Guard Your Heart - - Walk (t)His Way

 

Deuteronomy 5:33

You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess. 

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 3212

Walk:   again, away, bear, bring, carry away, come away, depart, flow,

From the Hebrew word yalak' (pronounced yaw-lak'), which comes from the word 'halak' (haw-lak') which means go, come, proceed.

There are a lot of defining words and phrases for the word "walk", but I'm only giving the definition herein intended in this verse.

Whether we are going (to a place) or coming (into a place), we are moving forward, for our face looks in the direction our steps will take us. We walk through a doorway to either enter a room or exit a room, still we move ahead. While not necessarily a going ahead in positive terms, whatever direction we are facing that is the direction we are going. 

    If we our eyes are turned one way and our feet move another, we are destined to fall. You know what I'm talking about; we've all done it. Someone is talking to us, grabbing our attention; our feet keep moving forward, but now now our head is turned back trying to hear what is being said. This is not a good way to walk. 

    

WALK BLAMELESS 

1 Thessalonians 3:12, 13

12. And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, 

13. so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

Philippians 2:14-16

14. Do everything without complaining or arguing,

15. so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

16. as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

    We are to be trustworthy, living a life of integrity in the midst of a 'crooked and perverse generation' (Philippians 2:15). We are the bride of Christ and we are to be without blemish or stain "That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." (Ephesians 5:26,27). 

    There are two generations at work here: there is the generation of unrighteousness and the generation of righteousness. (Psalm 24:3-6). The generation of unrighteousness is even more clarified when God calls them perverse, crooked, blemishes and stains; wicked and violent. 

    The generation of righteousness walks in God's Word, God's Path (Proverbs 4:18). The generation of unrighteousness walks their own path, preferring their own company to the companionship which God offers to those who believe and follow His Word. 

 WALK THIS WAY

Job 23:10

But He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

    >Job walked in the old paths, the ancient ways of The Lord (Jeremiah 6:16 "ancient paths". I have read in my studies that The Book of Job is the oldest book of the Bible. Genesis is the first book because it gives us the first parts of our history, it is the Book of Beginnings. The Book of Revelations is last in the Bible because it details events not yet happened and warnings to be ready for Christ's second and third returns to this earth. <

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

Isaiah 35:8

And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it--only those who walk in the Way--and fools will not stray onto it.

NOT THAT WAY

    The unrighteous generation cannot walk the Way of Holiness, for they are unholy, their hands are not clean, their hearts are not pure. They neither believe The Word of God nor do they walk in it. Be warned. There is no room in the presence of God for those whose hearts are perverted, whose lives are lived in opposition to the holy Word of God. God knows His own and the people who are not His will be revealed...eventually. (Proverbs 10:9; Matthew 10:26; 1 Timothy 5:25)

     Revelation 2o:15 "And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."

    Revelation 21:8 "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

    1 Corinthians 6:9, 10

9. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

10. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

    We who believe are praying not only for the believers to remain strong in The Lord but for the ones who have not yet believed to become believers in and followers of The Lamb of God Which Takes Away The Sins of The World. 

    Jude 1:22, 23

22. And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt

23. and save others, snatching them out of the fire; and show mercy to others with fear, hating even the clothing having been stained by the flesh.

    We're praying for you, all of you. We, the church, stand together in the Spirit though we may never meet this side of life. We are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, not just in our individual battles but even more so when we come together in prayer, in unity of The Spirit of God. 

    Luke 16:19-31 tells us of the rich man who died and went to hell. Read it and think about what you are reading, meditate on this Word and consider your ways. I meditate on the Word and I consider my ways.

    Our prayers are praying you out of the fire to which you are headed. We love you and we desire only God's best for you, His Word, His Way, His Will. 2 Corinthians 5:11 "Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well."

    As He says in  2 Corinthians 6:17 "“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 

   Real Christians do not rejoice in the death of any unbelieving soul, for that soul is forever separated from God. There is no longer any opportunity to change one's mind, have one's soul saved. In death there is no chance to repent, to turn away from sin. It's too late. In death, as in life, the gap between righteousness and unrighteousness is immense. There is no cross over. It is impossible to pray for your souls after you die, for death is permanent for the unbeliever. 

