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Glorious Liberty

by Charles Spurgeon

Our Father, we bless Thy name that we can say from the bottom of our hearts, “Abba, Father.” It is the chief joy of our lives that we have become the children of God by faith which is in Christ Jesus and we can in the deep calm of our spirit say, “Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as in heaven.”

Lord, we thank Thee for the liberty which comes to our emancipated spirit through the adoption which Thou hast made us to enjoy. When we were in servitude the chains were heavy, for we could not keep Thy law. There was an inward spirit of rebellion. When the commandment came, it irritated our corrupt nature and sin revived and we died.

Even when we had some strivings after better things, yet the power that was in us lusted into evil, and the spirit of the Hagarene was upon us. We wanted to fly from the Father’s house. We were wild men, men of the wilderness, and we loved not living in the Father’s house.

O God, we thank Thee that we have not been cast out. Indeed, if Thou hadst then cast out the child of the bondwoman Thou hadst cast us out, but now through sovereign grace all is altered with us. Blessed by Thy name. It is a work of divine power and love over human nature, for now we are the children of the promise, certainly not born according to the strength of the human will, or of blood, or of birth, but born by the Holy Ghost through the power of the Word, begotten again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, children of the Great Father who is in heaven, having His life within us. Now, like Isaac, we are heirs according to promise and heirs of the promise, and we dwell at home in the Father’s house and our soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and our mouth shall praise Thee as with joyful lips.

O God, we would not change places with angels, much less with kings of the earth. To be indeed Thy sons and daughters—the thought of it doth bring to our soul a present heaven and the fruition of it shall be our heaven, to dwell forever in the house of the Lord and go no more out, but to be His sons and His heirs forever and ever.

Our first prayer is for others who as yet are in bondage. We thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast given them the spirit of bondage and made them to fear. We are glad that they should be brought to feel the evil of sin, to feel the perfection of Thy law, to know something of the fiery nature of Thy justice, and so to be shut up unto salvation by grace through faith. But, Lord, let them not tarry long under the pedagogue, but may the schoolmaster with his rod bring them to Christ.

Lord, cure any of Thy chosen of self-righteousness. Deliver them from any hope in their own abilities, but keep them low. Bring them out of any hope of salvation by their own prayers or their own repentance. Bring them to cast themselves upon Thy grace to be saved by trusting in Christ. Emancipate them from all observance of days, weeks, months, years, and things of human institution, and bring them into the glorious liberty of the children of God that Thy law may become their delight, Thyself become their strength, their all, Thy Son become their joy and their crown. We do pray this with all our hearts.

Lord, deliver any of Thy children from quarrelling with Thee. Help us to be always at one with our God. “It is the Lord; let Him do what seemeth Him good,” and blessed be His name forever and ever.

God, bless our country, and the sister country across the flood, and all lands where Thy name is known and reverenced, and heathen lands where it is unknown. God, bless the outposts, the first heralds of mercy, and everywhere may the Lord’s kingdom come and His name be glorified. Glory be unto the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Making God your enemy

Mind earthly things

Philippians 3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ):3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, (who mind earthly things).

Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Friends of the world

James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.4:5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Rebellion

Isaiah 63:10 (But they rebelled), and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

Wicked works

Colossians 1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind (by wicked works), yet now hath he reconciled

Idolaters

Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Psalm 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.110:2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.110:3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.110:5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.110:6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.110:7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

Hebrews 1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

1 Corinthians 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Exodus 15:6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

He will repay them that hate him to their face

Deutoromy 7:10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.

It's a scary thing to become an enemy of God

Nahum 1:2 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.1:3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.1:4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.1:5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.1:8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Psalm 92:9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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Psalms chapter 89

1 (Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.) I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

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Psalms Chapter 110 תְּהִלִּים

א לְדָוִד, מִזְמוֹר:

נְאֻם יְהוָה, לַאדֹנִי--שֵׁב לִימִינִי; עַד-אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ, הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ. 1 A Psalm of David. {N}

The LORD saith unto my lord: 'Sit thou at My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.'

ב מַטֵּה-עֻזְּךָ--יִשְׁלַח יְהוָה, מִצִּיּוֹן; רְדֵה, בְּקֶרֶב אֹיְבֶיךָ. 2 The rod of Thy strength the LORD will send out of Zion: 'Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.'

