In Jesus' Name-Lord of the Earth

  JEHOVAH-ADON KAL HA'ARETS

LORD of the earth

 

 

And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of The Lord, The Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above: and they shall stand upon a heap. Joshua 3:13

 

     [ This is the second time that God parted the waters. See? Some of you thought there was only one time, when God parted the waters of the Red Sea for Moses and the children of Israel to cross over after leaving Egypt (Exodus 14:15-22). ]

 

     When we sign off in prayer, we say, "In Jesus' Name. Amen". What are we really saying? Do you know Jesus' Name? Do you pray with understanding? Do you say those words because your Bible tells you to? John 14:13 "And whatsoever things you ask in My Name, that will I do, that The Father may be glorified in The Son. If you will ask any thing in My Name, I will do it." But remember, when you ask God, you must ask according to God's will and purpose. James 4:3 "You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts." Whether it is the lust of wealth, or power or any selfish desire, that prayer will not be answered by God. If you get what you have prayed for in that category, it is not God who gave it to you: it is the god of this earth, who desires your destruction, your eternal destruction. But God desires your salvation, your eternal life and the life you live now, is at stake here.

 

     What is Jesus' Name? To pray without understanding is to pray without wisdom and knowledge. And while you may have a little more knowledge now, using that knowledge and putting it to application are two different things. One is having the knowledge, the other is having wisdom.

 

     You repeat what you have heard. You say the words, but what do they mean? What are you thinking when you pray? What are you seeing when you sing? A name has meaning and structure. A name describes, reveals and defines. A name is given to every thing and person. Some people are given more than one name at birth; some have a middle name, connecting their first name with their last; some have more than one middle name, to honor the family names. But Jesus. Mm. Love the wonderful name of Jesus. He has many names. And each of those names means something. You will never pray the same way again as you have done before you read this.

 

      In Jesus' Name is power. Power to create, JEHOVAH-BARA, Lord Creator: Geneses 1:26 "..and God said, Let us...". He wasn't talking to Himself the way we talk to ourselves. He was talking to Jesus and The Holy Spirit. Wherever One goes the Others are. John 1:1-5 "In The Beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was God. The Same was In The Beginning With God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was Life; and The Life was The Light of men. And The Light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." Isn't that just the awesomest section of Scripture?

 

     Power to destroy, Genesis 6:5-8 describes how God felt when He looked out upon the earth and saw the wickedness of men's hearts and the evil they did everywhere. Of all the generations of mankind upon the face of the earth at that time, only 1 man was found to have grace in God's sight. And that man was Noah. Of the many, only one man and his family: his wife, his 3 sons and their wives; these 8 plus the thousands of animals, the food each required and water to drink and bathe were kept safe in the ark that Noah and his sons built over the course of 120 years, were all that were saved when God first destroyed the earth.  JEHOVAH-NAHEH, Lord Who Smites.

     The second time God destroys the earth entirely will be when He destroys it with fire: 2 Peter 3, specifically v7. but read the whole chapter. Before this happens, every man, woman and child living on the earth will have heard the gospel preached or shared with them at least once. Each of us will have been given, at least once, an opportunity to accept that Jesus Christ is Lord, that He is The Only Begotten Son of God. For now, we live in a time of grace. A time where all sins are forgiven because Christ has died for all the sins of the world. A time where those who call on The Name of the Lord shall be saved JEHOVAH-HOSHE'AH, Lord Saves.

 

     Power to procreate: Genesis 9:1 God tells Noah and his sons to repopulate the earth. In verses 9-17, God promises to never again flood the whole earth and never to destroy again every creature or person with a flood such as had just happened. To signify His promise, He placed His bow in the cloud. Every animal and person leaving the ark, had the commandment by God to multiply and replenish the earth. And the promise of God then was to "your seed after you". That's us. God's promise stands true even now. Though many places see floods, floods do not cover the whole earth. But people do.

 

     Power to judge JEHOVAH-HASHOPET, The Lord My Judge: Genesis 3 tells us of Adam and Eve's downfall and why they left the Garden of Eden. This is the first judgment. It is because they disobeyed God and went against His Word that He gave them. They ate the fruit growing on the Tree of Knowledge and were removed from their places in the garden. In their shame, they tried to cover the result of their sins with leaves sewn together. But this was not enough. Death came to the garden because of their sin: God chose an animal and killed it, using the skins of the animal to cover the sins of Adam and Eve.