 

OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART by Paul Baloche (Lord, help me to see You)

LORD I GIVE YOU MY HEART by Planetshakers (cheerfully & willingly)

LAY IT ALL DOWN by Will Reagan (repent and receive)

THERE WILL BE A DAY by Jeremy Camp (entering His rest holding onto Hope)

FEAR IS NOT MY FUTURE by Maverick City Music (ready for a breakthrough) 

    

Thanks Be To God - - For The Extension of Grace

 

2 Corinthians 4:15

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 5485

Grace: kindness

God freely extending Himself, His favor, His lovingkindess, to the people He wants to bless with His presence;

a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ

From the Greek word 'charis' (pronounced khar'-ece)

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 4121

Extending: Existing in Abundance, Multiplication, Causing to Increase

From the Greek word 'pleonazó' (pronounced pleh-on-ad'-zo), used on a personal level: I have more than enough; I abound, increase

FAVOR OF GOD

Genesis 6:8

Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

Luke 1:30

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God.

GRACE INCREASED

Romans 5:19-21

(19) For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

(20) The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

(21) so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Timothy 1:13-14

(13) I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. 

(14) And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Grace still overflows to us all. For Christ has only walked this earth once, on His arrival in the flesh and during His ministry; also, after His resurrection. Then He ascended into heaven to be with His Father until such time as *God sends His Son back to earth, *in the twinkling of an eye, *to gather up the faithful and bring them back to His heavenly home. 

*God will send Jesus back briefly: Matthew 24:36 "But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, nor the Son, except the Father only."

*In the twinkling of an eye: 1 Corinthians 15:52 "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

*Gathering the faithful: 1 Thessalonians 4:15 "By the Word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep."

 What Is Grace To Us?

Grace is unmerited favor. We have done nothing to deserve God's grace. No matter how good we think we are, regardless of our church attendance, the number of times we are kind to one another, nor when retreated from the noise of the world to a contemplative lifestyle, we will not enter God's grace. 

For His Grace is an extension of Himself to a people He calls to His side. If the people He calls to be near Him, don't want to be near Him, then they will not receive His Grace. And without His Grace it will be impossible to be in His eternal presence for any length of time. 

God's Grace is Jesus Christ. It is the power of God flowing through the faith of we who believe in the Name of Jesus Christ for our salvation. 

GRACE IS THE GIFT OF GOD

Ephesians 2:8-10

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

(9) not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

(10) For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

GRACE IS UNDESERVED FAVOR

Romans 5:6, 8

(6) For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

(8) But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

GRACE IS SALVATION APPLIED

Psalm 85:9

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

John 3:17, 18

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

GRACE ALLOWS US TO LOVE THE UNLOVABLE

Luke 6:31-35

(31) Do to others as you would have them do to you.

(32) If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

(33) If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

(34) And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

(35) But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Dear God, my heavenly Father,

Thank You for showing me Your Grace. Cleanse me from all unrighteousness that I may be found worthy in Your sight. Fill me with more of Your Holy Spirit that there may be room for no one and nothing else but You. 

Continue to fill me with Your Love & Mercy that I may be filled to overflowing and bless those around me wherever I may be or however far my feet may take me. May I forgive as freely as You forgive. Shine Your Light through me so that all who look towards me see only You. 

I pray, Lord, that Your Grace may abound within me, pouring out from heart, through my mouth and into the hearing and sight of anyone I may come into contact with. 

Be glorified, Lord, by my doings and my words. 

In Jesus' Beautiful Name, I pray,

Amen

Arming The Spiritual Warrior -- Pray Unceasingly

 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing.

*Strong's Exhaustive Conc. No. 4336

PRAY: to interact with the Lord by switching human ideas for His own as He imparts faith {divine persuasion} (to us) 

By this definition we see that prayer requires faith and submission to God's will. For in order for my ideas, my thoughts, of what I am praying for to be exchanged for God's desire, I must submit to His Authority, His will, in everything. And I must submit with faith, believing that God will act on my prayer, even if what I am praying for doesn't turn out exactly as I wanted, but exactly as He wants. 