ג עַמְּךָ נְדָבֹת, בְּיוֹם חֵילֶךָ:

בְּהַדְרֵי-קֹדֶשׁ, מֵרֶחֶם מִשְׁחָר; לְךָ, טַל יַלְדֻתֶיךָ. 3 Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; {N}

in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth.

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Top five Bible verses

Psalm 23:4 For why though I shall go in the midst of shadow of death; I shall not dread evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff; those have comforted me.

Luke 12:32 Do not ye, little flock, dread, for it pleased to your Father to give you a kingdom.

Hebrews 2:18 For in that thing in which he suffered, and was tempted, he is mighty to help also them that be tempted.

Psalm 31:3 For thou art my strength and my refuge; and for thy name, thou shalt lead me forth, and shalt nourish me.

Psalm 94:19 After the multitude of my sorrows in mine heart; thy comforts made glad my soul.

In case you're wondering version: Wycliffe.

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5. Seasons:

(1) The Meaning of the Word.

The sun and moon were appointed "to give light upon the earth," and "for signs," and "for days and years." They were also appointed "for seasons" (mo`adhim), i.e. "appointed assemblies." These seasons were not primarily such seasons as the progress of the year brings forth in the form of changes of weather or of the condition of vegetation; they were seasons for worship. The word mo`edh occurs some 219 times; in 149, it is translated "congregation," and in about 50 other instances by "solemn assembly" or some equivalent expression. Thus before ever man was created, God had provided for him times to worship and had appointed two great lights of heaven to serve as signals to call to it.

The appointed sacred seasons of the Jews form a most complete and symmetrical series, developing from times indicated by the sun alone to times indicated by the sun and moon together, and completed in times indicated by luni-solar cycles.

1 In vision to His saints God spake; From out the people one I take, A mighty leader, true and brave, Ordained, exalted, strong to save. My chosen servant I appoint, With holy oil his head anoint; My hand with him shall still remain, My arm his strength shall well sustain.

2 No enemy shall him affright, His adversaries I will smite, My faithfulness to him will prove, And nevermore My grace remove. Yea, he shall triumph in My Name, And great shall be his power and fame, From sea to sea his mighty hand Shall hold dominion o'er the land.

3 Thou art my Father, he shall cry, My God, my rock of refuge high; My firstborn son shall he be owned, Above the kings of earth enthroned. For him My mercy shall endure, My covenant made with him is sure; His throne and race I will maintain Forever, while the heavens remain.

4 Should sons of his My laws forsake, My just commands and statues break, Then, though My rod their sins reprove, My mercy I will not remove. Though they be chastened sore and tried, My faithfulness shall yet abide; My plighted word I will not break, Nor change the promise that I spake.

5 My oath is steadfast, ever sure, My servant's race shall still endure; His throne forever firm shall stay When sun and moon have passed away. On Thy anointed wrath is poured As if Thy covenant were abhorred; Thou hast profaned his kingly crown, His matchless strength is broken down.

6 He is reproached and spoiled of all, His enemies upon him fall; His beauty is consumed away, Forgotten is his kingly sway. Cut off in youth, his sacred name Is covered now with deepest shame; How long, O Lord, shall wrath abide? Thy face forever wilt Thou hide?

7 Think on my life; O Lord, take thought; Hast Thou created man for nought? What man that lives has power to save His soul from death, and from the grave? Where are Thy mercies which of old Where in Thy promises foretold? Remember, Lord, the bitter shame Heaped on Thy own anointed's name.

8 I sing of mercies that endure Forever builded firm and sure, Of faithfulness that never dies, Established changeless in the skies. Blest be the Lord for evermore, Whose promise stands from days of yore. His word is faithful now as then; Blest be His Name. Amen, Amen.

Artist: 

Dmitriew George

Title: 

'At Dawn'

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PRAYING THE PSALMS - 4

Jesus takes me to His purpose for my life, he leads me to refreshing living water flowing from within me.  (Psalm 23:2)

I am joyful with gladness in Your presence and will sing and praise Your power.  (Psalm 21:6,13)

Be exalted, O Lord, In Your strength, and in your salvation how greatly I rejoice!  (Psalm 21:1,13)

I will not be shaken because I trust in the lovingkindness of the Lord and his willingness to bless me.  (Psalm 21:6,7)

The Lord rescues me, delivers me, and delights in me because I am committed to Him.  (Psalm 22:8)

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.  (Psalm 23:1)

He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths, as he has promised.  (Psalm 23:3)

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for You are in me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  (Psalm 23:4)

You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.  (Psalm 23:5)

Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in you, O Lord, forever.  (Psalm 23:6)

       Why pray the Psalm scriptures out loud? 

