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to get the red Scripture callouts which show that particular verse so when hovering over it with the cursor it opens that particular verse, just type the verse as shown in the example below.
" John 1:1 " or " Genesis 1:1 " ect.
Type it the way you see it in the red,misspelled or written out it won't highlight red.
Here's examples that won't highlight.
SPELLED OUT- John one verse one.
MISSPELLED- Johhn 1:1.
I hope this helps.
God bless.
Romans 10:14 KJV
[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
My Interpetation: I allow God to use me to handle the word of God correctly and his testimony Revelation 12:11 KJV
[11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Ways you can handle the word of God correctly is 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
[15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Rightly dividing the truth is to understand, interpret, apply its teachings correctly which some methods I use are reading bible, praying, meditating on God's word and actions.
My Interpetation: I allowed God to use me being vessels as whole of his love messengers of the Gospel. A Result I become blessed - Habakkuk 2:2-3 KJV, Link Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV Link
Ways you can be vessels messengers are to preach the Gospel message of Jesus Christ and it is the same as to seed sown "power to take root and spread the message of salvation."
Psalm 90:2 KJV
[2] Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
My Interpetation: In my life I have and still until this day believe Jesus Christ is God from before and when the earth was formed until now and future.- Philippians 4:13 KJV
[13] I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Word Spoken and Interpetation by Reginald Taylor Jr
God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ.
"The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it."
Let me share something I find hilarious.
I come from a construction family,
My grandfather was a builder in the 1940's and his sons worked for him and nearly every contractor or subcontractors got their work from him.
When he passed away the business was passed down to two of his sons, "my dad and his older brother"
Me and my brothers and cousins worked for them.
In the late 80's I moved to Georgia and started up a small construction business and eventuality a small trucking business.
I retired the construction business three years ago, however I kept some of my tools so I can do projects around the house.
After retiring it and without taking a breaks I started building a nice size deck on the back of my house. BY MY SELF! (Three years ago)
Now I am adding to it, BY MY SELF! and have been working on it for the last 10 months.
When I was younger I could build this by my self in two weeks.
I told my wife last week when I am done I am selling ALL my tools and she can have my work shop and store all of her craft and miscellaneous stuff.
She's already selling my tools.
Blessings.
"And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth."
God's blessings in his Son do not come on man alone but his own world. It is not on churches or nations but on man. But blessing is conditional,"if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day," If thou shalt' must be in faith so the voice of the Lord reverberates through entire heart, 'to observr and to do' with all your heart.
'This day ' is not your calendar day but the day decreed for the Son. "Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field./Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep." (Deut.28.3-14)
The number Seven set the authority of the Law bless you in his Son. It is an everlasting Covenant. Compare blessing of the man in his Son, Dominion of man is established in vv.28-30.
"That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S." (Exod.13.12)
MY COGIC WORSHIP: 1 Corithians 15:3-4 KJV. I Worship God that allows me to work with my hands and be holy and do what God says. I Worship God that allows me to help people telling them the truth. Introduction Paragraph 1 My Interpetation I Worship God Showing each man a equal part to become like Christ and prosper. Verse 17 Paragraph 1 My Interpetation I Worship God that is a body used to do all things separate from sin. Verse 18 Question 1 My Interpetation I Worship God that's shows God covenant in the 12 tribes of Israel and 7 Churches Book of Revelations. Verse 24 Paragraph 1 My Interpetation I Worship God showing you belong to God and God belong to you.
III.Verse 27-31 My Interpetation I Worship God that is one eye, one body, heart of God that can use you to work with and making each person valuable. Verse 27 Paragraph 1 My Interpetation I Worship God makes me his son and my propositions done.
Students Response Paragraph 1 My Interpetation I Worship God that gives grace not to be bound , bondage separate from sinners Ephesians 2:8 KJV
I Thank and glorify Jesus my true Savior who does this word for me Written showing appreciation to those who contribute of me .
1.31 "And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."