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

Luke 21:36

Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

*Strong's Exh. Conc. No. 89

WITHOUT CEASING: incessantly; without any unnecessary interval (no gap); uninterruptedly

This is not impossible. A prayer warrior prays at all times of the day throughout his or her day. It is not that they drop what they are doing and kneel somewhere, but the prayer asked for is merely added to the prayers already being prayed internally. Yes, sometimes our lips move and people think we're either talking to ourselves or that we're crazy. 

There are some prayer warriors who not only pray in this way, but also have set times in which they just spend time in prayer with our Lord waiting for His response(s). 

Daniel 6:10

Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And we continually thank God because, when you received the Word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the True Word of God—the Word which is now at work in you who believe.

Romans 12:12

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

We, the Spiritual Warrior, come to God in prayer, believing He will answer even before we call on His name. 

Isaiah 55:24

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.

We believe God answers the prayers of His people because He hears our prayers. 

1 John 5:15, 16

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Ephesians 3:12

In Whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of Him.

So, let us who are of the day, pray unceasingly for God's will to be accomplished; not only in us, but in in the hearts and lives of they whom we are praying for. 

 

Freedom To Choose

In becoming a Christian we have chosen to surrender not only our hearts, but our very lives, to The Living God through His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. As such, we have a responsibility to obey God according to His Word. We should not take this responsibility lightly, but obey it willingly.

"We love Him because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19

It is because of this great love that we are able to love others, especially the unlovable. Once we thought we were unlovable. Until we came to the realization that God loves us so much He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. That's Love.

Through the blood that Christ shed on the cross our sins are forgiven AND forgotten. We are healed in every way by the stripes on His back: physically, emotionally, mentally; our very soul is healed in His Name. That's Freedom.

It is not freedom To sin, but freedom From sin. Through The Word we can overcome sin and temptation. That's Power.

As Christians, people who have chosen to follow Christ and the path He walked, it is our responsibility to pray for others. Praying not just for friends and family, but their friends and families. Praying for our neighbors, whether we know them or not. Whether they are likable or not. Praying for strangers, people we may never meet, or meet once and never again.

Praying for our enemies, those who seek to destroy our faith in Christ. Praying for those who come against us in the name of their god that their eyes would be opened and they, too, would become God's called people.

Praying for God's chosen people, Israel. As Psalm 33:12 states, not only is the nation who chooses God blessed, but the people whom God has chosen are blessed. It is a dual reminder that we must not only support them with our prayers, but acknowledge that it is Israel whom God has chosen to be His own, also.

"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee." Psalm 122:6. Whether individually, or as a nation who has chosen God, this is our responsibility to pray for Jerusalem's peace. ""Brethren (brothers and sisters in Christ), my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved." Romans 10:1. As the nation whose God is The Lord, this should be our desire and prayer: the salvation of Israel, God's chosen people, the people whom God has chosen for His own.

A nation without God condemns itself and is not blessed by God. If a country wants God's blessing on it, that country, that nation, needs to choose The Almighty God as her own God. But it is not enough to say, "I am a Christian". One's words must be backed by one's actions. And one's actions must be motivated by the love of God which lives in a person through Christ.

Be vigilant. Watch and pray.

In Jesus' Name-Is All Forgiveness

JEHOVAH-GO'EL. The Lord is My Redeemer.

In Jesus' Name is All Forgiveness.
We did not know Him
We could not see Him
His ways were strange
His words were new and different
In our fear we hated Him
In our hate we nailed Him
But He forgave us.

In our ignorance we mocked Him
And with our apathy we crowned Him
But He forgave us.

As He died there on the cross,
We watched,. Some still fearing
Some still grieving,
Some doubting.
Some crying.
One acknowledged Him as The Son of God.
But all turned their back and walked away,
when He died.
But He forgave us.

Three days in the grave:
not asleep, nor awake,
fightig Satan in all His Ways.
He emerged from the tomb
Where His body was laid
Holding the keys
To death and the grave
And He forgave us.

He forgives us still.
His Name is Forgiveness
and He always will.

Come and see
the women said
There's no body in the tomb
Someone must have taken Him
in the night, we assume.
His Word had fallen
on ears that had not heard
Nor hearts that had been stirred.
We doubted, we cried, we searched
and we found
The Teacher, The Rabbi, The Master
on the grounds.
And He forgave us .

