True Love demands priority.
There are many "things" in life that "have" priority or need priority but only one thing demands priority, and that is Love.
When Love is unchallenged for priority then it has it's rightful place in life. The confidence of Unconditional Love is proved by how much time it's given. Being in the presence of the one Loved deepens the commitment and reassures that priority. Time that is necessary to be away is only a physical lack but the spiritual and emotional "connection" is still alive and yearning.
Agreement and sacrifice is the proof that Love is functioning on it's highest levels. When one or the other "Lovers" gives up something that they enjoy to be with the one they Love then that time together strengthens the relationship. This "giving up" should be part of both sides equally but more commonly not. Love does not have to be equal for both concerned but constantly expressed so as to be convincing to both.
Love "out does" each other.
Love doesn't demand change "of" the other, but Love causes one to change "for" the other. If both Lovers "change" to fit each other then the transition into "oneness" becomes seamless even unnoticed.
Oneness is the proof of maturing Unconditional Love.
This application is a must for:
Man & Wife
Man & Family
Man & Friends
Man & Mankind
But above all:
Man & God.
Prioritize the time to Love Unconditionally.
With Love as one:
J&E in Tn
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Miracles Witnessed Part 5: Prayer for healing, a vision, a word of faith, and a confirmation from the hospital.
It always amazes me how God is "ever present" with us. Seems to me that the most mundane task could bring on the presence of God and a sense of worship, or a reminder of what mighty work God has done in our lives through the name of Jesus.
It was that way the other morning as I was raking grass for mulch in the garden. The Holy Spirit reminded me of an "intervention" in my neighbors life after a nasty fall.
As I have said in the past that God's word is true whether or not "you" believe it or practice it and Truth is not contingent on you but on God's promises. His Truth does not matter on whether or not you "feel something" should be done, or whether or not you feel spiritual at the time. You could spend all day in the Word and Prayer with fasting and that doesn't give you the right to "preform" for God. (I believe that the Word, Prayer, and Fasting is a necessary part of continuing in fellowship with God but not a "right of usage".) What gives us the "ability" to be used of God is humility and the willingness to "hear His voice and harden not our hearts" when He speaks. As I said before that His promises are true and every man a liar whether or not you believe all of His Word. I keep making this point because many think that they are wise but deny the very things that God has given us to manifest His glory and turn the world upside down.
Here is how God can turn the world upside down for someone whether or not we feel "moved" by the Holy Spirit to do anything about it except to be obedient to respond to what we know is right:
I was coming home from work one evening and as I turned onto my road I was behind an ambulance with it's sirens on turning into my neighbors drive. The neighbor was an elderly gentleman about 74 who lived with his wife and went to the Church of Christ. He always kept busy by doing construction type jobs and made an impression on me when at 68. He moved 30 yds of fill sand into the church he was helping build by himself one wheelbarrow at a time up and down ramps. I pulled up behind the ambulance and went inside the house behind the medics. His wife was in tears and his daughter was there in a fret. I asked "Ma" what had happened as the medics took his vitals while he was laying on the bed. She said he had fallen through a porch 9' onto a basement concrete floor whacking his head and landing on his back and was now passing blood in his stool. My next question was the hand that swatted the hornets nest. With no other leading than to do what was right I asked if anyone had anointed him with oil and prayed for him. His pastor had been called and was present with an answer that went like this: "I guess you could if you believe in that kind of stuff, I don't think it's necessary." His wife was of the same thought. Good thing that his daughter heard me and told him that I was here to pray for his healing. He said "then lets take a minute and do that". He didn't believe in divine intervention either but for some reason wanted it done. The only people that gathered around the bed was me, his daughter, and the medics. I anointed his head with oil and started to pray in the name of Jesus for healing when I had a vision. I didn't know what I was seeing but it was organs of some sort. So I asked the Holy Spirit for an explanation and He said that it was the large intestine where it joined the bowel and it had a tear in it from the impact of the fall. He said that I was to tell him what I saw and what He said and that by the time they check him out at the hospital he would be healed and the doctors would confirm it. His daughter wept and his wife and the pastor rolled their eyes. Off he went in the ambulance and after examination the doc's said that he could only find a tear in his large intestine where it joins the bowel and that it was healed. He was sent home the next day after observation for his "whack on the head". He was quite happy about what happened and rejoiced in the experience he had received from the Lord. He lived to be in his 90's working almost every day of his life.
All that it takes to be used of God is to be obedient!
Another example:
One morning very early a friend of mine and I were driving up I 75 towards Flint, Mi to take another Hwy to get to a job in a Detroit Edison Plant. It was very icy and slick out, traffic was moving slow at least most were. The exit ramp to 69 was very sharp and icy and I noticed an old beast of a car in front of me, it was some sort of 60+ Buick a two door, might of been an Electra. For the day it was a massive vehicle. All of a sudden a truck zipped by me on the shoulder which was sided with a concrete wall. The Buick lost it on the curve and slid sideways just in time to be hit by this 4x4 truck doing about 60 mph. The impact was so hard that it pushed that massive door into the cabin area as far as the other side of the steering wheel. The fella that was in the Buick was smashed in the side by the door and lying on the front seat. I stopped and ran to the car calling 911. After reporting the accident I went inside the passengers door to see if there was anything I could help with and here is what he said. "I am a para medic going into work and I am familiar with injuries. I will not live through these because I can tell my guts have been crushed. Please call my wife and tell her that I love her, here is the number." I then answered him "if that is the case do you know where you will go when you pass?" He said "I am a Christian, yes." He was weeping and screaming in pain at the same time. My heart broke. I took out my oil and asked if he would mind if we prayed in Jesus name and he said great. All the time I prayed he was screaming at the top of his lungs in pain. After the prayer ended the EMT showed up, it turned out to be his work partner and they took him away. As soon as I got to work I called his wife and told her what happened and what hospital he would be at. All day long that fella was on my mind. As soon as I got off work I called his wife again to get an update and (I found out during the conversation that his sister had answered) was greeted by a very rude person saying how do I know about the accident and what business was it of mine to call. I explained what had happened and who I was then she calmed down. Her attitude changed and told me that he was home and in perfect health with not even a bruise to be found. His wife then got on the phone and thanked the Lord for her husbands healing because he had told her about how he thought he was going to die. I wept. That was all I needed to know. God is good. I never spoke to them again but will catch up when the rolls are called up yonder.
