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Sound Familiar??? A Word from THE WORD!!! #465

08 Wednesday Jul 2026

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Sound Familiar??? A Word from THE WORD!!! #465

I’m going to do something today that I seldom do on my posts, I’m going to post a passage and then simply make a comment or two and let you take it in.

“Woe be unto the pastors

that destroy and scatter

the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel

against the pastors that feed my people;

Ye have scattered my flock,

and driven them away,

and have not visited them:

behold, I will visit upon you

the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock

out of all countries whither I have driven them,

and will bring them again to their folds;

and they shall be fruitful and increase.

4 And I will set up shepherds over them

which shall feed them:

and they shall fear no more,

nor be dismayed,

neither shall they be lacking,

saith the LORD.

5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,

 that I will raise unto David

a righteous Branch,

and a King shall reign and prosper,

and shall execute judgment and justice

in the earth.

6 In his days Judah shall be saved,

and Israel shall dwell safely:

and this is his name

whereby he shall be called,

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

7 Therefore, behold, the days come,

saith the LORD,

that they shall no more say,

The LORD liveth, which brought up

the children of Israel

out of the land of Egypt;

8 But, The LORD liveth,

which brought up

and which led the seed

of the house of Israel out of

the north country,

and from all countries whither

I had driven them;

and they shall dwell in their own land.

9 Mine heart within me is broken

because of the prophets;

all my bones shake;

I am like a drunken man,

and like a man whom wine hath overcome,

because of the LORD,

and because of the words of his holiness.

10 For the land is full of adulterers;

for because of swearing the land mourneth;

the pleasant places of the wilderness

are dried up,

and their course is evil,

and their force is not right.

11 For both prophet and priest are profane;

yea, in my house have I found their wickedness,

saith the LORD.

12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them

as slippery ways in the darkness:

they shall be driven on,

and fall therein:

for I will bring evil upon them,

even the year of their visitation,

saith the LORD.

13 And I have seen folly in the prophets

of Samaria;

they prophesied in Baal,

and caused my people Israel to err.

14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem

an horrible thing:

they commit adultery,

and walk in lies:

they strengthen also the hands of evildoers,

that none doth return from his wickedness:

they are all of them unto me as Sodom,

and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts

concerning the prophets;

Behold, I will feed them with wormwood,

and make them drink the water of gall:

for from the prophets of Jerusalem

is profaneness gone forth

into all the land.

16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts,

Hearken not unto the words of the prophets

that prophesy unto you:

they make you vain:

they speak a vision of their own heart,

and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

17 They say still unto them that despise me,

The LORD hath said,

Ye shall have peace;

and they say unto every one

that walketh after the imagination

of his own heart,

No evil shall come upon you.

18 For who hath stood

in the counsel of the LORD,

and hath perceived

and heard his word?

who hath marked his word,

and heard it?

19 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth

in fury,

even a grievous whirlwind:

 it shall fall grievously

upon the head of the wicked.

20 The anger of the LORD shall not return,

until he have executed,

and till he have performed

the thoughts of his heart:

in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.

21 I have not sent these prophets,

yet they ran:

I have not spoken to them,

yet they prophesied.

22 But if they had stood in my counsel,

and had caused my people to hear my words,

then they should have turned them

 from their evil way,

and from the evil of their doings.

23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD,

and not a God afar off?

24 Can any hide himself in secret places

that I shall not see him? saith the LORD.

Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

25 I have heard what the prophets said,

that prophesy lies in my name, saying,

I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

26 How long shall this be in the heart

of the prophets that prophesy lies?

yea, they are prophets of the deceit

of their own heart;

27 Which think to cause my people

to forget my name

by their dreams

which they tell every man

to his neighbour,

as their fathers have forgotten my name

for Baal.

28 The prophet that hath a dream,

let him tell a dream;

and he that hath my word,

let him speak my word faithfully.

What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.

29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD;

and like a hammer

that breaketh the rock in pieces?

30 Therefore, behold,

I am against the prophets, saith the LORD,

that steal my words every one

from his neighbour.

