2023.03.26 - Man Of God

Peter

 

Abraham

Paul 

David

 

 

 

 

I am a man but I am not condemned or described or trapped by my manhood - what defines me is my God.

 

 

We get this idea that we can go back and forth on if we are or are not saved based on what we do - but we must remember that our salvation in not based on what we do but rather on what Jesus did.

 

We don’t' get a divorce every time we argue or fight, we do repent and change our action and move forward - that is if our marriages are to move forward . . .

 

Proverbs 28:14

13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. KJV

 

Isaiah 55:6-7

6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. KJV

 

Not sin but a lack of repentance

1 Samuel 16:14

14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul,

KJV

 

Romans 1:28-32

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;

 

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

 

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

 

31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

 

32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

KJV

 

Our sins separate us from God - our lack of repentance closes the door of separation

 

 

2023.03.12 - Prayer And The Presence of God

We need someone to show us how to pray!

 

 OMNIPRESENT

Psalms 139:1-12

O LORD, you have examined my heart 

and know everything about me. 

2 You know when I sit down or stand up.

You know my every thought when far away. 

3 You chart the path ahead of me 

and tell me where to stop and rest.

Every moment you know where I am. 

4 You know what I am going to say 

even before I say it, LORD. 

5 You both precede and follow me.

You place your hand of blessing on my head. 

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too great for me to know! 

7 I can never escape from your spirit!

I can never get away from your presence! 

8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;

if I go down to the place of the dead, you are there.

9 If I ride the wings of the morning,

if I dwell by the farthest oceans, 

10 even there your hand will guide me,

and your strength will support me. 

11 I could ask the darkness to hide me 

and the light around me to become night —  

12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.

NLT

 

MANIFEST PRESENCE

 

Exodus 33:1-17

33:1 The LORD said to Moses, "Now that you have brought these people out of Egypt, lead them to the land I solemnly promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I told them long ago that I would give this land to their descendants. 2 And I will send an angel before you to drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 3 Theirs is a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not travel along with you, for you are a stubborn, unruly people. If I did, I would be tempted to destroy you along the way." 

 

4 When the people heard these stern words, they went into mourning and refused to wear their jewelry and ornaments. 5 For the LORD had told Moses to tell them, "You are an unruly, stubborn people. If I were there among you for even a moment, I would destroy you. Remove your jewelry and ornaments until I decide what to do with you." 6 So from the time they left Mount Sinai, the Israelites wore no more jewelry. 

 

7 It was Moses' custom to set up the tent known as the Tent of Meeting far outside the camp. Everyone who wanted to consult with the LORD would go there. 

 

8 Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in their tent entrances. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside. 9 As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at the entrance while the LORD spoke with Moses. 10 Then all the people would stand and bow low at their tent entrances. 11 Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, stayed behind in the Tent of Meeting.

 

 

Moses Sees the LORD's Glory 

 

 

12 Moses said to the LORD, "You have been telling me, 'Take these people up to the Promised Land.' But you haven't told me whom you will send with me. You call me by name and tell me I have found favor with you. 13 Please, if this is really so, show me your intentions so I will understand you more fully and do exactly what you want me to do. Besides, don't forget that this nation is your very own people." 

 

14 And the LORD replied, "I will personally go with you, Moses. I will give you rest — everything will be fine for you." 

 

15 Then Moses said, "If you don't go with us personally, don't let us move a step from this place. 16 If you don't go with us, how will anyone ever know that your people and I have found favor with you? How else will they know we are special and distinct from all other people on the earth?" 

 

17 And the LORD replied to Moses, "I will indeed do what you have asked, for you have found favor with me, and you are my friend." 

NLT

 

2023.03.05 - All Kinds Of Prayer

.When you pray

 

Nations saved

 

Mountains moved. 

 

 

 

When does God show up?  

 

“Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready and never give up. Always pray for all God’s people.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭18‬ ‭NCV‬‬

 

 

 

James 5:16-18

 

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

 

17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

 

18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

KJV

2023.03.01 - Transformed

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

KJV

 

 

 

 

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

 

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

KJV

 

 

Luke 5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

 

38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

KJV

 

Matthew 13:10-17

 

10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

 

11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

 

12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

 

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

 

14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

 

15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

 

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

 

 

KJV