     Because of this man's sin against God, sin entered into the whole world. But because of Christ, who took on the sins of the whole world, from the beginning of time to the end of time, grace entered into the world. It is the blood of Jesus that covers the sins. It is the righteousness of Christ that God sees when He sees the blood on us. This blood, the blood of the Lamb of God, which takes away the sins of the world, is on me, because Jesus has redeemed me and I belong to Him now: JEHOVAH-GO'EL, The Lord My Redeemer. In Adam's day, he could talk face to face with God. But because of his sin, he lost that privilege. God had to seek out men after that; no longer could He speak with them individually. And men, who wanted to know God, sought God and God made Himself known. He still makes Himself known to all who seek Him. I sought God and He turned to me and made Himself known. And the closer we get, the more He is revealed to me.

     Genesis 18 and 19 tells us of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. These cities were destroyed because God had judged them after they refused to turn from their wicked ways, which were evil in the sight of God. One man among them lived there with his wife and family. And though he was a righteous man, he was the only righteous man there.

      Imagine two cities right next to each other in the plains. Business goes on as usual. Couples marry and divorce. Children are born. But the days for these cities are drawing to an end. Though the sun continues to shine, it is forever dark there: the evil and the darkness of mens' hearts prevents the light from piercing into them. Alleyways and dark corners see more business than Walmart ever will. The lust of the flesh needs to be met. What the eye sees, the head wants and the heart grows more evil, for when the lust of one thing is fulfilled, it is not satisfied and more, more, more is the cry of wickedness. More destruction, more wickedness, more death.

     In Genesis 18, Abraham and God have a conversation. About Sodom and Gomorrah. Because Abraham's nephew Lot lived there, Abraham did not want him to die. So, on behalf of all the people in both cities, Abraham pleaded with God for them not to be destroyed. Through out the course of their conversation, it finally came down to 10. IF ten righteous people could be found in either Sodom or Gomorrah, then these cities would not be destroyed.

     Thousands of people, in two cities, and only one man was found and his name was Lot. The angels, emissaries of God, came to Lot and told him to bring his family out of Sodom and into safety. But the men to whom his daughters were married laughed in his face. As they were leaving the city, Lot's wife turned back to see the destruction of her friends. For her disobedience her judgement was instantaneous: she was turned to salt, a pillar of salt she became.

   They had years to repent of their wickedness. Lot lived among them and must have told them repeatedly in all the years he lived there, how that they must repent of their unrighteous acts and obey God. But none listened. God will make Himself known to all before He judges us. Genesis 23, 24 tells us that at sunrise of the day of destruction, "The Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from The Lord out of heaven.." Every living creature: animal, plant, person was destroyed in both cities. A volcano did not suddenly erupt and destroy these cities. That's a lie. God destroyed them with His fire from heaven.

     vs 28 says when Abraham got up early in that morning back to the place where he and God had conversed, smoke lay over the country 'as the smoke of a furnace'. The smoke of a furnace is nasty. It blisters, it burns, it chokes. Abraham was far enough away that he was safe from the effects of such smoke, but he could see it. You and I will be far enough away from the effects of destruction, but we will see it. If we are under the blood of The Lamb, Jesus. JEHOVAH-YASHA, The Lord My Savior.

 

    In Jesus' Name we pray.

Jesus' Name is Lord of the earth.

Jesus' Name is Lord Creator.

Jesus' Name is Lord Who Smites.

Jesus' Name is Lord Saves.

Jesus' Name is The Lord My Judge.

Jesus' Name is The Lord My Redeemer.

Jesus' Name is The Lord My Savior.

 

Amen.

 

 

 

 

 



How To Pray In God's Will....Be in God's Will

In order to PRAY in God's will, you have to BE in God's will.

• The first step to being in God's will is to answer the knocking at the door of your heart. Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with Me."
• The second step to being in God's will is to acknowledge you are a sinner. Romans 3:23 "But God commends His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
• Taking the third step to being in God's will requires us to admit that every sin, every evil way has a penalty to be paid.  Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Every step we take has a shadow of the next step.
• The fourth step is to believe that Jesus Christ, the One knocking on our heart's door, paid that penalty for our sin so we would not have to. Romans 10:9, 10 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Philippians 2:5-11 makes it plain and simple, straightforward even: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore, God also hath 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." 
• Stepping into number five is Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." John 3:16, 17 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved." 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 4:15 "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God."

     We see by these first five steps that the first thing we need to know about being in God's will is to have salvation through Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Only one Man can save your soul from eternal damnation and that man is not you. You cannot save yourself. I cannot save myself. I need the perfect Lamb of God to do that for me. And He did. When He was crucified, Jesus died for my sins and yours. When He was beaten, spit on and made fun of, He did that for you and I. He was not even recognizable. (Isaiah 53)

     Could you love someone who looked like that? And, yet, He loves us still. We are weak, but He is strong. We weary easily, but He never tires. We are shallow and He is deep. We stray and Jesus looks for us, to bring us near His side. Before we can pray in God's will we have to BE in God's will. Are you in God's will today?

