Who's ways are you keeping today?

He delivered me from my strong enemy and from those who hated and abhorred me they confronted and Came Upon me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay and support. These words today came from psalm chapter 18 verses 17-18. It is a Psalm of David the servant of the Lord who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul,And he said.... well you must read it beginning with verse 1. Where he fervently declares that he's devoted to the Lord and that the Lord is his Rock in the  first 2 verses. Today before I leave my house, I want to tell the Lord that I fervently  am devoted and love Him, He is my strength. Please don't wait until you face Him. In all of my six and a half decades on this planet the Lord has been my refuge. He has delivered me from many a strong enemy and from those who hated me. From those who did me wrong. God bless, Godspeed, do not forget the Lord today. Amen.

God's purpose.

For I will not contend forever, neither will I be angry always, for if i did stay angry the spirit of man would faint and be consumed before Me, and My purpose in creating the souls of men would be frustrated. ISAIAH CHAPTER 57: VERSE 16.  God purposed us to be in fellowship with Him. Made in His image. The image of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. On the way there....we decided we would part company with Them, and do our own thing. As if we had a better plan. Do you think you have a better plan? How's that working out for you? Let's see...death, pain, financial distress. The feelings of never having enough. Divorce, family members hating and fighting. Other men taking our wives, and other wives taking our men. Mean spirited world figures, destroying nations....etc and the list is endless. Yet through it all, The Heavenly Father, through Christ and the work of the Holy Ghost has boundless ever lasting mercy. If He did not have so much mercy, mankind and all of earth would be destroyed in a flash....right before God's eyes. That would be everything living. Men women and children, animals, plant life, the earthly sphere itself. That would not dismiss hell. Punishment for disobedience to The Trinity itself. Think on it. Turn to Christ while you have time. You do not know when your time runs out.None of us do. God will get tired at some point with our sin and disrespect for Him. Read this verse again and again. Realize that while we have important things to do everyday, we must regard our true Heavenly Father and His love for us. And His judgment on our iniquity. Amen....and God speed.

Some things may be eminent. Trust Him regardless.

Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the  Lord ,and He will have love,pity,and mercy for him,and to our God, for He will multiply to him His abundant pardon. Psalm 55:verse 7. This is true. Yet there are some out there that want to be angry at God for allowing bad things to happen, even to their family members. Whatever it is, remember verse 8. " For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord". Look at verse 9......"For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts".  There are so many things that have happened to me in my many decades of life, as i look back i do not know why i am even here. Yet i turned back to my God, and He has helped me understand much. I understand that sin in this world is the reason for all the hate, and evil out there. It is not God's fault. We turned on Him, disregarded Him. Did and do not care what He thinks about anything. He only loves us and gave each one of us free choice. I like to say its like this.....who wants to make someone love them? I don't.  Not kids,grandchildren, wives,siblings, etc. We want them to volunteer to love us. To choose to love us. Our Lord is that same way. So i choose to honor my Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ my Lord. Love Him to the point that if He chooses to destroy me, i praise Him for that. Am i  fanatical? Yes... concerning the ways of the Lord. He is Holy,sinless,and overflowing with mercy. So much so that He allows some horrible people what seems to be way to much time to live and work their evil horrible deeds. Thank God He is full of mercy! More than me. Thank God He does not answer all prayers. For we are not so full of mercy. I know it's hard ro comprehend, yet He explains it beautifully here in the 55th chapter of psalms. I love you my Lord Jesus. Even when death is eminent, pain is eminent, heartache is eminent, and my thoughts may be be different that yours, i still love you. Even if the earth should shake, and the heavens rattle and thunder, i will praise you. Amen.

Your burdens.

Goodmorning.
This morning in a quick blog i wish to extend to you all ,these words from the book of psalms chapter 55, Cast your burden on the lord and He will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. Reference 1st Peter 5:7. God bless....and God speed.

IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES !

God looks down. So says David in Psalm 53. And God looks to see among the children of men if there were any who understood,who desperately required God. Oh me,in verse 3 we see that they had all gone back( backslidden) and fallen away. They have all together become filthy and corrupt.  There is none who does good no not one.Reference Romans chapter 3:10-12. In Romans the Apostle Paul tells the church in Rome, as it is written, referring to Psalm 53.  Paul explains in more detail what goes on in the hearts and lives of those who do not consider God, or care what He thinks of their lives. I know people had rather hear more positive things, but how positive could it be when sin is not repented of ? Please read all of Psalm 53, and Romans chapter 3 verses 10-18.
So today,while there is time think on these things. Tommorow for you may never come. Redeem the the time. God's speed. Amen.

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I PRAY THE SAME.....

