What Faith Have you?

 

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What Faith Have you?

   Mark 11:23/25 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

   God is asking this, because in so many of us are lacking in both a closer walk & connection with Him, and true faith & belief in His living word. So why aren't we? Is it our teaching that is hold us back? After all the Bible is not just a book with 2 halves in the Old testament [OT] & New Testament [NT]. You can’t have one without the other. You have it in it’s entirety, not for us to cherry pick only the bits we like!

   Coming back to the mountain, it is both literal & metaphorical. It can be Cancer; an addiction; a worry; any disease. When asking remember .. “does not doubt in their heart” .. which means your stepping out in faith. Therefore you ..”but believes that what they say will happen” .. “ it will be done for them” .. I have almost frombeing baptised physically & spiritually by the Holy spirit, I have said “have faith & believe”. [NKJV] Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

   Just because we don’t see the Air we breath, does not stop us from breathing. All I ask in sharing is that you will start your closer walk with God [the one true living], and he will stir inside you greater faith in His and the good news that is His living Word.

A Definition of Faith

Faith is God operating in the soul by His

Son and transforming the natural into the

supernatural. Faith is the glorious knowledge

of a personal presence within you, changing

you from strength to strength and glory to

glory until you get to the place where you

walk with God, and God Thinks and

speaks through you by the power of the

Holy spirit.

Faith is evidence by a perfect peace in

the heart and complete conviction in the

soul the Gods word is true and, He will do it.

[John Lindell]

   So when praying don’t be like a piece of drift wood at sea. Being blown hither and by the wind and waves. It is time to stand on Gods word! If you either believe in His word or you don’t. God wants us to stand tall in the faith and demand it ~ to complete healing ~ Cancer gone ~ addictions gone ~ Hearing restored. Remember these words from Christ Jesus .. “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father” [John 14:12 NIV] .. Not well you never know or maybe kinda sorter. But .. “they will do even greater things” .. So stand on His living Word and expect with your heart.

Thirty days of Grace

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Thirty days of Grace

   Now there were certain men who were defiled by a human corpse, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron that day. And those men said to him, “We became defiled by a human corpse. Why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the children of Israel?” And Moses said to them, “Stand still, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.” Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord’s Passover. On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break one of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person shall be cut off from among his people, because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin. ‘And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the Lord’s Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land..”  Numb 9: 6~14

   In the scriptures there is Grace heaped upon Grace, wow just imagine that if you will for moment. What I’m talking about is of cause is the ‘Passover’. From this there is a question raised?...

Q  “ If a man was in a condition to observe that feast on the appointed day, was he to be debarred for a whole year? Some men found in this position were heard saying..’wherefore are we kept back” (V7)

   So, let’s look at FEAR, from 5 different points.

1) Unfitness. . . . . 2) Confession . . . . . 3) Provision . . . . .

4) Warning . . . . . 5)Invitation

   This was now a totally new difficulty, and Moses deal with it, just as in today, how we should deal with it all when it springs up before us. So without any hesitation Moses went out, and called upon our Lord God for direction.

   If any man lacks wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all, literally. The answer was plainly given, there has to be a special ‘Passover feast’, to be held on the fourteenth (14^th) day of the second day of the month. Though this has to be a special case, even all the provisions have been met. What would have to be made known, is that His Grace won’t always mean that these Riches’ are not of money, per-say.

1 Unfitness

“..Certain men were defiled that they could not keep

the ‘Passover’ on that day..”  (V6)

   The cause of their Unfitness to profit by the provision made by God on the fourteenth day of the first month was their uncleanness. There’ll be a number of you who will cry out, and profess they are without blemish. Here’s why we all have al sinned and so fallen short.  It’s what we do next on realization of committing sin. Due to this sin, we’re no longer in a place to receive God’s riches.

 “..If a person touches any unclean thing, whether 

it is the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean livestock … ‘Or if a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.." Leviticus 5: 2

   Being already sinners, not them, but only help to show their sinfulness. By the law knowledge of sin, unbelief unfits a man from receiving the benefits of Christ Jesus redeeming death. The defilement has been their own doing/making.  

2 Confession

“..And those men said to him, “We became defiled..” (V7)

   Passover was one of (if not the..) the most important dates on a Jewish Calendar, and today it is still as important. It was and is time they confessed Unfitness, and sought not to justify themselves. So, they presented themselves as ones disqualified because of their defilement, and begged for mercy & grace that these might reach and satisfy their souls.