It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about.  Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind.  -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner which most fully expresses the power and presence of God.

Strong's definition for "meditate" - HAGAH (Greek) - means to imagine.  First pray the scripture out loud -- then pray the scripture back to God.  This prayer can be the prayer of thanksgiving, supplication, or praying the greatness of God and the benefits of God.

The first thing that you are to do when you are upon your knees, is to shut your eyes, and with a short silence let your soul place itself in the presence of God.

When you direct any of your petitions to Jesus let it be: thou art the radiance of thy Father's glory.  Thou art the Alpha and Omega,  The beginning and the end of all things:  Thou has destroyed the power of the devil and hast overcome death.

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

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The Oneness of the Godhead, Part 1 May 2, 2023 We will speak of Yeshua Hamashiach, and how He fits in the godhead. You pronounce Hamashiach “hah-ma-she-ah”. He is called Jesus Christ, in the Western world. Who is He, what is He, and what is His place in the godhead? First, the promise made to Moses.

Deut 18:15 – 18 15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

This is Moses speaking to the people. 16 According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

At Mt. Sinai, the people were so scared of the ground shaking, the thunders, the loud trumpets, and the intense flames of fire, the people pleaded with Moses to tell Yeshua to stop talking and make the fire and thunder go away.

17 And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

Yehovah promised Moses that an anointed Prophet would be born in Israel of the tribe of Levi. Yeshua was that Prophet.

Now, the Psalm that King David wrote. We will paraphrase it.

Psalms 110:1-4 1 Yehovah said unto Yeshua, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 Yehovah shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 Yehovah hath sworn, and will not repent, Yeshua shall be a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Here, in the Psalms, King David prophesied that Yeshua will be both a King, and a priest, just like Melchizedek.

Zech 9:9 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

On the 10th day of the 1st Hebrew month, named Aviv, every year the high priest would bring a lamb from Bethlehem thru the east gate and carry it up to the temple. For about 428 years with the first Temple, and 436 years with the second temple, it was a yearly rehearsal for the Messiah to come thru the East gate, four days before Passover. They knew that someday, one of those years, the Messiah would show Himself, riding on a donkey into Jerusalem.

In the year AD 28, on April 24, the 10th day of Aviv, close to 9:30 AM on Saturday, the Sabbath, Yeshua rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, as prophesied by Zechariah. This was Palm Saturday. There never was any Palm Sunday. That is another Catholic false teaching. Four days later, on Wednesday, the 14th of Aviv, Yeshua was sacrificed as the Lamb of God, on Passover. For three days and nights, Yeshua laid in the tomb, fulfilling the feast of unleavened Bread. On Saturday, in the late afternoon, about 5:30 PM, Yeshua rose from the dead. The Lord of the Sabbath, rose from the dead on the Sabbath. Maybe three hours later, Yeshua resurrected 24 Old Testament believers that had kept the Torah, and they walked into the city of Jerusalem. Sunday morning, after telling Mary Magdalene “Touch me not”, Yeshua took the 24 saints to Heaven, to present them to Yehovah, where they became known as the 24 elders. This was fulfillment of the First Fruits Offering.

Fifty days later, in Jerusalem, the 120 disciples of Yeshua were filled with the Ghost of Yeshua. This was the fulfillment of the Day of Pentecost, just as when Yehovah spoke from Mt. Sinai to Israel, giving them the new language of Hebrew.

Before the second coming of Yeshua, He must first fulfil the Day of Trumpets. In the first and second temple periods, whenever the first sliver of the renewed Moon appeared at sundown, it marked the beginning of a new Hebrew month. Those in Jerusalem that saw it would go to the temple gates and see if they would be “called up” by the high priest to a room where they would be questioned about what they saw. The high priest would stand outside on a balcony and point to who he wanted from the crowd gathering outside and say “Come up hither.” Two witnesses would be allowed to come up to a room and describe what they saw, confirming that the renewed Moon for the new month had been sighted. Then the call would be made to light the signal fires on the hilltops across the land to let all of Israel know that a new month has officially begun.

