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Celebrating His miraculous and God ordained birth, that in the fullness of time, was accomplished by the power of the Most High, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The greatest miracle of all time next to the Resurrection. It is good to celebrate this event that changed the world for the better. We all benefit from this, the birth of our Savior, who grew up like we all did, but resisted sin in the flesh like we cannot. He lived from the time of His conception in obedience to His Father in order to fulfill the law for us as a human AND as God. Only God in the flesh is able to fulfill all of what God requires for righteousness. Jesus did that for us as well as showing us that we, as mere humans with only one nature cannot live as God desired. But, Hallelujah, God made flesh could and did!
My husband and I have greatly simplified how we celebrate Christmas over the past decade or so. And by doing so we eliminated so much stress and busyness that focus on things other than our Lord. We are present to enjoy His presence.
May each of you find joy in celebrating the mighty work of God in Christ, peace in knowing God with us!
We should declare as the people declared on Exodus 24:7b
and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.
Our declaration should be attached to good works in HIS name, Ephesians 2:10.
I am writing this during the December 2023 Christmas season. May we all endeavor to worship the LORD JESUS CHRIST in all HIS glory and splendor. GOD to shine HIS glorious face on all who call on HIM in truth and in spirit.
GOD is praised when we carry out HIS full counsel.
Merry Christmas everyone and have a prosperous New Year in CHRIST Name.
I have prayed for your family. I pray today that Jessica and Addie are abundantly blessed in
Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen.
I come to thank you in advance for Frank's healing. We give you the praise and the glory and the honor. I pray Father that, you send medical attention Frank's way. -Amen
Trust and believe brother God have already worked it out.
2Co.5:10:We must ALL appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ;that every one receive the things done in his body,according to that he hath done,whether it be good or bad. -GET READY-
Re.1:20-The seven stars are the angels of the seven Churches(ANGELS?OR DOGS?):and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven Churches.(What we can see by the letters sent to the Churches of Asia is that several angels of the Churches unfortunately failed.By the way,around 65 years after His ascension,at that time the CHURCH OF ROME had completely apostatized( ROMANS 1:21-28),it was no longer part of the body of Christ,reason by which my Lord JESUS directed messages only to the seven Churches in Asia,they were also greatly threatened by the growth of apostasy and idolatry,but my Lord JESUS was watching Satan's movement against His Church,against His body here on earth.The church of Rome would have been the eighth if it had not apostatized as a whole)
Is.56:10-11
10His watchmen are blind:they are all ignorant,they are all dumb DOGS,they cannot bark;sleeping,lying down,loving to slumber.
11Yea,they are greedy DOGS which can never have enough,and they are SHEPHERDS(PASTORS)that cannot understand:they all look to their own way,every one for his gain,from his quarter.
OTOH,the prophet(the preachers of the Word of GOD)that teacheth lies,he is the TAIL-Is.9:15-,yeah,the TAIL of the Red Dragon- Revelation 12:3-4)
1Pe.4:17-18
17The time is come that Judgment must begin at the house of GOD:and if it first begin at us,what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of GOD?(Compare with 1Corinthians 6:1-3 and Re.22:15)
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Celebration of the Lamb's marriage?ONLY AFTER THE JUDGMENT of BABYLON
Give your worries to the Lord, for he knows exactly what to do with them;
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. - 1 Peter 5:6,7
Our Heavenly Father knows what your needs are and will not forsake you.
Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? - Matthew 6:25
I pray that you don't ignore your physical pain. Though I'm not a doctor, I can't and won't offer any medical advice but I pray that our Heavenly Father will send a guardian angel, if he hasn't already to watch over you.
Chris
That's very unfortunate. It's important to know that the family you create is more important than the family you come from. Know that the Bible has brought me piece of mind, It's God's word. It will bring you piece of mind as well, for the Bible itself is a weapon against the wicked and the wiles of the devil.
Know that God has a plan for each and every one of us. Based on your story, I'm sure that you're a very wonderful person, and even Satan himself knows better, God allows us to experience this terrible pain and suffering so we can learn and grow stronger.
Remember that Satan HATES it when you find peace and tranquillity, he hopes that you suffer inside that prison for the rest of your life, but remember God will show you the way out, you must trust in him, even if you don't know what his plan is, and we never do!!
Chris
I pray that her family and her grow strong in Your Word and live according to what pleases You, Dear God.
God bless you, Karla and your family. Amen
Amen
In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ be healed. Amen
v3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Paul wrote that meats offered to idols are nothing in 1 Corinthians 8 ...
1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
...9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
We must be careful in our liberties as saints. Be joyful Brethren, for the joy of the LORD is our strength.
Merry Christmas and have a prosperous New Year; enjoy the food provided and blessed by our SAVIOR KING.
May our LORD GOD, continue to shine HIS glorious face on all on this forum.
