Feed on the Word of God much as you need physical food to survive and thrive. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4 KJV). If our physical body requires food, how can God’s words be optional for our spiritual existence? “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O LORD God of hosts” (Jeremiah 15:16 KJV). God’s Word is not just a physical book or an ebook in digital form. Jesus is the Living Word! You can’t destroy the Word. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1 KJV). Understand and think through the meaning of His words, seeing it is communing with the Living God, our Heavenly Father, the Lord Jesus Christ!
Author: Ken
How I Love Thy Law!
“O how love I Thy law! it is my meditation all the day” (Psalm 119:97 KJV). This is the common preference of the godly. In attempting to faithfully record the actions and words of Jesus, John wrote, “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen” (John 21:25 KJV). They couldn’t write enough, and we can’t read enough of God’s words, because they are more to be desired “than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb” (Psalm 19:10 KJV). It is impossible to overindulge with God’s words. Yahweh wants that kind of relationship with us!
Preserve Us, O Lord!
“Preserve me, O God: for in Thee do I put my trust” (Psalm 16:1 KJV). More than a slogan on US coins and currency, which has been stripped of its original religious connotation, In God We Trust, is the reason the Psalmist could petition for Yahweh’s preservation. The world understands prevention is more valuable than cure. Better our Father preserves us from the Enemy, the world, and ourselves than the complexities of all the cures. “He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints” (Proverbs 2:8 KJV).
My Father’s Business
“I must be about My Father’s business” (Luke 2:49 KJV). Oh, that we can always say the same! I worked with my father in a family business. So did Jesus. He did not separate His interests from His Heavenly Father’s interests. If we attempt to use our talents and opportunities in this world for the Kingdom of God, we must be willing to give everything up, if it demands what we cannot give — first place. Jesus continually reminded us not to love anything more than Himself — family (Matthew 10:37-38), our own lives (Luke 14:26), or job and riches. “For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God” (Luke 18:25 KJV). We yearn to be about our Father’s business!
Treasures in Heaven
It is not a matter of if, only when a digital currency will replace paper. Among the young, many do not carry cash. I’m Social Security age, and I rarely bother with cash. Would a transition to digital be phased in or unannounced? Undoubtedly, some will be benefited, while others will be hurt. As we approach the end of the Church Age, prophecy tells us, the False Prophet will require a mark in the right hand or forehead in order to buy or sell (Revelation 13). Preparation for this should be the spiritual decision to unequivocally commit ourselves and our material substance to the care of the Lord Jesus Christ. “But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:20-21 KJV).
Success of Corruption
Why does corruption succeed? It spreads because it has not been stopped by a better alternative. The world gauges success by, If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? On the other hand, God measures us by how well we know Him. When evil men surrender to the Truth, corruption is halted one disciple at a time. The LORD’s way is not in the majority in the earth nor does it need a consensus or a quorum for Him to declare victory. He is the Almighty, and it is done, when He says, It is finished. “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea” (Habakkuk 2:14 KJV).
Babies Not Born Selfish
They say babies are born selfish, caring only for themselves. I don’t think so. Babies are only more in touch with their physical senses and learn tactile feedback in gratifying their senses. As image bearers of God, they must develop the understanding of not gratifying their senses more than the needs and desires of others. Because the Great Creator has designed babies to respond to the evidence of His presence and priority, for that is “clearly seen” (Romans 1:20 KJV), they must be carefully taught by example and word to “treat others as you would want them to treat you” (Matthew 7:12 NET). If not properly taught righteousness, they will become “slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents, senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless. Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:30-32 NET). Any wonder people behave badly in public?
Providence Not Fatalism
Christian disciples believe in God’s superintending Providence, not fatalism. Providence is God’s unseen hand ordering, intervening, shepherding, and directing until prophetic fulfillment of His will. Fatalism is uncontrollable hopelessness, where it doesn’t matter what I do, think, or understand. “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine” (John 10:11-14 KJV).
Let Us Go On
“Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit” (Hebrews 6:1-3 KJV). The first “principles” (6:1) are elementary education preparation for “perfection” (6:1). Whenever we find ourselves “laying again the foundation of repentance” (6:1), it reveals something was wrong with our First Principles understanding. The Enemy doesn’t mind, if we keep doing the same thing over and over, hoping for a different result. Insanity! But, the Holy Spirit covenants to help us change our understanding, get it right, and go on. “And this will we do, if God permit” (6:3). Hallelujah!
I Can Do All Things
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13 KJV). What exactly does that mean? I can do everything God expects of me because I have the supernatural help of Almighty Christ. “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18 KJV). We have the supernatural job of teaching a hell bent world about Christ. “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (28:19 KJV). We have the Throne Authority of the Immortal Father, the Sin Conquering Power of the Risen Son, and the ‘You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide’ Targeting Power of the Holy Spirit. That sets our confidence at its highest! Hallelujah!
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