*** 💥 The joy of the Lord, the Word, is my strength.

 

 

God strengthens and guides us by giving us HIS word in times of need as we live on this present earth.  The Holy Spirit brings to our mind various scripture to help us endure and be strengthened in faith in God in the problem.

Write out these verses and keep them before you day and night during the problem. 

We continually rejoice in HIS word which helps us and strengthens us.

Nehemiah 8:10  

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD (the Word) is your strength.

In the midst of the problem, God often sends a scripture to our mind.  That scripture restores us to the Word of God and it is our joy.  It meets our need in the problem.  Be sure to write out that scripture and keep it before you day and night for a season.  Follow the instruction given in the scripture. It is the way to go in the issue and is the way to overcoming the matter at hand.

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*** Controlling our minds through God and prayer.

 

 

2 Cor. 10

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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God gave a prophecy to the prophet Ezekiel concerning the New Testament Church and those who are born again.

Ezekiel 36  God says:

23 And I will sanctify MY great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put MY spirit within you, and cause you to walk in MY statutes, and ye shall keep MY judgments, and do them.

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*** God has not given us the spirit of fear: but of power and love and a sound mind. (2 Tim. 1:7)

 

 

II Timothy 1:7   For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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Fear is usually from devils who want to torment us and cause us to doubt God.

The devil often uses fear to draw us away from the plan of God.  And our own flesh is often filled with fear by things we have heard other people say.

To deal with fear when it comes, we need to turn to God in prayer, asking God to help us.  HE will!

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth and brings truth to us.    There is no truth in the devil.  Jesus says, He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.  (Jn. 8:44)

Devils bring thoughts of fear to our minds.  Usually devils speak opposite to the word God has given us.

God has given us:  power, and love, and a sound mind  (2 Tim. 1:7)

I often pray:

Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

And I pray for God to show me the truth on the issue at hand that I may follow HIM.

The devil is often a "false prophet" telling us what is going to happen to us.

When fear comes, remember to look for devils.

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*** God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us.

 

Ephesians 3:20

Now unto HIM that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

What is "the power" that worketh in us?

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The power that worketh is us is the power of the Holy Spirit of God who teaches us all things, reminds us of all that Jesus, the Word, has said to us, guides us unto all truth, and shows us things to come.

John 14:26  Jesus says:  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13  Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

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The Holy Spirit of God lives inside each believer and helps us to know what to do by bringing to our mind ideas even when we are doing a secular project.

I Corinthians 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?  

The Holy Spirit is "the helper" to show us the way to go in issues of this present life.  He simply brings ideas to us to show us God's thinking concerning our projects and also wisdom from God in spiritual concepts.

HE is the "Spirit of truth."

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One time, a young man said that the Bible is too legalistic.

I began talking with God about this.

The Holy Spirit then told me the truth from God's view.  HE said, "The people of the world want freedom to sin.  The people of God want freedom from sin."  

The Word of God gives us freedom from sin when we do that which the Word says to do.

And the Holy Spirit reminded me of this scripture.  The Words of Jesus.

Matthew 7:13-14  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Also I am reminded of this as I write this:

Proverbs 14:12  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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John 10:10  (Jesus says:)

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (the Word) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

The Holy Spirit searches the heart of God to show us the will of God in the issues of this present life bringing the Word of God to our minds on the situations life.

I Corinthians 2

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

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Sometimes we will start to do something but will have "no peace" about what we are about to do.

Or we might have "no joy" in that plan.

These should be "stop signs" for us.  Back off and pray again for God's wisdom.

James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 

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If we yoke ourselves to a plan of man, we might be uncomfortable in that which we are about to do.  The Holy Spirit is trying to warn us.

Matthew 11  (Jesus, The Word, says:)

28 Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.

God taught me that if something is very complex or overly expensive, I need to stop and pray again asking God for wisdom.  For God's way is "easy" and HIS burden is "light".

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My cleaning woman came to me and said, "Don't you ever feel you have to keep up with the Jones'?"

I was a little shocked by this question and I asked her to repeat it.

She said, "Don't you ever feel you need to outdo other people ... or to have a car as good as they have?"

I thought seriously about this and then replied, "No ... I don't believe I do."  

"Emulations" is a sin of the flesh.

(emulate: to equal or excel over another person)

Galatians 5

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

James 3

13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

So if we have envy or strife, we can pray as David did:

Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

(I've often prayed this over myself when I've encountered this world and their wisdom and plans.  And God has always helped me and restored my thinking to HIMSELF and HIS ways.)

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*** Rejoice in that season given by God.

 

 Ecclesiastes 3

1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

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Psalm 84:11  For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will HE withhold from them that walk uprightly.

God is both a sun and a shield.

God leads us in the way to go.  And God shields us from that which would harm us.