The only thing that God needs to work with is an obedient, humble heart, that trusts His word and counts that as the only necessary thing in life.
Be bold, be vigilant.
I hope this encourages some of you to act on God's Word for all who believe have inherited the promises whether they believe them or not.
God Bless and Keep
Love in Christ
J&E inTn
It was that way the other morning as I was raking grass for mulch in the garden. The Holy Spirit reminded me of an "intervention" in my neighbors life after a nasty fall.
As I have said in the past that God's word is true whether or not "you" believe it or practice it and Truth is not contingent on you but on God's promises. His Truth does not matter on whether or not you "feel something" should be done, or whether or not you feel spiritual at the time. You could spend all day in the Word and Prayer with fasting and that doesn't give you the right to "preform" for God. (I believe that the Word, Prayer, and Fasting is a necessary part of continuing in fellowship with God but not a "right of usage".) What gives us the "ability" to be used of God is humility and the willingness to "hear His voice and harden not our hearts" when He speaks. As I said before that His promises are true and every man a liar whether or not you believe all of His Word. I keep making this point because many think that they are wise but deny the very things that God has given us to manifest His glory and turn the world upside down.
Here is how God can turn the world upside down for someone whether or not we feel "moved" by the Holy Spirit to do anything about it except to be obedient to respond to what we know is right:
I was coming home from work one evening and as I turned onto my road I was behind an ambulance with it's sirens on turning into my neighbors drive. The neighbor was an elderly gentleman about 74 who lived with his wife and went to the Church of Christ. He always kept busy by doing construction type jobs and made an impression on me when at 68. He moved 30 yds of fill sand into the church he was helping build by himself one wheelbarrow at a time up and down ramps. I pulled up behind the ambulance and went inside the house behind the medics. His wife was in tears and his daughter was there in a fret. I asked "Ma" what had happened as the medics took his vitals while he was laying on the bed. She said he had fallen through a porch 9' onto a basement concrete floor whacking his head and landing on his back and was now passing blood in his stool. My next question was the hand that swatted the hornets nest. With no other leading than to do what was right I asked if anyone had anointed him with oil and prayed for him. His pastor had been called and was present with an answer that went like this: "I guess you could if you believe in that kind of stuff, I don't think it's necessary." His wife was of the same thought. Good thing that his daughter heard me and told him that I was here to pray for his healing. He said "then lets take a minute and do that". He didn't believe in divine intervention either but for some reason wanted it done. The only people that gathered around the bed was me, his daughter, and the medics. I anointed his head with oil and started to pray in the name of Jesus for healing when I had a vision. I didn't know what I was seeing but it was organs of some sort. So I asked the Holy Spirit for an explanation and He said that it was the large intestine where it joined the bowel and it had a tear in it from the impact of the fall. He said that I was to tell him what I saw and what He said and that by the time they check him out at the hospital he would be healed and the doctors would confirm it. His daughter wept and his wife and the pastor rolled their eyes. Off he went in the ambulance and after examination the doc's said that he could only find a tear in his large intestine where it joins the bowel and that it was healed. He was sent home the next day after observation for his "whack on the head". He was quite happy about what happened and rejoiced in the experience he had received from the Lord. He lived to be in his 90's working almost every day of his life.
All that it takes to be used of God is to be obedient!
Another example:
One morning very early a friend of mine and I were driving up I 75 towards Flint, Mi to take another Hwy to get to a job in a Detroit Edison Plant. It was very icy and slick out, traffic was moving slow at least most were. The exit ramp to 69 was very sharp and icy and I noticed an old beast of a car in front of me, it was some sort of 60+ Buick a two door, might of been an Electra. For the day it was a massive vehicle. All of a sudden a truck zipped by me on the shoulder which was sided with a concrete wall. The Buick lost it on the curve and slid sideways just in time to be hit by this 4x4 truck doing about 60 mph. The impact was so hard that it pushed that massive door into the cabin area as far as the other side of the steering wheel. The fella that was in the Buick was smashed in the side by the door and lying on the front seat. I stopped and ran to the car calling 911. After reporting the accident I went inside the passengers door to see if there was anything I could help with and here is what he said. "I am a para medic going into work and I am familiar with injuries. I will not live through these because I can tell my guts have been crushed. Please call my wife and tell her that I love her, here is the number." I then answered him "if that is the case do you know where you will go when you pass?" He said "I am a Christian, yes." He was weeping and screaming in pain at the same time. My heart broke. I took out my oil and asked if he would mind if we prayed in Jesus name and he said great. All the time I prayed he was screaming at the top of his lungs in pain. After the prayer ended the EMT showed up, it turned out to be his work partner and they took him away. As soon as I got to work I called his wife and told her what happened and what hospital he would be at. All day long that fella was on my mind. As soon as I got off work I called his wife again to get an update and (I found out during the conversation that his sister had answered) was greeted by a very rude person saying how do I know about the accident and what business was it of mine to call. I explained what had happened and who I was then she calmed down. Her attitude changed and told me that he was home and in perfect health with not even a bruise to be found. His wife then got on the phone and thanked the Lord for her husbands healing because he had told her about how he thought he was going to die. I wept. That was all I needed to know. God is good. I never spoke to them again but will catch up when the rolls are called up yonder.
The only thing that God needs to work with is an obedient, humble heart, that trusts His word and counts that as the only necessary thing in life.
Be bold, be vigilant.
I hope this encourages some of you to act on God's Word for all who believe have inherited the promises whether they believe them or not.
God Bless and Keep
Love in Christ
J&E inTn
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Fathers Day Reflections
Some might argue but I just have to say it:
My Fathers Day has been the best because, like good food, it has the right ingredients.
1. A Holy Loving God who gave me my Wife.
2. An Incredible Woman to make Fatherhood possible.
3. 13 wonderful children of which 9 remain as 4 has gone home to be with Him.
4. Going on 11 grandchildren to Love and Cherish.
5. Friends that are deep and true.
6. 63+ years to enjoy all the above.
7. Life and that more abundantly.
I am thankful for all these "gifts" that my Father has given, every one a perfect reflection of His Love for me.
I know that you are somewhere on that list and I thank you for your love and friendship.
Love is the golden jewel of life that never stops giving.
God Bless and Keep
Love
J&E in Tn —
feeling excited.
My Fathers Day has been the best because, like good food, it has the right ingredients.
1. A Holy Loving God who gave me my Wife.
2. An Incredible Woman to make Fatherhood possible.
3. 13 wonderful children of which 9 remain as 4 has gone home to be with Him.
