Friday, September 11, 2026

💥 Podcast: God does all that HE said HE would do

 


(This podcast was previously published on, October 23, 2021)
 
Joshua 21

43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which HE sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that HE sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

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Some of those things God promised to the nation of Israel.

Genesis 12

1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land:

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The children of Israel spent 430 years in Egypt, and then God brought them out and took them across the wilderness and into the land which HE had promised to Abraham.

Moses led them to the river Jordan.

Then Joshua took Moses place and led them into that land promised to Abraham by God.

There were more than 600,000 men over the age of 20.  God showed them which cities to conquer and they took those cities for their possessions.

As a leader, God promised Joshua the following:

Joshua 1

3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses MY servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

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.

9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.

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God has given us in the New Testament church many gifts to enable us to do HIS assignments on this present earth as along as HE leaves us on this earth.

We have our assignments.  Some have been given families which is their assignment.  Others are given to the church to work in the church.

Ephesians 4

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

11 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into HIM in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

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2 Peter 1

3 According as HIS divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of HIM that hath called us to glory and virtue:

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

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We enter into God's rest on this earth by faith as we live in those exceeding great and precious promises some of which are as follows:

Hebrews 13:5  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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.

Philippians 4:6-7   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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Jesus says:

Revelation 3:5   He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before HIS angels.

We overcome through God as long as we live on this present earth.

When a problem surfaces, we pray.  God shows us what to do in the problem by bringing the Word to our mind by the Holy Spirit.  We do that Word in the problem, overcoming by that Word which we have heard from God.  And after we do that, we are at rest again in God by that which HE told us to do in the problem.  And we live in a continual rest by faith in God as long as God chooses to leave us on this earth.

God keeps us continually by that Word which HE brings to our mind.

Like the children who overcame in the Old Testament, we overcome through the faith we have in God by doing that which God tells us to do in the midst of the problem.

The Holy Spirit of God is given by God to live in us in the New Testament church to teach us all things, to guide us into all truth, to remind us of all that Jesus has said, and to show us things to come.

Romans 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance:

The Holy Spirit of God brings to our mind that which is the will of God in the issues of this life and we follow HIM.

Our faith is in what God says in the matter of this present life and we do that Word which HE brings to us and we overcome through our faith in that Word which HE has given us.

Jesus says to us:

Matthew 24:35  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but MY words shall not pass away.

So we continually ask ourselves:  "Did God tell me to do this?"

That is all that matters.


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💥 Scriptures:

 
2 Corinthians 9:7  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
 
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Psalm 43:3  O send out THY light and THY truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto THY holy hill, and to THY tabernacles.
 
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1 Peter 5:6  Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that HE may exalt you in due time:
 
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Matthew 6:33  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
 
 
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💥 Mark 14 (Reading through the Bible)

 
1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by craft, and put Him to death.

2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on His head.

 4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

 6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on Me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying.

 9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

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 10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray Him unto them.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money.  And he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

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 12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, His disciples said unto Him, Where wilt Thou that we go and prepare that Thou mayest eat the passover?

 13 And He sendeth forth two of His disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

 16 And His disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

 (The truth is Jesus, the Word.)

 17 And in the evening He cometh with the twelve.

 18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with Me shall betray Me.

 19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?

 20 And He answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with Me in the dish.

 21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

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 22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is My body.
23 And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24 And He said unto them, This is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

 (The Lord's supper is the Word of God.  HE gives us that, HIMSELF, The Word, to eat and drink.)

 25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

 26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

 27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of Me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

 28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

 29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.

 30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice.

 31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with Thee, I will not deny Thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.

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 32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and He saith to His disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

 33 And He taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

 35 And He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.

 36 And He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto Thee; take away this cup from Me: nevertheless not what I will, but what Thou wilt.

 37 And He cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

 38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

 39 And again He went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.

 40 And when He returned, He found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer Him.

 41 And He cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

 42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.

 43 And immediately, while He yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

 44 And he that betrayed Him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He; take Him, and lead Him away safely.

 45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to Him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed Him.

 46 And they laid their hands on Him, and took Him.

 47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. (Peter did this:  John 18:10)

 48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take Me?
49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took Me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.

 50 And they all forsook Him, and fled.

 51 And there followed Him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:  52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.

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 53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

 54 And Peter followed Him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.

 55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put Him to death; and found none.

 56 For many bare false witness against Him, but their witness agreed not together.

 57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against Him, saying,
58 We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

 59 But neither so did their witness agree together.

 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest Thou nothing? what is it which these witness against Thee?

 61 But He held His peace, and answered nothing.

Again the high priest asked Him, and said unto Him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

 62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witness
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye?

 And they all condemned Him to be guilty of death.

 65 And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and to say unto Him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike Him with the palms of their hands.

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 66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

 68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.

 69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.

 70 And he denied it again.

And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.

 71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

 72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

💥 Podcast: Joshua commands the children of Joseph to take the land though the Canaanites have iron chariots

 
 

(This podcast was previously published on, October 21, 2021)
 
Being overcome by this world is a terrible thing.  It should not happen since God is our Father and is leading and guiding us.  God is greater than all and we are HIS children.

Revelation 3:5  Jesus says:  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before HIS angels.

I John 4:4  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is HE that is in you, than he that is in the world.

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.  

John 14:26  Jesus says:  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 (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

14  He shall glorify ME: for he shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you.

God always has a way for us to overcome.

Pray and wait for God's answer.  Then do that which you believe God has said to you.

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Joshua 17

The children of Joseph, the 1/2 tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim, needed more land for their tribes.  

