A Crucified Life - - Is At Home With The Lord

 

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 1736

At Home:  to be in one's own country, to be at home

From the Greek word 'endémeó' (pronounced en-day-meh'-o): to be among one's own people, dwell in one's own country.

    Someday. Someday always comes. God's people have been longing for someday ever since we became separated from God in the garden of Eden. We look forward to the day when we are no longer apart and are in His presence permanently.

    On this side of heaven we get glimpses of eternity. We read of this place called heaven in the Scriptures. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:12 "Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known."

    Its size cannot be measured. Its landscape is dotted with a variety of buildings, animals and trees. Its population consists of God, His angels and His people.

GOD

>Only One God - Deuteronomy 4:39, 6:4; 1 Corinthians 8:6

>Father  - Matthew 6:9

>Spirit - John 4:24

>Love - 1 Corinthians 13:8

>Holy - Leviticus 11:44; 1 Peter 1:16

And so much more than this, God is.

HIS ANGELS

    We read of some of the different types of angels and their ministrations in God's kingdom. Seraphim (Isaiah 6:2-4) and cherubim: (2 Samuel 22:11 [living chariot]; Isaiah 37:16  [His throne]; Ezekiel 1:4-14 [descriptive].

   Archangels [chief angels, rulers of angels], mentioned specifically as archangels occurs twice in Scripture (1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9). All other references to archangels refers to them as princes [Daniel 10:13] and guardians [Daniel 12:1] and defenders [Revelation 12:7].

HIS PEOPLE

>Children of God - John 1:12; 1 John 3:2 

>The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD - Isaiah 62:12

>A chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession - 1 Peter 2:9 

>Martyrs - Revelation 6:9

>A great cloud of witnesses - Hebrews 12:1

Giving you just a few verses of our relationship with God.

HIS HEAVEN

>An Unshakeable Kingdom - Hebrews 12:28

>Eternal Day - Revelation 22:1-5

>Filled With Worshipers - Revelation 4:8-11; Revelation 5:11-14; Revelation 7:9-12 [point of fact: the Book of Revelation is filled with instances of worship]. 

    Someday. Someday soon. 

AT HOME WITH THE LORD

I Can Only Imagine - MercyMe

What Happened To Your Hands - Tammy Jones

Scars In Heaven - Casting Crowns

There Will Be A Day - Jeremy Camp

Hymn of Heaven - Phil Wickham

If I Could Take My Family - Tammy Jones

Holy - Jeremy Riddle & Tayla Rede

To Worship You I Live 

I AM HE

 Who is God to God? Who does He declare Himself to be? to us?

I AM HE

Isaiah 46:4

“And even to your old age I am He; and even to hoar (gray/white) hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.”

Isaiah 43:13, 25

-“Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?"

-“I, only I, am He who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” 

Isaiah 48:12

“Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.”

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand.

Revelation 1:18

I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

John 8:18

I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.

Revelation 2:23

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am He which searches the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

John 18:6, 8

As soon then as He had said unto them, I am He, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore you seek Me, let these go their way. 

Jeremiah 29:23

“Because they have acted foolishly in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and in My Name have spoken false and concocted words, which I did not command them. I am He who knows and I am a witness,” says the LORD.’”

Isaiah 51:12

“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?”

Isaiah 41:4

Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”

John 4:26

“I am He,” Jesus told her, “the One speaking to you.”

Hagar called Him, THE GOD WHO SEES. Genesis 16:13 So she called the LORD who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me?”

This example of Hagar is but one, there are so many more names of God and Christ Jesus scattered throughout the Bible, the Scriptures, waiting for us to dig in and dig deep the nuggets of riches which God has prepared for us to find. 

But for today, it is enough to know that God Is I AM HE. Creator. Caller. Speaker. Comforter. Testifier. Searcher. Burden Bearer. Justice Giver. Knowledge Bearer. The One Who Is Alive Evermore. Witness. The Only God. 

Which of His names have you discovered as you have searched out the Words of The Scriptures? Which, if any, have impacted you the most? And why? 

For me, from this list of I AM HE verses, I would have to say that Revelation 1:8 speaks to me the most. "I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." He, Jesus Christ, son of the Living God, is ALIVE FOR EVERMORE. He, Jesus Christ, holds the keys of hell and death. You know what that means? I have nothing to fear. For I am in Christ, and Christ is n me, therefore, I am alive with Christ! What a comforting, strengthening thought. 

Ephesians 2:4-10

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

I am alive in Christ and He is alive in me. 

JOEL

JOEL 1:1 

The Word of The Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

• Mark 12:29 Hear O Israel, The Lord our God, The Lord Is One
• Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear O Israel, The Lord our God, The Lord Is One
• Deuteronomy 10:12 What The Lord God Requires
• James 2:19 There is One God

 

One God, One Jesus, One Way

*Original date: January 11, 2016

There is only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. John 14:6 Jesus said unto him (Thomas), I am The Way, The Truth and The Life: no man comes unto The Father but by Me.”

