6 DAY 24HR CREATION

It is not difficult to understand why secular humanists deny a six-day 24 hour creation period. They have to discredit God and the Biblical account of creation to make their position credible.

What is perplexing , the number of Christians and religious people who espouse the (secular humanist influenced) view that the earth was created over a span of millions or billions of years.

What does God have to say about it?

Gen 1:3-5 And God said, "Let there be light." and there was light. 4. "God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from darkness. 5. God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning-THE FIRST DAY.

Gen 1:16 God made two great lights-the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night....

Would not the sun and the moon cover a 24 hour period?

Gen 1:31 God saw all that he made, and it was good. And there was evening, and morning- the SIXTH DAY.

Gen2:2 By the seventh day God had FINISHED the work he had been doing......

Conclusion: Either trust God's Word or the secular humanists.

The working of the church

The working of the Church

The book of Acts

The book of Acts is an historical documentation of the records of the

early Church by Luke. If you read in most places Luke uses the term

‘WE’ (102 times) showing more of group activity and less individual.

The early Church truly showed the working of the Body of Christ. There

was no one principle human heading the Church, nor there was any one

great temple where all people gathered. We see there were many small

house gatherings or Churches yet there was no confusing between them

terming themselves as denominations. The believers from one place did

not have the same understanding as believers from another place; they

called themselves Churches according to the location not according to

their understanding. They knew that primarily they were one and

believed in the one Jesus Christ as the only way.

If one goes into the details we see that even persecution turned into

a blessing and the Church grew. When the believers were driven out

they in turn added thousands to their folds.

The Lord is telling us are we running a Church or a franchisee, a

profit center in His Name. Some may not be making money or wealth but

they may be make a name or earthly power for themselves.

The greatest problem with the Church is not the people or their lack

of understanding but is the problem with the leaders and their lack of

understanding. If the leaders themselves lack spiritual communication

with God then how are they going to run a congregation? If they

themselves do not understand the directions of the Shepherd they how

are they going to lead the sheep?

I was very happy when I heard an honest confession from an ex-Pastor

who admitted that he knew only the Gospel and nothing else. This so

called Pastor used to lead more than one church and withdrew from them

for he did know where he himself was going, if he was called to be a

Pastor or God had a calling in his life. Most leaders lack knowledge,

gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit and yet have taken charge of

leading others just one the basis of a testimony in their life. Out of

fear they node their heads to every instruction of their superiors

like a trained cattle does to the drum of their masters here in India.

Before the revival of the Church we need a revival for the leaders of

the Church. They need to realize the seriousness of what Jesus said

when He said it was better to tie a big stone around their neck and

jump in a sea then harm any little one from the Kingdom of God.

There were both gold and silver vessels which were considered holy

unto the Lord. We see all are becoming silver vessels and there is no

sight of gold vessels. During the early Church it were the Apostles,

Prophets, Teachers etc. who were the backbone of the Church and today

we do not see any of this. It is the Nicolaitans principle which has

penetrated in all the churches.

It is time the leaders get up and take their job seriously. It is time

they realize and see how much they have side tracked from the Word. It

is time they build their communication with the Holy Spirit who is the

Rock on which the Church is built.

[Prayer Starter]

Lord, we prayer for your Church. Your glorious Body which is suffering

corruption because the watchmen You have put on the job are busy

building their own houses. Lord, like during the times of Joel, You

rebuked them and bought them to track, we pray Lord You intervene into

their lives. Turn their lives upside down but do not lose them or let

them lose any of your precious sheep. May your Body come into glory...

This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

[Reference Scriptures]

Revelation 2:1-7

1  Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith

he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the

midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

2  I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou

canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say

they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

3  And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast

laboured, and hast not fainted.

4  Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left

thy first love.

5  Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do

the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will

remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

6  But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans,

which I also hate.

7  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the

churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of

life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Matthew 18:6 - But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which

believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged

about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Joel 1:5-20

5  Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine,

because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

6  For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number,

whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a

great lion.

7  He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it

clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

8  Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

9  The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house

of the LORD; the priests, the LORD’S ministers, mourn.

10  The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted:

the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

11  Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the

wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is

perished.

