💥 Podcast: Mini Podcast: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7

 

(This podcast was previously published on, June 10, 2021) 

 

The "fear of the Lord" is to choose the way of God over the way of men and even over your own preferences.

When we "fear God" we have an understanding that God knows all things and will lead us in the best way for us to go in the decisions pertaining to this present life.

And we know that if we go in a way opposite to the way of God we bring destruction upon ourselves.

Psalm 107

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And HE led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For HE satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saveth them out of their distresses.

20 HE sent HIS word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

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.

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💥 Scriptures:

Isaiah 34:9-10  O fear the Lord, ye HIS saints: for there is no want to them that fear HIM.

 

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want (lack) any good thing.

 

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Psalm 91:1-2  He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most HIGH shall abide under the shadow of the ALMIGHTY.

 

2 I will say of the LORD, HE is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in HIM will I trust. 

 

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Psalm 62:5  My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from HIM. (The Word)

 

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Philemon v.6  That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. 

 

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Ecclesiastes 12:13-14  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep HIS commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

 

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. 

 

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1Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 

 

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

 

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

 

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💥 I Corinthians 12 (Reading through the Bible)

 

 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

² Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

³ Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
⁵ And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
⁶ And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
¹⁰ To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

¹¹ But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as HE will.

¹² For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

¹³ For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many.

¹⁵ If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
¹⁶ And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

¹⁸ But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased HIM.

¹⁹ And if they were all one member, where were the body?

²⁰ But now are they many members, yet but one body.

²¹ And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

²² Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

²³ And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
²⁴ For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
²⁵ That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

²⁶ And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

²⁸ And God hath set some in the church (to care for the church), first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

²⁹ Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
³⁰ Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

³¹ But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

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💥 Podcast: Mini Podcast: If sinners entice thee, consent thou not (Proverbs 1:10)

 

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

 

One day I was watching the evening news on TV, and I saw that the newscaster just couldn't wait to get to the next sensational story to stir up the flesh of man to evil.

Later I saw this scripture and set myself to do this scripture, avoiding the evil of the newscast and of other people who would stir me up to evil.

Proverbs 1

10   If sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

15 Walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

After that, I kept this scripture before me day and night so I could evaluate those persons who were stirring me up wrongly and could avoid such people.

The apostle Paul says:

2 Timothy 3:1  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

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

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

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This is critical:  Pray, asking God for wisdom in that which you are thinking of doing.

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.

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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:

Psalms 25:18  Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

 

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Isaiah 26:7  The way of the just is uprightness: THOU, Most Upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

 

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Ephesians 4:22-24  That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

 

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

 

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

 

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John 15:4-5  Jesus (the Word) says ... Abide in ME, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in ME.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in ME, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without ME ye can do nothing.

 

 

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💥 I Corinthians 11 (Reading through the Bible)

 

 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

² Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

³ But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

⁴ Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

⁵ But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

⁶ For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

⁷ For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

⁸ For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

⁹ Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

¹⁰ For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

¹¹ Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

¹² For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

¹³ Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

¹⁴ Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

¹⁵ But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

¹⁶ But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.


¹⁷ Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
¹⁸ For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
¹⁹ For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

(When we have the same Spirit, there should be no divisions.)

²⁰ When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
²¹ For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
²² What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.


²³ For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
²⁴ And when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

²⁵ After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in My blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.

²⁶ For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till He come.

²⁷ Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

²⁸ But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

²⁹ For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

³⁰ For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

³¹ For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
³² But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

(We judge ourselves each time we read the Bible, allowing God to re-create us into HIS image by the Word of God, giving up our fleshly ways that are opposite to that Word of God that we are reading.)

³³ Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

³⁴ And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

 

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💥 Podcast: Mini Podcast: Abortion

 

  

(This podcast was previously published on, May 24, 2021) 

 

Things to consider as consequences of having an abortion:

* You will be destroying a part of your own flesh, your own child.  By doing this you destroy not only your child but a part of your own self, and you will never fully recover but will carry this the remainder of your life, for a part of you will have been destroyed.  It is a memory you will not likely extinguish.

* And another burden:  At the time of sexual intercourse, the two become one flesh.  So you have already committed to being one flesh with that man by having sexual intercourse with him, for as long as either of you live on this earth you will be one flesh by this act of sexual intercourse for this is the way God created this.  You will find it is not so easy to eliminate that sexual partner either.

