WORSHIPING THE CREATURE
AND NOT THE CREATOR
Brother James, OIC
Rom 1:21-25 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind,
There are clues to the mysteries of iniquity hidden in he above verses. The first is that it reveals that those who God turns over to reprobate minds are those who knew God yet glorified Him not as God neither were they thankful for what God delivered to them freely in Christ and they went about changing the Truth of God into a lie.
How many times have I heard people glorifying the hell-bound accomplishments of man, the false solutions that Satan gives to divert those called from growing to fully trust the Promises of God. Many claim these demonic tricks as being from God when in fact they never were. And as Gods Word warns these are powerless:
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
The only thing that separates those who are “working out their salvation with fear and trembling” for the work of God within and then through them is Truth.
Yet many prefer what Jesus called the leaven the lie that corrupts Truth. Why because it is acceptable and good in societies eyes and has been subtly infused in many since birth all in the name of accomplishments, success, education, and self esteem.
This lukewarm state blends the worlds fallen knowledge of good into a perverted Gospel and call it Christ. BUT the remedy is simple. Open the New Testament and read asking God to speak His life birthing Truth to your heart, He will.
“Lord this coming year I pray that you sanctify those who you’ve chosen fully in Truth that we all may become partakers of Your Divine Nature having escaped the corruption that’s in the worls through lust”
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
WILLINGNESS TO BECOME THE NEW CREATION James, OIC
WILLINGNESS TO BECOME
THE NEW CREATION
Brother James, OIC
2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
What keeps many that are called of God from entering fully into this new life and truly becoming the New Creation? I believe its looking back to the things that are familiar, things that are a comfort to the flesh and a lack of commitment to pressing forward to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
The New Creation must live “in today“, in Christ in you, old things are passed away (keep them buried) all things are become new (new attitude, new direction, new motive). The new Creation is controlled by Christ, Gods anointing abiding within. That Anointing which is Christ in you is full of Gods Wisdom, Power and Glory.
There is no mediocre place for a New Creation, a New Creation is never lukewarm. A New Creation continuously goes about the Fathers business. The New Creation walks in the Light of Truth having been crucified with Christ. The New Creation is the same miraculous birth as that of Jesus, as Gods Spirit creates the new life within and causes the New Creation to love others as Christ loved them. Today is CHRISTmas Eve and many that are called have been on the verge of that birthing in their own lives on the eve of walking fully in the Life & Victory that comes when their flesh is fully crucified with Christ. The New Creation does not resemble the world nor values what it values.
Many that are self appointed leaders in the Church today walk in a intellect of scripture and have been trained to infiltrate the worlds views subtly into the Gospel thus never bringing anyone to the Light of Truth nor into the Kingdom of God. Look with me at some scriptures that never fit into their worldview.
1Jn 2:15-18 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. 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. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 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.
Mat 19:28-30 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
To become a New Creation means you have followed Jesus into the Regeneration, now not later and are seated in heavenly places in Christ.
Eph 2:1-7 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Are you willing to become the New Creation?
THE NEW CREATION
Brother James, OIC
2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
What keeps many that are called of God from entering fully into this new life and truly becoming the New Creation? I believe its looking back to the things that are familiar, things that are a comfort to the flesh and a lack of commitment to pressing forward to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
The New Creation must live “in today“, in Christ in you, old things are passed away (keep them buried) all things are become new (new attitude, new direction, new motive). The new Creation is controlled by Christ, Gods anointing abiding within. That Anointing which is Christ in you is full of Gods Wisdom, Power and Glory.
There is no mediocre place for a New Creation, a New Creation is never lukewarm. A New Creation continuously goes about the Fathers business. The New Creation walks in the Light of Truth having been crucified with Christ. The New Creation is the same miraculous birth as that of Jesus, as Gods Spirit creates the new life within and causes the New Creation to love others as Christ loved them. Today is CHRISTmas Eve and many that are called have been on the verge of that birthing in their own lives on the eve of walking fully in the Life & Victory that comes when their flesh is fully crucified with Christ. The New Creation does not resemble the world nor values what it values.
Many that are self appointed leaders in the Church today walk in a intellect of scripture and have been trained to infiltrate the worlds views subtly into the Gospel thus never bringing anyone to the Light of Truth nor into the Kingdom of God. Look with me at some scriptures that never fit into their worldview.
1Jn 2:15-18 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. 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. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 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.
Mat 19:28-30 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
To become a New Creation means you have followed Jesus into the Regeneration, now not later and are seated in heavenly places in Christ.