The most celebrated renewed Moon of the year is that of the seventh month named Tishri, marking the Day of Trumpets. Here are two assumptions. First, it is expected that after coming down from Heaven, the two witnesses will begin their testimony on the Sabbath. Second, it is expected that the two witnesses will rise from the dead upon the sighting of the renewed Moon, beginning the month of Tishri, on late Tuesday evening, September 23, 2025, after being dead for three and a half days, or eighty-four hours. This would be the Day of Trumpets. They would have ended their testimony before being killed by the anti-Christ, early the previous Saturday morning, September 20.

Counting back 1,260 days, or 180 weeks, from that Saturday, puts us to the month Aviv on Saturday morning, the Sabbath, April 9, 2022, the seventh day of the first Hebrew month. If certain guesswork is correct, Elijah and Enoch would begin their testimony on that day. Only Yehovah knows. Once they do appear, whether this year or years from now, how will the world react to the appearance of two men dressed in sackcloth, with fire streaming out of their mouths ever so often whenever they are threatened?

When they rise from the dead, after viewing the renewed Moon for a time, Yeshua will shout down from Heaven “Come up Hither”, meaning Come up here!! This is about the only way that Yeshua would be able to fulfill the feast of the Day of Trumpets. Three and a half years later, would be the second coming of the Messiah, Yeshua Hamashiach.

Yehovah created a plan for salvation of mankind from the bondage of sin and Satan. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was not put in the garden to test mankind, namely Adam and Eve. The tree was put there to snag Satan, hook, line, and sinker. Yehovah knew that Satan would jump at the chance to make Adam, the sixth advent of mankind to be put on this Earth, disobey God. By Adam eating of the forbidden fruit, this opened the door for Yehovah to take back ownership of Earth, and begin the downfall of Satan.

Adam was a sinless male earthling, made of the dust of the Earth. By eating of the forbidden fruit, he went to the pawnshop of Satan, and forfeited the birthright of Earth, and his soul, to Satan. In exchange, mankind received the curse of bondage, and subsequent death. The only person that could redeem the birthright and souls of mankind was another male earthling, that was without sin.

Satan thought that he had obtained a stay of execution by tricking Adam and Eve into eating the evil fruit. He knew that every human born by the seed of Adam would be born into sin. He thought that he had Yehovah stuck in a corner. But the super wise and powerful God had a plan to overcome Satan. Yehovah would father, or beget, a human male, born without sin, that would be King, Priest, and Prophet.

Mary’s mother was born of the priestly line of Aaron. Mary’s father was born of the kingly line of David and Solomon. That made Mary half Judean of the kingly line of David, and half Levite of the priestly line of Aaron. Yehovah quickened the womb of Mary in early December of 4 BC, by giving her a “Y” chromosome when she went to visit Elisabeth, her cousin. Three months later, John the Baptist was born on the first day of unleavened bread, March 31, 3 BC, one day after Passover. John was circumcised on the eighth day.

After staying a month with Elisabeth, to help her with her newborn baby, Mary returned to Nazareth in early May, over four months pregnant, and beginning to show. I suppose that Joseph went along with the wedding in June, after having the dream telling him that the baby was of the spirit of God.

When Yeshua was born, it was after sundown on September 26, 3 BC, which was the first day of the feast of Tabernacles, and was circumcised on the eighth day, like John the Baptist was. The analysis of Yeshua’s blood found on the Ark of Covenant proved that He was the human Son of Yehovah. It had one “x” chromosome, and 22 autosomes from Mary. It also had one “Y” chromosome that was not from a human male. It was from Yehovah. Other human beings have 46 chromosomes in their white blood cells. One ‘x’ or ‘y’ chromosome and 22 autosomes come from the father. One “x” chromosome and 22 autosomes come the mother. That is 46 chromosomes in all. But Yeshua only had 24 in all. One powerful, sinless chromosome from Yehovah, and 23 from Mary.

The ungodly Catholic Church teaches that the only reason Yeshua was born without sin, is because of Mary’s Immaculate Conception, meaning that she was born without original sin, and passed those attributes to Yeshua, which is a big fat lie. It comes from the Roman worship of Ishtar and Isis. Songs and prayers are devoted to Mary, which is nothing but pagan idolatry.

End of Part one.