I Corinthians 6:15-18   Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.  

(Even if a man has sex with a prostitute he becomes one flesh with that prostitute.)

18  Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

You fragment yourself each time you have sex with another person.  You may try to escape this, but God ordained that the two become one flesh at the time of sexual intercourse and you cannot change this fact for it is as surely set as the sun is set by God in the sky. 

Abortion will just add to your own torments.

But there are even greater things to consider:  Sinning against God and upsetting the course of the way God ordained for this earth and for humans who live on this earth.

God's plan is as follows:

Mark 10  Jesus says:

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

God joined the two together at the time of sexual intercourse.  Casual sex cannot be casual.

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Other scriptures to consider:

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

YOU sin against God if you destroy your own child.  For you destroy the heritage of God.

Proverbs 17:6  Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

You upset the course of your own world as ordained by God for the people in this world, and this will further destroy you.  Not only do you commit murder, but you stop the heritage of the Lord for all your family: You hurt many other people: your parents who would be denied the right to be grandparents and have God's heritage.  If you have brothers or sisters, you also deny them their rightful heritage to have a niece or nephew.  And if you have other children, you deny their heritage by killing their brother or sister.  

You end up harming everyone in your path ... and you will destroy a part of your own self also!

And your choice will likely carry into all eternity.

II 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.

11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

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And the apostle Paul shows how terrible it can be for women to be "free" to run about from house to house.  

I Timothy 5:13-15   And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

14 I will therefore that the younger women  (who are widows) marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.

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💥 Scriptures:

Matthew 11:28  (Jesus said) Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 

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Psalm 37:23  The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in HIS way.

 

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with HIS hand.

 

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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 3:23-24  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 

 

24 Being justified freely by HIS grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

 

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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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💥 I Corinthians 10 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

² And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

³ And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

⁴ And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

⁵ But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

⁶ Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

⁷ Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

⁸ Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

⁹ Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

¹⁰ Neither murmur (complain) ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

¹¹ Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

¹² Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

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.

¹⁴ Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

¹⁵ I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

¹⁶ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

¹⁷ For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

¹⁸ Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
¹⁹ What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

²⁰ But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

²¹ Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

²² Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

²³ All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

²⁴ Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

²⁵ Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

²⁶ For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

²⁷ If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

²⁸ But if any man say unto you, this is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

²⁹ Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?

³⁰ For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

³¹ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

³² Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

³³ Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

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💥 Hymn: I'm pressing on the upward way

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1.  I’m pressing on the upward way, 
New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I onward bound,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Chorus:

Lord, lift me up, and let me stand

By faith on Heaven's tableland;

A higher plane than I have found,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.


2.  My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where these abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground. 

3.  I want to live above the world,
Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground.

4.   I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I’ll pray till rest I’ve found,
Lord, lead me on to higher ground.

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Scripture pertaining to this hymn:

v. 3.  I want to live above the world,

Matthew 7:24-27    Jesus says    whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

 

We live above the world by doing that Word given us by God by HIS Spirit.  We press on to higher ground each time we hear the Word of God and do the Word of God.  We build our house on the Word of God by doing the Word of God and when we live that way, our house will never fall!

And we are recreated in the image of Christ each time we do the Word of God.

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v. 4   But still I’ll pray till rest I’ve found,
Lord, lead me on to higher ground. 

James 4:7   Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Pray:  Pour your heart out to God if anything concerns you.

Then use that scripture or concept to build yourself in the faith, thereby resisting the thoughts sent by the devil with that which God has brought to your attention by His Spirit.

Keep focused on that which God has given you in the matter at hand and every time a memory comes that would pull  you  down, make your mind return to thinking about that which God has given you in the issue. 

II Corinthians 10:3-5    For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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Music for this hymn downloaded at:  hymnal.net

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💥 Podcast: Jimmy Swaggart follows his advertising agency to greatness in ministry

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on February 23, 2021)

 

An agent from the Michael Ellison Advertising Agency told me this in 1980, concerning their former client, Jimmy Swaggart.

Swaggart came to the agency because he was unhappy with the small number of people who were coming to his meetings.

The agency told Swaggart:  "To get bigger crowds, stop preaching so much, and put more singing into your meetings."

(Swaggart was a country western type singer.)

