💥 Podcast: Jesus called Paul from heaven as Jesus calls His ministers today from heaven

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on March 15, 2021)

 

After Jesus arose into heaven, HE set up the New Testament church and called some individuals to be HIS ministers to edify HIS church.

Ephesians 4:11-12 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

The apostle Paul was persecuting the Christians after the time Jesus was crucified and taken into heaven.

From heaven, Jesus called Paul and set him into the ministry.

Acts 9

1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Paul heard a voice which was Jesus speaking from heaven to him.  Paul did not see a physical image of Jesus.  Jesus called to Paul from heaven.

Jesus sets up HIS ministers today from heaven by reaching those persons to reveal to them that they are to be ministers of Jesus, the call of Jesus to be HIS minister.

And with that call of God, those persons called by God are given gifts of the Holy Spirit which identify themselves to others as being of God, with the "hand of God" being upon them. So Jesus confirms HIS ministers to the church.

But some individuals put themselves into the church as ministers without having the Spirit of God.  

Jude vv. 17-19 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;  How that they told you there should be mockers (copiers) in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.  These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

One very big-time minister said he shut himself up in his garage for two weeks and memorized the teaching tapes of another minister.  Another radio/TV minister said she got an acting coach to help her to make her presentations more interesting.  

So some put themselves into the ministry.  And they often gain great numbers of followers.

But we, who are real ministers of Jesus, are called by Jesus for the work of the ministry.

 

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

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.

 

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Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

 

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Romans 14:16-17  Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 

 

17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 

 

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Luke 9:23-24  And HE (Jesus) said to them all, If any man will come after ME, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow ME.

24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for MY sake, the same shall save it. 

 

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Proverbs 15:21  Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom; but a man of understanding worketh uprightly.

 

 

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💥 John 9 (Reading through the Bible)

 

And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth.

² And his disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

³ Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

⁴ I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

⁵ As long as I am in the world, I (The Word) am the light of the world.

⁶ When He had thus spoken, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

⁷ And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

⁸ The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

⁹ Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

¹⁰ Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

¹¹ He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

¹² Then said they unto him, Where is He?

He said, I know not.

¹³ They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

¹⁴ And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

¹⁵ Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

¹⁶ Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because He keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

¹⁷ They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of Him, that He hath opened thine eyes?

He said, He is a prophet.

¹⁸ But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.¹⁹ And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

²⁰ His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
²¹ But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

²² These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that He was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

²³ Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

²⁴ Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

²⁵ He answered and said, Whether He be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

(We, who are born again, are also like that.  We were blind.  Now we can see.)

²⁶ Then said they to him again, What did He to thee? how opened He thine eyes?

²⁷ He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be His disciples?

²⁸ Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art His disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.²⁹ We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence He is.

³⁰ The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence He is, and yet He hath opened mine eyes.³¹ Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth. ³² Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.³³ If this man were not of God, He could do nothing.

³⁴ They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

³⁵ Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

³⁶ He answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him?

³⁷ And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee.

³⁸ And he said, Lord, I believe.  And he worshipped Him.

³⁹ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

⁴⁰ And some of the Pharisees which were with Him heard these words, and said unto Him, Are we blind also?

⁴¹ Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

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💥 Podcast: Keeping those scriptures before us which God gives to us by HIS Spirit

 

 

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

 

God brings scriptures to our attention to encourage us.  

When this happens, those scriptures are chosen by God for us to fit our need.  

For example:

In a need Pam Padgett had, God gave her this scripture:  Psalm 32:8  I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye.

In my need, God gave me:  Romans 1:16-17  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

It is important to collect the scriptures which God brings to our mind and  keep them before us day and night (for a season) to strengthen us and encourage us in our assignments. 

As individuals, our needs at this point in time differ, but God fills those needs in our lives by calling to our attention scriptures or dreams which we need to keep before us.

I will share with you a few of my personal collection of scriptures which I keep on my Kindle photo album for easy access.  

I usually go over these scriptures daily to help me in the faith and to strengthen me in the assignment God has given me while HE keeps me on this present earth.

This may shock you, but I find it even harder today to keep the faith and do the work of God than it was 40 years ago.  

I believe this means the sins of people and the attack of devils has increased because we draw closer to the return of Jesus.  (See: Revelation 12:11-13)

Therefore I find that I need to do even more meditating in scriptures, for the time of Jesus' return draws nearer.

Joan Boney

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As we encounter problems of this life, to put a spotlight on the problem we are having and to strengthen us to be able to overcome in the situation, God may give us a scripture or a dream to show us what to do.

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In February 2021, some disturbing thoughts came to my mind in the form of "what if?" ... Instantly God brought the following to my mind:

Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  (by the Word HE gives you)

I said:  "That's right!"

If a "need" arises, God will bring me a "WORD" to show me what to do and that need will vanish when I do that Word.

I added that scripture to a list of scriptures which God has brought to my mind in the past so I can be encouraged as I live on this present earth and go forward.

Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

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In 1975, I owned a small business and a man filed a law suit against me.  I hired a lawyer.  But the bills for the legal services began coming in weekly and it was taking most of the profits from my business to pay those bills.

One day, God brought the following scripture to my attention:

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.

I began to reason this scripture:   I am now a Christian so this promise applies to me.  Therefore the weapon of this lawsuit cannot prosper against me.  I can dismiss my lawyer and go to court without any human legal counsel, eliminating the financial drain coming upon my business.  I dismissed my lawyer based on what this scripture said to me.  I planned to go to court with out human legal counsel.  Six days before the trial, the man dropped all charges and there was no court case.

I keep this scripture in my mediation scriptures to remind me and encourage me as I go forward.

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When I was a new Christian, God called to my attention several scriptures showing me what the Holy Spirit of God would do for me.

John 14:26 Jesus said ...  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13 Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

I Corinthians 2  

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love HIM.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

I owned a small business in American Indian arts at that time and I began to live by that which God showed me by HIS Spirit.

Before I would go to buy merchandise, I would pray for the artist to make the items I needed.  When I saw the art objects, I prayed for God to show me what to buy.  As I returned to my shop, I prayed for God to send out the angels to bring the customers into my shop to buy the art objects.

In the 4 years I operated that business, every item sold.  I never had a special sale.  The items just sold.

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As a new Christian, God called my attention to the following scripture:

James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

At the same time, I was reading about wisdom given to Solomon and I read many scriptures in Proverbs which encourage us to seek wisdom.

When I saw this, I wrote in my Bible, above each chapter, "Pray for wisdom."  For I knew I needed God's wisdom to understand scripture.

I John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of HIM abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in HIM.

God teaches us by the Holy Spirit who lives in us and reminds us of scripture and concepts.

 

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

1 John 1:5-7  This then is the message which we have heard of HIM, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in HIM is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with HIM, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

7 But if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ HIS Son cleanseth us from all sin.

 

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John 3:16-17  For God so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not HIS Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through HIM might be saved.

 

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Mark 4:24  And He (Jesus) said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 

 

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Philippians 4:11-13  Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 

 

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Isaiah 65:17-18  God says:  For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

 

 

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💥 John 8 (Reading through the Bible)

Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.

² And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came unto Him; and He sat down, and taught them.

³ And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto Him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
⁵ Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest Thou?
⁶ This they said, tempting Him, that they might have to accuse Him.

But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not.

⁷ So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

⁸ And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

⁹ And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

¹⁰ When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

¹¹ She said, No man, Lord.

And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

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¹² Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I (The Word) am the light of the world: he that followeth Me (The Word) shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

¹³ The Pharisees therefore said unto Him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.

¹⁴ Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of Myself, yet My record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

¹⁵ Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

¹⁶ And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent Me.

¹⁷ It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

¹⁸ I am one that bear witness of Myself, and the Father that sent Me beareth witness of Me.


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¹⁹ Then said they unto Him, Where is Thy Father?

Jesus answered, Ye neither know Me, nor My Father: if ye had known Me, ye should have known My Father also.

²⁰ These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as He taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on Him; for His hour was not yet come.


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²¹ Then said Jesus again unto them, I go My way, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

²² Then said the Jews, Will He kill Himself? because He saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

²³ And He said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

²⁴ I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am He (The Word), ye shall die in your sins.


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²⁵ Then said they unto Him, Who art Thou?

And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

²⁶ I have many things to say and to judge of you: but He that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of Him.

²⁷ They understood not that He spake to them of the Father.


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²⁸ Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father hath taught Me, I speak these things.

²⁹ And He that sent Me is with Me: the Father hath not left Me alone; for I do always those things that please Him.

³⁰ As He spake these words, many believed on Him.


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³¹ Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed;  ³² And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

 

Do the Word and continue to do the Word as long as God leaves you on this earth.


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³³ They answered Him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest Thou, Ye shall be made free?

³⁴ Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
³⁵ And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

³⁶ If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.


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³⁷ I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill Me, because My word hath no place in you.

³⁸ I speak that which I have seen with My Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

³⁹ They answered and said unto Him, Abraham is our father.

Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

⁴⁰ But now ye seek to kill Me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

⁴¹ Ye do the deeds of your father.

Then said they to Him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

⁴² Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love Me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of Myself, but He sent Me.

⁴³ Why do ye not understand My speech? even because ye cannot hear My word.

⁴⁴ Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

⁴⁵ And because I tell you the truth, ye believe Me not.
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⁴⁶ Which of you convinceth Me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe Me?

⁴⁷ He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.


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⁴⁸ Then answered the Jews, and said unto Him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

⁴⁹ Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour My Father, and ye do dishonour Me.

⁵⁰ And I seek not Mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

⁵¹ Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.


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⁵² Then said the Jews unto Him, Now we know that Thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and Thou sayest, If a man keep My saying, he shall never taste of death. ⁵³ Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou Thyself?

