💥 Jesus says: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. (Luke 21:15)

 

Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

 

Recently while reading Luke 21:15, I was reminded of God using this scripture strongly in my life several years ago and want to share this. 

 

In June, 2019, I was required to report for jury duty.  (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA)   This is something I did not want to do and had prayed, asking God to make a way for me to not have to go to this unless HE wanted me to go.   

 

(Joan Boney, 81 years old at the time and recovering from a serious accident, surgery, and 2-1/2 months in hospitals, had moved to my house a few months before this.  She needed a lot of care at that point which I provided, and there wasn't anyone else easily available to do this if I needed to serve on a jury.  Also, I knew how corrupt court trials can be and had no desire to get involved in that.)

 

I checked the evening before I was to go to jury duty, and my jury number was one that still needed to report.  So that morning I went to the courthouse.  (A neighbor had agreed to check on Joan a time or two during the day, but had young children and could not stay with Joan.)

Once at the courthouse, we were told there was only one potential jury trial for that day, and that even if a jury was needed for that trial, it would not require everyone who had been called to report.

(Seemed like another opportunity for me to not have to be on a jury, I happily thought.)

But a little later it was announced that the one trial would be a jury trial and I was one of 18 people called to report to the court room for jury selection.  Of the 18 people, 6 would be chosen for the trial.

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I prayed asking God to help me during the jury questioning and selection process.  My personality is such that I'm uncomfortable having attention on me.  I'm not at all a public speaker, even with a very limited audience like in a court room.

 

Two things were brought to my mind by the Holy Spirit ...

- "Just answer questions truthfully"

-   For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. (Luke 21:15)

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When we got to the court room we were told that this was a criminal trial.

The judge started questioning us by asking that anyone who would have a hardship by serving on a 1 or 1-1/2 day trial to raise their hands.  I raised my hand.  When the judge directed her attention to me, I told about Joan living at my home and needing care and that it would be much better for me to not need to serve even the rest of that day.

(I hoped that I might be excused from the jury based on this, but the judge just made some notes and moved on.)

She asked another question about whether anyone had something in their lives that would make it hard for them to devote full attention on the trial.  Knowing I would be thinking about what might be needed at home, I again raised my hand, but when the judge saw my hand she quickly added "unless I have already heard from you." 

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A short time later she asked for anyone to raise their hands if they thought it would be hard for them to find a defendant innocent if the defendant didn't testify.  I considered this question and realized that I would wonder why the defendant didn't give his testimony, what was going on in this?  So I raised my hand.  The judge asked me why I would find this a problem.  I explained my concern.  The judge then proceeded to talk at length about the law and that under the USA law a person is innocent unless proven guilty, so the defendant doesn't have to give testimony, that the burden of proof is on the prosecution.  She then asked if, given the law, I would still have a problem if the defendant didn't testify?  I replied, truthfully, that I thought I would.

Later the prosecuting attorney asked questions of the potential jury.  In questioning me, he again brought up what the judge had explained about the law.  I again told him what I had already told the judge.  He then asked if any others felt the same way.  Two other people raised their hands.  He began questioning them, and it was apparent that they had similar concerns and, in their answers, even expanded on what I had said.

Lastly, the defense attorney asked questions.   At one point she asked us to raise our hands if we would take into consideration prior police involvement when considering the guilt or innocence of a person.  I again raised my hand.

The defense attorney asked why I would take previous police involvement into consideration.

I explained that I was reminded of two incidents and told about these incidents ...

1)  A young man I once knew was arrested multiple times (drug charges), and continued his illegal behavior until he was finally found guilty and imprisoned.

2)  The other was an account Joan had told me of a trial for which she was initially selected to sit on the jury several years ago.  (Joan landed up being removed from the jury before the trial began because a realtor in that town, who was going to testify on behalf of the defendant, spoke with Joan about the trial, and Joan reported this to bailiff and judge excused her from the jury.)  The defendant was accused of Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

At the end of the trial, the jury found the man innocent.  About two weeks later, he was again driving drunk and killed someone.

