"GOD MOST HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
"For YOU, LORD, are MOST HIGH ABOVE ALL!!!!!!!!!!!! (Psalm 97:9)
We are to exalt the LORD above everything that MEN call 'gods'.
Let's look at I Samuel chapters 4 - 5...
In chapter 4, when Israel battled the Philistines, the Philistines defeated Israel,
and they also captured (from Israel) the Ark of GOD.....
"Then the Philistines took the ark of GOD and brought it to Ashdod (a city of the
Philistines).
"The Philistines took the ark of GOD, and brought it into the house of Dagon------
(an idol, or "god" of the Philistines), and set the ark of GOD by Dagon.
"And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen
on its face to the earth before the ARK OF THE LORD.
So they took Dagon and set it in its place again.
"And when they rose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the
ground before the ark of the LORD. The head of dagon and both the hands were broken off,
["broken off" is actually CUT OFF, indicating the idol had not simply fallen and broken, BUT
had been DISMEMBERED].
So let us continually be asking HOLY GOD our FATHER to TEACH us to---
"...give to the LORD the GLORY DUE TO HIS NAME;
"Oh, WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HIS HOLINESS!"
"TREMBLE BEFORE HIM, ALL THE EARTH." (Psalm 96: 8-9)
Monday, October 23, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
ARE YOU!!! AN APERTURE???
(The correct answer is "YES"!!!)
" In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was
with GOD and the WORD was GOD. He was with GOD in
the beginning. Through HIM all things were made, and
without HIM nothing was made." (John 1:1-4)
Aperture - definition:
An opening, such as a hole or slit, an adjustable opening in
an optical instrument, such as a camera, that limits the
amount of light passing through a lens.
In John 8:12 JESUS says:
"I am the light."
So, JESUS is the light, and our hearts are apertures.
By definition, an aperture is ADJUSTABLE.
On some satellites that revolve around the earth, the
aperture allows enough light to pass through - - -
so that the camera can "read" the license plate on a
car or truck ---from 25,000 feet above the earth!!!
Attitude - Definition:
A state of mind or a feeling.
Example: an attitude of "friendliness."
As mentioned above, satellites revolve around the earth.
"And the WORD became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld HIS GLORY, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)
As you and I (continue to) submit to GOD,
and continue to have an attitude of humility,
reverent awe, and love of GOD---
Then GOD can adjust our hearts/apertures so
that JESUS (the light) POURS through us---
bringing us to be ones whose
WORLD REVOLVES AROUND the SON of GOD!!!
HOLY! HOLY! HOLY!
Let's You and Me submit to and allow GOD to adjust
our attitudes - so HIS LIGHT POURS through us, and
HE RECEIVES MORE AND MORE GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE is WORTHY!!!!!!! (Revelation 5:12)
(The correct answer is "YES"!!!)
" In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was
with GOD and the WORD was GOD. He was with GOD in
the beginning. Through HIM all things were made, and
without HIM nothing was made." (John 1:1-4)
Aperture - definition:
An opening, such as a hole or slit, an adjustable opening in
an optical instrument, such as a camera, that limits the
amount of light passing through a lens.
In John 8:12 JESUS says:
"I am the light."
So, JESUS is the light, and our hearts are apertures.
By definition, an aperture is ADJUSTABLE.
On some satellites that revolve around the earth, the
aperture allows enough light to pass through - - -
so that the camera can "read" the license plate on a
car or truck ---from 25,000 feet above the earth!!!
Attitude - Definition:
A state of mind or a feeling.
Example: an attitude of "friendliness."
As mentioned above, satellites revolve around the earth.
"And the WORD became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld HIS GLORY, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)
As you and I (continue to) submit to GOD,
and continue to have an attitude of humility,
reverent awe, and love of GOD---
Then GOD can adjust our hearts/apertures so
that JESUS (the light) POURS through us---
bringing us to be ones whose
WORLD REVOLVES AROUND the SON of GOD!!!
HOLY! HOLY! HOLY!
Let's You and Me submit to and allow GOD to adjust
our attitudes - so HIS LIGHT POURS through us, and
HE RECEIVES MORE AND MORE GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE is WORTHY!!!!!!! (Revelation 5:12)
Friday, September 29, 2017
JESUS, YOU CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!
For the lonely, for those in pain,
For the lost ones --- JESUS the King
of Kings---YOU CAME TO REIGN!!!
You came, JESUS YOU CAME!!!
For the baby in it's Mother's womb,
You came, JESUS you came.
For the little boy - to be orphaned soon -
YOU CAME, Jesus you came.