Yes, heaven is where you want to be when this life on earth ends. Hell wasn't created for you; it was created for Satan and the one-third of heaven's angels that followed him. But that is where the unbeliever goes.

It does not matter how good a person is, or appears to be. It doesn't matter which church you attend, your religious denomination, nor your lack thereof.

It does not matter who your parents are, how much money you give the church or charities, or where you live. It does not matter if you commit random acts of kindness. It does not matter. What matters is which book in heaven has your name in it? Revelation 20:12-15 “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. AND whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” So, again I ask you, which book is your name in?

What does matter is do you believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God? That He died on the cross, rose from the dead and is returning for His church when God tells His Son, "It is time."

What does matter is that we repent of our sins every day. We are none of us perfect or even close to perfection: “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” - Romans 3:23. “As it is written, there are none righteous, no, not one.” Romans 3:10.

What does matter is who are you going to believe? The people whom you have surrounded yourself with or God? God’s Word tells us in Romans 10:9, 13 “That if you confess (speak aloud) with your mouth The LORD Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved....(13) For whosoever (anyone, anywhere) shall call upon The Name of The LORD shall be saved.”

What are we being saved from? Death, Hell and The Lake of Fire. Eternal Damnation. Eternal Separation From God. Unimaginable agonizing pain. Unquenchable thirst. Hell is not a party. No one laughs there. No one is happy there. No one who is there wants to be there. They cry for mercy, but mercy is not to be had in hell. Mercy is here; on this side of life. And His Name is JESUS.

Inside The Nucleus-Redemption Is Curricular

God is THE GOD OF EVERYTHING.

God is The God of science. He is Jehovah-Bara, Creator God.

He created the universe and everything in it in 3 days: Genesis 1:1-8, 14-19. In between those 3 days He took the time to create land and seas, separating the seas below from the waters above. Check Genesis 1:9-13 for verification. On that day God also spoke into existence grasses, herbs, fruit trees and gave them all the ability to reproduce themselves.

He created in the seas upon the earth and called into existence life within them. He created skies and called the birds of the air to take flight into the skies. Each of these was also given the ability to reproduce its own kind. In one day this was done.

God created all species of land animals: the beasts, the cattle, the creepers. And each of these was called to multiply and reproduce itself.

Then God created man and set him in this beautiful place which He had created with the help of His Son and The Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1-2, 26; 2:1). After this, God rested, for He had done much work in such a short period of time. And, also, to show us that after we have worked we need to rest in Him. We are given an example by Him to rest in His presence, that our energies may be restored. How sweet our God is!

Science is a simple word that covers a multitude of categories, some of which are: astronomy, biology, radiology, chemistry, agriculture, animal husbandry, pharmacology, botany, and mathematics. Which brings us to the next statement: GOD is The God of Mathematics. He created the atom and all the subatomic particles, which are protons, electrons and neutrons. God tells us what things are and shows us what things are made of. But does He get the glory for this? Seldom, if ever, is the right answer. Many times men and women of science and mathematics and any category we could name, take credit for the knowledge they have received through their perseverance and endurance to determine what is and what is not. But God Is Omniscient. He knows EVERYTHING. And He shares what He knows with us, especially if said knowledge serves His purpose.

God is God. His heart is to see all mankind saved. His will is to see all mankind saved. Once saved, we undergo a sanctification process via The Holy Spirit. While we undergo this refining and purification, we begin to change into the person God sees us as. It is the holiness process. For God has said to us, “Be holy for I am holy”; knowing that without holiness no one can see The Lord God. So begins the change in us, transforming us from unrighteousness to righteousness. No longer are we the servants of sin, but now we are the servants of God. His purpose is being fulfilled in us, as it could be in you.

You see us and wonder why we don't behave like you do. You question our habits and our faithfulness to the things of God. What God has cleansed us of, we no longer have a desire for. It is not that we can't do the things we used to do, we just don't want to do them any more. The stronger our desire is for God and the ways of God, the less we want to be like the world around us. We do not wish to conform to the norm: we stand out from the crowds because we are Christians. We are Christ-like because this holiness process is also making us more like Jesus: more loving, more forgiving, more bold, more gentle, more pure and self-sacrificing.

What makes a Christian tick is the unconditional love of God through Jesus Christ into this world. We are called by God to be different but not alone, to be strange but not creepy, to be humble but not weak, to be bold but not aggressive. God calls us to holiness but not self-righteousness. For it is the selfishness of the heart that separates a person from God. It is self-centeredness thinking that ignores God's voice calling a person to repentance and salvation. Selfishness and self-centeredness is what turned Lucifer, God's beautiful musical angel, against God, thereby causing war in heaven.  

The result of that was that God threw him out of heaven down to earth, where he became the prince of the air, the ruler of the darkness of night, spiritual wickedness in high places. What he could not accomplish in heaven he is trying to succeed in here. He still has the abilities he was created with. He can make music and use it to lure people away from God's Word. He knows the Scriptures better than many of us and attempts to use them against us. He twists God's Word for his own purpose: to capture more souls and take them into hell with him for eternity.