When I told that the man killed someone a short time after being found innocent by the jury, the defense attorney leaned forward a little as if trying to catch her breath and then said, "That's a very strong example!" 

The defense attorney asked if anyone else felt like I did on this subject.  Again, two other people raised their hands. 

Finally the questioning was completed.   I was very relieved this was over.

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Thankfully, I was dismissed from the jury.  I think all of the other people who raised their hands in agreement to what I had said were dismissed as well.

I was so glad to not have to serve on a jury.  The way questions were asked was difficult, not straight forward, and the law itself gets so twisted.

As I review what happened, I can see I was delivered by simply being truthful and speaking what I was given at the moment, just as I had been reminded to do when asking God for help with the jury questioning and selection.

And I think others with the same concerns I had were helped by my speaking up.

Also, I laugh when recalling how many times I raised my hand, when I really hate drawing attention to myself!

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One other thing ... after I answered the question about being able to find a person innocent if they didn't testify, and I said I would wonder why they didn't testify, thoughts came accusing me, reminding me that Joan was once told by God to not testify in one of the court trials she was in many years ago.

I immediately began praying, asking God whether I had answered wrongly.

I was reminded that it was God who told Joan not to testify.  It was not some kind of legal strategy.

A little later I was also reminded that Paul testified for himself in Acts 24.

1-2    And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. 

And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him ... 

10   Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, 

When we do right, following God, often thoughts will come to try to condemn us in that which we did.

And often other people will condemn us.

We stabilize ourselves by turning to God in prayer for HIS view of that which we did.

Acts 2:40   Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

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💥 Podcast: The right to sin

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on May 11, 2022) 

 

No wonder when Jesus comes all the tribes of the earth will "mourn".

Matthew 24:30  Jesus says:  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

For they claimed their right to live as they please on this present earth.  And they claim PRIDE in their various sins without restraint.

And nothing can touch them, or so they think.

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I Thessalonians 5:3  For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

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* The right to divorce and remarry:

Mark 10:11-12   And HE (Jesus) saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.   And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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* The right to be homosexuals and lesbians:

Romans 1:26-28   For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

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* The right to have abortions, destroying the heritage of the Lord:

Psalm 127:3  Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is HIS reward.

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No wonder every tribe of the earth will mourn when they see Jesus coming through the clouds at the end of this present world:

Matthew 24:30   And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

So take PRIDE in those sins, until you see Jesus coming through the air ... and then begin to MOURN!

2 Corinthians 5:10-11  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

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💥 Scriptures:

 

I Corinthians 2:9-10  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.

 

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Romans 5:8-9  But God commendeth HIS love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

 

9 Much more then, being now justified by HIS blood, we shall be saved from wrath through HIM.

 

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Matthew 6:19-21  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

 

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

 

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

 

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Isaiah 26:3-4  THOU wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on THEE: because he trusteth in THEE.

4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

 

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Psalm 19:7-11  The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is THY servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

 

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Mark 12:29-31  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. 

 

  

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💥 TItus 2 (Reading through the Bible)

 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

² That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

³ The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; ⁴ That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

⁶ Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.  ⁷ In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, ⁸ Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

⁹ Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; ¹⁰ Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

¹¹ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

¹² Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; ¹⁴ Who gave Himself for us, that HE might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

¹⁵ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority.

(Exhort means:  to warn them ... Rebuke means: to drive them back to that which is correct doctrine, causing them to reexamine that which they believe.)

Let no man despise thee.

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💥 Podcast: We are a small light in the total darkness of this present world and in the darkness of the apostate churches

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on May 8, 2022) 

 

In the midst of the great darkness of this world and the apostate churches, who change doctrines written in the New Testament Bible and approve people in their various sins, we hold fast to scripture and speak scripture and live our lives by various scriptures. 

 

We are a small light to the people of this present world.  And we show the right path of God.