31 Behold, I am against the prophets,

saith the LORD,

that use their tongues,

and say, He saith.

32 Behold, I am against them

that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD,

and do tell them,

and cause my people to err by their lies,

and by their lightness;

yet I sent them not,

nor commanded them:

therefore they shall not profit

this people at all, saith the LORD.

33 And when this people,

or the prophet,

or a priest, shall ask thee, saying,

What is the burden of the LORD?

thou shalt then say unto them,

What burden?

I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.

34 And as for the prophet,

and the priest,

and the people,

that shall say,

The burden of the LORD,

I will even punish that man

and his house.

35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour,

and every one to his brother,

What hath the LORD answered?

and, What hath the LORD spoken?

36 And the burden of the LORD

shall ye mention no more:

for every man’s word shall be his burden;

 for ye have perverted

the words of the living God,

 of the LORD of hosts our God.

37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet,

What hath the LORD answered thee?

and, What hath the LORD spoken?

38 But since ye say,

The burden of the LORD;

therefore thus saith the LORD;

Because ye say this word,

The burden of the LORD,

and I have sent unto you, saying,

Ye shall not say,

The burden of the LORD;

39 Therefore, behold,

I, even I,

will utterly forget you,

and I will forsake you, and the city

that I gave you and your fathers,

and cast you out of my presence:

40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach

upon you,

and a perpetual shame,

which shall not be forgotten.” Jeremiah 23:1-40

I want to simply share some clarification for insight, and I pray that we will hear God speaking to my heart and yours!  The terms ‘prophet’ and ‘priest’ would equate to our pastors, elders, leaders, evangelists—those who claim to speak for God and from God’s Word (which praise God we have in written form today!). The people spoken of here is referring to Israel, but it surely applies to our Christian community today—we are a people set on our own way, just as Israel was.  A few questions to consider; who are you listening to?  Have you checked what you hear with God’s Word.  If other’s words don’t agree with God’s Word—take heed; just because someone claims some special knowledge, take their words to God’s Word.  It’s your choice, but choose wisely, there is a test, and it may be soon.  And if you have a good Bible preaching pastor, pray for him, encourage him and as you have opportunity support him in his service and ministry (and don’t forget his family who serves with him!)!

Amen and Amen!!!

Sin Kills! Not Necessarily?? A Word from THE WORD!!! #451

17 Sunday May 2026

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Sin Kills! Not Necessarily?? A Word from THE WORD!!! #451

What will you do with your sin?  I want us to ponder what that means; for God’s Word is clear—it’s a choice we all will make, either to receive God’s gift of salvation at the cross in the blood of Jesus who is the substitutionary, atoning sacrifice for sin to all who will repenting of our own sin, and trust to His payment at Calvary—delivered at the resurrection—or not?

“But if ye will not do so,

behold, ye have sinned against the LORD:

and be sure

your sin will find you out.”  Numbers 32:23

This is the message that God gave to the two-and-a-half tribes on the other side of Jordan, by Moses, as they had promised to go with the other tribes until they had possession of their own lands. They were warned that if they didn’t keep their word, it was sin and “sin will find you out”!  God’s Word hasn’t changed, no matter what the world says.  As an old adage says, “Sin will take you farther, than you thought you’d go, it will keep you longer that you wanted to stay, and it will cost you more—way more—than you thought you’d pay!”  What are you doing with your sin?

“But now

the righteousness of God

without the law

is manifested,

being witnessed

by the law and the prophets;

22 Even the righteousness of God

which is by faith of Jesus Christ

unto all

and upon all them

that believe:

for there is no difference:

23 For all

have sinned,

and come short

of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely

by his grace

through the redemption

that is in Christ Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth

to be a propitiation

through faith in his blood,

to declare his righteousness

for the remission of sins that are past,

through the forbearance of God;

26 To declare,

I say,

at this time

his righteousness:

that he might be just,

and the justifier

of him which believeth in Jesus.”Romans 3:21-26

Sin IS the issue!  JESUS death, burial and resurrection is the payment for sin to all who “believeth in Jesus”!  Yes, sin is the issue, but Jesus has paid for your sin and mine, if we will but admit our sin problem, and come to God through Jesus’ blood and righteousness!  For when we come to Jesus, HE makes a change—He provides the “new birth” and gives us His Holy Spirit to dwell within, imparting to us HIS righteousness.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ,

he is a new creature:

old things are passed away;

behold, all things are become new.

