I Am Christian - Finale

 

1 Corinthians 12:28

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, 

diversities of tongues.

    I am Christian and I am the body of Christ. With the help and guidance of The Holy Spirit, I am able to do the things which God has called me to do. I have been anointed with oil and fire, that I might proclaim with boldness and fearlessness The Word of God in all aspects of my being. 

    I am prophets who speak The Word of God which is to come. I warn of the coming judgment on the unrepentant souls. I speak the divine will of God in regards to current events. I interpret The Word of God that those who do not understand may hear and learn. 

    I am teachers of The Word of God. I explain The Word of God from my depth of knowledge and understanding to anyone who wants to hear and learn. I am Sunday School teachers. I am adult learning teachers. I teach The Word with both my words and my actions. In whatever setting I find myself I teach. As Philip taught the Ethiopian when The Spirit of God brought them together: Acts 8:26-40. 

    I am miracle workers and healings. I have the ability through God's power to heal the sick, the wounded and the dying. The deaf hear, the blind see, the lame walk, the mentally tormented are delivered and the addict restored. In my own self I cannot do this: it is God working through me. 

    I am helpers. Within the church there are many things that need to be done. As in Acts 6:1-7, when seven certain men were chosen to care for the needs of the growing church. 

    I am administrations. I have the divine gift of being able to organize, run and maintain the business end of the church. I am inclined to be mathematical (choosing where to use the tithes and offerings coming into the church coffers) and methodical (a place for everything and everything in its place). 

    I have diversities of tongues. I speak many languages and dialects that I might spread the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ to all nations, ethnicities, cultures and subcultures. This power is divinely gifted to whomever God chooses to give it to within the body of Christ. 

    I am Christian and I am the body of Christ. I am called to first obey The Word of God, and second, to serve with and in The Word of God. To serve Him with grace, integrity (honorably and ethically), divine wisdom, and in the love of God without which I am just a clanging cymbal (1 Corinthians 13:1). 

    I am the body of Christ and I am here to serve God. Romans 12:1-13. 

    

VOICE OF TRUTH - Casting Crowns 

WHOM SHALL I FEAR - Chris Tomlin 

IF WE ARE THE BODY - Casting Crowns

    

I Am Christian's Ears

 

ISAIAH 6:8

Also I heard the voice of The Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

    I am Christian's ears and I hear the voice of The Lord speaking to me, too. And like the prophet Isaiah, Christian's mouth said, "Lord, here am I; send me." 

    I hear The Lord speaking to me when I am silent before Him ~ Psalm 46:10; Habakkuk 2:20; Zechariah 2:13. 

    I hear The Lord singing over me ~ Zephaniah 3:17.

    I hear Him in the night ~ Job 35:10; Psalm 42:8.

    I hear His voice in the garden ~ John 17; John 20:18. 

I hear Him speaking to me in The Scriptures ~ Jeremiah 7:2; Nehemiah 8:1-6. 

    I am Christian's ears and when I hear my Lord speaking to me, I am attentive and ready my heart to be obedient to His direction. 

    I hear Him call my name ~ John 3:16, 17; Romans 10:13 ~ I am a whosoever. First He calls me to serve Him, then He calls me friend ~ John 15:15. 

    I hear The Lord call me to obedience to His Word ~ John 15:14; 1 John 2:3, 5:3. 

    I hear Him calling me to pick up my cross and carry it ~ Mark 8:34.

    I hear His voice telling me that I will suffer for Him - 1 Peter 2:21.

    I hear the voice of The Lord calling me to forgive every offense and every slight and every sin against me, that He might be able to forgive me ~ Matthew 6:14, 15.

     I hear the voice of The Lord calling me to rest in Him ~ Matthew 11:28.

    I am Christian's ears. I hear, I listen, I learn. 

SANCTUARY

OVERWHELMED 

RATTLE 

WORD OF GOD SPEAK 

Thanks Be To God - - For His Healing Wings

 

Malachi 4:2

But unto you that fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 4832

Healing: cure, health, curative, remedy, tranquil, sound

From the Hebrew word 'marpe' (pronounced mar-pay')

THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

Psalm 84:11

For the LORD God is a Sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Isaiah 60:1, 2

1. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

2. For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

Isaiah 9:2

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.