12  The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the

pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the

trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from

the sons of men.

13  Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the

altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for

the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house

of your God.

14  Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and

all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God,

and cry unto the LORD,

15  Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a

destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

16  Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness

from the house of our God?

17  The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid

desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

18  How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed,

because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made

desolate.

19  O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the

pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of

the field.

20  The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of

waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the

wilderness.

How Old Are You?

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. -  Hebrews 5:12 - 13.


Some people resent being asked their age, especially women, they will feel shy to tell their age. But, their attitude should be like this: God has let them live all these years, and they should thank Him. They should not mind telling their age at all. But, that's not what this devotional is all  about. 


When we are saved, we are considered 'baby Christians'. We have just begun our journey on the path of righteousness. We begin reading the Word, study every day to get the Word within us. As we study, we should be 'growing' in the Lord. The TRUE Word will help us grow, as long as we continue to study.


I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. - 1 Corinthians 3:2.


When we were children in Sunday School, we learned the story of David and the giant, of Jonah in the belly of the whale, of Noah and the ark, and on and on.  These things stuck with us. And, as we grew older, and gave our heart to the Lord, we had a need to learn more of His Word. We studied the Bible, hopefully memorizing them for future use. When the enemy came to call, we were armed with God's Word, and he wasn't able to touch us.


There are those that stayed 'baby Christians', because they learned the ten commandments and thought it ended there. Instead of studying the Word for themselves and 'growing up', and getting to the 'meat of the Word', they just sat under the teaching of others - never letting the Holy Spirit teach them.  Proverbs 4:23 tells us to 'keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life'.
Study the Word; become an effective Christian - one that produces fruit
Ignore the Word; become a 'stagnant' Christian - no fruit is produced


If you are growing up in the Lord, it will show in your actions, in your speech, and in your worship. One that doesn't know the Word, can't act on the Word. And to have faith that God's Word works, you have to know His Word, and the promises He has given us as heirs to the Kingdom. We can live on milk, but we will never be strong as we would when we are able to 'eat the meat' of the Word.


What's your age? Have you grown up and eating 'meat', or have you remained a 'babe' and not  weaned from the milk?

Satanic Occult Symbols in Washington D.C.

"...I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan." —Revelation 2:9

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Obelisks are phallic (penis) symbols related to the Egyptian Sun god, Ra. The 4 sides of the Washington Monument are aligned with the cardinal directions (i.e., east, west, north, and south). At the ground level each side of the monument measures 55.5 feet long, which is equal to 666 inches. The height of the obelisk is 555.5 feet, which is equal to 6,666 inches.

The mall in Washington DC is laid out so the gardens and streets form the image of an owl. The owl is representative of the mythical goddess, Lilith. Pleas read, Bohemian Grove Exposed for much more information on the owl.  

The street design in Washington, D.C., has been laid out in such a manner that certain Luciferic symbols are depicted by the streets, cul-de-sacs and rotaries. This design was created in 1791, a few years after Freemasonry assumed the leadership of the New World Order, in 1782.

In Europe, occult leaders were told by their familiar spirits as early as the 1740's that the new American continent was to be established as the new “Atlantis,” and its destiny was to assume the global leadership of the drive to the New World Order. The United States of America was chosen to lead the world into this kingdom of Antichrist from the very beginning. The capital is Washington, D.C., which is evidenced by the preponderance of occult symbols.

George Washington (a 33° Freemason) selected French Freemason Pierre Charles L’Enfant to design the city’s layout in Washington D.C.

The boundaries of the city, established by George Washington in 1791, form a square 10 miles long on each side, centered on the originally proposed location for the Washington Monument. The east-west diagonal of the square crosses over the Capitol building and the north-south diagonal crosses over the White House.

The length of the north-south and east-west diagonals is 10 miles times the square root of 2, or 14.142 miles. This distance converts to 43,455 ancient Egyptian royal cubits, the same figure as the ratio between the Great Pyramid and the dimensions of the earth.

