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A People Whose God IS The Lord? Bible Ballistics: BBs #683

25 Friday Sep 2020

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Bible Ballistics: BBs #683. A People Whose God IS The Lord?

 

“Blessed is the nation

whose God is the LORD;

and the people whom he hath chosen

for his own inheritance.”  Psalm 33:12

I pray that this morning finds you ready to pray, for that is the intent of this post, and I intend to repost it every Friday for the next five weeks from today.  I pray that God will use it to convict our hearts to decide as Joshua called Israel to decide:

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD,

choose you this day whom ye will serve;

whether the gods

which your fathers served

that were on the other side

of the flood,

or the gods of the Amorites,

in whose land ye dwell:

but as for me and my house,

we will serve the LORD.”  Joshua 24:15

I simply want to share some passages to help us get our eyes on Jesus and His Word rather than the throughs of men, regardless of our politics.  We must choose wisely, for the very future of our liberty is at stake.  May we pursue God’s perspective and pray fervently, stand faithfully, and vote wisely and righteously!  Then leave the rest in God’s hands—The Lord God Almighty who reigns over ALL!

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all,

supplications,

prayers,

intercessions,

and giving of thanks,

be made for all men;

2 For kings,

and for all that are in authority;

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life

in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable

in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 Who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge

of the truth.

5 For there is one God,

and one mediator

between God and men,

the man Christ Jesus;

6 Who gave himself a ransom

for all,

to be testified in due time.”  1 Timothy 2:1-6

And as Jesus Himself told Pilate, God IS in charge!

“Then saith Pilate unto him,

Speakest thou not unto me?

knowest thou not that I have power

to crucify thee,

and have power

to release thee?

11 Jesus answered,

Thou couldest have no power

at all

against me,

except it were given thee

from above:

therefore he that delivered me

unto thee

hath the greater sin.”  John 18:10-11

May we ponder these things and remember the assurance of God’s Word that prayer is powerful, and may we also remember that apart from grace we all deserve hell.  Praise God that Jesus paid the price for our salvation—not we ourselves!

“Confess your faults one to another,

and pray one for another,

that ye may be healed.

The effectual fervent prayer

of a righteous man

availeth much.”  James 5:16

And we are only “righteous” when we have received the new birth from, through and in JESUS; for His righteousness is imparted to us, for our sin was laid on HIM.  Whose righteousness are you depending on?

“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 5:21

And I simply close with the words of our Lord Jesus about prayer.

“After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father

which art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done

in earth,

as it is in heaven…”   Matthew 6:9-10

Amen and Amen!!!

Are We There Yet??? Bible Ballistics: BBs #647

24 Friday Apr 2020

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Bible Ballistics: BBs #647   Are We There Yet???

 

We’ve all heard that cry, “Are we there yet?”; most of us have said it at one time or another, but my concern today is that many are “there” when they ought to be “where” God has called them to be.  Many today are running from God, have stomped their foot and refused to move or go where God has called them, and others still are clueless of what God expects; for either no one has taught them, or they have refused to hear God’s Word through study and prayer!  So, I hope that scripture will remind us that what we “sow” we “reap”, and much of our ‘reaping’ will depend on where (both physically, mentally and spiritually) we are-–where we choose to “abide”!

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,

Come out of her,

my people,

that ye be not partakers

of her sins,

and that ye receive not

of her plagues.”  Revelation 18:4

As we have had the opportunity lately to have time to consider “our ways”, our place, our priorities, our ‘loves’, I believe that God is calling us to return to holiness and devotion to Him.  I think He is calling to His own people to see if we’re “there” yet?

“Examine yourselves,

whether ye be in the faith;

prove your own selves.

Know ye not your own selves,

how that Jesus Christ is in you,

except ye be reprobates?”   2 Corinthians 13:5

Jesus said that what is in your heart will come out!  Or in techno-lingo, what you put in will come out!

“Now ye are clean

through the word

which I have spoken unto you.

4 Abide in me,

and I in you.

As the branch cannot bear fruit

of itself,

except it abide in the vine;

no more can ye,

except ye abide in me.

5 I am the vine,

ye are the branches:

He that abideth in me,

and I in him,

the same bringeth forth

much fruit:

for without me

ye can do nothing.”  John 15:3-5

The question is, ‘Are we abiding in Jesus?’  Or are we so full of the world, that we don’t hear the voice of God is speaking right now:

“Come out of her,

my people”!

Will we examine ourselves, or will we wake up one day and find that we are not where we thought we were!  The choice is yours but remember, there is a test!

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD,

choose you this day

whom ye will serve;

whether the gods which your fathers served

that were on the other side of the flood,

or the gods of the Amorites,

in whose land ye dwell:

but as for me and my house,

we will serve the LORD.”  Joshua 24:15

And remember the choices of today, will show up in triplicate tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.  Choose wisely and reap godliness rather than the world’s deceit!

“Be not deceived;

God is not mocked:

for whatsoever a man soweth,

that shall he also reap.

8 For he that soweth

to his flesh

shall of the flesh

reap corruption;

but he that soweth

to the Spirit

shall of the Spirit

reap life everlasting.”   Galatians 6:7-8

The choice is yours—don’t let Satan deceive you—he is a liar and a thief.  Don’t let him steal the hope and joy that is IN JESUS!!!

“Ye are of your father the devil,

and the lusts of your father

ye will do.

 He was a murderer

from the beginning,

and abode not in the truth,

because there is no truth

in him.

When he speaketh a lie,

he speaketh of his own:

for he is a liar,

and the father of it.”  John 8:44

In contrast our Lord Jesus IS LIFE!  Choose LIFE!

“I am the door:

by me if any man enter in,

he shall be saved,

and shall go in and out,

and find pasture.

10 The thief cometh not,

but for to steal,

and to kill,

and to destroy:

 I am come that they might have life,

and that they might have it more abundantly.

11 I am the good shepherd:

the good shepherd giveth his life

for the sheep.”   John 10:9-11

He died that you can have life.  Choose HIM today.  His arms are outstretched to you today!  You can have victory “IN JESUS” today!

Amen and Amen!