Jn. 10:7 ... Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I (THE WORD) am the door of the sheep.
Exhortation: Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Jesus, THE WORD. is the door.
Door is defined as: means of access, admission, or exit; A means to a specified end.
A few weeks ago, a man came here to program my TV remote. He told me he wanted to tell me what God was doing in his life. He kept speaking of something big that had happened to him recently. He was very emotional. I listened carefully as he spoke of this great thing God was doing in his life. But not once did he tell me a WORD God had said to him. There was no instruction given him, no edification, it was just emotion without substance though he thought it substance. I knew it was a "cloud without water", promising rain but doing nothing of value.
Jesus said: Jn. 10 ... Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I (THE WORD) am the door of the sheep. 8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9I (THE WORD) 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.
A similar thing happened a few years ago. A man in our church group told of this great meeting he had attended and how the Holy Spirit was so strong and how wonderful it was. Finally, I asked him what about it was wonderful. And he replied they had huge crosses covered with flowers at the front of the building. NO POWER, just emotion.
Jn. 10:1 ... 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.
Jesus, THE WORD, is the door. Salvation from God comes by THE WORD. Direction for our path in specific issues of this life comes by THE WORD given by the Holy Spirit as we focus on scripture or instruction called to our attention.
We search for the word as a man searches for great treasure. It is important for each of us to learn to do this daily, for THE WORD is life. And THE WORD is the way.
Jn. 14 ... And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6Jesus saith unto him, I (THE WORD) am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
So daily, I take my Bible and look for that part of THE WORD that catches my attention and I focus on THAT WORD, considering how it applies to my own life.
In writing this today, I did exactly that. The thing today that caught my attention was Jn. 10:7 ... Jesus said: I am the door of the sheep.
Jesus is THE WORD. THE WORD is the door for us. We search daily for THE WORD that brings interest to us. And when we find it, we stop and look closely at that portion of the word, eating and drinking the blood of Jesus by devouring that food. We grow strong in the Lord this way. It is important for each of us to search the Bible daily for our food for that day, unless the Holy Spirit just calls to our memory a scripture and then we stop and devour that scripture.
We must gather our spiritual food daily just as we would go out and get our physical food daily. We must make an effort to find it. And we must do it daily.
(Providing daily encouragement for the body of Christ by the Spirit of God to help the church in the end times.)
Saturday, November 23, 2013
When in a weakened condition
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
For three days this week, my sound guy has been here at my house setting up a cabinet and checking cables and setting up the audio components to my system. He is from out of town so he stayed at my house. He arrived Tuesday afternoon and left Thursday afternoon. He was in my house constantly.
This morning, I awoke in a weakened condition. Even before getting out of bed I was praying, asking God to "restore" me, "restore my soul", set me back in the way of life I have daily with HIM.
Secular things are very difficult for me to endure. People are very draining to me.
This scripture stood out to me and I knew it was the way to being restored. Jesus said, I am the door,.
THE WORD is the door to being restored. So all I have to do is get my coffee and sit down with my Bible and begin reading and search for scripture that stands out to me and when I find that scripture stop and focus on what God is saying to me. If action is required, I apply that scripture in some way. Or perhaps that scripture will just build my faith in God, then I just rest in that scripture.
But the way is THE WORD. So all I need to do to be restored and strengthened is to get into my Bible!
For three days this week, my sound guy has been here at my house setting up a cabinet and checking cables and setting up the audio components to my system. He is from out of town so he stayed at my house. He arrived Tuesday afternoon and left Thursday afternoon. He was in my house constantly.
This morning, I awoke in a weakened condition. Even before getting out of bed I was praying, asking God to "restore" me, "restore my soul", set me back in the way of life I have daily with HIM.
Secular things are very difficult for me to endure. People are very draining to me.
This scripture stood out to me and I knew it was the way to being restored. Jesus said, I am the door,.
THE WORD is the door to being restored. So all I have to do is get my coffee and sit down with my Bible and begin reading and search for scripture that stands out to me and when I find that scripture stop and focus on what God is saying to me. If action is required, I apply that scripture in some way. Or perhaps that scripture will just build my faith in God, then I just rest in that scripture.
But the way is THE WORD. So all I need to do to be restored and strengthened is to get into my Bible!
Friday, November 22, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Psalm 108:13 ... Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Exhortation: Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
No matter what the problem, God does valiantly ... (Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof... Mt. 6)
We find God works things out for us even when there seems to be no way possible ... God never fails though often we cannot see how anything can work. We look back and see it did work and to our benefit.
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. Romans 8:28
Here is another very comforting promise for us.
Isa. 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.
Exhortation: Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
No matter what the problem, God does valiantly ... (Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof... Mt. 6)
We find God works things out for us even when there seems to be no way possible ... God never fails though often we cannot see how anything can work. We look back and see it did work and to our benefit.
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. Romans 8:28
Here is another very comforting promise for us.