He forgives us still
For He knows our hearts
And He always will.

Judgment and Justice are His to decide
Fairness and equity balance in time
He writes His  laws with His finger
On tablets of stone, then hearts
The first was temporary
The second is permanent
With His blood He writes
Upon my heart
The Words I have come to know:
Written in Red for me to see
"I forgive all your iniquity."
And He forgave me.

A two-edged sword
Divides and separates
Families and friends
Parents and children
He cuts through wickedness,
Self-righteousness
As a searing blade
Through cold hearts.
His Mercy, His Truth
Emblazoned on my heart
Are bound round my neck
He has set me apart.
For He forgave me.

He forgives us still
For He knows our hearts
And He always will.


I did not know I was going to put this in verse, but there you have seen what God can do when all I have is my notes and my Bible, He multiplies the words x the ideas and brings forth a beautiful poem. In Jesus' Name there is power to create. He is JEHOVAH-BARA. The Lord is Creator.

How Great Thou Art, who forgives and forgives and forgives; time and again without number. He knows our failings, our doubts, our faults. And, yet, He loves us still. And in His great love, He forgives us.

This is grace in action. To show mercy and compassion. To not hold a grudge. To not speak against another who is made in God's image. To be an example to all who see and watch. To bring you and you and you and , yes, even you; you and you and especially you, to Himself. To embrace you, hold you in His arms, more than a hug, it is true forgiveness. The touch, the word, the grace that frees the unforgiven, the unloved, the lost, the lonely, the hurting, the hopeless, the despairing,  the least of these.

Your Grace Still Amazes Me by Steve Green

And as He died,
there on the cross,
the veil blue
was torn in two
from top to bottom
the thickness gave way
for the Son of God
had cleared the way.
No longer did the people
need go
to the Priest in the temple
for sin to atone.
One Man, this Man
Jesus the Christ
Became the way
to be near God.
His body the bread
His blood the wine
Was poured out for all
This one time.

Earth quake
Rock fall
Graves open
Saints rise
Seeing the Christ
the young man spoke
Truly, this was
The Son of God.
Never he heard
What Jesus had said
But knowing in his heart
That this man had bled
He believed
And Jesus forgave him.

He knows our hearts and He loves us still.
He will alwysy forgive us.
And He always will.




(please forgive any grammatical errors, including spelling, it is hard to see. one of my eyes is kinda blurry and  it is makiing it difficutlr for me to spell the first time, much less edit these. thak you)

In Jesus' Name is All Forgiveness. All Healing. All Power. All Wisdom. All Righteousness. All Provision. All Peace. All in All.

Amen.

and
Amen.

 

In Jesus' Name-Is All Healing

JEHOVAH-ROPHE. The Lord Is Healer.

The Book of Mark is filled with amazing accounts of the Healing Power of Christ.

His Words are ever before me

 

His sayings are pondered in my heart

 

 

He is Health throughout their bodies:

 

Mark 8:22-26

The blind can see

 

Mark 8:32-37

The deaf can hear

Mark 2:1-12

The maimed can walk

 

 

Mark 1:40-45

The lepers are made clean

 

Mark 3:1-5

The withered are made useful

 

 

 He is Life to those who find Him:

 

Mark 5:1-20

The possessed are delivered

 

Mark 5:22-24 and 35-43

The dead are raised to life

 

Mark 5:25-34

The weak are strengthened

 

[Mark 7:56

Everywhere Jesus went, people sought Him

for a Healing,

a Touch here, a Word there

city after city and even in the desert places.

Mark 1:37

All men seek Thee

Mark 3:7-10

Galilee, Judaea, Jerusalem, Idumaea,

beyond Jordan, Tyre, Sidon

crowds and multitudes of people

came to be healed of Him

so He ordained 12 men to help Him:

He gave them power to heal - Mark 3:14, 15]

 

The weary are rested

The grieving know joy

The mourners are beautiful

The prisoners are free

The captives are loosed

The chains of evil and wickedness are broken off the seeker

The repentant heart knows His Salvation

The saints sing new songs of praise

 

What was written in Isaiah 61:1-3 was fulfilled in Luke 4:17-21

 

The Healer is Here

 

 

Many many people from every city and town, and outlying countries, heard of Jesus' abilities to heal all that were sick. But as soon as they were healed, many of them went back home without listening to what He had to say. Some who listened eventually turned their backs on Him and walked away, because they were unwilling to surrender their whole life to Him.

