WE....CAN.....

Amos never wanted to Speak for God. Who was Amos?  He was one of the Minor Prophets. Not least important but the one least likely to be a Prophet if left up to most people. He was a sheep herder and a pruner of trees. When he was led by the Lord to speak,he bypassed all the crowds and went directly to the ruling class of the time,and shouted out that the nation of Israel had forgotten God's law. They were following false gods and had developed religious ceremonies that had become a sham....in other words they were practicing  ceremonies presenting things that were not real,or true.Other words used are bogus or just plain false. Amos called out for fairness in dealing with righteousness (AMOS 5:24). "But let judgement run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream"How does this relate to us today? Tons of churches going away from clear Bible doctrine,and making up their own. Conducting types of worship services that are just plain disrespectful to the way our Lord should be worshiped. Drawing huge crowds to listen to carnal songs with props,and then preaching some sort of message wrapped around the words and beat of the music. All designed to draw huge crowds and raise huge amounts of money. I am sure the Lord is not pleased with unrepentant,lets all feel good worship. No message of repentance, being accountable for our actions etc.I know its not popular,but hey....God never promised us it would be.Jesus is love,but he is also the one who will judge the world for it's sin. This is why we must talk to Him(Pray) and let him talk to us (read the Holy Bible). Do all this and never cease. The Lord God of Armies should be reverence in a way that shows we are preparing to meet Him.Look at just how stubborn  people can be while protecting the sin in their hearts and lives.....read the 11th verse of the 4th chapter of Amos. "I DESTROYED SOME OF YOU AS I DESTROYED SODOM AND GOMORRAH. YOU WERE LIKE A BURNING LOG SNATCHED FROM A FIRE.  AND STILL YOU DIDN'T RETURN TO ME,DECLARES THE LORD. The point of all this is the God i serve controls all the elements of the universe i live in. I owe Him the respect he deserves when He calls me from my shameful self-in.dul.gent life i came from. I had Faith in Christ,but was not aware He had anything for me to do. I had to repent then seek his will for my life,then just obey Him. This is what Little nobody (so we thought) Amos did.  God called Him and he did as he was told.You can to.

YOU MAY HAVE REASON.

In the 19th chapter of 2nd Samuel,we find a man with a heart like Jesus, Almost,His name was King David.People had cursed him,lied to him so that he was not sure about them.He had conflicts with some people and He resolved them by forgiving them.Did he have reason to be angry and vengeful,but instead he treated these people as if they deserved to sit at the best seats at the table etc. He showed tons of mercy to those that cursed him,threatened him,and in some cases deserved to be put to death. The longer i live,and the more i mingle with people,even my fellow Christian brothers and sisters, i seem to find myself as the target for people that say crude things,hurt my feelings a little bit,especially when i do not feel well. But i must let the Holy Spirit show me how Christ sees them.And He does and it gives me peace that can only come from Him. Its called working through conflicts under the direction of the Holy Spirit.Lord help me show mercy when i am working through my conflicts,and then for those that stand with me help me show them gratitude.

DO IT REGARDLESS OF THE RESULTS.

EZEKIEL WAS CHARGED WITH DELIVERING A MESSAGE THAT WAS UNPOPULAR AND DOWN RIGHT HATED BY THE JEWISH PEOPLE. The lord wanted Ezekiel to not be afraid and deliver the bad news even though he knew the people would reject it. The Lord told him the outcome. The bible says that the Spirit entered Ezekiel and stood him up to speak to him. Wow. in today's world and under the new covenant the Holy spirit dwells within us. He reminds us of what the Father has told the son and what the son tells us. God's order was to eat the words of God,get them in the belly,and then go preach his word.Today we must eat the word of God. And then we can go.(EZEKIEL CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 3.) This is still the message today. Take it serious and go.Study and study seriously and place the gospel of Christ,and the full council of God in your inner most parts of your soul. I know i want the lord to revive me,and fire me up so i can obey His word. so long for now. My church is having revival services tonight and tomorrow night and i don't want to miss a single word. praying for revival. My prayer: Heavenly Father draw all men to you. those that are lost,and those that are saved but indifferent. Amen.