Isa. 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.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Exhortation: Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Devils whisper various scriptures to us, trying to insert something that will confuse the body of Christ or mislead the body of Christ. This has certainly happened to me from time to time. But each time I go back and look closely at that scripture, God shows me HIS truth. There have been many times I have heard in my mind a scripture only to find it is a "perversion" from the wrong spirit.
We have the examples in Mt. 4 and Lk 4 of the devil speaking scripture to Jesus. But the devil didn't fool Jesus. We see Jesus comparing scripture with scripture in these temptations. Mt. 4 ... Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
We also have Paul warning us that Satan appears as "an angel of light" (II Cor. 11) ... We can hear something and get so excited that God spoke something to us and it can seem like "light", like a "revelation",and we can be misled unless we are careful to read that scripture we heard and view it in context and let God prove it to us comparing scripture with scripture by the Spirit of God.
The flesh sometimes sides with Satan for the flesh wants to be special, to be great, to think he heard from God.
But we of the Spirit do hear from God.
So John wants us not to believe every spirit but to try the spirits to see whether they are from God. (I Jn. 4)
To me, the way to try the doctrine is to turn to God in prayer and look closely by the Spirit at the scripture involved.
Exhortation: Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Devils whisper various scriptures to us, trying to insert something that will confuse the body of Christ or mislead the body of Christ. This has certainly happened to me from time to time. But each time I go back and look closely at that scripture, God shows me HIS truth. There have been many times I have heard in my mind a scripture only to find it is a "perversion" from the wrong spirit.
We have the examples in Mt. 4 and Lk 4 of the devil speaking scripture to Jesus. But the devil didn't fool Jesus. We see Jesus comparing scripture with scripture in these temptations. Mt. 4 ... Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
We also have Paul warning us that Satan appears as "an angel of light" (II Cor. 11) ... We can hear something and get so excited that God spoke something to us and it can seem like "light", like a "revelation",and we can be misled unless we are careful to read that scripture we heard and view it in context and let God prove it to us comparing scripture with scripture by the Spirit of God.
The flesh sometimes sides with Satan for the flesh wants to be special, to be great, to think he heard from God.
But we of the Spirit do hear from God.
So John wants us not to believe every spirit but to try the spirits to see whether they are from God. (I Jn. 4)
To me, the way to try the doctrine is to turn to God in prayer and look closely by the Spirit at the scripture involved.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
John 15:4 ... (Jesus said) 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.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
Consider a branch on a tree. As long as it receives nourishment by feeding off the tree roots, it remains healthy and it has green leaves.
But what happens when it no longer feeds from the tree? What happens when it breaks off from the tree?
It withers and dies.
Some start the word of God and remain for a time but things of this present earth rise up and seem so important and they leave the word and live in the things of the world. They dry up and wither and lose life.
Jesus explains:
Mk. 4 ... The sower soweth the word. 15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. 18And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
We feed off THE WORD, otherwise we dry up and die.
Secular things can seem very important to us ... we work toward getting them the way we want them ... then do they continue in that importance? They are so temporary in importance. But they can seem so important at the time.
THE WORD OF GOD is eternal in importance.
As my neighbor was dying, he looked at me and said: "I've decided it doesn't matter who wins the super bowl." (Some people in this world don't even know what the super bowl is!)
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
Consider a branch on a tree. As long as it receives nourishment by feeding off the tree roots, it remains healthy and it has green leaves.
But what happens when it no longer feeds from the tree? What happens when it breaks off from the tree?
It withers and dies.
Some start the word of God and remain for a time but things of this present earth rise up and seem so important and they leave the word and live in the things of the world. They dry up and wither and lose life.
Jesus explains:
Mk. 4 ... The sower soweth the word. 15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. 18And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
We feed off THE WORD, otherwise we dry up and die.
Secular things can seem very important to us ... we work toward getting them the way we want them ... then do they continue in that importance? They are so temporary in importance. But they can seem so important at the time.
THE WORD OF GOD is eternal in importance.
As my neighbor was dying, he looked at me and said: "I've decided it doesn't matter who wins the super bowl." (Some people in this world don't even know what the super bowl is!)
Meditation examples
Meditation: Joan Boney
Col. 3:3 ... For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
The flesh wants to be noticed, to be singled out, to be important ... in one way or another.
I have noticed, when I go out among people, how unimportant I am to them. They have no idea I am a carrier of great treasure being of God. They see me as an old person who has nothing to contribute and therefore to be ignored when possible.
We, who are of God, are hidden from the world, much as the WORD is hidden from them.
We are, in fact, hid behind Christ, behind the Word ... almost invisible to the groups of people that gather in our neighborhoods.
We are dead ... and sometimes that odor of death comes off us to them ... and they pull back from us ...
II Cor. 2 ... Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
The Word of God separates us from the world. Because of the Word given us by God we do not fit in with the world. We are going an opposite way from them. We will never fit in because God has caused us by HIS Word to be a peculiar people to Himself.