18 And all things are of God,

who hath reconciled us to himself

by Jesus Christ,

and hath given to us

the ministry of reconciliation;

19 To wit, that God was in Christ,

reconciling the world unto himself,

not imputing their trespasses

unto them;

and hath committed unto us

the word of reconciliation.

20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ,

as though God did beseech you by us:

we pray you in Christ’s stead,

be ye reconciled to God.

21 For he hath made him

to be sin for us,

who knew no sin;

that we might be made

the righteousness of God

in him.”  2 Corinthians 5:17-21

When we are willing to repent of our sin, and come to Jesus, trusting in His sacrifice for our sin, we receive His righteousness in return—all worked by the power of The Holy Spirit.

“He was in the world,

and the world was made by him,

and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own,

and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him,

to them gave he power

to become the sons of God,

even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born,

not of blood,

nor of the will of the flesh,

nor of the will of man,

but of God.”  John 1:10-13

 And let me just say the choice is yours but choose wisely, and don’t put it off today when you don’t’ know how many tomorrows you’ll have; how many times the Holy Spirit will call you to that cross.  The peace of God is available if you will come; but let me add, just saying so doesn’t make it so!  When we are truly born again by God’s Spirit, grace and our faith in Jesus’ payment for “my” sin, there will be a change, even as Paul stated above; we become new creatures; born again isn’t just words!  Paul describes it clearly in writing to the believers at Rome; a lengthy passage but one we need to see; look for all we have in Jesus Christ when we are transformed by His blood and His grace!

“Therefore being justified by faith,

we have peace with God

through our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 By whom also we have access

by faith

into this grace

wherein we stand,

and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

3 And not only so,

but we glory in tribulations also:

knowing that tribulation

worketh patience;

4 And patience,

experience;

and experience,

hope:

5 And hope

maketh not ashamed;

because the love of God

is shed abroad in our hearts

by the Holy Ghost

which is given unto us.

6 For when we were yet without strength,

in due time

Christ died for the ungodly.

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die:

yet peradventure for a good man

some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us,

in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ died for us.

9 Much more then,

being now justified by his blood,

we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if,

when we were enemies,

we were reconciled to God

by the death of his Son,

much more, being reconciled,

we shall be saved by his life.

11 And not only so,

but we also joy in God

through our Lord Jesus Christ,

by whom

we have now received the atonement.”  Romans 5:1-11

And in closing, just so you’ll understand that the wrath of God is real—and the time is drawing near.  Are you ready for Jesus’ return for His own, it’s your choice, but choose wisely there is a test!

“And the devil that deceived them

was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,

where the beast and the false prophet are

and shall be tormented day and night

for ever and ever.

11 And I saw a great white throne,

and him that sat on it,

from whose face

the earth and the heaven fled away;

and there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead,

small and great,

stand before God;

and the books were opened:

and another book was opened,

which is the book of life:

and the dead were judged

out of those things

which were written in the books,

according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead

which were in it;

and death and hell delivered up the dead

which were in them:

and they were judged

every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell

were cast into the lake of fire.

This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written

in the book of life

was cast into the lake of fire.”   Revelation 20:10-15

The only way to be written in the book of life, is to have new life that only Jesus can give, when you are born again!  How about you?  What are you doing with your sin?  Paying for it yourself; or trusting it to Jesus?

“For the wages of sin is death;

but the gift of God is eternal life

through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  Romans 6:23

Amen and Amen!!!

A Christmas Fortnight:Day 3 A Word from THE WORD! #415

11 Thursday Dec 2025

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A Christmas Fortnight:Day 3 A Word From THE WORD! #415

As we continue with our Christmas Fortnight, I was thinking of a line from a McKamey’s Christmas song. Referring to the message the shepherds received from the angel, it says, “they always knew men went to heaven, but now God had come to earth”.  (A song recorded by The McKameys by Roger Fortner—only information available.)

