The Holy Spirit Teaches and Reminds Us

 

John 14:26

But The Advocate, The Holy Spirit, Whom The Father will send in My Name, will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

    This is being empowered by God. It is not of our own strength that we accomplish the tasks set before us by our heavenly Father, but through the power of His Holy Spirit. We are weak, and the burden of carrying such a heavy load would break us to such an extent that we would fall and not get back up. 

    But God says that His Holy Spirit would bring everything that His Son Jesus Christ said to us back into our minds and on our tongues what we need to know and when we need to speak it. However, if none of The Word of God is in us, there will be nothing to remember. 

    So, we attach ourselves to our Bibles, studying God's Word for ourselves. We fill ourselves daily, preferable in the morning, because that is the first part of our day (for those who begin their days in the morning). David writes in Psalm 63:1, "O God, You are my God; early will I seek You, my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is."

    I don't know about you, but I am always thirsty for a cold glass of water when I wake up after a night's sleep. David was in the wilderness of Judah. I have only been in the landscape of dreams and nightmares. But we both wake up and seek God early in the morning. In the peacefulness of the moment, before the household is awake; before the birds begin to sing; as the sun kisses the sky. It is wonderful to be alone with God. 

    Without a study life I wouldn't know how to start my day. Without a prayer life, where would I be? I would be filled with anxiety and unsureness, like I used to be before I began to fill up on The Word of God. No longer am I empty and dry like a barren well: there is Living Water in me and The Second Wind blows over the surface of the water, empowering It to move in me and through me. 

    John 7:38, 39

"Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of Living Water will flow from within him.’ " He was speaking about The Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

    The first Wind that blew through us was the breath of God, giving us life. The second Wind blowing through us is God Himself, His Holy Spirit, renewing us, strengthening and restoring us moment by glorious moment. He brings The Word of God to our minds and our hearts, convicting us where necessary in order that we may be aware of what else within us needs to submit to God (called to repentance), that we might be fully surrendered as we have promised we would be. 

    We must have an earnest desire to learn what God wants to teach us. Many have opened their Bibles to disavow The Word of God, only to find themselves submitting to The Word of God. Many an atheist has laid hold of The Word only to find The Word laying hold of them. The godless have encountered God and become some of His staunchest supporters. Nothing is too difficult for God. 

    I have a few study themes within me just waiting to be poured out, but they cannot all come rushing out at once. One thing at a time. No pushing, no shoving. As the seasons shift throughout the year, so, too, does The Wind and The Water within me. This is a time of submission and surrender. Submit to God's Will for my life and my family's life. Surrender to God's Will with all my heart and my mind. 

    We are empowered by this Second Wind, this Second Breath, to persevere; to go forward under great trials regardless of the cost. [Hebrews 12:1, 2]. We are empowered by this Second Wind to pursue the mission we have been given, namely to share the gospel message of salvation and repentance through Jesus Christ. [John 20:19-22]. 

    We are empowered to witness, be willing martyrs, if necessary, for the sake of the gospel. [Acts 1:8]. We are empowered to speak other languages to reach people who want to hear the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. [Acts 2:1-10]. We are empowered to be bold as lions [Proverbs 28:1]; wise as serpents, and blameless as doves [Matthew 10:16]. We are empowered to resist (stand against, oppose) the devil [James 4:7]. 

    But only after we have submitted to God. Submission. Surrender. Empowerment. It is enough to be here in this place, at this time. 

Father, may Your Wind empower me that I might accomplish the tasks You have set before me. Amen.

MORNING WORSHIP - Ember and Altar

    

    

    

    

Names of Christ - Jesus Is The Life

 

IESOUS ZOE

(pronounced ee-ay-soos'  dzo-ay')

JESUS IS THE LIFE

John 14:6

Jesus said to them, "I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life. No one comes to The Father but by Me."

    Whether we are speaking of this life we now live or the life we who believe will one day live on the other side of death, this word 'zoe' is applicable. It refers to the life we are given when we are born into this world. It also refers to the life eternal the born again believer will have after death. For Christ Jesus is part of the Triune God Who created life from the beginning. 