We are dead to the world ... we are hidden from the world ...
hidden:
- kept out of sight
- concealed from the view or notice of others
- prevented from being seen
Col. 3:4 ... When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Therefore we "mortify" those sins of the flesh we once did ... we are dead... We no longer live as those in the world as we did when we were of the world before the Word came to us.
Col. 3:9-10 ... ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
God reveals HIMSELF to us by THE WORD and this changes us into the image of HIM ...
We are then changed from the world ... we are dead to the world and alive to God ... so we will never fit in with the gang ... Things important to them are no longer important to us. We might even be avoiding those things they desire to see. (I rarely see a newscast and never see a newspaper ... They follow after such and are constantly stirred up and concerned over things they hear and see ... I know these are harmful and avoid such.)
The Word of God is important to me. Keeping myself in the faith is important to me. Building myself up in faith in God and what HE promises is important to me.
Most of the world doesn't even know the Word of God exists. They live according to their own flesh and the desires of others. We are certainly dead to them.
I Jn. 5 ... And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
===============Meditation: Pam Padgett
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
I have been risen with Christ, my life is no longer of this world ... no longer have to serve sin, the flesh, fears, dead works ... no longer have to do things according to the ways of this world … alive and freed to serve God.
seek those things which are above
seek: attempt to find, desire to obtain, ask for, search for .....
God's word to me
what does God want me to do in each matter
provision that God provides
God's mercy
wisdom from God
help from God
God's direction and guidance in what I'm dealing with
These are things to think about and focus on, setting my affection on (want to influence and affect me), not things and wisdom of this world
Col. 3:3 ... For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
The flesh wants to be noticed, to be singled out, to be important ... in one way or another.
I have noticed, when I go out among people, how unimportant I am to them. They have no idea I am a carrier of great treasure being of God. They see me as an old person who has nothing to contribute and therefore to be ignored when possible.
We, who are of God, are hidden from the world, much as the WORD is hidden from them.
We are, in fact, hid behind Christ, behind the Word ... almost invisible to the groups of people that gather in our neighborhoods.
We are dead ... and sometimes that odor of death comes off us to them ... and they pull back from us ...
II Cor. 2 ... Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
The Word of God separates us from the world. Because of the Word given us by God we do not fit in with the world. We are going an opposite way from them. We will never fit in because God has caused us by HIS Word to be a peculiar people to Himself.
We are dead to the world ... we are hidden from the world ...
hidden:
- kept out of sight
- concealed from the view or notice of others
- prevented from being seen
Col. 3:4 ... When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Therefore we "mortify" those sins of the flesh we once did ... we are dead... We no longer live as those in the world as we did when we were of the world before the Word came to us.
Col. 3:9-10 ... ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
God reveals HIMSELF to us by THE WORD and this changes us into the image of HIM ...
We are then changed from the world ... we are dead to the world and alive to God ... so we will never fit in with the gang ... Things important to them are no longer important to us. We might even be avoiding those things they desire to see. (I rarely see a newscast and never see a newspaper ... They follow after such and are constantly stirred up and concerned over things they hear and see ... I know these are harmful and avoid such.)
The Word of God is important to me. Keeping myself in the faith is important to me. Building myself up in faith in God and what HE promises is important to me.
Most of the world doesn't even know the Word of God exists. They live according to their own flesh and the desires of others. We are certainly dead to them.
I Jn. 5 ... And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
===============Meditation: Pam Padgett
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
I have been risen with Christ, my life is no longer of this world ... no longer have to serve sin, the flesh, fears, dead works ... no longer have to do things according to the ways of this world … alive and freed to serve God.
seek those things which are above
seek: attempt to find, desire to obtain, ask for, search for .....
God's word to me
what does God want me to do in each matter
provision that God provides
God's mercy
wisdom from God
help from God
God's direction and guidance in what I'm dealing with
These are things to think about and focus on, setting my affection on (want to influence and affect me), not things and wisdom of this world
Sign of the last days
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
This week my contractor came over to get some things ready for the sound guy to move sound equipment to the middle of the room. One of the things needed was a cut out in sheet rock to allow power cords to be moved to the electrical outlet under the TV.
My contractor knew in advance what we were doing but he brought the wrong saw. He said he would have been able to make the hole look much better had he brought a jigsaw. He obviously didn't care enough to go back and get the right saw. Then he did something else and I had to stop him and have him do it another way where it would not be visible from the room. He put some boards back in an area and one board was sticking out strangely. I knew I could fix it myself so I said nothing. When I went to put it in correctly I had to remove several boards because contractor failed to put the right size boards in proper order. I was so shocked. I saw immediately a change had come to this man. He just didn't care.
I ran into exactly the same things a few weeks prior to this is trying to get my remote for TV programmed for sound system. I had worked many times in the past years with the man who came to do the programming. But this time it was obvious to me that this man just didn't care about the job.
Twice men who have been very competent in past show a change where they just don't care and do poor work.
I knew this was very important but I didn't know what I was seeing.
This morning I read the blog and when I got to the writing where I spoke of violence, I saw it immediately. This not caring about others and caring only about yourself is the definition God had given me of violence.