Satan is a master of deception: what you see is not what you get. Not everything is as it appears to be. It is not what it is, but it is what it is not. Though this angel was created beautiful, his beauty is marred by his evil. He is a caricature of the creature God created him to be. His light is dark, but by manipulating what God has created he is able to draw people to him, where he captures them and binds them with sinful activities, which could be anything from gaming to murder; from lying to robbery; from casual sex to a whoring heart. Satan knows how to please people and entertain them long enough to get them hooked on the bait, before he reveals his true self when it is nearly too late. Alas, for some it has already been too late.

But Jesus death and resurrection breaks the bonds of sin which the devil, Satan/Lucifer, ties people down with. Jesus died to save a wretch like me. Grace is amazing, isn't it? God's plan of salvation began in Genesis 1:1 and ended in John 19:30 when Jesus said, “It is finished”. While the plan of salvation is finished, the purpose of salvation is not. You and you and you and you and yes, you, need Jesus as The Lord and Savior of your life and your soul.

The phrase “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free” is not from Hollywood; it is God's Word to us, as written in John 8:32. Jesus is Truth: John 14:6. He makes us free: Isaiah 61:1 revealed in Luke 4:18-21; 2 Corinthians 3:17.

We do not make ourselves free of the desires to sin. We can try self-help programs to get away from the sinful activities, but only Jesus Christ can remove the desire to sin from the heart of the sinner.

The first step is to admit you are a sinner, that you have sinned against God and God's Word.

The second is to repent of your sins against God to God. Repent means to confess and to turn away from.

The third step is to receive Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, into your heart.

--These steps are done together, sometimes simultaneously depending on the person's decision to believe--

The fourth step, after surrendering your heart to Christ, is to submit yourself to God and make yourself available to His service, which of course begins with the holiness process, as stated above.

The fifth step is to continue and not give up; to endure without complaint; to go through and not turn back to the sinful nature you left behind.

The sixth step is to cross the finish line.

Perhaps there are other steps in-between the 4^th and the 6^th, but I just simplified it somewhat. God's plan of salvation is a success. God's purposes, however, are still being revealed, still being fulfilled. There is much more to this than we know, or even could presume to know. However, I will still believe that God is on the throne, that He is Supreme over all others, that He knows what He is doing and that He will succeed in His purposes for this world. I trust Him to know what is best for me. Do you trust Him with your heart? With your life? I do.

Our God

Our God is greater. Greater than any of our weaknesses. God is greater than any addiction, any hold that the devil has on a person. God is greater than any power you believe you have, or believe someone else has over you. God is all powerful. His strength, His love, His faithfulness, His grace, His mercy, His righteousness is above all. Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world.

Our God is stronger. Stronger than any superhero, able to be in more than two places at the same time, and still aid us in our troubles and struggles. God's strength is supreme. His love never fails: that's strong love. His mercy endures forever: that's strong mercy. His lovingkindness is to all generations: that's strong lovingkindness. His grace covers all sins: that's strong grace. His righteousness is upon all believers: that's strong righteousness. He never leaves us, nor forsakes us: that's strong nearness. Time is not a restraint over God; He is every where at the same time, any time. 

Our God is higher. Higher than any other god you acknowledge or worship or bow your head to or put first in your life. God is a jealous God and desires all of your love to be given to Him. The first commandment on the list is just that: “You shall have no other gods before Me”. And the second declares that no graven images, no statues of anything in heaven, in earth or beneath the earth, shall be made and worshiped. There is no god like our God. There is none like Him. God is to be loved with all of our hearts, all of our soul and all of our mind. His thoughts are higher and greater than ours, and He knows what we are thinking; He knows when our minds are not on Him, when our hearts are not right in Him. God is God and there is no other god.

The Word of God was placed in Mary's womb via The Holy Spirit resting upon her. The Word of God became flesh, a small baby boy born in a stable, whose birth was foretold by the prophets hundreds of years before He was born. The Word of God is God's only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Our God did that.

 His birth was foretold, His death was foretold, His resurrection was foretold. And, also, His journeys to this earth have been foretold. Now, it has been several hundred years since He was here. As the disbelief was then, it is greater now and the world is more evil. The next time He returns to this world will be to remove His Bride and The Holy Spirit, until such time as He returns and destroys the wickedness upon the face of the earth. Our God will do this.

Our God is greater, stronger and higher than any thing you hold onto in your beliefs, your faiths. Our God is The God of The Holy Bible. He is The God of The Old Testament, the old covenant under which men lived and righteousness was difficult to obtain, but still worth reaching. He is The God of The New Testament, the new covenant of grace under which we now live, but must first come to God and acknowledge that God Is and that Jesus Christ is His only Begotten Son, Who died on the cross, rose from the dead and is ascended into heaven, where He is seated at God's right hand, interceding on behalf of His people.

But not every person is God's people. Not every one who says, “I am a Christian” is a Christian. Those who follow other gods are not God's people. Those who participate in other religious ceremonies and rituals, honoring other gods, idols, are not God's people. God's people are those who believe God's Word. And what do we know now about God's Word? God's Word is Jesus Christ. If you do not believe Jesus Christ is God's Son and that He died for you and walked out of the grave for you, then you are not a Christian and you do not belong to God. 