Eph 2:1-7 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Are you willing to become the New Creation?
Saturday, December 18, 2010
AND UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN! James, OIC
AND UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN!
Brother James, OIC
Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isa 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isa 9:6-7 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, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The Prophet Isaiah foretold 701 to 680 years before His coming that Immanuel (God with us) Who is the Light of this world; Jesus the Christ; Jesus the Anointed One would be born of a virgin This birth being celebrated this time of year has turned into a commercialized money event. It does not glorify Christ in anyway and we have missed the spiritual intent of this Miraculous Birth. Its time of celebration is actually tied to many pagan rituals, one such was the Romans observed Winter Solstice. Go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
The setting when Christ was born was one of darkness. In the days of Jesus, there were many non-Jews, and politically, his land of birth was seething with unrest. Harsh Roman rule governed the land.
All these things were to speak to us about our heart condition, its darkness, in the sight of God and our need for light and cleansing and purification through His Word so that this same Virgin Birth that took place physically at Gods appointed time could occur Spiritually within us.
A Savior was Born into this world. Today being the day of Salvation this Savior this Spirit of Christ wants to be formed in us in Wisdom, Power and Glory!
1Co 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Gal 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, …
Rom 8:5 -10 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Today’s commercialized Christian Church is a far cry from this Saving Event in their lives. They celebrate it as a holiday, they preach it as a Gospel without the fullness of the Message attached whereby men must be saved. The intent of the Gospel is the Power revealed in these verses:
Act 4:9-12 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Luk 8:43-48 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Mat 17:14-21 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Joh 14:12-14 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
This is the Gospel that we as Jesus be raised from our dead state in this world, that the Spirit of Christ be formed in us in a resurrected life here and now and that we live a life of Power and Love glorifying the Name of God in Christ: Jesus where as He did we go about doing the goodness of God unto all men . And unto us who do this a Child has truly been born.
Brother James, OIC
Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isa 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isa 9:6-7 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, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The Prophet Isaiah foretold 701 to 680 years before His coming that Immanuel (God with us) Who is the Light of this world; Jesus the Christ; Jesus the Anointed One would be born of a virgin This birth being celebrated this time of year has turned into a commercialized money event. It does not glorify Christ in anyway and we have missed the spiritual intent of this Miraculous Birth. Its time of celebration is actually tied to many pagan rituals, one such was the Romans observed Winter Solstice. Go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
The setting when Christ was born was one of darkness. In the days of Jesus, there were many non-Jews, and politically, his land of birth was seething with unrest. Harsh Roman rule governed the land.
All these things were to speak to us about our heart condition, its darkness, in the sight of God and our need for light and cleansing and purification through His Word so that this same Virgin Birth that took place physically at Gods appointed time could occur Spiritually within us.
A Savior was Born into this world. Today being the day of Salvation this Savior this Spirit of Christ wants to be formed in us in Wisdom, Power and Glory!
1Co 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Gal 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, …
Rom 8:5 -10 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Today’s commercialized Christian Church is a far cry from this Saving Event in their lives. They celebrate it as a holiday, they preach it as a Gospel without the fullness of the Message attached whereby men must be saved. The intent of the Gospel is the Power revealed in these verses:
Act 4:9-12 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Luk 8:43-48 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Mat 17:14-21 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Joh 14:12-14 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
This is the Gospel that we as Jesus be raised from our dead state in this world, that the Spirit of Christ be formed in us in a resurrected life here and now and that we live a life of Power and Love glorifying the Name of God in Christ: Jesus where as He did we go about doing the goodness of God unto all men . And unto us who do this a Child has truly been born.
Monday, December 13, 2010
TO BE RICH TOWARD GOD James, OIC
TO BE RICH TOWARD GOD
Brother James, OIC
Luk 12:16-21 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
To be rich towards God has nothing to do with the abundance of things you possess, houses you own, cars you drive, careers you have, how rich you are nor whether along with all this you claim to be a Christian. To be a Christian and to be rich toward God is to Love others as Christ loved you, it is to grow in Grace and the Knowledge of Truth. It is to help the downtrodden and not take advantage of the poor and it is to reach out to those lost, lonely and hurting.
The rich man above was not rich in Faith toward God. He relied on his own abilities to grow fruits and store them, he was self sufficient full of esteem which is pride and he was not going to be saved.
Salvation requires Faith, not self sufficiency, and Faith has nothing to do with your worldly success nor what you possess, in fact it has only to do with what you are yet to receive from God:
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The things you hope for are never about what you see:
Rom 8:24-25 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
To be saved by hope is to be delivered, recovered from the daily onslaughts of this worlds god; Satan, his empty successes and his false solutions that the world and false brethren clamor after.