How to Pray

How To Pray

• Be spontaneous
• Be specific
• Ask the right way
• Pray with all your heart
• Pray continually

     Do you want your friends to practice conversations with you before you actually speak with each other? No? Then why would you do that when you speak with God?

     Clarify what or who you are asking God to do. If someone asks you for help and does not specify what they need help with, are you more or less likely to help them? 

     How would you respond to inbox messages that are demanding? Is insincere flattery going to cause you to respond quicker or slower or will you just ignore the question? God desires sincerity in prayers.

      Mean what you say when you say it to Him, but also make sure your heart is in the right place.

Repent of any sins you've committed, ask God's forgiveness and make a commitment to be more faithful in your testimony. In Isaiah 1:16 and 18 16 Wash you, make you clean ; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil ; 18 Come now , and let us reason together , saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. we are shown how to do this. 

     It is entirely possible to pray throughout our days and our nights. We start our day with a thankful heart that God has given us another day. The Holy Spirit reminds us to be watchful and so we pray for someone's illness, someone's desire to grow closer to God, someone's request for salvation and so on, and so on, throughout our day. Everyone has a need and there is never enough time to pray for individuals, so we group our requests. 

  

    I have a small square box on my desk. It is about 6-inches in diameter, is pink, and has images of perfume bottles on it. This is my prayer box. The Word of God says our prayers are as perfume to God, so I think this box is totally appropriate. In my prayer box, are lists of names, wallet size photos and requests. I have had it for several years now and it is not even full. I never empty it. I may not know until I get to heaven just how my prayers have impacted the people I pray for. Sometimes I just ask God to meet the needs of those people in my prayer box. I just lift up the box in prayer. There are hundreds of requests and I would not be able to list them all in prayer on an individual basis. Because the box sits on my desk in plain sight, I am able to lift them all up several times a day. And it is good.

     God is good. God is able. God is. 

     

     

     

America, Seek God

If My people which are called by My Name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My Face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14


It is not enough to ask God to bless America. Just having "God Bless America" printed on our money is not an indication that America is going to receive God's blessing. Preaching on street corners, praying on courthouse steps and carrying signs at protest rallies is no guarantee of receiving God's blessing. Hanging a sign in your window, leaving the family Bible open on the coffee table, and waving the American flag in parades is not going to bring God's blessing to our nation.

God's people are the ones who are called by His Name: Christians. Where is the Christian who is humble? Where is the Christian who prays from the heart? Where is the Christian who seeks God's face? Where is that Christian who has turned from his or her wicked ways? Should you stand up and be counted? Not hardly.

As Isaiah said, "Here am I, Lord; send me." Can you say that today? If you know in your heart that you can't, then you need to get back down on your knees and beg God's forgiveness for your pride. For it is pride that prevents us from being humble. It is pride that keeps us standing up when we should be kneeling. It is pride that turns our face inward to focus on ourselves instead of upward seeking God. It is pride that will be our downfall.

It is pride that prevents God's people from performing our duties and fulfilling our purpose:
1 Timothy 2:1-4
I exhort therefore that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.


So, whether you voted him in or not, our responsibility to God is to pray for our President, our Senators, our  Representatives, our Governors, our Mayors. Even if you don't agree with the current policies. Even if you don't like the person in any way, shape or form. Our duty is to pray for him or her; to beg on their behalf to God; to intercede for them before God; to thank God not only for who is in authority over us but to be thankful for that person or persons.

Your prayers or my prayers or the combination of you and I coming together to pray for our leaders, whether they are Christians or not, will result in first, a quiet and peaceful life. Second, their possible salvation through Christ. Third, that they will come unto the knowledge of the truth.

What is truth? Jesus Christ. He is the Way. He is the Truth. He is the Life. Nobody enters into God's presence unless they go through Jesus first. And that is God's will for everyone. So let's get busy praying for our leaders. Now.

Directional Love

Every decision made in our lives is based on motivation. The immediate outcome is usually the only thing we see. We seldom see the 'big picture', the enduring consequences of our actions. And, yes, I myself am included in the 'we' of these statements. So, don't think I point fingers in any direction besides my own.

