💥 Podcast: Some of the instruments God uses to bring destruction to disobedient church people

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on March 6, 2021)

 

For those people in church groups who love the form of godliness but do not love the actual Word of God, God prepares HIS instruments of destruction.

God can use evil angels to lead those people in ways of destruction:

Psalm 78:49  HE cast upon them the fierceness of HIS anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

These evil angels carry messages which seem to be from God but are not from God.

Paul spoke of this in the following:

Galatians 1:8-9  But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.  As we said before, so say I now again, If any preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

A divorced woman came to a non-denominational church group and pretended to be a regular single woman.  She was looking for an husband.  And she ignored scriptures concerning divorce and remarriage.

I Corinthians 7:39  The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Romans 7:1-3   Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?  For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

I believe God shows me this woman (who is no longer living) brought destruction upon herself and the man who married her who committed adultery by marrying this divorced woman.

Matthew 5:32   Jesus said:  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

We have an example in Bible of God using "a lying spirit" to destroy king Ahab.

I Kings 22

20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. 

And HE (God) said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

This lying spirit told king Ahab to go up and fight against the enemy and when he did this Ahab was killed in the battle.

 

God brings "a strong delusion" upon people who will not love the truth.

II Thessalonians 2:10-12   And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

You cannot reason with a deluded person.  No matter how much evidence you present, that deluded person will cling to his delusion.

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Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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James 1

12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love HIM.

13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth HE any man:

14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

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💥 Scriptures:

  

I Peter 2:9-10  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of HIM who hath called you out of darkness into HIS marvellous light;

10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

 

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Psalm 116:6-8  The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and HE helped me.

 

7  Return unto thy rest, O my soul;  for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

 

8  For THOU hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

 

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Proverbs 11:28  He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

 

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Mark 11:25-26  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

 

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John 16:24  Jesus said ... Hitherto have ye asked nothing in MY name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

 

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Philippians 3:1  (Paul said) Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

(Comments from Pam Padgett:  While considering how profitable I find it is to listen to the Building Your House On The Word Of God podcasts which we are re-publishing daily, I was reminded of what we're told in Philippians 3:1 ... It is a way of safety for us to read and hear godly exhortations again, just as it is to re-read scripture.)

 

2 Corinthians 13:1  (Paul said)  This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

 

 

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💥 Luke 20 (Reading through the Bible)

 

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

² And spake unto Him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

(Man trusts other men to rule over men but they do not trust God to rule over the man.)

³ And He answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer Me:
⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then believed ye him not?
⁶ But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

⁷ And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

⁸ And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.


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⁹ Then began He to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
¹⁰ And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
¹¹ And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
¹² And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
¹³ Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
¹⁴ But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
¹⁵ So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

¹⁶ He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

¹⁷ And He beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
¹⁸ Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

¹⁹ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on Him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

²⁰ And they watched Him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of His words, that so they might deliver Him unto the power and authority of the governor.

²¹ And they asked Him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

²³ But He perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

²⁴ Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?

They answered and said, Caesar's.

²⁵ And He said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

²⁶ And they could not take hold of His words before the people: and they marvelled at His answer, and held their peace.


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²⁷ Then came to Him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked Him,
²⁸ Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
²⁹ There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
³⁰ And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
³¹ And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
³² Last of all the woman died also.
³³ Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

(This was a trick question and they thought they had Jesus in a trap, as they attempted, in their own wisdom, to prove there could not be a resurrection of the dead.)

³⁴ And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

³⁵ But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

³⁶ Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

(Some people today, even Christians, think they will rejoin their dead husband or dead wife in heaven and set up housekeeping in heaven.)

³⁷ Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

³⁸ For HE is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto Him.

³⁹ Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

⁴⁰ And after that they durst not ask Him any question at all.

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⁴¹ And He said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
⁴² And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
⁴³ Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
⁴⁴ David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?


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⁴⁵ Then in the audience of all the people He said unto His disciples,

⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

⁴⁷ Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

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💥 Podcast: Are you vexed by the filthy conversation of the wicked?

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on February 27, 2021)

 

In the days before God destroyed Sodom, the sins were open and widespread in every part of the city.

Abraham's nephew, Lot, was continually troubled by that which they said and that which they did in Sodom.

Genesis 19  God sends 2 angels to destroy Sodom.

1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

(Angels do not have wings.  Angels look like natural men.)

2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.  (have sex with them)

6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

(Lot knew that which the men of Sodom planned in their hearts to do was wicked.)

II Peter 2

6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

And why did Lot choose to live in Sodom where there was so much wickedness?

Genesis 13

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

(The beauty of Sodom attracted Lot to Sodom.  Beauty often attracts the flesh to itself and great evil often dwells in beauty.)

11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

As Sodom was destroyed because of the wicked, this present world is going to be destroyed by God.  (II Peter 3:10-14)

Jesus said:  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.   But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.  (Matthew 24:12-13)

You may think you can lead them to God but they will lead you away from ways of God.

God has HIS way to deliver you but you might be ignoring God's way thinking you can help the ungodly.

You must rethink what you are doing if this is the case.

For if you are in "Sodom" when it is destroyed, you will be destroyed with Sodom.

