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Be Thou Enlightened, Reminded & Encouraged

As we move along our walk in Christ, we cannot soon forget that Satan and his minions never sleep like men do, nor do they require substance to exist. So while their mission is to defeat you by placing stumbling blocks in your christian walk, they do not rest or take vacations. For their sole purpose is delay your understanding and purpose with God. They do not give up on their quest. This way we have to be aware of the Devil and his minions tricks, and antics. The Word of God 2 Corinthians 2:11 says 
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” Let us not forget to stand strong and be not dismayed at the things we’re going through. It is the trying of our faith and the hardening of our resolve to never give up nor surrender to the systematic attacks of the devil and his minions. 

It seems like when it rains it pours. In our life when we go through one thing, it seems like a succession. Don’t think it abnormal because Satan is attacking us constantly. We ask the Lord “Why?!” But think about this, when you know that you can go through and get through the other end of the test, you know that you are going to succeed and be victorious, because your faith outweighs you being scared. Know this, the trying of your faith makes you have patience to hang in there. When your patience is secure and strong, no matter what people do to you, those individuals who are used by Satan don’t know that they are being used. Don’t get mad at them, the only time you should get mad is at yourself is when you fall for what they’re doing, via Satan. 

Matthew 4:1-11 

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Matthew 4:1-11

It says in the Word that He was hungry; He was fasting for so long, and in the process of being hungry Satan came. What does that mean? Satan won’t attack you at your strongest point because he’ll have a battle on his hands. He’ll attack you at your weakest point. He comes like the snake that he is, slithering in, whether through people, situations, or through your mind. He attacks, and attacks you at your weak state, and begins to consume you. Satan knew the state Christ was in. Satan knows the state you’re in. His minions are constantly watching, knowing what state you’re in. So Satan is looking at Christ, knowing who He was, the Son of God. Satan wanted Jesus to use His authority to change stones into bread. To change something for His flesh. But Jesus said man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. If you think that going to work everyday so you can go buy groceries to eat is living, then you don’t even know what you are or who you are, or aware of what you can be because you’re caught up in the cares of this life. You are not in tune to who God wants you to be. The only way to do that is to look for your life in Christ, not your flesh and the world. Its by the Word of God that you have life. Out of His mouth He’ll give you things of understanding, direction, focus; its when we get at that cross roads, one to the right and one to the left, and you’re at the fork of it, and you ask “where do I go from here?” At the crossroads of life is where Satan appears. That crossroads doesn’t mean life is over, but comes down to the point of making a decision or situation in your life.

Satan comes and show you a short term picture, not the long term. We who move in society today, we don’t want to wait for anything. Satan knows that, that is why he shows you a short term, glorious picture of what can be or could be, but he never shows you the consequences until after the fact. Satan took Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple. Satan will show you some good things. Take a little time from your prayer life; take a little time from going out to help others; take a little time from doing Church work, and you will have all the things you want. But what opportunities will you miss? The opportunity to witness to a soul who was just about to take its life, or the next move of God. But Satan won’t show you these things, he only wants to show you what will please your flesh. Jesus threw the Word of God to that temptation and that is what we should do. Satan always reminded Jesus He was the Son of God. Satan will do that to you too. You are a Child of God, so its like an indictment. So whatever you do from this point on, you already know the consequence of your actions. So Satan says “whenever I go before your Father, I will accuse you.” Satan wants to openly shame you before your God. 

Satan usually attacks, one after another. You’re so tired after one test, that you stumble into the next test, and you ask the Lord what you’ve done to get the next test. Satan thought that because God was in flesh form that He was tempted easily by the things of this world. So what does that tell you? As long as your mind is locked on the flesh things of this world, then Satan can tempt you. God keeps those in perfect peace who’s mind is stayed on Him. If your mind is to be something in the world, and with other people, then Satan has you in his back pocket. If your desires are for this world and the things of this world, Satan has you, and you will fail every test that Christ allows to be placed on you. Satan roams about this world seeking whom he will devour. He can only do so to those whose mind is not set on Christ. The cares of this life are not my concern. I pray for this world and the leaders in this world, but the cares of this life are not my concern. 

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.


Matthew 5:1-16

We are suppose to exemplify Christ upon this Earth. It is not for our glory but for His glory. When people look at you and you exemplify Christ, people see Christ through you, and glorify God, not you. When you get a bottle of water do you look more for the water or the bottle? We are the bottle, and the water is Christ within us. People can see Christ through you and they will glorify God. 

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.