For the man - Divorced and Ashamed -
With Your Understanding, Perfect Love,
YOU CAME-Your blood washing away the stain.
You transfer us from darkness to Light (Col.1:13).
You're teaching us to fill our lives
with our PRAISE TO YOU--- thus giving YOU
a place to REIGN;
For YOU "Establish YOUR THRONE in the
PRAISES OF YOUR people (Psalm 22:3).
Sometimes my heart beats so fast---
I feel I could jump over the steeple!!!
LORD JESUS YOU are ALWAYS Worthy
of our PRAISE BECAUSE---"yesterday, today,
and forever YOU are the same". (Hebrews 13:8).
There is WASHING in the blood.
"And from JESUS CHRIST, the FAITHFUL
WITNESS, THE FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD,
And the RULER OVER THE KINGS OF THE EARTH.
To HIM who loved us and washed us from our sins
in HIS OWN BLOOD (Revelation 1:5)
JESUS--once for every person, once for all time '...into the eternity!!!
There is OVERCOMING POWER in the BLOOD OF JESUS!!!!!!!
"And they overcame him by the BLOOD of the LAMB,
and by the WORD of their testimony, and they
did not love their lives to the death." (Revelation 12:11)
JESUS CHRIST---HE IS "OUR HOPE", (I Timothy 1:1)
For you and for me---HE CAME---
That you and I would come and accept His
Saving Lordship!!!!!!!!
HE CAME - HE and His Love are ALWAYS THE SAME!!!!!!!!! (Hebrews 13:8)
JESUS-------FOLLOW HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
For the lonely, for those in pain,
For the lost ones --- JESUS the King
of Kings---YOU CAME TO REIGN!!!
You came, JESUS YOU CAME!!!
For the baby in it's Mother's womb,
You came, JESUS you came.
For the little boy - to be orphaned soon -
YOU CAME, Jesus you came.
For the man - Divorced and Ashamed -
With Your Understanding, Perfect Love,
YOU CAME-Your blood washing away the stain.
You transfer us from darkness to Light (Col.1:13).
You're teaching us to fill our lives
with our PRAISE TO YOU--- thus giving YOU
a place to REIGN;
For YOU "Establish YOUR THRONE in the
PRAISES OF YOUR people (Psalm 22:3).
Sometimes my heart beats so fast---
I feel I could jump over the steeple!!!
LORD JESUS YOU are ALWAYS Worthy
of our PRAISE BECAUSE---"yesterday, today,
and forever YOU are the same". (Hebrews 13:8).
There is WASHING in the blood.
"And from JESUS CHRIST, the FAITHFUL
WITNESS, THE FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD,
And the RULER OVER THE KINGS OF THE EARTH.
To HIM who loved us and washed us from our sins
in HIS OWN BLOOD (Revelation 1:5)
JESUS--once for every person, once for all time '...into the eternity!!!
There is OVERCOMING POWER in the BLOOD OF JESUS!!!!!!!
"And they overcame him by the BLOOD of the LAMB,
and by the WORD of their testimony, and they
did not love their lives to the death." (Revelation 12:11)
JESUS CHRIST---HE IS "OUR HOPE", (I Timothy 1:1)
For you and for me---HE CAME---
That you and I would come and accept His
Saving Lordship!!!!!!!!
HE CAME - HE and His Love are ALWAYS THE SAME!!!!!!!!! (Hebrews 13:8)
JESUS-------FOLLOW HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, September 22, 2017
"CLOSER..........DEEPER"!!!!!!!
INTIMACY - "In to me..You see"
A cool, still morning, just shortly after sunrise........
I was outside, praying and worshiping HOLY GOD.
As I prayed and walked, a flashing yellow LIGHT "caught
my eye".
At first I could not see clearly what was causing the light
to "flash" or vibrate...so I moved closer.
Finally, I was able to see it clearly-----It was a single
YELLOW leaf, with the sun shining directly upon it.
There was not a breeze blowing that I could FEEL nor
HEAR.......yet a "breeze" was causing that ONE leaf to
twist in such a way that it caused the sunlight to "flash"
or vibrate.
In ALL the COUNTLESS leaves in the woods on that
side of the house........this ONE yellow leaf---still attached
to the tree---but so LOOSELY attached that the very
SLIGHTEST breeze caused it to move that way---so
that it caught my eye---at the exact time that I was looking
in that direction........
As I prayed about that, our LORD reminded me that---
1) He knows our "...sitting down and our rising up",
He knows our thoughts "...before we think them",
He knows our path, and our lying down..."
