Pslam 45: 7 HCSB
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you,
more than your companions, with the oil of joy.
If you TRULY LOVE THE LAW and you truly STUDY the word then it should be easy to WALK in HOLINESS. But we are PLAYING DOUBLE DUTCH WITH THE DEVIL.
Songs of Songs 2:15 HCSB
15 Catch the foxes for us —
the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—
for our vineyards are in bloom.
Wickedness arranges itself in FINE CLOTHES, it shows up in the stuff you like! Its COUNTERFEIT!! It will transform as "HOLINESS" but REALLY its the DEVIL STARING YOU RIGHT IN YOUR FACE! HOLINESS IS NOT A COMPROMISE!! It is either BLACK OR WHITE!! NO SHADES OF GRAY IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!
So all the STUFF you're HOLDING ONTO, YOU GOTTA LET IT GO!! The lust issues which comes in the form of being overly BOY or GIRL crazy, Flirting like you're KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS, Little white lies.. umm.. a baby is little for a season then GUESS WHAT? GROWS UP!! Your MINDSETS!! ALL THAT STUFF must be BROUGHT under the SUBJECTION of the WORD!! YOU WANT A TRUE REALITY SHOW.. I GOT A GREAT ONE!! IT's CALLED "ASK GOD" the true one! NOT THIS IDOLS!! HE IS YOUR AMERICAN IDOL!! SO VOTE FOR HIM or GUESS WHAT.. YOU SURELY WILL DIE!! YOUR SPIRIT WILL REMAIN BROKEN! YOU WILL REMAIN BROKE! YOU WILL REMAIN UNSATIFIED!!
SO WILL MY RIDERS FOR CHRIST PLEASE STAND UP! ITS UP TO THE JOSHUA GENERATION TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD!
Do you really want to stay LOCKED up in your MESS? I DON'T!
If you READ Deuteronomy 2, you will discover the STORY of being in a WILDERNESS!! This is an experience that the whole world has been in for the past 7 years!! We have gone around in circles and like JOYCE MYERS SAYS " we have been the robots, talking about "what about me, what about me, what about me". If YOU STOP asking WHY? And start ASKING HOW CAN I HELP OTHERS? YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE!! Making MONEY is NOT ABOUT HELPING YOU!! That's SUPERFICIAL AND SELFISH!! WE DID NOT HAVE TO BE HERE! GOD MADE US TO WORSHIP HIM and RULE OVER THIS WORLD! But WE don't RULE but TAKING STUFF! WE RULE BY SETTING EXAMPLES IN THIS EARTH!
When you are in a season that may feel like it is disrupting your calling, YOU MUST REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!
Romans 8:28-31 HCSB
28 We know that all things work together [n] for the good[o] of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those He foreknew [p] He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.
The Believer's Triumph
31 What then are we to say about these things?
If God is for us, who is against us?
Also read Pslams 83 & 84
God made us to WORSHIP HIM!! So when you're truly CHOSEN, HE has given you the ABILITY TO ENDURE ALL THE ATTACKS OF THE ENEMY!
James 1: 2-18 HCSB
Trials and Maturity
2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.
9 The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation; 10 but the one who is rich [should boast] in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will wither away while pursuing his activities.
12 Blessed is a man who endures trials, [a] because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that He[b] has promised to those who love Him.
13 No one undergoing a trial should say, "I am being tempted by God." For God is not tempted by evil, [c] and He Himself doesn't tempt anyone. 14 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires. 15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
16 Don't be deceived, my dearly loved brothers. 17 Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning. 18 By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth [d] so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.
Don't be shocked when the storm arrives, just be caught sleepin on the boat with JESUS!
Matt 8: 18-27 HCSB
Following Jesus
18 When Jesus saw large crowds [e] around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side [of the sea]. [f] 19 A scribe approached Him and said, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!"
20 Jesus told him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."
21 "Lord," another of His disciples said, "first let me go bury my father." [g]
22 But Jesus told him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
Wind and Wave Obey the Master
23 As He got into the [h] boat, His disciples followed Him. 24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping. 25 So the disciples came and woke Him up, saying, "Lord, save [us]! We're going to die!"
26 But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, you of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea.And there was a great calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this?—even the winds and the sea obey Him!"
REST in your CALLING! Understand that GOD is not impresed with OUR NEEDS but with our FAITH! The DEVIL wants to take us OUT! So he uses the familar to STUNT our GROWTH! We must LONG for the VOICE OF GOD MORE THAN THE VOICE OF OTHERS. THE OTHERS WILL KEEP YOU IN BONDAGE! GOD IS WAITING FOR YOUR TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND.