4. Going on 11 grandchildren to Love and Cherish.
5. Friends that are deep and true.
6. 63+ years to enjoy all the above.
7. Life and that more abundantly.
I am thankful for all these "gifts" that my Father has given, every one a perfect reflection of His Love for me.
I know that you are somewhere on that list and I thank you for your love and friendship.
Love is the golden jewel of life that never stops giving.
God Bless and Keep
Love
J&E in Tn —
feeling excited.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
My Father
My Father is good, and He is good to me.
My Father is Love, and He loves me unconditional.
My Father has all provisions, and He provides for me.
My Father is the Great Physician, He healeth me.
My Father is Holy, and He delivers me from evil.
My Father is all wise, and He instructs me.
My Father is all knowing, and He directs my paths.
My Father is all powerful, and He gives me precious gifts.
My Father fills all creation, and I live and move and have my being in Him.
My Father has a kingdom, and He give me authority.
My Father would have none to perish, so He gave me Jesus Christ.
My Father is righteous, and He wants me to worship Him.
My Father knows my needs, and He wants me to pray to Him.
My Father is my delight, and He delights in me.
Who am I?
I am my Fathers son, Brother to Christ, and student of the Holy Spirit.
I have entered into the only Love relationship that cannot fail because that relationship is with God and God is Love. Love cannot fail.
Thanks be to God for His glorious gift of Christ that completes me.
God Bless and Keep
Love in Christ
J&E
Fathers Day
Father's Day 2013
I thank God for making me His son,
I thank Elise (my wife) for making me a Father,
I thank my Children for making me proud,
I thank my friends for making me welcome.
I thank all the above for the life full of Love that makes it worth living.
God Bless and Keep
In Christ
J&E in Tn
I thank God for making me His son,
I thank Elise (my wife) for making me a Father,
I thank my Children for making me proud,
I thank my friends for making me welcome.
I thank all the above for the life full of Love that makes it worth living.
God Bless and Keep
In Christ
J&E in Tn
Monday, June 10, 2013
Timeless Love
Because Love
has transcended the barriers of time,
Because Love
teaches all to be kind,
Because Love
is not hard to find,
Then Love is
eternal,
Then Love is
supernal,
Then Love is
through God, in God, and God is Love.
For He alone
is timeless, compassionate, and only a prayer away.
To embrace
God is to embrace Unconditional Love from which we learn to exhibit Love which
then proves the existence of our Loving Creator. There is no greater gift than
Love (God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit) which (whom) never fails.
He who Loves
not knows not God for God is Love.
Children
walk in Love.
Love in
Christ
J&E
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Be ye angry and sin not
Ephesians 4:26-27
King
James Version (KJV)
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
It would have been enough to just say “be ye angry, and
sin not”, but being that the writer, (led by the Holy Spirit), was writing to
us, he had to add the last couple of thoughts to clarify how we hold on to
anger and where it then comes from.
We are carnal and “lent to the flesh” which, when out of
the Holy Spirits control, tends to take the leading of the devil. That is the “old
man” part of us that doesn't let the Lord avenge or repay and seeks the
satisfaction of self asserted retribution.
“Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” has a whole
encompassing warning inside that few understand. The “day” actually begins in
the evening according to Genesis and the account of Creation:
Gen 1:5 “And God called the light Day, and the
darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The day starts at evening before bed and with the day’s
end meal. The day’s end meal was a time of instruction, communication, joy, and
fellowship. That is how the “day” started. Every day. So not letting the sun go
down upon your wrath started the day off right with forgiveness and
reconciliation at the “day’s end meal” so that the arising in the morning would
be rested and ready to meet the day with the grace supplied for that day. Going
to bed angry was the option of a malicious man or person that would cause him
to toss on his bed and loose the precious rest that would ensure him of the
strength and alertness he would need for the next day. This is usually caused
by spending the night thinking on how to get even.
“Neither give place to the devil”. The unforgiving person
who goes to bed angry and “gives place to the devil”, replicates the devils
attitudes and actions, giving the devil authority over him for that period of
time and reaps what he has sown of misery (both for himself and the other
involved), and destruction. If the devil can destroy relationships that God has
ordained he has accomplished his mission making us momentarily Godless.
We can always defeat the devils schemes, (that we are
easily attracted to), with Unconditional Love when it comes to anger or any sin
that has effect on relationships. Love never fails because God is Love. Love
endures forever. If we walk in Love we walk in God. This is His command to us and
there by proves that we are in Him and He in us. The devil was defeated (though
he didn't know it at the time), before Creation and realized it at the cross “or
he wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of Glory”. The devil lost because God chose
to Love us Unconditionally before the Creation so the devil has always been
defeated but the reality of the victory became obvious through Christ.
There is “righteous anger” that was shown in Christ at
the temple but that is for another time.
“So chose ye there for whom you shall serve this day!”
Defeat the devil with Unconditional Love acting through
forgiveness.
“Redeem the time for the days are evil”!
“Let God arise”.
Love in Christ
J&E
Friday, June 7, 2013
Miracles Witnessed Part 4: Deliverance from coma and prophesy
The fervency of Faith assisted by the boldness of the Gospel cannot help but produce fruit in keeping with repentance. The Scripture says that "Gods Word will not return back void", meaning that His Word cannot fail. Take an honest look at the magnanimity of that statement in the light of all the churches today who "lay aside" teaching on the power of God, even argue against any Divine intervention by Our Father in Heaven, and yet the ministry bears fruit. Good fruit. God's Word, like God, cannot fail but will accomplish that which it is sent to do even if sent through the mouth of an angel, sent to Mary, Joseph, Paul, ect., or an ass as with Balaam Son of Bosor. If the Word of God is spoken it will not come back void, and is seed "planted" that over time will work it's work whether the results are seen by the sower or not. Sometimes the Heart/Field has to be sown many times before germination takes place, as was mine. Many a planting in my field died of scathing heat or shallowness because my attention had not been focused on repentance. But over time and multiple plantings, God having prepared the soil of my heart through the process called life, a Divine help took place and the seed was wonderfully germinated and has born a fruit called "life in Christ".
Most of us have some religious training in our youth. Church, VBS, Bible study,or some sort of introduction to "religious ways". This is the story of one raised in the church till he reached his decision making years and decided to leave the "safe harbor of Christ" and go out into the world to embrace it's sin and rebellion.
