Month: March 2013

Verse of the Day 3-31-13 Isaiah 55


Verse of the Day

6 “ Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; 7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,  neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. Isaiah 55:6-8 ESV

 Isaiah 55

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Compassion of the Lord

55 “Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
hear, that your soul may live;
and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
my steadfast, sure love for David.
4 Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander for the peoples.
5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,
and a nation that did not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,
for he has glorified you.

6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

12 “For you shall go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

 

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3-30-13 Live In The world, But Do Not Be “Of The World”


Do Not Be Worldly

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:26
    For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

    1 Corinthians 1:25-27 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  2. 1 Corinthians 7:28
    But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.

    1 Corinthians 7:27-29 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  3. 1 Corinthians 7:33
    But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,

    1 Corinthians 7:32-34 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  4. 1 Corinthians 7:34
    and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.

    1 Corinthians 7:33-35 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  5. 2 Corinthians 7:10
    For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

    2 Corinthians 7:9-11 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  6. Titus 2:12
    training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

    Titus 2:11-13 (in Context) Titus 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  7. Jude 1:19
    It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit.

    Jude 1:18-20 (in Context) Jude 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Topical index results 19 Results
  1. AMUSEMENTS AND WORLDLY PLEASURES » See PLEASURE, WORLDLY
  2. CARE » WORLDLY (Psalms 39:6;127:2; Ecclesiastes 4:8; Matthew 6:25-34;13:22; Mark 4:1)
  3. CARNAL MINDEDNESS » See CARE, WORLDLY
  4. EXPERIMENT » In worldly pleasure, Solomon’s (Ecclesiastes 1;)
  5. HAPPINESS » OF THE WICKED » Their worldly prosperity (Psalms 17:14;37:3,4,7)
  6. HEART » THE UNREGENERATE » Is worldly (2 Chronicles 26:16; Daniel 5:20; Acts 8:21,22)
  7. PLEASURE » WORLDLY (Job 20:12-16;21:12,13; Proverbs 9:17;15:21;21:17; Ecclesiastes)
  8. SIN » MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS » See PLEASURES, WORLDLY
  9. SPIRITUALITY » Brings indifference to worldly good (1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Colossians 3:1-3)
  10. VANITY » Worldly wisdom is (Ecclesiastes 2:15,21; 1 Corinthians 3:20)

Do Not Be Of The World

LIVE IN THE WORLD, BUT DO NOT BE “OF THE WORLD”
Let US begin. Today, I want to talk about living in the world. MY
children live in the world, but do not need to be “of the world.” The
world is an enmity to ME. I am disgusted with its overwhelming evil.
Children you can walk among those of the world without partaking of
the things of the world. The world will lead you down paths of
destruction and heartache.

James 4:4. Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the
friendship of the world is enmity with GOD? Whosoever therefore
will be a friend of the world is an enemy of GOD.

I am your only source of wholeness, peace, and calm. Do not turn to
the world for direction. You will only be misled. You must turn to ME
for direction. Cling to ME in this vital hour. I hold all your answers.
I want to spare you sadness and grief, but you must turn your life
over to ME in completion – only then can I take it and deliver you.
You can walk safely in the world and not be affected by its lures but
you need ME to walk by your side. I can lead you through the
endless distractions the world puts out to lead you astray and pull
you away from ME.

I want you to focus on ME. Keep your eyes fixed on ME, your
SAVIOR. I am your door to safety. All other doors lead to
destruction. Don’t be deceived and take your eyes off of ME. I offer
hope in a world that offers none.
O’ it appears to be hopeful, but what looks normal is deceiving.

Psalms 25:15. Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for HE shall
pluck my feet out of the net.

These are the last hours. The world is in the end times. The world
seems so convincingly normal, but all is not so – it is leading to the
path of destruction.
Soon many will find this out too late. Open your eyes. The world
offers only false hope.