(Psalm 139:1-4)
2) Also he "remembers" that recently I have been praying
that He would enable me to become CLOSER to Him,
and be DEEPER in relationship with Him.
3) We must remember that Jesus is "THE LIGHT'.
(John 8:12).
OH, that we would be so LOOSELY ATTACHED to
"that which holds us back"---that we would respond
to the SLIGHTEST move or whisper of the HOLY SPIRIT!!!
[SPIRIT, pneuma Strong's #4151, as in "pneumonia"
"nyoo-mah - breath, breeze, a current of air, wind,
or spirit (Romans 7:6).
"pneuma" is that part of a person capable of responding
to GOD---
The HOLY SPIRIT is the third person of the TRINITY,
Who draws us to JESUS, convicts us of sin, enables us
to accept JESUS CHRIST as our personal savior, assures us
of salvation, enables us to live the victorious life, to
understand the Bible, to pray according to GOD'S will,
and share Jesus with others.]
And the leaf (leaves)---every spring He gives countless,
countless leaves to remind us that He is
"with us always" (Matthew 28:20); and He will "never
LEAVE us nor forsake us" (Hebrews 13:5).
Oh, let's ALL ask our Holy Lord to draw us closer and
deeper!!! AMEN!!! (His answer to that is always YES!!!
(II Corinthians 1:20)
INTIMACY - "In to me..You see"
A cool, still morning, just shortly after sunrise........
I was outside, praying and worshiping HOLY GOD.
As I prayed and walked, a flashing yellow LIGHT "caught
my eye".
At first I could not see clearly what was causing the light
to "flash" or vibrate...so I moved closer.
Finally, I was able to see it clearly-----It was a single
YELLOW leaf, with the sun shining directly upon it.
There was not a breeze blowing that I could FEEL nor
HEAR.......yet a "breeze" was causing that ONE leaf to
twist in such a way that it caused the sunlight to "flash"
or vibrate.
In ALL the COUNTLESS leaves in the woods on that
side of the house........this ONE yellow leaf---still attached
to the tree---but so LOOSELY attached that the very
SLIGHTEST breeze caused it to move that way---so
that it caught my eye---at the exact time that I was looking
in that direction........
As I prayed about that, our LORD reminded me that---
1) He knows our "...sitting down and our rising up",
He knows our thoughts "...before we think them",
He knows our path, and our lying down..."
(Psalm 139:1-4)
2) Also he "remembers" that recently I have been praying
that He would enable me to become CLOSER to Him,
and be DEEPER in relationship with Him.
3) We must remember that Jesus is "THE LIGHT'.
(John 8:12).
OH, that we would be so LOOSELY ATTACHED to
"that which holds us back"---that we would respond
to the SLIGHTEST move or whisper of the HOLY SPIRIT!!!
[SPIRIT, pneuma Strong's #4151, as in "pneumonia"
"nyoo-mah - breath, breeze, a current of air, wind,
or spirit (Romans 7:6).
"pneuma" is that part of a person capable of responding
to GOD---
The HOLY SPIRIT is the third person of the TRINITY,
Who draws us to JESUS, convicts us of sin, enables us
to accept JESUS CHRIST as our personal savior, assures us
of salvation, enables us to live the victorious life, to
understand the Bible, to pray according to GOD'S will,
and share Jesus with others.]
And the leaf (leaves)---every spring He gives countless,
countless leaves to remind us that He is
"with us always" (Matthew 28:20); and He will "never
LEAVE us nor forsake us" (Hebrews 13:5).
Oh, let's ALL ask our Holy Lord to draw us closer and
deeper!!! AMEN!!! (His answer to that is always YES!!!
(II Corinthians 1:20)
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
"IS THERE A FAITH THERE?
(Elijah and the widow)
I Kings 17:8-16.
"Then the WORD of the LORD came to him (Elijah),
saying,
Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there.
See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you."
***Please, may I interrupt here for some "personal opinion"?
It seems to me that GOD is asking Elijah a QUESTION with the
name of the city-----
ZAREPHATH-------"is there a faith (there)?'
Remember, GOD said 'See, I have commanded a widow to provide for you."
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city,
indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said
'Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.
"And as she was going to get it, He called to her and said, 'Please bring me a
morsel of bread in your hand.' So she said, 'As the LORD your GOD lives,
'I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar;
and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for
myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'"
And Elijah said to her, do not fear, 'Go and do as you have said, but
make a small cake for me from it first, and afterward, make some for
yourself and your son.
"For thus says the LORD GOD of ISRAEL: 'The bin of flour shall not
be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends
rain on the earth."
"So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah, and
she and Elijah and her household ate for many days.