 

Though the body was healed, the heart was still hard and unbending. Why do you seek a healing from Jesus? Is it your body only that you wish to be healed? He is JEHOVAH-ROPHE. The Lord is My Healer. He is a personal Jesus. He is not a far off god who hears nothing , nor sees anything. God is ever-present, ever near to those who seek Him, He is but a whisper away. To those who seek Him not, He is invisible. To me, God is ever, ever close by. Words are exchanged and messages are written. You see.You hear. You are eager to embrace the God who Heals you in every area of your body and your life.

 

Come, Lord Jesus, Heal my mind, my body, my heart. Make me whole and new for Your pleasure. I will wait on You. And when You touch me, I desire only to be with You. When You call me, I hear only You and become annoyed when I have to leave You. You are my heart, therefore my heart is healed. You are my eyes, therefore I have sight and vision. You are my ears, I speak Your Word aloud, You hear my whispery voice, my ears are healed. You are my feet, in Your Word I walk. You are my hands, through Your Word I write. You are my mouth, Your Spirit is my tongue, in You I speak; through You I sing; for You I serve. You are my life, in You is life and spirit and song. You are the Reason I wake in the morning, sleep in the evening, move throughout the day. You are the One Who created me and regenerates me. You transform this body that is me into a new body that is Yours: I am made perfect in You. All who see me, see You. All who hear me, hear You.  You are JEHOVAH-ROPHE. You are my healer.

 

 

Your Healer is Here

 

There is no someday. There is only today. Tomorrow is not promised. Today Jesus is my Healer. Today Jesus is my Savior. Today Jesus is my Love, my Joy, my Hope, my Peace, my Sanctifier; my Redeemer, my God, my Life, my all.

 

Jesus is All The World to Me

Give Me Jesus-by Fernando Ortega

 

 

 

 

What will you do today?

 

In Jesus' Name is All Healing. Amen.

 

He is a Tree of Life to those who seek Him and find Him.
He is the Living Water which quenches the thirst of all who desire Him.
He is the Bread of Life to they who hunger for His righteousness.
He is The Healer. My Healer. Is Jesus Your Healer, too?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Jesus' Name-Is All Wisdom

JEHOVAH-The Lord Is

In Jesus' Name is All Wisdom. His Word is Grace to my head

His Laws are Beauty to my neck

 

Exodus 6:2-3

"And GOD spoke to Moses, and said to him, 'IAM THE LORD: And I appeared to Abraham,

to Isaac, and to Jacob, by THE NAME of GOD ALMIGHTY, but by MY NAME JEHO'VAH was I not known to them."

Exodus 6:6-8

"....IAM THE LORD and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I

will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out armm

and with great judgments:

and I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God:

and you shall know that

IAM THE LORD your GOD, which brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning that which I did swear to Abraham,

to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage:

IAM THE LORD."

 

His Word is in my heart

 

His Commandments are in my ears

 

O Lord, Your knowledge answers the cry of my soul. In Your Wisdom I seek understanding.
More precious than silver and buried treasure is the Wisdom of THE LORD OUR GOD.

In Your Word You have shown us that You are of more value than all other desires, that You are to be sought after and pursued until found and kept. I have done this, Lord, and yet I dig deeper and deeper, for it is my prayer to obtain all the pearls of knowledge which are buried in Your Word. My Bible is my compass. My Bible is my map. My Bible is my treasure. It is You I sought after, for You cried out in the streets and I heard Your cries. I searched for You, but not until I searched Your Word did I find You. Your Words are water to my thirsty soul, bread to my hungry spirit, the warmth of Your Words is sunshine to my once dark heart.

In Your Name is Wisdom. You are all that is right and true. Proverbs 1:7-9 The fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom: fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother: For they are an ornament of grace to your head, and chains about your neck." You, Lord, are that which makes me beautiful. You are my crown and my glory.