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.

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I Thessalonians 5:3-9

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,  (The Word)

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Philippians 2:13-16

13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of HIS good pleasure.

14 Do all things without murmurings (complaining) and disputings:

15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

16 Holding forth the word of life;

Though the darkness that surrounds man all over this world is very great today, as we draw nearer to the return of Jesus and the end of this present heaven and earth there is a small light everywhere and that light is The Word of God, The Holy Bible, The scriptures which we speak and live!

2 Timothy 3:16

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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💥 Scriptures:

1 John 1:5  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.

 

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Romans 1:16  Paul said ... For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 

 

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2 Corinthians 10:17-18  But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

 

18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

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1 Corinthians 16:13-14  Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

 

14 Let all your things be done with charity.

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Proverbs 15:16-17  Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

 

  

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💥 TItus 1 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

² In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; ³ But hath in due times manifested His word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

⁴ To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

⁵ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

⁶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

⁷ For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God;

(By the above scriptures, we see that an elder and a bishop are the same thing.)

not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

⁸ But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

⁹ Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

(gainsayers:  those who speak against or oppose)

¹⁰ For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
¹¹ Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

¹² One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

¹³ This witness is true.

Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

¹⁴ Not giving heed to Jewish fables (superstitions) and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

¹⁵ Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

¹⁶ They profess that they know God; but in works they deny HIM, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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💥 Podcast: God gives the elect of God new spiritual bodies and takes them to the new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness

 

(This podcast was previously published on April 22, 2022) 

 

In heaven, there will be no pain, no sorrow, because we will not have these physical bodies in the new heaven.

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The elect of God are given new spiritual bodies:

I Corinthians 15

48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed,

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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Jesus raises the dead in Christ.

I Thessalonians 4:13-17   But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede/go before) them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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Jesus gathers the elect in Christ who are still living on this earth and takes them into the air to be with Himself and the dead who are now resurrected and alive. 

Matthew 24:29-31   Jesus says:

29  Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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The new heaven and new earth:

Revelation 21:1-5   And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Romans 12:21  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Psalm 73:26  My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

 

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Romans 4:20-22  He (Abraham) staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded that, what HE had promised, HE was able also to perform.

 

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

 

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Philippians 3:13-15  (the apostle Paul wrote)  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.

 

15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

 

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Romans 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.

   

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💥 II Timothy 4 (Reading through the Bible)

 

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and His kingdom;

² Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

³ For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

⁴ And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

(Many lust after humans ... their desire is toward the human instead of being toward the Word of God.)

⁵ But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

⁶ For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

⁷ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

(Each of us have different courses.  It is important to run our own race, doing the work and the way God has assigned.)

⁸ Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.

⁹ Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

¹⁰ For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

¹² And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

¹³ The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

¹⁴ Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
¹⁵ Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

¹⁶ At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

¹⁷ Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 

¹⁸ And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹ Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. 

²⁰ Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. 

²¹ Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

²² The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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💥 Podcast: Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: To speak what you want to speak and to ignore that which is given you by the Holy Spirit

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on April 23, 2022) 

 

We deny and reject the Holy Spirit when we fail to speak that which is called to our mind by the Holy Spirit for fear of that which man would say about us.

As we speak that which the Holy Spirit brings to mind, we accept HIM and confess HIM and the words we speak are of God.

I was with my favorite aunt, a Church of Christ member, several years ago.  The Holy Spirit brought this to my mind: "Tell her about being taken into heaven."

I didn't want to do that!

Church of Christ people do not usually delight in supernatural religious happenings!

But I knew it was the Holy Spirit speaking to me telling me to do this.  So I yielded myself to the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit never "makes" us do anything.  The Holy Spirit reveals the will of God to us.

I told my aunt this which happened to me shortly after I was born again.

I was asleep in the night when I was "transported" into heaven.  I was with God and Christ and the Holy Spirit.  (I saw no physical bodies.  It was a spiritual experience.)  At that time I was merged into the body of Jesus, made one with the Word of God.