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II Corinthians 6

14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be MY people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be MY sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Philippians 1:3-7  (Paul said) I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

6 Being confident of this very thing, that HE which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 

 

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Psalm 143:10-11  Teach me to do THY will; for THOU art my God: THY spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

11 Quicken me, O LORD, for THY name’s sake: for THY righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

 

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Proverbs 19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of The Lord, that shall stand.

 

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Psalm 34:3-4  O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt HIS name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and HE heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

 

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Jeremiah 29:11-13  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

12 Then shall ye call upon ME, and ye shall go and pray unto ME, and I will hearken unto you.

13 And ye shall seek ME, and find ME, when ye shall search for ME with all your heart. 

 

 

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💥 Luke 19 (Reading through the Bible)

 

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

² And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

³ And he sought to see Jesus who He was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

⁴ And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see Him: for HE was to pass that way.

(He made an effort to see Jesus ... he got himself into a position to see.)

⁵ And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

⁶ And he made haste, and came down, and received Him joyfully.

⁷ And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

⁸ And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

⁹ And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰ For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹ And as they heard these things, He added and spake a parable, because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

¹² He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

¹³ And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

¹⁴ But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

¹⁵ And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

¹⁶ Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

¹⁷ And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

¹⁸ And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

¹⁹ And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

²⁰ And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: ²¹ For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

²² And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
²³ Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

²⁴ And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

²⁵ (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

²⁶ For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁷ But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

²⁸ And when He had thus spoken, He went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.

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²⁹ And it came to pass, when He was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, ³⁰ Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. ³¹ And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

³² And they that were sent went their way, and found even as He had said unto them.

(The Word comes to pass as HE said ... That is what happens concerning The Word.)

³³ And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

³⁴ And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

³⁵ And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

³⁶ And as He went, they spread their clothes in the way.

³⁷ And when He was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

³⁸ Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto Him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

⁴⁰ And He answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

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⁴¹ And when He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it, ⁴² Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

⁴³ For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, ⁴⁴ And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

(The above is yet to come.  The destruction of Jerusalem.)


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⁴⁵ And He went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
⁴⁶ Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

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⁴⁷ And He taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy Him,
⁴⁸ And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

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💥 Podcast: No weapon formed against us will prosper, says God

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on March 9, 2021)

 

As a new Christian, in 1975, I came across an astounding scripture with this promise from God to the church.

Isaiah 54:17   No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD.

At that time I owned a small business.  A man filed a lawsuit against me.  This was certainly a weapon against me.  Also my own lawyers were sending me bills for their work and, at the rate this was going, I would be back in debt before long.  My lawyer bills were eating up all the profit from the sale of merchandise in my business.

When I saw that scripture in Isaiah 54, I began to reason:  I am now a Christian so this promise of God applies to me!  This weapon cannot prosper against me.  So I can dismiss my attorneys, since the lawsuit cannot prosper against me anyway, and I can stop all the legal bills, and I can go to court without any human legal counsel!

I definitely proved the validity of the scripture at that time and I know it is true for us today and valid today!

Then in 2019, God showed me something else about this scripture:

This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD.

As a servant of God, my righteousness is of God, because I am doing that which God told me to do in the situations pertaining to the present life, so that makes my righteousness to be of God!

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Isaiah 12:2-3  Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; HE also is become my salvation.

 
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. 

 

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Psalm 118:8-9  It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. 

 

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Psalm 33:10-11  The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: HE maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of HIS heart to all generations.

 

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Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 

30 For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.

 

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Galatians 5:5-6  For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 

 

6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

 

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John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me.

 

 

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💥 Luke 18 (Reading through the Bible)

 

And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

² Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
³ And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
⁴ And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
⁵ Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
⁶ And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

⁷ And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them?
⁸ I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?

(Things will get so bad toward the end, even faith will come into question ... and except the time be shorted there would no flesh be saved, but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  Matthew 24)


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⁹ And He spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

¹⁰ Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

¹¹ The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
¹² I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

¹³ And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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¹⁵ And they brought unto Him also infants, that He would touch them: but when His disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

¹⁶ But Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

¹⁷ Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

(child-like faith)


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¹⁸ And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

¹⁹ And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

²⁰ Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

²¹ And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

²² Now when Jesus heard these things, He said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow Me.

²³ And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

²⁴ And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
²⁵ For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁶ And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

²⁷ And He said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.


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²⁸ Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed Thee.

²⁹ And He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,  Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.


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³¹ Then He took unto Him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
³² For He shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
³³ And they shall scourge Him, and put Him to death: and the third day He shall rise again.

³⁴ And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.


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³⁵ And it came to pass, that as He was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
³⁶ And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
³⁷ And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
³⁸ And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
³⁹ And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

⁴⁰ And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto Him: and when he was come near, He asked him,
⁴¹ Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?

And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

⁴² And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.

⁴³ And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

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💥 Podcast: Meditating in the Word of God to enable us to believe and do the Word of God

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on March 8, 2021)

 

The power to believe the Word of God and to do the Word of God is attached to meditating in the scriptures given to us by the Holy Spirit.

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Notice both of the above scriptures tells us:   for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 

Take that scripture which is brought to your attention by the Holy Spirit of God and keep it before you day and night until you are able to live that scripture, doing those things instructed by that scripture.

Then take the next scripture that comes before you and do the same thing with that scripture.

Live that word of God.

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