Matthew 4:16

The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

John 1:4

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 8:12

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 12:46

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

HEALING IN HIS WINGS

Isaiah 53:5

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

1 Peter 2:24

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. "By His stripes you are healed."

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

John 12:32-35

32. "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself."

33. He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

34. The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

35. Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

36. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them. 

Isaiah 11:10

On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.

In much the same way as the dawn breaks across the horizon, shooing away the pre-dawn darkness of the night skies, so, too, does Jesus Christ The Sun of Righteousness. His Light shines forth upon every soul and into every heart which believes on His name and receives His grace. 

First, His Light shined while He ministered to the peoples He came into contact with. When He was crucified, His Light was lifted up for all the world to see. The cross which He was nailed to had to be lifted up by others, for He could not lift Himself up, as He had both hands and feet nailed to it. 

The Light of the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ seemed to dim, but appearances can be deceiving. For His Light shone in death and the grave, piercing that darkness, as well. When God rolled the stone away from the tomb's entrance, The Light walked out of the grave a changed Man, a changed Son. He was unrecognizable yet again. Even to those closest to Him.

John 20:14, 15

14. When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

15. Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

Until He spoke her name.

John 20:16

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

Until He showed His hands and His feet.

John 20:24-29 tells us the story of Thomas, who refused to believe that Jesus had risen until he saw the nail marks in His hands.

Until He had a meal with some of them.

Luke 24:30, 31

30. While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

31. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.

Until He calls our name we can neither see Him nor know Him. Until we let Him into our hearts to dine with us, we cannot converse with Him.

Revelation 3:2o

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

He's calling your name just like He called mine. Turn your hearts to His voice and answer His call on your life. Let His Light shine in your hearts today, while you have a today. Tomorrow is not promised, but if the sun should rise on a new day, we must be prepared for it. 

Today is a good day to believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to repent of our sins and receive God's forgiveness, to ask Him to take up residence in our hearts, to fill us with His Holy Spirit for our empowerment as His sons and daughters.

Today is a good day to let the Sun of Righteousness bring healing, deliverance and salvation into your hearts and your lives.

Dear God, 

My heavenly Father, my Father who provides for my every need; my Father who saw my need for a Savior, because You knew I could not save myself, nor ever make myself clean enough to be near You. 

Thank You for sending Your Son to die in my place. Thank You for such lovingkindness which You have shown me. Thank You for calling my name, for knocking on the door of my heart, and for choosing to live in me. 

Thank You, Father, that the Light of Your Word is imprinted on my heart, changing me from a destructive course to a life that is filled with Your Word, Your purpose, and Your Love. Help me to shine Your Light and not mine into the darkness that is growing around me. 

Find me faithful.

In Jesus' Glorious Name, I pray,

Amen

Arming The Spiritual Warrior -- Dedication

 Galatians 6:9

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

The Dedicated Spiritual Warrior does not give up but crosses the finish line to gain their laurel.

Well-doing is the business of being a Christian, being Christ-like with all people. It is living a Christ-centered lifestyle. Well-doing is sharing the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ, whether having a conversation {for example, Acts 8:29-38}, as a teacher, up in the pulpit preaching, evangelizing (going from place to place sharing Christ) or on the internet, like this blog, for instance. 

1 Corinthians 1:18, 23

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 

But we preach Christ crucified, [a message which is] to Jews a stumbling block [that provokes their opposition], and to Gentiles foolishness [just utter nonsense].

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 1573 & 3286

Faint: to be negatively influenced with the outcome of experiencing inner weariness (ref. Isaiah 40:31); to become extremely exhausted, to become extremely weary (ref. Galatians 6:9)

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Hebrews 12:3

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Well-doing requires a continual stream of divine power into our lives through our prayer life in Christ. It's the only way we will not grow weary, not be faint, not lose heart and not give up. A Dedicated Spiritual Warrior does not quit just because the work is too hard.

