Date:
Monday,
July 06, 2015
Chapters: Psalms 129-135
Message Title: A Place For God
Hello My Friend,
Some people spend their entire lives in one home, while others move so often that you cannot keep up with them. There is a saying, “Home is where the heart is.” And it could not be further from the truth, if our heart is not into what we are doing, we are going to feel lost. An amazing thing happens the second we ask Jesus Christ into our heart, the Holy Spirit moves in, that means we have twenty-four hour access to God no matter where we are. So why do we suffer so much? We do not let the Holy Spirit get settled into to His place, and call it home. “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” - Romans 8:11-13.
We are going to have seasons of great things and we are going to have seasons of no things, we must make everything count for the glory of God. If you are saved, let Jesus be more than Your personal Saviour, get into a King James Bible believing church, read His Word, pray, and never stop communicating with Him. The more we walk with Him the more He will be seen in us, through the feasts and the famines. When we open our hearts to Him and let Him get settled in, we will still have joy during the famines while we wait patiently for the feasts to arrive. “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.” - Psalms 130:1-6.
God's mercy keeps us from getting the punishment we deserve, if our iniquities or sins were marked, no one would be saved. That's why our own righteousness can never save us, even if we try to do the right things, we still sin. No one is without sin, and if we are too proud to admit that we do have sin or have sinned, than Jesus cannot move in. The first part of fearing God and getting His forgiveness is knowing Jesus Christ. “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;” - Romans 3:10-12,23-25.
David, a king, felt it necessary to make a permanent dwelling place for God in his life. Did he always follow God's commands? Of course not, he was a sinner just like everyone else that has received Christ, but knowing God was with him taught him the importance of having a place for God in his life, even through afflictions. “LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.” - Psalms 132:1-5,11-13.
Zion, the habitation of peace, also knows as Jerusalem, the one and only place where Jesus will reign when He returns. Until Jesus returns, the Hoy Spirit dwells in all who believe and accept Him as their Saviour. When He does return, and judgment begins, those who know Him will be swept up into the clouds while the battle begins, with the earth being destroyed. Once that happens, a new earth will be formed, one where His people will join Him and we will spend eternity with Him in New Jerusalem. “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” - Revelation 3:10-12.
Throughout the Bible you will often read, “God is above all gods” or something similar. Of course, there is only One God, but thanks to false religion, rebellious people, and a society that hates God, there are other gods, man made gods that take place over Christ. In an instant a person who lives for Christ can forsake Him for their new god, but thanks to His mercy, we will endure and still be able to join Him in His new Kingdom. “Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.” - Psalms 135:1-5,14.
God has chosen all who believe in and accept His Son, Jesus Christ, to be His peculiar treasure. We are by far perfect, but we are God's, and He will bless us tremendously if we are committed to Him. We cannot expect God to give us the things we need and even desire if we are dwelling in the world. “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;” - 1 Peter 2:9-11.
Today's Prayer: Jesus, Thank You for the great sacrifice You made so that I could even have a place with You in God's Kingdom. Lord, I know I can never do anything to repay You for giving Your life for me, but I can show my love and thanks by allowing You to come into my life and letting You shine through me. Give me Your power and strength to hold on to You, I know You will never let go of me, but I never want to feel as though You are not with me. Lead me and guide me, draw me closer to You, and open my heart to let You dwell in every part of it. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Chapters: Psalms 129-135
Message Title: A Place For God
Hello My Friend,
Some people spend their entire lives in one home, while others move so often that you cannot keep up with them. There is a saying, “Home is where the heart is.” And it could not be further from the truth, if our heart is not into what we are doing, we are going to feel lost. An amazing thing happens the second we ask Jesus Christ into our heart, the Holy Spirit moves in, that means we have twenty-four hour access to God no matter where we are. So why do we suffer so much? We do not let the Holy Spirit get settled into to His place, and call it home. “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” - Romans 8:11-13.
We are going to have seasons of great things and we are going to have seasons of no things, we must make everything count for the glory of God. If you are saved, let Jesus be more than Your personal Saviour, get into a King James Bible believing church, read His Word, pray, and never stop communicating with Him. The more we walk with Him the more He will be seen in us, through the feasts and the famines. When we open our hearts to Him and let Him get settled in, we will still have joy during the famines while we wait patiently for the feasts to arrive. “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.” - Psalms 130:1-6.
God's mercy keeps us from getting the punishment we deserve, if our iniquities or sins were marked, no one would be saved. That's why our own righteousness can never save us, even if we try to do the right things, we still sin. No one is without sin, and if we are too proud to admit that we do have sin or have sinned, than Jesus cannot move in. The first part of fearing God and getting His forgiveness is knowing Jesus Christ. “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;” - Romans 3:10-12,23-25.
David, a king, felt it necessary to make a permanent dwelling place for God in his life. Did he always follow God's commands? Of course not, he was a sinner just like everyone else that has received Christ, but knowing God was with him taught him the importance of having a place for God in his life, even through afflictions. “LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.” - Psalms 132:1-5,11-13.
Zion, the habitation of peace, also knows as Jerusalem, the one and only place where Jesus will reign when He returns. Until Jesus returns, the Hoy Spirit dwells in all who believe and accept Him as their Saviour. When He does return, and judgment begins, those who know Him will be swept up into the clouds while the battle begins, with the earth being destroyed. Once that happens, a new earth will be formed, one where His people will join Him and we will spend eternity with Him in New Jerusalem. “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” - Revelation 3:10-12.
Throughout the Bible you will often read, “God is above all gods” or something similar. Of course, there is only One God, but thanks to false religion, rebellious people, and a society that hates God, there are other gods, man made gods that take place over Christ. In an instant a person who lives for Christ can forsake Him for their new god, but thanks to His mercy, we will endure and still be able to join Him in His new Kingdom. “Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.” - Psalms 135:1-5,14.
God has chosen all who believe in and accept His Son, Jesus Christ, to be His peculiar treasure. We are by far perfect, but we are God's, and He will bless us tremendously if we are committed to Him. We cannot expect God to give us the things we need and even desire if we are dwelling in the world. “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;” - 1 Peter 2:9-11.
Today's Prayer: Jesus, Thank You for the great sacrifice You made so that I could even have a place with You in God's Kingdom. Lord, I know I can never do anything to repay You for giving Your life for me, but I can show my love and thanks by allowing You to come into my life and letting You shine through me. Give me Your power and strength to hold on to You, I know You will never let go of me, but I never want to feel as though You are not with me. Lead me and guide me, draw me closer to You, and open my heart to let You dwell in every part of it. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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