Here is a reprint of that previous writing:
this concerns the subject of violence.
We think of violence as someone doing bodily harm to another person or object.
God defined to me violence as follows: "one who tries to get what he wants without regard for what it does to others".
In the days of Noah, violence was everywhere. Gen. 6 ... The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Paul said, in the last days, perilous times would come because men would be "lovers of themselves". II Tim. 3:2 They would care about themselves rather than caring about others. This is the essence of "violence".
Pam saw the same thing this year when she was trying to get a roof fixed after hail damage. She had a roofer who had worked for her in past. So she called him. The insurance company required a paper to be filed by roofer but roofer didn't want to file the paper. Finally roofer told Pam just to get another roofer. He just didn't care about the work.
Sounds strange to think this type of thing is "violence" ... but I see that it is what God was speaking about when HE said perilous times would come in the last days. It is very shocking to see a man who had done good work turn into a man who doesn't care about his work. It is sad and can probably bring us down a little unless we turn to God. It is prelude to destruction, certainly personal destruction for the man who fails to care about his work ... but also this caring only about yourself is a forerunner of end time destruction.
Mt. 24 ... Jesus speaking of the end times ... And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
This week my contractor came over to get some things ready for the sound guy to move sound equipment to the middle of the room. One of the things needed was a cut out in sheet rock to allow power cords to be moved to the electrical outlet under the TV.
My contractor knew in advance what we were doing but he brought the wrong saw. He said he would have been able to make the hole look much better had he brought a jigsaw. He obviously didn't care enough to go back and get the right saw. Then he did something else and I had to stop him and have him do it another way where it would not be visible from the room. He put some boards back in an area and one board was sticking out strangely. I knew I could fix it myself so I said nothing. When I went to put it in correctly I had to remove several boards because contractor failed to put the right size boards in proper order. I was so shocked. I saw immediately a change had come to this man. He just didn't care.
I ran into exactly the same things a few weeks prior to this is trying to get my remote for TV programmed for sound system. I had worked many times in the past years with the man who came to do the programming. But this time it was obvious to me that this man just didn't care about the job.
Twice men who have been very competent in past show a change where they just don't care and do poor work.
I knew this was very important but I didn't know what I was seeing.
This morning I read the blog and when I got to the writing where I spoke of violence, I saw it immediately. This not caring about others and caring only about yourself is the definition God had given me of violence.
Here is a reprint of that previous writing:
this concerns the subject of violence.
We think of violence as someone doing bodily harm to another person or object.
God defined to me violence as follows: "one who tries to get what he wants without regard for what it does to others".
In the days of Noah, violence was everywhere. Gen. 6 ... The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Paul said, in the last days, perilous times would come because men would be "lovers of themselves". II Tim. 3:2 They would care about themselves rather than caring about others. This is the essence of "violence".
Pam saw the same thing this year when she was trying to get a roof fixed after hail damage. She had a roofer who had worked for her in past. So she called him. The insurance company required a paper to be filed by roofer but roofer didn't want to file the paper. Finally roofer told Pam just to get another roofer. He just didn't care about the work.
Sounds strange to think this type of thing is "violence" ... but I see that it is what God was speaking about when HE said perilous times would come in the last days. It is very shocking to see a man who had done good work turn into a man who doesn't care about his work. It is sad and can probably bring us down a little unless we turn to God. It is prelude to destruction, certainly personal destruction for the man who fails to care about his work ... but also this caring only about yourself is a forerunner of end time destruction.
Mt. 24 ... Jesus speaking of the end times ... And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Romans 8:38-39 ... For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things
to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able
to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney,.. apostle/prophet)
The love of God is in THE WORD ... Mercy, wisdom, counsel, truth ... everything is in THE WORD and God's love is manifest to us as HE gives us THE WORD.
The world is not given THE WORD as we are. We are separated from the world by THE WORD given us by God. Aren't we different from the world? Do we fit into the world? Do we do as the people of the world do? Do we think as they do? Perhaps we once did as they do. But when God spoke THE WORD to us it separated us from them. We no longer fit in. We are no longer one of the gang. And even if we should try to be one of the gang for a season, it won't work, for God has made us into a different creature by HIS WORD. We are not as we once were. Now we serve HIM and show HIS glory rather than glorifying man as the people of the world love to do. And the world will hate and despise that. But the suffering we go through because of THE WORD is a "light" matter as Paul says ... For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18
II Cor. 5:17 ... Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Where we once served our flesh and sought things of this world, now we are freed from our flesh that we might serve God and seek things "above" where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
We are transformed into HIS kingdom day by day by HIS Word which sets us apart from the world.
We are warned by the Holy Spirit Who dwells in us to show us the way of God. While the world follows after money and reputation of men, we are shown the way of God which is opposite to the seeking of the people of this world.