I met this man as a friend of my Dad when I was quite young as they were both in the same trade. In fact he and his other brothers were also bricklayers and working in the "better paying" industrial end of the trade did quite well except for that side of the trade that represented debauchery. Many took this easy route of excessive drinking, carousing, foul language and just general illicitness.
That's the part that came easy for this man and soon he forgot, even despised his Christian background. I must add here that it is common for someone who "leaves the faith" not only to leave but to throw abuses at it and try to destroy that which was hope to them in the past. Needless to say that after a life of sin his habits put him in the hospital in a coma with no hope of recovery, only the slow response less waiting for death.
I hadn't known of his condition up till the time that his son, who was working with me, came up to me and mentioned that his Dad was in the hospital in a coma. I have always honored my Dads friends and even though I haven't seen this one for some time (over 15 years) the family's were still communicating on an irregular basis. I thought the news was odd at best because his son was not a big fan of me and my faith and I wondered where the conversation would lead. After a brief "catch up" he said that his Mom would like some minister to see her husband to give her some closure as to his state. I was surprised that he asked me to come and "talk" with his Dad and there by comfort his Mother's concerns. They were Baptist by denomination and the only Scriptural hope they held to was salvation, which being enough for heaven doesn't give much hope to render these situations void.
I told him that I couldn't go that night to the hospital, (dirty from work and no way to let my wife know where I was, being that it would set me back a couple of hours in getting home after work), so I told him I would wear coveralls and better clothes for the visit on the next day. I had no word from God, inclination or compassion about going just a "wonderment" of why the strange request from someone who normally ignores me and a sense of excitement about what all this would spell out in the end. When it comes to God I love the "unknown and unexpected" even the impossible because that's usually the flag that says He is ready to do something.
After work on the next day I followed the son out to the car and to the hospital. When we came into the ER there lay my old acquaintance having been (as I recall) three weeks in a coma with time against his continuance.
When I entered the room his wife thanked me for coming and said she was hoping for someone to talk with her husband about God. Having greeted her son, daughter, and her husbands brother (whom I knew) I approached the gurney. Laying there was a splinter of a man I once knew "waiting on death". I announced to all there that I was going to talk to him and then pray for him in the name of Jesus and if any wanted to leave that now is the time to do it. The only ones who satyed were his wife, son and the ER nurse, his brother went down to his car where he had been nursing a bottle to help with his grief.
Having prayed for wisdom I felt led of the Holy Spirit to start with this: " the name that you have used in vain and polluted all these years, the name of Jesus, it is He that I will speak of knowing that your condition will not allow you to argue or stop what I have to say". I explained how that he was already familiar by reason of exposure from his youth and how he strayed from the "Way, Truth and the Life". Now God has called him to get his house in order and repent of his sin calling on the name of Jesus for His blood to cleanse and assure him of heaven. Then a strange Word came to me that I should kiss this man. I said to him that if he was responsive he would probably resist what I was going to do next, then I leaned over and kissed him on the forehead. Nothing happened and I felt rather odd about this myself but then the Holy Spirit said: "kiss him again". So I did and when I came up he came up with me and sat up completely conscious and able to recognize every one in the room (he could not recognize them for weeks before he went into the coma). The nurse went out of the room screaming having seen the kisses and hearing me say "in Jesus name, in Jesus name" just before he came to. The rest of the family was openly weeping with joy. He looked at them and said "what's wrong?" His son said do you know who this is pointing to me? He said ya that's Jerry Cavasin why wouldn't I recognize him? Then the Word of the Lord came to me in a prophesy for him saying: "tell him that he only has a short period of time to get his house in order before God calls him to account". So I told him that his healing was permanent but only on the other side. He should repair relationships and make himself right with Christ because he would be leaving this life soon.
I left knowing that he was in God's hands and that my Father would have none to perish but all to have eternal life. Maybe he did as requested and I will see him over yonder shore.
Be bold for the Lord your God goes before you...........
Love in Christ
J&E
Most of us have some religious training in our youth. Church, VBS, Bible study,or some sort of introduction to "religious ways". This is the story of one raised in the church till he reached his decision making years and decided to leave the "safe harbor of Christ" and go out into the world to embrace it's sin and rebellion.
I met this man as a friend of my Dad when I was quite young as they were both in the same trade. In fact he and his other brothers were also bricklayers and working in the "better paying" industrial end of the trade did quite well except for that side of the trade that represented debauchery. Many took this easy route of excessive drinking, carousing, foul language and just general illicitness.
That's the part that came easy for this man and soon he forgot, even despised his Christian background. I must add here that it is common for someone who "leaves the faith" not only to leave but to throw abuses at it and try to destroy that which was hope to them in the past. Needless to say that after a life of sin his habits put him in the hospital in a coma with no hope of recovery, only the slow response less waiting for death.
I hadn't known of his condition up till the time that his son, who was working with me, came up to me and mentioned that his Dad was in the hospital in a coma. I have always honored my Dads friends and even though I haven't seen this one for some time (over 15 years) the family's were still communicating on an irregular basis. I thought the news was odd at best because his son was not a big fan of me and my faith and I wondered where the conversation would lead. After a brief "catch up" he said that his Mom would like some minister to see her husband to give her some closure as to his state. I was surprised that he asked me to come and "talk" with his Dad and there by comfort his Mother's concerns. They were Baptist by denomination and the only Scriptural hope they held to was salvation, which being enough for heaven doesn't give much hope to render these situations void.
I told him that I couldn't go that night to the hospital, (dirty from work and no way to let my wife know where I was, being that it would set me back a couple of hours in getting home after work), so I told him I would wear coveralls and better clothes for the visit on the next day. I had no word from God, inclination or compassion about going just a "wonderment" of why the strange request from someone who normally ignores me and a sense of excitement about what all this would spell out in the end. When it comes to God I love the "unknown and unexpected" even the impossible because that's usually the flag that says He is ready to do something.
After work on the next day I followed the son out to the car and to the hospital. When we came into the ER there lay my old acquaintance having been (as I recall) three weeks in a coma with time against his continuance.
When I entered the room his wife thanked me for coming and said she was hoping for someone to talk with her husband about God. Having greeted her son, daughter, and her husbands brother (whom I knew) I approached the gurney. Laying there was a splinter of a man I once knew "waiting on death". I announced to all there that I was going to talk to him and then pray for him in the name of Jesus and if any wanted to leave that now is the time to do it. The only ones who satyed were his wife, son and the ER nurse, his brother went down to his car where he had been nursing a bottle to help with his grief.