BRING REVIVAL.

Three things not so easy to do. Or they are as long as we stay close to the things that are closest to us. Rejoicing in hope,patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer (Romans ch 12:vs12) In the present church, finding people who are willing to sell out to Jesus and do the previous three things can be difficult. The truth is we are forgetful of Christ in our everyday life. Because it is natural to pay more attention to whats closesest to us physically. Our families,careers,homes,houses,material things etc. 

These things affect us the most. so lets look at this. Long story short,while most of the things closest to us physically are things we feel we must have to live,yet idolizing them is our choice. 

ROMANS CHAPTER 12:VS 2, Be not conformed to this world:but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove that good and acceptable ,and perfect,will of God. In the course of our everyday life,we will receive that transformation by giving the Lord time to pray,time to study the scripture,and last but not least, praying continuing.

Psalm 119:vs 105..."THY WORD IS A LAMP UNTO MY FEET,AND A LIGHT UNTO MY PATH. My Prayer: Heavenly Father,draw all mankind to you,and among your church bring revival. Amen.

 

WHAT HE HAS SHOWN ME....MAKE IT THE LORD'S.

 A prophet living in perilous times. His name was Ezekiel. He was one of three prophets that were also Priest. Unlike Jeremiah who was chosen from his mothers womb, Ezekiel was called by God at the age of 30. He lived in Babylon not by choice but as a captive. Judah a tribe of Israel was being judged for their sin. Ezekiel was called of God to speak only the words that God himself placed in his mouth. He was to do it regardless of Judah's refusal to listen and obey.God made it clear to Ezekiel that his people would not heed the message. Ezekiel was not being sent to argue with the people, or try to impress them with his knowledge,wisdom or power. He was to just repeat what the Lord said to them. okay....what does this have to do with me? From my previous blog i said stay tuned in so i can let you know what the Lord tells me to do with my friends. He simply says repeat my words. Not my words but words from God's Holy writ. (Holy Bible) He reminds me that its not about me ,but Him(the lord).He also lets me know that it is not up to me to save anyone,or change peoples hearts. He calls whom He wishes. His Holy Spirit convicts who God chooses. I must be obedient to teach his words, and let Him reap the Harvest.Doing what God says to do regardless of the outcome is what i am task to do.What about you. In the business of preaching,numbers are all important. most of the time speaking to small crowds is discouraging,yet God may say its just fine.Wow. IF we cannot learn to lift each other up(edify) or learn to forgive,by seeing each other thru the eyes of Christ,then maybe God will not subject strangers to our lessons,sermons,or fellowships.We must learn through the the eyes of Jesus first. Take care of who is in front of us. Have REVIVAL within ourselves. Then God will bless,and grow us.....Maybe....if that is his will. Stop worrying about it. Just obey and let God grow the church as He sees fit. Make it the Lords battle. Read the book of Ezekiel and tell me obeying God is always easy. Its not. But the joy of knowing your right with God is overwhelming.God bless.

SATAN DOES......HOW CAN I ???

So many people today, resent being preached to. I was one of those even when i was born again, but back slidden. Thats how i know so much about the subject. As i repented and began to get involved in a local church,i have been shown so many things by the Lord. I have been shown that i have been given a new family. I must say an extended family.Every single person in this church,i love.They are my family.They love me as well and they show it. I teach Sunday School every Sunday morning,and actually what is happening is As God teaches me,i teach the class.We learn,and relearn together.AWESOME !!! The Lord is showing me how to see them as He sees them. My flesh fights with me. Satan does me just as he must have done Christ when he tempted Him. He shows me the bad side of all of them. Their hardhearted side and the many different moods they can be in. Well guess what the Lord shows me???
He shows me that i am exactly like them and maybe even worse. Wow!!! surely not me???
The evil one(Satan) also shows me that they are so fickle,when it comes to actually studying scripture. I must say ....not all of them,but enough. So i begin ,sometimes, to wonder to myself and the Lord, is my teaching doing any good for our flock,my precious new family???  Satan says no,shows me all their faults,then says i am wasting my time. Wow!
I love these people very much,how can i do that???  Then comes
"THUS SAITH THE LORD"  What He shows me is coming up in my next blog. Stay tuned in.