I Tim. 6 ... But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Phil. 2 ... Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
We, who have been taught by God, see another way to go and we choose that way. The WORD causes us to be different and separate from the way of this world.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney,.. apostle/prophet)
The love of God is in THE WORD ... Mercy, wisdom, counsel, truth ... everything is in THE WORD and God's love is manifest to us as HE gives us THE WORD.
The world is not given THE WORD as we are. We are separated from the world by THE WORD given us by God. Aren't we different from the world? Do we fit into the world? Do we do as the people of the world do? Do we think as they do? Perhaps we once did as they do. But when God spoke THE WORD to us it separated us from them. We no longer fit in. We are no longer one of the gang. And even if we should try to be one of the gang for a season, it won't work, for God has made us into a different creature by HIS WORD. We are not as we once were. Now we serve HIM and show HIS glory rather than glorifying man as the people of the world love to do. And the world will hate and despise that. But the suffering we go through because of THE WORD is a "light" matter as Paul says ... For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18
II Cor. 5:17 ... Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Where we once served our flesh and sought things of this world, now we are freed from our flesh that we might serve God and seek things "above" where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
We are transformed into HIS kingdom day by day by HIS Word which sets us apart from the world.
We are warned by the Holy Spirit Who dwells in us to show us the way of God. While the world follows after money and reputation of men, we are shown the way of God which is opposite to the seeking of the people of this world.
I Tim. 6 ... But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Phil. 2 ... Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
We, who have been taught by God, see another way to go and we choose that way. The WORD causes us to be different and separate from the way of this world.
Meditation examples
Meditation: Joan Boney
I Tim. 6 ...
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
content: not wanting more or something different
Sometimes we have to make repairs. But to imagine something different and to embark upon various projects can really bring a lot of unnecessary trouble upon yourself. Often people try to justify these changes. But they put themselves through additional stress, usually without cause. And usually they bring trouble to others around them because of these projects.
We when focus on this present world and the things of this present world, we stir up our flesh. (The flesh profits nothing.) We are exhorted as follows: Col. 3 ... If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
When we belong to God we are "dead" to this world and its many desires and cravings. We are raised with Christ instead and our life is no longer in what we can accomplish on this earth nor on things we can possess on this earth. Now our life is hidden with Christ. When HE appears then our life will appear also. Right now we look "dead" to the people of this world when they view us for we don't seem to be worth much if anything. We aren't accomplishing anything. We just sit there, so they think. I know I look dead to those people who view me. I look like an old person who does nothing at all worthwhile. They see me as dead because that is what I show them. My life is not in people and things and achievements of this world. I am dead with Christ, crucified with Christ, raised with Christ. This world and all its things and accomplishments will pass away. My inheritance is forever. And when HE appears, my life with appear. But I have no life on this present earth. I desire no life here.
I Tim. 6
7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
I Tim. 6 ...
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
content: not wanting more or something different
Sometimes we have to make repairs. But to imagine something different and to embark upon various projects can really bring a lot of unnecessary trouble upon yourself. Often people try to justify these changes. But they put themselves through additional stress, usually without cause. And usually they bring trouble to others around them because of these projects.
We when focus on this present world and the things of this present world, we stir up our flesh. (The flesh profits nothing.) We are exhorted as follows: Col. 3 ... If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
When we belong to God we are "dead" to this world and its many desires and cravings. We are raised with Christ instead and our life is no longer in what we can accomplish on this earth nor on things we can possess on this earth. Now our life is hidden with Christ. When HE appears then our life will appear also. Right now we look "dead" to the people of this world when they view us for we don't seem to be worth much if anything. We aren't accomplishing anything. We just sit there, so they think. I know I look dead to those people who view me. I look like an old person who does nothing at all worthwhile. They see me as dead because that is what I show them. My life is not in people and things and achievements of this world. I am dead with Christ, crucified with Christ, raised with Christ. This world and all its things and accomplishments will pass away. My inheritance is forever. And when HE appears, my life with appear. But I have no life on this present earth. I desire no life here.
I Tim. 6
7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Things shown me by God
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Recently at my house a water line to one of the commodes came loose and flooded a closet and came about 2 ft into the adjacent room. I called insurance and he said he would have a "water extraction" company call me. My deductible is so high he was sure I would have to pay for all of the service required.
They came and set up big fans which were terribly noisy. I called insurance man and asked if I could just remove the fans and allow the carpet to dry out naturally. But insurance man reminded me of the problem of black mold which caused some building in Lubbock to have to be torn down. He said this extraction company would dry the walls and test to be sure I didn't not risk black mold. Therefore I needed to use the fans and allow the process to take place.
They no longer insure against black mold in Texas. So if that happened your house would have to be torn down and you would be left with a vacant lot!
This showed me how quickly these material things that we think are of value can be ripped away.
We think we don't trust in material things because we have material things. But in the back of our mind we do think about having that object to fall back on in emergency. Yet in reality what we have is God. So we reposition our thinking when confronted with these secular things.
Another thing God showed me ... this concerns the subject of violence.
We think of violence as someone doing bodily harm to another person or object.