Trust in God.  Turn to God.  Put your faith in God.

We recognize when the plan is of God:

Matthew 11:28-30  (Jesus says)

28 Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.

If the plan is overly complex, difficult, and putting a financial hardship on me, I always know I don't have the plan of God for me.  I stop and pray again.

James 3

14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

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*** Ideas that are from God.

 

Sometimes we will schedule something but then have no real peace or joy about doing that thing which we planned.  When this is the case, back off, put the plan on hold, pray again.

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It may be that you have the wrong plan.  Or it could be that you are trying to work with the wrong person in executing the plan.

If the worker troubles you, just ask God to change your heart if you are wrong.  After prayer, if you are still uncomfortable about the worker, know that you need to find someone else to do the work.  Trust God to sort it out for you.  Do not go forward as long as you find the worker troubling.

Recently I made the mistake of allowing a man to do a small job for me and it had to be undone and redone after this man finished his work.  I had no reason to be troubled by this worker but the two times he came to do the work, I was immediately troubled by him without any real reason to be troubled.  The Spirit in us will warn us by causing us to "feel" uneasy.  

(Sometimes God will even warn us by giving us a dream to show us we are going the wrong direction.)

This was such a minor job, I think I just went through the STOP signs.  

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Paul said:  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.  (I Thess. 5:21)

How do we "prove" the plan?

Proverbs 16:3  Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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I once asked a young woman, "After you pray, how do you know which ideas that come to you are from God?"

(She was speechless.  Apparently she had never thought about this.)

If you pray, "What should I do about this?"  Ideas will likely come to your mind as to what you could do.  

Ideas can be from God sent by HIS Spirit.  The devil can send you ideas.  Your own flesh with it's desires can bring ideas.

So how do you know which ideas are from God?

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James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is:

 * first pure, 

 * then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, 

 * full of mercy and good fruits, 

 * without partiality, 

 * without hypocrisy.

If the idea is overly complex, difficult, burdensome, exceedingly expensive, I always know I am not going in God's plan.  

Back off.  Pray again.  Be sure you are trusting that God will bring you the way for you to go. 

And evaluate the plan by this:  God's yoke is easy and HIS burden is light.  (Mt. 11:30)

- easy:  achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties 

Example: I allowed a man to change out a cord on my TV which was supposed to upgrade the picture to 4K or 8K.  But when he finished, the TV picture was not good.  My previous picture was much better.  I was sick that I had allowed this man to do this.  But before he came to do the work, I dreaded the thought that he would be coming to make this change.  I went through the warnings which God was trying to give me and allow this man to come do the work.

God knew how upset I was.  An idea came:  just install your previous cables and allow the cable that goes from TV to sound processor to hang down behind the TV without having to hide that cable behind the wall.  Then you can see immediately if the video problem will be resolved.

I still had the old cables so I could do this without problem.  And if I allowed the cables to come outside the wall it was just a matter of plugging them in to test the video picture!

I did this that same day and the TV picture was very good.  Later when someone comes to work here, he can easily drop the cable down the wall, hiding the cable.

This plan brought me peace and immediate comfort and it worked!  

God brings us ideas which help us greatly and are filled with peace.

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*** Ordained to serve God before they were born.

The prophet Jeremiah was ordained to God even when he was in the womb.

Jeremiah 1

4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

9 Then the LORD put forth HIS hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put MY words in thy mouth.

10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

God said to Jeremiah:

16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken ME, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

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The mother of Samuel gave him to God even before he was conceived in the womb.

I Samuel 1

9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.

10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if THOU wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

After that, when they returned home, Hannah conceived and a male child was born.  When he was weaned, he was presented to Eli the priest and he lived in the temple and served God all the days of his life.  And God gave Hannah other children, male and female.

24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.

27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of HIM:

28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

I Samuel 2

1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside THEE: neither is there any rock like our God.

6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: HE bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: HE bringeth low, and lifteth up.

8 HE raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and HE hath set the world upon them.

9 HE will keep the feet of HIS saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall HE thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and HE shall give strength unto HIS king, and exalt the horn of HIS anointed.

11 And Elkanah (Hannah's husband) went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

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*** Freedom to sin. Or freedom from Sin.

 

 

Matthew 7

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

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There are many doors to destruction.

I Corinthians 6:9-10  Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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When a person dies, I often think, "And what NOW?"

Those who hate "the Word" often call the Bible legalistic.

They think they should be free to do that which they want to do.

This is one of the many gates to destruction.

The Word is the way of life and "few" there be that find it.

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God once said to me:  "Many want to be free to sin."

"Few want to be free from sin."

Following "the Word" makes us free from sin.