Let ME Lead you. Surrender your life to ME. I will open your eyes
with MY HOLY SPIRIT and you will be renewed and see things the
way they really are and then you will see the Truth. Only MY HOLY
SPIRIT can open your spiritual eyes that so deceive you about the
ways of the world. I am ready to give you the spiritual eye salve to
help this transformation take place. You have but to ask ME for it.
Surrender your life, heart, soul, spirit, and let ME give you the sight
you need to navigate safely through the worldP

Revelation 3:18. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in fire, that
thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be
clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and
anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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Verse of the Day 3-29-13 Isaiah 54


Verse of the Day

7 For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you .8 In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer. Isaiah 54:7-8 ESV

Isaiah 54

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Eternal Covenant of Peace

54 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent,
and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
and strengthen your stakes.
3 For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
and your offspring will possess the nations
and will people the desolate cities.

4 “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed;
be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
5 For your Maker is your husband,
the Lord of hosts is his name;
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
the God of the whole earth he is called.
6 For the Lord has called you
like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like a wife of youth when she is cast off,
says your God.
7 For a brief moment I deserted you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
8 In overflowing anger for a moment
I hid my face from you,
but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.

9 “This is like the days of Noah[a] to me:
as I swore that the waters of Noah
should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
and will not rebuke you.
10 For the mountains may depart
and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

11 “O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
and lay your foundations with sapphires.[b]
12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,[c]
your gates of carbuncles,[d]
and all your wall of precious stones.
13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord,
and great shall be the peace of your children.
14 In righteousness you shall be established;
you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
15 If anyone stirs up strife,
it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
shall fall because of you.
16 Behold, I have created the smith
who blows the fire of coals
and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
17  no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
and their vindication[e] from me, declares the Lord.”

Footnotes:

  1. Isaiah 54:9 Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah
  2. Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
  3. Isaiah 54:12 Or jasper, or ruby
  4. Isaiah 54:12 Or crystal
  5. Isaiah 54:17 Or righteousness
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3-28-13 Forgive Others (Forgiveness)


Forgive others

  1. Matthew 6:14
    For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,

    Matthew 6:13-15 (in Context) Matthew 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  2. Matthew 6:15
    but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

    Matthew 6:14-16 (in Context) Matthew 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  3. Luke 6:37
    [ Judging Others ] “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

    Luke 6:36-38 (in Context) Luke 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Forgiveness

  1. Deuteronomy 30:1
    [ Repentance and Forgiveness ] “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you,

    Deuteronomy 30:1-3 (in Context) Deuteronomy 30 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  2. Psalm 130:4
    But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

    Psalm 130:3-5 (in Context) Psalm 130 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  3. Daniel 9:9
    To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him

    Daniel 9:8-10 (in Context) Daniel 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  4. Matthew 26:28
    for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

    Matthew 26:27-29 (in Context) Matthew 26 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  5. Mark 1:4
    John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    Mark 1:3-5 (in Context) Mark 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  6. Mark 3:29
    but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

    Mark 3:28-30 (in Context) Mark 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  7. Luke 1:77
    to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,

    Luke 1:76-78 (in Context) Luke 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  8. Luke 3:3
    And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    Luke 3:2-4 (in Context) Luke 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  9. Luke 24:47
    and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

    Luke 24:46-48 (in Context) Luke 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  10. John 20:23
    If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”

    John 20:22-24 (in Context) John 20 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

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  5. do unto others
  6. consider others
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Gospel.com Blog Posts

  1. Today’s devotional: When it’s too late to tell someone “I’m sorry”
  2. Today’s devotional: more than just “I’m sorry”
  3. Forgiveness, in real life
  1. OF SAINTS » OF THE WICKED » Are for examples to others (Psalms 64:7-9; Zephaniah 3:6,7; 1 Corinthians 10:5,11; 2 Peter 2:6)
  2. BETRAYAL » Of others, foretold (Matthew 20:18;24:10)
  3. CHARACTER » OF THE WICKED » Delighting in the iniquity of others (Proverbs 2:14; Romans 1:32)
  4. DECEIT » Impose on others by (Romans 16:18; Ephesians 4:14)
  5. GLORIFYING GOD » Grace to others (Acts 11:18; 2 Corinthians 9:13; Galatians 1:24)
  6. GLORIFYING GOD » The holy example of the saints may lead others to (Matthew 5:16; 1 Peter 2:12)
  7. HEART » INSTANCES OF HARDENED HEARTS » Others (1 Samuel 6:6)
  8. ISAIAH » PROPHECIES, REPROOFS, AND EXHORTATIONS OF » An obscure prophecy, supposed by some authorities to be directed against the Assyrians, by others against the Egyptians, and by others against the Ethiopians (Isaiah 18)
  9. JESUS, THE CHRIST » POWER OF, TO FORGIVE SINS (Matthew 9:2,6; Mark 2:5,10; Luke 5:20,24;7:47-50; Acts 5:31)
  10. PRESCIENCE OF » PRIESTHOOD OF » His sacrifice superior to all others (Hebrews 9:13,14,23)