God defined to me violence as follows: "one who tries to get what he wants without regard for what it does to others".
In the days of Noah, violence was everywhere. Gen. 6 ... The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Paul said, in the last days, perilous times would come because men would be "lovers of themselves". II Tim. 3:2 They would care about themselves rather than caring about others. This is the essence of "violence".
Recently at my house a water line to one of the commodes came loose and flooded a closet and came about 2 ft into the adjacent room. I called insurance and he said he would have a "water extraction" company call me. My deductible is so high he was sure I would have to pay for all of the service required.
They came and set up big fans which were terribly noisy. I called insurance man and asked if I could just remove the fans and allow the carpet to dry out naturally. But insurance man reminded me of the problem of black mold which caused some building in Lubbock to have to be torn down. He said this extraction company would dry the walls and test to be sure I didn't not risk black mold. Therefore I needed to use the fans and allow the process to take place.
They no longer insure against black mold in Texas. So if that happened your house would have to be torn down and you would be left with a vacant lot!
This showed me how quickly these material things that we think are of value can be ripped away.
We think we don't trust in material things because we have material things. But in the back of our mind we do think about having that object to fall back on in emergency. Yet in reality what we have is God. So we reposition our thinking when confronted with these secular things.
Another thing God showed me ... this concerns the subject of violence.
We think of violence as someone doing bodily harm to another person or object.
God defined to me violence as follows: "one who tries to get what he wants without regard for what it does to others".
In the days of Noah, violence was everywhere. Gen. 6 ... The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Paul said, in the last days, perilous times would come because men would be "lovers of themselves". II Tim. 3:2 They would care about themselves rather than caring about others. This is the essence of "violence".
Monday, November 18, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Matthew 24:35 ... Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
In the beginning was THE WORD ... in the end remains THE WORD ...
How can anything be more important than THE WORD?
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
In the beginning was THE WORD ... in the end remains THE WORD ...
How can anything be more important than THE WORD?
Meditation examples
Meditating in the Word of God: Each morning, I take my Bible and read scripture until I find a verse that "interests" me. Then I take that verse and "eat" it, applying it to my life, thinking about what I am being told by that word, making appropriate changes to fit that word. We go out and shop for natural food. This is the way we shop for spiritual food. We need to to this daily to be nourished and grow in things of God. And we must apply the Word daily in a proper way to our own lives. When we do this we grow in the Lord, THE WORD. If we fail to do this we become weak and sickly and some even die. (I Cor. 11) If you failed to find and eat and digest your natural food bad things would happen to your physical body. So it is with our spiritual body. Joan Boney
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Meditation: Joan Boney
Psalm 149:2 ... Let Israel rejoice in HIM that made him ...
THE WORD created me. When HE first spoke to me, I was "born again", changed. That was 30+ years ago. Since that time I have been changed over and over by THE WORD, being conformed into the image of THE WORD as I do what HE says to do.
THE WORD separates me from the people of the world, making me different from them. Because of THE WORD, I am "sanctified", separated to God. Therefore I am no longer like the people of the world.
At one point, I played bridge. After quitting bridge, I was very different from the way I had once been. God planted something inside me. It was a concept I had never had before. I no longer tried to find something to go to or to be a part of in Lubbock where I live. I knew there was nothing for me in this present world. I didn't even try to find an activitity. I just stayed home and waited, reading Bible, talking to God, reading my secular books, watching TV ... but I didn't look in newspapers as I once did trying to find something of interest to attend. I knew there was nothing our there for me. And at this time, I saw a scripture and I did what I could do to conform my ways to this scripture: Phil. 2 ... Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, I eliminated everything that could make me of "reputation" among men. I didn't go out of my house except to get natural food and for things like dental cleaning appointments. One could say I was "fasting", though it was not a fast of physical foods but a fast of things that puff me up. After 7 months, God gave me a dream showing me to go in Internet and do these writings which I did and have done daily since that time at the end of March, 2012.
rejoice in HIM that made him ...
THE WORD made me. THE WORD CAME TO ME AND CREATED ME AND BROUGHT ME TO HIS WAY and separated me from the way of man.
Rejoice ... THE WORD frees me from sin ... no longer have to serve my flesh as I once did
Rejoice ... THE WORD frees me from bondage ... from doctrines set up by man
Psa. 86:9 ... All nations whom thou hast made (all people created by THE WORD) shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. (THE WORD)
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Meditation: Pam Padgett
Proverbs 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
The simple believe "every word" ... words are spoken directly by people, on tv, in what I read, etc. ... as well as thoughts that come to mind
prudent:
- capable of exercising sound judgment
- cautious or discreet in conduct
- circumspect (careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, deciding)
- not rash
- careful
The prudent carefully considers what he hears. Is not rash. Doesn't act on what is said without carefully considering it.
Be careful with what I hear and take into my heart and act on ... is it true? is this what God wants me to do? is the thought from the Holy Spirit or from another spirit?