The Word says:

Concerning fornication:

💥  Flee fornication.  Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.  (I Cor. 6:18)

💥  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE (The Word), shall be one flesh.  (I Cor. 6:16)  At the time of sexual intercourse, the two are made one even when you have sex with a prostitute.

Concerning divorce and remarriage:

💥  But I (the Word) say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.  (Mt. 5:32)

* The man who divorces "a faithful wife", causes her to commit adultery if she remarries.

* The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

💥  And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.  (I Cor. 7:10-11)  This is a commandment of the Lord.  The divorced woman has 2 choices:  remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband

💥  The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.  (I Cor. 7:39)

💥  For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.  3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. (Romans 7:2-3)

*  The only time a married woman is free to remarry is if her husband dies.  Otherwise she will commit adultery and the man who marries her, as a divorced woman, will commit adultery.

💥  And HE (the Word) saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.  (Mark 10:11-12)  And the man who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.  (Mt. 5:32)

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Concerning homosexuals & lesbians:

Romans 1

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified HIM not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

They were not born homosexual or lesbian, but the Word says God gave them over to these "vile affections".

The Word says: But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.  (Mk.10:6)

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Concerning abortion:

2 Timothy 3

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Without natural affections:  Mothers killing their own babies.  Abortion ... and homosexuals & lesbians.

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*** In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin.

 

 

Proverbs 10:19  In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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God says:  The more talk, the more opportunity there is for sin.

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Matthew 12  (Jesus says)

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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Speculation of humans can be filled with evil thinking.

Also when we tell what we have heard, if what we heard was wrong, we can be accountable for spreading false witness.

To try to explain what is happening, giving reasons, is also very dangerous.

In his wisdom from God Solomon said:

Proverbs 26:16

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

(I'm learning to stop giving a reason unless I'm sure I've heard from God.)

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Being wise in her own eyes was part of the downfall of Eve.

Genesis 3

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

(Eve added to the Word of God.  God did not say, "Neither shall ye touch it.")

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

(Humans greatly desire to be as gods, explaining "why" something happened.)

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

(People want other people to see them as being "wise" without God.)

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People also want to take pride in other humans.

But when I tell what God said or did, they often want to run away from me.

Give glory to God!  Show HIS word and HIS work.

John 14:26-27  (Jesus said)

13 Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of HIMSELF; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

14 He (the Holy Spirit) shall glorify ME (the Word): for HE shall receive of MINE, and shall shew it unto you.

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John 7:18  (Jesus said)   He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh HIS glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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When I know I'm going to be with other people, I often pray asking God to have me speak only what HE wants me to speak.

And from the time that God started training me to work as a minister, HE showed me not to plan anything.  Just step out on stage and speak that which the Holy Spirit brought to my mind, scripture or example.  And God taught me to write this way on blog and record this way on Podcasts.

My example was the apostle Paul:

I Corinthians 2  (Paul says:)

1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and HIM crucified.

3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

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*** Psalm 84

 

11 For the LORD God (The Word) is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good (thing) will HE withhold from them that walk uprightly.

12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in THEE.

(When the translators add a word in KJV, they put that added word in italics.  Verse 11, they added the word "thing".  It should read "no good will HE withhold".)

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The Lord, the Word, is a sun and a shield.

The Word shows me the way to go on this earth.

The Word shields me from people and from things that would harm me and prohibit me from serving GOD and from going in HIS plan for me.

Pray.  Wait on HIS Word.  Go in HIS Word.  Rejoice in HIS Word.

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*** Ways God speaks to individuals who belong to HIM.

 

2 Timothy 3

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing OF WHOM thou hast learned them;

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus (the Word) .

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

God often speaks to man by the Holy Spirit of God, leading man in the way to go by reminding him of a portion of scripture.

Ephesians 4:26  Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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One day, all of a sudden, fearful thoughts came to my mind:  "What will you do if you get to where you can't walk?  You won't be able to live here if you can't walk.  What then?  Where will you go?  What will happen to you?"

I cried out:  "Oh ... God help me!"

And immediately I was reminded of this scripture:  "But my God shall supply all your need."  (Philippians 4:19)

"That's right!"  I cried out.  "God will supply all my need!"

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Concerning the Old Testament:

I Corinthians 10:11  Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

Also many promises of God from Old Testament are valid for us today in the church:

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD.

Psalm 23:1-3  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 HE maketh me to lie down in green pastures: HE leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 HE restoreth my soul: HE leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake.

Isaiah 26:3-4  THOU wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on THEE: because he trusteth in THEE. 4 Trust ye in the LORD (the Word) for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

Psalm 1:1-3  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD (the Word); and in HIS law doth HE meditate day and night.  3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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In today's church, the Holy Spirit of God lives in each believer to guide them into all truth, to teach them all things, to remind them of all Jesus has said, and to show them things to come.