 FORGIVENESS

Let US begin again. Now I want to talk about
“forgiveness.” Children, I want to speak to you about this matter of
forgiveness. MY children are unforgiving in their hearts storing up
grievances against each other. I cannot forgive those who don’t
forgive. Is this clear? How can I forgive you, if you, yourself cannot
forgive those around you? Does not MY Word speak of this?

Forgiveness is love. Unforgiveness leads to all kinds of sin:
bitterness, revenge, wrongful judging, and on and on. It gives a
foothold to the enemy to come in and destroy you. This keeps you
from closeness, intimacy with ME, your GOD, and keeps you from
receiving MY SPIRIT. This is serious.

Matthew 6:14. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
FATHER will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your FATHER forgive your trespasses.

If you are unforgiving, you cannot be ready for MY Soon Return.
This will hold you back. It separates US.
Leave this unforgiveness behind. Forgive each other. Lay down
your anger toward each other. What do you gain when you harbor
anger toward someone else? You suffer more than the person you
are angry with, can you not see this? Is your eternal salvation worth
harboring anger toward another?

Mark 11:25. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought
against any: that your FATHER also which is in heaven may forgive
you your trespasses.

You must search your heart and ask this question. What is worth
losing your eternal soul over, a petty dispute? Forgive and walk
away and feel a dark cloud lift. Even if the other person won’t forgive
you, pray for them, yes pray for your enemies. Pray for them with a
sincere heart and I will warm your heart to those who harm you. I
will give you a heart of flesh.

How can you expect those who do not walk in MY Way and those
who do not possess MY HOLY SPIRIT to treat you as if they do?
You must render patience, kindness, longsuffering to those who do
not know ME. It is impossible for those who do not know ME, truly
know ME, to behave as if they do. Can you not see this? You
cannot expect this from those who walk apart from ME.

Matthew 5:44-45. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for
them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may
be the children of your FATHER which is in heaven: for HE maketh
HIS sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the
just and on the unjust.

The world thinks it can run apart from its GOD. It fools itself. Only I
hold everything together. Only I bring the right way to live, to men.
This world, that shuns ME, lives under false direction and evil
deception. It all has become so evil.
There is no truth, only compromise and deceit. Apart from MY
Perfect Ways, mankind lives under deception and corruption.
Nothing or no one can be trusted.

Only MY bride, who remains in the earth and walks in MY Perfect
Will, is on the straight path. Only she is stable and true. All others
walk the unreliable path of evil—unstable in all its ways.
Soon the bride will be removed and the world will lose all its light.
Darkness will be all consuming. This day approaches.
Forgiveness: the key to making your way back to ME. Forgive
everyone. There is no unforgiveness worth losing your very soul
for.

Luke 6:37. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and
ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Daughter, this is your LORD Speaking. Let US begin: Now I want to
offer instruction in living with others.

Too many have disregard for each other – little patience, little
respect. This is all leading to strife. It leads to discontent, hurt
feelings. MY children are selfish. They want to be first in all things.
They are very insensitive to the needs of others; they fall short in
caring for others. This leads to arguments, anger.
Children I am saddened by this, but the crux of the problem stems
from self- centeredness. This comes from a lack of humility.

Proverbs 15:33. The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Only from a humble heart will you be able to live among each other
successfully.
You must lay down your desires and give so those around you
remain content.
This requires taking a back seat to all those around you. This is the
way of the humble. This produces fruit: peace, contentment,
pleasant environment.
Few learn to live like this. Few find this Truth. But it is the way of
peace, MY Way.