GOD IS AWAKE, AND WAITING.

Men must always pray,and not to faint.
Always pray....amd not grow weary.
Matthew chapter 18:verse 1. It is after midnight here..But God is still awake.m1

Eternity somewhere.

Good evening: tonight i wish to leave everyone with the reminder that in the book of Luke chapter 17 beginning with the 20th verse.
Jesus foretells His second coming. He makes it clear that no one can predict with absolute certainty when the kingdom of God cometh. Jesus makes it clear in these passages that it's nothing you can point to,or put your finger on. Why? Because it is within us. If you have been saved by God's grace,then God's Holy Spirit resides in each of us. Christ also says as the lightning shines in one part of the heavens and then shineth in another part of heaven, so shall the son of man be in his day.(When He returns.) Christ also says that as it was in the days of Noah,so shall it be in the days of the son of man.Then Christ reminded them(Pharisees ) of the way things were in Lots days, all the building,eating,planting,drinking. It will be that way when Christ returns. Then....Christ reveals who will stay behind and who will rapture,verses 33 thru 37 of the 17th chapter of  Luke.
Okay,i know to some this is an old story,yet i believe there are hundreds of thousands of people on this planet who are not familiar
with what Jesus said it would be like.Tonight i pray for His return,yet i shutter at the thought of all that are lost,and on their way to a devils hell.Everyone that is alive tonight will spend eternity somewhere. I pray they seek the lord out while it is today.Do not go to sleep without Jesus.no amount of money,or social status is worth losing your soul.If you are saved but backslid away from the Lord,living how you please and care not about what pleases the Father and the Son,come back home. Rekindle the flame of your heart towards the Savior before you have to face Him. Live for Him,and if needs be,suffer for His name sake.
God knows we have to survive and make a living. include the Lord
and let the Holy Spirit run your life.He will see that our every need is met,and He will protect us.Just as He did Isaiah,Jeremiah,Moses,Ezekiel...and all the disciples and believers in the New Testament. Time is running out. Turn your lives over to Christ. My prayer:Let your kingdom reign inside of each of us.
AMEN,so be it.

THE BIBLE WAY TO HEAVEN.

 "For the wages of sin is death (Romans 3:23)
Recognize your condition (Romans 3:23)
Believe that Christ died for you (Romans 5:8)
Trust Christ alone as your Saviour) Romans 3:23.
Have Faith in Christ, that's what will save you.
If someone reading this is not a believer, Read the above scripture,
and accept Christ, by believing  He is the rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.I would cherish seeing you someday in Heaven forever with Christ. My prayer: Lord draw all men and women and young people to you,through your Holy Spirit.AMEN.

PLANT THE SEED.

The book of  luke  CHAPTER  18:VSS - 15 THRU 17. And they brought to Him infants,that He would touch them:but when the disciples saw this they rebuked them(the little children)
Probably the disciples were thinking Jesus's time was to precious to
be messing around with infants. So Jesus responded by saying unless we humble ourselves as a child, when we come to Jesus we must be humble as a child to enter the Kingdom of God. it is sad to note that most of the time we Christians are very proud and not humble. Jesus was speaking about our faith. I
 must say that i am so glad when i was just a child, that a small  Little church had a pastor and some members who told me about Jesus and who He was. It led to my Faith in Christ, and now i can say i have been saved for 52 years.The first time i heard about Christ i was just 8 yrs old.  4 yrs later i repented of being a sinner,and Christ filled me with the Holy Ghost. I now praise God for all the churches that have VBS . We must accept that in most cases with children, it takes months and maybe years.before our message to them  results into someones salvation.
We must be consistent with our teaching and preaching and testifying about what the Lord has done in our lives. Little eyes and ears are watching,and listening. it could take years to reap the rewards.Don't give up, keep preaching the word, in season and out of  season. you plant the seed and let the Lord reap the harvest.
The main issue hear is .....come to Christ before there is no more time for you, come to him with a spirit of humility,repent of your sin, and you will be filled with the Holy Ghost and you will be accepted into God's Kingdom,forever and ever.Amen....so be it.