Therefore, if you are not God's children, God's people, then you are not under God's umbrella of grace and mercy and lovingkindness. You are outside of God's realm. You need to be inside with God as your God and your King. All those who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord before they die, will never live with God in His home.

I do not want you to be outside God's realm of glory. I want you to know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. I want you to be with me and my God in heaven after this life is over. But wanting you to be with me is not enough. You have to want Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. You have to want to be loved by Him and love Him in return. You have to decide now before it's too late and the decision is moot. Once we die there is no coming back to change your mind.

I share God and Jesus with you because I love you. I love you so much, I don't want you to die without Him. When you choose Jesus Christ as Lord of your life and Savior of your soul, you are choosing an eternal relationship with God's only begotten Son, not a religion. The Bible says that true religion is to take care of the widows and the fatherless. Making sure your heart and your soul are right with God is not religion, it's relationship. 

A strong relationship requires spending time in that person's presence and sharing your thoughts and heart with that person. In this case, the person is Jesus Christ. Real Christians spend so much time with their Lord and Savior, that Jesus can be seen in their faces, their eyes, their actions and heard in their words. Christians are people who are Christ-like in their behavior and lifestyles. Christians love to go to church. Christians study their Bible every day and apply what they read to their lives. Christians joyfully give of their time, themselves and their finances. Christians share. Christians love. Christians get stronger every time they read and apply God's Word to their lives, to our lives. 

God is able to overcome whatever it is that is holding you back from believing in His Word. Nothing is greater or stronger or higher than our God. Great is His Name, and greatly to be praise is He. 

 

The Lord Our God

WHO IS LIKE THE LORD?

In The Beginning God created the heaven and the earth

Genesis 1:1

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said,

Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.

Exodus 3:14

And God said unto Moses, Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel,

The Lord God of your fathers, The God of Abraham,

The God of Isaac, The God of Jacob,

has sent me to you: this is My Name for ever, and this

is My memorial unto all generations.

Exodus 3:15

And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to your word:

that you may know that there is none like unto The LORD Our GOD.

Exodus 8:10

Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like Thee,

Glorious in Holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Exodus 15:11

Unto you it was shown, that you might know

that The LORD He is GOD; there is none other.

Deuteronomy 4:35

Know therefore this day, and consider it in your heart,

that The LORD He is GOD in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath:

there is none else.

Deuteronomy 4:39

Hear, O Israel: The LORD Our GOD is one LORD:

Deuteronomy 6:35

See now that I, I AM He, and there is no god beside Me:

I kill and make alive; I wound and I heal:

neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand.

Deuteronomy 32:39

There is none holy as The Lord: for there is none beside Thee:

neither is there any rock like our GOD.

1 Samuel 2:2

That all the people of the earth may know

that The LORD is GOD, and that there is none else.

1 Kings 8:60

O LORD, there is none like Thee, neither is there any GOD beside Thee,

according to all that we have heard with our ears.

1 Chronicles 17:20

Among the gods there is none like Thee, O LORD;

neither are there any works like Your works.

Psalm 86:8

Who is like unto The LORD our GOD, Who dwells on high,

Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

Psalm 113:5, 6

GOD is The LORD, Which has showed us light:

bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

Psalm 118:27

You are My witnesses, saith The LORD, and my servant Whom I have chosen:

that you may know and believe Me, and understand that

I am He:

before Me was no god formed, neither shall there be after Me.

I, I alone, am The Lord; and besides Me there is no savior.

Isaiah 43:10, 11

I am The LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel,

your King.

Isaiah 43:15

Thus saith The LORD the King of Israel, and His Redeemer The Lord of hosts;

I am The First, and I am The Last; and beside Me there is no God.

Fear not, neither be afraid: haven't I told you from that time,

and have declared it? You are even My witnesses. Is there a God beside Me?

Yea, there is no God; I know not any.

Isaiah 44:6, 8

And the LORD shall be King over all the earth:

in that day shall there be one Lord,

and His Name one.

Zechariah 14:9

Therefore The Son of man is LORD also of the sabbath.

Mark 2:28

…..he that has seen Me, has seen The Father...

1. am in The Father, and The Father is in Me...

John 14:9-11

One LORD, one faith, one baptism....

Ephesians 4:5

I am Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and The Ending,

saith The LORD, Which is, and Which was,

and Which is to come, The Almighty.

Revelation 1:8

THE LORD OUR GOD

  After rereading the Book of Psalms and totally digging into The Word of God, I have chosen, with the help of Holy Spirit, at least one or more verses from each chapter of Psalms to describe The Lord Our God and Who He is. This was fun. Can hardly wait to go through it again, but first I must finish the other Study I am working on, the one I started before this one.