I give these rules for life so that MY children can live in peace and
contentment, yet they choose their own way and ultimately have
strife and much discontent.
When will they learn MY Road is the best Road to travel? I know
everything. I know how MY children can best live together. I give
rules and precepts to guide MY children into homes of peaceful
dwelling and contentment. This, of course, requires that MY children
lay down their ways and desires and follow MY Rules.

Psalms 34:14. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and
pursue it.

Selfish choices lead to unhappy homes. Let ME Rule over your
home. Let ME Reign in your hearts. MY Way is Calm, Peace, Love.

I will bring your home into the happy dwelling I meant for MY
children. Submit your hearts to ME willingly and I will rain down
tranquility.
Your household will exude quiet assurance, love, and peaceful
living. Walk in paths of quiet contentment, humility, and caring for
others’ feelings bring fruit of satisfaction. Let ME rule over your
household and I will deliver a home of gladness and joy.

Psalms 37:11. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight
themselves in the abundance of peace.

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3-27-13 Do Not Trust Yourself Or Others


Are you trustworthy?

  1. Exodus 18:21
    Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

    Exodus 18:20-22 (in Context) Exodus 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  2. Psalm 93:5
    Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

    Psalm 93:4-5 (in Context) Psalm 93 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  3. Psalm 111:7
    The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy;

    Psalm 111:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 111 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  4. Proverbs 11:13
    Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

    Proverbs 11:12-14 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  5. 1 Corinthians 7:25
    [ The Unmarried and the Widowed ] Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

    1 Corinthians 7:24-26 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  6. 1 Timothy 1:15
    The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

    1 Timothy 1:14-16 (in Context) 1 Timothy 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  7. 1 Timothy 3:1
    [ Qualifications for Overseers ] The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

    1 Timothy 3:1-3 (in Context) 1 Timothy 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  8. 1 Timothy 4:9
    The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance.

    1 Timothy 4:8-10 (in Context) 1 Timothy 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  9. 2 Timothy 2:11
    The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;

    2 Timothy 2:10-12 (in Context) 2 Timothy 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  10. Titus 1:9
    He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

    Titus 1:8-10 (in Context) Titus 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

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DO NOT TRUST YOURSELF OR OTHERS

Let US begin. Today, I want to discuss with you
about the problem with trusting in “self.” Being self-sufficient, selfreliant
and self-centered is an evil vice. It is promoted by the world
system and fostered by MY enemy.

Being self-reliant is nothing more than putting “self” before GOD. It
is walking in your own will apart from MY Will. Just like this 40-day
fast is MY Will, when people do what they choose without seeking
ME through an intimate relationship with ME, they run apart from
MY Will and they are living in sin – it is rebellion to ME. I want MY
children to walk in MY Will. Sometimes MY Will does not look right
according to the standards of the world. The world says chase
money, possessions, security, human love. MY Will doesn’t match
what the world calls normal. It looks different. But MY Will is correct.
I created humans and I also created them to trust ME and walk in

MY Will – to know MY Will you must lay down your life before ME in
humble submission and seek ME daily. Those who truly pursue ME
by devoting time to ME, intimate time with ME in the secret place
and reading MY Word will find ME and MY Will. This requires
choices. You must choose because worldly distractions can throw
you off MY straight and narrow path. O’ there are many other paths
to go on but all lead to destruction as the road to hell is a broad road
that many fall into. Few find this important narrow path to ME and
eternal life. Many think they walk the narrow path but they are
deceived. They listen to others who are also deceived.

Many of MY leaders are deceived and deceiving others because
they believe doing many works and staying busy in MY churches is
the way to eternal security but this is deception. It is only by
intimacy, truly knowing ME, spending time, devoting time to knowing
ME. This is the key to eternal safety and security.

Psalms 91:1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the MOST
HIGH shall abide under the shadow of the ALMIGHTY.

The body is fed in the churches but this body cannot truly function correctly apart from nourishment which I give in the secret place and in the time spent getting to know ME in a deep way. This is where the body is truly built up. This is where I deliver MY Will and Words to MY sheep and sustain them to survive what the enemy tries to do to cause trouble. It is by intimacy with ME that you can sustain through the pitfalls and trials of life. If you go it alone you will struggle and ultimately fail. Because you do not know what I require apart from ME and I am the ultimate judge of all in the end.