Swaggart did what the advertising agency said to do and the audiences changed from about 500 to thousands.

Present entertainment to the people rather than preaching the Word of God, and your audiences will grow, but both you and your followers will go into damnation for lack of the pure Word of God.

This is all antichrist!

II Thessalonians 2:10-12 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

(They and their followers perish.)

Matthew 16:26   Jesus says:  For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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This same advertising agency told me:  "We can fill Soldiers and Sailors Auditorium in Pittsburgh for you, all you have to do is don't say anything unpopular on your radio broadcasts."

I am a prophet of Jesus.

When God showed me to begin to speak judgment messages, warning the church, radio stations began threatening me and some started putting me off the air.

The radio station manager at Seattle said to me, "Joan ... you have many wonderful messages.  Just speak those messages.  If you keep speaking these judgment messages, I don't know what is going to happen to you.  We might have to put you off the air."

The Holy Spirit spoke through me:  "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."

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The apostle Paul said:

Galatians 1:10   For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

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💥 Scriptures:

  

Proverbs 22:7  The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

 

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Galatians 6:4  But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

 

5 For every man shall bear his own burden.

 

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Matthew 6:14-15  Jesus said ... For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 

 

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

 

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Psalm 2:11-12  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

 

12 Kiss the Son, lest HE be angry, and ye perish from the way, when HIS wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in HIM.

 

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 Proverbs 21:30  There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

 

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💥 I Corinthians 9 (Reading through the Bible)

 

 Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

² If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

(We see by this that some did not consider Paul to be an apostle.)

³ Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

⁴ Have we not power to eat and to drink?
⁵ Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
⁶ Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

⁷ Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

⁸ Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

¹⁰ Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

¹¹ If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

¹² If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

¹³ Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

¹⁴ Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

¹⁵ But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

¹⁶ For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

¹⁷ For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

¹⁸ What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

¹⁹ For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

²⁰ And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
²¹ To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
²² To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
²³ And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

²⁴ Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

²⁵ And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

²⁶ I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

²⁷ But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

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💥 Depending on God as our way of life

Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

 

Various problems come to each of us as we live on this earth, and we overcome each problem by turning to God, and depending on God to show us what to do, believing what HE says, and doing that.  

 

In September, 2022, I was diagnosed with high-grade, muscle-invasive, bladder cancer. I was told that, without treatment, I would be dead in a year, two years at the very most. The prescribed treatment was 4 chemotherapy infusions followed by surgical removal of my bladder and construction of another way for my body to remove waste.

 

I was very troubled by this plan to remove my bladder, especially not wanting to focus for the rest of my life on bodily functions, as I felt would be the case with the surgery.  So I asked God if there was any way I could be spared having my bladder removed.

God showed me another way to go ... chemotherapy with radiation therapy.  Although most of the medical people didn't feel this was appropriate treatment in my case, God worked it out for them to agree to make this change in treatment.

 

HE also gave me dreams and scriptures to strengthen me and to overcome fears. Joan Boney, an apostle/prophet, was given an open vision which showed a mass like 3 balls.  Then there was a  loud "swoosh" sound, and the mass fell in on itself and was gone.  She believed this had to do with my cancer.  

 

Scriptures, dreams, visions, concepts from the Holy Spirit ... all are words from God showing the way to go,  strengthening us as we go in that way, sometimes showing us what lies ahead, providing what we need that we may go forward in peace as the will of God is accomplished in our lives.

 

Cancer treatments for me ended in mid-January, 2023, and multiple followup tests since that time have found no cancer. 

 

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We deal with each problem and overcome each fear through God. 

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

 

No matter what we face, big or small, and whatever God's will and purpose in the situation, HE leads us in the best way for us to go and helps us. And when that problem is dealt with, we often marvel in how God led us and are so thankful to God for what HE has done.

Then another problem pops us, and we again turn to God, depend on HIM to show us what to do, believe what HE says to us, and go in that way.

 

This is a way of life when we belong to God, born again. We are not overcome by problems. We overcome in each problem through God.

And we know the result isn't of ourselves, but of God.

1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Word given us by God).

1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith (believing what God has told us in the matter and going in that way). 

Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 

 

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If you would like to read a more detailed account of how God led and helped me with cancer treatments, please use this link:  Led by God and delivered by God in cancer treatment

 

 

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