• The height of the Great Pyramid is 481.13 feet, divided by 5,280 = .0911231 miles.
• The mean radius of the earth is 3,960 miles, divided by .0911231 = 43,457.
• The perimeter of the Great Pyramid is 3,023 feet, divided by 5,280 = .5725 miles.
• The mean circumference of the earth is 24,880 miles, divided by .5725 = 43,458.
• 3,960 miles (radius of the earth) / 14.142 miles = 280 (number of cubits in the height of the Great Pyramid)
• 24,880 miles (circumference of the earth) / 14.142 miles = 1,760 (cubits in the perimeter of the Great Pyramid)

Converting the radius and circumference of the earth to cubits yields the same results.

The first series of symbols I will point out deal with the seat of the executive branch of government, the White House, indicated by the red arrow above. If you are a Google Earth user, you can see these satellite images for yourself at Google Maps.

As you can see by my outline, the White House sits at the apex of an inverted pentagram. This symbol is incomplete by only 2 small pieces, indicated by the yellow lines.

The hexagram is nearly complete, except for 1 small piece on the north-west side, outlined in yellow.

If you draw the pentagram and hexagram symbols together, you can see three sides of a cross. Finishing the symbol on the land sitting in front of the White House reveals a perfectly symmetrical Knights Templar cross.

It has been said the Washington Monument obelisk (bottom arrow) sits due south from the White House. This is not exactly true, as you can see in the photo above. In reality, the obelisk is directly south from the Masonic Temple (top arrow) which sits 13 blocks north of the White House.

The temple is the headquarters of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rites of Freemasonry, modeled after descriptions of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

As mentioned earlier, the 4 sides of the Washington Monument are aligned with the cardinal directions (i.e., east, west, north, and south). At the ground level each side of the monument measures 55.5 feet long, which is equal to 666 inches. The height of the obelisk is 555.5 feet, which is equal to 6,666 inches. The obelisk is representative of the male sex organ, worship in nearly all pagan cultures. It is a symbol of man's carnal power and might. 
Satanism and the occult are saturated with sexual perversion, child-molesting, and human sacrifices. Most worshippers in these groups deny such claims, but some have openly professed it, such as the godless bisexual Aleister Crowley. Such immoral occult influences are prevalent in rock music, feminism, and even in Walt Disney movies, such as The CHRONICLES of NARNIA. 

In this photograph I’ve indicated both the White House (left) and the Capitol building (right).

The square and compass symbol stretches from the White House to the Capitol.

To the east of the Capitol sits a complete hexagram

A bird’s-eye view of the Capitol building reveals a figure resembling an owl. The owl is a symbol which represents an pagan deity. Nocturnal birds are symbols of sorcery and metaphysics because black magick cannot function in the light of truth (day) and is powerful only when surrounded by ignorance (night). The owl is considered wise because the creature is able to see through the darkness of ignorance and materiality; hence its association with the goddess Athena and its veneration during the nocturnal cremation of care ceremony at the Bohemian Grove.

In his book, The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital, pagan David Ovason states that there are...

"zodiacs in the city, and at least 1,000 zodiacal and planetary symbols..."
SOURCE: The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital; by David Ovason; pg. 10, Harper Collins; 1999

Washington D.C. is absolutely infested with occult and astrology symbols.
In his book, Ovason documents the location of over 23 Satanic zodiacs in the federal district alone! Why should God bless America?

Above the dome of the Capitol building stands Lady Libertas, the goddess Isis.

Guarding the entrance to the Capitol building is Nimrod (Baal) in the likeness of the Roman god Mars, whom the Egyptians called Osiris. As you can see from the image below this entrance is identical to that of the Roman Panthenon of the Gods - as well as the Greek Parthenon.

There are several significant buildings in the District of Columbia with these ancient designs, including The White House.

 

 

The central part of the Supreme Court building is modeled after the Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

The George Washington Masonic Memorial, modeled after descriptions of the Pharos of Alexandria - another wonder of the ancient world, sits across the Potomac in Alexandria, Virginia just inside the diagonal square border of D.C.

This statue of Washington in the Smithsonian Museum of American History was modeled after descriptions of the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. The museum is aligned to the cardinal directions, the statue sits at the western end of the main floor facing east. Compare this portrayal of Washington to the images of Zeus and Baphomet - do you notice any similarities?

Satan On Our Dollar

The eye represents Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, who transforms himself into an angel of light (2nd Corinthians 11:3). 