How can you prepare to face ME in judgment if you have never
come close to ME and learned what I desire and require of you?
When you face ME without this intimacy you will be empty-handed
because you have relied on your own beliefs, own thinking, own will,
and you will fall greatly short. You will miss the mark.

Romans 14:12. So then every one of us shall give account of
himself to GOD.

Don’t be deceived. Many of MY so-called leaders never spend time
with ME, and they too do not operate in MY Will, and they are as if
the blind leading the blind down blind alleys of destruction. Many will
be surprised how misled they have been because they have trusted
in those who know ME not and they themselves are greatly
deceived.
You cannot trust in what looks right in the world. You must submit to
ME.
Surrender your all to ME and seek ME whole-heartedly. This is what
I require.

MY Word speaks this Truth. Read it correctly and see for yourself.
MY leaders, too many like the world and its ways, so they change
the meaning of MY Words so they can feel good about mingling with
the world. The world is an enmity to ME. Read MY Word. This truth
is not hidden. You cannot love the world and ME both. I have bee

clear about this. O’ yes you are in the world, but you must follow ME
and MY Ways while you are in the world.

James 4:4. Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the
friendship of the world is enmity with GOD? Whosoever therefore
will be a friend of the world is an enemy of GOD.

There are distractions at every turn that will lead you away from
seeking intimacy with ME. You must desire to spend time with ME
more than the world’s distractions. You are settling for an inferior,
empty pursuit if you settle for the things of the world over a
relationship with the CREATOR of all life – your MAKER, MAKER of
the stars, and the heavens.

Hebrews 10:38-39. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man
draws back, MY soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not
of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to
the saving of the soul.

Do not trade down a glorious eternal walk with ME, the CREATOR
and SUSTAINER of all life for the cheap thrills offered by the world.

What you pursue in the world is empty satisfaction and ultimately
death. You choose your own destiny, you believe you create your
own path, you believe I bless your decisions. You have not come to
know ME intimately. If you did, you would learn differently. You are
deceived by the ways of the world and MY cunning enemy. He
would have you do what you believe best for yourself apart from
ME. This I cannot bless. Then MY children wonder why they run into
so many troubles. The worst deception of MY enemy is the belief
that all is well when you run apart from having an intimate
relationship with ME. This is the greatest deception of all. All seems
well, but when you face ME, I will tell you to depart ye workers of
iniquity, I never knew youP

Matthew 7:21. Not everyone that saith unto ME, LORD, LORD, shall
enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the Will of MY
FATHER which is in Heaven.

Many will say to ME in that day, LORD, LORD, have we not
prophesied in THY Name? And in THY Name have cast out devils?
And in THY Name done many wonderful works? And then will I
profess unto them, I never knew you. depart from ME, ye that work
iniquity.

Yes, this is MY Word. I did not create you to walk apart from ME
and for you to seek your own way without ever consulting ME. Yes,
you can do these things because you have free will, but you are not
in MY Will and so you are sinning against ME.

I give MY children free will and they can choose to seek ME in
intimacy and trust MY Guidance or they can run apart from ME.
When MY children run apart from ME, out of MY Will, seeking their
own plans, they work against MY Kingdom plans and this is evil.

They cause destruction they don’t even know about, because they
have selfishly believed they can live their life outside of MY Perfect
Will and Plans.
They bring trouble on themselves and others. They leave
themselves open the whims and traps of the enemy. Children apart
from ME, you are no match to the wiles and cunning of MY enemy.

Do not think yourself so wise. You are useless apart from ME.
Why do I talk so of those with childlike faith as the ones who will
inherit MY Kingdom? Because these children recognize their need
for ME at every turn just as a child turns to its parent at every
moment. The child knows apart from the parent he is in danger as

MY children recognize apart from ME, they too are in great danger,
and trust in MY Every Word. This is why I implore MY children to
spend time in MY Word, where much information is imparted. All
answers for living this life are given in MY Book. I gave this Book as
a guide for mankind.

MY SPIRIT reveals truth in the pages. Only through surrender and
receiving MY SPIRIT in full measure will you receive the
enlightenment that you need to truly understand MY Words. It is not
by the teachings of men, but by MY SPIRIT that the Words grow in

your heart. Only by MY SPIRIT can you receive the light-giving life
of MY Book.