Matthew 5:17-20

You are representing Christ, because you should be doing more than what other religions of the world are doing because you belong to Him. All things are possible if you believe. If you don’t believe then things will not be done in His name for what you asked. Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of everyone else who isn’t under Christ, you won’t go to Heaven. Well what have you done to bring someone else to Jesus? We didn’t have time, we didn’t have money; Did you ask? Yes. But with what intention did you ask? To satisfy your flesh to impress. 

21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 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. 25 Agree 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. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.


Matthew 5:21-48

As we go about our daily walk in our Christian walk, we should always remember to be mindful of what we say, do, how we act; this is what we have to give an account for at the time of an offence or situation. However, more than that, what is your attitude in your time of testing and trial? Are you in a prayerful state, or are you complaining and whining through the whole thing? Did the Lord at one time complain and whine when He was being whipped for us? What is your attitude in your test? If the Lord allows you to go through, know this, He will bring you through because He won’t put anymore on you than you can bear without giving you a way of escape. As children of God going forth in Him, we are too emotional. We have a central mindset on us. Our cenergy, is focused more on how we feel and how we’re being treated. Very few people care about really how they’re hurting others. Its always “what they’ve done to me” or “what they’re doing to me.” As Children of God, we can’t have a selfish nature, because that leaves us open to the tricks and antics of Satan. It makes opportunity for him to defeat you. 

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It’s Only a Test to See Where You’re At

In other arenas some call it a wake up call. Has there ever been a time in your life were it
seems like nothing was going right for you? It appears that ever time you take two steps
forward, sometimes it fills like you got kicked a yard backward. Even when you just got freed from a
thing, here comes a person, place or thing popping back up in your life again, trying to remind you
of what you did in the past. Then all of a sudden your mind starts to reminisce of what had
transpired in your past, weather good or bad, and the more you reflect on the past, you begin to
live in that past again, drawing from all the emotions, either good or bad. Then once
again you’re bound, forever looking behind you, never in front of you. As you know no one can ever
grow in their life looking behind themselves. Even as the Bible say that a person can’t plow
their field looking back (Luke 9:62).

Luke 9:59-62
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

“It’s just a test too see where you’re at!”

When you look at the word “It’s”: This denotes an advent in your life that has caused you to slow
down or even halts your process in your Psyche (soul or mind) but heighten your sense.

Now when we look at the word TEST: which is the procedure intended to establish the quality
performance, or reliability of something before wide spread use.

Now in the case of a Christian it is becoming self-awareness in your Spiritual walk and growth before the Lord can use you. You must remember Jesus is making you into someone He can use for the kingdom but
breaking and disconnecting from your attachment to this world. So if your going through any situation and it seems like there is no end and no answer, just remember that the Lord Jesus will not put no more on you then you can bear without giving you a way of escape.

1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

We must remember that Jesus is making a new creature in you for Him; a vessel that holy and acceptable for His use and His will. What greater faith and love the Lord Jesus has in us to make us just like Him?!

Example:
The old samurai sword maker spent months and sometime even years to make the ultimate
sword that any emperor or king would use and pass down through out generations.The blade
would be almost perfect. But the process to achieve that end takes a lot of heating, folding,
beating, cooling over and over again; thousands of time over months and years. Don’t refuse the heat and don’t refuse the beating. In other words don’t complain because of your tests or your trials of temptation, health, finance, and any affairs of the heart.

James 1:1-4
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

He will not put nothing on you that will cause you to sin or to turn from Him. We just have to see it through to the end no matter what. He already saw the best in you when you on saw the worst in you. You saw failure and He saw victory in you. Remember your are that samurai sword that’s being made into perfection, ready to be used by the king of glory!

Reference scriptures:
1. Ephesians 6:1-14 putting on the whole Armor of God
2. Phil 11:29 believe and suffer for him.
3. Gal. 5:1 be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage
4. Rev. 3:20 he’s knocking at the door.

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Broken in Pieces

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Psalm 147:1-11

Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

In the Bible it says that He will mend broken hearts, heal broken hearts (Psalm 147:3). The broken pieces in our minds, in our thoughts, they tend to keep tearing at our very being. Memories, broken memories of our past, seem to rip and pull at our hearts, saying what could have, maybe what should have. Those very things are a constant hurt and pain to our very souls. Broken pieces. As I said before broken dreams. I know we’ve all had hopes and aspirations of a future for us, or lives, families, jobs, our very relationships, only to have had them dashed, destroyed; we have fallen victim to broken pieces. These broken pieces. We have been wounded to the point where we feel sometimes like we can’t go on. These broken pieces of memories, of dreams, keep reoccurring in our lives. Some people can not proceed forward in their lives due to the fact that they keep reliving those broken memories, broken dreams, those broken pieces. We have not proceeded further in our relationships with others, in our pursuit of life. Even in liberty, we have not even pursued liberty, to be set free from the things that bind us. Lay aside ever weight (that means broken pieces) every sin that does so easily beset us. The broken dreams.