⁵⁴ Jesus answered, If I honour Myself, My honour is nothing: it is My Father that honoureth Me; of whom ye say, that He is your God:

⁵⁵ Yet ye have not known Him; but I know Him: and if I should say, I know Him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know Him, and keep His saying.


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⁵⁶ Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day: and he saw it, and was glad.

⁵⁷ Then said the Jews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast Thou seen Abraham?

⁵⁸ Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.


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⁵⁹ Then took they up stones to cast at Him: but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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💥 Podcast: Without hearing from God we can do nothing and we know nothing. (Jn. 5:30)

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on March 20, 2021)

 

Jesus said:  I can of MINE own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and MY judgment is just; because I seek not MINE own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent ME.   (John 5:30)

How do we know the will of God?

As the Holy Spirit who dwells in us reminds us of scripture or shows us a concept, we know the will of God.

As Jesus always heard from God, so we do also by the Spirit of God who reminds us of scripture or brings us truth or a concept.

People want to be right and to be seen as being right.  

But we can only be right as we are following that which God shows us to do.

Matthew 7  Jesus says:

21 Not every one that saith unto ME, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of MY Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to ME in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from ME, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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💥 Scriptures:

Hebrews 3:14-19   For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear HIS voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

17 But with whom was HE grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

18 And to whom sware HE that they should not enter into HIS rest, but to them that believed not?

19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

 

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Psalm 147:7-11 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 

8 WHO covereth the heaven with clouds, WHO prepareth rain for the earth, WHO maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

9 HE giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

10 HE delighteth not in the strength of the horse: HE taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear HIM, in those that hope in HIS mercy. 

 

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Philippians 1:6  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:

 

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Psalm 40:17  But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: THOU art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

 

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Psalm 55:22  Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and HE shall sustain thee: HE shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

 

 

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💥 John 7 (Reading through the Bible)

 

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for He would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill Him.

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² Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.

³ His brethren therefore said unto Him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that Thy disciples also may see the works that Thou doest. ⁴ For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew Thyself to the world.

⁵ For neither did His brethren believe in Him.

⁶ Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

⁷ The world cannot hate you; but Me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

⁸ Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for My time is not yet full come.

⁹ When He had said these words unto them, He abode still in Galilee.

¹⁰ But when His brethren were gone up, then went He also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

¹¹ Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, Where is He?

¹² And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but He deceiveth the people.

¹³ Howbeit no man spake openly of Him for fear of the Jews.


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¹⁴ Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. ¹⁵ And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

¹⁶ Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not Mine, but His that sent Me.

¹⁷ If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of Myself.

¹⁸ He that speaketh of himself (from his own ideas) seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh His glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

¹⁹ Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill Me?

²⁰ The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

²¹ Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

²² Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the Father's;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

²³ If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at Me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

²⁴ Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

²⁵ Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this He, whom they seek to kill?  ²⁶ But, lo, He speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

²⁷ Howbeit we know this man whence He is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence He is.

(They said they knew "whence he is" because they knew he was the son of Joseph and Mary who lived among them. They didn't realize Jesus was born of God by HIS Spirit and the words HE spoke were given HIM by God to speak.  It is the same with us today when we speak that which is given us by God.)

²⁸ Then cried Jesus in the temple as He taught, saying, Ye both know Me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of Myself, but He that sent Me is true, whom ye know not. ²⁹ But I know Him: for I am from Him, and He hath sent Me.

(God sent Jesus.)

³⁰ Then they sought to take Him: but no man laid hands on Him, because His hour was not yet come.

³¹ And many of the people believed on Him, and said, When Christ cometh, will He do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

³² The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning Him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.

³³ Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto Him that sent Me. ³⁴ Ye shall seek Me, and shall not find Me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

³⁵ Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will He go, that we shall not find Him? will He go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? ³⁶ What manner of saying is this that He said, Ye shall seek Me, and shall not find Me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

(Unless you are born again, you cannot understand.)

³⁷ In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me (The Word), and drink.

³⁸ He that believeth on Me (The Word), as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

³⁹ (But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

⁴⁰ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is The Prophet.

⁴¹ Others said, This is the Christ.

But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

(Again referring to Jesus being son of Joseph and Mary and not realizing Joseph was of Bethlehem and Jesus was born in Bethlehem, as the prophets had said would happen,.)

⁴² Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

⁴³ So there was a division among the people because of Him (because of The Word).

⁴⁴ And some of them would have taken Him; but no man laid hands on Him.

⁴⁵ Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought Him?

⁴⁶ The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

⁴⁷ Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? ⁴⁸ Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him? ⁴⁹ But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

(But it was envy leading the Pharisees for they desired the gifts of God and they saw Jesus doing the things they desired to do, healing the sick and such, and they saw the people marveling in Jesus and worshipping Jesus because of the works which they saw Jesus do.  Therefore their reasoning was twisted for where there is envy and strife there is confusion and every evil work.  James 3)


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⁵⁰ Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) ⁵¹ Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

⁵² They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

(Their own knowledge of the law and their own way of thinking, their own wisdom, deceived them.)

⁵³ And every man went unto his own house.

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