What an awesome thought!!!! God come to earth. He did once—and He is coming again.

Philippians 2:6-8 says this of Jesus,

“6 Who, being in the form of God,

thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7 But made himself of no reputation,

and took upon him the form of a servant,

and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as a man,

he humbled himself,

and became obedient unto death,

even the death of the cross.”

Think about it:

Placed in a manger-

destined for a cross.

Willingly,

lovingly,

obediently—

for You and Me.

Do you see that?

Jesus laid aside

His privilege,

His heavenly home,

He took on flesh,

He came as a servant,

He left His Father’s physical presence,

and humbled Himself unto DEATH,

even the death of the cross.

Why? He did it for us—You and Me. As a lovely Christmas song says, “What a strange way to save the world” (Written by Dave Clark.)  Oh, how I thank God for His plan. Not the way we would have chosen, but it is the way God chose. It was God’s way! We still must come God’s way!

Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:18, 21,

“For the preaching of the cross

is to them that perish foolishness;

but unto us which are saved

it is the power of God….

21 For after that in the wisdom of God

the world by wisdom knew not God,

it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching

to save them that believe.”

The preaching of the cross—

from a manger bed

to a cruel, Roman cross for ME and YOU.

The world scoffs at Jesus but embraces Santa Claus.

They want the gifts without the sacrifice.

What are you embracing? The real gift of ETERNAL LIFE; God’s precious babe-His son, to deliver you and me?

Let’s choose to Celebrate Jesus!!

“For God so loved the world,

that he gave his only begotten Son, t

hat whosoever believeth in him

should not perish,

but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world

to condemn the world;

but that the world through him

might be saved.”  John 3:16-17

Amen and Amen!!!

The Proof Is In THE BOOK??? A Word from THE WORD!!! #350

25 Sunday May 2025

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The Proof Is In THE BOOK???  A Word from THE WORD!!! #350

As we have talked recently, it is in the blood of Jesus that we are saved; and as Peter preached shortly after Pentecost, it’s all about Jesus and His Word—for if you will, Jesus is the living Word and the breath that breathed the written Word to God’s servants.

“Be it known unto you all,

and to all the people of Israel,

that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,

whom ye crucified,

whom God raised from the dead,

even by him

doth this man stand here before you whole.

11 This is the stone

which was set at nought of you builders,

which is become the head of the corner.

12 Neither is there salvation in any other:

for there is none other name under heaven

given among men,

whereby we must be saved.”  Acts 4:10-12

It is all about Jesus, the One Way (See John 14:6), but as the old adage says, “the proof of the pudding is in the tasting”; or as the Psalmist put it:

“O taste and see

that the LORD is good:

blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9 O fear the LORD,

ye his saints:

for there is no want

to them that fear him.”  Psalm 34:8-9

So, how do we “taste and see”?   Only as we consider what The Word instructs us; so let’s consider a few of those places where we see specific instruction.

“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain,

The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

6 But he giveth more grace.

Wherefore he saith,

God resisteth the proud,

but giveth grace unto the humble.

7 Submit yourselves therefore

to God.

Resist the devil,

and he will flee from you.

8 Draw nigh to God,

and he will draw nigh to you.

Cleanse your hands,

ye sinners;

and purify your hearts,

ye double minded.

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness.

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and he shall lift you up.”  James 4:5-10

As the author of Hebrews reminds us—it is all in Jesus and not me!  Paul also reminds us that we find His treasure in His Word!  May we dwell in it and bank our hope in God’s Holy Word; because Jesus paid it all, and grants to us all we need in the depths of His Word!

“Seeing then that we have a great high priest,

that is passed into the heavens,

Jesus the Son of God,

let us hold fast our profession.