God is a Spirit. It moves so it has a direction. "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth."(Jn.3.8) He stretches heaven like a curtain. It implies an invisible curtain where creation time moves in His will(Ps.104.2) The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
What do we conclude from these two directions? Time works according to His will. 'From top to bottom'.The vail of the temple is a metaphor for the Up and down-Ascension or Advent of the Lord shall be thus. (Mt.27.51) There is no week in God's holy calendar. It is day decreed for the Son and God's will for man is to treat day as with the Son. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Give us this day our daily bread. The Spirit sets evening as starting point where intersection of God with man begins. Likewise we we are given the other end, which is a morning. Law of the Spirit gives seven days.
Sabbath begins with the day. We touch the hem of the Lord in faith, it is like being born of water and the spirit, the virtue goes out of him, and he knows it and we have entered in the rest of God already. The virtue is holiness of God. ( Lk. 8.46) It never diminishes but works as a blessing to man. It is what the seven days in Gen.1 as a Covenant is intended to do.
The Covenant is eternal because the Law of the Spirit is eternal.
I hope to read a chapter a day and it there is something worthwhile tp set down here I shall;
1.14 Llghts in the firmament of the heaven
Signs:
Jesus Christ as a sign. The firmament declares the handiwork of God. (Ps.19.1)
What is the work of God? That one should believe in the one He sent. Jn 5.28-29. His creation is perfect. He set it in the heart of man. "He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end."Faith is the key. (Eccle.3.11) Soul as a sign for Christ.
"And for seasons, and for days, and years." Seasons is distinct from time.
Dan.7.12 'yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.'. the four beasts representing world empires await judgment. Seasons refer to the saints of the most high," But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever."(v.11) Seasons refer to the time they shall be collected by angels.Mt.24.27 leaving time for bringing a remnant of the nation of Israel, the leftbehind church. Sealing the 12 tribes of Israel it is called. Rev.7.4-8 "And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel." the key to understand is the number 144,000. It is the gospel of God and of Christ working together. The left behind church shall rally around their brethren and step into the breach as Seth did. Jesus Christ the intercessor. This remnant saved by faith. What is left is mixed multitude of Israel and imposter church in the outer darkness.
1.20 "and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven." mid air, open valley "And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven," Rev.19.17 Ezek.37.2
Pt. 2
Mom and Dad are struggling to keep from rescuing her after her crying for just a short time. But for me, she does get herself to sleep within 15 minutes or so. She will learn to do this if we are consistent.) So, I pray for the Lord to strengthen Rosie's parents for the task of winning the battle of the will with her when it is necessary to do so. It is not about winning, but about training her in what is best for her. I have done this repeatedly many years ago, but this is their first time. She puts up a good fight, but she is safe and in good hands with all of us.
Jesse, there are so many eras in our lives that need to be approached on their own with the power, grace, and guidance of the Spirit. May we always have ears to hear Him and eyes that see things from a righteous spiritual perspective. You and your wife are just 3 years younger than we are but most likely you are finding a need to reassess things in your life at this juncture as we are. It is good to have others in Christ who are facing similar life passages. We can build each other up and your postings on Peter are doing just that.
I hope that all your repairs get done before the summer ends. It is good to know that you have a lovely view from your deck. We look at our back neighbor's home, but we have planted trees along the fenceline (many years ago) that are now very tall to shield the view for us and for her. WE are doing what we can to mitigate the need for privacy between us. She is a good neighbor and was here before we moved in 30 years ago. She lost her husband 6 years ago to an unexpected early death and is now retired. Her son is going to law school and come to visit at times but she is mostly by herself now. We do talk now and then and don't bother one another. This I am thankful for considering the problems we face with our other neighbor. We are still negotiating with him. I am hopeful that we will come to an agreement soon that will end this problem. Please pray for us.