Important to be diligent to turn to God and allow HIM to show me the truth about what is said and thoughts brought to my mind.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
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Meditation: Joan Boney
Psalm 149:2 ... Let Israel rejoice in HIM that made him ...
THE WORD created me. When HE first spoke to me, I was "born again", changed. That was 30+ years ago. Since that time I have been changed over and over by THE WORD, being conformed into the image of THE WORD as I do what HE says to do.
THE WORD separates me from the people of the world, making me different from them. Because of THE WORD, I am "sanctified", separated to God. Therefore I am no longer like the people of the world.
At one point, I played bridge. After quitting bridge, I was very different from the way I had once been. God planted something inside me. It was a concept I had never had before. I no longer tried to find something to go to or to be a part of in Lubbock where I live. I knew there was nothing for me in this present world. I didn't even try to find an activitity. I just stayed home and waited, reading Bible, talking to God, reading my secular books, watching TV ... but I didn't look in newspapers as I once did trying to find something of interest to attend. I knew there was nothing our there for me. And at this time, I saw a scripture and I did what I could do to conform my ways to this scripture: Phil. 2 ... Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, I eliminated everything that could make me of "reputation" among men. I didn't go out of my house except to get natural food and for things like dental cleaning appointments. One could say I was "fasting", though it was not a fast of physical foods but a fast of things that puff me up. After 7 months, God gave me a dream showing me to go in Internet and do these writings which I did and have done daily since that time at the end of March, 2012.
rejoice in HIM that made him ...
THE WORD made me. THE WORD CAME TO ME AND CREATED ME AND BROUGHT ME TO HIS WAY and separated me from the way of man.
Rejoice ... THE WORD frees me from sin ... no longer have to serve my flesh as I once did
Rejoice ... THE WORD frees me from bondage ... from doctrines set up by man
Psa. 86:9 ... All nations whom thou hast made (all people created by THE WORD) shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. (THE WORD)
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Meditation: Pam Padgett
Proverbs 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
The simple believe "every word" ... words are spoken directly by people, on tv, in what I read, etc. ... as well as thoughts that come to mind
prudent:
- capable of exercising sound judgment
- cautious or discreet in conduct
- circumspect (careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, deciding)
- not rash
- careful
The prudent carefully considers what he hears. Is not rash. Doesn't act on what is said without carefully considering it.
Be careful with what I hear and take into my heart and act on ... is it true? is this what God wants me to do? is the thought from the Holy Spirit or from another spirit?
Important to be diligent to turn to God and allow HIM to show me the truth about what is said and thoughts brought to my mind.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Mansions in heaven
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Jesus said ... Jn. 14 ... Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
A mansion is something very great ... more than we can imagine. I have had several dreams concerning this. In one dream, I was taken to "my" house. It was very large with very tall ceilings. It had spectacular carved works on the walls. The floor was something like marble inlayed with gold lines Ant there seemed to be no end to rooms. There were many rooms I didn't know were there. They were revealed to me one by one. It never seemed to end.
Jesus goes to prepare a place for us. It will not disappoint us. Jesus knows everything about each of us. The place will be wonderful, more than any one of us can imagine. And it will be a mansion. And Jesus will come get us. And we will be with HIM forever. (I Thess. 4)
And what I really like is we will not be inside of these present physical bodies! We will be given a new body. It will be as God wills but I'm sure it will not get sick, there will be no pain, there will never be a diminishing, no old age ... and it will be forever. (And I don't think we will have to wash our hair or take a shower and we won't have to clean our clothes and such!).
Jesus said ... Jn. 14 ... Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
A mansion is something very great ... more than we can imagine. I have had several dreams concerning this. In one dream, I was taken to "my" house. It was very large with very tall ceilings. It had spectacular carved works on the walls. The floor was something like marble inlayed with gold lines Ant there seemed to be no end to rooms. There were many rooms I didn't know were there. They were revealed to me one by one. It never seemed to end.
Jesus goes to prepare a place for us. It will not disappoint us. Jesus knows everything about each of us. The place will be wonderful, more than any one of us can imagine. And it will be a mansion. And Jesus will come get us. And we will be with HIM forever. (I Thess. 4)
And what I really like is we will not be inside of these present physical bodies! We will be given a new body. It will be as God wills but I'm sure it will not get sick, there will be no pain, there will never be a diminishing, no old age ... and it will be forever. (And I don't think we will have to wash our hair or take a shower and we won't have to clean our clothes and such!).
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Psalm 90:2 ... Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
Jn. 1 ... In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Everything was created by THE WORD. Here is an important truth: Heb. 11:3... Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
There was nothing before God and THE WORD ... There was no material from which the heaven and earth were created. God spoke and it was created by THE WORD.
Then Jesus, THE WORD, came in the flesh.
Jn. 1:14 ... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
The name of Jesus is THE WORD.
THE WORD holds everything together in place until the end.
II Peter 3 ... by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Jesus THE WORD ... THE WORD, Jesus ...
When I read Bible and see the name Jesus written in New Testament, I immediately translate it as THE WORD.