Having prayed for wisdom I felt led of the Holy Spirit to start with this: " the name that you have used in vain and polluted all these years, the name of Jesus, it is He that I will speak of knowing that your condition will not allow you to argue or stop what I have to say". I explained how that he was already familiar by reason of exposure from his youth and how he strayed from the "Way, Truth and the Life". Now God has called him to get his house in order and repent of his sin calling on the name of Jesus for His blood to cleanse and assure him of heaven. Then a strange Word came to me that I should kiss this man. I said to him that if he was responsive he would probably resist what I was going to do next, then I leaned over and kissed him on the forehead. Nothing happened and I felt rather odd about this myself but then the Holy Spirit said: "kiss him again". So I did and when I came up he came up with me and sat up completely conscious and able to recognize every one in the room (he could not recognize them for weeks before he went into the coma). The nurse went out of the room screaming having seen the kisses and hearing me say "in Jesus name, in Jesus name" just before he came to. The rest of the family was openly weeping with joy. He looked at them and said "what's wrong?" His son said do you know who this is pointing to me? He said ya that's Jerry Cavasin why wouldn't I recognize him? Then the Word of the Lord came to me in a prophesy for him saying: "tell him that he only has a short period of time to get his house in order before God calls him to account". So I told him that his healing was permanent but only on the other side. He should repair relationships and make himself right with Christ because he would be leaving this life soon.
I left knowing that he was in God's hands and that my Father would have none to perish but all to have eternal life. Maybe he did as requested and I will see him over yonder shore.
Be bold for the Lord your God goes before you...........
Love in Christ
J&E
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
True prosperity
True
prosperity is not what you have stored up in your investments or bank accounts.
True
prosperity is what you have stored up in the warehouse of your heart.
The first type above increases by staying
there.
The second
type above increases by being taken out and invested in others.
The first
type causes one to worry.
The second
one teaches one to Love.
Love is the
only currency that can be used anywhere in the world with no exchange rate and
its bank (God) never fails.
Love in Christ
J&E
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Passion vs Compassion
There are two types of passion shown in Scripture: Passion and Compassion.
Then there are two types of each of them.
Passion can be God ward or it can be toward something that we feel needs to be done whether ideological or material.
Compassion can be expressed in action, (so as to step out and make a difference), or inwardly, (feeling sorrow or grief but not doing anything about it.)
Putting passion God ward will render mute the rest of the applications of passion by the power of God and the accomplishment of His will.
Jesus chose the Fathers will to be passionate about.
Jesus had His passion when he struggled with the Fathers will at Gethsemane and proved His sincerity by His obedience to that will. His passion was so great that in His struggle He sweat great drops of blood.
Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Hebrews 5:7 During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
True passion travails as Jesus did in the garden. True passion sees the implications of the effort afar off and the need to make a difference by changing the future possibility. True passion realizes what must be sacrificed and still commits to the ordeal in spite of the cost to the passionate one. True passion can only be to achieve the will of God because He is the only one who can "satisfy, empower and accomplish" that which He has made us passionate about.
The entire life of Jesus was about the greatest deliverance from evil that could face man, Hell! He was the prophesied promise of salvation to Abraham by faith, and by Abraham all peoples until the accomplishment of the promise at Calvary and the defeat of death at the grave. Every breathing minute that He lived Jesus the Christ lived to redeem mankind and devoted every thought, word and deed to the accomplishment of that redemption. The only purpose for His life and existence as Emmanuel (God with us) was for the bringing to fruition our deliverance from sin and satan. He (being God) knew of the devastating suffering He put into a place called Hell. He created it to punish satan and his fallen angels who were spirit beings and could not suffer death. Hell's design was for the torment of fallen eternal beings and Christ knew that men would end up there by their own impudent rebellion to their Creator before the creation! This knowledge drove His passion for our redemption foreseeing the suffering that we would face. He did it for our deliverance all the while He viewed the brutal suffering He would face in the flesh to accomplish it. God's will, suffering in the flesh, redemption for all mankind, was the choices He made......for us......all of us. Those who would believe, those who wouldn't believe, those who curse His name, those who shake their fist at Him. For all who have been and all to come, He chose us. He decided to, no He was passionate to make our relationship perfect with God the Father through passionate, costly, suffering obedience.
With this example it begs the question: Are we truly passionate for the things of God? For the will of God? For the Love of God? Where do our passions lay? Who among us has petitioned and prayed for the outcome we desired till we "sweat great drops of blood"? Who among us has exhibited this kind of passion? Do we really have to? Is it required of God that we do? I believe that since we are being "conformed to His image and likeness" at some point this kind of passion will be ours. It is our lot to "offer up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears" and "with reverent submission to the one who can hear us". Christ's passion for us changed the outcome of our future from death to life. We as He, having God as our Father, in obedience to the passions He has given us, will also accomplish deliverance for our fellow man by offering up petitions and prayer.....by the power of the Gospel Of Christ. Jesus Christ had only one passion which was His purpose for life....you, me and all afar off.
Now lets take a look at compassion:
Again Jesus it the best example of compassion because His compassion actually made a difference. His compassion was shown in outward actions that changed peoples situations and bettered their lives. He felt grief and sorrow for those in need but He didn't feel powerless to act thereby doing nothing.
The best form of compassion is to do something! If you are a believer in Christ you are promised the power to make a difference in the lives of others through gifts of the Spirit and the Words of Christ.
Lets look at Jesus:
Mark 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Here He has compassion on them and feeds them both spiritually and then physically meeting there "desperate" needs.
Matthew 9:36 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37Then said he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
Then there are two types of each of them.
Passion can be God ward or it can be toward something that we feel needs to be done whether ideological or material.
Compassion can be expressed in action, (so as to step out and make a difference), or inwardly, (feeling sorrow or grief but not doing anything about it.)
Putting passion God ward will render mute the rest of the applications of passion by the power of God and the accomplishment of His will.
Jesus chose the Fathers will to be passionate about.
Jesus had His passion when he struggled with the Fathers will at Gethsemane and proved His sincerity by His obedience to that will. His passion was so great that in His struggle He sweat great drops of blood.
Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Hebrews 5:7 During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
True passion travails as Jesus did in the garden. True passion sees the implications of the effort afar off and the need to make a difference by changing the future possibility. True passion realizes what must be sacrificed and still commits to the ordeal in spite of the cost to the passionate one. True passion can only be to achieve the will of God because He is the only one who can "satisfy, empower and accomplish" that which He has made us passionate about.
