Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Discontinuing
Hello all. I know it has been a while since i last wrote on this blog site but i was writing to let you know that i was discontinuing it! I do have a new blog site that is called An Ambassador's Appeal. anambassadorappeal.blogspot.com Please feel free to join that blog site as well as I plan to be more active with it. thank you for the comments and support of this blog site. God bless you!!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Please sir Please madame, don't feed the baby lion
A friend of mine uses a reference to sin as being a baby lion. It is little and cute when it starts off,we feed its indulgences and then it grows to the point of no control and ultimately devours us. Sin is no joke. Its no laughing matter. So when it wants to be conceived from a thought we must choke the life out of it by applying faith from,through, and by the Word of God. There is nothing on this planet that is worth missing God for. There is no feeling or emotion. There is no cute little lion that is worth us missing out on meeting our Maker and reigning with Christ forever.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Look good on the outside pt 2
Look good on the outside but Part 2
Matthew 23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Jesus talks about the Pharisees who are simply modern day church folk and describes them as being hypocrites. Hypocrisy as we well know is the act of painting a false representation of what is really going on a person's life. I like to look at the analogy of a black 2012 BMW 745 body with an engine that is blown and a transmission that slips. We look at the car and assume that because it’s a brand new vehicle or because the body is in excellent condition that it’s a desirable car but if we tried to get anywhere in it we’d be disappointed and would very much so need another means of transportation. It is the same when we put on airs for the Lord. We may deceive ourselves as well as others but the Lord sees the heart and eventually others will see the truth because darkness is always exposed by light. Darkness has an expiration date or time and it is when light arrives. The Light of the Lord shines forever bright. Psalms 89:15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
Matthew 23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Jesus talks about the Pharisees who are simply modern day church folk and describes them as being hypocrites. Hypocrisy as we well know is the act of painting a false representation of what is really going on a person's life. I like to look at the analogy of a black 2012 BMW 745 body with an engine that is blown and a transmission that slips. We look at the car and assume that because it’s a brand new vehicle or because the body is in excellent condition that it’s a desirable car but if we tried to get anywhere in it we’d be disappointed and would very much so need another means of transportation. It is the same when we put on airs for the Lord. We may deceive ourselves as well as others but the Lord sees the heart and eventually others will see the truth because darkness is always exposed by light. Darkness has an expiration date or time and it is when light arrives. The Light of the Lord shines forever bright. Psalms 89:15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
What looks good on the outside…pt 1
2 Timothy 3:1-5
1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away
What looks good on the outside Part 1
The apostle Paul gives a brief description to Timothy of how people will be in the last days and every thing he spoke is evident in the world we live in today. In verse 5 he says something that resonates with the state of some church people. “Having a form of godliness but denying its power”. He says to turn away from these people.
Dictionary.com had many definitions for form but # 4 is the best.
a dummy having the same measurements as a human body, used for fitting or displaying clothing.
It is a reminder of how Jesus describes the Pharisee in Matthew
23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Lets pray to the Lord for an internal cleansing and to reveal to us anything in us that is not like Him. Lord purge us with hyssop and we’ll be clean but if you wash us we’ll be whiter than snow. Psalms 51:7
1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away
What looks good on the outside Part 1
The apostle Paul gives a brief description to Timothy of how people will be in the last days and every thing he spoke is evident in the world we live in today. In verse 5 he says something that resonates with the state of some church people. “Having a form of godliness but denying its power”. He says to turn away from these people.
Dictionary.com had many definitions for form but # 4 is the best.
a dummy having the same measurements as a human body, used for fitting or displaying clothing.
It is a reminder of how Jesus describes the Pharisee in Matthew
23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Lets pray to the Lord for an internal cleansing and to reveal to us anything in us that is not like Him. Lord purge us with hyssop and we’ll be clean but if you wash us we’ll be whiter than snow. Psalms 51:7
Thursday, January 20, 2011
God is looking out for everybody :)
Matthew 22
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
People may ask does God really love us? God shows His love for us through the greatest commandments. God of course deserves our love for being an awesome and amazing God. He demonstrates to us His love in expecting others to love us like and while they love themselves. If we flip that and love others like and while we love ourselves then we are in essence covering every aspect of our existence on earth. When we fulfill the Law and Prophets through love then Lord is pleased because we also demonstrate we love Him. It is balanced and perfect. It is also easier said than done. The scale of justice is balanced out through love demonstrated to everyone and to loving the Lord our God.