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A GREAT NATION? -- a poem and song by Bill Kochman #America #Politics #Poem To see other poems related to this one, and to listen to the actual song, go to: https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry/index.html#America-and-Political-Poems "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34, KJV "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14, KJV "But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him." Acts 10:35, KJV "For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. FOR HE DOTH NOT AFFLICT WILLINGLY nor grieve the children of men." Lamentations 3:31-33, KJV "Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?" Ezekiel 18:23, KJV "Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I HAVE NO PLEASURE IN THE DEATH OF THE WICKED; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?" Ezekiel 33:11, KJV "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9, KJV "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12, KJV "And he [Jesus] had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength." Revelation 1:16, KJV "Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth." Revelation 2:16, KJV "And out of his [Jesus'] mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God . . . And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. Revelation 19:15, 21, KJV "Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?" Jeremiah 23:29, KJV "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." Psalm 2:6-9, KJV "And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." Matthew 21:44, KJV "Righteousness Exalts a Nation" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse248.html "Don't Provoke God to Anger" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse492.html "Don't Harden Your Heart" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse167.html "But They Refused to Listen" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse389.html "Foolish Rebellion of the Wicked" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse198.html "Our Sins Won't Remain Hidden" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse155.html "God's Desire for Healing and Repentance" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse302.html Article: "Don't Ever Underestimate Our Spiritual Enemy": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/DontUnderestimateOurEnemy1.html Article: "What is Wrong With Modern America?": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/whtwrng1.html Article: "Do You Want Love and Light, or Rod and Wrath?": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/lovelit1.html Article: "Beholding the Evil and the Good": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/evilgd-1.html Article: "Abortion: The Slaughter of the Innocent": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/abort-01.html Article: "The Fruit of the Womb": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/fruitwm1.html Article: "The Gay and Lesbian Agenda: To the Point!": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/homosex1.html Article: "When Sin is No Longer a Sin": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/whensin1.html Article: "Queen James Bible: Blasphemous Abomination Exposed!": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/queen-james-bible-1.html "Homosexuality Lesbianism Bestiality Transvestitism" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse138.html https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/a-great-nation-a-poem-by-bill-kochman/?A%20GREAT%20NATION%3F%20--%20a%20poem%20and%20song%20by%20Bill%20Kochman

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Evening, August 3rd

"For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him." — Luke 8:42

Jesus is passing through the throng to the house of Jairus, to raise the ruler's dead daughter; but he is so profuse in goodness that he works another miracle while upon the road. While yet this rod of Aaron bears the blossom of an unaccomplished wonder, it yields the ripe almonds of a perfect work of mercy. It is enough for us, if we have some one purpose, straightway to go and accomplish it; it were imprudent to expend our energies by the way. Hastening to the rescue of a drowning friend, we cannot afford to exhaust our strength upon another in like danger. It is enough for a tree to yield one sort of fruit, and for a man to fulfil his own peculiar calling. But our Master knows no limit of power or boundary of mission. He is so prolific of grace, that like the sun which shines as it rolls onward in its orbit, his path is radiant with lovingkindness. He is a swift arrow of love, which not only reaches its ordained target, but perfumes the air through which it flies. Virtue is evermore going out of Jesus, as sweet odours exhale from flowers; and it always will be emanating from him, as water from a sparkling fountain. What delightful encouragement this truth affords us! If our Lord is so ready to heal the sick and bless the needy, then, my soul, be not thou slow to put thyself in his way, that he may smile on thee. Be not slack in asking, if he be so abundant in bestowing. Give earnest heed to his word now, and at all times, that Jesus may speak through it to thy heart. Where he is to be found there make thy resort, that thou mayst obtain his blessing. When he is present to heal, may he not heal thee? But surely he is present even now, for he always comes to hearts which need him. And dost not thou need him? Ah, he knows how much! Thou Son of David, turn thine eye and look upon the distress which is now before thee, and make thy suppliant whole.

[yhwhrulz]

Streams in the Desert Devotional for January 25

"Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" (Psalms 23:4).

At my father’s house in the country there is a little closet in the chimney corner where are kept the canes and walking-sticks of several generations of our family. In my visits to the old house, when my father and I are going out for a walk, we often go to the cane closet, and pick out our sticks to suit the fancy of the occasion. In this I have frequently been reminded that the Word of God is a staff.

During the war, when the season of discouragement and impending danger was upon us, the verse, "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord," was a staff to walk with many dark days.

