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Confusion, the Fertile Grounds of Subjugation which Distorts Emotions

Why is it that when we use the term  “I’m confused” in one statement, then, in the next one “well if you do this, or do that then you’ll find what you’re looking for” ? How do you expect them to get a clear understanding when you’re telling them ramblings of a confused person’s mind? The definition of confusion is: disorder, upheaval; tumult; chaos. So now that you can see, do you want someone to give you some instructions without understanding? I think not. The Bible puts it this way “The blind leading the blind, they will both fall into a ditch..” (Luke 6:39)

Let’s turn to John 8:43-47:

43 “Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 44 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. 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.”

When you talk, sing, walk (saint’s walk of life), pray, think, then everything you say and do will always have a hint of confusion in the midst of topics or comments. Then every statement that a confused person says becomes a subjugated infused statement. 

That’s why the word says in Colossians 4:5-6:

5 “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”

You may ask, why is this? Why should we not be so quick to speak and give a person the answer they want? Well, the Word says “be quick to listen and slow to speak…” (James 1:19) because you don’t know what words of subjugation you may utter out of your mouth. 

Let’s read Luke 6:45-46:

45 “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”

You’ll know the things you are supposed to walk through and do in life as a child of God. You should be led by the Holy Ghost which leads you by the men of God who have been placed in your life. 

Let’s read James 1:19-22:

19 “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

Also read Jeremiah 3:14-15:

14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

You can’t lean on your own understanding, be that it could lead you to lust, fighting, and all types of debauchery, and seeking teachers after your own flesh.

Lastly, let’s read James 4:1-8:

1 “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 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 the enemy of God. 5 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.”

As the true men of Yeshua Jesus, is not to impress, but to educate and bring clarity to your soul, plus your life. In my conclusion, every life on earth has a purpose and a mission.

Thank you.

Extra read: Proverbs 16:25, Luke 6:25, Matthew 5:37, John 3:11

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What More Can You Do?

Christ came to redeem man of his sin. You may be asking, how did He do that? Well Eve, the wife of Adam had sinned in the Garden of Eden. And when she allowed herself to be beguiled by the serpent at the tree of knowledge of good and evil, God saw that there was no one worthy to redeem man and woman of their disobedience of Him. So, God made the ultimate sacrifice, He gave up Himself in the form of human flesh, the only begotten son of God, Yeshua. 

Let’s turn to 1 John 1:1-14 

1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 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. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.“

So, now that God gave His only begotten son so that He could bring us back in order with God as it was from the beginning. God gave His only begotten son and through Him everyone has a way back into God’s will. Now when we look at the life of His son, which is an example for us on how to live on this earth once more, the question I have for you is this, what more can you do? 

If God has laid the foundation for you to come back to Him, you may have said in the past, what more can I do? But now He is asking us what more can we do? 

For men, He’s asking these 5 things:

  1. Can you listen to His voice?
  2. Can you be obedient?
  3. Can you be faithful to His Word?
  4. Can you have more humility?
  5. Will you be obedient?

Now for women, He’s asking these 5 things:

  1. For those who are single, will you obey Yashua and for those married, will you obey your husband?
  2. Will you listen and obey Yashua and His leadership?
  3. Can you stop leaning on your own understanding?
  4. Can you follow without trying to lead?
  5. Will you be more humble and submissive? 

You see men and women in these times tend to want to live a freestyle type of life, where its remnants have its roots from the 1960’s. Where there was a lot of violence, a lot of sexual activities, a lot of free thinking, and a “do what you want to do” attitude. During that era, people began to mix different religious belief systems together to form their own belief system to their own detriment.

In conclusion, listen to these words, but for the people of God, the Bible tells us not to cater to this world, nor follow the things of this world and not to get caught up in this life or the things of this world.

Let’s read 1 John 2:15-23

15 “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.”

In Yeshua name, It is so!

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Be Reconciled and Restored to Yeshua Jesus While There is Still Time

Before I begin, let’s set some ground work for direction for this sermon. Let’s look at the terminology for two key words: first the word reconcile. 

Reconcile: in Greek is ‘Katallasso’ which denotes “to change, exchange” (especially of money) hence of persons”;  “to change from enmity to friendship, to reconcile” with regard to the relationship between God and man. 

Now, the second, restore: in the Greek ‘Katartizo’ means “to mend, to furnish completely.” It is translated “restore” in Galatians 6:1 metaphorically, of the restoration by those who are spiritual, if one is overtaken in a trespass, such as one being as a dislocated member of the spiritual body. 