The entire life of Jesus was about the greatest deliverance from evil that could face man, Hell! He was the prophesied promise of salvation to Abraham by faith, and by Abraham all peoples until the accomplishment of the promise at Calvary and the defeat of death at the grave. Every breathing minute that He lived Jesus the Christ lived to redeem mankind and devoted every thought, word and deed to the accomplishment of that redemption. The only purpose for His life and existence as Emmanuel (God with us) was for the bringing to fruition our deliverance from sin and satan. He (being God) knew of the devastating suffering He put into a place called Hell. He created it to punish satan and his fallen angels who were spirit beings and could not suffer death. Hell's design was for the torment of fallen eternal beings and Christ knew that men would end up there by their own impudent rebellion to their Creator before the creation! This knowledge drove His passion for our redemption foreseeing the suffering that we would face. He did it for our deliverance all the while He viewed the brutal suffering He would face in the flesh to accomplish it. God's will, suffering in the flesh, redemption for all mankind, was the choices He made......for us......all of us. Those who would believe, those who wouldn't believe, those who curse His name, those who shake their fist at Him. For all who have been and all to come, He chose us. He decided to, no He was passionate to make our relationship perfect with God the Father through passionate, costly, suffering obedience.
With this example it begs the question: Are we truly passionate for the things of God? For the will of God? For the Love of God? Where do our passions lay? Who among us has petitioned and prayed for the outcome we desired till we "sweat great drops of blood"? Who among us has exhibited this kind of passion? Do we really have to? Is it required of God that we do? I believe that since we are being "conformed to His image and likeness" at some point this kind of passion will be ours. It is our lot to "offer up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears" and "with reverent submission to the one who can hear us". Christ's passion for us changed the outcome of our future from death to life. We as He, having God as our Father, in obedience to the passions He has given us, will also accomplish deliverance for our fellow man by offering up petitions and prayer.....by the power of the Gospel Of Christ. Jesus Christ had only one passion which was His purpose for life....you, me and all afar off.
Now lets take a look at compassion:
Again Jesus it the best example of compassion because His compassion actually made a difference. His compassion was shown in outward actions that changed peoples situations and bettered their lives. He felt grief and sorrow for those in need but He didn't feel powerless to act thereby doing nothing.
The best form of compassion is to do something! If you are a believer in Christ you are promised the power to make a difference in the lives of others through gifts of the Spirit and the Words of Christ.
Lets look at Jesus:
Mark 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Here He has compassion on them and feeds them both spiritually and then physically meeting there "desperate" needs.
Matthew 9:36 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37Then said he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
Now we see Jesus operating with compassion healing all sicknesses and diseases before He was moved with compassion about their lack of spiritual guidance.
Matthew 14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
We can see from this gleaning that the kind of compassion Jesus had and we inherited is full of power to change the outcome and make a difference, give hope and deliver. I sometimes wonder in today's Western Christianity application if we are just too busy or too distracted to be compassionate and "receive power from on high" to do something about delivering others from evil and offer hope. Are we only coveting the things we need with fervent prayer? Have we become blind to the needs of others. I don't recall anywhere in scripture where Jesus ever attended to His own needs. He said He had no place to lay His head but he was always "attending" to the needs of others. Those who believed and those who wouldn't. He fed the multitude......those who would believe and those who wouldn't. He healed them all in some verses.....those who believed and those who wouldn't. He opened the way to salvation for those who believed and those who wouldn't. Believing or non believing He had compassion on them all and made a difference to them all. He fed them with the Word and food, He healed and delivered, He spread the truth of the Gospel and of Hell. His compassion was complete.
Now the question begs to be asked: How about yours? Will you make a difference or give excuse. Will your compassion be internalized or expressed with power and action. Only you can decide.
A final thought:
The word passion is the main part of the word compassion. In order to com (bring) you must first have passion (to know, sacrifice for and do the will of God). Your passion will be made complete in the expression of compassion with power from on high.
God bless and keep
Love in Christ by the Holy Spirit
J&E
Monday, June 3, 2013
The Holy Scriptures
What is the Bible?:
The Bible is the book that had it's writing inspired by the Holy Spirit working through man as the one who would pen the record. 1 Peter 20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Timothy 3:16,17
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works.
Scripture by definition of it's Latin origin simply means: Written things.
By another definition it means: the sacred writings of Christianity both Old Testament and New.
The Bible is the book that had it's writing inspired by the Holy Spirit working through man as the one who would pen the record. 1 Peter 20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Timothy 3:16,17
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works.
Scripture by definition of it's Latin origin simply means: Written things.
By another definition it means: the sacred writings of Christianity both Old Testament and New.
Other religions can call their books scripture but the difference resounds in the word Holy when used to describe the Bible. The words Holy Scriptures can only be applied to the Bible. Some may argue this but their arguments are feeble because there is only one Holy God and that is God the Father-God the Son-God the Holy Spirit. I purposely did not separate the 3 names of God with commas because they are one. One in Being, one in purpose, and one Spirit. One. Three manifestations of God to the believers of man so we can understand who we were "created" in the image and likeness of, who we are being "conformed" to the image and likeness of, and who's gifts, promises, and ministrations will manifest His glory and Unconditional Love to the whole world as His revelation grows in us.
Lets look at the simplicity of Scripture taking the whole of God's Word as clearly presented in the Bible.
It is a book of history about God's chosen people in the Old Testament and shows the application of "God with man" beginning with creation, Adam and Eve, man's worship of God, laws pertaining to life/society, prophesy's of the coming Messiah, and warnings of judgement right up to the start of the New Testament. In that record "it is written" all the meaningful facts, events, occurrences, and practices that took place to "reveal" unto the readers there of, (both then and now), the God given system for man to enter into a relationship with Him. Although these writings were only a type and shadow of things to come they are the beginning introductions to the relationship that God desired to have with man, the later things to come with the fulfillment of all His desires in Christ. Try to keep in mind that not one dot or one tittle of the written Word could be missed in it's reproduction at any time once Moses brought back the Ten Commandments and wrote the "Law's of God" down to establish the beginning of the "written Word". But it is not just a "book of history" of a people or time, though it includes genealogies and the habits, laws and practices of the time, it is also a book of prophesy, healing, dreams and visions, raising the dead, miracles with signs and wonders, and the "power of prayer". Every incident of God providing for, protecting, and prevailing with man is included so we can clearly see that there is no success in life, disastrous situations, or good times without a relationship with Him. He clearly showed Himself to be the only one who can "complete" our lives and make us whole. It is clear by it's writing that even the richest man is but a mere shell and without hope without Him, who's end cannot be influenced by the riches left behind.