   So many them can only try and imagine what it must be & feel like to be stoned by you community, even close friends as well as Family! Some would welcome being stoned because then they can try to heal at last the broken bones, with bruises fading over time.

#Confession will finally open the door#

   The grace of God, like a river that flows down into every crevice, or like the light of the Sun, will illuminate every corner, no matter how dark and dirty the corner may be, if only there was an opening toward it? 

#If only there was a man who open the door,

I will come into him#

(1 John 1:9)

“..if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us..” 
(1 John 1:9)

3 Provision

"..Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord’s Passover. On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.." (v9~11)

      I know what you’re thinking, boxes of chocolate, sexy clothes for your loved one. Cards professing our everlasting love, and so much more. Gentiles have taken this date ’14 February’, then told on this date told to spend a month’s wages. Just to tell and be told how much it is to be loved on this date.

#When truthfully it is Passover time and 

NOT valentines!# 

   Between the first and the second Passover there are thirty days, these are days of Grace. If you somehow were to manage to miss both, there was no possibility of receiving a Passover blessing for the coming year. That has to be unbearable? This little blessing was instituted for the benefit of those who were disabled, is a beautiful little picture of the grace of God devising a plan of salvation for the helpless sinful man.

   Moses was only able to say in V8 “..Stand still and hear what the Lord will command concerning you..”

#Salvation is of the Lord#

   The law was given unto Moses, but grace and truth come by Jesus Christ. It’s suggestive that this special grace for the defiled, or the man that was ‘a far off’ on an journey, and so could not keep the feast of Passover.

“..that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from

the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the

covenants of promise, having no hope and without God

in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were

far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ..”

Eph 2 : 13/13

  4 Warning

“..the man who is clean and is not on a journey,

and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person shall be

cut off from among his people..” V13

   The Passover speaks of redemption. To those who willingly neglect this there is nothing for them but a fearful attitude towards ‘the Judgement day’.  There is no escaping this time when, all will be stripped bear, and all their life’s actions will be read out. Back then there was another action that was thought to be such a slight, that it would hold back all men that ‘not’ circumcised.

“..And the uncircumcised male child, who is not

circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut

off from his people; he has broken My covenant..” Gen 17: 14

 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,”says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.  Heb 10: 26/31

  Surely to despise or even to neglect Grace, is to choose death?  Hoe can it have been seen that they would have escaped if they neglected even salvation?

5 Invitation

“.. If a stranger will keep the Passover so..” (V14)

   By invitation a total stranger (Gentile), may come with them and may be a participant of the blessing of this memorable feast. This action denotes of redemption by the blood of the Lamb is offered to all who will come into the camp.

“..Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying,

“This cup is the new covenant in My blood,

which is shed for you..”  Luke 22: 20

   How wonderfully fitting this is a typical of the great salvation, through the blood of the lamb of God. Through the sacrifice of our Lord, being covered by the blood has such power it should be one or the greatest gifts given unto us. But yet even today it still remains one of the most undervalued.

       “..And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.."   Rev 22: 17

  ^“.. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and 
to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members 
of the household of God..”

Eph 2: 17/19

Prayer

  In your love let all who are laden with burdens and worries, come freely and find shelter and rest. Let us ofer up our praises to the one true God in Heaven. No matter you concerns for today God has the answer. In our Lord Jesus' Name, Amen.

Actions of Sin (pt 2 of 2)

 

Actions of Sin

 (pt 2 of 2)

Prayer:

Heavenly father thank you for saving us, as we embark on the second part of your word may you show us through your tender mercies how lucky we are to made righteous in you. Bless you word to our hearts, in Christ Jesus name, amen.

   I know we are all Human and will miss the mark. That is if your still having your life ruled/controlled by sin. Then you are not only putting your Salvation in jeopardy, but also your life too.

Romans 6:14 . . Because we . . “for you are not under law” . . sin cannot any longer control your fate. When you don’t obey the Law of Moses, sin cannot dominate. Sin can only control you, when you try and keep the Law. Know this, that Satan's power is wrapped up in the Law. For where ever the Law is, it can only add strength to sin.

   The first came in the ‘Garden of Eden’. For god told Adam & Eve that there is only 1 (one) rule/Law .. in that you must not eat from the tree of Life. . . Genesis 2:17 “ but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”. . . the Law show a clear Action – Reaction, so simple, and was easy to keep. Though God has set us free from sin by doing away with the law, and it’s restrictions and has now given us ‘Grace’.

Question:

“Was sin (Satan) a verb or noun?

IE ~ Is it an action of sin, but will never dominate your life?