Some of us had a dream of being someone important, someone who has achieved goals in their lives, to assist or help someone else achieve their goals, only to have had it dashed away and become broken pieces in our lives. Some of us had the hopes and dreams of finding the right woman or man who will fulfill our hopes and desires of life, someone we can confide in, talk to in peace. Someone that can console us when we’re going through troubles in our walk. We thought that we would find the ultimate mate, have a family, kids, one or two maybe even three kids. Have a family; extension of ourselves. Something that we can look up to and feel proud about. Someone that we can feel happy about. Some people say their life would be complete if they could find that perfect individual. But the individual they did pursue and found a relationship with at the time, they even knew that they should not have been with that individual. They knew that they were not compatible with that individual. But out of the hopes of having a relationship, they pursued it further and further to the point that they were all in and locked in. They confided, consoled, they let their heart flow toward that individual, hoping that it would be reciprocated, only to find out that that individual had ulterior motives; Had a hidden agenda for their live, and it led you down the road of despair. Then you began to feel unloved, undesired, that no one even cared about who you were, not your outward appearance but who you were inside. That comes from you placing all your hopes and desires in that situation. Already knowing that it would come to not. You shunned friends and family, set aside wisdom from leaders, pushed away any form of help. Now you are at the end of your rope.

You had a desire to be in a company, to be needed at your job. To desire someone to see your abilities at what you do. Only winding up to be passed over by your bosses for someone who was less qualified. You begin to get angry on your job, because you had put trust, hopes, dreams and expectations on that job. A lot of times what we do as human beings is we place ourselves in a dream state looking with a dream mind, saving up a situation that is not in existence, but is something we desire to be or have. Along with those dreams, we have attached a lifestyle a situation, ambition, and all these types of emotional connections. So when it does not turn out the way we dreamed it to be; they become a broken dream, that you were not healed of; They become broken pieces.

We push that to the back of our minds, and out of the way of our hearts. We had family members, relatives, kin, who when we grew up we thought that they cared a whole lot about us. Who we thought would make provision for us in their lives. We thought that they would be for us, no matter what situation we got in. As we progressed in our maturity in life, they slowly but surely began to dissipate in our live. But we built a foundation around them saying that “I am who I am because of who I’m connected to.” So our identity was through them and how they perceived us. Then we find out the some of them wanted to use us for their own glory for their own pursuit. Now our hopes and expectations have been broken. We have broken pieces.

You started going to Church as a young child. You saw the way individuals loved and helped around the House of God. You saw how you could count on those individuals in the House of God. So you build an expectation when you get older that that same type of love, consideration and concern will still be there when you mature. But I tell you again you are living in a dream world. Satan has pull the wool over your eyes so you can only see the good things about people. But the reality is there is none good. We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. There is only one good man and that is Jesus Christ. But we have built our expectation on the individuals around us. We have seen how their love for others begins to supersede our understanding of what love is because we see them performing the acts of love to us as we understand. We have to perceive that everybody in the church is not right. Everybody in the house of God is going through a test that always winds up being a mess that will cause you to have stress. Know this, we have to realize one thing, if there is no test in your life, then there is no growth in your soul towards Christ. Now these individuals in the house of God, they’re not trying to set you up, but their going through their own stress, tests, ambitions and their own coping with life, whatever life throws at them. So all the time it may not appear to be that they’re saved. But know this they’re going through their own test that has broken pieces. I tell you without broken pieces in your life, God cannot get you out of the strife that you are going through.

We need to be able to call on the Lord in our time of need. You need to be able to call on the Lord in your time of stress. “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me” (Psalm 50:15).

2 Peter 2:7-9

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

This is when it was concerning Lot being delivered from Gomorrah. How many have ever been in a situation, whether on your job or some location where the conversation went left, because those people were of the world, and the conversation that they spoke about remained in your mind as part of the broken pieces of your memory? The conversation got wickeder, being fed by others around you. As it would be, they all became part of the broken pieces and the broken thoughts of your mind. This explains what a Child of God goes through today whether with his family, job or community. These are all part of the broken pieces, thoughts or dreams that are aligned with that individual. You’re being vexed day in and day out with these conversations. But the Lord God knows how to deliver the Godly out of the temptation and to reserve the unjust unto the day to be punished. So its up to us to keep ourselves in the midst of the broken dreams and pieces of our heart to maintain, never give up or give in to the situations that we’re in. Whether its in a relationship with a man or woman, family members who seem to be talking against us, or whether they are church folks which seem to be attacking us. Whether it with people on our jobs, our bosses or co-workers. Whether its with our community, we have to never give in and never give up, holding on to that faith, to that confidence in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that He will deliver you from that situation.