Proverbs 3:1-4=vs1 My heart keeps Your Commandments. vs2 length of days, long life, and peace are mine because I treasure Your Word. vs3 Mercy and Truth are wrapped around my neck. When I turn my head, You direct my steps. My heart is engraved with Your Truth and Your Mercy. vs4 And because I have sought You and found You and contained You within my being, You have given me honor and placed me in a position of favor with both mankind and Yourself.

(all of the following are in Proverbs 3)

• Happiness is mine because I have found You, and desire to know more of You.
• You make me strong and healthy and fat, when I seek You out. 
• When I am in error, You correct me; this is well and goodness for me.
• I trust You for everything, for I have no wisdom in and of myself.
• You direct my paths for every decision I make
• You are my God and to honor You I give You the best part of everything in my life, You give me no lack of anything and my thirst is always quenched.
• Your wisdom is priceless and nothing of earthly value even comes close.
• To gain Your Wisdom is to gain an object more desirable than rubies.
• Your Wisdom is a Tree of Life to me: Your Wisdom makes me happy.
• I walk in Your Wisdom every day of my life: for Your ways are pleasant and Your paths are peace.

By Wisdom You founded the earth, by understanding You established the heavens.
By Your Knowledge the deeps are broken up, and the clouds drop dew.

• Your Wisdom will be always before me: You have given me a sound mind and I am careful when I speak now: for Your Word is Life to my soul, and Grace to my neck.
• I can safely walk the journey You have prepared for me, and I will not stumble, when I walk in Your Wisdom.
• When I lay down to sleep, I will not be afraid, for I will be able to sleep the sleep of peace.
• When danger comes suddenly I will not fear, nor when my enemies are destroyed; for You Lord are my confidence, and You will not let me slip and fall into that trap.
• When I able to, what I can give to another, I will give. If a neighbor asks for anything, and I can give it, I will do so at the asking and not have them return at a later date.
• I will not plan any wickedness against my neighbor, for they live in trust near me.
• I will walk honorably in my integrity.
• Your Secret is with me Lord and that is more desirable to me than any other thing that another may own, nor shall I be envious of their lifestyle, for You, O Lord, are my life and You Lord are my desire.
• You bless my home with Your presence; Your curse is in the houses of the rebellious.
• You scorn those who scorn You and Yours: but to us who belong to You, You give grace: Your grace You have given to the humble.
• I am wise in You, O Lord, and I will inherit glory: but fools will be promoted to shame.

What a beautiful chapter that reveals The Wisdom of The Lord! And until I had dug a little deeper and sought to know more clearly, did I not even think about what really makes us beautiful to God. But by using jewelry in His references I was able to use the same when I first started speaking at groups. The Bible says without vision people perish. I don't want you to perish. I want you in heaven with me. I can't make you accept Christ as Lord, but I can show you Christ as Lord of my life and can only hope and pray that you choose Him to be Lord of your life and Savior of your soul, too.

Pearl Purity Ring

See, what makes me beautiful to God is Jesus. When God looks in my direction, He doesn't see anything but His Son Jesus Christ on me. For Christ is my covering:  He is my Crown of Glory. He is my Robe of Righteousness. JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU. The Lord is My Righteousness. The Word of God adorns me with pearls of Wisdom everywhere a person can be decked out with jewelry: my heart, my neck, my head, my hands, my wrists, my feet, my arms. For with this Wisdom I am able to declare the Word of God in the Way in which God desires the Word to be declared. The Lord is my footwear: I wear Shoes of Peace, for wherever I go, I go with Him and He is the Lord of Peace; I walk in His Paths and His Word. For it is the Peace of God that God desires you to have, not the peace of the world, which is faulty and broken. JEHOVAH-SHA'LOM. The Lord is Peace.

On my wrists are bangles of silver and jewels. We have discovered just this week that I am allergic to gold (sad face), for the rash which was across the backs of both my hands has disappeared. I have had this rash for what seems forever and nothing would make it completely disappear. Until now, when I removed my wedding bands from my finger because the rash was there, too. So, my wrists are encased in silver, instead of gold. Even figuratively speaking. Silver signifies the purifying power of God and reminds me that I am set apart and sanctified through the blood of Jesus Christ and His redeeming grace on the cross. JEHOVAH-M'GADDISHCEM. The Lord is My Sanctifier.