These epistles of Peter are some of my favorites because of how practical they are in advising us all in how important it is to grow up in Christ, especially to prepare us for times where we may face troubles and trials if we are now at peace as well as to encourage those who are being persecuted now. I am reminded how I need to be grateful for the peaceful life I have right now and to yield to the work of the Spirit as He prepares and equips me for any hardships I may face in the remaining time I have to live this life. Our world is changing so rapidly and in the U.S. things can swing so far back and forth between administration that we can be tossed to and fro if we are not grounded in Christ in whatever circumstance we find ourselves facing each day or down the road from now.
Being almost 70 adjust my perspective, knowing, Lord willing, I may have 20 more years to live. So I must decide how I want to live out these years, not necessarily in comfort and ease because I am not in control of that, but living now in the blessing of God in retirement. I want to live a life worthy of the calling of God on my life, but that calling now is much different than it was 10-20-30-or 40 years ago.
I can tell that I am getting more weakened physically than even when I turned 60, but I am still able to do most every task set before me each day. Spending time each day with Rosie, our granddaughter, is such a blessing, but also I know that I am an influence in her life that is very important, so I want to do well for her sake and be a good example of care-giving for my son and daughter-in-law. Most grandparents do not have this opportunity on a daily basis, so I am well aware of how God has gifted me with this joy. (Right now I am hearing her cry because she is being put to bed in her crib instead of having Mom lay with her until she sleeps in their bed. It is time for her to learn this and it is easier for me to put her down and leave her to get herself to sleep. Pt. 2
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. ( Proverbs 25:21-22). 2 Kings 6:21-23 reads:
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? 22And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 23And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
The back story here is that God used Elisha to blind these men who had gone after them in the first place because Elisha had foreknowledge of where their formations would be ahead of time. There are a lot of other things going on in this passage but for this study I wanted to point out that although the law was pretty much focused on Israel and often the enemies were set out for total destruction due to their sins (often of child sacrifice) God still showed some of these principles in the Old Testament.
The main thrust of this focus is in such characters as Daniel as well as Jeremiah where those taking Israel captive showed them mercy and they were actually promoted in status there. Daniel and his companions only drew the line with serving other gods and edicts of that type such as the golden idol image Nebuchadnezzar set up that they couldn't worship. Often scripture shows the enemies were aware of God allowing Jerusalem to be destroyed because of their sins better than the Jews themselves seemed to understand. This shows the principal of whoever is on God's side ( Joshua 5:14). Often the enemy is within and God uses other nations for chastisement. Food for thought..
Your humor amuses me! Actually, the workshop will be primarily for woodworking projects that we plan to learn to do together. I am looking forward to this, too. I am learning to use power tools, although Steve watches over me to be sure I am doing it all right. When I want to do things on my own I go to my friend's house and we experiment with these tools without "guy" interference. We are capable of learning in the same way they learned how to use power tools, but there is still some vestige of "old-fashioned" male thinking in our men.
My hope is that God will make a way for our finances to stretch in such a way to include a master bath so that Steve will be more willing to begin that soon. I know that he would like us to have this, too. But he historically has put what he plans to do first and what I would like second. I do not ask for much. We have been in our home 30 years and this is the first remodel (and perhaps the last) we have done. Our home was so outdated and in need of replacing most interior elements because they had spent their "life use" for the most part even when we moved in. We have waited a very long time to do this and we both are so happy with how things have come together and turned out. Steve is very pleased with how I designed the remodel as he was unable to envision any possible changes let alone determining the best use of space and flow of design for movement throughout he home. I am very thankful that we have been able to do what we have done so far.
We are only building one deck 12' x 30' with a roof to cover it. Then there is landscaping around it to clean up the effects of the construction. We will make a gravel fire pit next to the deck and re do a bit of lawn. After completing the fence, there will be landscaping to do along that and some leveling of the lawn and reseeding. I love the landscaping part. Bought some nice plants today for that part.
But the need for the bath is crucial for us until God calls us home.
2 Peter 1:7 Continued
Both in this list, and the one in 1 John Chapter 4, it tells us that love is the most spiritually mature stage and process a person can be in. AGAPE is not something a human being can produce. Galatians 5:22 tells us that AGAPE love is produced by the Holy Spirit. It's the same love that God loved us with.