Matthew 18:4. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this
little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

1 Corinthians 2:11-14. For what man knoweth the things of a man,
save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of GOD
knoweth no man, but the SPIRIT of GOD. Now we have received,
not the spirit of the world, but the SPIRIT which is of GOD; that we
might know the things that are freely given to us of GOD.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom
teacheth, but which the HOLY GHOST teacheth; comparing
Spiritual things with Spiritual.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the SPIRIT of GOD:
for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,
because they are Spiritually discerned.

The world is full of deception now. Don’t be fooled by the evil
propagated by MY enemy. He would have you believe by the
messages you receive daily that you can trust the things of the
world. You trust in everything but ME, the GIVER of life. You trust in
money, education, worldly security, governments – it is false help
and security. This is high class deception and it leads MY children
away from ME. MY children then dabble in trusting ME.
They turn to ME a little and then rely on everything else. This is not
intimacy.

Yes, you are intimate with the world and your own desires, but not
with ME. You need to come to ME and lay everything down before
ME. You cannot truly know ME until you put aside your worldly
security and come to ME seeking an intimate relationship. Anything
else apart from this relationship is lukewarm and I will not honor a
lukewarm relationship. So many will be surprised when they face
ME and discover that dancing with the world and also spending a

little time with ME will keep them out of MY Kingdom. There will be
many surprised.

Revelation 3:16. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of MY Mouth.

What do I want and expect from MY children? I want their life. I want
it all in complete surrender. A dance with the world and a dance with
ME is evil. Read MY Word. O’ so many read MY Book and they take
from it what they want so they can placate themselves, so they can
enjoy the world and still feel that they can enter MY Kingdom when
their life ends. What a shock to those who discover that I only
receive those who have given ME their all – sacrificed their all. Their
pursuit of wealth, fame, possessions was all in vain and ultimately
keeps them outside MY Kingdom. Their own will and future planning
has led them on a path outside of MY Will and apart from MY True
Plans for their life – a life I created. The life I gave them and sustain.
O’ yes no one lives and breathes from day to day except I ordain it.

This is why MY children should not be so sure of their own selfish
planning apart from MY Will and true intensions for their life. I can
take any life I choose at Will. No one lives outside MY Decisions for
their life. I give, I take as I see fit, as I desire. This is why it is pure
foolishness when men create their own plans and make their own
way apart from MY Will for their life. It is the height of pride and
foolishness and it is evil. It is the way of MY enemy to lead MY
sheep astray down paths of destruction by what looks so normal
and right. It is the enemy’s deceptive plan to deceive many.

Job 12:10. In WHOSE Hand is the soul of every living thing, and the
breath of all mankind.

Psalms 104:29. THOU hidest THY Face, they are troubled: THOU
takest away their breath; they die, and return to their dust.

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Verse of the Day 3-26-13 Proverbs 3:4-7 Trust in the Lord


Verse of the day

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:4-7 Proverbs 3

  1. Deuteronomy 28:52
    “They shall besiege you in all your towns, until your high and fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down throughout all your land. And they shall besiege you in all your towns throughout all your land, which the Lord your God has given you.

    Deuteronomy 28:51-53 (in Context) Deuteronomy 28 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  2. 2 Kings 18:5
    He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.

    2 Kings 18:4-6 (in Context) 2 Kings 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  3. 2 Kings 18:22
    But if you say to me, “We trust in the Lord our God,” is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, “You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem”?

    2 Kings 18:21-23 (in Context) 2 Kings 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  4. 2 Kings 18:30
    Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord by saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’

    2 Kings 18:29-31 (in Context) 2 Kings 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  5. Psalm 4:5
    Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord.

    Psalm 4:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  6. Psalm 9:10
    And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

    Psalm 9:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  7. Psalm 20:1
    [ Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God ] [ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. ] May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!

    Psalm 20:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 20 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  8. Psalm 20:7
    Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

    Psalm 20:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 20 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  9. Psalm 21:7
    For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

    Psalm 21:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

  10. Psalm 22:8
    “He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”

    Psalm 22:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

TRUSTING IN GOD

 Today MY child WE are going to cover new ground: I want to talk about trusting in GOD.