The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according
to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Elijah."
So, YES!!! there was a faith there!!!!
Both Elijah's faith, and the widow's faith (both) were strengthened.
The widow overcame her fear, responded in faith, and GOD was faithful
to His promise!!!
"If we are faithless..., He remains true (faithful to HIS WORD AND HIS
RIGHTEOUS CHARACTER) FOR HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF.
(II Timothy 2:13/Amplified Bible)
"For the SON of GOD, JESUS CHRIST---FOR ALL THE PROMISES OF GOD
IN HIM ARE YES, AND IN HIM AMEN, TO THE GLORY OF GOD THROUGH
US." (II Corinthians 1:20)
How about YOU---Where YOU are going------ZARAPHATH?
(Is there a faith there?)
Take YOUR faith with you---
and SHARE IT!!!!!!!!!
FOR THE GLORY OF JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Elijah and the widow)
I Kings 17:8-16.
"Then the WORD of the LORD came to him (Elijah),
saying,
Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there.
See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you."
***Please, may I interrupt here for some "personal opinion"?
It seems to me that GOD is asking Elijah a QUESTION with the
name of the city-----
ZAREPHATH-------"is there a faith (there)?'
Remember, GOD said 'See, I have commanded a widow to provide for you."
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city,
indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said
'Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.
"And as she was going to get it, He called to her and said, 'Please bring me a
morsel of bread in your hand.' So she said, 'As the LORD your GOD lives,
'I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar;
and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for
myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'"
And Elijah said to her, do not fear, 'Go and do as you have said, but
make a small cake for me from it first, and afterward, make some for
yourself and your son.
"For thus says the LORD GOD of ISRAEL: 'The bin of flour shall not
be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends
rain on the earth."
"So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah, and
she and Elijah and her household ate for many days.
The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according
to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Elijah."
So, YES!!! there was a faith there!!!!
Both Elijah's faith, and the widow's faith (both) were strengthened.
The widow overcame her fear, responded in faith, and GOD was faithful
to His promise!!!
"If we are faithless..., He remains true (faithful to HIS WORD AND HIS
RIGHTEOUS CHARACTER) FOR HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF.
(II Timothy 2:13/Amplified Bible)
"For the SON of GOD, JESUS CHRIST---FOR ALL THE PROMISES OF GOD
IN HIM ARE YES, AND IN HIM AMEN, TO THE GLORY OF GOD THROUGH
US." (II Corinthians 1:20)
How about YOU---Where YOU are going------ZARAPHATH?
(Is there a faith there?)
Take YOUR faith with you---
and SHARE IT!!!!!!!!!
FOR THE GLORY OF JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
SOLID CERTAINTY!!!!!!!
In these days with the economy going up and down, rapid culture changes,
"uncertain future".....danger in our travel, Busy, Busy lives-----
We ALL need a sure and stable foundation!!!
JESUS CHRIST IS WHO WE NEED!!!!!!!
Thousands of years ago GOD spoke through Isaiah:
"Therefore thus says the LORD GOD:
'Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation,
A Tried stone, a Precious Cornerstone,
A SURE Foundation...' " (Isaiah 28:16)
A) STABLE: "...And she (Mary) brought forth her
firstborn Son, and laid Him in a MANGER,
because there was no room for them in the inn, (Luke 2:4-7)
B) "She laid Him in a manger..."
"Manger---a feeding trough in a stable,
(designed to hold food for livestock)."
He (JESUS said: 'I AM the living bread which came
down from Heaven. 'If anyone eats of this bread,
He will live forever..." (John 6:51)
***("eats of this bread" means to come to
Jesus and believe in Him.)
### Isn't it interesting that JESUS, the "Living Bread
that came down from heaven"---was [placed in a
FEEDING trough (manger) [Luke 2:4-7]
STABLE (definition): "enduring, consistently dependable."
"JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND
FOREVER." (Hebrews 8:13 )
Le's see...did I already mention that some people feel "uncertain"
about their future".........Let's see what GOD says about the future.........
hope, elpis ("el-peece"): Strongs #1680: Hope, "NOT in the sense of
an optimistic outlook or wishful thinking without any foundation,
But in the sense of CONFIDENT EXPECTATION based on
SOLID CERTAINTY. Biblical hope rests on GOD'S PROMISES,
particularly those pertaining to JESUS CHRIST'S return.
SO CERTAIN is the future of the REDEEMED that the
New Testament sometimes speaks of FUTURE events in the
PAST tense, as though they were already accomplished."