THE CREATED LIFE

    Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

    Genesis 2:7

And The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 

    Psalm 139:13

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.

    Job 10:11

You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.

THE BORN AGAIN LIFE

    John 1:4

In Him was Life, and The Life was The Light of men.

    John 5:26

For as The Father has Life in Himself, so also He has granted The Son to have Life in Himself.

    1 John 5:11, 12

And this is that Testimony: God has given us Eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son.  Whoever has The Son has Life; whoever does not have The Son of God does not have Life.

    Psalm 36:9

For with You is The Fountain of Life; in Your Light we see Light. [(cf) John 4:14].

    From the moment of conception there is life. Whether it is the baby being formed in the mother's womb or the born again believer being transformed by The Holy Spirit, there is life. As infants, we take our first breath with mild shock, for we have left the relative darkness and warmth of our mothers and find ourselves in a wide-open, airy, somewhat colder and brighter place. 

    When we first believe that Jesus Christ is Lord, the wonder is even more amazing. We have left the darkness of sin and shame, exchanging that place for the Light and Life of a Loving God and Merciful Savior. Our first breath in Life in Christ is amazing. We have drawn into our souls the unimaginable grace that saves us from eternal damnation and punishment. We find ourselves in a wide open garden, a meadow full of wonderful things which God has prepared for the believers. 

    As babies, God 'knit us' in our mothers' wombs. As believers, God weaves us into Himself through His Word and His Spirit. As believers, we form the body of Christ, the church, Whom He gave Himself for. As born again believers, we recognize Christ as The Head of the church and choose to be transformed into Him on a daily basis by being obedient to The Spirit's lead. 

BORN AGAIN BY WATER & BY BLOOD

    John 3:5

Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and The Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." 

    Titus 3:5

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by The Holy Spirit.

    As a child grows in life, so, too, must a child of God grow in Life. We grow in The Life of Christ after Christ is written on our hearts by The Holy Spirit at our new birth. We seek out God in His Word and His Word is daily applied to our hearts and our minds by His Holy Spirit. This is wisdom. This is Life. 

    And when we draw our last breath in life, when death tries to embrace our souls, we take our first breath in Eternity. We will leave this frail body of death and decay, and rise in new bodies that will never die. Because LIFE ETERNAL is Living in us now. What a Way to go!

JESUS IS LIFE - Steven Curtis Chapman

LIVING FOR JESUS - classic hymn

Jesus Is The Truth

 

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, "I Am The Way, The Truth, and The Life: no man comes to The Father, but by Me."

    Declarative statements leave no room for doubt. I AM  is a declarative statement of fact. When The Word of God speaks to us in such a way, we can believe that it is True. Every Word of God is Truth. Because Jesus Christ Is Truth. 

    When time is nearing its reign, Jesus will appear on a white horse bringing judgment and war against the people who have chosen not to believe that He Is The Only Begotten Son of God The Father. 

    Revelation 19: 11, 13

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and He that sat upon him was called FAITHFUL AND TRUE, and in righteousness he does judge and make war.

And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His Name is called THE WORD OF GOD. 

    John 1:14

And THE WORD was made flesh, and dwelled among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of The Only Begotten of The Father,) full of grace and TRUTH.

    What is Truth? When it comes to believing Who God is, there is only ONE TRUTH. 

GOD IS GOD AND THERE IS NO OTHER. 

    Exodus 15:11

Who is like Thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? 

    Exodus 3:14, 15

And God said to Moses, "I AM THAT I AM:" and He said, "Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you." And God said moreover to Moses, "Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, THE LORD GOD of your fathers, The God of Abraham, The God of Isaac, and The God of Jacob has sent me to you: this is My Name forever, and this is My memorial unto all generations."

    Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that The LORD your God, He is God, The Faithful God, Who keeps covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations.

    Isaiah 45:5, 6

I Am The LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside Me: I girded you, though you have not known Me: that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me. I Am The LORD, and there is none else.