OR

“Was it meant to be a noun, a person ~ place ~ thing?

The Prison of Sin [a place]

The Prison of Righteousness [a place]

Romans 6:14 “For sin shall” [noun] . . “For [the prison] sin shall not have dominion over you”

   With the Law now removed, metaphorically speaking, the walls of the prison are down, and you have been given a pardon (don’t squanderer it). In other words “there will no longer be actions of sin”, Wrong you have been delivered from the ‘sin prison’, now your out from under the prison so Satan can no longer rule/control or have hold of you any more , don’t live there no longer.

Question:- “What was the doctrine/ obedience that was delivered to us from the Apostle Paul?” when he preached the following message of grace ..

Hebrews 8:12 “ For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 13 In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.”

… What Paul refers to here is the teaching of the ‘New Covenant’. Where god had said .. I will .. I will .. I will. I feel this one of the most important point to get across, Jesus Christ said “most assuredly” to get over His point that was important. It’s like saying today ..’Honestly or I’m telling you truth’. If you believe in God, and you’ll be obedient too God, who have been merciful unto your righteousness, your sin’s and iniquities He’ll remember your sins NO more. You used to be a slave in your prison of sin, but the teaching has come and decided to receive what the blood has done for you, and now that you have received the teaching of Grace. So what the blood has & will do for you.

   This blood, is what has sprung you out of prison, that was the ransom, your now no longer being held a slave/captive in prison any more. You have now moved from the prison of Sin, now your the prisoner of righteousness, if you want to call it that ... Romans 6:18 “And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness” … we are all sinner because of ‘one man’s’ actions [Adam] to be sinners no longer, all we need to do is .. be born-again’

   It is so unfair that we are all sinners, the moment we leave our mother womb, band draw our first breath. We are tarnished with the same brush, even though we weren’t there when Adam ate from the tree of life.

# I’m the Righteousness of God #

Question:-”Just as we are born in to sin because of Adam,

so have we been made righteous because of one man?” [Jesus].

   His name of cause … Jesus Christ … (The same thing happened here as it did because of Adam). We did nothing when ‘Born-again’ to become righteous. I have now freely; Willingly become a prisoner of Righteousness, through what one man did [for me]. I am now the Righteousness of God, I did nothing (Earthly) to be righteous, but I was ‘made’ Righteous’ because of Christ Jesus actions, glory be to God, for His goodness & mercies. 

Romans 6:19 “I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness”

   When you were in the prison of sin do you remember doing ‘Righteous’ things like giving money to the ‘poor; homeless or needy?’ Even doing good deeds for the less fortunate? Do you think doing any of these good deeds got you out of the prison of Sin? There is, and will always be only one way out, that is to be ‘born-again’. From one man we have received, for what he did (Jesus) did through His blood, then be delivered from Sin and unto righteousness.

   All it seems throughout this is ask questions after questions, so as not to disappoint, ‘If you Sin whilst in the prison of Righteousness, will it not result in you being dismissed? and our Heavenly Father letting it be known His displeasure in you? We are not taught to fear the Lord for nothing …

Deuteronomy 6:2 “that you may fear the Lord your God”

Psalms 33:8 “Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him”

Proverbs 3:7 “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil”

… you have been established in the righteousness of God for all those who believe. You now know that you now no longer want to keep sinning. Because God is going to help you, reach in and change those [sin] desires, so that you no longer have the urge to sin anymore. . .

• God knows the best way to help you become clean ..

• Only God knows how to make you Holy ..

• Only God can help you to doing it right ..

… because once you become the Righteousness of God, after time you will start doing things right without giving it a second thought.

   In the prison of Righteousness, it’s the ‘Change-Chamber’, that will change your heart from old sin nature, and bring you out of being addicted to your old self, to one of only want to doing things right. Now don’t let sin convict or condemn you. Instead now all your heart wants is continue to be obedient to your faith and that God has been merciful to your unrighteousness, and your sin and iniquity, He remembers not one. He our Father God in Heaven has taken care of the Sin factor/actions/problems, and never stops taking care of our sin.

NB: Right Believing = Right Living

# Once you wake up, and smell the coffee, as it were, you will see things in a whole new way. 

You won’t want to sin anymore, and (here’s the best bit) you’ll find you don’t

want to either #

Actions of Sin (part 1 of 2)

 

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(part 1 of 2)

Actions of Sin

Isaiah 54:14-16 “In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you. 15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. 16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith Who blows the coals in the fire, Who brings forth an instrument for his work; And I have created the spoiler to destroy”

   In these verses he is not only talking about being established in .. Works Righteousness .. when in fact he is talking about Faith Righteousness .. The one factor needed, that will not have a price tag, all we need to do, is believe and whole heartedly then His (our Lord’s) righteousness will be bestowed upon us. If you are not sure, then every Morning & Evening time just before you close your eyes to sleep, then I know you will be blessed in ways you will be confounded by. . repeat the following ..