Goodafternoon to most. Maybe goodnight for others. As i live more and more, i begin to realize how dependent on the Lord i have become. I think back on my childhood all the way to Now. How time is so short. If you stay busy it flys, if you are slothful it drags. But regardless...it's gone in a flash. Many people, things ,etc i have gained and lost in life but one thing never left me. It's actually not an it,or a thing but an indwelling.  An indwelling of the Holy Ghost. Look if you will at Psalm 51. David was experiencing a personal collapse under guilt. His prayer was awesome. In vs 8 he said" Make me hear joy and gladness; that the bones that thou hast broken may rejoice." Vs 9...Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all my inquities." Vs 10, Create in me a clean heart, Oh God; and renew a right Spirit in me.  Vs 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. This is a great example of how a man of contrite spirit knows that his sin has separated him from God. God cannot look upon sin and accept it. It has to be forgiven by repentance first. While Gods Holy Spirit indwells a man when he receives Christ, this shows how when we sin we quench the Spirit of God. David admits that he is broken to the bone. Verses 12-15 David wails on and on about being restored, so he can teach sinners the Lords ways. And he admits they will be converted unto God. He admits to God that Gods free Spirit is needed for all this. Then in verses 16 and 17 david admits that the sacrifices God loves are a broken spirit a broken and contrite heart and david says "Lord, thou will not despise these sacrifices. You must have a contrite broken heart in order to repent. The Holy Ghost is the person that leads you to this point. If your lost and do not regard God, and love your sin, i pray for your brokenness. So hopefully you will cry out to God as you repent. If your back slid,  i pray the same. AMEN!

There has to be?

Have you ever taken a plane ride, boat ride or something that caused something to stir inside you? Something like wow there has to be a God. No...not gods but one GOD. Look at what the Apostle Paul said in Romans chapter 1:verse 20. Paul speaks of God since the creation. His invisible power and nature, His power,and divinity. Paul said they have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made. So men are without excuse, without any defense or justification.  Reference Psalm 19:1-4. Oh me....awesome this is. So if your not born again from above, i plead with you. Christ is at your hearts door, knocking. He wants to be the best thing in your life. Your best friend, the one that will never change nor forsake you. Please before its to late, accept Him and let Him change your mind,your heart. There is nothing you can give in exchange for your soul. God be with you all.

Ye must Be born again. (BORN FROM ABOVE).
Look at Romans 10:9-10. Look at these glorious words. "Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe. To believe means to adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth, the truth that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Now let's look at Philippians 3 Verses 4 through 11. Now here's a brief story about the Apostle Paul defending his ministry and his salvation. He says in verse 4 though for myself I have at least grounds to rely on the flesh if any other man considers that he has or seem to have reason to rely on the flesh &and his physical and outward advantages I have still more!
Verse five, Paul said circumsized when I was 8 days old of the race of Israel, of The Tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew and the son of Hebrews ; as to the observance of the law I was of the party of the Pharisees, verse 6 as to my Zeal, I was persecutor of the church oh, and by the laws standards of righteousness supposed Justice uprightness and right standing with God, I was proving to be blameless and no fault was found with me. Verse 7 but whatever forms things that I had that might have been gains to me, I have come to consider as 1 combined Loss for Christ sake. Verse 8 yes, furthermore I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the Priceless privilege which means the overwhelming preciousness the surpassing worth and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him ( which means the perceiving and recognizing and understanding Christ more fully and clearly. For Christ's sake I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish in order that I may win meaning gain pChrist the anointed one. Verse 9 and that I may actually be found and known as in him, not having any self achieved righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedience to the laws demand that possessing that genuine righteousness which comes through faith in Christ the anointed one. The true right standing with God, which comes from God by Saving faith. Verse 10 for my determined purpose is that I may know him that I'm a progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with him receiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of his person more strongly and more clearly. That I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from his resurrection which exerts over believers, and that I may so share his sufferings has to be continually transformed in spirit into his likeness even to his death in The Hope. Then in verse 11 finally we see that if possible I may attain to the spiritual and moral Resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead even while in the body. Wow. The Apostle Paul in the previous verses, simply explained where he came from what his job was before his conversion and how deep and intimate a relationship with Christ has become. I feel he's not just saying that just to be talkin that he is showing us not only about salvation, but how deep a relationship we should have with Christ once we are saved or born again. Now let's look at it chapter 2 vs8 through nine. Now for those who just simply do not understand, here is an explanation. Verse 8 for is by free Grace which is God's unmerited favor oh, that you are saved delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ salvation through your faith and this salvation is not of yourselves or your own doing it came not through your own striving oh, but it is the gift of God. Not because of works lest any man should boast, it is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can Pride himself in it or take glory to himself. Let's look now at a 2nd Corinthians chapter 5 verse 21 here we find another explanation. The Apostle Paul says in verse 21 for our sake he made Christ virtually to be sin who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become meaning we are viewed as being in and examples of the righteousness of God which means what we are to be approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Christ or God, by his goodness. It's not anything we do or you can do. You have to be sincere you had to be willing to repent in order to be saved. You can do this now. Ask Christ into your heart and he will help you repent of your sin he will forgive you your sin and your faith in Him will be counted to you as righteousness in God's eyes. Until next time you can read Acts chapter 16 Acts chapter 4 in John chapter 5. 4 more on how to be saved. When you're saved the Holy Spirit will show you and explain to you what's written in God's word. God bless until next time.