December 22, 2023
This attribute has a lot to do with His boundlessness and infiniteness. He cannot be contained by space and time. He fills all that there is and is always present everywhere equally. This is also due because He is perfect and pure Spirit. This aspect of His Person and Presence is beyond what we can conceive. Though true that there is no place He is not, He does show Himself Present specifically in the Person of the Son. He reveals His Presence as we see in the OT appearances in the burning bush, the pillar of fire and clouds, in thunder, fire, lightning on Mt. Sinai, and on the mercy seat in the tabernacle. We see His Presence revealed in the womb of Mary when she was great with child, in the manger, and in every moment of the Son's humanity while on earth. Yet, just because the Son is physically and locally present in the Gospels and is seated at the righthand of the Father, God is still everywhere present in and through the Holy Spirit, even as He was specifically present int he Upper Room at Pentecost.
David's words in Psalm 139 shows us that there is no place one can go where God is not there. Because of this omnipresence, God sees, hears, and knows all things at all times, and even is present in our minds and hearts, thus knowing all of our thoughts, motives, choices, as well as all of our sin, pains, sufferings, needs, concerns, and all that affects us without and within us. Because He is ever good, we can be thankful that nothing escapes His presence, knowledge, or sovereignty. We are in His hands and NOTHING can tear us out of His hand or from His care. We are secure in Him and loved in the Son.
To think of everything that goes on in just one small atom (where God is present) and consider all of the atoms in the whole of creation in all of time, How Great is Our God, then! And to know that there is not anyplace in all of space that He is not present can protect us from all powers. AMEN!
I will remember you inn prayer today.
The destruction of offspring made in God's image certainly is occurring today; even if it isn't directly related to idol and demon offerings and sacrifices. Exodus 23:7 and Proverbs 24:11 are prescient verses regarding this matter.
As I stated in the last post; Satan has come close to his goal but ultimately will never succeed. We should heed to God's warnings when destruction is on the horizon; whether war or famine. It is true that we don't always know what is happening but unlike Lot we should seek to remove ourselves from the council of the ungodly (see Psalm 1) before God's wrath comes. The enemy typically works in two ways; either through direct physical persecution or through deceptions involving the mind (or both). The days of sugarcoating his agenda are gone; as seen from the in your face Satanism in the schools and entertainment.
The attempt to break free from the fetters and boundaries God has set in place (see Psalm 2) seems to show that the attempted overthrow of Christ Himself as stated in the Psalm as well as Revelation 19 isn't that far off.
We are salt and light; as long as we remain here on this earth in the "church age". 1 Peter 4:17 states that judgment begins at the house of God and the intrusion of many damnable heresies in many churches today started with subtle deception ( Galatians 5:9). It is clear that God's people is a focus of where the enemy intrudes; we see this with colleges an religious studies; for example where the agenda is even more squewed towards leftist leanings there than in other studies. While we have seen in this nation and European ones in particular this attack plan; the enemy has caused more persecution and death than in all history from what some say in the 20th Century; no doubt continuing today. This tends to grow the church; however. That is a fair warning to those steeped in "Christian tradition" or a form of godliness denying the power ( 2 Tim. 3:5-7).
The statement of weeping in Ramah is echoed here from the passage in the Old Testament in Jeremiah. This signifies another one of Satan's attempts to wipe out the godly seed; reflecting the age old battle started in Genesis 3:15.
When we see the story of Christ from His birth to His death Satan was given license to come within inches of his goal; in the former situation killing every male child through Herod's persecution except for that of Joseph and Mary which was thwarted by supernatural intervention ( Matt. 2:13-23) after the Magi were warned previously to return to their homeland by a different route whence they came. No doubt at His death Satan thought he was granted total success in killing the Son of God at the cross but Judas Iscariot at least realized that he had been part of killing a just man; sadly it was worldly sorrow rather than godly sorrow leading to repentance in this case. Satan and the demons; unlike man KNOW who Christ is; as James states the demons believe and tremble ( James 2:19). The forces of evil should have known that a member of the Godhead is indeed invincible; even over death; certainly Satan's defeat echoing the prophecy in Genesis about his head being destroyed was at least partially fulfilled; I would argue in Revelation comes another fulfillment; with the deadly wound healed of Antichrist Satan's agent; then the destruction of Antichrist and later Satan Himself in Revelation 19 through 22.
Time after time in the history of the Word we see nearly complete attempts to wipe out man; Satan corrupted men (I would argue through the Nephilim and their offspring) so that only Noah and his small family were saved out of it; the attempt to destroy God's lineage was also repeated with the attempted massacre of all the Jews in Esther's time; the Holocaust; and throughout history until today. During the Tribulation again he will fall short (see Zechariah 13:8 for example).
May we rejoice that His victory is assured.
I need prayer for my throat. It has been itchy and painful the past few days and sometimes I wake up choking on my saliva. I am not sure if it is a sore throat or worse. I have not had a sore throat like this,
I may go to see a Dr. but I don't have insurance until January. Please pray for healing for me.
God bless.
Frank
8:28, "Yet have Thou turned unto thy prayer of us, and to our supplication, O LORD my God, to answer our cries and prayers before Thee today."
8:29, "that Thou mayest consent unto our prayer"
O Lord God, please answer Your children's pleas today.