Isaiah 40:29

He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

2 Corinthians 4:16, 17

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

Romans 7:22

For in my inner being I delight in God's law.

Ephesians 3:16

That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man. 

The Dedicated Spiritual Warrior Is A Happy Harvester

Psalm 126:5

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

Proverbs 11:8

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

The Dedicated Spiritual Warrior Is Called To Suffer

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." 

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

1 Peter 2:20-23

(20) How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

(21) For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

(22) “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

(23) When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

1 Peter 3:17

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that you suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

The Dedicated Spiritual Warrior Enjoys The Harvest

2 Timothy 4:7, 8

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: From now on the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all those loving His appearing.

2 Timothy 1:12

For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day. 

The King Is Coming. Are you ready to meet Him. Have you been a Dedicated Spiritual Warrior? There's still time to get ready. 

Dear Lord, 

Thank You for calling me to be Your Spiritual Warrior. Thank You for calling me to suffer for Your name's sake. Thank You, Lord, for being my God, my song, my joy, my life, my King. Thank You, for being my Strength when I feel weak in spirit, for filling my heart with peace, and my thoughts with Your Wisdom. 

May my hands ever be busy doing Your work. May my feet go where You send me. For in what I do and wherein I go, I know that You are with me, for in Your Word You have promised to never leave me, never forsake me, as long as go with You. 

Open my eyes that I may see You more clearly. As I draw nearer to You, You pull me close in Your embrace. I am loved by You. Reveal Yourself in dreams and visions, as Your Word states in The Book of Joel, to those who know You not that they may recognize their need for a Savior and claim You as their Lord and King. 

Fill us now, Lord, with Your power and Your might that Your purpose would be accomplished in us and through us.

In Jesus' Name,

Amen.

Called to Be Faithful to God

     We don't fight for God. It is when we are faithful to His Word and remain standing strong, not backing down nor retreating, that God fights for us. He will set our enemies to fighting amongst themselves and destroying each other instead of destroying us. 

     If you are not obeying God's Word, then you are not being faithful to God. Now is the time to return to God, repent of your sins, call upon The Name of The Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, and obey His commands, His directives, if you will.
    Get back into a church that not only preaches the full gospel Truth of God's Word, but lives it as well. The Bible says, "You will know them by their fruit". So, don't pick just any church, don't just look around and see what your city has to offer; ask God where He wants you to go and then go. Don't debate the issue, just do it.
     God is calling you right now to come into His presence. To "enter His gates with thanksgiving". To "come into His presence with joy". To "worship Him in the beauty of holiness".

The Cross We Carry-Called To Suffer

The Cross We Carry-Called To Suffer For Righteousness' Sake

Matthew 16:24 "Then said Jesus unto His disciples, 'If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.'"

Matthew 10:38 "And he that taketh not His cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me."

1. We are called to carry our own cross.

2. We are called to deny ourselves.

3. We are called to follow Him.

2 Corinthians 1:5 "For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ."

2 Corinthians 1:6 "And whether be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation."

4. Our sufferings are abundant, therefore our consolation is also abundant.

5. Our sufferings will lead others to salvation and consolation through Christ, as well. 

Acts 14:22 "Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God."

6. We must continue in the faith.

7. We must go through much tribulation before we can enter the kingdom of God.

Romans 8:16, 17 "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, the heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together." 

8. We suffer with Him.

9. We will be glorified with Him because of our suffering.

John 15: 18 "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you."

Matthew 10:22 "And ye shall be hated of all men for My Name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved."

10. We will be hated.

11. We will endure and be saved.

Matthew 10:23 "But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till The Son of Man be come."

12. We will be persecuted.

Matthew 10:17, 18 "But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles."

13. We will be judged and condemned. 

John 13:2, 26 "And supper being ended, the devil having put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him;" ... "Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop(morsel), when I have dipped it. And when He had dipped the sop, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon."

14. We will be betrayed by a friend. 

John 19:1-3 "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe, And said, 'Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote Him with their hands."