"Historian/author Ralph Epperson has spent many years researching the history of the Great Seal, and has discovered that those who designed the two circles committed America to what has been called "A Secret Destiny." This future "destiny" is so unpleasant that those who wanted the changes it entails had to conceal that truth in symbols."

SOURCE: The New World Order, back cover, by Ralph A. Epperson; 1990; ISBN: 0-9614135-1-4; publisher: PUBLIUS PRESS, Tucson, Arizona.

The capstone of the pyramid is symbolic of the antichrist, who when he comes will complete the pyramid. The Beast System is now being prepared, aka, the New World Order. Below, you can get an idea of the power structure of these occult groups. If you want to do research, look up the various groups on the internet, such as the Mother of Darkness.

 

The special positions at the top of the pyramid are those who are wholly committed to the Luciferian Ideology, i.e., a Totalitarian Godless Police State!

These things are all very real folks. We read in 2nd Thessalonians 2:10 that the masses of this world WILL BE deceived when the Antichrist comes because they don't love the truth of God's Word, "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." 

The International Conspiracy
It means Satan is the god of this world, just as 2nd Corinthians 4:4 declares. We see far too many articles on the internet today exposing the occult, but not enough that tie it all in with the Word of God. Folks, a bunch of facts will never make any sense until you shine the Light of God's Word upon it. The Word of God is the missing key. Satan is the god of this sinful world, and he controls his servants through occult organizations, such as Freemasonry, Skull and Bones, and Bohemian Grove. The term "Illuminati" refers to the highest and most evil people in the pyramid structure. Few people realize that Communism is simply a mask for the New World Order. Please read about The Lucifer Trust.
The hidden secret behind Communism is that Wall Street bankers were instrumental in creating it. I recently read an excellent book... PAWNS in the GAME, by William Guy Carr (1958). If you want to learn all the details of the CFR and the Illuminati and their sinister evil plan to take over the world, then this is the book to read! PAWNS IN THE GAME exposes how every major war over the past 250 years has been deliberately caused, financed, and profited from by the money-lenders. 
As shocking as it may sound, this includes the American Revolution which gave birth to America. On pages 49-58, William Guy Carr tells how the American Revolution was plotted and planned by the same international group which plotted the English and French revolutions; and how the international financiers obtained control of the American economy. You'll never hear the truth in a public school classroom.

People listen to those who continually cry, as they did in Spain, "Communism can never cause a revolution here." They listen to those who give them a sense of false security. The majority of citizens are like children, who hide their heads under the blankets when they fear danger. It should be remembered that pulling the bedclothes over one's head never saved a person from an assassin, a rapist, or an exploding bomb. (SOURCE: PAWNS IN THE GAME, page 128, by William Guy Carr, 1958).

I couldn't have described Americans today any better! They are only listening to those who give them a sense of FALSE SECURITY! They are hiding their heads under their blankets. Please read, It Can't Happen Here by Congressman Ron Paul.  These quotes from PAWNS IN THE GAME (and I highly recommend the book) should clearly evidence to you that history does repeat itself, or in other terms, people never learn!

The following quote is from page IX in the introduction concerning the International Conspiracy:

Very few people seem to appreciate that Lucifer is the brightest and most intelligent of the heavenly host and, because he is a pure spirit, he is indestructible. The Scriptures tell us his power is such that he caused one-third of the most intelligent of the heavenly host to defect from God, and join him, because he claimed God's Plan for the rule of the universe is weak and impractical because it is based on the premise that lesser beings can be taught to know, love, and wish to serve Him voluntarily out of respect for His own infinite perfections. The Luciferian ideology states might is right. It claims beings of proven superior intelligence have the right to rule those less gifted because the masses don't know what is best for them. The Luciferian ideology is what we call totalitarianism to-day.

The Old Testament is simply the history of how Satan became prince of the world, and caused our first parents to defect from God.  It relates how the synagogue of Satan was established on this earth, it tells how it has worked since to prevent God's Plan for the rule of the universe being established on this earth. Christ came to earth when the conspiracy reached the stage that, to use His own Words, Satan controlled all those in high places. He exposed the synagogue of Satan (Rev. 2:9;3:9); he denounced those who belonged to it as sons of the Devil (Lucifer), whom He castigated as the father of lies (John 8:44) and the prince of deceit (2nd Cor. 11:14). He was specific in His statement that those who comprised the synagogue of Satan were those who called themselves Jews, but were not, and did lie (Rev. 2:9; 3:9). He identified the Money-Changers (Bankers), the Scribes, and the Pharisees as the Illuminati of His day.