In fact, 1 John Chapter 4 tells us that God is love. Love is His nature, His quality. And He is concerned about our spiritual welfare, so He sent His Son to die for us. When you reach AGAPE love as a mature point in your walk with the Lord, it means by now you've lost everything. Now it's whatever the Lord wants, and whatever I can do for my brothers and sisters in Christ. But what about what I want? Eventually I have to come to the point to where I have no agenda, I'm not going anywhere, I don't have to be anywhere, so that God's AGAPE love can influence my life!
Now in Verses 8 through 11, we have the participation in the entrance to heaven. There are some who might not know what the bible teaches about entrance into heaven for the believer. Both Peter and Paul taught this. Paul taught it more extensively as we'll see here in a moment. But there will be a difference in heaven among Christians. Spiritually, we will all have a spiritual body, and we will all be the same, but we will be different in development.
2 Peter 1:7 - And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
And in the stage of godliness, let it produce brotherly kindness to you;
That's the word PHILADELPHIA, brotherly love. It is interesting that the last two have to do with love. And they are the last two phases, or stages of spiritual growth. Everything else is a struggle. I've got to endure, I've got to make it, I've got to trust the Lord, and it's back and forth and all over the place. Oh yea, and I got to love my brothers too, like you can fit that in somewhere!
But this is the love for the family of the Lord. It's where you're at peace with God and you know Him. He's in control of your life, and you can just let go and trust Him, not because of a principle that you follow, but because you know Him. And you can be sensitive to the brothers and sisters in Christ. As a matter of fact, as you go through these stages of growth, you become more sacrificial, more giving up of yourself.
The first five have to do with giving up yourself to the Lord to go through all of these phases. Every one of these phases is just kind of telling you to let go. It's a struggle between you and the Lord, and how much you're going to trust Him, and how much you're going to give over to Him, and how much you're going to let go.
But the last two have to do with the sacrificial relationship with the body of Christ, the family of the Lord. Let your reverence, your attitude that you have now in respect to the Lord, let out of that grow a love for the family of God. And lastly: And in brotherly love, let it supply AGAPE. The word charity in the King James is the word AGAPE love.
2 Peter 1:6 Continued
And in patience, or endurance, let it produce godliness;
That's the word reverence towards God. And you might ask why in the world is that way up there? Well, if you notice in our daily lives, if we're under extremely difficult circumstances, and we are called upon by the Lord to endure, but we murmur and complain about it, we get mad at the Lord about it, and we say get me out of this because I don't want to do this.
If we say I don't want to have to trust you, or I can't trust you, then we begin to express our lack of reverence to God Himself. And it is interesting that once we reach the phase of being able to endure, because of the control God has over our life from within, because of our personal relationship with Him, it's interesting how our attitude towards the Lord changes!
The Lord is capable. He's sufficient. I'm not mad at Him anymore, so I can respect and reverence God, and I can tell people. I can make it through my situation because the Lord is sustaining me, and I know Him. And people can see Christ in your life, His influence, and His presence, and that you know Him.
2 Peter 1:6 - And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
And in the stage of knowledge, let it supply temperance. The word temperance in the dictionary is defined as self-control. But I don't wish to use that term because it makes it sound like you need to get a grip on yourself or something. Literally, the Greek word means not self-control, but the control of self. It's made up of two words. Number one, in, and the word grip. It depicts and expresses the control of God's Spirit on a person's life. It is a Spiritual control of one's life.
And notice how it's building off of interaction and participation with the divine nature comes knowing Him, and when you come to know Him, it produces a control over yourself. That influence, that relationship, is a control over one's life.
Next, and to temperance, or the control of self, patience; That's the Greek word for endurance. Remember that longsuffering is the word for slow in human reaction towards people, but this one, HUPOMENO, means to remain under or endure circumstances.