Psalms 47:3

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

The Lord will heal those scars, those broken pieces. But He can only heal those broken pieces, scars and broken dreams if you release them to Him and leave it there. He can’t deliver you from anything if you constantly give it to Him, then take it back; He can never deliver it. But if you constantly dwell on it, you take it back. How can Christ heal you when you keep refusing the medicine? He said He will fix the broken heart and bind up your wounds. I’ve never seen anyone go to the hospital to get healed, and leave the same day they got in there. Back and forth, they go into the hospital then they change their mind, they go in and change their mind. How can you get healing for our Lord Jesus Christ if you don’t take your burden and leave it there?

Psalm 55:22

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

To be healed of the broken pieces, dreams, and heart, you need to carry all those things to the Lord, and genuinely leave them with Him. Think no more of them, and move on in your life for growth in your Christian walk. Don’t leave them at the altar of God and come back and pick them up. You will never be delivered no matter how much you pray if you continually take them from the Lord.

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Where Do We Go From Here

Romans 12:1-12, 2 Corinthians 7:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 5, Ephesians 4:1-5

On this day, May the 23, where do you stand in Christ? Do you know your purpose, or God’s will  for your life? Have you taken the time to look back to see where you came from? Are you making preparation to not allow your past to become your future? Do you want to go back with him? Do you want to go through the tribulation period of Daniels 70 weeks?

1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

How long shall you deny the move of God upon your soul? How long shall you fight against the same old mess that bound you before? If God be God serve Him, but if your God is Mammon (The Aramaic word for riches, personified by Jesus as a false god) than serve it. There are many demigods. Listed in the resources tab on our website are a listed of gods spoken of in the Bible, that are still active in peoples lives today. Under different names, products; these gods are known as the gods of old.  The word of God tells us how long halt you between two opinions? The bible tells us concerning our salvation that there is no name under heaven by which we must be saved except at the name of Jesus (Acts 4:12).

Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

People in faith, religion, and belief systems have watered down Christ or Yeshua in Hebrew, thereby taking away his validity, power and authority to govern the actions of men. It is their way of of not being held response and accountable for their sins. Its what we call their excuse not to serve God.

John 14:1-3
Let not your heart be troubled:ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions:if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John 15:7
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

The biggest question that we need to ask: are we in Him? If we’re not in him:
John 15:6
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

You may be asking, how do I know if I am in Him or not? He mentions in the same chapter of John to know whether you are in him: John 15:1-2 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away:and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

The fruit is not melons nor mangoes nor bananas nor oranges in a basket, because you can get those anywhere; you can get organic fruit from whole foods. But its talking about the result of the hope that is in you testifying the word to those who would listen, changing their lives through the word of God. You can not talk to anyone and them not come to the word of God through your ministering. If you are in him you will love doing this. To know him is to love him and to love him is to serve him. So if Christ abides in you, then he will direct your path to the will he has for you to bring increase in the body. There is a certain excitement that goes when you witness about the hope and love in you for Christ. We need to understand that it is not about us, financial gain, having fun as the world does, but about delivering the Word of God to save men’s souls from themselves and from hell. I say again, once the word has been given to you what are you doing with it? He doesn’t want us to be zealous, but its for every man to recon to himself that he understands the word fully. We are to study to rightly divide the word of truth.

Just going around with a smile on your face saying you love the Lord and are excited about God is not telling someone you are saved. You have to show the people by the life, by your actions and walk. This will tell people if you are a child of God. In these days the word Christian has become synonymous with an evil things. They are trying in this society to eliminate the effectiveness more of being a Christian. True Children of God are Belivers, who walk by faith, not sight. The presence of God is forever in a Child of God’s life. He said he’d never leave nor for sake you. Sometimes it seems hard when we go through tests and trials and we want him to hold our hand non stop all the way through. When you were in school and it was time to take a test did your teacher stand beside you and give all the answers? In order for you to learn you have to go through on your own, but have faith the the resulting are going to be in your favor. Some people say its a faith walk; its more its a life walk.

That concludes this Sabbath day service. For those who have any questions kindly leave information at the end of the page. Next week we will do an end times study  on the Shemitah and the tribulation period.