Page X brings the conspiracy up to date:

In 1774 "An Act of God" placed the Bavarian government in possession of evidence which proved the existence of the continuing Luciferian conspiracy. Adam Weishaupt, a Jesuit trained professor of canon law, defected from Christianity, and embraced the Luciferian ideology while teaching in Ingoldstadt University. In 1770 the money lenders (who had recently organized the House of Rothschild), retrained him to revise and modernize the age-old 'protocols' designed to give the synagogue of Satan ultimate world domination so they can impose Luciferian ideology upon what remains of the Human Race, after the final social cataclysm, by use of Satanic despotism.  Weishaupt completed his task May 1st, 1776.

The plan required the destruction of ALL existing governments and religions. This objective was to be reached by dividing the masses, whom he termed Goyim (meaning human cattle) into opposing camps

America has been hijacked by criminals, i.e., the illuminati. Don't believe me? Then maybe you'll believe Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, or Congressman Ron Paul. Halliburton was recently awarded a contract to build concentration camps IN AMERICA! The truth is that our political leaders are PAWNS in a global game, controlled by murderous and sinister thugs who manipulate this world's wealth and resources. Our political leaders are mere puppets to the puppeteers, and we are the gullible sheep.

Here's a photo of Condoleezza Rice at the United Nations in 2005 with the numbers 666 behind her. Notice how the logo below was cleverly designed to emphasize the number 6, celebrating the UN's 60th anniversary, to appear as 666 above. 666 will be the number of the name of the Beast; not necessarily the number of his mark placed upon people's hands and forehead. There is much confusion concerning the mark of the beast, and 666 and the name of the Beast. We know that the NAME is 666 of the Beast! However, we do not know what the mark of the beast with be that will go into people' hands and brow.

http://www.un.org/un60/media_oct24.html

• 666 will be the number of a man, the Antichrist (666, What does it mean?)
   
• We don't know what the mark of the Beast will be. The Bible does not say. It may or may not be 666. The mark will likely be invisible R.F.I.D. ink placed on the body. It will be the right hand or the forehead.

THE BIG PICTURE

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NWO OCCULT IMAGES in CCM

Masonic Wickedness in High Places!

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THE ILLUMINATI AND THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

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CFR PLANS TO INTEGRATE U.S., MEXICO , & CANADA

By 2020 there will be one world government!

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Jeremiah 11:9-10...

"And the LORD said unto me,

A CONSPIRACY

is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah

...have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

7 THINGS TO HELP YOU STEP UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL

7 THINGS TO HELP YOU STEP UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL

13- “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14- I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  15- Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16- Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.”

1- LEARN FROM THE PAST… “He who does not learn from history will repeat the same…” Verses 13 and 14- “13- “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14- I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” 

2- FORGET ABOUT YOUR PAST… failures, heartache, hurt, hopelessness. Don’t live on your past, look forward, stay focus and maintain your momentum. Verse 14- “14- I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

3- KNOW YOUR PRESENT STANDING OR CONDITION. Know your financial, spiritual, physical, emotional and to others could be mental. Don’t live in denial and excuses. Verses 15 and 16- “15- Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16- Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.”

4- KNOW YOUR GOAL. What do you really want to accomplish this year and in the future. Do you have a short term or/and long term goals. (Verses 12- 14) 12- “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13- Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do,

forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14- I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

5- BE DETERMINED TO ACCOMPLISH OR REACH THAT GOAL/S. It may not be easy but just like the sayings, “NO PAIN, NO GAIN”. One day a little boy asked his Filipina mother… Mom what is “No Pain, No Gain”? And his mother can’t explain it in English and she explained it to him in Filipino (inTagalog) she said, “Son, it means pag walang tiyaga walang nilaga…” It’s true indeed, if you don’t have any patience in anything you do, you will never gain, not a step higher to the next level. (Philippians 3: 12-14) 12- “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13- Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14- I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

6- LET GOD LEADS YOU. (Psalms 23: 1- 2) 1- “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2- He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”

7- DON’T FORGET GOD AS YOU PROSPER OR SUCCEED. (Joshua 1: 8; 13) 8- “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 13- Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD

Arm-Twisting for God

"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world."  - 1 John 4:1 (NIV).