1. Psalm 1:6 God knows who is and who isn't His
2. Psalm 2:8 God gives Christ the earth and its people to be His own
3. Psalm 3:8 Salvation belongs to The Lord
4. Psalm 4:3 The Lord has set the godly apart from the rest
5. Psalm 5:12 The Lord blesses the righteous and gives him His favor as a shield of protection.
6. Psalm 6:9 The Lord hears the prayers of the repentant heart
7. Psalm 7:10 God saves the upright
8. Psalm 8:1 The Lord has an excellent Name in all the earth
9. Psalm 9:9 The Lord is a Refuge for the oppressed; He is known for His judgments on the wicked
10. Psalm 10:16 The Lord is King forever
11. Psalm 11:4 The Lord is in His holy temple, His throne is in heaven
12. Psalm 12:8 The Words of The Lord are pure Words
13. Psalm 13:6 The Lord deals bountifully with His people
14. Psalm 14:5 God is in the generation of the righteous
15. Psalm 15:2 The Lord is the tabernacle of the upright
16. Psalm 16:5 The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup
17. Psalm 17:7 God saves with His Right Hand those who put their trust in Him
18. Psalm 18:2 The Lord is My Rock, My Fortress, My Deliverer, My Strength, My Buckler, The Horn of My Salvation, My High Tower
19. Psalm 19:10 God's Word is to be desired more than gold, for it is sweeter than honey, and the honeycomb
20. Psalm 20:6 The Lord saves His anointed with the saving strength of His Right Hand
21. Psalm 21:1 The Strength of The Lord is to be joyed in
22. Psalm 22:3 God inhabits the praises of His people
23. Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my Shepherd
24. Psalm 24:8The Lord is the King of Glory, strong and mighty in battle
25. Psalm 25:5 The Lord is The God of My Salvation
26. Psalm 26:1 The Lord is My Judge
27. Psalm 27:1 The Lord is My Light, My Salvation and My Strength
28. Psalm 28:7 The Lord is My Strength and My Shield
29. Psalm 29:10 The Lord is King for ever
30. Psalm 30:5 In His favor is Life
31. Psalm 31:3 The Lord is My Rock and My Fortress, He leads me and guides me
32. Psalm 32:7 The Lord is My Hiding Place
33. Psalm 33:9 The spoken Word of The Lord accomplishes much and causes what He commands to remain steadfast
34. Psalm 34:22 The Lord redeems the souls of His servants
35. Psalm 35:10 The Lord delivers the poor and the needy from him that is too strong for him
36. Psalm 36:9 In The Lord is the fountain of life; in His Light we light
37. Psalm 37:28 The Lord loves judgment and forsakes not His saints
38. Psalm 38:15, 22 The Lord our God hears our cries for repentance and hastens to save us
39. Psalm 39:4 The Lord reveals the shortness of our days to us
40. Psalm 40:5 God's thoughts toward us are more than we can count
41. Psalm 41:12 The Lord upholds me in My Integrity, and sets me before His face for ever
42. Psalm 42:8 The Lord commands His Lovingkindness in the daytime. In the night His Song is with me
43. Psalm 43:3 The Light of God and The Truth of God lead me: they lead me to Your holy hill, Your tabernacles
44. Psalm 44:3The Lord our God acquires and saves by His Right Hand, His Right Arm
45. Psalm 45:6 God's throne is for ever and ever
46. Psalm 46:1 God is Our Refuge and Strength, A Very Present Help in trouble
47. Psalm 47:2 The Lord Most High is Terrible; He is a great King over all the earth
48. Psalm 48:1 Great is The Lord and greatly to be praised in The City of Our God, in the mountain of His Holiness
49. Psalm 49:7-9 Only God can redeem men into an eternal life, that he should not see death
50. Psalm 50:23 God shows His Salvation to those that turn to Him
51. Psalm 51:1 God's tender mercies blot out our transgressions
52. Psalm 52:1 The Goodness of God endures continually. Not only is it without end, it NEVER STOPS
53. Psalm 53:5 God despises and scatters the bones of those who encamp, set themselves against, God's people
54. Psalm 54:4 God is My Helper; The Lord is with them who uphold my soul (those who keep me in their prayers)
55. Psalm 55:22 When I lay my burdens down to Jesus, He will sustain me. He shall never suffer (allow) the righteous to be moved
56. Psalm 56:9 God is for me
57. Psalm 57:10 God's mercy is great unto the heavens, and His Truth unto the clouds
58. Psalm 58:11 God is The God that judges the earth
59. Psalm 59:9 God is My Defense
60. Psalm 60:12 God treads down our enemies
61. Psalm 61:2, 3 God is The Rock That Is Higher Than I, My Shelter, My Strong Tower
62. Psalm 62:12 The Lord Our God renders to every man according to his work
63. Psalm 63:3 God's Lovingkindness is better than life
64. Psalm 64:1 God preserves my life from fear of the enemy
65. Psalm 65:2 Praise awaits God's presence in Zion
66. Psalm 66:10 God has proved us; He has tried us, as silver is tried
67. Psalm 67:4 God judges His people righteously, and governs the nations upon the earth
68. Psalm 68:19 Our God daily loads us with benefits, He is The God of our Salvation
69. Psalm 69:33 The Lord hears the poor, and despises not His prisoners
70. Psalm 70:5 The Lord Our God is Our Help and Deliverer
71. Psalm 71:19 God's Righteousness is very high, He has done great things!
72. Psalm 72:11 All kings shall bow down before Him: all nations shall serve Him
73. Psalm 73:1 God is good to Israel, and to those of a clean heart
74. Psalm 74:12 God is My King, working salvation in the midst of the earth
75. Psalm 75:7 God is The Judge: He decides who will rule, who will not
76. Psalm 76:9 God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth
77. Psalm 77:13 God's way is in the sanctuary, no one is so great a God as our God!
78. Psalm 78:72 God feeds His chosen people according to the integrity of His heart; and, guides them by the skillfulness of His hands
79. Psalm 79:9 God is Our Salvation
80. Psalm 80:8 God brought a vine out of Egypt and planted it
81. Psalm 81:8, 10 God inherits all nations...God is Deliverer and Provider
82. Psalm 82:1 God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods (angels)
83. Psalm 83:18 Only God's Name is JEHOVAH, The Most High Over All The Earth
84. Psalm 84:11 The Lord Our God is a sun and shield: The Lord gives grace and glory: and no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly
85. Psalm 85:2 God forgives the iniquity of His people, He covers all their sin
86. Psalm 86:5 God is good and ready to forgive; plenteous in mercy to all them that call upon Him
87. Psalm 87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob
88. Psalm 88:1 The Lord God is My Salvation
89. Psalm 89:18 The Lord is Our Defense; The Holy One of Israel is Our King
90. Psalm 90:2 The Lord Our God is from everlasting to everlasting
91. Psalm 91:4 God covers me with His feathers, under His wings I trust: His Truth is My Shield and My Buckler
92. Psalm 92:5 The Lord's works are great and His thoughts are deep
93. Psalm 93:5 The Lord's Testimonies are very sure. Holiness becometh His house for ever
94. Psalm 94:1 Vengeance belongs to God
95. Psalm 95:3 The Lord is a Great God and Great King above all gods
96. Psalm 96:4 The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods
97. Psalm 97:9 The Lord is exalted far above all gods; The Lord is high above all the earth
98. Psalm 98:1 The Lord has done marvelous things: His Right Hand and His Holy Arm, have gotten Him the victory
99. Psalm 99:9 The Lord Our God is holy