15 For we have not an high priest

which cannot be touched

with the feeling of our infirmities;

but was in all points tempted

like as we are,

yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly

unto the throne of grace,

that we may obtain mercy,

and find grace to help

in time of need.”  Hebrews 4:14-16

So, let’s takes Paul’s admonitions to heart and feast on The Word!

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God,

a workman

that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing

the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God,

and is profitable

for doctrine,

for reproof,

for correction,

for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect,

throughly furnished

unto all good works.”  2 Timothy 3:15-16

Even as Paul also spoke to the Ephesian believers.  Are you yielding to God?  Or are you going your own way?

“For we are his workmanship,

created in Christ Jesus

unto good works,

which God hath before ordained

that we should walk in them.”  Ephesians 2:10

Amen and Amen!!!

The Winning Team??? A Word from THE WORD!!! #348

21 Wednesday May 2025

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The Winning Team???  A Word from THE WORD!!! #348

“God is faithful,

by whom ye were called

unto the fellowship of his Son

Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now I beseech you, brethren,

by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that ye all speak the same thing,

 and that there be no divisions among you;

but that ye be perfectly joined together

in the same mind

and in the same judgment.”  1 Corinthians 1:9-10

America, the world in fact, is enamored with sports—any sport, no matter the genre, especially team sports, requires a unity of purpose and the drive with the goal of winning in mind!  A team without purpose and unity won’t go far.  As believers in Jesus Christ we are called to be unified, not uniform, but unified in Jesus.  There are things that we must believe and agree on that are essential to our faith, like who Jesus is, why He came and the truth that His death, burial and resurrection on the third day are what bring salvation to all who will come to Him in repentance, and faith/trust/belief in His substitutionary, atoning sacrifice for our sin.  And when we do that, we are on the winning team with a leader who will never fail!  Do you know this wonderful Savior?  He is coming soon, and our victory will be revealed by our King Jesus, who will come to deliver His own and judge those who have rejected Him and refused His saving grace!

“And I saw heaven opened,

and behold a white horse;

and he that sat upon him was called

Faithful and True,

and in righteousness

he doth judge and make war.

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire,

and on his head were many crowns;

and he had a name written,

that no man knew, but he himself.

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:

and his name is called

The Word of God.

14 And the armies which were in heaven

followed him upon white horses,

clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,

that with it he should smite the nations:

and he shall rule them with a rod of iron:

and he treadeth the winepress

of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh

a name written,

KING OF KINGS,

AND LORD OF LORDS.”  Revelation 19:11-16

Our soon-coming King will reign, and we can share in His glory.  Are you ready?  Oh, my friend don’t stay on the wrong team; I implore you to come to Jesus while there is time, stand on the winning side—Jesus IS Lord—and with Him we win!  He is the only hope for glory!  Come today.

“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life,

clear as crystal,

proceeding out of the throne of God

and of the Lamb.

2 In the midst of the street of it,

and on either side of the river,

was there the tree of life,

which bare twelve manner of fruits,

and yielded her fruit every month:

and the leaves of the tree

were for the healing of the nations.

3 And there shall be no more curse:

but the throne of God and of the Lamb

shall be in it;

and his servants shall serve him:

4 And they shall see his face;

and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5 And there shall be no night there;

and they need no candle, neither light of the sun;

for the Lord God giveth them light:

and they shall reign for ever and ever.

6 And he said unto me,

These sayings are faithful and true:

and the Lord God of the holy prophets

sent his angel to shew unto his servants

the things which must shortly be done.

7 Behold, I come quickly:

blessed is he

that keepeth the sayings

of the prophecy of this book.”  Revelation 22:1-7

If you hear His voice calling you, please respond in repentance and faith and open the door!  He will come in, but He’ll never break down the door.  It’s your choice, but choose wisely, there is a test, and it may be closer than you thing.

“Behold,

I stand at the door, and knock:

if any man hear my voice,

and open the door,

I will come in to him,

and will sup with him, and he with me.

21 To him that overcometh

will I grant to sit with me in my throne,

even as I also overcame,

and am set down with my Father

in his throne.”  Revelation 3:20-21

Amen and Amen!!!  We win!!!