Some time ago I was a lay leader in my local church. On more than one occasion a fellow lay leader (who claimed to have the spiritual gift of discernment) in important leadership meetings would state at the very beginning of the meeting that God had told him how the matter at  hand was to be.


End of discussion? Who can argue against what God has  said? At one meeting where we were discussing the future  of the church, as graciously as I could I said, "God hasn't  told me how it should be so can we discuss this matter.  " Fortunately we did. At the time the church was   land-locked without any room for growth. After lengthy  discussion it was decided to consider relocation. Today 
it is now a thriving church in a new and excellent location.


Yes, I believe in the importance of spiritual gifts. However,
all who claim to have certain spiritual gifts do not  necessarily have them. God's Word tells us to test the  spirits to see if they are of God or otherwise.


Unfortunately, because of immaturity, insecurity and  needing attention, some folk are guilty of arm-twisting  for God; that is, they use god-talk in order to gain  attention, to be in control, to get their own way, and/or  to feel important.

Turn Back The Clock

"These are evil times, so make every minute count." - Ephesians 5:16.(CEV) 

Have you ever heard someone say, "Boy! If only I could turn back the clock!"? Well, in our area, we do just that this coming weekend. It always feels nice to have that extra hour. But that is not the sentiment of those who have regrets and would like their time back, so that they could do or say something differently.


Of course, we all know we can't do this. If we have wronged someone, we need to admit our fault, apologize, and seek forgiveness. If we have wronged God, we need to do the same. After we have received His forgiveness, we need to learn from our failure, forget the past, leave it there, and move on. Become better, not bitter.


Just the same, once a year, many of us physically turn back the clock. It doesn't allow us to erase things done or said in that hour, nor does it really give us an extra hour to add on to our life, since, in the spring, we lose an hour. But changing the clock does remind us to take advantage of every single minute. Time is short, and there is much to accomplish for God's kingdom. There is also much to accomplish as God transforms us into the likeness of Christ. Let us waste no time to imitate Christ's compassionate attitude, to let go of our pride, to clothe ourselves with humility, to trust God's power and goodness, and to learn to depend on God's will, not our own.

Spiritual Climate Control

"Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." - Romans 12:12 (RSV).

One of the most wonderful feelings that I can remember from my  childhood days is something that may seem quite trivial to some  people, but that has been burned into my memory. In the home I grew  up in, we did not have central air conditioning. We had ceiling fans  in most rooms, and in my  parents' room was a window-unit air  conditioner.


During the summer months when it became really hot outside, I well  remember  complaining about the temperature in the house. Many times I  remember coming inside from the heat, or waking up during a hot night  and walking into my parents' room to lie on the floor. You see, they  often kept the door to their room closed because that one air-
conditioner would burn out if it had to cool the entire house. I  still can feel that cool air blowing across my body and making the  discomfort I had felt melt completely away.


Now that I am all grown up and living on my own, I cannot imagine not  having central air conditioning in my home. The thought of relying  solely on a small air conditioner to cool my home properly would  never even cross my mind.


In our spiritual lives we can use some climate control to keep our  spiritual homes comfortable. We can use prayer conditioning.  Unfortunately, many times we seem to think a window-unit prayer  conditioner, that is, a small prayer here, a prayer of desperation
there, or a recital of the Lord's Prayer, is sufficient to sustain  the proper temperature in our lives and that things will be okay.  Right?


Wrong! Just as our homes require good central air conditioning to  maintain proper and consistent temperature balance, so too we use  constant prayer in our lives to maintain the proper climate and  balance in our lives. As today's scripture says, we must be constant
in our prayers.


Let us commit ourselves to daily prayer, and watch for the results.  If we do not have that prayer conditioning in our lives, things will  definitely get too hot for us to handle.

What If God ....

"Pray without ceasing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:17.