100. Psalm 100:1 The Lord is good; His Mercy is everlasting; His Truth endures to all generations

101. Psalm 101:1 The Lord Our God shows mercy and judgment

102. Psalm 102:20 God is God, He never changes – He is the same now as He was before; from year to year God is God

103. Psalm 103:8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy

104. Psalm 104:31 The glory of The Lord endures forever; He rejoices in His works

105. Psalm 105:7 God is The Lord Our God, and His judgments are in all the earth

106. Psalm 106:1 God is good; His mercy endures for ever

107. Psalm 107:1 God is good; The Lord's mercy endures for ever

108. Psalm 108:4 God's mercy is great above the heavens: His Truth reaches unto the clouds

109. Psalm 109:26 God saves according to His mercy

110. Psalm 110:4 The Lord is a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek

111. Psalm 111:3 The Lord's work is honorable and glorious: His righteousness endures for ever

112. Psalm 112:1 The Lord Our God blesses those who fear Him, who delight greatly in His commandments

113. Psalm 113:4 The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens

114. Psalm 114:7 The earth trembles a the presence of The Lord

115. Psalm 115:3 Our God is in the heavens: He does what please Him

116. Psalm 116:5 Gracious is The Lord, and righteous; Our God is merciful

117. Psalm 117:2 His mercy is great; His Truth endures for ever

118. Psalm 118:14 The Lord is My Strength, My Song and My Salvation

119. Psalm 119:1-8 God's blessings are for those who:

1. Are undefiled in the way
2. Walk in the law of the Lord
3. Keep His testimonies
4. Seek Him with the whole heart
5. Do no iniquity
6. Walk in His ways
7. Keep His precepts diligently
8. Keep His statutes when He directs my way
9. Have respect unto all His commandments and I will not be ashamed
10. Learn His righteous judgments, then praise Him with uprightness of heart
11. Keep His statutes, and I will be unforsaken

Psalm 119:64 The Lord Our God is merciful to the whole earth

Psalm 119:89 The Lord's Word is settle for ever in heaven

Psalm 119:105 The Word of The Lord is a Lamp unto my feet and a Light unto my path

Psalm 119:151 The Lord is near

120. Psalm 120:1 The Lord hears me in my distress

121. Psalm 121:7 The Lord preserves Israel: He shall preserve their souls

122. Psalm 122:4 The Testimony of Israel, the Manna, the Bread of Life, is in Jerusalem, The House of The Lord

123. Psalm 123:2 The Lord Our God will show us mercy

124. Psalm 124:8 Our Help is in The Name of The Lord, Who made heaven and earth

125. Psalm 125:2 The Lord is round about (surrounds, encompasses) His people, as the hills surround Jerusalem

126. Psalm 126:3 The Lord has done great things for us, He makes us glad

127. Psalm 127:1 Unless The Lord builds the house, they labor in vain that build it

128. Psalm 128:1, 5 The Lord will bless those that fear him out of Zion (abundantly)

(fear: revere, awe, respect, honor)