HOW AWESOME, O HOLY GOD, how awesome it is that
JESUS is the 'YES' and 'AMEN' to every promise of GOD;
(II Corinthians 1:20); and that HE (JESUS) who is "OUR HOPE"
I Tim. 1:1), never changes!!! (Hebrews 13:8)
"Paul, and apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of GOD
our Savior and the LORD JESUS CHRIS, our hope.) I Tim. 1:1.
BELIEVE IN JESUS!!! FOLLOW HM!!! REST IN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
In these days with the economy going up and down, rapid culture changes,
"uncertain future".....danger in our travel, Busy, Busy lives-----
We ALL need a sure and stable foundation!!!
JESUS CHRIST IS WHO WE NEED!!!!!!!
Thousands of years ago GOD spoke through Isaiah:
"Therefore thus says the LORD GOD:
'Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation,
A Tried stone, a Precious Cornerstone,
A SURE Foundation...' " (Isaiah 28:16)
A) STABLE: "...And she (Mary) brought forth her
firstborn Son, and laid Him in a MANGER,
because there was no room for them in the inn, (Luke 2:4-7)
B) "She laid Him in a manger..."
"Manger---a feeding trough in a stable,
(designed to hold food for livestock)."
He (JESUS said: 'I AM the living bread which came
down from Heaven. 'If anyone eats of this bread,
He will live forever..." (John 6:51)
***("eats of this bread" means to come to
Jesus and believe in Him.)
### Isn't it interesting that JESUS, the "Living Bread
that came down from heaven"---was [placed in a
FEEDING trough (manger) [Luke 2:4-7]
STABLE (definition): "enduring, consistently dependable."
"JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND
FOREVER." (Hebrews 8:13 )
Le's see...did I already mention that some people feel "uncertain"
about their future".........Let's see what GOD says about the future.........
hope, elpis ("el-peece"): Strongs #1680: Hope, "NOT in the sense of
an optimistic outlook or wishful thinking without any foundation,
But in the sense of CONFIDENT EXPECTATION based on
SOLID CERTAINTY. Biblical hope rests on GOD'S PROMISES,
particularly those pertaining to JESUS CHRIST'S return.
SO CERTAIN is the future of the REDEEMED that the
New Testament sometimes speaks of FUTURE events in the
PAST tense, as though they were already accomplished."
HOW AWESOME, O HOLY GOD, how awesome it is that
JESUS is the 'YES' and 'AMEN' to every promise of GOD;
(II Corinthians 1:20); and that HE (JESUS) who is "OUR HOPE"
I Tim. 1:1), never changes!!! (Hebrews 13:8)
"Paul, and apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of GOD
our Savior and the LORD JESUS CHRIS, our hope.) I Tim. 1:1.
BELIEVE IN JESUS!!! FOLLOW HM!!! REST IN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, August 19, 2017
HOW GOOD YOU ARE!!!!!!!!
HOW GOOD YOU ARE, we don't yet know,
but when to heaven we do go,
we will know it is only by grace,
Could it be.........we will then see YOUR FACE?!!!?
We will get there in Faith (not by sight),
There is no darkness there, for The LAMB
IS the light!!! (Revelation 21:23)
Oh shine Your Face on us while we're still on earth (Numbers 6:23-27)
For Your Presence and Your WORD
Give us a Hunger and a Thirst.
Apart from YOU - We have no worth.
YOUR death on Your cross - paid for our new birth,
Your resurrection - Gave to us YOUR life,
Transferring us to Your kingdom of light!!!!!!!
Oh, for YOUR PRESENCE and Your Word,
Give us a Hunger and a Thirst,
Apart from You we have no worth.
that the PLUS SIGN OF YOUR CROSS t
Through our lives will display YOUR WORTH!!!!!!!
(Revelation 5:12)
HOW GOOD YOU ARE, we don't yet know,
but when to heaven we do go,
we will know it is only by grace,
Could it be.........we will then see YOUR FACE?!!!?
We will get there in Faith (not by sight),
There is no darkness there, for The LAMB
IS the light!!! (Revelation 21:23)
Oh shine Your Face on us while we're still on earth (Numbers 6:23-27)
For Your Presence and Your WORD
Give us a Hunger and a Thirst.
Apart from YOU - We have no worth.
YOUR death on Your cross - paid for our new birth,
Your resurrection - Gave to us YOUR life,
Transferring us to Your kingdom of light!!!!!!!
Oh, for YOUR PRESENCE and Your Word,
Give us a Hunger and a Thirst,
Apart from You we have no worth.
that the PLUS SIGN OF YOUR CROSS t
Through our lives will display YOUR WORTH!!!!!!!
(Revelation 5:12)
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