Now that we’ve got that established, let’s move a little deeper into the subject.

All of you at some point in time or another have disassociated from someone, whether it be family or friends for some reason or another; and this left a bitter or a negative, heartfelt moment in your life. Some of you are dealing with the emotional repercussions of the falling out. And sometimes these emotional repercussions can have a devastating effect upon one’s mental, physical, and spiritual awareness as they try to move on towards growth in their life. Know this, that these emotional events can, and in most cases will, stunt their growth in other areas of their life. As I said, it can affect these areas in your life. For instance mentally: you can focus on the problem, or take things quickly to the heart of what others may say. Physically: your body begins to experience external manifestations of the internal emotional state. For example, you might experience headaches, break out in hives, nervousness, chronic pains, and sickness. Next spiritual: some of the most common spiritual symptoms are not being able to stay focused on the Lord/Yeshua/Jesus, constantly worrying about your walk in Christ, self-condemnation, inability to have an effective prayer life, and lastly, constantly being vexed in your soul. The only way to resolve this is by getting to the root of this emotional repercussion and asking Jesus for His forgiveness and then forgive yourself. Then you can be reconciled, restored and healed.

Now let’s see what the Word has to say about these two understandings in the book of Matthew 5:23-25: 

23 “Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.”

Just as Jesus, after Adam and Eve had sinned, God had to reconcile us back to Him.

Read 2 Corinthians 5:15-20:

15 “And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 17 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.”

You have to believe and understand that we are no longer citizens of this world, but are citizens of heaven. Let’s read in His word in the book of Romans 5:8-12:

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. 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”

In my conclusion, let all of us understand this one thing, and that is, if you are holding in your heart any form of animosity, hatred, or even deep emotional anguish towards someone or situations, then you definitely need to reconcile your differences for the good of your spiritual well being.

Read 1 Peter 5:5-8:

5 “Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:“

I thank you for your attention these last days in Yeshua/Jesus’ name it is so.

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Alone You Came Into This World, and Alone You Shall Leave

My dad, Pastor James Catron used to always say, “You came into this world with nothing, and you would leave without anything.” Job put it like this, read in your Bible Job 1:19-21:

19 “And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

Some people don’t believe that even on the day of judgement we all have to stand before the Lord, all by ourselves, and we have to give an account of everything said and done in this body. 

In the book of Matthew 12:31-37:

31 “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.  32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”

Also, in the book of 2 Corinthians 5:8-12

8 “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. 12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.”

We need to know that no one can speak for you on that Great Day, neither your mom, dad, bestfriend, nor your pastor; for everyone has to appear before Him singly. And since we know that we are the people of God, and that we came with nothing and will leave with nothing, and that we have to give an account for what we’ve said and done, why be tossed about with indecisiveness and confusion of our walk in Yeshua Jesus?

In my conclusion, turn to 1 Timothy 6:7-12

7 “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”

In Jesus name, it is so.

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Why Hesitate with God’s Will, But Perpetuate Your Sin?

While walking in the ways of holiness, oftentimes, Saints sometimes find themselves in certain circumstances where they know what God’s will is for their lives, but they will hesitate before they begin to carry the task out. Why is that? Could it be due to the lack of understanding, or maybe the lack of confidence in one’s own ability to perform the task at hand? When faced with the situation, why not become more focused, loving, humble, and purpose driven.

In the Bible, let’s read Acts 7:51-60:

51 “Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”

Let’s read slowly and methodically Luke 23:27-46:

27 “And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. 31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? 32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, 37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is The King Of The Jews. 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.43And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.”

We need to understand like Stephen; and that is, when people are in sin they cannot see the true deed of their actions, nor can they understand the repercussions of them. The devil and his demons will block the reasoning behind the act of the sinful deed until after it has been carried to its full execution. Then your eyes will see the full extent of the damage of what you have done or caused. Then only will you see the big picture of what you have done. Just as in the book of Genesis 3:6-9, when Adam and Eve’s eyes were open after they did their deed. Also, in this world today the same events are taking place; people are pretending that God doesn’t exist and that the Bible is just a book like any other. And people are pretending to be something they are not, but at the end when Christ returns, a lot of eyes will be opened. There are many people who are willingly blind today for the sake of living out the desires of their heart and a lifestyle for today’s lie. 

Turn with me to 2 Corinthians 4:1-6:

1 “Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

In my conclusion, I will leave you with this 2 Corinthians 13:5-8:

5 “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? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.”

As it has been written, so let it be done in Yeshua/Jesus name it is so.