💥 Podcast: Sometimes we misinterpret a scripture, or a dream, and we end up in bondage never intended by God

 

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on March 26, 2021) 

 

I was born again in 1975, by God speaking a word to me by His Spirit.

About two weeks later, in the night while I was sleeping, I was "transported" into heaven and was merged into the body of Christ, made one with the Word of God, God and Holy Spirit witnessing.  (I saw no physical images it was a spiritual experience.)

A few nights later, the exact same thing happened to me a second time.

What did this mean?

Later I came to believe at this time I was ordained to be a minister of Jesus in two offices, as apostle and prophet.

But how can I do this being a woman?

The apostle Paul said:  

I Corinthians 14:34-35   Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

The Spirit of God said to me:  "Look at what these women were doing?"

When I re-read the scripture, I realized these women were asking questions during the church gathering and were thereby interrupting the service.  Paul was stopping them.  

The Spirit of God then reminded me that Philip had 4 daughters who did prophesy.  Acts 21:9

Prophecy is for the church, so these daughters would have to speak to the church to prophesy.

By these things, God persuaded me to do the work to which I am called, exhorting the church as an apostle/prophet.

I completely agree with Paul that women must be kept under control.  I've witnessed women taking over in the church and stopping the flow of the Spirit of God.  I would stop them also.

But when a woman has a Word from God she should be free to speak that Word from God to the church gathering that all may be edified in the church.

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Also God reminded me of Deborah. She was a prophet in OT.  She was married.  She judged Israel.  She even told the captain of the army to go to war.

Judges 4:4-5  And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

6-7 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

9 And she said, I will surely go with thee:

This example of Deborah and the way God used Deborah for the children of Israel shows us that God does as HE wills with women in the church.

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I love scripture.  But I also know sometimes humans misuse scripture and they bind themselves by scriptures in ways God never intended.

We must take scripture to God, and ask HIM to give us wisdom about those verses, and allow God to interpret scripture to us.

Once God gave me something to say to the church and I said to God, "If I say that, they will not understand and they will misinterpret what I am saying."

God said, "They misunderstood what Paul said didn't they?"

Peter said this concerning them misunderstanding what Paul wrote to them:

II Peter 3:15-16 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

(Those who have the Spirit will understand but the others will not understand.  For the sake of those who have the Spirit, we speak, and we suffer the persecution from the others.)

If we are led by God and HIS Spirit we will understand as one and be united by HIS Spirit.

Ephesians 4

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

But many try to understand with their natural mind and they end up setting up other denominations.

 

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Philippians 3:13-14  (Paul said) Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:6  Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

 

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Ephesians 2:8-10  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 

10 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 

 

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Psalm 138:7-8  Though I walk in the midst of trouble, THOU wilt revive me: THOU shalt stretch forth THINE hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and THY right hand shall save me.

8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: THY mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of THINE own hands. 

 

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11 Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished.

 

 

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💥 John 11 (Reading through the Bible)

 

(Jesus shows us through Lazarus what death is like.)

 

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

² (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

³ Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

⁴ When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

⁶ When He had heard therefore that he was sick, He abode two days still in the same place where He was.

⁷ Then after that saith He to His disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

⁸ His disciples say unto Him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

⁹ Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. ¹⁰ But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

¹¹ These things said He: and after that He saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

¹² Then said His disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

¹³ Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

¹⁴ Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

(By this Jesus shows us "to die" is to "fall asleep."   Death is a form of sleep.)

¹⁵ And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

¹⁶ Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

¹⁷ Then when Jesus came, He found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: ¹⁹ And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

²⁰ Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him: but Mary sat still in the house.

²¹ Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. ²² But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

²³ Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

²⁴ Martha saith unto Him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

²⁵ Jesus said unto her, I (The Word) am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:  ²⁶ And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die.

Believest thou this?

²⁷ She saith unto Him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

²⁸ And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

²⁹ As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto Him.

³⁰ Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met Him.

³¹ The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

³² Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying unto Him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

³³ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

³⁴ And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto Him, Lord, come and see.