In short the Old Testament is a pre-Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ "Emanuel, God with us." Not just a history book but a beginning book of "how to worship/fellowship with the God of heaven". Every dot and every tittle plays a part and has immense importance. The "first ordinances" that will wax old.
The New Testament starts out not so much as a historic book, (which of course it is but that is not what its main intent was), as it is a completing of the greatest prophesy of all time, with the application that one can finally have an intimate relationship with God, aside from works, by grace through faith. Emanuel "God with us" perfected through Christ by faith. The conclusion of a plan that was set in place before time, and creation, God knowing about the fall of Adam and Eve, still actuating "the plan" to redeem man before that we even existed or sinned. It is hard for many people to understand that God is omnipresent, omniscient, and all omnipotent. Some don't realize that He was all the above, always. Without days.
Take a read at what this means put in perspective:
God, before creation, knew you and every being that will ever exist, every animal, every insect, every plant, every invention over all ages, all ages, everywhere. There was no "I never thought of that" with God. It is only possible for us to understand this by faith because of the magnanimity of the concept of total knowledge, of all creation, for all time. Every thought, word, deed, attitude and motive for all creation and all mankind, Adam till beyond Armageddon. And have the power to intervene, making a difference, and manifesting the Truth that He is, and Loves us, wanting to make us and our relationship complete with Him. This is at best a feeble attempt to give a written picture of what the Holy Spirit has given as The Revelation of Jesus Christ.
If we put God under the same limitations as we are beset with than God will not be who He is but just a figment of our imaginations, and we will never "experience" His promises, ministrations and gifts that He guaranteed through Christ. Not only that but we have not pleased Him by "faithlessly" eliminating those manifestations He promised to glorify Himself with through us. Well said Jesus to His disciples in Matthew 17: 16-18
16And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him. 17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him here to me. 18And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
If this doesn't ring a bell let me spell it out to you:
These were Christ's disciples, walked with Him, talked with Him, ate with Him, all under His instruction, given power and sent out to heal the sick, work miracles and cast out devils. When they failed to do that which they were sent to do Jesus called them a "faithless and perverse generation", and asked "how long shall I be with you? how long will I suffer you?" Now does this ring a bell? Maybe the hearts of believers today. Maybe the tainted teachings of some church"s today. Didn't Jesus say in Luke 18: 8b "Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?" Was this just for those days? I think not. He wasn't returning to that generation. He is returning to us. He will speak this epic rebuke to those who are called by His name when He returns.
So what does this have to do with the completeness of the Bible?
Remember every dot and every tittle? John 1: 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. The Word of God was made flesh, all the OT and the NT from Gen 1 :1 to Rev 22:21 took on the physical form of man as Christ, every word, dot, and tittle. This is why OT or NT there is no conflict but all is Christ and made complete in Christ. Christ is the promise of better things to come negating the law set up by virtue of the pre law promise to Abraham.
To me this is one of the greatest miracles aside from salvation. The Word you and I read became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus was the exact image of what the Bible would look like in its entirety as God/man.
So the question begs to be asked: If Christ is the Word become flesh what part does your practice of faith eliminate of His bodily form? If we eliminate His healing touch are we eliminating His compassion? If we eliminate Prophets are we eliminating His voice? If we eliminate Apostles are we eliminating the powerful leadership with manifestation? I find it humorous that we embrace Pastors, Teachers, and Evangelists but ignore working of miracles, gift of healing, in some places tongues and interpretation of tongues. Get the picture. See what a natural transition there is from a whole Christ to a non functioning or weak representation.
Here is a clue as to why the Holy Scriptures are written:
If writings are guarded as the Scriptures were, (every dot and tittle), then they are timeless and cannot be changed by future generations. They become, Christ, unchanging, bearing the same promises "as in the beginning" when they were written.
What part of Christ/the Bible doesn't function in your faith? What part because of preference or lack of faith doesn't "manifest" itself in your Christian experience. And if anything has been eliminated from your practice of Scripture is your salvation still sure? Rev 22:19 18For I testify to every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book: 19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life.
The Holy Bible is Christ in body form by God's Word nothing added and nothing to be eliminated.
Even Jesus when given a "generation" generated question answered "it was not always so, in the beginning". He, being the Word, went back to the beginning of the Word to answer questions that time had twisted the "natural application of".
To some it may seem out of date to practice or believe but I will take the "unchanging Word of God" over today's secular humanistic philosophy and go back to the same practice Jesus had of "in the beginning".
Love in Christ
J&E in Tn
Lets look at the simplicity of Scripture taking the whole of God's Word as clearly presented in the Bible.
It is a book of history about God's chosen people in the Old Testament and shows the application of "God with man" beginning with creation, Adam and Eve, man's worship of God, laws pertaining to life/society, prophesy's of the coming Messiah, and warnings of judgement right up to the start of the New Testament. In that record "it is written" all the meaningful facts, events, occurrences, and practices that took place to "reveal" unto the readers there of, (both then and now), the God given system for man to enter into a relationship with Him. Although these writings were only a type and shadow of things to come they are the beginning introductions to the relationship that God desired to have with man, the later things to come with the fulfillment of all His desires in Christ. Try to keep in mind that not one dot or one tittle of the written Word could be missed in it's reproduction at any time once Moses brought back the Ten Commandments and wrote the "Law's of God" down to establish the beginning of the "written Word". But it is not just a "book of history" of a people or time, though it includes genealogies and the habits, laws and practices of the time, it is also a book of prophesy, healing, dreams and visions, raising the dead, miracles with signs and wonders, and the "power of prayer". Every incident of God providing for, protecting, and prevailing with man is included so we can clearly see that there is no success in life, disastrous situations, or good times without a relationship with Him. He clearly showed Himself to be the only one who can "complete" our lives and make us whole. It is clear by it's writing that even the richest man is but a mere shell and without hope without Him, who's end cannot be influenced by the riches left behind.
In short the Old Testament is a pre-Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ "Emanuel, God with us." Not just a history book but a beginning book of "how to worship/fellowship with the God of heaven". Every dot and every tittle plays a part and has immense importance. The "first ordinances" that will wax old.