We are Born Again to a Living Hope that True Faith in Gods Promises delivers:
1Pe 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
2Pe 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
And it is only the richness of Faith toward God that delivers us and reborn us into a New Creation:
Heb 6:11-12 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The reason this occurs by God in us is so we can then show the riches of His Grace toward others:
2Co 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
And in this your richness of Faith toward God is clearly seen.
Brother James, OIC
Luk 12:16-21 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
To be rich towards God has nothing to do with the abundance of things you possess, houses you own, cars you drive, careers you have, how rich you are nor whether along with all this you claim to be a Christian. To be a Christian and to be rich toward God is to Love others as Christ loved you, it is to grow in Grace and the Knowledge of Truth. It is to help the downtrodden and not take advantage of the poor and it is to reach out to those lost, lonely and hurting.
The rich man above was not rich in Faith toward God. He relied on his own abilities to grow fruits and store them, he was self sufficient full of esteem which is pride and he was not going to be saved.
Salvation requires Faith, not self sufficiency, and Faith has nothing to do with your worldly success nor what you possess, in fact it has only to do with what you are yet to receive from God:
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The things you hope for are never about what you see:
Rom 8:24-25 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
To be saved by hope is to be delivered, recovered from the daily onslaughts of this worlds god; Satan, his empty successes and his false solutions that the world and false brethren clamor after.
We are Born Again to a Living Hope that True Faith in Gods Promises delivers:
1Pe 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
2Pe 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
And it is only the richness of Faith toward God that delivers us and reborn us into a New Creation:
Heb 6:11-12 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The reason this occurs by God in us is so we can then show the riches of His Grace toward others:
2Co 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
And in this your richness of Faith toward God is clearly seen.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
PERSECUTED BUT NOT FORSAKEN James, OIC
PERSECUTED BUT NOT FORSAKEN
Brother James, OIC
2Co 4:3-10 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 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. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 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. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
This time of year many true believers in Christ’s body suffer from depression & loneliness. And I want to encourage you, if you are one of those, that you are not alone. Like, Paul the Apostle and all who were truly called before us; we will suffer attacks from the Adversary who will stop at nothing to hinder the Truth of the Gospel in you and through you. And his greatest demonic assault on us will be with a spirit of depression. But we can stand and fight this unseen but deeply felt enemy by pressing, more than ever, into the Truth of Scripture.
One Truth is that Joy one of the Fruit of the Spirit is produced by reading scripture and by praying and worshipping God.
Psa 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
1Jn 1:3-4 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
At this moment I’m alone, I work, and I oversee Recovery Meetings. I’ve wasted time and have been mistreated by the religious, and I’ve been hurt by some I’ve wanted to help BUT I KNOW JESUS SUFFERED EVEN MORESO FOR ME AND ALSO FOR YOU so we must continue to love as Christ loved and I encourage you to continue growing in grace, in truth knowing that others in the true body are also suffering. Remember you are an Overcomer in Christ. Anyone who is hurting and needs to talk can call me at anytime for prayer or a listening ear 334-718-2121. A great New Years Resolution for us all:
Php 3:12-14 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. 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, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Brother James, OIC
2Co 4:3-10 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 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. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 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. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
This time of year many true believers in Christ’s body suffer from depression & loneliness. And I want to encourage you, if you are one of those, that you are not alone. Like, Paul the Apostle and all who were truly called before us; we will suffer attacks from the Adversary who will stop at nothing to hinder the Truth of the Gospel in you and through you. And his greatest demonic assault on us will be with a spirit of depression. But we can stand and fight this unseen but deeply felt enemy by pressing, more than ever, into the Truth of Scripture.
One Truth is that Joy one of the Fruit of the Spirit is produced by reading scripture and by praying and worshipping God.
Psa 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
1Jn 1:3-4 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
At this moment I’m alone, I work, and I oversee Recovery Meetings. I’ve wasted time and have been mistreated by the religious, and I’ve been hurt by some I’ve wanted to help BUT I KNOW JESUS SUFFERED EVEN MORESO FOR ME AND ALSO FOR YOU so we must continue to love as Christ loved and I encourage you to continue growing in grace, in truth knowing that others in the true body are also suffering. Remember you are an Overcomer in Christ. Anyone who is hurting and needs to talk can call me at anytime for prayer or a listening ear 334-718-2121. A great New Years Resolution for us all:
Php 3:12-14 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. 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, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
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