When I was a teenager, I blamed my parents for my inability to bloom and blossom. When I was in my twenties, it was my boyfriend's inability to commit. In my thirties, I still hadn't learned anything useful. It was my inability to accept change that kept me from growing up. How hard and painful is that to admit? It is change, after all, that allows growth in the first place.

I desired to be loved. Therefore, I went looking for someone to love me. My decision led me to men who wanted casual sex, but not a relationship. My decision to have sex outside of marriage led me to having a baby. My decision saw only the immediate need of self and not the enduring needs of others in my world. Every decision made after that had only a self seeking love as a base. Just sand, not solid foundation; meant to be shaken by the merest breeze of a storm and lost in the tides of life.

My desires were more important to me than God's desires. Had I had the inclination to study God's Word for myself and not just believe what I had been told, not only would the outcome have been vastly different, but the desires also. But I did not.

Many of us think we were raised by strict, hypocritical parents. We did not see from our viewpoint that they were just trying to be good parents. "Can't do this" and "Can't do that" because we are Christians. Unless we are at a wedding, then it's okay. Or a family party, then it's okay. I am referring to drinking and dancing. Now, did that make me want to not do either or just stoke the fire? Well, duh, stoked.

Sex, of course, was not talked about. In any form. Everything I learned, I learned from books and movies. And life. I would have rather been informed by Christian parents who knew the dangers of touching someone you are attracted to. I never saw either read the Bible at home. Or pray, at home. We never prayed together as a family. Or studied our Bibles together as a family. Religion was for church, not for home.

But I was always looking for someone to love me, someone I could love in return. And it was in my first marriage, at a church, that I accepted a relationship with Christ that became the foundation for a consuming, all or nothing, love. This love keeps me sane, keeps me sober, keeps me strong. This love caused me to want, to desire more than just what made me happy; I began to desire what makes God happy.

The Color of Worship - White

The color white is defined in Scripture as Purity, Righteousness, Light. White makes known the Holiness of God and encourages the people to prepare to be in His Presence.

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. Revelation 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Revelation 1:14 His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire. White hot. The holiness of God can kill you if you are not prepared to be in His presence. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Back in Revelation Christ is described as having woolly white, snow white hair. See the connection here? Sin kills; Jesus saves. Sin dies; Jesus lives.

God is saying, "Let's be logical about this. When you and I meet at the altar, I will reveal your sins to you and you can lay them down at My Son's feet; the foot of the cross. His blood will drop into your sinful heart and wash your unrighteousness from you. And My Holy Spirit will fill you and guide you, if you let Him, to the state of holiness which I have prepared for you. Let's talk about this, this subject of sin vs. holiness."

Sin separates us from God. Dying in our sin separates us eternally from God. After death there are no more chances. It is in this life that we have to choose Christ as Savior. It is in this life that we have to make a decision to follow God all the time, not just part of the time. It is in this life that we reach the logical conclusion that only Jesus Christ fulfills all of Bible prophecy in being the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD. Sin denies God. Sin denies God's Word in all forms. The Word of God is Holy. The Word of God is Living. The Word of God is in written form: The Holy Bible; in physical form: Jesus Christ; in spoken form: preach the gospel of salvation.

Jesus brings us closer to God. Dying in Jesus in this life, we live eternally in His life. Death here is but a whisper that leaves our fragile human bodies and enters the presence of God. Why can we be in God's eternal presence after death? Because Jesus covered our sins here with His own self, and God sees His own Son, our covering/our protection, when we stand in God's presence. Pretty cool, huh?

And the Holy Spirit of God, through our willingness, our desire to draw closer to God, helps us obtain a smidgen of holiness in this life. See, it's still about the power of choice. God can't make you be holy, you have to want to be holy. God can't save you if you don't want to be saved. He loves us enough to let us make our own choices; and His heart weeps for the wrong choices we make, I believe.

I've made too many wrong choices in my life. Unlike former President Clinton, I inhaled. Though God has forgiven my poor choices made in the past, I still will reap what I have sowed into my life and my body. This memory loss thing may very well lead back to those days. I sowed dissension, rebellion and disobedience into my life when I was younger. So, it's only logical that I reap dissension, rebellion and disobedience from my children. BUT GOD got a hold of my life and He won't let me go.

Now, I sow PRAYING FOR MY CHILDREN into their lives. Now, I sow PRAYING WITH MY CHILDREN into their lives. Now, I sow PRAYING FOR EACH OTHER into the lives of my family and friends. Now, I sow DAILY BIBLE STUDY into my life and yours. Now, I sow FAITHFULNESS in tithing into my life and theirs. Now, it's a whole new ball game. And I'm tagging the devil out!