2 Chronicles 7:14 HCSB
14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
SALVATION IS A DAILY CHOICE!
1 Timothy 4: 6-10, 11-16 MSG
6-10You've been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you'll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. This is why we've thrown ourselves into this venture so totally. We're banking on the living God, Savior of all men and women, especially believers.
11-14Get the word out. Teach all these things. And don't let anyone put you down because you're young. Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity. Stay at your post reading Scripture, giving counsel, teaching. And that special gift of ministry you were given when the leaders of the church laid hands on you and prayed—keep that dusted off and in use.
15-16Cultivate these things. Immerse yourself in them. The people will all see you mature right before their eyes! Keep a firm grasp on both your character and your teaching. Don't be diverted. Just keep at it. Both you and those who hear you will experience salvation.
Salvation is not just a ticket to FIRST CLASS that EXTENDS during your LIFE by DOING "GOOD WORKS" and Getting frequent flyer miles. Sometimes the salvation trip takes on different airlines, it might be COACH class or a SMALL plane But all we have to do is get on the plane and GET READY FOR TAKE OFF! We JUST HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THE SEASON in which our FLIGHT will happen! There is a chance for turbulence based on the TIMING of the plane taking off. Sometimes it has to wait until the weather changes or has cleared up.
Ecc. 3: 1-6 HCSB
The Mystery of Time
1 There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to give birth and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to uproot; [a]
3 a time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to tear down and a time to build;
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance;
5 a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;
6 a time to search and a time to count as lost;
a time to keep and a time to throw away
If the PRESSURE changes in the cabin you have to put on your MASK first then HELP others. If you don't have AIR you can't breath! We must inhale the HOLY SPIRIT who INTERCEDS on our behalf!
John 14:16-17HCSB
16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. 17 He is the Spirit of truth.The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn't see Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be [i] in you.
This allows us to get through the flight to shake off crazy situations during the trip called life and prepare for triumph landing,where people are waiting for your ARRIVAL. Will you be caught up in you, your mess, your stuff that you miss your flight and never acciqure a passport to travel into the lives of many!
Romans 12 HCSB
Romans 12
A Living Sacrifice
1 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship. [a] 2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Many Gifts but One Body
3 For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think.Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one. 4 Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another. 6 According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:
If prophecy, use it according to the standard of faith;
7 if service, in service; if teaching, in teaching;
8 if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity;
leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
Christian Ethics
9 Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. 10 Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. 13 Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. 16 Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone's eyes. 18 If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone. 19Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His [b] wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord. 20 But
If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.
21 Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Remember PSLAMS is after JOB! Know YOUR GOD, YOUR CALL in LIFE! Don't Doubt GOD who created you to do you and use your gifts for him! Praise in ALL THINGS! PRAISE PUTS A DEMAND ON GOD THROUGH FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM!
Job 42 HCSB
Job Replies to the LORD
1 Then Job replied to the LORD:
2 I [a] know that You can do anything
and no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
3 [You asked,] "Who is this who conceals [My] counsel with ignorance?"
Surely I spoke about things I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me to [b] know.
4 [You said,] "Listen now, and I will speak.
When I question you, you will inform Me."
5 I had heard rumors about You,
but now my eyes have seen You.
6 Therefore I take back [my words]
and repent in dust and ashes. [c]
7 After the LORD had finished speaking [d] to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite: "I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken the truth about Me, as My servant Job has. 8 Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you. I will surely accept his [prayer] and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about Me, as My servant Job has." 9 Then Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them, and the LORD accepted Job's [prayer].
God Restores Job
10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his [previous] possessions. 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to his house and dined with him in his house. They offered him sympathy and comfort concerning all the adversity the LORDhad brought on him. Each one gave him a qesitah , [e] and a gold earring.
12 So the LORD blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the earlier. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 He named his first [daughter] Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch. 15 No women as beautiful as Job's daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance with their brothers.
16 Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 Then Job died, old and full of days.
Pslams 27: 13-14 HCSB
13 I am certain that I will see the LORD's goodness
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the LORD;
be courageous and let your heart be strong.
Wait for the LORD.
Sometimes YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT!! GOD KNOW WHAT YOU NEED AND THE RIGHT TIME! So go OUT & BE the CHURCH! GET OUT OF THE FOUR WALLS of the SANCUARY & DO SOMETHING FOR REALS!!