MY children do not trust ME. They say that they trust, but their
hearts are far from ME. They trust in themselves. This is evil.
They trust in the world and the things of the world.
They do not walk MY Path because they do not trust it. If they
trusted ME, they would walk in MY Path, MY Will, MY Perfect Ways.
They seek other directions to go in. They move in other directions.

They seek the world for all their answers through money, fame,
possessions, security, romance, entertainment, everything, but
ME, their GOD! They are living a lie when they say they trust ME
and they seek answers from the world. Lies, it is all lies.

“Trust in GOD,” they say but then they never surrender their lives over to ME

wholly and they continue to cling to the world for their answers, they
live a lie and they don’t even see it.

Yes, I bless MY children with abundance. I make it rain and shine
on the righteous and the wicked alike. But MY children cannot say
they trust ME and still continue to commit adultery against ME with
the world.

This is an abomination. I desire children who lay down
their lives before ME in complete surrender and put all their trust in
ME laying aside their future plans and trusting in MY Perfect Will for
their lives. They do not need to strive and struggle and worry about
tomorrow if they are in MY Will. Can I not care for the sparrow? How
much more do I care for MY children who give ME their all and
sincerely trust ME?

Matthew 5:44-45. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for
them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may
be the children of your FATHER which is in heaven: For me makes HIS sun to rise on
the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Psalm 4:5. Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your trust in
the LORD.

I am a GOD WHO can be trusted. There is no other Rock. All else is
sinking sand.
I am the GOD of the ages: ALPHA and OMEGA, BEGINNING and
END. I can be trusted. Why waste time and worry on your own
plans? No one even knows what the next hour will hold. Your plans
can blow away in a single moment. Why do you cling to them so as

if they will save you, as if they are reliable? It is idol worship for
sure!

Matthew 7:26. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built
his house upon the sand.

Stop clinging to your imperfect plans. Give ME your life in full
surrender. Only I know the future, your future. Only I know what you
will be doing tomorrow.

Your own hopes and dreams outside of MY Will for your life will lead
you to destruction because only those in MY Will by full surrender
are safe, truly safe. All others are walking apart from MY Will in their
own rebellious will and therefore cannot move forward in safety or
security. This is serious, MY children.

Awaken and stop trusting in your own rebellious ways and trust in
your GOD.

Only I know the way to the narrow path. Don’t be misled thinking
you can find this path apart from ME..that is foolishness. Few find
this path because few stop clinging to their own ways. They think
their ways are best because everyone around them is following this
way, but the road to hell is broad. Don’t trust the many around you

who are misled. Can you not see this? What do you not understand
about this, MY children?

Matthew 7:13-14. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few there that find it.

So trust ME. I can be trusted. MY Words never fail. Read MY Book.
I deliver those who truly want to be delivered. I am a GOD WHO

delivers those who submit to ME in humility and brokenness. So
come and be delivered and learn to trust your GOD.

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Verse of the Day 3-25-13 Luke 14


Verse of the Day

7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 14:7-14 ESV

Luke 14

English Standard Version (ESV)

Healing of a Man on the Sabbath

14 One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. 2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus responded tothe lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” 4 But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. 5 And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son[a] or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” 6 And they could not reply to these things.

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The Parable of the Great Banquet

12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[b] or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

15 When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant[c] to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you,[d] none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”

The Cost of Discipleship

25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

Salt Without Taste Is Worthless

34 “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? 35 It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Footnotes:

  1. Luke 14:5 Some manuscripts a donkey
  2. Luke 14:12 Or your brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
  3. Luke 14:17 Greek bondservant; also verses 21, 22, 23
  4. Luke 14:24 The Greek word for you here is plural

Humility:

Humility is humble submission. It is a willingness to serve others
without complaint, to overlook harm from others with a smile and
forgiveness. It is a desire to serve others and to please GOD. It is a
desire to serve GOD at all times with hopeful expectations, to be
compliant, a willing spirit always ready to serve GOD and others.
Humility is also willing to take a back seat – the last chair, the
furthest position, to be in the background, to be unnoticed.
Luke 14:7-12. And he put forth a parable to those which were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms;
saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding,
sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honorable man than
thou be bidden of him; And he that bade thee and him come and
say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take
the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
lowest room; that when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto
thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the
presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth
himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.
Matthew 19:30. But many that are first shall be last; and the last
shall be first.
It is the person who is forgotten because they are so lowly, they
blend into the scenery. They do not want center stage. They want to
be hidden away, quiet, unassuming, submissive to GOD. This is
humility, daughter and this is MY bride.
She is all these things. Do you see your errors now daughter? Let
US continueP What is being humble? It is working behind the
scenes but not desiring the lime light. It is complete submission to
GOD. It is seeking to obey GOD in all things.
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Verse of the Day 3-24-13 1 Corinthians 1


Verse of the Day

1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 ESV

1 Corinthians 1

English Standard Version (ESV)

Greeting

1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,

2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving

4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Divisions in the Church

10 I appeal to you, brothers,[a] by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.12 What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach[b] to save those who believe.22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,[c] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being[d] might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him[e] you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Footnotes:

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 11, 26
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or the folly of preaching
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Greek according to the flesh
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Greek no flesh
  5. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Greek And from him

ABOUT THESE PROPHECIES
Susan operates in the gift of prophecy. In 1 Corinthians 14:1 it
states, “Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit,
especially prophecy.” Now we are living and supposed to be
obeying God’s instructions in the New Testament. Although some
believe that spiritual gifts, such as prophecies, have been done
away with, this is man’s thinking and not God’s. God has not
changed His covenant. We are still living in the era of the New
Covenant – which is also called the New Testament. Please
understand that your first commitment should be to the Lord Jesus
Christ and His Word as written in the Bible – especially the New
Testament.
As always, all prophecy needs to be tested against the Bible.
However, if the prophecy lines up with the Bible then we are
expected to obey it. Currently God does not use prophecies to
introduce new doctrines. They are used to reinforce what God has
already given to us in the Bible. God also uses them to give us
individual warnings of future events that will affect us.
Just like in the Old Testament, God uses prophets in the New
Testament times of which we are currently in. The book of Acts,
which is in the New Testament, mentions some of the prophets such
as Judas and Silas (Acts 15:32) and Agabus (Acts 21:21) and there
were others. The ministry of prophets is also mentioned in New
Testament times in 1 Corinthians 12:28, 14:1,29,32,37 as well as in
Ephesians 2:20,3:5,4:11.
Jesus chooses prophets to work for Him on earth. Among other
things, Jesus uses prophecies and prophets to communicate His
desires to His children. The Bible itself was written prophetically
through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Some people say words of prophecy are in danger of adding to the
Bible or taking from it — well the Bible speaks of prophecy as being
a Gift of the HOLY SPIRIT. The way the Bible is added to or taken
from is not through additional words of prophecy received by the
WORDS FROM THE HEART OF GOD

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Verse of the Day 3-23-13 Rev.22


Verse of the Day

22 Then the angel[a] showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life[b] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants[c] will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. Rev. 22:1-4 ESV

Revelation 22

English Standard Version (ESV)

The River of Life

22 Then the angel[a] showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life[b] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants[c] will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Jesus Is Coming

6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

7 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant[d] with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”

12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who wash their robes,[e] so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.[f] Amen.

Footnotes:

  1. Revelation 22:1 Greek he
  2. Revelation 22:2 Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life
  3. Revelation 22:3 Greek bondservants; also verse 6
  4. Revelation 22:9 Greek fellow bondservant
  5. Revelation 22:14 Some manuscripts do his commandments
  6. Revelation 22:21 Some manuscripts all the saints
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Verse of the Day 3-22-13 Rev.21


Verse of the Day

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place[a] of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people,[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.[c] 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Rev. 21:1-4 ESV

Revelation 21

English Standard Version (ESV)

The New Heaven and the New Earth

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place[a] of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people,[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.[c] 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

The New Jerusalem

9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia.[d] Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[e] by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement. 18 The wall was built ofjasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Footnotes:

  1. Revelation 21:3 Or tabernacle
  2. Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts peoples
  3. Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts omit as their God
  4. Revelation 21:16 About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
  5. Revelation 21:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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