15. We will be mocked for Christ's sake.

Acts 17:6 "And when they found them not, they drew Jason (the homeowner who had brought Paul and Silas into his house) and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside-down are come hither also."

16. We will turn the world (around us) upside-down with the preaching of the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. 

2 Timothy 2:11 "It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him:"

Romans 6:5, 8 "For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection:" ... "Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him."

Matthew 16:25 "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it."

John 14:2 "In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."

17. We died with Him and we live with Him.

18. We are planted together in the likeness of His death.

19. We will live in the place which Jesus has prepared for us.

John 17 This is The Lord's prayer for us who believe and those who will believe.

Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."

20. We pray in The Spirit for all saints: those who already believe and those who will believe: John 17:20 "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word;" 

Galatians 6:5-10 "For every man shall bear his own burden. Let him that is taught in The Word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to The Spirit shall of The Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

21. We will persevere in spreading the gospel,

Matthew 10:14 "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet."

Acts 17:32 "And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter."

22. Even if we are not heard;

Matthew 10:40 "He that receiveth you receiveth Me, and he that receiveth Me receiveth Him that sent Me."

John 17:14 "I have given them Thy Word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world."

23. For it is not we who are being rejected, but Christ in us. 

Luke 23:34 "Then said Jesus, 'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.' And they parted His raiment, and cast lots."

24. We forgive the people who betrayed, mocked, persecuted us for the sake of the gospel of Christ. 

Wimps and Losers_Called to Preach

Whoever said Christianity was for wimps and losers has been listening to the wrong people and reading their Bible without understanding.

1 Corinthians 1:18-31
18. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20. Where is the wise? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21. For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
22. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23. But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24. But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many might, not many noble, are called:
27. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29. That no flesh should glory in His presence.
30. But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31. That, according as it is written, 'He that glorieth, let him glory in The Lord.'.

1 Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of The Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

JESUS CHANGED THE COLOR OF THE CROSS.

From a symbol of humiliation to a symbol of reconciliation.

His Name is All Over The Cross.

1. Brown is the color of earth.

JEHOVAH-ADON KAL HA'ARETS 

LORD OF THE EARTH

2. Silver is the color of sanctification.

JEHOVAH-M'GADDISCHCEM

THE LORD MY SANCTIFIER

3. Beryl is the color of new life, new growth.

JEHOVAH-BARA

GOD CREATES

4. and 5.  Orange is the color of warfare.

JEHOVAH-CHEREB

THE LORD THE SWORD

JEHOVAH-GADOR MILCHAMAH

THE LORD MIGHTY IN BATTLE

6. Purple is the color of majesty.

JEHOVAH-ELYON

THE LORD MOST HIGH

7. Gold is the color of  royalty.

JEHOVAH-HELECH 'OLAM

LORD KING FOREVER

8. JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH

THE LORD IS PRESENT

9. Gray is the color of immovability.

JEHOVAH-SEL'I

THE LORD MY ROCK

JEHOVAH-MA'OZ

THE LORD MY FORTRESS

JEHOVAH-MACHSI

THE LORD MY REFUGE

10. Red (the blood of Christ) on Yellow-Gold (authority)

JEHOVAH-NISSI

THE LORD MY BANNER

11. Yellow is the color of healing.

JEHOVAH-ROPHE

THE LORD IS HEALER

12. Blue is the color of grace.

JEHOVAH-YASHA

THE LORD MY SAVIOR

13. Red is the color of redemption.

JEHOVAH-GO'EL

THE LORD MY REDEEMER

14. White is the color of righteousness.

JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU

THE LORD IS RIGHTEOUSNESS

15. Emerald is the color of a deeper walk with God.

JEHOVAH-'IMMEKU

THE LORD IS WITH YOU

16. A rainbow of colors covers the cross and 

there I kneel at His feet, surrendering myself to Him.

JEHOVAH-'ORI

THE LORD MY LIGHT

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? Psalm 27:1

I am Christ's; and Christ is God's. (applying The Word of God to myself) 1 Corinthians 3:23