Have you ever had one of those days when you had a very important phone call to make and you received a "voice mail" machine answer that after a brief recorded message put you on hold ... then you got the run around ... back on hold ... seemingly ad infinitum? I'm sure you have. I did this morning.


As a friend of mine suggested, "What if when we called on God in prayer, the following is the answer we receive: 'Thank you for calling Heaven. Your prayer is very important to us. Please stay on the line and your prayer will be answered in the order it was received. Or, if you would like to leave a prayer request, press '2', and after the sound of the harp state your message clearly, the date and time of your call, your prayer-phone number, and we will reply to you as soon as it is convenient. Have a 'God' day!'"


Thank God it isn't so. As God's Word says, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears  us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of  him." - 1 John 5:14-15 (NIV).

WATCH AND PRAY- JESUS IS COMING SOON

WATCH AND PRAY- JESUS IS COMING SOON
Those are the words that I heard from an Indian preacher with a brief case; and on its brief case is a sticker with the message: “Be ready, Jesus is Coming Soon” The same guy that I met in Bacolod City when I was a little boy, I met him the second time in front of the night club where I used to work in Manila. Please don’t ask me what type of job. Anyways, I was about between 19- 22 years old when I met him again with the same message. “Be ready, Jesus is Coming Soon”. This message really hit me and hunted my mind and conscience which caused me to really be afraid of what would happen to me after the rapture. Will I make it to Heaven and be with Jesus?
The Bible said: “But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.”
There is a literal Jesus who is coming. (Matthew 24:42)”Watch, therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”
I have a kid’s song that I wrote few years ago that goes like this:
“Jesus is coming soon, you must be ready, I don’t know when, May be today,
In John 14:1 to 3, Jesus has promised me He has prepared a place for me.
The Lord Jehovah, Our Blessed Savior, Who reigns in Glory,
We must be ready. When Jesus comes we have no time to count from 1 to 3,
When Jesus comes, we have no time to read from A to Z,
The Christians will fly, up, up in the sky, Hallelujah in the twinkling of an eye.
Jesus is coming soon, I’m always ready, I don’t know when,
May be today, First John chapter 3 verse two, Jesus has promised me,
When He comes again, I will be like Him.”
What a beautiful song to ponder upon on the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Mark 13:26)”And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with great power and glory.”
(Acts 1:10-11) 10”And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” (Titus 2:13)”Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ.”

God of Minorities

"But the Lord said to Gideon, 'There are still too many men." - Judges 7:4 (NIV). 

"It's easier to fight for one's principles," said Alfred Adler, "than to live up to them." How true. It's also easier to talk about losing weight, to think about changing my ways, and to sing about love—than to do these things. But for all who want to do more than talk, there will never be a lack of opportunities especially for those who want to serve God and be a part of his plan.Jesus started Christianity with twelve ordinary men, was with them for three years, then left the task of spreading the gospel and establishing his church on earth to them. Think of it. Twelve very ordinary men! As with Gideon and his tiny band of 300 "warriors," God seems to work more often than not through individuals and small groups. He'll work through you and me and our small groups, too, if we truly want him to. The wonderful thing is that God uses ordinary men and women to do extraordinary things—when they make themselves available to him and ask him to use them as a part of what he is doing in the world today.

Are You Malnourished?

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.

We live in a land of plenty, although everything and everyone here doesn't reflect that. There is an abundance of food of every kind. We have plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits grown in our country.


Although we live in a land of plenty, there are many people who are malnourished. Some are unable to purchase the food they need because of lack of money. Others prefer to make other choices, and do without their needs.


Certainly, history bears it out there are many malnourished people in the food department, but there are also those that are very malnourished in their soul.  Being malnourished, going without food, harms the body. WE may become sickly, lose our strength,and our muscles become soft. We become tired and don't feel like doing much. But, when our soul becomes malnourished, we suffer in the spiritual department.


Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. - 1 John 4:4.

Each of us has a responsibility to study the Word, to get it down in our spirit.  We should never become malnourished in the Word. The Word will help us warrant off the devil, when he comes after us with all his tricks. We need to have the knowledge of the Word enough that we understand that "greater is He that is within me than he that is in the world."