Jesus came to earth in the flesh but to me HE is far more than this bodily form that spent a brief time on this earth in the form of a human. Jesus WAS before the creation of the earth. By HIM, THE WORD, everything was created.
Genesis 1 ... In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
Jn. 1 ... In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Everything was created by THE WORD. Here is an important truth: Heb. 11:3... Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
There was nothing before God and THE WORD ... There was no material from which the heaven and earth were created. God spoke and it was created by THE WORD.
Then Jesus, THE WORD, came in the flesh.
Jn. 1:14 ... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
The name of Jesus is THE WORD.
THE WORD holds everything together in place until the end.
II Peter 3 ... by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Jesus THE WORD ... THE WORD, Jesus ...
When I read Bible and see the name Jesus written in New Testament, I immediately translate it as THE WORD.
Jesus came to earth in the flesh but to me HE is far more than this bodily form that spent a brief time on this earth in the form of a human. Jesus WAS before the creation of the earth. By HIM, THE WORD, everything was created.
Genesis 1 ... In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Meditation examples
Meditation: Joan Boney
Psa. 148:13 ... Let them praise the name of the LORD: for HIS name alone is excellent.
HIS name is THE WORD.
Flesh wants to exalt flesh. Flesh wants to point out men on this earth who appear great in some field. But it is JESUS, THE WORD WHO is great! HIS name alone is excellent.
Psa. 119:81 ... I hope in THY WORD
Buried with HIM through baptism. Raised with HIM through the power of God.
Separated to God by THE WORD.
Dead to the world ... alive to God ... completely different as result of THE WORD.
Jn. 17 ... Jesus praying to God ... Sanctify them through they truth. THY WORD is truth.
sanctify means: set apart ...
John told us: The whole world lies in wickedness. I Jn. 5
The reason I am different from the people of the world is God chose me and set me apart by HIS Word and this caused a division between me and the people of the world. The people of the world go the way of their own thinking. I have The Word which shows me another way and that is the way I go. This separates me, sanctifies me to God. I am sanctified (set apart) by that word given me by God on the matter at hand.
Jesus said: Lk. 12 ... Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
When the Word came it brought division. The one who received The Word was no longer like the others who had not The Word. Thus the one who received The Word was divided from the others.
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Meditation: Pam Padgett
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
seems: appears to be, have the look of being
right: what is good, proper, correct
What may look good, proper, or correct to me, may not be the way of God in the situation. God's ways are not man's ways. And God knows everything about the situation, including what the future holds.
I have a college degree to do counseling psychology. This seemed like a "good" thing to do at the time. But I hated it. Was a way of death for me and I quit very quickly. Later I did secretarial work, but was very bored doing it. After turning strongly to God with how bored I was, I had an opportunity to take a class that turned out to be a programming class. Programming was a perfect "fit" for me.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
trust:
- relay or depend on
- commit to care of
- put confidently in the charge of
Turn to God (acknowledge God) ... wait to be shown what, if anything, to do (trusting in God) ... go in the way I'm shown (allow God to direct my paths)
Psa. 148:13 ... Let them praise the name of the LORD: for HIS name alone is excellent.
HIS name is THE WORD.
Flesh wants to exalt flesh. Flesh wants to point out men on this earth who appear great in some field. But it is JESUS, THE WORD WHO is great! HIS name alone is excellent.
Psa. 119:81 ... I hope in THY WORD
Buried with HIM through baptism. Raised with HIM through the power of God.
Separated to God by THE WORD.
Dead to the world ... alive to God ... completely different as result of THE WORD.
Jn. 17 ... Jesus praying to God ... Sanctify them through they truth. THY WORD is truth.
sanctify means: set apart ...
John told us: The whole world lies in wickedness. I Jn. 5
The reason I am different from the people of the world is God chose me and set me apart by HIS Word and this caused a division between me and the people of the world. The people of the world go the way of their own thinking. I have The Word which shows me another way and that is the way I go. This separates me, sanctifies me to God. I am sanctified (set apart) by that word given me by God on the matter at hand.
Jesus said: Lk. 12 ... Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
When the Word came it brought division. The one who received The Word was no longer like the others who had not The Word. Thus the one who received The Word was divided from the others.
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Meditation: Pam Padgett
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
seems: appears to be, have the look of being
right: what is good, proper, correct
What may look good, proper, or correct to me, may not be the way of God in the situation. God's ways are not man's ways. And God knows everything about the situation, including what the future holds.
I have a college degree to do counseling psychology. This seemed like a "good" thing to do at the time. But I hated it. Was a way of death for me and I quit very quickly. Later I did secretarial work, but was very bored doing it. After turning strongly to God with how bored I was, I had an opportunity to take a class that turned out to be a programming class. Programming was a perfect "fit" for me.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
trust:
- relay or depend on
- commit to care of
- put confidently in the charge of
Turn to God (acknowledge God) ... wait to be shown what, if anything, to do (trusting in God) ... go in the way I'm shown (allow God to direct my paths)
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