129. Psalm 129:4 The Lord is Righteous, He has cut in two the cords of wickedness that bound Israel

130. Psalm 130:3, 4 In The Lord there is forgiveness; because He chooses not to remember our sins, we fear Our God

131. Psalm 131:3 In The Lord is The Hope of Israel now and for ever

132. Psalm 132:13, 14 The Lord chose Zion as His habitation, His rest, His dwelling place

                ~ TO COME AGAINST ZION IS TO COME AGAINST GOD ~

133. Psalm 133:3 The Lord commanded the blessing of Life for evermore in Zion

134. Psalm 134:3 The Lord mad heaven and earth and He will bless abundantly those who bless Him

135. Psalm 135:5 Our Lord is above all gods

OUT OF ZION: abundantly, bountifully, more than enough

136. Psalm 136 Every verse in this poem reminds us that GOD'S MERCY ENDURES FOR EVER

137. Psalm 137:4 The Lord has a Song

138. Psalm 138:4, 5 The kings of the earth shall sing in the ways of The Lord, great is the glory of The Lord

139. Psalm 139 The Lord Our God knows everything about us, for He created us. He knows our thoughts. He knows our ways, our path. Wherever we go, there is Our God.

140. Psalm 140:7 The Lord Our God is The Strength of Our Salvation. He is our covering in battle.

141. Psalm 141:8 In The Lord Our God is our trust, we look to Him for help; He will not leave us alone and without cover.

142. Psalm 142:7 When The Lord Our God delivers us, we praise His Name together; He shall deal abundantly with us

143. Psalm 143:10 The Lord teaches me to do His will, for He is my God

144. Psalm 144:2 The Lord is My Goodness, My High Tower, My Deliverer, My Shield, Him Whom I Trust

145. Psalm 145:3 The Lord is great and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable

146. Psalm 146:7-10 The Lord Our God:

1. Executes judgment for the oppressed
2. Gives food to the hungry
3. Looses the prisoners
4. Opens the eyes of the blind
5. Raises up they who are bowed down'
6. Loves the righteous
7. Preserves the strangers
8. Relieves the fatherless and widows
9. Turns upside down the wicked
10. Reigns for ever unto all generations

147. Psalm 147:3 The Lord Our God heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds

148. Psalm 148:13 His Name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven

149. Psalm 149:4 The Lord takes pleasure in His people: He beautifies the meek with Salvation

150. Psalm 150:2 The Lord Our God does mighty acts: God has excellent greatness.

      This took me a little over two weeks to fully study out, make notes and then type out. And I found several other little studies along the way. You can't go for a walk in the woods and not bring home a souvenir or two, which you have tucked away in your pockets. That is how it is when I read my Bible, lots of interesting things in it that get stored in the back of my mind, to simmer and stir on the back burner of my heart; to bring out when fully ready to be ladled out and shared among the hungry.

      I love to study my Bible. I can't just read it all the way through now without stopping to note at least one or ten things in my notebook. When you begin to read and study your Bible in this way, you, too, will want to know more, you will be just as hungry, maybe hungrier for what God is saying to you. This is my meat and bread. I hunger less for people food and more for God's food. It is more satisfying, more filling, and gives me the strength I need to do the task of the day which He sets before me.

      Be blessed; I am. As always, feel free to use anything on this site that God has laid on your heart.

Spiritually Deaf-Mute



     This verse is one of God's many warnings to everyone. Whether you believe God or not, you should read the Bible for yourself, that you may know what God has to say to you. Do not take someone else's word for it what the Bible has to say. You and you alone are responsible for your actions and inactions. It will be noone else's fault if you choose to ignore God's message to you. Or if you should choose to disregard His calls on your life.

     You who have chosen to not answer God's calls on your life have set yourself up to receive God's wrath on your life instead of God's delight in you. You may think that what you have chosen to do with your life has gone unnoticed by God. You are wrong. God knows. God sees. The first part of this first says that GOD HAS CHOSEN YOUR DELUSIONS. You may think you are doing The Lord's work, but if you are not listening to God's direction, you are only fooling yourselves.

     Remember, God first calls us to salvation. And there are many verses, including these two, that will tell you this, if you will only listen and obey:

• "There is no other name under heaven by which men can be saved." Acts 4:12
• "Believe on the name of Jesus Christ" 1 John 3:23
• "Whoever calls on the name of The Lord shall be saved" Romans 10:12
• "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" John 3:3

     I have heard it said that God only calls some people to salvation and not others. THIS IS NOT TRUE. God calls everybody to salvation. Some refuse to hear the call; some hear and refuse to answer. Romans 12:28 often gets misquoted or misinterpreted: "And we know that all things wotk together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Many people omit the words 'to them that love God' with the intent to misinform you and distract you from hearing God's proper Word. I have heard people quote only the first few words 'all things work together for good' and leave the rest off because they don't want to acknowledge that this is a Bible verse. 