Disgusted in my gut...

Many things i have noticed, that have made me disgusted in my gut. One is lack of respect.  As a child i learned this. I never was impudent. Since reaching middle age,and now heading quickly toward being elderly, i notice tons of impudence among small children all the way up to....lets say....55 to 60 yrs. This is showing the dangerous state of moral decline in my nation. After reading the 2nd chapter of the book of Ezekial, i see the stark comparison with Israel during Ezekiel's time,and America today. People including children were hard hearted. Therefore showed no respect for others. Reference that in chapter 2:verse 4. Can this effect business, marriage etc.? You bet! God help us. We must repent so God can heal our nation. Then He will fight our battles. It starts one of us at a time. Do ya hear me talking to ya?
We cannot continue in idolatry and assume the Holy Ghost will lead us. We must repent daily. Study the word of God,pray without ceasing. God loves us. He never will leave us. We owe Him our trust and faith. Our hearts cannot continue in the hard hearted stage. May God guide you, protect you, as He shows you how to overcome the sin of impudence. Amen.

From a blazing fire, to death on the cross for me.

1. Does anyone consider just for a moment, where Jesus Christ came from when he decided it was time to give his life and blood for me. It makes me well up in tears, breaks my heart but at the same time makes me so glad. He is no longer hanging on the cross and he did not remain in the grave, he arose as a mighty Victor over his foes. Those fools include Satan himself. There are many incidences in Scripture pertaining to what the glory of God and his throne looks like. For 1 you can look at Ezekiel beginning in chapter 1 where the Lord opens the sky and let Ezekiel see him. There were wing creatures moving wherever their Spirits wanted to go. They looked like burning coals and fire shot between them. Now we know that  Ezekial preached at a time when people needed a fresh vision of God. The Jewish people had just endured captivity in Babylon they had to be stirred up to get out of their resignation and reassured that they would return to their Homeland and again see God's glory. Right from the start of this exciting book Ezekiel opens with  a penetrating look into heaven he saw a cloud flooded with lights resembling hot metal. Then he sees four fantastic flying creatures accompanied buy whirling Wheels within Wheels. Then up high is a dome of Bright Crystal, and above all is a throne where the Lord blazes like fire. Now I'm going to leave my study of Ezekiel right there. And considering the fact that today is basically all day church for me I will shorten it a bit, by saying that the Lord came down in the Flesh ,became a man allowed Satan to tempt him and let man murder him. All because without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. My blood would not satisfy neither would anyone else is neither would any sacrificial animal. But only the blood of the son of God who knew no sin. He gave up that blazing throne to come down here and be treated the way he was and he did it all for me. He did it all for you as well. So think on those things and study the Book of Ezekiel and other scriptures in the Bible talking about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I pray that he is your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as well. No room here for playing religion. Amen

Im worn out tired.

Good evening. EZEKIEL the things that went on during his time as a prophet. God was seen by him, and He was described as a blaze of fire. Read this awesome book all the way through. My God is an awesome God. He is who i pray to daily, never ceasing. He is my God, nt refuge. My best friend, my fortress in time of need...gotta run to bed now, i trust him to deliver me.night.

Don't be a covering of violence.

Early this morning i touched on marriage divorce,and God's opinion. This blog will be about the 2nd chapter of Malachi and the overall problems of marriage. The subject of divorce and marriage to idolatrous heathen wives is dealt with. You see Men in Judah were marrying foreign women. God wanted them to marry in their own race, to keep their national solidarity. Because they did not do as God intended, those who entered these mix marriages would be cut off. This story can be seen starting with Malachi chapter 2 verses 10-12. Look at verses 13-16. The people wept at the alters because God no longer accepted their offerings with favor. You say "Why not"?
Here it is...God was a witness at their marriages, which now they were readily breaking. You see, even though the marriages were not God's best for His people, He was disgusted with all the divorces. God hates unscriptural divorce. The following is an explanation about this subject. He(God) sees divorce to be like a covering of violence. A figurative expression for all kinds of gross injustice which,like the blood of a murder victim, leave their mark for all to see. Wow! Oh look at the divorce rate in The USA alone. 50% of every marriage couples will end in divorce. Look at all the nastiness, ugliness, that are seen by all. So you see....WORLD....if your marriage has issues, it's not okay to cast it away, and try yourself another one. The following relationships will have issues as well. So be reconciled. When you do, lots of things will be cleaned up. God is not happy at all with our divorce rate. I promise you. And our nation is suffering immensely because of it. Repent, if you expect God to bless your life. Start immediately caring what God thinks. If you have a spouse that already cares what God thinks, then they are in a safe place. A place you need to be. God bless, and i hope this will actually help some couples in trouble with their mates. Im praying for you.Amen.