So, I will not be able to endure my circumstances spiritually until my interaction with the divine nature produces the qualities of His nature. And coming to know Him personally and intimately, which produces the control of His Spirit over my life, and when His Spirit has a grip and control over my life, I can remain under. It's a stage of growth, being able to remain under and not have to go anywhere or do anything to escape any situation.
Sounds like your home will be very nice when finished. Two large decks, very nice! We have one deck out back and it's nice to sit out and enjoy the view when the weather is nice. We are up on a hill so our view of the valley behind us is beautiful.
We still need two broken windows replaced, a new banister leading down the steps from the rear garage door, a new back garage door, rain gutters replaced, and our deck pressure washed and re-finished. All these things were damaged from very large hail and 83 mph wind.
There's a difference between complaining and being concerned. In no way did I feel like you were complaining. I did pray for your situation last night and I agree with your way of thinking and priority. Being a guy, I also can understand where Steve is coming from. I couldn't wait to put together my workshop, but now that it is finished, I hardly spend much time in it. The excitement seemed to quickly wear off, sort of like being excited about buying exercise equipment and shortly after the excitement is gone!
To me, it sounds like what you are wanting to have done would take much less time to do than it would to build a workshop from scratch. So, I do hope and pray that Steve might take that into consideration.
When we lived in California, we didn't have stairs and never wanted them, same reason. My wife is 65 and I turn 65 later this year. But we moved to the Midwest where almost every house has a basement (Stairs!)
I hope you get your master bath first. I was pondering on this last night, and I thought maybe if you were to tell Steve how excited you are for him to get started on building his workshop so you can put a craft room and indoor garden in there, maybe he might not be in such a hurry anymore. But then I thought that might backfire and then I would be on your "mud list" for a while!
My prayers go out to you both, and I pray for your health. I trust whatever the Lord's will is, will be satisfying for you both.
God Bless!!!
I appreciate your kind words. God bless you.
"For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord./ For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place."
What is the difference between 70 years and 70 weeks?
Thus saith the Lord establishes 70 years His promise while 70 weeks refers to sons of perdition their judgment.
The beast has authority to blaspheme the name of God which is from the dragon. You have seen false preachers, and they descend upon the Capitol Hill to make a show over their prize catch at the National Prayer Breakfast,- whether Southern Baptist pastor of Pastor from Dallas, or from John Hagee Ministries their lies are not in the name of the Lord, as God warns here. The dragon has given the beast 42 months but 70 weeks are appointed for "to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness." (Dan.9.24)
God has arranged the angels in order to bring in everlasting righteousness. " And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men./And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them."(Rev.9.15-16)
This tags and the tag of 70 weeks differentiate the will of God from that of Satan.
God has also set up exactly where Armageddon shall occur: "For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." These unclean spirits are from the dragon. "for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition/Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God." ( 2 Thess 2.3-4)
If you believe the gospel truth concerning Jesus-who He is and what He has done to save us-and put your faith in him alone for all that is needed to be made new, alive, and reconciled to God in Jesus, then you can be assured that you have been made one with Christ already and, being united to Christ, you are also united to the Father. It is the Holy Spirit who does these things in us. The Spirit is also the one who creates in us a desire to walk with Jesus closely, empowering us to live godly lives in this wicked world and to become more and more like Jesus moment by moment.
Therefore, be encouraged, you have what you are requesting here in prayer! It is easy to doubt that this is truly happening in us as we see our own weaknesses and our lack of fighting against sin. But God's Word to us stands true no matter how we feel. We are saints in Christ sanctified and set apart in Him, yet still sinners while in this world.
My counsel to you today is to continue to call on Him to help you. Continue to read Scripture often and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to understand it as you read it. Seek fellowship with another trustworthy Christian friend to speak often about the Lord and to pray for each other. Avail yourself to opportunities to worship with others and be taught by one who is called to preach and teach. In pursuing these things you will certainly grow in your faith and your relationship with Jesus will deepen and become more and more solidified.
I will lift up your requests in prayer today. Please come back to us often. We are a community here that cares for one another.
Thank you!
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."
"The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar."
Blessings