CHOICES

As I was reading my morning devotionals, a statement Paul made in the 2nd chapter of 11Corinthians caught my eye. But I determined this with myself, that I would not come to you again in heaviness. There is another scripture somewhere that says we are to determine in our heart what we shall give to God. I realized some years ago happiness is a state of mind. You can not depend on others for your happiness. Not husbands, wives, children, relationships or jobs. You have to decide. So many times we react according to feelings or emotions when the truth is we have to determine within ourselves as Paul did. That is good word saints. God bless, I love you Linda

CHOICES

FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT

Have you ever noticed how God always works from darkness to light? In the beginning the earth was dark and void. The evening and the morning were the first day. From the darkness of a sin filled soul to the light of the word unto salvation. Darkness can never hide the light. Isn't that awesome? Just noticing things. God bless, Linda

RESPECT THE ROYALTY IN EACH OTHER

Revelation 1:6 tells us that Jesus has made us Kings and priest to rule and reign with Him. Did you notice He did not make us paupers or beggars but Kings and Priests. The enemy would have us believe we are not worthy of these positions in Christ, but God calls us as He sees us. We must respect the royalty in each other. We may run across a bad king or priest but it is not our job to get into strife or judgement that is between them and God. It is our job to respect the royalty in them. When you respect the royalty in others it helps you to treat them with more honor. As Jesse says this is the altar of opportunity to bless others. It gives God glory when we honor others with respect and love. If someone does not deserve respect that is still ok then it becomes an altar of sacrifice. Sometimes it does not feel good. Thank God we are not moved by feelings but rather by faith.

ENVELOPES AND LETTERS

Has the post man ever delivered letters to you? Of course not...postmen do not deliver letters they deliver envelopes which contain letters. 11Corinthians 3:3 says they we are epistles of Christ living letters. The word the Bible is our love letters from God. The world does not read His love letters. But once we read them we become the living letters of cChrist and the world reads us. We are God's love letters to the world. If we are the letters Christ is the envelope for we are in Him and the address, the destination is heaven. There are three reasons letters are inside envelopes.
1.. To protect or keep the letter clean. That is what Jesus does. He leekps us clean.
2.. Hidden. The letter is hidden from those who should not be reading it. The enemy cannot see our weaknesses through the blood of Christ. He only has the info we give him as we speak it out of our mouth.
3.. Unaddressed envelopes never reach there destination.
Some thing to think about.

WHAT IS ALL THE CLUCKING BOUT ?

ISAIAH 21 TELLS THE WATCHMAN TO WATCH THE DESSERTS OF ARABIA. THEN ISAIAH 34 TELLS HOW THE DESSERTS WILL BURN AS PITCH FOREVER AND EVER. THE NEXT SIGN OF THE TIMES MAY VERY WELL BE THE BURNING OIL FIELDS OF ARABIA BE-LOVED. CHECK IT OUT.

ISAIAH SAYS CIVIL WAR IN EGYPT

THE GREAT QUESTION SPOKEN AROUND THE WORLD IS.......WHERE IS GOD IN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EYGPT? Many men many Christians are giving their opinions but rather saints we should seek God's word. Isaiah 19 says Egypt will suffer civil war and great destruction and the people will demand their leaders step down and toward the end of their suffering they will call out to God and ask for a savior. I love the end of the matter from Isaiah 19:22-25... And the Lord shall smite Egypt : he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return unto the Lord. And he shall be entreated of them and he shall heal them. In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt into Assyria and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria even a blessing in the midst of the land. Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless saying, blessed be Egypt my people and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance. GOOD NEWS!!!!!!

GOD TALKS IN SHADOWS

THE OLD TESAMENT IS SHADOWS OF THINGS TO COME. God talks in pictures. Jesse's three oldest sons went to fight the Philistines in Saul's army. Jesse called his youngest son 17 years old the little shepherd boy and sent him with bread and food to his brothers. This is a picture of God the Father sending his son the good shepherd with the word the bread of heaven to save the nations and slay the enemy. Good stuff saints!

INTERESTING BIBLE FACTS

Golgatha the place of the scull, the hill where Jesus was crucified. Golgatha is translated Gol- Goliath
Gath- where he lived Goliath of Gath. When David cut off his head, rabbinical history says David took Goliath's head to Israel and buried it on the hill which became known as the place of the scull. I did not know that. Interesting. David killed the enemy of God and Jesus died to strip the enemy of God of his power of death hell and the grave. This will preach brother!