³⁵ Jesus wept.

³⁶ Then said the Jews, Behold how He loved him!

³⁷ And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

³⁸ Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

³⁹ Jesus said, Take ye away the stone.

Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto Him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

(The flesh corrupts.)

⁴⁰ Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

⁴¹ Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me. ⁴² And I knew that Thou hearest Me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that Thou hast sent Me.

⁴³ And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

(Lazarus was raised from the dead by The Word.  We also are raised from the dead by The Word when the Spirit of God speaks to us.)

⁴⁴ And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin.

Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

⁴⁵ Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on Him.

⁴⁶ But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. ⁴⁸ If we let Him thus alone, all men will believe on Him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

⁴⁹ And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, ⁵⁰ Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. ⁵¹ And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; ⁵² And not for that nation only, but that also He should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

⁵³ Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put Him to death.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with His disciples.

⁵⁵ And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

⁵⁶ Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that He will not come to the feast?

⁵⁷ Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where He were, he should shew it, that they might take Him.

(Jesus raised Lazarus in both flesh and spirit.  In the resurrection, we will be raised in spirit and will be given a new form of body which is not subject to the flesh and the corruption of the flesh.  I Corinthians 15)

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💥 Podcast: Promises of God to us when we do those scriptures which HE gives us

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on March 29, 2021)

 

When we meditate on those scriptures brought to our attention by the Holy Spirit and we do those instructions, we have a promise from God that we will prosper and have good success in all that we do on this earth.

Joshua 1:8   God says:  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.

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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.

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.

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Example:

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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Philippians 2:5-7  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  But made Himself of no reputation,

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And the following two scriptures have greatly influenced me even unto the present day:

Hebrews 3:13-14  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

Exhort: to urge earnestly by advice or warning

Hebrews 10:25 ... exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.  

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Ezekiel 34:26  And I (God) will make them and the places round about MY hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

 

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Proverbs 4:26  Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

 

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1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have in HIM, that, if we ask any thing according to HIS will, HE heareth us:

15 And if we know that HE hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of HIM.  

 

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John 15:7  (Jesus said)   If ye abide in ME, and MY words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

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Psalm 118:24, 28-29  This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 

28 THOU art my God, and I will praise THEE: THOU art my God, I will exalt THEE. 

29 O give thanks unto the LORD; for HE is good: for HIS mercy endureth for ever.

 

 

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💥 John 10 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

² But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

³ To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

⁴ And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

⁵ And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

⁶ This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which He spake unto them.

⁷ Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

⁸ All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

⁹ I am the door: by Me (The Word) if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

(Jesus, The WORD, is the door.  The Word we hear from The Spirit of God is the way to go and is the life for us.)


¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (The WORD) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

¹¹ I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

¹² But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
¹³ The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

¹⁴ I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine.

¹⁵ As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down My life for the sheep.

¹⁶ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

¹⁷ Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of My Father.


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¹⁹ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye Him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?


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²² And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

²³ And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

²⁴ Then came the Jews round about Him, and said unto Him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

²⁵ Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me.

²⁶ But ye believe not, because ye are not of My sheep, as I said unto you.

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²⁷ My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me:

²⁸ And I (The Word) give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of My hand.  

(The gates of hell will not prevail against the revealed Word of God, Matthew 16 ... and those who are of God hear that revealed word of God and they will never fall for they follow that Word.)

²⁹ My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man (none) is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand.

³⁰ I (The Word) and My Father are one.

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³¹ Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.

³² Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from My Father; for which of those works do ye stone Me?

³³ The Jews answered Him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

³⁴ Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

³⁵ If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
³⁶ Say ye of Him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I (The Word) am the Son of God?

(Those of us to whom God has revealed Himself are also sanctified by God through HIS Word and HE sends us into the world.)

³⁷ If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not.

³⁸ But if I do, though ye believe not Me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.


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³⁹ Therefore they sought again to take Him: but He escaped out of their hand,⁴⁰ And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there He abode.

⁴¹ And many resorted unto Him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

⁴² And many believed on Him there.

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💥 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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