about 3 times a week on average...and at least once a week when im here i try to catch up on the post here...the thing is....i only post on the Bible...Eternity and Christian Prayer Room boards. Usually when i post its about 9 or 10 post...the same stuff on all three boards. Im a free member on IHUB so i only get 30 post a day....and i think this is number 30....so...its not that im ignoring what y'all post...i just run out of post to reply....and trust me...out here in real life...so to speak...my friends wish i had that limitation as well...wink. So...thats my worthless excess and im sticking to it!
Y'all have a most awesome weekend!
Good morning...As we know the ole saying....we dont just talk the talk we also walk the walk....so...when we are living life that way we tend to let our light shine...Jesus thru us...unto others. Yes of course we are all human...we all still have our pesky flesh...we are still our own worst enemy with satan and the world a close second....but....our words and actions are kept in check so to speak by the power of the Holy Spirit living in us and by meditating on the word day and night and we are praying without ceasing....both a mindset thru Jesus! God created all of us with a job and jobs to do and at the top of that list is Jesus thru us seeing lost souls saved. I know what God saved me from....the Helter Skelter life i lived until age 40...and i know that God can save anyone from their wicked lifestyle no matter what they have done...and then....to get out of the bed each day and punch the heavenly time clock and get out there and do the work God has assigned us to do...to be that Good Samaritan and help build Gods kingdom! And yes...the lost are watching us...and as tragic as it is....sometimes just one slipup...sin...on out part and they go straight to oh look the hypocrite church goer acting just like everyone else...and thats all they focus on. Thats why it is so important when unbelievers see as at our worst...see us sin...we really need to stop and acknowledge to them....im sorry man...im not like this....im a follower of Jesus and im not suppose to behave this way...not talk this way...so would you please forgive me. I tell y'all that goes a long long way in a witness to that or those persons. And yes that includes in person...on social media...IHUB....everywhere....Ok....i was replying to you plugger and i may have drifted off topic...what was i talking about.....man....you have done it to me again brother....SIGH!
Some good stuff out here this morning......GOD BLESS & y'all have a very good week-end, if you go out and around, be careful because there are some really weird people out there...
If you are reading this and you are a born-again believer....id like to ask you a question. How many people do you know that are what we call "unsaved". And if you are reading this and aint sure what that means...unsaved...(because you are unsaved)...let me clarify what that means. Unsaved...you have not believed in who Jesus says He is and have not invited Jesus into you heart by asking Him for forgiveness of your sins up to this point in time. And as a believer...in the daily life that you live...how many people do you see...walk by...work with...that most likely are also unsaved. I have heard it estimated that here in the United States...that only maybe 20% of the population is saved...they have a personal relationship with Jesus. That means that 80% is headed to hell. Remember...there is a big difference in calling oneself a christian and actually being born-again. It is also estimated that the earth as a whole maybe 10% is saved. That means that 90% is headed to hell. So...lets look at that. As believers we have the blessed assurance that when we die...in the twinkle of the eye...we will be in the presence of God...and...Jesus...in heaven. And...we have a "pretty good" idea what hell is going to be like and just how bad and tragic its going to be...right? Lets refresh our memory. Right now....somewhere...there is a person that is unsaved that has just died...each day on planet earth 150,000 people die....90% of those are headed to hell...do the math...every day....remember...the road to hell is wide and the road to heaven is narrow. So...when a unsaved person dies...in that moment they are taken to Hades...in torment...awaiting judgement day to be cast into Hell...the lake of fire...for...Forever! What is Hell...Hell will be a dark place...cant see your hand in front of your face...but there will be a lake of fire...fire consumed all around...but no light...thats the way God created it....and that person will burn in Hell...in complete pain and agony...for...Forever. They will have a supernatural body that will NOT burn up. And for forever they will hear billions of people....there with them....screaming in torment...for Forever. Remember...Forever never ends...Got that? But even worse than that i believe...is that they are going to be separated from God and his love...for...Forever. So every moment they are going to be in total despair...depression...sadness...to the point of suicide...but suicide is not a option...wishing they had surrendered their life to Jesus before it was to late...because...there are no do-overs. So...how many unsaved people do you know...and knowing the reality of hell and that all these people are headed there...When did you last tell someone about Jesus? Remember...as believers we have job...so to speak...a responsibility to do what....to go unto all the world....(and that can be just our home town)....and make disciples...to tell others about Jesus and satan...right and wrong...heaven and hell....right? Remember...as believers....the sin of omission is just as sinful as the sin of commission. What if we told just one person each week about Jesus...what if we told just one person everyday about Jesus....90% of the worlds 7.6 billion people are unsaved...the majority of folks in your hometown are unsaved.....we dont have to look far....Soooooooooooooooooo???
https://www.gotquestions.org/sin-of-commission.html
https://www.gotquestions.org/sin-of-omission.html
I Have No Regrets About My Past...My Past Is Who I Am Today...Born Again!.....
-Rick j Sane-
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Galatians 6:7-8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Revelation 21:8
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Matthew 25:46
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