When death took away our child and left us almost heartbroken, I found another staff in the promise that "weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning."

When in impaired health, I was exiled for a year, not knowing whether I should be permitted to return to my home and work again, I took with me this staff which never failed, "He knoweth the thoughts that he thinketh toward me, thoughts of peace and not of evil."

In times of special danger or doubt, when human judgment has seemed to be set at naught, I have found it easy to go forward with this staff, "In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." And in emergencies, when there has seemed to be no adequate time for deliberation or for action, I have never found that this staff has failed me, "He that believeth shall not make haste." -- Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, in The Outlook

"I had never known," said Martin Luther’s wife, "what such and such things meant, in such and such psalms, such complaints and workings of spirit; I had never understood the practice of Christian duties, had not God brought me under some affliction." It is very true that God’s rod is as the schoolmaster’s pointer to the child, pointing out the letter, that he may the better take notice of it; thus He pointeth out to us many good lessons which we should never otherwise have learned. -- Selected

"God always sends His staff with His rod."

"Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be" (Deuteronomy 33:25).

Each of us may be sure that if God sends us on stony paths He will provide us with strong shoes, and He will not send us out on any journey for which He does not equip us well. -- Maclaren

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[pugzman3]

Psalms chapter 110

1 (A Psalm of David.) The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

[libidomechanica]

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[theprayerfulword]

September 10

Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge [the Lord], and He shall direct thy paths.

James 4:8 Come near to God and He will come near to you.

2 Corinthians 2:14 Thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing Him.

John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Isaiah 40:4 The crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth;

Luke 9:23 Then He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be My follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me."

May you come to see the Lord Almighty in His holiness once that which was formerly on the throne of your life dies and leaves it open for the King of kings to occupy. Isaiah 6

Even as the seraphim covered their face to show unquestioning obedience in fulfilling God's assignments, may you step forth willingly into the harvest work trusting the truth of God's Word and the leading of God's Spirit without requiring all your questions answered or your vanities satisfied, burning, as the seraphim, with love to God and zeal for His glory. Isaiah 6

May you come in sorrow and repentance before the Lord for the uncleanness of the culture that we live in, that God's fire may touch your lips and purge your heart, so you may speak the true and pure words of life to whom the Lord sends you. Isaiah 6

May you ever seek for the humbling enlightenment of the Spirit, always desiring to see with the loving eyes of the Lord, praying to hear the shattering voice of God in your heart, that you would not be given up to the delusion of comfort, but know and fear the awesome, shaking power of God, that you, and those of like heart, may understand and turn and be healed through His precious, divine mercies. Isaiah 6

May you walk with care, remain calm and not fear when you hear of circumstances, or see situations arise against you, but trust in the Lord. Isaiah 7

May you stand firm in your faith before God, for then you will not fall. Isaiah 7

May you learn to despise and discount those spiritual powers of wickedness in high places which try to resist the unchangeable will of God and attempt to stand against His eternal righteousness, but only as you humble yourself in faith to the unalterable authority of God's Word and by dependence on the quickening power of God's Spirit rather than in your own strength or understanding, for the arm of flesh is no match for even the defeated foes of God. Isaiah 7

May you willingly and unhesitatingly, in humble acknowledgment of your own weakness and need, draw upon the resources of the Lord and the abundance of the Spirit when God offers, not turning from the Holy One in pride, disrespect or dissatisfaction and shrouding it with sanctimony or religion. Isaiah 7

My child, be secure in your faith and confident in your conviction. Do not rely on your own strength but, in honesty, acknowledge your weaknesses and confess your needs. I am present in My strength to supply what you are lacking, and I am watching over My word, which I have given you the authority to speak, to ensure that it accomplishes all that I desire of it. Let the authority of My Word and the power of My Spirit bring the winds of change into your heart and renewal to your mind, even as I enable you to stand strong and immovable in the face of attack. Do not think that you know all that you need, but remain humble and hungry, that I may grow you into the maturity of a serving son, even as I grew in favor with man and God. Cast the burden of your responsibilities and cares of life on Me, for I will sustain you. Follow Me as your Shepherd, for I will send you as a lamb among wolves, and though they attack you, no harm will befall you, for My rod and My staff protect and comfort you, and My arm upholds and defends you. In the dark night of your soul, that time which comes to all My children, when the wolves of doubt circle and press in, when the roar of the lion shatters the still of the night, recall My promises to contend with those who contend with you with My buckler and shield as I fight against those who fight against you. When the light breaks through the darkness and you emerge into the newness of dawn, you will know, by personal experience, the effectual strength of My defense and you will realize, first-hand, the comprehensiveness of My protection. You can then confidently and authoritatively relate the eternal truth of My promises to those just starting to need it. Obey Me willingly in the work I assign you, My precious one. Approach it with enthusiasm for you have the confidence that nothing you do for Me is ever useless, and time spent in My presence is never wasted. I do not call you to meaningless tasks, fruitless endeavors or purposeless routines, My love. Though you may not see the result or understand the goal, you can be certain by faith that the seed you plant, the love you share, the time you invest, the prayer you breath, the effort you put forth, in submission to My will and in obedience to My word, has My blessings upon it to multiply and increase My kingdom, and bring treasure to your eternal reward.