     God is calling you to salvation. The next verse Romans 12:29 uses the word "predestinate", which throws people off and causes them to think or say that God knows who will be saved and who will not, using this as an excuse to not believe God's Word or receive God's salvation. THIS IS NOT TRUE. Everyone is predestined by God. John 3:16 "For God so loved THE WORLD (everyone and this includes you), that He gave His only Begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER (you) believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

      All the Word of God is for everyone to read, to hear, to obey. Your choice. I can't make you do anything you don't want to do. And while God does not force anyone to salvation, it is your disobedience for not believing and not receiving that will bring about your downfall. Disobedience always has consequences in life. For instance:

•  Driving over the speed limit gets you a ticket, which has to be paid or you will suffer even more.   
• Cheating on your spouse (adultery) will ruin your marriage, your family and your reputation.
• Cheating on you income tax returns will get you a penalty of a fine or fine + jail.
• Driving without paying attention will get you a ticket for Inattentive Driving. Sometimes this causes accidents, which may result in injuries to yourself and others. This causes your insurance rates to increase or drop you. Medical bills and household finances could suffer if you are unable to work due to your inability to pay attention while driving.
• Not eating right or eating sufficiently can cause a person to get sick. Not just stomach aches from eating the wrong foods, but diabetes, gout, plaque in your arteries, heart attack, osteoporosis, to name a few.
• Buying without paying cash = debt. And too much debt could cause a person to lose any assets.

     So why assume that disobeying God will not have any unpleasant consequences on you? It is foolishness to believe that your goodness is enough. It is foolishness to believe that God does not exist. It is the pot telling the potter, "I have made myself and I can do what I please." Foolishness. Psalm 14:1 "The fool says in his heart there is no God..." To say it aloud will only make know to those within hearing that you are a fool. It does not declare God's nonexistence, for GOD IS and always will be.

    

    

God is God. Jesus is Alive.

Exodus 20:1-5a
And God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the Lord thy God, which has brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourselves any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in the heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: You shall not bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God."


Psalm 96:1-13

1. O Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
2. Sing unto the Lord, bless His name; show forth His salvation from day to day.
3. Declare His glory among the heathen (Gentiles, nations), His wonders among the people (tribes of Israel, nation, troops, congregation).
4. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods. 
5. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.
6. Honor and majesty are before Him: strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
7. Give unto the Lord, O you kindreds (families, tribes) of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
8. Give unto the Lord the glory due His name: bring an offering, and come into His courts.
9. O worship the Lord in the beauty of Holiness: fear (whirl, dance, travail with pain, trust, hope, wait carefully) before Him, all the earth.
10. Say among the heathen (Gentiles, nations) that the Lord reigns: the world (inhabitants of the globe) also shall be established that it shall not be moved: He shall judge the people righteously.
11. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice.
13. Before the Lord: for He comes, for He comes to judge the earth: He shall judge the world (inhabitants of the globe) with righteousness, and the people (tribes of Israel, the nations, congregation, troops) with His truth.

Do you see that last verse? "BEFORE THE LORD:" Everything stated in verses 1 thru 12 are to be done before the Lord returns to judge all people. Better get busy: Jesus is coming.

GOD is GOD. JESUS is ALIVE.

Allah is an idol. Muhammad is dead. 

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Buddha is an idol. Theravada and Mahayana are dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Baha'i is an idol. Buha ullah is dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Confucianism is idolatry. It promotes an ethical lifestyle. And declares heaven and the afterlife beyond human comprehension. Confucius ( K'ung Ch'iu) is dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Krishna is an idol. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Brahman is an idol. It's founder is dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Jainism is idolatry. It promotes self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness. It promotes Karma and self-realization. Tirthankaras, arihants, jinas are idols. Mahavira is dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Ras Tafari is an idol. Marcus Garvey is dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Shiva and Vishnu are idols. Their founders are dead.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

Atheism is idolatry. It puts self first. Both the body and the soul will die in its sins.

GOD IS GOD. JESUS IS ALIVE.

John 3:16, 17, 19  For God so loved the world (inhabitants, people), that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world (inhabitants, people); but that the world (inhabitants, people) through Him might be saved.And this is the condemnation, that light (face shining rays) is come into the world (inhabitants, people), and men loved darkness (obscurity, dimness, shadows, benighted, opaque, blindness) rather than light (face shining rays), because their deeds were evil.

Isaiah 42:8

I am the Lord: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.

Deuteronomy 32: 8-12

When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when He separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

For the Lord's portion is His people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance.

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; He led him about, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye.

As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young, spreads abroad her wings, takes them, bears them on her wings:

So the Lord alone did lead him (Jacob [Israel]), and there was no strange god with Him.

2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

James 4:8, 10

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded (hypocrites).

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.

God is not dead. He's still alive. And always will be.