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
People may ask does God really love us? God shows His love for us through the greatest commandments. God of course deserves our love for being an awesome and amazing God. He demonstrates to us His love in expecting others to love us like and while they love themselves. If we flip that and love others like and while we love ourselves then we are in essence covering every aspect of our existence on earth. When we fulfill the Law and Prophets through love then Lord is pleased because we also demonstrate we love Him. It is balanced and perfect. It is also easier said than done. The scale of justice is balanced out through love demonstrated to everyone and to loving the Lord our God.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
embracing royalty
1 Peter 2: 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
The Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul precede these verses explaining how God once rejected us but embraces us in the same breathe. The Father did not create us to be firewood. He did not create us to be scrap paper. We were always created to be good, very good, and royalty. It has always been about His Kingdom and the rules that apply in the world apply to the Kingdom, only in this special case it’s all in who you know. The case of “the who” has been Jesus Christ since His birth even until now. Christ is eternal but we are thankful for His appearance in time in being our savior. Why God wants us so makes no sense from the intellectual standpoint but from His ultimate wisdom it is simply Grace and Mercy. Ephesians says that He makes us to sit in heavenly places. It’s His goodness that is irresistible. We would in the natural consider ourselves unworthy but in the spiritual through the blood of Christ and knowing Him we gain immediate elite status like Christ being chosen, royal, and holy (set apart).
Say it with me. Sanctification is a process :)
Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
The Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul precede these verses explaining how God once rejected us but embraces us in the same breathe. The Father did not create us to be firewood. He did not create us to be scrap paper. We were always created to be good, very good, and royalty. It has always been about His Kingdom and the rules that apply in the world apply to the Kingdom, only in this special case it’s all in who you know. The case of “the who” has been Jesus Christ since His birth even until now. Christ is eternal but we are thankful for His appearance in time in being our savior. Why God wants us so makes no sense from the intellectual standpoint but from His ultimate wisdom it is simply Grace and Mercy. Ephesians says that He makes us to sit in heavenly places. It’s His goodness that is irresistible. We would in the natural consider ourselves unworthy but in the spiritual through the blood of Christ and knowing Him we gain immediate elite status like Christ being chosen, royal, and holy (set apart).
Say it with me. Sanctification is a process :)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Building God's house
Building God’s House
Isaiah 66
1 Thus says the LORD “ Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? 2 For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the LORD. “ But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word.
Contrite-1.caused by or showing sincere remorse.2.filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent
Poor-humble; modest (definition 13)
Tremble-to be troubled with fear or apprehension. (definition 2)
We know that our heavenly Father is Spirit and wants to dwell inside of us. In John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” In order that we may keep His words it requires being uncomfortable, humble, and establishing the fear of the Lord. Proverbs 8:13 says to fear the Lord is to hate evil.
We can look at the world today and find many reasons to be sorrowful or remorseful. We should not get to the point of being satisfied because we are not made perfect in Christ yet and also because the condition of mankind only gets worse. The comfort zone is probably the number one reason for spiritually stagnant Christians.
We in America struggle with pride. It is hard to be considered poor from a financial standpoint or any because of the abundance of resources readily available. There is always a struggle to not think we can move independent of God because He has blessed us so.
Moral standards are being crossed everyday through media and other outlets that attempt to render His holy standards useless. The agenda of “relax, we are only human” and “do whatever you want” is being pushed through our media. You can then ask how can we hate evil when we as a nation flirt with it everyday? We as a people and nation especially need to consider the house we are building for our Lord.
Isaiah 66
1 Thus says the LORD “ Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? 2 For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the LORD. “ But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word.
Contrite-1.caused by or showing sincere remorse.2.filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent
Poor-humble; modest (definition 13)
Tremble-to be troubled with fear or apprehension. (definition 2)
We know that our heavenly Father is Spirit and wants to dwell inside of us. In John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” In order that we may keep His words it requires being uncomfortable, humble, and establishing the fear of the Lord. Proverbs 8:13 says to fear the Lord is to hate evil.
We can look at the world today and find many reasons to be sorrowful or remorseful. We should not get to the point of being satisfied because we are not made perfect in Christ yet and also because the condition of mankind only gets worse. The comfort zone is probably the number one reason for spiritually stagnant Christians.
We in America struggle with pride. It is hard to be considered poor from a financial standpoint or any because of the abundance of resources readily available. There is always a struggle to not think we can move independent of God because He has blessed us so.
Moral standards are being crossed everyday through media and other outlets that attempt to render His holy standards useless. The agenda of “relax, we are only human” and “do whatever you want” is being pushed through our media. You can then ask how can we hate evil when we as a nation flirt with it everyday? We as a people and nation especially need to consider the house we are building for our Lord.
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