May you humble yourself according to the example of Christ, the Lord, Who made of Himself no reputation, but preferred others above Himself, speaking not of Himself, as fools do, but speaking and doing as God the Father desired, establishing the will and accomplishing the purpose on earth, as in heaven, of the Almighty, which mortal man, in his carnal mind, cannot understand and dismisses as weak and foolish. 2 Corinthians 11

May you praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, and let any boasting you do be of the things that show your weakness, for therein is He shown strong. 2 Corinthians 11

May you speak your prayer to God to save you by His name and vindicate you by His might when strangers attack you and men without regard for God seek your life. Psalm 54

May you truly understand that God is your help, and the Lord is the one who sustains you. Psalm 54

May you sacrifice a freewill offering to the Lord as you praise His name, for it is good. Psalm 54

May you have revealed to you how, in His faithfulness, He has delivered you from all your troubles when your eyes look in triumph on your spiritual foes as their slanderous evil recoils upon themselves. Psalm 54

[gatekeeper-watchman]

Daily Devotionals for July 17, 2024

  Proverbs: God's Wisdom for Daily Living

Devotional Scripture:

Proverbs 20:29-30 (KJV): 29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head. 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. Proverbs 20:29-30 (AMP): 29 The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their gray head (suggesting wisdom and experience.) 30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil, and strokes (for correction) reach to the innermost parts.

Thought for the Day

Verse 29 - All societies need the strength of younger men and the experience of older men to thrive. Cultures that reject this truth, waste priceless resources locked within older citizens. Some people in America are waking up to this and tapping into a wealth of knowledge to everyone's benefit. The knowledge, insight, and experience of older men can expand, release, improve, and turn into workable possibilities the ideas of younger men. Younger men can implement and bring into working reality the ideas of older men, often physically constrained. This proverb points out the complementary strengths of the generations. The old and the young need each other.

Many societies are suffering the consequences of young men being raised without a father figure. These young men are dysfunctional and others are aimless. Proverbs 22:28 says, "Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set." This means that children should not tear down the parameters that their fathers have set. Fathers know from experience many harmful things, as well as what will and will not work. This can also apply to mothers as well. Titus 2:1-5: "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they are in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."

The church is to be built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (Ephesians 2:19-20). Many people are being deceived and embracing false doctrines because they have failed to build on the doctrine of Christ which He established through His apostles and prophets of old, as recorded in the Bible, and taught through today's ministers. "...Build yourselves up [founded] on your most holy faith..." [Jude 1:20 (AMP)]. "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account…" (Hebrews 13:17). "Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. ---- and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble" (1 Peter 5:5).

Verse 30 - Correction, in the form of blows aimed at rebellious actions has a cleansing effect on the soul. Some strong-willed children need a spanking to get the message across. In no way do I advocate beating a child. This is not scriptural. To give a good swat on the buttocks, however, is not beating a child. Such discipline has helped many a child to listen to his parents, saving him from danger. "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes" (Proverbs 13:24).

Prayer Devotional for the Day

Dear heavenly Father, we pray today for the restoration of the generation gap. May the fathers have Your wisdom in dealing with their children. May the young men respect and honor their elders. Lord, convict fathers to be the proper role models for their children and love their children with Your love. Your disciplines are never done to destroy us but to correct and turn us away from the things that are harming us. May the fathers look to You as how to deal with their rebellious children. Lord, give the children and young men submissive spirits so that they heed their father's good advice, and may they offer their strength to help their fathers. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.