GOD IS SAVIOR

    Ephesians 2:8

For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

    Romans 3:21-24

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ to all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

    Psalm 27:1

The LORD is My Light and My Salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is The Strength of My Life; of whom shall I be afraid? 

    Do you know God? Is He your Savior, too? God loves you and He sent His Son here to die for you, to pay the penalty for your sins and mine. Jesus Christ is The Promised Messiah and there is no other Savior. He died a wretched death on the cross. He defeated hell and the grave and death when He walked out of the open tomb in a glorified body. 

    Before He ever was nailed to the cross, He was unrecognizable because of the torture and torment He went through. By the time He was nailed on the cross, (nails being 6-inch iron spikes) Jesus was a bloody mess. Strips of shredded skin covered His back. His beard had been manually ripped from His face. A crown of thorns had been forced into the top of His head and just above His brow. He had been pummeled and beaten and made fun of by the men who were assaulting Him. 

    Unrecognizable in death. Unrecognizable in Life. One body that was laid down in Love for me and you got an upgrade after death. And all the suffering He received in His life gained Him a great reward from His heavenly Father. He is The Name Above All Names. He is The Name By Which All Men Are Saved. He is The Lamb of God Who Takes Away The Sins of The World. He is The Lion of The Tribe of Judah. He is The Only  Begotten of The Father. And so, so much more. 

    Jesus Is The Truth. And you better believe it!

    

Names of Jesus - I AM THE WAY

 

HAYAH HODOS

(pronounced ha-YAH ho-DOS)

I AM THE WAY

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I Am The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No one comes to The Father except through Me."

    Do you want to get close(r) to God? Jesus is The Way to do so? He is the only Way, all other ways are fruitless. God's Way, God's Word, is Faithful and True. [Revelation 22:6]

    He is The Road, The Path, by which we must all travel. He is The Way of Holiness on which our travels begin when we believe that Jesus Christ Is Lord, that His Name is our Salvation. Which, indeed, is true, for His Name--Jesus--means "He Saves". 

    Matthew 1:21

“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His Name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” 

    Matthew 1:25

And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called His Name JESUS. 

    God's Eternal Presence is The Most Holy Place in the tabernacle. Only the high priest could enter there once every year and only if he met strict requirements. Jesus is our High Priest. 

    Hebrews 10:19-22

 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter The Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 

    Jesus is The Way. 

He is The Way of Holiness. Isaiah 35:8

He is The Way of Righteousness. Psalm 116:5; Jeremiah 23:6; Malachi 4:2

He is The Way of Justification. Romans 5:9, 18

He is The Way of Sanctification. Job 23:10; Malachi 3:3

The Way of The Lord is perfect and flawless. Psalm 18:30

The Way of The Lord is Strength for the upright, but destruction for the workers of iniquity. Proverbs 10:29

The Way is narrow. Matthew 7:14

The Way is Life. John 11:25

    1 John 5:10-12

Whoever believes in The Son of God has this Testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in The Testimony that God has given about His Son. 

And this is that Testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

Whoever has The Son has life; whoever does not have The Son of God does not have life. 

    

TAKE ME IN - Kutless

Shout To The Lord

 

John 12:13

They took branches and went out to meet Him, shouting:

"Blessed is He Who comes in The Name of The Lord!"

"Blessed is The King of Israel!"

What Are We Shouting For?

Are we shouting now, "Blessed is The King of Israel"? Are we raising our voices in praise, thanksgiving, and worship to The Only God Who is The Living and Holy God? Are we obeying The Word of The King of Israel? It is a sad thing when a king's servants disobey him on this earth. Imprisonment and death usually follow that disobedient servant. What do you think will happen to the disobedient servants of The King of Kings?

What will you be shouting when Jesus returns, in the twinkling of an eye, to bring His people home? Will you even notice that some of your circle has disappeared? Will you wonder where they went?

What will people be shouting when Jesus returns to set up His millennial kingdom? For people will still be having children and those children will have children and so on and so forth until the end of the thousand-year reign.