I Corinthians 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

John 14:26  (Jesus says)  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13  Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

And the Holy Spirit searches the heart of God to show us the will of God for us.

I Corinthians 2

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love HIM.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

We need to be able to recognize the difference between the "voice" of the Holy Spirit and the "voice" of the devil and the thinking of our own flesh.

I will give examples of these differences on this Podcast.

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*** No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper. (Isaiah 54:17)

 

 

In the Book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament, we read the following promise of God to the people of God.

 

God says:

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD.

Is this promise of God valid for the New Testament church today?

As a new Christian in 1975, I had an opportunity to prove the validity of this scripture in a very big test involving my business which I ran at that period of time.

This Podcast presents this story.

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💥 *** God's leading in a secular project.

 

(Comments by Joan Boney)

At the time I was born again in 1975, I owned a small business in American Indian arts in Dallas, Texas.

I saw scripture which showed me God would help me with the selection of merchandise for my business.

James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

So before I went to buy merchandise for the shop, I would ask God to give me wisdom in what I should buy.

God had given me a natural eye to be able to judge turquoise stones.  So I could see the quality of the stone.

God also showed me to focus on those items that I really liked, items that held my interest!

And I really believe the Holy Spirit guides us into all truth, in both spiritual and secular matters.

John 14:26  Jesus says: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13  Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

So I asked God to help me with my business:

💥 Before going to the reservation, I prayed for God to have the Indian artist to make the items I needed for my shop.

💥 Before I went to buy the items, I prayed for God to show me what to buy.

💥 And when I returned from buying trips, I prayed for God to send the angels out to bring the customers into my store to buy the items.

I never had a sale  (except when I closed the business in July, 1979, to go into the ministry.  Then I sold items for less 10 percent.) and everything I purchased for my business sold from 1975 though 1979!

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From the time I was born again until the present day, I learned to follow the leading of God by HIS Spirit.

I am currently 85 years old.

Recently I found a need for a sugar bowl for my room.  

(Pam Padgett brings me my food and drink.  She usually puts sugar in my coffee and iced tea, but occasionally I feel a need for a little more sugar which I could add if I bought a sugar bowl.)

I prayed for God to help me and I went to Amazon to look for a small sugar bowl.

At first, the quality didn't interest me.  I remember saying aloud, "These don't seem to be interesting to me."  (I must have been talking with God because no one else was in my room.)

So I went to another internet listing ... And things of great interest came on my Kindle tablet.

First, I saw this:  

I thought this was really spectacular!

But I wasn't looking for a desk.  And I didn't have any space in my room to put such an item.

Then I saw something else that greatly intrigued me:

These items were wonderful, I thought.  They were all made by one artist.  A woman named Victoria Mackenzie Child who lives in upper New York state.

I had dealt with artists in my business for many years and I often recognized art work.  Also God was leading me!

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After going though the items offered by this store in Boston, the following idea came to my mind:  I could turn 1/2 of my walk in closet into an office area and put that desk into that space!

(I can't use the closet for clothes because I can't stand up physically to reach the clothes because I can't walk and can only use walker or wheelchair.)

So I decided to buy that desk and then many ideas came (one by one) which I believe were of God.

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On 2 walls of the closet I thought of black and white striped wallpaper:

And on the other wall of the closet, I found the following stick on glass tile:

 

 

 

I put the following rug under the desk:  (also designed by Mackenzie Child)

And I changed the louvered closet doors to sliding doors to allow more space:

 

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* I have to keep a porta-potty in my bedroom because it is too dangerous at night for me to go into the bathroom which is across the hall.  Pam Padgett began to have ideas concerning decorating the porta-potty with stick on black and white checked wallpaper and to make striped arms and legs and to put a Mackenzie Child designed "Queen bee" pillow as back rest on the porta-potty.

Then I bought the 27" ceramic Butler Frog to go beside the porto-potty ... and on the other side a Mackenzie-Child designed waste basket.

After that, I thought the project items were finished, but then I had one more idea come to me:  "Put gold colored Victorian style fringe on the closet clothes rod that runs across the length of that part of clothes closet."

(I began looking on Internet and found the following fringe in Pittsburgh and bought a yard of fringe.)

That finished the project.

God led me giving me one idea after another for approximately 3 days.

Pam was able to do much of the work:  hang wallpaper and tile and decorate porta-potty

Our handyman switched the closet doors from bi-fold to sliding.

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God guides us by bringing to our mind ideas by the Holy Spirit ... even on secular projects!

            Sugar bowl:                                                           

 

 

 

 Salt/pepper shakers:

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Ephesians 3:20  Now unto HIM that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

(The power that works in us is the Holy Spirit who brings to our mind ideas from God.)

All I did was to try to buy a sugar bowl ... but far more was planned for me by God.

 

Finished project

 

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