The New Testament starts out not so much as a historic book, (which of course it is but that is not what its main intent was), as it is a completing of the greatest prophesy of all time, with the application that one can finally have an intimate relationship with God, aside from works, by grace through faith. Emanuel "God with us" perfected through Christ by faith. The conclusion of a plan that was set in place before time, and creation, God knowing about the fall of Adam and Eve, still actuating "the plan" to redeem man before that we even existed or sinned. It is hard for many people to understand that God is omnipresent, omniscient, and all omnipotent. Some don't realize that He was all the above, always. Without days.
Take a read at what this means put in perspective:
God, before creation, knew you and every being that will ever exist, every animal, every insect, every plant, every invention over all ages, all ages, everywhere. There was no "I never thought of that" with God. It is only possible for us to understand this by faith because of the magnanimity of the concept of total knowledge, of all creation, for all time. Every thought, word, deed, attitude and motive for all creation and all mankind, Adam till beyond Armageddon. And have the power to intervene, making a difference, and manifesting the Truth that He is, and Loves us, wanting to make us and our relationship complete with Him. This is at best a feeble attempt to give a written picture of what the Holy Spirit has given as The Revelation of Jesus Christ.
If we put God under the same limitations as we are beset with than God will not be who He is but just a figment of our imaginations, and we will never "experience" His promises, ministrations and gifts that He guaranteed through Christ. Not only that but we have not pleased Him by "faithlessly" eliminating those manifestations He promised to glorify Himself with through us. Well said Jesus to His disciples in Matthew 17: 16-18
16And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him. 17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him here to me. 18And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
If this doesn't ring a bell let me spell it out to you:
These were Christ's disciples, walked with Him, talked with Him, ate with Him, all under His instruction, given power and sent out to heal the sick, work miracles and cast out devils. When they failed to do that which they were sent to do Jesus called them a "faithless and perverse generation", and asked "how long shall I be with you? how long will I suffer you?" Now does this ring a bell? Maybe the hearts of believers today. Maybe the tainted teachings of some church"s today. Didn't Jesus say in Luke 18: 8b "Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?" Was this just for those days? I think not. He wasn't returning to that generation. He is returning to us. He will speak this epic rebuke to those who are called by His name when He returns.
So what does this have to do with the completeness of the Bible?
Remember every dot and every tittle? John 1: 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. The Word of God was made flesh, all the OT and the NT from Gen 1 :1 to Rev 22:21 took on the physical form of man as Christ, every word, dot, and tittle. This is why OT or NT there is no conflict but all is Christ and made complete in Christ. Christ is the promise of better things to come negating the law set up by virtue of the pre law promise to Abraham.
To me this is one of the greatest miracles aside from salvation. The Word you and I read became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus was the exact image of what the Bible would look like in its entirety as God/man.
So the question begs to be asked: If Christ is the Word become flesh what part does your practice of faith eliminate of His bodily form? If we eliminate His healing touch are we eliminating His compassion? If we eliminate Prophets are we eliminating His voice? If we eliminate Apostles are we eliminating the powerful leadership with manifestation? I find it humorous that we embrace Pastors, Teachers, and Evangelists but ignore working of miracles, gift of healing, in some places tongues and interpretation of tongues. Get the picture. See what a natural transition there is from a whole Christ to a non functioning or weak representation.
Here is a clue as to why the Holy Scriptures are written:
If writings are guarded as the Scriptures were, (every dot and tittle), then they are timeless and cannot be changed by future generations. They become, Christ, unchanging, bearing the same promises "as in the beginning" when they were written.
What part of Christ/the Bible doesn't function in your faith? What part because of preference or lack of faith doesn't "manifest" itself in your Christian experience. And if anything has been eliminated from your practice of Scripture is your salvation still sure? Rev 22:19 18For I testify to every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book: 19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life.
The Holy Bible is Christ in body form by God's Word nothing added and nothing to be eliminated.
Even Jesus when given a "generation" generated question answered "it was not always so, in the beginning". He, being the Word, went back to the beginning of the Word to answer questions that time had twisted the "natural application of".
To some it may seem out of date to practice or believe but I will take the "unchanging Word of God" over today's secular humanistic philosophy and go back to the same practice Jesus had of "in the beginning".
Love in Christ
J&E in Tn
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Love Priorities
My priority "Love" list of life:
1. My heavenly Father, Jesus the Son (my Brother), the Holy Spirit.
2. My Wife
3. My Children
4. All whom God puts in my path, neighbors, Friends, Family, and strangers.
5. The church.
6. If there be anyone else they would fit in here but I think that 2-5 covers most everyone.
Even though I love all God's creation as myself the steps of priority are a means of distinction in learning to express love first to God, and then outwardly to all mankind, starting with learning to love and express that love to family by Biblical chain of command.
Matthew 22:
37Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38This is the first and great commandment. 39And the second is like to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
We are made in the image and likeness of our Creator who Unconditionally Loves us so we should love all men as ourselves.
Love never fails.
Love in Christ
J&E
1. My heavenly Father, Jesus the Son (my Brother), the Holy Spirit.
2. My Wife
3. My Children
4. All whom God puts in my path, neighbors, Friends, Family, and strangers.
5. The church.
6. If there be anyone else they would fit in here but I think that 2-5 covers most everyone.
Even though I love all God's creation as myself the steps of priority are a means of distinction in learning to express love first to God, and then outwardly to all mankind, starting with learning to love and express that love to family by Biblical chain of command.
Matthew 22:
37Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38This is the first and great commandment. 39And the second is like to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
We are made in the image and likeness of our Creator who Unconditionally Loves us so we should love all men as ourselves.
Love never fails.
Love in Christ
J&E
This is my favorite time:
This is my favorite time:
Why?
Because I am alive, in love, growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ, and fat with coffee, cogitation, and cake (with my life partner Elise).
Our lives are good,
Our love is great,
Our God is Awesome,
And we are Fat with contentment and thanksgiving.
Our prayer is that you will embrace the Way, Truth and Life that will allow you to experience the same and let joy reign in each day of your life.
With Love
J&E in Tn
Why?
Because I am alive, in love, growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ, and fat with coffee, cogitation, and cake (with my life partner Elise).
Our lives are good,
Our love is great,
Our God is Awesome,
And we are Fat with contentment and thanksgiving.
Our prayer is that you will embrace the Way, Truth and Life that will allow you to experience the same and let joy reign in each day of your life.
With Love
J&E in Tn