I love you now and I want you in heaven with me. Though we weep for our families in our prayers now, each of us has to make an individual commitment to believe that Jesus Christ is Lord before we die. Let us shout out now that, "JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!" and live for Him every day, obeying God's Holy Spirit according to God's will for our lives.

At the end of the thousand years Satan will be let loose to try and deceive as many more people as he can. Whose side will your descendants be on? Are you praying for them, too? I am. I am praying for my children's children's children's children and so on and so forth: every generation in my family and the families I know or am connected to.

Eternal Death or Eternal Life?

When the final war between Satan and Christ ends, those who joined the losing side will be thrown into hell and hell will be thrown into the lake of fire to burn/die forever and ever. Those who followed Christ, the winning side will live with Him and God The Father and God The Holy Spirit forever and ever.

Start shouting now! Jesus is coming soon! Soon and very soon! Shout To The Lord!

"Blessed is He Who comes in The Name of The Lord!"

Names of God - The Lord My Banner

 

JEHOVAH-NISSI

(pronounced yah-way nace)

THE LORD MY BANNER

Exodus 17:15

And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it, THE LORD MY BANNER.

    God is a personal God. Belief must come on an individual basis. Each of us is presented with the opportunity to either (1) Believe in The Name of The Lord Jesus Christ for our Salvation and follow Him or (2) Refuse to believe in The Name of The Lord Jesus Christ and rebel against Him.

Those of us who choose to obey have built an altar and said:

    The Lord is My Banner (under Whose protection I am saved), is My Standard (by which I live), is My Flag (under Whose Name I submit and surrender), is My Ensign (Whose warnings I heed).

Isaiah 11:12

He will raise a Banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

John 3:14

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must The Son of Man be lifted up: that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

Isaiah 45:22

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I Am God, and there is no other.

Mark 8:34, 35

Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it."

Isaiah 43:11

I, yes I, Am The LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.

Acts 4:12 "Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

    We need to build an altar, repent of our sins and transgressions against God for not acknowledging that He is God over all, first and foremost in our lives. We need to acknowledge that GOD IS GOD and THERE IS NO OTHER.

Psalm 80:3

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Isaiah 55:7

    Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to The LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Dear Heavenly Father,

I know now that You are indeed Lord of All creation, Lord of heaven and earth, Lord of all kingdoms and ruler-ships. Forgive me of this my sin against You. Lead me in Your ways, according to Your will and purpose for my life. Continue to teach me Your Word, planting it deep within my heart, and sanctify me with Your Holy Spirit.

In Jesus' Most Holy Name,

Amen.

It Is Written - Speak The Word

 

It Is Written

    Words that force The Word of God to remind the enemy of God that GOD IS and THERE IS NONE OTHER. That His Word is powerful. And strong enough to repel every attack which is come upon His people. 

It Is Written - House of Prayer

    Matthew 21:13 And said unto them, "It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."

    A reminder to God's people that we are His houses of prayer.

~MESSIANIC PROPHECY~

It Is Written - Numbered With The Transgressors

    Luke 22:37 "For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, 'And He was reckoned among the transgressors': for the things concerning Me have an end."

    Many prophecies concerning the coming Messiah which had been written by the prophets were being fulfilled in Jesus' time because He Is The Messiah. Events which foreshadowed His life and His mission are written in The Old Testament. For example, when Adam and Eve sinned the first sin, blood had to cover their sin. So, the first physical death was an animal of God's choosing. I think it may have been a young lamb; simply because an unblemished, perfect lamb had to be sacrificed at the temple to cover the sins of the people every year. And we know that Jesus is God's perfect Lamb (John 1:29). 

~CHRIST'S TEMPTATION IN THE WILDERNESS~

It Is Written - Man Lives By Every Word of God

    Matthew 4:3. 4 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are The Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

It Is Written - Do Not Tempt God

    Matthew 4:5-7 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt The LORD your God.’ ”

It Is Written - Worship God 

    Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ”

    When Satan, the devil, tempts God's people, we can rebuke Him with The Word that is within us, for Christ Jesus lives in us by faith in His Name. We cannot let hunger of any kind, or hopelessness in any situation, or fame, greed get inside our hearts, for we would lose the righteousness of God. We must stand firm in our faith in The Word of God, filling our hearts and our minds with every Word of God which He speaks to us. 

~FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD~

It Is Written - God Frustrates The Intelligent

    1 Corinthians 1:19, 20 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

It Is Written - The Righteous Live By Faith

    Romans 1:17 For the gospel reveals The Righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

It Is Written - Christ Came to Be The Ultimate Sacrifice For Sin

    Hebrews 10:7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God.’ ”

It Is Written - All Will Be Taught By God

    John 6:46 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.

    Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

    Proverbs 2:6 For The LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. 

    John 8:47a Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. 

    Do you hear the words of God? 

    

Blessed Is He Who Comes In The Name of The Lord

 

John 12:13

They took branches and went out to meet Him, shouting:
"Hosanna! Blessed is He Who comes in The Name of The LORD!"
"Blessed is The King of Israel!"

Psalm 118:26
Blessed is He who comes in The Name of The LORD. 

From the house of The LORD we bless You.

Isaiah 52:13-15

Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him.

 For they will see what they have not been told,

 and they will understand what they have not heard.

Philippians 5:2-11

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him The Name Above All Names, that at The Name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God The Father.

Hosanna: O Lord, save us, we pray (a cry for deliverance) and an acknowledgement of answer to this prayer

Blessed is He: give/giving praise to God our heavenly Father, adoration, worship

The Name of The Lord: JESUS CHRIST

Jesus was sent to us:

• Isaiah 42:1

“Behold! My Servant Whom I uphold, My Elect One in Whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles."

• John 3:16, 17

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

• Galatians 4:4, 5

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

Many refused to see Him for Who He Is:

• John 10:25

“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s Name testify on My behalf."

• Matthew 26:63, 64

But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by The Living God: Tell us if You are The Christ, The Son of God.”

“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see The Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

• Acts 26:28

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”

Yet many of us do see Jesus and we believe. You can, too.

• Romans 10:9-10, 13

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation”.

"For whosoever shall call upon The Name of The Lord shall be saved."

• Acts 16:31

“Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ, and you shalt be saved, and your household."

• John 1:12, 13

But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God--children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

• John 20:31

But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is The Christ, The Son of God, and that in believing you may have life through His Name.

• John 6:29

Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in The One He has sent.” 

Blessed is The King of Israel:

• Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

• Zephaniah 3:15

The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, The LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.

• John 1:49

 "Rabbi, You are The Son of God; You are The King of Israel." 

• John 19:19

Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

• Matthew 2:1, 2

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him."

BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD

The God of Our Salvation, My Salvation

 EL YESHUATENU   

(pronounced  ale yeh-shoo-ah teh-noo)

The GOD Of OUR Salvation

EL YESHUATI

(pronounced ale yeh-shoo-ah tee)

The GOD of MY Salvation

God desires to save everyone. 

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Psalm 68:19

Blessed be The Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our Salvation! Selah. 

But He also desires to have an ongoing daily personal relationship with each one of us, individually. God's only begotten Son Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, both collectively (all of us) and individually (each one of us, the whosoevers wherever we are). 

Isaiah 12:2

Surely God is My Salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For The LORD GOD is My Strength and My Song, and He also has become My Salvation. 

Romans 10:11

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 

Romans 10:13

For, “Everyone who calls on The Name of The Lord will be saved.”

1 Peter 2:6

Therefore it is also contained in The Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a Chief Cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” 

Though He calls nations to repent and turn to Him, God also calls each person within that nation to turn away from living a sinful life and live a holy life in Him and His Word. But He's not asking us to do this alone: He gives us His Holy Spirit to lead us through a deeper walk, a deeper understanding of Who God Is and what He wants from us. 

We just need to talk to God and ask The Holy Spirit to lead us. 