12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.

14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.

16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:

18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

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Weaker nations will pull you down.

2 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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Psalm 1

1 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.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.

3 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.

4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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Psalm 78

7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep HIS commandments:

8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in HIS law;

11 And forgat HIS works, and HIS wonders that HE had shewed them.


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💥 Scriptures:

 
Romans 10:9-11  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
 
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
 
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 
 
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Philippians 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
 
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Psalm 27:14  Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and HE shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
 
(Comments from Pam Padgett:  After we turn to God about a matter, seeking to know HIS will, we then wait for HIS answer to us.  Our flesh often rises up, prompting us to do something ... anything!  Devils sometimes bring thoughts telling us that God won't answer us.
 
But we wait on the LORD, the answer from God, assured HE will help us as HE has promised us and that HE can get through to us.
 
James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.)
 
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Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
 
Renew:
resume after an interruption
re-establish doctrine or other truths by thinking on them
regain or restore mental vigor or; revive (in our case, by reading Bible)
 
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1 Thessalonians 5:23-24  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
24 Faithful is HE that calleth you, WHO also will do it.
 
 
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💥 Mark 13 (Reading through the Bible)

 
And as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples saith unto Him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
6 For many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

 (They will come saying "Jesus is Lord" and they will deceive many.   We see this today in the preachers who come in HIS name but do not hold fast to all the scriptures in Bible ... antichrist today in the churches ... the end-time apostasy in the churches.  II Thessalonians 2)

 Mark 13:7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

 9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them.

 10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

 11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

 12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

 14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom He hath chosen, He hath shortened the days.

 21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

 27 And then shall He send His angels, and shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

 28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away.

 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

 (Only God knows when the exact day of the Lord will come.)

 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

 34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly HE find you sleeping.

 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

💥 Podcast: Racism

  


(This podcast was previously published on, October 19, 2021)
 
The word "race" is not in the Bible.  Nor is the word "racism" in the Bible.

I asked God about this and I heard:  "Jews and Gentiles"

(And we know from the Bible that the Jews, the children of Israel, were the chosen people of God, but God made a way for the Gentiles to come to God through faith.)

Racism is basically hatred of individuals who are of other races.

We who are of God are one with all individuals who have the Spirit of God.  Race is not a factor for us.  Being born again by God by HIS Spirit is that which makes us Christians.  And we follow HIS Spirit producing the fruits of the Spirit by doing that which the Holy Spirit shows us to do.  And one of the fruits produced by the Spirit of God is love which is opposite to hatred.  It is not that we try to love.  We love because we are of God and God has given us HIS Spirit and another heart which causes us to love in situations where once we hated.

People who are not of God follow the feelings produced by their own flesh, by the nature of man.

Galatians 5

16  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance:

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Several years ago, a professional basketball player legally changed his name to "World Peace."

He appeared on the basketball court wearing a jersey with his name, "World Peace", printed on the back of his jersey.

A few weeks later, this same player was suspended from NBA for fighting during the basketball game.

New years resolutions are often made by worldly people only to be broken.

The NFL (National Football League in USA) has started printing on the back of helmets the words:  End racism  And on some helmets we see the words:  Stop hatred

But no man nor organization of men can legislate the heart of man.

Only God can do that!

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Genesis 6

5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted HIS way upon the earth.

Ezekiel 36   God says:

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put MY spirit within you, and cause you to walk in MY statutes, and ye shall keep MY judgments, and do them.

John 3   Jesus says:

3 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

(We cannot understand things of God unless God shows us HIS truth.)

5 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

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Man cannot change by his own will.  He must be changed by God into a new creature.

II Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

God gives HIS children new hearts and a new Spirit, the Spirit of God, to live inside each child of God.

By the Spirit of God each of us change from within by the will of God.

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I Corinthians 2:14   But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

So the natural man goes on doing those works of the flesh:

The organizations like the NFL can make rules and suspend violators or fire violators or threaten violators, but the NFL rules cannot change man's heart.  God changes the heart of man.


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💥 Scriptures:

 
Proverbs 16:32  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
 
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Matthew 11:28-30  (Jesus says) 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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Psalm 89:14-15  Justice and judgment are the habitation of THY throne: mercy and truth shall go before THY face.
 
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of THY countenance.
 
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Matthew 26:41  Jesus says: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
 (Comments from Pam Padgett:  We watch ourselves, what we are doing, saying, thinking. When we recognize we're tempted to go contrary to the word of God, we pray, asking God to help us stay in HIS way. And we take the way of escape HE shows us.)

 
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💥 Mark 12 (Reading through the Bible)

 
 1 And He began to speak unto them by parables.

A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

 4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

 5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

 6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

 7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.'
8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

 9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

 10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

 12 And they sought to lay hold on Him, but feared the people: for they knew that He had spoken the parable against them: and they left Him, and went their way.
13 And they send unto Him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch Him in His words.  (They came with a bad heart.)

 14 And when they were come, they say unto Him, Master, we know that Thou art true, and carest for no man: for Thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
15 Shall we give, or shall we not give?

But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye Me? bring Me a penny, that I may see it.

 16 And they brought it.

And He saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

And they said unto Him, Caesar's.

 17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.

And they marvelled at Him.
18 Then come unto Him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked Him, saying,  (They didn't come to learn from Jesus but to trick Jesus.)
19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

 24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

 25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

 26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, Which is the first commandment of all?

 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but HE:
33 And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, He said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.

And no man after that durst ask Him any question.
35 And Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?

 And the common people heard Him gladly.
38 And He said unto them in His doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

 41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And He called unto Him His disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

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