Death on the cross is one of humiliation and degradation; it was reserved for criminals. If the shock of being permanently attached to the cross until you died didn't kill you, they broke your legs. But not one bone of Christ's was broken: He died of a broken heart. When the soldier pierced His side with a spear, only water came out. This happens when your heart stops beating: no blood is flowing through it and only the water in your body remains. His heart broke, not from the weight of the sin, but from the fact that God could not look upon His Only Son for the first and last time ever: GOD is Holy and because GOD's holiness cannot look upon sin, GOD could not look upon His Son, for Jesus had upon Him the sin of the whole world, from times past to times present to times yet to appear. And that broke Jesus heart. Yes, He loves us. BECAUSE He loves us, He STAYED On the cross. Because He loves us, He fought the devil and won and ROSE from the Dead. He left behind an almost empty tomb: only the linen cloth in which His body had been wrapped, neatly folded and clean now, were left on the stone couch where His body had lain. And the angel who was sitting there. But NO JESUS anywhere. HALLELUJAH! CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED. Happy Dance.

JEHOVAH-GO'EL. The Lord is My Redeemer.
JEHOVAH-HOSHE'AH. The Lord Saves.

In Jesus' Name is All Wisdom. Amen.

Above All by M.W. Smith

 

In Jesus' Name-Is All Authority.

 

     In Jesus' Name is All Authority. He sets up kings and priest. He builds palaces and walls in cities. To protect, to lead, to raise up. He reigns from on high, ruling as King of kings and Lord of lords. Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." JEHOVAH-HELECH 'OLAM. The Lord King Forever. With the government of all nations on His shoulder He has established that all kingdoms are His, all nations will bow, all languages will praise Him:

     Isaiah 45:20-25 "Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you that have escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. Tell everyone, and bring them near; yes, let them take counsel together: who has declared this from ancient time? who has told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God beside me; a just God and a Savior; there in none beside Me. Look to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for IAM GOD, and there is no one else. I have sworn by Myself, The Word is gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, 'That unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue swear. Surely, shall one say, in The Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to Him shall men come; and all that are incensed against Him shall be ashamed. In The Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory."

     Philippians 2:9, 10, 11 "Wherefore God also has highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name: That at The Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God, The Father."

     Psalm 63:11 "But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by Him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped."

     Jesus Christ is Lord of All. All nations, all kingdoms on earth, all kingdoms in the heavens, all kingdoms under the sea. He is Lord and there is none beside Him. Many will die in their sins wondering why they are in hell. You can know of God, you can know about God, but if you do not know God personally, you will find yourself where you do not want to be.


     Colossians 2:9 "For in Him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit. They are One and Three. It is enough to believe, even if you don't understand it. That's why it's called Faith: you can't see it yet, but you know it's there. Hebrews 11:1 & 3 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen....Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by The Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."

     Revelation 19:11 "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He does judge and make war". JEHOVAH-IZOA HAKABOTH. The Lord Strong and Mighty. vs12 "His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a Name written, that no man knew, but He Himself. vs13 And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:  and His Name is called The Word of God. JEHOVAH. Lord. vs14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. JEHOVAH-SABAOTH. Lord of Hosts. vs15 And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. JEHOVAH-NAHEH. Lord Who Smites. JEHOVAH-CHEREB. The Lord The Sword.

     Ruling as King of kings and Lord of lords: Revelation 17:14 "These shall make war with The Lamb, and The Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful." WooHOO! He is Righteousness and Strength.  JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU. The Lord My Righteousness. JEHOVAH-TSORI. The Lord My Strength. His Name is Wonderful. Is it not? In His eyes is fire; glory crowns His head. Light covers Him as a robe. What a beautiful, beautiful vision this is.

     JEHOVAH-'EZ-LAMI. The Lord My Strength. Psalm 28:7-9 "The Lord is My Strength and my Shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise Him. The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed. Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up forever." JEHOVAH-MAGEN. The Lord My Shield.

In Jesus' Name is All Power and All Authority. Amen.

    Jesus Name  With my song I will praise Him.