TALKING TO JESUS

SPIRIT LEAD ME 

Names of Christ - I AM Alpha & Omega

 Revelation 1:8

"I Am The Alpha and The Omega, The Beginning and The Ending," says The LORD God, "which is, and which was, and which is to come, The Almighty."

I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA

EIMI AL-FAH O

(pronounced ay-MEE AL-fah O'-meg-ah)

    Christ's limitlessness -- without end/without beginning; always has been, still is, and always will be -- is without compare. For our Savior is The Living Word of God. John 1:14 "And The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of The Only Begotten of The Father,) full of grace and truth." The Living Word. 

   As John also wrote in John 14:6: Jesus is The Way, The Truth and The LIFE. And, again, in John 7:39, referring the The Spirit of GOD, the believer in Christ would have Living Water flow out of them. 

    GOD is the only neverending GOD. He is above all gods (which are created by mankind) and is therefore Sovereign (Psalm 135:5). As the only GOD of any worth or value, He is to be feared (1 Chronicles 16:25), He is to be honored by giving Him ourselves (1 Corinthians 6:20) We are to love GOD wholeheartedly (Mark 12:30, Deuteronomy 6:5). We are to obey GOD (Job 36:11, Acts 5:29, Romans 6:16) faithfully. GOD is holy and requires holy people.

    GOD The Father Creates and Destroys. He sets up and tears down.  

    GOD The Son Saves through the blood He shed on the cross, gives New Life by conquering death for all who believe in Him, and Judges in righteousness when the time is given for judgment. 

    GOD The Spirit Breathes new life into the believer's body and soul, which begins the process of sanctification in making GOD's people holy, that we might remain in GOD's holy presence which demands holiness in return. 

    Before there was an Earth, there was GOD, there was JESUS CHRIST, there was THE HOLY SPIRIT. Before there were stars in the sky, before the sun knew existence, before the moon shined in the night sky, there was GOD, there was JESUS CHRIST, there was THE HOLY SPIRIT. (Genesis 1)

    After this Earth is obliterated, and replaced with a new Earth and a new heavens, GOD will be, JESUS CHRIST will be, THE HOLY SPIRIT will be. (Revelation 20-22).

    But now, while today is today, if you do not believe that JESUS CHRIST is GOD's ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, you still have time to choose to believe in your heart that HE IS SAVIOR and speak aloud with your mouth that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, thus announcing and declaring your faith in GOD through His Son JESUS CHRIST. AND in these days in which we live GOD IS, JESUS CHRIST IS and THE HOLY SPIRIT IS. 

Forever and ever. Amen. 

JESUS MESSIAH - Chris Tomlin

The Feet of Jesus

 

The feet of Jesus are beautiful. 

    Isaiah 52:7 

    How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 

    Romans 10:14-15

    How then can they call on The One in Whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in The One of Whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? 

    And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” 

    The feet of Jesus walked everywhere.

    From the time His ministry began ( Matthew 4:18), Jesus walked everywhere He went. Cities, towns and coastlines in Galilee. Beth-bara (where He was baptized in the Jordan). Jerusalem. Everywhere He taught, preached, healed and did miracles Jesus walked to get there. All this walking did not help to keep His feet clean, so they needed washing:

The feet of Jesus are washed, kissed and anointed.

    Luke 7:37-38

   And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. 

    John 12:2-3

    So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 

The feet of Jesus were pierced.

    Psalm 22:16

    For dogs surround Me; a band of evil men encircles Me; they have pierced My hands and feet.

    The feet of Jesus are embraced.

    Matthew 28:9 

    And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. 

    The feet of Jesus are baptized.

    Matthew 3:18; Mark 1:9; Luke 1:21; John 1:29-33.

    The feet of Jesus are sat at.

    Luke 10:39

    And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 

    Matthew 5:1; Matthew 13:2; Mark 4:1; John 8:2 are references where crowds followed Jesus to hear Him, requiring Him to sit down and teach them. 

    The feet of Jesus shine brightly, like polished bronze (burnished/brilliant).

    Revelation 1:15

    His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.