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

As I told this story to my aunt, I noticed a "dreamy" type look on her face.  And when I finished speaking she said to me, "Something like that happened to me once and it was all golden."

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In 1982, the following word came to me by the Holy Spirit and that word was repeated over and over throughout that day:  "The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God ... The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God ... The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God ... "

I didn't know what this was going to mean.  But a few days later, God called to my attention several big-time ministers and things that they were doing, and messages to give to them.

When I couldn't get the message to them, I was persuaded by God to present the message on my radio broadcast, which was coast to coast in USA, and to name that minister by name along with the message.

Then that minister got the message.

I had a meeting in Seattle for the radio audience.  The radio station manager was waiting at the door of the meeting room.  When I arrived, he gave me this "warning".  "Joan ... you have many good messages.  Just speak those.  If you continue to speak these judgment messages, I don't know what is going to happen to you.  We might have to put you off the air."

Instantly, the Holy Spirit arose in me and I said,  "George ... if I don't speak the message that I believe to be from God then I don't have a message and I may as well be off the air,"

If we deny that which God wants us to speak we deny the Holy Spirit.

John 12:42-43   Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on HIM; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess HIM, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

43  For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

On this Podcast, I will tell you a problem I had in 2021.

I Corinthians 10:13   There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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💥 Scriptures:

 

John 16:33  Jesus said... These things I have spoken unto you, that in ME ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

 

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Ecclesiastes 10:10  If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

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Luke 1:50  And HIS (God's) mercy is on them that fear HIM from generation to generation.

 

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Psalm 50:14-15  Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

 

15 And call upon ME in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify ME.

 

 

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💥 II Timothy 3 (Reading through the Bible)

 

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

² For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, ⁴ Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

(By verse 5, we see Paul is speaking of people who attend churches ... The "perilous times" happen in the church groups.  A little leaven leaventh the whole lump. )

⁵ Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

(In form they appear godlly, but they deny the power of the Holy Scriptures to rule over them ...)


⁶ For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

⁷ Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

⁸ Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

⁹ But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.

¹⁰ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, ¹¹ Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

¹² Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

¹³ But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

¹⁴ But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
¹⁵ And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

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💥 Hymn: Great is THY faithfulness

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1.  Great is Thy faithfulness,
O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning 
  with Thee;

Thou changest not, 

Thy compassions, they fail not

As Thou hast been 
  Thou forever wilt be.

Chorus:

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy WORD hath provided— 

Great is Thy faithfulness, 
Lord, unto me! 


2.  Summer and winter, 
and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

3.  Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

James 1:17    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.


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Genesis 8:22  While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

God set all things in the solar system and they are faithful to continue in the commandment of God.  We see the faithfulness of God's word day by day as the seasons continue and as the sun is visible day by day.

As God is faithful in this word, we can have faith God will perform every word HE has given us.

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Music for this hymn downloaded at:  hymnal.net

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💥 Podcast: As we see homosexual & lesbian acts approved by this world and by the apostate churches, we can know we draw nearer to the return of Jesus and the removal of the elect of God from this present earth

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on April 28, 2022) 

 

As we see leaves begin to bud on the trees we know summer comes.  As we see open approval and rise of homosexuals, we can know Jesus stands ready to remove the elect of God from this earth before the coming destructions appointed for the end of this world by God.

It is amazing to me to see how fast this approval of homosexual and lesbians and other sexual deviations is happening at this point in time.

I Thessalonians 5:1-5  But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.  5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

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The Bible shows us this is one of the signs of the end and the return of Jesus to gather the elect of God.

Matthew 24:32-33  Jesus says:   Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:  So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Luke 17:28-30   Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

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God destroyed Sodom in the days of Lot because of the open wickedness displayed by homosexual acts.

Genesis 19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

10 But the men (who were really angels of God) put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

(Angels have great power from God.)

12 And the men (the 2 angels) said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

25 And HE overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

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