# I am the Righteousness of God #

   In the times of the ‘Old Testament’ people had to actually ‘earn’ their Righteousness, that was under the old Law of Moses, this only happened by their ‘works’, good deeds, keeping the Laws telling them .. What ..Where when & how things had to be done.

   Here in V14 Isaiah was telling them that under Faith Righteousness sets you free of ..” oppression; fear; terror”. Once you have taken the seed of Faith, and planted into your heart, then let NO-ONE still it. Then Righteousness will bloom from the buds of the seed. Let it then become established just like a mighty Oak tree, that is now by Faith in Christ Jesus.

# I’m the Righteousness of God, by Faith in Christ Jesus #

   Have you ever gone past where workmen are cementing a new pathway, and an animal or person has walked over the drying cement and left foot prints right the through, and dried before the workmen could correct it.

   Establishing our Faith in God, is like writing your name in the wet cement, for when it dries it stays. Where as if you write your name in the sand, when the tide comes in it’s washed away, and have to write it again & again & again, as it is not permanent.

# I’m the Righteousness of God #

Proverbs 11:27 “Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished” … This could be said or meaning your child with time to come back to Christ, or to be saved … Proverbs 10:6 -7 “Blessings are on the head of the righteous .. 7 The memory of the righteous is blessed” It is all well and good to go to Church on a Sunday, to even attend both services, to even go on Wednesday evening to Bible study. This all counts for nought if you don’t seek God the other 96hrs or 4 days of the week. Every Morning, not just when you feel like it, but I have to get the kids ready for School, make sandwiches (make them the night before just mum used to for us kids) .. School bag (night before) .. I don’t have time in the morning (get up 10 mins earlier .. is this sinking in yet? There is no obstacle you can’t over come, if you value your faith in God enough? Do you? We need, yes even me, to remind ourselves of this fact.

   No matter what happens, no matter where it happens, in our lives always remember …

• I am the Righteousness of God

• I am established in the Righteousness

… always bear in mind that, all this is not by your own strength but it has been because of what Christ Jesus did, by His works. I have been made righteous by His sacrifice on the cross, for me, for you, for every Christian.

We need to say .. ‘I’m the Righteousness of God’ .. when …

• When you have fought with your partner..

• When you are in good times..

• When your at peace..

• When your up – or down – or level on the ground

• In every situation & circumstance

… so from hence forth, that no matter what will be fall me, I shall remind the circumstance & situation .. I’m the Righteousness of God.

    After saying this aloud to ones self, the devil is outside your front door, and is coming up with ways to test your metal. He is seeing that if your ‘actually-serious’ about your faith or not? Are you? Are you really or are you just playing, using the Church as a glorified ‘social-club’, which are you? Once, we can show, most assuredly the devil exactly how ‘Established’ you truly are the devil will move, so long as you don’t waver, because you’ll taste foul to him ...

Praise God in the highest

… When the devil comes down your street, looking for whom he can devour-still-rob, there will be demons at the bottom of your drive, telling the devil ways to make us turn away from God. The devil being arrogant goes in anyway, the other demons will warn him of you saying “well don’t say we did not warn you”.

   Your seed of faith, should be planted in your heart, watch over it, nurture it, because it is more precious than Gold ~ Silver ~ Diamonds ...                                # I’m the Righteousness of God #

Romans 6:14-15 “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not”

Question … “How many of you , have become born-again Christian?”  Out of those ‘Born-again’ have not committed sin? Like below or other …

• Speeding, in your car, Motor-bike or Truck?

• Cursed out someone?

• Lied to someone?

• Fornicated – Porn; strip club; on the web; etc.

• Stolen something, accidental or not

… I hope Gods words are being heard, loud and clear …

#If you have honestly answered them, you need to have Gods word planted deep within you#

…(1) if your ’born-again’ and Established in righteousness, many of you will be aware where sin is in your life, don’t you? Yet there is sinning? (2) … How many of you that are ‘Born-again’ and have been made righteous have .. NOT .. sinned since you were born again in Christ?

The Bible tells us to know right and not to do it, sin that is, thats as simple as it gets.