The Highway to the Promised Land

The Highway to the Promised Land

by Charles R. Swindoll

Read

Exodus 14:15--22

Had we been in charge of the Red Sea project, we would have handled it

differently. Our group of engineers would have pushed back that water a week

in advance.

We would have installed great, massive fans to dry out the land. We would

have erected huge neon signs. Somebody would have brought in concession

stands

to handle the hot dogs and drinks. You see, when people do it, the project

takes on all the trademarks of market-driven hotshots. The supernatural is

easily

eclipsed by human ingenuity.

That's not God's plan. When He wants you cornered, outnumbered. And there

are no signs. There is no slick ad campaign. There are no great human

resources

to trust in. There's just an uncrossable Red Sea and an encroaching army of

impossibilities. So you wait. And time passes. He will fight His way at His

time. Bite your nails all you want to---He's in no hurry.

Do you feel cornered right now? Up against it? Overwhelmed? Listen, child of

God, your predicament is by His design. It takes those dark and dreary

streets

of heartache and those dead-end feelings of intimidation to prepare you for

the glorious days of deliverance.

Perhaps you're a single adult. Those can be frustrating, hard years and

lonely times. More than anything you'd like to find a spouse.

Or maybe you're married. You can be so involved in making a living that you

fail to make a life, and then the time is gone.

Or perhaps you feel backed into some physical cul-de-sac, where you've

languished for weeks, months, maybe years . . . still in that wheelchair.

Listen carefully. Read this slowly. Coming to the Red Sea is just as much a

part of His plan as crossing it. It may well be that the Lord is breaking a

habit born in Egypt, a habit that has no business living in Canaan. Those

habits are tough to break. The tears flow as God works in His time. But in

the

burning of those tears, God becomes very significant and real. And we

realize, at last, that a predicament in God's hands finally leads to a

highway to

the Promised Land.

“AFTER THE BIG CHRISTmas CELEBRATION… WHAT?”

“AFTER THE BIG CHRISTmas CELEBRATION… WHAT?”
“Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. “
Last year’s experienced that I would like to share to our readers; it was just about after I typed in the topic for that day and went back on line, guess what’s on the top of Yahoo search… “After Christmas…” While watching TV with my youngest son EJ last night… EJ said something like this, “It would be another 365 days before CHRISTmas, now that CHRISTmas is almost over…” EJ was already looking forward of Celebrating next year’s CHRISTmas.
We have After CHRISTmas sale, After CHRISTmas best deals; After CHRISTmas sales tips and may be the After CHRISTmas clean ups. After CHRISTmas Check and Balance of Credit cards debt and Bank accounts. Checking on how much you’ve gain or lose because of so much food or stress. But remember to keep the Spirit of CHRISTmas in our hearts. The CHRISTmas Celebration is on December 25, but the Spirit of CHRISTmas must be 24/7, 365 or 366 days a year. Don’t leave the Spirit of CHRISTmas on the table, in your unwrapped gifts or in your CHRISTmas tree. Keep it in your hearts as you keep the Lord’s Commandment. John 13: 34- 35 “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 14: 15 “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” We can keep the Spirit of CHRISTmas with God’s Love and our Devotion to Him and Him alone. Let His Spirit, God’s Spirit dwell in YOU.

Look To God's Word

"Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. - Isaiah 34:16


We all face struggles in our daily lives. As I was watching my mother
go through one recently, I asked God to give her something she could
lean on. The following verses are what He gave to her.


Psalm 139:1-36 - O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You
know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all
my ways. (NIV)


Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not
on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he
will make your paths straight. (NIV)


Matthew 11:28-30 - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (NIV)


Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
(NIV)


These scriptures need no explanation, and they are powerful because
they are God's word. They helped my mother to be victorious in her
struggle. It is my prayer that they will give each of us
encouragement for whatever we face. Let's meditate on these
scriptures and let the Holy Spirit move in us.


What burdens can't we carry? Let's give them to God. Isn't that where
they belong anyway?  Whatever your problem be, you will find the solution in God's Word - (BIBLE) .




Wishing you all Daily Devotionals Readers a Merry Christmas. Keep this Word of God always in your heart. It has the answer to all your questions.


" For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. " Isaiah 9:6